and the things were delivered to each man.

Yueying looked at a pair of exquisite fans and two strings of incense beads sent by Yueyao, and said to Cai Lan: "Put them away." ”

Cai Lan muttered: "The third girl is too stingy, and the two big carts of things are sent so little." She heard from the people in the outer courtyard that the Ma family sent two carts of good things, but they only gave so many good things to their own girl, not stingy.

Cai Qing said helplessly: "You can't say two words!" The third girl is willing to give us a girl, that's love, where can I care about the value of things. "No matter how many things the three girls have, they are all given by their uncles, what does it have to do with their girls.

Cai Lan looked at Cai Qing's eyes with unkindness. Didn't speak again.

Yuebing's gift has an official kiln pastel porcelain inkstone than Yueying, and Yuehuan's is the same as Yueying's. Yueyao attaches great importance to the difference between her and her descendants.

Mother Wang tried her best to teach Yue Bing, and Mother Wang looked at the gift given by Yue Yao and said, "Second girl, although the third girl's gift is not worth much, it is a little bit of a sister's heart." ”

Yue Bing nodded: "I know." After speaking, he sighed slightly and said, "If my uncle's family is the same as the third sister, there won't be so many troubles." ”

Now the relationship between the Lian family and the Mo family is also very delicate. Mo Shi filled in his dowry to fill in the loopholes, but Mo Yun couldn't pay back the large amount of money he owed.

Mo Yun had no choice, so he asked Mo's help. If the Mo family is rich, he will definitely help his brother-in-law, but now the Mo family is also very damaged, where can he still take care of his mother's family. Mo Yun was forced by those loan sharks to have no choice, and in the end, Mo Yun had no choice but to beg the old lady to go to Lian's house. Old Madam Mo begged to come to the front of Liandong.

Lian Dongfang asked Mo's to summon him and asked Mo's plan to do it. In the end, Lian Dongfang borrowed 10,000 taels of silver to the Mo family in front of the Mo family. After Mo Yun left, Lian Dong asked Mo to go to the small Buddha hall for two days to wake up. and instructed the people of the Mo family not to receive them if they came again.

Mo was sick that day, and he didn't get better until two days before Yue Yao returned.

Mother Wang shook her head when she thought of the Mo family. Madame's maiden family was too weak, and Madame still believed that her maiden family happily lost all her dowry. I'm afraid that the dowry for the second girl to marry in the future will not be much. Without a rich dowry, it is difficult to marry into a high family.

Yuehuan looked at the gift sent by Yueyao, and couldn't help but say, "It's good to have a backer!" "In the past, she lived with Aunt Su, and she was worried about malnutrition, but now I know that there are actually a lot of things to do independently. If you want to cast the moon and ice, you have to tame a few maids who are serving you closely, and you have to deal with the difficulties of those maids and wives outside, it is still too early.

Yuehuan is actually a little envious of Yueyao. Even if her parents are not there, she doesn't have to please anyone, let alone be angry with the mustache woman, and she doesn't have to beware of the personal maids around her.

Yuehuan was still sighing, Hongling walked into the house and said, "Girl, Sister Ruju next to the second girl is here." ”

Ruju came over to pass on Yuebing's words: "Fourth girl, our girl said that you will go with her to visit the third girl tomorrow." "Someone else gave me a gift, so I had to pay a visit. If it weren't for the fact that it was getting late now, and it would take an hour to come and go, they would have gone now.

Yuehuan nodded in response, "Okay." ”

At night, Yueyao practiced calligraphy in the study, saw the swaying bamboo in the window, and smiled and put down the sheep's hair brush and walked to the backyard.

Yue Yao stood in the night and looked at the bamboo, looking very seriously.

Hao's mother and Hua Bud both knew that the girl was about to start painting again. When Yueyao was painting, everyone knew not to disturb.

An hour and a half later, Yueyao and the others summoned someone into the studio.

Yue Yao painted ink bamboo, a green bamboo with a rhyme, looming in the mist under the night fog. The painting evokes the tranquility of the night.

Hua Bud looked at the painting made by Yue Yao and was surprised: "Girl, this painting is better than the previous ones." "I can't say where the buds are good, but they are comfortable to look at.

Yue Yao smiled lightly, Mr. Yushan has always emphasized that the best paintings must have something expressive, and she is now slowly blending into it. And the effect of the exercise for more than a month is also remarkable, and she feels that her hands are stronger than before. As long as she persists, she believes that she can overcome her innate weaknesses.

