As soon as Cao's house entered the door, he smelled a smell of medicine, which made Mint pout secretly.

Because of her illness, Su Lao Langzhong has invited her over twice, and each time she said that it was liver fire, but what she opened was something like wolfberry chrysanthemum angelica that could even be used as an ingredient in daily life, and occasionally added a little bit of coptis chinensis, and even the original gastrodia hook and vine soup was not opened. Anyway, I followed Taohua to run the medicine field of Yaotang for a few years, although peppermint didn't know how to diagnose the pulse, but when I heard it, I knew that prescribing this kind of prescription meant that Cao's was not sick at all.

is not sick and pretending to be sick, this kind of thing is really not like a housewife with rules to do. The subordinates of the Jiang family occasionally talked about it, and they inevitably had a little disdain. The Jiang family is not a big family, but it is a family with rules. When I first came to Wuxi, I was in a bad situation, and the wife Li in front of me was sick and had to support the family affairs, but this wife was lying on the bed and pretending to be sick to take medicine and spend money.

Compared with the two, even the subordinates can't help but sigh that the difference is too far. It's no wonder that the family affairs are now in the hands of the eldest girl, if it is handed over to this wife, where can it be supported.

Cao was crooked on the bed. At this time, the house did not dare to use more ice, Bai Guo was playing a fan beside him, and Poria cocos was decocting medicine on the porch outside. Jiang Yanhua was doing needlework under the window on one side, and saw that it was a pair of small tiger head shoes, obviously made for Jiang Bohua. As soon as she saw Mint coming in, Jiang Yanhua stood up first and said with a smile: "Why did Sister Mint come over, but my sister called me for something?" "

Cao's wilted since his son was taken away, and at this time, he only leaned on the pillow and said weakly: "What's the matter with Sister Tao?" "

Mint saw that she was wearing a homely old clothes, her face was yellow, and she couldn't help but think that Taohua's words made sense, Cao's appearance went to someone's birthday banquet, and everyone should suspect that she came with illness. didn't think much about it at the moment, and relayed Taohua's words: "...... The girl said that there were only a few days left before Mrs. Su's birthday, and if the second girl was still short of anything here, she would have to tell Miss Sù to buy it quickly. "Jiang Yanhua's share and Cao's are all sent to the main courtyard, except for the clothes that are to be made in the public middle school every season, what else to add, Taohua doesn't ask.

Cao Shi only pretended to be sick these days, and had already forgotten Mrs. Su's birthday, and only remembered it when he heard it at the moment, and before he could speak, he heard Mint say that he didn't need her to go, and he was suddenly anxious: "How can this be done?" Wouldn't it be rude not to go to the old lady's birthday? "What's more, if she doesn't go, how can Taohua and Yanhua, the two girls who have not been out of the cabinet, go out to socialize by themselves.

Mint stood with her eyebrows lowered and lowered her eyes, relaying Taohua's words: "The old lady has always been lenient, and she knows that her wife is unwell, so she naturally understands." What's more, it's not appropriate to be a sick guest, I'm afraid it's a rudeness. "

Jiang Yanhua has also been disturbed by the Cao family these days, and she forgot about it, and after listening to Mint's words, she hurriedly pulled the Cao family and didn't let her say it again, and said with a smile on her face: "What my sister said is true." The mother is not in good health, so it is naturally not suitable to go out. It's just -- it's just that I've been taking care of my mother these days, and I'm not in time to finish my birthday gift for the old lady......"

She said as she thought about it. This year, there are four sets of new summer clothes, and because I always go out less at home, and one set has never been on the body, but it is better to wear it. Although the jewelry is not new, it is not suitable to be full of gold and jade in the middle of summer, and it is a young girl's house, and a few delicate beaded flowers can cope with it. It's just that there was no birthday gift for Mrs. Su at all, but she couldn't do it for a while.

"The girl said that the second girl would prepare a few needles and threads, and the rest would be arranged by her own girl." Jiang Yanhua said everything that Taohua had expected, and Mint naturally knew how to answer, "I don't know if the second girl can prepare it tomorrow, and the slave will go over to get it." is a family of sisters, and it should be sent together. "

"This is natural." Jiang Yanhua nodded again and again, "You don't have to ask Sister Mint to make a trip, I'll let the daylilies be sent over early tomorrow morning." She moved in her heart, and added: "Even the clothes I want to wear that day, my sister has to palm my eyes for me, don't be rude in front of Mrs. Su." "

Cao Shi was pulled by Jiang Yanhua and also reacted. She pretended to be sick these days, and I'm afraid everyone outside knew that she was sick. It is not advisable for the sick to go out, and if they run out and make the master's house sick, they will become revenge. She is unwilling, but this disease is pretending to be herself, if she makes Taohua unhappy, in case even Yanhua stays behind and does not let her go, wouldn't it be even more cost-effective.

