Chapter 107: The Gift
Zheng Sui heard the movement outside before he stopped writing.
However, as soon as he put down his pen, the female gentleman next to him said: "Little lady, you should be able to practice calligraphy without distractions." β
Zheng Sui raised his head and looked at the female gentleman's stern face, so he had to smile lightly at the female gentleman, but the female gentleman frowned, Zheng Sui saw it, and had to pick up the pen again.
This female gentleman was recently found by my sister-in-law, and she came to teach her on the first day today.
Sister-in-law was instructed, this female gentleman taught her "Female Commandment", this morning when she talked about "Female Commandment", she was impatient to listen, so she said that she wanted to practice calligraphy, who knows, she directly gave Zheng Sui a copy of "Female Commandment", let Zheng Sui practice, so that Zheng Sui was depressed, and when he started writing, he could not be distracted.
Although Zheng Suidu didn't look up, he could notice that this female gentleman was very dissatisfied and kept a straight face.
However, since she came in, Zheng Sui has never seen her smile, with an old-fashioned face.
The pen did not stop, and I could only pray that the time would pass soon.
"It's wrong, it's wrong, it's wrong, no matter how you write it, you can make a mistake. A stern voice rang in his ears.
"Sir, I'll do it all over again. β
"It's the first one of these. β
Zheng Sui, "......"
She felt that she still didn't answer, so she took a piece of silkworm cocoon paper again, just laid it out, pressed the jade paperweight, and heard a bang, and the door was opened.
"Sister. β
"Sister. β
Two shouts sounded one after another, Zheng Sui looked at the eighteen mothers and nineteen mothers who suddenly broke in in shock, followed by several maidservants, the leader of the pick, but he lowered his head, he couldn't see his expression clearly, the cold wind blew in from outside, and at the same time, the female gentleman in the room had a cold face that could compete with the ice and snow outside.
I only heard the female gentleman's voice say: "What's wrong, the little lady is practicing calligraphy, why come in casually, hurry out." β
This rebuke made Eighteen Niang and Nineteen Niang startled, neither of them expected that Zheng Sui would also have a female gentleman by his side, Eighteen Niang saw that the female gentleman had a tense face, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull Nineteen Niang, and his heart panicked for no reason.
Respect for teachers, as long as you have been to school and read books, you know.
Eighteen Niang and Nineteen Niang are no exception, and there is a little fear in their hearts.
I only heard Zheng Sui put down his pen and asked, "Aya asked you to come?"
The two nodded in unison.
Zheng Sui then looked at the female gentleman and smiled, "Sir, in the past, I was able to complete my schoolwork in time, and I don't want Mr. to come over today, I am not suitable for a while, and I didn't finish it in time, which makes my father worried." β
The female gentleman looked at Zheng Sui and said coldly: "When will the little lady finish this notebook, when will she go out, I will wait for the little lady below." As he spoke, he walked out expressionlessly, and as he left, his eyes swept to a few servant girls outside.
After the person left, Nineteen Niang immediately came to life again, made a scared expression, and then stepped forward and asked, "Sister, how much do you have left?"
As soon as he mentioned this, Zheng Sui was a little depressed, "I only copied the fourth woman's line, and there is still half of it." She originally wanted to practice the calligraphy given to her by Ruan Shifu the day before yesterday, but she didn't want to suddenly change her husband, so the calligraphy class in the morning was changed to teach "The Female Commandment".
So, for the first time, Zheng Sui did not finish his homework in the morning, and he did not go to the Jingjing Garden to eat at noon.
Of course, he didn't go back to the Jingyuan with the eighteen mothers and the nineteen mothers.
It was an hour later than usual.
After Mr. Woman left, Zheng Sui was almost a little embarrassed.
Cai Fu stepped forward to rub Zheng Sui's wrist and said softly: "If the little lady doesn't like this female gentleman, just go and talk to the eldest lady after lunch later." β
Zheng Sui snorted, got up from the Hu chair, only took two steps, and suddenly turned his head to look at Cai Fu beside him, with a little certainty, "You let Eighteen Niang and Nineteen Niang in, and you didn't tell them that Mr. SΓΉ was there." Although Nineteen Niang's temperament is a little more jumpy, Zheng Sui doesn't believe that Cai Fu will not be able to stop her.
Cai Fu did not deny it, "There are very few gentlemen who have reprimanded the little lady, but today this gentleman has started, several times in a row, the maid is listening outside, and he can't look at it, just when the nineteenth lady insists on finding the little lady, the maid did not stop." β
"Next time, don't do this, even if you enter this door, it's my husband after all. β
Cai Fu hurriedly responded.
Out of the study, down the stairs, back to the living room.
After lunch, Zheng Sui asked Xin Yi to take the birthday gift list she received yesterday and show her it.
"The first one is a person from the house, and the second one is a guest. β
Zheng Sui stretched out his hand to take it, hummed lightly, and reached out to take it.
Siniang sent a book of "Book of Songs" collection notes, Wuniang sent a jade chessboard, Qi Niang is a fan cover, Ba Niang is a "Famous Ji Post" of her own, and Jiu Niang is a sachet.
Sisters in the family have always given gifts casually, and this was the case in Cui Mansion in the past.
Most of the time, gift-giving is about giving what you are good at.
For example, Zheng Sui gives gifts, most of the time it is a painting painted by himself.
"Show me the "Famous Princess". β
Looking at Xin Yi's response, Cai Fu on the side said with a smile: "The maid thinks that the Qibao tassel given by Da Lang is very suitable for the little lady to wear, and the meaning is good." "Tasseling, also known as the long-life lock, is more popular in Diping City.
"I brought it together, as well as a few calligraphy notes given by Ruan Shifu. β
After a while, Xin Yi walked over with a few handmaidens without clothes, holding two delicate wooden boxes, and put them on the table one by one.
Zheng Sui took the handwriting from Ah Luo's hand and asked with a smile, "How many words has Ah Luo learned recently?"
When Ah Luo heard this, he snapped his fingers and replied for a long time: "There are thirty words." β
"Aro is so smart. Zheng Sui stretched out his hand and gently pinched Ah Luo's pink face, praised with a smile, and looked at Ah Luo's red lips and white teeth, looking beautiful, like a jade doll, I just felt that the more I looked at it, the more eye-catching it became.
Open Banniang's "Famous Ji Post", you can see at a glance that Banniang must have put a lot of effort into practicing calligraphy, thinking that Banniang also likes calligraphy, so she took one of the three calligraphy given to her by Ruan Shifu and handed it to Cai Fu next to her, "You send someone to give this character to Banniang." β
Cai Fu was suddenly blindfolded, "Little lady, this post is not easy to get." "People who like calligraphy know that Zhongzhou Ruan Yao's calligraphy is the most difficult to find.
Zheng Sui shook his head, "It's not easy to get, but for others, for Aye, you just need to find a name." β
Qi Niang and Jiu Niang sent needlework, but unfortunately, Zheng Sui didn't like women, only knew fur, and only felt that the fan sets and sachets sent by the two were very good.
Siniang is good at reading, and she can't release the volume, and she can send out this "Book of Songs" collection notes, and Zheng Sui's "Qixi Lady Begging Picture" sent back is indispensable.