Gu Chao, the reborn little brother

Ever since Gu Chao started to set up a stall in Wenshui Town, the deliveries and checkouts with Xiangyun Cloth Village were all done after he closed the stall, and he went to Xiangyun Cloth Village to find shopkeeper Qin, and shopkeeper Qin had never been to Gu's house again. The village found him.

But this time, after such a long time, shopkeeper Qin came to the door in person again, and he came suddenly, with a hint of haste in his expression.

When Shopkeeper Qin came, Gu Chao was kneading noodles in the kitchen, planning to eat egg noodles for dinner, when he heard someone outside calling him "Brother Chao, Brother Chao".

He wiped his hands, walked out, and saw shopkeeper Qin standing outside the yard.

This was the first time shopkeeper Qin came here after Gu Chao got married. He was afraid of finding the wrong person, so he didn't dare to go into the yard rashly. When he saw Gu Chao coming out, he frowned slightly, and Feng's face finally showed a bit of relaxation.

"Shopkeeper Qin, why are you here? Come and sit in the room."

Gu Chao greeted Shopkeeper Qin to enter the room and poured tea.

When Gu Chao and Chu Ming got married, although the shopkeeper Qin didn't come, he still gave gifts and wrapped red envelopes, and for more than half a year, he has been consigning things at Xiangyun Cloth Village, and the price given by Qin shopkeeper has always been fair. Gu Chao has always respected Shopkeeper Qin.

Shopkeeper Qin took a sip of his tea, and explained his intentions without being too polite.

"Brother Chao, I'm here this time because a customer in the store has taken a fancy to your craftsmanship and wants you to embroider him a suit." Saying this, shopkeeper Qin took off the bag on his shoulders, opened it, The blue and blue satin fabric inside was exposed, shining softly, and just looking at it, I felt that the fabric must be of the highest quality.

"This is the top-grade silk fabric that only produces [-] bolts a year. I have only seen it once in the cloth shop of the Lu family in the south of the Yangtze River. This is the first time I have touched it." Shopkeeper Qin stroked the fabric carefully. , and then put the burden in front of Gu Chao.

Gu Chao stretched out his hand to touch it, and the soft and delicate touch ran across his fingertips, and his eyes flickered involuntarily. This kind of fabric is indeed exciting.

"This fabric..." Gu Chao had a surprised expression on his face.

"Well," shopkeeper Qin nodded in sympathy, and said, "When the fabric arrived, it was already cut according to size. You just need to embroider patterns on it, and there are also sewing things. A special person will handle it. And the other party said, as long as you agree, you will pay a deposit of 50 taels first, and then pay 50 taels after the completion, which means a total of 100 taels."

"So much?" Gu Chao asked.

"However..." Shopkeeper Qin hesitated, "The customer set a time limit, and he hopes to complete it in half a month."

"Half a month..." Gu Chao also hesitated... 100 taels is indeed an exciting amount, but half a month is also an unfamiliar fabric texture, and the time to embroider the entire shirt is indeed a bit tight up. "What pattern does the customer want to embroider?"

"The customer only stipulated one word, bamboo." Shopkeeper Qin took out the tampered silk thread from under the fabric of the burden, from green to emerald green to dark green, there are all kinds of green, and the silk thread is of excellent quality, " This is also prepared by the guest. The guest said that the specific style can be decided by you, as long as it is bamboo."

Gu Chao looked at the fabric and silk thread, struggling in his heart whether he should take over the job.

Shopkeeper Qin also saw the struggle in Gu Chao's heart, "Brother Chao, let me put the things here first, how about you think about it, and then give me the answer? But it must be done as soon as possible, the time is running out."

"Shopkeeper Qin, yes. I understand, and I will think about it carefully."

Gu Chao sent shopkeeper Qin out, but the baggage brought by shopkeeper Qin was left behind.

In the evening, Chu Ming took a shower and walked into the room, and saw Gu Chao sitting on the head of the bed with his back leaning against him, with an open bundle on the quilt, and Gu Chao was stroking the silk fabric of that day.

