Because Wei Laosan's family lived at the end of the village, even though Liu Tangxi went out to take out the garbage every day, he actually didn't see many people there.
Now that he had walked out and looked at the people strolling around the village, Liu Tangxi truly felt that he had traveled to an ancient dynasty.
After meeting the people, Zhang greeted the villagers warmly.
The villagers also spoke a few words to her, but their eyes were more focused on Liu Tangxi.
Liu Tangxi was really very pretty, with fair skin and a noble temperament, and she was very eye-catching in the countryside. Wherever she appeared, she could be seen at a glance.
On the wedding day, many people saw Liu Tangxi.
However, Wei Laosan's family was quite busy that day, and Wei Laosan was seriously ill, so there was no big celebration, so everyone stayed for a while and then left.
Liu Tangxi came out today, so they were able to see her up close.
Zhang introduced the people in the village to Liu Tangxi.
Liu Tangxi greeted Zhang one by one, neither overly enthusiastic nor cold, but very decent.
However, the looks from some people in the village made her feel uncomfortable, and there were voices of people pointing and talking behind her. Although she didn't hear clearly what people were saying, judging from their expressions, she knew that they didn't say anything nice.
Liu Tangxi's feeling was correct. After she and Zhang left the village, the villagers started talking even more recklessly.
"I heard that this scholar's wife was almost sold to a brothel. She is indeed very pretty."
"Ah? Why did I hear that she ran away from a brothel?"
“Is this true or false?”
"Really? I saw it with my own eyes."
"The trafficker came to capture her, but he met Da Niu's mother on the way. Da Niu's mother was also stupid. She believed the fortune teller and gave him twenty taels of silver for nothing, and married a wife like this."
"I was there that day, but I don't think it was him. It was clearly the human trafficker who wanted to sell Han Zhou's wife, but was met by Daniu's mother and rescued."
"Well, anyway, although this girl is pretty, her background is not good."
"That's right. It's a pity for Han Zhou to marry such a daughter-in-law. I heard that the old scholar in the next village wanted to marry his granddaughter to Han Zhou, but Han Zhou didn't like her. Now his mother arranged for him to marry such a daughter-in-law. It's really unlucky."
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After leaving the village, Zhang sighed, glanced at Liu Tangxi's face, and comforted her: "Third sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. Villagers are like that. They like to gossip when they have nothing to do."
Liu Tangxi smiled and said, "Yeah, I know."
When the villagers have free time, they like to gossip about other people. Her identity is quite topical, so they will definitely talk about her behind her back.
The other person didn't say anything to her face, so she couldn't just go up and ask what he said and then explain it one by one, right?
The people of Wei Lao San's family knew the truth very well, and they must have told the villagers. Since everyone is still discussing it, it means that not everyone believes it.
Even though the people of Wei Lao San's family told the truth, some villagers still didn't believe it. Could it be that if she, an outsider, explained it, they would definitely believe it?
Moreover, from the perspective of the villagers, Wei Hanzhou was a scholar with a bright future, while she was a woman of unknown identity who was sold by a trafficker and was not worthy of Wei Hanzhou. If their statuses were not compatible, wouldn't everyone have something to say?
Zhang glanced at Liu Tangxi's expression and said, "Well, I hope you don't mind."
Liu Tangxi teased herself: "I am now a scholar's wife after all, so I will not argue with them. They must be jealous that I married my husband while their own daughters did not marry him."
Zhang was stunned to hear Liu Tangxi's confident words. Then, she said thoughtfully, "I hadn't thought of this before you said it. Indeed, all the families with different surnames in the village want to marry their daughters to my third brother. Many families with the same surname want to marry their relatives to my third brother."
Seeing that Zhang really took her words seriously, Liu Tangxi smiled, took her arm, and said with a smile: "That's right, they just think I'm beautiful and lucky, and they are jealous of me. So, sister-in-law, don't take it to heart."
Zhang smiled and said, "Okay."
Then, the two of them walked towards the town, chatting and laughing. Along the way, Liu Tangxi took the opportunity to ask a lot of questions she wanted to know, and also gained a deeper understanding of this dynasty.
After walking for about half an hour, the two finally reached the town.
Liu Tangxi usually doesn't move much, and now after walking such a long distance, his legs are already sore from exhaustion.
Thinking of the strangers she had met on the road just now, some of whom looked at her strangely, Liu Tangxi untied her pink headscarf and exchanged it for Zhang's brown headscarf. Then, she found a deserted place, loosened her belt, and tied it again, making her look like she had neither a waist nor breasts.
After finishing, I re-tied my hair.
Finally, he took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, nose and mouth.
Zhang stared at Liu Tangxi's series of actions in amazement, and was so shocked that she was speechless.
After Liu Tangxi finished, he looked at Zhang and asked, "Isn't it less conspicuous now?"
Zhang immediately understood what Liu Tangxi meant and nodded quickly: "Indeed."
On the way, she also noticed some people's gazes. There were too many people in the town, and she didn't know what would happen after she went there.
"Let's go." Liu Tangxi said.
"good."
After a while, the two arrived in town.
This was Liu Tangxi's first time in the town. Looking at the scenery and houses that were different from those in the village, Liu Tangxi looked left and right.
The town is much more lively than the village. There are vendors everywhere, and men, women, young and old are all out having fun.
