farmer's wife

Chapter 37
In the afternoon, after a break from the scorching sun at noon, the strong laborers, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the village went down to work again.

In a busy and peaceful farm village, a carriage suddenly drove over.

Raising horses costs money and trouble.Ordinary farmers who are more affluent can at most buy an ox or a donkey, which can not only cultivate the fields but also be used as a transportation tool that saves their feet.

Anping Village is close to Shizhou City, and people in the village walk to the city on foot if they have something to do.

If there are goods such as rice and grain to be transported to the city, you can go to the village head's house, Sun Butcher's house and other people who raise cattle to rent an ox cart.

There are some rental fees back and forth, not much, and not many times throughout the year.

Therefore, there are not many donkeys in Anping Village, let alone horses.

"Da da da - da da da - woo -"

Seeing the carriage coming and stopping from a distance, the bent farmers also straightened up curiously to look at it.

The heart of gossip exists in all ages.

"Look at that black horse, how energetic it is!"

"Whose relatives are here?"

"I don't know. I haven't heard of anyone in our village who has such a grand relative."

"Hey, hey, look, the young man driving the car has gone down to find Old Liu!"

"Look at that posture, you're asking for directions. Look, old Liu is showing you the way."

"This points to the north of the village, which one?"

"If you are curious, go and have a look."

"Then I won't go, I don't dare to be tall and tall."

"You're so curious, ask Old Liu later, whose house they are going to."

"Okay, everyone is gone, work!"

Regardless of the curious gossip hidden in the hearts of the villagers, the carriage entered the village and drove slowly north, turned a few turns and went straight to the end, and stopped at the door of Xiao Lie's house.

The boy driving the carriage jumped out of the carriage, stepped forward and knocked on the door lightly.

Fu Yan woke up and was in the main room at this time, holding Xiao Jian's little hand and teaching him the correct posture to copy the copybook.

Hearing the knock on the door, Fu Yan let go of Xiao Jian, and patted his head: "I'll go see who's here, you practice calligraphy obediently."

After walking to the courtyard, Xiao Lie also came out from the backyard after washing his hands.

He was just tidying up the backyard. He was busy in the morning, and a lot of things were scattered on the ground.

"Let me open the door." Xiao Lie strode over to open the door.

"Excuse me, is this Xiao Lie's house in Anping Village?" The young man asked politely when he saw the courtyard door opened and a handsome young man came out.

Xiao Lie looked at the well-dressed skinny guy and the carriage in front of him, nodded: "I am Xiao Lie."

Seeing that he agreed, the servant was sure he had found the right person, turned back to the carriage and called out in a low voice, "Sister Xia He, we are here."

After finishing speaking, a lady in an apricot-colored blouse and a dark-colored horse-faced skirt opened the door curtain of the carriage, stepped on the small stool put down by the servant, and smiled before saying anything.

Fu Yan glanced from behind Xiao Lie and recognized it.

It was Xia He, Li Ting's dowry maid, and after she got married, she acted as the lady in charge of Li Jibu Village.

Fu Yan stepped forward: "Master Xia He, why bother you to come here? It's been a hard journey."

Xia He took Fu Yan's hand, and greeted affectionately: "It's nothing. Anping Village is so close to the city. I feel like I just got on the carriage, and I'll be there in a blink of an eye."

"Our wife these days, she's been looking around for the good stuff, so she sent me to send it to you as soon as she got it together." Xia He and Fu Yan were talking, and they didn't forget to order the servant who came with him. Remove the brocade box and cloth satin from the carriage.

There were a lot of things, Xiao Lie gave his hand and led the servants to move the things into the main room.

"Come in, have a drink and rest."

Fu Yan took Xia He's arm and let her into the chair in the main room.

When Xiao Jian saw their group coming in, she had already packed up all the pens and inks on the Eight Immortals' table, and put them aside.

After greeting the visitor, Xiao Lie led Xiao Jian back to the kitchen.

Xiao Lie handed the tea to Fu Yan and asked her to bring it into the main room, while he went to the courtyard to drink tea with the servants and chat with the guests, leaving room for them to talk.

There are many things in the store, and Xia He has to rush back after delivering the things.So she didn't exchange pleasantries with Fu Yan slowly, but just relayed all the instructions of Mrs. Li to Fu Yan wholeheartedly.

"Red sandalwood is rare. My wife found out that Mrs. Wang also likes huanghuali wood, so she ordered a screen frame made of huanghuali." Xia He opened the brocade and embroidery thread a little, and asked Fu Yan to check: "This satin is from the south of the Yangtze River. The tribute that came, plain brocade silk and satin. The color of the gold thread is also ready, take a look."

Fu Yan counted the materials and threads one by one, and thought about the materials used for the finished product in her mind, and these are almost the same.

"Xia He is in charge, that's enough."

"Then I'm relieved. If the follow-up is not enough, you can just ask someone to come to our shop and talk, and we will send it to you."

Seeing that the material was all right, Xia He asked her again when the screen would be completed: "Because the old lady in Wang's house will have her birthday at the end of next month, Madam said that she still needs to send it to be framed. The time for this job is a bit rushed. When will we be able to finish the screen?" Where are you going to get the embroidery? I have to bring a message back to my wife."

Fu Yan thought about it: "The double-sided embroidery is meticulous, or let's set May 25th, and I will be too late."

Xia He quickly agreed.

She also knows that double-sided embroidery is exhausting, and the time is too short.

She has also seen Fu Yan's two kitten fans before. The embroidery is very vivid, and the style is different from ordinary embroidery. This is the first time she has seen it.If the price is not too high, she would also like to buy one.

Xia He took off a purse from his waist and handed it to Fu Yan: "The two fans of yours are fresh and beautiful in style. It happened that the eldest son of the Wang family was out shopping with his sisters at home, so he fell in love with them at a glance. Excluding the cost of mounting, One is 30 taels of silver, 42% is [-] taels in total, you can count. The books are all in Madam's place, and they are kept in one place, so you can check them next time you come to the shop."

Fu Yan took the purse, and the estimated weight was correct.What's more, they have to cooperate for a long time, and Mrs. Li will not detain her here.

"No need, I can trust Lady Li and Xia He as managers."

Seeing her readily and trustingly accepting the purse, Xia He smiled with crooked eyebrows: "Master Wang has seen your double-sided embroidery, and he has also agreed with us to order this screen. Our wife asked me to tell my wife, then The style of the screen is up to you, don't worry."

Li Niangzi's original words are also: relying on Fu Yan's craftsmanship, if Mr. Wang is not satisfied with the style and design, we can sell it to someone else, and we will never lose money.

Xia He agreed very much.

Hearing what she said, Fu Yan really felt relieved.Since she didn't have a definite request, she just played it by herself, and she was more free.

After everything was settled and the tea was drunk, Xia He planned to leave.

Fu Yan thought of the way her eyes lit up with liking when she was talking about the two fans just now, so she changed her mind and asked her to wait for a while.

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