Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 53

Zhao's mother shook her head with a smile and said, "I'm almost done washing the dishes, so you don't need to get your hands wet anymore. You can go back to your room and make clothes. You can't just wear the old clothes of Xu's daughter-in-law." Her old clothes when she was young Because she didn't need it anymore, and she didn't have a daughter at home, she cut and used up the soles of the shoes one after another. Now there is no clothes suitable for her daughter-in-law in the suitcase.

After hearing this, Xiao Wenqing said: "Mom, then I'll go back to the house and do it." She really needs to rush to make clothes for herself.

In the main room, Xiao Wenqing took away all the things on the elm square table of the Eight Immortals, wiped it twice, took out the indigo coarse cloth bundle that Mother Zhao gave her, opened it, and looked at the cloth inside.She needs to make a simple one first, because she has been wearing a coat and a long skirt for two days, and she has been doing housework for two days, and some stains have been stained, and she has to be changed and cleaned in two or three days at most.

Unwrapping a piece of autumn-scented fabric, she took a wooden ruler to measure the size, marked it, calculated it in her mind, and repeatedly confirmed it before picking up the scissors to cut it.

After tidying up the leftovers and putting them in the sewing basket, she sat down to thread the needle and sew the top.The first set of clothes does not need to be cumbersome or embroidered. If the speed is fast, she can make it tonight.

When Xiao Wenqing was making clothes, Zhao's mother stood at the door and watched. Seeing Xiao Wenqing pick up the scissors and cut the cloth with confidence, she knew that Xiao Wenqing had made clothes and was very skilled.The daughter-in-law is good at female celebrities, and the future clothes of the family can be made by the daughter-in-law.If the daughter-in-law is good at embroidery, she can even go to the embroidery workshop to pick up work and earn some private money.

After Xiao Wenqing sewed the fabric with a needle and thread, and sewed a short section, Mother Zhao stepped forward to check.

"Mother." Upon seeing this, Xiao Wenqing said humbly, "If my daughter-in-law is doing something wrong, please give me some pointers."

Zhao's mother checked carefully and found that the daughter-in-law wrapped the edge of one piece of fabric into the edge of the other fabric when sewing the fabric, so that the edge of the fabric did not expose the slightest thread of the fabric, which was very beautiful and firm.Rolling up and sewing the two selvedges is slow, and only a careful and patient woman would do it.Zhao's mother looked at it and nodded. The line of the jacket is beautiful, and the stitches are also very fine and even. It can be seen that she has received special training.

"Wenqing, did your aunts and mothers-in-law teach you how to be a maid when you were a maid?" Mother Zhao asked with a smile, returning the cloth to Xiao Wenqing and letting her continue sewing.

"My daughter-in-law was taught by my mother when she was still with her parents. Later, my daughter-in-law became a maid, and then learned from sisters-in-law and aunts who are famous women around, and embroidered and cut clothes with them." Xiao Wenqing said, bowing his head and continuing to sew the fabric.

"Oh, I haven't even asked about my parents-in-law." Mother Zhao said, "Wen Qing, where did you come from, why did you become a maid? Is there anyone else in the family?" She asked, clearing the table a little After a while, he took out the white cloth and folded it in half and put it on the table, planning to make a shirt and trousers for his son.

"Mother, my daughter-in-law was originally from Xiaojia Village, Changhe Town, Xiling. She lived with her parents in Changxing County since she was a child. Her father died of illness when she was seven years old. The daughter-in-law and her mother and younger brother carried the coffin back to the hometown. On the way, they encountered bandits and were unfortunately separated from them. The daughter-in-law When I was young, I met human traffickers again, and after being resold one after another, I entered Huanglin Zhifu's mansion as a maid." Xiao Wenqing said, with a hint of sadness hidden in her calm tone.

"Poor child." Zhao's mother said pitifully, "In a few years, wait for Mingtang to take a long vacation and let him send you back to your hometown to find relatives." She picked up the scissors, gesticulated on the white cloth, and asked Xiao Wenqing, "Wenqing, Did you measure Ming Tang yesterday, and how much is it?"

Xiao Wenqing immediately reported Zhao Mingtang's body size.

Zhao's mother thought for a while, and was a little surprised: "Is there a measurement error?"

Xiao Wenqing didn't dare to be careless, thought about it carefully, and said with certainty: "My daughter-in-law did not make a mistake in the measurement."

Zhao's mother felt that with Xiao Wenqing's female popularity and carefulness, she should not be wrong, so she shook her head and said, "Oh man, when I get old, my eyes are blurred and my mind is confused. I actually forgot the size of Mingtang's clothes gone."

Xiao Wenqing was a little stunned.She felt that no matter how careless the mother was, she would never forget the size of her children's clothes.Perhaps, her method of tailoring clothes and aesthetics are different from her mother-in-law's, so there is some discrepancy in the sizes measured by the two.

Zhao's mother pondered for a while, and suddenly said with pity: "This child must have suffered in the past two months. No wonder I think he is a little taller than before. It turns out that he has become thinner." As a guard, it is very majestic to see him riding a horse across the street. There must be pressure in the heart to protect the master who hired them with his body.This child is a boring gourd, he doesn't want to say anything to others.

Xiao Wenqing was stunned. It was understandable for Mingtang to change his voice for some reason, but how did he manage to change his figure slightly?Why did he pretend to be himself in front of his own mother?Is it really what my mother-in-law guessed, because he has lost weight due to hard work recently, so he looks taller?
Zhao's mother began to cut the fabric according to the size reported by Xiao Wenqing, cut out the jacket, cut out the collar, and then sat down to sew with Xiao Wenqing.She is getting old, her eyesight is not good enough, and she sews slower than Xiao Wenqing.

When it was close to noon, Zhao's mother got up and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to cook hot dishes, and you can cook slowly." Because the dinner was reserved at home last night, there were still some leftovers after the guests finished eating, and they couldn't eat enough to feed There are a few chickens raised at home, and if they are better, she will keep them for a few meals.

"Mother, I'll help you light the fire." Xiao Wenqing put down the knife in his hand, got up and stood up.

Zhao's mother immediately said: "There is nothing to do in the kitchen today. I can light the fire by myself. You are busy, make the clothes quickly, change the clothes on your body, wash them, and return them to the lady of the Xu family." Xiao Wenqing was wearing borrowed clothes. Yes, although she bought another six-foot green cloth to thank the matchmaker, the clothes still have to be returned to others.

"Mother, the daughter-in-law will not go there." Xiao Wenqing bowed slightly.

"Yeah, Wen Qing, don't bow and salute all the time, you are all from your own family, not outside." Mother Zhao said, walking to the kitchen.

"Yes, mother." Xiao Wenqing sat down with a smile and continued to sew the coat.Now that the top is done, she still needs to make a skirt.Tomorrow she will change out the borrowed clothes and wash them off, and in a few days she will personally deliver them to Mrs. Xu's house, and ask about Sister Chunli by the way.

Zhao Mingtang didn't come back the next day. Zhao's mother said that if the six guards were on duty at night, he would be back every two days, so Xiao Wenqing didn't have to worry about him.

(End of this chapter)