Chapter 8: Epistles

Mama Tian waited for Li Ying to wash up and prepare for bed. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Cough, cough, cough, cough......" Mama Tian held back her cough, her face was painful, and the work in her hands did not stop.

Seeing this, Li Ying asked with concern: "Mama, what's wrong, you're not feeling well?"

"Sister Hui, the temperature difference between day and night is big these days, maybe I didn't sleep well last night, and I feel a little uncomfortable today. Mama Tian said with a straight look.

"Since you are in the body, let's rest for a few days and take care of your body first. "The body is the capital of the revolution, and if you are not in good health, you will not be able to do anything. Mama Tian is also old, and she has been weak recently. In ancient times, there were at least 6-8 people who served around them, 1-2 personal maids, 2 maids in the room, 2 rough maids, a nurse, and 1-2 mothers-in-law. I am six years old, I have my own courtyard, and the people around me are personally selected by my mother, but the seat of the big maid is still vacant. Li Ying was not happy to contact people at first, and Mama Tian also coped with it. Now, Mama's body is not as good as before, and someone should share it. Li Ying is also just right, he should have his own people.

"Sister, I'm ......" Mama Tian hesitated.

"Don't worry, I will ask my mother for a few days to borrow Mama Xu by her side, and she will go back whenever you come back. Li Ying said coldly, if I were Mama Tian, I would also worry about my job, three years like a day, diligent every day, she has also worked hard.

Mama Tian hurriedly nodded yes and withdrew with a smile.

Li Ying was lying on the bed, his mind replaying what had happened recently, summing himself up, the good ones should continue to be carried forward, and the bad ones should be improved. Sometimes when I think about it, I am prone to insomnia. Every insomnia is always related to Liu Yan. Liu Ying is an elusive person, and it is a headache to think too much, and Li Ying doesn't want him to have much influence in his life. So, don't think about it. Go to bed.

Early the next morning, Li Ying asked her mother for peace.

Xiao Xuan window, dressing. As soon as Li Ying entered the door, it was such a scene, her mother sat in the window and made up in the mirror. The bronze mirror reflects the mother's flower and moon appearance, and the mother's delicate face is reflected on the yellowed copper mirror, which is not a flavor.

"Ying'er, I came early today. The mother personally held the morning sun to hang the bead hairpin, and the old man Xu Mama and the first-class maid Aunt Su saw that Li Ying was coming, and they also slightly accelerated the speed in their hands.

"Mother, come, I'll help you make hairpins", after that, Li Ying selected the hibiscus flowers that best fit her mother's dress today from the tray in Su Gu's hand, and the fresh and dripping hibiscus flowers were picked from the branches early in the morning.

"Mother, it's so beautiful!" Li Ying looked at the hibiscus and smiled. Counting up, my mother is almost thirty. But looking at her face and figure, it is credible to say that she is eighteen. I can't help but think of Liu Che's mother Wang Wan in the Western Han Dynasty, who was dedicated to Emperor Jing after getting married and giving birth to a daughter, and was quite favored. Women, really dressed up, age can't be seen.

Seeing that Li Ying's eyes were far-reaching but unfocused, her mother knew that she was distracted again, so she scratched Li Ying's little nose with her hand and said with a smile: "Ying'er, what are you thinking, you are distracted again."

Li Ying smiled and said, "Mother, don't scratch my nose again, it'll be flat if you scrape it again", and after speaking, she threw herself in her arms, "It's my mother who is so beautiful, I'm stunned, beauty, beauty, mother is a big beauty", Li Ying is still thinking about it.

My mother smiled, and it was also very beautiful. But I thought in my heart, Ying'er, has you changed your personality today? On weekdays, it is difficult to think about her closeness. But it's really close, and it's really sweet to the heart. Ying'er is the Ying'er she gave birth to. At the age of six, it's time to learn to run the housework and manage the affairs of the big family, which is not a small amount of knowledge, and now it's time to start learning.

"Mother, Mama Tian in the house has been sick for several days, I want her to rest and rest, you can lend Mama Xu to me for a few days, okay?" Li Ying opened her huge eyes and looked at her mother with a sparkle of light. Mother, mother, agree quickly!

"Such a trivial matter, my mother will personally agree. The mother stroked Li Ying's hair and said softly, "Aunt Su, you go to Dr. Lin to show Mama Tian, take good care of the medicine, and ask her to take care of herself." Mama Xu, you will go to Ying'er to serve in the next few days. The mother rotated the ring in her hand and gave the order.

"Thank you, mother", Li Ying said happily, mother-in-law is easy to talk about inconsequential little things.

The mother said, "Ying'er, you and I are mother and daughter, why be polite." "It doesn't matter, take your time, in three years, she's changed a lot.

Li Ying looked at her mother's eyes and nodded. Actually, it's just a habit, and if someone else helps you, you naturally want to thank you. Li Ying's habit is not used to it.

