The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 31 Miss Ye Family Comes to Help

It was snowing heavily outside, and the house was warm as spring because there was enough black charcoal, but it was inconvenient to go to the kitchen to get food in such a heavy snowstorm, so Qiao Jiuxiu ordered Chan'er to boil some by herself in the yard The gruel was drunk.

After breakfast, Qiao Jiuxiu took out the paper and pen, and drew on it earnestly. Jinxiu always thought it was very strange, since she couldn't finish fifty purses, how could the lady still have time to draw here?
After a while, Qiao Jiuxiu put down the pen, and happily called Jinxiu over, "Jinxiu, bring a pair of scissors."

Jinxiu was a little surprised, but she brought the scissors to Qiao Jiuxiu and handed them to her. Qiao Jiuxiu took the scissors and cut them out on the piece of paper she was drawing on just now. After a long time, she said, "Jinxiu, look, I will The fabric needed for the purse was drawn in a one-to-one ratio and the paper pattern was cut out, and you cut the fabric for me according to the paper pattern, so that I would only be responsible for sewing and embroidery, which would save a lot of time.”

When Jinxiu saw that this method was good, she immediately smiled, "Miss is so smart, this method is really good, so I can help you." Saying this, Jinxiu quickly took the fabric out of the cabinet, picked up the scissors and carefully cut it out according to the paper pattern, and handed it over to Qiao Jiuxiu for inspection.

Qiao Jiuxiu saw that Jinxiu's fabric was cut very neatly, and it was exactly the same size as the one she painted, so she immediately praised, "You are also very smart, Jinxiu, you will understand immediately."

Jinxiu couldn't help but blush a little, and began to cut pieces one by one. The snow outside didn't seem to stop but it got bigger and bigger, and the sky became darker and darker, almost the same as the sky at night.

Qiao Jiuxiu began to make purses out of Jinxiu’s tailor-made fabrics. Although she saved some time by not having to cut them herself, she still needed to stitch and embroider. unhappy.

Qiao Jiuxiu and Jinxiu were busy inside the house, and Mei Xiang and Liu Er were also sheltering from the wind and snow in their respective residences outside. At this time, there was a knock on the door from the yard, and no one answered for a long time.

"Jinxiu, I seem to have heard a knock on the door." Because in the back room, Qiao Jiuxiu couldn't hear the sounds in the courtyard so clearly, but she could vaguely hear the knock on the door.

"Really? Why didn't I hear it." Hearing Qiao Jiuxiu's words, Jinxiu stopped what she was doing, and began to listen carefully, and she heard a few slight knocks on the door, "Someone really knocked on the door, I don't know where these damned little hooves have gone to hide." Jinxiu was a little angry, these girls were usually very lazy, but now they didn't even care about someone knocking on the door, although she was angry, Jinxiu still He ran out of the house and went to open the door.

"Miss, it's Miss Ye!" After a while, Jinxiu walked back into the room, and just after entering the room, Ye Duanyi, who was wearing a cloak and covered in snowflakes, followed behind her.

"Sister Ye, why is it you?" Qiao Jiuxiu stood up in surprise, and quickly stepped forward to hold Ye Duanyi's hand, and found that her hand was very cold, probably because she had stood outside the door for too long.

"Nine sisters don't worry, my wife said you can't come to see me, but she didn't say that I can't come to see you. Besides, it's windy and snowy outside, so my wife won't know that I'm here. And I've already made an agreement with my elder sister Yes, she said she would help us hide it." Ye Duanyi smiled and took off the cloak on her body, Jinxiu immediately stepped forward to dust off the snowflakes on Ye Duanyi's body.

"That's really great." Qiao Jiuxiu was very happy. Although she got along with Ye Duanyi not long ago, she liked her very much. She thought that she would never have the chance to see her again, but she didn't want her and came here uninvited. "Jinxiu, Hurry up and make a good cup of tea for Sister Ye, and add some charcoal." After speaking, Qiao Jiuxiu pulled Ye Duanyi into the back room.

Ye Duanyi saw that the table in the back room was covered with fabrics and silk threads, so she stepped forward to fiddle with it curiously, "I heard from my eldest sister that you are responsible for sewing the purse for rewards at the end of this year, right?"

"That's right, these are the fabrics and silk threads that my mother sent over." Qiao Jiuxiu nodded.

"There are so many, you may be busy?" Ye Duanyi picked up the fabric and touched it carefully.

"Although there are a lot, but I will try my best." Qiao Jiuxiu smiled, but there was a lot of bitterness in her eyes. It is impossible for her to catch up with so many purses, so she can only make as many as possible.

"So I came at the right time." Ye Duanyi smiled, and sat down beside the round table, picked up the fabric and began to sew.

"Sister Ye, stop joking. This is a task assigned to me by my mother. How can I ask you to help?" Qiao Jiuxiu immediately stepped forward to stop her. Not everyone can do the same thing as her. If it is not done by myself, my wife will find out by then.

"Ninth sister, you underestimate me too much." Ye Duanyi took out a purse from her waist and handed it to Qiao Jiuxiu. It was a light blue brocade purse with a few pale pink peonies embroidered on it. The needles and corners of the flowers are very delicate, and the leaves and petals of the flowers are also shown vividly.

