CHAPTER XLIV
Although the weather has gradually cooled down in the morning, it is still hot and scorching during the day. Lewen novel W-W-WC-O-M.
Chen Wan shook a fan wrapped in grapes in her hand, and behind her were four or five little girls holding red lacquer trays, all the way into the main courtyard. But seeing that the elegant birds in the courtyard didn't hear it, Old Lady Chen and Old Lady Chen were taking a nap in the room, and even the maids and women who were waiting in the room also found a place to sleep. Only the two who served in the class were also staggering around with slanted eyes. When I saw Chen Wan, I hurriedly stepped forward to greet An. Chen Wan waved her hand and quietly pointed to the room where her grandfather and grandmother were sleeping, not asking the girls to speak.
He quietly turned to the west wing, looking for the eldest sister and the second sister to talk.
Chen Wan looked in along the window and saw the second sister sitting in front of the table near the window, with two accounts on the table and two abacus in front of the account book. The second sister opened the bow left and right and fiddled with the abacus, and from time to time she added or subtracted two sentences to the account book, and her movements were very familiar.
Chen Wan smiled through the window: "It's noon, why don't you take a break." Cheng Ri's family only plans to plate, I see that your abacus is played, and the custody is smoother than our family's account man. ”
When the second sister heard this, she unconsciously looked up at the window. But seeing that Chen Wan was wearing a new gauze shirt with yellow flowers on a white background, her body was already drenched in sweat and delicate panting. The second sister smiled and said, "It's noon, why don't you sleep?" Under the poisonous sun, I went down to visit the door, and I was not afraid of sunburn. Come in and sit down yet. ”
After that, the busy maid Zhen'er mixed a bowl of rose dew with well water. That Zhen'er was the second-class maid selected from the dead and injured nursing home after the Shangyuan Festival that year. This year is only ten years old, born with a round face, always smiling, very pleasing.
At this time, after listening to the second sister's instructions, he hurriedly agreed, ran out with a bang, and came in with two bowls of rose dew in a moment's time. Her steps were brisk and excited, but her walk was steady. The tea cups filled with rose dew were placed in front of Chen Wan and the second sister one by one, and said with a smile: "It's hot outside, and I saw that the girl's head was sweating, so I made two bowls." The girl also eats a bowl and goes to the heat. ”
Chen Wanzheng felt hot and dry mouth, one wall took the rose dew and ate it all in one go, and the other wall smiled and said to the second sister: "Although Zhen'er, this girl is young, but her temperament is still smart. It's not like the vanilla in my house, pluck it - it's not that she's lazy, it's just that she doesn't have the wit. ”
After saying that, he smiled again: "It can be seen that there is a master and there must be a servant." ”
The second sister ate dew on one wall, and said with a smile: "Sister Wan doesn't tease me." Can't eating dew stop your mouth? ”
When Chen Wan heard this, she smiled and rushed to the second sister with a smile and the cup of tea that had been eaten, and quipped: "Although I have a soft mouth to eat people, I have already finished eating, I am really embarrassed." If you want to gag me, you'll have to have another bowl. ”
When the second sister heard this, she hurriedly ordered Zhen'er to pour another bowl and "block Sister Wan's mouth". Chen Wan smiled and said, "Don't listen to your girl." On such a hot day, such a small bowl of dew can be eaten in one bite. I'm thirsty now, so you just have to get some more, so you don't have to make several trips. ”
Zhen'er grinned, and sure enough, according to Chen Wan's words, she mixed a teapot of rose dew. Who knew that the tone and laughter of the two sisters woke up the eldest sister who was taking a nap next door. The eldest sister rubbed her eyes, her hair was sagging, her shirt was draped, and she smiled at the two: "What are you talking about, so lively?" ”
After that, looking at the dew on the table, he felt thirsty after sleeping, and he didn't order the maid to take another bowl, but he ate the bowl of dew in front of the second sister, and poured a bowl and ate half a bowl, sat on the beauty couch on the side at will, pointed to a few little maids standing under the verandah outside, and said: "When I came, I saw that they were all holding things in their hands?" Under the day of the great poison, Sister Wan brought these people over, but what did they send? ”
Chen Wan then remembered the matter, because she smiled and said: "Look at me, I patronized and joked with the second sister, but I forgot to get down to business." ”
After that, she beckoned a few little girls with things in her hands, and said with a smile: "Ming'er is the day when my aunt and two sisters are filial." Daddy said that it was easy to survive the past three years, and this time he will definitely celebrate his birthday with wine and singing, which will also make everyone happy. For this matter, didn't my mother call the tailor of Jinyixuan to come over last month, choose two pomegranate red silk, cut new clothes for the two sisters, and choose a set of jewelry. Now that the clothes have been sent in, the two younger sisters can try it out, if it is not appropriate, let them change it immediately, and if it is appropriate, it is good to wear it at the banquet of Ming'er.
