Chapter 86

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date="2020-11-14"

title="Chapter 86"

weight="105232"

series = ["The Female Supporting Role Shows Out"]

mode = "manual"

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The woman's gaze slowly moved down Du Ruyan's round shoulders, she saw the wagging tail of the blouse, her eyes darkened again. The ginkgo leaves at the tail are embroidered the most densely, one by one, and one by one. The shape of each leaf can be seen clearly without being confused at all. Seeing the embroiderer at the tail of the swing, it seems to see fallen leaves all over the floor, so real, yet beautiful and dreamy.

The woman has never seen such a magical embroidery technique, showing the light and shade of color and the changes of light and shadow vividly, just as if the real fallen leaves were cast by the embroiderer, which was restrained on this tulle. Fortunately, she came over and took a closer look. Only then did she discover the mystery. If she glanced far away like Meng Si, how could she understand the superb skills of this embroiderer?

Based on Meng Si's pride and conceit today, she must lose miserably in the future!

Thinking like this, the woman reported to her family: "Miss Du, my father is Xu Shao, admiral of the Zhejiang navy, and I am Xu Qian, the prostitute of the Xu family. I am ranked sixth. If we are free in the future, shall we come out for tea together? "

"Miss Xu Liu, fortunate enough to meet." Du Ruyan smiled and nodded. The admiral of the Zhejiang Navy took charge of Zhejiang's military affairs and has been guarding here for six or seven years. He is known as the emperor of Zhejiang Province, and he is not comparable to Li Ran, who has just arrived. It is also good for Du Ruyan to interact with his lady.

The two talked happily and the atmosphere was harmonious. Before leaving, Xu Qian said: "If I want to make new clothes in the future, please Ms. Du to introduce me to Lin Xiuniang. Her embroidery skills are very good, and I like it very much."

"That's natural. Our two families are neighbors, and we live in the Mai Alley in the western suburbs. If you need it, you can send a maid to find it." Du Ruyan refused to admit defeat in front of Li Jiarong, but was able to bend and stretch in front of others. Cope with ease. After all, Concubine Min was able to enter the palace by borrowing Queen Du's connections, the purpose was to favor Queen Du, but unexpectedly the glory and wealth in the palace raised the dog's ambition, and instead bit the owner. Du Ruyan would never bow his head in front of Li Jiarong even if his backbone was interrupted.

Xu Qian silently wrote down the address, and then left and returned to Li Jiarong’s table. She was ridiculed by her sister, the concubine of the Navy Admiral’s Mansion. She said that the poor settlers really love and stay together. Son, the roots are all cheap and can't be changed.

Xu Qian never quarreled with her sister-in-law, she just stepped aside in silence and disappeared into the crowd.

But no matter how uncomfortable Du Ruyan is, no matter how taciturn, he can't hide. Where she sits, the brilliance shines, blending with the ginkgo leaves flying all over the sky, like the goddess of the tree. The other ladies dressed more luxuriously than her, and the silk and silk on her body were all embroidered by the best embroidered lady with the most beautiful patterns, but for some reason, compared with Du Ruyan’s simple ginkgo leaves, it was so Vulgar.

Even the hibiscus flower embroidered by Meng Si himself is too cumbersome, and it feels very greasy after a few glances.

Gradually, no one paid attention to Li Jiarong anymore, and all the talented people focused on Du Ruyan, who was standing in a hungry manner. The voluminous blouse made her thinner and thinner, and the more taciturn she was, the more people felt distressed for her, and then thought of her bumpy life experience. The past negligence and contempt were gone, and there was no more pity.

Many talented scholars were touched, spreading pen, ink, paper and inkstone, praising this beauty with poetry, and depicting this beauty with paintings. For a while, the inspiration flashed and excellent works appeared frequently. However, in a Buddhist meeting, Du Ruyan's reputation has spread throughout Lin'an Mansion, even if she is no longer the daughter of the Hou Mansion, she has become the goddess that many young talents dream of.

Li Jiarong was so angry that her face was crooked, and it was not easy to be in full view. She planned to find Du Ruyan's troubles after the Buddhist meeting was over, but found that she had left long ago, and she was really walking on the fallen leaves. Qing Feng's departure took away the infatuation of many talented scholars. When she came to Lin'an Mansion, she became a ruined residence. As usual, she was able to squeeze the crowd and press down her former opponents.

I won’t mention how Li Jiarong is angry. On the other side, Du Ruyan has returned to Du Mansion happily. She was planning to jump out of the carriage, and saw the beautiful clothes on her body. Come down.

"Lin Dan, are you at home?" She knocked on the back corner door.

"Come on, my lady is embroidering in the backyard." Cuilan smiled and opened the door, and said in surprise: "Ah, Miss Du, you are so beautiful today!"

"Thank you, many people say so." Du Ruyan ran into the back garden with a skirt, and said with joy: "Lin Dan, let me tell you, today I'm in the limelight. Those talented people wrote poems and praised me She is a goddess transformed into a thousand-year-old tree. Seeing their obsessive appearance, I feel ridiculous and annoying. I only came back after two quarters of an hour. If everyone is like them and only looks at appearance and family history, I really don’t want Married."

Lin Dan was embroidering a plant of bluegrass without raising his head. "Then don't marry. How good is it to stay at home freely?"

