Chapter 3 (1/2)

When she got to the compartment, Chu Jinyao opened her eyes. This is the most beautiful and exquisite cloth she has ever seen. By the way, this is not cloth, this is brocade.

The girls cheered and flew to see. Even Chu Jinxian, the most advanced Zhuang Shuxian, smiled and walked quickly. The girls of the Chu family picked up the brocade and had a heated discussion with each other to compare which one was better. Chu Jinyao also gathered around, stared in surprise and touched it carefully as if she had encountered some rare treasure.

Chu Jinyao was amazed by the touch of the hand. Cloud brocade is a special tribute silk fabric from Tianfu. It is as bright as clouds, so it is named cloud brocade. The cost of cloud brocade is very high. With the cooperation of the most skilled weaver, they can only weave more than an inch a day, so it has the name of inch brocade and inch gold. All these rare and exquisite cloud brocade must be presented to the noble people in the palace. Only those who have access to the weaving house can buy a few pieces in pieces. Moreover, they are small in number and cannot be sold on a large scale. In this way, the market price of folk brocade can be imagined.

Even the girls who were born in Hou's residence, let alone Chu Jinyao, feel rare. Chu Jinyao couldn't help but touch it again. Unexpectedly, it was bad. She still kept the cocoons she used to do farm work between her fingers. When she put them on these delicate brocades, she even hooked a silk out of the cloud brocade.

Chu Jinyao quickly stopped. Her actions disturbed others. Chu Jinjiao, the seven girl in the second room, saw it and immediately shouted, ”why did you hook the Yunjin out of the silk?”

Chu Jinyao clenched her hand tightly. When others came to see it, they all showed different eyes. Chu brocade's delicate fingers crossed over the brocade and gently drew a smile from his mouth.

Sure enough, he came from the countryside and couldn't make it to the table.

Chu Jinxian frowned and shouted, ”that's enough. It's just a cloud brocade. Anyway, everyone has to choose one. This one belongs to Wu Niang. She can dispose of her own things.”

The seventh girl tooted her mouth: ”the pattern is to weave purple flowers on a white background. I like it too. Why give it to her?”

Chu Jinxian raised her face, took out the posture of her first sister, and stared at the seven girls. Seven girls were indignant and shut up.

The episode soon passed, and the girls happily threw themselves into choosing patterns. Although they couldn't see it on the surface, Chu Jinyao knew that they were laughing in their hearts.

After choosing the patterns, the girls still have to stay at the same place to do sewing. The girls who haven't come out of the cabinet stare at such things, because there are so many beautiful patterns, and the sisters have to stir up their mouths. Chu Jinyao was not happy. The room was in a mess. She went to Chu Jinxian and whispered, ”elder sister, I'll go first.”

Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao and wanted to talk, but finally sighed, ”go.”

Chu Jinyao went back to her house without stopping or talking. Clove holds Yunjin. The master doesn't speak, and she doesn't speak. Camellia follows Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao walks faster and faster, and camellia is panting.

Camellia thought to herself that she grew up in the countryside and was different from the serious daughter. The young ladies gasped after two steps. It's not like this. From rongning hall to Chaoyun courtyard, her servant girl was a little panting, but Chu Jinyao didn't do anything at all.

The Chaoyun courtyard where Chu Jinyao lives has a nice name, but its location is a little biased. Changxing Marquis house faces south and is divided into three roads: East, middle and West. The most noble and gorgeous yard in the north of the middle road belongs to the old lady of Chu. The Marquis and his wife Zhao live in the yard in the middle of the Middle Road, and the left and right roads live in other rooms. Chu Jinyao, as the legitimate daughter of the long house, should live with Zhao, but Zhao lives in the main courtyard. There are big girls and four girls in the cross courtyard on the left and right sides. The big girl's yard is the largest, and there is an independent small cross courtyard behind. There are several other concubines living in it, which obviously can't be moved. There is still a small yard behind the four girls' yard, but that is where Zhao put his dowry. Mammy Zhang suggested that she might as well vacate the dowry to the back cover room and move the yard to the five girls, but Zhao said that the back cover room was damp and was afraid that the red wooden box could not be put, so she found another idle yard on the East Road for Chu Jinyao.

