The rain came and went quickly, and after a burst of rain, the sky cleared again.

But Huang Linsheng's mind seemed to be filled with rain, and he was a little dizzy.

He stood on the street and looked back at the plaque in the store, Xucheng Linglong Workshop should be an embroidery workshop.

"Linglong means that our craftsmanship is exquisite, so as long as it is a handiwork, we can do it, not limited to embroidery."

The girl known as the Seven Shopkeeper said so.

Then he didn't know how to get confused, so he left the box in a daze.

Maybe it was because the seventh shopkeeper opened the bag at that time, saw the box inside and said, "What a beautiful makeup box." He shook his head again, "It's a pity that it's not stored properly and it's broken." ”

When he heard the previous sentence, Huang Linsheng was very proud, yes, this is his mother's dowry, which was handed down by his mother's ancestors, and when he heard the latter sentence, he was very ashamed, all because he was not successful and fell into ruin.

"Luckily, though, you met me." The seventh shopkeeper looked at the makeup box and said with a smile, "I can restore you to new condition." ”

This seventh shopkeeper is also weird, shouldn't this kind of thing be said to the guests, she actually said to the makeup box, but although it was very strange, Huang Linsheng was inexplicably trembling at that moment, and then left the makeup box and walked out.

Walking out of the wind, he came to his senses again, looked at the new plaque on the store, there were still firecracker flowers on the ground, it was obvious that this was a newly opened shop, and then thought about the age of the seventh shopkeeper, what kind of craftsmanship could he have, why did he agree?

Huang Linsheng turned around and wanted to enter the store to come back, but he stopped again, he had already asked all over the street, either saying that it could not be repaired, or it would cost a high price, and what was even more excessive was that they all disliked this makeup box, saying that it was tattered and not good-looking, and it could be thrown away if it was not repaired.

Actually, it was originally very good-looking.

Huang Linsheng looked at the plaque again, and let her try it.

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After the torrential rain, the garden took on a new look, but because of the rain, the ladies who visited the garden withdrew from the garden, and they did not want to come in again at this time, so they simply took the carriage and horse together to go shopping to buy rouge gouache.

The three young ladies who are a few years older are still tidying up, they are all engaged, they are going to get married this year or next year, they can no longer play wantonly, entertaining guests and tidying up are housekeeping skills that must be learned.

"Miss, there is a fan here, not ours." A servant girl with a fan said.

The ladies and ladies are very important, even handkerchiefs and fans, and the maids must remember them clearly.

"Picked it up under a chair." The maidservant added.

"Which lady has fallen?" The eldest lady didn't raise her head and said, "Put it away first." ”

At every party, there are lost and broken debris, and there are also various small objects that are picked up, and young girls will inevitably bump and lose when they get together.

The maidservant answered, shook the fan in her hand, and was about to put it away, just as she stepped forward, she was called by Miss San: "Take it and I'll take a look." ”

The eldest lady and the second lady both raised their heads.

"Don't be playful." The second lady said, "It's not done yet." ”

It's said that it's a few years older, but it's only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he likes to have fun.

The third lady took the fan from the handmaiden: "This fan is interesting, you see." ”

A golddee fan around the flowers, very common, what's interesting? The two young ladies looked over and watched the third young lady shake.

The second lady suddenly babbled: "The butterfly will follow!" ”

Under the sunshine after the rain, the golden butterflies on the fan flickered left and right, flying around as if alive.

It's very ingenious!

The eldest lady also stood up and walked over to take a closer look, it seemed simple, but in fact, the needlework was not easy to make.

"If this were to be made into a skirt..... The eldest lady couldn't help but say.

The small fan is only embroidered with a golden butterfly, if it is a skirt, it must be a hundred, a hundred butterflies are flying around, the third lady looked at the fan: "Isn't that a fairy descending to earth!" ”

This kind of thing is not the same as a handkerchief, you can take it with your hand, and if you lose it, you will lose it, and the owner doesn't care about looking for it, and the owner won't ask everywhere because of a fan.

But this one

The second lady took the fan over and looked at it for a moment: "Ask which lady it is and send it back to her." ”

Then ask if this noodle is the embroidery craft of their family, or if they bought it from outside.

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The sound of crackling firecrackers in a small alley, coupled with the hanging red silk cloth and the lively children running, indicate that there is a happy event here.

It's just that there is a scolding from the small courtyard, which makes this joy hasty.

"The dowry bearers are coming, and your father hasn't gotten the dowry back." The woman's voice was grieved and indignant, "How can you live these days?" ”

The bride didn't care about the complicated makeup, and helped the woman to sit down: "Mother, don't worry, Dad will get it." ”

"When is this all going on?" The woman said, "He must have coaxed me, and all the things left by my mother-in-law have been sold." ”

As he spoke, he took the bride's hand, and tears rained down.

"Pity my son, how can you live your life if you marry so shabby."

The bride hurriedly shook her head: "Mother, it's just a dowry, one less is less, it's okay." ”

The woman sighed: "What do you know, the dowry is your decency, and the first relationship between the in-laws and the second half of your life." ”

Firecrackers burst outside the door in the weeping room, and children ran.

"The bridegroom is coming, the bridegroom is coming—"

The courtyard was busy, and Huang Linsheng also came in from the crowd at this time, holding a red cloth bag in his hand.

"Why did you come back!" When the woman saw this, she hurriedly shouted, but it was too late to scold.

"Five days, just done." Huang Linsheng said, "I didn't even bother to look at it...."

The woman stomped her foot.

"Paid without looking? How's it going? Don't be worthless! She stretched out her hand to untie her burden, "If you don't have money, you won't talk about it later, if the thing doesn't look good, you can't marry it......

At this point, the burden was opened, and the woman's voice stopped abruptly.

And the people who welcome the joy also step in at this time.

"Huang family lady, let's raise the dowry...... Oops my goodness, what is this! ”

A few pairs of eyes focused on the table, and a black lacquer and gold inlaid throne dosage box emitted a soft light to illuminate the dim room.

Immediately, the room immediately resounded one after another exclamations: "It's so beautiful!" ”

Some people even shouted: "Lao Huang, you still have this kind of good thing at home!" ”

Yes.

Huang Linsheng was stunned.

But that was a long time ago.

It was his mother's dowry, and it used to be so beautiful.

But as my father became seriously ill and my mother died, the fields were submerged, the shop was losing money, and the dowry box took off the inlaid jewels, entered the pawnshop several times, and added notched scratches, broken lacquer, lost its luster, and was bitten by insects and rats, damp and rotten.

It's not what it was remembered anymore.

Huang Linsheng even forgot the glimpse he had before, thinking that it might be a dream when he was a child.

"Am I dazzled?" Huang Linsheng muttered, "How did it become the same as in a dream?" ”

(End of chapter)