diskusbooks Chapter 31: Soaked in a Vinegar Jar
Chapter 31: Soaked in a Vinegar Jar
County town, Zhang family.
Sun Qingqing was sitting in front of the window, holding a round embroidery frame in her hand, embroidering a handkerchief.
She frowned and looked unhappy.
The air was always filled with the sour smell of pickles, which made her very uncomfortable.
Even after finding fresh flowers to put in the vase and applying perfume, the sour smell still lingered. In fact, the mixture of perfume and flowers made it even more unbearable.
Sun Qingqing felt disgusted when she smelled that scent, so how could she have the mood to embroider?
But Mrs. Luo said that it was not easy for Zhang Yougen to do business, and the little money he earned was barely enough to support the family, so she could not eat for free.
She had to embroider more handkerchiefs and sell them, both to earn money for her future food and clothing and to save up for her dowry.
The Zhang family is not having an easy time now and they really can't prepare much dowry for her, so she has to save up her dowry on her own.
Anyway, she had learned embroidery from Liu Zhichun and was very good at it. She would definitely be able to sell it for a good price at an embroidery shop.
Because of Mrs. Luo's words, Sun Qingqing started embroidering handkerchiefs since she came to the Zhang family.
Although she had learned embroidery and was quite good at it, when she was in the Butterfly family, no one allowed her to embroider to make money, so except for the initial period of learning, she would only do a little needlework occasionally when she was in the mood.
There was no need to rush when doing it, so I didn’t feel very tired at the time.
Now that she was forced by Mrs. Luo to embroider handkerchiefs from dawn to dusk, Sun Qingqing finally understood how hard this job was.
But Luo also told her that those embroiderers not only had to get up early and work late, but also had to light oil lamps after dark to finish the work in a hurry. It was very hard work, and many even went blind.
Because she was at home and Mrs. Luo couldn't bear to see her work so hard, she only let her do it during the day.
Sun Qingqing felt it was particularly ironic when she looked at the small holes on her fingers made by the embroidery needles and the marks left by holding the needles for a long time.
It turns out this is her biological mother!
Although Liu Zhichun's words were harsh, he never forced her to do work like this.
Luo was obviously her biological mother, but she did not allow her to eat for free. She had to work from dawn to dusk to earn money to provide for her own food and drink and to save up her dowry.
How stupid was she to believe all those nonsense that Luo said?
Sun Qingqing was thinking when she suddenly heard someone outside shouting——
"Oh my god, have you heard? Mr. Xie from Tujiazhuang is actually the eldest son of Hanlin scholar who has been missing for many years!"
"Mr. Xie from Tujiazhuang? Are you talking about the victim in the baby-switch case?"
"Yes, it's him! It was his newborn daughter who was switched with the vicious woman Xu, and he was almost sent to exile at the border! Fortunately, Mr. Xie discovered the problem in time! He arrested the person and sent him to the government!"
"You said he's the eldest son of the Hanlin scholar who's been missing for years? What kind of official position is a Hanlin scholar?"
"That's a high-ranking official! You know about the imperial examination, right? Every imperial examination was presided over by the masters of the Hanlin Academy!"
Those top scorers are all proud to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy! Becoming a Hanlin Bachelor is even more amazing; you might even become a prime minister in the future!
"Oh my god! Hanlin Bachelor is such a high-ranking official? Doesn't that mean Mr. Xie is very rich?"
"Isn't it? Not only did he become rich, but the owner of Tujiazhuang also became rich. A small country landlord actually married his children to a Hanlin scholar from the capital! What a great honor!"
"Hey! Madam Tu must be so beautiful that she can actually marry the eldest son of the future Prime Minister!"
"If she wasn't pretty, the young master of the Imperial Academy would definitely look down on her! There's no need to even think about it, she must be a celestial beauty!"
Perhaps the topic was too explosive, causing everyone to talk about it, and the voices became louder and louder, even reaching Sun Qingqing's ears through the courtyard wall.
Her face changed drastically when she heard this, and her originally pretty and beautiful cheeks instantly became distorted with jealousy.
Xie Xiu is the eldest son of Hanlin Bachelor?
No, she doesn't believe it!
This is impossible!
How could Tu Jiaojiao have such a good life!
What kind of celestial beauty is she? She's so tall and has such a heroic air about her. If she wrapped her chest up and wore men's clothing, no one would doubt that she's not a man!
