Chapter Twenty-Eight: Sending Flowers
The people in the third room visited the entire Cheng'en Hou Mansion, and also figured out the current housing pattern of the Hou Mansion, and recognized the general road, so they separated from the Yao family in front of the Yimen and went back to their own yards. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Qin Hanzhen returned to Qingfeng Pavilion and saw that Zhao Mo was still sitting in the east wing reading a book, but the book in his hand had been replaced, and it was no longer the one they saw when they just left. She was still a little surprised: "Cousin Zhao, why have you been here all this time?
Zhao Mo smiled: "Mr. Wu went out to do errands, and I stayed alone." There's nothing to do to go back horizontally, and you have to watch out for strangers, so it's better to be here. ”
He put down the book, and when he saw that the people who entered the courtyard were all people in the third room, he walked out of the door with confidence, and saluted Qin Bai and the Niu family with a smile: "Uncle and grandpa, uncle and grandmother, have you finished visiting the Hou Mansion?"
Niu Shi smuttered: "I just remember that there are houses everywhere." The begonia flowers in the yard of the second nephew and daughter-in-law are strangely beautiful, and they are not worse than the magnolia in our yard. I remember when I was a child, there was also a Xifu begonia in the yard where I lived in my hometown in Tianjin, and the flowers did not bloom as well as those in this house, but they were also very beautiful. When our family has our own place, I will also plant a few begonias in the yard. When your uncle and grandfather and I have gray hair, we just put two chaise longues under the tree, and lie on them while watching the flowers and teasing our grandson. After that, she gently pinched Brother Zi'er's little face, "When the time comes, no one will stop my grandson from pinching as many flowers as he wants." ”
Brother Zi'er blushed and hurriedly hid in the arms of his nursing mother. Qin Bai and Qin Hanzhen both looked at him and smiled.
Niu Shi said again: "The second nephew and daughter-in-law are kind, and they are also refreshing, but the girls under them are blind." Isn't it just a flower? It's not her own, it's the Qin family's ancestor. When our master was a child, he didn't pinch as much as he wanted? What is the matter now? I have changed the yard where someone else lives, and my grandson wants to play with a flower, and he has to look at people's faces? The second nephew and daughter-in-law didn't say anything, and said generously that they would give us two bottles, so what was so distressing about that girl? The other girls also helped her say good things, saying that she took care of the flowers and trees, and she was most distressed about the flowers, and she was never willing to pick one and a half flowers. We didn't go into the house of the second nephew and daughter-in-law, but the glass windows were bright, and there were not flowers in the house? There were not only begonias, but also purple magnolias, God knows if they were folded from us. Why doesn't that girl feel distressed? It's just that she looks down on us from the border city and treats us as poor relatives who fight the autumn wind!"
Qin Hanzhen actually felt a little bit like this, but Yao's superficial kung fu was okay, so she gave Yao's a little face and kept her mouth shut.
Mama Tiger smiled: "There is really nothing in this world that our wife can't see through." The second grandmother was bent on befriending her wife, but she didn't know that her girl was holding her back. Logically, this is also too stingy. Not to mention that our three rooms are not here to fight the autumn breeze, even if they are really poor relatives, so what? They are willing to pay for the expenses inside and outside the house in this courtyard house, and what do they do with a flower in distress? There are still three poor relatives in the court, and the old man is a person in this family, who does the girl look down on?"
Qin Bai smiled, turned his head and asked Zhao Mo, "When we weren't there, did anyone ever come to this courtyard?"
Zhao Mo hurriedly said: "Yes, just about half an hour ago, a girl who had been waiting for her cousin before, remembered that it seemed to be called Chunhong." She looked inside the door a few times, probably seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, and then left again, not knowing what to do. The mother-in-law who swept the floor saw her and asked her, but she didn't pay attention. ”
"Chunhong?" Qin Hanzhen looked puzzled, "Didn't she go back to Songfeng Tang's uncle and grandmother? What did she do when she came back?" Half an hour ago, it should have been almost the time when Sanfang arrived at Mingyuewu, right? Sanfang was going to visit the Hou Mansion this afternoon, and it was predetermined. When Sanfang passed by Songfeng Hall, it almost alarmed the people in the entire courtyard, could it be that Chunhong didn't hear about it?
