Shen Xiu tossed and turned until late at night before falling asleep.
When she got up early the next morning, Shen Xiu folded the quilt, urged Daya to wash up, and then went to see if Wei Yan had gotten up.
Wei Yan had already left, and the bedding was folded neatly. Shen Xiu touched the bedding and found that it was already cold. It seemed that he had left at dawn.
Since Wei Yan left, Shen Xiu only made breakfast for the two of them.
After dinner, Shen Xiu left Da Ya at home to look after Da Ya, and then spoke to Xie Sanniang next door and asked her to help take care of Da Ya.
Xie Sanniang was starching and washing clothes. She was a widow and had no children, so she liked sensible children like Daya very much.
"Just go." Xie Sanniang wiped her hands, "Da Ya will follow me, so just be at ease!"
After Shen Xiu left the alley, she did not go to Xiuzhuang, but to the home of a craftsman named Ma.
This craftsman was introduced to her by Madam Hui, and he specialized in undertaking various tasks of remodeling the shop.
Lu Yuhan's trousseau shop used to be a grocery store. Shen Xiu was dissatisfied with the layout there and wanted to renovate the shop to make it what she wanted.
Master Ma happened to be at home, but he was helping out at a restaurant recently, so he had to wait a few days before he could help Shen Xiu.
Shen Xiudao: "Actually, I'm not in a hurry. If Master Ma has something to do, go ahead and get busy! When you're done, you can come back to me."
Shen Xiu left an address, and the horseman and his wife delivered it.
Wen Min was sitting in the carriage, and there was still a charcoal fire in the carriage. She probably felt that the carriage was stuffy, so Wen Min reached out and lifted the curtain, and happened to see Shen Xiu passing by.
"Stop." As soon as Wen Min spoke, the carriage stopped immediately.
Shen Xiu was stopped by a carriage and was a little surprised until a maid next to Wen Min came down.
"Ms. Shen, our wife invites you."
Shen Xiu entered the car and saw Wen Min wearing a camel-colored dark floral satin jacket, her face was white and rosy, and her figure was plumper than before.
"Why did Madam come out today?" Shen Xiu asked.
At this time, Wen Min should be raising her baby at home.
Wen Min smiled faintly: "It's been three months, and the doctor said I should walk more."
However, the driver was worried about Wen Min's pregnancy and drove very slowly.
Shen Xiu looked outside and asked, "Where are you going, madam?"
Wen Min didn't speak for a while, and Shen Xiu glanced at the two maids beside her in confusion. The two maids lowered their heads, pretending not to hear.
Shen Xiu was even more puzzled. Thinking about it again, Wen Min called her here and didn't say why or where she was going. This seemed strange no matter how you thought about it.
She was about to ask another tentative question when she saw Wen Min lowering his head and caressing a jade pendant hanging on his chest, and then asked: "Ms. Shen, what do you think of me?"
Shen Xiu was a little confused, not knowing why she asked such a question.
She thought for a while and then said: "Of course Madam is a good person."
"Okay." Wen Min snorted, "Then why don't others think so?"
Shen Xiu didn't know who the other person was in her mouth, so she could only smile and say nothing.
Wen Min sighed quietly and said, "Don't you want to ask me where I'm going? I'm going to an outhouse purchased by the county magistrate."
Outside the house, Shen Xiu's heart pounded. Why was she so unlucky today that she met Wen Min here who was going to catch her husband's fault.
"Madam, I have something important to do today, why don't we meet up another day." Shen Xiu directly found an excuse to escape.
Wen Min did not agree, "Why are you panicking? You know this foreigner too. By the way, you should have heard about it!"
Shen Xiu pretended to be stupid and said, "I don't understand who the madam is talking about."
Wen Min scoffed: "Who else, besides that fat maid Xu Hui, would be willing to follow him in such a nameless and statusless way?"
It turned out to be Sister-in-law Xu.
Shen Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, but soon had a new doubt.
The relationship between Sister-in-law Xu and Magistrate Zuo was not something that happened in the same day. Logically speaking, Wen Min should also know about it. Why did he wait until today to settle the score with the two of them?
But soon, Wen Min gave the answer.
"Originally, I planned to turn a blind eye to the matter between the two of them." Wen Min said calmly, "But I'm afraid it won't be possible recently. My father was impeached and has now resigned from the post of minister. I am the minister.
I’m afraid a thousand pieces of gold will have little value in the future.”
"Since I can't stop him from marrying a concubine in the future, it's better to marry someone who knows everything about it and can handle it easily." Wen Min said this and glanced at Shen Xiu lightly, "You and I are finally destined to be together. At this point, I will
I would like to remind you that nine out of ten men like this are unreliable. So we women have to plan more for ourselves."
Shen Xiuneng could tell that Wen Min was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
She nodded: "I remember what Madam said."
Wen Min smiled and stopped the carriage, "Let's go. Don't forget to come for the wedding banquet in two days."
Shen Xiu got off the carriage, still a little dizzy. According to what Wen Min just said, she was afraid that Sister-in-law Xu would soon become the concubine of the Zuo County Magistrate.
Well, a while ago, Sister-in-law Xu came to me and wanted to give Sophora japonica to Wang Captou. It seemed that this was the reason.
Sure enough, within a few days, Sister-in-law Xu found Shen Xiu.
It's just that this time Sister-in-law Xu changed her residence, moved out of Wang Datou's house, and moved into a spacious house.
"It won't be suitable for me to live there anymore." Sister-in-law Xu was embarrassed for a moment, "To tell you that Mr. Wang is not bad to me, but he is a bit rough and doesn't care about others. The county magistrate doesn't treat me well.
It’s the same, it’s my blessing to be his concubine.”
Shen Xiu couldn't help but say nothing. Although Wang was a rough-and-tumble man, she would be a good wife if she married him. Sister-in-law Xu did not work as a wife, but instead became a concubine. This is really puzzling.
Sister-in-law Xu didn’t need anyone to understand her, so she quickly brought up the matter of dowry, “Your Excellency gave me three hundred taels of silver and asked me to buy some dowry. I thought that I couldn’t make a wedding dress, but I wanted to wear something nice.
Clothes can still be purchased.”
I can't wear wedding clothes when I serve as a concubine, and I won't be able to wear bright red clothes in the future.
Sister-in-law Xu said: "Actually, I don't like to wear bright red or green. Adults don't like clothes that are too gaudy. The workmanship of these clothes does not need to be too complicated, as long as the pattern is elegant."
In fact, Sister-in-law Xu herself prefers to dress in flashy clothes. Unfortunately, in order to please County Magistrate Zuo, she has to give up her preference.
Shen Xiu originally thought that after the store opened, she would have to wait a few days for business to come to her. Now with Sister-in-law Xu's business, she can earn this month's rent.
With this idea in mind, she ignored whether Sister-in-law Xu was a wife or a concubine, and immediately came up with an idea: "Since County Magistrate Zuo likes clothes with elegant patterns, I will go back and draw some patterns and send them to Xu.
Sister-in-law, after you see it, I will make clothes for you."
Sister-in-law Xu smiled and said: "Then it's settled. By the way, I still have something to ask you. Can you help me find a young girl in the country? It doesn't have to be very good-looking, as long as the person is really capable."
"I promised Mr. Wang that I would find him a good wife in the future." Sister-in-law Xu blushed and said, "Whatever you say, I can't help him. You can at least keep an eye on me and help me find a wife."
suitable person."
Shen Xiu was a little dumbfounded. Where could she find a suitable person?
But Sister-in-law Xu clearly wanted to entrust this matter to her, so Shen Xiu had no choice but to agree first.