Hua Bud said cautiously: "Girl, is this painting still burning?" ”

Yue Yao shook her head: "Don't burn it, put it in the studio." No one can enter my studio without my command. I can't even let people see my paintings. ”

Hua Bud was pleasantly surprised: "Okay." "It's a shame that such a good painting burned.

Yue Yao got up on time on the second day to go to the back garden to box, and now a vacant space has already been set up in the backyard for Yue Yao to exercise. It's very flat, and it's also suitable for boxing now.

Hua Bud asked Hao's mother a lot of things yesterday, and naturally knew that Yue Yao had learned a set of boxing from others. Leg and foot kung fu. Hua Bud was speechless when she heard that her girl was learning boxing to increase her strength.

The appearance of Yueyao's set of fists does not look much different from the five fowl plays, and the layman sees that they are all swinging around, but no one pays attention to it. Only Yueyao herself knows that this set of punches is much harder than practicing the five bird plays.

Yue Yao finished breakfast and went to greet Mo's family, and was very surprised when she saw people. Mohs has lost a lot of weight, and his previously round face is now pointed.

Yueyao's attitude towards Mo was the same as always, and she didn't take the initiative to speak after asking for peace. What Mohs asked, she answered.

Yue Bing said with a smile on the side: "Third sister, I like the gift you gave me very much, thank you third sister." "Yueyao usually brings things for them when she comes back from outside. Although they are all small things that are worthless, they show the friendship of Yueyao's friendly sisters.

Yue Yao chuckled, "It's good to like it." ”

Mo Shi looked at Yue Yao, whose face was becoming more and more ruddy, and felt very uncomfortable. It is no longer possible for her to pretend to be kind in front of Yueyao, and now she is out of sight and out of mind, and let them all go out.

Yue Bing walked out of the main courtyard and took advantage of the situation to say that she wanted to go to Yueyao's Lanxi Courtyard to sit down. Yue Yao naturally would not refuse, and led everyone to Lanxi Courtyard with a smile.

Yueyao is used to walking long distances, but Yueying and the others are not used to it. Yue Bing walked halfway and said, "Third sister, why don't you move out and join us, so that everyone will be lively together." It's not easy to see this farsightedly once. Sweat beads on her forehead and sore legs.

Yue Yao smiled: "Lanxi Courtyard is not only quiet, but also cool in summer. I love it. "In Lanxiyuan, you can use ice in summer, and it's very cool.

Seeing Yue Bing's expression, Yuehuan turned her mind around and asked, "Third sister, what have you been doing every day in Mafu for so long?" Is it also embroidery and practice calligraphy every day? ”

Yue Yao shook her head and said, "I learned a few pastries at my uncle's house, but I didn't do it well. I don't have that talent. "I don't know if I have any talent, but Yueyao won't put much effort into it.

Yueying whispered: "The third sister should go out to play, right?" "The things given are all bought outside, and the people of Mafu can't prepare these things for Yueyao as gifts.

Yueying's guess was really accurate, these things were bought by Yueyao when she went outside. said with a smile at the moment: "I went to Dongjie once, and I bought the fan and incense beads on Dongjie." I think it's beautiful, I don't know if you like it or not. "These fans are all things that come from the West, and the colors and patterns on them are not available in Beijing, and these things are a fresh.

Yueying said softly: "Third sister, your uncle is really good to you. ”

Yue Yao smiled brightly when she heard this: "My uncle, eldest cousin, and eldest cousin and sister-in-law are very good to me. ”

Yue Bing looked at Yue Yao's bright smile and understood the meaning of her words. Yueyao said this, indicating that she had a backer and was not afraid of anyone in the Lianfu. This is the real reason why Yueyao dares to argue with her mother. A fierce look flashed in Yue Bing's eyes, but it was soon gone.

Lanxi Courtyard is very cool, and everyone feels it as soon as they enter, which is much more refreshing than outside. Yueying couldn't help but say, "Third sister, you are so comfortable here, much cooler than my yard." ”

Trees are planted on all sides of Lanxi Courtyard, and there is a tall tree above the left side of the house. It's not unusual for the house to be cool.

Yue Yao smiled; "yes, I only use some ice when it's hottest." As long as she doesn't agree, no one can force her to move out of here.

