14. Baochai's argument is sarcastic
In the blink of an eye, it was the second day, and it was the day when Daiyu brought Sister Sanchun back. The subordinates were busy in an orderly manner according to the instructions, Qingyun personally checked it, and suddenly saw Liu Shan's family talking back and forth, and holding a large white porcelain plate in his hand, which was bright red cherries.
"Where did this come from?"
Liu Shanjia replied with a smile: "Back to the eldest girl, this is sent by Lord Zhang, and there are some saro melon fruits, because this cherry is rare, I thought that the eldest girl would have a banquet today, so I took the lead and brought it." β
"Lord Zhang? Which Lord Zhang? Qingyun was puzzled for a while. In the first few days of coming to the capital, all the friends who had dealings with the Lin family had sent people to come, and they were all in the name of the ladies of the inner house.
Liu Shanjia said: "The eldest girl has not forgotten, our lord has an old friend in Jinling, Mr. Zhang Lingwen, the third son of his family went to Beijing this year to get the second class good ranking, and now he is on duty in the Hanlin Academy, isn't it Lord Zhang." Mr. Zhang said that he was busy with official business some time ago, and he only learned about the two girls going to Beijing today, and he was really ashamed, so he happened to get some new cherries and sent them to the two girls. He also said that in the future in the capital, if the girls have anything to do, they should send someone to find him. β
"Oh, it's him, it's hard for him to remember. Can you send someone to send a gift in return? Qingyun heard that it was sent by Zhang Ming, and it was clear that outsiders didn't know, but she was familiar with the Zhang family. took the cherry and put it on the table, and was secretly suspicious. Now that is May, the cherries are ripe in April, at this time there is a fear of very few, although the Zhang family is somewhat famous in Jinling, but there is no foundation in the capital, how to get the cherries?
Then he laughed at himself again, isn't it possible that the Zhang family has a few high-ranking and powerful world friends.
"I haven't come back yet, I'm going back and forth to the big girl."
"Then let's go back as usual in previous years."
As she was talking, the little girl came to report: "Big girl, the girl and the second grandmother of the Jia family have arrived." β
Hearing this, Qingyun hurriedly went to greet her, and before she arrived at the second gate, she saw several delicate girls walking around the maids, and the most eye-catching was Wang Xifeng. The orange placket is embroidered with gold butterflies and flowers, and the bright yellow phoenix fairy skirt is underneath, and the dark orange palace silk with the peony pattern of the double phoenix soars together, which is joyful, rich and bright. Sanchun is dressed in the same way, with a pink bottom embroidered placket and a white gauze skirt, and then pay attention to it, sure enough, it is the same as in the original book, each wearing a gold collar around his neck.
"Sister Qingyun." Daiyu took a few steps to meet her, a long placket sprinkled with red flowers on a white background, a red pleated skirt below, a pair of transparent jade bracelets on her wrist, a jasper hairpin in her hair, and two jade pieces of flowers, fresh and chic, graceful.
"Sister, second grandmother Lian, these three are cousins, right? Sure enough, all of them are extraordinary. Qingyun was just about to say a few more words, when she suddenly realized that there was one more person. But seeing that he is thirteen or fourteen years old, his body is slightly plump, his face is dignified and indifferent, and the beauty of his appearance is comparable to Daiyu, because he is two or three years older than Daiyu, and he is wearing a lotus yarn shirt and light pink gauze skirt, which is particularly quiet and delicate. Although he had some guesses in his heart, he had some doubts on his face, and asked with a smile: "I don't know who this girl is......"
Daiyu introduced: "This is the niece of the second wife, Xue Baochai, the sister of the Xue family, who is slightly older than me. A few days ago, Mrs. Xue brought her family to Beijing, and now she is temporarily living in Rongguo Mansion. β
Qingyun understood when she heard that Xue Baochai was one year older than her.
"It turned out to be the sister of the Xue family." Qingyun and Sanchun recognized each other one by one, so he led a few people to the garden: "There is nothing to entertain the sisters today, just some ordinary dim sum dishes, only the flowers in the garden bloom well, or you can enjoy it." I hope that the sisters will not be disgusted. I have ordered someone to clean up Tingyuxuan, and a few sisters will stay, I can't go out, and the sisters will come to talk to you. β
Wang Xifeng laughed when he heard this: "Look, look, did I say something wrong?" Miss Lin's mouth is a coincidence, you said so, don't the girls just stay? If it's not delicious, I'll leave, leaving Miss Lin alone and pitiful. β
"In the end, Second Grandma Lian knows me, if I don't know that Second Grandma Lian is a housekeeper grandmother, there are one or two hundred things waiting to be mediated every day when I open my eyes, I will definitely invite Second Grandma Lian to live and say a few more words to Second Grandma, I don't know how good it is." Qingyun also likes to laugh with Wang Xifeng, most of the girls here adhere to the boudoir training, and they are not familiar with each other, who can dare to let go of talking and laughing like Wang Xifeng. I can't complain that everyone says "scolding Sister Feng, hating Sister Feng, not seeing Sister Feng and thinking about Sister Feng", that is, in the original book, Jia's mother said that only Sister Feng laughed and felt comfortable.