Qin Hanzhen didn't care, he went into the main house, looked left and right, and went to the west ear room where Brother Zi'er lived for a turn, before he came out and said: "Aunt Ertang promised to send us two bottles of folded begonia flowers, and said that we can see them when we come back, but there is not even a shadow!"
Qingxing covered her mouth and quipped: "Girl, Sheng Yiju's sister is reluctant to break the flower branches, presumably the second grandmother ordered it, and the person who received the order to break the branches and insert the bottle has to fight a lawsuit with her." ”
Qin Hanzhen laughed again when he heard this, and only after laughing did he say, "Actually, I don't care, I just want to give Brother Zi'er a small breath." Flowers naturally have to grow on trees in order to bloom for a long time. ”
After everyone laughed, they dispersed, what should they do. Qin Hanzhen followed his grandfather and grandmother into the main house, Zhao Mo followed closely behind, Brother Zi'er was already a little tired, and was carried back to the room by the nurse, Xia He hurriedly followed.
Qin Bai asked where Wu Shaoying went, and Zhao Mo said, "It's for Li Zi to go to Longfu Temple to keep an eye on." Now they are pretending to be a pair of master and servant, Li Zi went to do it first, and Mr. Wu arrived later, renting a small courtyard in Longfu Temple, saying that he needed to find a quiet place to study his homework before the next spring exam. Mr. Wu specially chose a place close to the courtyard where we went, but because the incense of Longfu Temple is extremely prosperous, there are many people who want to rent a yard to rest on weekdays, and it takes some effort to rent it for a long time. In order to be sure, Mr. Wu decided to make a trip himself. ”
Qin Bai nodded, smiled and said, "Reasoning, he should also find a quiet place to read his books in peace." He always has to worry about a lot of things on weekdays, and I don't want to make him work all the time, but I can't let him down. But there will be a test in the spring of tomorrow, and he should also take care of it. Even if he feels that his article is not yet hot, he has to give it a try, and he will have the bottom of the test next time. With his current status as a prisoner, although he can be an official without taking the entrance examination, he is not on the right path to Jinshi after all. ”
As he spoke, he reported that Bailing had come. She brought a rough mother-in-law, who was ordered by the Yao family to send begonia flowers to Sanfang.
The two bottles of begonia flowers are all well-picked flowers and brightly colored flower branches, and some more leaves are left, pink flowers and green leaves, lined with white jade bottles, which look more and more beautiful. Bailing walked into the house with a bottle, and the eyes of the whole room were attracted to her, only to feel that the begonias on the human face were red, indescribably good-looking, and the spring seemed to be condensed into this bottle of flowers.
Bai Ling held a vase of flowers, saluted Qin Bai and Niu with a smile, and asked Qin Han how good he was: "How are the three masters, three wives, and three girls?" ”
Niu Shi smiled from ear to ear: "You girl is still so sweet-mouthed." The bottle is heavy, right? Put it down. When Bai Ling put down the vase, she saw that the bottle was actually made of jade, and she was immediately startled, and said, "Why did you take this bottle?"
Bai Ling said with a smile: "The second grandmother said, this flower needs to be matched with a white bottle to look good, otherwise it will be noisy." The slave didn't understand what this meant, but after all, this pair of white jade bottles looked good with this begonia flower. ”
Niu Shi snorted: "There are too many white bottles, so I have to take white jade to make them." What if it breaks like this?" but she looked at the white jade bottle a few more times, and had to admit, "But it looks really good." ”
Bai Ling smiled: "If you break it, you will break it." What month in this house does not break dozens of bottles, jars, cups and plates? Although these bottles are made of jade and are worth a few pieces of silver, they are just ordinary objects in this house. If the third wife likes it, just stay and play. The second grandmother still has it. As he spoke, he motioned to the mother-in-law who came with him to send another vase of flowers to the west chamber where Qin Hanzhen lived.