After that, he urged the eldest sister and the second sister to change their clothes. The eldest sister and the second sister couldn't, so they had to go behind the screen and change their clothes.
I turned around and came out for a while, but I saw that the two sisters were wearing pomegranate red silk slanted satin jackets and pomegranate skirts, standing on the ground vividly. Chen Wan only felt that her eyes lit up, and she stroked her palms and smiled: "The eldest sister's skin is brighter than snow, and the second sister is bright and beautiful, and she is really good-looking." ”
After that, he frowned again and said, "It's just that this bun is not good, quickly call the girls to come and comb their hair." Then bring the newly typed jewelry, and let's go kowtow to the ancestors. ”
The big girl who was in charge of the hairpin in the house and was waiting to comb her hair listened, and hurriedly stepped forward to serve the two sisters to comb their hair. Because the two sisters are still young, even though their hair is as black as silk, it is not very thick, and they can't comb too complicated buns. Seeing this, the two big girls only gave the two sisters a pair of mustaches, and then brought Feng's newly beaten gold pendant horn red gold hairpin, two begonia bead flowers under the bun to press their hair, and randomly picked up two pink silk flowers from the makeup and put them on the sideburns. There is a lot of color in the fruit.
Chen Wan stood aside, looked at the two girls, and said with a smile: "This is very good." When my aunt wakes up from a nap and freshens up, we will go and kowtow to my grandfather and grandmother. ”
After that, he ordered the little girl to go to the west wing and upper room where the Chen family lived to inquire, but everyone had slept or not. The little girl nodded, and when she went out, she happened to bump into Zhen'er who came in with a tea tray and a tea cup. Zhen'er smiled and said, "You don't have to go, I just came over there, and I haven't moved yet!" ”
After that, he went to the table and poured a bowl of rose dew and touched it to the eldest sister.
The eldest sister was constantly looking at the rhombic glass, and when she saw Zhen'er's move, she waved her hand and smiled: "I just ate two bowls, and I don't want to think about it anymore." Serve it to you girls. ”
Zhen'er followed her words and came to the second sister with a teacup.
The eldest sister turned her head to Chen Wan and smiled: "Thank you aunt for your trouble, thank you Sister Wan for your trouble." ”
When Chen Wan heard this, she smiled and said, "It's all my own family, what kind of polite words to say." ”
As he spoke, he seemed to have remembered something, and smiled and said to the second sister who was eating dew on the side: "I don't know if it's hot or what, I only feel that my face is oily in the past two days, and I have a lot of small bumps, so scared that I don't even dare to use fat powder." The second sister is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and she knows most about those above the sea. Can you think of a way to cure my disease? ”
When the second sister heard this, she smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this." You go back and ask the little girl to go to the kitchen to ask for some rice washing water from Tao Erhe, and when you come back, you can use it to wash your face in the morning and evening. ”
Chen Wan frowned and said, "In the past few days, I have done it according to your recipe, and it is useless." ”
The second sister pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "If it is in the spring, you can use two taels of fresh peach blossoms and two taels of fresh apricot blossoms, soak them in water for seven days, and then remove the petals and filter the water, and wipe your face with gauze every day, which also works." It's just this......"
The second sister frowned and thought for a long time, and suddenly thought of a recipe and said it to Chen Wan in detail. Chen Wan hurriedly took a pen and paper to write them down one by one. smiled at the second sister again: "The second sister just said peach blossoms, I think of a peach blossom crab roe stewed hibiscus made by my sister in the spring, this time I am very greedy, but unfortunately there are no fairy peach blossoms......
