Chapter 59 Chapter 59 "Okay, with...
"Okay, it will be raised by Lian Gu from now on. Lian Gu, remember to cut grass to feed it!" Chen teased Lian Gu with a smile on her face.
Lian Gu immediately jumped up and down with joy and promised, "Okay!"
Lian Gu will definitely take good care of it! Just like her mother took care of her!
Everyone was amused by the childish words.
"Okay, Aunt Lian, let's take the mule to drink water first. It has been walking all afternoon and must be tired." Chen coaxed.
Lian Gu nodded obediently, "Okay! Lian Gu will take it to drink some water!"
After she finished speaking, she reached out to lead the mule. The mule seemed to understand that the child in front of it wanted to take it to drink water, and it was so obedient and docile that it wanted to follow her.
Old Man Su was afraid that the mule would hit his granddaughter, so he quickly led the mule to the shade of the bamboo forest.
"Zuzu will take it to drink water with you!"
Lian Gu didn't make a fuss and let Old Man Su take her away. She followed the mule and Old Man Su closely.
In the courtyard, Mrs. Wu saw that Su Li and Chen's faces were sunburned and their foreheads were covered with sweat. She hurriedly said, "Come into the main room and rest. The mung bean soup is ready for you. But you should rest for a while before drinking it since you just came back."
Chen and Su Li were indeed very hot and tired, so they obediently went into the main room.
After entering the main hall, Chen and Su Li sat down to rest, and Su Tao came in from behind with cloth. When Chen saw the look in her mother-in-law's eyes, she remembered that she had not mentioned this matter yet, so she told Mrs. Wu about the cloth she had torn to make clothes for everyone in the family.
Mrs. Wu was quite understanding and said, "You guys are out and about so often, it's time for you to make some clothes. Forget about your father and I making clothes, you can just make them."
It is said that Buddha relies on gold and people rely on clothes. If you have a decent piece of clothing, people will not look down on you. Mrs. Wu felt this the most deeply. However, her family was really poor in the past and could not even solve the problem of food and clothing, let alone make new clothes.
"No, we have to do it everyone." Chen finally made up her mind to spend the money, just to make sure the whole family could wear new clothes.
Mrs. Wu smiled when she heard that. She touched the cloth and said, "Okay, it's all done. I'm also benefiting from you."
"What's the benefit?" Old man Su fed the mule with water and led Lian Gu in. Seeing the old woman smiling happily, he asked.
Mrs. Wu glanced at him and said, "Of course it's the glory of my daughter-in-law and granddaughter."
Then she waved to Aunt Lian in a friendly manner, "Come here, Aunt Lian, come here. Grandma said she would make new clothes for you. Are you happy?"
Lian Gu nodded and whispered, "Happy!"
But her eyes were shining as she looked at the bright cloth on the table. Did she have new clothes too?
Su Tao beside her was also very happy. She also had new clothes! And they were made of peach pink fabric! So beautiful!
You have to know that the clothes she was wearing were worn by her eldest sister before, and they were already very torn. Every time she wore them to her grandmother's house, she would be extremely envious and feel very inferior when she saw her cousin's new clothes.
She still remembers that one year, her five-year-old cousin pointed at the hole on her body and said in front of everyone in the room, "Mom, there's a big hole on my butt."
Su Tao wanted to curl up into a ball on the spot, feeling embarrassed and angry, and ran out crying.
It was also after that time that her mother went to the market in town and bought her and her fifth sister new clothes. However, although they were called new clothes, they were actually old clothes that had been worn by others. Her mother bought them at a place in the market that specialized in selling old clothes. The price was not much higher than that of new clothes. She could buy one for a few copper coins, but she couldn't choose the color or style, and there were patches on them. They were only slightly better than what they wore, but that was enough to make the 10-year-old girl happy for a long time.
Unfortunately, when she went to her grandmother's house again later, the clothes were no longer fresh after washing. Su Tao was really sad for a long time.
"Mom, I don't need it. Please make one more for my fourth and fifth sisters." Su Hong said. She still had a few new clothes she brought back from the Li family last time that she hadn't worn yet, so she didn't need to make one.
Chen had also thought of this, so she said, "Okay, I'll do it for you next time. This time, I'll focus on your two younger sisters."
Su Hong then said happily, "Okay."
Then, Wu and Chen discussed making clothes. If it was ordinary clothes, they could make them, but the style would be ugly and the stitching would be thick, and such good cloth would be wasted. They still had to find someone who knew how to make clothes. However, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't know many people in the village, and among those they knew, there was no one who was good at making clothes.
Finally, I found Mo to ask,
After a moment's thought, Mrs. Mo actually remembered someone. This person was none other than the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief, Old Man Zeng, Lan, who was also Fangcao's mother.
"She is the best needleworker in our village, but I don't know if she is willing to do it."
Chen was a little hesitant when she heard the name, but then she thought about her family's relationship with the Zeng family, so she boldly went to find Zeng Laoer's wife, Lu, and asked her to be the middleman.
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she said without hesitation, "Well, it's nothing. I'll take you to find her, and then you can tell her... I guarantee this will work..."
This time it was Chen's turn to exclaim in surprise... Is this really possible...
