Chapter 4 - Good workmanship

"Aiyo, who do I think it is? Isn't this Mannmann? I heard that you invited Doctor Chang yesterday, but you look so sickly and your body isn't in good shape yet you came to wash your clothes.

A woman in brown clothes shouted, afraid that no one would hear her. The few men who were washing clothes nearby all looked up to see what was going on.

"third aunt, don't talk about others' weaknesses. Do you think that everyone is like the one in your family, and can be bullied and listened to by you however you want?"

You still don't know, Xiao Yiming, ah, I think he doesn't like this wife. You also know that Xiao Family is so poor that you can't even open a pot of rice, and being warm and full is a problem, so naturally you won't have the money to marry a wife.

"Luo Mannmann is ugly and cheap, but she's still a woman, so Xiao Yiming picked up a cheap daughter-in-law …"

The woman who was washing the clothes in her hands was called Granny Liu, and her mouth was full of spittle. Judging from her appearance, it seemed like she was gossiping.

Luo Mannmann was shocked. She had not expected this body to have such a scene. It was truly pitiful.

However, she didn't care about this. She just kept quiet and kept busy with the work in her hands.

Granny Liu's love for the village, plus her knowledge of the village, rarely anything in the village can bury her eyes.

Granny Liu also had a matchmaker in the village. Although this Luo Mannmann was a bit ugly, she wasn't stupid.

She could get a few taels of silver just by being a matchmaker. Who would have thought that her father would just give it away like that?

Seeing that Luo Mannmann was silent, she continued to gossip with the woman beside her. Hearing her ridicule, third aunt asked, "Granny Liu, you know quite a bit about it …"

While the two of them were chatting, a girl with a beautiful figure and delicate face slowly approached with a bucket of clothes in her arms.

The two women immediately stopped talking and looked at Luo Mannmann at the same time as if they were watching a good show.

"Sister cuckoo, you're so hardworking. You're here to wash the clothes." third aunt shouted as she slapped her wet clothes with a wooden stick.

"Hey, third aunt." The cuckoo answered sweetly.

After soaking the clothes in the water, he looked up to see Luo Mannmann carefully washing the clothes. He rolled his eyes and called out, "Mannmann, I heard you're sick. Why aren't you taking a good rest at home and coming out to wash the clothes?"

Mannmann, as if they were familiar with each other, but Luo Mannmann didn't know the person in front of her?

This woman called Rhododendron was really beautiful. Her thick eyebrows and big eyes were so tender that they could pinch water out of her skin.

Looking at her waist which looked like a willow branch, it was obvious that she was a girl that even men would like.

Luo Mannmann lowered her head to look at the stream that flowed along her veins.

If it were the system flowers from his previous life, he would definitely be able to suppress this cuckoo. People had no choice but to lower their heads under the eaves.

However, looking at the sour taste in her mouth, her figure and appearance did not resemble the ordinary-looking girl that he had seen in the morning. Who was this?

Ye Zichen couldn't tell that Xiao Yiming, this handsome fool, was pretty popular. He was quite popular as a woman.

However, what did this have to do with her? In her eyes, Xiao Yiming was her savior, not her so-called hubby.

Luo Mannmann continued to wash her clothes, pretending not to hear what she said.

"Look at this, this Luo Mannmann sure has a big front, she's even ignoring people. Xiao Yiming is too unreliable, she's even praising her own daughter-in-law just because she saw someone else …" "Where did you pick it up?"

Granny Liu grumbled 'unfairly'. In reality, her shrewd and astute reasoning was already shaking.

This Luo Mannmann caused the silver in her hands to fly. Now that she had the opportunity, wouldn't she be ridiculing him?

third aunt thought about it and sang, "That's right, I really don't know why Aunt Xiao took a fancy to him. He's so ugly, even giving it to me as a wife isn't necessary."

"Isn't it equivalent to giving it away? "There's not even a banquet?" The two of them chuckled again.

"I say, third aunt, Granny Liu, you guys are already so old, don't make things difficult for the other girls." Did she provoke you? Or are you trying to curry favor with the village chief by flattering Miss Dugong? "

Wang Daogu's wife, who was washing clothes with him, couldn't help but ask.

"Aunt Wang, this has nothing to do with you. Don't interrupt." Besides, what Aunt Wang and Granny Liu said was the truth. "

The cuckoo beat her clothes in anger. She didn't care about the splashes of water. She, the man whom the village flower liked, was completely pummeled by the pig just like that.

Damn, thinking about it, he really had a temper.

However, Xiao Yiming's family was too poor, so it was no wonder his parents refused to agree to her marriage.

However, she did like Xiao Yiming, but she didn't want to suffer and be poor. This was really a bargain for this ugly bastard.

Aunt Wang could not stand these people bullying strangers. As soon as her stubborn temper rose, she replied:

"Does Lady Spring still care about her husband? I advise you not to think too much. He is already married. Even if he isn't, would your snobbish mother agree?

Can your father, the village head who loves money, accept this? So you don't have to vent your anger on innocent people. "

"You …" The cuckoo was so angry that her face turned green, and her pretty face was filled with colorful colors.

