C29 (1/2)
While the ladies were talking to He Nian, Shi Yi was also in the room, whispering to He Ziteng, ”Sai'er hasn't been married since he was fifteen. Brother Cheng, you're fourteen years old and we're engaged. I feel heartache when I think about it.” You're just walking around, haven't you seen which family's bro is outstanding? ”
”I have an outstanding bro. If he isn't engaged, then he's still young.” He Ziteng turned over and said, ”The families that are close to us are, in fact, the outstanding brothers from the General's and the Marquis of Anping's families. Only the two families do not think highly of Shardbearer.”
”Well, which one of us is worse than Shardbearer?” Shi Yi was unconvinced. ”The First Wife raised my daughter to 19 years old, and she even has a way to marry into the General's Estate as a deputy general's wife. Don't tell me that I can't marry my daughter into a good family?”
He Ziteng sighed. ”That's exactly what you think, which is why you've delayed Sai'er. At the beginning of this year, the Mo Mansion had come to propose marriage. Although I wasn't considered the best, I saw that it was compatible with San-er. So you chose to be picky and rejected her offer. You naturally thought that the eldest lady could marry her daughter into the general's household as a deputy general's wife, and now that there are six brothers in the general's household and three of them are the same age as Sai'er, you thought of marrying Senhor'er into the general's household as a major general's wife. It's not that I'm talking about you, but you really shouldn't think about it. Look at the men of the Jiang Clan, which one of them isn't in their twenties? Even if they did, could he wait until he was in his twenties? Shardson was now fifteen years old, and the rest of the family was already engaged. You couldn't figure it out. If you were to mistake her for another one to two years, people like brother Mo wouldn't even come to your door to propose marriage.
Shi Yi saw that He Cheng was already engaged at the age of fourteen and that his daughter had yet to reach the ground even when she was fifteen, so he couldn't help but feel anxious in his heart. Hearing He Ziteng's words, Shi Yi knew what he was talking about and said, ”I'll be sixteen after the new year. I won't let anyone else go, but... could it be that I've really made a mistake?”
”Se'er, 15. Chi'er is also 13. If you let the big one go, no one will be allowed. The small one wouldn't come to propose marriage, but she missed two.” Seeing Shi Yi's persuasion, He Ziteng put his arm around her shoulders and said, ”It's fine if you marry your daughter to a suitable family. Why do you have to want to get on top of them all the time?”
Although Shi Yi was strong, he still softened his tone when He Ziteng held him in his arms. ”Mmm.” Shi Yi said, ”Then let's forget about it!”
The next day, Old Madam He sent a message asking Shi Yi and Li Jiu to find a top tier embroidery lady for He Yuan and He Yi. In addition to the silks, the old lady's silk-house had also made some exquisite embroidery in recent years. If He Yuan and He Yi were able to participate in the North and South Embroidery Meeting three years from now and get another place in the competition, the embroidery of the silks would definitely be marked with their names. Their sales would definitely soar.
Shi Yi and Li You finally invited an embroidery lady who used to work in the palace's embroidery department and was later released from the palace. The embroidery lady's name was Su Caiqing and her embroidery skills were excellent. The rare thing is, also write a good hand, can embroider a special type of font embroidery. It was just that Su Caiqing had been embroidering for a long time and her eyes did not look too good. She did not dare to take the needle and could only guide He Yuan and He Xin in the daytime. He Yuan later found out that Su Caiqing was originally married. Because her family had been abandoned after three years, he couldn't help but pity her. Seeing He Yuan and He Yi being so obedient, Su Caiqing taught them wholeheartedly.
On this day, He Yuan's fingernails had a small gap in them. He used scissors to trim them, but there was still hair at the edges. He was afraid that he would be caught in the embroidery process, so he hurriedly went to the lady's room to look for a nail clipper to prune them. As soon as he arrived at elder sister's room, he saw that both the message and the message were already there. He Jin had just slipped off Qiu Tang's knee and ran off, shouting, ”I'm not cutting, I'm not cutting anymore!” Qiu Tang stood up and chased after him. ”I haven't finished cutting it yet!”
”Don't run!” When He Yuan saw He Jin looking back at the adults as he ran, he pretended to chase him as soon as he entered the room. He Jin ran even faster, laughing as he ran. He Nuo waited for He Jin to run past him. He couldn't help but laugh as he helped Qiu Tang catch up to He Jin. He hugged him and said, ”We caught him!”
”Children's fingernails grow very fast, and in just four or five days they grow a lot longer. And I have to cut it clean so I won't hide dirty stuff. ” When the elder sister opened the curtain and saw He Yuan, she asked how was her embroidery and for a moment got people to serve her snacks. However, he heard Qiu Tang laugh. ”Brother, you have to run when you're cutting your nails.”
He Jin was already three years old, but he was different from He Nuo, who was sharp and intelligent. At this time of the speech is sometimes not sharp, pronunciation is not allowed. For some reason, the He family liked this seemingly unwise yet cute little brother and loved to play with him.
”Let me cut it for him!” He Yuan took over the nail clippers that Qiu Tang handed to him. Seeing that they were newly made, he couldn't help but ask, ”Why did the larger one from last time disappear?”
”Didn't he get taken away by his wife?” Qiu Tang laughed. ”They used scissors to cut their nails, and grinded the edges of their nails until they were flat. Only then did they begin to apply the wind fairy juice. After testing the nail clippers of the young mistress, he would leave in a few days. ”It's a good thing that this small one is still usable.”
This nail clipper was naturally made by the lady. She first told the blacksmith to forge it with iron, because this was the first time the blacksmith made it. Since she had to cut the nails of a few children, the lady was worried about the easily rusting nail clippers, so she asked the blacksmith to make two silver nail clippers. Unexpectedly, the eldest wife took a big one this time. He Yuan's heart ached for the silver ingot that was used as a nail clipper. He couldn't help but snort, ”Last time, I had my mother order someone to make a toothbrush. This time, it's a nail clipper. I wonder what the next one will be?”
In this era, there were naturally clean teeth. Most people used willow branches or locust branches to peel their teeth into strips. Wealthy people have toothbrushes made from horsehair, but they are very expensive. She had people make a few toothbrushes out of pig hair and gave one to the rooms in the mansion, thinking that if they felt that it would be easier to use them, they would have to take out some silver to make one. Unexpectedly, the first wife did not wait for someone to prepare and send it over, and then she came to ask for another one from the elder sister.