52. Relatives come and go
Mrs. Yuan sat in front of the window, leaning on the large pillow with the pattern of autumn fragrant Ganoderma lucidum, and asked the little maid while opening the letter: "Can the old lady get the news?" Is it just a letter or a send someone back? "Yuan Guogong's parents have long been riding cranes, and this old lady naturally refers to the old lady Zhongyibo. The well-dressed little guy knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and said: "If Mrs. Hui is a lady, this time there is only a letter, saying that he will send someone back until the old lady's birthday. ”
What does the letter say? How are your aunts and uncles? Cousin cousin is good? Shuheng took advantage of the situation and came over. Mrs. Yuan sent a reward to the little maid to eat and drink, first she quickly read the letter, there was no joy or worry, and then she looked at it carefully from the beginning word by word, and when she saw Shuheng asking, she smiled and said: "Uncle said that she misses you, and Cousin Qin also said that she thinks you think very much, and people can now embroider a whole pair of hibiscus flowers." What about you? ”
Shu Heng waved his little fat hand boldly, "Cousin Qin is twelve years old, if I am over ten years old, let alone the whole hibiscus flower, I will embroider it to you all the snowflakes floating in the sky!" ”
"No shame!"
"Yikes! Attached here is a small piece of pink paper, which was written to you by Cousin Jean. Yo, she thinks so highly of you that she insisted on writing a letter to you since the year before last. I didn't know how many big characters you could read at that time. ”
Shu Heng smiled: "At that time, Cousin Qin couldn't write a few big characters. ”
"Anyway, your aunt sent a letter and a big package back." As soon as Mrs. Yuan spoke, Mother Qian, who was in charge of the treasury, came over with two sturdy servants. The two men wore stone blue vests and turmeric belts. He was carrying a large package in his hand, which was bulging and muttering, like a big bun with too many stuffing. Mother Qian smiled: "Mrs. Fang Cai is reading the letter and doesn't dare to disturb, so I specially brought it over for you to see at this time." ”
Mrs. Yuan nodded and said, "Far away, I don't know what good things are worth sending like this." Mother Qian understood, didn't let anyone interfere, and opened the package herself, but there were some boxes stacked on top of each other, some wide, narrow, short and long, which made people more curious.
"Niuniu, guess what your aunt sent?" Mrs. Yuan sent the two servants to rest and eat tea, and smiled to give her daughter a question. When Mother Qian asked, she also stopped, waiting for Miss Shuheng to answer.
Shu Heng thought about it seriously: "The one sent back from thousands of miles must be a precious thing." This shape and size is like a jewelry box, but it is not a year, it is too valuable and it is too valuable. Oh, I thought, it must be a precious specialty? Could it be—"
"What is it?"
"It must be a mushroom with amazing bones!"
"Hahaha-" Mrs. Yuan smiled and spilled all the tea on the table.
Shuheng thought to himself: It's easy for me to make you happy. As an adult with a sound mind, she naturally knows that the Yunnan-Guizhou region has high mountains and dense forests, and there are many treasures in the mountains, and the famous ones throughout the country are all kinds of rare medicinal materials. What thousand-year-old ginseng and hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, what fat doll-like Shouwu rolling pin-sized Panax notoginseng, as long as it is mentioned, it is either produced in the old mountains of the northeast or from the dense forests of the southwest.
Mother Qian forced a smile and opened the box and showed it to Mrs. Yuan. Sure enough, there was a ginseng plant first, about half a foot long, with a plump body and a solid texture. Mrs. Yuan pointed to Shuheng: "You see, this long bowl of reeds is dense with round reeds, and the spiral lines are densely arranged, and there are small pearl bumps hanging on it. It's the best of the best. We don't open a medicinal herb shop, we don't have to buy and sell, but we have to learn to appreciate, and the blind dog in the province looks at the stars, which makes people laugh at it. ”
Shuheng thinks so.
Then there is a pair of black and red Ganoderma lucidum, with a red handle and a black umbrella, and the overall oil is shiny and shiny, exuding a lacquer-like luster. As the saying goes, thousand-year-old ginseng and Wannian Zhi, the characters in various martial arts fantasy novels also open their mouths to be the best old Ganoderma lucidum for thousands of years, in fact, ginseng depends on the years, Ganoderma lucidum is an annual fungus, and how big it can grow depends on creation.
"The best Ganoderma lucidum grows on pine oak wood, and the dead camphor tree can only be called fake meat mushroom."
"I see, it's a good thing. Ginseng and reishi soaking wine is the most nourishing for the body, and it can be given to my grandmother. ”
"My grandmother had a big head there. No need for us to transfer it. Besides, the population of Zhongyi Bofu is mixed, and there are eyes everywhere, and if it is not good, there will be trouble. Even if you want to add it, wait until the next year to give a gift and see if you add it. Think about the last time, your aunt gave two walnuts, agate lion heads, crystal clear muscles and blood, sent to the old lady, sent to the wife, and gave it to her aunt. It stands to reason that it's nothing, after all, she is a blood relative, and she is a married daughter. But the wife was still suspicious, saying that she put her aunt and grandmother in the same position, and there was no rule and no evidence. Nothing happened. ”
"Mother's thoughtfulness".
"Look at these. The land of clouds and nobles is good for three sevens. It's a big box of good notoginseng stems, and a big bag of pure notoginseng powder. There is also a large bottle of Yunnan Baiyao with a complete set of Yunnan Baiyao, which is dedicated to treating bruises. Mrs. Yuan pondered while inspecting, and finally divided more than half of it and said to Mother Qian: "We don't need it in our house for the time being, the tide is bad, let's send it to General Gan's mansion." ”
"Little four, oh no, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has also learned guns and sticks recently, he is young and weak, it is inevitable that there will be bumps, and I will also send some to Zhaoren Palace."
