Chapter 272: Reunion

"Yes, yes, it's a hammer!" Mrs. Xin clapped her hands and smiled, "Such a delicate and delicate little girl, she named people Hammer, my sister is angry, but helpless, I sometimes think of this, it is also angry and funny." ”

Mrs. Xin said and sighed, "Since I came to Cangcheng with my master, I haven't seen them for more than a year, and I don't know if Sister Fu'er has changed?" Before Yanping also said that she wanted to kiss her, but I didn't know if there was a suitable candidate. ”

Mrs. Xin laughed again as she spoke, and Geng Xingshuang and the others were a little inexplicable when they heard her suddenly smile like this.

Mrs. Xin waved her hand and explained: "I think of Yan Ping's words about Sister Fu'er's family affairs, she said that she didn't dare to find a tall and strong husband for Sister Fu'er, she was afraid that Sister Fu would want to compete with others at any time, whether Sister Fu won or her husband won, it was embarrassing, so she went to the weak and delicate direction to find, preferably a scholar, this time she can use the text and ink to edify Sister Fu'er, and guide people to be quiet and elegant, so not only will they not beat people, but they will also take the initiative to let others. ”

Mrs. Xin now thinks of her cousin's analysis at that time, and she still thinks it is interesting, but after all, this matter is her cousin's trouble, and it is also related to Sister Fu'er's marriage, she thinks it is interesting, but she can't say it as an interesting thing to the ladies she knows, for fear that people will make fun of her cousin's family.

However, from the words of Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan just now, she knew that these two were friends who had a good relationship with Sister Fu'er, and their understanding of Sister Fu was thorough, so she couldn't help but tell them.

Zhu Yan heard this, and really sneered, "I heard Sister Fu say this." ”

Geng Xingshuang was a little surprised, but she had never heard of it.

Zhu Yan said: "That day, you went to Yannian Hall to talk to Sister Xu, and the two of us chatted and talked."

"Then does Sister Jiang agree with Aunt Wang's idea?"

Geng Xingshuang couldn't help asking, hoping not to agree, she still has selfish intentions here.

As soon as I finished asking, I heard someone call "Madam".

The voice was not loud, and it seemed to be a little cautiously tentative.

The three of them hurriedly looked towards where the sound came from, and at this time Mrs. Xin had already led them to the arranged courtyard.

Although the Xin house is simple and rough, but the area is very large, they followed Mrs. Xin around the corridor, from the second gate into the inner courtyard, the inner courtyard is quite a lot, the middle position is the main courtyard, the other courtyards are distributed on both sides of the main courtyard and the rear.

Mrs. Xin took them all the way to introduce, the size and layout of each yard did not look much different from the outside, but obviously, under limited conditions, Mrs. Xin found the most elegant and chic courtyard for them, as soon as they opened the courtyard door, they saw a red plum tree blooming in the wind.

Mrs. Xin was about to introduce them to the red plum plant where she had dug it up when she heard someone call her.

She didn't want to pay attention to it, but Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan had already seen the comer, and saw a slightly chubby middle-aged woman standing in the corner, looking like she didn't dare to come over.

"Mrs. Lan, why are you here, what are you talking about when you get back, didn't you see that Madame is busy entertaining guests here!"

Mama Xu, who was beside Mrs. Xin, opened her mouth and reprimanded.

"Mama Xu, I'll just say a word, soon."

Although Mrs. Nalan was answering Mama Xu, her eyes were looking at Mrs. Xin.

Mrs. Xin glanced at Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan, and seeing that the two of them were not impatient, she waved her hand at Mama Xu, who still wanted to stop her again, "Let her say." ”

When Lan Niangzi heard this, she didn't delay, and hurriedly asked: "Madam, I heard that the adults have already beaten the Yaomu people back, and they retreated far away, and they retreated directly to their Gaofeng City, so we can't do this padded jacket?" If you don't need it, the wages ......."

Lan Niangzi looked at Mrs. Xin anxiously and expectantly.

Mrs. Xin glared at Mrs. Lan, "Mrs. Lan, you said, I didn't pay you for any work I asked you to do, I didn't let you stop, you will continue to do it for me, even if it is not needed in the army, our command embassy will also make up the wages for you, don't worry, you are indispensable!" ”

Lan Niangzi was a little stunned by what Mrs. Xin said, and said, "Madame, forgive me, that ...... I...... Am I also worried that my wife will suffer? ”

Mrs. Xin was helpless, knowing that she was just prevaricating, but she was not ready to worry about her, and was about to let people retreat, when she saw a person running from the path in a hurry, but it was a woman about the same age as Lan Niangzi, but she was thinner than Lan Niangzi, wearing a purple cotton jacket, a dark blue coarse cloth long skirt, combing a round bun, and a lotus head silver hairpin on her head.