"Did shopkeeper Qin bring this?" During dinner, Chu Ming heard from Gu Chao that shopkeeper Qin had come, but Gu Chao didn't say anything specific.

"Yes." Gu Chao nodded, and after Chu Ming also went to bed, the two of them leaned against the head of the bed together, and he told Chu Ming why shopkeeper Qin came today.

"Time is really tight, but the total amount of front and back is 100 taels, do you think I should do it?" Gu Chao asked what Chu Ming meant.

Chu Ming looked at Gu Chao's finger that had been rubbing the fabric, sighed deeply, and surrounded Gu Chao, "Besides the money, you still don't want this fabric."

Chu Ming's simple sentence really meant to go to Gu Chao's heart, just like shopkeeper Qin would leave such precious fabrics here. For such a rare thing that may only be seen once in a lifetime, whether it is Shopkeeper Qin and Gu Chao both had a different kind of excitement in their hearts, wanting to see if they could make it.

"If you want to do it, just do it. I will take care of the family affairs. But don't be too tired." Chu Ming said again.

Gu Chao leaned on Chu Ming's chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, as if he had received the greatest support.

With Chu Ming's support, Gu Chao took over the matter of embroidering clothes.

In addition to family affairs, there is also the matter of his pancake stall.

On the way to Wenshui Town with Li Jin the next day, Gu Chao told Li Jin about this matter. For the next half month, he would embroider clothes at home, and he decided to hand over the stall completely to Li Jin. It's already very familiar, even if everything is done, there will be no problem, Gu Chao is very relieved about this.

But for the money earned, Gu Chao suggested that all the money should be attributed to Li Jin.

Li Jian was still the same as last time, he felt that he was taking too much advantage of Gu Chao, and he was unwilling to say anything.

In the end, it was still the same as before, five to five points, Li Jin agreed to Gu Chao, and would definitely take care of the stall.

After arriving in Wenshui Town, Gu Chao went to Xiangyun Cloth Village and told Shopkeeper Qin to take over the embroidery job. Shopkeeper Qin gave him 50 taels of silver on the spot, and Gu Chao took the silver and deposited it in the bank. With the newly added numbers, a bright smile appeared on Gu Chao's face.

After returning home that day, Gu Chao started to prepare for embroidering clothes.

He roughly stitched together the tailored clothes, and it was a long gown, not very baggy, and the person who was going to wear it should be about the same shape as him, thin and not tall.

With this kind of imagination, it is much easier for Gu Chao to draw the blueprints.

It took him one night to complete the drawing, and he started to work on it the next day. Because the silk fabric is very soft, he needs to pay special attention to dropping the needle and pulling the thread. Compared with the embroidery of ordinary fabrics, he needs to be more careful and spend more time.

In the days that followed, the noodle and pancake stand was completely handed over to Li Jin, and Chu Ming took over all the work at home. The only thing he had to do was three meals a day, which he snatched from Chu Ming.

"It's not good for me to sit like this all day long with my head down. I have to move around, or my bones will become stiff." That's what Gu Chao said to Chu Ming, and Chu Ming reluctantly agreed to let him do the cooking.

After sitting for a long time and keeping his head down, Gu Chao's shoulder and neck became stiff and sore within a few days. Chu Ming always took good care of him. At night, he silently massaged him to relieve the pain.

While Gu Chao was frantically rushing to work, he finally received another letter from Gu Yong.

The letter returned to Gu Yong's usual style, page after page of letter paper, densely packed with words.

Gu Yong said in his heart that he found Song Wei at the entrance of a ruined temple in the town where he lived. The ruined temple was full of homeless beggars. When a few beggars walked past him , Gu Yong’s heart suddenly lifted when he said that he saw a person with a red mark on his face.

