Nowadays, people attach great importance to the festival of the winter solstice, believing that the winter solstice is the solstice of the cathode, and the yang energy begins to grow, which is an auspicious day, so it should be celebrated. On these days, the people are more likely to get new clothes, prepare food, pay respects to their parents and elders, and pray to their ancestors, while officials also return home from rest and congratulate each other.

Xiao Mansion is naturally no exception, on the day of the winter solstice, in addition to worshipping festivals and worshipping ancestors, an ancestral hall was specially opened to let Xiao Yu enter the family tree.

In the evening, a lively feast was held.

Nowadays, the customs of the winter solstice are not the same in various places, in Lingnan, this day is more to eat winter festival dumplings, and today's night banquet in Xiao Mansion is indispensable red bean glutinous rice, osmanthus wine and longan boiled eggs, these special snacks.

Xiao Yu ate two glasses of wine, went outside to blow the wind, and then walked out of the corridor, and saw Hua Yue and Ling Yi not far away at a glance.

Hua Yue had a faint smile on her face, as good as ever. He wore a stone blue robe today, his black hair was half bunched, and his robe was raised in the wind, making him even more upright and handsome.

Would you like to stop over and say hello? Xiao Yu was hesitating, Hua Yue had already seen her over there, and walked forward with Ling Yi and a few others.

After greeting each other, Hua Yue smiled and said, "Miss Ayu is better to be hanging out in the house these days." ”

Xiao Yu was a little puzzled.

Xiao Wenhuan next to him also thought about it, and nodded and said: "I just mentioned it to Lao Taijun today, recently all parts of the house are being renovated, and craftsmen are coming and going, you and Sister Yan don't go out and walk around less, so as not to collide." ”

It looks like everything in the Xiao Mansion has been repaired? Although Xiao Yu had some doubts in his heart, he still smiled and responded.

A few more people talked a few more words, and then they returned to the table.

There are many people in Xiao Mansion, and there are constant laughter and laughter in the hall, which is very noisy.

After the feast dispersed, Xiao Yu returned to the room. The mahogany bed under the smoke gauze tent is carved luodian, the soft and warm brocade cloud silk is emitted a faint fragrance, and the soft pillow is filled with the petals of the morning light, all of which are exquisite and comfortable. She changed into her middle coat and lay down on the bed under the service of Banxia, but she couldn't sleep for a long time.

The liveliness of the house. Xiao Yu always felt that he was on the outside, and it was not real at all. She thought that Xiao Pei and Xiao Yu had become.

Although he entered the family tree, until now, Xiao Yu still has doubts about whether his father will really be Mrs. Xiao's son.

Thinking of parents. Xiao Yu will remember the sad past when her family was separated a few years ago.

The night was so quiet that she could hear the even and subtle breathing of the summer solstice outside the blue gauze cupboard, Xiao Yu thought about it for a long time, and finally fell asleep.

When Xiao Yu woke up in the morning, he saw that the room was bright. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked, "What time is it?" ”

Xia Zhi responded outside: "The girl is awake? At two o'clock, the girl can sleep a little longer. ”

Xiao Yu was slightly stunned. Then he asked, "It's snowing outside?" ”

The footsteps sounded, Xia Zhi took his clothes over, and said: "Exactly, it snowed on the fourth watch last night, Banxia said that he had never seen snow since he was born, and he went crazy outside early in the morning." Is the girl going to get up? ”

Just listening to Xia Zhi's words, Xiao Yu felt a cold chill, but she still nodded and got out of bed.

The interior is warm like spring.

Xiao Yu pushed the pane open a small crack, and the cold air suddenly poured in with the wind. It made her shudder involuntarily.

Xia Zhi hurriedly added a cloak to Xiao Yu and closed the window.

The weather was so cold and it was snowing, Xiao Yu instructed the small kitchen to boil ginger soup for the maids and servants on duty at night to ward off the cold, and he practiced calligraphy in the room without leaving home.

Later, the seventh sister-in-law Yang and Ling Yan came over, and when they saw Xiao Yu dressed tightly in the house, they couldn't help but care: "Sister Yu just came back from Yuedi, I'm afraid she hasn't adapted to the weather here, I don't know if the newly made clothes in the house are enough to wear?" ”

As soon as Xiao Yu arrived, the second aunt had already asked people to send a lot of clothes and various objects. Hearing this, he nodded with a smile: "Thank you for your care, I don't have anything missing here." ”

Yang nodded and got down to business.

