Pandan was sick for a month before she stopped taking the medicine, and the bruises on her face disappeared. At this time, it is the height of summer, the cicadas are chirping, the frogs are calling, the green trees are thick, and the roses on the shelves are fragrant.

Xianglan sat in the shade under the porch, carefully doing needlework. Junxi moved a small table out and said with a smile: "Just rest for a while, you've been doing it all day, and you're tired and sick." ”

"This needlework is not something that can be done in a day or two, first eat a piece of watermelon to cool off. It was fresh from the well, and it was very cool. Yuexi quickly brought a round watermelon, cut it with a knife, handed a piece to Xianglan, and went to greet Junxi.

Xianglan took a bite, it was really sweet and cool, and asked, "Is there a house for Mrs. and girl?" ”

Junxi said: "I sent it to the two houses first, and my wife also rewarded the lychee drink, and I will serve it to the uncle in the evening." As he spoke, he sat down beside Yuexi, and the three of them gathered around the small table while eating melons and laughing.

A breeze blew, Xianglan stroked the broken hair on her sideburns, looked at the grass and trees in the courtyard, and felt comfortable.

The Song family's mansion is not big, just a two-entry courtyard, although there are no pavilions and pavilions of the Lin family, the pool pavilion is magnificent, but the green bamboo plantains, strange stones and plants are not interesting. The Song family has a simple population and few subordinates, with a total of only a dozen people. Xianglan looked carefully, there were not many precious toys and objects in the Song family, but the beast Niu Lion Ear White Jade Zun and the double ear ring deer head Ding were also extremely valuable things; The chair support, pillows, and cushions used are all half-new silk silk, which shows how such a family once flourished, and now half of the rich and luxurious atmosphere has been dispersed, but it is also solid and proper.

A few days ago, Song Ke asked her to kowtow to Aunt Song, only saying that Xianglan was the maid he bought from outside. Xianglan was originally worried, lest she be recognized as coming out of the Lin family, but she didn't know that Aunt Song was the most distracted, and there were many girls in the Lin family, and she only recognized the powerful big girls around the Qin family and the Wang family back and forth, so naturally she didn't remember Xianglan. Song Tanchai and Xianglan have only met twice, and after a long time, seeing Xianglan again, she only felt that her face was kind, and she didn't feel anything wrong, but she also rewarded her with a set of bright clothes that she didn't wear.

Xianglan doesn't have any work every day, Xu is Song Ke has been instructed, Junxi and Yuexi rushed to do things, and offered her like a young lady and grandmother, Xianglan found some needlework to do, and others had to follow her.

The three of them ate melons once, Junxi cleaned up the table, and the remaining watermelons were served on a tray and brought to the front for the people to eat, while Yuexi opened the cage and took out the winter cotton clothes and put them in the yard to dry. Xianglan went over to help and cleaned up a piece of limestone brocade material in the cabinet.

Yuexi said with a smile: "This is the leftover from last year's winter clothes for the uncle, I want to make another pair of shoes and it is not enough waste, and I don't have the skill to make hats, but it's a pity to lose it in vain, so I put it in the cabinet." ”

Xianglan smiled: "If it's useless, give it to me, but I've figured out something." ”

Yuexi said disapprerovingly: "Take it, it will be ashes if you put it in vain." ”

Xianglan took the material, made a stationery bag in less than an afternoon, and took a fine painting pattern of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and embroidered a bush of bamboo on the bag first. Junxi praised: "This bamboo is handsomely embroidered, bright and smooth. ”

Xianglan sat in the room and embroidered until evening, rubbing her sour neck with her hands, but when she looked up, she saw Song Ke standing at the door looking at her, and she didn't know how long she had been here.

Xianglan hurriedly stood up and asked, "Why did you come back and only stand at the door?" While beckoning him into the house, he went to pour tea, turned around and asked: "It's hot outside, the bath water has already been prepared in the clean room, and there are still chilled melons and fruits in the house, do you want to eat some?" ”

Song Ke didn't speak, he was wearing a thousand grass-colored soft silk straight embellishments, a jade-colored belt around his waist, his complexion was like jade, and he just smiled when he looked at Xianglan. It was stuffy and hot outside, he was busy for the family's industry for an afternoon, and he had a belly full of anger, but when he entered the house, he saw Xianglan sitting quietly embroidering on the golden Luohan bed, she hung down her hibiscus-like face, revealing her pink neck, and the dexterous flying needle line, which was quiet and beautiful.

Song Ke felt that his anger immediately flew outside the Nine Heavens, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked, and he looked at it so straight for a long time. At this time, Xianglan brought tea and water, and helped him take the daily clothes at home, Song Ke felt how Xianglan looked like a little wife who welcomed her husband's return, he sat down a little dizzy, watched Xianglan busy, and brought a plate of melons, fruits, pears and peaches on the small kang table in his hand.

