The next day, the weather was clear. The snow that had been falling for a few days stopped as early as midnight. Snow flakes like cotton wool sprinkled in the yard and fell on the dead branches, and the sun shone brightly, whitening and dazzling.

Feng Shi got up first in the morning, and Zhang Luo led the old woman and the little girls to sweep the snow, wipe the tables and chairs, and prepare tea and wine for the treat. Chen took the eldest sister and the second sister out of the room, only to feel the cold wind blowing on his face, and he couldn't help but shiver. Walking down the verandah to the upper room, I saw Feng wearing a sable Zhaojun suit on his head, a brocade robe with rose purple pressed red satin trim, and a big red crepe and silver mouse skin skirt, standing under the porch and talking to the housekeeper's daughter-in-law.

Chen Shiyin said with a smile: "It's such a cold day, why didn't my sister-in-law go in and talk." Standing at this tuyere, the white freeze spoils you. ”

Feng turned around and saw Chen walking with the hands of the eldest sister and the second sister on the left and right. Because they are still in filial piety, the mother and daughter are dressed very plainly. The lotus-colored jacket and the white cotton silk skirt at the bottom, the style and color are almost the same, looking at it from a distance, it is not like a mother and daughter, but like a sister.

Feng Shi didn't think about it, but he was startled. Hurriedly asked, "How does Sister Hui dress up like the eldest sister and the second sister?" I almost didn't recognize it. ”

Chen hooked the corners of his mouth, smiled and said, "How does my sister-in-law feel?" This is all the idea of the second sister. I was worried about what to wear last night. It was the second sister who reminded me with a word. She said that the sisters were dressed similarly, and everyone knew that they were sisters in the family. Now the three of us are dressed the same, and outsiders know that we are a family. I thought to myself, and there was some truth to that. Last night, I went through the cabinets and found such a set of clothes from the bottom of the box. ”

When Feng Shi heard this, he was speechless for a while. Because he looked at it carefully. I saw that in addition to a few white hostas on Chen's head, there were only two flowers with blue yarn on the double ring buns of the two female dolls. The mother and daughter are standing in the local area, all of them are born with flowers and moons, carved in pink and jade, looking at the past, it is really pleasing to the eye. It's just that against the residual snow in the yard, it is getting thinner.

Feng Shi frowned and said: "This dress is still new and interesting, but wearing clothes of this color in this weather is getting colder and colder." Knowing this, when making clothes, you should have chosen lotus green, or lake blue. ”

Chen waved his hand, because he said: "Sister-in-law also knows me, I don't like lotus green, lake blue, pine and cypress green the most, a good girl, why dress up so old-fashioned." ”

After saying that, he smiled and said: "I have to defend the dead ghost now, and I can't wear colored clothes, which is already very wronged." Wear it at home, and my sister-in-law will let me choose the one I like. ”

When Feng heard this, he didn't say more. turned around and sent the housekeeper's daughter-in-law who came to the kitchen to beg for instructions, and said to Chen with a smile: "It's cold outside, Mrs. Gu took her two sisters into the house." ”

Chen smiled and said, "Sister-in-law just talk about me." You've been standing under the eaves for a long time. ”

Feng Shiyin said: "I just walked here, and I was stopped by the Chen Wu family. It's just a matter of asking for a word. Otherwise, on a cold day, who is impatient to stand in the wind and gossip with them. ”

After that, he took the second sister's hand and entered the upper room with Chen. Chen Jue sat crookedly on the first Taishi chair on the right side of the lower head, listening to his son Chen Huan's recitation of the article. Chen Wan hugged Chen Jue's neck and spoke coquettishly.

Seeing this, Feng Shi scolded his daughter Chen Wan and said, "The older you are, the more you have no rules, and you won't get down from your father." ”

Chen Wan pouted and let go of her hand, Chen Jue said disapprerovingly: "How old is she, she is only ten years old after the New Year, and she is still a little girl." ”

After that, he said to Chen Huan again: "You will be twelve years old after the New Year, and you are also the eldest child." You should pay more attention to your homework. Just memorized such a short article, and said two wrong places, it's better to be better than you and me. If that's the case, how can I expect you to be admitted to the Jinshi and Hanlin in the future. ”

Chen Hua stood on the ground with his hands tied, and he could only do what he should be.

Chen Jue turned his face, his eyes swept over the three mothers and daughters of the Chen family, and saw that the three mothers and sons were dressed very similarly, standing side by side, like three shallots. I didn't feel happy, and said with a smile: "This looks good, you know that you are a family at a glance." Another day, let's make a few sets of the same. When I went out to visit relatives and friends, I wore it, but it was also a novelty. ”

Chen smiled and said, "Brother also feels good? In the past, I had only seen a family of sisters dressed like this. I didn't expect it to be the second sister who said something inadvertently. I thought it would be funny, so I instructed the needle and thread man to change my winter coat to this style. ”

Chen Jue looked at the second sister with interest, because she said: "The second sister doesn't talk much now, but she has more and more rules for acting. How did you come up with such a good idea? ”

The second sister lowered her head and smiled, because she said: "I just said it casually, and my mother took it seriously." ”

Chen Jue said: "Why don't you take it seriously, such an interesting thing, even I have to take it seriously." ”

Feng Shi saw that Chen Qi became more and more interested the more he chatted, for fear that he would order the needle and thread to cut clothes on a whim, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Why don't the old lady and the old lady see each other?" ”

Chen Jue's smile was quite narrow. He pointed to the back of his head and said, "I haven't gotten up yet." ”

Feng Shihu was puzzled. The big girl who was waiting on the side saw that Chen Qi was speechless, and hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

It turned out that the old lady Chen had eaten a few extra bites of elbows at dinner last night, and she didn't restrain herself at night, and she made a fuss for most of the night, and even took the old lady to sleep well. So I got up late in the morning. Everyone came to say goodbye, but they haven't woken up yet.

