Meng Yuxuan saw that she was dressed boldly, and the scenery on her chest was particularly ostentatious, and she didn't want to have too much contact with her. However, if she wants to sell embroidery, this person must be contacted. Looking at the whole town, only here has the most complete embroidery, so it is the only place that can help her sell it at a good price.

"I need a deposit for embroidery work, and I don't have much money left. Therefore, I am afraid that it cannot be too large or too thin. Meng Yuxuan thought for a while and said. Look at my handkerchief. The plum blossom on it was embroidered by me three years ago. ”

The handkerchief in Meng Yuxuan's hand was actually embroidered two months ago. The reason for saying this is that her current craftsmanship is much better than before she was reborn, and it is easy to arouse suspicion when she suddenly rises so quickly.

Li Niang took the handkerchief and looked carefully at the pattern on it. She thought for a while and said, "The skill is not mature, but it is better to have aura." I look good. So be it! Recently, a young lady was in a hurry to use a batch of handkerchiefs as a dowry, and if you think it is suitable, you will take ten pieces of work to try your hand. If you do a good job, I'll give you a few better jobs next time. ”

"How much does it cost? How much is the deposit? Meng Yuxuan asked.

"Since you were crafted three years ago, you must be more skilled now. How about this kind of handkerchief even if it is ten cents? If the embroidery is good, you can also raise the price again. As for the deposit...... The deposit doesn't cost much. I'll give you silk threads, handkerchiefs, all of which cost you. Give me 50 wen for 10 square papa! Liniang counted them one by one, and finally gave the result.

"Okay. Then give me a ten-square handkerchief first. Meng Yuxuan picked out some silk threads and ten-square handkerchiefs, and paid a deposit of fifty wen.

For many people, these ten handkerchiefs are half a month's work. But for her, it was only three or four days. This is still the premise that she has to do other work.

If it weren't for the fact that Shangguan Xi and Shangguan Huan both needed silver and two medicines, she would be able to embroider some small handkerchiefs to feed the family. However, with two medicine jars, this income is not enough.

Meng Yuxuan carried a basket full of grain to the meeting place. By this time the others had already arrived. When they saw Meng Yuxuan's big back basket, their expressions were complicated.

As soon as he got on the ox cart, Wang Chengkui counted the number of people, and when he was sure that he was all there, he said: "Sit tight!" Immediately gone! ”

"Let's go! I'm still in a hurry to go back and see the paparazzi! A woman urged.

The paparazzi in the woman's mouth is her son. She gave birth to three daughters in a row, and finally gave birth to a son, and the whole family was like a baby pimple.

"Your paparazzi are all three years old, and they haven't been weaned yet? You're too spoiled. The woman who was close to her teased.

"What's the solution? I also wanted to break it, but my mother didn't let me. She said that the paparazzi could eat whatever they wanted. After eating more mother's milk, you will grow stronger. The woman said with a happy face.

"Xi'er Niang, you are really willing to buy. This white rice and white noodles, we can only see it for a day during the New Year. Do you plan to eat it every day when you buy so much? A woman looked at Meng Yuxuan enviously. But Xi'er Niang, you guys have just been injured, and it's right to eat something good. But it's better to save some money, and don't spend all the money. There will be a place to use money in the future. ”

"That's what my sister-in-law said." Meng Yuxuan listened carefully to the woman's words and said with a smile on her face.

"You're wrong about Xi'erniang. Our family has dealt with their head of the family a few times. Xi'er has been weak since she was a child, and she can't eat coarse noodles, so she has to eat fine things. If Xi'er Niang buys some rough noodles and goes back, I'm afraid that they will be unhappy. Aunt Lin didn't want the people in the village to misunderstand that Meng Yuxuan couldn't live, so she explained to her.

"I see." Everyone looked at Meng Yuxuan sympathetically.

"Auntie, don't excuse her. Now that their head of the family has been injured, it is not up to her to decide how to use the family's money. I see that she is greedy. Hui'er Niang snorted.

"My sister-in-law said this because you have the final say in your family. Our family's big and small things are all in charge. Of course, how the money is used is also arranged by the family. Meng Yuxuan said lazily: "I know that my sister-in-law looks down on me. Fortunately, our two families are far apart, otherwise everyone would be unhappy if they looked down like this all day long and didn't look up. ”

"Say less." Aunt Lin patted the back of Meng Yuxuan's hand.

"Auntie, I didn't stir up trouble." Meng Yuxuan smiled and glanced at Hui'er Niang.

An hour later, the ox cart returned to the village. Meng Yuxuan's home is in the innermost part of the village, the closest to the mountain range and the farthest from the village. Wang Chengkui still delivered her to the doorstep.

Meng Yuxuan's back basket was bought from a mother-in-law for three cents. Now the basket is full of food.

She walked into the courtyard with the basket on her back and noticed a white shadow dangling through the doorway. She was stunned, and it took a while to realize that it should be Shangguan Xi's figure.

The kid ...... Has he been waiting for her to come back?

He's longing for a mother, right? After all, Shangguan Huan was very strict with him and never showed his love. Such a small child is actually more willing to run into his mother's arms and be coquettish.

