Looking at Xia Chu holding the box and loving it, Zheng touched her head and said with a light smile: "Your father said that you will definitely like it." ”

She liked the rare heart, not the thing.

"Yes, I like it very much, thank you, father and mother." Xia Chu hugged the box and smiled: "It's not early, my mother has been busy all day today, let's rest early!" It's time for her daughter to go back to Cihe Hall. ”

"It's fine." When she said this, Zheng really felt that the tiredness all over her body came up, and she suddenly felt that this daughter was intimate, which made her a little reluctant to let her leave. Her children are so sensible, it really warms people's hearts, and it is strange to say that her daughter is her father's intimate little padded jacket! "You're a little guy and you're still helping me with a few children, aren't you tired? Caiyun is a proper girl next to your grandmother, go back and ask her to pinch it for you to relieve your fatigue and then sleep. ”

"Okay, mother, I know, my daughter is leaving." Xia Chu was blessed, and left without looking back.

Zheng Shi watched her little back disappear into the night with the lantern maid in front of her, and then called Mama to prepare water, prepare a hot bath to relieve fatigue, and then go to sleep.

She has been busy like a top for days, and she is really tired.

At the beginning of the summer, when she returned to Cihetang, Luo Ziqian had not yet fallen asleep, and when she came back, she was still holding a large box in her arms, and couldn't help laughing: "This is a gift?" Show me what? ”

"Grandmother laughed at me again," Xia Chu stepped forward with a smile, did not refuse, put the golden jade box on the couch and opened it, and said with a smile: "It's not expensive, but it looks fresh, and the sisters who want to come to the house will like it." ”

Luo Ziqian glanced at it, and then smiled: "You little ghost spirit, and you are begging for things from me in disguise, okay, Mama Gu, give it to her!" ”

Xia Chu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "What?" ”

Mama Gu answered, walked to the back room with a smile, and after a while, she also came over with a simple mahogany box.

Luo Ziqian took it, opened it and glanced at it, before pushing it in front of her: "Today is your tenth birthday, and it should have been a big deal, but your nephew rushed to the full moon, but he wronged you." Although this jade bracelet is not as good as your previous ones, it is already good, so you can take it with you in the future, but don't bump it, it is worth a lot of silver! ”

The vermilion wooden box that looks very ordinary on the outside is covered with a layer of red soft cloth, which makes the turquoise jade bracelet more and more vibrant, permeable and bright, and the color is excellent at a glance.

There was a touch of doubt in the eyes of Mama Gu on the side, what do you mean by 'not as good as you used to'? Miss San, such a young child, what good jewelry can she have? In the private room behind the old lady, although this is not the best thing, it is also a good thing at the front, why did she still say such a thing?

Luo Ziqian didn't care about her gaffes, she was so old, and she still paid attention to what she was doing, Mama Gu was also an old man beside her, she knew what to say and what not to say, and she wouldn't give her a mouthful.

She still has this certainty.

This jade bracelet is the old lady of the Xia family, after keeping filial piety, in order to compensate her, the old man Xia specially took her to the jewelry shop to choose jewelry, and accidentally ran into a quarryman's jade raw jade, uncarved, looks simple and elegant, gray and inconspicuous. The jewelry store was very cheap, and she really liked it, so she bought it for a hundred taels of silver.

The jade is not very big, but the size of an adult's palm, beaten into a bracelet, she is brought under the cloth, the meaning of the old man Xia, it is better to divide it into several pieces for her head, but she likes the whole piece to look at the atmosphere is clear, there is a sense of aura, so she just let people take out a bracelet out, and the rest of the pendant inlay is a few pendants, and they have been given away one after another over the years, including a pair of earrings that were given to Zheng's.

Only this bracelet, she has never given it.

At that time, she thought, if she can have a daughter in the future, it would be good for her to bring her from a young age, and the little girl brought this just right, and she didn't have to take it off.

It's a pity that she has never been able to have a daughter.

She didn't give Xia Xue, and Xia Bangqiu couldn't take her turn, but she was willing to give it to Xia Chu.

A woman like her was born to be a jade-like person, with a delicate heart and heart, and the match is just right.

"If you like it, wear it." Luo Ziqian said with a pale face.