"You what you, could it be that what I said was wrong? I think Luo Mannmann's temper is a hundred times better than yours." Aunt Wang looked at Luo Mannmann, who was silent, and felt indignant.

"Stop spouting nonsense. Who cares about the Xiao Family? Don't ruin my reputation." The cuckoo retorted angrily.

Aunt Wang said sarcastically, "Is that so? You know that. I don't like bullying honest people like you. "Don't think that I'm afraid of you just because you're the daughter of the Village Head."

"You … I can't be bothered with you." The cuckoo washed her clothes randomly, put them in a wooden basin, got up and left.

He then rolled his eyes at Luo Mannmann, who had already finished washing her clothes: "Xiao Yiming probably bought it when he was blind, hmph …"

After she had gone far away, the people by the river began to discuss again, "This cuckoo is really spicy, who doesn't know that she has liked Xiao Yiming for many years.

Although they loathe the fact that Xiao Family is poor, they can't tolerate other people's women marrying their Xiao Family. Even that saying "if you can't get it yourself, you won't let others have it easy either."

"There will be a good show in the future. I think Xiao Family has offended the village chief, and will not be able to reap any benefits from this village in the future. "

When he thought about what lands the village would split in the past, and how they would eventually give a better area to the Xiao Family, he was afraid that he had offended the village head this time.

After the cuckoo had left, Luo Mannmann quickly picked up the wooden basin and looked gratefully at Aunt Wang before slipping away. She had just arrived and couldn't bear to face these long-tongued women.

Seeing Luo Mannmann's figure in the distance, Aunt Wang called out, "That … Mrs. Xiao, don't take it to heart …"

"Oh, this person has already walked far away. Aunt Wang, you're still praising him?" Ye Zichen didn't even look at his target when he patted the horse. Don't get kicked on the horse leg. "

Granny Liu rubbed the clothes on her hands until her mouth was full of spittle.

At this time, third aunt also agreed, "That's right, Xiao Yiming now has a wife. It seems like Lady Dujuan will definitely understand now and accept the marriage arranged for her by the Village Head."

I heard that she married into a Large family in the town. It's good that her parents are beautiful, but the most important thing is that she has a father who has connections. Now that she's married into a good family, she won't have to worry about it in her next life. "

Aunt Wang picked up the bucket filled with clothes and said unhappily, "Do you know that you are afraid of flattery here? Will marrying into the Large family be alright? "

Aunt Wang was the concubine of a Large family in the town. When the master died, the principal's wife chased her out.

Even though they were rich at the time, every day passed differently — it wasn't like they were on tenterhooks.

What was like now? Although her days were a bit poor, her husband was good to her, so he was still in the mood to drink and be fed.

So she felt the same.

"Tch, she married her own daughter, Large family, and didn't live well, that's why she cursed others? Do you think everyone's life is the same as hers? " Granny Liu protested.

"That's right. But, Granny Liu, be quiet. third aunt knows that you are feeling aggrieved. It's just a few silver coins, so don't bother about it."

"I heard that the A'Niu family in the neighboring village wanted to get married, but gave a huge price for it. You have to look for a family." third aunt answered.

"Really? Thank you, third aunt."

The group of women at the side of the stream continued their journey, over at Luo Mannmann's side, she had already returned back to Xiao Family along a small village road.

In the spacious yard, she picked up the clothes in the wooden basin one by one. With her thin and weak hands, she twisted the clothes until they were dry.

One by one, the bamboo poles were torn apart and dried. Finally, his hands moved to the sides of his clothes to prevent his clothes from drying up.

Aunt Xiao, who had just finished feeding the chickens in the yard, was sitting on a wooden bench in the hall with a needle and thread in her hand. She was busying herself on a cloth that was framed by two circles.

When he heard the commotion, he hurriedly raised his head and saw Luo Mannmann put the wooden basin back by the door. He smiled lovingly and said, "Mannmann, so you went to wash your clothes. Where did you think you went?"

"About that … Auntie, I saw that the clothes were left here, so I went to wash the clothes." As Luo Mannmann spoke, she leaned closer to her and realized that Aunt Xiao was seriously embroidering with her head down.

Aunt Xiao got up early every morning out of habit to cook breakfast, feed the chickens, wash the clothes and then embroider the flowers.

There was a watermark on the cloth. From the looks of it, it looked like a peony flower.

It looks like there are embroidery flowers in this era, and they are all artificially embroidered, unlike today's high-tech computer embroidery.

"Mannmann, how's your embroidery skills?" I'll bring more tomorrow. Shall we work together? " Aunt Xiao smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.

What about embroidery? It was the work of a workshop in the town. Every seven days, there would be carriages pulling the workshops to the villages, dividing the fabric or embroidering the women in the village.

Some of these embroidery flowers were used to make clothes, while others were used to make handkerchiefs. It was said that the price after these embroidered clothes were made was extremely high, which was used by those distinguished officials and dignitaries.

The embroidery work was done at a high cost. Embroidery was a trade that many women in the village knew how to do.

This was also one of the villagers' source of income.

"About that, I'm not very good at embroidery, am I?" Luo Mannmann was a bit hesitant. It would be difficult for her to thread even a needle. How could she possibly embroider something like this?