Chapter 67: Hidden Worries

At the end of winter, I opened the box, only to see that the box was full of all kinds of gadgets, Li Xiaonuan bent down to pick up a woodcarved monkey, looked carefully, Gu Xiao's vision was excellent, and the clay figures, woodcarved stone carvings, and various copper teapots and bowls he bought were all very spiritual.

At the end of winter, she was full of interest and took things, and after a while, she filled the low table under the eaves of the porch, and put it on the ground, Li Xiaonuan stopped her with a smile,

"Okay, if you take out these two big boxes, there will be no space in this yard, close the boxes first, and then take care of them slowly when you have time."

At the end of winter, he smiled and commanded a few little girls to take the things out into the house, closed the box, and called two rough women to carry the box into the ear house.

Li Xiaonuan sat on the couch in the east wing, looked at the window from time to time, and after a while, Lan Chu hurriedly entered the courtyard, lifted the curtain and entered the east chamber, bent her knees and asked for peace, Li Xiaonuan motioned for her to sit on the couch, and at the end of winter, she also came over, Lan Chu said in a low voice:

"The eldest lady and the second lady are two boxes, the eldest lady's two boxes are one big and one small, the big ones are about the same size as the boxes in our yard, and the small ones are only half the size of the big ones.

Lan Chu pursed his lips and laughed,

"It must be the dowry that the eldest lady bought for herself, and the second lady is two small boxes, when I went, the second lady was watching people open the boxes and take things, all of them were woodcuts, a whole set of copper teapots or something."

Li Xiaonuan slowly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the end of winter with a wry smile and said:

"Those useless things, buy a few is that meaning, what's the use of buying so many boxes? Net Recruitment ......"

Li Xiaonuan paused back to the words, and looked at the half-couched gadgets in distress, this Gu Xiao always does bad things with good intentions, and he threw himself into the lake to save her that year, which made her sick, and he was afraid for half a year, and today he got such two big boxes, if it is the same as the eldest sister and the second sister, it will be fine, such a clear difference, if Mrs. thinks too much...... Alas, seeing that he will be ten years old after the New Year, Gu Xiao is also twelve years old, he and she are not brothers and sisters after all, and in two years, Gu Xiao should also talk about marriage......

Li Xiaonuan was stunned.

After the New Year, it is the Lantern Festival again, Gu Xiao was excited, and asked Mrs. Li a few days earlier, and got permission, on the day of the Lantern Festival, he had dinner early, and Gu Yunshan and Gu Yunhuan together, accompanied by Grandma Sun and a few old adult grandmothers, got on the boat, and slowly walked along the river to the town.

Gu Xiao and the others went out to the town to watch the lights, and Mrs. Li watched the four of them go out of the courtyard, and she didn't want to watch the people set off fireworks, so she sent Mrs. Zhou back, and then went to the small Buddha hall behind to do evening classes.

Mrs. Zhou took the maid back to Chengxin Courtyard, crooked on the couch, and instructed Mama Zhou to take the list of Gu Yunshan's dowry embroidery sent by the embroidery workshop, and discussed it with Mama Zhou.

Mama Zhou said with a smile:

“…… These curtains, curtains, table curtains, chair supports, each of which has made the embroidery workshop embroidered with the four seasons of the colors, originally, but also to the gold and silver shop with some fresh patterns of gold and silver curtain hooks, yesterday the eldest lady sent someone to say, fresh silver hooks, candlesticks and the like, has let the young master buy a large box from the south back, counting the silver will not have to play again. ”

Mrs. Zhou nodded with satisfaction and smiled,

"Yun Shan, this girl, has known to care for ** since she was a child, if Xiao Er is like his sister, how much less worry will I have?"

At the end of Mrs. Zhou's speech, she became sentimental, Mama Zhou carefully looked at Mrs. Zhou's face, and said with a smile:

"The young master is getting more and more day by day, I heard that after the New Year, you can start writing a fuss, the young master is only twelve years old after the New Year, how rare is the young master so smart, but next year after the next year, you can get a Xie Yuan back for Mrs."

Mrs. Zhou's face showed joy, Mama Zhou looked at Mrs. Zhou, and then smiled, patted her thigh gently, and then said:

"The eldest aunt is also a young man and talented, and he is already in the middle of the yuan, the young master is so smart and talented, he will definitely be able to connect the three yuan in the future, if the green out of the blue aunt can also connect the middle three yuan, the lady will not be able to close his mouth Such a father, son, son-in-law are all on the gold list, but there is no front, and it is difficult to have the back"

Mrs. Zhou laughed, straightened up slightly, and said gently:

"Even in the middle of the three yuan, how can there be such an easy thing Lord back then, it was also the time, place, and people, and the three times accounted for all, so that there was such a blessing, ...... said"

Mrs. Zhou smiled for a moment before she smiled and continued:

"I didn't dare to ask for anything in the middle of the three yuan, I just begged Xiao Er to have a first-class background, which is my blessing."

Mama Zhou smiled and chanted the Buddha,

"It's what Mrs. thinks like this, so that she can even get the three yuan, and she can't ask for it, like the ancestor, how much open-minded, everything can be seen, the old man has such a blessing, and now the lady can see more than the ancestor."

