The next day, Xiusun got up early in the morning, put on a newly made red silk summer dress, braided the red silk silk decorated with red gold hollow delicate balls into her sparse hair, and evenly applied a layer of grease to herself in front of the cloisonné enamel mercury mirror.

If the skin is too yellow and applied pure white fat powder, it will look like throwing itself into a pile of flour, and it will look like wearing a mask, and it will easily fall off unevenly.

Ruan's specially asked the master in the dowry shop to give Xiusun this colorless and transparent grease, and after applying it, the skin was bright, smooth, moist and moisturized, and it looked very good.

Xiusun turned around and looked at herself in the mirror, red and gorgeous, golden, very matchmaker, very village girl.

And because she has been very obedient and hard-working recently, she has eaten a lot of nourishing stews fed to her by the Ruan family, and her height has not grown, and the meat on her body has developed decisively horizontally.

Before the plum blossoms, Ruan's specially called the master of the wedding silk village to measure the size of Xiusun and prepare the clothes for the birthday, but he didn't expect that in just ten days, the finished clothes were sent to try, but they were so small that they could only be redone.

So Xiusun now looks like a chubby matchmaker and a chubby village girl, and even the only apricot eyes that can be seen are much thinner and narrower.

At first, she felt unacceptable, after all, in the previous life, she was also one of the few beauties in this dynasty, but now, she can be called a fairy descending to earth, and her face is on the ground.

But the old lady and the lady watched her being fattened little by little...... Well, it's to become strong, and then I'm so happy that I'm going to burn high incense, Xiusun is relieved again, what is more important than the happiness of his family.

In her previous life, she couldn't be a good granddaughter, because what the imperial grandmother was worried about was national affairs, the inheritance of the imperial heir, and she couldn't help them, and the only thing she could do was marry Ke Xuan and then be safe and happy for a lifetime, she didn't do it.

Nowadays, as long as you eat hard and exercise well, you can make your grandmother and mother hug each other and cry with joy, even if you can become a pig, Xiusun thinks it's not a big deal.

Ready to stop, Xiusun took the little magpie and the mandarin duck to the small kitchen, where was Ren's mother waiting, as soon as she saw Xiusun, she hurried to catch up, and a happy smile bloomed on her white and chubby face, "Miss Seven came by coincidence, the noodles have just been prepared, and they are waiting for you to come to the pot." ”

Xiusun looked at Ren's mother's amiable smile, and suddenly felt that if she could be whiter, she would look good when she was fat.

She gave Ren's mother a half-salute, "I'm tired of my mother, and I need my mother's guidance." ”

Ren's mother hurriedly dodged, waved her hand and said that she didn't dare or not, her fat figure was very flexible.

Xiusun was standing on the small pestle by the stove, and the two mothers were supporting her on the side, for fear that one of her would accidentally fall.

In fact, Xiusun felt that they were a little worried, the kitchen was arranged in an orderly manner, the green bricks on the floor were also smooth as a mirror, and the small pestle was also brought from her house, which was absolutely safe and secure, and she herself, although she was a child now, had the experience of controlling the body in her previous life, so she would not be able to play the two-handed sword like in her previous life, but at least she would not take the pair of chopsticks in her hand now.

However, Xiusun is well versed in the essence of "meaning", picks the noodles into the pot, stirs them twice, and then consciously comes down, sits aside and obediently watches the mother-in-law continue the following process.

Serve the noodles, serve the soup, put the toppings, and place several large bowls in a tray in turn.

"My mother, they're coming soon?" Xiusun saw that her mother-in-law put out all the noodles, and she was worried that the noodles would not taste good after soaking for a long time.

The mother-in-law smiled and said, "Mrs. said, I'll be there soon." ”

Xiusun got up and walked in front, and the mother-in-law followed behind with shou noodles and entered the old lady's east room.

"Grandmother," Xiusun stepped forward with a smile, tired of standing beside the old lady, and tugged at her arm, "granddaughter cooked you shou noodles." ”

She had been sick for too long, and when she saw that it was the old lady's birthday, she had to cook a bowl of longevity noodles as a congratulatory gift to express her heart.

The old lady was so happy to see Xiusun's red and glamorous appearance early in the morning, so she praised her again and again and hugged Xiusun in her arms.

The mothers-in-law set the bowls in order and withdrew, while Xiusun got out of the old lady's arms, took two steps back, and kowtowed to her grandmother three times.

"Some time ago, my grandmother was worried, and my granddaughter must take good care of herself in the future, and now my granddaughter Tete cooked a bowl of longevity noodles for my grandmother, wishing my grandmother happiness like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, and it looks so good every year." Xiusun's immature child's voice was soft and pleasant, and the old lady cried out heartily and hugged her back into her arms.

