On this day, Xi Jin and Lan'er went to work in the village chief's workshop. Due to a delay on the road, they arrived a little late.
As soon as the two of them arrived at the door, they heard Mrs. Li scolding her loudly: "Be more agile with your hands and feet. We are about to hand in the assignment. There is so much left to do. It's because I'm too polite to you on weekdays, right?"
"Sister Jin." Lan'er carefully pulled Xi Jin's sleeve, a little afraid of being scolded.
Xi Jin took Lan'er, patted her hand, and was about to sneak in quietly through the back door, when Mrs. Lao saw her.
"Daughter-in-law Xie Luo, you're here. My old shoulder and neck problem has happened again. Please give me a few stitches as soon as possible." Mrs. Lao put down the needle and thread in her hand, patted her shoulder, and frowned. Locked.
Mrs. Li raised her head and glanced at Xi Jin, then opened her eyes and pointed at a woman beside her: "What are you looking at? If you don't hurry up, your hands and feet are the slowest."
When everyone heard this, they quickly lowered their heads. Who among you didn't know that Mrs. Li was partial to Xie Luo's daughter-in-law.
Look at Mrs. Li's face glowing every day. I heard that Xie Luo's daughter-in-law had good medical skills and cured her hidden illness, so Mrs. Li was partial and everyone had no objection.
Who doesn't have a minor ailment these days? Xie Luo's daughter-in-law not only has superb medical skills, but also charges low fees. She can even use her household items to pay for her treatment. Where can she find such a good doctor?
Xi Jin silently accepted Mrs. Li's kindness and pointed at Lan'er to sit down quickly.
She looked at Mrs. Lao's shoulder and neck problems again: "Aunt Lao, you have an old problem. If you want to recover, you have to lower your head and work less."
"Hey, I think so too, but I can still earn some money. If I stop working, my family will have less income. My grandson is also old enough to go to school, so there will be more places to spend money. Mrs. Lao sighed and lowered her head to sew again.
An aunt on the side heard this and asked hurriedly: "Mrs. Lao, where does your grandson go to school?"
"Where else? Isn't this a newly arrived prisoner? There is a Jinshi named Fan Ju. Hearing that General Gu saw that he was powerless but well-read poetry and books, he ordered him to open a school in the village. He said People from several nearby villages can come to study.”
"It's such a good thing."
"No, let me tell you, this General Gu is really a good man. If it were anyone else, who would care whether your children of the prisoners are studying or not? I wish we could be illiterate all our lives and serve them as slaves. This is the only thing we can do General Gu gave us wages and allowed our children to read."
Mrs. Lao couldn't help but sigh: "I have been in Yazhou for almost ten years, but I have never seen such a good official. If this continues, I will almost forget that I am a prisoner."
When everyone heard this, they all laughed and nodded in agreement.
"It's a pity that our batch of summer clothes has been sewn, and we still don't know where the next job will be?" Some people lowered their heads and sighed.
"Xia Yi, you didn't make enough this time. Each of you made at least a hundred dollars, which is enough for you to last for a while."
Mrs. Li said: "There has never been such a good thing before, so General Gu gives you face. You have to do better and don't let down General Gu's good intentions. Only if you do well this time, you will have a chance next time. "
"Yes, yes, yes." Everyone nodded in agreement and quickly speeded up the work at hand.
"Where is Mrs. Li?" Just as everyone was immersed in making clothes, a loud voice sounded.
Mrs. Li quickly stood up and greeted her: "Miss, what are your orders?"
"I'm going to the town to attend the Spring Flower Party in two days. You ask them to make me some clothes." Shi Lingyin, who was dressed in pink, said bossily.
Mrs. Li was a little embarrassed: "Miss, we are here to make clothes for the army. Everyone is busy with the work. I'm afraid..."
"Why, our Shi family provides you with food and drink, and also gives you the opportunity to earn wages, but you still want to shirk your efforts to make me two pairs of clothes." Shi Lingyin raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of sharpness that did not match his appearance.
Mrs. Li lowered her head, neither daring to refute nor accept.
"What? If you don't want to do it anymore, you can get out." Shi Lingyin glanced at her and pointed at Xi Jin arrogantly, "Just her, let her come and measure me."
Xi Jin raised his eyes and saw her looking at him proudly, and had a bad feeling in his heart.
Mrs. Li had no choice but to call Xi Jin over to give Shi Ling the volume, hoping that Xi Jin could be more agile and handle the matter.
Xi Jin had no choice but to step forward and pick up the ruler on the side. He measured her size gently and quickly, trying his best to prevent this arrogant young lady from getting caught.
Shi Lingyin looked down at Xi Jin, resentment welling up in his heart. He originally wanted to accuse her of making a mistake so that he could scold and scold her.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Mu Xijin's movements are impeccably gentle.
Xijin ignored Shi Lingyin's inner feelings, took the pen and paper aside, and recorded Shi Lingyin's dimensions on the paper in detail for later use in making clothes.
Shi Lingyin looked at Mu Xijin writing, and felt mad with jealousy again.
Why, how could she write such beautiful calligraphy? She has been practicing calligraphy under a teacher since she was a child, and she is unique in this village.
But this Mu Xijin simply wrote a few words, and it was obvious that he was inferior to himself.
These prisoners from Beijing are so annoying to look at.
"How can my waist be so thick? How did you measure it?" Shi Lingyin asked harshly.
"Then I'll change it again." Xi Jin didn't want to offend Shi Lingyin, so he took the ruler and planned to measure her again.
Seeing her calm and calm look, Shi Lingyin became even more furious. He picked up the water glass on the table and splashed it on Xi Jin's face. He shouted uncontrollably: "You ugly woman, why do you think so?" Grab it from me!"
Lan'er saw her at the side and quickly took a handkerchief to wipe Xi Jin's face: "Sister Jin, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Xi Jin took the handkerchief and carefully wiped the tea on her face. Fortunately, the water was not hot, otherwise she would have been disfigured.
"Daughter-in-law Xie Luo, you..." Mrs. Li shouted first, pointing at Xi Jin's face with disbelief on her face.
"Sister Jin, it turns out your skin is so good." Lan'er has been with Xi Jin for so long, and this is the first time she has seen her face without covering it.
Lan'er looked at Xi Jin with admiration: "Sister Jin, you are so beautiful!"
Xi Jin subconsciously looked at the handkerchief in her hand, which was completely black, and then realized that she had unintentionally wiped off the disguise material on her face.
"You are such a vixen, you have so many tricks up your sleeve, no wonder you are so obsessed with Xie Luo."
When Shi Lingyin thought of Xie Luo's indifferent look when she stopped him from confessing his love this morning, his anger rose from the bottom of his heart...
