As soon as the mother and daughter came out of the Buddhist hall, Xuehua came from the vestibule to report, "The Xu family is already in the front hall." ”

Xu's father, Xu Zhi'an, was the first imperial examination of the An Dynasty, honest, not good at drilling, and for thirteen years, he was only a four-grade Hanlin, with only one son Xu Guoqiang and a daughter Xu Huimin.

At this time, Xu Guoqiang and his wife and daughter Xu Yingchun were waiting in the front hall with many gifts.

Two red shadows came in from the main entrance of the front hall, and Xu Guoqiang and his wife hurriedly got up and saluted, "Guoqiang has seen Aunt Ying." ”

"You're a rarity." Gu laughed loudly and motioned for everyone to sit down and talk.

Xu Zhian has always been honest and upright as an official, and he is afraid of attracting gossip, so he rarely asks his family to visit Minhui in Anping Mansion all year round.

"Sister Rong was injured a few days ago and should have come to visit, but my mother and my wife went to the Great Compassion Temple to retreat, so it has been delayed until now. Last evening, we received the good news sent by Anping Mansion, and learned that my nephew weighed nine pounds and was big, and my mother and inside-in-law, as well as a few maidservants, made two new clothes for Rui'er, and some mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which happened to be delivered today. "Xu Guoqiang is like his father, an honest look, Wenchang is outstanding and very diligent, in his early years, he won two yuan, but he was unfavorable in two imperial examinations in a row, and he failed to pass the examination, and now he is only a prisoner of Guozijian.

The twelve-year-old Xu Yingchun took out two sets of festive and exquisite baby clothes, on which was a baby silver ornament, a silver bowl, a pair of silver chopsticks and a silver spoon, Rong'er took it and returned the gift with a smile, "Thank you to the uncle and aunt of the Xu family, and the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Xu family, as well as the niece of Yingchun, for giving Shengrui such a valuable gift. ”

Yingchun looks like her mother, half a year younger than Rong'er, but she is tall, with willow eyebrows and black eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a colorful pink face, wearing a garnet-red cross-collared skirt and a primrose-colored vest, which looks dignified and lively. is younger than Rong'er, and the two have only met a few times, but they are not unfamiliar. He bowed to Rong'er with a smile, "My niece also asked Aunt Rong for more advice." ”

She made Gu Shi giggle like this, "Look at this child's polite appearance, the longer he grows, the more handsome he becomes, it's really cute." ”

Xu Guoqiang's woman Gong combed a high bun, wore two mahogany hairpins on her head, wore an indigo silk coat, covered with a blue satin pinching vest, her eyes were snowy, she looked simple and calm, opened the gift box, and said gently: "This is two catties of orange cakes, two catties of snow moon cakes, and two catties of sesame cakes, all of which are the tastes that uncles and aunts love to eat." ”

"Your mother is a southerner, and she is the best at making cakes like this. Your uncle and I liked the food I gave last year, and this year I thought about your cake, so you sent it again. Gu said with a smile.

Although it is a kind word, the heart is sincere, and it sounds much warmer than ordinary politeness.

The Xu family is a very ordinary eunuch family in the capital, only Xu Zhi'an's annual income of 500 taels of Fenglu and 800 acres of Lu land, fortunately, Xu Zhi'an's wife Tan's family is rich and has a lot of dowry industries, so the Xu family is quite passable, but it is too far from Anping Mansion. At the beginning, Ying Qingyuan married the Xu family, and what he liked was the innocence and honesty of the Xu family, as well as the diligence of the Xu family.

"Thank you, uncle and aunt for your love. My mother, who had heard this with her own ears, would have been so happy that she admired Aunt Ying's demeanor and ability to run the house. Xu Guoqiang held the fan and bowed his hand gently, "There are also some items for my sister to replenish her body, although Anping Mansion does not lack these, but the mother's heart cannot be missing." My mother said, there is nothing valuable, 100 eggs, 10 hens, some red dates, sesame seeds, yin rice and so on. Originally, I made six clothes for Shengrui, but because they didn't fit, I couldn't change them overnight. I'll send it back in a few days. ”

Gu smiled: "Okay." Good. It's all excellent stuff. Virtuous nephew, virtuous daughter-in-law, sit down and talk. ”

Gong picked up a small sandalwood box again, and said softly: "The third sister was injured a while ago, and when my mother and I were in the Great Compassion Temple, we asked for a name talisman for her. ”

