The woman's eyes slowly moved down along Du Ruyan's round shoulders, and saw the waving tail of the shirt, and her eyes darkened again. The ginkgo leaves at the waving tail were most densely embroidered, one piece pressed one piece, and layered one layer. The shape of each leaf was clearly visible and would not be confused at all. Seeing the embroiderer at the waving tail seemed to see fallen leaves all over the ground, so real, but beautiful and dreamy.

The woman had never seen such a magical embroidery technique, which fully demonstrated the changes in the light and darkness of colors and the light and shadow, as if the real fallen leaves were used by the embroidery girl and were bound to this gauze. Fortunately, she came over and looked carefully, and then she realized the mystery. If she glanced at her far away like Meng Si, how could she understand the embroidery girl's superb skills?

Just based on Meng Si's pride and conceit today, she will definitely lose a miserable future!

The woman thought so and told her that she said, "Miss Du, my father is Xu Shao, the admiral of Zhejiang Navy. I am Xu Qian, the concubine of the Xu family, and I am the sixth place. If I have time in the future, let's go out to have tea together?"

"Miss Xu Liu, I'm glad to meet you." Du Ruyan nodded with a smile. The Zhejiang Navy commander was the general of Zhejiang military affairs and guarded him for six or seven years. He was known as the local emperor of Zhejiang Province. He was not comparable to Li Ran, who had just arrived. Communicating with his wife was also good for Du Ruyan.

The two had a great conversation and the atmosphere was harmonious. Before leaving, Xu Qian said, "If I want to make new clothes in the future, please ask Miss Du to introduce Lin Xi Niang for me. Her embroidery skills are very impressive, and I like them very much."

"That's natural. Our two families are neighbors, and they live in Mayi Alley in the western suburbs. If you need it, you can send a servant to find him." Du Ruyan refused to admit defeat in front of Li Jiarong, but he could bend and stretch in front of others and deal with it freely. After all, Concubine Min was able to enter the palace and borrow Queen Du's connections. The purpose was to strengthen the favor for Queen Du, but unexpectedly, the glory and wealth in the palace raised the dog's ambitions and bit the owner. Even if Du Ruyan's spine was broken, she would never bow her head in front of Li Jiarong.

Xu Qian silently wrote down the address, then said goodbye and left, and returned to Li Jiarong's table. She was ridiculed by her sister, the lady of the Admiral's Office of the Navy, and said that the love and the desolate are indeed together. They are all cheap and cannot be changed.

Xu Qian never quarreled with her legitimate sister, but just retreated silently and hid in the crowd.

But no matter how unsociable Du Ruyan is, no matter how taciturn she is, she can't hide it. Wherever she sits, the glory shines everywhere, and merges with the ginkgo leaves flying all over the sky, like a goddess of a tree. The other noble women wear more luxuriously than her, and the silk and satin on her body also invites the best embroiderer to embroider the most beautiful patterns, but for some reason, compared with Du Ruyan's simple ginkgo leaves, it is so vulgar.

Even the hibiscus flowers embroidered by Meng Si personally seem too complicated and feel very greasy after a few glances.

Gradually, no one paid attention to Li Jiarong anymore. All the talents all focused their attention on Du Ruyan, who was standing alone. The wide shirt made her look more thin and thin. The more silent she became, the more everyone felt sorry for her. Thinking of her bumpy life experience, the more neglected her past, the more despised her, and only I love her.

Many talented men were touched by their hearts, and they spread their pens, ink, paper and inkstones, praised the beauty with poems, and used paintings to depict the beauty. For a moment, the light of inspiration flashed and excellent works were frequently released. However, at a Buddhist meeting, Du Ruyan's reputation spread throughout Lin'an Mansion. Even though she was no longer the daughter of the Hou Mansion, she also became the goddess that many young talents dreamed of.

Li Jiarong's face was so angry that she turned tilted, but she was not good enough to attack in front of everyone. She planned to go to trouble Du Ruyan after the Buddha's meeting, but found that she had already left. She really came along with the fallen leaves and walked away in the breeze, taking away the infatuation of many talented men. When she came to Lin'an Mansion, she became a dilapidated house. She could still be overwhelmed by all the beauty and press down on her former rivals.

Not to mention Li Jiarong's annoyance, on the other side, Du Ruyan had already returned to Du's mansion happily. She was planning to jump out of the carriage. When she saw her beautiful clothes, she quickly restrained her movements, picked up her skirt, and walked down carefully with the help of the maid.

"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 stunningly: "Oh, Miss Du, you are so beautiful today!"

"Thank you, many people say that." Du Ruyan ran into the back garden with her skirt and said happily: "Lin Dan, let me tell you, I'm so popular today. Those talented men wrote poems and praised me as a goddess transformed from a thousand-year-old tree. Seeing their obsessive appearance, I felt ridiculous and bored. I only stayed for two quarters of an hour before I came back. If everyone looked at their appearance and family background like them, I really didn't want to get married."