When the second sister heard this, she unconsciously turned around and smiled: "Although there are no peach blossoms in July, the lotus flowers in the pond are blooming just right." We can make lotus chicken, lotus bergamot crisp, lotus steamed meat cake, lotus red bean crisp...... In all seasons of the year, as long as you want it, there are many delicious foods. And it's not just peach blossoms that can be used in dishes. ”
Chen Wan and the eldest sister were already laughing when they finished talking about the second sister. Chen Wan couldn't help but shake her head and probe her brain: "I didn't expect the second sister to study deeply in eating, I tried to go out and walk around, and saw that the girls and ladies outside love flowers and plants, but they love their fragrance and shape, not like their sister, one thinks about how to eat this flower." Let outsiders know, I'm afraid that I will sigh, and call my sister a boiling crane and burning the piano, which is a big spoiler of the scenery. ”
After the eldest sister laughed, she swallowed her saliva a little greedily, and smiled at everyone: "I thought that only lotus roots and lotus seeds could be eaten, but I didn't expect that in my sister's mouth, lotus flowers can also be eaten." In that case, ask my sister to write a recipe, or deign to cook some, so that we can try it. ”
Chen Wan who said this was also moved in her heart, and said with a smile: "This is very true." In the bitter summer of July, our younger generations with strong bodies and good appetites were better, and our grandfathers and grandmothers were getting older, but they were less and less fond of eating. My mother also told me that she was worried that if the second elder continued like this, he would be weak and weak, and he would be afraid that he would have to take medicine in the summer, but he would suffer a crime. If my sister has a way to make fresh food and ask my grandparents to eat more, not only will we be filial piety, but even our parents and aunts will be relieved. ”
When the second sister heard this, she smiled and said, "It's easy." Later, I kowtowed to my grandfather and grandmother, and then we went to the stove to have a look. I wrote the recipe first and told them to get ready. ”
After that, he picked up the pen and wrote the prescription, and ordered Zhen'er to send it to the big kitchen to get ready. Zhen'er took the recipe and said with a smile: "The girl actually forgot, where do the ladies on the stove know how to read, or the girl tells me first, and I tell them to listen, that's it." ”
The second sister suddenly taught Zhen'er a few times.
After a while, Zhen'er went, Chen Wan clapped her hands and smiled: "Sure enough, the second sister's mind is ingenious. In this way, I can also drag my grandparents and grandmothers to use them again. ”
The second sister pointed at Chen Wan and scolded with a smile: "Look at this person." This is the fox's tail that is exposed. Obviously, she was greedy and wanted to eat something new, but she said that it was for her grandfather and grandmother, and she meant filial piety in her heart. It can be seen that Confucius's words are really good. In this world, it is really difficult to raise only women and villains. ”
Chen Wan looked at the second sister shaking her head and dropping her bookbag, and she was not angry, she pointed at herself with a smile, said "woman", and pointed at the second sister again, and said with a smile: "Villain!" ”
The two of them were laughing and laughing, and the eldest sister was already smiling softly on the beauty couch. Chen Wan and the second sister glanced at each other, simply got up to the eldest sister, stretched out two hands and scratched the ribs in the armpit of the eldest sister. The eldest sister couldn't help but itch, laughed out of breath, and begged for mercy in her mouth.
While he was playing, he only heard Chen shouting outside: "I don't sleep at noon." It's so chattering, so noisy that people can't sleep. ”
When everyone looked back, they saw Chen's head holding a high bun, a tired silk golden phoenix hanging bead hairpin on the black bun, two fulcrums on the sideburns of the emerald small phoenix hairpin, the pearl tassel held by the phoenix mouth swaying, and the Nanzhu ear bell on the swing on the earlobe echoed from afar, wearing a freshly cut long gown with gold and 100 butterflies wearing flowers, and a goose yellow horse face skirt under the cover, slender figure, coquettish physique, it is really more beautiful than flowers, more and more bright and compelling momentum.
Chen Wan looked at her aunt who was standing in the verandah, and blurted out unconsciously praised: "Auntie is so beautiful today." This red dress is perfect for you. ”
Chan likes to hear good things from people the most. Hearing Chen Wan's words, she became more and more proud, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, I have good eyesight, and I also think that I am the most suitable to wear red." ”
After saying this, I saw the two daughters dressed like delicate flowers in the room, and my heart became more and more happy. Hurriedly beckoned out the eldest sister and the second sister, pulled one in one hand, and said with a smile: "Go, kowtow to your grandfather and grandmother!" ”
After that, the mother, daughter, aunt and nephew went to the room together.
At that time, the second elder had already woken up, and was sitting in the room to talk to Feng about tomorrow's show, and Feng said that the old lady of the You family would come over tomorrow, I am afraid that he would have the meaning of looking at each other. saw Chen enter the door with his two sisters, and he was busy.