18. South Gate
Lu Ying knew that she was a humble child, and she thought that Feng Yuan would place her in a small courtyard in the middle of nowhere. The small yard had a bedroom and a stove, a firewood room to pile more firewood, a well to wash clothes, and a crooked-necked tree to bear some fruit, so she was satisfied. But she didn't expect that it was such a decent house, where had she ever seen such a world.
This morning, Demao came to Liu's house to look for her, saying that Feng Ye had something to do, and ordered him to pick her up and go to the South Gate Mansion.
Although Feng Yuan's house at the south gate is only two entrances, it covers a wide area and is indeed a big mansion.
The main hall is three times larger than the Liu family's hall, and the bedroom is much stronger than the back cover room she lived in before.
The room is very gorgeously decorated, the shelf bed is wide and high, the bed is hung with gouache silk tents, tables, chairs, cabinets, and a little yellow rosewood. On the case under the window, there is a Su Mali green bottle, and the celadon incense burner on the table of the Eight Immortals is embedded with Zhu Yu, and the cigarette smoke is refreshing.
The green warbler lay on the couch, twisted her neck, and rubbed it comfortably, and the brocade on her head was obedient, soft and warm. She looked around, and suddenly her eyes were certain, and she even bought her a dresser?
She has never used a maid on the dressing table, but when she was a child, her mother did have one, and the edge of the table was as high as the bridge of her nose, and she often tiptoed her neck to put her head up, touched the pen, and moved the rouge, which was very novel.
She happily ran to the dressing table and sat on a square bench in front of the table, on which a ball of cotton wool was wrapped in brocade, which was very soft. After touching the gold lacquer glass mirror on the table, she lifted the scented sandalwood makeup, and the lid opened, and suddenly there was a jewel, and the hairpin ring jewelry was uneven.
The green warbler blushed, carefully twisted a green-headed Ruyi hairpin, and thought shyly, this is what Feng Ye picked for her? She was so happy in her heart that she put them on her head, picked up a pair of pear blossom-shaped earrings and put them on her ears, and looked in the mirror, but her posture was three points more beautiful.
There was a gentle knock on the door, and she was stunned, so she quickly got up and went to open the door.
Outside the door, Demao had a solemn face, saw her, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The master is here, in the main hall, the girl should go over quickly." ”
The green warbler was overjoyed, and hurriedly blessed him, "Please take a moment later." After closing the door, she returned to the mirror, straightened her sideburns and straightened her clothes, and then went with De.
Entering the main hall, seeing Feng Yuanduan sitting on the top, she raised a bright smile, Jin Lian swayed lightly, and walked over with Tingting, and after saluting and greeting, she stood beside him like a green onion.
Feng Yuan tilted his head slightly, looked at her, and his clothes were not so shabby, he nodded, with a smile in his eyes: "Very good-looking!" ”
The green warbler was praised by her beloved, her eyes suddenly brightened, her heart blossomed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise. But Fang grinned, and coldly saw that a group of subordinates were there, and he was afraid that he would misunderstand that he was frivolous, so he tried his best to put the smile back, pressed the corners of his mouth down, pursed his lips, and endured the corners of his mouth.
Feng Yuan chuckled lightly and drank his tea disapprovingly.
At this time, a woman led more than a dozen little girls to come, Feng Yuan stretched out his hand and nodded at the crowd, and said to her: "The old people in the house are not enough to call, so the master will let people call the tooth wife, you pick a few personal maids to serve the daily life." ”
The green warbler nodded happily, and chose the four girls who didn't talk much, were clever, and seemed to be loyal and honest, and gave them names, Chunqiao, Xia He, Qiuyun, and Dong'er.
When everyone retreated, she approached Feng Yuan, stirred her fingers and said: "Feng Ye" paused, thinking that it would be his person from now on, it would be too angry to call Feng Ye, so she dared to call: "Master." Seeing that he was not displeased, he was relieved and continued: "Master, isn't it cheap to give such a rich house to slaves and maids?" It's good to let the slave live in a room like the Liu family, the slave and maid are used to living in the back cover room."
Hearing this, Feng Yuan's brows tightened, and his tone was sullen and sluggish: "Don't mention your broken house again, it's like a shack, it smells of pine oil, and the bed board is so awkward that your bones are calloused." The tattered table scraped the silk threads on the master's official uniform, like a dog gnawing on it, and the master didn't want to find himself guilty anymore. ”
Lu Ying listened to him sentence after sentence, and her face turned purple in shame, the back cover room of the Liu family was indeed not what he should live in. He is a high-ranking official and nobleman, so he naturally wants to live well, how can he commit himself to a broken house again, hearing his impatient tone, she stopped mentioning it. Glancing at the case, she smiled and said, "What do you want to eat for dinner?" ”
"Just serve a few dishes at will, and the wine won't come." After Feng Yuan finished speaking, he closed his eyes and recuperated.
