Chapter 10: Song Family Brothers and Sisters
The first day of March is the day for Ah Yao to enter school.
At the beginning of the morning, an inconspicuous carriage slowly drove along the open and neat bluestone road on the side of 123. The curtain of the car was lifted, revealing a girl with a melon seed face inside. The probe looked at the wall of the Hand Hu house in the street, and the eyes under the girl's willow eyebrows showed a hint of jealousy.
"Brother, the tiles on the wall of my cousin's yard have been changed again. The last time I came, it was still a national peony, but this time it was replaced by a nine-colored deer. ”
While talking about Song Qinrong, she looked out obsessively, the wall of the Hu family had just been renovated, and the pink and white wall looked cleaner and smoother than the inner wall of her boudoir at first glance.
Song Qinwen put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his somewhat sore wrist, and looked out with his sister's gaze, only to see the tall pink and white wall that could not be seen at a glance.
"Every year during the Chinese New Year, the Hu family has to renovate the courtyard, and this brick has been changed years ago, maybe Ah Rong didn't notice it a few times ago."
"I'll just say how it looks exactly like new."
The carriage turned a corner, Song Qinrong stretched her neck, and saw the two stone lions in front of the Hu family that were still majestic from afar, even if she saw her since she was a child, she couldn't help but speak: "Such a big yard has to be renovated from the inside to the outside every year, how much does it cost." ”
Song Qinwen's heart trembled slightly, but his face was full of wealth and firmness in front of his sister, "The money belongs to the Hu family, and how much money is spent is not something that we outsiders can put in the beak." ”
Song Qinrong pouted, "Brother, that's our aunt." Even if I want to marry in the future, I am an outsider, but you will marry Cousin A-Yao in the future. ”
"What nonsense is nothing to say!"
"Cut."
Loud and single, Song Qinrong pouted. The elder brother also thought that she was a three-year-old child, and her mother told her that her aunt intended to marry her cousin back to the Song family. Although she doesn't like her cousin very much, she won't be stupid enough to push the Hu family's wealth out.
My mother said that although my cousin is squeamish now, she is the daughter-in-law of the Song family when she marries into the Song family, and she has to abide by the rules of the Song family.
Brushing the hair hanging down his shoulders, the black and thick is no worse than that of his cousin who eats He Shou Wu's medicinal diet every ten years. It's a pity that she doesn't have all kinds of expensive new jewelry that is almost full of all kinds of expensive jewelry in her cousin's makeup, and her hair can only be simply tied with a brocade rope.
There is no new daughter-in-law in the world who does not please her sister-in-law, not to mention that she will be asked for after entering the door in the future, and now her cousin has not passed the door, every time she comes to Hu's house, she opens the makeup box for her to choose arbitrarily.
Thinking like this, the corners of Song Qinrong's lips curled slightly, the carriage stopped, and when she saw the two more powerful stone lions in front of the door, she was full of thoughts about which jewelry to choose after she went in? Do you want the yellow spree hairpin that is brighter than the stars in the sky, or the small leaf red sandalwood bracelet that Master Tianzhu has opened?
Reluctant to do anything, Song Qinrong's greedy face showed a little distress.
Seeing his sister's expression, Song Qinwen felt slightly helpless. However, this kind of love didn't last long, although Ah Rong loves to be cheap, but what she said just now is right: her uncle's family is rich, and the cost of renovating the house every year is not enough, and that little cheapness is just a drop in the bucket for them.
Moreover, his cousin is not unwilling, Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, why should he talk too much, it will make people unhappy.
"Say hello to my uncle and aunt."
was led into the main courtyard by his subordinates, and Hu Jiuling and the Song family had already arrived in front of the hall. Song Qinwen hugged his fists to say goodbye, Song Qinrong followed and saluted, and Song hurriedly stood up and personally helped the brother and sister up.
"Why did you come so early? Sleep more when you're not at home? ”
Song Qinrong affectionately grabbed her aunt's arm and said meaningfully: "No, my brother heard that he was going to take his cousin into the academy together, and he didn't sleep well all night, so he got up before dawn to prepare, for fear of delaying her." That kind of concern, even I, as a sister, have never enjoyed it. ”
"Ah Rong!" Song Qinwen said with a little displeasure.
