Mother Yun listened to her eldest brother's explanation, and she also felt that Alun was indeed quite suitable for this matter. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This nephew of mine is not very old, and he looks good, but he is the same, and he stutters when he is in a hurry.

It's okay to put this problem on ordinary people, but if it rests on them, the minions of everyone, it's a big problem.

Because of this little problem, Mu Lun can't go to the side of the serious master at all, originally with his age, whether it is to be a little boy for Mu Yongqi or a scholar, it is a pity......

Mu Lun, a child with a high heart, has no hope of being a little boy for Mu Yongqi, and he is not willing to be just an errand boy in the Hou Mansion.

Simply, just follow behind his own Lao Tzu, take the string of West Street on East Street, and in the past few years, he has also touched the door of Pingjing City, and everyone knows how to go.

Thinking of such a child, squatting in Jinshui Alley to sell edamame, melon seeds and the like, it seems that the hawker is actually inquiring about the news, and it is really not suspicious at all.

"It's still the eldest brother's thoughtfulness." Mother Yun was satisfied, smiled and took out a royal blue embroidered gold chrysanthemum purse from her arms, stretched out her hand and handed it to Mu Cheng, "This is a silver ticket of two hundred taels, eldest brother, you take it for some use, if it is not enough, just let my sister-in-law come to Yufang Courtyard to find me." ”

"You tell Aaron, as long as this matter has an eyebrow, the eldest grandmother will have an additional reward!"

Looking at the deep meaning in the girl's eyes, Mu Cheng's eyes lit up suddenly, "Oh, isn't it Alun, he can go to the second son to serve?" ”

Yun's mother smiled silently, according to what she thought, if she helped find out the matter of the eldest lady, the eldest grandmother accepted this favor in her heart, and her nephew went to be a little maid for the second son, wouldn't it be a matter of nine out of ten?

It's just that she hasn't said anything about it, and she doesn't want to say anything big, as long as the eldest brother understands in his heart, how much benefit he can get in the future.

Mu Cheng was carrying a silver ticket of two hundred taels in his arms, and he accidentally found a good job for his youngest son, and the whole person was dizzy with joy.

After sending his sister away with his mother-in-law, the first thing he did was to call Mu Lun over, and the two of them muttered in the house for a long time, and early the next morning, Mu Lun carried a bamboo basket containing the salted peanuts that his mother had boiled overnight, and went out of the house with a smile on his face, and went to Jinshui Lane to do business.

Here, Mu Cheng's father and son are guarding Jinshui Lane with great care, and Xue Rulan in the other side is not only hanging her heart every day, waiting for the news that Yun's mother may come, but also busy with the banquet of Hou Ye's return home.

Since Mu Lingxuan sent a letter to Liang Wenyu, Liang Wenyu's attitude towards Xue Rulan has changed all of a sudden, although in front of everyone, it is still just like the original, but the serious errand is willing to be entrusted to this eldest daughter-in-law.

In order to hide from the eyes and ears of the Bai family and the Xue family in the Hou Mansion, Liang Wenyu also said in a high-sounding manner, "The Hou Ye specially brought the uncle home this time, which is rare, since this is the case, the reception banquet will be handed over to the eldest daughter-in-law." ”

"In the end, it is a husband and wife, she understands the uncle's preferences best, but it is better not for me to worry about it, I am afraid it will not be done properly."

It's a sour statement, but it works.

At the very least, Mother Xue, who was not suspicious, was still extremely sad about Wutao Courtyard in the future.

Xue Rulan asked Man'er to curry favor with Baolan, but the news exchange with Wutao Courtyard was extremely smooth, she knew in her heart that because of the news reported to Xue Hua by Xue's mother, Wutao Courtyard has been going on for two nights in a row in the past few days, and there are dead people who have come to save people.

Although there was no living mouth, it also effectively restrained the attention of the Xue family, seeing that the day when Mu De and the two came back was getting closer and closer, Xue Rulan was really living like a year, and I couldn't wait for them to get home immediately, and the dust would settle tomorrow, so that she could take a good breath.

The Xuanping Marquis Mansion is full of mountains and rains, and the Lan family is not idle.

Mrs. Lan first went out to the banquet one after another, and basically touched the aristocratic circle in Pingjing City.

Next, it was Mrs. Fu Yin to spread the invitation and hold the first thank-you banquet in the Fu Yin Yamen.

