CHAPTER XIII
Half a month later, Eviana stepped out of the courtyard again to greet Nara Fujin. The lotus flowers on the road of pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info are blooming, and Evian Ah saw that there was a small boat collecting dew and lotus seeds, so Evian Ah hurriedly beckoned and motioned for the people on the boat to come.
"What do you command?" Immediately the servants of the ship disembarked from the ship and came to Eviana to salute.
"Can you help me collect a few budding lotus flowers?" Most of the lotus flowers at this time of year are already in full bloom, and it is not particularly easy to find the lotus flowers that are still in the flower bones. The servant nodded yes, and then disembarked and searched the pool. After a while, I found more than a dozen flowers.
"Gege, that's it for the time being, some bones are too small, and they will take a few days to pick." The servant handed the green lotus a dozen lotus flowers, and then got up and took leave. Eviana continued to walk towards the courtyard of Nara Fujin with the green lotus.
"What does Gege want these lotus flowers for?" The green lotus looked at the lotus flower in his hand suspiciously, and couldn't help asking.
"If you don't do anything, it's just for Fujin." Evian said with a slight smile. Maybe others don't understand, but Fu Jin must understand.
When they arrived at the courtyard of Nala Fujin, Song Gege and Geng Gege were still there, and several people greeted each other, and then began to chat.
"Sister Niu Hulu is in good health, right? I haven't had time to see you. Geng Gegra grabbed Evian's left hand, looked at Evian slightly, and then said with a smile.
"Yes, my sister has been in the house for so long, and I have always had the opportunity to go to my sister's yard to disturb for a while, so don't annoy my sister." Song Gege also said immediately.
"Sister Xie cares, how dare my sister blame my sister, it's good that our sisters will come and go back and forth often in the future." Evian also said with a slight smile. These seemingly ordinary words, in fact, have a pit waiting for you everywhere. If you answer that you are in good health, others will think that you don't respect Chang Fujin and don't come to say hello for so long. If you don't answer yet, people will think, "You can come here today, why didn't you come a few days ago?"
"You are all here, Li Fang Fujin will not come today, I just sent someone to spread the word that Hongshi is not in good health." Nala Fujin came out of the back room and said to a few people with a slight smile.
"Where does the fragrance come from, it's a lot easier to smell it." As soon as he sat down, Nara Fujin sniffed the air around him slightly, and then asked.
"It was brought by Niu Hulu Gege, and the slave maid just plugged it in." Xiangcui, who was beside Nala Fujin, whispered slightly.
"It's a lotus, right? It smells weird. Song Gege also sniffed slightly.
"My sister's sense of smell is so sensitive." Evian smiled at Song Gege.
"Bring it over and I'll take a look, a few days ago, a maid came to say that the lotus flowers were blooming, and asked me to go out for a walk, but I was busy and forgot my head. Niu Hulu has a heart. Nala Fujin tapped the lotus flower in Xiangcui's hand, then lowered his head and sniffed it, then raised his head and smiled at Evian.
"When the concubine also came, she saw a servant collecting lotus seeds, and then asked the servant to pick a few lotus flowers." Evian thought for a moment, then replied carefully.
"Fu Jin, Niu Hulu Gege has brought more than a dozen of them, and I have put a few in your house. Half is left. Xiangcui explained after Evian's words.
"Well, I understand Niu Hulugege's intentions. In the future, just call my sister, don't be too polite, it's all your own family. When Nala Fujin heard this, he also thought for a moment and immediately said with a smile.
"Thank you. Sister. Evian immediately saluted, then got up and spoke with a slight seriousness.
"Well, good. I know a few of you are good. The rest of the lotus flowers turned back, and Song Gege and Geng Gege also brought a few back each. Nala Fujin nodded, and said with a smile at Song Gege and Geng Gege.
"Thank you." The two saluted, then smiled and said yes. After a few more casual chats, Nala Fujin asked them to retire. Evian went out with Song Gege and Geng Gege.
Outside the Nala Fujin Courtyard, the three of them walked on the road silently, the maids all followed behind their own sons with their heads bowed and responded carefully, Song Gege's maid Qiushui and Geng Gege's maid Meilan each held a few lotus flowers in their hands.
"It's still early today, why don't we go to the Lotus Garden to watch, and then go to Niu Hulu's sister's yard to disturb it?" Geng Gege said to the two of them with a slight smile.
"Sister Geng has a good idea, my sister won't disagree, right?" Song Gege also nodded with a smile immediately, and then turned his head slightly to Evian and asked with a smile.
"Sisters can come, the small courtyard is full of flowers, and you are very welcome." Eviana immediately asked the green lotus to go back to the yard to clean up a little.
Aster, Evian, Song Gege, and Geng Gege sat together, and the maid kept fanning on the side.