As soon as she arrived, she first glared at Mrs. Nalan fiercely, and then asked Mrs. Xin for her guilt.

"It's me who didn't take care of her well and caused trouble to my wife, please ask my wife to deduct our wages according to the agreement we agreed before, and I will take her away."

"Xuanniang, why do you have to detain ...... Steward Li, why do you have to deduct your salary, I just came to ask about the issues that everyone is concerned about, and Mrs. didn't ......"

Lan Niangzi said that she didn't want to be deducted from her salary, but before she could finish speaking, she was pulled away by Li Xuan.

The two of them were as sudden as they came, and they left very quickly, of course, Nalan Niangzi didn't seem to want to be so fast, but she should be a little afraid of the steward named Li Xuan, and she was glared at and pulled by her, so she had to reluctantly leave with the others.

Although Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan didn't know the specific matters, they also heard some clues from their conversations.

After Steward Li took Lan Niangzi away, Mrs. Xin was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly pulled Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan into the house, and she arranged for the two of them to have wings on the east and west sides of the courtyard, with all the furniture and furnishings, and even arranged the study, which can be said to have done her best under limited conditions.

"It's good here, I'm sorry for the trouble."

The two thanked Mrs. Xin.

After everything was settled, Mrs. Xin took them to the main house where they lived, and after having lunch together, Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan did not take a nap according to the previous arrangement, but asked about what Steward Li and Mrs. Lan said in the morning.

Mrs. Xin had a hunch that if it was an ordinary lady, she might feel that more things were better than less, and she would live here for a while, and wait for the army to return to the court, or wish the general to free up his hands and send someone to send them back, after this incident, there will be something, and it will also be a matter of returning to Ningdu City, so most of their minds should be used on how to deal with things after they go back.

But Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan are a little different, they are open-minded, hearty, transparent, and very smart, since Du Lan and Li Xuan's words were heard by them, it should be impossible for them not to ask.

However, the two never spoke, and Mrs. Xin thought she had guessed wrong.

Now that they finally asked, Mrs. Xin felt a sense of relief for some reason.

Maybe because of this mentality, she lost the embarrassed look on her face when she was approached by Lan Niangzi to ask for her salary, and she was very calm.

"This year's weather is not coincidental, not only the snow is heavy, but also the number of games, this day is also much colder than last year and the year before last, most of the soldiers who fought outside the city are transferred from Ningdu City or other places, they are not suitable for the extremely cold weather here, if there is no cotton jacket, it will freeze to death."

Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan glanced at each other, and Zhu Yan said, "Isn't the padded jacket enough?" I heard that the Ministry of War sent cotton clothes together with grain and grass in batches according to the number of people, and later the third princess also carried out a fundraiser, and many families of ministers, as well as the families of officials in the DPRK and China, donated cotton cloth and even made cotton clothes. ”

If it were anything else, Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan would not know about it, and they would not have the right to speak, but they knew something about the padded jacket of the Zhenyao Army.

For this reason, most of their dressmakers and embroiderers are used in sewing cotton clothes, plus the inventory of the military department and the cotton clothes raised, it stands to reason that it should be enough for the Zhenyao army.

"One piece per person is enough, and even more, but the long-distance march, and in such a cold day, the general asked not only to bring a quilt, but also to bring an extra cotton jacket, which can withstand the cold at night, and can also be replaced after breakage, and finally calculated, it is still a little worse, and it has been sent to the Ministry of War to urge it, but we also have to prepare here, not only let those embroidery workshops and garment shops help to do it, but I also called a group of women who know how to needlework to help sew, fortunately, there is no shortage of cotton and cotton cloth for the time being."

Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan naturally had doubts in their hearts, and they still had great doubts, but now was not the time to ask these questions, they didn't say much, and said to Mrs. Xin: "Madam, take us to have a look, although our needlework skills are average, but we can do it with simple sewing, and we have also opened a ready-to-wear shop in Ningdu City, and we also have some understanding of this aspect, maybe they can help, and they should also help make padded jackets on weekdays, right?"

Geng Xingshuang asked, pointing to the maid that Mrs. Xin had brought with her before, and later sent people to serve them.

"It's been a long time since I was delayed, and I would have asked earlier."

Zhu Yan immediately answered, his tone a little annoyed.

The two of them talked one after the other, and regardless of Mrs. Xin's hesitation, they pulled her, let the two maids lead the way, and went straight to the yard that Mrs. Xin arranged for the women to work.