Although a girl who has not left the cabinet should not go out without her elders, the Su family is different. The acquaintance of the two families really started from Taohua.

Two years ago, Su Heng took office with his mother's wife, and it was the Dragon Boat Festival that passed. The weather was very hot, and there was nowhere to find ice on the way, so when she walked outside the city of Wuxi, Mrs. Su fell ill with heat stroke, and a few grains of Ren Dan didn't work. It happened that Taohua followed Jiang Xi to Zhuangzi to see the medicine field, and when he saw this, he hurriedly took the person to Zhuangzi for treatment, so as not to turn into a serious illness.

Because of this, Su Heng came to Wuxi and got involved with the Jiang family. Because of this, the Su family has a banquet, and Taohua will be invited, as for whether the Cao family goes or not, it doesn't matter.

Taohua sent some things to the Su house's relatives from time to time, and it was new tea, a medicinal oil to relieve the heat, or a self-prepared mosquito repellent incense, which was not expensive to look at, but it was all suitable. Therefore, Mrs. Su is also willing to promote for her, and she also thinks that Taohua is intimate, and whenever there is something new, she must be sent to use it first, as if it is more intimate than her daughter.

The Cao family wished that Jiang Yanhua could move around more in the Su Mansion. A few years ago, Jiang Yanhua is twelve years old this year, speaking of which, this is already the age to look at each other's relatives in the local area, and if she can show her face more in the Su Mansion, she can't say which wife and lady will fall into the eyes, isn't it better than the family that she, a talented lady, went to find?

"Bai Ge'er...... Don't go......" The son went out and left his eyes, but the Cao family couldn't let go. Now that the nurse has been sent away by Taohua, Jiang Bohua has been in Taohua's yard, and there is not even a Cao family around to use it, so how can she rest assured?

What's more, Taohua has never let Jiang Bohua come back to live, and the Cao family can't rob it, seeing that his son just comes to ask her to meet her every day, he is gradually not as affectionate as before. Since he can't go to the Su family this time, it is better to take the opportunity of Taohua to go out and bring his son back to himself. After all, in the future, the son is his hope, and he can't share it in his life.

The girl said that Mrs. Su and Mrs. Su have always liked their brother, so it doesn't hurt to go to pay their respects. What's more, my brother is also older, so it's good to go out and meet talents. Mint replied in a proper manner, and curtsied, "The slave and maid have retired." "

Su Heng has been married for four years, and has no children so far, Mrs. Su and Mrs. Su's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law love Bai Ge'er so much, especially Mrs. Su, every time she holds it in her hand, she is reluctant to put it down, and she always has to give some gifts before giving up.

Cao Shi watched Mint retreat, and patted the side of the bed angrily: "What is this!" Now I'm in this house, and there's no place to speak. "

Jiang Yanhua was planning what jewelry to wear, and said absentmindedly: "Mother, what's wrong with Brother Bai going with you." Mrs. Su is generous, which time you can't give something good......"

Cao Shi had nothing to say, thought for a while, and said, "The few pieces of jewelry you added this year are not very good, otherwise you should wear my pair of begonia Jindian." "

Jiang Yanhua smiled slightly: "Although that Jin Tian is good, it's just too heavy, and I'm afraid it won't be appropriate to wear it." Or go and ask my sister to see what my sister is wearing, and I will follow. As he spoke, he called Daylily: "Take out my skirt with green and silver edges and a shirt with goose yellow embroidered vines, and send them to my sister to see if it is appropriate." "

Xuancao agreed, and said: "Girl, that birthday gift-the slave maid thought, I'm afraid that only a few handkerchiefs can be taken out...... "On Cao's birthday, Jiang Yanhua spent nearly a month embroidering a pair of tents, and Cao's was afraid that she would hurt her eyes, so she didn't let her do more needlework since Jiang Xi went out. In addition, Cao and Jiang Bohua fell ill one after another, and at this moment, Yan Hua could only get a few embroidered handkerchiefs.

