Chapter 7: The Old Lady's Exam Questions

Huizhu was instructing the maid how to arrange the pastries, the horseshoe was placed on both sides, and the peach blossom cake was to be steamed pink in the middle, and there were always five or six kinds of pastries of all colors, as well as the fruits of the time, and the fruits that had been collected in the old years. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Ezu's voice was not a delicate and soft voice of Eyun, in her aunt's words, it was like a gong. Painted Lan liked it very much, and her voice was as bright as the midsummer sun, which made her feel refreshed. It's not like the people in this house, and they talk like they're holding their throats.

When Huizhu saw the two of them, she beckoned them to sit down, and the peach blossom tree in the small courtyard had tables and stools, which were full of food. Huizhu wore a bright yellow skirt today, embroidered with pink auspicious flowers on the waistband, and green leaves. Wearing a pearl crown on her head, the pearlescent reflection of her skin Shengxue is more and more beautiful, and the painted pearl must be a beauty when she grows up.

How can you not be a beauty? Aunt Ming wore a pearl pleated skirt under a rain-soaked azure shirt, with a blue-colored hairpin with two pink peach blossoms on it, and four golden hairpins. Daddy Su's Yanfu is really not shallow!

Huizhu pointed to the maid and cut the pear slices, and Huilan took a silver fork and ate the pear, and couldn't help sighing. In the past, it was more convenient and common to eat out-of-season fruits. And now here it is. Sydney has become a rare and expensive thing. Isn't it expensive? Only the rich would have built a cellar for fruits, and there was cold ice that had gone to the age and golden grass that kept it dry to eat sweet and juicy pears at this time.

"It's good for you to try these fried petals, which my aunt made herself." The painted beads beckoned the sisters to eat, and the spring flowers bloomed with white and red petals, with a sweet fragrance. The mother-in-law and maid are washed and wrapped in flour to make it taste good.

The petals are golden on the surface, and the juice flows out when you bite into it, and the petals are still white and red, which is beautiful and delicious. The freshly steamed arrowroot flour cake was served again, soft and sweet, and the red bean paste rolls were milky...... The water boiled with sour plum rose honey, the three girls were full.

After drinking the last sip of sweet and sour water, Eilan made up her mind, it seems that the banquet between the little sisters in ancient times was still relatively simple, and eating and drinking were over. Or maybe Su Huizhu's child doesn't have the concept of house fighting, and he didn't want to get her down and move in with the old lady by himself. So much so that many years later, when the two of them were other wives, Hulan knew that Huizhu was actually the one who saw the most clearly among the wise Ruoyu sisters.

Hulan's heart was half relieved, thinking that she could also hold such a small banquet in the future. Thinking like this, Huizhu wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and said with joy: "Do you know? Buzheng Shilin's family wants to give our family a post to enjoy the flowers. ā€

Huiyun's eyes lit up, and then he lowered his eyes again when he thought of something, and said, "This should be for my mother and eldest sister." ā€

She wanted to go, and she knew that she had been out once since she was a child, that is, when the Su family came to Jiangnan to work, when she was still a three-year-old child, and she never went out of the house again.

Huizhu didn't speak, as a little maiden, it was better to keep to herself.

"The flower banquet must be very lively, I heard my aunt say that my father said that he might take us this time." Huizhu said with a happy face, "Besides, even if we can't go this time, can our family not hold a return banquet?" It's not spring or summer, and there's always a chance to make friends with young ladies. ā€

It's time to show Huitong her in-laws, and all the wives who have school-age daughters in the family are tacitly acknowledged. It's just that a question popped up in Huilan's heart, will the Su family really not be transferred back to the capital? If he is transferred back to the capital, what will he do with Huitong? According to Zhao's methods, she will definitely not let her daughter be too far away from her. It is really possible that Huitong's marriage will step on a landmine.

Illan doesn't think about such a complicated issue,

"I've heard," said Ezu, putting her hand to her lips and leaning closer to them, "I'm here to show my big sister someone." After saying that, she blushed first, where did the little girl know too much about marriage, but she just listened to what the adults said. Huiyun's older face turned crimson, and he said angrily: "Why did the third sister talk about this, your aunt heard it, but I can't talk about you!" ā€

Huizhu was not afraid, she shook the handkerchief and said, "My aunt, as long as you don't touch her treasure box, you can talk about anything." Eh, I doubt I have as important a box as hers......"

Aunt Ming's box was full of her savings, and the natural treasure was tight, but Huiyun's face darkened when she heard this, and Huizhu didn't seem to notice that half of her head turned sideways to talk to Huilan. Ask her, how was the pastry today? Is it good to eat? Would you like to bring some back to your grandmother to taste?

Illan nodded, and then praised her clothes, skirts, jewelry, beads, and flowers, and smiled at her and stuffed something into Echoan's hand.

The small banquet dispersed and Huizhu sent her sisters out of the yard, Huiyun left first, and Huizhu looked at her back and sighed. Huilan's ears moved, she raised her head, looked at her third sister with wide eyes and said innocently, "What is the third sister sighing for?" ā€

Huizhu tilted her head and looked at Huilan and said, "I'm sighing for your second sister." ā€

"Why? What happened to the second sister? ā€

"Second sister, her aunt is ...... to her Not so good. Huizhu paused, and finally picked out a few words.

