Chapter 26
The raindrops slapped against the leaves, making a sound. The soil was splashed by the rain, rolling and swirling continuously. If you smelled carefully, you could smell the fragrance of the soil.
Lu Ling unfolded the cloth he brought back yesterday and took a ruler to measure the size.
After making the mark, Lu Ling picked up the scissors and started cutting.
Shen Wangyou walked into the room and saw the bed covered with small pieces of cloth. He asked in confusion, "A Ling, what are you doing?"
Lu Ling raised his eyelids, glanced at Shen Wangyou, and without stopping the action in his hands, he said: “Of course it’s to make money.”
Shen Wangyou was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said with a smile: “Your method is to make money by selling handkerchiefs?”
Lu Ling nodded, said nothing, and continued working on his own.
Although the material of this fabric is not as good as that in the capital, it is not bad either and can still be used to make handkerchiefs.
Lu Ling picked up the cloth he had cut, compared it several times, and finally decided what to show on the cloth and what color to show what kind of flower.
A white thread passed through the needle hole, and then Lu Ling began to sew on a piece of blue cloth.
After a while, a white flower appeared on the cloth.
It's a plum blossom.
A white plum blossom.
Shen Wangyou took it and looked at it. The flower seemed to be real, so real that it could be mistaken for the real thing.
"A Ling, your embroidery skills are still as good as before." Shen Wangyou had a smile on his face and stroked the plum blossom with his fingers.
Seeing Chen Wangyou's loving look, Lu Ling smiled and said, "I'll give this to you. I don't think I've embroidered anything for you yet. This is my compensation."
As soon as Lu Ling finished speaking, Shen Wangyou came over and hugged him, burying his head in his neck, breathing on his body. Lu Ling felt itchy and wanted to push Shen Wangyou away, but found that this person was very strong and he couldn't push him away no matter how hard he pushed.
"A Ling, thank you, I like it very much."
“Dongdong——”
"Miss, is there anything I can help you with?" Jiang Yun went upstairs at some point and asked outside the door.
Hearing the sound, Shen Wangyou’s strength weakened a little, and Lu Ling struggled to get away.
"Come in."
Jiang Yun walked in, looked at Lu Ling and then at Shen Wangyou, and found that both of their ears were red. Upon closer inspection, he found that his young lady's face was red.
Lu Ling pointed at the scattered cloths on the bed and asked Jiang Yun to sort them by color.
Jiang Yun was very obedient. As soon as Lu Ling said that, he walked to the bed, bent over and started to clean up.
Lu Ling raised his hand and touched his face, and found that it was very hot, so he glared at Shen Wangyou.
She never expected that Shen Wangyou would look at Lu Ling with an innocent look on his face.
Jiang Yun moved quickly and packed up the fabrics in no time.
"Miss, is there anything else you need to pack?"
Lu Ling looked around, walked to the bed and sat down, looking at Jiang Yun, and said: "I need you to do something, but not now..."
"As you command!" the man bowed and knelt on one knee.
*
For several days in a row, Lu Ling was embroidering things in the house, sometimes flowers, sometimes grass, and the things she embroidered were all lifelike.
Perhaps because she had been embroidering for too long, Lu Ling felt a little uncomfortable in her eyes, so she went downstairs and looked into the distance.
Flower petals were spread on the ground. It had just rained and the ground was still very wet. The fallen peach blossoms were stuck in the mud, and a smell of decadence came from it. There were not many flowers left on the tree, but those flowers were still very bright and did not look like they were about to fall.
The footsteps came closer and closer. Lu Ling looked back and found that it was Aunt Zhao. She was wearing brown clothes and carrying a hoe on her shoulder. She looked like a real peasant woman.
"Aunt Zhao, where are you going?"
There's not much work to do in the fields lately, so why are you going out with a hoe now?
Lu Ling couldn't help but wonder.
Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "Didn't you ask last time if we could also cultivate the land next door? I think it's a good idea. Although there are few people in the village, if the villagers do a little bit every day when they have free time, it will be reclaimed quickly."
Lu Ling nodded and agreed, "This is indeed a good idea. It doesn't require too much effort."
Then Lu Ling felt a little embarrassed again, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I'm busy with my needlework recently and can't help you with anything right now."
Aunt Zhao waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. We'll take our time. We should be done soon. There's no need to rush."
Lu Ling exchanged a few words with Aunt Zhao, and then Aunt Zhao left.
As soon as Aunt Zhao left, Shen Wangyou came over. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lu Ling spoke first.
"Come upstairs with me."
After going upstairs, Lu Ling picked up a ruler and started measuring Shen Wangyou.
"A Ling, are you going to make clothes for me?"
Lu Ling was standing behind Shen Wangyou and measuring his shoulder width. Shen Wangyou turned around and looked at Lu Ling while speaking.
Lu Ling held Shen Wangyou's shoulders, preventing him from turning around, "I want to make clothes for you, but if you continue like this, these clothes will have to be given to others."
After hearing this, Shen Wangyou became obedient and stopped wandering around.
Shen Wangyou was broad-shouldered and tall, and he looked nothing like the weakened man he had been when they first met. Lu Ling suddenly felt that although this man had some shortcomings, his figure and appearance were first-rate, and he was not at a disadvantage.
After taking the measurements, Lu Ling asked Shen Wangyou to call Jiang Yun.
When Shen Wangyou heard this, he felt a little disappointed. He originally thought that Lu Ling would only make clothes for him, but he didn't expect that he would also make clothes for Jiang Yun.
