Chapter 5: Greetings

There are only four of them in a cage of siu mai, each one is no more than the size of a thumb, and it is made of rouge rice, the opening is pinched into a flower-like shape, the skin is thin and transparent, and you can vaguely see the rice grains inside. When you eat it, you seem to smell a floral fragrance, and your mouth is fragrant. With the refreshing jellyfish shreds, Zhuang Minhua used the bowl of shredded pork porridge and a basket of roasted wheat.

After breakfast, rinsed his mouth, Zhuang Minhua left orange, Biqing looked at the yard, and took Qianhong and emerald green to Qiutang Courtyard.

Out of the Yuehua Courtyard, walk through a short corridor, pass the moon arch, and then pass a rockery, during which the flowers and trees are luxuriant, and the building is exquisite. After turning a corner, smelling the faint fragrance of flowers, I arrived at Mrs. Hou's main courtyard.

In the middle is the hall, and the local area sees a large floor-to-ceiling screen, which is embroidered with a hundred flowers and beautiful pictures. There are also several large water tanks in the corner, and the water lilies in them are quietly open.

Bypassing the screen, there are three small halls, and behind the hall is the main courtyard. There are five upper rooms in the front, carved beams and painted buildings, and the two sides are ear rooms and wings. There were a few little maids standing under the corridor, and when they saw Zhuang Minhua, they greeted them. Zhuang Minhua asked softly, "Has my mother gotten up?" A pretty little maid in a green bikini replied with a smile and in a low voice, "Madame has not yet gotten up, but as soon as it was bright today, Madame woke up once, and then fell asleep again." Before going to bed, the lady ordered to come down, saying that the second young lady was coming, although she went to sit down first, and drank a cup of tea first to relieve her fatigue. As he spoke, he opened the curtain for her.

Zhuang Minhua smiled, "Mother is still so considerate. Only Qianhong was brought into the house, and Emerald Green was left outside the house, and was taken to the side room for tea by Mrs. Hou's maid.

She sat down as usual, and Sney stood behind her. The little maid sent the tea fruit up, and Zhuang Minhua saw that the tea was clear and green, and the fragrance hit people, so he took a sip, only to feel that the taste was cool and sweet, fresh and fresh. She is not very good at drinking tea, and in modern times she drinks coffee the most. According to the original owner's eyesight, this should be Biluochun. A small one, she happened to be thirsty, and drank it all in one gulp. The maid quickly refilled another glass, and she drank it slowly in her hand. Miaoyu has a saying in "Dream of Red Mansions": "One cup is a taste, two cups are a thirst-quenching fool, and three cups are a cow and a mule." "Now it seems that she is just a thirst-quenching fool.

Putting down the teacup casually, Zhuang Minhua looked at the whole room. Among them, there is a boxwood inlaid jade stone lying on it, covered with ivory carved mats, and placed two beautifully woven rattan pillows. It seems that Mrs. Hou's Sun is greedy.

Below, there are two and four carved nanmu chairs with backrests, and eighty percent of the new dark purple embroidered chairs are built, all of which are equipped with foot pedals.

At this time, the curtain was opened, and a person came in, and I saw that she was about twenty years old, tall and tall, with beautiful eyebrows, holding a woman's hairstyle, with beaded hair, and wearing a purple silk dress; Between walking, the steps are light, the ring is soft, and the end is dignified and atmospheric. Behind him was a delicate maid in pink clothes.

I saw her smile slightly, and then said, "I only said that I was the first to arrive in the past, but I didn't expect to be driven forward by my younger siblings today, it seems that tomorrow I want to keep the first place, and I have to get up half a minute early." Magpie, remember, tomorrow called Mrs. Ben up half a minute early! ”

The magpie also smiled and agreed, but it was the wife of the prince who had always been good friends with the original body.

Zhuang Minhua hurriedly stood up and took Mrs. Shizi's hand, "Sister-in-law won't allow me to behave well once!" The second young master has always asked me to learn from my sister-in-law! I'm here today. As for whether the second young master said it, the two of them knew it.

