[2] Drill down to eavesdrop (1 in case, fire and fire!) )
The two big men originally walked beside Yu Yan one after the other, but a group of women came out helplessly, squeezed Yu Yan away, and hugged the two and walked forward.
Yu Lixiao turned his head to look, and Yu Yan waved at him, asking him to go forward first.
Cai Xiang was very talkative, Yu Yan simply slowed down and carefully asked Cai Xiang about Mo Wen's situation at the old cousin's house. Mo Wen is away from the gods, she is full of interest in this family now.
Uncle Xu's surname is Xu, the ninth in the family, he is seventy years old this year, and the villagers are respectfully called Uncle Jiu, and Mo Wenli is a relative who is turning a corner. But Mo Wen's family is thin, and he is of the same clan as Uncle Jiu, so he took care of him a lot when he was a child, so when his mother was alive, he had frequent contacts with Uncle Jiu's family.
Uncle Xu Jiu's family is engaged in the tea business, and he is prosperous, with three sons and six daughters. Two were married locally, and four were married to other places. They are all married to big families, or big rich people, or big businessmen, and they can be regarded as good matches.
Uncle Nine originally wanted to train his son to study, and the family could also produce an official, but the three sons were not that material, and after the eldest son was admitted to Xiucai, he was never able to take a step forward, and it was early. Needless to say, the other two are very fun-loving, eating, drinking, piao and gambling. Everyone married several concubines, which caused the grand scene of many women in this house.
The names of the women in front of him, Cai Xiang also told Yu Yan all.
The eldest cousin-in-law is called Ye Rujiao, when she was young, she was the most beautiful flower in the ten miles and eight towns here, and her family was also a big local family, and she married her two shops, dozens of acres of tea gardens, and was the most generous dowry among the three daughters-in-law. So in the Xu family, Rujiao's status is very high, and now the Xu family's family business is in charge of her. She and Mo Wenli's eldest cousin Xu Xisheng have a son and three daughters. Son Xu Tongyao listened to his mother very much. The three daughters are named Xu Yazhen, Xu Yazhu, and Xu Yaxin. Like her mother, they are shrewd characters, and they are still looking for her mother-in-law.
"Am I talking too much?" Cai Xiang was a little embarrassed when she saw that she had been silent.
"Nope." Yu Yan patted the back of her hand and smiled.
Caixiang smiled, lightly lifted a peach blossom, pointed to the hut in front of him and said, "It's here." ”
White walls and green tiles, cobblestone paths, peach blossoms on both sides of the road. The main hall has a wide open door, a particularly delicate bluestone threshold, and a flower pond under the eaves is planted with phalaenopsis orchids, whose lush leaves have just been washed by the drizzle, and are as green as jasper.
"What a great place." Yu Yan took a deep breath, only to feel that her nose was full of fragrance, which was refreshing.
"Come on." Yu Lixiao stopped and reached out to her.
Yu Yan pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered: "Why, so many delicate beauties, don't you take a hand, remember to hold my yellow-faced woman's hand?" ”
"Come on in." Mo Wenli also stopped and turned his head to look at the two.
Yu Yan lightly lifted the hem of her skirt and stepped into the threshold.
The hall is spacious, and the doors and windows are carved with magpie patterns, which is a special feature here. Several Taishi chairs are placed on either side, and eight landscape paintings are hung on the walls.
"Childe, ma'am, please take a seat." Mrs. Rujiao smiled and invited the three of them to take a seat, turned her head to look at the three daughters beside her, and said, "You go to make tea for your son, remember to use your tongue." ”
"Yes, mother." The three girls were blessed, responded crisply, and turned to go down. When he passed by Mo Wenli and Yu Lixiao, he slowed down and covered his lips and smiled.
"Freshly picked Peacock Tongue Tea." Rujiao watched the three of them go out, turned her head, and said to Mo Wenli with a smile: "I heard the old lady say that every time your mother used to go back to her parents' house, it was in the spring, just because she liked to drink sparrow tea, and every time we had to keep the best, let her take it back to your father......"
Mo Wenli smiled, he remembered those past events, and the faces of his father and mother were also clearly left in his heart, and they never faded.
"Hey, what am I talking about?" Rujiao looked at his face, stopped talking in time, pointed to the pastries brought by the girls and said, "Try this first, it's all made by your sisters, your ninth uncle and cousin have gone to the ancestral hall to discuss matters, and they will be back in a while." ”
"Taste it." Mo Wenli took a piece and handed it to Yu Yan's hand.
She took a bite, it was crispy and sweet, and it took a pair of skillful hands to make a delicious taste.
Seeing that her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, Mo Wenli's eyes were full of tenderness, he raised his finger to wipe the pastry crumbs from the corner of her mouth, and picked another piece for her, "This piece is good, made of peach blossom juice." ”
As soon as Yu Yan was happy, she said "thank you" to her ear.
The women in the room showed strange expressions again, looking at the two of them, and then at Yu Lixiao. Yu Yan noticed it, and secretly wondered, didn't she see her and Mo Wenli intimacy, these women thought that they were not abiding by women's morals?
Do as the Romans do! She quickly sat upright.
"Cousin, please use tea."
The three sisters of the Xu family came out with tea and put it on the small table in the hands of the three of them.
The three of them all scrambled to serve tea to the two big men, and the one who was squeezed to the back had to put the tea in Yu Yan's hand, smiled reluctantly, and walked away without saying a word.
Really...... It's obvious!
"Don't be presumptuous, be careful that the old lady and your father know, and I want to teach you a lesson." Mrs. Rujiao reprimanded in a low voice.
"Yes." The three girls hurriedly saluted again.
Yu Yan looked coldly, in addition to the second cousin and third cousin's main room sitting on the chair opposite, there were more than a dozen women standing in this hall, but none of them were qualified to speak, only Rujiao's mother and daughter could talk and laugh freely, which shows that the status of this Changfang family in the Xu family is extremely high. Judging from this rule, it is no less than in the palace!
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