Chapter 42: Understanding
Qian's yin and yang said strangely: "Say okay? Who said it, and who said it? β
Sun was speechless for a while, and then said: "When you moved to this mansion, didn't you say that whoever became a student would live in Yingyuexuan?" β
"Huh!" Qian sneered: "Who can pass the test, it's not certain!" At this time and then, the third young master is back now, and only Yingyue Xuan is still empty. β
Sun was a little unwilling, but she didn't dare to say in front of the old lady that she would let Xia Chen and her son change yards. "That'...... Then wait for the child to try it and then assign it. β
Qian swept his sideburns with his little finger: "Don't forget how this mansion came about, you can be content, Ying'er lives alone in Leng Meixuan, and Yong'er and Zhi'er still live together." β
Sun said: "Bishui Xuan is so big, there are flowers and grass in the courtyard. Ying'er's yard is so small, and there are only a few plum trees, and you can't see any color in the four seasons and three seasons of the year. β
Qian said: "Why don't you say that when other people's yards are deserted, only Ying'er's yard has flowers." β
The old lady couldn't listen anymore, stomped the cane twice, and motioned to the maid to help her back to the room.
Xia Chen waved at Yueniang, nodded at Han Ran, and followed the old lady to the East House.
Xu is taking into account the old lady's bad eyes, the furnishings in the house are very simple, the north side is a mahogany carved thousand workers bed, the foot of the bed is against the wall and two hot drawing cabinets. A table of eight immortals with four chairs is placed against the south window, and a picture of longevity hangs on the east wall.
The old lady said to Yahuan: "Yu'er, bring some pastries first, and then tell the kitchen to have a sumptuous dinner, and Chen'er and I will eat it in the house." β
"Yes." Yu'er agreed, helped the old lady sit down and retreated.
The old lady said: "Chen'er, can you study?" β
Xia Chen moved the chair to her, sat down, and held her outstretched hand: "Chen'er has never studied, my grandmother's house is too far away from the private school, and my uncles don't have time to send me." β
The old lady sighed and beat her chest: "It's all because my grandmother can't see it, so that a bunch of unfilial people are satisfied." β
Xia Chen said: "Grandmother, I heard early in the morning that you were suffering from an eye disease, why did you not get healed all these years but became serious?" β
The old lady was sad from her heart: "When I heard that your father was missing on the battlefield, I cried day and night, and I hurt my eyes. I heard that your mother is ...... A fire blinded, and I have not taken less medicine over the years, but it has not improved at all. β
Xia Chen's heart was also a little sour: "Grandmother, your body is important, Chen'er will honor you when she grows up." β
The old lady clapped her hand: "Good boy, good boy." After that, he shouted: "Zhu'er." β
Another maid waiting by the door hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The slave is here, what does the old lady command?" β
The old lady said, "Go and call Mother Wang." β
At this time, Yu'er brought a plate of fruit and a plate of pastries and walked in and put them on the table: "Old lady, it's all done." β
The old lady asked, "What does Chen'er want to eat?" I sue the people to prepare. β
Xia Chen said: "I want to eat meat." β
Yu'er chuckled when she heard the smile: "Then the slave maid will go and order to make two more meat dishes." β
The old lady raised her hand slightly: "You go." Then he asked Xia Chen: "What about Mother Li who served Xiuxue before?" β
Xia Chen said: "When I went to my grandmother's house, she also went back to the countryside to care for the elderly. β
As she was talking, Zhu'er walked in with a woman in her fifties, with slightly frosty temples and a pair of triangular eyes, and the old woman said ten thousand blessings: "What does the old lady command?" β
Xia Chen saw that she was dressed better than the ones she had seen before, and thought to herself that this was probably the housekeeper.
The old lady said: "This is the third young master." β
Wang's mother immediately gave another blessing: "The slave maid asks the third young master for peace." β
The old lady said: "Pick two sensible maids, and then pick a well-behaved mother-in-law to serve the third young master in Yingyue Xuan." β
Xia Chen hurriedly said: "Grandmother, mother-in-law doesn't need it." It's enough to have Yueniang take care of Chen'er. β
The old lady was stunned: "Yueniang? β
Xia Chen said: "She is a distant relative of her grandfather, and she came with Chen'er, and she loves Chen'er very much." β
The old lady said: "Since she is a relative, how can she be a rough slave, where is she?" β
Xia Chen said to Yueniang, who was standing next to the door: "Let grandmother 'see' you." β
"Yueniang has seen the old lady."