"This purse is really well made!" Qiao Jiuxiu knew that this purse must be handmade by the capital as soon as he saw it. Not only is the style novel, but the workmanship is also very exquisite. It is not uncommon to be able to show off such a purse for the imperial use.

"Ninth sister, let me say that you underestimate me. I embroidered this purse." Ye Duanyi smiled and looked at Qiao Jiuxiu with a proud face.

"Sister Ye, did you embroider this purse?" Qiao Jiuxiu was also taken aback, and looked at Ye Duanyi in disbelief. She only knew that Ye Duanyi was interested in needlework, but she didn't know that her handicraft was so advanced. She is so superb, not only can she ride a horse and shoot arrows, but she also travels all over the world with General Ye, and she is also better at handwork than ordinary little daughters. Qiao Jiuxiu feels that Ye Duanyi is more like a time traveler than herself.

"So you are finally qualified to make a purse for you?" Ye Duanyi said, and hung the purse on her waist again, and then picked up the fabric to sew.

Qiao Jiuxiu looked at Ye Duanyi's skillful needlework, and was surprised and delighted. With Ye Duanyi's craftsmanship, it was more than enough to help her make purses. If she had such a good helper, then she could complete the wife's confession before the end of the year. down task.

Jinxiu came back from the outside with some black charcoal, and she was slightly taken aback when she saw Ye Duanyi helping Qiao Jiuxiu make the purse, but she soon showed a faint smile, and after adding charcoal to the charcoal basin, she soaked it for Ye Duanyi A bowl of jujube and ginger juice soup, which shows that Jinxiu is also grateful to Ye Duanyi from the bottom of her heart.

With the help of Ye Duanyi and Jinxiu, Qiao Jiuxiu made the purse more smoothly, even smoother than usual. In the end, the three of them had a clear division of labor, with Jinxiu in charge of cutting, Ye Duanyi in charge of sewing the purse, and the final embroidery. It was done by Qiao Jiuxiu, and the division of labor between the three clearly made this task into an assembly line, which was naturally fast and smooth.

"How long will Sister Ye stay at the house?" Qiao Jiuxiu chatted with Ye Duanyi while doing embroidery. The two young girls who thought about everything had become good friends who talked about everything.

"Originally, I planned to go back first, but I encountered such heavy snow, and the official roads have been blocked, so my wife asked me to stay in Qiao's mansion for a few more days. I received a letter from my father this morning, saying that he gave The emperor's order is to come to Qinzhou, and then I will go back to Beijing with my father." Ye Duanyi was doing needlework very seriously while talking, her handwork is very skilled, at the beginning Qiao Jiuxiu was still After observing Ye Duanyi's handwork for a while, he found that her handwork was not inferior to his own, so he was relieved.

"General Ye is coming to Qinzhou?" Qiao Jiuxiu was a little surprised. After all, General Ye was an official of the imperial court and a military general of the first rank, while her father, Qiao Sihai, was only a third-rank foreign official far away in Qinzhou. The family had a close relationship, but that was many years ago. In Qiao Jiuxiu's memory, his father, Qiao Qiao Sihai, had no close relationship with General Ye. How could the well-behaved General Ye come to Qiao's mansion?This made Qiao Jiuxiu a little confused.

"What's Ninth Sister thinking?" Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu's absence, Ye Duanyi leaned closer to Qiao Jiuxiu's side and whispered into her ear, "Daddy told me in Xinzhong that the Emperor asked him to come Check out the Qiao family, and if everything goes well, Master Qiao will take over as the servant of the household department."

Qiao Jiuxiu's heart tightened suddenly, and she looked at Ye Duanyi in surprise. The words coming out of her mouth must be indistinguishable. I heard before that Qiao Sihai really paid great attention to the position of servant of the household department in the capital. Let Lord Runan, who is far away in the capital, clear it up, and it seems that it has already been done.

Qiao Jiuxiu knew that if her father went to work in the capital, the entire Qiao family would move to live in the capital. She didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for her. Anyway, the capital city is a good place, and it should be good to go to the capital city of.

"Ninth sister, when you all go to the capital, we can move around more often." Ye Duanyi is naturally very happy. After all, Qiao's family has gone to the capital, and her marriage with Qiao Shaotang is more assured, and this The next time General Ye came to Qinzhou, he himself asked the emperor to invite Ying. First, he came to inspect Qiao's residence, and second, he came to meet his future in-laws.

"By the way, how is the matter between you and big brother?" Qiao Jiuxiu brought the topic to Ye Duanyi and Qiao Shaotang again. Of course, a lot of it came from her love of gossip.

"Well, I have been in the eldest sister's room these few days, and I haven't seen him, because my wife was not very happy about what happened last time, and she didn't mention it to me again these days, so this time my father When I come to Qiao's mansion, I may talk to Master Qiao and his wife about this matter." Ye Duanyi's face was full of worry, Qiao Jiuxiu knew that she had fallen in love with Qiao Shaotang, and only she could be dispatched like General Ye People with identity come to Qiao's house.

(End of this chapter)