After Sun Qingqing finished despising Tu Jiaojiao, she thought of Xie Xiu's handsome face, and became more and more jealous, as if she was soaked in a vinegar jar!
She always thought that Xie Xiu was useless except for his good looks and ability to recognize a few words.
Who would have thought that he was actually the eldest son of Hanlin scholar who had been missing for many years!
How did things come to this?
If she had known Xie Xiu's identity earlier, how could she have done such a thing?
Sun Qingqing clenched the embroidery frame in her hand angrily, but accidentally grabbed the tip of the needle. She screamed in pain and her whole face wrinkled.
She hurriedly let go, but it was too late.
Because I used too much force just now, the wound is quite deep this time.
As soon as she pulled out the embroidery needle, blood gushed out along the wound and fell directly onto the embroidery frame, instantly dyeing the half-finished white peony into blood red.
Sun Qingqing didn't care about the pain and hurriedly took a handkerchief from the side to press on the wound.
At this moment, Luo suddenly rushed in from outside and asked, "Qingqing, did you know? Xie Xiu is actually the eldest son of a high-ranking official in the capital! That high-ranking official is going to take him back to the capital. He's going to be very rich in the future!"
Sun Qingqing was already feeling upset, and after hearing her words, she became even more irritated: "He can prosper, what does it have to do with me? I've long since severed ties with the Tu family, and Xie Xiu won't take me with him if he becomes successful. What's the point of you telling me all this now?"
Unexpectedly, Luo said, "You are stupid! Xie Xiu is the eldest son of a high-ranking official in the capital. It is impossible for him to have only one woman by his side, right? If he went to the capital, wouldn't he have several concubines to serve him?"
Sun Qingqing was stunned at first, then she felt a bit gloating: "Tu Jiaojiao has gone to the capital with Xie Xiu this time, so she can no longer monopolize him. When Xie Xiu takes seven or eight concubines, Tu Jiaojiao will not know how to cry."
Thinking of this, the discomfort in my heart was instantly diluted a lot.
However, she still pretended to be indifferent and snorted coldly: "What does it have to do with me if he takes a concubine?"
Seeing that she still didn't understand, Luo Madam said, "Look at you, you're really a silly girl. Since Xie Xiu wants to take a concubine after he goes to the capital, why not give it to someone like you, one of our own, instead of giving it to an outsider?"
Although you had severed your relationship with the Tu family before, you grew up in the Tu family after all, and you have been sisters with Tu Jiaojiao for so many years. Aren’t you better than those outsiders?
Come on, I'll take you to Tu Yong to discuss this. With Tu Jiaojiao's personality, if she really followed Xie Xiu to the capital, wouldn't she be bullied to death by those beautiful women in the capital?
But if you become Xie Xiu's concubine, the situation will be different! Then she will have you as her sister to help her, and she won't be afraid even if Xie Xiu takes in a few more concubines."
Sun Qingqing hadn't thought about this at first, but now after hearing what Luo said, her heart started beating fast, and her mind was full of Xie Xiu's handsome and angelic appearance.
Although she didn't want to be someone's concubine, since Xie Xiu was the eldest son of a high-ranking official in the capital, it was not impossible for her to be his mistress.
Thinking of this, Sun Qingqing's cheeks instantly turned red with shame and became frighteningly hot.
Luo knew what she was thinking at a glance and was immediately delighted, thinking that the matter was halfway done.
She couldn't help but secretly rejoice in her heart: That bitch Liu Zhichun would never have thought that she would get back on her feet just a few days after she threatened her! Now that Xie Xiu has become the eldest son of a high-ranking official in the capital, that bitch Liu Zhichun would probably have to kneel down and beg her to keep this son-in-law!
Thinking of the scene of Liu Zhichun kneeling in front of her with his head bowed and begging her, Luo couldn't help but smile with joy, and her middle-aged face turned into a chrysanthemum with smiles.
Unexpectedly, as she was smiling, she suddenly saw the glaring blood color on the embroidery frame.
Luo's smile froze on his face instantly: "!!!"
She grabbed the embroidery frame and confirmed that it was indeed stained with blood. Then she angrily scolded Sun Qingqing, "Qingqing, are you hurt? Why are you bleeding so much? You've ruined the embroidery!"