"That's not good...... Jiang Yanhua frowned, "It's embroidered with lotus flowers, and the yarn is light and thin, so it's too inappropriate to give it as a birthday gift at this time." She thought for a while, and suddenly turned to Cao's: "Mother, why don't you send the forehead wiping I just made for you." "

Cao's is afraid of the wind in winter, so he always wears a wipe on his forehead. Jiang Yanhua's new forehead is very exquisite, with the satin as the bottom, embroidered with a dark red pattern that is not more than the end, wrapped in snow-white rabbit fur on the side, and inlaid with five pearls in the center.

Cao Shi couldn't put it down when he got this wipe, so he just waited for the weather to get cold and put it on. Now I heard that I was going to give it to Mrs. Su, although I was a little reluctant, I took it out, found a brocade box, and sent it to Taohua to see.

Jiang Yanhua's needlework is nothing to say. Since she fell to the ground, the Chen family thought that she was a girl who lost money, and when she was a little older, she followed the Cao family to do housework, and when she was older, she learned needlework. At the beginning, he sewed a dress for his family to make an upper, and when he was driven out of the Chen family, he did embroidery work with the Cao family and sold it. On the delicate embroidery of the stitches, it is better than Taohua, but I have not learned calligraphy and painting, and I am better than those embroiderers, and I can't get rid of a little ingenuity.

She herself knew this problem, so when she arrived at the Jiang family and could read and write, she worked hard day and night, and she couldn't wait to become a talented woman overnight. Three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the characters can be written and painted, but although the craftsmanship has faded, it still can't get rid of the roots.

For example, this forehead. According to Taohua's vision, the dark red pattern on the dark color background is also elegant, but the white rabbit fur edge is a little more drawn. The contrast between black and white, the dark red pattern in the middle is not clean enough. However, the stitches are very fine, the edging is also well wrapped, and the beads are inlaid, and the craftsmanship of the girl in the boudoir is like this, and it is also very passable.

Taohua saw it, asked Mint to put up the forehead and sachet together, looked at the dress again, nodded her head, and said to Daylily: "It's okay to ask your girl to wear the earrings of the jade droplets, or the pair of beaded pendants." It's still hot, so wear a light gold and silver bracelet. Go back. "

Xuancao took the clothes and went back, Jiang Yanhua was writing the five big characters prescribed every day in the room, listening to Xuancao's words, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she waved her hand: "Just follow what my sister said, take out the pair of jade earrings, and then take the gold bracelet with a hollow silk to prepare." He lowered his head and went to write.

Daylily promised to turn around, Jiang Yanhua put down the pen again: "Do you know what my sister wants to wear?" "

Daylily thought for a while: "When the slave maid went, she saw that Sister Mint was hanging a silver-red shirt and a five-color satin-trimmed skirt with stone blue, and I estimated that the eldest girl was going to wear it." "

"What about jewelry?"

Daylily shook her head: "This slave doesn't know. "

Jiang Yanhua hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Then I'll ask my sister what jewelry to wear, don't collide with my sister." "

Daylily hesitated for a moment and said, "Girl, since the slave and maid have said it to the eldest girl, she will definitely choose different jewelry from the girl." "

Jiang Yanhua walked out: "It's better to ask." "

Daylilies had no choice but to follow her out again. Fortunately, the Jiang family's house is small, although it is two courtyards, it cannot be separated by a few steps. When Jiang Yanhua entered the house, sure enough, Mint was taking out the jewelry box to pick it up: "Girl, is it good to wear this pair of begonia hairpins?" "

Jiang Yanhua looked over at a glance and saw that the hairpin was golden, and the hairpin head was three small begonia flowers piled together, and the heart of the flower was inlaid with rice beads, so she smiled and said, "Sister wants to wear this?" Fangcai's mother also said that she wanted me to wear her pair of begonia flowers tomorrow, but fortunately I didn't take it, otherwise I wouldn't have worn it heavily with my sister. He stepped forward, looked at it with mint's hand, and praised, "This hairpin is so beautiful, it looks like a bead flower from the outside, but it is much more delicate than my pair of bead flowers." "

Taohua glanced at her and smiled faintly: "My sister is careful." However, the weather is hot, and these golden ones are not suitable. Mint took out the pink coral wishful hairpin, and then took the pair of crystal drop drop earrings with a jade bracelet. "

Jiang Yanhua's eyes couldn't help but follow the mint. The crystal earrings are not very conspicuous, but the coral color set on the hairpin head is excellent pink, which is bright and moist, and it is suitable for a pink shirt. In contrast, her beeswax turquoise beads seem to be too plain. There is also the jade bracelet, the color is pale green like a new leaf, but it is more elegant than her gold bracelet.

