Chapter Thirty-Eight: These Cousins!

Xiaobi Building was built by the Sheng family last year, the original address was a bamboo forest, and the bamboo was nicknamed Xiaobi, so the three-story building built in the middle was also named after it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When this building was first built, because the family had already been raised, considering that the performance needed a venue, a square was deliberately made at the bottom.

The stone is chiseled into bricks, carved with a circle of entwined crocus grape patterns, and in the middle is a half-acre of five-son Dengke map - what was originally intended to be engraved is actually a metaphor for blessing the old lady Sheng and the old lady Ming's five bats to hold longevity or longevity, but the old lady Sheng is wholeheartedly concerned about his children and grandchildren, and he has changed it.

This group of people rushed up to the second floor, and the people who had already had the spirit arrived first, set up the seats, laid down melons, fruits and tea, and intimately hung a pearl curtain on the side of the railing to block the wind, so as not to blow the pampered ladies in the building.

After everyone came up, they pushed each other into the seat, and said a few words about the scenery, and saw a line of girls in colorful clothes walking between the bamboo branches of Bisensen below, all combing the flying fairy bun, the pearl green hair, the skirt fluttering, to the downstairs Wanfu as a gift, straight like the sound of the warbler.

This face Sheng family is used to seeing it, Xu Baomo has been detained by his grandfather and grandmother in the past two years, and as a frequent visitor on the Fengyue field earlier, he is also used to seeing Huan Feiyan thin.

However, the Ao family did not have a family supporter, Ao Luanxiao, as the eldest grandson, was tightly managed, he was not a disobedient person, he had never been to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, but the brother and sister saw such a scene for the first time, and they were a little timid.

Ao Luanxiao is because these family tricks are at a young age, because they practice dancing all year round, they are all slim, and they walk especially with lotus steps and swaying postures. When the wind blows, the curves are revealed, and the cherubs and petticoats inside are also faintly visible.

At the same time, the silver bells sewn on the corners and cuffs of the skirts of the housekeepers made a pleasant sound, as if they had just asked for peace. [Note 1]

He was shocked with a little shyness of the young man Mu Ai, but Ao Luanjing was secretly gritting his teeth: "Damn! Why haven't you been here for two years, and there are suddenly so many fox spirits in this Sheng Mansion?!"

Originally, after she went back to Ao's house, Sheng Sleeping Crane did not say a word during the two years, and Ao Luanjing's confidence changed from full at the beginning to despair later, and the blow was not small!

Even if she got the opportunity to come to Sheng Mansion again this time, and thought that it was providence that destined the fate between her and Sheng Sleeping Crane, she didn't dare to be like the year before last, just by virtue of her eyebrows, she was sure that Sheng Sleeping Crane was happy with herself.

In addition to being so cautious, Ao Luanjing is also more vigilant against his rivals.

On the way here, she knocked on the side and asked from the mouth of the old lady Ao Sheng Sleeping Crane has not been married yet, not even a single person in the room, she is very happy and looking forward to it - after all, no one wants to have someone to serve tea or even call her mother as soon as she passes through the door - who knows how long she has been happy, and a group of fancy tricks have come out!

"What does the old lady of the Sheng family think about this?" Ao Luanjing's face darkened, and he couldn't stop complaining about the old lady Sheng and the others, "Cousin Sheng, he has just learned about the yuan, and he needs to concentrate on studying his studies, and pass the examination and the palace examination in one go!

In a blink of an eye, seeing her brother Ao Luanxiao's helpless appearance, Ao Luanjing became more and more angry, fortunately she secretly looked at Sheng Sleeping Crane, but saw that this cousin's expression was flat, looking at those heavy makeup and glamorous housekeepers were no different from looking at ordinary servants, not to mention such a gaffe with Ao Luanxiao, not even a little Xu Baomo's appreciation and pickiness, only smiled and introduced: "These people only bought in the first half of last year, so it is too late to teach many things, what they are best at is Pan Drumming, in addition, long-sleeved dance and Hu Xuan dance will also be a little." Green Waist, Mingjun, and Tuozhi are jumping in general, and they are still practicing. ”

"Cousin Sheng is different!" Ao Luanjing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, but then smiled self-deprecatingly, and said in his heart, "Yes, if he is easy to indulge in beauty, even if he hasn't married a wife yet, the concubines in the backyard should be in groups, and maybe there are several children!

