Han Xiying called out to Zheng Haizhu in a sweet voice, but when the other party came up to her, she didn't seem to dare to look directly at her. She quickly cast her gaze on Lu Xiangsheng's face, and then turned to a shy and dodgy attitude. She walked lightly towards the Gu family's daughter-in-law.
Behind him, he retreated.
Zheng Haizhu saw her pretentious tone and had no appetite to look at her a second time. He only gave up half of his body in an upright manner and introduced Lu Xiangsheng to Shen.
Shen's appearance was elegant and graceful, and she said to Lu Xiangsheng with a kind face: "Master Lu, you can rest assured that you are here to enjoy the honor. Ah Zhu's treatment of others is not only praised by his relatives, but also by our old lady. But you young brother,
You can't just read and teach. I'll call Shou Qian to accompany you to Sheshan and other places."
Lu Xiangsheng had been here for many days, and Zheng Haizhu had already informed him of various public information about the Songjiang Mansion, such as the situation of the government officials, the relationship between the Jinshen Group, etc., including of course the marriage between his master's family and the Gu Mansion.
Therefore, when Lu Xiangsheng heard the name of the second young master Gu, he hurriedly said: "Thank you for your attentiveness, grandma. I also want to pay a visit and ask Brother Gu for advice on the craftsmanship."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Mrs. Shen had nothing more to say, and seeing a shy girl hiding behind Mrs. Shen, he couldn't stay much longer, so he hugged those "water mine" teaching tools and said, "Junior
Let's go to the library first." Then he said goodbye and left Qingyuan.
With no outsiders present, Mrs. Shen's attitude became more and more cordial. She pointed to the boxes brought by the servants to Zheng Haizhu: "The old lady is not too concerned about you. That day, Zhuxiang said that she was watching on the street.
When you were bargaining with the shopkeeper for pens, inks, paper and inkstones, the old lady immediately started to blame herself, saying that she had promised to do something for you. She was an honorary principal. How could she just wear it as a flower and not contribute any effort? She immediately decided to make a decision.
Let me bring these four treasures of the study to you."
After saying that, he took Han Xiying in his arms and said, "I wanted to trouble Ximeng to bring me here today, but when I got to the house, I found out that she had gone to worship Buddha with my second mistress, so I caught this little girl."
Zheng Haizhu stared at Han Xiying: "Our third lady is the most enthusiastic. In fact, this is her first time here."
Han Xiying had just not heard Zheng Haizhu introduce herself to Mr. Lu, and she was already filled with anger.
It's not that she wanted to get acquainted with Mr. Lu, who was pale and rustic. He sounded like he was just a bookworm from the countryside in Yixing. He was not even qualified to carry Shou Qian's shoes, so no one wanted to socialize with him.
What makes Han Xiying angry is Zheng Haizhu's way of ignoring her with a smile.
She was just a cunning and willing low-class woman. With a few ounces of bad luck, she ran errands for dignitaries and worked hard, and she suddenly transformed into a eunuch favored and able to deceive young men into paying for schools.
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Can you trample Han Xiying, the real lady of the Han family, like mud under your feet?
No wonder she can teach her sister Han Ximeng to like her. Both their master and servant have the same temperament, bullying others with hidden knives in their smiles.
But the anger in Han Xiying's heart died down just in time before it was about to burn onto her cheeks.
She remembered Grandma Shen's previous encouragement to her: "My child, you are too honest. When you meet a cunning woman like Zheng Yatou, you shrink from her. You should see her more often, not to take advantage of her."
To choke her or block her with words is not to save face like quarreling with children, but to practice it so that when you are in front of her, no matter how she treats you, you will not be afraid of her, nor will you annoy her, let alone be irritated by her.
You are at a loss. Just follow your thoughts and plans, say your thing, do your thing, and it will be done."
In Han Xiying's eyes, Grandma Shen, who is in charge of the Gu family, is not only smart and capable, but also a well-deserved leader of Songjiang's society of ladies and ladies. She is also very fair. She doesn't seem to like the arrogant and nagging eldest sister Han Xiying, but she does cherish her as the third young lady of the Han family.
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Ever since she felt more warmth from Grandma Shen last year than what her mother had given her, Han Xiying had often sighed, how wonderful it would be if Brother Gu was Grandma Shen's son. The daughter-in-law that Grandma Shen fell in love with might be her.
At this moment, Han Xiying, who had the support of Grandma Shen in her imagination, lived up to her best name and relied on the sense of hope that filled her mind to maintain her calm and noble airs in front of this bastard named Zheng.