The two of them are laughing! Two more people came in, but they were the two sisters of Unit Rong Shan Lirong, and the second daughter Unit Rong took the lead and walked in with the maid, only to see her comb a double-ring bun, wearing a jewel and gold crown, a pair of big eyes and smart eyes, wearing a pomegranate red jacquard gown, and a pink silk skirt. Around his neck is a pair of jeweled gold collars. It has not yet fully grown, but it can be seen that it will be beautiful in the future.

The third woman who came in later, Shan Lirong, was half a head shorter than Unit Rong, combed a single screw bun, only wrapped a string of pearl chains in her hair, hairpinned a pink and white double-petaled camellia the size of a tea cup, with thin eyebrows and a small mouth, wearing a pink and green gauze skirt, just like a gardenia with dew on the branches when she got up in the morning, like a gardenia with dew on her branches. At this time, she lowered her eyelids slightly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she was helplessly containing her naughty sister.

The two sisters saluted Zhuang Minhua and sat down separately.

Two more people came in when they were young. But it is the mother and daughter of the Miao family in the second room, and the first to come is the Miao family, combing the hair bun, inserting a jade comb on the head, wearing a mutton fat hosta on the left side, which is hollow and carved, very exquisite, and wearing a garnet red palace silk flower on the right side. With bright teeth and bright eyes, his face is like a full moon, his skin is like condensation, and he is wearing an apricot yellow embroidered lotus gown, with a light-colored Luo skirt tied underneath. The eyebrows are stretched, the expression is leisurely, and people in their thirties look like they are in their twenties, which shows that life is comfortable. As soon as I started the door, I smiled and said, I'm late.

Supporting her behind was her eldest daughter Shan Yurong, who saw her comb an ingots bun and a tired silk golden phoenix hairpin. He also wore a palace silk flower, but it was goose yellow. It's a little similar to Miao's, but it's a little more heroic, and I think it's with the second master. Wearing a pink saro skirt, she is very pretty.

Several people saluted again before they sat down. Mrs. Zhennanhou also came in at this time, and saw that she was wearing a vermilion embroidered gown, wearing a complete set of jade heads, her demeanor was stable, and her big eyes were bright and energetic; When she sat down, everyone hurriedly said hello.

Mrs. Zhennanhou smiled: "Sure enough, I'm old, and I'm late." He asked everyone to sit down, called the maid to change the tea, and after a busy time, they sat down before they started talking.

Mrs. Zhennanhou first talked to the Miao family about common things, and then asked the juniors one by one.

Only then did he hold the unit in his arms and asked if he slept well last night, he could eat breakfast, and the maid could be obedient......

After finishing it, he asked Mrs. Shizi, "Is Dong'er better?" Is medicine available? Have you eaten it early? ”

Mrs. Shizi answered one by one, Mrs. Hou's expression eased, and then she frowned again, "Is the new nurse good?" The one who served should have beaten you more, and made you soft-hearted, so that they were presumptuous, and my grandchildren suffered. You too, how do you become a mother? Don't go around the world all day long, he has no shortage of people to take care of. The two girls I put in your room a few days ago are the most gentle and caring. Don't be jealous, it is common sense for men to have three wives and four concubines, and it is only right for Ming'er to open their faces and serve the son. You! You should put your mind on Dong'er, take care of him is the right thing, you must know that your son is your lifelong dependence. ”

Zhuang Minhua heard this, and searched in his memory, it turned out to be Shan Yuandong, the only son of the prince, who was infected with wind and cold due to improper service by his subordinates, and is still taking medicine in bed. Ancient medicine was not very developed, and there were really many people who died due to wind and cold, not to mention that Shan Mingqi, who was only three years old, had a weak resistance ability, and was born in a rich and noble family, and there was no shortage of medicine, but this also made people quite worried.

Mrs. Shizi hung her head, unable to see the look on her face clearly. Mrs. Hou glanced at her and sighed, "You are also stubborn, think about your mother's words, it won't hurt you." ”