On this day, it was March 12, and Jiao's sister-in-law Gao and sister Jiao Zhu came to Li's house.

Jiao's and Gao's are both local surnames, some fame, Jiao's father Yuan You eight years in the second class Jinshi, out of the official to Shandong Dongchang Mansion with the know, Yuan You nineteen years because of the father's funeral, after that, did not go out as an official, took over the position of the patriarch of the Jiao clan, in the local is very respected.

The two met Mrs. Li, and went to Jiao's room, and Li Fei also happened to be in her sister-in-law's house. Jiao's didn't use his eyes during the confinement, so Li Feifu wrote it for Jiao's on the table, writing a list of things to be sent to Lin'an. Four robes, six short shirts, six pleated trousers, eight pairs of shoes, a set of mats and pillows, more than ten kinds of standing medicinal materials such as wind oil essence and aster pills, a bunch of washing things such as bath beans and pig ling, some pen, ink, paper, inkstone, more than ten volumes, and a full of food.

When the mother's family came, Jiao and Li Fei stopped what they were doing.

Gao didn't see his niece all the way, so he asked with a smile, "Where is Qi'er?"

Jiao said: "There is a girl in the next door, it is rare to be about the same age as her, and it is strange that the poor mango is eaten badly, Qi'er goes to see it five or six times a day, and my sister-in-law doesn't see it, she is allowed to be in the house next door." ”

is talking about Tang Qiaoqiao, Tang Qiaoqiao's mouth hurts and she can't eat, Li Qier accompanies her to eat slowly three times a day, and also coaxes her to eat delicious things at home, of course, Li Qier herself wants to eat.

Jiao Zhu hugged his nephew, a male doll less than ten days old, with a pair of eyes with black pupils, and whoever spoke turned to look.

"This kid will look at people at such a little bit. Gao gently stroked the child's faint eyebrows and smiled: "I said that I was like a big sister on the day of Xisan, but when I saw it today, I looked like a brother-in-law more." ”

Jiao Zhuxiang smiled and said, "It's good to be like my brother-in-law, Zhong Lingyuxiu's appearance!"

Li Fei made tea and brought it in, put the teacup on the tea stool next to Jiao's chair, Jiao's invited his sister-in-law and sister to drink tea, and left them for lunch.

Gao responded happily, sat on the edge of Jiao's bed and chatted with her, now the biggest topic is the blessing meeting held by the Qianguo Mansion in Yuantong Temple, who has a post, who has no post, with the social status of each family, Gao's face is embarrassed, and his heart is proud, and said: "Dad got the post, or the fourteenth day, all rooms are crowded in the father's house, please Dad lead the descendants of the clan to see the world." There are also a few talented juniors in the clan, and it is very difficult for the father to do it, so he simply asks them to make an article and publish it, and whoever writes the best will go. ”

Master Jiao can take his family to go, because Jiao's brother went to Beijing to catch the exam, and this person is vacant, and everyone in the room wants to fill this gap. Jiao's didn't care about this, and beckoned Jiao Zhu to come over and say something serious, Li Fei took the opportunity to retreat, and let them talk privately.

Jiao Shi carefully asked Jiao Zhu about the day after tomorrow, Jiao Zhu said happily: "I just made a set of big red flowers and birds double-painted embroidered shirt, which was made by Su Jin, and I was prepared to wear it on my birthday, and I will wear that set the day after tomorrow. ”

"It's too richly dressed!" Jiao shook his head.

Jiao Zhu is sixteen years old, she is a very beautiful girl, and she has her own ideas, the little girl just wants to wear the best clothes and the most expensive jewelry that day, and show her most beautiful and noble side.

Gao's thoughts were the same as Jiao Zhu's, and said: "The day after tomorrow is much more important than Zhu'er's birthday." ”

The mother of the Jiao family brothers and sisters passed away very early, and the Gao family is just a sister-in-law, so it is inevitable to indulge the sister-in-law, Jiao has another set of ideas, rubbing the back of Jiao Zhu's neck and saying: "The set of head noodles left by the grandmother is too precious, you are young, your face is too tender, and your little head can't hold up." Moreover, on that day, the wives and grandmothers of the various prefectures must be indispensable for wealth and nobility, as well as the young ladies of the Qianguo Mansion, and the ladies and ladies who have fathers and brothers who are officials in the court first, they have identities and are worthy of gold and jade clothes, and in our family, my father has retired, and my brother is just a lifter, but don't compete with them on these foreign things, if you really have that energy, that day is indispensable for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, you can compete with them at that time. Having poetry and books in your belly is your true beauty. ”

"Sister......" Jiao Zhu bit her lip and was annoyed. She just didn't know much about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, etc., so she focused on her skin.

There is poetry and calligraphy in the belly, but a few girls can have brilliance from the inside out, so everyone uses external objects to make up for it. Jiao stroked his little sister's forehead, thinking about going back to his parents' house after confinement, and talking about these things with his sister in front of his father.

People are expensive, they are self-aware!

Gao suddenly stroked his palm and asked, "Eldest sister, have you received a post at home!"

The Li family wants to collect it, and only Li Fei collects it.

