Chapter 92
The strips of cloth that Wei Mingsu brought had neat and even stitches. Although they were not as soft as the fine silk that Lu Huaying used at the Duke's Mansion, they were much better than what she sewed herself.
Did he hire someone to do it?
Or was it purchased?
Regardless of how it came about, Lu Huaying has no choice now; she just needs to use it.
She composed herself and quietly changed into the strips of cloth.
A short while later, Wei Mingsu came in and brought food to Lu Huaying. His expression was calm and indifferent, and his gaze was serene, as if he were not the one who had just entered the room and put down the strip of cloth.
Lu Huaying was still a little embarrassed, so she didn't talk to him, ate something, and lay down to rest.
As the sun set and the night wind blew, the thatch in the courtyard flew wildly. Lu Huaying woke up in pain, but did not see Wei Mingsu. She got up and went out of the room.
A figure sat outside the door.
Lu Huaying opened her mouth as if to call Wei Mingsu, but when she saw what he was doing, she was shocked and stared at him in disbelief.
In the slanting sunlight, the young woman sat by the door, head down, with a piece of fabric on her lap that she had spent half the day mending but hadn't quite finished. She rolled up her sleeves, her slender fingers untangling the messy threads, tidying up the fabric, and then picked up a needle and thread and began to sew, stitch by stitch.
Wei Mingsu is good at needlework.
A surge of heat rushed up from the soles of her feet, and Lu Huaying's face flushed red. She was neither ashamed nor angry, and wished she could disappear into the ground.
It turns out that the strips of cloth she is using were sewn by Wei Mingsu himself, stitch by stitch!
Wei Mingsu felt Lu Huaying's gaze and looked up.
Lu Huaying was extremely embarrassed. She turned around abruptly, rushed back into her room, and slammed the door shut.
Once I reach Xizhou and repay Wei Mingsu, I will never see him again in this lifetime!
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The door slammed shut with a loud bang, the noise shaking a large chunk of mud off the roof.
Wei Mingsu paused for a moment, then lowered his head and continued doing his needlework.
After the sun completely sank into the valley, it suddenly got dark. The light became dimmer and dimmer, and the cloth could no longer be seen. Wei Mingsu usually mended his own shoes, socks and clothes when they were torn. Practice makes perfect, and even if he couldn't see clearly, he could still sew skillfully.
After sewing the strips of cloth, he took the food out and exchanged it with the villagers for a bag of wood ash. He divided it into several portions and stuffed them into the strips of cloth. After tidying up, he pushed open the door and went inside.
Lu Huaying lay on her side with her back to the door, breathing slowly and evenly, her eyes closed, looking like she was fast asleep.
But those long eyelashes were trembling slightly.
Pretending to be asleep.
Wei Mingsu lowered his head and placed the cloth strip stuffed with wood ash beside the bed.
When Lu Huaying was in the Duke's mansion, these things were definitely taken care of by the servants. Now that she is away from home, everything is inconvenient, and she can't say it directly. He was negligent and didn't think of preparing these things. Since he couldn't buy them in time, he could only ask the women in the village for advice and sew a few by himself.
She was wronged.
Wei Mingsu touched Lu Huaying's forehead, pulled up the quilt, opened his own bedding, and lay down on the floor to sleep.
Lu Huaying held back her voice and waited for a while. When she thought Wei Mingsu must be asleep, she quietly opened her eyes and immediately saw the strips of cloth sewn by the bedside.
Thinking of how Wei Mingsu had painstakingly made this stitch by stitch, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and silently put away the strips of cloth.
The next day, Lu Huaying didn't ask about the cloth strip, and Wei Mingsu didn't mention it either, as if nothing had happened.
Before leaving the village, Wei Mingsu went to find the village head. Lu Huaying was waiting for him at the village entrance. Two peasant women carrying baskets walked by and burst into laughter when they saw Wei Mingsu in the distance.
The peasant woman told Lu Huaying with a smile that yesterday Wei Mingsu had asked them how to use those strips of cloth. They had never encountered a man asking them such a question before, and they were startled, thinking that Wei Mingsu was flirting with them. They immediately grabbed a broom and started hitting him, while calling for help.
Wei Mingsu quickly apologized, saying that he had a younger sister who was having a stomachache. It was his first time traveling with his sister, and he had no experience with such a trip. Since there were no other elders traveling with them, he could only ask them for advice.
The peasant woman saw that he was refined and scholarly, and didn't think he was a lecher. She also heard how considerate he was to her sister, and believed he was a good person. Only then did she put down her broom and agree to help.
After teaching him to sew strips of cloth, stuff them with wood ash.
"Young lady, your brother is so good to you."
Lu Huaying looked at Wei Mingsu, who was talking to the village head, and her feelings became even more complicated.
When Wei Mingsu went to buy cloth from a peasant woman yesterday, he was mistaken for a lecher and beaten up.
The embarrassment and awkwardness in her heart turned into guilt and unease. When Wei Mingsu came over, Lu Huaying leaned closer and looked at his face carefully. She had been so focused on herself yesterday that she hadn't paid attention to him.
"Wooden head," she exclaimed sincerely, "you're so kind."
Wei Mingsu smiled slightly and carried most of the luggage on his back.
Lu Huaying followed him, thinking to herself: Wei Mingsu is so good, I can't treat him unfairly when I repay him in the future.
That year, Lu Huaying was fifteen years old. She hadn't thought about what she would do if Wei Mingsu didn't want her repayment at all.
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