Chapter 4 Entering the Government (1)
As soon as Lan Xin came out of the courtyard with the green plum and purple clothes, the little maid came over to tell the lady that she had arrived at the door first, so that she didn't have to go to the main courtyard again. www.biquge.info Lanxin asked Ziyi to give the little girl a few pieces of silk candy, and walked along the verandah to the door.
It is already a cold winter wax moon, the flowers and plants on both sides of the verandah have withered, and the dead leaves on the trees have been cleaned up by the subordinates. Although it is not as green as in summer, the floor is still clean.
Liu had already waited at the door with green clothes and green snow, looking anxiously. Liu is now forty years old, of medium height, and has a somewhat fat figure. In the past few years, I have lived in Fucheng, and I have come into contact with more ladies from famous families, and now I have the style of a noble lady between dressing, walking, sitting and standing, and I am no longer as vulgar as before.
"Mother!" Lan Xin walked over and curtsied, smiling and shouting.
"Well, you're here. Liu turned his head to look at her, nodded, and looked towards the door.
Lan Xin smiled and stood aside, waiting with Liu. Ziyi stood behind Lan Xin, while Lumei and Luyi took a few steps back, and the two of them whispered. Lan Xin didn't restrain them when he saw this. Lumei stayed in the main courtyard for a while before she was assigned to her courtyard, and she was originally friendly with Luyi, and Luxue only went to the main courtyard on an errand after Lumei left.
Although the Zhou family is a rich and noble family, the rules are not so strict. There are two big girls around each master, and the rest are of a lower level, just responsible for sprinkling and running errands. Lumei is the girl who Liu prepared for Lan Xin, so there is one more person around her. Lan Xin also knew that when the Liu family found a suitable one, he would arrange another one to come over. Thinking of this, Lan Xin's heart felt irritable for no reason.
Lan Xin remembered that when Aunt Yuzhi chatted with her, she would often talk about the things of the previous master's family. will tell her how capable the master of the previous family was, and the lady is not only smart and capable, but also very good to the subordinates. Seeing that every time Aunt Yuzhi talked about this, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned and she had a smile on her face, but her eyes were full of tears. Those memories make her happy, but they also make her heart ache.
Looking at such Aunt Yuzhi, Lan Xin knew that the previous master must have been very good to her aunt. When Lan Xin was a child, she would use her fleshy little hands to wipe away her tears for Aunt Yuzhi, and comforted: "Auntie, don't be sad, Lan Xin will also be good to your aunt." The aunt looked at the sensible Lan Xin and choked up and couldn't speak, just hugged her tightly.
Until the time of my aunt's death, she never handed her over to prepare a room. just told her to be good, not to rely on Mrs. for everything, she has grown up, and she must learn to make her own decisions.
"Sister-in-law!" Please An Sheng made Lan's heart excited, it turned out that he was distracted just now, and he swept around the corner of his eye, and saw that everyone was okay, so he was relieved.
Retracted his thoughts, smiled and saluted the Wang family in the second room and the Li family in the third room, and shouted: "Second aunt, third aunt." ”
"Yo, look at our Lan Xin is really getting more and more smart, sister-in-law is really a blessing!" Wang in the second room hurriedly reached out to help Lan Xin, and took Lan Xin's hand and praised. Wang wore a sky-high bun, a hollowed-out golden hairpin on his head, and a dark red cloak. The makeup on his face is a little thick, and he always smiles before he sees someone, and his voice is hearty. It's just that a pair of eyes are always rolling, and at a glance, you can see that this person is calculating.
"The second aunt has won the award, the eldest brother and the second brother are smart and capable!" Lan Xin was not accustomed to Wang's enthusiasm, and pulled out his hand without a trace, and replied with a smile.
"This is not your second aunt's exaggeration, our Lan Xin is talking about appearance and talent, and there are few people in Xuzhou City who can compare. Sanfang Li wore a decent bun and light makeup, wearing a blue cloak. I don't usually talk much, and my gestures are also decent. But since Lan Xin and the Rong family got married, the third aunt has spoken more.
"Third aunt, why are you making fun of me?"
"The third aunt is right, if your sister Yuxue is half as smart as you, the third aunt will not worry about anything. As he spoke, Li shook his head exaggeratedly. There is a daughter and a son in the third room. Daughter Zhou Yuxue and Lan Xin are the same year, both sixteen years old, but half a year younger than Lan Xin, ranking second in the Zhou family. His son Zhou Wenlin is nine years old this year and is five years old.
Lan Xin didn't take their words seriously, and when he said these words, he just looked at the face of the Rong family. She didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so she looked at Liu, hoping that her mother could relieve herself. It's just that Liu didn't notice this side at all, and his eyes kept looking at the gate anxiously.
"The old lady is back. The little guy ran in and said loudly, and several people quickly removed the threshold.
Wang and Li stopped talking and walked over to Liu and stood up.
With a sound of tapping, the carriage walked in from outside. The navy blue curtain was opened, and Zhou Dahai jumped out of the car. Zhou Dahai is of upper-class stature, with silver hairpins and a brown cloak. His eyes were shining, and his face no longer had the simplicity of digging in the soil, but the shrewdness of a businessman.
He reached into the car and helped the old lady out himself. Liu led everyone forward to the carriage and saluted the old lady. When the second and third eldest of the Zhou family arrived at the door, they jumped off their horses.
Mrs. Zhou is not tall, and because she often worked when she was young, she has a large skeleton. He has a long face, his face is full of wrinkles, he wears a black embroidered forehead, and a black cotton cloak. Mrs. Zhou was a spicy person when she was in the countryside, so she still can't change her loud voice. Watching the children huddle and salute, wave their hands, and say loudly: "Get up, get up, what are you all standing here waiting for on this cold day?" Haha・・・・・・" After speaking, he laughed heartily.
"Mother!" Zhou Yiyun got out of the car, squeezed to Liu's side, hugged Liu's arm and said coquettishly: "Mother, my daughter misses you so much!"
Liu suddenly hugged her in his arms, held her hand and asked, "How is it, is it cold?" ”
"Mother, I'm already an adult. Zhou Wenjin withdrew his hand and protested, "I'm not as squeamish as the third sister. ”
"Who do you say is squeamish, begging for a beating, isn't it?" Zhou Yiyun in Liu's arms stopped doing it, and raised his hand to fight him.
Zhou Wenjin would honestly let her beat, turned around and ran away, sticking out his tongue at Evian and grimacing.
"Grandmother, are you tired after sitting in the car for so long?" Lan Xin asked as she stood beside Old Madam Zhou and held her arm.
"Oh, Lan Xin!" Old Madam Zhou patted her hand and said with a smile: "Grandmother is not cold, but after sitting in the car for such a long time, her legs are a little sore." "Mrs. Zhou really likes Lan Xin and regards Lan Xin as the lucky star of the Zhou family. If it weren't for Lan Xin, the old family didn't know when they would have children, and the old Zhou family would not have the current family business, and she would not have the opportunity to live in such a big house. The current life is something she never dreamed of, and all of this is brought by Lan Xin.
How did the old lady see how satisfied Lan Xin was, she felt that Lan Xin's hand was a little cold, waved her big hand, and shouted to everyone: "The weather is strangely cold, go back." ”
Everyone said yes, and walked towards her yard with the old lady in their arms.