"It's just, such a fine fabric, it feels like my hand is about to be scratched by the thick calluses on my fingertips."

Because the burden was a little loose, when it was pushed into Zhao Qingmiao's arms, she accidentally touched the fabric of the clothes inside the baggage, which was smooth to the touch, a feeling she had never experienced.

Subconsciously immediately removed his hand, worried that the cocoon on it would tear through his clothes.

Unexpectedly, when Zheng Wan heard the words of the two, he pressed the burden in his hand even harder, almost wanting to force the two clothes into the arms of the two.

"Sister and Sanniang are too worried, but they are clothes made of fine silk, that is, the coarse silk that you two wear on weekdays is a little better."

As she spoke, she pulled out her hand and pressed her index finger with her thumb to show the specific weight of the "little bit".

And then added: "In terms of price, it is not enough to worry about at all." Compared with the money that my sister and Sanniang have earned from buying and selling bread in recent days, it is a drop in the bucket.

And today I also made a dress for myself, using the fabric that was rewarded in the palace last time, we went out together, wearing new clothes alone, how bad it looks to outsiders. So Sister and Sanniang don't have to refuse, the three of us are going on a trip together today, and that's how it should be. ”

After Zheng Wan felt the hesitation of the two, he immediately took out his clothes.

Zhao Qingyou and Zhao Qingmiao finally felt a lot more relieved when they looked at such bright colors and the fabric that shimmered with stars in the dusk.

Faced with Zheng Wan's unrefusable posture, the two glanced at each other and acquiesced to this matter.

Zhao Qingmiao came back to his senses and realized that he was about to have a new dress, or a new dress made of fine silk.

The smile on her face couldn't be hidden at all, she hugged the clothes in her arms excitedly, and said excitedly:

"Wait a minute, lady, let's go and boil the hot water."

After that, he turned around and ran back to the kitchen, hurriedly raised the fire in the stove, and boiled water for Zheng Wan to bathe and freshen up.

By the time the three of them finished grooming and dressing up, they were already in front of people, and they were already brand new.

This is the first time Zhao Qingmiao has worn such exquisite clothes, and she fiddles with her sleeves as thin as cicada wings from time to time, and sighs:

"The fabric of this fine silk is different, not only is it more comfortable than the linen cloth, but the thickness is also much thinner, and it is particularly comfortable to wear in this summer, especially when the wind blows, it is so cool."

"It all depends on the love of the lady."

Zhao Qingyou's eyes couldn't help but put on Zheng Wan, who was the brightest color, and said this.

Zheng Wan, who is already beautiful in front of him, with such a gorgeous and exquisite costume, is simply the icing on the cake, and people can't take their eyes off it at just one glance.

In particular, the sparkling cloth that seems to be reflected by the moonlight on the water surface changes back and forth between the lines under the light at this time, attracting pedestrians to stop.

I don't know what kind of silk thread is mixed with the fabric, but it can achieve such an effect.

"Sister, don't say such kind words, it is estimated that we will rush to the clear canal next to the West Market now, and the sky will be dark, so hurry up and go out."

Zhao Qingyou saw Zheng Wan, who was too good-looking, and couldn't help but remind:

"It's not early, why don't we take a car? So as not to have any problems on the road. ”

"My sister is right, tonight we must be wandering on both sides of the clear canal, the walking time must be very long, or we should go by car and retain enough physical strength."

Although Zheng Wan misunderstood Zhao Qingyou's meaning, the effect was the same.

The three of them went out, found a location in the city where they could rent a car, and rode an ox cart all the way to the vicinity of Qingqu.

As soon as they left the city, walking down the street, the three people in the ox cart could see a steady stream of pedestrians and the sound of other ox cart wheels rolling.

Zheng Wan couldn't help but start looking forward to tonight's grand occasion, and finally be able to see the most lively festival for women in this dynasty.

Like them, most of the tourists who want to enjoy the Qiqiao Lantern Festival from the beginning do so around this hour.

If it's more remote, you'll have to travel from home earlier.

Cui Zhiyun, who was a little earlier than them, was like this, but Youchu set off from Fuzhong.

Yun Wu, who was driven by him, was very puzzled, when did his own Langjun like the girl's favorite begging festival?

And there is a lantern festival in the East Market not far from the door of the house, but you have to drive the ox cart to the direction of the West Market, this east and west, the time spent needless to say, the prosperity of the West Market is certainly not as good as the East Market.

If you really want to enjoy the beauty of the Lantern Festival, why bother to go far?

Yun Wu felt that his brain always seemed to be unable to comprehend some of the master's practices.

Just when he was still thinking about why he wanted to go to Xishi, Cui Zhiyun, who was dressed in a blue and dark beard, had already stepped into the ox cart and sat in the interior of the carriage.

As soon as he sat down, he subconsciously stroked the purse around his waist, felt the hard object that was protected inside, and thought about the scene later, and how he should act.

But when Cui Zhiyun came back from his thoughts, he didn't feel any signs of action in the ox cart, and couldn't help but speak:

"Cloud Five, let's go."

"Whoa!"

Yun Wu's voice was extremely loud, startling the gatekeeper in front of Cui's mansion.

The doormen's eyes couldn't help but look towards the departing ox cart, and then quickly retracted it, fearing that it would be discovered by the people in the carriage.

Now Cui Mansion is already Cui Zhiyun's master, and the once indispensable head of the family - Cui Hao.

Because of the problem of the private salt case, he has been deprived of the position of the head of the family and the patriarch, and it is Cui Zhiyun who has given up a little in the past in the entire Cui Mansion to replace him.

