Chapter 18: Doubts

Xiusun came out of the old lady's house and breathed a sigh of relief, this big old lady should not be a fuel-efficient lamp, and the back and forth of Fang Cai should just be the old lady's sadness and overplay.

And the eldest old lady lost her son in her old age and had no grandchildren, so she could keep her head clear and ask such a question with traps in such a big sadness, Xiusun was deeply admired, sure enough, there are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, and the ancients did not deceive me.

Xiusun was about to look up at the sky, but when she heard Xiuguan catch up behind her, she smiled teasingly, "Congratulations to the seventh sister, my sister is in the limelight today." "The depths of his eyes are as cold as the tip of a needle.

She has always felt that Xiusun looks mediocre and doesn't like to read, but she can't see the good of others because of the partiality of his wife and the old lady, and now the old lady, wife, and grandmother still only know how to praise Xiusun all the time, and they don't look at her who is obviously better, and she feels wronged in every way.

Xiusun was busy holding her breath and pretending to be shy, and at the moment she was in a bad mood due to the lack of oxygen in her brain, and when she heard Xiuguan's voice was neither loud nor small, she turned around and glanced at the hidden door.

She took a few steps forward before she approached Xiuguan and whispered, "Fourth sister is wrong, isn't the most showy person at the funeral a dead person?" ”

Then in Xiuguan's shocked gaze, he glanced at the little magpie waiting under the corridor, and then rushed to the daughter-in-law who came to answer and gave a half-salute, "This sister-in-law, may I ask where are all the sisters and sisters, I just came, and I haven't said hello to them yet." ”

The daughter-in-law smiled with a smile on her face, and said, "The seventh lady is polite, just call the slave maid Li Si's family, and the fifth lady is taking all the young ladies in the Baizi Garden next to the ancestral hall." ”

Xiusun turned around and said to the sisters, "Fourth sister, sixth sister, ninth sister, let's go meet a few sisters together." ”

Xiuguan hadn't recovered from Fang Cai's surprise and shame, and turned his face away and ignored Xiusun.

Xiuzhi, who had been standing motionless in the right position behind them and pretending to be a fancy shelf, stepped forward at this time and said softly, "Seventh sister is right, we just came, we should go and say hello." ”

"What's your business! I don't care about you! Xiuguan said angrily, raising his hand to push Xiuzhi, Xiusun grabbed Xiuguan's arm like electricity, and easily unloaded the force.

"Fourth sister, be careful, the road here is narrow, don't touch people." Xiusun signaled that the Li Sijia could lead the way.

It is enough to joke that there are three concubines in the fourth room, how can there be such a thing in other rooms, the old lady is too sad, otherwise she will use the posture of the eldest sister-in-law to attack the old fourth room, and the grandmother and mother can only listen.

The eldest old lady missed the blow, and when she remembered the reason, she was interrupted by the second old lady.

Xiuguan didn't understand yet, stomped his feet on the spot, and said loudly, "I, I'm not going, I'm going to go to the garden." ”

She pouted, looking very aggrieved, and her nasal voice could be faintly heard when she spoke.

Xiusun glanced at her lightly, approached her and said, "Fourth sister, now that we are in mourning, there are people coming and going in the garden, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient, let's stay with the sisters as well." ”

Looking up, he saw Xiuguan looking at her fiercely, and approached her again and said softly, "If you collide with a foreign man in the Foshou Lake Courtyard, at most you will dispose of the maid and mother-in-law who knows about it, this is the old mansion of Jiangpu, does my sister want to be sunk in the pond?" ”

Xiuguan was frightened and looked at Xiusun in horror, as if she knew her for the first time. Xiusun breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he was only eleven years old, and he would not be able to deceive in a few years. Mama Fang has been here for a short time, she has taught etiquette and style, and she also boasts about her house fighting skills, but she hasn't had time to talk so much.

While she was stunned, Xiusun stepped forward and grabbed her arm, "Fourth sister, don't be angry, sister will make amends to you, let's go quickly, we will have lunch later." ”

Xiuguan looked at Xiusun's flattering and cunning little face, so ugly, so weak, and suddenly remembered that this was the Xiusun she was familiar with, and why did the talented Xiusun look so deep and terrifying.

She involuntarily followed Xiusun away, Xiuzhi raised her eyes to look at Xiusun, and lowered her eyes again, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she did not reveal more affection.

In addition to going to the temple to incense, this is the first time that their sisters officially go out to meet people, and on weekdays at home, the servants are very strict in their rules, and they dare not step on the high and low for several young ladies, so this is the first time that Xiuguan really feels the difference between the concubines and the concubines, which begins to be unbalanced, and will meet more in the future, she doesn't want to coax her every time.

The group turned into the road of Fangcai, went north for a stick of incense, and then went east into the courtyard, the courtyard was open and entered, the patio was much larger than the courtyard of the old lady, and entered the open hall through the corridor, a group of little girls in mourning clothes were sitting in twos and threes, some were drinking tea, some were chatting, and some were sitting obediently.

A woman in her thirties raised her head, and Li Sijia reminded, "This is Mrs. Five." ”

The fifth wife, the daughter-in-law of the fourth old lady in the third room, her maiden name is Nie.

Xiusun gave the little magpie a look, and then went up with her sisters to greet the fifth wife.

The little magpie trotted to intercept Li Sijia, who was leaving, and touched a few small silver bills and stuffed them into her hands.

Xiusun, who was busy meeting with her sisters, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it, the little magpie is not familiar with these, and needs to be mentioned often, and has just been trained to complete the things she told in advance according to her reminders, and there is finally progress.

Although it was a bit troublesome, if Xiusun wanted to bring a thousand people but didn't know that she was by her side, she wouldn't dare to kill her.