She sat with Mother Hu, Mother Liu, and Mother Liu and counted people, even if it wasn't a big move, even if the men and women came down, there were always seventy or eighty people.

Just the matter of buying the dishes for these twenty or thirty tables of banquet is not a trivial matter.

"It's just a few of us, I'm afraid we won't be busy to death?" Mrs. Lan waved her hand, "Let Mama Kang, Mother Cai come to help, as well as Qinqing and Wanwan, these two children can't be idle." ”

"Let's sum up now, everyone has a mess of errands, each performs his own duties, and it is good to buy it quickly."

Fortunately, Mrs. Lan had expected this a long time ago, so the day of the banquet was set a few days later, leaving enough time for her family, otherwise, this first banquet, I am afraid that I will not be ugly?

As a result of the discussion, Mrs. Lan asked Mama Kang to take the red maple, and the two of them were responsible for going out to buy.

Xiao Liu's mother and her family were in charge of the male guests in the outer courtyard that day.

Mother Hu is responsible for the wine and food at the banquet, Mother Liu and Mother Cai are responsible for tea and snacks, and the other is responsible for ushering in the delivery.

As for Lan Jiayin and Hu Qinghui, the two of them are responsible for taking care of the daughters of the families who came to the banquet that day, and they must make sure that the guests are satisfied with their meals and have fun.

In this way, the women in the backyard of the government have their own things to be busy with, and Lan Jiarou, who is just taking Brother Hao and his children as usual, is immediately revealed - only she has no errands, and she still plays with the children.

In this regard, Lan Jiayin knew that her mother had other plans in her heart, so she ignored it, and saw what Lan Jiarou should do, and didn't mention this matter at all.

And Hu Qinghui felt very curious in her heart, and felt that even if Lan Jiarou was introverted and timid, she could do some things that didn't deal with people.

Why is it that Aunt Lan seems to have forgotten this person, and she didn't arrange anything for Lan Jiarou, which is a little too embarrassing, right?

"Anyway, it's also a family, and you always have to get by on the big picture." Hu Qinghui thought, "Even if it's just for her to follow someone, it won't be so shameless." ”

But in the end, this is someone's family matter, no matter how much she has an idea in her heart, it is not easy to ask too carefully.

Lan Jiarou still stays in Yuexintang during the day, and she has to meet every day, Hu Qinghui feels that she is so pitiful every time she sees Lan Jiarou's cowardly appearance, and she also wants to meddle in this idle matter.

But the words came to her mouth several times, but in the face of Mrs. Lan, who was amiable and taught her with her heart, she couldn't say these words, and she always swallowed them in her stomach.

"My aunt can still be so patient and meticulous with me, the daughter of a friend, which shows that there is still an essential difference between her and Mrs. Hu's black-hearted stepfamily." Hu Qinghui secretly calculated, "If Arou is really good, my aunt will definitely not treat her badly, and she is just a decent dowry." ”

"If this concubine marries out, if she behaves well and gets along well with her husband and in-laws, then she will also be a big help to her mother's family."

"The Lan family is different from ours, his family's foundation is shallow, his own people are not prosperous, and the side branches are not too good, so every child in the family is precious."

"Now Arou is always detained in the backyard, not allowed to take care of anything, not allowed to go anywhere, it may not be that her aunt is secretly observing her......"

Thinking about it like this, Hu Qinghui really guessed that it was not far from ten, "Yes, it must be so, since my aunt has her own plans, I should be honest, don't do too much to dislike people." ”

Thinking of this, her heart was relieved, and she had the heart to show her strength for the errand assigned to her by Mrs. Lan.

Lan Jiayin was lively, and Mrs. Lan handed over all the young ladies present to her to entertain on the day of the banquet, and the words were very simple, "Qinqing, there are not many young ladies who will come to the banquet at that time, add up to twenty-two, they will be handed over to you to entertain, no matter what you think, always make them happy and have a good impression of our family." ”

Hu Qinghui was soft, and Mrs. Lan handed over the layout of the banquet hall to her, as well as the layout of the back garden, "Wanwan, the layout of the living room and garden can be done in the past two days, the required flowers, you wrote a list to Mama Kang, the required furnishings, you just go to Mama Hu, and on the day of the banquet, you will be with Qinqing, beckoning those ladies to play." ”

In this case, Hu Qinghui will definitely be very busy recently, so she pulled the idle Lan Jiayin to help her, thinking that she must brainstorm ideas, and she must arrange the hall and garden, so that the ladies and ladies who come to the banquet will have a refreshing feeling.

