It rained heavily for two days in a row, and it didn't stop until this evening, and Wei Yan held a silk umbrella and walked on the slippery stone road. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info She didn't bring the maid and entered the small building in the east head alone. The door of the hall was open, and Aunt Ping's cursing could be heard upstairs, and the copper stove was burning with Aunt Cai's perennial Ruyi incense. Aunt Cai and Lian'er sat in the room doing needlework, and they were surprised to see Wei Yan walk in. Lian'er hurriedly got up to serve tea, and Aunt Cai warmly welcomed Wei Yan into her room, and said with a smile: "Why does the eldest lady have time to come?" Has the rain stopped? Did you get wet? ”

Wei Yan shook his head and said, "The rain has stopped, don't worry, auntie." I'll talk to my aunt. ”

Aunt Cai showed an expression of listening attentively, and listened to Wei Yan: "Auntie, after my mother went, you were the only one left who served in the courtyard before, where did everyone else go?" ”

Aunt Cai asked rhetorically, "Miss, why do you ask about this?" At that time, the lady was not in good health, and on the day of her death, none of the usual maids in the house were around, leaving only the mother-in-law. The lord hated them for neglecting their duties and not taking good care of their wife, so they were all beaten and sold out one by one......"

"I remember that there was a little girl named Chu'er, who was just sweeping the yard outside, and she didn't know what was going on in her mother's house, so why was a child like her punished?" Wei Yan asked casually, but Aunt Cai's face changed.

"Miss, it was all six years ago, and the lord was sad that his wife had passed away, and he was angry with his subordinates, and he was punished for a while." Aunt Cai said curiously, "Why does Miss ask these old things? ”

Wei Yan smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that I somehow dreamed of that Chu'er yesterday, I remember the girl next to my mother back then, she was the same year as me, so I remember her." There is nothing to worry about. Recently, I don't know if it's because I'm uncomfortable, it's easy to be sad, and it's inevitable to think about the past. In fact, I still miss the cold cakes made by my aunt back then, as well as the silk shoes embroidered by Aunt Rou herself, and I don't know where Aunt Rou has gone now......"

"Miss misses Madame, right?" Aunt Cai said softly, "When Madame went, Miss was still young, and when Madame left suddenly, for Mademoiselle, it was tantamount to collapsing the sky above her head. The young lady is willing to talk to the slave maid, and if she can make the young lady happy, the slave and maid also feel that she has lived up to the lady's former kindness. ”

"I remember that my mother took me to play in the shop at the end of Five Lions Alley, and I don't know what has become of it now, does my aunt know who is taking care of the shop?"

"A slave and maid who is an aunt, where can she get out of this door? I really don't understand what is going on out there. Aunt Cai smiled apologetically and comforted, "Miss, don't think too much, you want to eat cold cakes, and the slave will make ...... for you."

At this time, I suddenly heard a muffled sound, and something seemed to have fallen upstairs, followed by a ding-dong sound, which was obviously Aunt Ping throwing a tantrum and throwing things.

Aunt Cai smiled helplessly: "Miss, don't be surprised, Sister Ping is not in a good mood these days......

Wei Yan said: "It's only bitter for you, auntie." As he spoke, he called Lian'er over and ordered, "Go, call Aunt Ping over, and say that I have something to ask her." “

Lian'er responded timidly, went upstairs, and after a while, Aunt Ping walked down with the maid Rose, and said with a smile on her face: "What kind of wind blew the eldest lady here?" ”

Wei Yan frowned and said: "Aunt Ping, you are an elder, originally I was not qualified to accuse you as a junior, but you lost your temper like this and threw things, disturbing Aunt Cai is small, so that Mrs. knew that it was not good to think that Aunt Ping was arrogant." Aunt Ping thinks about it, isn't it so reasonable? ”

Aunt Ping sneered and said: "Miss smiled, it's all my clumsy girl who dropped things, and it wasn't the slave who did it deliberately." Rosebush! ”

She suddenly shouted Rose's name, startled the maid behind her, immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "It's the slave maid who is not good, it's the slave maid who is clumsy, don't blame our aunt." Don't tell Madame, the slave doesn't dare anymore! ”

Wei Yan sneered: "It turned out to be a rose!" But I blamed my aunt. That's it for this time, and then there's a next time, Lian'er, you go and tell me immediately, and I'll personally accompany you to Madame's for a trip! Rose, you're probably not going to do it again, are you? ”

Rose kowtowed, and said continuously: "Don't dare, don't dare, slave promise, never again!" ”

Wei Yan nodded with Aunt Cai, didn't look at Aunt Ping, took her silk umbrella, and walked out.

