Chapter 24: The Second Young Lady
At the end of the day, the morning light was faint.
Qiao Sulan opened her eyes.
"Someoneβ" she cried softly.
"Miss is awake!" Hearing the movement, the four personal maids who accompanied the driver came over lightly, holding a basin of water, pancreas, handkerchiefs and other things.
These four maids are called Jiang Pei, Mu Rui, Shan'er, and Scarlet, among which Jiang Pei is the older and Qiao Sulan likes the most, at this time, she saw a smile on her face, and reprimanded softly: "Miss Miss, Miss Miss, now you should be called the second young lady!"
Mu Rui grinned and stuck out her tongue: "Have you forgotten for a while, don't blame the slave maid, madam!"
Qiao Sulan couldn't hear that a few maids were deliberately ridiculing, and her face immediately turned crimson, and she glared at everyone before she opened the curtain and said, "Where did the husband go?"
"My uncle went to the front yard, and when he left, he said that he would go to the elders with his wife after breakfast. In other words, Xianggong will not have breakfast with him, Qiao Sulan was slightly disappointed in her heart.
But it's only slightly, and this idea was quickly erased by the happiness of the newlywed Yan'er.
The husband she married was a new champion, and he was not only talented, but also born like a bamboo and cypress, and was quite gentle and considerate to himself.
Sure enough, after Qiao Sulan was dressed up and finished breakfast, Pei Jinzhi appeared at the door.
"Let's go!" he smiled faintly at her.
Qiao Sulan's face flushed suddenly, stood up shyly, and walked towards him.
The newlyweds walked together in the direction of "Ningshoutang".
"The second young master has arrived--the second young lady has arrived--"
There was already a maid waiting there at the door, and when she saw the two coming, she immediately preached loudly with a smile on her face.
Qiao Sulan walked half a step behind Pei Jinzhi, hung her head slightly, and stepped into the threshold of Ning Shou Tang with nervousness and joy. In the house, the old lady Shen, Dingyang Hou, the second master, the second wife, the eldest young master, the eldest young grandmother, and the two brothers and sisters below are all here.
The first thing the new daughter-in-law has to do after entering the door for the first time is to offer tea to her parents.
The futon had been set up, and Qiao Sulan knelt on it.
"Ask my father for tea. She lifted the teacup above her head.
The second master leaned on the chair, crossed his hands in his sleeves, hung his eyes, and didn't take the tea, only blindly sneering. Qiao Sulan's heart tightened, and her hands holding the teacup shook slightly.
"Ahem, second child!" Dingyang Hou pricked up his eyes and glanced at him warningly.
The second master sneered disdainfully, but in the end he still took the tea and dipped it to his lips casually, and he didn't know if he drank it or not.
"Mother, please have tea. β
Zhaoshi took the tea, took a sip, and after putting down the teacup, she said to Qiao Sulan, who was kneeling at the bottom: "Good boy, we will be a family in the future, and my mother hopes that you will be harmonious and beautiful in the future, and live a good life." With that, he took off an ice jade bracelet on his wrist and handed it to Qiao Sulan as a greeting gift.
Seeing that the Zhao clan was kind to herself, Qiao Sulan's heart was slightly relieved, and she said, "Daughter-in-law remember her mother's teachings. β
After honoring her parents, Qiao Sulan visited Shen and Dingyang Hou respectively.
"Your aunt has never been in good health, so she hasn't arrived today, this is a gift she entrusted me to give you. Dingyang Hou said, and handed over a lacquer box.
When they got married yesterday, their aunt and Mrs. Hou did not appear. Qiao Sulan didn't care very much about her not coming today, and saw that in the lacquer box was a gorgeous gold silk ruby, the ruby on it was the size of a baby's fist, and it was a valuable thing at a glance, and her heart was even more satisfied.
After meeting the elders, Qiao Sulan met with the eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother again. Title: "Big brother, sister-in-law, ......"
Both of them returned the salute. Qiao Sulan's eyes swept across Hai's face, and she thought in her heart: It is rumored in Beijing that the eldest and youngest grandmother of the Dingyang Hou Mansion has a bad face and is not loved by her husband, but now it seems to be a little credible, and seeing a young girl with a peach blossom face standing behind him, he knows that this woman should be the eldest brother's concubine.
"Second sister-in-law. β
"Third sister, fourth brother. Qiao Sulan smiled kindly and kindly at the two eleven or twelve-year-old children in front of her: "A little heart, younger brothers and sisters, don't dislike it." She gave her two gourd sachets, each containing ten small fish made of gold.
"Second sister-in-law Xie. The third young lady Pei Ying and the fourth young master Pei Hezhi smiled and thanked them.
After the bride finished the tea, the old lady Shen waved her hand in the name of a headache, and everyone dispersed.
The husband and wife returned to their own yard, which was called [Cangmu Zhai], because it was renovated by the newlyweds, and there was a new atmosphere everywhere.