"Aunt Yan was brought back by Su Zijin from the IQ of the banquet where colleagues gathered, and everyone understands these tacit understandings between officials. Who is clean in that official uniform? Aunt Yan turned out to be called Drunken Xian'er, a flower girl in a flower building, and met Su Zijin at the banquet, among those officials who were bloated or had poor faces, she saw Su Zijin for the first time, and knew that her opportunity had come.

Su Zijin looks good-looking, wears a white robe and wears a jade crown, and is a living pretty man. is another official, although Su Zijin at that time was not a political history in Jiangnan, he was still a high-profile official. She moved her sleeves and walked towards him with a smile and a cup. That night she was the one who served him, and she was even more exquisite in the big room of the flower building since she was a child, and Su Zijin was fascinated in the peach blossom tent. On the second day, someone ransomed her body, put on a water-colored hat, and was sent to Su Zijin's sedan chair to take back.

Zhao didn't expect Su Zijin to blatantly take Aunt Yan into the door, it is normal for men to socialize and steal outside, but they never expected that Aunt Yan was a means, and she coaxed Su Zijin in bed. The poor woman who strayed into the wind and dust, she wanted to be good, and the beautiful pear blossom brought rain to arouse Su Zijin's heart to protect the flowers, and then she got her wish.

The Zhao family gave Aunt Yan a dismissal and refused to give her a name, what about Su Zijin? He is just greedy for a moment of freshness, as long as the beauty is in the house, she doesn't care if she has a name. Aunt Yan had a very frightened day, and she got up before dawn to boil rouge millet porridge for Zhao's family, make side dishes, and roll noodles...... There is no shortage of things to do in making clothes, blowing soup and fans, and doing a small low shape in front of Zhao. Finally, when she was pregnant with Huizhu, Zhao nodded and lifted her aunt, and the hard days were finally over.

But it is precisely because she has suffered a lot since she was a child, so she cherishes her life extraordinarily. Huiyun didn't breastfeed her when she was born, and handed it over to the maid to take care of, just caring about raising her body and wanting to give birth to a brother in one go. From the bottom of her heart, she dislikes Huiyun in her heart. If it is a brother, her honor is the first in the Su family!

When I was a child, I served hot water to a popular girl, because I was a little late, I was poured down by a basin of snow water, a basin of hot water, and I was punished for taking off my shoes, standing in the snow to catch the "dust-free snow", and my feet were frozen with frostbite and festering. The bustard's rattan soaked in salt and pepper water was beaten to death...... These memories make Aunt Yan like the carriage hanging on the edge of the cliff, always remembering and reminding herself. Don't forget how you suffered in the first place. She only thought about her own good, and her daughter hugged Su Zi when she came in and said a few words to make a motherly appearance, and kept Su Zi in for a while. This is how Huiyun's weak body came, the aunt didn't care, and the mother-in-law and maids were also sloppy. When Huiyun was one year old, he was almost frozen to death in the night in the heavy snow, and although he was rescued, he also had a high fever for several days, and he was injured because of this, and now he can't stand the cold a little. When she was two or three years old, her milk cakes were stolen by her mother-in-law, and no one cared if her clothes were thin and thick. When she grew up, she became withdrawn because of this, and with such an aunt, she could only say that her life was miserable.

"My aunt was a little hard at me, but she was really nice to me. When I was sick, she always stayed by my side, and the silver in the box was also taken out and sent to the kitchen to ask for chicken soup and fish soup for me......" Huizhu took Huilan's hand and said, "Although you don't have an aunt, you have a grandmother." Fourth sister, you are different from us. After a pause, Huizhu said again: "It's even more different from the second sister." ā€

It is better to have an aunt than not to have an aunt, how can a person who thinks about himself be a qualified mother? Painted Orchid thought that every time she saw Painted Cloud, her clothes were not only not as good as her, but also inferior to Painted Beads. And Aunt Yan is radiant, full of pearls and emeralds, and she is afraid that the monthly silver of Huiyun is pasted on her body. My aunt has three taels of silver a month, how can I be? Plus five taels of silver from Huiyun, it's enough, right?

Illan sighed in her heart, but there was no way. In fact, there are her own reasons why Huiyun has become what she is today. If she could be tougher, she would be able to keep her money. My aunt is planning for herself, why can't she be selfish? If it was her, Illan looked down at the grass leaves that emerged from the cracks of the green bricks and thought, she must be planning for herself, if she is not for herself, who will be for herself?

When the invitation from the political historian came, Zhao not only brought Huitong but also Huilan.

Illan looked at the kindness of the smile, and told her grandmother to pay attention to the banquet, and wanted to tell the old lady, I know, it must be a hint from you. Otherwise, it's strange that the Zhao family will take her! Illan knew that most of Zhao's treatment of her was because of the old lady, and Illan knew very well that Zhao was very alienated from her, and even had some ...... Dislike.

For this, Illan said that she was very powerless. She didn't know what she was doing wrong, and it disgusted her. Speaking of which, any genuine wife will hate the children of the junior, right? Understandably, Illan put the issue aside after thinking about it.

Now, she has to face the "exam questions" arranged by the old lady.