Aunt Ping's eyes were resentful, staring at Aunt Cai, and said, "You think it's very good!" If your daughter doesn't use it, find the eldest lady to stand out for you! It's a pity that the eldest lady is about to get married, I'm just waiting to see who can protect you then! ”

Aunt Cai smiled and said, "Sister Ping, I didn't find the eldest lady. I don't need anyone to stand up for me. I didn't feel wronged, and I didn't feel like I was having a bad time. Now that our sisters live together, we should be affectionate, but why are you always unhappy, sister? Are you still so hostile to me? ”

"Humph! You know it yourself! If I hadn't moved to a place like yours, would I have fallen to where I am now? If you can't see the master, it doesn't matter, in the past, you can only eat some light dishes, and even if you choose clothes, there are only some things that others don't want. On a hot day, you don't even need a piece of ice......" said Aunt Ping almost cried aggrievedly, "You're used to it." Also, you're this age! But I'm still young! Why do I want to live such a cold and lonely life like you? ”

Aunt Cai said helplessly: "Sister Ping, you blame me." I didn't ask you to move here! Madame loves you, you might as well beg Madame, maybe she is willing to allocate a new yard to you! ”

Aunt Ping, couldn't she hear the mockery in Aunt Cai's words? She was originally the person selected by Mrs. Cui for Wei Dong Kang, and she carried her aunt before she was pregnant, which is very decent. It's all because she doesn't fight for herself, she doesn't like the old man, and after two years, there is no good news in her stomach. No matter how poor the Cai family is, after all, she has given birth to a daughter, and if her daughter marries well in the future, she will also be able to enjoy Qingfu......

Aunt Ping covered her face and cried, "Why do you use these words to stab me? ”

Aunt Cai was also helpless, persuaded a few words, and personally sent her upstairs, then called Lian'er over, whispered a few words, and sent Lian'er out.

The evening lights were on in each courtyard, and Ruyue walked into the Ming Hall and asked Lilac to go to the west pavilion to find the Anshen incense that the young lady couldn't find a few days ago. Then she walked into the bedroom and said in a low voice: "Lian'er picked up a secluded and uninhabited path all the way, went to the outer courtyard to see Sixi, and whispered to him for a while. ”

Wei Yan was not surprised, and continued to pluck the two-stringed huqin in her hand, which was a new instrument that Mr. Yuan gave her, and it was in full swing these days.

Ruyue said with a smile: "I didn't expect Miss to be good, Aunt Cai really made a move." Now it's okay, tomorrow the slave will inform Xu Gongzi to take a look, and she will know what medicine Aunt Cai sells in her gourd! ”

Wei Yan didn't look up, but said in a muffled voice: "I hope everything is the same as before, don't ask me to guess!" ”

Xu Yuqin and Zheng Zeming walked side by side in the market, and they were both dressed as Confucian scholars. Xu Yuqin wore an ivory white embroidered gold unicorn wide-sleeved robe, a crab shell blue fine silk cover, and a leno inlaid jade folded scarf. Zheng Zeming is a duck egg blue inlaid ochre-edged gold thread rich and ever-year-old blue and white brocade robe with large sleeves, and wears a soap Luo Dongpo scarf. Holding folding fans in their hands, each with two small servants, walked through the crowded streets. This one looks at the new books of the bookstore, and the one looks at the famous paintings of the literary toy store, and talks about it while walking, which is extremely enthusiastic.

When I walked to the end of the Five Lions Alley, I looked up and saw that the silk and satin Zhuangzi who had been here yesterday was actually closed, and a big copper lock was hung on the door.