The old man not only has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, but also has an excellent face. She suffered many hardships when she was young, and in her middle age she has children. She is full of children and grandchildren, and her children and grandchildren are filial. She can be said to be one of the five blessed old people in ancient times.
"Okay, let me take a look."
Minghua took the silk cloth and unfolded it to look at it carefully. The stitching was well done, and it was clear from the entire embroidery surface that the embroidery was done with great care; the double-sided large-scale embroidery was embroidered with scenes from the market, and was meticulous. It is extremely rare to get it in the current plane, and this craft is hard to find.
"Grandma, did you embroider it yourself?"
"Yes, I am the only one in my family who can embroider large-scale embroidery. My granddaughter and great-granddaughter can't embroider it. My daughters-in-law didn't practice it since they were young, so they don't have that ability." The old man looked at her kindly and said with a smile, "This one This embroidery is my last piece of embroidery, and I won’t take on any more work after this one.”
"Then..." Why did you take it out? Shouldn't it be kept?
"I have been running around for my family all my life. The embroidery work can be sold at a high price because of the good craftsmanship. After years of embroidery, my eyes have long been tired. My children are filial and do not want me to continue embroidering. This piece was requested by an official's wife. , when it was done, the contract was suddenly broken; I was given a sum of money to send it away, and it stayed."
Minghua couldn't help but ponder, what could be the reason for someone to give someone a sum of money to appease someone?
The old man said earnestly, "Little girl, don't worry, I won't lie; this embroidery was indeed requested by an official lady, but I sent the embroidery to her mansion, and a descendant of her family temporarily came out." It’s a matter of fact. I don’t know who made such nonsense in front of Madam, saying that this embroidery was unlucky, so she didn’t want it. Due to face and reputation, I had to give it a sum of money.”
"Actually, there is something wrong with the embroidery. People just dislike me. It's a pity that my finished work cannot be sent to people who understand it. I can only try my luck in the trading system."
Then why did you, old man, suddenly pick me?
Minghua didn't ask this, but there was indeed nothing wrong with this embroidery. Not only was there no problem, because the old man had a good heart, the embroidered things were tainted with a sense of righteousness, so they would be great to hang at home.
"Old man, what's the price of your painting?"
"The price for the official's wife is one thousand taels of silver. If you want it, please give me 600 taels."
Minghua:.......
No wonder the old man is well-dressed, and a piece of embroidery can be sold for thousands of taels; in ancient times, ordinary people in the market could last a lifetime.
"I don't know the exchange rate in the system, why don't we go take a look?"
"Can you like it?" the old man asked. "It doesn't matter if you don't like it. I'll find someone else."
"I appreciate it. Your craftsmanship is very good. It's just that we are in different planes and there is a difference in the value of money. We need to go to the system center to have a look."
"Okay, let's go take a look."
The old man took the silk cloth back with a smile and went to the trading center with her. There were many people trading in the trading center. Minghua took the old man to the modern plane money exchange screen and entered the old man's plane, and then entered Enter the name of her plane and click Exchange Calculation.
Six hundred taels of silver would be equivalent to twelve thousand yuan in the modern world.
"Old man, I happen to have money in my hand. I'll put it in the trading center and convert it into silver and give it to you. Do you think it's okay?" It's best to confirm the old man's wishes before doing anything.
Many times, good intentions lead to bad deeds, but a few words of inquiry are missing.
"Okay, why not? Exchange it into silver and I can take it out."
The old man nodded in agreement. Minghua took out twelve thousand yuan from the storage bag and put it into the machine. She converted it into silver and handed it to her, "Grandma, your painting is far more than this price. I got it from you." Okay; in this case, I will give you a pill. After you take it, your eyes will recover and your body will get better. But you can only take it for yourself and cannot give it to others."
"That's not okay! When you say that, I know that the elixir must be very good. Little girl, you can keep it for yourself. I'm old, I have children and grandchildren to look after, and I have six hundred taels of silver around me. My eyesight doesn't work well. That’s fine, no impact.”
Minghua took out a jade from the storage ring
The bottle contained a rejuvenation pill and was given to her without any explanation.
"Whether you take it or not is your business. I can't take advantage of you. There are some things you don't care about, but I can't do that."
The old man held the jade bottle in his hand and smiled slightly, "You are a good girl. I don't know who will marry you home in the future. That will be a great blessing. Girl, I have nothing to give you, but I just have one in my hand." I don’t know what the object passed down from my ancestors is. I don’t want any of it for my children and grandchildren. If you think it’s ugly, I’ll give it to you.”
As he spoke, the old man took out a kit from his arms and poured out a black thing in the shape of a safety button. Although it was dark, the aura was very upright, the aura of great righteousness between heaven and earth.
Minghua didn't dare to accept this thing, "Grandma, hang this pendant on the grandson you like, it will be good for him; don't think about giving it away casually, old things have spirituality. "
"I agreed to give it to you." The old man still insisted on giving it to her.
"I can't accept it. I know you mean well, but I can't accept this kindness. It's a good old thing, hanging around the neck of the grandson you like. Maybe you can have a scholar in your family."
The old man hesitated. There were businessmen and head catchers in his family. But there were no scholars. In ancient times, scholars were very rare, and a village might not be able to produce just one. Even a county may not be able to read just one person. Therefore, scholars were very popular in ancient times.
The elderly are no exception. She also hopes that the family will have a scholar; she will lead the family to change their family background. In ancient times, business was emphasized and agriculture was valued, and scholars were valued.
"This...girl, are you telling the truth?"
"Really, there's no need to lie to you."
The old man thought the same thing. When he met her for the first time, he could kindly tell her that the safety buckle was a good thing instead of swallowing it. It showed that he was upright and there was no need for such a person to lie to her.
"Little girl, thank you; you understand so much, I guess you are not an ordinary person. If our Zhao family can really produce a scholar, I will set up a longevity tablet for you."
Minghua:......Send her away?
She waved her hands in confusion, "Grandma, I'm just a little girl. I can see some signs. It's not worth mentioning. Don't stir up trouble. I can't afford it. I leave the things to you. We have both money and goods. We are destined to do so. goodbye."
Take the silk cloth and run away quickly. If you don't leave, do you have to wait for someone to set up a memorial tablet for immortality?
As soon as she left, the old man held the safety buckle and secretly rejoiced. After returning home, he chose a great-grandson who looked smart and had a talent for reading. He hung the safety buckle around his neck. Many years later, her family seriously A man who studied and became an official was born, and he was a highly respected minister.
After taking the elixir, she was in good health and lived until she was more than 120 years old. However, she did not forget the promise she made at the trading center. She set up a memorial tablet for Minghua after her great-grandson graduated from high school. She did not worship Buddha or gods at home. , just for her.
Although I don't know her name, she has been worshiping her for decades. When she died, she told her descendants to continue to worship her, but she didn't tell her great-grandson's achievements and Ping'an buckle, in order to prevent her descendants from falling out.