Xia Chu looked up and looked at her pale face, with a faint trace of regret and expectation hidden in her eyes.

In her previous life, she was always the only one who rewarded people, and she was a good thing in the emperor's private treasury, and she didn't have to say anything she wanted, so she took it herself and used it, and never saw him have half a word of objection. Over time, the emperor even got used to it, and he didn't bother to prepare a 'reward' for her, but he was just a level higher than the concubine.

As for the concubines below, it is only on the occasion of the New Year or her birthday that she can give gifts to follow the trend, and she really has never had a gift that others have specially prepared for her.

Therefore, whether it was given by Xia Qing or Luo Ziqian, she was very happy and cherished.

"I love it." Xia Chu's eyebrows and eyes were slightly warm, and there was a faint joy in her eyes, which was very rare for her: "Thank you...... You. ”

Luo Ziqian immediately laughed.

She took the bracelet and brought it for her, the crystal blue color, which made her fair skin more and more flattering: "It's not loose or tight, just right, after a few years, I'll always wear it, don't take it off." ”

"Okay." She touched the bracelet, which was cool against her skin, but she didn't feel cold at all, and said solemnly: "I will always wear it." ”

"Hmm." Luo Ziqian nodded and said with a smile: "Let's go down and rest, I should sleep too." ”

"Yes," Xia Chu owed: "The granddaughter is retired." ”

The second day was Laba.

Naturally, the porridge used at night is Laba porridge, and even the palace has rewarded two bowls, which is about a signal for the emperor to re-Xia Yan, otherwise he is a third-grade Jing Zhaoyin, and he really can't fight those first- and second-grade officials. If you can ask the emperor to give the food in the palace, it means that he is registered in his heart today, and he is the highest-ranking minister in the number of numbers.

Two bowls of laba porridge, each person only has a mouthful.

Of course, it is not realistic to point to this full, there are a lot of Laba porridge sent by various families on the table, as well as their own. The taste is very average...... All of them are cooked in a cauldron and the assigned things, although the rice grain is fine, it is boiled for too long, and even if it is delicious, it is limited.

The family gathered together, and they were not assigned to the courtyards of each room, but two large round tables were set up in the front yard, one table for men and women, and the family was just crowded, and it was lively.

After a few days, the letter from Jiangyin finally came, and Xia Qing named his two grandsons, the big one was called Xia Zhi, and the small one was called Xia Yuan.

Although it is a little ordinary, it sounds good, and the family is very satisfied.

Zheng stayed at home for more than two months, and after the New Year, and when Mei's double confinement was finished and her body was almost better, she packed up her things and took her little daughter back to Jiangyin.

After all, it's not that I can't let go of my husband and son over there.

However, this time, she did not hand over all the affairs at hand to her daughter-in-law, but gave some to Xia Chu...... Since the daughter has such a ability, she shouldn't waste it, not to mention that housekeeping and financial management is also one of the compulsory courses for girls, and now it is only a few years in advance, and it is not a big deal.

At the beginning of the summer, it was inevitable to suffer, although Mei's was hit hard, but she and her sister-in-law had a good relationship, but they did not give birth to a mustard because of this.

It's Xia Yu, who is a little reluctant.

Although it is not as cold as the capital on the Jiangyin side, there are no sisters and nephews there. is just a fourth brother, let alone playing with her, I can't see each other. But at home, with her sister playing with her, she felt much happier than Jiangyin.

A little girl who is a few years old, naturally only knows how to play, although Xia Chu is reluctant to this lively and outgoing, and a little clingy sister, but she also knows that once she can't see her mother, the little girl is only afraid that there will be trouble, so she doesn't mention it and says that she will stay in Beijing.

Luo Ziqian doesn't have the energy to take care of a child anymore, after all, Xia Yu is different from her, she is a real child.

Sending away his tearful sister, Xia Chu smiled very sweetly as he looked at his two nephews who were already able to spit bubbles.

It is her luck to have such a family.

**

On May 5th, the sky was clear, and the poplar flowers were crying around the river.

The spring of the capital comes late, at this time it is still full of tender grass and small flowers, looking at the lush green, very gratifying, especially after the two spring rains, it is the wild flowers all over the mountains and fields blooming all over the mountains, dotted with very beautiful.