Chaoyun courtyard is at the north corner of East Road. It is far and partial. Few people are willing to come so far. Chu Jinyao came here and lived alone in an independent yard. Just looking at the place, it was bigger than the big girl's yard, but the meaning behind it was completely different.

Chu Jinyao thought silently that even in their village, their children should live with their parents. She was assigned to the outside alone. It can be seen how much Zhao didn't like to see her. He didn't want to see her at all.

Camellia happily touched the brocade and thought, this is a tribute brocade. Anyway, five girls don't know. In the end, they should be able to make some dowry for themselves when they take over cutting and making clothes.

Camellia couldn't let go of the white purple flower brocade, but Chu Jinyao was not interested at all and said, ”put it away.”

”Put it away?” Camellia didn't give up. She grabbed Yunjin and didn't want to let go. Clove came to get it. Camellia grabbed the other end and refused to let go. Clove glared at her and said, ”didn't you hear what the girl said?”

Camellia reluctantly let go. She watched lilac lock the brocade and took the key.

”I'm fine here. You go out first.”

Clove and Camellia looked at each other. The girl couldn't leave people in the house... But Chu Jinyao's face was really bad. They didn't dare. They were blessed and said, ”girl, let's go out first?”

”Yes.”

When the house was completely quiet, Chu Jinyao sat on the bed, hugging her knees and leaning helplessly against the bed frame.

In this house, her mother turned a blind eye to her, her grandmother was high above her, the father who brought her back couldn't see her for a few days, she had no close people, and she was at a loss and helpless. Even her cousin deliberately ran on her, and she didn't know how to talk back.

Chu Jinyao always thinks that now everyone is not used to her. It's good to wait a long time. But she worked hard at school, but she still couldn't integrate into the Hou house. She doesn't understand these high rules. Isn't it her fault? Why didn't everyone give her a chance?

Chu Jinyao thought and unknowingly burst into tears. The poor people's children were in charge early. Chu Jinyao didn't even cry, because she knew that even if she cried, no one would coax her, but would worry her sister Su Hui.

After a while, a voice suddenly sounded in the quiet room: ”don't cry.”

Chu Jinyao was shocked and forgot to cry. Tears still hung on her cheeks, but the man stood up with a swish and looked around the house.

Is there anyone in the room?

But she clearly let everyone out... No, the voice just now, even if the other party's voice was as clear as water hitting jade, but listening to the timbre, it was clearly a man.

Chu Jinyao looked around and didn't see anyone in the room. Her hair stood up. The yard is far and partial. I heard it has been idle for many years. Is it... Is it haunted here?

Chu Jinyao's face turned white. She stammered, ”who are you sacred?” however, her steps had slowly moved towards the door and planned to open the door for help as soon as she reached the door.

The voice didn't appear for a long time. After a while, the other party smiled very softly. There was a clear smile in the voice: ”do you think I'm a ghost?”

Chu Jinyao paused and asked, ”isn't it?” she was still playing drums in her heart. Why did she feel that the sound was getting closer and closer to her, as if it were around her

”There's something behind you!”

”Ah!” Chu Jinyao screamed and squatted down on her knees. When the other party saw a casual word, she was scared like this and smiled happily. These laughter are different from that of Fang Cai. Fang Cai's laughter is very cold. It seems to be caused by years of habit, but now it's really funny.

The other party's voice is very good. It's the best voice Chu Jinyao has ever heard. However, this can't hide the hatefulness of the other party. Now Chu Jinyao recognizes it, and the voice comes from her jade pendant!

Chu Jinyao yanked down the jade pendant, threw it on the bed and scolded, ”you bastard!”