When they arrived in the house, after everyone had a conversation, Yue Bing spoke: "Third sister, I heard that you have a studio here, I haven't seen it yet, can you let us take a look?" ”

Yue Yao's heart sank, and she couldn't figure out what Yue Bing was going to do. It's just that she wasn't so stingy, and took three people to the studio.

The studio is clean and the windows are large, spacious and bright. On the table, there are all kinds of painting tools, drawing boards and other things next to it. On the back wall are several large chests.

Yueying was the first to speak and asked, "Third sister, what's in this box?" So many? "So many boxes for stuff.

Yueyao brought them to the studio, but it didn't mean that she would open the box for them to see. smiled at the moment: "These are all pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other objects, my uncle said that my filial piety is almost over, and I can start painting in the future." My uncle likes to buy things in piles, and these things are enough for me for a few years. "Yueyao is showing off again.

Yueying didn't believe it, where would there be a few boxes of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and said at the moment: "Third sister, I remember that you sent us a lot of kinds of paper last time, and this time it also opened our eyes. ”

The smile on Yueyao's face faded suddenly: "It's all ordinary things, nothing to look at." "I said that it was some ordinary things, and I insisted on seeing what kind of heart I had.

The moon's face is reddish. This is actually Yueyao's oversensitivity and overheartedness. Yueying just wanted to take a closer look and had no other intentions.

Yue Bing smiled: "Yue Yao, after looking at the studio, I happened to go to see your study." I heard from my eldest brother that my second uncle had a lot of books. "It is said that there are thousands of books stored in the study.

Yue Yao led everyone to the study. On the desk in the study room, there are still words that Yue Yao practiced last night. Yue Bing looked at Yue Yao's words, looked up and said, "The third sister's handwriting is getting better and better." "This is true, Yueyao's current words have indeed made great progress.

Yue Yao was not modest, stretched out her hands and said, "It's not in vain that I have so many more calluses on my hands." ”

Yueyao uses ointment every night, but she spends so much time holding a pen and writing every day that it is impossible for her to remember the calloon. Several maids around her were all worried, only Yueyao herself didn't care. People who have experienced life and death, where will they care about a few more cocoons on their hands.

Yueying shouted, "Yueyao, you don't care about yourself too much. "The girl's hand is very valuable, equivalent to the second face. If people see that their hands are full of calluses, they think that their family is in a difficult situation and they have to do a lot of heavy work!

Yue Bing's face was not good-looking, she didn't pay attention to it before, but now Yue Yao's hands have a thin cocoon, so that outsiders must think that her mother has treated her harshly: "Yue Yao, you will still write less in the future, and your hands must be well maintained." ”

Yue Yao chuckled, "I'm measured. ”

Yue Bing choked suddenly.

Yue Bing opened her mouth, and said no more words of consolation. No matter what, Yue Yao has already decided to marry, and it is impossible for the Shen family to withdraw from the marriage because Yue Yao does not have a white and tender jade hand.

Yue Yao was not very interested, but she still led three people to see the small Buddha Hall.

Yuehuan looked at Yueyao's study, studio, and small Buddha hall, and felt a little envious in her heart, and said, "The third sister is really good here, she has everything." I don't even have a study in that yard. "There is no study in the courtyard of Yuehuan, and a room is also used as a study after living in the past. But the light in the bedroom is not as good as in the study.

Yue Bing glanced at Yue Huan, and there was this warning in his eyes.

Yuehuan's heart deserves to be terrible, she doesn't envy Yueyao's spacious study here, and warns her. I've never seen anyone so careful.

Yue Yao looked at each other in their eyes, and said with a smile: "This used to be the residence of the master, and it is normal to have a study. As for the studio and the small Buddha hall, I also asked people to clean it up. "Her yard is three times larger than that of Yuehuan, and she can clean it up as she wants.

Yue Yao led everyone to the backyard. Yue Yao moved a table and chairs to the backyard and put them under the tree, and after everyone made it, Drizzle led the maid to bring tea, fruits and pastries.

Yueyao brought back a lot of grapes from Mafu yesterday, and yesterday Yueyao asked the steward to buy watermelons, pears and other fruits. Generally, I don't buy much, enough to eat for two or three days.

Moon Ring likes to eat grapes the most, and when she looks at the purple grapes, she is ready to take one to eat. Yue Yao shook her head and stopped her: "Fourth sister, I'll eat later." ”

As soon as Yueyao's words fell, Xijuan led four little maids to bring water. Yuehuan's face turned red, but she quickly stood up and cleaned her hands calmly, then took a dry towel from the tray and wiped her hands before sitting down again.

