Wisteria got out of the carriage with everyone, and found himself standing in front of a black and gray tile hanging flower door, and a pear blossom wooden sign was hung directly above the door, which read "Grace Garden", thinking that this was the residence of the second lady Xie Fang. It's just that their carriage went directly into the second gate, and they didn't see what the Zhongguo Mansion looked like, but just looking at the place where the second lady lived, it was enough to see the size of the Guogong Mansion. At this time, the coachman and the accompanying servant were gone, and only a few women in bright blue silk shirts and green armor were carrying things down from the carriage in front.

Jiao Xing walked out of the weeping flower door, followed by a clean and beautiful little girl, "Everyone is tired today, so there is no need to wait in the yard." Stay for a while, Yuan Dong will take you to your own house. After speaking, he turned back to the little girl beside him and said, "Then there is Sister Lao here, and I have to finish the things that Sister Shuangqiao explained." ”

"Sister Jiaoxing, you go, I'll come here." After seeing Jiao Xing enter the weeping flower gate again, the person named Yuan Dong slowly approached them.

"Hello sisters, I am the second-class maid next to the second lady, my name is Yuan Dong. This time, the second lady went to spend the summer, leaving me and Sister Yuanyue in Beijing. I've heard for a long time that I'm going to have a few sisters this time, but I've seen it today. Don't stand, come, I'll take you to rest first. ”

Everyone greeted each other one after another, Chun Rou took two quick steps forward, and said very intimately, "Sister Yuandong hasn't seen her for a long time, but she is still so beautiful." ”

"yes, long time no see, but you came back with honey in your mouth." In the midst of everyone's talk and laughter, they entered the Graceland.

Wisteria analyzes the garden in front of her from her own limited novel. Facing a main house with five ear rooms, on both sides are three side rooms with ear rooms, which are connected into a long corridor by the hand-copying verandah. The paved green bricks divide the yard into a field shape, and there is a large water tank that four or five people can hold around with their arms stretched out in each mouth, and it seems to be raising lotus flowers from a distance. Wisteria knew that it was used by ancient people to store water to extinguish fires.

The subordinates who had been serving the second lady followed to spend the summer, and they took their baggage back to their own house without arrangement, and Wisteria watched them all go to the west wing. Only the three of them, under the leadership of Yuan Dong, also walked towards the wing room on the west side. The door was open, and there were three rooms, small and small, with an open hall in the middle, and on either side were two rooms separated by dark red soft partitions, paved with white stones, and the walls were creamy white. There is only a black lacquer square table in front of it, and a black lacquer Taishi chair on the left and right.

After a few people entered the house, they saw Chunrou walking out of the room on the left and said to Yuan Dong, "Sister, sit down and rest for a while, I brought some fruit from Liuhe Zhuangzi, let's eat it first." ”

"At night, you're tired too. Besides, I have to go to the main room in a while, this will be Zirui and Sister Shuangqiao are also tired, and the second miss can't have no one around her, only your sister Yuanyue can't be busy alone. ”

Chunrou heard Dongyuan say this, so she went back to the house and continued to clean up. Yuan Dong turned around and asked, "Who are Qiu Xiang and Shui Cress?" The two hurriedly stood up, and Dong Yuan pointed to the room on the left and said, "You two go over there, and ask Chunrou if you don't understand." ”

"Your name is Wisteria?" Wisteria hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Hello Sister Yuandong, my name is Wisteria." ”

"Don't be restrained, in the future, you will know that I like to be generous the most. I heard that you are Sister Zirui's sister-in-law? ”

Wisteria sighed in her heart for the ability of these subordinates to inquire about things, but I am afraid that they are still on the way, what are the names of the new girls in the courtyard of the second lady, and who and what relationship they have are all clear. Fortunately, Zirui gave me a lesson in advance, and knew that this Yuan Dong was the second-class maid next to the second lady. There are two first-class maids around the second lady, namely Zirui and Shuangqiao, and the four second-class maids are Jiaohong, Jiaoxing, and the Yuan Yue just mentioned. Four third-class, Chunrou, Gulan, Ying'er, Ruoxiang. Chunrou already knows each other, those three must have gone to serve the second lady, but I don't know who will be transferred to the old lady in the future to move her position, if you go to the old lady to get a good errand, I'm afraid that it is not as good as the second lady here, then I will have multiple opponents.

"Yes, Sister Zirui is my cousin."