"That's precious." Gu Shi solemnly took it, opened the wooden box, and took out a small gold medal, heavy, the Xu family actually asked for a pure gold amulet for Rong'er, and hung it on Rong'er with emotion, "Look at you." The Xu family is more valuable to you than to Shengrui, and the talismans are all pure gold. ”

Why didn't Rong'er know that the Xu family had always been exceptionally good to herself? The jade face was like a flower, and he happily waved to Xu Guoqiang and his wife, "In the future, with this talisman, then I will trust the blessings of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and there will be no more injuries." ”

Gong and Yingchun giggled. Xu Guoqiang smiled: "Sister Rong is so cute, she talks so interestingly. ”

"The discipline is not strict, and it makes people laugh." Gu said this, and the smile on his face couldn't be contained.

"Mother. Let's take the eldest brother of the Xu family and them to Nan'an Courtyard to see Shengrui. Rong'er handed over the clothes to Xue Ju and took Yingchun's hand, "Let's go." Let's go see Xiao Shengrui, he is chubby and big, and he looks so cute. ”

"Snowflakes. You call Laide to let people put these things away, and ask Laisheng to take the Xu family's descendants to the guest house to drink tea and eat fruits. Gu Shi confessed and said to Xu Guoqiang and his wife, "Virtuous nephew, virtuous daughter-in-law, let's go see Shengrui." ”

Rong'er pulled Yingchun to walk in front, and Yumei followed them quietly.

Yingchun looked back at Yumei from time to time, and when she walked to the big garden, she couldn't help but whisper, "I haven't seen her before." ”

"Her name is Yumei. It was this time that I went to Jinnan County to check the accounts and brought it back from Pingnanzhuang. Rong'er stopped and said to Yumei, "This is the Spring Festival girl." ”

Yumei gave a gift dignifiedly, "Please give more advice to the Spring Festival girl." ”

Yingchun was a happy man, giggled twice, and took out seven or eight coppers from his sleeve, "I will reward you with fruits to eat." ”

"Thank you, Spring Festival." Yumei is very shrewd, and from the comparison of the clothes given to the slave by the third lady and the gifts given by the Xu family today, it can be seen that the Xu family is actually too ordinary in front of Anping Mansion. The spring girl actually rewarded her with copper so generously, although the reward was not much, but it was very generous and natural, and she had a very good impression of her in her heart, and then bowed if she liked it.

"Don't salute. Let's hurry up and see Shengrui. Yingchun held her with one hand and Rong'er with the other, very happy.

Yumei gently let go of her hand and said with a smile: "Miss Yingchun and Miss Three will go together." Although the slave likes you, you can't break the rules. ”

"Hahaha." The sound of a silver bell in the air was left in the air.

Gu's They walked very slowly in the back, looking at the garden, chattering about homely things, and seeing the children in front of them so happy. Gu Shi sincerely sighed, "Yingchun, this child is very cute. Is her marriage an eyebrow? ”

Gong shook his head, "It's not a son, and it's not very strict in management." There are too many people like us in the capital. There is no suitable one for a while, and I have been dragging this thing on. ”

Gu Shi frowned slightly, "She is half a year younger than Rong'er. Two or three years have passed in a flash. Yingchun is such a cute child, but you have to find a family affair. ”

Xu Guoqiang sighed, "My mother said the same thing. It's just that she doesn't have a wide range of contacts with her insiders, and spends more than half of the year fasting and meditating. My father was only in charge of revision in the Hanlin Academy, and his mind was on reading and learning all day long, and those good friends were all colleagues of the Hanlin Academy, and the son in the family was too big and the grandson was too young. The classmates in the Guozijian are all knowledgeable, and there are many people like me who have failed the examination several times. If the father is still difficult, how easy will the son be? I shouldn't have such thoughts, I am not enough to be successful now, after all, we only have one daughter, who doesn't want to have a stable and worry-free life for a parent? ”

"Don't worry. The second lady of my family doesn't have a suitable family. If there is a suitable opportunity, we will keep an eye out for it. Gu Shi looked at Xu Guoqiang, in this life, sometimes luck is more important than talent, just like him, I thought I would be admitted to the department last year, but I was not on the list. Of course, according to Xu Guoqiang's talent, it is not impossible to try to reach the first place in the next game, but it really needs luck.