Chapter 161: A Brilliant Job!
Yang Lihua is not a fool, how can a good person die in the firewood room, it is definitely not simple, but she will not question it.
She listened to what Mrs. Min said, and only occasionally comforted her.
Human nature is complicated, Mrs. Min has done evil things, and her heart is happy and indelible fear, but more is actually proud.
She didn't know how many nights she hated Aunt Liu, hated her for giving birth to her eldest son, and hated her for being loved by her master.
Now that Aunt Liu is dead, she is still alive, this is her victory!
But these words, this kind of pride, she can't show a trace at home, and now she can show a little bit in front of Yang Lihua, an irrelevant peasant woman.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it a little.
Fortunately, Yang Lihua is very "simple" and didn't guess the strangeness at all.
She relented a little, and then opened the double box, which contained a set of red gold and ruby-encrusted jewelry, everything from hairpins and hairpins to bracelets and rings.
The bright golden color is extremely dazzling, and it is obviously very precious.
"Lihua, this birthday banquet can be passed smoothly, it didn't make me and our Min family lose face, it's all thanks to you and Zhuzhu. I thought about it, what to prepare for you, I'm afraid you can't ask for it.
"That's why I chose this set of jewelry, please accept it, when Zhuzhu gets married in the future, this set of jewelry will definitely add luster to her family!"
"No, it's too precious!" Yang Lihua hurriedly excused herself, without the slightest hint of pretense.
Regardless of the cost of making this set of jewelry, just the gold and gemstones used up are worth two hundred taels!
"Madam, I'm just doing me a favor, and I'm not sure if it's the fault of the fragrant cake at the time, it's really reckless, it's a blessing not to cause trouble, but I don't dare to accept such a valuable thank you gift!"
Yang Lihua kept pushing the box to Mrs. Min's hand, resolutely refusing to.
Mrs. Min insisted even more and pushed the box back again.
"No, Lihua. This jewelry is for Zhuzhu, which can be regarded as my makeup for her marriage in advance. You can do without, but Zhuzhu must! Otherwise, I will not be able to do it, and I will have to find something else to continue to deliver. Why push around like this, take it quickly!
"If you think it's valuable, if you get something new at home in the future, just send me some more. The game and wild vegetables from before, as well as the bag of bud rice seeds, are all good things! ”
Yang Lihua had no choice, she couldn't push it out when she saw it, so she could only get up and salute.
"Thank you, madam, I took it for Zhuzhu."
"Oops, that's right." Mrs. Min was very happy, and took out two hundred taels of silver tickets from the dark layer of the box, and before she could speak, Yang Lihua was already in a hurry.
"Madam, it's already been cleaned up, this can't be done!"
Mrs. Min hurriedly waved her hand, "Listen to me, this is wages!" ”
Yang Lihua was stunned for a moment, and slowly withdrew her hand to block it, "Madam, we haven't taken any work at home recently?" ”
Mrs. Min smiled, "I'm going to say I'm sorry, Lihua." I took a job for you privately, it is a squire in the next county who has an old mother who celebrates her 66th birthday, and this squire's wife wants to embroider a pair of Guanyin as a birthday gift.
"It so happened that the niece of the squire's wife was also at my birthday banquet that day, and when she went back, she told me about the double-sided embroidered fan, so she entrusted it to me. The squire's wife is willing to pay two hundred taels of wages, please embroider a two-foot statue of Guanyin.
"I heard that this job is not difficult, and it should be suitable for you, so I will take it upon myself to take the rest for you. Look, can you embroider? ”
As she spoke, she motioned for the maid to open the package.
Inside the package is the finest Tencel pure satin, a foot long, lined with the sunlight through the window, a little movement, the satin is like silver sparkling water, very beautiful.
The rest are embroidery threads, different colors, different materials, six boxes, and an embroidery needle of different sizes is also packed in a box, which is smooth and delicate to polish.
Yang Lihua was immediately attracted, and involuntarily stepped forward to look at the satin, embroidery thread, and embroidery needle.
"This satin is so good, even Jiangnan can't necessarily find out how much. It takes half a year for the best weavers to weave a horse! There is also this embroidery thread, the color is too complete, and a two-foot Guanyin statue can't be used up at all. ”
Mrs. Min also stepped forward to fiddle with her, laughing and gossiping, "I heard that this satin is the marriage of Mrs. Squire, if it weren't for my mother-in-law's sixty-sixth birthday this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't be willing to take it out." And the squire's wife said, "You can take this satin and needle and thread, and if you have any rest, it will be yours."
"I reckon that the rest of the stuff is enough to make a small kang screen or something. Later, Zhu Zhu learned to write and calculate, and just put it on the table for her. ”
Yang Lihua thought carefully in her heart for a long time, and replied, "Thank you, madam, for this work...... I took it. Also, please help me bring a message to my employer. Since it is the birthday gift of the elderly, then I embroider Guanyin on the one hand, and embroider the birthday star on the other, and take a good meaning. ”
"Really?" Mrs. Min hesitated for a moment, "Double-sided embroidery is naturally the best, but will it be too labor-intensive?" ”
"No, three months should be enough." Yang Lihua smiled firmly, "The salary given by the employer is too high, since I have collected it, I must be worthy of the high price of two hundred taels." ”
"You, I'm really not mistaken, you're a down-to-earth person!" Mrs. Min nodded again and again, but still said, "In this way, I will not send a letter to the squire's house first, and give them a surprise when the time comes!" ”
Yang Lihua naturally didn't refute, and the two checked the satin and needle and thread again, and after making sure that there were no defects, Yang Lihua carefully put them away.
At this time, Chunhong came in and said, "Uncle, lunch is ready." The second aunt asked where to set the dinner table? ”
Yang Lihua responded, "Today's weather is good, so it's better to put it on the stone table in the courtyard." ”
Chunhong responded and hurriedly retreated.
Soon, Liu Dongniang brought the tray and brought the food from the front stove.
She was followed by Zhu Zhu and Miss Min.
Zhuzhu tossed her little short legs, and as soon as she entered the door, she shouted crisply, "Mother, mother, it's time to eat, Zhuzhu is so hungry!" ”
Although Miss Min didn't speak, her face was ruddy, sweat stains were faintly visible on her forehead, and her eyes were full of smiles, showing that she was playing happily.
Only the sesame ball, which ran past the threshold at the end, stuck out its tongue......
Women are the most terrible creatures in the world, especially the youngest, there is no one!
He is a dignified mastiff, the overlord of the grassland, and he was actually tied with pigtails, tied with a red head rope, and ran around to pick up sachets!
It's a tired dog!
Yang Lihua was hugged by her daughter's thigh, and when she looked at Miss Min and Sesame Ball, she couldn't help laughing.
"Zhuzhu takes the young lady to wash her hands, okay? Let's eat right away! ”
After that, she called out to Chunhong again, "Go and bring the bowl of bones on the stove to the sesame balls, I'm afraid it's tired, and give some warm water." ”
The sesame ball immediately screamed happily, and his hard work finally came to the harvest!
Mrs. Min was amazed and smiled, "Oh, this puppy can actually understand human speech?" ”