Rebirth cannon fodder

Chapter 81 Calculation
What about Xu Shuzhen?After waiting for a long time, Xu Shuzhen was not reported, so Xu Manzhen became anxious.

"Second Miss Xu's Mansion, there are nine silk threads in total, five of which are threaded..." I have already reported to myself.Xu Manzhen succeeded in seeing Xu Shuzhen's face suddenly turn pale at the moment of counting.

What, did she lose?How many strands did she wear?
"Miss Li's family..." The maids of the Meng Mansion reported the number unhurriedly. It is true that they are happy with good grades, but those who have not good grades have a bad look on their faces.Looking at the results announced now, Xu Manzhen also knows that she is the kind of person who is not as good as the top and more than the bottom, so she doesn't have any psychological pressure at all.

Moreover, she never thought that she must win Xu Shuzhen.Xu Shuzhen is very accomplished in embroidery. Although threading a needle is not exactly the same as embroidery, it is better than herself, who can't even embroider the simplest flower.

She just wanted to tease her.Really want to win her?That was a stroke of luck.

"Miss Xu's third, ten silk threads..." the servant girl of Meng's mansion announced slowly, she just started to talk, and the rest broke out.

ten lines?There are only twelve threads in total, how talented is she to take ten threads.If you dare to take ten threads, how can you say that you have to pass at least eight?
Considering that the people who lived the most in the front are only seven threads, and the people behind Xu Shuzhen are not particularly good at threading needles, it seems that the third lady of Xu's mansion won today's needle threading competition deal.

Thinking of so many young ladies present here, but lost to a concubine girl, and also heard that her mother was just an ordinary girl, and when she died, she was not promoted to a concubine, and all the ladies felt even more uncomfortable. .

That kind of energy, stuffed in their chests, made them feel tense and sad.

"Your sister is really not simple." The lady just came over again and said to Xu Manzhen, "It seems that her needlework is really good."

Xu Manzhen didn't say anything this time, she just pursed her lips and smiled.

"...Successfully crossed four threads." The maid in the Meng Mansion finally announced, Xu Shuzhen's face turned white, and there was a rare silence under the grape trellis.

Twelve threads were taken, but only four were passed in the end?This... the success rate is too low, right?Everyone present was shocked by Xu Shuzhen's performance.

The Qiqiao Festival is not a new creation of the Meng Mansion, but a traditional program. Who doesn't know how old the girls are when they start playing, and how many pounds and taels they have?
So most people are very clear about themselves, just take a lot of two or three lines.But like Xu Shuzhen, who was so bullish, she took ten threads at a time, but only passed four. Among so many people present, she was the only one in life.

Everyone looked at Xu Shuzhen.Xu Shuzhen's wish to come here was fulfilled, she finally succeeded in becoming the focus of the scene, and everyone looked at her. Unfortunately, it was not the reason she expected, but the exact opposite.

Xu Shuzhen's face turned pale and then red, red and then black, and finally the whole face was as black as lacquer, making it extremely difficult to see.

Under such circumstances, she finally couldn't stay any longer, and left angrily.

"Your sister is really interesting." The lady from the unknown family came over for the third time and said exaggeratedly, "Just now...she really surprised me, I thought she was really amazing Hey, didn't you say that she learned from Huang Xiuniang who came out of the palace, how did she wear needles like this?"

The ladies from the neighboring houses also came over and started chatting and discussing.The only concubine girl present was utterly deflated, not to mention how refreshing they were.

Which lady doesn't have one or two concubines?Not to mention that if they were concubine daughters born to proud aunts, they would be so arrogant that even their concubine daughters would have to avoid them sometimes.

In the past, they were very envious of Meng Liya, because her father had never taken a concubine, but...Looking at Meng Liya, who was sitting high above the host, they were smart enough not to bring up this topic.

With such a big stall in the Meng Mansion, it is naturally impossible to recruit a son-in-law and leave everything to an outsider to take care of.Even if Master Meng really had such thoughts, his brothers who were officials in the court would never agree, and neither would the members of the Meng clan.

There are many good young men in the clan, this is the original words of the elders in the clan.If Master Meng doesn't want to take a concubine, just pick one from the clan.

No one would want to establish an heir if it wasn't really a situation where there was no other way.How about setting up someone else's son as your own, even if the ceremony is completed?After all, it's just self-deception.To deceive the living, and the dead.

Perhaps the only use is that after a hundred years, there will be a man holding a pot in the mourning hall, and a person holding a spirit tablet during the burial.

Other than that, there is no other benefit, it just recruited a white-eyed wolf in. That's all.

