A sudden drop of rain crackled on the car window, waking up the dozing love. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

She pressed her forehead against the glass, and the sky outside the window was dark and the rain was pouring down. When I woke up, it was calm, and after sleeping, the rain started to fall, and it was still very heavy.

No one spoke in the car, and her fourth sister Huizhen was still lying on the opposite seat unaware. It's really hard for Hui to really sleep so soundly, she smiled bitterly.

From where she was sitting, she could see the car moving straight ahead, separating the two white waves. The car is like a boat at this time, the rain is a stream, and the road is a river. The village in the distance of the road became a blurred silhouette, slowly losing its color.

Ai Zhen stared at this scene quietly, and couldn't help but feel a little stupid, and a little nameless melancholy rose in her heart.

Lean back again and find the most comfortable position. Seeing that the sky was dark, Ai Zhen didn't know what time it was, so he took out an enamel pocket watch in his coat pocket, and borrowed the faint light outside the car to barely see it clearly, it turned out to be almost five o'clock.

It didn't take long to wait, but thankfully the road was well repaired, but thanks to a few donations from her father. The car drove into Jianxing County after a while, and at this time, the maid Sister-in-law Jiang who was sitting in the front row looked at the back seat, saw that she was awake, and said with a smile: "Third Miss, please call Miss Fourth up, hurry up and tidy up, let's get to the old mansion soon." ”

After waking up Hui Zhen, the two combed their hair and talked in a low voice next to each other. Hui Zhen is from Master Xiang's second aunt, although it is like this, but the second aunt is very peaceful, the deceased Mrs. Xiang believes in her, and Hui Zhen is only one year younger than Ai Zhen, so the relationship between the two has always been close.

Hui Zhen's face was slightly rounded, and a pair of eyes with a smile added a fresh and coquettish atmosphere to her, she stroked the hair on the back of her head, and asked Aizhen: "Third sister, did you say that grandmother is really sick or ...... this time?"

"Who knows." Ai Zhen pouted, "Anyway, we just happened to have a summer vacation, so it won't be in the way to stay in the old mansion for a little longer." She is still not very happy in the bottom of her heart, but this emotion cannot be shown in front of Huizhen.

Sister-in-law Jiang said that she was about to arrive at the old house, and she also walked for about half an hour.

Love the real father's single name, a single word. Xiang Yan made a fortune in Jianxing to set up a yarn factory, and then gradually really did his business in Shanghai and became a huge rich.

Xiang Yan settled in Shanghai after getting married, and another cousin of the Xiang family also got married in Shanghai, and this house has been in charge of Mrs. Xiang for many years.

Xiang Yan's grandfather was originally a feudal official of the former Qing Dynasty, so he had a lot of wealth in his hands, so he was able to build Xiang's house into a heroic five-entry courtyard, and even dug a ditch in the garden in the early years to lead a clear stream, which is also considered to be harmonious with mountains and rivers, and the landscape is unique.

The Xiang family is a veritable noble family in Jianxing County.

Aizhen and Huizhen's car followed Xiang Yan's car, and first stopped in front of the main gate of the old house, but it was about to stop, and there were already two maids waiting by the door, holding oil umbrellas on top of Aizhen and Huizhen's heads, and someone was busy carrying the box without mentioning it.

Xiang Yan had already taken the lead in getting out of the car, and Aizhen took Huizhen's hand and walked towards his father. Xiang Yan turned around and glanced at the third and fourth daughters, and saw that the two of them were in good shape and everything was fine, he was satisfied, and ordered: "I will follow Mother Xu later, she is an old man, you go to the room first to settle down, I will make someone call you if there is something." ”

Aijin nodded, her father had always been strict with them at home.

The two lacquered doors were wide open, and the butler led the servants to stand in front of the doorway, and said in a rural voice: "The eldest lord, the third miss, the fourth miss......"

Xiang Yan smiled majestically, he was originally a fashionable middle-aged man with the most fashionable suit. At this time, although he was wearing a long shirt, his hair was separated with wax, and his beard was neat, and he did not show any rustic.

