Chapter 67 Handkerchief
Xu Miaomiao had just finished cleaning up the dishes and came out of the house to stretch, when she saw Song Wushao walking towards the house with a pile of books.
, and immediately stepped forward to share two books with him
When taking the book, Song Wushao's fingertips gently stroked Xu Miaomiao's hand, causing the man to pause.
"What's wrong?" Looking at the man standing there in a daze, Xu Miaomiao asked.
Song Wu Shao recovered and said that nothing was wrong, but his red cheeks gave him away.
Is it hot? Xu Miaomiao wondered in her heart, why did Song Wushao's face turn red so easily?
Without time to think, Xu Miaomiao followed the man into the house.
Song Wu Shao put all his books in order according to his previous habit and stared at the woman under the light in a daze.
The woman lowered her head, busy embroidering her handkerchief. Perhaps because she was not very skilled, her brows were tightly furrowed all the time, never relaxing for a moment.
"How have you been recently?" Song Wu Shao paused after asking and then explained, "I just heard some bad things when I returned to the village, so I asked."
Xu Miaomiao heard the voice and raised her head in confusion, frowning for a moment: "Who is gossiping in front of you?"
He was clearly being wronged, so what about the rumors of a disaster? Could it be that Song Wushao was very concerned about this?
"No, I..." Song Wu Shao stared at the woman for a long time. The words "I'm worried about you" were stuck on his lips and he couldn't say them. He shook his head helplessly and said in a low voice: "Forget it, it's okay."
Seeing that the man didn't say anything, Xu Miaomiao didn't care. She took the handkerchief and sat in front of Erbao: "Erbao, look, this is the handkerchief that your mother embroidered for you."
"Wow, what a cute little mouse." Erbao looked very happy but still a little puzzled: "Mom, why did you embroider a mouse on the handkerchief?"
"What mouse?" Xu Miaomiao blushed, snatched the handkerchief and muttered, "It's obviously a rabbit."
"But as long as it's embroidered by mommy, Erbao will like it no matter what it is!" The girl grinned and looked at Xu Miaomiao.
Xu Miaomiao felt a warm current in her heart and touched Erbao's head: "Erbao is still the best."
Looking at the two figures, Song Wu Shao couldn't help but curl up a smile on his lips. She was the only one who could turn a rabbit into a mouse.
The mother and daughter were lying on the bed and sleeping soundly. Song Wushao glanced at the mouse handkerchief that fell on the ground, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
"Miaomiao has left. It's time to pick cotton." Gu Yuanniang called Xu Miaomiao at the door.
"I'm here, Liu Niang." Xu Miaomiao responded immediately, but she still searched around the bed. Where was her handkerchief? She clearly remembered putting it here.
Seeing that Xu Miaomiao had not shown up for a long time, Gu Yuanniang went into the room and saw her crawling on the floor searching for something. She asked, "Miaomiao, what did you lose?"
"My handkerchief, a rabbit... er, a mouse." After thinking for a long time, Xu Miaomiao still felt that the possibility of it being found by a mouse was greater.
"Don't look for it anymore." Gu Yuanniang said as she held Xu Miaomiao's hand: "I'll embroider one for you when I come back."
"Okay." Xu Miaomiao said a little disappointed. Although the handkerchief was really ugly, it was embroidered by herself stitch by stitch. It would be a pity to throw it away. But when she thought about Liu Niang's exquisite embroidery skills, Xu Miaomiao felt a little satisfied.
"Miao Miao, the cotton harvest is almost over."
Gu Yuan's mother looked at Xu Miaomiao who was holding boxes of cotton and asked a question. They had been collecting cotton here these days. With so many people around, the movement was fast, and the cotton that was originally turning white was picked up quickly.
Xu Miaomiao stood up and looked at the cotton field, then nodded thoughtfully to Gu Yuanniang: "Yes, Liu Niang, we can finish harvesting it tomorrow."
On the way back, a stone blocked the road and almost tripped Xu Miaomiao, but fortunately Xuguo was quick to catch her.
Xu Miaomiao came to her senses and said thank you to Xuguo.
"Miao Miao, what are you thinking about? Even this small stone can trip you up?"
Gu Yuanniang looked at the dazed Xu Miaomiao and asked a question.
"Sixth Lady, I was wondering if we should go back to the restaurant tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Gu Yuanniang lowered her head and began to think.
"Of course!"
As she spoke, Song Weiwei walked outside and helped them take off the backpacks.
"That restaurant originally belongs to us. It would be unjust if we don't go there."
"Wei Wei!" Gu Yuanniang scolded, and Song Wushao pouted in dissatisfaction.
"This matter still needs Miaomiao to decide." Gu Yuanniang said.
"Let's go!" Xu Miaomiao made the final decision: "Of course we have to go. Wei Wei is right. That restaurant originally belongs to us. We have to go."
The three of them got down to work as soon as they said it. They packed up their things that night and waited to go to the restaurant early the next morning.
Xu Miaomiao had just arrived at the market in her ox cart when people she knew greeted her.
"Doctor Xu is here."
Xu Miaomiao responded enthusiastically: "Good morning."
There was a lot of dust accumulated in the place that had not been visited for a few days, and Xuguo couldn't help but sneeze.
"Is Madam Xu here?"
Xu Miaomiao was packing her things when she saw Mrs. Zhang from the brothel knocking on the door.
"I'm here." Xu Miaomiao immediately stepped forward: "Mother Zhang, what's wrong?"
"Ouch." The woman waved the handkerchief in her hand and said, "The official who threatened you a few days ago is gone. You can do business now."
"Really?" Song Weiwei, who was standing by, heard this and excitedly put down the feather duster in her hand and ran over to ask.
Mother Zhang nodded, looked at them and said, "Of course it's true. He said he couldn't get used to the rice here, and the plague was cured, so of course he went back early to claim the credit."
“That’s great, that’s great.”
Song Weiwei happily pulled Gu Yuanniang around in circles, and Gu Yuanniang smiled helplessly.
"Mother Zhang, if there is anything important in the future, you must tell me."
As he spoke, Xu Miaomiao took out a purse and stuffed it into the woman's hand.
The woman glanced at it and took the purse: "That's so embarrassing."
"Oh, right." Just as she was about to leave, Mother Zhang remembered something and immediately walked up to Xu Miaomiao and said, "Didn't the previous County Magistrate Bai leave? A new County Magistrate has come, named Hu Chong. I heard that he is not someone you will mess with. As soon as he arrived, he was in a hurry to decorate the County Magistrate's Mansion, and it cost a lot of money."
"Hu Chong?" Xu Miaomiao seemed to be thinking about something. The original book did not mention this. Could it be that he had changed again?
"Mother Zhang, where is the County Magistrate Bai?" Xu Miaomiao asked. County Magistrate Bai was the first good official she had met who worked diligently for the people. Xu Miaomiao hoped that he would have a good ending.
"You mean him?" Mother Zhang thought for a moment and said, "It seems that he went to the capital and became an important official."
Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly and said goodbye to the person in front of her. As long as County Magistrate Bai was fine, she could rest assured.
(End of this chapter)
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