Night falls.
There are not many stars tonight. The moon hangs high in the sky, big and round, emitting a bright light.
The sky lantern lighting event was held under the Bodhi tree on the back mountain. The pilgrims each found a spot to watch and waited. Xue Huan's family arrived a little late and missed a good spot.
At this moment, a branch of the Bodhi tree quietly stretched out from the darkness. Little Bodhi stood on the branch and waved at her, "Sister, come up to the tree."
Xue Huan whispered to her mother and the others, "Mom, let's go up the tree."
Xue's mother hesitated and said, "You guys go, I'll be fine here."
Xue Huan did not force it and sent Xue Jun and Xue Yao up first. When she was about to climb up the tree, Pei Ji held her waist and jumped up from the spot, landing lightly on a branch.
Xue Huan looked at him in surprise. Pei Ji leaned over and rubbed his nose against her face. "Han Huan, am I awesome?"
Like a little puppy begging for rewards.
Xue Huan's heart softened when he rubbed her, and she patted his head, "Well, our Akang is really amazing."
The initial surprise dissipated.
He just lost his memory, but his body's instincts still remained. He had demonstrated superb fighting skills before. Even if he can fly now, it's no big deal, right?
"Then... Huanhuan, can you reward me with a kiss?"
Xue Huan laughed and pinched his ear, "Why do I feel like you've become more and more clingy lately?"
Pei Ji held her and rocked her back and forth, acting like a spoiled child to the end, "Okay? Huanhuan, Huanhuan..."
Fortunately, the branch they were standing on was relatively high, and there were many people and it was noisy below, so the voices of the two people were not heard.
Xue Huan couldn't stand his shaking, "Okay, stop shaking, I'll just kiss you."
She held his face in her hands, and Pei Ji leaned down cooperatively. The moment her lips touched his, he felt that everything around him had faded away, the world had become silent, and only the kiss on his face, as light as a dragonfly touching the water, was real.
The calm lake of my heart was thus stirred into turbulent waves.
"Ah, the lights are on!" someone shouted from below.
Xue Huan immediately turned her head to look. One sky lantern after another slowly rose up. In Fengchi County at the foot of the mountain, in the Jiuwan River that surrounded the county town, countless lanterns were floating, lighting up the entire river surface. The river on the ground seemed to have become a river in the sky.
Thousands of lights were reflected in Xue Huan's eyes, flickering and dazzling.
Pei Ji didn't look at the light, but stared at her without blinking, as if this moment lasted forever.
After the Ghost Festival, Xue Huan discovered that her mother's mental state was very bad. She always seemed to be lacking energy. Sometimes she would stare at something and suddenly become dazed.
She guessed that Xue's mother was thinking of Xue's father.
Before, because she had to take care of several children and always held hope in her heart, the pain of Xue's father's disappearance was delayed for her. But this Ghost Festival, she could no longer deceive herself, and the accumulated pain broke out all at once.
Xue Huan felt that she had to find a career for her mother. Only when she was busy would she not be too immersed in grief.
Xue's mother's hobby is growing flowers and making perfumes, and she is good at embroidery. After thinking for a while, Xue Huan decided to open an embroidery workshop for her. The embroidery workshop does not have to be opened in a place with a lot of traffic, but a more remote and quiet location is better.
Because the embroidery workshop didn't need to make any money, she just wanted Xue's mother to have something to do and something to rely on.
Therefore, she positioned the embroidery workshop as a high-end customization route, and she believed that with Xue's mother's superb craftsmanship, she could fully support it.
Since the embroidery workshop is a business, interpersonal relationships are indispensable. However, Xue's mother's personality is neither delicate nor smooth. She is only suitable for embroidering quietly, so she has to find a shopkeeper for her. The shopkeeper will be responsible for external affairs and expanding the business, while Xue's mother only needs to take care of the internal affairs.
Xue Huan already has a candidate for the shopkeeper.
That's Mrs. Qiao.
Madam Qiao was already familiar with Xue's mother and had been the shopkeeper in the embroidery workshop for several years. She was quite familiar with the business of the workshop and had a cheerful and cheerful personality. It was perfect for her to be the shopkeeper.
Of course, the premise is that she is willing to change jobs.
For this purpose, Xue Huan went there in person, exchanged some greetings, and stated her purpose. However, before she could put forward the conditions she had prepared in advance, Madam Qiao agreed.
Seeing Xue Huan's surprised expression, Madam Qiao smiled and said, "Do you think I agreed too quickly?"
indeed.
"Actually, just for your mother's embroidery skills, I'd be willing to follow her. Besides, to be honest, I can't stand working in this embroidery shop any longer."
Xue Huan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Aunt Qiao?"
"Well, it's nothing. The owner of the embroidery shop has taken a fancy to me and wants me to be his second wife. My brother and sister-in-law are greedy and wanted to accept the boss's betrothal gift without my knowledge. Since the divorce, I have made up my mind not to marry again. I have jumped into a pit once, so how can I jump into it again? Don't you think so? I should save more money while I am still young so that I don't have to worry about getting old. If there is a chance, I can even adopt a child."
The Daqi Dynasty allowed the establishment of female households, which was why Madam Qiao dared to do so.
First, there was Shaoyao who was unwilling to leave the brothel and enjoy the happy life of a courtesan, and then there was Madam Qiao who decided not to marry and enjoy the freedom of single life. Xue Huan felt that many women of this era already had the rudiments of modern independent women in their thoughts.
Xue Huan fully agreed with this, "Aunt Qiao, it's okay. From now on, just treat me, Yao'er, and Jun'er as your own children."
Mrs. Qiao hugged her moved.
Since the decision had been made, Mrs. Qiao did not delay any longer. She ended her employment relationship with the embroidery workshop owner that day, packed up her things, and followed Xue Huan to the county town.
The carriage stopped in front of a quiet courtyard. This courtyard was just across the street from the Xue Mansion in Qingyun Lane and could be reached in a few minutes' walk.
In addition, the layout of the yard was quite to her liking, so she bought it.
The yard has been tidied up and the plaque on the door has been hung: Jinluoyi Embroidery Workshop.
"Aunt Qiao, are you satisfied?" Xue Huan led Madam Qiao in for a walk and asked at the end.
Mrs. Qiao smiled widely, "Satisfied, couldn't be more satisfied."
"Then you can stay here for now. If you need anything, just ask the maid to buy it for you. I will go back and tell my mother about this."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qiao was a little surprised, "Your mother doesn't know about this yet?"
"I was afraid she wouldn't agree, so I acted first and asked her later."
Madam Qiao laughed angrily, "Go quickly, girl."
Xue Huan brought up the idea of opening an embroidery workshop with her mother. "Just focus on your embroidery. If there are customers, take them. If not, plant some flowers or watch some operas. What do you think, mother?"
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