There is also an aunt in their previous generation who is only thirteen years old this year, named Chu Pei, who has not yet married, and is the daughter of the seventh old lady who came in later in the courtyard of the eldest old lady.

Xiusun respectfully gave her a junior salute, she smiled and helped a few people, and told them not to see outside, get along with their sisters, and talk to her if necessary.

Chu Pei looks very similar to her mother, bright and gorgeous, like the sunshine in early spring, and she is the best-looking girl in this group. She is still young, her voice is sweet but generous, and Xiusun has a good first impression of her.

The eldest lady of Xiusun's generation, Chu Xiuqiang, is the concubine in the room of the seventh wife Ji who is good friends with the Ruan family, and she was married two years ago.

The oldest girl here is the granddaughter of the fourth old lady, the second lady Chu Xiurui, who is seventeen years old this year and will get married in the second half of the year.

The third miss Chu Xiuman and the fifth miss Chu Xiufei are keeping watch in the mourning hall, and then the fourth miss Chu Xiuguan, the sixth miss Chu Xiuzhi and the seventh miss Chu Xiusun.

The eighth lady Chu Xiuyun is the granddaughter of Chu Changxun, the ancestor of the second room, and the daughter of the third wife Ji who just greeted Xiusun at the Hanging Flower Gate, who was six years old.

Miss Nine is the Xiuqian of the old four-room family.

finally recognized all the sisters in the family, and Xiusun suddenly tragically discovered that the sisters were all very good-looking, at least their skin was quite white, and she was the only one who was so ugly.

Woo, can she go home?

――I'm looking at Xiusun's inferiority complex and I'm very happy to divide the lineγ€œ

The eighth miss Chu Xiuyun and the ninth miss Chu Xiuqian were of the same age, and they quickly played together, and the little sisters went to the corner to throw sandbags.

Xiusun hurriedly told the nurse to take a good look, the godsisters she saw in Baizitang were all from her grandmother, and Xiusun was a little worried that Xiuqian, who had not seen any outsiders, would suffer.

When the second lady Chu Xiurui saw it, she comforted Xiusun and said, "Don't worry, Xiuyun has a soft temperament, and the two of them will definitely be able to have a good time." The sisters are all easy to get along with, and you will know when you get acquainted in the future. ”

Xiusun expressed her gratitude.

The fourth aunt Chu Pei asked Xiuguan what books she was reading and what pastimes she did on weekdays, and Xiuguan, who had been aggrieved for most of the day, finally found the opportunity to watch XiΓ n, and talked endlessly about the topic of female red knitting and music.

Because the meal was approaching, the fifth wife wanted to go to the kitchen to have a look, so she told Chu Pei and Xiurui to lead the sisters to stay here and not run around, and all the sisters said goodbye to the fifth wife in unison.

Chu Xiurui pulled Xiusun and Xiuzhi to sit down, chatting casually, she thought that Xiusun and Xiuzhi were young and had nothing to talk about, but she didn't expect to find a common topic, and listened to Xiusun's unique insights on Baimen's recipes with relish.

Again, the heavier the pressure, the more intense the retribution, Xiusun is determined to achieve a breakthrough from scratch in cooking and medicine to make up for the regrets of his previous life.

-- I'm just a dividing line --

It was so disrespectful to talk about eating during the funeral, Xiusun was soon retributed, and at lunchtime, in the face of the oil-free and salt-free original and natural tofu rice, Xiusun had to break the jar and imagine it as her favorite lion head.

After the baptism of tofu rice at lunch, Xiusun finally came to her senses and was determined to be a filial niece, so she was deeply concerned about the health of her two sisters and the illness of her uncle before her death.

"Second sister, I went with my grandmother to mourn my uncle in the morning, and when I saw the third sister and the fifth sister, my cheeks were so thin that my cheeks were sunken, and my eyes were big, and I really felt distressed to look at." Xiusun flashed the only apricot eyes that could be seen on the whole face, and said worriedly, her voice was soft and sweet, making people feel that they never got tired of listening to it.

"It's not, you haven't seen your third sister before, that little face is still round, I look at her like that, at least two times thin. Hey, she was going to get married in the second half of the year, and this time she has to keep three years of filial piety, and she will be fifteen this year. Xiurui, who is also about to get married, lamented from her own point of view.

"Alas......" Xiusun also lamented, "what if...... It would be nice to marry the third sister as soon as possible. She already knew half the essence of the old lady's words.

Xiurui remembered that she was delayed to the age of seventeen because of the man's filial piety, and she also followed, "Yes, who knew that the uncle had drunk too much wine and suffered from the cold, but he went in less than twenty days." ”

Less than twenty days? Xiusun's tiny ears pricked up.

The dark eyes rolled, and he hesitated, "No wonder, the third sister is so haggard, serving for twenty days, and guarding the spirit in a row, how can the body stand it if it goes on like this." ”

Xiu Rui looked at Xiu Sun's little face, the little girl had a sallow complexion and sparse hair, but she had a pair of eyes as bright as stars, when you looked into it, she was poked in the heart, and at this moment she was looking at her worriedly, her deep eyes were full of sisterly affection.

She couldn't help but want to give her a little more comfort, "Sister rest assured, Xiuman is not sick, the eldest aunt is worried that Xiuman will not let her after she is sick, she cried a lot today for this matter, saying that she did not fulfill her daughter's duty, and now she regrets it." This morning, I took a pack of ginseng tablets to her, telling her to hold it when she couldn't hold it, and then take care of her body after this period. ”

"The second sister is really careful and thoughtful, and my sister is relieved." Xiusun appreciated and was relieved.

She suddenly remembered a thought, could it be that no one had seen the eldest master in the past twenty days when he was seriously ill.