Chapter Ninety-Four: Land
Xiao watched the morning light and admired the clouds until the sky was covered with rouge-like glow, Linglong put down the needle, closed her sour eyes, rubbed her neck, opened her eyes and looked out the window, a yellowish leaf swirled and fell, and a leaf knew that autumn was coming quietly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After ten days of hard work, Linglong worked day and night, and finally made ten pairs of three clothes and ten pairs of shoes and socks for Shen Yunqi. Wrapped in navy blue square cloth, he instructed the shadow to take it to Zhongdetang.
At the moment when Zhaoying took away the clothes, Linglong suddenly thought of four words and taught them privately. I can't help laughing at myself in my heart, my private teaching and receiving is much more serious than Luo Qing's.
Although Zhaoying's needlework is not good, Ziyue's needlework is still very good, if you help together, the three clothes will not have to be done for a full ten days. Just made clothes for Shen Yunqi, Linglong was unwilling to let others interfere. Every stitch and thread was sewn by herself, and every pair of clothes and shoes and socks were delicately embroidered with the word peace at the edge. The war in the northwest, no matter what Shen Yunqi did there, she only hoped that he could come back safely, and nothing else mattered.
Shen Yunqi explained in the letter that the clothes were ready and put in Zhongdetang, and his little servant Yanmo would deal with the rest. In addition, Yan Mo will not go back from the northwest, and he will not go back to Shen Mansion during this time, but will live in Zhongde Hall, and if there is anything exquisite, he will not be told.
Linglong guessed that Shen Yunqi was going to buy a dowry for Shen Xinyi. Could it be that he went to the northwest to see his future brother-in-law! The men in the northwest are relatively rough, and thinking of Shen Xinyi's soft and weak appearance, Linglong couldn't help but shake his head.
Unceremoniously handed over the matter of buying a house and land to Yanmo explained by Shen Yunqi. These days, inkstone **** is running around with gourds.
Yanmo is optimistic about three houses, which are located in Maoer Hutong, Baizhifang Bridge and Yuhe Street. Linglong took Ziyue and Zhaoying to compare it again and again, and finally decided to choose the house in Mao'er Hutong.
The house of Mao'er Hutong is the house of Wang Qianlin, Wang Qianlin is a native of Suzhou, accustomed to the winding paths of the south, the mountains are stacked with green, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, the house is elegant and chic, the garden borrows the scenery of the West Mountain in the distance, standing in the main courtyard to see, as if the West Mountain is in their own garden.
The west mountain is full of maple leaves, every autumn, the mountain is full of wild red fire, and the evening and sunset are connected into a piece, which is beautiful and can be regarded as a must. Sitting in the pavilion, drinking Longjing tea, eating chrysanthemum crabs, and enjoying the red leaves of the West Mountain, it is simply a beautiful scenery and a pleasant thing.
Wang Qianlin had no children in his life, and his three daughters all married back to Suzhou, so he planned to return to his hometown Suzhou to retire. It just so happens that Linglong buys a house, and this house is not only at the right price and location, but also close to Zhongdetang, so it will be convenient for Shen Xinyi to help with anything in the future. What's more important is that Wang Qianlin not only sells the house, but also sells the three granges he has in Daxing, and Linglong just takes it all over, and the price is much cheaper than buying a single house and a grange.
Caifang Street is a more prosperous and lively area in the capital, and there are no very suitable shops for a while. Linglong can only let Yanmo pay attention to it from time to time. However, there are five adjacent shops on Gulou Street to be exchanged, and the shops were originally engaged in fat powder business and jewelry pendants, and Linglong used the money saved from buying a house and grange to sell these five shops. The dowry is not too much.
After a woman gets married, if she has enough money in her hands for disposal, her life will be much better, and at least the people who can reward her subordinates will not be humiliated by those who step on the low and worship the high. From time to time, you can also use your private money to buy some gifts for your mother-in-law to please your mother-in-law. What's more, if you have money in your hands and are generous in rewarding, others will rush to do things for you.
While buying a house and land for Shen Yunqi, Linglong also bought some of it herself. Shen Yunqi made a move of 30,000 taels, and Linglong was not as generous as him. I could only buy a small house in Tongqian Hutong and a grange in Fengtai. The house was taken care of by the gourd family, and the grange let the old shopkeeper find a few reliable village owners to take care of it.
During this period, Zhaoying followed Su Baichuan to Mei Jiuniang five or six times, except for Su Baichuan who told her that Mei Jiuniang had blood deficiency and that time was running out, and she planned to send the child to Mu Mansion before leaving, and she couldn't get any other news.
However, Linglong knew in her heart that Mei Jiuniang was afraid that she would leave two children without anyone to take care of them, so she could make this move. It's just that she knows that Mu Mansion is a tiger's den in Longtan for those two children. Grandmother is still better, once grandmother dies, how can Xiao tolerate those two children. The Xiao family can't even tolerate his own concubine, let alone the two of them are the only sons of his father.
Sitting in the sedan chair, Linglong closed her eyes and sighed. She wants to meet Mei Jiuniang in person.
The day before, Yanmo had already asked Yanmo and Mei Jiuniang to say hello here, so when Linglong arrived, Mei Jiuniang's personal girl Xiaozhu was already waiting at the door.
The sedan chair stopped, Linglong got off the sedan chair, and saw Xiaozhu standing at the gate with a serious face looking at him.
Linglong smiled bitterly in her heart, Xiaozhu was on guard against herself. It's true, who made her name Miss Mu Fusan, and who let her accompany Xiao Shi last time. It's good that Xiaozhu can come out to greet him.
