Chapter 178: The Gift

It wasn't until Aunt Shunzi and Qiaoya began to post window flowers that Xue Ying realized one thing: the New Year is over. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

When she was working with everyone in high spirits, Aunt Qing came, followed by a large string of maids, each holding something in their hands.

When Aunt Qing arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Xue Ying was still standing at the top of the ladder to hang a lantern, and in order to facilitate her movement, she also pulled up the cumbersome skirt and tied it in a knot. Rao is as calm as Aunt Qing, and she is also very speechless about her actions and image.

"Third Miss. She saluted.

Xue Ying hurriedly slid down the ladder, clapped her hands to untie the knot on the hem of her skirt, and asked, "Aunt Qing, is there something wrong?"

"The day after tomorrow is the first day of the new year, the third lady is going to the Suiwang Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to the elders, and the third lady has specially prepared some gifts for you to take to the Suiwang and the princess. ”

Xue Ying silently stuck out her tongue in her heart: Mom, she didn't think about it at all. If it weren't for the careful preparation of the third lady, she would have been embarrassed.

"Thank you, Mother, for me. Xue Ying asked Dong Xun to receive the gifts, and then politely asked, "Aunt Qing has worked hard, why don't you go inside and have a cup of tea?"

I thought that Aunt Qing would shirk it, but I didn't expect the other party's answer to be: "Thank you, Miss San, then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

Xue Ying's smile froze for a moment, and she welcomed Aunt Qing into the room a little inexplicably. There was originally a pot of tea boiling in the house, but Dong Xun hurriedly took the teapot away after coming in.

Aunt Qing stopped her, glanced at the contents of the teapot curiously, and asked, "Third Miss likes to make tea?"

Boiling tea is an ancient recipe that requires adding various spices to it. Nowadays, people prefer to make tea to taste the original taste of tea, which is more elegant.

Speaking of this, Xue Ying was embarrassed: "The taste of this tea is too unpleasant, and after adding seasonings and cooking, the taste can be masked, so you can drink it." ”

Aunt Qing frowned slightly: "How can this person serve Miss? Can't even get good tea?"

"No, no, no. Xue Ying hurriedly waved her hand, "I made these tea leaves myself, and they are really hard to drink, so Master punished me to drink them anyway to encourage me to be more attentive when making tea next time." ”

"Which master behaves so strangely? The third lady also worshiped the master who learned to make tea?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Xue Ying's eyes: "It's the senior father in the Ganxiao Temple." She also counted on me to make tea for her to drink after I improved, but it was a pity that ......"

Aunt Qing didn't ask any more questions, but said, "I don't know if the slave maid has the honor to taste the tea made by the third lady herself?"

"Don't, it's really hard to drink, even Uncle Shunzi can't drink it, so I haven't finished drinking it for months by myself. Xue Ying couldn't help but regret it again, "I knew that I shouldn't be so diligent and fried so much." ”

Aunt Qing looked at Dong Xun and Qiaoya: "Is it really that unpleasant?"

The two maids nodded vigorously, with a look of palpitation.

"If that's the case, you can keep it and use it to greet guests. I hate any guest who uses it for hospitality, it's more upright than a laxative or something, and it works. ”

Aunt Qing's suggestion made the three girls' eyes widen in unison, and Xue Ying stumbled for a while before asking, "I...... I just had an auditory hallucination, right?"

Aunt Qing smiled slightly: "I remember that the third lady did this back then. ”

"Wow, master!" Xue Ying sighed, feeling that both the images of Aunt Qing and the Third Lady were much closer, "But it's a pity that I don't have any guests here, so I have to eat these teas myself." Aunt Qing, please sit down and let Dong Xun make you tea. Dongxun's tea art is very good!"

"Yes, that's great, the slaves and maids can't wait. ”

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As soon as Aunt Qing returned to the courtyard, An Yue couldn't wait to come up and ask, "How is it?"

"Okay third lady, why do you want to show me a face?" Aunt Qing was inexplicable.

"That's not true, her personality is even more eccentric than her mother's, even the old man dares to disobey, what can't she do? I don't understand, why did Madame let you get close to her? Thankless. ”

"I don't think so?" Aunt Qing smiled slightly, "After contact, I agree with Madame. ”

"What do you think?"

"Miss San is a good boy, and she is comfortable to deal with. ”

An Yue's eyes widened and she looked at the back of Aunt Qing Shi Shiran walking away: "How is it possible? I don't believe it!"

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After the preliminary count, Qiao Ya exclaimed: "Wow, Miss, the gifts that the third lady helped you prepare are amazing...... Hey, miss, what are you doing? Where did you get the letter?"

"The bolt just came in, you didn't see him. Xue Ying took out the fire fold from the dark compartment and burned the letter, and said, "Let's go out." ”

"Miss, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, can you settle down a little bit this big New Year?" Dong Xun said.

Xue Ying smiled and pinched her nose: "With you as a little housekeeper, where can I worry about it?" Qiaoya, go." ”

"Miss?" Dong Xun could only look at their backs helplessly and stomped his feet, "It's getting more and more nonsense!"

Approaching the New Year, the streets are full of lights, and people are buying New Year's goods, but places such as inns and restaurants are particularly deserted.

"Miss, are you going to the Champion Building again?" Qiao Ya asked.

"It's not. Xue Ying said that she had turned around and entered the restaurant next to herβ€”it was the one diagonally opposite the Zhuangyuan Building, Tongtai Restaurant.

"Isn't this the place where you met your eldest aunt last time?" Qiao Ya gasped, caught up with Xue Ying and asked in a low voice, "Are you going to meet him again?"

Xue Ying glanced at her, and under the guidance of the restaurant owner, she walked all the way back, entered the inner courtyard, and went to a small building hidden behind a big tree.

The bustle of the street was isolated, but a few feet away, the courtyard seemed extraordinarily quiet, and the serious atmosphere made Qiaoya put away her doubts and silently followed behind Xue Ying.

went upstairs, the restaurant owner bowed and retreated, Xue Ying pushed the door open, and then a small shadow pounced: "Yingniang!"

"Alas, my break!" Xue Ying picked up the other party and pressed her forehead affectionately with him, "Yingniang wants to kill you!"

"I miss you too. The words were milky, but the eyes were very serious, which made Xue Ying's heart melt, and she couldn't help but kiss him big.

"That's good!"

Duan Duan held her face and looked at it carefully, and said, "Yingniang, you have lost weight." ”

"That's all for you. Xue Ying's face was not red, and she was out of breath and said something numb.

The two parties are fine, and the people next to them have been thundered. "You guys are enough!" Xi Xi came over and took the break away, "Mother has something to talk to you Yingniang, you and Sister Qiaoya go somewhere else to play." ”

Xue Ying begged: "I haven't seen him for a long time, just let me hold him for a while!"

Xi Xi glanced at her: "You used twelve gold medals to recruit me, didn't you do this kind of thing?"

Speaking of business, Xue Ying had to put the break aside for the time being, and her expression became serious.