Song Jinyin slept extremely peacefully that night. In her dream, she even saw her with a big belly and eating steaming roasted chestnuts.
She seemed to smell the aroma of roasted chestnuts on the tip of her nose. She smacked her lips, and for the first time, she didn't want to get up from the bed when the time came.
Only the hand on his side moved slightly, brushing his belly as usual.
But today she couldn't help but pause for a moment longer.
I don't know if it was her imagination, but her belly... seemed to be the same as in the dream, a little bigger than yesterday.
The little girl's eyes widened immediately, and she didn't care that she would feel cold. She just ran towards the bronze mirror in the corner.
It wasn't until he saw his belly that was no different from yesterday that the man in the bronze mirror pouted, turned around in frustration, and put on his coat.
Winter snow covered the ground outside. As soon as Song Jinyin opened the door of the small house, there was a knock on the door, and then a female voice sounded.
It seemed extremely abrupt in this quiet place.
"Is there anyone in the courtyard?"
Song Jinyin pricked her ears without making a sound, and then heard the people outside paused for a moment, then added a smile and said: "I'm the new one who moved next door. The boss works in the blacksmith shop on the street. If there's no one around, I'll come back later." ."
Not long after he finished speaking, the sound of the door opening sounded from next door.
Song Jinyin didn't stay long. When there was no movement outside, she walked out of the small courtyard holding the small hand stove.
But as soon as he reached the next door, the woman seemed to be waiting there, and the wooden door opened with a creak.
"Oh, didn't you scare the girl?"
Song Jinyin shook her head and retreated.
When he raised his eyes to look at the woman, he happened to see the clothes that had just been hung up in the small courtyard and a piece of freshly chopped meat in the corner.
It does look like you are living a good life.
"I'm afraid the girl didn't hear me knocking on the door just now. Our family has just moved in. I saw that the small courtyard is close to the girl's place, so I thought about visiting. Does the girl want to go out?"
"Um......"
The woman smiled so enthusiastically that Song Jinyin didn't know how to respond, "I want to go out, and I have to do some work."
I wanted to call her "Mother", but the woman in front of me couldn't tell her age. She looked like she wasn't too old, but her features were filled with vicissitudes of life.
Song Jinyin thought about it, and simply said nothing, just smiled at the person and prepared to leave.
"The girl looks so ingenious!"
Seeing that she was about to leave, the woman hurriedly waved her hand, "Hey, wait a minute, miss! I made some roasted chestnuts for my boss today, and put some cakes on them. I gave some here and there. Miss, what a shame!" Can’t fall behind!”
The wrapped roasted chestnuts were delivered to Song Jinyin. The smell was exactly the same as in her dream just now.
"How can you take... my sister's food for no reason? There are vendors outside, so I won't bother my sister."
"Just because of this sister, I have enough to eat!"
The woman couldn't help but put the thing into Song Jinyin's hand, fearing that she would come back, so she hurriedly took a few steps back into the yard, "I'm still boiling water inside. I'll have a good chat with the girl when she's free next time."
Song Jinyin's heart dropped a little.
After she left, the door of the small courtyard was closed, and the man by the wall still held a few blackened chestnuts in his hands, listening to her departure.
The woman stepped aside, her smile gone, and her serious expression was exactly the same as that of Xuan Wei next to her.
"Master, this yard is past the open road, and the pastry chef will still be waiting for a while. Why don't you take medicine and rest first, wait for the pastries to be delivered, and then make plans to go out."
The man was indeed a little tired.
He lowered his eyes, and his hands with clear finger bones had been stained by the blackened chestnut shells so that they could not see the color. He peeled them open, and even the meat inside was black.
Pei Yanzhou frowned.
I saw a few of them in her kitchen last night. I thought she would be interested in any of the small things sold outside.
But Pei Yanzhou didn't expect that he couldn't burn such a simple thing.
"Ask me to prepare more food. When she sees me, she might not eat at first."
Hearing this, Cang Rin's eyebrows and heart skipped a beat. He opened his mouth to say a few words, but in the end he honestly shut his mouth.
The master in front of him became increasingly difficult to fathom.
Miss Jin Yin's words yesterday clearly gave the master a heavy blow, but although the master was gloomy, he still stared at the knife edge.
Just like at this moment, he knew that if he went there, he would definitely encounter resistance and displeasure from Miss Jin Yin, but he, the master, must go and endure it himself, as if he would fight to the death.
...
Until we entered the embroidery workshop, the chestnuts were still steaming with heat.
Song Jinyin tasted the bitter taste of several pills, as if they were overcooked. She always felt that such craftsmanship did not match the woman's face.
But she couldn't think about it now, because Xin Xiuzhang came to find her.
"You have just come to the embroidery workshop. Logically speaking, you should not take on any important work, but I want you to follow the spring shirt ordered by the prefect's wife."
Song Jinyin frowned, turned her head to look at the people in the room, and found that Xiu Xiu was not there today.
"But Xin Xiuzhang, I promised to hand over the embroidery that I had not finished before, and Sister Xiuxiu is working on the spring shirt. I am a newbie here, and I really can't figure out the preferences of the nobles. I'm afraid that it will show up when the time comes. If you make a mistake, you will make the noble person unhappy."