And Cui Hao was not only stripped of his name among the Boling Cui clan, but even his official position was affected because of this, and now he is no longer the Cui Xianggong who was praised by everyone in Luoyang City before.

It can be said that there is no one in the Cui Mansion today who is not afraid of Cui Zhiyun.

Who would have thought that such a young Lang Jun would be able to be ruthless, cut off his arm, and drive the family in another direction.

Cui Zhiyun's ox cart was still rushing in the direction of Xishi, and Zheng Wan, who was riding the ox cart in order to be lazy, had already come to the boundary of Qingqu at this time.

As soon as they got out of the car, the three of them were instantly attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of them.

I saw that on both sides of the clear canal, all kinds of lanterns were hung on the trees on both sides of the road, exuding their own brilliance under the illumination of the sunset that was about to disappear.

With the different colors of the paper on the surface of the lantern, colorful lights shine in the light night.

Both sides of the strait are full of street vendors and bustling pedestrians, with the sound of hawking, talking, and water...... All kinds of chaotic sounds converge together, lively and interesting.

At a glance, it seems to be the most lively place in the world.

Even the long bridges that connect the two sides of the canal are decorated with lanterns and candles of various colors.

The shocked three stood in place for a while before they were awakened by Zhao Qingmiao's surprised shout.

"Sister, lady, look! There are fighting arts over there, as if the top three still have gifts from the store, let's go and see the excitement together! ”

After saying that, she excitedly grabbed one hand of Zheng Wan and Zhao Qingyou, and walked excitedly to the location of the store.

The three of them, carried by Zhao Qingmiao's strong strength, squeezed in from the crowd, and finally saw the scene in front of the store.

"Huh! Let's take a look at it objectively, take a look! In order to celebrate the rare begging festival, the shopkeeper deliberately set up a ring in front of the store to test the skills, and the skilled ones can get the five silver coins rewarded by our Xingnan embroidery room and the new material just found from the south - Xianyun yarn. ”

"Wow!"

Hearing such a big deal, the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim.

It was really unthinkable that the people present would encounter such a large-scale store today, not to mention the five silver coins, and everyone had never heard of the silk cloud yarn, but it must be an extraordinary thing that could be used as a prize.

All of a sudden, everyone was moved, and they couldn't wait to compete now and get that prize.

However, there are also those who keep their hearts and ask loudly to the person who has just spoken:

"I don't know what the content of the store's competition is? If it's too difficult, how are these prizes different from castles in the sky? ”

"Yes, yes! This doesn't even say the content of the competition, we don't know everything. ”

"But the five-run silver reward, no matter what it is, it's worth a try, and it's good to try your luck."

"What if you were asked to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire?"

"This ......"

The sudden silence in the audience made the smile on the face of the person who introduced the event deeper, he touched the beard on his chin and shouted:

"You need not worry. Since it is a begging festival, the store specializes in all kinds of new fabrics and ready-to-wear, and the content of the competition is naturally related to the content that the girls are good at. ”

"What's that?"

"Uncle, even though he said it!"

"Hahaha! Please take a look at today's competition! ”

With that, he pointed his hand to the scroll that hung high above the wooden frame.

"Uhhh

With the help of the little servant, the scroll was immediately opened, one end hung on a wooden frame, and the other end kept sliding down, revealing two large characters written on the scroll - embroidery.

The old man who was standing on the stage continued to add:

"The content of today's competition is the embroidery method of the girls, which is similar to what the beggar wants, why don't you take advantage of the fun and come to the stage to try one or two. Moreover, the five runs and the thin cloud yarn mentioned just now are the prizes won by the leader, and the rest of the rankings have prizes, as long as you are willing to participate on stage. ”

As soon as the words fell, the crowd in the audience immediately became agitated, as long as you participate, there will be prizes, what is the difference between this and picking up things for nothing?

Zhao Qingmiao was also one of them, and after hearing the content, he subconsciously squeezed Zhao Qingyou's hand and encouraged excitedly:

"Sister, you can try it too! Your embroidery is the best Sanniang has ever seen, maybe you can really be in the forefront and win the award. ”

Zheng Wan has also seen Zhao Qingyou's craftsmanship, whether it is the matching of colors or the delicate stitching, it is very good, even compared with the good embroidery on her ready-to-wear shop, it is not much worse.

couldn't help but follow Zhao Qingmiao's words closely:

"Sanniang is right, my sister has good craftsmanship and a rare opportunity, why not go up and give it a try?"

Faced with the recommendation of the two, Zhao Qingyou was very hesitant and said with some trepidation:

"You two just say this for the sake of familiarity, and you haven't studied under a famous teacher, so you can figure it out on your own, how can you compare it with other girls who have learned embroidery?"

"Sister, you are too modest, just because you have not studied it specially, you can reach such a skill, so you should show it."

"The lady is right, sister, go up quickly, otherwise there will be no chance later."

"This ......"

Zhao Qingmiao saw the intention and hesitation in Zhao Qingyou's eyes, and couldn't help but help her, directly pushed the person to the front of the steps, and said:

"Sister, don't hesitate, we're waiting for you offstage."

Zhao Qingyou turned to look at the two, Zheng Wan and Zhao Qingmiao nodded to her in unison, expressing their recognition and support for her craftsmanship.

When I looked back, I immediately heard the person from the store say, "Lady, please." ”

At this moment, Zhao Qingyou really couldn't excuse himself, lifted his skirt, and walked to the stage.

In a short time, all the contestants were seated, and in front of them were the bandages, embroidery bandages, and needles and threads provided by the shop.