At this time, the Ruan family came in with Xiuzhi and Xiuqian, and just saluted the old lady, and the eighth master also arrived, followed by Xiuguan.

The old lady glanced at Ruan's and Eighth Master, and when she saw the two of them coming in front and back, and ignoring each other, she knew that she hadn't gone to Ruan's house at all after the Eighth Master came back yesterday, and her face was uncertain.

When Xiusun saw this, she hurriedly went up to salute her father and mother, and then greeted her sisters, and then pulled Ruan into a seat, beckoning everyone to eat her cooked longevity noodles.

Of course, the old lady and Ruan Shi were not unhappy, and when the eighth old man saw that the soup was clear, the noodles were slender, and the toppings were attractive, he immediately moved his index finger and showed a satisfied look.

Xiuguan saw it, and felt a little uncomfortable, she hid in the house and embroidered the kang screen without sleep, but it was put aside by her grandmother, and everyone knew that this bowl of longevity noodles was not made by Xiusun, but it was appreciated by everyone.

She felt extremely aggrieved, just because she was a concubine, she didn't get any attention, she didn't get any appreciation, she didn't accept it.

And since the last time she was fined for stealing the female ring for eating in the old lady's house, she didn't dare to make a second time at the dinner table, so she had to wait until she finished breakfast and the maids served tea before saying, "Seventh sister, this big bone broth is thick but not greasy, and it is extremely delicious, how is it cooked?" ”

She didn't believe that Xiusun could answer.

Xiusun raised his head from the tea bowl, smiled harmlessly, and said slowly, "It's not difficult, just spend a little more effort, simmer the big bones for an hour, add sliced Qingnai and stew for half an hour, and finally filter out the impurities." ”

Seeing Xiuguan's smile, her lips moved lightly, Xiusun hurriedly added, "Yesterday afternoon, I deliberately stared at the ingredients prepared by my mother-in-law, and Qingnai was just collected by Zhuangzi. ”

Xiuguan was speechless, and the room fell silent.

The old lady slowly put the teacup in her hand on the book case beside her, making a slight muffled sound, and the sound was not loud or small, but at this time no one spoke in the room, which attracted everyone's attention, and everyone looked at the old lady.

The old lady only said, "The second old lady of the old house brought a letter, your uncle's Qiqi has also passed, and the boudoir school is almost ready, and when the weather is not hot, you can go to school." ”

I have to go to school, Xiusun is discouraged and can't sleep lazy.

Xiuguan's eyes lit up, she has always wanted to learn calligraphy and painting, but unfortunately only the old lady is good at this at home, she glanced at the old lady's majestic face, the old lady has always only valued Xiusun, and she will definitely not teach her. Now that I have gone to school, there should be a good master.

The old lady continued, "The boudoir school has classes for ten months every month, and the rest of the time you study at home, and in the future, every time you go to class, you will live in the old house in Jiangpu, and come back after the class, and the days at home will still follow me to worship the Buddha for half a day." ”

The four sisters should be in unison.

Then the atmosphere in the room cooled down again.

Ruan's demeanor was still the same as usual, but his expression unconsciously stiffened a lot, and whenever his gaze turned to the vicinity of the Eighth Master, he immediately drooped and landed on the tea bowl.

The eighth master didn't seem to notice anything, and enjoyed the fragrant tea wholeheartedly.

It was the first time for Xiusun to look at the eighth master at close range, the eighth master was twenty-six this year, with white skin, good facial features, and very deep eyebrows and eyes, at first glance, he looked very much like a handsome gentleman.

Xiusun had heard too much about the legend of the eighth master, and guessed that the eighth master was a bad uncle with obscene eyes and a lewd smile anytime and anywhere.

And it turns out that with a biological mother like the old lady, even if Xiusun's grandfather, the old man Tanhua, is ugly, the eighth master can't be there.

What's more, this time I went to the old house in Jiangpu for funeral, and Xiusun also met several old ladies and masters, most of whom can be called dignified, which proves from the side that Xiusun's short-lived grandfather should also look good. What's more, she believes that the emperor's taste will not order a strange ugly move to explore flowers.

However, at this moment, Xiusun is facing a more severe blow, her mother looks like a fairy who landed safely, her father looks better than the unweathered Tanlang, why did she grow into this very village girl, very matchmaker.

She looked at her father, and then at her mother, and her little head slowly drooped, feeling that this thing was like two snow-white pigs, and a litter of piglets, one of which was spotted, and everyone would suspect that this spotted pig arched the wrong pigsty, and how could the feeling of this spotted pig be depressed.

To comfort her, Xiusun found that her eyes actually looked very much like the Eighth Master, they were all big, deep, and quite clear.

Well, since you want to go to school, then work hard, at least give yourself a long face in temperament.

