That night, it was already Haishi when the two of them got home. Xi Jin was too tired to say anything, so he washed up casually and fell asleep.
It wasn't until I was woken up by Lan'er's cry in the early morning that I realized that it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Xi Jin opened the curtain and found that no one was on Xie Luo's bed, and the quilt was folded neatly. He must have gone out early in the morning.
Xi Jin went out and saw Lan'er standing outside the door, anxiously looking forward to it.
Seeing Xi Jin come out, he seemed to be relieved: "Sister Jin, you are at home, I thought..."
"What do you think?" Xi Jin let Lan'er in.
"Sister Jin, you forgot that you agreed yesterday to come to my house in the evening. I didn't see you coming back until dark, but you worried me to death." Lan'er said fearfully.
"I'm sorry, Lan'er, something happened when we went to the mountains yesterday. We came back very late, so I didn't come to see you."
Lan'er pulled Xi Jin over and looked her up and down: "Sister Jin, are you okay?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Xi Jin led Lan'er in, "When I was going down the mountain yesterday, I accidentally fell off the cliff. Fortunately, the cliff was not high, and I happened to fall into a hot spring. Plus you, Brother Xie, protected me, so I wasn’t hurt.”
Xi Jin recalled carefully later that she was not injured yesterday, and Xie Luo's protection must have been indispensable.
His skills are unfathomable, and his internal strength must be deep, otherwise he would be injured if he fell from the cliff.
"Oh my God, Sister Jin, you are so lucky!" Lan'er exclaimed.
"Yeah, when I fell off the cliff, I really thought I was going to die."
Xi Jin recalled everything that happened yesterday, as if he had been in a dream. Now that he thinks about it, he is really scared.
"Sister Jin, this is God giving you a chance to be reborn." Lan'er held Xi Jin's hand tightly and said meaningfully, "Sister Jin, let everything go past yesterday. We should all Look forward, right?”
"Yes, you are right." Xi Jin nodded with a smile and changed the topic, "By the way, did you bring General Gu's clothes?"
"Brought it." Lan'er put the clothes in the basket on the table and accidentally knocked the bundle originally on the table to the ground.
"Ah, Sister Jin, I'm sorry!" Lan'er quickly bent down to pick it up.
The things in the baggage were scattered on the ground. Lan'er looked at the things on the ground and was surprised: "Sister Jin, these are the silk threads from Tiansi Pavilion, and these rouge and gouache. Fortunately, they were not damaged, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford the compensation. "
Xi Jin picked up those things together and put them back into the bag: "This is your thank you brother."
"Oh, I understand. Brother Xie put it here just to give you a surprise!" Lan'er snickered.
Xi Jin came back yesterday and fell asleep without asking Xie Luo what he brought back.
Looking at these now, it does seem like they were prepared for her. Unexpectedly, he silently prepared a gift for her.
"If you don't talk about this, let's hurry up and make clothes for General Gu!"
Xi Jin opened the clothes made for General Gu and saw that Lan'er had almost sewn them, leaving only the embroidery on them.
"Sister Jin, I should have done more, but I'm worried that my embroidery skills are not as good as yours and I won't be able to catch General Gu's attention."
Lan'er knew in her heart that General Gu liked Sister Jin's embroidery, and Sister Jin only took care of her and let her get out of the workshop.
"You have done a good job, leave the rest to me." Xi Jin stood up and came to the desk, "I will draw the pattern first, you can help me arrange the threads!"
"Okay." Lan'er was happy to help Xi Jin. She really liked Sister Jin so much. She always felt at ease and comfortable when she was with Sister Jin.
"Sister Jin, I didn't expect that your house even has a desk." Lan'er said enviously.
While drawing the pattern, Xi Jin replied, "You thanked your eldest brother for asking Uncle Liu for the beating."
Because Uncle Liu had excellent carpentry skills and was old, General Gu exempted him from being sent to the army and only allowed him to do carpentry chores under Master Feng, so his life was relatively free.
After everyone knew about his craftsmanship, those in the village who had some money on hand would go to him to buy some necessities such as tables, chairs, and cabinets.
There are very few people like Xie Luo who can hit the bathtub and hit the desk at the same time.
But who made the two of them have a good relationship? With Xie Luo being generous, Uncle Liu was naturally happy to give them the best wood and craftsmanship.
When Xi Jin saw the bathtub that Xie Luo brought back that day, she was simply shocked. Xi Jin was so cute and delicate that the bathtub could accommodate three or four of her.
When Xi Jin asked Xie Luo in confusion why the bathtub was so big, Xie Luo just touched his nose and said that Uncle Liu was old and deaf, so he heard the wrong size. Now that it’s done, I’m too embarrassed to give it back, so just make do with it!
Xi Jin thought that it was not easy for Uncle Liu, so he didn't say anything more.
It's just that their house is too small, and the large bathtub is really out of place in the room.
Xi Jin thought that after some time, he must build a new house with blue bricks and red tiles. It would be best to have a separate wing room specifically for the bathtub.
"Sister Jin, what are you thinking about?" Lan'er divided a strand of moon-white silk thread and showed it to Xi Jin, "Do you think this color is suitable?"
Xi Jin took the silk thread, compared it on the clothes, raised his eyes and asked, "Lan'er, do you know the origin of General Gu?"
"I'm not very sure. I just heard that General Gu is a distant relative of Governor Ding and is from the Weimo family. That's why he came to Yazhou to join Governor Ding."
"Wei Mo's background?" Xi Jin looked at the thread in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Having been in Yazhou for so long, Xijin could almost always hear people around him mention General Gu, how he sympathized with the prisoners and how he quelled the Yongzhou rebellion with iron-blooded means.
Therefore, she always thought that General Gu had such ability because he came from a noble family.
"Why does Sister Jin want to inquire about General Gu's background?" Lan'er asked doubtfully, Sister Jin doesn't seem to be that kind of person who follows people's influence?
Xi Jin pointed to several patterns on the table and hesitated: "I was thinking about what kind of patterns to embroider on General Gu's clothes that he would like."
Lan'er picked up the pattern painted by Xi Jin on the table and admired it: "The pattern painted by sister Jin is so beautiful and the embroidery skills are so good. General Gu will definitely like it."
"Your little mouth is like honey." Xi Jin nodded Lan'er's forehead, "Then let's start quickly, so that General Gu can have clothes to change as soon as possible."
That day Ding Xiyu mentioned that General Gu was reluctant to change out of the clothes she had embroidered. She really couldn't believe that General Gu, who commanded Yazhou's troops and horses, had such a childish temper.
"However, it doesn't matter who General Gu is, I just hope that he is a fair and strict good man." Xi Jin couldn't help but worry when he thought of what happened at Lan'er's house yesterday.
Yesterday, Xie Luo and Big Beard fought for Lan'er and injured Wang Zhaofu. I wonder if Wang Zhaofu will cause trouble today?
Lan'er obviously understood what Xi Jin meant, and sadness filled her heart.
The more Lan'er thought about it, the more anxious she became: "Sister Jin, what do you think General Gu and Vice General Liang will do if they listen to Wang Zhaofu and punish Brother Xie and Big Beard?"