Even though he was in the dust, he still did not look tired, and asked the housekeeper as he walked inside: "How is Mother now, awake or asleep?" I brought back two Western doctors, and they were coming later. ”

"Got it, the old lady is still asleep, so the old lady might as well go and rest for a while - usually the old lady takes at least two hours to take a nap, so the old lady doesn't have to worry at this time." The butler laughed.

Xiang Yan nodded, "I'll change my clothes and take a sneak peek at my mother first, and then I will officially see her when she wakes up, otherwise I can't rest assured." ”

"The eldest lord is filial, but the small one can't think about it all." The butler looked ashamed.

After entering the second entrance, Aizhen and Huizhen and others walked in two ways with their father, led by the old mother surnamed Xu in their father's mouth, and walked into the sandwich road behind the west corner door.

Walk to the end of the road and turn west, you can see the exquisite courtyard gate hidden under the begonia tree, which is the residence of the two sisters during this time.

When I opened the courtyard door, the rain was still not light, but there was no water in the yard, and there were one or twenty pots of flowers under the eaves.

An incense burner has been lit in the main room, and the incense is light and pleasant. The table and chair are a complete set of huanghuali, covered with lotus lotus-colored chairs, two large pillows of Shu brocade on an arhat bed, a large pastel porcelain vase by the glass window, and a few first-hair white hibiscus, which is really gratifying. Only a faint sound of rain could be heard in the house, and it seemed that the sound insulation effect was quite good.

The last time Aizhen came to the old house was seven or eight years ago, when Mrs. Xiang was still alive, and she didn't leave any deep memories at that time, only remembering the cold confrontation between her mother and grandmother. Hui Zhen is back here, and there is inevitably novelty in his heart.

"The east and west wings are also arranged, and this room can also sleep people, and the ladies will choose whichever one is the bedroom." Xu Ma smiled.

Ai Zhen put the handbag on the table, sat down, looked at the courtyard scene, and asked casually, "Mom has been in our Xiang family for many years?" "Her mother is from Anhui and grew up in Shanghai, and she doesn't speak Wu well, but she understands it.

Hui Zhen glanced at her and looked at Xu Ma with a smile.

"Yes," Xu's mother said sharply, "I was sent to the main courtyard to sprinkle and clean since I entered the house, and then the old lady lifted me to a personal girl, and the old lady liked it, and she could always serve by her old man's side after going out, and now she has been serving the old lady for more than 20 years." ”

"We juniors can't be with our grandmother, thanks to a loyal servant like you." Love really deliberately brings two points of flattery.

Mother Xu smiled at the moment: "Thank you for the praise of the third lady, I have to bear it with a shy face." Wu Yuben is soft and glutinous, and her clear voice has a special charm.

Mrs. Xiang in Jianxing's old mansion is not Master Xiang's biological mother, she only has two daughters under her knees, and Master Xiang has been raised by her side since she was a child, and she is only regarded as a parent - of course, this old matter will be classified as unknown.

Master Xiang's biological mother is Mrs. Xiang's girl, and she is far from being a serious concubine. I don't know what she thought back then, but after she found out that she was pregnant, she ran to her relatives in the countryside, and planned to give birth secretly, but she didn't want to give birth to a breath that she didn't earn in one breath, which made it difficult to give birth.

The matter was reported to Mrs. Xiang's ears, and the old lady took the child back, but it is difficult to explain all the things that happened now, and it is easier to teach people to think about it. Naturally, Master Xiang, who has been born in Shanghai, has always had an awkward relationship with the old lady for many years.

After chatting with Xu's mother for a few words, it happened that a girl sent hot refreshments and ginger soup, and when she saw that she had chatted about the same, Xu's mother was very interesting, and said with a smile: "Third Miss, Fourth Miss, the two of you will pad your stomach first." This whole courtyard is the place of the ladies, and no one else disturbs it. There are two girls and an old mother in the courtyard to serve them, and the ear room where Sister Jiang lives has also been cleaned up. ”

On this trip, the two sisters only brought a servant woman to serve Sister-in-law Jiang, and on the way, Mother Xu had already met Sister-in-law Jiang, so Mother Xu said this. As for Mrs. Xiang and other words, seriously ill people are not interested in seeing people casually, if they see their relatives and their emotions fluctuate, I am afraid that it will be even worse, even if they don't mention the two sisters.