"If a spring blouse worn by a girl from the Prefecture is well made, it will show off her skill more than that embroidered picture."
Xin Xiuzhang's face remained as cold as the previous times, the corners of his lips were slightly downward, with a bit of usual sternness, but his voice was much softer, as if he was afraid of scaring the people in front of him.
"You don't have to worry about Xiuxiu. I won't let her take over this spring shirt. I'll let Lianxiang and the others take you. When the time comes, we'll measure the noble people's measurements. Just follow your last style and design." Needlework.”
"Don't let Sister Xiuxiu take over?"
Song Jinyin was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what she was doing, and she had a vague suspicion in her heart.
"Yes, just go ahead and do it with confidence. Lianxiang has been in the embroidery workshop for a few years. She is quite reliable in her skills. The embroidery workshop cannot rely on a few old embroidery ladies all the time. I think you young people should also be able to do it." I don’t want to just stay in this corner for the rest of my life, just make some veils to hold the thread.”
After a pause, Xin Xiuzhang hesitated, and after a while he added: "Xiuxiu also has some skills, but she is very ambitious. Let her sharpen her skills this time. You don't have to worry about the rest."
When Song Jinyin saw the person in front of her saying this last sentence with great reluctance, she knew that Xiu Xiu had used some trick, and Xin Xiu Zhang saw it.
Due to the relationship between the two of her, although Xin Xiuzhang seemed angry, he still gave her a chance to make things right for her.
For example, Song Jinyin was not allowed to delve into this matter.
Song Jinyin thought, maybe it had something to do with the style she had sent before, but if it was as she guessed, this Xiuxiu's face was too thick-skinned.
Moreover, he is extremely stupid and harms others and himself.
He didn't tell her that he was discovered, but pushed her out.
Even though Song Jinyin had a good temper, she couldn't help but curse a few words in her heart.
"Song Ci, I know that Xiuxiu looked for you before, but you didn't agree. But this time I came to look for you, and I have no intention of covering up. You really have to do this job."
Even if she didn't say it bluntly, it was her craftsmanship that several noble people admired.
And Song Jinyin also knew that if she continued to shirk, she would take Qiao. If word spread, other embroidery shops would not accept her, even if they were not in Jinyu Embroidery Shop.
Thinking of this, she smiled helplessly and scolded Xiuxiu countless times in her heart.
"Xin Xiuzhang, noble people often order new clothes at the embroidery shop. I think there are girls' sizes here, so there should be no need to make a special trip."
"Spring shirts are no better than winter clothes. They should be closer to the body. It doesn't matter to others. The girls in the prefect's mansion are all newly made in new sizes, so it's not easy to use old ones."
Song Jinyin certainly knew this truth.
She could ignore Xiuxiu and reject others, but she had to take Xiuzhang seriously. Even if she left this place, it would only be after giving birth to the child.
Therefore, she has to stay in Luo City honestly for now.
"You can go there in the next two days depending on the weather, and ask Lianxiang to come with you. She has also been to many noble houses, and she will lead you to do this."
"I understand, Xin Xiuzhang."
...
After this delay, it was approaching noon again.
Song Jinyin was very hungry. Not long after she sat down, there was movement in her stomach. But just as she was about to go get some food, she heard a little girl running out of breath and calling her from the corridor.
"Sister Song Ci, someone is looking for you outside."
"Find me?"
"Well! A man is so handsome! I was a little afraid of him at first, but he said that he was my sister's distant cousin and he came here to bring her food!"
Song Jinyin's eyes widened slightly, and she immediately thought of that man.
But in the next moment, she felt relieved again.
It was Kurin who should have come.
When he spoke again, Song Jin just apologized to Cang Lin in his heart and frowned extremely seriously.
"I don't have any cousins. That person is probably a liar. Don't pay attention to him. If you see him later, stay away. Be careful if he drags you away."
"cocoa......"
"And there are a lot of handsome men. It's not very useful to talk about it. At most, it's just to deceive you little girls. Don't believe that man's words because of this!"
The little girl hesitated for a while, then looked up at her. The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. She looked like she was about to cry and said cautiously: "But he asked me to give me a string of bracelets and pastries from Linlang Pavilion. I, I It’s the first time I’ve seen him... I didn’t mean it, I’m going to give it back to him..."
Seeing the little girl crying a little loudly, Song Jinyin was startled and quickly pulled her aside.
"Don't cry. This is my guess. He, he may not be a liar."
"He clearly told my sister's name and appearance, and how she came to Los Angeles. He also said that you would stay together by the fire. He said that as long as I tell my sister, it doesn't matter if she doesn't go out. I Only then did I believe him..."
Song Jinyin's words of comfort were stuck in her throat, and the memories of the past came to her instantly.
Sitting around the fire to stay up late, maybe it’s not Cang Lin who comes.
But speaking of it, there was no way to watch the New Year by the fire in Zhuya Courtyard. It was just a fire, a figure reading a letter from behind, and her watching in the corner.
At that time, she had secretly had expectations, thinking that there might be something different in those days.
Maybe Mrs. Liu will come and take a peek at her, maybe Pei Yanzhou will change back to the way he was before.
But year after year, with hope and hope, she gave up in that charcoal fire.
There is nothing different, and it will never be different after she becomes a maid.