He went to the ruined temple to inquire, and the old beggar in the ruined temple said that there was indeed such a person, who just appeared seven or eight days ago, and fell at the door in tatters.A beggar thought he was one of his own, so he dragged him into the ruined temple.Afterwards, the man lived in the ruined temple, and some beggars asked him to go begging together. He could sit on the side of the road for a day, earn a few copper coins, and have a steamed bun to fill his stomach.But that person didn't want to go, he didn't even want to go to a restaurant to wash dishes, and he couldn't find a begging job other than being a beggar.In the end, at the suggestion of another beggar, the man worked as a porter at the pier. It was all manual work, and the money was not much, but fortunately, the salary was paid every day when the work was completed. The man had been there for three days. .

After Gu Yong heard this, he was half expecting and half afraid. He hoped that this person was Song Wei, but he was also afraid that this person was just a coincidence. He also had a birthmark on his face, and it was not Song Wei at all, so that his expectations fell through.

In the end, he still didn't go to the pier to find someone directly, but hid in the corner of the ruined temple, waiting for the beggar to say that the person came back.

The sky gradually darkened, and occasionally people came in and out, but they were not the person Gu Yong was waiting for.

When a man with a turban wrapped around his face walked into the ruined temple, Gu Yong's depressed mood was lifted again. The figure of that man was indeed somewhat similar to that of Song Wei, but thinner than Song Wei. His back drooped low, rubbing his shoulders as he walked.

He walked to the innermost part of the ruined temple, and there lay two old beggars who had no mobility. They didn't even have the strength to go out to beg, so they could only lie there and wait to die.

The man took out two steamed buns from his bosom and stuffed them into the hands of the old beggar one by one. He obviously couldn't even take care of himself, but he still wanted to take care of others. Isn't this what Song Wei would do?

"Old man, eat something." The man said the first sentence.

With this familiar voice, Gu Yong felt that he would not admit his mistake.

This person must be Song Wei.

"Song Wei." Gu Yong came out from the corner, Song Wei's name blurted out from his mouth, and his eyes turned red all of a sudden.

When the man heard this, he turned his head and saw that it was Gu Yong, his eyes were still shining with water vapor.

Jiangnan is so big, why did he just meet him?

Song Wei's heart was in a mess, all kinds of emotions were beating in his chest, but in the next second, he turned his head away, as if he didn't know Gu Yong, and didn't even answer.

Song Wei's attitude was obvious, he wanted to pretend that he didn't know Gu Yong.

Gu Yong became anxious all of a sudden, stepped forward, grabbed his shoulder and turned him around by force.

"Ah..." Song Weique cried out in pain, bent his back and arched his body.

Gu Yong felt that he didn't use much strength, how could Song Wei be in such pain, he supported Song Wei's trembling body, and with the other hand, he quickly opened Song Wei's lapel.

Song Wei just wore a single shirt, and when he opened it, his naked shoulders were exposed.

There were dark red bruises all over the shoulder.

The sacks on the pier weighed more than 100 catties each, and even the fat man would feel tired after working for a day, let alone a younger brother like him who was born with a physique that was not as good as his father!

"You are mistaken, I don't know you." Song Wei tightened his clothes, turned his back, and still pretended not to know you.

"Song Wei, how could I not recognize this face of yours." Gu Yong blurted out, he didn't mean to hurt anyone, but when it fell on Song Wei, it was a little more ambiguous.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense.

In the end, regardless of Song Wei's willingness or not, Gu Yong showed his arrogance after coming to Jiangnan.

He called someone, tied Song Wei back to his home, let him take a bath, let him wear clean clothes, let him eat and wear a warm and soft bed.

Song Wei is Gu Yong's childhood companion, and someone he hides in his heart. Gu Yong has been unable to hide his temper in front of Song Wei, and is somewhat childish.

But Gu Yong still pays attention to the things that should be paid attention to.

Gu Chao didn’t mention the reason why Song Wei ran away from her husband’s house, and Song Wei never said it, it must be something unhappy, and Gu Yong never asked Song Wei in front of him.

All he wants to do is to treat Song Wei well, to make his life happy and happier than before.

Because he knew he was writing a letter to Gu Chao, Gu Yong asked Song Wei if there was anything he wanted to say to Gu Chao?

