Chapter 11 Ambitions
The old lady stared at Xiusun earnestly for a moment, as if she had not expected her to have such an idea.
Seeing that the old lady didn't seem to be able to make up her mind, Xiusun continued, "Grandmother, you are very strict with your father, and I must hope that one day my father will be able to revitalize the family with the title of the gold list and prop up the lintel of our old fourth room." Now we live in the countryside and don't interact with outsiders, but if my father becomes an official in the future, the sisters will be all official ladies. β
The old lady didn't care at first, and only guessed that her smart little granddaughter said some fairy words to make her happy, but she didn't expect that the weak little girl in her arms would poke into her heart.
The old lady suddenly felt mixed feelings, her expression became solemn, and she hugged her granddaughter's weak little body* tightly, her arms trembling slightly.
Xiusun felt the change in the old lady's feelings, and raised her eyes to see that the old lady's somewhat cloudy eyes were actually full of mist.
Xiusun knows that the old lady led the young Eighth Master to move out of the old mansion alone at a young age, and since then she has lived in a remote corner, she does not intend to die here in peace, she will definitely go back one day, and this hope, and the only hope, is tied to the Eighth Master.
The only daughter of Lord Shen, how could she be a weak woman who goes against the flow and goes with the flow.
However, it is really not safe for such a great dream to be tied to her father, who is dedicated to her aunt's collection and appreciation, if one day, it is not careful...... That one...... Pushing too hard...... What can I do then?
Xiusun decided to wait for her mother to come back and continue her lobbying work about having a son, which is an important issue related to the survival and development of the old fourth house.
The old lady bowed her head and kissed the top of Xiusun's head covered with sparse yellow hair, hugged her tightly in her arms, and said comfortably in a hoarse voice, "The only one who knows me is my obedient granddaughter." β
Hey, I don't know what happened to my grandmother back then, but it made my grandmother so thoughtful and excited, Xiusun lay in her grandmother's arms, very curious.
"The granddaughter just watched the fourth sister and the sixth sister quarrel, and she was very scared," said Xiusun, who planned to continue pretending to be a child, "Later, the granddaughter saw the little fish. She pointed to a crystal lotus brush wash on the windowsill next to Luohan's bed, in which there were two emerald green and tender aquatic plants, and two small goose heads swimming.
The old lady looked in the direction of her finger, and Xiusun continued, "If Caique doesn't change the water for the little fish, the water will become more and more muddy, and the little fish will gradually become unable to live. β
The implication is that the environment is very important to the survival of people, Xiuguan and Xiuzhi are the terrible big sharks, she doesn't want Xiuqian to become another shark, although she is confident that she will not be eaten by them, but it is always troublesome to deal with, isn't it.
Of course, the old lady, who was well versed in what she was talking about, immediately understood what Xiusun meant, and asked, "Then take Xiuqian to the Huanshi Mountain House to raise, what should you do with your fourth sister and sixth sister?" β
Xiu Sun was stunned for a moment, she really hadn't thought about this question, she pitied Xiu Qian, because Xiu Qian was still young, her heart was undecided, and there was still room for plasticity, just as a sapling could be supplemented with a bamboo pole to correct it.
And what about the towering trees?
Xiusun didn't understand why the old lady punished the honest Xiuzhi at first, but now that she thinks about it, before Xiuzhi enters the house, she can let the personal girl bring the needlework back to the Bifen Pavilion, and why did she personally carry the basket into the old lady's house, and put the basket next to the bookcase.
Seeing that Xiusun was asked and looked stunned, the old lady laughed again, and then like a child, she leaned into Xiusun's ear and said mischievously, "Grandmother thinks your idea is quite good." β
Pretty good?
Xiusun didn't understand, looked at her grandmother suspiciously, and the curiosity in her heart was about to explode herself, and let her scratch her ears and cheeks, but the old lady just didn't tell her.
Until the day when Xiuguan and Xiuzhi handed over the female ring to the old lady, the old lady lowered her eyelids and solemnly announced that from now on, every afternoon, the time to worship the Buddha, the four girls would come to the Buddhist hall to accompany the old lady to copy the scriptures.
Some people are happy and some are worried, Xiusun just thinks that the days are getting more and more lively and prosperous.
ββββ finally remembered the dividing line with the dividing line-
Xiusun couldn't ask, so she scratched the old lady's armpit, and the old lady couldn't dodge, so she had to say, "Do you know why your fourth sister is so bold today?" β
Yes, Xiusun got off the donkey, and she was afraid that the old lady would be so old and dodge around and twist her waist or pull her wrist or something, so she quickly stopped and sat down, and seriously considered the thinking questions given by the old lady.
"Is it Mama Fang?" There is only this possibility, why is the sister who has never seen the world in the inner house since she was a child suddenly so confident and brave, it is strange that no one has given her an idea behind her back, and her aunt, if she would give her this kind of idea, she would not have come to the old lady today.
The old lady nodded with satisfaction and expressed her approval, "Do you know that Xiuguan gave you eye medicine before you came." β
Xiusun rolled her eyes in her heart, no wonder the old lady was so angry at that time, hateful Xiuguan, this matter is not over, hum.
said in his mouth, "The fourth sister doesn't love the length of the Taoist on weekdays, only it may be taught by that grandmother." β
In fact, what Xiusun thought in her heart was that Xiuguan only likes to pretend to be pitiful on weekdays, frowning a pair of cigarette eyebrows that seem to cry but not crying, she is afraid that people will not pay attention to her, but it is a pity that this is too passive and cannot be sure to achieve the effect.
