Disguised as a man: Watch me create a new dynasty

He is obviously the same age as my grandmother, or even younger, but his hair is already gray and his back is hunched.

Mrs. Zhang said at this time: "Sister, we came here today because we heard that your family wanted to take on the job of making quilts and clothes. The weather has been getting colder recently, and we don't have enough winter clothes and quilts at home. No one in your family is good at sewing, so we came to bother you."

When Liu heard that Mrs. Zhang wanted to make quilts and clothes, a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"What do you mean by not disturbing me? The Yan family is honoring me by asking an old woman like me to make clothes for them. Come on, come in and sit down and talk."

The two girls were very excited and hurried into the house to boil water for the guests. Because their family was poor and could not afford tea, they added some brown sugar to the bowl.

Jiang Erya took out the maltose that her family usually didn't want to eat and handed it to Yan Nansheng, "Here, eat it. I, I don't have any snacks to treat you."

Jiang Erya looked embarrassed. In her eyes, the Yan family was a wealthy family in the village.

Just like a landlord’s house, they must have eaten all kinds of delicious snacks on a daily basis. And Yan Nansheng is a scholar, so given his status, she was afraid that Yan Nansheng would despise her.

But this is the most valuable thing in her family. It was given to her by the shop owner when her grandmother went to the town to deliver a handkerchief last time.

They themselves are reluctant to buy it.

The two sisters and their grandmother worked together to embroider handkerchiefs to earn money to support themselves. They could only earn fifty or sixty cents after embroidering handkerchiefs for a month.

It would be better if she could get a job showing quilt covers. If Jiang Daya showed it herself, she would have to work for half a month and could earn more than a hundred coins, but she couldn't get the job every month.

My grandma is still sick and needs to take medicine, so she can't afford to buy malt sugar at more than ten cents per pound.

Yan Nansheng saw her embarrassment and quickly took the maltose from her hand with a happy look on his face and put it into his mouth, "Mm, so sweet! Do you have any more of this candy, sister?"

She approached Jiang Erya and whispered, "Sister, my grandmother doesn't allow me to eat candy, saying that eating too much is bad for my teeth. Do you have any left? Can I buy some?"

Jiang Erya's heart melted when she saw Yan Nansheng, who looked like a fairy boy and was so cautious because he was afraid of being blamed by his grandmother.

She no longer cared whether Yan Nansheng was a scholar or not. In her eyes, Yan Nansheng was just a child who wanted to eat candy.

She held Yan Nansheng's chubby little hand and said, "Sister has some more. Come with me. It doesn't cost anything. It's just a piece of candy. Sister will give it to you."

When Mrs. Zhang saw her granddaughter going to play with Jiang Erya, she sighed in her heart.

No matter how smart her granddaughter is, she is still a child and needs to interact more with people of the same age. Otherwise, she is really afraid that her granddaughter will be crushed by the burden on her shoulders one day.

The Jiang family had a total of three rooms. Grandmother Liu lived in one room, the two sisters lived in one room, and the remaining room was very small and could only be used to store some sundries. The kitchen was in a shed built outside the sisters' rooms.

Jiang Erya and Jiang Daya took Yan Nansheng to their rooms.

The room was very empty, with a wooden bed, a small square table with drawers, and two stools.

There are two more wooden boxes in the corner.

Jiang Erya walked over and took out a paper bag from one of the boxes. She opened the bag and found three pieces of maltose inside.

Jiang Erya took one last look at the maltose, swallowed hard, quickly wrapped it up in paper, and stuffed it to Yan Nansheng, "Hide it quickly, don't let your grandma find it."

Yan Nansheng also rummaged through his small pocket, took out a dime and stuffed it into Jiang Erya's pocket.

Jiang Erya was so frightened that she stepped back repeatedly, waving her hands and shaking her head, with a look of panic on her face, "No, no, it's just a few pieces of maltose, not worth anything, I'm glad you don't mind, how can I ask for your money."

Jiang Daya also shook her head and said, "Mr. Yan, you should keep the silver. We can't take it."

Yan Nansheng thought about it and realized that the smallest amount of money she had was this dime. She left in a hurry today and didn't bring any coins with her.

"Then Sister Jiang, can you help me show a handkerchief? I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but my mother and aunts are not good at sewing, so the handkerchiefs they show are not very beautiful. I have a few patterns at home. If you can help me show them, I'll give you money. Is that okay?"

The two sisters looked at each other, and Jiang Daya nodded, "That's fine. I'll go home with you to get the pattern later, and I'll send it to you when I show it."

"Sister Jiang, how much is a handkerchief?"

"We only have coarse cloth at home. If you want to show off your silk cloth, I have to go to the cloth pile to see if there are any silk cloth edges. If that happens, it will be more expensive. Coarse cloth is two cents a piece, and silk cloth is ten cents a piece."

"Okay, I want silk handkerchiefs. I want one for each of the female elders in the family, and some for spare. Please make me twenty silk handkerchiefs."

"My pictures may be a little complicated, I will give you 20 cents for each one, you can take your time to show them, I am not in a hurry, if you show well, I will give you some money for your hard work."

The two sisters didn't expect Yan Nansheng to be so generous. Not only did he charge 20 cents for the handkerchief, but he also gave them hard-earned compensation.

"Then thank you, Mr. Yan! We will definitely put on a good show!"

Outside the door, Mrs. Zhang called Yan Nansheng to go home. He said goodbye to the two sisters of the Jiang family and followed Mrs. Zhang home.

The Liu and Jiang sisters stood at the door and watched the Yan family's grandparents and grandchildren return home before turning around and going home.

Jiang Daya and Jiang Erya returned to Liu's room together, "Grandma, how much work did the old lady of the Yan family give us?"

Liu took out the money from the purse that Mrs. Zhang had given her on the table and said, "Look, this is the deposit given by Old Madam Yan. The total is..."

The two sisters stared closely at Liu's hand, or to be exact, the silver in her hand.

"Two liang!"

The two sisters' eyes widened, and even Liu was stunned.

"This, this... She only said it was a deposit, she didn't say there was so much, I, I didn't have the courage to open it and take a look, this..."

"Grandma, Mr. Yan also ordered a handkerchief from my sister and me. He said it was well embroidered and he would give us money for our hard work. He asked me to go over and get the pattern later..."

Liu stared at the silver in her hand and murmured, "Da Ya and Er Ya, the Yan family wants to help us."

"We have to finish the other tasks at hand quickly and focus on the work for the Yan family!"

"Yes! Don't worry, grandma. We will catch up with the progress! We will definitely show it well to the Yan family and to Mr. Yan."

Liu's eyes gradually filled with tears. "Yan Xiucai passed the examination at a young age. He will become a dragon among men sooner or later. Whether he is good or not depends on her words. She just wants to give us more money."

"They just found this excuse to help our family because they were afraid we wouldn't accept it. The Yan family are all good people!"

"When Mr. Yan becomes an official in the future, he will be a support for poor people like us!"

The three generations of the Jiang family, grandparents and grandchildren, were immersed in the emotion of being moved and unable to extricate themselves.

The sisters' eyes gradually became firm, as if they had a goal and hope.

They smiled at each other. As twins, they were naturally in tune with each other.

Yan Nansheng didn't know yet that her unintentional action would create the most famous embroidery master in the future Daqing Dynasty.