wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 152 II 17. Insincere words

Tian Erya lowered her head: "I might be able to find him if I go to see him, and I'm worthy of my conscience. Otherwise, I will always think about Zheng Yuansheng and feel uneasy."

Wu Jingshu was noncommittal: "Is it worth risking your life and unpredictable suffering to find him for peace of mind?"

Tian Erya paused for a moment, and said, "I like him, it's worth any risk."

"You only need 200 taels of silver from Zheng's house, plus your savings and this basket of scissors, it's still not enough for your travel expenses to Ninggu Pagoda. What will you do when you are penniless?"

"I save flowers, enough for travel expenses. When I get to Ningguta, I can sell scissors along the street to make ends meet."

"It's really simple. Don't you know that there is a saying called 'a penny can't beat a hero'? When you have food, you won't want to look for Zheng Yuansheng anymore." Wu Jingshu took it out of the bamboo basket. A pair of scissors, picked up a piece of straw paper from the side, and cut it unconsciously.

Tian Erya stopped sharpening the scissors and watched her cut paper: "Miss Wu, your hands are so skillful, you can cut out a little duck in a while."

"Ah?" Wu Jingshu looked down at the paper-cut and laughed, "It's not a duck, it's a mandarin duck."

"Oh! I see. You are thinking in your heart 'only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals'. You also want to spend time with your sweetheart day and night."

"Tian Erya, are you taunting me?" Wu Jingshu's beautiful face was full of gloom.

"No!" Monk Zhang Er was puzzled.

"Are you really stupid or fake? I don't understand, do I also like Zheng Yuansheng? He and I are the couple who have worshiped before."

Tian Erya jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and pointed out sharply: "You have broken off the engagement with Zheng Yuansheng. He also made it clear to you that he doesn't like you. You don't have him in your heart..."

Wu Jingshu stood up and argued, "I have him in my heart. If you hadn't been a hindrance, he and I would have been a loving and happy couple long ago."

"Lovely mandarin ducks? During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Zhi wrote a poem "Shi Si Fu", which mentioned mandarin ducks: "Kuang Tongsheng's righteousness is absolute, and he is estranged from his relatives. Happy mandarin ducks in the same pool, envious of the same forest "He refers to the envy of mandarin ducks who can advance and retreat together when encountering adversity. But you, when Zheng Yuansheng was exiled by a traitor, did not go to send him off, but chose to break off the engagement with him. You did not share adversity with him at all, you Are you willing to say that out loud?"

"You!" Wu Jingshu's pretty face flushed with anger, and she turned around to wipe away her tears.

Tian Erya picked up the paper-cuts she had left on the ground, looked at them carefully, and remembered that she often saw old ladies selling paper-cuts on the street, and her eyes lit up. If she could also cut paper, she would have an extra income on the way.She started to take new straw paper, and compared the mandarin ducks that Wu Jingshu had cut out according to the gourd painting.

Wu Jingshu heard the voice, turned her head, and saw that she was clumsily cutting patterns with straw paper, and the mouth of the cut paper was incomplete.She leaned forward: "You used too much force and cut too much, you should cut like this..."

Tian Erya asked for advice humbly with the intention of learning a craft and earning more money.The atmosphere between the two is no longer tense and has become very harmonious.

Wu Jingshu taught for a long time, and when she saw Tian Erya finally cut out a crooked duck, she covered her mouth and said happily, "You don't have any aura in paper cutting, so don't learn it."

"I have to learn! If you don't have money and can't fill your stomach, you can sell a few paper-cuts, and you can exchange them for steamed buns."

"Are you taking it for money?"

Tian Erya was not discouraged, and picked up the last piece of straw paper and started cutting: "Of course. There are also old ladies who sell paper-cuts on the street. They all sell happy characters and some animal patterns, which are popular with children. It is cheap and good. Sell, I plan to sell paper cutting while selling scissors."

"It's good to have an idea." Wu Jingshu looked around, and they had finished cutting the nearby toilet paper.He looked around and took out a large stack of rice paper, "I'll teach you how to cut happy characters."

"Miss, this paper is bright, white and thick, so it must be very expensive. We'd better not cut it."

"It's okay, even the best paper is for people to use." Wu Jingshu folded the rice paper in half and scissors.

Tian Erya felt pain in the flesh, and soon, she was more skilled in paper-cutting than rice paper, and she also started to learn.

The two are getting excited.

Spoon Yao knocked on the door: "Miss, the butler is coming this way, let's leave quickly."

"Okay." Wu Jingshu hurriedly put down the scissors and paper, reluctantly said, "I'll teach you next time."

"Thank you, Ms. Wu." Tian Erya was in high spirits, and after watching her leave, she started paper-cutting again.

When the butler knocked on the door and came in, he saw a pile of shredded paper. After seeing the few rice paper left beside him, he was shocked: "My dear, why did you touch these things? These are the things that the young master usually uses. The rice paper used for calligraphy and painting was bought from Rongbao Zhai in the capital at a high price, and it is not easy for people to touch it."

Only then did Tian Erya realize that there was a catastrophe, she stopped the scissors embarrassingly, lowered her head and said nothing.

"I'm going to invite the young master, you wait to be dealt with!" The butler trotted out.

Tian Erya was so remorseful that she squatted on the ground and wiped her tears.

The butler came back again, followed by two servants.Seeing Tian Erya crying, he couldn't bear it, and said helplessly: "If I knew this, why destroy the things here? The young master ordered you to go to the front hall, come with me!"

The two servants behind them collected the scraps of paper and followed closely behind them.

With her head down, Tian Erya followed listlessly, waiting to lose money and be released.

Wu Xiangrong was sitting in the living room drinking, seeing Tian Erya's dejected look, he put down his glass: "Now, do you know that you made a mistake?"

"I know I was wrong, young master, I will compensate you at the original price." Tian Erya summoned up her courage and said.

Wu Xiangrong saw her face swollen to look fat, and smiled evilly: "Okay, a piece of paper is 500 Wen, you do the math, how many pieces of paper are cut, and you will be compensated according to the price."

Tian Erya's face instantly turned pale: "So expensive?"

"Yes! Do you pay for it?"

"I will pay." Tian Erya gritted her teeth, "No matter how many tickets, I will compensate you at the original price."

Wu Xiangrong walked up to her with his hands behind his back: "It's very courageous! How much money do you have in your pocket, but don't you have a count in your heart? You have to use labor in exchange for meals. Why are you so big?"

"If I damage your things, of course I have to pay for it. Even if I leave all my silver and scissors with me, I still have to compensate you." Tian Erya's voice trembled.

"Very courageous." Wu Xiangrong picked paper-cuts from the two servants behind him, "Did you cut these paper-cuts by yourself?"

"Oh."

"It's insincere. And looking at the finished paper-cutting, it doesn't look like one person's handwriting at all. Who on earth destroyed these rice papers with you?"

(End of this chapter)