At the end of April, the imperial court announced the news of the draft, because it was only a selection of official women, and the people's pass was not big, so the news did not spread, only the officials in Beijing got the news, but the four officials in the field could not take their turn this time, I don't know how suffocating.

Xia Bangqiu heard a bad news at home.

In this draft, don't choose concubines!

She was mentally prepared to fight, but who would have expected such a result!

She didn't know that even if she could go, neither Old Man Xia nor Luo Ziqian would agree, without their approval, Xia Yan would never make her own initiative to let her daughter participate in the draft, and the final result was just a marriage match on her own.

"Second sister, what's wrong?" As soon as Xia Chu entered the house, he saw Xia Bangqiu lying on the table, looking listless, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, but after all, he still didn't say the sentence 'sitting or not': "Look at it, it's so unenergetic." ”

Xia Bangqiu couldn't say that he couldn't go to the draft and was hit, so he hurriedly straightened up and said: "This group of little hooves is too, the third sister didn't report it when she came, but she called you a joke, I ...... It's probably just spring sleepiness, and it's good to take a nap at noon. ”

The little girl is so loud, can you hear it?

Probably just too lazy to get up, right? It's only early in the morning, and it's still early for lunch, so you're thinking about taking a nap?

Xia Chu didn't expose her lies, and said with a smile: "Grandmother said that the eldest aunt is not here today, so let you go to Cihe Hall for lunch...... Seeing you like this, don't you want to eat? ”

"Eat, why don't you eat!" Xia Wanqiu hurriedly said: "It's good for my sister to sit here for a while, and let's go together later." ”

"It's done!" Xia Chu smiled and nodded: "But what fun does the second sister have to entertain me?" ”

"This ......" Xia Bangqiu was a little embarrassed for a while, she couldn't know all the things that girls play nowadays, and when she played chess and backgammon, she would also be a backgammon...... Speaking of backgammon, it seems like she hasn't played it in a while! "Why don't we play backgammon?"

"Backgammon?" Xia Chu asked confusedly, "What is that?" ”

"In fact, it is also played with Go, black and white have their own side, as long as one side is connected into five, it wins, it's very simple." Xia Bangqiu suddenly lifted her spirits, she can't play Go, backgammon is always good, right?

Hearing her say the rules of backgammon, Xia Chu smiled dumbly: "Where did the second sister learn such a fresh way of playing, it's the first time I've heard it." ”…… It's too simple to say it's simple.

"Well, I also happened to see it mentioned in a landscape chronicle, so I wrote it down." Xia Wanqiu opened her eyes weakly, and didn't dare to meet her eyes.

"It's still the second sister who is well-read, and the little sister sighs to herself." Xia Chu said politely, knowing that it must be the way she played in that world, and she also said that it was interesting. It's really just what Xia Bangqiu revealed, which opened their eyes a lot, and there are many other things she doesn't know, so I don't know what it is.

She was really curious.

But she also knows that there are some things that she can't ask. It's like she and Luo Ziqian, they rarely mention the things of their past lives, and only when they are in private, they will talk about one or two.

In the past life, it was a forbidden area.

This is true for everyone.

Xia Bangqiu thought that Xia Chu was sarcastic about her, and her cheeks suddenly turned a little red, but there was no contempt in her eyes, and she thought for a while that she was thinking too much?

At one point, the maid found a chessboard, and the two played backgammon. At the beginning of the summer, he was still a little uncomfortable and lost a set, but in the second set, he immediately figured out the rules, and the two were deadlocked for a long time, and finally Xia Bangqiu won.

It's just that Xia Bangqiu didn't last long, because she hadn't won since the second set, and until lunchtime, no matter how she thought about it, she would always accidentally step into the trap laid at the beginning of summer.

"No, no more." At the end of the game, looking at the white children who were five in a row, Xia Bangqiu stared at the chessboard in front of him, got off the bed depressedly, put on his shoes, and said, "It's time to eat, let's go quickly!" ”

…… Anyone who has been abused for seventeen or eighteen dishes will be unhappy, okay!

Xia Chu pursed his lips and smiled, and nodded: "Okay, let's go!" (To be continued.) )