"Xi'er, I'm back!" Meng Yuxuan put the back basket into the kitchen and immediately went to Shangguanxi's room. "Little lazy worm, haven't you gotten up yet?"

"I'm not a lazy bug." Syllable! The door opens. Shangguan Xi glared at Meng Yuxuan with a red face. "I've been up early."

"Really? You can't lie to me, right? Meng Yuxuan deliberately pretended not to believe it.

"Of course it's true. I've written ten pages of big print. Shangguan Xi was suspicious of Meng Yuxuan and said unhappily.

"Xi'er is really at stake." Meng Yuxuan smiled and gently rubbed his hair. "Have you eaten the gnocchi in the pot? Did you take good care of your father? ”

"My dad and I both took medicine and had breakfast." Shangguan Xi blushed and lowered his head embarrassedly. "The gnocchi is delicious, thank you."

Meng Yuxuan was surprised by this child's sensibility, and also felt sorry for his sensibility. At this age, the children of the village are still going up to the trees, digging birds' eggs, and going down to the river to fish. If you are bullied, go home and file a complaint. However, Shangguan Xi writes dozens of pages of big characters every day, and he can't go out of the door and can't step through the second door, and he has to thank her for a meal. His mind is really delicate.

"Silly boy, this is what I should do, no thanks." Meng Yuxuan squatted down, looked at Shangguan Xi at eye level, and smiled gently: "You will treat me as your friend in the future." If there's anything you want to eat, drink, or play, you can tell me. I will keep it a secret from you. ”

"You...... Aren't you leaving? Shangguan Xi looked at Meng Yuxuan expectantly.

"If you and your father don't drive me away......" Meng Yuxuan nodded.

"My father didn't drive you away before, but you still left. Don't you like me and don't want to stay? Shangguan Xi's eyes were red, and his expression was very pitiful.

"Who told you this? Whether I go or not has nothing to do with you. Meng Yuxuan frowned, doubts flashed in her eyes.

"I know. You don't have to lie to me. They said that I had been sick since I was a child, and I had to spend a lot of silver every day. My father has such a burden on me, don't want to marry in this life. No one wants to marry him. Shangguan Xi said as he spoke, tears falling down like pearls.

Meng Yuxuan felt sorry for Shangguan Xi's sensitivity and was angry with the person who said those words. She wiped tears from his face and said very seriously, "Fool. You've been deceived by them! ”

Shangguan Xi looked at Meng Yuxuan with tears in her eyes, her pure eyes full of questions. He didn't speak, but those bright eyes seemed to say: Why?

Meng Yuxuan pulled Shangguan Xi into the house, poured him a glass of water, and watched him drink it. Then he picked him up and sat him in her arms, and she sat in the chair.

Shangguan Xi was a little awkward. He had never been so close to anyone else. Even if it was his father, he had never been so close. Shangguan Huan is really a strict father to him.

"Do you know what they say about your dad?" Meng Yuxuan touched Shangguan Xi's little face and said.

Shangguanxi struggled for a while, Meng Yuxuan didn't let go, he didn't move. Although it was a little awkward at first, he soon leaned into her arms relaxedly.

"Fierce, terrible." Shangguan Xi rarely goes out, and he doesn't know what others say about Shangguan Huan. He can only guess what others think by his own thoughts.

The reason why he heard those gossips that said he was a burden was because Shangguan Huan didn't come back for two days last time he went to the mountains, and he was really afraid that something would happen, so he ran out of the door without permission. He met people from the village on the road, and then he heard them gossiping about him and his father. It happened that Shangguan Huan came back at this time, and he followed Shangguan Huan home, but those words remained in his heart and became a knot.

"That's just one aspect." Meng Yuxuan chuckled: "They said that the stream of the Shangguan family is really good-looking, just like a fairy child under the Guanyin master." Shangguan Huan is really blessed to have such a good-looking son! If I have such a good son, I have to hold it in the palm of my hand. There are also children who say, oops, why is my father not as good as Uncle Huan? If my father had half of Uncle Huan's love for Xiaoxi'er, I would be satisfied. Do you know how pitiful it is for the child who spoke with a runny nose and tears in his eyes? I feel distressed when I look at it! ”

Meng Yuxuan deliberately used several voices to describe the scene. Shangguan Xi seemed to see such a picture with his own eyes, and he burst into laughter and laughed happily.

"Do they really say that? Are they envious of me and my father, that's why they say things like that? Shangguan Xi's eyes were crooked when he smiled, and there were two small dimples on his cheeks.

"Of course." Meng Yuxuan's face was serious. "I never tell lies. Lyars will be eaten by wolves. We're close to the mountains, and wolves are always there. ”

"Didn't you leave because you hated Xi'er?" Shangguan Xi looked at Meng Yuxuan innocently.

"Silly boy, when did I say I was leaving?" Meng Yuxuan snorted: "My deed of sale is still in your father's hands, where can I go?" I just want to go to town. After all, from one place to another, and there is no one around me who knows me, do you still let me stay here every day and not go out? Sooner or later, you will become a fool. I'm just walking, how did I get said to be like that? ”

"Then you won't leave later?" Shangguan Xi received an affirmative answer and said happily.