Chapter 32: Birthday 2
But said that the third wife looked at the Mao Kan shoulder made by Lan Xi, and loved it so much that she put down the clothes, turned to hold Lan Xi's hand, and said gently, "My son! It took a lot of work to do this, right? It's really hard for you! ”
"If you can see your mother so happy, then it won't be bitter. www.biquge.info Lan Xi replied with a smile, the bright eyes embedded in the face that was still a little baby fat, flashing, like stars in the sky, looking straight into the heart of the third wife, piercing her heart and lungs a little painful, a little astringent, but warm and sweet. "Mother-" Lan Xi held the third wife's hand, and called again, a serious mother, so that the third wife's hands trembled slightly, Lan Xi was unconscious, and the third wife looked at each other, and said very seriously, ".......I am really happy to see my mother healthy and happy!" ”
"Yes! When my mother still laughs, it looks the best. Lan Xun, who had the best relationship with Lan Xi, listened to it and hurriedly followed the words.
Hearing that the second son had not called his mother for many years, the third wife's heart was sour and soft, her nose was sour, and she saw that even the eldest son, who had always been introverted, nodded shyly and slightly, and in an instant, the third wife felt that her eyes were hot. Before today, she always felt that among her four children, two sons had grown up, and the eldest daughter had a knot in her heart, and they could live well without her. Except for the youngest Ajiu, the rest of the children, none of them needed her. But it wasn't until today that she realized, it seems, that she was wrong?
Of course, the third wife didn't know, this was when Lan Xi saw Lan Hao paying homage to the third wife, and the third wife's touched demeanor, he suddenly had an idea. She always complained that her mother took her father too seriously and overtook their brothers and sisters, but she forgot that in her previous life, the last straw that broke her mother was Ajiu's untimely death. If...... If you can make your mother more concerned and not be so reassuring to her and her brothers, some things can be changed?
The atmosphere between the mother and son is warm and harmonious, but the third master is not very happy to see it, and he always feels like he is being left out. So, he was very ungraceful...... Coughing interrupted them, and when the wives and children turned their heads to look at him, they said with a straight face, "It's not fun to behave like this on such a day, your mothers haven't cleaned up yet, and it's not too early at this hour, I'm afraid someone is coming." ”
The third lady also knew that this was indeed the case, so she restrained her emotions, gently pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and went into the clean room to take care of her makeup a little, and then returned to the flower hall, and there was a commotion outside the hall. It turned out that the aunts and the fourth master, the third girl, and the tenth girl came. The fourth master and the third girl kowtowed to the third wife, and even the tenth girl was held by the nurse and bowed to the occasion, and each gave a birthday gift. The fourth master is an old ginseng that has been around for some years, the third girl is a pair of shoes made by herself, and the tenth girl is a jade hairpin, all of which are decent. The aunts also gave the third wife a birthday greeting, today's day is special, not to mention where the third master sits, no one dares to find it unhappy, so they all keep to themselves.
Lan Xi looked at it, and couldn't help but wonder that his father, the door god, turned out to be so useful.
This party just said goodbye, and after a while, the ladies and juniors of the big room, the second room and the fourth room all came to pay their respects to the third wife, and for a while, Ning Yuanju was very lively. Lan Xi helped the third wife to greet her aunt, aunt and sisters, and even Mei Xiang and the others took a group of girls to arrange refreshments and fruits, and they were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground.
After talking like this for a while, the third old man, his brothers and nephews, and the male guests went to talk elsewhere, and the third lady led the female dependents into the flower dock on the lotus pond in the small garden. The flower dock is surrounded by red paint and ice cracked windows, the windows are bright and clean, there are already several braziers in the room, warm as spring, tables, chairs and refreshments are all colorful, because it is early winter, there is no scenery outside the window to enjoy, and some seasonal flowers and plants are placed in the house. Among them, several famous camellias are the three wives' marriage, because Qingyang is located in the south, the climate is warmer than the capital, and there is a special conservatory in the Lanfu flower house, please have a gardener, these pots of flowers are taken care of very well, and now they are all blooming, and the flowers are full of flowers for a while, but it can also be a look.