"It's a little slow, madam, Aunt Ao's cutting skills are good, but she doesn't do much in stuffing cotton, and Aunt Lan sews very quickly, but the cutting always has to be compared repeatedly, Steward Li's eyes don't seem to be very good, and she has to wear the needle at least three times before she can succeed, but my sister is almost always a success, so ...... Instead of going their own way and doing what they are not very good at, it is better for everyone to divide up and work together and only do what they are good at. ”

This method was used in the Ming Pavilion, when the garmenters and embroidery girls sewed cotton jackets in large quantities, but for the dressers and embroidery girls of the Ming Pavilion, let them sew this kind of cotton jacket as long as it is warm and strong, and there is no other aesthetic requirements, which is overkill.

So they are very familiar with each step very quickly, but even so, one person is only responsible for one step, and the speed is much faster than a person who completes each step from beginning to end and finally sews a padded jacket completely.

What's more, there are more than 100 women in three rooms in this courtyard, and they are not particularly good at needlework, so doing so will only make the advantages of division of labor and cooperation more prominent.

"Yes, yes, when we were in Ningdu City, the garmenters and embroiderers did just that, and the speed really accelerated a lot."

Zhu Yan immediately agreed.

As soon as everyone heard this, the embroidery girls in Ningdu City all did this, so they naturally had no opinion.

Nalan Niangzi went to Mrs. Xin to ask for wages before, although she looked very timid, but Geng Xingshuang knew that she was not a particularly obedient person, after they finished speaking, she looked at her and Zhu Yan, her eyes rolled, Geng Xingshuang thought that she would be the first to object, but she didn't expect her to be the first to say loudly: "Madam, I think what the two girls said is very reasonable, I am most annoyed by cutting, I am afraid that cutting into one arm long and one arm short, not only takes time, but also costs fabric, if you do it like the two girls said, I couldn't be happier. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, someone immediately chimed in.

Mrs. Xin naturally did not object, and she also asked Steward Li to go on a trip to tell other shops or people who were also making padded jackets to try this method of division of labor and cooperation.

Everyone here is in their respective positions, and when the cooperation is good, Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan look at each other.

Because everyone is working now, they are either cutting fabrics, or threading needles, or flying needles, only the two of them are idle, although they can do it, but their speed can't keep up with others, so it is easy to cause the clothes to get stuck in a certain link.

Even Mrs. Xin, Jinbao, and Zhanpei are also working, which is a little embarrassing.

Geng Xingshuang glanced around the entire spacious room, and finally landed in the last link, that is, the position where the padded jacket was finally successfully sewn.

"Sister Yan, we can classify and pack bags for accounting."

Zhu Yan understood as soon as he heard it, because the first three things were all done by rough maids in Mingshang Pavilion, as for bookkeeping, that is, counting the three numbers of large, medium and small, how many pieces each has and then writing it down.

As for the salary, although no one asked about it just now, Mrs. Xin also said it in advance, so bookkeeping is really an easy job.

But sorting and packing bags is not easy, because there are three large rooms in this courtyard, and there are dozens of people in each room, which means that there are about a dozen groups in each room, so they need to go to the last place of each group to collect the ready-to-wear clothes, sort and fold them and put them into sacks.

It is obvious that the command embassy is short of people, not only in short supply, but very short of people.

Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan didn't know that they were so persevering, and their physical strength seemed to have increased a lot, so they did it for five or six days, whether it was five or six days, Geng Xingshuang couldn't remember it clearly.

Her mind is full of just the large on the right, the medium on the middle, and the small on the left, don't misplace the bag, and when the bag is full, she has to take a pen and write it down so that it can be distributed.

So when Yang Tianmo returned to the camp outside the city from Yujue Mountain, and was ordered by General Zhu to bring people to Cangcheng to transport cotton jackets, and pick up people by the way, he saw his fiancée who was haggard and in a trance, and his heart ached, and he stepped forward to hold her hand without holding back.

"Shuang'er, you ......" he was stuck, what to say at this time, so that she could be relieved and even happy, "After the great victory, there will be a new chapter in Yunshan Ji." ”

In the end, Yang Tianmo said this.

Geng Xingshuang was still a little stunned at first, thinking how could he ...... It seems a little sad, isn't it a happy event for them to reunite in this cold and windy Cangcheng, or to reunite after her hardships? Could it be that he was really touched by a few blind cats and said that he disliked himself because he was captive.

Please forgive her for the confusion of her mind and the chain reaction of crankiness caused by the imminent exhaustion of her physical endurance.

(End of chapter)