Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 585 Pink Carving and Jade Carving

Zhou Guo tilted his head and said: "...But, I haven't washed my face or brushed my teeth yet."

"Don't move." Zhou Xing moved her head back, looked around, and stuffed a book into her hand. "This is for you, read it."

Zhou Guo picked it up and saw that it was a collection of poems. She had not read it yet, so she opened to the first page.

Sure enough, for a long time, except for the sound of her fingers turning the pages of the book, she didn't even move.

Zhou Xing sighed. Normally, she couldn't even move for an hour or two while meditating and breathing. But now she couldn't sit still for a while just to comb her hair. How could she complain?

By the time I finished combing my hair, I had almost read half of the small collection of poems.

Zhou Xing looked around with satisfaction, and seeing that it was better than last night's combing, she smiled and said, "It's done."

Zhou Guo put down the book. He didn't seem so bored now that he had something to do. He looked at himself in the bronze mirror. His skin was rosy and his face was clean without a single mole. His eyes were black. This face was better looking than in his previous life.

Zhou Xing took out her rouge, put some on her finger and smeared it on her mouth.

Zhou Guo was startled and turned his head away, "I haven't washed my face yet, I still have to brush my teeth."

Zhou Xing moved her head back and said, "Just wash it when the time comes. I just want to see how it works."

After applying it on the lips, she applied some more on both sides of her face. Zhou Xing walked away to take a look, smiled and nodded, saying, "Not bad, not bad. Our Guoguo's appearance is outstanding. I learned a new word last time. What was it? Um... Powder-carved jade? Yes, it is powder-carved jade."

Zhou Guo leaned closer to the bronze mirror, took a look, blinked, then stood up and left.

"Hey, where are you going?" After putting on her rouge, Zhou Xing turned around and saw that the person had already left.

Zhou Guo said: "Go wash your face, there is eye mucus in the corner of your eye."

Outside, it was not yet completely light.

Li was already busy in the kitchen. There were many people coming to eat today, so Qian and several wives from Wang Fugui and Zhou Cheng's families had come to help.

Seeing Zhou Guo coming out of the house, looking for water to wash his face, even though the kitchen was lighted, it was still a little dark, so I didn't recognize him for a moment, so I quietly asked Li, "Mother Guoguo, when did the distinguished guest come to your house? Whose family is this?"

Zhou Guo had good hearing. He had gained some inner strength in the past two years, and his hearing had become even better. Hearing this, he stood up, turned around, and said with a smile, "Aunt, it's me. I changed my clothes, so you didn't recognize me?"

Everyone was stunned.

Wang Fugui's family came forward, pulled her up and looked her up and down, and said in surprise, "It's true. Usually I see you wearing men's clothes, or just wearing clothes and pants casually, and your hair is always tied up on top of your head. I've never seen you dressed so solemnly. Compared with the village kids, you really look like a fairy. Hey, you guys come and see too, right?"

Qian and others gathered around and saw that Zhou Guo was dressed so formally, with jewelry all over her head and face, and the big gold locket on her chest. They were amazed and admired, and couldn't help but become curious about her jewelry.

You look at the pearl necklaces, I look at the green jade hair flowers, she looks at the jacket and skirt, and there is also a big golden lock. Now you can finally see them openly. They have been craving them for a long time.

Zhou Guo froze in place, feeling hands everywhere on his body, and hurriedly said, "Aunts, aunts, have you seen enough? I still have to go wash my face and brush my teeth, can you let me go?"

"Puchi~" Several people burst out laughing at the same time.

Zhou Chengjia said, "I want to buy something like this for my little girl. Don't move. Let me take a closer look. The beads on your head are really beautiful, but I can't afford them at first glance. Let me take a closer look at the style of this jacket and skirt."

Zhou Guo said: "Aunt, this is what my mother did. Instead of looking at me, you might as well ask my mother. Ask her. I'm going to go wash up."

Having said this, he took the basin and ran away.

The women looked at her from behind, shook their heads and sighed, "Originally I only knew that this girl looked good in her brothers' clothes, but I didn't expect that she looked even better in girls' clothes. Her little face is as rosy as a steamed bun fresh out of the pot."

"Hey, that's not a steamed bun, it's still yellow, like a peeled egg."

Li's mouth corners couldn't help but curl up.

Wang Fugui's wife said, "Sister-in-law, your craftsmanship is so good now that you can make such complicated jackets and skirts. I will come to you later and you have to teach me. Although my daughter is still young, I can wear them. I also want to make two pairs of them to wear."

All the people present were women, and who didn't love beauty? When they heard this, they all said, "I want to learn it, too."

Even Qian wanted to learn. Although she was a widow, she had a little daughter who was five or six years old.

Li smiled and said, "Okay, okay, come on, everyone. Anyway, there's nothing to do in winter, so let's do needlework together. When there are more people, there will be more ideas, and we can make more beautiful dresses."

Zhou Chengjia laughed and said, "We don't have this skill, so we can only help you. Sister-in-law, why didn't we know you had this skill before? You really hid it well, didn't you?"

Li said, "No, it's because the children have been growing up these past two years. They often go out or go to school. They want to see the world. They can't wear the same clothes and pants as us, like we do when we work in the fields. How can we talk business with others?"

"But I didn't know how to make complicated things, and I couldn't find anyone to teach me, so I could only go to a few cloth shops in the county to see what kind of ready-made clothes they had. I would buy a few feet of cloth each time, and I became familiar with the shopkeepers. Whenever the shop had a new style, she would keep it for me to see. Gradually, I was able to make some robes, skirts, and cloaks."

Zhou Chengjia sighed after hearing this and said, "Why didn't we think of going to the cloth shop to learn the style? But this style is really beautiful, and the colors are well matched. I can't afford silk, so I'll buy some cotton ones later, and they'll look just as good."

As they were talking, Chen came in with a smile.

As soon as he came in, he asked, "What are you talking about? You look so happy?"

Everyone laughed and said, "Speaking of Zhou Guo, she came into the house now. Didn't you see her? The little girl put on a skirt today. She was wearing gold and silver jewelry, and her hair was full of pearls and jade. She looked so pretty, like a young lady from a wealthy family. We were just talking about how good Guo Guo's mother is at making clothes. We also want to make two sets of such beautiful skirts."

"Really? Then I want to see it." Chen became interested and went to the house excitedly. "I have never seen that girl wearing a beautiful skirt and pearls."

After Zhou Guo washed his face and brushed his teeth, Zhou Xing pulled him into the house and started putting on makeup and getting ready.

Zhou Guo looked at the thick white powder and quickly turned his head, "Sister, what are you doing?"

Zhou Xing said: "Powder, you don't know, this stuff can make your face white and beautiful when applied on the face."

Zhou Guo shook his head repeatedly, "I don't want it, it's like painting a wall."

Resolutely resist.