Yuan Dong came up enthusiastically and took her hand and walked to the room on the right, and said as he walked: "Sister Zirui treats me very well on weekdays, if you have any needs and don't understand in the future, just come and ask me." ”

When I entered the house, I saw that there were three beds side by side on the right side of a room, facing the door alone, and on the side of the door was a multi-treasure pavilion shelf, and there were four cabinets below, and there was a long table under the window on the left, on which were placed several bronze mirrors and rouge gouache and the like. It's a bit like a dormitory now, except it's not bunk beds.

"You live in this house with Gu Lan, Ying'er and Ruoxiang, they are all third-class girls next to the second lady, rest first today, and then be on an errand tomorrow. As for what to do, it depends on Sister Zirui's arrangement. The left side of the door is for washing, and the right side is the pantry, which is not in a hurry, and you can slowly get familiar with it in the future. ”

"Thank you, Sister Yuandong, for your trouble." Wisteria has been smiling and listening carefully to what Yuan Dong is saying, completely like a well-behaved and obedient appearance for the first time.

"Your own family, you're welcome. Sister Zirui has other work arranged, so I'll go first, you can wash up and rest for a while. A few of us didn't go with us at home, and we wanted to pick you up at night! He chuckled.

Wisteria thanked him again and sent Yuan Dong out. Looking at the four beds, only one side by side with three unmade sheets in the middle, I guessed that it was my own. He walked over and took off his shoes and lay down, and fell asleep after a while.

Here, the upper room of the Songhe Garden where Mrs. Lin lives is a lively scene. At this time, the old lady was wearing a lilac-colored gown with a silk auspicious cloud pattern, and was sitting on the black lacquered Arhat bed in the western room with a smile on her face, next to several women and young ladies with beads and green rings and brocade clothes. Talking and laughing sat around her. There were also seven or eight maids in blue and blue gowns, or renewing tea, serving melon seeds, snacks, or changing dishes, and the room was full of festive and lively atmosphere.

On the first Taishi chair at the bottom right sat a middle-aged man who looked to be in his early 40s, with a wisp of beard, a white appearance, and a little fat. A face is five or six points similar to the old lady, he is the eldest son of the old lady, Xie Yuan, the grandfather of the Zhongguo Mansion, who is 43 years old this year.

The Duchess Tan was refilling the tea for the old lady at this time, and saw that her skin was very white, her eyes were smiling, and she was wearing red gold earrings. Wearing a rose-red gown, combing a high bun, inserting three red coral Ruyi golden hairpins, holding the style of the wife of a high-ranking family.

"Okay, okay, see you, greet you too, go back. Zhong'er and her granddaughter-in-law were also tired from running all the way. The two brothers have never been out of the door so far, so go back and have a good rest. ”

"Grandmother, and me, I'm also tired!" The second lady, Xie Fang, also came up to have fun.

"In front of my grandmother, how do you talk, I didn't see how sensible you were when I went out?" Grandpa Guo sat down and scolded his little daughter. Sister Fang seemed to be afraid of her father, so she stopped squeaking when she heard it, bit her lip and stood to the side, and was clapped comfortingly by her sister Xie Rong beside her.

"Oh, that's what our sister Fang said to make grandmother happy, right? Don't you want your children to keep a straight face as soon as they come back, don't you want your children? But he said this to his son.

Grandpa Guo took a sip of tea and didn't speak.

"Okay, okay, listen to me, go back and rest, come over at night, let's have a reunion dinner as a family."

Tan led everyone to retreat after saluting. The old lady said to her son and eldest grandson who stayed in the house, "You two should go back first, Ming'er, Ming'er will come and talk to me again." The two of them agreed in unison.

Mama Wang brought the old lady's medicine and served her to drink it. The old lady slowly lay down on the autumn fragrance pigmented brocade pillow, and sighed, it is better to go home.

Mama Wang said with a smile while putting the bed tent, "Otherwise, as the old saying goes, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as your own soil nest, not to mention you, but you are a rich nest." ”

"Haha, Cai Qin, you said you, people who are not up to their necks still learn those market slang words with others, and they are not afraid of junior jokes." The old lady said with a yawn and a smile.

"The slave maid is just saying this to you, over the years, even if the old slave says something wrong, the old lady you won't be annoyed."

"Well, call Winter Pattern in, you're tired too, a handful of old bones, go and take a rest."

"Hey" Mama Wang put the bed tent down, watched the old lady close her eyes and retreated lightly.