She felt sorry for herself for a while, and then she retracted her mind, and listened to Xu Baomo excuse herself and let Ao Luanxiao take the lead, and Ao Luanxiao said in a trance: "Since you are the best at pan encouragement, let's dance a song?"

The plate drum is also called the seven-disc dance, the plate and drum are placed on the ground during the dance, and the number of plates and drums is different, depending on the dancer's skills.

Soon after the little servant went to the railing to raise his voice to inform the meeting, a large number of plates and drums were delivered, and almost the huge square was paved - it was actually seven plates and one drum for everyone.

Originally, there should be men and women in this dance, but the Sheng family has not been supporting the family for a long time, mainly for the purpose of entertaining guests.

However, these female tricks were deliberately trained in the end, and now they are divided into two teams, and half of them are dressed as men, and the music is only now playing, moving like a rabbit, tiptoeing high and vertical on the plate and drum, floating and kneeling, stepping and dancing to a rhythmic sound, which attracts the attention of the people in the building in an instant.

Looking down condescendingly, but between the ribbon dances, the female dancers either fly with long sleeves, or step on the drum and lower the waist, or press the drum upside down, or lean down on the drum surface, the hands, knees, and feet can be hammers, or beat the drum surface, or stand on one leg, or even if they jump down, the dance posture is different, beautiful and vigorous [Note 2].

At this time, there is a wind passing, the surrounding bamboo forest is swaying, and it seems to be dancing, this situation, this scene, everyone upstairs feels very enjoyable.

Even Ao Luanjing, who had been secretly scolding the female tricks "fox spirits" in his heart, couldn't help but hold the golden shuangzhi ear sunflower cup full of rose dew in his hand after pouting for a while, and watched it without blinking.

Before the end, the female dancers stepped on the drum vigorously, the earth-shaking drum sound was sonorous and powerful, making people's blood boil, accompanied by the sound of bamboo waves from all directions, as if it was a cheer of encouragement, so that everyone except the sleeping crane could not help but stop the cup, look closely, and listen quietly.

I listened to the sound of the drums, gradually rising, and after being high, it suddenly stopped, and the afterglow seemed to return to the front of the building, but the female dancers had quickly saluted in formation, indicating that the dance was over.

"Okay!" Among the people who watched attentively, Shu Ao Luanxiao was the most excited, and couldn't help but cheer loudly when he saw this-after the words came out, he saw that even though the people on the left and right had a look of approval on their faces, Xu Baomo only looked savoring, and the rest of the people only bowed slightly, and the sleeping crane in the master position was not even shocked at all, Fang Jue was surprised.

Fortunately, although Sheng Sleeping Crane was not moved by this Que Pan, he was still very concerned about his master's duties, and when he saw this, he immediately handed over a ladder, called the little servant to his side, and said: "I can make Cousin Ao praise in words, it can be seen that the family dancers are working very hard these days, and everyone who has just danced is rewarded with a horse and a pair of handpicks, and so are the musicians!"

The little maid went down to pass the word, and after a while, he listened to the female Jiao's thanks, first thanked Ao Luanxiao, and thanked the master's family.

When Ao Luanxiao heard this, he waved his hand again and again: "The reward was originally from Cousin Sheng, where do I deserve it?"

"My family raised these people for the sake of making people happy, and my cousin was satisfied, so it was because they were rewarded, and Cousin Xie was also a matter of course!" Sheng Sleeping Crane smiled and exchanged a few polite words with him, at this time, because it was almost noon, he asked everyone if they wanted to simply have lunch in this Xiaobi Building, or go back to the main hall to participate in the formal reception banquet.

Everyone discussed, first, they were too lazy to go back and forth--the Sheng Mansion was vast, and this journey was not short; second, it was inevitable that they would have to be restrained in front of the elders, so it was better to be comfortable here; third, they had just been driven out, and this would pass, and maybe the three grandfathers would still think they were an eyesore and send them away again, which would be a wrongful back and forth.

So I decided to send someone to say goodbye and put lunch here.

