Fan Hua followed Ye Xiulan to her yard. As Ye Xiulan had said before, there were a lot of bamboo baskets piled up in her yard, in various shapes and sizes, both well-woven and poorly woven.
Fan Hua looked at it and thought, she had always wanted to talk to Sister Ye about the bamboo basket, but always forgot when she was busy. Today was a good chance for them to have a good chat.
Before Fan Hua could speak, Ye Xiulan pulled Fan Hua into the house and asked curiously, "Sister Fan, did Zhang Tao really go find someone to kill you for Zhou Xue?"
Fan Hua was puzzled. How could the news spread so quickly? She also noticed that Ye Xiulan said "kill" instead of "bully" or "abuse".
Thinking of what Zhao Yilu had told her before, Fan Hua couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister Ye, where did you hear that?"
Ye Xiulan lowered her voice and said, "I heard from Zhao Xiaoyan this afternoon that almost all the military wives in the family compound know about this matter! That Zhang Tao is really too hateful, and Zhou Xue is not a good person either!"
Fan Hua probably guessed what the rumor was about, so she evaded the point and said, "Sister-in-law, I didn't want anyone to know about this, but I didn't expect it to spread so quickly. I was really scared yesterday!"
Her eyes were red as she finished speaking. She even pulled open the collar of her sweater a little and said pitifully, "Look, I was almost strangled to death yesterday. Fortunately, Captain Zhao saw that I hadn't returned yet so late and came to pick me up, so I escaped. Otherwise, you might only see my dead body today!"
Looking at the obvious purple bruises on Fan Hua's fair neck, Ye Xiulan couldn't help but feel even more contemptuous of Zhang Tao and Zhou Xue.
"Tell me, how can Zhang Tao be so vicious? Just because you overshadowed Zhou Xue at the New Year's Eve party and Zhou Xue cried in front of him, he hired someone to kill you! He is so vicious! And that Zhou Xue, I think she is a vixen. I don't know how she cried to Zhang Tao behind his back, otherwise how could Zhang Tao want to kill her! It's ok for her to be arrogant and domineering at ordinary times, but as a soldier, how could she have the intention to kill people!"
Through Ye Xiulan's words, Fan Hua basically understood how the incident was spread in the compound today. The overall content was exactly the same as the facts, except that Zhang Tao had someone murder him instead of murdering him.
I think this was Zhao Yilu's way of protecting himself. After all, people in this era were still relatively traditional and attached great importance to the reputation of women. Attempted murder and attempted rape would have different effects when spread. If it was an attempted rape, it might turn into a successful rape as it spread!
However, Fan Hua later found out that Zhao Yilu's intention was more than that.
Fan Hua forced a smile, "Who said it wasn't true? I never thought that I would lead a peaceful life and cause such a big disaster just because I sang a song at a cultural evening party. She is the princess of the military family compound, you really can't mess with her!"
Ye Xiulan's face was full of contempt, "It's because she doesn't have strong professional skills! Oh, by the way, you may not know this, but when I brought you a basket during your rehearsal that day, Zhou Xue had been peeking at your door for a while. I think she sprained her ankle on purpose at the Lantern Festival Gala. She must have wanted to embarrass you, but she didn't expect you to perform so well and steal her limelight, so she hates you!"
Fan Hua patted Ye Xiulan's hand, "Okay, Sister Ye, let's not talk about her. Anyway, I am lucky enough not to let them succeed. By the way, there is something else I have always wanted to tell you!"
Ye Xiulan immediately asked, "Sister Fan, what's the matter? Just tell me!"
"I wanted to ask you, have you ever thought of selling all the baskets you've made?"
"Hey, these are all made up for fun. They don't look very good. How much can I get if I sell them?" Ye Xiulan said embarrassedly.
Fan Hua walked into the yard, picked up a few baskets and looked at them carefully. After a while, she said, "Sister Ye, the baskets you made are of very good quality and very delicate. The only drawback is that the style is too ordinary and the design is too simple. I think since you like to weave baskets, you might as well go for the boutique route. Don't pursue speed. Just weave slowly and weave something with unique shapes. This one can be regarded as a handicraft when it is finished!"
Ye Xiulan immediately waved her hands and said, "But I don't know how to weave those unique shapes you mentioned. I learned this technique from my grandma when I was a child. I usually only know how to weave these very practical shapes. I don't know how to weave other shapes!"
Fan Hua recalled that when she was in college, she and her friends went on a rural sketching trip in the southeast. They had visited a village that specialized in making these fine bamboo baskets.
Their bamboo baskets are exquisitely made and have been applied for intangible cultural heritage. An exquisite basket can easily sell for thousands of yuan, and some with particularly fine workmanship can even sell for tens of thousands of yuan.
Because Fan Hua liked them very much at that time and looked at them very carefully, she still remembers the appearance of many of the baskets clearly.
So he said, "Sister Ye, I will draw a few patterns for you later. You can try to weave them first. They are all things I have seen in books before. If you can weave them, you will be able to make a lot of money with this skill sooner or later!"
When Ye Xiulan heard what Fan Hua said, she immediately became excited. "Okay, I'll give it a try. I'm free anyway, so I want to weave baskets to kill time!"
Fan Hua nodded, feeling that she had understood everything and said what she needed to say, so she prepared to leave. "Sister Ye, I'll go back first. I'll send the design to you after it's finished!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, just take care of your own things first, and then help me draw the pattern when you have time!"
Fan Hua waved goodbye and left Ye Xiulan's yard. Whenever she met someone looking at her on the way, she responded with a polite smile.
After returning home, she put everything behind her. It had been so many days, and today was a rare occasion that she came back early. She wanted to spend some time with Yuanxiao and his sister!
Aunt Chu was relieved to see that Fan Hua was in perfect condition today.
When she saw the pinching and bite marks on Fan Hua’s neck yesterday, she was so heartbroken. She could tell how dangerous it was and how much Fan Hua had suffered!
Fan Hua wanted to relax, but sometimes, things don't go as planned. Just when it was time to leave the camp, Zhou Xue came to her angrily...
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