Chapter Seventy-Three: A Hundred Voices and a Thousand Voices
In the blink of an eye, it was already March.
The plants, trees, flowers and branches in the hibiscus courtyard are spitting out tender new shoots, and they are showing new breath in the breeze. At the base of the wall, the spring flowers are blooming brightly, and the delicate yellow buds are full of flowers.
Ye Zhenzhen stood under the porch and teased a thrush.
Xiao Ze and his grandfather went to Qiancheng Mountain a few days ago, and when they came back, they brought this little guy to her. A pair of small black eyes are very smart, and the sound of calling is also very crisp and pleasant.
"Miss, miss, the slave maid brought millet—"
Lu Yi carried a small white porcelain plate, which was full of golden rice grains.
Ye Zhenzhen tilted her head to look at it, and it tilted her head too.
Hehe, that's cute.
She grabbed a handful of millet in her hand and slowly poured it into a small box in the cage, "Little bird, little bird, hurry up and eat." Look how similar we are, we're both trapped in cages and can't go out to play..."
All she answered was silence.
The little bird didn't say a word.
"Hey, it can't be a thrush that can't sing, why don't you make a sonar, is it stupid to be locked up, like me?"
A soft sneer sounded, and Ye Zhenzhen turned her head to see her little aunt staring at her at the bottom of the steps. "How come I don't know when you became this caged bird?"
"Little aunt, why are you here?" Ye Zhenzhen looked at Ye Yinyin who was walking up the stairs, and smiled heartlessly. "Grandmother said that your wedding date is imminent, and you have to prepare a lot of things, and told me not to go to you for a few days, saying that I will not be able to go to you until the luncheon the day before the wedding—"
Ye Yinyin thought of the things that had been locked in the room in the past few days and taught by several mothers and mothers-in-law, and her ears couldn't help but feel a little hot.
She dodged Ye Zhenzhen's eyes and looked straight at the thrush.
She also came out to breathe.
Who knew that the thrush tilted its little head and saw Ye Yinyin, and actually sang a song, her voice was tactful and crisp, so melodious!
"Hey, hey, I can really sing. Really, I didn't say a word all morning. Why did you start singing when you saw my little aunt?"
glanced at the graceful woman with pink makeup and shame, and her eyes rolled and she couldn't help but quip, "Is it - people are in good spirits when they are happy events, and the little aunt's good fate and happy events are approaching, and even this thrush feels this sweet heart of a daughter to be married?!"
Ye Yinyin glared at her, her face flushed.
Ye Zhenzhen blinked mischievously and smiled with a smiling face.
The two laughed for a while, and then moved back into the hall. Green ripples and green ripples propped up the two windows, Hong Yi and Hong Lian were boiling tea, and the two little girls sat on the beauty couch in front of the window and played chess.
Ye Yinyin fell down again, looking at the few acacia trees outside the window that had not yet sprouted in a daze.
Ye Zhenzhen looked at her for a long time, and also looked over.
"Little aunt, what are you looking at?"
"It's nothing, it's just that the acacia hasn't sprouted yet."
Ye Zhenzhen stuffed the osmanthus cake sent by Hongyi into her mouth, and pinched another one and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Well, I see that the tip of the branch is already a little yellow, and I guess it's almost touching it."
As soon as I swallowed it in my mouth, I fished another one into my mouth. Ye Yinyin looked at her childish appearance, took a handkerchief and wiped the small foam from the corner of her mouth, "Today, I have stolen time to come and talk to you, I'm afraid I won't be able to be so leisurely in the next few days." My mother invited three grandmothers to teach the lessons, and I was afraid that they would all have to stay in the meditation house before they got married. I also know that you are an idle person, and you really can't go outside, you have to be obedient, you know?"
When Ye Zhenzhen heard this, she made a bitter little face. "Little aunt, there are only nine days left, and you are about to get married. Why does time pass so quickly, I think I can't accompany you for a few days?"
Thinking that I won't be able to see my little aunt every day in the future, I feel heartbroken. It's even more depressing to think that the two of them won't be allowed to play together for the last few days.
"Little aunt, why do you think we women have to get married? How uncomfortable is it to leave home and relatives?"
Ye Yinyin poked her head, "You, talking nonsense again." was heard by his mother and a lesson was indispensable. Don't you learn enough rules and copy books?"
Xu's favorite punishment recipe is copying books! That book thicker than bricks is really exhausting!
