This isn’t how you should hit someone, right?
A little boy knows how to sew clothes, but she, a proper woman who should learn needlework, doesn’t!
Wait, could this guy be teasing her on purpose?
Li Yuzhu leaned in closer, looking up to carefully study his face.
Mu Yuanxiu’s eyes showed not a hint of teasing; his expression was dead serious.
"You really know how to sew clothes?" Li Yuzhu stared unblinkingly into his eyes.
If you look into someone’s eyes for three seconds, and they are lying, by the fourth second they will blink, or even turn away, not daring to look at you, their eyes avoiding contact.
Mu Yuanxiu’s gaze was clear, and he just kept looking at her straight on.
Li Yuzhu’s eyes shifted slightly, thinking, rather than going to the village several miles away, going through the effort to find someone and maybe not even finding someone available to make clothes, why not just ask this neighbor for help?
If anything doesn’t fit, she can have him adjust it anytime, and she can check the progress at any time.
Thinking of this, she cleared her throat and said, "Then you help me make clothes."
Mu Yuanxiu’s eyes held back a smile, "Sure."
Li Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief.
So straightforward, she liked this personality.
"How many days will it take? It can’t be more than five days." If it takes more than five days, the Xue Family will laugh at her.
"Great, deal!" Li Yuzhu was happy. Thinking about it, she added, "Making clothes is a time-consuming, laborious thing, and I can’t just let you work for nothing, right? How about I do something for you as an exchange."
Paying in money, she was broke; the only two hundred coins she had all went to the Princess Consort Luling.
Giving materials... her household stuff was also just enough to get by.
Better to trade labor.
Mu Yuanxiu looked at her, nodded, and said, "Sure."
Li Yuzhu handed him the basket, smiling, "Then it’s settled. So what do you want me to do?"
Mu Yuanxiu took the basket, "Up to you."
"Okay." Such an easy-going person, thinking of something, Li Yuzhu lowered her voice and said, "This matter will be our secret, you can’t tell anyone about it."
The amusement in Mu Yuanxiu’s eyes deepened, "Sure."
"Deal!" Li Yuzhu grabbed his hand and gave it a slap on the palm, "Seal the deal with a handshake."
Mu Yuanxiu looked at his hand, momentarily stunned.
"Let’s go, to your place, gotta get it done quickly." Li Yuzhu turned and walked down another path towards Mu Yuanxiu’s house.
Mu Yuanxiu watched her cheerful silhouette, couldn’t help but let his lips curl into a smile, and quickly followed.
The two arrived in front of a small house, Mu Yuanxiu pushed open the gate of the fenced yard, and went straight inside with Li Yuzhu’s basket.
Li Yuzhu stood in the yard, surveying her surroundings.
Though the yard and house were simple, everything was tidy and clean, not needing any cleaning.
A camellia bush outside the fence bloomed brilliantly red, without any yellow leaves, and the soil around its roots seemed recently watered, needing no attention.
In a corner of the yard, two men’s clothes were drying on a bamboo rack, meaning they didn’t need her to do laundry.
Li Yuzhu thought for a moment, maybe she should make him lunch.
Thinking of this, Li Yuzhu rolled up her sleeves and headed into the kitchen.
The kitchen wasn’t big, about six or seven square meters.
By the window was a small table with two chairs.
In the corner by the table, there was a four-tiered utility shelf, holding several clay jars and some bowls and chopsticks.
At the far end of the kitchen, there was a small stove.