Chapter 98(1/2)
"If this daughter of the He family could..."
Sister He's sister didn't listen to what was said, but she knew what the person said next was embarrassing. She just hugged the little girl in her arms a little tighter, and covered her ears with her hands without leaving a trace.
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"This sister of the He family has a really strong temperament. I think she has a different flavor."
In this era, it is not easy for a mother to raise two girls, and she is naturally easily remembered by people with evil intentions. As a result, the beauty of the He family sister is even more popular than her mother's weaving skills.
Of course, among the people watching the excitement around, there must be some beasts who want to take advantage of others. Knowing that the He family's sister has to run for the life of her little sister, she just wants to take this opportunity to marry her home in a small sedan and become a concubine——
She claims to save people in times of fire and water, so it’s time for the He family’s sister to repay her kindness.
Those who dare to say this are naturally not ordinary people. They are either rich or powerful. Even if others want to interfere, they are powerless. I can only be glad that these ignorant people are not that big.
Ability to not rob people by force.
Knowing that this was the case, Sister He's family turned away and just stared at the road not far ahead, protecting her little sister. No matter whether it was goodwill or malice from the outside world, she seemed not to be able to hear the slightest bit.
Everyone says that an eldest sister is like a mother. Now that the younger sister is still young, the He family’s sister cannot bear this responsibility no matter how sad she is. In the past, her mother accompanied her on the road, but now only the two sisters are left.
Go for a walk.
The road was very long, and the people and comments around her seemed to be endless. Sister He's sister was a little tired from walking, and even two strands of her hair were wet in front of her. The sweat fell along her black hair and onto her white clothes. But from the beginning to the end,
I didn't see Sister He shed even a single tear at the end.
"Isn't this girl heartless? Her mother is gone and she still treats her little sister like that."
"Don't talk nonsense. If you really have no intention, how can you protect your little sister like that? I heard that when people are extremely sad and mournful, they can't even cry out."
In the days that followed, my younger sister also asked her sister: "Why doesn't my sister respond to what those people said?"
"Sister...but I didn't live up to expectations at that time, so did I bother my sister?"
The little sister at that time was very well protected by her elder sister. Although she had gone through a lot, she was still somewhat innocent. After all, she was not as mature as her elder sister at that time, but no matter what her elder sister said, she could still enter.
Go to your heart.
"If someone else's words can save my mother's life, I will naturally care." Sister He's words were not finished, but they were enough for the younger sister to understand what they meant.
After so long, everything has changed. If we turn the time back to the time when the two sisters had just lost their mother, isn't my sister a just-grown-up child?
In order to support this family with only two people left, in order to give my little sister a support, I swallowed everything in my stomach, but I still had to hold on coldly, just to prevent others from taking advantage of this opportunity to find someone.
I and my little sister are unhappy.
"Master is here, follow Master."
This voice was not very familiar or reliable to the He family sister. Earlier, her mother had taught the two of them how to weave Luo in person, and this master was just the support her mother was looking for when she was dying.
The person who spoke was very determined, but the He family's sister was unusually calm - the only one she could really rely on now was herself. Now she and her master were only in the name of master and disciple, and there was no relationship. The latter was just looking out for herself.
Take care of yourself and your little sister in the name of mother.
Even though this sentence sounded reliable and trustworthy enough, the He family sister still did not dare to relax, and still maintained the last trace of tension in the chaotic trance. The younger sister, on the other hand, threw herself directly into the man's arms,
My clothes were wet from crying.
"Your mother was our cleverest child at that time. She taught you. Ordinarily, I have no ability to compare with her." The master's family is not big, just enough to raise two girls, each with a house. On the contrary, it is better than the two sisters.
Life is a little better when the mother is around.
"When I was judging Qiao'er, I had a bad character. In the end, I lost to her because of my extra inches. It was she who begged the master for mercy, and the master accepted me..."
But it turned out that the master and the mother of the He family sisters were disciples trained by the same master. No wonder the mother's deathbed caretaker dared to hand the two sisters over to someone they had barely met.
"When my little sister and I can support ourselves, we will find a place to live by ourselves. There will be a lot of troubles during this period. Whatever needs to be done, we will just listen to... Master's arrangements."
Both people present understood that the sister of the He family still did not accept this master in her heart. The former only felt that the identities of himself and his younger sister were embarrassing, while the latter hoped that through his actions, the sisters of the He family could let go of their guard and rely on him.
Live your life more easily.
In this turbulent era, the land of Kyushu has been devastated, and the lives of ordinary people are not easy. Since the master recognized this disciple, he never thought about how many difficulties he would have to bear.
"Since you call me master, my home is your home. If one day you can find another job, I will naturally not stand in the way."
Sister He's sister didn't have this intention. It was just the experiences she had experienced in the past ten years or so that made her afraid to rely on others easily. She had already said her words and felt that she had hurt others, but she had no time to make up for it. She could only wait for the years to come.
Slowly get in touch with Master.
"Get some rest quickly. Do you want to go see your little sister? She must be tired from crying now and has gone to bed." When he walked to the door, the master turned back to his apprentice and said, "You should also have a good rest.
Gotta live.”
After closing the door, the master stopped for a long time at the door of Sister He's family. I don't know what he was thinking in his heart. Maybe it was the days when he was an apprentice with the latter's mother? Or maybe he was planning for the future of the three of them...