"When Mama Fang taught us the rules, she often liked to brag about her intrigues in the original master's house, but her granddaughter was impatient to listen to them, so she didn't learn them." Xiusun pursed her lips.
And the fact is that Xiusun grew up in the place where the most intrigues were intrigued since she was a child, and she has seen a lot of enhanced versions of reality with her own eyes, and it is not rare for her to be half hearsay and half apocryphal pediatrics.
And the very naΓ―ve and simple Xiuguan and Xiuzhi were very interested, specifically for Xiuguan to actively ask questions, Xiuzhi listened attentively on the side, and then later, Xiuguan thought about the other party's grandmother, and begged the old lady to let Fang Mama be the housekeeper mother of the rhino hall to achieve the purpose of monopolizing Fang Mama.
Xiuguan and Xiuzhi just got into a knot, and then this time Xiuzhi proposed to embroider the old lady's forehead, and stepped into Xiuguan's exclusive territory again, and the two inevitably fought openly and secretly from then on.
The old lady stroked her sparse bangs, "It's easy to dodge with open guns, it's hard to guard against hidden arrows, you don't hurt people, and you can't keep someone trying to harm you, those sneaky tricks, I know some, and I also have a precaution, but I didn't expect that they would fall into action." β
The old lady snorted softly, thought of Fang Cai, and picked up the box again.
The cup is painted with a picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, undulating mountains, verdant and dripping, and skillful brushstrokes jumping on the transparent white cup body.
Now there is a hole the size of a fingernail, and although it is in the white space, the cup is finally wasted.
I heard the old lady sigh, "Alas, this cup was originally a pair, I had a sister, before she got married, she turned out of her dowry box, and I took one by myself, and we have never met since she got married." β
Alas, Xiusun also remembered that the day Ke Min got married, it was also the last time they met, if she hadn't been killed that time, she would have married Ke Xuan now and became Ke Min's brother-in-law, and she couldn't help but feel gloomy.
"Old lady," just when the grandparents and grandchildren were sad, Shen's mother came in, it was already dark, but Shen's mother had obviously just come back from outside.
"The slave maid just went to ask the steward, he said that there is a carpenter who can do show work in the wife's antique shop, and no one dares to call the first diamond in Jinling City, and no one dares to call it the first, and the manager also said that there is another method passed from Dongying, called Jinxi, no copper nails are used, as long as the special paint is used to glue the pieces together and then draw a layer of gold paint on the gaps, which is also very delicate and beautiful, this method takes a long time, and it takes two months. The old lady wanted to fix it, and the slave asked him to arrange it. β
The old lady stared at the glass of water and narrowed her eyes, raised her hand to close the box, and said with interest, "Let's talk about it." β
Then he looked at Xiusun, who was stunned, "It's getting late, you should rest." β
Xiusun responded, slowly climbed down from the Luohan bed, bowed to the old lady in a dignified manner, and returned to her own blue yarn cupboard.
-- I'm the dividing line that appears again --
In the blue yarn cupboard, the little magpie has been waiting for a long time, and a person is sitting in the lacquered flower pattern begonia chair to play with the rope, just making the shape of an acacia flower, raising his eyes to see Xiusun come in, stupidly laughing and jumping off the chair to give Xiusun a blessing.
Xiusun didn't dare to delay, and directly pulled the little magpie to sit down on the edge of the Luohan bed opposite the door, and asked, "What did you see in the garden?" β
It's not that her thirst for knowledge is so strong, she really doesn't trust the little magpie's memory, and is afraid that she will forget some important details.
Who knew that the little magpie glanced at Xiusun timidly, gnawed her nails, as if she had made a big decision, and said, "Miss, I didn't hear anything, I saw Aunt Zhao's back flashing at the door of the fourth lady's courtyard, I should have entered, and then I pretended to enjoy the flowers and wanted to get closer, and was found by the frangipani in the fourth lady's house, so I ran away." β
"Click, click, click......" The corners of Xiusun's mouth twitched, as if she heard the sound of something breaking, just like the thin silk-like cracks on the inner wall of her beloved azure glazed sunflower cup, she suddenly relaxed and lay down on the big pillow.
This stupid girl wow, when she held the jasmine in front of her in the afternoon, she was obviously very energetic, and she didn't find anything until now.
Just when she felt deeply powerless, the little magpie whispered again, "But when I was picking jasmine, I heard Aunt Mo talking in front of the flower garden......
"Huh?" When Xiusun heard this, she immediately straightened up, raised her eyes and saw the little magpie squirming and pinching, and immediately felt angry and funny.
She suddenly remembered that when she eavesdropped on other people's gossip in the palace for the first time in her previous life, she was also full of contradictions, nervous and scared, and felt stinging and interesting.
Thinking of this, when Xiusun looked at the little magpie again, her big eyes were overflowing with the master's love for his apprentice.
The little magpie felt that her young lady's expression was a bit like that of the old cat when she saw the little yellow croaker, and she was frightened and hurriedly continued.