Tomorrow, the Xiao Mansion will hold a banquet in the plum garden, inviting the ladies and girls of all the provinces. First, it is to enjoy the plum blossoms to celebrate the winter solstice, and secondly, to let Xiao Yu meet these noblewomen and daughters to get to know each other.

While he was talking, another maid brought a coat and head jewelry. Tomorrow's feast, of course, Xiao Yu has to dress up.

Xia Zhi and Yuzhu hurriedly took the things, looked at Xiao Yu, and then carefully put them away.

Xiao Yu remembered the words of Hua Yue and the third brother Xiao Wenhuan yesterday. I talked to Ling Yan at the moment, and said, "I don't think there will be any accidents tomorrow, right?" ”

Ling Yan immediately nodded and said, "Of course, we have to clear the venue before the banquet." ”

Xiao Yu was relieved.

The next day, the snow cleared. When they got up early on the summer solstice, Yuzhu and Banxia, they came out with a bunch of clothes and put them next to them for Xiao Yu to choose, and there were a dazzling array of dazzling jewelry on the table.

After Xiao Yu washed, she changed into a begonia red cloud goose brocade jacket and a plain embroidered plum blossom dress, chose a set of pearl heads, sat in front of the octagonal peony rhombic mirror, and asked Xia Zhi to dress her up.

As soon as it was done, Ling Yan came over.

Today she wore a lotus lotus-colored embroidered green bamboo cloud brocade skirt, with a jujube red cloak on the outside. The room was warm, Xiaoxue took off her cloak, she leaned over to look up and down, and then helped the hosta between Xiao Yu's hair, and admired it.

"Sister Ayu was born so well, I can't take my eyes off it, why did I always pretend to be a kid before?"

"Because I'm afraid that other girls will be ashamed of themselves."

Xiao Yu's heart was playful, and she looked at Ling Yan with an innocent and hurt expression: "Could it be that even Sister Yan doesn't understand her sister's intentions?" ”

The look of crying made Ling Yan's cold hair stand up, she took a step back, pointed at Xiao Yu, and said in a trembling voice for a while: "You, you, you are not Ah Yu!" Who the hell are you?! What happened to our sister Ayu? ”

A few maids next to her couldn't help but be stunned when they saw such a scene.

Seeing that Xiao Yu was also stunned for a moment, Ling Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing, holding on to the dressing table and laughing: "I didn't expect that even Ah Yu was bluffed by me." ”

The maid who was accompanying her suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, and looked at each other speechlessly.

The two sisters laughed enough, and then they went out together.

The heavy snow stopped early, the wide and open garden was sparsely branched, the cold wind blew, and the snow on the trees turned into pieces of snow shadows scattered with the fragrance of plums.

Someone had already cleaned up the snow on the road, revealing the green daisy on the stone steps on the side of the road.

The pavilion of the plum garden is hung with a light veil, and the flowers are full of flowers, and the noblewomen and daughters are dressed in gorgeous costumes, and the laughter is constant, and even the wind blowing in the face seems to have the fragrance of fat powder.

As soon as the two approached, several girls who were familiar with Ling Yan greeted them with smiles.

"Sister Yan is how's it lately?"

"I heard that you went to Lingnan, isn't it fun over there?"

"It's only been half a year, and Sister Yan has become more and more standard."

……

Ling Yan smiled and returned the salute one by one, and by the way, she introduced Xiao Yu to her few girlfriends, and after a while, they were all called sisters.

At this time, Old Madam Xiao asked the maid Shuangrui to come over to find Xiao Yu and Ling Yan to meet the distinguished guests.

It turned out that today's old lady Yang of Changzhou Taishou also came over, but it happened that the eldest daughter of Taishou was also handed over by Ling Yan, whose name was Yuhuan, so they went together.

Yang Yuhuan was born with a beautiful appearance, but her posture was like a weak willow supporting the wind, and she was not the kind of beauty with rich skin, which made Xiao Yu, who was preconceived when she heard the name, almost suspect that she was wrong. (To be continued.) )

PS: Small Theater:

Xiao Yu: I was scared to death, I thought that Sister Yan's eyes were like a torch and she saw through me.

Ling Yan: ?

Hua Yue: It's not her who sees through you, it's me, but you don't find out.