A girl named Qing Ju, who was good at knitting, bought clothes, shoes, handkerchiefs and other items from Xia Mingyue and even Jiang Zhuguo, Zhuang Cui and others around her.
One named Honglian can play the pipa and sing. Guanshi Fu means that she can play a song for Xia Mingyue in her spare time for his entertainment and relaxation.
The former Xia Mingyue can understand it. After all, Xia Ji is busy this time. Jiang Zhuguo and Yinqiao, who had previously helped her with some female work, are not available, and she herself is often too lazy because of fatigue. Hands-on, many things purchased are finished products, which are inevitably a bit make-do.
Now that I have Qingju, I can leave all these things to her, which saves me a lot of worry.
On Honglian’s side...
She did play the pipa extremely well and sang very beautifully, but the tenderness in her eyes seemed to drip with water, and her delicate demeanor was so full that Xia Mingyue was immediately speechless.
Although she wanted to relax after being busy, and it was common for many family banquets in the world to include singing and dancing, but it was hard for her to imagine her leaning on the couch, lazily enjoying the red lotus balls. What a dandy look he must have when he sings loudly.
Don’t dare to think, don’t dare to think!
Honglian also saw Xia Mingyue's embarrassment and hesitation, and cautiously spoke, "If Madam Xia doesn't like to listen to the pipa and music, my maid will still listen."
"What else can you ask for?" Xia Mingyue suddenly became interested.
"My maid can also dance." Honglian whispered.
While talking, Xia Mingyue showed off her skills.
Hong Lian is very slender, weak and boneless, but her dancing movements are crisp and neat, without any sloppiness, with a certain amount of power in her softness, which is indeed a pleasure to watch.
The only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable is Guren’s foxy eyes, which are very seductive and make this very ornamental dance feel a little more wasteful. , making the whole atmosphere a little weird.
Xia Mingyue sighed.
Honglian was also a little annoyed and helpless, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to explain the reason, "I know that my eyes are very strange. When Manager Fu was willing to buy me, it was because I deliberately lowered my head and lowered my eyes. Guanshi Fu realized something was wrong and was successfully bought back.”
“It’s just that the maid’s eyes were not born, but someone had deliberately used a knife, so that no matter what actions the maid made. , all of them seem a bit strange.”
“If Lady Xia doesn’t like it, the maid can play and sing for Lady Xia while blindfolding her. I just hope that Lady Xia can keep her, or let her. It’s okay to do menial tasks such as laundry and cleaning.”
As long as she can stay!
Honglian made a heartfelt request and knelt down to Xia Mingyue.
His head was kowtowing like a chicken pecking at rice, and his forehead suddenly became red and swollen, with drops of blood oozing out from it.
Xia Mingyue felt unbearable and hurriedly helped Honglian up.
If you look closely, you can indeed see that although there is powder on Honglian's eyes, there is still a shallow scar.
Obviously, this passive knife is like modern plastic surgery, raising the eyebrows to make the eyes look like fox eyes, so as to show the charm.
Moreover, his skills and grandeur were all trained according to the Shouma Institute. His purpose was probably to please the powerful or to sell at a high price.
Such a woman has always been just a commodity, being circulated everywhere like duckweed, with no control over it.
If she refuses to stay here, Guanshi Fu probably has nowhere to deal with and can only send her back or send her away. In her current situation, she may not be able to escape being sold into a brothel or used as a brothel. The fate of high-class playthings.
Xia Mingyue thought for a while and said, "You can stay first."
Hearing this, a big stone fell to Hong Lian's heart, and she also cried with joy, facing Xia Mingyue repeatedly Thank you, "Thank you, Mrs. Xia, thank you, Mrs. Xia." "You just work by my side, and you need to be steadfast in your duties. Whether you can stay for a long time depends on you." Xia Mingyue warned.
Hong Lian was pitiful, and her original intention was probably not wrong, but Xia Mingyue was not sure whether she still had her original intention after being deliberately trained.
Whether she can seize the opportunity depends on herself.
"My maid understands." Hong Lian still responded hurriedly, "My maid must do her job well and never let Madam Xia down."
And she won't let herself down either.
Leaving Honglian behind, Xia Mingyue asked her to follow Yinqiao and Zhuang's mother and try to do some daily chores first.
Yipinguo's business is stable. As August 15th approaches, the mooncakes made by Xia Mingyue begin to be sold at the door of Yipinguo.
All kinds of mooncakes are small and exquisite, with unique patterns. Even the oil paper wrapped around the mooncakes and the red paper note attached look different.
In addition, Xia Ji is now famous. After learning that these mooncakes were made by Xia Ji, everyone wanted to have a taste.
Multiple factors superimposed, so that Xia Mingyue's mooncake stall had only been set up for half a day, and the mooncakes she prepared sold out.
Those who bought the mooncakes were full of joy, while those who did not bought the mooncakes were quite regretful. They kept checking with Xia Mingyue whether there would be mooncakes for sale in the future, and even asked if they could pay to reserve them in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble. Queuing is troublesome.
Everyone was a little regretful when they learned that mooncakes could not be ordered in advance and they had to queue up on site to buy them. However, they were relieved to learn that there would be mooncakes tomorrow and they would be out at around 11:00. They felt it was better than no mooncakes at all. It's a good buy, and I'm thinking that I must come early tomorrow to avoid not being able to buy it again.
The mooncake business was booming. Xia Mingyue felt happy and had a sense of accomplishment. She went back to continue making mooncakes that day, and packed them overnight to prepare for the next day's business.
The next day, Xia Mingyue calculated the time and delivered the mooncakes to the door of Yipinguo on time.
But before any of them arrived at Yipinguo, they saw many people gathered at the door of Yipinguo.
Everyone was looking forward to it and took advantage of the waiting time to chat with the people next to them.
"You also came here to buy mooncakes after buying them yesterday?"
"Yes, I bought two pieces yesterday and went back to taste them. The taste was so good. I didn't want to buy a few more pieces. My father-in-law's family also left two yuan for my family to eat on August 15th as a holiday gift."
"Yes, that's what I planned, but I still want to buy a few more. It’s a gift for my boss, something in season, beautiful, delicious and suitable.”
“It’s just not cheap...”
“You get what you pay for. This mooncake has enough ingredients and taste. Well, the stuff you bought at a cheap price doesn’t taste good, and it’s disgusting when you give it away, so you might as well spend more money and buy something better.”
"That is to say, it's only August 15th in a year, so we can't care too much about it."
"That's the truth."
"Hey, it's almost time now, why? This lady hasn’t come out to set up a stall yet?” (End of Chapter)