There is always endless rain in Pingjiang Mansion before the beginning of the year, it rained for three consecutive days before Xiaoman, it was easy to open and sunny on the third day of the new year, and it rained again on the eighth night of the first month, and it got up early on the tenth day of the first month, although it did not rain, but the sky was gloomy, and it was obviously a cloudy day.

Rong stood under the corridor and looked up the mountain from time to time, "Do you want to go to the mountain to see, when will the girl come down?" She said to her daughter.

Qingdai was tidying up the study, and listened to her mother's words, "The girl asked me not to go, and she said she would come down in a while." ”

Rong put Changning's usual belongings into a wooden box, let people carry them on a mule cart, and transported them to the boat, "A good girl's family, climbing mountains and practicing swords every day, what if you practice rough hands and feet?" She grumbled under her breath.

"A-Niang, the girl is beautiful when she practices swords, it's like dancing." Qing Dai didn't tell her mother, she also practiced sword with the girl recently, but she didn't dance as well as the girl.

Rong glanced at her daughter and was about to scold her, but when she saw Changning carrying two jars of blue and white and slowly walking down the mountain, she immediately turned her anger into laughter, "Girl, you are back, if you don't leave, you will not be able to reach Fucheng in the afternoon." ”

Changning said: "I collected two jars of peach dew, so it was late, Eminem, you sealed these two jars of peach dew for me, I remember that the third cousin likes to use peach dew to make tea the most." ”

Qing Dai and Rong took a jar of peach dew, Qing Dai opened the lid of the altar, and saw that the dew inside was crystal clear and the fragrance was faint, so she knew that it was the few drops of flower dew on the peach blossom stamen, "Girl, the flower dew collection is so troublesome, why don't you call me to help?" ”

Changning had already taken a bath in the cave, her hair was still wet, she had her long hair scattered, and she used a boxwood comb dipped in a little moisturizing flower oil, and combed her hair little by little, "It's just that I won't let you come, I'll get it done in a while." ”

Collecting flower dew is the only spell she can use at present, she has been looking through the incense recipe in the study these days, and found that many spices have to be blended with the flower dew on the stamens of flowers, she has no time to collect these, and she doesn't want to toss Eminem, Qingdai, and wants to use spring water instead, her grandfather taught her this spell, she looked at it fun, and pondered it seriously for two days, and collected two jars of peach dew. She remembered that her third cousin liked to make tea with peach dew and plum snow the most, and she went to Fucheng to see her off this time.

"The peach dew is so fragrant, it's a pity that the girl doesn't like to use these to make tea, otherwise it would be the best match for it to make flower tea." Qingdai is Changning's personal maid, what Changning learns, she can learn anything, Shen Jian and Changning are good tea, and she is also very proficient in the tea ceremony.

"This water is dirty, if you want to make tea, don't you know how to use mountain springs?" Changning said with a smile, there is a mountain spring at the door of the house, clear and sweet, very suitable for making tea. She has to filter when she uses the mountain spring, and it is impossible to use the falling water to make tea these days, not to mention that the plum snow dew is too troublesome to collect, the rain, dew and snow water form to condensate the nucleus, even if there is no chemical pollution at this time, the condensation nucleus is also dust particles, and it is necessary to stand and filter before making tea, it is too troublesome, not as convenient as spring water.

"You can't always use the mountain spring to go clubbing, it's all boring." Qing Dai was also amused by herself after speaking, what is the use of the spring water used to make tea, "Girl, do you want to eat again when you get to the boat, or do you use it now?" ”

"No, I'm not hungry." Changning said that she had just eaten Bigu Dan.

"The girl will be able to become a fairy one day." Qing Dai muttered under her breath.

Changning saw that everyone was almost cleaned up, so he braided his wet hair loosely, "When you have cultivated deeply, you can eat Bigu Dan, and it will be the same as me." ”

Qing Dai smiled: "Then I still have practice." She also learned martial arts from Changning, but Qingdai's roots and understanding are ordinary, and Shen Tuan only taught her the most basic method of tuning, which should be used to strengthen her body.

"What are you practicing?" Rong took a cloak and came in and put it on Changning's shoulder, "It's a cloudy day today, the girl has an extra piece of clothing, don't catch a cold." ”

Qing Dai saw her mother come in and hurriedly said, "It's nothing, the girl taught me how to practice calligraphy to look good." ”

Rong glared at his daughter, "What are you learning to practice calligraphy?" It is the right thing to practice female celebrity well. "The girl is everyone's best girl, practicing calligraphy is the right thing, she is a girl, what do you do to learn these?

Qingdai was glared at by her mother and obediently bowed her head to listen to the training.

Changning looked at the cloak on his body, and his heart warmed, "Eminem, I made you a flower fragrance nectar pill, you can take one pill every day to nourish your body." She originally wanted to make some health incense, but after the health incense was made, it had to be sealed in the cellar for a year before it could be used, so she could only make flower fragrance honey pills first, and the health incense would be sent next year. The process of making zuò is much simpler than that of non-health incense, but many dried flower medicinal powders are ready-made, and she only needs to mix jujube paste and wild honey to knead them into pills, which is much more convenient to make.