Soon, the two arrived at the embroidery shop.
As usual, Zhang handed the handkerchief and purse in her bundle to the shopkeeper.
"Please count them. Here are thirty handkerchiefs and ten purses."
The shopkeeper took out the account book, found the page with the name of Zhang from Weijia Village, and checked the quantity. After checking the quantity, the shopkeeper began to check the embroidery work that Zhang had brought over.
The shopkeeper took one look at the ones at the top and then counted them roughly. When he was halfway through counting, his movements began to slow down. Looking at the dozen or so handkerchiefs below, the shopkeeper became a little excited.
Zhang was more thoughtful. She deliberately put the handkerchiefs embroidered by herself and Zhou on the top, and the one embroidered by Liu Tangxi on the bottom.
She knew that Liu Tangxi was better at embroidering than them. She was afraid that if she put Liu Tangxi's on the top, the shopkeeper would be dissatisfied with the ones below. So, she put them from the worst to the best. As long as the shopkeeper thought the ones at the front were fine, he would definitely like the ones at the back more and more.
Zhang's ultimate goal is to make all these handkerchiefs pass the test, so that they can get paid for their work.
"Boss, how about these?" Zhang asked a little nervously.
Liu Tangxi was also a little nervous. Although she inherited the skills of the original owner, she really didn't know much about these things. After all, Zhang and Zhou were not professionals, so their opinions would not count.
After hearing this, the shopkeeper asked excitedly, "Who embroidered these?"
He had been giving embroidery work to Zhang for a long time.
Before Zhang got married, she learned some simple embroidery from her mother and often did some embroidery work to earn money.
He was naturally familiar with Zhang's embroidery.
Zhang looked at the shopkeeper's expression and felt relieved.
"Is it okay if you just say these?" Zhang kept the question in suspense.
After hearing what Zhang said, Liu Tangxi naturally did not interrupt.
"Well, these handkerchiefs are really well embroidered." The shopkeeper praised them generously. "Can you tell me who made them?"
Zhang smiled and glanced at Liu Tangxi.
The shopkeeper saw Zhang's gaze and then looked at a little woman with a scarf covering her face and a simple low bun.
"Did you embroider it?" asked the shopkeeper.
Liu Tangxi nodded and replied, "That's right."
The shopkeeper seemed to have seen a way to make money, and there was a light in his eyes as he looked at Liu Tangxi.
Seeing the shopkeeper looking at Liu Tangxi with a strange look, Zhang coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, this is my third brother's wife. As you know, my third brother is a scholar."
The shopkeeper realized that he had overstepped his bounds, so he calmed down and said with a smile, "It turned out to be the scholar's wife. No wonder, no wonder."
There was a hint of respect in his tone.
There are not many scholars in the whole town, let alone someone like Wei Hanzhou who passed the imperial examination at such a young age, and ranked first.
The shopkeeper naturally knew Wei Hanzhou's name, and also knew the relationship between him and Zhang.
Therefore, he never made things difficult for the embroidery work that Zhang sent him.
After all, everyone said that Wei Hanzhou had a promising future and might have even greater luck in the future. If he was offended now, who knew he would not retaliate in the future.
"Will this lady embroider again in the future?" the shopkeeper asked tentatively.
Zhang glanced at Liu Tangxi, and Liu Tangxi said, "Yes."
Hearing this affirmative answer, the shopkeeper rubbed his hands excitedly: "That's good, that's good."
It is very difficult to find a suitable embroidery girl in town.
They were not too far from the county town, and the really talented embroiderers all went to work in the shops in the county town and would never come to the town. Therefore, up to now, he had not met any particularly talented embroiderers.
Liu Tangxi's embroidery was the best he had ever seen.
If he could cooperate with Liu Tangxi for a long time, his shop would surely become prosperous.
"However, doing too much embroidery will inevitably hurt your eyes. I also have to read books and learn calligraphy on weekdays, and my eyes are precious, so I can't do too much." Liu Tangxi said on the side, "I work relatively slowly. In addition to studying, I have other things to do."
Hearing this, Zhang looked at Liu Tangxi in surprise.
Liu Tangxi was afraid that she would reveal her true feelings, so he quietly pulled her and signaled her to be quiet.
After listening to Liu Tangxi's words, the shopkeeper thought for a moment and rummaged through the purse beside him.
Liu Tangxi's embroidery work is so good that the shopkeeper knows which ones are made by her without even asking.
Looking at the handkerchief and purse made by Liu Tangxi, the shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, "If the scholar is willing to continue making them, I will give you five cents for the handkerchief and six cents for the purse."
Embroidered handkerchiefs and purses were luxury items for country folk, and their customers were not the hungry poor in the countryside, but the wealthy people in the town. Liu Tangxi did a good job of embroidery, so he could sell them for a few more coins.
For rich people, they won’t care if they get an embroidery they like.
Zhang looked at the shopkeeper in surprise, while Liu Tangxi remained calm and agreed reluctantly.
The shopkeeper immediately calculated the price and charged Liu Tangxi's embroidery according to the price that had just been agreed upon.
Liu Tangxi embroidered a total of sixteen handkerchiefs and six purses.
After leaving the town and walking on the way back to the village, Zhang touched the 136 coins in her arms, but still felt it was unreal.
This is more than 20 wen more than before, which can buy a few more kilograms of rice. ,,