The finest embroidery in Jinling—
Inside the embroidery room, many people were anxious and uneasy.
"What can we do? We're surrounded by soldiers and can't get vaccinated against smallpox. Aren't we just waiting to die?"
"Sister Dongqing, I don't want to die. My parents have arranged a marriage for me. As long as this year is over, I can buy my freedom and get married!"
"I don't want to die either. My mother is seriously ill at home. If I don't go back to get her vaccinated against smallpox, she will definitely die!"
"Manager Zhang, say something! Aren't you on good terms with Wang Niannian?"
"You've always been so kind to them, so why can't you pass on a message to everyone now that the embroidery workshop is in trouble, so that they can come and help the sisters in the workshop?"
Zhou Xinran finally seized the opportunity. Three people in the embroidery room had contracted smallpox, and they dared not return to their rooms.
If she had known earlier, she would have gone home sooner and wouldn't have been locked up in that tiny embroidery room!
The thought of Wang Niannian, that brat who always outshone her, filled her with uncontrollable jealousy and resentment.
Manager Zhang is quite old; if it weren't for the high wages offered by the embroidery workshop, she would have gone home long ago to enjoy her retirement.
Now that someone in the embroidery workshop has contracted smallpox, these people won't be far behind.
I'm going to die anyway, so I have to get some things off my chest.
"What can I say? Nian Nian's family had a disaster and she escaped unscathed. That's because she was lucky. We weren't so lucky, so we can't blame anyone else."
“When Niannian was around, you led people to bully her, but she didn’t care about these small things.”
You're really something, taking advantage of your family's wealth to bully others even more!
"That's right, Zhou Xinran, you've gone too far!"
"Shut up, you have no right to talk like that here!"
Zhou Xinran was furious, but she was quickly proven wrong.
"Knock knock knock~"
"Manager Zhang~ I've brought my sister back. We're here to vaccinate everyone against smallpox. Please bring everyone out and line up~"
Wang Niannian's voice rang out from outside the door, and soon, the guards opened the embroidery room.
Having not seen the light of day for so long, the people inside were somewhat dazed, and then filled with the joy of surviving a disaster!
Holly was overjoyed and said with a sob in her voice:
"I knew it! I knew Sister Niannian wouldn't abandon us!"
"Yeah, yeah, Nian Nian really did bring people to rescue us!"
"What are you all standing there for? Come on, line up!"
Manager Zhang gave Zhou Xinran, whose face was pale, a meaningful look. Of all the embroiderers she had trained, she had the least talent.
Character is also a form of talent!
Zhou Xinran was dumbfounded. How could it be Wang Niannian?
Isn't she just an orphan?
Wang Yueyue had been to the embroidery workshop before, so many of the embroiderers knew her.
Seeing the other party surrounded by admirers and guarded by soldiers, the embroiderers were initially shocked, but then overjoyed.
Looking at it this way, it seems that Niannian really did bring her sister along to save them!
"Come on, line up to get vaccinated against smallpox. It costs ten taels of silver, but supplies are limited, so get vaccinated early for peace of mind!"
"Ten taels of silver?"
Holly took the lead and asked if getting vaccinated against smallpox would prevent one from getting smallpox.
After receiving an affirmative answer, he directly counted out ten taels of silver from his purse.
Ten taels of silver is a month's wages for an embroiderer.
But compared to one's life, what is this little bit of money?
"Mmm, bear with the pain."
Wang Yueyue, wearing a face towel, disinfected the knife in her hand, then gestured for the other person to roll up their sleeves...
In the blink of an eye, it was done.
Then the next one, and the next one...
Zhou Xinran was placed last, not because others excluded her, nor because she couldn't afford the money, but because she couldn't get over her own conscience.
"Cough cough cough~"
The embroiderers who had contracted smallpox were also carried out, feeling as if they might die at any moment.
Manager Zhang thought about it and, wanting to do good deeds, helped them pay the money in advance.
Is a living human life less important than money?
Thanks~
The seriously ill embroiderers were all moved to tears.
Then I felt my arm being slashed, it hurt for a while, and then I became drowsy...
When it was Zhou Xinran's turn, there were no more cowpox cases.
knock off.
"Hey, don't go! I haven't planted it yet!"
Zhou Xinran thought about it for a long time and finally figured it out: plant it, spend money to plant it, and don't owe Wang Niannian anything!
But when it was her turn, there was nothing left!
She didn't believe it; it must have been Wang Niannian who was behind it!
"There aren't any left. It'll be tomorrow. If you want to get vaccinated, bring your money and go to the entrance of Zhurong Hot Pot Restaurant to queue up for our service tomorrow."
Wang Yueyue frowned. If it weren't for the guards protecting her, she might have been captured by this crazy woman.
"you--"
"Enough, Zhou Xinran. I can't be bothered with you bullying me, but this is my sister, and I won't allow you to bully her!"
Wang Niannian drew the guard's knife and held it to the neck of her glaring enemy, ready to risk everything!
"you--"
Zhou Xinran dared not move, and was even a little scared.
She felt a stinging pain in her neck, dared not say a word, and retreated in humiliation.
The embroiderers who had been vaccinated against smallpox all stepped back, unwilling to come into contact with Zhou Xinran in the slightest.
The look of disdain was impossible to hide.
Manager Zhang looked pleased; finally, he saw his prized disciple stand up.
Yes, that's the spirit!
She worked as an embroiderer, always working for the embroidery workshop.
However, to be the boss, you need to have the courage and the aura to suppress everything!
At that moment, in her heart, she believed that her prized disciple had graduated.
She has nothing left to teach.
Wang Niannian returned the knife to the guard, then bowed to Steward Zhang and took her leave.
Holly waved goodbye and shouted:
"Thank you, Sister Niannian~"
"Thank you, Niannian~"
Other embroiderers followed suit and imitated her.
Regardless, it was Wang Niannian who, along with her sister, came specifically to rescue the embroidery room sisters.
As the only embroiderer who hadn't been vaccinated against smallpox, Zhou Xinran didn't have to be ostracized by the others. She packed her things and prepared to go home.
But to her utter surprise, when she finally got home, she found that everyone in her family had been vaccinated against smallpox. Knowing that she hadn't been vaccinated, they were afraid that she would harm her younger brother, so they kicked her out of the house and told her to get vaccinated before she could come home!
Not too late?
Then why not let her go home?
Haha~
Turns out, she was the joke!
With her younger brother around, she was nothing in front of her parents...
Disheartened, she wanted to stay at a guesthouse, but asked to have her arm checked to see if she had been vaccinated against smallpox!
Inns in Nanjing do not accept guests who have not been vaccinated against smallpox!
She refused to give up, but no matter what identity she revealed or how much money she promised, the other party wouldn't accept it!
Left with no other option, she had to queue up at the Zhurong Hot Pot restaurant.
When they arrived at the scene, there was a huge crowd of people, all of whom were people who had not been vaccinated against smallpox and were queuing up!
As a young woman, and having come to queue alone, she was stared at with strange looks by many men...
A sense of regret arose in her heart. If she hadn't gossiped about Wang Niannian while she was in the embroidery room, would she have been infected with smallpox?
Unfortunately, there's no going back. To go home, and for a life of wealth and luxury, she had no choice but to obediently wait in line...
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