Daiyu took Lin Qingyun's arm and said with a smile: "I want to live well for a few days, Sister Qingyun just rests, and she has a sister for all trivial matters." β
"That's good, my sister's housekeeper is better than me, so I'll be able to use it for a few days." Laughing, the garden arrived.
Sister Sanchun and Xue Baochai basically didn't say much, and they were secretly looking at Lin Qingyun, and they couldn't hide their surprise in their hearts. It's that after listening to what Daiyu said before, they are thinking of an orphan girl from the Lin family's declining side, even if she is the righteous daughter of the Lin family? Looking at the eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, she knew that the recuperation of the noble daughters of the family was not so studious, that is, she really had rules and regulations, and she was afraid that there would be a difference when she stood with them, but who knew that she wanted to be bad. I thought that there was a grandmother from the palace next to her like Daiyu, so I was relieved, and at the same time, I couldn't hide my envy.
Baochai sighed in her heart that Lin Qingyun had a good life, and the grandmother in the palace usually couldn't be invited, if not......
Lin Qingyun was not familiar with Sanchun in the end, so Daiyu was fully entertained at the banquet, and slowly she talked more, and the young girls who were almost the same were all open and playful in front of the beautiful scenery of the garden. Even Xue Baochai, who has always been steady and self-controlled, is also a lot more lively.
"With such a good view of the lotus pond and such good pomegranate flowers blooming, it would be a pity not to recite a poem." Daiyu is a literati in the end, and even if he mentions yì as a poem.
Qingyun waved her hand again and again when she heard this, and hurriedly sat down with Wang Xifeng: "Sister, don't count me, you know, my poetry is mediocre, and I don't have to make people laugh." The second grandmother is not interesting alone, so it is better to call a few girls, and I will accompany the second grandmother to throw the pot together. β
"Oh, don't say that, if you don't know how to compose poetry, who would? I won't be wet or dry, you don't have to worry about me, I'm happy. Wang Xifeng smiled and pushed her.
Xue Baochai also smiled and continued: "It's just stubborn, where is it so serious, if it's really about it, what is it if we write poems, we don't have to spread it out and make people laugh." We girls should not be literate, we can recognize the words and should be used in serious places, this poetry and lyrics was originally a pastime, and it is our duty to chisel female workers. β
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere changed slightly.
Qingyun took a closer look, and sure enough, she saw that Daiyu's face was not good, but because she was entertaining guests at home, Baochai was a guest, so it was difficult to refute. Tanchun frowned slightly, obviously agreeing, but seemed to have some concerns and pretended not to hear, Yingchun is a wooden man, and at this time, he only looked at the red and gorgeous pomegranate flowers without squinting, but the smallest cherished spring xΓΉ did not hide it, and snorted indignantly.
"I don't understand Sister Bao's words, if we girls shouldn't be able to read and write, then why does Sister Bao read? I also heard that Sister Bao has been reading since she was a child, and there are no books that she doesn't know. If our girls really shouldn't study, wouldn't Sister Bao regret dying? I should also find another fairy prescription to prepare pill medicine, and I forgot all the books when I ate it, and I just took care of the duty of a female worker. β
Xichun's words were really rude and mean, and there were words in the words, and they also alluded to the "cold incense pills" that Baochai was taking. What kind of fairy Fang'er, a bunch of flowers, it has been spread all over Jiafu. The partiality of cherishing spring has always been perverse, and the temper is unforgiving, and it is common for people who stab directly to not come to the stage.
This is strange, the Xue family has only been here for a few days, why did they offend Xichun? If he hadn't offended, even if Xi Chunguo really spoke straight, he would never be so shameless.