Ai Zhen and Hui Zhen smiled and said, "Thank you Xu Ma for your trouble." ”

Looking at the two delicate faces, Mother Xu thought in her heart, these third and fourth young ladies are not the same mother after all, and the whole face is similar only at the lower jaw. The third lady's eyes should be colder, clear and quiet. Fourth Miss, it's true that she's young, so she's a lot more childish.

The private words between the two sisters can only be said when outsiders leave, and when there are no idle people in the main room, Huizhen sat on the edge of Luohan's bed, smiled and said: "Third sister, you are older, naturally you sleep in this main room, and I will sleep in the east room." ”

"You're very filial." Ai Zhen smiled.

Hui Zhen stuck out his tongue, picked up the pot on the table and poured tea, saw that it was black tea poured out, and poured out another cup.

Ai Zhen also sat on the Luohan bed, saw a plate with peanut cake in it, and said happily: "Oh, I used to like to eat this." As he spoke, he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, but he felt that it was too sweet, so he only took one bite and put it down again.

Still not very accustomed to the taste, she has not liked sweets much in the past two years.

"Third sister, you say, is the third aunt angry and sad to stay at home now?" Hui Zhen smiled narrowly and began to speak.

Ai Zhen stretched out her finger and poked her forehead gently, complaining with intimacy: "It's a shame that you're still thinking about that, Dad didn't bring her two precious sons this time, maybe she feels like it." ”

Xiang Yan now has two concubines at home, and he has not remarried his stepwife.

The second aunt is a matchmaker made by Mrs. Xiang's mother's family, and she is from a poor family, so she is innocent. The two boys of the third aunt are five years old and the other is four years old. She was originally a drum singer, and was raised outside by Xiang Yan, but she never thought that she would give birth to two sons in a row, so she was taught to be a serious aunt and grandmother.

While she was talking, a girl knocked on the door, and Ai Zhen raised her voice and said, "Come in." ”

The girl looked young, a little shorter than Hui Zhen, a white yellow shirt, and her trousers were rolled up, thinking that she had picked up other people's leftovers. Her face was slightly tanned, and at first glance, she knew that she was a country girl. She opened the door, but she didn't dare to come in, just stood outside.

An old mother also came out of the ear room when she heard the sound, and threw a hard eye at her on the side.

The girl didn't notice it, she lowered her head and tugged at the corner of her clothes, "Third Miss, Fourth Miss, the eldest master called you to ......"

"But what did you say?" Love was really afraid of scaring this little girl, and her voice was deliberately soft, as if she forgave her restraints.

The girl mosquito said, "It seems to be ...... The relatives of the Guan family came and asked the ladies to meet ......"

The Guan family is the old lady's maiden family, and it is also a big family in Huaijing. The Guan family has a cousin and two cousins who are studying in Shanghai, and the Aizhen sisters are very familiar with them.

Although she wondered how she could use such a stupid servant girl to spread the word, she still said, "Well, we get it." ”

The girl still didn't dare to look at their faces, "I'll wait outside for the third and fourth misses to show you the way." He closed the door and turned away.

Hui Zhen said: "Since I want to meet guests, this clothes are crumpled, how can I be embarrassed to meet people." And the shoes, also called mud stained. As he spoke, he jumped to the ground and opened the large rattan box to find clothes.

Ai Zhen thought about it, after a day in the car, this appearance was indeed a little inappropriate, and he quickly changed into a bibi crepe gown and found a pair of flat leather shoes. Look at Hui Zhen again, it is a water red gown, the same shoes.

The two sisters hurriedly changed their clothes, and followed the little girl who led the way to Xiang Yan.