Catching a glimpse of the blue and black under Qin Wen's eyes, and then seeing the sky outside the door that had not yet fully lit up, Song nodded with satisfaction.
"Ah Yao's little lazy ghost should also wake up this time, last night she was still worried about what to wear on the first day of entering the academy, lest she dress too high-profile and affect it. Your cousins have always been close, and Ah Rong also went to the backyard to help her. ”
Wearing too high-profile? My uncle is an imperial businessman, and the best materials of the Hu family have always been supplied to the nobles in the palace, and those rare materials that ordinary people can't even see at all, but my cousin has been wearing them casually since she was a child. Her room full of clothes, any one she takes out is a treasure, no matter how low-key it is, how low-key can it be.
Ah Rong lowered her head, quickly hid the jealousy in her eyes, and walked with the maid towards the embroidery building in the backyard.
Her love changes can be concealed from the unguarded Song family, but she can't hide from Hu Jiuling, who has long become instinctive in shopping malls and observing words and feelings. He knew that Song Qinrong was full of heart, but before A-Yao was simple-minded, if he contacted people outside, he would not be deceived, rather than being deceived by outsiders, it was better to give that little thing to the Song family. With a little money, you have the right to raise a dog leg for your beloved daughter. It is with this kind of thinking that he has turned a blind eye all these years. But now that Ah Yao has suddenly become sensible and reasonable, then he will no longer allow such villains to be in the way. His gaze swept over Song Qinwen, and finally fell on the enthusiastic Song family, and Hu Jiuling quickly made up his mind.
It's time to talk to Song's good students.
Song Qinrong, who had already walked into Ayao's courtyard, suddenly felt a chill down her spine, and a bad premonition faintly rose in her heart. Looking at the courtyard in front of her, which was a little more delicate than the main courtyard, she quickly put this discomfort behind her.
Passing through the front hall and entering the bedroom, I saw the golden silk nanmu thousand workers pulling out the bed. The smooth wood polished in the morning light reflected a light brighter than gold. At this moment, my cousin was sitting in front of the dresser in the bed, in front of a half-human height mercury mirror, and on both sides of the mercury mirror was a dazzling array of jewelry.
Whether it is the mercury mirror transported by the Francois from across the ocean, or the dazzling hairpin, any one is a priceless treasure, and ordinary girls crave it but cannot ask for it.
She and Ah Yao are only two years apart, they are really the same people, and Ah Rong's heart can't stop surging up. But after thinking about it, when A-Yao marries her brother in the future, and this room full of good babies is at her disposal, the bitterness in her chest instantly disappears a lot, and a kind smile rises on her face.
"My cousin dressed like this early in the morning, but do you want to compare all the girls in Qinglin Academy Girls' School?"
Through the mercury mirror, Ah Yao, who was facing back, could see the changes in her expression. After being reborn, the mood changed, and the meaning of the same expression was completely different. Hearing Song Qinrong say this before, she would only think that she was worried that she had no clothes and jewelry to love. She has these things, so naturally she doesn't mind separating people close to her.
But Song Qinrong is good, in her previous life, she was greedy for her jewelry, and she admired Shen Moci with all her heart. She still clearly remembers her admiration for Shen Moci when the two were together in her previous life. swore to her and said how good Shen Moci's homework was, Shen Moci brought the Shen family's dim sum to the academy for everyone to eat, although the Shen family hated it, but Shen Moci was definitely an outlier among them.
In the last sentence, she was right, Shen Moci is definitely an outlier of the Shen family!
"Girl, the cousin of the Song family is here."
Qingshuang reminded with a little worry that in the past few days, when the girl is alone in private, she often looks gloomy and stunned.