"Hey." Rong got the honey pill made by Changning, and her eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, even if Changning only gave her a piece of grass, she was happy.

When Changning took the carriage to the lake, there were five big boats moored on the dock on the lakeshore, one painting boat was taken by Changning, Qingdai and Rong, one was used to hold Changning's luggage, and three were accompanied by the servants.

The one who came to pick up Changning was a young man in his early twenties with a simple face, and when he saw Changning coming from afar, a happy smile appeared on his face, "Sister! ”

"Brother." Changning also showed a bright smile on his face when he saw this young man.

This young man is Changning's nominal heir brother Shen Liulang, Changning has always thought that he is the daughter of the Shen family, and Ah Weng is a brother to the current patriarch of the Shen family. In fact, this is the life experience arranged for her by Ah Weng, Changning's nominal grandfather died of illness in 20 years, and the nominal father also encountered a rogue on the way to the capital ten years ago, and a whole convoy was killed by a rogue Kou, and it is said that even the bones were not found. His wife, who was seven months pregnant, heard the bad news that she had given birth to a daughter and had gone away, and the poor child had only lived twenty days in the world, so she went to her father. It happened that Shen Jian picked up Changning at that time, and he wanted to arrange an identity for his granddaughter in the world, so he asked the Shen family to announce that they gave birth to twins at that time, and his sister died young, and his sister survived.

Shen Shu has been practicing for three hundred years, he is the ancestor of the Shen family who doesn't know how many generations ago, only the patriarch and heir of the Shen family know Shen Shu's cunzài, before Shen Tuan picked up Changning, he is the legendary cunzài of the Shen family. It wasn't until Shen Tuan raised Changning that he contacted Shen Jiahui, it was inconvenient for him to return to his master's door, and he wouldn't raise his own children, so he remembered his worldly family. The patriarch of the Shen family at that time was ecstatic, and not only arranged Changning to be his niece and granddaughter, but also established a place for Shen to cultivate on Linwu Island.

When Changning was three years old, the patriarch of the Shen family wanted to inherit the incense for his nephew's heir, and at that time he chose more than a dozen suitable candidates. These children are of all ages, but they are all smart and clever, and if they are carefully trained, they will become great. The patriarch is also a smart person, he saw that Changning had a different status in Shen Yan's heart, and the heir brother he found for her was also the best reading embryo, and he made up his mind to support the whole clan to support the children.

didn't want Shen Shu to like any of them, but personally went to the clan to choose an unexpected candidate. This person is Shen Liulang. Shen Liusheng's parents are distant relatives of the Shen family, there are six sons and three daughters in the family, the family is poor, he was twelve years old when he passed away, and the only advantage that can be called is honest, honest and almost wooden. Shen Jun's meaning is very clear, he doesn't need his granddaughter's heir brother to be promising, he just needs to be honest and obedient and not cause trouble. If the granddaughter wants to be an ordinary person, he has a way to ensure that He'er is safe and happy in his life, and if He'er wants to practice, then the heir brother must live in peace, otherwise He'er will be too late to clean up the mess for him. Since Changning occupies the position of the daughter of the Shen family and was raised by the Shen family, the Shen family is also her family, and the heir brother is also a brother, so she can't ignore it.

The Shen family understood what Shen Lu meant, so they taught Shen Liulang to be honest, and over the years, Shen Liulang did not teach in vain in the clan, studied hard, respected the elders, was friendly to his brothers and sisters, and treated his brothers and sisters well, and had an excellent reputation in the clan. He is also very attentive to his sister, and often sends people to send small gifts to Changning, not to mention the relationship between brother and sister, but also brother and sister, very harmonious. The year before last he got married, Changning also carefully made a pot of pomegranate bonsai as a gift, when the branches were full of pomegranates, red and gratifying, very much liked by newlyweds.

"It's cold by the lake, my sister should get on the boat first, if your sister-in-law is not pregnant, she will come to pick you up this time." Shen Liu asked Changning to get on the boat.

"Brother, is my sister-in-law okay? Still throwing up? Changning asked with concern, her sister-in-law gave birth to a daughter in her first child, and this pregnancy was a little bad, and she had morning sickness.

"It's much better, I can have people take a walk in the garden these days." Shen Liu smiled, but there was still a hint of worry in his eyes.

Changning saw it in his eyes, but didn't ask much, "I brought a pot of camellia to my sister-in-law, the color is very beautiful, and there is no taste, so that my sister-in-law and my future nephew can enjoy the flowers." ”

Shen Liu smiled and said: "Your sister-in-law must like it, she put the pomegranate you gave last time, and no one is allowed to touch it in the room." ”

Changning and Shen Liu got on the ship, and the fleet sailed all the way to Fucheng.

