Going to the capital is not a trivial matter. A lot of preparations need to be made. Linglongfang will discuss with Mrs. Yang, and the Wei Dong family and shopkeeper Lu will also start to allocate manpower - in the end, the attendants Ms. Dong is looking for will be replaced by theirs.
people.
Qixing was not idle either. He started to build an embroidery frame for traveling, and even took the time to take Qing Pheasant to the Lu Family Cloth Shop in Xucheng.
Seeing her coming, the shopkeeper was a little afraid and said quickly: "This month's money has been deposited in the gold and silver shop you mentioned, Miss."
Qixing said with a smile: "I know, I have already seen the amount, and the profit this month is good."
The shopkeeper couldn't help but want to grin, but he quickly came back to his senses. To them, these seven stars were robbers. What's the point of being happy about being praised by robbers!
Besides, there is no good thing when robbers come to your door. Sure enough, Qixing heard the next sentence: "Go and pass the message. I want to see the lord and tell me something."
Ever since Lu's Clothing Store in Xucheng became a Seven-Star store, Mr. Lu has never set foot there again, wishing he could forget that this branch existed.
But it's a pity that Qixing refused to forget him.
When he heard the message from the shopkeeper, his first thought was to be wary: "What does she want to do again?"
I didn't want to go, but I was afraid that this woman would come and make trouble. Although my son had already entered the Imperial Academy, he had to be more careful to avoid being caught by jealous people.
Entering an official career is no longer as simple as it was when you were studying.
As a parent, you have to endure humiliation and bear the burden for your children.
Mr. Lu gritted his teeth and rushed to Xucheng all night. After Qixing slowly came to the door, he asked with a sullen face: "What else do you want? What money do you want? Don't be greedy."
"I want to tell the eldest man something." Qixing said, sitting down, "I want to go to the capital."
Hearing these words, the tired Mr. Lu stood up and said, "What are your intentions! Don't think that I am really afraid of the government and you. If I let you die here today, my Lu family can escape unscathed!"
He looked like he wanted to eat people, and Qing Pheasant immediately stood in front of Qixing.
Qixing put down the tea cup and signaled Qing Pheasant not to be afraid.
"I came here specifically to tell you that this is my intention." She said, "Think about it, if I really wanted to harm the Third Young Master, I would just go to Beijing quietly. Why should I tell you in person?"
Mr. Lu sneered: "Then what do you want to do?"
"Of course I want to make you feel at ease." Qixing said.
What nonsense is this?
That sounds really disturbing!
Mr. Lu stared at the girl with raised eyebrows.
"Stop talking nonsense." He shouted coldly, "What exactly do you want?"
"I want to tell you in advance so that you can be prepared." Qixing said in a deep voice, "Let your son be prepared."
"Our lady was invited by Mrs. Yang to do embroidery for her mother, so she made a special trip to the capital." Qing Zhi raised her eyebrows and said coldly, "In order to avoid scaring the eldest master and your family by leaving quietly, I came here specially to follow you.
Just say it."
"In addition, I also want to remind the elder." Qixing took the words and looked at the elder Lu, "This visit to Beijing is related to my future. You or the third young master should not affect me in the capital, otherwise, the future of all of us will be at risk.
It’s all gone.”
Are you threatening him in return? Master Lu thinks it's ridiculous and funny: "What future does an embroiderer have?"
Qixing looked at him: "This is a future where I can have enough to eat and earn money, and I won't be kicked out of the house at will."
Mr. Lu snorted coldly and his mind changed. He could understand what she meant.
Xu Cheng was a well-known family, and Mr. Lu also knew to some extent that Mrs. Yang's father worked in the Ministry of Rites. Although his official position was not high, he was also a capital official.
This little girl clearly wants to climb a high tree.
People like this value the integrity of their character the most. If they knew that she, an orphan girl, was driven out because she was greedy for the Lu family's young master, they would never let her in, no matter how good her embroidery skills were.
Both sides raised their voices and threatened each other. Mr. Lu calmed down a little, sat down and picked up the tea: "If you want to have a full meal and not be kicked out of the house, you have to do more introspection."
Qingzhi really didn't want to see Mr. Lu at all, so he turned to Qixing and said, "Miss, I've said it all. It has nothing to do with us whether you understand or not. Let's go."
Mr. Lu sneered: "There is no room for such a maid anywhere. Sooner or later she will be dragged out and beaten to death."
Qixing smiled and said, "You are too worried, sir. As long as I am here, she will not be dragged back and beaten to death by you, nor will she be beaten to death by others."
The wretched maid looked like she didn't want to talk to him anymore. Mr. Lu didn't want to look at the master and servant. He said angrily: "Are you done? That's it."
Qixing took the call and said, "Go away, sir. I'm going to have to look at the account books for a while."
Yes, this shop has been robbed by this maid. Now she is the owner and he is the guest. Mr. Lu stood up and walked away.
"Then really let her go to the capital!" Mrs. Lu's face turned pale when she heard Mr. Lu's story at home, "She is lying, she just wants to find a foreign son."
Mr. Lu said: "I made some inquiries in Xucheng and found out that Mrs. Yang did serve as a guide for the embroiderers in Linglongfang. That maid dared to lie to us, but she didn't dare to lie to Mrs. Yang. If she went to Beijing, she wouldn't be able to do it.