Ah Yao woke up from deep thought, and when she looked back, her eyes were surprised, "Cousin Ah Rong is here, I'm worried about which hairpin to wear to the academy today, you can help me take a look." ”
Song Qinrong stepped forward and saw the canary yellow tourmaline the size of her thumb at a glance. Xiao Ye Rosewood bracelet was put aside for the time being, and she couldn't help but reach out and pick it up and gesture it on her head. The pure yellow tourmaline hairpin was worn on her head, and it looked even better than she imagined. was just about to insert into the hair room, but before the hairpin tail touched the hair, he was suddenly snatched by A-Yao's outstretched hand.
"It's still Ah Rong's good eye, this hairpin is simple and elegant on the head, and it is much more low-key than those dazzling steps!"
Inserted into Qingshuang's freshly combed head, A-Yao looked at herself in the mirror with satisfaction. Now she is not the village woman with rough skin after overwork three years later, and the girl in the boudoir with bright eyes and bright teeth looks good no matter how she dresses.
After admiring herself, she took advantage of the situation to put on makeup. Admiring Song Qinrong's lost gaze, the maid waited for her to change her clothes, and after slowly cleaning up, she seemed to remember something and showed annoyance.
"Look at my memory, I forgot that I took out the things I prepared for Ah Rong."
It turned out that her cousin specially prepared one for her, no wonder she didn't let her choose at random. Song Qinrong's unhappy heart calmed down slightly, although her expression was still a little obscure when she saw the yellow tourmaline bead hairpin on Ah Yao's head, but her heart was more expectant. What can be taken out by A-Yao will not be too bad.
Even so, on the surface, she shook her head slightly and said in a low voice, "What's so embarrassing?" ”
Ah Yao's eyes widened, and her expression was slightly displeased: "Ah Rong doesn't want it?" That's it! ”
How can it be just like that! Song Qinrong was anxious, pulled her sleeve and said urgently: "A-Yao, don't be angry, I just don't want these to affect the friendship between our sisters." ”
Why didn't you say this when you even ate and took it before, she sneered in her heart, but Ah Yao's face became more and more calm, "It turns out that I misunderstood Ah Rong, or did you think thoughtfully." It's just a little thing, and Ah Rong doesn't have to take it to heart. ”
Finally, the circle passed, looking at the exquisite box that the maid brought in, Song Qinrong's nervous heart relaxed.
"Come, Ah Rong take a look."
Such a large box would certainly not be jewelry. Song Qinrong weighed the next amount, not light. Is it a precious ornament? Or because of today's enrollment, I gave the four treasures of the study room for the occasion? No matter what, what A-Yao sent has always been a rarity.
Expectantly opening the box and lifting the fine satin on it, she saw the faintly shiny pastry beneath the beautiful packaging.
"This ......"
Appreciating her stunned expression, the smile on A-Yao's face became brighter and brighter.
"I understand Ah Rong's thoughts, I'm afraid that something too precious will affect the pure sisterhood between you and me. Therefore, he discarded the small leaf red sandalwood bracelet he had prepared earlier and replaced it with the crystal mung bean cake of Baiwei Zhai. ”
Her small leaf red sandalwood bracelet! Song Qinrong's heart was dripping blood.
"A-Yao, it's actually ......"
"Doesn't Ah Rong like it?" The look of surprise on Ah Yao's face was even stronger, "But you were obviously talking about ...... just now."
It's strange that she likes it, is it that her cousin is as ignorant of the world as everyone else is like her, and treats money like dung? It's just that she said it, and to deny it now is to slap herself in the mouth. Eyes swept over the closed makeup on the dresser, she endured, in a few years, this qiē will be hers!
Calming down, she almost squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth: "I naturally like it very much." ”
Ah Yao smiled. The Song family is all the way, obviously very greedy in their bones, and they have to pretend to be beautiful on the surface. She had planned it before Song Qinrong came, and sure enough, everything was in her expectation.
In his previous life, so many jewels were thrown out, and they couldn't compare to a few kind words and a few pieces of pastry from Shen Moci. In this life, even if the Hu family's money is thrown into the water and heard, it will never be cheap for these people.
"Since Ah Rong likes it so much, I will give you pastries every New Year's holiday in the future."