Jiao Shi said directly: "Fei Fei is also going to go the day after tomorrow." ”

Jiao Zhu had a heart for reference, so he couldn't sit still in Jiao's house, stood up and said, "Then I'll ask Fei Fei and ask her how she will dress up that day." ”

After Jiao Zhu left, Gao also asked Jiao tentatively: "That day, can you let Sister Li take Zhu'er and see more." In terms of identity, Sister Li is the cousin of the Guo family, and her status is higher than that of Zhu'er, and she may be able to take Jiao Zhu to Mrs. Zhu to accept it. ”

Jiao Shi said lightly: "Sister-in-law, even I haven't officially met Mrs. Zhu, let alone my sister, this relationship is too far away." ”

Gao's was a little pity, Jiao Zhu was already standing at the door of Li Fei's room, knocked on the open door, and then entered the door and said, "Fei Fei, what are you doing?"

Li Feiying took two steps out and said, "I'm thinking about what kind of fragrance the clothes are scented the day after tomorrow!"

Asked what to say, Jiao Zhu looked at the clothes propped up on the hanger with great interest, silver and red gauze and white juanli on the shirt and with a white Hangzhou silk painting drag skirt, presumably the day after tomorrow Li Fei is going to wear this, Jiao Zhu was a little disappointed, still smiled and asked: "My sister just asked me what to wear and what to wear the day after tomorrow, I said, my sister said that I am not worthy of it, so what jewelry do you wear the day after tomorrow?"

There is nothing that can't be seen, Li Fei asked Youlu to take the jewelry box, Jiao Zhu took it over and took a look, the most important headdress is a hydrangea crown, each piece of hydrangea petal silver line is made of gold thread is stretched out of silk cloth, that is to say, this corolla is exquisitely made, and it is just a silk flower, which is far worse than Jiao Zhu's set of heads that can be passed on. Jiao Zhu laughed and said, "Your clothes are too plain." ”

"Praying for blessings is sincere, and it is also important to bathe and burn incense on the day. Li Fei said with a smile

Jiao Zhu immediately asked curiously, "What kind of incense does Fei Fei use?"

Li Fei took out a flat round porcelain box, asked the white copper incense spoon to dig out a little bit, put it on the fire to heat it, and when the fragrance began to evaporate, Li Fei blew this little bit into the room. Suddenly, a quiet fragrance hit the nose, and the smell was stagnant, Jiao Zhu hurriedly asked: "I have never smelled this incense, what kind of incense is it?"

Li Fei said with a smile: "This box of incense was bought from the Hua Ji incense shop on Nanping Street, and the shopkeeper said that this box of incense was just prepared, taking agarwood, *, benzoin, tulip, pine resin, fragrant aconite, bamboo yellow, sweet pine, horse celery, dragon beard grass and other more than ten spices, from the "Great Wisdom Treatise" Volume 30 recorded in the remnants of the recipe repaired and refined, the Buddha is suitable for this incense, and the order is to be 'Jiluo'. ”

This incense, in fact, is Lin He as the main, Li Fei as the auxiliary, the two pondered the refining, the main for the use of worshiping the Buddha, this incense has just been sold to the Huaji incense shop on Nanping Street, just the day after tomorrow to go to the Yuantong Temple, Li Fei used this incense, someone asked her to answer, you are good, naturally will go to the Huaji incense shop on Nanping Street to ask this Ji Luo incense.

Over the years of the Li family, Li Yuedong has come and gone to collect precious spices, Lin He has concentrated on making incense, there are too many uses of incense, and there are hundreds of incense products, Lin He makes incense comparatively

Incense, high-quality incense, equivalent to real money and silver, is a luxury, compared to the barren Yunnan, Jiangnan is rich. Therefore, Li Yue has to go to Jinling, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other places every year to consign incense products and collect the payment. As for the other rich place in the north, the area around the capital, Li Yue never went.

This is the source of the Li family's money for more than ten years. Because the Li family is a criminal official, the style of life must be simple, and it is not suitable for buying shops and land, whether the Li family is rich and how much money they have, it is a mystery to outsiders, but five years ago, Li Yueneng took out tens of thousands of taels of silver to redeem the exile for the Le family, and the wealth of the Li family can be seen, and Li Fei can develop such a calm attitude towards things outside the body, in addition to the Li family's tutor, it is also related to the fact that the Li family is not short of gold and silver.

Jiao Zhu knows a little bit about incense, just a little bit, Jiao Zhu can also smell this incense, and he is a little moved, and when he wants to ask Li Fei how much silver is in a box of incense, he feels that this sentence is too childish, and on the way home, he went around Nanping Street to take a look.

Li Fei could see Jiao Zhu's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Uncle Jiao is a person who understands incense, I'll give you some, and you let Uncle evaluate it." ”

Jiao Zhu nodded.

Li Fei asked Youlu to get a clean porcelain vase.

The painting screen came from outside, the fist he was holding was opened, and on the palm of his hand were two thumb-sized gold pills, the painting screen was frightened on his face, and said to Li Fei: "Third girl, this is Zhao Gongzi who rewarded me for serving Tang Cousin in the past few days, and I have served for five days, these two gold pills are worth more than my worth of silver, I dare not ask for it, Zhao Gongzi asked me to ask the girl, can I accept it!"

Jiao Zhu couldn't help but glance at Jin Maru, there were more than a dozen taels of silver, and the new neighbor next door to the Li family was really generous.

Li Fei was annoyed that Zhao Yanheng used gold to scorn her maid, but fortunately, the picture screen was a little measured, knowing that he was afraid and did not pay for gold, Li Fei did not want to argue with Zhao Yanheng on this matter, so he said: "Since it is a reward for you, you can just accept it." ”