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Sitting on the bed, Sister He's sister stared blankly at the window, a tear falling from the corner of her eye, and the candle that had just been lit beside her also shed tears when she saw this.
But soon only the tears were left flowing freely. As long as the tears on the face dried completely, the person on the bed did not let the tears fall.
Because the He family sister knew that if she continued to cry, she would naturally not be able to stop it. There was a little sister in the next door room. If she collapsed, this family would really cease to exist.
When people try to cover up their pain through other things, they will inevitably fall into an unsolvable cycle of reincarnation. This is the case for the He family sister. Thinking of Master Shicai's words, she didn't know how she should spend this period.
The years of sojourn.
The old story that the master told also became a knot in the heart of Sister He's family. Even that old story can be called a good story.
It was only many years later, when the master had handed over his machine shop to Sister He's family, that the latter learned everything about that year from others.
In fact, the master deliberately lost to the mother. The master's weaving skills were far more exquisite than the mother's. What he did was not good-natured, but he did it deliberately.
Just because the conditions in the mother's family were not good at that time, and the family wanted to prepare money for their son's education, they hurriedly wanted to marry the mother to someone else as a concubine.
Not to mention that the mother already had a sweetheart at that time, any girl would understand that even if she is taken as a concubine by a wealthy family because of her beauty, she will inevitably be bullied by others, let alone being sold as a commodity at such a low price?
If the mother of the He family sister was not Qiaoer and could not be accepted as a disciple by the master of Daji Workshop, one can imagine what happened to her...
If he could be forced to die, the family would not be able to afford money for his brother's education. But she was also a harem with a soft personality. On the day of selection, she was also affected, and she was even worse than usual.
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This is why the current master repeatedly failed, and finally had to pretend that he had no patience, and knitted the last two inches loosely and messily, giving up hope.
Fortunately, everything turned out well. The one who let others down inherited the machine workshop, and the one who got Qiaoer had a smooth life. As for the one who sold the girl just to support his son's education, in the end, because of the cancellation of the imperial examination, he became an article for later generations.
A pathetic figure like Kong Yiji.
There is no need to mention the rest of the story, after all, the He family’s sister at that time had to bear everything that a mere two people in a family have to bear now.
"Are you awake? You sisters and I cooked some porridge. If you wake up, drink some."
Maybe it was because I was too tired yesterday, whether it was in my heart or in my body. When the He family sister woke up again, it was already dawn. If the master hadn't brought porridge to call her, she wouldn't have slept until midnight, but I'm afraid she wouldn't have.
Can't wake up for a long time.
When Sister He's sister came back to her senses, she realized that she had fallen asleep yesterday while thinking. She was still leaning on the side of the bed and her body was a little sore from sleeping. However, the former could no longer care about so much and was busy getting dressed.
When she opened the door, she saw Master standing at the door. It was impossible for Sister He not to be moved. If it was just because of her mother's face, there was no need for Master to take care of herself and her little sister in such a meticulous way.
The He family sister knew in her heart that she did not really recognize her master, but her master did treat her as her own child.
But the sister of the He family still didn't dare to gamble. If she was alone, the former would certainly not continue to respond to the love and care from the master so tepidly. But with the little sister here, the sister of the He family would have to think twice.
Then go.
The days passed like this, and the master did not become scornful because of his disciple's attitude. The former could understand Sister He's concerns and only thought that time would verify everything.
I have done it, even if the latter still keeps a distance from me and I have no children, it will be worthwhile if I can have the two girls to rely on in the days to come.
"Didn't your mother teach you?"
The craftsmanship of Zhiluo is still much more difficult than that of Hengluo. In addition, the demand for Hengluo has been increasing since the Song Dynasty, and ordinary machinists mostly used Hengluo to support their families.
Sister He's mother is no exception. Even after returning to her hometown, it is really difficult to support two girls by herself.
Because of this, in addition to going to school in recent years, the He family's sister has mostly been exposed to Hengluo. It's not that the former doesn't understand Zhiluo as the master calls it, but if she really gets started, it's not easy.
Seeing that his disciple didn't know how to respond for a while, the master didn't say anything else and just excused himself: "It doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter if you have only a small amount of contact with me. It's a good thing that you have some use for me, otherwise I would be really useless as a master."
In fact, the sister of the He family is already quite old, but in order to take care of the former's emotions, the master's words were a bit humble.
Although he knows that his disciple is very strong, the master also understands the burden on him. He always thinks carefully before saying anything, for fear that any sentence will stab someone's heart, and because of the disciple's forbearance, he is not aware of it.
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"Master, it's not necessary."
"No, it means no. Master doesn't have to worry about it..."
"Okay, don't talk about this." The master interrupted the disciple and started teaching him almost step by step, "I saw your words a few days ago, it's because I don't have the ability."
"If I can expand Master's machine shop, I should have enough money for you to give it a try. Even if you only go to three or two universities, you will always have a chance."
Having seen what happened to the He family's mother, and knowing the changes in today's society, the master hopes that both girls can learn more knowledge and understand those advanced gadgets. It will be better than just being a weaver in the future.
Much stronger.
"Now at least we women can study more, unlike back then..."
To be continued...