――I'm relieved.,There's definitely progress in this chapter.,Please look down at the dividing line.――

Out of the twenty-seven days of the state mourning period, the officials and nobles have to follow the system according to the quality, although the old fourth room here Chu Baye is still a talent, no official body, but the second old lady is after all a person who has been a cabinet elder, and the entire Chu family has more or less people out of office, so the entire Chu family does not plan to carry out banquets, meetings and other entertainment activities within a year.

The birthday banquet of several old ladies was also suspended because of this, and today Xiusun's grandmother's birthday, each room only sent a daughter-in-law to kowtow and give gifts, and went back after drinking a cup of tea.

Living in Pukou, which is far away from the capital, the whole family is so restrained, Xiusun is the first time to see such a cautious family, you must know that even in those twenty-seven days of national mourning, the capital will not be able to guarantee that there will be a bold and merry son brother who wraps his trouser belt around his head and pins his head to the trouser belt.

In this way, several masters of the old fourth room of the Chu family rarely got together, and Chu Baye finally brushed out a sense of loss for his gender in this house where yin and yang are declining.

After sending off a few wives, and having lunch, everyone sat around the old lady's west room again to drink tea.

The old lady sat on the seat, Chu Baye sat opposite, Ruan moved the Taishi chair and sat under the old lady, and the four sisters lined up in turn and sat on the small pestle opposite them.

At the beginning, Xiusun was worried that it would be as cold as in the morning, but later she found that she was worried that Chu Baye had not yet entered the state in the morning.

It is nothing more than to talk about some trivial things after school, his eloquence is like the boiling Yangtze River water, the vast soup, gushing endlessly, even such a trivial matter as washing the inkstone can make him talk about the flowers, from time to time he also quotes the classics, and then embellishes three or two sentences, so that the narrative is relaxed, ups and downs, and full of fun, as if there are more flowers than people in a grass and a tree, a brick and a stone around him.

The old lady was very pleased to hear him work hard every day, and she couldn't help but sigh when she heard him talk so interestingly, "Your father was like you back then, and it was very interesting for him to tell everything." ”

Even Ruan Shi was unconsciously attracted by the eloquence of the eighth master, showing a fascinated expression from time to time, and after a while, he remembered something, and then changed back to his original expressionless face, and so on.

Xiusun once again has a new understanding of the eighth master, heredity, sometimes extremely powerful, not only in appearance, sometimes also in intelligence, don't forget that the old lady's father is Shen Ge Lao, and Chu Baye's father is Chu Tanhua.

Throughout the afternoon, Ruan's and the Eighth Master still had no communication, and the old lady also looked at them a few times, but did not make a sound, as if she was not in a hurry.

When it was time to hold the lamp, the maid had already set up the dishes and chopsticks in the east room, and everyone moved over and sat down in turn.

The old lady hadn't seen her son for a long time, and she was very happy, and she drank an extra bowl of soup.

He also asked Shen's mother to bring the treasured wine and said, "Our family drinks some by themselves, it's not a big feast." ”

instructed Shen's mother to pour a glass of wine for the eighth master and Ruan's each, and said with a smile, "I'm too old to drink alcohol, so you should do it for me." ”

Ruan Shi and Eighth Master each held wine glasses, and this was the first time they looked at each other today, Xiusun noticed that when they looked at each other, they were both a little stunned, as if something unexpected was flowing between the two.

Could it be that we haven't seen each other for a long time, haven't looked at each other for a long time, and don't remember what each other looks like at all? Xiusun thought mischievously.

Then the old lady asked Shen's mother to pour wine for the two of them, and continued, "This cup, I wish my Chu family a famous list." ”

Chu Baye and Ruan drank it happily, and Xiusun and they also drank the fruit wine given by Shen's mother at the right time.

After filling the third cup, the old lady said slowly this time, "This cup, I hope that my Chu family will have a successor." ”

Chu Baye and Ruan both paused, turned their heads to look at the old lady, and there was unwillingness and guilt in their eyes.

The old lady seemed to understand and didn't care, and waved her hand hastily, "It's done, it's done for me." ”

The eighth master and the Chu family both dried their glasses, and the old lady instructed Shen's mother, "Send the old man and his wife back to the Green Onion Jiexuan, my wife wants to be with her granddaughters." ”

"Mother!" Chu Baye looked stunned, his expression was matched with a slightly drunken red, like a woman from a good family who was forced to be *good* for *prostitution.

"Mother?" Ruan's expression was also very puzzled, and there was a hint that the second monk couldn't figure it out.

It was rare for the two of them to speak in unison, but Xiusun was keenly aware that Ruan's fingers that had been stirring the handkerchief since he sat down suddenly stopped, and he clutched the handkerchief in his hand tightly, as if he wanted to grasp something.

The small Fang Sheng box that Ruan had hidden on the beam of the house suddenly flashed in his mind.

Don't? Is it today?