Song Ke coughed lightly: "Your body is fine, don't be busy." What about Jun Xiyuexi? ”

"I went to the girl's house to help pick up the materials, and the new rulers of all colors in the shop said that I would re-cut a few clothes." Xianglan said and twisted a hand towel and brought the tea again, "I'm already fine, and I'm not so delicate." ”

Song Ke wiped his face and hands: "Then I have to raise it for a few more days, in my opinion, it's not too late to stop taking nourishing medicine for half a year." Saying that, he glanced at Xianglan, "Let's go pick up the materials, why don't you go?" It turned out that since Xianglan came to Song's house, she was wearing Song Tanchai's old clothes, as well as two new clothes for maids, so Song Ke ordered someone to bring some materials from the shop, planning to make her two new clothes for the season. But it was too conspicuous to give Xianglan alone, so she took it to Song Tanchai's room for everyone to choose, but she didn't expect Xianglan to go.

Xianglan smiled, her delicate eyebrows and eyes became crooked: "Who did I go to watch the house?" Cold tea and cold water, do you want to call the mother-in-law outside to come in and serve? ”

This smile made Song Ke's heart "pound" too, only to feel that the smile was familiar and good-looking, and he plucked the strings in his heart, and he froze.

Xianglan saw Song Ke looking at her stunned, her face turned red, although she was shy in her heart, she was also secretly vigilant, and pretended to be okay and said, "Uncle is bathing or eating first?" ”

Song Ke also realized that he was out of shape, and lowered his head and coughed, as if he didn't hear Xianglan's words: "You didn't pick up the materials, I just have two horses here, and you will stay if you think it is suitable." As he spoke, he opened the curtain and called out to the errand boy under the corridor: "Mung Bean, bring the two horses." ”

After a while, the mung bean really held two pieces of material, one was azure-colored muslin, and the other was a concubine-colored cocoon silk, both of which were high-quality, soft and fine, but not luxurious.

Xianglan touched and touched, Song Ke looked at her slightly drooping eyelashes, there seemed to be a gentle feather brush in her heart, seeing that the emerald flower she was wearing on her head was crooked, she couldn't help but reach out and re-insert the flower, Xianglan hurriedly raised her head, the two looked at each other, and then heard the door curtain ringing, Fang Si walked in with a tooth-colored ruler, and saw the two of them sinking their faces when they described it, and said coolly: "Yo, this thing is troublesome, I came unfortunately." ”

Aunt Fangsi Song's big girl with a good face, her mother Guo is Aunt Song's ** confidant, and later married a decent housekeeper. Later, Song's father died, their orphans and widows were in turmoil, Guo's mother was always loyal, and her daughter Fangsi also came into the house to serve her master, and Aunt Song took a special look.

This Fang Si was born tall and white, with apricot eyes and thin lips, although she is not absolutely beautiful, she also has a bit of talent, and she is a clever speaker, Aunt Song was concerned, probed Guo Ma's ** meaning, and knew that Fang Si was willing to serve by Song Ke's side, so she promised Fang Si to be a small one for Song Ke. Who knew that Song Ke refused, but blamed Aunt Song for being troublesome.

Aunt Song regarded this son as an eyeball, and it was the hope of the rest of her life, and she didn't dare to disobey him. But looking at it afterwards, she saw that she was sending things to Song Ke in the sky, and she liked to talk and laugh with Junxi and Yuexi, but she became more and more attentive. Earlier, she saw Xianglan sick in bed, unrecognizable, and sighed a few words about this girl's pity. But as Xianglan grew stronger day by day, and the injuries on her face were healed and cleaned, Fangsi became more and more distracted from Xianglan.

Song Ke was secretly annoyed that Fang Si had not come at the right time, so he put his hand down from Xianglan's hair expressionlessly, turned around and said, "What are you doing here?" ”

Fang Si felt aggrieved in her heart, and endured sourness: "Mrs. said that this color is good, ask the uncle what he means, if you like me, you will make a big hat for the uncle." His eyes quietly slipped to Song Ke's face.

Song Ke smiled faintly: "Didn't I say that I won't add clothes this year, let my mother and sister choose." Besides, it's so hot in summer, which kind of big hat to wear. ”

Fang Si hurriedly said: "If you don't make a big fan, it's good to be a pants with loose legs." ”

Song Ke saw that Fang Si's eyes were red, so he softened his voice and said: "You can't be busy doing the needlework in your wife's room, so why bother to give you any more errands, my clothes are made by someone, you just serve your wife well." ”

Fang Si hurriedly shook her head: "It's just to make a pair of pants, and it won't get in the way." As if Song Ke didn't agree, he took a few steps forward, looked at Xianglan and smiled, "Junxi and Yuexi's needlework are rough, Sister Xianglan just came, and her body is not very good, let alone work too hard, I want to come and go, let me do the needlework in the uncle's room." ”

Song Ke thought: "Fangsi is the most face-saving girl around her mother, she can't clearly refute her mother's face, it's just a pair of pants, she just does it if she likes to do it." I had to nod helplessly.

Fangsi was like a treasure, and all her faces were smiling, and she said happily, "I can do it in two or three days." He looked at Song Ke with a blank eye.

Song Ke smiled and nodded, got up and went to the clean room to take a bath, leaving Fangsi and Xianglan staring at each other in the room.

Fang Si looked at Xianglan from head to toe, with a proud expression: "I haven't asked you yet, you were a sick man when you were bought into the mansion by the uncle, what's going on?" ”

Xianglan glanced at Fang Si, lit the lamp on the table, and said lightly: "Is this what Mrs. asked you to ask me, or are you going to ask me?" ”

Fangsi didn't expect Xianglan to say this, and was stunned for a moment. RS