Stretching your eyes is late spring.

On that day, Third Sister You was counting Chen Yuan's accounts in the room, and suddenly heard a burst of laughter in the courtyard outside.

Third Sister You put her pen and smiled: "Why are you so happy, let me hear it." ”

The silver bottle turned around, hurriedly stepped forward to bow to salute, and said with a smile in his mouth: "Dongfu relies on everyone's filial piety to our grandmother A few pots of white peonies." Our grandmother loved something. Because I thought that the second girl and the third girl loved these flowers the most on weekdays, I evened two pots to the third girl. It happened that he hadn't been able to come home to greet the old lady for a long time, so he simply brought the slaves and maids to visit the old lady. Now I'm talking to the old lady in the upper room. Tell the slave maid to come and invite the second girl and the third girl to come over and talk together. ”

When Third Sister You heard this, she first thanked You Shi, and then joked: "Big sister, this flower is given to the second sister, which can be regarded as meeting a bosom friend." But if it is given to me, I am either thinking about how to eat it or how to grind it into incense powder all day long. When such a beautiful flower falls into my hands, isn't it called my spicy hand to destroy the flower? ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they said a word. Second Sister You came out of the room and couldn't help but smile: "Who should I be making the little girls laugh." But it turned out that the third sister was telling jokes again. “

Third Sister You grinned and said, "How can you tell a joke?" Am I seriously having a headache? Second sister, you came just in time, hurry up and help me think of an idea, how to use this pot of white peony flowers? Is it ground to make fragrant powder, or is it stewed with a pheasant to make a peony chicken? ”

Second Sister You shook her head helplessly, and said, "I don't care about your idea of boiling cranes and burning the qin. I'll tell my big sister to go. Tell her to move the flowers back quickly, lest they fall into your hands and destroy them with your hot hands. ”

The two sisters talked and laughed all the way to the upper room. First greeted the old lady and Mrs. You, and then met with the four girls of the You family, and when they each sat down, they heard the old lady You ask, "What do you two sisters say so happy?" ”

When Second Sister You heard this, she immediately said the words of Third Sister You discussing how to harm the pot of peonies. Seeing this, Third Sister You said a lot of crooked reasoning to prove that her words were right, and the peony should be eaten when it grows. Anyway, the flowers bloom and bloom sometimes, and falling into the soil is no different from falling into the stomach.

Hearing that everyone was angry and funny, even You Shi couldn't help laughing: "The third sister's mouth is really nothing." Only Brother Lian's daughter-in-law in our house can talk to her for a few words. ”

Because You talked about the people in the Rong Mansion, Mrs. You had to inquire about the family affairs of the Rong Mansion. You Shi smiled and said: "Speaking of which, there really is a family matter to talk about. But the aunt who married into the Jiangnan Lin family in the house over there is gone. The old lady felt sorry for her aunt and sent a message to take her granddaughter to her side to raise her. At the beginning of the month, I sent someone down to Jiangnan to pick me up, and the Lin girl from before entered Beijing and entered the mansion. I went over and took a look yesterday when I had nothing to do, and oh yo, that look is a child's bearing, and I really didn't say it. Even the girls in our house are not as good as her. ”

When others heard this, it was okay, but Third Sister You's heart moved, and she was about to blurt out something, when she suddenly woke up. couldn't help but pause, and said with a smile: "Speaking of that Miss Lin." I do remember one thing. I heard that her father is currently the salt patrol for two years. Originally, the rules of the emperor's reign, this salt patrol imperial history is changed once a year. However, now I feel that the salt class is changed once a year, which will inevitably make people's hearts fluctuate, and they can't be satisfied with duty. As a result, people in the salt class are superficial, and it is easy to breed corruption. It's hard to be held accountable. So he discussed with the emperor, but it had the meaning of reforming the salt class. Change it from one year to three years. ”

What Third Sister You is talking about is the trends in the court, and the confrontation of various forces represented behind these trends naturally does not understand the ladies here. However, everyone understood one thing, and only heard the old lady You smile and say, "Oh, if that's the case." This Master Lin is amazing. Originally, Yan Zheng was a fat man, even if it was changed every year, how many people were still red-eyed. If you can connect with Ren for several years, then you won't eat a lot of money? ”

Third Sister You smiled when she heard this, "That's not necessarily. At the beginning, when there was a change of office every year, whenever an official arrived, he just made a sum of money and left. The successor officials can't make up for the shortfall, so they naturally have to push the responsibility to the top, and the court does not hold the people accountable because of the law, but they have become the rule. Now it has become a three-year exchange for five years, although on the surface it seems to be a lot of money, but he has only benefited, and the outsiders look at the hot eyes, and secretly make a stumbling block. ”

Third Sister You said this easily and understandably, but everyone didn't understand it. You Shi thought for a while, and couldn't help asking: "What does the third sister mean by this, the tenure of this salt patrol imperial history is long, but it's not a good thing?" ”

Third Sister You smiled and didn't agree. After a moment of conversation, he said with a smile: "Whether it's good or not, it has nothing to do with us." Big sister, let's talk about that Miss Lin. What exactly is the benefit? Another day, you will ask her to go to Ningfu, and I will take a look? ”

You Shi smiled: "That Miss Lin, regardless of her appearance and bearing, even if she is talented, she doesn't have to say it." At a young age, he has already read four books, and his speech is also methodical, but he is better than Baoyu. ”

talked about Baoyu, but also talked about Baoyu on the day Miss Lin arrived at the mansion and told it as a joke.