Mrs. Lu gave her a reassuring look and took Mrs. Chen to find her elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Lan.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, are you there?" Mrs. Lu called out loudly as she brought Mrs. Chen to the next door.
Lan came out of the house holding an embroidered handkerchief.
"What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
Speaking of which, before the Zeng family split up, the relationship between the two sisters-in-law was extremely tense. It was like you dislike me and I dislike you, just like fighting cocks. It was not until after the split up that the relationship began to ease. Lu no longer thought Lan was pretentious, and Lan no longer thought Lu was vulgar. Their relationship gradually improved and they began to visit each other.
Now the two families can help each other if anything happens.
"It's like this, sister-in-law. Mrs. Chen from the Su family heard that you are good at making clothes, so she came here specifically to ask you to help make a few clothes."
The Su family? Lan looked over and found that it was one of the military households that had passed by the door today. Where did she hear that they were good at making clothes?
Lan was a little confused, but more importantly, she thought about how this person heard her scolding her daughter in the morning, and her face instantly became a little uncomfortable. Also, because the Su family was a military household, Lan looked down on them and was also a little angry with Lu for bringing this person here.
So, Lan refused without thinking, "I..."
However, she was fast, and Chen was even faster.
"I've heard a lot about Madam Lan's excellent needlework. People from all over the town praise her. Even the wife of the wealthy man has worn clothes made by her. I haven't had the chance to visit her. Now that we need to make new clothes at home, we are clumsy and can't compare to you, so I want to ask you for help. Don't worry, as long as you are willing to help, the price will remain the same as before."
After saying this, Chen felt a little embarrassed. For someone who wasn't good at sweet-talking, you have to know how difficult it was for her to praise others. If Lu hadn't taught her to say this, she would definitely not have been able to say it.
Sure enough, when Lan heard the woman in front of her praising the clothes she made and even knew that the master had worn the clothes she made, her expression suddenly became much better. Later, when she heard the woman say that she wanted to give her money, Lan completely put away her unhappiness.
"It's not impossible to make a few clothes. It just so happens that the handkerchiefs in my cloth shop are almost finished. You can bring them here."
This was exactly what Chen wanted to hear. Seeing Lan agree, she said happily, "I'll go back and get it now."
After saying that, he went straight home and brought all the fabrics.
When Lan saw Chen bring the cloth, she asked her to put it aside. Chen did not hesitate and took out a string of copper coins and gave it to Lan, a total of 50 coins, and the remaining 80 coins would be given after the clothes were made. To be honest, Chen was heartbroken when she took out the silver, but she had to make clothes for the whole family at once, and Lan gave her a cheap price because she was from the same village. Otherwise, according to the price she charged for making clothes for others, it would definitely be more than this.
"Thank you for your help, madam." Chen said.
Lan hummed calmly, then asked in detail about the size and style required, then said, "I see. I'll make your youngest daughter first, right?"
"Yes."
"Okay, go ahead. I'll have Fangcao deliver it to you when I'm done."
Only then did Chen turn around and leave.
However, when Lan saw the person leave, she stared at her back in a daze for a while, and only after a long time did she look at the cloth that the other person brought.
If she was not mistaken, this was the finest Songjiang cloth, right?
Lan was a little stunned that this military household was willing to buy such expensive cloth to make clothes, and even specifically asked to give the cloth to their two daughters.
Chen didn't know about all this. After she left, she went to Lu's house next door to thank her. If Lu hadn't been there, she was afraid that people might not be willing to make clothes for her.
Not to mention that Mrs. Lu also specifically taught her how to say it so that Madam Lan would agree.
Mrs. Lu waved her hand. "Oh, what are you thanking me for? I should thank you for always sending food to my wife."
Every day, if the Su family had any unsold food, they would give some to Zeng Laoer, who would take it home for her and her sons to eat. Sometimes it was the stir-fried pork intestines, sometimes it was the pickled fish, and of course sometimes it was the vegetarian food.
"As long as my lady doesn't mind."
"I don't mind, I don't mind." Mrs. Lu not only did not mind, but was very happy. Although there was not much left each time, for her, it was good to have something to eat. What's more, the food made by the youngest daughter of the Su family was somehow too much to her taste. She wanted to eat it every day and never got tired of it. It was a pity that most of the time the food was sold out and she could only eat it occasionally.
Thinking of the pickled fish, Lu couldn't help swallowing her saliva again. She didn't know how the fish was cooked, but it tasted completely different from the braised fish she had eaten last time. It was fresh, tender, sour and spicy. A bite of it in the hot summer would whet her appetite. Then she would use the soup to soak some rice. The taste was so delicious.
Seeing that Lu was speaking the truth, Chen was very happy and also a little proud. Her daughter's cooking must be the most delicious. Otherwise, why would a wealthy family invite her to cook for them? And give her so much money.
However, Chen chose to keep these words to herself. Except for telling her good sister Mo, she never mentioned it to anyone else. After all, wealth should not be flaunted, especially now that their family has just started to improve, and her husband and son are not at home. It is not easy to show off too much when they are not able to protect themselves.
All in all, Chen understood these principles, but they would occasionally pop up in his mind, but he would quickly come to his senses.
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