Mint noticed Jiang Yanhua's gaze, quietly put the selected jewelry into a small makeup box, placed it on the dressing table for later use, and then closed the jewelry box and sent it back to its original place.

Jiang Yanhua had to retract her gaze and turned her head to look at the dress hanging there: "My sister still knows how to pick clothes, and this coral hairpin is just right for this dress." The multicolored satin trim wrapped around the skirt brightens up the color. Sister, tomorrow is the old lady's birthday, I, the clothes I just brought are a little too plain......"

Taohua motioned for mint to serve tea, and said casually: "What is the identity of our family, Mrs. Su and Mrs. Su know it well, and it doesn't look good to dress up in fancy clothes." "

Jiang Yanhua sat and drank a cup of tea, and saw that Taohua was just lowering her head and making a small belly pocket, so she had to say a few words, and got up and went out.

As soon as she left, Mint pouted: "The girl said, what are the second girls doing here?" "

"It doesn't matter what she wants to do, I'll just make up my mind about your girl." Taohua picked up the locked small belly pocket and measured it, and smiled slightly, "Let her go." I finally know how to measure it. "

Jiang Yanhua took the daylilies back to her yard and went to write. Daylilies exited to pack her things. The little girl wolfberry helped her and asked in a low voice, "Sister, why do I look at the girl as if she is not happy this time." "The Su family can only come to the door once or twice a year, and when they said they were going to go before, they were all happily prepared, but this time it seemed to be a little unhappy, and even the □□-year-old little girl of wolfberry could see it.

"Shhhh Both of them were sold by their parents after the family suffered a disaster, and they met in Yapo's house, and they entered the Jiang family and served the same master, so they had some friendship. Seeing that the wolfberry was speechless, Xuancao hurriedly stopped her, listened to Yan Hua's side and heard that there was no movement, so she lowered her voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense." went to Su's house to congratulate the old lady on her birthday, how could the girl be unhappy. It's been three years since we've all been here, so why are you still open-mouthed? If you talk nonsense like that, I'm going to hit you. "

Goji blinked, unable to understand what he had done wrong. However, she has always trusted Daylily, and although she was puzzled, she still obediently responded and stopped talking.

Xuancao opened Jiang Yanhua's jewelry box, looked at the jewelry inside, and sighed secretly. What can be seen by wolfberries, how can she not see it. One-third of the jewelry in Jiang Yanhua's box was given by Taohua.

The Jiang family is not a wealthy family, and the ladies can add a few pieces of jewelry every year, but they are not as good as the big ones in terms of quantity and style. However, when the Li family was in the capital, Mrs. Jiang took special care of her nephew in the second room, and every time she bought jewelry, she had to give one or two more pieces to the second room. Especially after Jiang Danhua, the young daughter of Master Jiang, pushed Taohua down and fell stupidly, Old Lady Jiang gave a lot of things openly and secretly. Therefore, Li left behind a lot of jewelry, and the weight, style and inlaid gemstones are quite attractive.

Jiang Yanhua has been here for three years, and there are seven or eight pieces of gold and silver jewelry, but most of them are homely things. The jade earrings and beaded earrings, as well as a bracelet inlaid with fine rubies, were all given by Taohua one after another.

I gave it every time before, but this time the girl only called to send clothes and beads, thinking that the eldest girl could give another pair of flowers or something, but she didn't want to run twice and failed, so she was unhappy. It's just that those things were originally for the big girl, and she was willing to give them because she looked at the sisterhood, but now she didn't want to give them, but she couldn't find anything wrong.

The reason why Taohua didn't give things this time, Daylilies can also guess it, it's just for these things that the old man made trouble at home after he went out. Seeing that the two sides were divided, Xuancao, as Yan Hua's maid, was really a little worried - although the girl said that her surname has changed to Jiang now, she is not the master's own child after all, if she is not on the eldest girl's side, she is afraid that she will not be able to get any benefits.

If the master is not good, what future can he have as a subordinate? It's a pity that these things, Daylily can't interject, and can only sigh silently in her heart.