Xue Baochai is a stable one, even if he blushes in embarrassment when he is squeezed, he quickly recovers as before, and said with a faint chuckle in his mouth: "I thought that only Feng'er was articulate and unforgiving, but I didn't expect that the fourth sister was so powerful, I can be regarded as a teacher." β
Qingyun glanced at Xue Baochai, and asked pretending to be puzzled: "Who is Feng'er?" β
Xue Baochai smiled: "Who else can it be?" Naturally, it's Sister Lin. This is still the word taken by Baoyu, saying that if the sister frowns between the eyebrows, if the word is taken, the word "ι’¦ι’¦" is the best. β
"Sister Xue, don't say this!" Qingyun cut off the other party's words lightly, but her face was very solemn: "The girl's small characters are all taken by her parents, or by her husband's family after the marriage is made in the future, how can you despise playing." A few years ago, my sister went to my grandfather's house when she was still young, and Jia Jiabao's second master was also young, children shouldn't take it seriously when they joked and joked, how could Sister Xue call it in a grand manner? β
Xue Baochai was stunned, obviously she didn't expect Lin Qingyun to suddenly open her mouth, and this accusation, she has always shown herself to be steady and self-controlled, and she is the most particular about women's chastity, morality, words and skills, and she couldn't help but blush for a while, and said with a sneer: "It's my mistake, I brought it out without paying attention for a while, and I punished myself with a cup." Sister Lin, forgive my sister once, I must have changed since then. β
Qingyun hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Sister Xue just made a mistake, and it's okay to say it." Sister Xue, don't blame me for being careful, in the end, the women's name festival is a big deal, and I can't ignore it. My father-in-law is far away in Yangzhou, and before I go to Beijing, I will guarantee my sister-in-law and take good care of my sister, and I must not let my sister be wronged. β
Xue Baochai hurriedly got up to avoid it, and was not polite, and sighed again: "Sister Qingyun treats Sister Lin with love and sincerity, who can blame her?" It's all my fault that I'm not good, and I shouldn't have been able to export it. β
Daiyu was slightly red-eyed when she refuted Baochai from Qingyun, she came to Jiafu in the early days, Baoyu gave her words when she met, she was unhappy in her heart, but because she was not good to show it when she first came to the fence, she also provoked Baoyu to smash jade, and I don't know how many people said her in private. Fortunately, the sisters also knew that the girl's words were not taken at random, and they did not put it on their lips, even Baoyu did not mention it anymore, and a Baochai was born, and I don't know where I heard the words of the past, but now I actually said it.
Daiyu came over and grabbed Qingyun's arm, and smiled playfully at Baochai: "I can see that Sister Bao is envious that I have a sister's pain." Seeing that Sister Bao was pitiful, I gave up Sister Qingyun, and Sister Bao also called her sister. β
"Okay, you sister Lin! As a joke about me, your sister Qingyun is a year younger than me. Xue Baochai feinted anger on his face, his heart was relieved, and he was about to twist Daiyu's face, but in fact, he understood that Daiyu deliberately used this to resolve Fang Cai's embarrassing atmosphere.
Daiyu laughed while hiding, and kept replying: "So what? Don't you hear 'the grandson of the crutches, the grandfather in the rocking car', who said that you can't be a sister when you are one year younger? You call me sister, and I will do it. β
Tanchun snorted and laughed: "It's amazing, Sister Lin is enchanted." I think it would be better for each of you to write a poem, and whoever has a good poem will be the longest, how about it? β
"I'm optimistic! This is good! "Xichun is not a big deal, and claps his hands in agreement.
Yingchun sighed helplessly: "You can stop, if you make any more trouble, your hair will be scattered, and let the girls see the jokes." β
Wang Xifeng has been enjoying himself eating melons and fruits and snacks and tasting tea, and when he saw them like this, he smiled and said: "The girls are really happy, but the good tea, water and fruits on this table are cheap for me." β
The two laughing and laughing stopped, and each of the free maids arranged their hair and clothes, and set a title for composing a poem. Qingyun didn't want to participate, but she was dragged and not allowed to escape, so she had to bother to make a song. A few people in the number of Daiyu, Tanchun, Baochai three people are the most interested, Xichun is also a random to make up a song, Yingchun personally wrote the poems of all people on the paper, everyone appreciated once, a total of pomegranate poems to promote the spring is the best.
At this time, Xichun came to Lin Qingyun, raised her head and said, "Sister Qingyun, I heard Sister Lin say that you can draw, especially good at Western painting, can you teach me?" β
Xichun is young, only six or seven years old now, although he looks cold on weekdays, his eyes are full of anticipation at this time, but he is particularly cute. Qingyun is psychologically an adult, Daiyu is sensitive and thoughtful, but she is more precocious, but Xichun is a complete child, which makes her particularly fond of it.
"I heard my sister say that there is a little sister who can draw, since you are interested, I must know everything and say everything." I can't help but sigh when I think of such a little girl who loves to paint but finally escapes into the empty door.
"Then I'm going to bother my sister." Xichun immediately couldn't sit still.
Qingyun had to say a word to Daiyu and a few people, and led Xichun to his courtyard.