After eating the grapes, Yuehuan exclaimed: "Third sister, these grapes are so sweet." Can I bring some back later? "Grapes are her favorite.

Of course, for the moon ring, any fruit in this era is delicious. After eating the fruits here, I know that modern fruits are all scum.

Yue Yao nodded and said, "Drizzle, I'll pack the grapes in the basket for the four girls later." ”

Yueying felt that Yuehuan was embarrassed like this, and took the initiative to ask for something.

Yue Bing smiled and took a piece of watermelon and tasted it, Yue Bing said with some regret: "Third sister, this watermelon would be better if it was iced." "Chilled watermelon will be sweeter and cool to quench your thirst.

Yue Yao shook her head and said, "I never put ice on what I eat. "Not to mention putting ice cubes, even putting the fruit Yueyao in the well water doesn't eat much. It's just that the fruit is not easy to preserve, and it is easy to spoil if it is not placed in the well water.

Yuehuan looked at the backyard full of flowers and plants, and felt that it was a pity: "Third sister, if you plant a grape here, and then make a grape trellis later, and everyone chats and embroiders under the grape trellis, it feels very beautiful?" Third sister, do you think? After a while, Yuehuan couldn't control herself, and there was a sense of intimacy in her words.

Yue Yao shook her head: "It's good now." "If you want to plant grapes, the current pattern will be changed, and Yueyao will not touch a single grass or tree here.

Yuehuan's affection for Yueyao was seen by Wang's mother. It's just that Yueyao's expression has been faint, and the doubts in Mother Wang's heart were quickly suppressed.

Yuehuan felt a little pity. Her yard doesn't have a backyard. If there was a backyard as big as Yueyao, she would definitely plant grapes, dates and other fruits.

While the crowd was talking, a gust of wind blew and blew on everyone's faces. The moon ring is so comfortable that it seems to have arrived in Asgard. That made several people next to him laugh.

Yueyao smiled silently.

Near noon, Yue Bing stood up and said, "Third sister, this is all lunch, we should go back." "The host didn't keep the food, so he couldn't be cheeky enough to stay and eat.

Yueyao didn't keep it, she bought a lot of vegetables every day, enough for two people at most, and she couldn't make a table of dishes, so she didn't have a big head.

As he left, Drizzle handed a basket full of fruit to Hongmei. In the basket there were not only grapes, but also pears and melons.

Yuehuan was not hypocritical, took the thing and said with a smile: "Thank you, third sister." "When you are full of food in the mansion, it is very rare to see fruits, especially melons and grapes.

Yue Bing returned to the courtyard, and her own courtyard was not a grade worse than Yue Yao's Lanxi Courtyard. Yue Bing felt very uncomfortable. In the past, her life was the best among several sisters, but now Yueyao's life is obviously better than hers. Not to mention that the grapes on the market are not cheap now, no one in their mansion eats them, not even the brocade dress that Yueyao is wearing. Since her mother was reprimanded by her father, although she was not imprisoned in the small Buddha hall for intercession, the quality of her life has dropped a lot.

Yue Bing suddenly became a little envious of Yue Yao, and she had so much money in her hand that she could buy whatever she wanted, without being restricted. If only she had so much money. Yue Bing flashed a thought, and her heart became hot, but this thought also flashed.

Yue Bing shook her head to herself, it was impossible, she could only think about it. Not to mention that Yue Yao is good, even if Yue Yao loses this dowry, it will be taken back by Ma Fu, nothing to do with her.

Mother Wang was also frowning and thinking about things, so she didn't notice Yue Bing's abnormality.

Yue Bing came back to her senses from her conjecture, looked at Mother Wang's expression and said, "Mother Wang, what's wrong?" ”

Mother Wang shook her head: "It's nothing." She felt that the four girls today were weird. She didn't see through the third girl before, but now she can't even see through the fourth girl.

The fourth girl is very smart, Mother Wang used to think that the fourth girl was smart and exposed, but now she feels that the fourth girl is also beginning to rein in her edge. Wang's mother didn't think there was anything unusual about this. The concubine wants to get past the concubine, unless she is impatient. It's just that the performance of the four girls today is too casual. But if you want to say what's wrong, you can't say it.

Yue Bing walked for a day, was very tired, and said, "Mother Wang, go down!" I want to take a break. "It's not easy to go to Lanxi Courtyard this time, and my leg is going to break.