"Yeah, I am a grandmother staying at home, and I am a little daughter-in-law when I go out. Grandma can be a mastermind, and the little daughter-in-law has to swallow, I won't be a little daughter-in-law." Du Ruyan chuckled, her expression bright.

"Miss, this is the silver you asked me to take." As she spoke, her maid walked in hurriedly, holding a heavy wooden box in her arms.

When Lin Dan heard the word "silver", he immediately raised his head and looked at it with burning eyes. The Lin family is really poor now. They drank gruel for three meals a day, and Zhang Hui had to dowry two pawns for three days to make ends meet. If Lin Dan can't make any more money, the family won't be able to open the pot. The little boy who chopped wood has long been fired. The only servant in the family is Cuilan. The third and fourth sisters often help others to sew clothes in exchange for meager ones. income.

The family looks good on the surface, but everyone is having a hard time, but Lin Dan can't feel it at all, because Zhang Hui has left the best things to her daughter, so she must be the same as before the family defeat. Daughter wants the best embroidery thread, the best dye, the best embroidery cloth? Then buy it! As long as her daughter can grow up, Zhang Hui will never be stingy with money.

"How much are you going to pay me?" Lin Dan put down the needle and thread, rubbing his hands unconsciously.

"The blouse is made of cicada wing yarn. The price is relatively expensive. You can only buy one for fifteen taels of silver. I cut three feet for you, and the cost is about two taels of silver. The skirt is made of mulberry silk and pressed again. It is pleated and has five layers inside and outside. It costs me a piece of cloth. The cost is about ten taels of silver. There are also silk threads and pearls. These were originally the dowry my mother left me." Lin Dan said as he said. Fiddle with the abacus for fear of losing money.

Du Ruyan was amused by the look of her money fan, but she also thought she was straightforward and cute.

"Never mind, although I am also a shaman, but I just lost my identity as the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and the dowry my mother left me is still there. Here, this is one hundred taels of silver. Take it." Du Ruyan Put the heavy wooden box on the table.

Lin Dan looked at her with an expression of indescribable expression, and said slowly: "Last time I bought a clay pot for a hundred taels of silver. Guess how many times my mother smoked me?"

"How many times?" Du Ruyan asked with a smile.

"Over one hundred and eighty times. If you spend one hundred taels of silver on a skirt, your brother might give you two hundred and fifty times." Lin Dan's tone was very serious.

Du Ruyan was stunned for a while before probing: "Lin Dan, are you taunting me 250?"

Lin Dan answered her question in silence, opened the wooden box again, took out two silver ingots, and said: "I will charge you twenty taels of silver, plus the fifty taels of deposit your brother gave me, totaling twenty-five. Two, enough for this. Take the rest of the silver back. Save a bit. Don’t sit and eat the mountains. It’s really not easy for your brother to fight Japanese pirates by the sea.”

For some reason, Lin Dan has a special respect for the soldiers, and he won't let them suffer.

Du Ruyan looked at her for a while, then suddenly rushed to hug her, and said, "Lin Dan, lightly, you are so good! Are you friends with me?"

"If you don't call me Dan Dan, we are still friends." Lin Dan twisted his eyebrows.

Du Ruyan was about to act like a baby, but heard a hoarse laughter from the wall. The two looked up and found Du Rusong, who hadn't seen him for a long time, sitting on it with a smile in his eyes and a gentle expression.

"Ms. Lin's craftsmanship is really amazing. She also dressed my sister like a wild monkey as a goddess. In the future, the door of my house may be broken by the matchmaker of Lin'an Mansion. You can accept this hundred taels of silver. Ms. Lin must have contributed to my sister's marriage." Du Rusong waved his hand lazily, although he tried his best to cover it, he still showed some fatigue.

"Well, in the future, Miss Du will come to me to make clothes again, and her wages will be deducted from one hundred taels. Du Gongzi, go back to sleep, I think your eyes will almost never open." Lin Dan said nothing. Take the wooden box. She knew that if she refused to accept it, Du Rusong would persuade him again, which would have delayed his rest time.

Du Rusong smiled slightly, his expression becoming more gentle. He was about to jump off the wall and go back to the room to rest, but suddenly he stopped and asked tentatively, "Miss Lin, can you sew leather armor?"

"Do you wear leather armor on the battlefield?" Lin Dan looked up at him.

"Yes."

"This is munitions. The quartermaster should distribute it to every soldier, right?"

"Perhaps I provoke a big man. I have been in the army for more than half a month, but there is no leather armor. I can only find someone to do it myself." Du Rusong shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Du Ruyan's cheerful expression was instantly replaced by worry.

Lin Dan nodded and said, "I know how to do it, but if you pay for it yourself and find someone to tailor it yourself, why bother to make leather armor and just wear a set of armor."

"In the army, only generals with more than 100 households can wear armor. How can I, a soldier who has just joined the army, dare to be a rafter?" Du Rusong shook his head and explained.

Lin Dan patted his forehead and said, "Yes, keep in line with the newly enlisted soldiers and have a good relationship. Only when you are on the battlefield, you can take care of each other. I want to make trouble. Don't worry, I will make leather armor. The leather is ready.” She needs to learn from the beginning to sew clothes, but when it comes to tailoring leather armor, even armor, she has a kind of inexplicable self-confidence-in the Great Zhou Kingdom, I am afraid that no one can do better than her.