Chapter 297: Summer Talk
Seeing that Mrs. Tai was in a good mood, Concubine Zhou smiled and quipped: "Mrs. Tai is not much older than me, so her memory is good, but Mrs. Tai's memory is used to remember big things, so I will leave these little things to remember." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
This made Mrs. Tai laugh and said, "You are laughing at me." It's just that these days have been going a little better lately, and I often feel like I want to remember something big, but I don't. She smiled and spoke, reaching for the fan next to her.
Seeing this, Concubine Zhou hurriedly picked up the fan next to the couch, walked a few steps to Mrs. Tai's side, and slowly fanned her while continuing with a smile: "This is true, who would have thought that this time back in Qingzhou, there would be a learned master like Tao Fuzi to come to the clan study, and the study house can also be repaired, and the clan study can be completed in half a month." It's really all going well. ”
Mrs. Tai smiled and nodded, "Isn't it?" It's a blessing to have you here. The Tao Fuzi's return to his hometown is still inquired about by you. You don't know how happy Erlang is, I don't know how many times he said it in front of me, saying that this Tao Fuzi is not only good at learning, but also has a noble and square character, and he admires it in his heart. Recently, Erlang has been running to me, urging me to clean up the house for Tao Fuzi earlier every day. She laughed out loud as she spoke, and she was very happy.
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Mrs. Tai said that she was joking." The matter of Tao Fuzi, I just came to relieve your boredom in front of gossip, after all, Mrs. Tai stood tall and saw far, and invited Tao Fuzi to study the family. Besides, Erlangjun is the best learner, some time ago, he kept filial piety every day, and he didn't leave his knowledge, so it can be seen that there will be a great future in the future. All in all, this is a blessing for Mrs. Tai. ”
Everyone loves to listen to compliments, and Mrs. Tai is not exempt from vulgarity, so she laughed when she heard the words, and was very happy.
After a while, Mrs. Tai seemed to remember something, smiled slightly, and asked Zhou Yu again: "By the way, I forgot for a while, when did the person who went to Beijing to deliver the letter leave?"
"I left three days ago. Zhou Yu said respectfully.
Mrs. Tai bowed her head lightly and sighed, "That's fine." Although there are a lot of people in our family, there is no son who can stand up to the door, and when there is a big event, he always ...... It's a little thinner. Although Lieutenant Zuo was willing to help, he was still not solemn enough. Fortunately, we still have two good in-laws. When the master of the Zhong family comes back, presumably the house of the clan study will also be repaired, and then it will be run in a good way, open the clan study, worship the master, and let the Qin family's scholars spread out. ”
If the Qin family wants to open a clan study, a man must come forward to preside over this matter, and only Zuo Sikuang is obviously not enough, so Mrs. Tai sent someone to Beijing to invite Zhong Jingren to do this matter together.
When Zhou Yu heard this, she nodded again and again: "Isn't that what you say, so it is also a thorough courtesy, and Master Tao will definitely look down on the Qin family." ”
Mrs. Tai laughed when she heard this, and said with some emotion: "It can be seen that Mr. Tanglin's gift is not wrong." You see, since Liuniang went to Baiyun Temple, isn't it a good thing to be at home? ”
This language and the girl in the house, Zhou Yu was not easy to answer, only laughed a few times, and then concentrated on playing for Mrs. Tai.
Mrs. Tai didn't seem to need her to answer, so she closed her eyes slightly, as if she was closing her eyes to recuperate.
The room was cool and quiet, and a faint smoke rose from the incense burner on the side.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a little mustache talking under the corridor, and then saw Apu's figure appear outside the curtain, and reported softly: "Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tao is here." ”
When Mrs. Tai heard this, she immediately opened her eyes, sat up straight, and said in a slightly raised voice: "Please." ”
Ah Pu answered and retreated, and this Zhou Yu got up, stepped forward to open the curtain between the west, and it didn't take long to see Ah Pu leading a simple Tao Wenjuan and coming in steps.
"Mrs. Tao is polite, please come in quickly, Mrs. Tai is inside." Zhou Yu smiled and stepped forward and bent over.
Tao Wenjuan knew that she was the most powerful housekeeper in the Qin Mansion, so she didn't dare to accept her courtesy, so she turned sideways slightly to avoid it, and returned the half-salute, Fang Qian smiled and said, "It's a lot of courtesy." ”
Zhou Yu leaned sideways and gave way, and Tao Wenjuan walked in lightly, her every move was dignified and elegant, although she was dressed ordinarily, her demeanor was extremely calm.
Mrs. Tai had already smiled all over her face, and then beckoned to her with a smile: "Come, come, sit down with me." The sash was half a square open, and there was a cool breeze here. So saying, he commanded, "Bring a plate of grapes from that vat." Fu smiled at Tao Wenjuan again: "I know, you young people are afraid of heat, so you love to eat cold." This grape has been gushing in the well water for a long time, and you must love to eat it. ”
Tao Wenjuan first stepped forward to greet Mrs. Tai, then covered her mouth with a smile, and whispered: "I'm here to send the scriptures to Mrs. Tai, but it's not for this fruit, Mrs. Tai doesn't want to be so polite, but it makes me ashamed." ”
In the past few days, she and Mrs. Tai have become acquainted, but they still maintain a sense of proportion between their words, and they do not seem to be overly familiar.
Such a behavior, Mrs. Tai looked at the eyes, and her heart was more satisfied, so she took her hand and sat down, Zhou Yu personally served the celadon lotus leaf basin, the pot was filled with a bunch of purple grapes, and there were water droplets on it, and it was very pleasing to look at.
Putting the grapes on the table on the side, Zhou Yu retreated to the side, still fanning Mrs. Tai.
Tao Wenjuan took out a thin scroll of scriptures from her sleeve, presented it with both hands, and said respectfully: "This is the scripture that I just copied, and I promised to send it today, but fortunately it was not too late." ”
Mrs. Tai smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, she took the scroll with her own hands, opened it and took a closer look, but saw that there was a beautiful small seal on it, with delicate words and a correct pen, just like Tao Wenjuan, who was also upright and beautiful, so that people couldn't find the slightest mistake.
She was really happy in her heart, and told Zhou Yu to accept the scriptures, and then talked to Tao Wenjuan.
Tao Wenjuan was full of energy, dealing with this Mrs. Tai of the Qin Mansion, there was nothing wrong with her words and actions, and she had a gentle and kind attitude, and she had a very happy conversation with Mrs. Tai.
The two of them gossiped about a cup of tea, and Tao Wenjuan ate a few grapes before getting up to say goodbye.
Mrs. Tai was in a good mood, so she asked someone to take a very delicate small bamboo basket, filled with a few large peaches, and put a few bunches of big grapes on it, Fang smiled: "It's difficult for you to copy the scriptures for me, and I don't have anything to give in return, you can bring these fruits back." The grapes may be a little sour, you can keep them for yourselves, but the peaches are sweet and soft, so please taste them. These are all sent from the grange, and if you think it tastes good, you will come again. We don't have anything here, but there are a lot of these worthless fruits. ”