jdhmnovel Chapter 335 The way we met was strange, but our childlike hearts remained pure and innocent.
Chapter 335 The way we met was strange, but our childlike hearts remained pure and innocent.
Gu Xiaolu and Gu Xiaoman packed up their books and stood up. Little Goldfish also stood up, saying, "I'll go with you!"
Gu Xiaolu nodded.
Lin Chang'er quickly dodged behind a pillar.
She always believed that children should have a happy childhood. In later generations, children only started primary school at the age of seven, so she didn't make a big deal out of the studies of Little Goldfish, Gu Xiaolu, and Gu Xiaoman before they turned seven.
However, she is happy when the children are motivated to improve.
The three children disappeared into the doorway leading to the backyard.
Lin Chang'er lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, feeling that since the little ones were working so hard, she had to do something for them.
After thinking about it, how about rewarding him with a small backpack?
Oh, by the way, the little undershirt for Raindrops isn't finished yet.
Without further ado, before night fell, they retrieved a sewing kit from the second room and selected a batch of purple fabric, suitable for both boys and girls.
Lin Chang'er took out paper and pen, first drew a rough design, and then folded the paper into a model.
Then cut the fabric to the correct proportions.
She didn't know needlework because it was basically useless in later generations.
The technique of suturing a patient is quite different from needlework.
This was truly her first time making a garment for Yudian'er, and she was quite inexperienced.
However, as the saying goes, practice makes perfect. She had spent the day helping her second sister-in-law with needlework in the second room, so she had gained some experience.
At least now, while the wiring isn't perfect, it's not as serpentine.
Lin Chang'e was in high spirits, but since the inner garment was only one layer and the small schoolbag was two layers, it still took her a lot of effort to figure it out.
After finishing sewing a small schoolbag, she patted her mouth and looked out the window; the crescent moon was already high in the sky.
It's still quiet outside; it seems Liu Zi and A Da won't be coming back tonight.
She went to the door again, opened it, and looked inside. She saw that the light in the main room was off, but the light was still on in Aunt Gu's room. She walked to the door and whispered, "Mother, Brother Liu and Brother A should be staying in the county town tonight. You should get some rest!"
A voice inside the room responded with "Okay," and the oil lamp went out.
Lin Chang'e then went back to her room.
Looking at the results on the table, he rubbed his eyes and continued working.
As the second small backpack was being lined, a "tap-tap" sound suddenly came from under the window.
Lin Chang'er asked alertly, "Who is it?"
"It's me!" A familiar male voice said, with a hint of a smile in its tone.
"Wu Qingfeng!" Lin Chang'er put down her needlework, hurried over and opened the window. "Why did you come over so late at night? Where are Liu Zi and A Da?"
Wu Qingfeng smiled at her, "I've told them to take the brothers to be settled first!"
"The message you asked them to deliver is very important. Tomorrow I will take some men and Shao'an to Yuntai County again."
"It took some time to borrow someone, and I arrived late. I thought you would be asleep by now, so I just came to take a look. I didn't expect your light to still be on!"
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "My second sister-in-law has been in a bad mood lately. I did some needlework with her during the day, and in the evening I thought I'd make some small schoolbags for the younger ones."
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "It's bad for your eyes at night, let's do it during the day."
Lin Chang'er hummed in agreement, then, as if remembering something, asked, "Where did you borrow these people from?"
Wu Qingfeng said, "The county yamen runners are still handling the case of the wealthy man. I borrowed a few skilled men from the city gate guards."
"City gate guards?" Lin Chang'er's eyes lit up. "Who are these people? Maybe I know some of them!"
Wu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes and teased her, "You paid too much poll tax when you entered the city, and you've become familiar with the city gate guards?"
"How could that be!" Lin Chang'er waved her hand. In fact, the head tax set by Wu Qingfeng was extremely low, one coin per person. If the goods were from legitimate channels and there was a sales contract, no additional tax would be levied because the merchants paid their taxes normally.
"It's true what they say, we became friends after a fight!" Lin Chang'er then told her about how she was mistaken for a kidnapper when she brought the children into the city.
Then he shrugged and said, "So, there are all sorts of ways to meet, but the heart of a child remains pure and innocent."
"Such a thing is true?" Wu Qingfeng chuckled. "You don't have the air of a cripple at all!"
"What are you saying!" Lin Chang'er slapped his arm.
Wu Qingfeng wasn't angry. He smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence. The team I borrowed just happened to be He Yang's team."
"Really?" Lin Chang'er also felt this was a terrible fate. Although He Yang misunderstood her, he later arranged for the city gate guards to be her bodyguards. Moreover, He Fei told her that if she needed manpower to enter the city in the future, she could ask them for help.
They've been very sincere, so she can't be stingy.
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "Why would I lie to you?"
Lin Chang'er looked at him, her eyes darting around, "Okay, I'll go make some midnight snacks now, you go and see how Liu Zi and the others are settled?"
"I've made all the arrangements, so come over and have something to eat before you go to sleep!"
"You're someone who's on loan. If you mistreat them, even if your superiors approve it next time, there might not be anyone willing to work for you!"
After saying that, he asked, "What time are you leaving tomorrow? I'll prepare the filling tonight, and my sister-in-law will make some pancakes for you to take on the road tomorrow morning!"
Wu Qingfeng felt a pang of bitterness; it seemed that this late-night snack was thanks to those few guards at the city gate.
However, Chang'er's true feelings were all for his sake, so her jealousy dissipated quickly.
Nodding, "Okay, I'll go take a look!"
Lin Chang'er nodded, and seeing that he was about to leave, she called out to him, "Wait!"
He brought an oil lamp from inside the house to him.
Wu Qingfeng paused, then said, "The streetlights outside are all on."
Lin Chang'er pouted, "That's just on the main road, what about in the alleys?"
Wu Qingfeng's eyes darted around, he reached out and touched the purse he carried, and nodded, "Okay, this is for you!"
Lin Chang'er didn't stand on ceremony with him, just taking it as a little trinket he brought her along the way!
After Wu Qingfeng left with the oil lamp, he opened the purse by the moonlight.
Then, she was completely stunned.
Suddenly, everything became brighter, and not just in front of us, but the entire room was illuminated.
Inside the pouch was not some trinkets at all, but a bright, luminous pearl.
At this moment, the profound heritage of aristocratic families became even more tangible before her.
She understood Wu Qingfeng's reaction just now.
He hesitated, probably because he was afraid she would fall in the dark when she went out!
So he gave her the luminous pearl he used for lighting. Lin Chang'er smiled. This man!
She liked this thing, but she still had to return it to him later; it could save her life in a critical moment.
Lin Chang'er didn't want to disturb Aunt Gu and Sister-in-law Gu, but as soon as she opened the kitchen door, Sister-in-law Gu came out of the house with an oil lamp in her hand. "Chang'er, are you hungry because you didn't eat enough for dinner? What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you!"
Lin Chang'er was about to say no, when the light in Aunt Gu's room came on. The next moment, the door opened from the inside, and Aunt Gu, also holding an oil lamp, said, "I'll help out too..."