In the morning, Ai Zhen sat in front of the vanity mirror, feeling a little pale, so he picked up the rouge box, who knew that as soon as he let go of his hand, the powder box fell on his back against the table legs. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info She secretly said that it was not good, and sure enough, when she picked it up, the rouge cake with the lily pattern was broken into several pieces.

Aizhen wanted to ask Huizhen to borrow rouge because she only brought such a box, but when she looked out of the window, she saw that the door of her room was closed, the lights were not turned on, and the lake green curtains were just opened with a narrow slit, and the brighter the skylight, the more gray the color of the curtains became, and the outside could not see the situation in the house. She then called out to Sister-in-law Jiang who came from home: "Hasn't Huizhen gotten up yet?" ”

Sister-in-law Jiang was wiping a teacup she was accustomed to with a white cloth, as if she was afraid that the maid assigned by the house would not be responsible enough. Seeing her ask, Sister-in-law Jiang stopped her movements and said, "Maybe it's because the water and soil have not been adapted to the past two days, the fourth lady said that she has a headache, and she is still lying in bed, but she has let people bring porridge and pickles in for breakfast." ”

Ai Zhen just said, "Got it." She guessed that because of her words yesterday, she was probably still annoyed in Huizhen's heart, so she said: "In this case, ask the kitchen to stew the soup for the fourth sister to strengthen the spleen and nourish the spleen, and remember to skim the oil flowers cleanly." ”

Sister-in-law Jiang replied with a smile: "Yes, our young ladies have such an appetite and can't eat a lot of oil." ”

Ai Zhen is still wearing only a petticoat, her back and shoulders are exposed, her hair is unkempt and hanging down her ears, and it is rare for her to have a less glamorous moment of the day. She sat in front of the mirror for a minute, and said to Sister-in-law Jiang: "I want to go out to buy something later, you ask the driver to prepare." ”

Sister-in-law Jiang asked, "What does the third lady want to buy, it's worth your own trip." ”

Ai Zhen said: "What else can there be, rouge gouache on the face." This time I came in a hurry, and I didn't have any things to carry on them. ”

Sister-in-law Jiang said in a clear tone: "How can I buy good goods here, I have been to the street yesterday to see, Jianxing is a small place after all, although there are some foreign things in the commercial house, it cannot be compared with the nature that Miss usually makes." If you want to buy something, you might as well go to Huaijing - it's close anyway. "From Jianxing to Huaijing, if you take a car, it will take less than an hour and a half.

Huaijing opened several wharves at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and in recent years, the industry has developed and the business has flourished, and the reputation of "Little Shanghai" is worthy of its name.

Ai Zhen thought that this was the case, but still paused, and said, "Sister-in-law Jiang, I think you should go to the old lady to have a look-" She dragged out her tone, "It's good to figure out what the old lady means." ”

She was a little worried that her actions would dislike her grandmother, which was of course a superfluous idea, and Mrs. Xiang was asleep and didn't know anything. It's just that when Aizhen was seven or eight years old, she felt that the old lady was a little weird, which made her afraid, and in the end she would always blame this weirdness on blood, and her grandmother was not her real grandmother, so it makes sense when she thinks about it.

Sister-in-law Jiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, the old lady has already told me, and she is not happy to detain you." What did the old lady say...... Although she is a lot older, her thinking is not old-fashioned, so why let the children follow the old rules. It's good that you've finally gone back to your hometown and looked around. "According to filial piety, if the elders are seriously ill, the children and grandchildren will serve them. But if you talk about decoction, feeding soup, and scrubbing the body, I am afraid that none of the children and grandchildren of the Xiang family can do these things.

Ai Zhen thought of the chaotic relationship between the Xiang family, her grandmother's unusually open-minded psychology and some legendary fate, and after a while, she suddenly found that Sister-in-law Jiang was still looking at her, so she slowly exhaled a breath, as if she was summing up the situation: "When you get to Huaijing, you must first visit the Guan family." However, as soon as my father came back, he gave a gift to the Guan family, so I didn't have to bring anything, just went to play with my sixth cousin. ”

In the past few days, Xiang has returned to his hometown, and although he has refused many meals, there are still a few that cannot be postponed, so he is often not at home. Ai Zhen didn't have to explain to her father, so she asked Sister-in-law Jiang to arrange a driver.