The old lady nodded: "It's still very young to hear this voice." Mother Wang, what do you see? β
Mother Wang hurriedly said: "Old lady, Yueniang is not only young, but also very dignified. β
The old lady said: "Okay, then arrange it in the guest room of Yingyue Xuan, so that you can be entertained." β
Yueniang said: "Old lady, Yueniang and Chen'er's grandfather are just villagers of Pan, and they dare not accept guests, Yueniang only asks to be a slave and wait for the third young master." β
"This ......"
Xia Chen said: "Grandmother, just listen to Yueniang, she has no relatives around her, not to mention that Chen'er is used to her taking care of her life." "If you say that you are a guest, it is not good to stay for a long time.
When the old lady heard this, she thought that this Yueniang originally wanted to make a living in the Xia Mansion, since Mother Wang said that she was not decent, and her grandson liked it, so it didn't hurt to stay, so she bowed slightly: "In this case, Mother Wang, let's arrange for Yueniang to be the aunt in charge of Chen'er's yard." But the mother-in-law still wants it, now the Xia family is not an ordinary family, and Chen'er has to learn some rules and etiquette. β
At this time, Yu'er walked in: "Dinner is ready." β
The old lady smiled and said, "Pass the rice." Yu'er, tell the two ladies and young masters not to disturb them. β
Mother Wang said: "The slave and maid retreated first. Then he said to Yueniang very kindly: "Please come with me." "She saw it, this third young master is deeply loved by the old lady, and the young lady and young master of Yingyue Xuan want it, but the old lady has not given it, so it was reserved for the third young master. It's no wonder that this is the grandson of the old lady, and he must not be lazy.
Xia Chen didn't expect this to be the case, she thought that she had to listen to some cynicism and look at a few pairs of white eyes! It seems that with the support of the old lady, you can save a lot of things. In this era, people talk about filial piety, and the unfilial piety is spurned by others, and Cheng dΓΉ is no less than a flower thief.
No matter how much the Qian family and the Sun family regard themselves as a thorn in their side, they don't dare to be presumptuous in front of the old lady, they have this talisman, and they are the identity of their grandsons, and no one in this Xia Mansion dares to give them a face in front of them. She doesn't care about the back, spitting stars can't drown people.
Xia Chen hadn't eaten such delicate and delicious dishes for a long time, although the Han family's cauldron had a different taste, but after all, there was too little oil and water, if she couldn't often beat a bird, catch a fish and fight tooth sacrifices, she really couldn't stand it.
"Grandmother, this braised fish is so delicious, Chen'er hasn't eaten it when he's grown so big. This sliced pork is also delicious, and there is also this scrambled egg with bamboo shoots. β
The old lady was amused and distressed: "What does Chen'er like to eat, just ask the kitchen to make it for you." β
Xia Chen said: "What if Chen'er eats a little fat pig?" β
Yu'er, who was waiting for the old lady's meal on the side, heard the words and laughed out loud.
The old lady smiled: "It's good to be fatter, and when you are growing your body, don't be afraid to eat more." β
"My grandmother needs to eat more, too." First coax the old lady, the old fayette, to be happy, and then study those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.
After dinner, the old lady called the Qian family and the Sun family: "Take Chen'er to meet your uncle and uncle." β
Qian said: "The master went to Qin to participate in politics, and he hasn't come back yet." β
Sun's face was embarrassed, he opened his mouth, but he didn't speak, and finally sighed worriedly.
The old lady sighed deeply: "Feiyang is drunk again? β
Sun whispered, "Yes." β
The old lady waved his hand: "Okay, okay, then call the young ladies and young masters." β
Xia Chen finally knew the situation of the Xia family, the Qian family had two sons and two daughters, the eldest daughter Xia Jinghua was seventeen, the eldest son Xia Huaiyong was fourteen, the second daughter Xia Yiyu was twelve years old, and the second son Xia Huaizhi was eight years old. Sun has a son and a daughter, the eldest daughter Xia Yarong is fifteen years old, and the son Xia Huaiying is twelve years old.
After knowing each other, the old lady said: "In the future, whether you are an elder brother or an elder sister, you must treat the third young master well, he is no better than you, and he has suffered a lot over the years." Lamei, go back and ask someone to make a few decent clothes for Chen'er, and arrange for Chen'er to go to the official school to study. Feng Jiao......"
Xia Chen listened to the old lady arrange various matters, and looked at the juniors of the Xia family. Qian's appearance is mediocre, but the children's appearance is not bad, and as the saying goes, one white covers a hundred ugliness, their skin is very white, giving people a clean feeling.
And Sun's daughter Xia Yarong is extremely outstanding, with a pair of apricot eyes and bright eyes, looking forward to life, quite like her mother. Although his son Xia Huaiying is young, he is also handsome, and he will be a beautiful boy in a few years.
Xia Chen found that they were also looking at themselves, and after a little contact with their eyes, Xia Chen had already understood their attitude towards him.
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