When Mrs. Shen returned to Mrs. Gu, she still had an impatient look on her face.
Mrs. Gu saw it in her eyes and had no suspicion at all.
Now that the embroidery has been decided, there is no need to stay.
Mrs. Gu got up and left with Mrs. Shen, and Shen Xiu personally walked them to the door.
Fan Guangzu felt that the magistrate's wife came to visit in person, which definitely showed the importance of Jinxin Embroidery Workshop. Of course, the embroidery workshop had to work harder to complete the embroidery that Mrs. Gu wanted.
He followed Shen Xiu, and while following him upstairs, he wanted him to put aside other embroidery work and try his best to get out the embroidery that Mrs. Gu wanted.
Shen Xiu waited until he reached the second floor and suddenly stopped and asked Fan Guangzu: "Has there been any changes in the embroidery workshop during my absence?"
Fan Guangzu smiled and said: "Since what happened last time, I dare not do anything without your permission. By the way, there is a little thing I haven't told you yet. I plan to buy a batch of silk embroidery thread from Qin Yougui."
Shen Xiu looked at Fan Guangzu with a half-smile.
Fan Guangzu said hurriedly: "I haven't made a decision on this matter yet, I'm just waiting for Mrs. Shen to nod!"
Shen Xiudao: "If there is no problem with silk embroidery thread, of course I will not object."
"No problem, no problem." Fan Guangzu said: "Qin Yougui and I are already acquaintances, and he won't lie to me."
"You can't say that." Shen Xiudao: "You must be on guard against others. If something goes wrong with the silk embroidery thread, can you, Shopkeeper Fan, take on the responsibility?"
Fan Guangzu felt that Shen Xiu's words were somewhat questioning. Originally, as an employer, he should be angry when an embroiderer questioned him like this. However, he had been with the Huang family for a long time and was used to accommodating women with tempers, especially Shen Xiu who had such a temper. He dare not offend a woman who is capable of her.
He smiled and said: "If something goes wrong with the silk embroidery thread, of course I will have to bear the responsibility."
"Shopkeeper Fan, please remember what you said. If something goes wrong with the silk embroidery thread, the loss will be borne on your head." After Shen Xiu finished speaking, she changed the subject and said, "I can do the embroidery Mrs. Gu wants. Get it out as soon as possible. But since this embroidery is so important, I can embroider it by myself."
Fan Guangzu wished that Shen Xiu could do it himself, so he nodded and said: "From tomorrow on, I will give you a separate room so that you can concentrate on embroidery."
"In addition to having a separate room, Shopkeeper Fan, please help me tell the others that I have to concentrate on my embroidery work during this period, so if others have nothing to do, it's best not to disturb me."
Fan Guangzu thought that Shen Xiu paid special attention to the embroidery requested by Mrs. Gu, so he didn't agree with it, so he immediately passed Shen Xiu's words to others.
Mrs. Shen followed Mrs. Gu back to the government office, but the latter still did not let her serve in front of him.
"Your brother just came here today. If you have time, you should spend more time with him! Although Fucheng is not as good as the provincial capital, there are some places with beautiful scenery. As a sister, you might as well take your brother out for a walk. Brother Kun, if you have time , you can also go together.”
What Mrs. Gu said was the same as usual, it was appropriate and could not find any shortcomings.
Mrs. Shen had already experienced how powerful this stepmother was, so naturally she would not refute her verbally. She simply responded and withdrew.
Going out from Mrs. Gu's yard is a spacious flower garden. The flowers and trees in the flower garden have withered, so it looks very empty.
Mrs. Shen was walking and looking at the flower garden in a daze when she heard someone calling "Sister" not far away.
She raised her head slightly and saw Shen Shiqi walking towards here holding a puppy.
Shen Shiqi is only two years younger than her. He is almost twenty years old, but he is not stable at all.
When Shen and others came closer, they scolded: "Where did the puppy come from? You don't mind it being dirty!"