Qin Hanzhen said: "I'll forget it, let's send it to my brother." He loved the flower. ”
Bai Ling smiled and agreed, and Mama Tiger led the woman to the west ear room.
At this time, Zhao Mo had quietly retreated to the study of the East House, Qin Hanzhen changed to his original seat, and Niu Shi motioned for Bailing to sit down and speak.
Bai Ling sat down generously, and asked Niu how well she slept yesterday and how well she ate today, what she was not used to, or what she wanted to eat?
Niu waved his hand: "I'm not such a squeamish person. How many sins have you suffered along the way, and what are you not used to at all? If you really want to talk about it, it is that there are too many big fish and big meat. The banquet is upside down, and the pause is like this, and I am really tired of panicking. Our old couple eat lightly on weekdays, and Sister Sang and Brother Zi are still filial, so they are a little unaccustomed to the food in this house. I don't know if my nephew and daughter-in-law can talk to the people in the kitchen, and in the future, we will open our own three-room partnership. I see that there are still one or two empty rooms in this courtyard, and it doesn't take much to clean up and make a small kitchen. We can take care of the purchase ourselves. ”
Bai Ling hurriedly said: "The second grandmother will definitely refuse, Mrs. Hou has repeatedly instructed that she must wait for the third master and the third wife, this is really too lazy." If the third master and the third wife feel that the food is too greasy, it is good to ask the kitchen staff to change it to light. After a while, the slave and maid will go back and say!"
When she said this, Niu no longer insisted. Now the people who were sent to the long room before have been sent back, and there are also some people in the third room who are short of manpower, and the newcomers have not yet been selected, and there is nowhere to find a cook at this time, and it will be said in a while.
Bailing is different from other people in this house, she has been messing with the Niu family for half a year, she is clever, and has always gotten along well with the Niu family, and the Niu family is not too wary in front of her, and casually mentioned that Brother Zi'er was bullied by the girl in Shengyi Ju.
Bai Ling hurriedly said: "That sister Yumei is the eldest girl in front of the second grandmother, who helps manage the accounts, and she is a good hand, but she is too stingy and often loves to be mean." Not to mention the things in the second grandmother's yard, they are the flowers and grass elsewhere in this house, but whenever someone picks one and a half flowers, she will say for a long time when she sees it. In fact, she is not the master of this house, and she doesn't care about anything, but she is just working by the side of the second grandmother. The second grandmother and housekeeper didn't say anything, she was verbose. We don't like to deal with her. The young masters and girls always say that she has a strange temperament. ”
When Niu heard this, he was quite satisfied, and snorted lightly: "It turns out that she still has some ability, no wonder your grandmother still keeps her by her side." If not, she will offend people at every turn, and she will not be able to see her, who loves to make such a girl?"
Bai Ling hurriedly smiled and agreed.
Qin Hanzhen watched from the side, and muttered in his heart. How big should that girl named Yumei have to be to offend people in the mansion like Bai Ling said? Just looking at her position in the middle of Shengyi, so many people say good things for her in front of the Niu family, you know that she is not an ordinary girl. Can she do this part, will she really be so blind?
Was Bai Ling telling the truth, or was he deliberately exaggerating the truth according to Niu's wishes, or even lying? Did she do this on Yao's orders? Also, after Niu walked around the Hou Mansion, he felt that Yao's view was pleasing to the eye, and he said that he wanted to call her to come to Qingfeng Pavilion to talk and chat. Yao's didn't put a lot of thought into it along the way.
Qin Han really didn't believe that she really had the same temperament as her grandmother. So what's in her mind? (To be continued.) )