"Sister A-Zhu is right. This is indeed my first time here. Fortunately, this school has a great reputation in Songjiang, so it didn't lead Grandma Shen astray. Sister A-Zhu, I heard from my second uncle and second aunt that my eldest sister
There is a sewing shop included in my dowry, and it is also placed in this school, so that we can have a look at it?"
No matter how much Zheng Haizhu hated Han Xiying, it was hard for her to lose etiquette in front of Gu's parents-in-law.
Seeing that Mr. Shen was also nodding with some interest, Zheng Haizhu looked pleased and led the two of them westward to the "Biao Yuan".
According to Zheng Haizhu's idea, "Jiaoyuan" mainly teaches students embroidery, textiles, fabric dyeing, sewing and tailoring and other skills, and serves as a reserve talent base for Songjiang's export of textiles and apparel products.
Therefore, Zheng Haizhu simply moved the garment shop where Master Han and his wife married Han Ximeng to Jiaoyuan. Anyway, the main goal was to receive foreign trade orders through the Weaving Bureau or through Yan Siqi's channels, and not to compete with the local tailor shops in Songjiang.
When the three of them entered the house, Versace was cutting a piece of tooth-white cotton on the large willow board table, while his daughter Fan Polu was discussing with the two women how to create beautiful and neat edges for the sleeves that were layered like fungus.
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There were five or six more young women, embroidering purse-like objects by the window on the other side.
Except for Versace and his daughter, they were all employees of Hanfu Textile.
When everyone saw Mrs. Shen and their third young lady coming in, they all stood up and saluted.
Mrs. Shen greeted kindly: "You are busy with your business, while the morning light is bright."
In the soft, thornless yellow grass frame in the center of the room, many tooth-white ready-made clothes have been piled up.
Mrs. Shen picked up one and looked at it, and asked in surprise: "Ah Zhu, this middle coat is really strange. Which end is up and which end is down?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zheng Haizhu said: "Grandma, this is what Eunuch Liu of the Weaving Bureau ordered to try out and sell it to the Hongyi people."
Shen said "Oh" and turned around to see Han Xiying standing under the window, so she also walked over.
Han Xiying asked one of the young girls in a soft voice: "Azhen, what are you embroidering?"
The girl named "A-Zhen" raised her face, but her eyelids were a little swollen, and there were still tears in her eyes, as if she had just cried.
Han Xiying was stunned for a moment, but quickly saw the picture on the purse clearly.
At the same time, Azhen's eyes looked at Zheng Haizhu timidly.
Zheng Haizhu came over and told Shen calmly: "Grandma, this is also going to be sold to merchants."
Shen said: "Oh? Is it also a job sent by the imperial court?"
Zheng Haizhu responded.
Mrs. Shen praised: "It's amazing. No wonder Ximeng's shop doesn't need to be located in the bustling market. It's just like the inner workshop of the imperial court. Hey, I really should invite the old lady to come and take a look today. She
I used to work as a factory builder in the imperial court."
Then he smiled and teased: "Azhu, you are really the pioneer of our Songjiang style. In all the big houses nearby, the ladies who marry their daughters are all mothers-in-law, maids, and nannies. But Mr. Han, on the other hand, married a female shopkeeper to the eldest daughter.
Come."
Zheng Haizhu hurriedly responded with humility, but in her heart she judged as before. She always felt that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family, who looked like a Bodhisattva, had a sinister and thoughtful look on her face.
"Okay A-Zhu, I see you are all so busy, so I'm going back with your third lady. Master Fan, sister of the Fan family, you have worked hard, and everyone has worked hard. Cuiliu, where is the money for the tea?"
When Shen left, he actually rewarded each worker with five cents of silver, which was equivalent to a day and a half of the workers' wages.
Zheng Haizhu thanked everyone and accompanied Mr. Shen to the door.
Han Xiying walked behind them and glanced at Azhen under the window calmly.
A-Zhen held the silver in her hand and was looking at her third lady, like a wronged cat, looking at her old master.
After the bearers carried the sedan a few steps, Shen patted Han Xiying on the back of her hand and said, "Ah Ying, this person named Zheng is really disliked by people. In front of me today, she doesn't even know how to treat you."
What are the proper rules? You can imagine how she and your sister bullied you two in the house."
Han Xiying had no intention of showing emotion, but blinked her eyes and said with a strange excitement: "Grandma, those clothes that the Thai people wear are just fine, but those purses embroidered by Azhen and the others are so beautiful.
They are all pictures of the Japanese country! They are the same as the Japanese paintings that Zheng Haizhu got for my eldest sister."