Chapter 52: Spring Goes
Spring goes to autumn, the camellia in the flower garden has bloomed for several springs, several autumns, and the hibiscus flowers in Qinghui Garden are undefeated, and they are still thriving. Li Ying, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, has also grown into a girl who has grown into a beautiful girl since she was a child, and she is fourteen years old in the blink of an eye, which is the cardamom years.
In the early years of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Hui had decreed: If a woman is more than 15 to 30 years old and does not marry, five counts. Han law, people make a calculation, count one hundred and twenty dollars, only Jia people and slaves and maids are counted. Now make five counts, and sin is also guilty. To put it bluntly, if a woman does not marry at the age of fifteen, she will have to pay five times the tax, which ordinary people cannot afford. Li Ying is not in a hurry, and the Li family is not in a hurry, and the wealthy families in Huainan are generally married at the age of eighteen or nineteen.
It is the beginning of spring, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the weather is also warm and cold, and occasionally it rains in the spring. Today, Li Ying was lazily lying on the rocking chair in the pavilion, babbling, the spring breeze was blowing, and it was very comfortable. The body is guilty of spring sleepiness, and the whole person is in a daze. She loves spring, spring is full of joy, flowers bloom undefeated, everything is vibrant, and it grows savagely.
Cuixiang waited on the side, she was already a first-class maid beside the young lady. Qu'er squeezed her eyebrows at Cuixiang in the pavilion from afar, Cuixiang saw it, helpless and felt funny, this fun was spoiled by the young lady. But I know that there must be something wrong with Qu'er, and it's the beginning of the month, and it's mostly a matter of account books such as workshops and restaurants.
In the past few years, Li Ying has focused on general affairs and making money. Money can make ghosts grind, and she has dabbled in this grange and workshop. In just a few years, Xiaohuanglou in the Huainan area has been known to everyone, no one knows, although the restaurant does not sing and dance to entertain, but it is better to have a storyteller! This storyteller is still not the same every day, even if it is the same story, told by different storytellers, it is wonderful in its own way. Therefore, the biggest feature of Xiaohuanglou is storytelling!
Qu'er watched Cuixiang walk from the pavilion to the porch, so she jumped in a small step from afar, and said with a flattering smile: "Sister, my good sister, you can come!" Qu'er pulled Cuixiang with a big grin, and whispered: "Miss is taking a nap, sleeping fragrantly! Fortunately, there is no noise about Miss, otherwise there will be no good fruit to eat!"
Cuixiang was angry and funny, and said, "What's the matter, Miss just rested for a while, what kind of demon moth did you make, what kind of trouble did you cause?" On weekdays, Qu'er is a little reckless, and after following Miss for so many years, she is just a second-class maid. This second-class is still a special reward for the young lady, and the young lady thinks the house is deserted, and the fun is an atmosphere.
Qu'er sweated on her forehead, and she could only hide her embarrassed smile, "Sister Cuixiang, I'll just say it, I'll be on duty tomorrow, but aren't the supervisors going to hand over the account books these days, they're all very busy." But I really have something at home, and I want to take a few days off!"
"If you want to ask for leave, just ask the lady directly. Knowing that your happy event is near, how can Miss not agree!" Cuixiang said bluntly, the big and small maids in the house are all in charge of the young lady, and Qu'er talks to herself, which is also respectful of herself. After thinking about it again, he said, "I'm free these days, I'll do it for you!"
When Qu'er heard this, she smiled happily and hurriedly said, "Thank you, my good sister, I will definitely bring you something delicious when I come back." After hesitating for a while, when he thought of his fiancé, his heart was slammed, and his face turned crimson, "Sister, I'll go home tomorrow, he ...... Will come over ......."
Looking at Qu'er's shy little red face, Cui Xiang ate and smiled, "Okay, I know, you are nervous, you know, you are an unmarried bride is shy, I don't know, I thought you were sick and feverish now!"
"No, no...... , Sister Cuixiang, don't make fun of others!"
"You can rest assured, everyone in your family wants to see it, and you will be satisfied. It's better to embroider your wedding dress well and wait for the marriage with all your heart!" Cuixiang comforted.
Qu'er remembered a serious matter, waited for the heat on her face to fade, and pretended to clear her throat, "Just now I went to Madame's Qinghui Garden to restore my life, Aunt Su is busy, it seems that the queen mother in the palace has sent a letter, and the room is full of boxes and cabinets." ”
Cui Xiang pursed her lips and said, "It may be Mrs. Grandma's birthday a while ago, and the queen wants to buy another gift for Mrs. Qu'er, when she reached the age of marriage, Mrs. Jing discussed with Miss and gave her to the steward of the Grange with a head and face as a daughter-in-law. You and I are willing, and we are all happy.
Thinking of this, Cuixiang frowned involuntarily, and the young lady also asked if she had a favorite, she could make her own decisions. Knowing that Miss is for her good, she is two or three years older than Miss, and the person who wants to propose marriage has already broken through the threshold. Cuixiang's family is the servant of the Li family, Cuixiang's parents followed General Li Dang from the north to Yingdu, and his brother is the personal servant of Young Master Li Ling, and he is also Miss Li Ying's first-class maid, and there are many people who propose marriage. The elder brother said that the fallen leaves return to their roots, and they will all have to go back sooner or later. What's more, she doesn't want to get married now.
What she was really worried about was, Miss. Miss Ying'er is fourteen, even ordinary rich and noble families have begun to look for objects, and there are several high-ranking families who want to get in touch with the Li Mansion, but Mrs. politely refuses. Madame is not in a hurry, and Mademoiselle does not think about it in that direction, it is all indifferent.
"Sister, then I'll go first, and I'll clean up when I go back." Fun laughed, but with doubts in her heart, the queen gave her wife a birthday gift, half convinced, there had been such a thing before, so she didn't think about it and left.
Li Ying, who was resting on the rocking chair, listened to the corner of the two of them, closed her eyes, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly. I don't know if it's a bride to be married, or an added birthday gift.
In the blink of an eye, she let Qu'er out, and the old people around her who were serving her were almost gone. Recently, the mother-in-law has been releasing the marriageable maids in the house to marry, which makes Li Ying a little suspicious. It is normal for a master to marry a slave in the family, but since the beginning of spring this year, there have been seven or eight. There are a lot more than in previous years, and Li Ying always feels that there is a problem. After the scene, she sent something to her mother, which was very generous. The mother made no secret of it, Qinghui Yuan was like an iron bucket on weekdays, but today Qu'er actually observed clues. Is it because my mother is not defensive against her own people, or is there something else? Li Ying couldn't figure it out, but he put it down for the time being, and he would naturally know when the time came. My father and brother are not there, so I toss with my mother.
As soon as Li Ying's thoughts turned to Li Ling, his heart softened. Li Ling, who joined the army at the age of sixteen, is now eighteen years old, and has been two years old. At the border, he put down several small rebellions, and also followed his father in the barracks all year round.