Qiao Lian'er suddenly felt a little sad. Her eldest cousin was so well-behaved and beautiful, and she had high hopes for her, but she didn't know that things were not as she imagined at all.

"Sister Xi'er, may I come in and sit for a while?"

Qiao Xi'er hesitated for a moment, but then thought it was no big deal and pulled Qiao Lian'er inside.

There is a bed, a small table by the window, and a stool. On the table is a bronze mirror, which is rusty and has been used for many years, so people can't see clearly.

Qiao Lian'er was puzzled. Qiao Xi'er clearly had pocket money, but she didn't use it for these girls' private purposes.

She then saw several sheets of coarse paper on the table, with patterns drawn on them with a reed pen. Some were for sachets, and others for shoe uppers. Although the drawing skills were not very good, they were quite neat. She could tell that these were all made for Shen Liang.

No wonder Qiao Xi'er hesitated when she asked if she could come in.

“In the past, I always had to figure things out by trial and error when doing these things. Now that I have some pocket money, I bought some paper and pens, which makes it much easier and more precise to do these things by hand. I don’t have to worry about wasting the materials.”

Qiao Lian'er picked up the pattern and examined it carefully and earnestly: "Sister Xi'er, do you really like Shen Liang?"

Qiao Xi'er didn't know why she asked that, and after a slight pause, she turned her face away.

"Lian'er, how could you ask such a question?"

"Sister Xi'er, we're all girls, what's there to be embarrassed about?" Qiao Xi'er pretended to be a little aggrieved: "If you think I said something wrong, then I'll leave now."

He pretended to get up as he spoke.

"Alright, alright, I just can't do anything with you." Qiao Xi'er pressed Qiao Lian'er down onto the bed.

"He's the man I'm going to marry. He's a good person, so of course I like him. I want to spend my whole life with him."

It's a pity, he's currently having a romantic time with another woman. It's not just a matter of being useful; Qiao Lian'er also wants to arrest Shen Liang and give him a beating.

"Sister Xi'er, I see that Shen Liang has no shortage of food and clothing. I really like these flower patterns. Could you make them for me and Sister Zhizhi first?"

Qiao Xi'er is a somewhat reserved person. Even when giving these tokens of love, she doesn't flaunt the details, so they are suitable for her and Qiao Zhizhi to use.

The older brothers were all rough men and didn't care about such things.

Qiao Xi'er: "Ah!"

"Sister Xi'er, I want it too. It won't take too long. It can be done in half a month. Then you can consider Shen Liang's." Qiao Lian'er hugged Qiao Xi'er's arm and shook it coquettishly.

Qiao Xi'er eventually softened her heart.

"Alright, alright, if you like these designs, then I'll make them for you first."

She had wanted to make clothes and shoes for Shen Liang before, but her family simply couldn't afford the fabric. Now that they could finally afford it, it wouldn't matter if they had to wait.

If she had made a sachet for Shen Liang, Shen Liang wouldn't have had to go to the shop to buy one.

She'll make a few more so he can get tired of them and have something new to try.

Qiao Lian'er finally gave up. Half a month should be enough. If Sister Xi'er could finish quickly, she would continue to ask for more.

A man like Shen Liang is not worthy of any effort from Sister Xi'er.

Moreover, if you really give it your all, you'll end up being even more heartbroken.

Since it was for Qiao Lian'er and Qiao Zhizhi, Qiao Xi'er didn't hide anything anymore and took out all the things, chatting and laughing with Qiao Yunni under the eaves.

Fewer people came to sell matsutake mushrooms today. The drought has only lasted a few days, and the mushrooms on the mountain aren't growing much anymore.

The family found it, and the buyer collected it; together they could earn five taels.

Early the next morning, as assigned, Da Cheng and Dayong went to the Han family, and Qiao Lian'er went to the Shi family at the east end of Daying Lane.