Wang Niannian is sixteen or seventeen years old this year, and she is already considered an unmarriageable young lady in the eyes of everyone in the embroidery room.
But so what? She has been in the embroidery workshop for more than three years, and her skills are superb. She has become the face of the business!
All the young ladies from prominent families in Jinling specifically requested that she embroider their wedding dresses!
Now her monthly allowance has increased from three hundred coins when she first arrived to thirty taels!
Even if she never marries, she is confident that when the embroidery shop no longer wants her, she can save enough money to open her own embroidery shop in the future!
"Wang Niannian~"
"Oh, here it comes."
Wang Niannian responded when she heard someone call her name.
"Your brother-in-law came to see you, saying that your sister is sick and he wants you to take her home to take care of her!"
The newcomer was panting heavily, and before he could finish speaking, the tall figure in front of him vanished.
"Tsk tsk, it's that brother-in-law calling his sister-in-law 'little sister' again~"
"Shut up! Didn't you hear what Dongqing said? It's Niannian's older sister who's sick!"
"Tch, you believe that nonsense? It's definitely something going on between your brother-in-law and sister-in-law..."
"Smack—"
Wang Niannian, who had returned, appeared before everyone and slapped the gossiping embroiderer across the face.
"You're spewing filth!"
Wang Niannian left a sentence, turned around and went to her room to pack her luggage, explained the situation to Manager Zhang, and asked for three days off.
Steward Zhang witnessed the whole thing, but didn't make things difficult for her. Instead, he spoke kindly and told her to take good care of her sister first, and that she could return to her embroidery room after she finished her family affairs.
Thank you.
Wang Niannian nodded, thanked them gratefully, and then, without looking at anyone, slung her bundle over her shoulder and left the embroidery room...
"Manager Zhang, you're being unfair!"
"Why should we be so polite to an orphan girl? Is our Zhou family's cloth shop not big enough?"
"Heh~"
Manager Zhang's sneer was somewhat chilling.
An orphan?
But the other woman's older sister married the princess's son!
However, one of their relatives, at a young age, had already entered the Hanlin Academy!
What makes a small cloth shop like this compete with an "orphan girl" in terms of family background?
Which girl who becomes a formal embroiderer and gets into the best cloth shop in Jinling doesn't have good judgment?
After seeing Manager Zhang's attitude, everyone became wary of Wang Niannian!
Only Zhou Xinran, blinded by jealousy and lacking discernment, held a grudge...
Outside the embroidery room, although it was already dark, the carriage was indeed driven by my brother-in-law.
Wang Niannian called out "brother-in-law" and obediently got into the car.
"Hold on tight, we're going to pick up Yueyue."
When Qingsong saw that his sister-in-law was carrying a bundle, he wondered if she had gone too far.
On second thought, since Mother said there was smallpox in Jinling, I might as well go with the flow and trick my sisters-in-law into coming home!
"Giddy up!"
"Da da da~"
The carriage sped along, the night was deep, and in some places lanterns were lit, so the road conditions were still visible to the naked eye.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Qingsong arrived at the place where his little sister-in-law was studying medicine, and used the same trick again, displaying his superb acting skills.
I picked up my little sister-in-law without any problems!
"Brother-in-law, what happened to my sister? How did she become so sick? We saw her just a few days ago, and she was perfectly fine."
Unlike her second sister, who was quiet and reserved, Wang Yueyue started talking and couldn't stop, like pouring out beans.
"Sigh, let's talk about it when we get home. There are too many people and too much attention on the road."
Qingsong lit the lantern on the carriage and carried one for himself as well. He didn't dare say too much, for fear of revealing his secret.
After giving those quick instructions, I drove back.
"Giddy up!"
"Da da da~"
Wang Yueyue rolled her eyes inelegantly, but seeing her brother-in-law driving, she didn't press the matter further.
He then looked at his second sister and muttered:
"Second sister, you brought luggage? I left in such a hurry that I forgot about it."
"It's alright, you're at my sister's house, why would you worry about not having enough clothes?"
After calming down, Wang Niannian discovered the flaws in her brother-in-law's behavior.
However, one thing is certain: her brother-in-law had no ill intentions and was indeed there to take the sisters home; it doesn't necessarily mean that something happened to her older sister.
"That's right. My older sister said she made me some new clothes last time and told me to come and pick them up next time I have time."
Wang Yueyue was initially happy, but then became worried and kept talking:
"What illness does my sister have? Is she pregnant with my nephew again?"
"Something's not right. Why is my brother-in-law in such a hurry? Could it be that my sister is really seriously ill?"
"Why didn't you tell me when we met last time, sister?"
"If I knew, I could ask my master to come and cure my sister's illness!"
"Oh, brother-in-law, you're in such a hurry! Why don't I go ask my master for help?"
......
Wang Niannian silently stuffed cotton into her ears, feeling that her parents had given her and her sisters the wrong names.
Little sister, your incessant chatter should be called Niannian!
The sky was like a black cloth, with few stars.
Dark clouds surrounded the moon, and the night was gloomy.
"Phew~"
A breeze has picked up, and it's getting a bit chilly.
Jiang Yue tidied up her medicine box and, while she was at it, vaccinated her daughter-in-law, her grandson, and the maids and servants in the house with cowpox vaccine.
The adults are alright, but the little grandson is crying so much; it breaks my heart to see him like this.
There's no other way, this can save a life!
As if by magic, Jiang Yue pulled a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from her sleeve, handed them to the little guy, and coaxed him for a while before finally getting her grandson to sleep.
After the maid took away the little grandson, Qingsong came in a short while later with two grown-up girls.
"Mother, I brought both of my sisters-in-law with me."
"Didn't the news leak out?"
"Don't worry, Mother, absolutely not."
......
The two sisters standing behind their brother-in-law, seeing their sister unharmed and hearing what their brother-in-law said, turned their gaze to their sister's mother-in-law.
Regardless, you should first pay your respects to your elders.
"Niannian greets Auntie."
"Yueyue greets Auntie."
The two sisters' impression of their aunt was still from when the older sister got married; she wasn't distant, but she was definitely not overly reserved either.
"Oh, Niannian and Yueyue are all grown up now. Come and sit down, let your auntie take a look at them~"
Jiang Yue had long since calmly accepted her superior seniority. Although calling her that made her sound old, in this era, it was a sign of respect and closeness from others.
"Uh-huh."
The two sisters exchanged a glance and simultaneously glared at their brother-in-law, their eyes seemingly saying, "You've got a problem!"
“Auntie, my brother-in-law said that my sister is seriously ill and something happened. He tricked me into leaving the embroidery room, and it scared me to death.”
"Yes, yes, Auntie, when I saw that you and my sister were safe and sound, I realized that my brother-in-law was lying."
The two sisters, one after the other, were openly complaining.
"Qingsong? What kind of excuse is this, using Fangfang's body to make fun of her? Just wait and see if I don't beat you up!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue readily picked up a feather duster, her purpose being to legitimately give her son a good slap!
What reason can't you make up? Can you joke about your wife being sick?
"Mother, it's alright, my husband was just trying to..."
Fangfang wanted to speak to her husband, but her two younger sisters covered her mouth and gestured for her to sit down, saying they would make her brother-in-law suffer a bit!
"Mother, please listen to my excuses, oh no, please listen to my explanation—"
"Aww~"
I actually got hit a few times with the feather duster, and my butt hurts!
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