In the courtyard of the Shen family in Fucheng, the eldest lady of the Shen family, Lin, sat under the window of the hall and closed her eyes to recuperate, and the three girls of the Shen family sat beside her mother and picked up an incense pill and threw it into the incense burner. Lin Shi smelled the aroma before he opened his eyes, "I'm asleep again?" ”

Shen Sanniang said: "A-Niang has only slept for a cup of tea. ”

Lin sighed and laughed at himself, "Sure enough, I'm old, and I can fall asleep while sitting." She used to look at the account books for a day and didn't feel tired, but during this time, she felt that her energy was much shorter.

Shen Sanniang said: "It should be that the weather is hot and the summer is sleepy, and I have been wanting to sleep these days." ”

Lin instructed his subordinates, "In the future, replace all the drinks with chrysanthemum tea, it may be a bitter summer." ”

The servant woman said, "If the lady is too hot, it is better to open an ice cellar and get the iceberg." ”

Lin shook his head, "It's just summer, it's not yet three dogs, where do you need ice cubes." Drink some chrysanthemum tea and mung bean soup to cool off the heat. ”

A servant woman should be.

At this time, a pretty young maid came in from outside the house, "Madam, Ah Chen just sent someone to say that the fifth girl has already entered the city gate, and it will be there in about half an hour." "Changning is the fifth in the Shen family, her nominal father is the nephew of the patriarch, but the patriarch is not separated, Changning's house still lives with the sect's house, and it is considered the fifth room of the lineage.

Lin put down the teacup, "Sanniang, you will pick up your sister at the door later." ”

"Yes, A-Niang." The third lady of the Shen family is fourteen years old this year, it is the time when the cardamom girl is just growing up, and the daughters of the Shen family are born with good colors, and she is no exception, with picturesque eyebrows and skin like snow jade, like a slim white lotus. She has a docile temperament and has met Changning several times, "We haven't seen each other for almost a year, and I don't know if He'er has grown taller again." ”

Lin smiled slightly: "She will live at home for a long time, you can catch up with the old days." ”

"Auntie, do you want to go back to Linwu Island?" Shen Sanniang asked, she thought that He'er was ten years old and should live in Fucheng for a long time, but Shen Sanniang couldn't figure it out, obviously her uncle and grandfather died very early, so who was the grandfather who raised He'er? I didn't hear that her grandfather had a second brother.

Mrs. Lin shook her head, "I don't know either. A few months ago, her husband told her that in the future, He'er would live in Shen's house, and he discussed with her that He'er would be a suitable unmarried Xiaolangjun in Pingjiang Mansion, but in the past few days, he said that he was only staying temporarily, and he would go to the north after a while. Could it be that the old lady on Linwu Island still wants He'er to marry to the north? However, the family also respects the old lady too much, and I heard that the family Weng goes to see him every year, which is all a junior ceremony, and I don't know what his identity is. Since He'er is his own granddaughter, why is it still in someone else's name?

"But I've heard that the crane is going to the north in a while, maybe you can get closer in the future." Lin looked at his daughter with a smile and said.

Shen Sanniang's face was slightly red, Shen Sanniang was engaged to Langjun of the Qin family in Yongzhou at the beginning of this year, and the two families were engaged to marry when Shen Sanniang turned seventeen.

Lin looked at her daughter with a shy face, and sighed secretly in her heart, she was dissatisfied with this family business, her daughter married too far, in case she was bullied in her in-law's house, she couldn't help if she wanted to. But her daughter's marriage was set by the old lady and her husband, and she couldn't be the master.

"Madam, the sixth lady is here." The servant woman who was on duty outside the house came in to report back.

Shen Sanniang got up to greet her, and a beautiful young woman lifted the curtain and entered, "Auntie, third sister." ”

"Liuniang, you're not in good health, why don't you rest in the house?" Lin asked the young woman.

The young woman smiled slightly, "I'm much better, I heard that the fifth sister is coming, so I'll come over." She is Shen Liu's wife, Wen, who is very gentle and virtuous, and when she arrived at the Shen family, she knew that her husband's family attached great importance to his heir, and he didn't dare to snub Changning.

"Is Ling'er feeling better?" Lin asked with concern, Ling'er is the eldest daughter of Shen Liu and Wen's, because the cry was as loud as a bell when she was born, Shen Liu gave her daughter a nickname Ling'er.

"Fortunately, I was tired of crying, so I let the nurse carry me to sleep." Speaking of her daughter, Wen's eyes have a faint sadness, her daughter doesn't know what's going on during this time, she cries day and night, and she doesn't know how many doctors she has seen are useless, these doctors all vaguely hint that this child may not be able to raise it, she doesn't know how many times she cried for her daughter's illness, and her poor pregnancy is also related to anxiety.

Lin also knew the suffering of their husband and wife, so she didn't say much, she only took Wen's hand and patted it, she also died young, and she empathized with Wen's pain, "No matter what, you have to take care of your body first." ”

Wen's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he nodded with tears in his eyes.

While the two were talking, the next person came to report that the five girls had arrived at the water wharf, and Shen Sanniang and Wen were busy going to the back garden water wharf to greet each other.