From the gate to Mei Jiuniang's yard, Xiaozhu kept a straight face all the way, Linglong didn't want to be bored, the two walked silently through this part of the road, Ziyue followed behind Linglong, and her heart was furious.
It is early autumn, and Mei Jiuniang's yard is already full of autumn. The five-storey flower shelf is full of all kinds of chrysanthemums, including the rare ink chrysanthemum and the even rarer Yaotai jade phoenix. Even on my grandmother's flower shelf, I can't put such a good-looking and rare chrysanthemum, let alone Xiao's there.
"It's my kite, it's my mother gave it to me, you go get your own and give this back to me."
"If you don't give it, you won't give it, I'll give it to you if you can catch up."
As soon as he entered the courtyard, a childish voice came, followed by two little boys with pink makeup. Four or five years old, the two of them pedaled and chased in the yard. A pair of twins who look like their fathers. If my grandmother saw it, I wouldn't know how to spoil it.
Looking at the two innocent and lively children, Linglong felt very uncomfortable. They must not know what they are going to face. I don't know how long this kind of laughter will last.
Xiaozhu saw Linglong looking at the two children in a daze, and there was a thick worry and distress between his eyebrows. With a long sigh of relief, her tense face also relaxed a little, she was really different from Xiao Shi, "Third Miss, please." ”
Linglong smiled at Xiaozhu and followed her into the house.
Mei Jiuniang wore a half-worn red dress, which was washed a little white, and she often wore it on weekdays. His black hair was curled in a bun diagonally, and there was no decoration except for a silver hairpin. Her face was even worse than the last time she saw her, and she thought that her body was indeed as Su Baichuan said, and the oil ran out.
Although Mei Jiuniang gave birth to a pair of twins for her father, she did not enter the door of the Mu family after all, and Linglong didn't know how to call this elder for a while. Moreover, in Willow Lane, she is a serious wife, if it seems inappropriate to call her aunt, but if she is called Mrs., then what is Xiao.
Mei Jiuniang seemed to see through Linglong's thoughts, and smiled lightly, "You can call me Aunt Mei." ”
Her mind was seen through, and Linglong was quite embarrassed to Mei Jiuniang and shouted "Aunt Mei".
"I'm not in good health, I can't drink tea, I drink cheese or almond syrup on weekdays, do you want to drink tea or drink almond syrup with me?" Mei Jiuniang asked softly, her voice was gentle like a spring breeze in March, compared with the last time, it was like two people.
This is her on weekdays, just like her mother, she is gentle like water from the bones. The last time I saw Xiao Shi, she was armed, armed like a hedgehog.
"I'll drink almond syrup with you." Almond dew is silky and sweet, and it has always been loved.
Xiaozhu served a cup of almond dew to Mei Jiuniang and Linglong, and pulled Ziyue to talk outside, leaving Mei Jiuniang and Linglong alone.
"Aunt Mei is really willing to give up her child?" Exquisitely single-handed, straight in.
Mei Jiuniang's hand holding the almond syrup froze, the surprise on her face flashed, and soon the wind calmed down, and she gently took a sip of the hot almond syrup without speaking.
Mei Jiuniang is far calmer than Linglong imagined.
"You let people inquire about me, I don't know if there is a result, or if there is anything you haven't heard, you might as well ask me directly." Seeing that Mei Jiuniang didn't answer, Linglong said more directly.
After leaving Mei Jiuniang with Xiao Shi that day, Mei Jiuniang sent henchmen to inquire about Linglong everywhere on the second day, and he didn't dare to say ten percent of Linglong's mastery, at least seventy percent. She didn't expect that Linglong would know all this.
was debunked by Linglong, Mei Jiuniang was neither embarrassed nor embarrassed, and was still indifferent, "I just want to know what kind of people my sisters' sisters will get along with my son in the future." ”
Linglong smiled slightly, "Are you still satisfied?" ”
"I can't talk about satisfaction," Mei Jiuniang took a sip of almond juice and enjoyed it very much, "After all, you and Lingrong are good, you didn't receive a good education when you were young." The third lady grew up outside, and she was better, and she also learned a lot of skills with Master Hui'an, Master Hui'an, I know, she has a good character, and she is knowledgeable. But Master Hui'an can be a good character, and I don't know how much Miss Three has learned. As it stands, it should be pretty good. I won't hide it from the third lady, I have already asked people to inquire about Master Hui'an, and I believe that your master will tell you about it soon. ”
Linglong didn't expect that Mei Jiuniang would investigate herself so carefully, and she didn't expect that she would send someone to the master. But when I think about it, I pity the hearts of parents all over the world, and I am afraid that I will be more than myself.
Mei Jiuniang didn't expect Linglong to be so calm, after all, she was still a child who didn't have a good time. Isn't she afraid that Master Hui'an will say anything about her shortcomings, or is she very confident in herself at all. Putting aside these thoughts, Mei Jiuniang continued: "Ling Rong was raised badly by Aunt Yan, she has a weak temperament, she doesn't dare to say anything, she is cowardly, she is not at all like Aunt Yan when she was young, but it's okay, at least she won't bully my son." It's just not a good example. ”
Knowing that Mei Jiuniang was right, but when she said this about Lingrong, Linglong was still uncomfortable, and she endured it, so she didn't open her mouth to defend Lingrong, after all, the main purpose of coming today was to persuade her not to send the child to the house.
"Is it the wind you let the little guy deliberately release?"
Mei Jiuniang didn't expect Linglong to know, "Who told you?" The tone was not as calm as Fang Cai's, with a rather strong uneasiness.
It was a matter of the child's safety, and she couldn't calm down. (To be continued.) )