Chapter 41: Gift-giving is a nuisance
Lin Yu had already made up his mind, and Qingqing was persuaded by Lin Yu for a long time, although he was still very angry in his heart, but even if he was a small family, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea were also indispensable. As soon as there were many things, those annoyances were gradually put behind and forgotten by Qingqing.
Now that we have entered the lunar month, the New Year is naturally not far away, and there is a very important thing to do now, which is to purchase a New Year's gift. No matter how angry she is, Mrs. Lin is still Lin Yu's aunt, so the Hou Mansion still has to give New Year's gifts. But this is easy to do, just follow the rules. Doctor Lin is also easy to do, don't pay attention to those false courtesy, send half a pig, a sheep, six jars of wine, and then send a few good clothes to Aunt Lin, which is also practical and beautiful for small families. Only Yin Susu is in charge, Lin Yu owes people a lot of favors, and the number of courtesies is indispensable. Moreover, Yin Susu's net worth is not comparable to Lin Yu, and his appearance is stunning and noble, Lin Yu is really embarrassed to give a worldly gift like a pig.
But what gift can you give to show your gratitude without satisfying your family? Lin Yu was very worried, Qingqing didn't have any score, this matter dragged on to the tenth day of the lunar month, and the two of them had no good ideas, so they could only continue to be vulgar, in addition to the conventional, Lin Yu also specially customized a valuable jewelry. Qingqing proposed to add her newly made incense pills, Lin Yu thought about it, and felt that it seemed good to add a few new dim sums that she had never eaten in ancient times. When the twelfth day of the lunar month had passed the post, the thirteenth day of the lunar month hired a car and went to visit with the next person and a large cart of gifts.
The place where Yin Susu lives now is called Lan Yuan, and when you hear this name, you can know that the residence of the Lu Dao family and the place where Lin Yu lives are not an order of magnitude. If Lin Yu lives on the second floor, it will be a European castle, and it can't be compared at all.
Lan Yuan is on the outskirts of the city, and there is still a distance from where Lin Yu lives, so he went out early in the morning and arrived at about nine o'clock. As soon as he saw the gate of the house, Lin Yu couldn't help but marvel, and although Qingqing had been here once, he was not in the mood to watch the scenery in the garden that time, and he couldn't help but look at it at this time.
I don't know what kind of stone is the road, showing a white background showing a faint cyan moire, with such a stone to build a gorgeous archway hanging a plaque, Lan Yuan. Lin Yu can't understand the calligraphy, but he just thinks that the writing is really good-looking, the font is elegant, and there is a thick and condensed connotation, not the kind of floating powerlessness.
After talking to the porter, the other party directly opened the door and let the carriage enter, and the carriage containing those wind and chicken and sheep essence wine was left there, naturally someone cleaned it up, and the carriage that Lin Yu and Qingqing were riding and some more exquisite gifts continued along the road.
At this time, it is the time when the winter plum and the plum blossom, the road that Lin Yu followed are gardens on both sides, or the plum garden, countless plum and red plums complement each other, taking advantage of the snow-white snow, white snow and red plums, the fragrance is fragrant, like a fairyland.
Qingqing was also shocked by such a generous gesture, "There are only thousands of plum trees here, I really can't imagine that Mrs. Yin has such a generous face." ”
Lin Yu asked curiously, "You followed Mrs. Lin before, you should also know how much Mrs. Yin's dowry is." ”
"What I know is only superficial." Qingqing sighed, "It's ridiculous that the Marquis of Zhenyuan thinks he has married a rich girl, but he doesn't know that Lu Dao is also a rich man." ”
"There's nothing surprising about that." Lin Yu thought about Lu Houye's person, "It is estimated that there has been a problem between them for a long time, and Yin Susu is estimated that he will not spare himself to help them." ”
Lin Yu remembered what he had heard before, and he didn't ask anything, the carriage traveled for half an hour before stopping, and this was the second gate. Lin Yu and Qingqing got out of the carriage, Pearl carried a large box of snacks made by Lin Yu, one of the twins held a box of jewelry and a box of purses, and the other followed behind with a fragrance prepared by Qingqing.