Mrs. Zhou smiled and did not speak, Mama Zhou paid attention to Mrs. Zhou's expression, and continued with a smile:

"Speaking of this, the ancestor is not only open-minded, this good deeds and blessings, but also admirable, Miss Cousin is just surnamed Li, the ancestor and Mrs. treat her, but there are some things like her own granddaughter, even the eldest lady and the second lady are also ranked behind Miss Table."

Mama Zhou sighed with emotion, and continued with great emotion:

"The ancestor feels sorry for Miss Table, and even the shares of the ancient family embroidery workshop have been distributed to Miss Table, what a blessing this is, it is really touching."

Mrs. Zhou's face flashed slightly, she was silent and did not speak, Mama Zhou looked at Mrs. Zhou's face carefully, and then sighed:

"Even the young master, the young lady is also very good, not to mention when she is at home, when she goes out, she brings this and that back to the young lady every once in a while, this is not enough, this is back, the things of the young lady are enough to contain two half-person high boxes of the eldest lady and the second miss, and even half of the young lady's love for the young lady is really rare."

Mrs. Zhou raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at Mama Zhou thoughtfully, and was silent for a moment before she said with a hint of displeasure:

"Xiao Er is a solid-eyed person, but when Xiao Nuan is his sister, he hurts like his sister, Yun Shan and Yun Huan are older than him, they are sisters, he prefers his sister, and he is also kind."

"Madame said very much, but that's not it, the young master is pure-hearted, this is Madame's blessing, and it is also the blessing of the young master, although it is not as smart and clever as Miss Biao, but this person, kindness is a blessing"

Mrs. Zhou nodded, and Mama Zhou looked at Mrs. Zhou, and then said:

"Speaking of this cleverness, it's no wonder that the ancestors praised it, Miss Biao is really smart and sensible, it is surprising, that is, the eldest lady and the second miss, if there is anything, they are willing to discuss with Miss Biao Miss Biao is sensible and smart, compared with the young master, it is really ...... Speaking of a mouthful, the young master is very honest in front of Miss Biao."

Mama Zhou said as if jokingly, Mrs. Zhou's face gradually sank, and she said slowly after a while:

"You're right, Xiao Nuan is too sensible, Xiao Er is a naïve ......"

Mama Zhou's eyes flashed with joy, and she changed the topic with a smile, and looked at the embroidery patterns with Mrs. Zhou one by one.

Gu Yunshan sat in the cabin a little absent-mindedly, drinking tea slowly, not interested in the colorful lanterns outside, Gu Yunhuan lay on the cabin window, looking at the various lanterns circulating on the shore attentively, thinking sullenly about the capital, Runan Palace, and the white clothes.

The boat docked on the dock, Gu Yunshan frowned, turned her head lazily, looked at Gu Yunhuan and said:

"I'm a little tired, I'm too lazy to move, you and Gu Xiao and Xiao Nuan go to see the lights, I'll wait for you on the boat."

Gu Yunhuan hurriedly shook his head,

"I'm tired, and I don't want to move"

Li Xiaonuan tilted her head to look at the two, thought about it, turned her head to look at Gu Xiao, and was about to speak, Gu Xiao pulled her and said with excitement:

"Nuan Nuan, they don't go, let's go and see the lights"

Li Xiaonuan hesitated, didn't block the lively **** on the street, nodded, Gu Yunshan stood up, carefully explained a few words to Grandma Sun, and watched several mothers-in-law huddle Gu Xiao and Li Xiaonuan to get off the boat, before sitting lazily on the armchair, one by one with Gu Yunhuan, each thinking about something.

Gu Xiao took Li Xiaonuan's hand and went ashore, Grandma Sun walked half a step in front of Gu Xiao and Li Xiaonuan, and several mothers-in-law surrounded the two of them, following the flow of people, and walked to the lively part of the town.

Unlike the year before last, Mama Sun only paid attention to Gu Xiao's steps and followed him forward, not like the year before last, only leading them to places with fewer people.

Gu Xiao took Li Xiaonuan and walked all the way to the lively and bright place.

After crossing a bridge, you will arrive at the most lively and prosperous place in the town, the Lantern Festival, is the only time in the year that the women in this world can be justified and justified in the street and play with men, only this night, men should avoid women everywhere, men and women can walk side by side in a place, play in a place, and have fun in a place.

This is the **** festival in this world, Li Xiaonuan thought with a smile on her face, no wonder Gu Yunshan and Gu Yunhuan were depressed and unhappy.

The streets are full of people, one side to the east and the other to the west, like two streams of water that blend and collide from time to time, but flow to a clear direction, lively and slow flowing.

The shops on both sides of the street were closed, and all kinds of lanterns were held high under the eaves, Gu Xiao took Li Xiaonuan by the hand, leaned over her ear and said loudly:

"Let's go and see the lantern shed, I asked about the landscape yesterday, and he said that the best lights in the town are all over the lamp shed, let's go and see it."

Li Xiaonuan nodded, and the two walked slowly along the flow of people, squeezing in the direction of the Confucian Temple.