The eldest lady took a look, and the most special one was the eighteen bachelors, and they all knew that it had not bloomed for many years, but now it was blooming. The eighteen bachelors tree is beautifully shaped, at first glance, it looks like a graceful beauty dressed by the water, and there are more than a dozen vermilion huge flowers scattered among the thick green branches, the petals are layered, delicate and enchanting, and there are many half-opened buds, or a few petals can bloom, like a beauty still holding a pipa and half covering her face, or a trace of vermilion from the calyx, is curiously probing out.
The eldest lady saw it, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, so she praised, "The third brother and sister, this eighteenth bachelor's plant is really worthy of a treasure, and it is very beautiful." ”
After this sound, everyone looked over. Lan Ying was looking at a cinnabar purple robe not far from the side, and when she heard her mother say this, she stepped forward curiously, blinked and asked, "Is this the eighteenth bachelor?" Why aren't there eighteen colors? ”
When the eldest lady heard this, she stretched out her index finger angrily and funnily and poked the young girl's head, and said angrily, "Don't read those miscellaneous books in the future." These eighteen bachelors are not the eighteen flowers of one tree and one color as rumored, but because it has many layers of petals, which can reach eighteen layers, you can take a look. ”
The eldest lady pulled her daughter forward, and Lan Ying took a look, only to see that the blooming flowers were huge, in the shape of a hexagonal tower, and the petals were layered on top of each other, but they were clearly layered and arranged in an orderly manner. Lan Ying took the white fat little finger and counted it carefully, then sighed, "Really! Just right, eighteen floors. ”
"There are not only some, there may also be twenty floors, Sister Ying'er count them again?" The third lady answered with a smile, Lan Ying was already interested, and then went to count the petals without mentioning it.
"The third brother and sister's mother's family has always been wealthy, otherwise, who will see which family accompanies so many flowers and grasses, and they can't eat or use them. The third brother and sister won't go to their husband's house with Sister Xi and Sister Qin in the future, right? "Except for the second wife, who said this sour thing, he naturally didn't think about it as a second person.
In addition to holding his mother's arm, half-tilting his head, looking very proud, but Lan Yun who couldn't hide jealousy in his eyes. The rest of the people looked a little sneering, why did these two wives never look at the occasion and speak? Even if there is no discord between the concubines, today is the third wife's birthday, and the superficial work that should be done must be done more beautifully, right?
Fortunately, the third wife was not annoyed, and still smiled slightly, "The second sister-in-law said with a smile. Don't mention Sister Qin, let's just say that Sister Xi'er is still young, how can you mention these? Isn't the second sister-in-law already planning for Sister Yun'er? The third lady opened her mouth and said in surprise, "Sister Yun is still a few months younger than Sister Xi?" ”
The second wife gritted her teeth, what are you going to do? This is still in the filial piety period, so she plans for her daughter, does she want to be drowned by the spitting stars, or does she really want to marry her daughter and go crazy? Her daughter is only nine years old. This Fu Shi is really soft-faced and black-hearted. At that moment, he closed his mouth and stopped talking, but his face was as dark as if he had been splashed with ink.
The eldest lady hurriedly started the round, "Oops! I finally entrusted the three brothers and sisters with Fuqing for a day of leisure, and you all have to accompany me to relax and relax. ”
The fourth wife hurriedly echoed, "It's just that I'm still in the filial piety period now, so I can't invite a troupe, and I can't play leaf play, if I talk like this, it's not very interesting." ”
"I invited the daughter of Sixi Teahouse, so let her tell you a few paragraphs." The third wife turned her head, didn't look at the second wife's mother and daughter, and said with a smile.
For a while, the female ancestor was invited, and everyone found a place to sit, while eating refreshments, while listening to the storytelling, chatting from time to time, but also lively and happy.
Just as she heard the rise, Mei Shu hurriedly came in from outside the door and said, "Madam! The old man sent someone to say that the person sent by his in-laws to give you a birthday gift had arrived, and the young master had also come. ”