This time, not only the Chen mother and daughter disagreed, but also the old lady You of Su Xiba's Rong Mansion couldn't help but pouted and said, "It's not that I, the old woman, are talking about people behind my back. The gentlemen of your two provinces are too different. Especially that Baoyu, who looks white and smart outside, how can he always like to do things that are out of tune. Mixed up in the daytime, a good man, made a fat powder smell. Now I'm still crazy in front of the guests, how can I tell people to come to the stage? This is not the upbringing of everyone's children. ”

When You Shi heard this, he smiled unconsciously: "The old lady only feels that this matter is inappropriate. But I don't know what else is strange. You said that the old lady sent someone to Jiangnan to pick up Miss Lin, but for such a long time, no one in the house cleaned up Miss Lin's house. When someone asked about the old lady's head, the old lady said that she wanted Miss Lin to live with her, Baoyu to live outside, and Miss Lin to live in the blue yarn cupboard. Because Miss Lin is weak and timid, she has to wait until the weather is warm and summer, and then clean up the house for Miss Lin. ”

When You Shi's words came out, everyone was dumbfounded. Chen has always been a fiery person, and when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "This is too unusual." It is said that men and women are not at the same age at the age of seven, and although these two children are still young, they are cousins of the opposite sex, and now they live in the same room. If it is going to go out, what will become of it? ”

Old Lady You pondered for a long time, but said with a smile: "I'm afraid that what this old lady wants is to do two and do one." It's best to make a childhood sweetheart. Since this is the case, there is no need to pay attention to those rituals and religions. ”

When Chen heard this, he frowned more and more: "Even if this is the case, it shouldn't be like this." Where is there still the system of the nobility of the family. ”

Third Sister You sneered when she heard this, because she said: "Their Jia family has no rules to speak of. ”

Speaking of this, he remembered one thing more and more, and smiled at You Shi: "Since the old lady took Miss Lin to her side to raise her. It doesn't matter if it's spring and summer, she has to clean up the house. Now the two girls in the house, and the Xichun girl in your house are raised by the old lady. It was okay from the previous hour, but now the girls are older, and Baoyu is also bigger, so it is inconvenient to squeeze in one place. Shouldn't you also think of a way to take the girl from your house back to live? As the saying goes, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, the old lady has a high seniority, and her status is precious, so it is naturally good to have her to raise the girls. But if the old lady is old and frail and her spirit is not good, you are not lazy as a sister-in-law. lest you let people talk behind your back, and arrange your inconsiderate sister who is a sister-in-law. ”

You really didn't expect this before. At this moment, when I heard what Third Sister You said, I couldn't help but laugh and said, "No wonder everyone in the world praises my sister for being smart." From today's words, you can know that you are more thoughtful than I am in your actions and words. Thanks to you for reminding me, otherwise I wouldn't have remembered. ”

Old Mrs. You also agreed: "The third sister's words are very reasonable. Your four girls are also the descendants of Ningfu, and they are your master's sister-in-law. Now it's the same treatment as the girl in the house over there. Let outsiders see, it's really not very good. Even in your house, it's a little lower, isn't it? ”

You Shi smiled, because he said, "When my house goes later, I will ask the people to pack up and leave the house." It's just that it's not good to suddenly pick up the words of picking up people. lest the words be offended, but offend the old ladies and ladies in the house over there. I'll just wait for the old lady to clean up the house for Miss Lin, and I'll mention it together. ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and Chen also smiled: "This is Lao Cheng's words. But if you have nothing to do, you can take the fourth girl to Ningfu for a few days, or give her some things that the girls like. Ask two more to teach the mama and teach the rules of the four girls. You should also take her with you more when you go out to socialize. My aunt and sister-in-law get along well, and there are also benefits for you. ”

You nodded. Because of the smile: "I saved it." ”

For a while, the You family went, and sure enough, he ordered people to clean up two side rooms in a small and delicate courtyard next to Huifangyuan in the backyard, one for the study and the other for the boudoir. and took his daughter-in-law Qin Keqing to personally arrange the curtains and curtains in the room, and opened the warehouse to pick out several antique decorations and put them in the house.

When Jia Zhen's family came, he looked inexplicable, and he couldn't help but ask, "What are you tossing about?" ”