At this time, Sister-in-law Jiang suddenly remembered something, and said in a concerned tone: "Third Miss, since you plan to go shopping on the street, it should be inconvenient to take things, so you have to pick someone to follow." ”

Ai Zhen said: "This is also true. "But I think the maids are old, and they always have a mediocre atmosphere. She suddenly thought of Yu Gui, so she said: "Sister-in-law Jiang, do you know Yu Gui, she is a relative of the old lady's mother Xu, I think that girl is good, you send someone to ask her if she is willing to accompany me." ”

Sister-in-law Jiang thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I know that there is such a person." He joked again: "Miss pointed at her, how can that girl be reluctant." ”

After instructing the trip, Ai Zhen opened the embroidered curtain and walked into the inner room, thinking about the people and things of the Guan family, and thinking about her sixth cousin who was the same age as her. She took out a brand-new translated novel from the small rattan box containing the book, wrote a message on the front page, and wrapped it in a silk scarf, ready to use it as a gift for Xiaoyin.

Due to my grandmother's serious illness, she did not have a few bright clothes in her suitcase. Since she was going out, Ai Zhen put on a goose yellow slim dress, she was still in the development period, tall, but her breasts were not plump, in order to modify this, the fabric on her chest was specially sewn with a layer of lace frills. With glass stockings and dark brown-red leather shoes, she is dressed in a Western-style dress common to rich girls.

Both hands pulled back the oily hair and tied it into a high ponytail. Her hair had been permed shoulder-length, but it had grown until the bottom half was slightly curled. Then find a thin yellow and white silk ribbon and tie it on the ponytail and tie it with a bow.

Ai Zhen walked out of the inner room, and after a low instruction from Sister-in-law Jiang, Yu Gui, who was standing by the wall, looked up, and her half-open mouth couldn't close. She was naturally happy to see this, but she knew that Yu Gui was so surprised because she had probably never seen Western dresses, so she smiled and said, "Why are you stunned?" ”

Maybe it's because she knows that you can't lose face when you go out with Miss, today Yugui is wearing clean and well-fitting clothes and pants, the color is very new, and it seems that she has never been in the water. The demeanor was much more generous, and the flush floating on his cheeks didn't know whether he was born or sunburned, and replied: "I think the third lady is more beautiful than wearing a cheongsam." ”

Ai Zhen smiled: "Thank you for the compliment, I usually prefer to wear it like this." She wondered whether the girl was clumsy or inward-looking, sometimes she behaved like a cheap blank piece of paper, and sometimes she revealed a little cunning in instinctively seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

In this way, carrying an umbrella in his left hand, a small semicircular handbag in his right arm, and a girl in a green cloth coat behind him, Aizhen boarded the car bound for Huaijing.

Because she brought a pocket book, the trip was not boring. When the car travels to Huaijing City, there are many commercial banks, and sometimes you can see several high-rise buildings interspersed among them, the road is neat and clean, and the city is really prosperous.

Sekifu is located on the edge of the city, but it is not remote, and there are police posts on the roads not far away. No wonder when you get closer, you feel the seclusion of this place, it turns out that several houses are connected together, and it occupies a street.

The car was parked at the alley wall in front of the door, and the driver got out of the car and informed the messenger guarding the door that it was Miss Xiang San. I heard the errand and hurriedly reported inward.

The driver turned around and ran to the car, pulled the door, and Ai Zhen got out of the car with her skirt in tow. Cinnamon opened her umbrella to shield her from the sun, and she couldn't help but glance at Cinnamon more.

Ai Zhen first went to meet with the second wife, the fourth wife, and the fifth wife, and several concubines were making up two tables of mahjong in the second wife's room, and there were a few women at the same table.

Mrs. Guan Er praised her: "Aizhen's skirt is so beautiful, and the tailors in Shanghai are better than ours." ”

She couldn't stay for a long time, so she said to the fourth wife, "Fourth cousin, I want to go and talk to the sixth cousin." ”

Mrs. Guan Si still had that gentle demeanor, and called a girl to guide Aizhen.

Walking into the cross-courtyard where Xiaoyin lived, Xiaoyin was already standing in front of the door, and when she saw that Aizhen was coming, she took her hand and entered the house together, and said with a smile: "Third cousin, you don't know, how happy I am when you come to see me." ”

Ai Zhen held the book as a gift in her hand, but at this time she put her hands behind her back and said to her with a smile, "I brought you a gift." After saying that, as if showing a surprise, he handed her the book.

They weren't very close at first, but Xiaoyin was lively, and Aizhen was happy to make such a friend - of course she knew that Xiaoyin was not what she seemed.

Maybe it's the same childhood loss of mother, love can really feel a little bit of Xiaoyin's situation. Xiaoyin and she both know that at the right time, the principle of becoming friends is often so simple.

Xiaoyin opened the silk scarf wrapped in the book, looked at the cover, and said with a smile: "I know this is a prestigious Russian novel, but it's a pity that I haven't read it, thank you." ”

PS: I was really dissatisfied with the last few paragraphs of the previous chapter, so I changed it a lot.