Lu Ying asked the stove room to prepare a few dishes and a plate of sesame cakes, and asked the maid to make a pot of fragrant tea.
Waiting for the dish, there is a steamed crispy crab, which is held in a small pot with broken flowers, the golden red octopus crab is fat and fresh, the heat is rising, the umami lingers on the tip of the nose, and the four outer circles are surrounded by a slip of pepper grains, ginger and garlic sprouts, the flowers are very beautiful, and the green warbler remembered the eight pieces of pure gold crabs that he saw in the stuffy cupboard, and quickly got up to get it.
The small hammer is tapped, the pliers are lightly clamped, the needle is lightly picked, and the beauty's small white hands are flying from side to side. Suddenly, the crab meat on the plate in front of Feng Yuan was piled up into a small mountain bun. Lu Ying smiled and asked, "Master, does this crab taste good?" It's all new today. ”
Feng Yuan ate sweetly, nodded, and asked her casually: "You are so good at this skill, could it be that you have learned by eating crabs every day?" ”
Hearing this, the green warbler's smile faded, and she replied lightly: "My mother taught me when I was young." ”
Feng Yuan nodded, picked up the tea and tasted it, and said strangely: "What kind of tea is this today?" I haven't drunk it before. "I'm used to drinking expensive ones like Longjing Da Hong Pao, and I feel quite fresh when I taste new tea at this time.
The green warbler cheered up again and pleased: "It's a thin slice, with sawn green leaves added to it, it's not a famous tea, it's really a nourishment." That time, the master frequently dropped chopsticks on the plate of crabs, and the slave guessed that the master must have loved crabs. But the crab meat is cold, and it hurts the body to eat, and the thin slices just warm the stomach, and the master can also use more. ”
Feng Yuan stared back and raised his eyebrows, "You said it was in the Jingbei Courtyard?" Seeing her nodding, he smiled loudly, and was useful in his heart, but he joked on his lips: "You little hoof, you are so interested in the master when you first see it, and you don't know how to be ashamed?" ”
Lu Ying was originally not ashamed, listening to him make fun of him like this, his face suddenly looked like a purple eggplant, his mouth pursed lightly, and he argued softly and glutinously: "Then Master Tong told me a thousand times, let the slave and maid serve the master well, and the slave and maid should naturally be more careful." After a pause, he lifted his eyes and peeked at him, endured his shame, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "In the future, the slave will be more attentive." ”
Feng Yuan looked at her well-behaved and lovely appearance, and stroked her hand, "Well, you are a thoughtful person." He tasted the tea again, "This is a flake?" I've heard of it, and it's mellow when I drink it. After thinking about it, he said curiously: "I only know that crabs with rice wine can warm the stomach, but I have never heard of thin slices, how can you understand the method of self-cultivation?" ”
"The slave's mother was a talented girl in Fuhu County back then, and she read some books, so the slave and maid also read a few books." When the green warbler mentioned her mother, her face was full of honor.
Feng Yuanfang wanted to raise his chopsticks, but he was stunned when he heard the words, and he was surprised: "Are you literate?" ”
Seeing his surprise on his face, the green warbler's eyes narrowed slightly, and she nodded shyly. Thinking that she could finally have a ability to be valued by him and please her lover, she felt a little bubble of joy and triumph in her heart, hung her head reservedly, pursed her lips and stole fun, which was very comforting and happy.
Wouldn't it be beautiful to add fragrance to the red sleeves in the future? Feng Yuan felt comfortable in his heart, and he felt that he had picked up a treasure.
Naturally staying overnight at night, thinking that he might as well eat after eating, he asked casually: "Can you post or paint?" ”
The green warbler's face turned red, and the tip of her nose was sweating with shame, and she whispered in a low voice: "I can't write well, and I'm not good at painting." After speaking, he glanced at him, afraid that he would be disappointed, and hurriedly said crisply: "But the slave can play the piano." After a pause, he said in a sullen voice: "It was also at home when I was a child, and after I arrived at Liu's house, I had no time or piano to play." ”
Feng Yuan smiled, stretched out his hand to pull her to sit on his lap, put his arm around her waist with one hand, lifted her chin with the other, leaned over and pressed her face against her face, and said affectionately: "It's okay, in a few days, the master will send you a handful, and you will play the piano to the master when you arrive, okay?" ”
The green warbler only felt a hot breath mixed with the fragrance of tea and crab coming to her face, which made her brain drowsy, and her eyes were full of mist, as if she was picked up by him and turned into the bed