Shen Shiqi has a long face and inherited his mother's beauty, with red lips and white teeth. This appearance is inherently attractive to people. In addition, Shen Shiqi has been cheerful since he was a child and always smiles when he sees others, so he is even more loved by everyone.
Because his mother died young, Mr. Shen always loved his younger brother very much.
It was only after I heard about the stupid thing he had done a few days ago that I felt that this brother was a little too naive.
In front of others, Ms. Shen just scolded him a few words. When she returned to her own yard, Ms. Shen asked someone to take the puppy away and asked the maids to retreat, as if she wanted to have a long talk with Shen Shiqi.
Posture.
Shen Shiqi also knew that he had done something wrong, so he touched his nose and said: "Sister, what do you want to say again?"
Shen said calmly: "Today I met Wei Yan's wife."
"Wei Yan's wife." Shen Shiqi thought for a moment and said, "What does she look like? I heard Wei Yan say that his wife is capable and virtuous. As for her appearance, I have never heard him mention it. Could it be that he
My wife is not very good-looking, sister, please tell me quickly."
Mrs. Shen felt her forehead twitching, and couldn't help scolding her: "I'm talking to you about business, but you mentioned her appearance. Whether she looks good or not, what does it have to do with you?"
Shen Shiqi was not annoyed when his sister reprimanded him like this. He just smiled and said, "That's what I'm asking, sister, why are you so fierce?"
Shen took a deep breath and resisted the urge to give him a kick, "Tomorrow you will visit that Wei Yan. I have prepared everything for you, so you just follow my instructions. In short, you must let the other party know.
Keep it secret. Otherwise, if this matter is exposed, your future will be ruined."
Shen Shiqi himself looked nonchalant: "Sister, how many times have I told you. Wei Yan is not that kind of person. He will not expose me. What good can he gain by exposing me?"
Shen said: "As the saying goes, you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. It is always good for us to be careful. In the future, you can often interact with him. If he has anything difficult to solve, just tell me and I will do it.
Solve it for him. I hope that because of your friendship, he will completely forget about this matter."
Shen Shiqi felt that his sister was a bit unnecessary, but he also knew that if she didn't do what her sister said, she might be so upset that she couldn't even sleep well.
In order to reassure his sister, he finally agreed and would visit Wei Yan tomorrow with gifts.
In fact, when he wrote to Wei Yan, he originally wanted to see him secretly without telling his sister. Who knew that he was quick to talk and revealed the reason why he got three yuan in middle and small schools, so he had to bite the bullet and agree to his sister.
He knows Wei Yan's character best, and he is absolutely reliable. He is naive, but not stupid. Of course he knows who can be trusted and who cannot be trusted.
If you bring so many things to Wei Yan tomorrow, he will definitely not accept them. But if you don't accept them, your sister will not be able to pass the test.
Shen Shiqi rarely felt worried. What should he say when he sees Wei Yan tomorrow?
After the list came out that day, Wei Yan learned that he had topped the exam, said congratulations, and left the provincial capital.
In fact, Shen Shiqi could compete with Wei Yan in an upright manner, but he had a feeling that he probably couldn't compare to Wei Yan.
He, who has always had everything going smoothly, really wanted to get Xiao Sanyuan's name, and it just so happened that he discovered that Wei Yan seemed to have something on his mind during that time, and it seemed to be related to money.
He tentatively mentioned that if Wei Yan was willing to give up the top spot, he would be willing to give him two thousand taels of silver.
I originally thought that Wei Yan might not be willing to agree, but I didn't expect that the other party agreed after only considering it for a day.
It wasn't until he successfully passed the exam and took the honor of Xiao Sanyuan into his arms that he realized that Xiao Sanyuan's weight was heavier than he imagined.
At this time, he felt that he was taking advantage of others.
Out of a desire to make amends, he wanted to see Wei Yan, thinking that if the other party had any difficulties, he would help if he could.