Song Wei said, Brother Chao, I always wear the clothes you made for me next to my body. They saved my life. I am fine. Gu Yong has helped me find a job. The sides are different, but I have hands and feet, so I will be able to support myself, Brother Chao, don't worry about me.

Holding the letter, Gu Chao thought of the clothes he gave Song Wei, and some pieces of silver that were sewn on the clothes.

It's really great...it's great if nothing happens...

With Gu Yong taking care of him, Gu Chao felt completely at ease with Song Wei.

Half a month later, Gu Chao finally finished the whole shirt on the last day. He embroidered a whole bamboo forest on the front and back of the hem, and the neckline and cuff buttons were single bamboo knots and leaves.

Tomorrow, I will be able to hand over the clothes to shopkeeper Qin, and Gu Chao feels a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

***

The sun shines through the windows, and the ground is golden.

Shen Xi slowly opened his eyes, looking at the brightness of the room, it should be noon, he overslept again.

It has been a month since Lu Jiuzhi took him away from Shen's house. In the past month, they have been walking north, but they could have reached the distance in half a month, and they only walked one-third of the distance after walking for a month. .

These days, Lu Jiuzhi took good care of him. He didn't leave on rainy days, and he didn't leave on windy days. He only walked for half a day on cloudy days. Only on sunny days could he be allowed to sit outside for a while to soak up the sunshine.

Yesterday there was a wind, a cool spring breeze blowing on his face, he coveted the coolness of the breeze, and secretly opened the curtains in the carriage. When Lu Jiuzhi found out, he had been blowing for a long time.

At that time, Shen Xi was read by Lu Jiuzhi again, but he knew that he was smiling very happily. He didn't know how long such days would last. Even if he was scolded by Lu Jiuzhi, it sounded like sweet love words to his ears. generally.

But at night, Shen Xi started to cough, and he coughed for most of the night. It was not until the middle of the night that he was exhausted and fell asleep, and Lu Jiuzhi took care of him until he fell asleep.

As soon as Shen Xi sat up her upper body, Lu Jiuzhi, who was sleeping beside his bed, woke up immediately, with a tired face, a blue beard on his chin, and a layer of dust in his eyes. Lu Jiuzhi like this, the first time The first action was to take a heavy fur coat and put it on Shen Xi's shoulders.

"Don't catch the cold anymore." Lu Jiuzhi warned.

"Jiuzhi, I want to bask in the sun."

"It's windy outside, we'll be drying it another day."

Being rejected by Lu Jiuzhi, Shen Xi was not angry, but just looked at the window enviously, thinking about the outside scene through the gap of the window.

Of course, Lu Jiuzhi also noticed the disappointment in Shen Xi's eyes, but Shen Xi's body... is getting worse and worse, and maybe one day, she will suddenly leave him like this.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiuzhi's chest suddenly throbbed.

If there is no Shen Xi, the days after him...

Lu Jiuzhi shook his head, erasing the pessimistic thoughts from his mind.

"Although you can't bask in the sun, I'm going to bring you a gift, which should arrive in the afternoon."

Hearing this, Shen Xi raised her eyes to look at Lu Jiuzhi, Lu Jiuzhi just smiled mysteriously, went out to wash up, and then came in with warm water, took care of Shen Xi to wash his face, wash his hands and rinse his mouth, and watched him take medicine and eat.

Being stared at by Lu Jiuzhi, Shen Xi had no choice but to take a nap an hour after getting up, and after waking up from the nap, the gift that Lu Jiuzhi wanted to give him was placed in front of him.

It was a blue-blue satin robe.

Although it was made of high-quality silk fabric, among the gifts Lu Jiuzhi gave him, most of the more expensive ones were that it was a shirt, but he was so serious about it, there must be something different inside.

Shen Xi spread out the gown, and saw the embroidery on the hem of the gown, a whole bamboo forest, and carefully looked at the cuff buttons and the skirt, which were also embroidered with bamboo.

He likes bamboo, whether it is spring or winter, it is always green. He also plants bamboo in front of the Shen family's yard.

"Who did this?"