"It's getting hotter and hotter, and I can't go out after a while." Song Gege took a lotus seed and put it in his mouth and said slowly. The lotus seeds were freshly picked by the servants from the lotus garden. Lotus seeds clear the heat and go to the fire, and it is just right to eat this in this weather.
"Not really, but the ice is coming down soon, I don't know if the ice will decrease this year." Geng Gege nodded yes, and also picked up a lotus seed and put it in his mouth.
"How do you divide the ice?" Hearing this, Evian asked with a slight puzzlement. Because she was the housekeeper of Ilgen Jueluo when she was in Niu Hulu Mansion, she didn't know this, but she still knew that her family had enough ice cubes. I remember that when I was three years old, Ling Zhu, who had a hard time asking for it, set up cellars on many Zhuangzi, which could not only store ice, but also put some fresh ingredients. So there is no shortage of fresh vegetables and ice cubes on the house.
"My sister doesn't know yet, our house is also counted as ice cubes, and the ice cubes obtained by different identities and statuses are also different, but there are often times when there are not enough ice cubes. Ye has always been afraid of heat, and the ice cubes in the house should be held close to Ye first, and the places where Ye often goes must prepare ice cubes. So a lot of times they don't take care of us. Song Gege explained slightly to Evian.
"Ice is expensive, aren't they?" Evian asked, thinking for a moment. Isn't ice just made of water?
"My sister doesn't know, this ice cube is not easy to preserve, even if it is preserved in the ice cellar, but the road is long, and half of it is melted when it arrives at the house. And the price of ice cubes is very expensive, and they are almost catching up with gold. Geng Gege listened to Evian's words, and also explained with a slight smile. I think Evian must not have asked about these things in the Niu Hulu Mansion. They also learned about this when they were helping the Nara Fujin steward in the Baylor House.
"Oh, I see." Evian thought about it, and saw some questions that she hadn't usually thought about, and it seemed that she was going to contact Niu Hulu's mansion. Then he asked:
"Sister, if my sister wants to contact her mother's family, how can she contact her."
"Sister, be quiet." Song Gege immediately covered Evian's mouth and motioned for a few maids to go down. Then he waited until the maid went down, and then said slowly:
"Sister, you can't talk nonsense, our identity is just a personality, only the identity above the side Fujin can be said to be an occasional summon to the family."
"That's right, I've been in the house for three years and haven't been in contact with my family, so my sister must be homesick. After a long time, it will be slightly better. Geng Gege was also reminded of homesickness by Evian.
"Sisters, don't be sad, it's all my sister's fault, punish my sister quickly." Evian was about to hit himself in the mouth, but was quickly stopped by Song Gege.
"My sister has just been here for a long time, and she doesn't know the rules of Baylor Mansion yet. Doesn't it mean that those who don't know are not guilty, it's good if my sister stays for a long time. Song Gege sorted out his mood a little and said with a reluctant smile.
"Thank you, sister, for mentioning." Evian nodded at Song Gege and said.
Then the three of them didn't say anything more, and after Song Gege and Geng Gege said goodbye, Evian Ah sat alone in the room thinking about things, originally she thought that if she could get in touch with Niu Hulu Mansion, she could also tell Ama and her brother how to make the ice cubes last longer. Not too fast
It seems that there is no hope for anything.
"What is Miss thinking?" Green Lotus came in with tea, looked at Evian's slightly helpless gaze, and asked with concern.
"Hmm, I'm thinking about how to contact home." Evian looked at the green lotus, and after a rough remark, she didn't think about it. But when Green Lotus heard Evian say this, he looked at the door to see if there were any idlers outside the door, and said:
"I heard Yueji say that she has an older brother who is in charge of purchasing with the purchasing manager in the outer courtyard. I went out once every ten days, and if Gege was homesick, I would go back and ask Yueji if he would like to let his brother help. ”
"I heard Song Gege say that you can't contact your family privately." Eviana listened to Green Lotus's words and couldn't help but ask.
"Gege, that's said on the surface, and in private, they all have their own channels." Green Lotus said helplessly. Isn't it the same in Niu Hulu Mansion, although there is no permission, the next person is not allowed to contact his family privately, the time is short, but after a long time, how can he be homesick.
"Well, good. You reveal a little bit to Yueji first, but pay attention to Yueji's movements, after all, I don't know if she's a loyal person. Evian said slightly. If you can get in touch with your family, then you can make a lot of money in Niu Hulu Mansion this year. After all, she knew that because of her attention, there would be a lot of ice cubes left over every year, and the remaining ice cubes would be sold to the outside world. If there were more ice cubes left this year, she would have more savings, and she hadn't forgotten that she had given her all the family's savings before she entered Baylor House.