Ye Zhenzhen quickly shook her head when she heard this. She was also punished twice, and that was a real thing to remember for the rest of my life, and I never wanted to experience it again.
"I'm most worried about you. The people in the family have always pampered you, and you don't know the sinister world outside. These days, my father and mother are very busy, and Ze Gongzi is also going out every day, and I have to be busy with marriage, so don't run outside at this time, in case we don't notice you, you will be in trouble when you go out..."
"Oh, okay, okay, little aunt, I promise you, I will never run out for the next few days before you get married, okay, I promise!"
Ye Yinyin listened to her perfunctory words, and couldn't help but redden.
She was so frightened that she hurriedly promised, "Okay, okay, without the permission of my grandmother and grandfather, I promise that I will never travel out without permission, and I will be obedient after you get married, okay?"
Ye Yinyin stared at her eyes until she showed a sincere look before turning her head, and then looked at the acacia tree in the yard, "Zhenzhen, although I am only two years older than you, I am obviously an aunt and nephew, but in private I am like a sister, in my heart you are still a child, squeamish and naughty, I can't help but want to spoil you more, get used to you more, as long as you are happy." However, I'm about to marry into the Li family, and I can't take care of you anymore, and I can't live every day in the future..."
She choked up, and looked at Ye Zhenzhen, who also had red circles in her eyes, with tears in her eyes, "I won't be able to see you every day in the future, I'm also very worried and sad." I'm afraid that as soon as my marriage is over, you will have to hurry up with the dowry, and we will have fewer opportunities to meet..."
Ye Zhenzhen shook Ye Yinyin's hand on her face, and said with a smile with red eyes, "I know that my little aunt loves me and cares about me, but we don't need to be so sad, you see that you are just married to the south of the city, and it only takes more than half an hour for the carriage to go back and forth, and it is not far away, you can come back to see me often!" Don't worry about me, I'm not as delicate as you think!"
Ye Yinyin didn't speak quickly, pointed to the acacia tree outside the window and said, "Look at the acacia tree, it was fertilized in winter, the trunk was wrapped with several layers of straw mats, another layer of soil was added to the ground, and thick straw was added. At this time, it still has to be carefully protected, waiting for the other flowers and branches to bloom full, and the weather is warm, it is willing to spit out green leaves. The flowers that bloom are also fluffy and delicate, and they are so golden. ”
Ye Zhenzhen listened and nodded. Indeed, the tree is more delicate. These plants in her yard are taken care of by special people, and sometimes they will fold so many plants, so Xu has to send someone to find them from other places and make up for them.
"In my heart, you are like an acacia flower—delicate and delicate. Although Yang Dagongzi is a dragon and phoenix among people, but the northern city is desolate and poor, after all, it can't withstand the wealth and comfort of our Jiangnan, you have to marry over there in the future, can you still bear it?!"
Ye Zhenzhen wiped Ye Yinyin's tears with a handkerchief, and said softly, "Little aunt, I'm really fine." Although it is a little cold in Beicheng, in winter, there will be a ground dragon in the house, a fire wall, a fire kang, and a lot of charcoal plates, which will not freeze me at all. Also, I'd love to see the snow-covered scenery. You think, everywhere is covered in snow, how beautiful it must be!"
Saying that, the little girl couldn't help but get excited, her eyes were dark and bright, "When the time comes, I can ride a horse and run wild in the snow, how comfortable and enjoyable it will be, ah, I can also go to find plums!" Little aunt, you know, there are also plums in Beicheng. Ah, you can go hunting, and in winter, hares, roe deer, pheasants are all over the snow..."
Ye Yinyin...
Suddenly she couldn't cry or laugh, she was worried that she would suffer from the cold and cold when she married to Beicheng, but she thought of hunting here - she even swallowed saliva, looking greedy!
Jade stretched out her finger and poked her forehead fiercely, "You are a gluttonous cat, you know how to eat!"
Ye Zhenzhen is as good as a stream, "Yes, yes, I'm a little gluttonous cat, Meow, I want to eat Poria cake now, my little aunt will make it for me, Meow Meow!"
The little maids on the side all laughed when they saw their master's tricky appearance, and they couldn't straighten up.
Ye Yinyin held her forehead, she shouldn't be sad for her...
Waste of feelings!
He turned around and walked out, shouting, "Don't come soon, you have to help if you want to eat!"
"Oh, yes, there's something delicious!"
Pull up the little girls, "Go to work, there's something to eat!"
A few little girls...
Miss, are you sure you're going to work, not "watching work"?!