"Xianggong, since the concubine has become the mistress of this courtyard, she should meet the subordinates below, and she won't know who is who when you meet in the future!" Qiao Sulan personally served a cup of warm tea, and looked at Pei Jinzhi's eyes full of shame and tenderness.
This mention is a normal requirement, and Pei Jinzhi will naturally not refute it.
So, soon, a row of more than a dozen subordinates appeared in front of Qiao Sulan.
Qiao Sulan looked carefully at the row, and pointed to the person kneeling at the front with a smile: "You are He An!"
"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, the little one is He An. β
Qiao Sulan nodded slightly, and soon a maid came out and stuffed a red envelope into He An's hand: "I heard that you are the most profitable person around the master, and you will definitely serve the master well in the future, understand?"
"Yes, the little one understands, and the little one thanks Mrs. β
Qiao Sulan nodded with satisfaction.
"Husband......
"En?" Pei Jinzhi glanced at her lightly.
Qiao Sulan said coquettishly: "I heard that the concubine has a profitable maid beside you, who seems to be named Xiao Xia, I don't know which one is below?"
"Madame has only been married for a day, and she has already inquired so clearly?" Pei Jinzhi smiled, looked directly at Qiao Sulan and said, "Madame is really well-informed!"
The smile on the corner of Qiao Sulan's mouth paused slightly, and she called out sneeringly: "Husband?"
Pei Jinzhi turned his head and said directly to He An below: "Since Mrs. wants to see him, He An, you go to Luzhuxuan and call Ah Xia over!"
"Yes!" He An stood up and immediately went out to find someone.
"Ah Xia has been serving at the Green Bamboo Pavilion, and he didn't come with him this time, Xu didn't hear Madame's order, don't you care!" Pei Jinzhi said lightly.
Qiao Sulan smiled a little awkwardly. But it's no wonder that she thinks about it too much, it's really that this so-called Rong Xia girl is too conspicuous, she doesn't take a look at it for herself, it's really hard to rest assured! He An's movements were very fast, and he didn't let the two masters wait long, and after a while, he saw him come back with a little girl.
"The slave Rong Xia has seen the second young master and the second young lady. β
Qiao Sulan looked her up and down, and said very gently, "Your name is Rong Xia, stand up and let me take a good look." β
Rong Xia stood up as she spoke.
So, these two people directly met each other.
When Qiao Sulan saw Rong Xia's appearance, she instantly felt a lot more relieved, this is still a child! Although she is really beautiful, no matter how you look at it, she is still a childish child. And Qiao Sulan's appearance fell in Rong Xia's eyes, but it still made her heart astringent, goose egg face, willow eyebrows, fair skin, black hair hanging down, and the smile was also very gentle and amiable, at this time she and Pei Jinzhi sat together, it was really a talented woman, and it was very suitable!
With a wife like this, he will be very happy in the future!
When Rong Xia thought about it, the unbearable sourness in his heart seemed to have eased a lot.
"Reward!" Qiao Sulan was satisfied, and the smile on her face became more sincere
As a beneficiary of her husband's side, Qiao Sulan is also willing to be closer.
Rong Xia accepted the reward and obediently stood aside, lowering her head, so that people couldn't see the expression on her face.
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Three days later, Pei Jinzhi accompanied Qiao Sulan back to the door, and then five days later, his "marriage leave" ended, and people returned to busy business, and Rong Xia also calmed down in the middle of the day, except for going home to visit her parents, she only moved around [Green Bamboo Xuan].
Because the weather is gradually getting colder, the fish in the pond are not long to raise, Rong Xia put his energy on the "greenhouse farming" aspect, of course, this is not even a plastic sheeting era, naturally can not do any breeding greenhouses, but the ancients have the wisdom of the ancients, although there is no greenhouse, but such as the Hou Mansion such a rich family, but there is still a "warm house" such a thing. In fact, it's very simple, it's just a fire dragon inside, so that the temperature in the house is constant, so that the flowers raised inside will not freeze to death.
So, Rong Xia also made this application to Pei Jinzhi, and Pei Jinzhi happily set aside a room to make a warm house for Rong Xia, and Rong Xia began to order a lot of wooden boxes seven or eight meters long, which were put into black soil with fertilizer.
She plans to plant some of the most commonly eaten green vegetables in it, such as: bok choy, leeks, lettuce, spinach, shallots and so on. This year, Rong Xia plans to marinate more, and she believes that Lao Rongtou and Mrs. Li will also love to eat.
By the way, she recently made a jar of bean curd and a jar of stinky tofu, and the taste she made was really first-class, especially the jar of stinky tofu, which was deeply loved by her father, Lao Rongtou, and couldn't help but come to a piece every day when she ate.
Rong Xia also made her first female friend, the girl named Jiuxiang who sent her home after Rong Xia was injured that day.
And Jiuxiang would be willing to do this, Rong Xia felt that it was because of He An.
(*^__^*) This girl likes He An~~~~