A pair of friends, face to face sitting in the octagonal pavilion next to the lotus pond in the garden, the bluestone table is covered with a thick light green embroidered tablecloth, the bluestone pier, there is also a soft yellow cushion, the four corners of the cushion, but also decorated with brocade and silver tassels, swaying, looking very lively and lovely.

Among the big girls, Cui Yu's words were the best, so she sat on the brocade and leaned on the beauty next to the pavilion, and wrote down the thoughts of the two young ladies.

In addition to changing the color of the hall curtains to brighter, and then cleaning the corners of the garden spotlessly, putting on the newly bought bonsai and flowers, it seems that there is nothing more to do homework.

Lan Jiayin habitually lay on the stone table, looking at the lotus pond in front of him, which was not small, but not too big, and sighed lightly: "Alas, the place of the government is so big, and the lotus pond is not as big as one-third of the Hou Mansion. ”

"It's really better to be in the capital, how good do you think of my grandfather's Bizhu Lake? Summer can pick lotus, winter can ice frolic, any seven or eight big boats can be rowed......"

"Hah, yes!" Listening to his friend's lazy muttering, Hu Qinghui had a flash of inspiration in his mind and was greatly inspired! She clapped her hands and smiled: "We can learn from Chongbei Houfu and Princess Jinyang." ”

"You see, there are more than 20 young ladies who are guests, plus you and me, there are a lot of people, we can do some small games, throwing pots, throwing stones, these can be had, and the talented women in Pingjing are not less than those in Beijing, we can also ask them to compose poems and paintings."

"Whoa!" Speaking of excitement, Hu Qinghui pointed to the observation deck on the rockery in the distance and said, "There, we can put two painting cases, with paint, pen, ink and paper, such a beautiful natural scenery, we can be qualified to enter the painting." ”

"And we are here, there are roses all around, a chess game in the pavilion, Ah Sen, he knows a lot of residual scores, when the time comes, put a middle and upper out, let people break the game, let's also set up a small color head, the game-breaker gets a pot of gold-edged water lilies in a jade basin, or a high-grade rose, how elegant?"

As soon as she said this, Lan Jiayin also became energetic, and said with a smile: "Not only these, but in fact, there are also many pastime games in Pingjing, such as hitting distant flowers with a slingshot, and the shuttlecock kicking that young ladies like to play the most. ”

"By the way, we have fish in the pond, and you can also set up a few fishing rods along the coast, and set up a few small ones on the side of the fishing rods, and put our special flower tea and halva snacks in Beijing.

Hu Qinghui followed Lan Jiayin's description, sketching the grand scene of the day in his mind, not to mention how happy he was, he couldn't help but stand up and walk a few steps.

But soon, she frowned and said: "This is a little too much, too miscellaneous, in my opinion, you might as well carefully choose five or six kinds, you know, this kind of entertainment banquet, there must be one or two times a month in the future, we can't just hang out the hole cards all at once." ”

"Ah! Isn't that what you're talking about? Lan Jiayin grinned and said, "It's still Wanwan's heart, you're right, let's do what you say." ”

The two were discussing what to keep, what to go, what to add, and what to subtract head to head, when they saw a mother hurrying in the distance, and took a closer look, but it was Zhang's mother next to Hu Qinghui, who was like Mama Kang, who didn't go out of the yard when she was free, and belonged to the role of sitting at home.

This will enter the garden in a hurry, could it be that something terrible happened in Hu Qinghui's courtyard?

Cuihuan was the first to see Zhang's mother, and quickly bowed his head to tell his young lady, Hu Qinghui looked up, his expression suddenly became a lot more serious, and he quickly got up and walked to the pavilion to greet him.

Mother Zhang gave a salute to the two young ladies, and was about to say something, Lan Jiayin smiled: "Mother Zhang, don't worry, after walking so many roads, it's hot and thirsty, drink a cup of sour plum soup first, and then it's not too late." ”

Zhang's mother is a smart person, and she immediately realized that she was a little anxious, so she responded with a smile, entered the pavilion, and sat on the brocade where Cui Yu was just sitting with sour plum soup.

(To be continued.) )