Fortunately, there is not so much to go after entering the second gate, through the hall is greeted by a flower gate, behind the flower door is a rockery, the craggy mountain stone climbs on some lush vines, but also a bit of a dangerous taste.
Lin Yu and Qingqing bypassed the rockery, and when they saw the prospect, they couldn't help but smack their tongues, in front of them was a large piece of Pinghu, although it was frozen at this time, and the sun reflected a dazzling light, but it also extended to the place where it was out of reach of the naked eye. You can imagine the beauty of this large lake in the other three seasons.
"No wonder it's called Lan Yuan." Lin Yu came back to his senses, shook his head and whispered to Qing Qing, "What kind of mind should the woman who lives here have, the Marquis of Zhenyuan is really blind." ”
Qingqing looked at the three-story small building on the isolated island in the lake, with only a bamboo long stack connected to it, and exclaimed, "If you live in that small building in spring, summer and autumn, you must be in a good mood to open the window and the rippling lake view, now that the weather is so cold, Mrs. Yin will not still live in the lake pavilion." ”
Naturally, Yin Susu doesn't live there, she now lives in a bamboo forest not too far from the lake. It had just snowed two days ago, and there was still snow hanging on the pale yellow bamboo, and a delicate double-storey attic was half-hidden in the bamboo forest, and the girl who led the way said with a smile, "Our wife lives in Guanlan Pavilion in summer and autumn, and lives in Zhuxin Building in winter, which is the small building in the bamboo forest." ”
The small building looked right in front of them, in fact, it was not close, and it took almost ten minutes to get to the front of them, Lin Yu and Qingqing walked in only to find that although it looked like a delicate small building, it was actually quite spectacular, at least much larger than the main building in their house.
At this time, Yin Susu had already received the news, and had already asked people to open the curtains, Lin Yu and Qingqing brought people in, and saw that Yin Susu had already stood up to greet the two with a faint smile on her face.
Unlike the last time I met her by chance, today she is only wearing homely clothes, not as gorgeous as last time, a brocade jacket embroidered with orchids in lotus lotus, a goose-yellow brocade skirt, long hair combed up, a cloud sideburns, and only a few silver hairpins and silver tassels, revealing a neck that is as crystal as snow. She is still the same beauty, but after seeing more of her amazing beauty and doing enough psychological homework, Lin Yu has not lost her mind much. However, after looking at the furniture in this small hall, Lin Yu was a little depressed. The touching place is either sandalwood or huanghuali, and the place is either an antique or a treasure, and I am afraid that people will not look down on my own little thing.
Frustration is frustration, and the polite words that should be said still have to be said. The three of them saluted each other, Yahuan brought tea, and Lin Yu asked people to bring the gifts, and said with a smile, "I know that Sister Lu Dao is not short of this, but it is also a little bit of our heart, and I hope that Sister Su Su will not dislike it." ”
"What's in this box?" Yin Susu didn't seem to dislike the gift brought by Lin Yu, but was quite interested, pointing to the box where the snacks were placed, "Is it food?" It smells so good. ”
It is filled with a delicious Western sweet, with a strong taste of milk and honey. Lin Yu was not interested in Qingqing fragrance, and instead went to study the oven, with the help of reading an article about the ancient European oven fireplace, plus some experience of the craftsman himself, she really got her idea of an oven after tossing for half a month. Although it can't be compared to a modern oven with automatic temperature control, if you are proficient in the heat, you can still make most of the Western confectionery.
"It's indeed eaten, how about Sister Susu taste it?" Lin Yu personally opened the box, and there were four kinds of dim sum in layers, namely cookies, egg tarts, sweet orange praline cake, and cream puffs.
"I'll tell you the truth, I haven't had breakfast yet." Yin Susu was also not polite, pinched a golden egg tart and ate it, after taking a bite, he put it into his stomach in three or two bites, and ate another one before saying, "It tastes really good, but it doesn't seem to be made in the same way as ordinary dim sum, it seems to be baked?" ”
"I didn't expect my sister to be good at eating." Lin Yu was a little surprised.
"I've just learned a few things before." Yin Susu smiled faintly.