Under such threats from the family, Master Meng finally compromised and decided to take a concubine after his 40th birthday.Mrs. Meng, although she had suffered a lot from the concubine's house, she was still a little unhappy when her son said he would not take a concubine.

Now I finally heard that my son is willing to take a concubine. Although it is not yet his 40th birthday, she has already selected the candidates for the concubine room. There are four in total. It is said that all of them are soft-looking and suitable for men young woman.It doesn't matter if Meng Liya doesn't want to, after all, she is a daughter who is going to marry off, such a thing can't be said at home.

Under such circumstances, Meng Liya made a big fuss about this begging festival. It has to be said that she had quite a strange intention.

It's just that no one in the scene can guess what Meng Liya is thinking.

As soon as the needle threading competition was over, everyone chatted with each other lively for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, everyone left one after another.

Meng Liya did not stay politely, but stood up and began to see off the guests.

it's finally over!Xu Manzhen stood at the door of the Meng Mansion, and heaved a long sigh of relief. This evening is really tiring. Chatting with these ladies is much more tiring than going to school at home.

But she didn't think about it, what she was doing during class, and there were a few things that could be easier than going to school.

The doorway was very lively, the ladies were all crowded at the doorway, and the maids were all yelling, looking for their own carriages.Bai Xin also yelled loudly for the groom who was driving the carriage.

But he didn't know where the coachman drove the car to, Bai Xin called for a long time, but he didn't come, so Bai Xin had to tell Xu Manzhen to wait at the same place, and she went to find the coachman.

Xu Manzhen nodded slightly, and Bai Xin hurried to go.

Xu Manzhen looked at the mess at the gate of the Meng Mansion, and couldn't help but smile wryly, how many cars are there, and it's just like this.If these people were allowed to wear it backwards, wouldn't she be scared to death when she saw the cars all over the street in the era she lived in?
"Second sister, your performance today is really good." In such a lively scene, suddenly, an absolutely disharmonious voice rang in Xu Manzhen's ear.

This voice was so cold, it completely washed away the messy emotions in Xu Manzhen's heart.Xu Manzhen turned her head and looked aside at the person hiding in the darkness.

That is naturally Xu Shuzhen.

"What do you want to do?" Xu Manzhen frowned and said, "My performance is so ordinary that I don't deserve your praise."

"Isn't it?" Xu Shuzhen said with a sneer.Because Xu Manzhen knew her true face, she was too lazy to pretend in front of Xu Manzhen now—unless there were other people present.

But now, there was a mess nearby, and she was not afraid that her small voice would be heard by others.Even Bai Wei, she told her to drive the carriage to the next street to buy some snacks.

So, now she dares to tell the truth.

"I don't even understand what you're talking about." Xu Manzhen frowned, not wanting to pay attention to Xu Shuzhen.She made a fool of herself today, but it's not so easy to blame herself.From beginning to end, she earned it all by herself.

She is no longer the stupid big sister she used to be, who looks fierce all day long, but in fact, her combat effectiveness is really scumbag.

"Don't pretend to be stupid. What I'm talking about, others don't know, so don't you understand?" Although Xu Shuzhen's voice was low, she was very angry.Only four needles were passed through the Qiqiao Festival. This is definitely her biggest failure!Originally, she had worked so hard to get this opportunity to come to the Meng Mansion, because she wanted to show herself well.

Although Si Yiniang was at odds with Xu Manzhen, she was not necessarily willing to help her.For so many years, the relationship between myself and my fourth aunt is more about using and using each other. I have seen myself growing up, but I don't have a mother to help me worry about the marriage.

If she doesn't worry about herself, who knows what kind of character Hu will arrange for her?
No, she won't agree.I have to be strong in everything, only marriage, and now I have no ability.However, as long as I can make a name for myself in the boudoir circle of Deyang, people will naturally come to propose marriage.

That's why she has to work so hard to express herself. The most important thing is to let people see that although she is only a concubine, she is much better than Xu Manzhen who is a concubine.

Under such circumstances, she knew that there would be no warm hospitality when she came to the Meng Mansion, so she bit the bullet and tricked Xu Manzhen, and finally got this opportunity.

But who would have expected...

When Xu Shuzhen thought of what Xu Manzhen did during the needle-threading competition just now, she gritted several silver teeth with hatred.

She is not stupid, now that she calms down and thinks about it, how could she not know that Xu Manzhen took so many threads at that time, obviously to stimulate herself.

But what is even more depressing is that he was actually fooled!

I was fooled by Xu Manzhen!This idiot dug a big hole, and he actually jumped into it so foolishly!

(End of this chapter)