If you want to embroider and rip up our alien daughter, even the Yang family can't afford to throw this person away and can't spare her."
Mrs. Lu was still uneasy: "No, I have to go to Beijing and keep an eye on her myself."
"Confused." Mr. Lu shouted, "You go, it will be even more unclear when they get entangled. It's better to pretend not to know. If something happens, you can blame it on that maid. She is the only one who committed the evil."
, I am innocent."
Mrs. Lu grabbed Master Lu's sleeve and said, "Master, why not just get rid of her on the way."
The journey is dangerous, and accidents are bound to happen. No one can care about it in the wilderness.
Mr. Lu pushed her hand away: "That servant girl is as cunning as a ghost. Do you think she is not guarded?"
In Xu Cheng, he couldn't kill her even at close range, and it was even more unpredictable on the road.
What's more, it was just a merchant in Climb Linglongfang before, and now there is the Yang family. If the maid leads trouble to the Yang family, they are a noble family, and they will be in great trouble.
Mrs. Lu sat down slumped: "I really regret letting her go. She should have been allowed to die on Zhuangzi."
Mr. Lu thought that he should have let her die when he took her in because he was too soft-hearted.
"Don't worry." He said, "Now we and she are on guard against each other, and she doesn't dare to do anything rash to provoke us. She also knows that if we are really upset, she will not end well. I will send more people to the capital to take Yier away.
Be careful and never let that servant come even half a step closer to him."
This is all we can do, Mrs. Lu looked full of sorrow: "Don't let Yi'er know about this matter, so as not to distract him."
Mr. Lu frowned and nodded: "I know."
Because of the girl's trip, the eldest son and his wife of the Lu family have been very worried these days. They were only so worried about the third son Lu when he left home to study when he was young.
Compared to the anxiety of Mr. and Mrs. Lu, when they heard that Qixing was going to the capital, the villagers at the foot of Xinghua Mountain were more happy than worried.
"Great, that's the capital city."
"Qixing is really promising."
"When I went to the city, I heard passers-by saying that there was a very good embroiderer in Linglongfang. I told them that she was from our village, and after hearing this, they bought all my vegetables."
"Qixing will also become a famous embroiderer in the capital in the future."
"Aunt Wang, you can go to the capital to sell vegetables then."
There were cheers and laughter outside the Xinghua Cottage. Qixing and Qing Pheasant deliberately stayed here that night to entertain the villagers.
"I'm rich now." Qixing said, pointing to the vegetables, meat and wine brought back on the donkey cart. "When you get rich, you have to enjoy yourself with your family. You fellow villagers are my relatives."
The villagers who originally wanted to refuse refused after hearing these words. The poor girl has no father or mother. Yes, they are her relatives.
"Ah Qi, don't worry, we will take care of your home."
"Don't worry about your grandparents' graves, they will have a meal even during the Qingming Festival."
"Don't worry about the donkey, let him eat and drink well and don't have to work."
Each family moved long tables and benches, the women rolled up their sleeves and cooked vegetables and stews together, the men held up wine bowls and tasted them happily, and the children ran around and played around the skinny donkey.
The excitement seemed to last all night.
When Qing Zhi woke up, laughter seemed to be echoing in her ears. She rubbed her forehead. She also drank a bowl of wine last night and now she still had a headache.
It was already bright outside, Qingzhi came out, the tables and chairs were gone, and everything outside the thatched cottage had been swept and was clean.
The villagers did not just eat and drink and then leave, but they still looked after their masters and servants as children.
She stretched herself against the sunlight by the lake, and then went to Qixing's room. As before, Qixing was not in the room.
But there was a small wooden cow on the table.
The green pheasant purred in surprise and pounced on it, wagging the cow's tail with his hand, and sure enough, it started walking like a big wooden cow.
When I came back this time, I also gave the skinny donkey to the villagers. After all, the donkey couldn't travel far. When the children played around the skinny donkey, they couldn't help but miss the wooden ox, and the green pheasants also missed it.
Qixing said he would make a wooden cow toy for her.
Qing Zhi was soft-hearted at that time: "Life is really getting better now, and the lady still wants to make toys for me."
Qixing smiled slightly: "No matter how good your life is, you can have toys."
The lady actually did it for her.
When did you do it? Did you not sleep all night?
Qing Zhi hurriedly ran towards the mountain. As expected, when he was about to reach the cemetery, he saw the girl's back through the branches and leaves of the mountain forest.
Half a year later, the girl has not changed much. She is still as thin and thin as the back wrapped in a cloak, but as tall and strong as a green bamboo.
"Miss." Qing Pheasant called softly.
Qixing turned around and smiled slightly.
Qing Zhi stepped forward and knelt down to the two tombs and kowtowed: "Old Master, Madam, the young lady is going on a long journey. I will do my best to take good care of the young lady. Please don't worry, Old Master. Madam."
After saying that, he stood up, made a sound, and saw a small wooden bird hanging from a branch on the grave.
The mountain wind blows, and the birds turn and chirp on the grave.
Qing Pheasant shouted: "Miss, you also made toys for the old man and his wife."
"Both adults and children can have toys," Qixing said. "Whether they are alive or dead, everyone can have toys."
Qing Pheasant looked at the wooden bird turning in front of the grave and felt soft in his heart: "The old man and his wife must be very happy."