"Ying'er, you are not young now, it is time to learn how aristocratic women manage and manage housework, and in the future, you will still study with your husband in the morning, and come to your mother's place in the afternoon, do you think it is good?" asked her mother.

In ancient times, men and women were seven years old, but Li Ying is now seven years old, and it is time to learn. In this era, you must be familiar with the rules of this era. Thinking of this, Li Ying said to her mother, "Okay, mother, but I want to choose a personal maid around me." There are more things to learn in the future, so let's add more people around us!"

"Ying'er is thoughtful, Ying'er is seven years old, these should also be there", the mother nodded yes, Ying'er is going to be independent, and it is time for her to be independent. Otherwise, how can you face the storm in the palace in the future!

We talked again, and Brother Li Ling arrived.

Brother Li Ling is eleven years old, he can't be called small, he has grown taller, he has grown stronger, he has become blacker, he is not a problem with poetry and books, and he is even better at archery and archery.

Brother Li Ling saw that Li Ying had already arrived, and he was surprised again and again, and said: "Sister, you are so early today, the sun can come out in the west!" Brother Li Ling actually laughed at her, in his eyes, how could Li Ying become a person who is unprofitable and cannot afford to be early? Is she like it? Although she usually lies in bed a little, she does not carry this. Li Ying pouted, picked up his small fist and smashed it into his brother's chest.

Brother Li Ling smiled and said, "My sister is really filial today, help my brother tickle, brother thank you, light, don't hurt your own hands." "My sister is also a filial person, but she doesn't know how to express it.

Li Ying put away her hands, the muscles on her brother's body were hard, and her hands hurt when she hit her. The effect of force is mutual, Li Ying's pain should also hurt, how do you look at him like a nobody. It seems that her strength is too small, and she really wants to practice martial arts, so she can defend herself.

The mother watched Li Ying deflated, but she was happy.

In the morning, I asked for peace at my mother's place, and I also had breakfast at my mother's place, and after breakfast, Li Ying and Brother Li Ling went to morning class together. My brother got up to practice martial arts when the rooster crowed, and when it was converted, it was about five o'clock, which was really early!

The morning class is Mr. Jia's "Book of Songs", and today is the first time. In the past three years, Mr. Jia has taught the subjects from the beginning of learning words and literacy in the "Fan Jiang Chapter", through the introduction of the "Book of Filial Piety" and "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and now he has to study the "Book of Songs" and "Analects".

"Book of Songs", "Book of Songs", "Book of Songs" in the love is really desirable, free love, innocent and romantic, the beginning is the famous "Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island, fair lady, gentleman good".

When passing through the corridor, my brother suddenly said to Li Ying, "The eldest brother has sent a letter, Ying'er hasn't seen the eldest brother yet!" Brother Li Ling sighed. The eldest brother Li Bu, who is thirteen years old, is the companion of the crown prince Liu Ji. If it sounds good, it will accompany the reading, and if it doesn't sound good, it will be beaten. If the prince makes a mistake, the gentleman cannot punish the prince, but can only punish the attendants around him. But that kind of position, many people earn it. The eldest brother Li Bu was arranged by the queen of the scene. This is glory, and it is, and it is also a kind of suffering! Li Bu is a proton. At least, in Li Ying's opinion.

Li Ying gave a slight "um" and agreed. She really hasn't seen it, but she only knows that there is a big brother Li Bu in the narration of her mother and father.

"The eldest brother is also a bitter person, Jinghou is now in Yingdu Province, the prince is a little uncompromising, and the eldest brother is going to suffer a little. Brother Li Ling was a little talking to himself, shaking out the sensitive information. Li Ying hurriedly pulled Li Ling's brother's sleeve before he came back to his senses. Looking back, Li Ling's brother's servant Li Si and Mama Xu beside Li Ying were far away, but they were afraid of having sharp ears. Seeing their natural expressions, Li Ying didn't say anything. The slaves of their own family have all signed a death contract, and the interests of the Li family are tied together, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, and they don't dare to pass on anything to the outside world.

"Brother, you've been too tired lately, you need to pay more attention to your body. Li Ying instructed.

The elder brother froze and sneered: "You little housekeeper, whoever marries you in the future will be unlucky, marry a mother and go home, that feeling is sour!"

Li Ying attacked him with his shadowless hand in Foshan, but he didn't block it, pursed his lips tightly, and a thick letter lay quietly in his hand sleeve.

Note: Xiaoxuan window, dressing. From Su Shi's "Jiangchengzi", the full poem is: Ten years of life and death, without thinking, unforgettable. Thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about desolation. Even if you don't know each other, your face is dusty, and your temples are like frost. At night, I suddenly returned to my hometown, and I was dressing up in the small window. There are no words for each other, only a thousand tears. It is expected that the intestines will be broken every year, the bright moon night, and the short pine gang.