Hua Jin only found out at this time that the patterns of the three of them were actually different, there was not much difference between her and Hua Wei, and Hua Rui's one was the most difficult.

Du Niangzi looked at their embroidery one by one, and lifted Hua Rui's square handkerchief, "Embroidery can produce fragrance, and this is the kind of embroidery that I am talking about." ”

Hua Jin looked up and saw that on the small square handkerchief, a plum blossom revealed its fragrance, which made people can't help but pick it.

couldn't help but look sideways at Hua Rui, and saw that she was still hanging her head and not saying a word.

Du Niangzi looked at Hua Jin and Hua Wei with a smile, "The embroidery of the fifth and sixth girls is also good." ”

Hua Jin admits that she does not have the same talent as Hua Rui in embroidery, let alone much interest, but she has met a good embroidery master who allows her to continue on this path. That's enough.

In this day's embroidery class, the three sisters finally took an embroidery back to the house.

It has become a habit, and as soon as Hua Jin returned to his room, he sat on the big kang near the window in the east room and drank tea, waiting while drinking.

Every time I drank the third cup of tea, I would wait for the news that my brother's carriage had entered the gate.

Just today...... Hua Jin put down the teacup, looked out through the moire window lattice, and asked softly, "Yanran went to inquire about my brother's news and hasn't come back yet?" ”

Hua Chen walked out of the door of the iron shop, and the scorching temperature emitted by the iron furnace disappeared in an instant, blowing gusts of cold wind, and his heart was desolate.

Shrinking Hua Chen, he clenched his fists tightly and raised his head high without admitting defeat.

Walking to the entrance of the alley, another servant, Zhao Bo, jumped down from the carriage and lifted the curtain to meet him, "Fourth young master, please get into the carriage." ”

Hua Chen glanced at the closed carriage, only to feel that his heart was depressed, and he walked straight past the carriage and walked towards the street.

"Fourth Young Master." Chen Han caught up from behind.

"You either follow me or you go back."

Chen Han didn't dare to squeak anymore, shrugged his head and followed behind, and Zhao Bo also quietly caught up.

Although it is a cold winter wax moon, this time has always been the most lively time on West Street, full of pedestrians buying New Year's goods.

Although Hua Chen was walking on this street for the first time, the noise of pedestrians and shops on the street seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Walking briskly for about a quarter of an hour, Hua Chen, who had been dazed, only heard a terrible cry from the crowd, "Daddy......"

He paused, and looked sideways to see a group of passers-by around the side of the road, and through the crack, he saw a pair of men's feet peeking out of the straw mats underground.

Hua Chen unconsciously walked over, burrowed into the crowd, and saw a slender woman kneeling on the cold ground facing the straw mat.

She only wore a filial piety cloth on her head, but she was wearing patched homely clothes, bowing her head to the corpse under the straw mat and weeping, her voice was not loud but enough to make people heartbreaking, "Daddy, it's my daughter who is not filial, and I can't let you be buried in the ground......

Hua Chen frowned, only to feel a sadness, and unconsciously took two steps forward.

Although the woman didn't look up, she saw Hua Chen's delicate boots and shoes that were not worn by ordinary people.

She moved her legs, which were already a little stiff, and lay at Hua Chen's feet and cried, "Master, the people's daughter has no money to bury her father, ask the master for help, the little woman is willing to be a slave for the rest of her life." ”

Hua Chen's support and the sale of his body to bury his father really made him encounter it in reality, and he was at a loss for a while.

"Please, sir." The woman moved closer to Hua Chen uneasily.

Chen Han and Zhao Bo stepped forward to protect Hua Chen's side.

But the woman's body trembled even more violently like a frightened bird.

Chen Han and Zhao Bo looked at each other, and there was a lot of unbearability in their eyes.

"Stand back." Hua Chen looked down at the woman kneeling at his feet, and asked cautiously, "What is your name, where do you live, and why did you end up like this?" ”

The woman choked up, "The folk girl Yingge, in order to show her father all the products in the diseased seller." So ......" she finally raised her head and looked at Hua Chen with tears washed with her eyes.

Hua Chen saw that the woman's age was similar to him and Hua Jin, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and there was an indescribable sourness in his heart.

"This little girl is so pitiful!"

"Yes! How can I stand kneeling on the ground in this winter? ”

"Hey! Who let her be born in a poor family. ”

The people who had been watching the excitement began to talk about it in twos and threes.

At this time, an old woman in coarse cloth clothes walked to Hua Chen's side, and there were faint tears in her eyes, "This young master, you can raise your noble hand to help this poor child." ”

After speaking, she took out a worn-out money bag from her sleeve, poured out all the more than a dozen coins in it, and stuffed it into Hua Chen's hand, "The eldest lady is a poor person, and the amount that can help this girl is limited, so please leave the rest to the son." ”

Hua Chen couldn't bear it, "Auntie, put it away quickly." ”

"Young master, you see that this little girl named Yingge is well-behaved and smart, there is no shortage of people in your house, so she will be fulfilled."

Chen Han and Zhao Bo reminded left and right:

"Fourth young master, if you want to buy maids in the house, it's all through the tooth shop."

"Yes, Fourth Young Master. To enter the house as a slave or a maidservant is to have a slave status. ”

Hua Chen thought for a while, then took out a silver ticket, bent down and put it at Yingge's feet, "Hurry up and bury your father, don't kneel here on a cold day."

Yingge raised her eyes to look at Hua Chen, tears welled up in her eyes, "Thank you for your great kindness." After speaking, he kowtowed to Hua Chen three times in a row.

Hua Chen sighed, "Go quickly." ”

"Childe, what's your name? Where do you live? Yingge has received your favor, and she will be a slave and a maid in the second half of her life, and she will repay the kindness of her son. ”

Although Hua Chen was a little moved, he shook his head, "No need, take the silver ticket and bury my father for a good life in the future." With that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

But Yingge didn't pick up the silver ticket on the ground, and grabbed the corner of Hua Chen's robe with his backhand, "Childe, my father has taught me not to eat food since I was a child." If the son does not accept the reward of the people's daughter, I will not be able to take this silver for nothing. ”

Hearing this, Hua Chen was stunned.

The woman in the coarse cloth dress just now patted her thigh, "Why are you so stubborn, this little girl, the son doesn't ask for anything in return, you just take it, do you want to take the silver from Liu Zilou to do it......" After a pause, she sighed again, "Hey...... What a sin! ”

Liu Zilou?

The name coupled with the woman's tone, even if Hua Chen had never heard of it or been there, he could still think of what kind of place it was.

Hua Chen was helpless, so he could only stop and look at Yingge, who was still kneeling on the ground but had his back straight, "Since you have such a backbone, I will fulfill you." Burial your father first, and then I will arrange other matters after I go back to the house and discuss with my sister. ”