Lin Dan was embroidering an orchid grass, and said without raising her head, "Then I won't marry anymore. How good is it to stay at home and be free?"

"Yes, I am my aunt when I stay at home, and I am my little wife when I go out. My aunt can act like a mighty person, but my little wife has to swallow her anger. I will not be my little wife." Du Ruyan giggled with a romantic expression.

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

When Lin Dan heard the word "silver", he immediately raised his head and looked over with a bright look. The Lin family is really poor now. They drink porridge for three meals a day, and Zhang Hui has to pawn the dowry every three days to make a living. If Lin Dan can't make money, the family will not be able to get rid of the pot. The servant who chops the wood has long been fired. The only servant in the family is Cuilan. The third and fourth concubines often help others sew clothes in exchange for meager income.

This family looks good on the surface, but everyone is living a hard life, but Lin Dan doesn't feel it at all, because Zhang Hui leaves the best things to her daughter, and must make her live the same as before the family is ruined. Her daughter wants the best embroidery thread, the best dye, and the best embroidery cloth? Then buy it! As long as her daughter can grow, Zhang Hui will never be stingy with money.

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

"The shirt is made of cicada wing gauze, and 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 it is pressed into pleated shapes. There are five layers inside and outside. I used a piece of cloth for me, and the cost is about ten taels of silver, as well as silk threads and pearls. These were originally dowry left to me by my mother." Lin Dan said while fiddling with the abacus, afraid of losing money.

Du Ruyan was amused by her wealth-loving look, but she also thought she was straightforward and cute.

"Don't forget it. Although I am also a dilapidated house, I just lost the identity of the daughter of the Hou Mansion. The dowry left to me by my mother is still there. Look, this is one hundred taels of silver, you can take it." Du Ruyan placed the heavy wooden box on the table.

Lin Dan looked at her with an expression that was hard to describe and said slowly: "Last time, I spent 100 taels of silver to buy a clay pot. How many times did my mother smoke me?"

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

"More than 180 yuan. If you spend 100 taels of silver to buy a dress, your brother may slap you 250 yuan." Lin Dan's tone was very serious.

Du Ruyan was stunned for a while before tentatively saying, "Lin Dan, are you mocking me 25?"

Lin Dan answered her question in silence, opened the wooden box, took out two silver ingots, and said, "I will collect you twenty taels of silver, plus the five taels of deposit your brother gave me, a total of twenty-five taels, which is enough. Take the rest of the silver back, save some money, don't sit and eat the whole country. It's really not easy for your brother to fight Japanese pirates by the sea."

For some reason, Lin Dan respects the soldiers very much and will not let the military family suffer losses.

Du Ruyan looked at her for a while, suddenly rushed over and hugged her, and said movedly: "Lin Dan, Dandan, you are so nice! Are you friends with me?"

"If you don't call me Dandan, we will still be friends." Lin Dan frowned.

Du Ruyan was about to act coquettishly, but a hoarse laughter came from the wall. The two looked up and found Du Rusong, who had not seen for a long time, was sitting on it, smiling in their eyes and gentle expressions.

"Miss Lin's craftsmanship is really amazing. She dressed up my wild monkey-like sister as a goddess. In the future, my door may be broken by the matchmaker of Lin'an Mansion. You can accept this hundred taels of silver. If I can marry my sister out, Miss Lin will definitely make a contribution." Du Rusong waved his hand lazily, and although he tried his best to cover it up, he still showed some tiredness.

"Okay, in the future, Miss Du comes to me to make clothes, and the wages will be deducted from this hundred taels. Mr. Du, go back to bed quickly, I can't even open your eyes." Lin Dan took the wooden box without saying a word. She knew that if she refused to accept it, Du Rusong would persuade him again, which would delay his rest time.

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

"Is the leather armor worn on the battlefield?" Lin Dan looked up at him.

"Yes."

"This is a military commander, and the military commander should be distributed to every soldier, right?"

"Maybe I have provoked some big shot. I have been in the army for more than half a month, but I have not had a single piece of leather armor, so I can only find someone to do it myself." Du Rusong shook his head and smiled bitterly.

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

Lin Dan nodded and said, "You know how to do it, but since you pay for it yourself and find someone to sanction yourself, why bother to make leather armor? Just put on a set of armor."

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

Lin Dan patted her forehead and said, "Yes, keep in line with the newly enlisted soldiers, get along well with each other, and only take care of each other when they go to the battlefield. I'm not thinking about it. Don't worry, I can make leather armor, just prepare your leather." She needs to learn sewing clothes from scratch, but when it comes to cutting leather armor, or even armor, she has inexplicable confidence - in the Great Zhou Kingdom, I'm afraid no one can do better than her.
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