“A Ling, aren’t you making clothes for me alone?” Shen Wangyou pulled the corner of Lu Ling’s clothes and said pitifully.
Lu Ling shook his head and said, "Of course not. I still have to make it for Aunt Zhao and Zhenzhen."
Seeing that Shen Wangyou was still pulling at the corner of his clothes, Lu Ling urged: "Go and call someone quickly so I can do it quickly."
Shen Wangyou left angrily.
Lu Ling originally wanted to sell all the fabrics, but after thinking about it, he decided to make clothes for everyone else, as there would be many things that would require him to trouble others in the future.
Besides, Lu Ling always felt embarrassed after living in Aunt Zhao's house for such a long time.
After measuring the sizes of Jiang Yun and Zhao Zhenzhen, Lu Ling began to work quickly.
Aunt Zhao was not at home, so Lu Ling had not measured her yet, thinking it would not be too late to measure her when she came back.
The needle went in and out of the fabric, the branches outside spread to the window, water droplets slowly dripped from the leaves, and the sunlight shone through the window onto Lu Ling, forming a beautiful picture.
*
The next day, Lu Ling packed up the handkerchiefs she had embroidered yesterday and gave them to Jiang Yun.
"Sell each for twenty coins. Come back when you're done." Lu Ling looked at the man in front of him and said seriously, "Be careful that someone is following you before you come back. The location of the village must not be exposed."
Lu Ling originally didn't need to say all this, but she always felt that Aunt Zhao and the others didn't seem to want outsiders to know about this village. Now that there were already three outsiders in the village, she couldn't let anyone else in.
Jiang Yun agreed repeatedly, put the handkerchief away and was about to leave.
"Wait." Lu Ling stopped the man.
"Don't be silent. Go over there and shout 'handkerchiefs for sale' to attract people." Lu Ling almost forgot the most important words.
Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
"If you ask Jiang Yun, a grown man, to sell handkerchiefs, will anyone buy them?" Shen Wangyou said with a smile.
Lu Ling naturally knew that this was inappropriate, but she was still a fugitive. As for Shen Wangyou...
Maybe everyone else also thought he fell off the cliff and died.
In this way, only Jiang Yun can go. At least he doesn't need to disguise himself, and no one will recognize him.
"He just needs to stand there and say 'selling handkerchiefs'." This is Lu Ling's greatest expectation for Jiang Yun's character.
Jiang Yun has been a taciturn person since he was a child and he speaks very little.
Lu Ling once heard Jiang Yun reporting matters to Lu Xing. Jiang Yun finished explaining many complicated matters in just one or two sentences.
It can truly be said that "words are as precious as gold".
I don’t know how much courage he had when he stretched out his hand to beg.
When Lu Ling turned around, he was right next to Shen Wangyou's chest. He didn't know when Shen Wangyou came over, but he actually walked behind Lu Ling and was so close to him.
Lu Ling raised his head, his eyes looking at Shen Wangyou, the corner of his lips brushed Shen Wangyou's chin, if he just moved a little higher, the corners of their lips would touch.
His face flushed, and his palms were covered in sweat. Lu Ling came to his senses, pushed Shen Wangyou away, and stammered,
"When did you come behind me? Why was there no sound?"
Shen Wangyou saw Lu Ling's shy look and found it a little funny.
In the past, this young lady was the best at making people happy. She was impetuous and had her own way of teasing people.
Shen Wangyou originally thought that this young lady would not be shy, but after getting along with her, he found that this young lady was not shy at all, but could be shy at any time, but she hid it well and never let anyone notice.
Shen Wangyou thought so in his heart and put on a smile on his face, which made Lu Ling unhappy.
He stared at Shen Wangyou and said, "Why are you smiling so happily? I just asked you a question."
Shen Wangyou immediately put away his smile and said flatteringly: "A Ling, I think you are very cute."
Shen Wangyou spoke sincerely, but Lu Ling didn't buy it and turned back to the house to continue embroidering.
*
Jiang Yun came back early today, and Lu Ling was overjoyed to see that there was nothing left in his hands.
"Are they selling well?" Although he already had an idea in his mind, Lu Ling still asked.
"Miss, it's selling very well. Ningzhou doesn't have this kind of embroidery method, and many people are buying it."
"That's good. I'll embroider more."
"Miss, I heard something today."
"What's the matter?" Lu Ling's face changed. Jiang Yun said that this must be related to the Lu family, otherwise he would not report it to her now.
"The new governor of Ningzhou takes office today, and it is none other than Wu Gang."
"Wu Gang?" Lu Ling was puzzled.
Although she was imprisoned at the time, she was able to learn a lot about the outside world from the yamen runners. She remembered that Wu Gang became the new Minister of War after being imprisoned in the Lu family. How come he came to Ningzhou in less than a year?
"Is the news accurate?"
"I didn't believe it at first, so I went to the Ningzhou Prefecture gate to take a look, and it was indeed Wu Gang."
"Wu Gang?" Shen Wangyou pushed the door open and walked in, holding a bowl of porridge in his hand.
"Why is Wu Gang here?"
You know, although the environment in Ningzhou is better than that in Shuzhou, it is far worse than that in the capital. No one would be willing to come to this desolate place.
There is only one reason, that is, Wu Gang was demoted here, but why was Wu Gang demoted?
Because of the Lu family's affairs, Wu Gang was promoted all the way and gained a lot of advantages.
The raid on the Lu family might also have been the work of this Lord Wu.
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