Seeing this, Feng smiled and said to the girls who were waiting in the room: "Even so, there is no need to wake up the old lady and the old lady. It's okay to do this, just let them sleep early. ”

As he was talking, he heard a voice from inside, "No need, I'm already awake." When everyone heard this, they immediately got up, only to see Old Lady Chen and Old Lady Chen being helped from behind. Old lady Chen smiled and said, "I'm old, and I can't accept old age." But after eating a little more meat, I tossed it. ”

When Chen Jue heard what Mrs. Chen said, he grinned and said: "Father, this is wine and meat through the intestines, and it is a shame that my father does not believe in gods and Buddhas on weekdays, otherwise wouldn't he have cultivated a positive result yesterday?" ”

When Old Lady Chen heard this, she laughed and scolded angrily, pointed at Chen Jue and said, "It's a shame that I'm still tough now, otherwise I'm really going to be angry with you." How can anyone be a son, make fun of your son like this. ”

Chen Jue grinned again, and replied in his mouth: "That is, my son, the town tried every means to make my father and mother laugh during the day, and changed others, in front of your second elder, it was like a cat biting its tongue, how boring." ”

Old lady Chen glared at Chen Qi angrily, and pulled the eldest baby grandson to ask long and short questions.

At one time, Mrs. Chen asked how Zhang Luo was doing with the wine drama in Feng's house, and □□ fruits and vegetables were all ready. Feng went back one by one, and Mrs. Chen asked the Zhang family when it would arrive. Chen Jue looked at the sky outside, and said with a smile: "It's still early, what is the old lady anxious about." Even if you want to come, you can get noon. It's not good that I didn't eat breakfast, so I brought my family over. ”

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she didn't speak. He also ordered the girls to set breakfast, and took Chen's hand at the dinner table and kept asking long and short questions. The left is just some "how old is the old man of the Zhang family", "how is the person", "the wife of the Zhang family is easy to get along with", "how old is the son", "which school did you study", ......

Chen also agreed one by one. After eating breakfast easily, Chen took his two sisters back to the room to be quiet. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen didn't let go, but still dragged Chen's hand and asked endlessly. Chen Jue was clever and wanted to hide in the outer study to avoid quietness, but before he opened his mouth, he was seen through by Mrs. Chen and forced to stay in the room.

Chen Qi couldn't leave, so he didn't let his daughter-in-law and children be quiet. So everyone in the Chen Mansion sat in the upper room and talked to the old lady - it was just some chatter.

It was about to be noon, and sure enough, a small servant in the gatehouse came to report that the Zhang family had come. Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly dragged his son out of the door. Old lady Chen slowly paced to the outer study and waited, while Feng and Chen took their sisters to greet the female guests at the second gate.

Zhang Yun's daughter-in-law, Qiu, and her daughter Sister Yan were led in by Chen's mother-in-law. Seeing Chen's eldest sister and second sister, Qiu's eyes were slightly red, and under the New Year's Festival, he was not annoyed, so he only said vaguely, "I hurt you", and greeted Feng's with a smile.

Feng was busy leading Qiu and Sister Yan to meet Mrs. Chen. Qiu Shi smiled and said, "On Li'er, I should have come to see the old lady and the old lady a long time ago." It's just that Zhuang Shang is busy with things, and it's easy to get out. In June, there was another eunuch who guarded the eunuchs, and he became more and more afraid to steal the air. I had to rush to the end of the year, and the grain in the field was also ready, and the □□ of wild things, fruits, frost, and charcoal were all properly completed, and the errand was paid, so I had to come over. Please don't blame the old lady and the old lady. ”

Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Since you can think of us, you haven't forgotten us during the New Year's holidays, you have a heart." How can we blame it? What's more, the affairs of the heavenly family can't tolerate a trace of sloppiness, so naturally you have to be conscientious and do a good job. Just like the boss of our family, he goes to the government on weekdays, and the same is true, and he can't make a mistake at all. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a betrayal of the kindness of the heavenly family and the trust of the upper peak. ”

When Qiu heard this, he realized more and more that the Chen family was reasonable, and he exchanged pleasantries in his mouth. He also said: "A small family from a poor family, there is nothing to do. It's just that our lord is now in charge of the Imperial Village, but he can still be some masters. When I learned that I was going to come to the house today, I packed two bags of Mitian japonica rice, and it was rare to boil porridge; There are also some self-produced fruits and wild things on the farm, which are stronger than those outside, and they can be used, which is also a good luck. I hope you don't dislike it. ”

Although the Chen family is the home of the official eunuch, Chen Qi is just an official of the seven-grade mustard beans, and the food and clothing on weekdays can only be said to be solid and wealthy, but due to the limitations of his position, he can't even receive excellent official use, and how can he get in touch with these good things. Therefore the people were satisfied. Feng Shi also thanked him again and again, and said with a smile in his mouth: "You are too humble. Such a good thing, and besides, it is advanced, we have never seen it in our daily life. Today is also a blessing in your mansion, so that you can get the emperor's spirit. It's too late to be happy, how can there be any reason to dislike it? ”

While he was talking, there was a small servant in the outer study back and forth: "Uncle asked when the meal will be served?" ”

When Mrs. Chen asked, she first looked at the hour, and said to everyone with a smile: "I only care about chatting and talking, but I can't see the wrong time, but it's this hour." It's time to set the table. ”

After speaking, he instructed someone to tell the boy who was waiting outside: "Tell your master, so that you can take care of the master of the Zhang family and the brother of the Zhang family." Look at your old lady, don't tell him to eat and drink more. ”

The little guy said yes one by one outside. Seeing that there was no more command, he went through.