Half an hour later, Feng and Xiao personally led a row of people carrying food boxes to deliver the feast, which made everyone very surprised and hurriedly went downstairs to greet them.

Feng's eyes swept around them, and when he saw Xu Baomo, he seemed to be a little meaningful, but he didn't stay long, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be formal, since the second brother's family moved out, the mansion has not been so lively for a long time." No, we can't help but come over to have fun today, but I hope it doesn't disturb your interest!"

Xu Baomo didn't notice her expression, and when he saw the Ao brothers and sisters looking at him, he signaled him to answer as a guest on their behalf, and hurriedly said: "What did Aunt say! Aunt and Aunt are what we are afraid that we won't be able to invite if we want to, this will be willing to come, we are flattered or almost the same!"

At that moment, Sheng Sleeping Crane gave up his seat and invited the two of them to sit down—after some greetings, the servants also set up the luncheon with their hands and feet, and everyone asked them to order dance music for the meal.

Feng Shi gave in with Xiao Shi for a while, and finally Feng Shi ordered the long-sleeved dance, saying: "This dance is soothing, and the song is not very urgent, which is suitable for enjoying during the banquet." ”

Of course, the younger generation was full of praise for her opinion.

Downstairs, soon after the sound of silk and bamboo, the housekeepers who changed into red-colored dance clothes fluttered with fluttering sleeves, waist like willows, melodious and tactful, dancing on the field, and Fang Cai's plate drumming has a different style, soothing and revealing a graceful and comfortable taste [Note 3].

It's just that this crowd can't concentrate on appreciating it like Fang Cai, not that this long-sleeved dance is far inferior to Fang Cai's plate encouragement, after all, it must be good to let Sheng Sleeping Crane say "a little" to the guests, otherwise the master's affirmative words are not satisfactory after the dance, but it slaps the master's face.

It's because the two elders of the Feng family and the Xiao family are here, and it is impossible for them to concentrate on watching the house dancers anymore, and they always have to respect the elders.

Xu Baomo didn't feel anything at this time, but said that these two really came over to join in the fun.

As a result, after three rounds of drinking, he ate a few more glasses, confessed and went to the back to change clothes, Xu Cong, who had been guarding the door for a long time, came over and whispered to him: "Sister Zirong, who was left by the old lady on the side of the guest house, came to pass on the old lady's message under the pretext of sending you the sachet that fell in the room in the morning: saying that the old lady tried every means to let Mrs. Feng take the time to come to Xiaobi Building to sit, let the prince seize the opportunity to behave well, be sure to make Mrs. Feng satisfied with you, and turn around to help you beat the side drum, and finalize your marriage with Miss Sheng San as soon as possible!"

Xu Baomo was still a little drunk, but when he heard this, he sobered up directly: This son was forced to pretend to be repentant in front of Da Qiao, and bent his knees in front of the Sheng family to plead guilty, and now he has to go to Aunt Feng to curry favor? !

If it's just to please him, he doesn't want to marry Sheng Weiqiao, okay?!

As if seeing his resistance, Xu Cong continued expressionlessly: "Sister Zirong also said, the old lady has said it, and she has to worry about this, if you can't win Mrs. Feng's love, then it's not interesting for you to ask for this grandson!"

"This son said that it is definitely not the grandmother of this son, it is definitely Da Qiao's grandmother!!" Xu Baomo covered his chest, silently swallowed a mouthful !!of blood, and thought desperately, "Is this really the end of this world?"

His wonderful life!

His North and South beauties!

He has a lot of wives and concubines!

His mother-in-law's life wishes all over the world......

Xu is Xu Baomo's unwillingness and grief at this moment were too strong, and things seemed to take a turn for the better - in the hall behind him, there was a sudden sound of cups falling to the ground, followed by Sheng Weiqiao's clear voice with anxiety penetrating the music: "Mother, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?!"

[Note 1] from Wang Changling's "Autumn Resentment in the West Palace".

[Note 2] The description of Pan Qi is based on the entry in Baidu Encyclopedia.

[Note 3] I don't know what the style of long-sleeved dance is, according to the encyclopedia imagination written, please tell me if ^_^ you are wrong.