Mrs. Yuan smiled: "There are still these in the palace? His Majesty was ruthless to the eldest prince, and he was very fond of the other princes, especially the little four, and would not let him run out of things. ”
Shuheng thinks about it, and this is the reason.
Mrs. Yuan commanded her subordinates to classify these things and place them reasonably. Shuheng suddenly thought that it was said that there is no 'free lunch' in the world. This is not a year's holiday, what is the reason why the fourth aunt suddenly sent something over? Is it just the Dingguo Mansion, or are all the other uncles and aunts there?
With this in mind, she took the letter and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, when I flipped through it again, I vaguely guessed my aunt's proposition. Most of the letters were talking about Cousin Qin, saying how sensible she is and how filial she is now. Although the words are not thorough, the meaning of treacherous is to just praise his daughter for the better.
Shuheng immediately understood. The fourth aunt is trying to build momentum. The most important thing in this capital is the dignitaries and noblewomen and celebrities, even if Cousin Qin is outstanding, it will not take three or two years, and it will be buried in the past. Besides, if you look at Dong Yin and then look at Wenhe, you will know that the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. In addition to its own strength, propaganda and touting are actually very important. Cousin Qin will be thirteen soon, if the fourth aunt wants to take advantage of this return to Beijing to say goodbye and set her in-laws in the capital, then she has to hurry.
Mrs. Yuan was obedient, she read the letter, accepted the gift, and remembered the sisterhood of the past, and she did the propaganda work. But now that she is heavy and not very sociable, Shuheng feels that this errand may fall on her head - this is nothing, but she has a good impression of Cousin Qin, and she will be mentioned consciously or unconsciously when getting along with her friends.
"The Shouchang Marquis Mansion in the capital is the maiden home of the fourth uncle, that is, the grandfather's house of Cousin Qin, and it is better to marry away than to marry far away under the noses of his own family."
Shuheng was speechless: "My aunt is really far-sighted. ”
Mrs. Yuan looked at her with a smile: You are still far away.
This is Mrs. Yuan's intentions, and the human relations are all knowledge, and there is a lot of lack of books.
However, Shuheng, who grew up in a very simple population environment in both his previous life and this life, did not realize the importance of it, and only after a little incident did he face up to this problem. After being teased, I felt unfair, and sent a letter to complain to my best friend Dong Yin.
As a result, the eldest lady passed the news that this girl recently had another dream lover, don't make trouble. Oh, that little monk is so handsome. The sound of chanting is so good, it makes people lose their bones!
Poof-Shuheng squirted out a mouthful of hot tea, choking on tears in both eyes. Miss, your taste is really not light. Take back your claws, even the monks! Beware of the Buddha's blame.
She ordered someone to take a pot of jade snow to find Shen Zangxiang, but was told that Shen Zangxiang was picked up by her aunt's house, obviously to see her good aunt who she hadn't seen for many years, but in fact she was persuaded to go over and contact a certain cousin or cousin to cultivate feelings. Shu Heng's intuition was blocked in his heart in one breath, and he bit Dongpo's elbow hard!
Princess Celestia didn't bother with her, because she was sitting behind the screen, dizzy. The criticism of the second princess was exhaustive, and Jing'an was broken to the top of the three flowers. It's hard to be forced to marry! Princess Celestia just wanted to shout: Can the colt ride for me? I might as well go to my uncle!
It's obviously the season of sad autumn, why is everyone thinking about spring-Shu Heng suddenly experienced the taste of loneliness like snow.
Actually, she can't be blamed for this. She originally got along with the children, but she was the only one in her family's huge Guogong Mansion. And in Shangjing, you can't make friends casually - after all, there are the bloody examples of Jia Baoyu and the loyal king Qiguan. So the scope of her relationship is basically limited to her father's colleagues and her mother's best friends. And Yuan's father's grade does not match his age - he is young, and his daughter is young. Shuheng is a little sister everywhere, except for the six princes in the palace - but Concubine Zhang is not good, and the people in the palace can't be casual. And Mrs. Yuan, to be honest, with her temperament, her friendship in the boudoir is really general. There are a few cousins and cousins in Zhongyibo's mansion, but the population in that mansion is too mixed, and if they make mistakes, they will cause trouble, and now Mrs. Yuan does not go back often. So Shuheng is tragic, and he can't catch up with anything.
However, her "loneliness" did not last long. Two months later, she had a little brother.
Mrs. Yuan's birth was very smooth, and it didn't take more than two hours from the launch to seeing the child. Shu Heng looked at the red and crumpled little monkey's expression, which challenged the limits of human beings. Cousin Yue's child washed the third and she saw it, and it wasn't so red, but it was wrinkled. Or the nurse smiled and reminded her, the more red it will be, the whiter it will be in the future. Shuheng was suspicious, she touched her face and asked Mrs. Yuan: "Mother, was I popular at the beginning?" ”
Mrs. Yuan is a multiparous woman and is in good health, so she can sit up at this time. She smiled and pointed to Shu Heng's very good-looking face, which had a natural pink touch on it: "You are also very red now." ”
Shuheng smiled with satisfaction. "Running water seats?" She looked at Mrs. Yuan's spirit and felt that she was going crazy, but Mrs. Yuan rolled her eyes very calmly: "What's the big deal, it makes us seem to be frivolous." Isn't it just to give birth to a son, who wouldn't? ”
A room full of people laughing in their stomachs. Madame, just pretend you can't see it.