Chapter 160: Impure Thoughts
When Su Nianyu ordered people to place the two baskets of loquat in front of the old lady Su, who was invisible, Mrs. Su was really very happy.
Originally, she was kneeling in front of the statue of Guanyin on the lotus, and after worshipping three times, Zhao's mother helped her over, stood in front of the two baskets of fruits, looked at it with a smile, and grabbed a handful of loquat in her hand, and said: "The loquat raised by this Puying Temple really looks better than the ordinary I don't know how many times, look at this head, it is big and round, it is pleasing to look at, and it must taste good." β
As he spoke, he couldn't wait to ask Zhao's mother to send a maid to pick up some fruits and go down to wash them and peel them.
Su Nianyu saw that the old lady was in a happy mood, so she smiled and said, "...... This kind of golden loquat, introduced for other countries, if it is not for the host of the Puying Temple, it is not easy to eat this year. The granddaughter also heard that this kind of loquat has the effect of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and quenching thirst, and the grandmother's body has not been strong enough recently, so it is better to eat more. β
Mrs. Su nodded, and suddenly got two baskets of fresh fruits from the place of worshipping the Buddha, which made her happy, and now, she had such a concern from her granddaughter, and she was really happy in her heart.
She smiled and said, "Sister Yu went to Puying Temple this time, and she seems to be a lot more sensible. β
Su Nianyu pursed her lips and smiled, but did not say much.
Old Madam Su looked at the two baskets of loquat again with a smile, and suddenly ordered someone to bring up two big red lacquer plates, and said, "...... You put two plates in the hall, and let Guanyin Bodhisattva taste it. β
The maid holding the lacquer plate got the order, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick it seriously.
Mrs. Su sat on the pestle and watched several maids huddle to the edge of the basket at once. Afraid that they would accidentally break those treasures, they hurriedly said, "You should be careful, these are not ordinary loquats." I grew up in Puying Temple, I was born in Puying Temple, and all of them are blessed, but I can pay attention carefully. β
The maid hurriedly took two steps back, widening the distance between them, so as not to fall the loquat that had been picked up on the plate because of the crowding.
The old lady was satisfied. staring at the red loquat in the orange in the basket, he happily distributed the two baskets of fresh fruits: "Send half a basket to Dong's family, and give them a taste of the fruits from this Puying Temple; Pick up some more big red plates. Send a little to each courtyard separately, and the rest will be stored here first...... By the way, I also sent some to Liu Zhaoqun, and now people are guests in the house. You can't afford to slack off. β
Su Nianyu sat on the pestle. Holding the teacup in his hand, he glanced at Mrs. Su lightly when he heard the words.
It stands to reason that the grandmother is babysitting with this batch of loquat from Puying Temple, Su Nianyu can understand that Puying Temple is nothing in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of grandmothers who believe in Buddhism, it is a holy place, and the things that come from there are naturally like holy things.
There are several courtyards in the house. It was normal for her to be assigned, but her grandmother directly called out the name Liu Zhaoqun.
Although she didn't know who Liu Zhaoqun was before. It can be known from my grandmother's words that only Aunt Liu's brother is a guest in the mansion at the moment, that is to say, Liu Zhaoqun is Aunt Liu's younger brother.
Here's the blame.
Liu Zhaoqun came to the house as a guest, and it was also etiquette to visit his grandmother; But he let his grandmother remember his name, which shows that his grandmother at least has an impression of him, if he just worships him simply, with his grandmother's temperament, it is impossible to remember the name of an outsider and call it out naturally.
Therefore, Liu Zhaoqun must have a move to please his grandmother, but he came to find his father, even if he has to live in the house for a few days, he will not have any contact with his grandmother...... And why did he bother trying to please her?
According to the meaning of Liu Yi's letter, Liu Zhaoqun was going to participate in next year's examination, so he went to Fuzhong to find his father's guidance and passed the examination in one fell swoop.
Su Nianyu understands very well, his father is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, although the official is only four grades, but if he is appreciated, he is very likely to enter the cabinet, so he has some good colleagues in the court, and even knows some big officials of the first and second grades; In the examination to be held in March next year, the invigilators are all senior members of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and it is inevitable that there will be people who will be known to their fathers.
Aunt Liu took a fancy to her father's connections in the court, and this time she let her younger brother come to the door, but under the guise of asking for advice, the real purpose was to make him familiar with his father, and furthermore, she wanted her father to help take care of him.
They are just the children of a small magistrate, and it is impossible to see those big officials with real power on weekdays, even if they want to beg their grandfather to sue their grandmother in front of people, they can't find anyone; Father is different, as long as her father can mention it in front of the invigilator, even if her younger brother has no real talent, the invigilator is also worried about his father and turns a blind eye, and he can easily pass the exam.
In this way, there will be at least one tribute from their county magistrate's house, and it will not be a problem to face the saint when the temple test is held, and it will not be a problem to embark on a career in office.
is also thanks to Aunt Liu's good calculations.
probably also touched her heart, knowing that her mother's family was strong, she could afford her backing, and she was able to stand up straight in Su Mansion.
Su Nianyu thought as she walked, because she had thoughts in her heart, she didn't realize when she left Ningrong Courtyard, and when she came back to her senses, her group was already walking on the road where the grass was in full bloom, and Yuanxiang Yuanqiu was holding a large plate of loquat by her side.
She took a look and said, "Didn't grandmother say that a yard would send a plate of loquats?" Why did you get an extra plate? β
Yuan Xiang bent her eyebrows and said: "The old lady said that you went to Puying Temple to pray for blessings in the past few days, and did good things for Su Fu, so you rewarded one more plate." β
Su Nianyu snorted and stopped talking.
Because some things have not been sorted out, the steps are a little hurried, thinking that I have to go back to the yard to find Liu Yi to come over and ask about it.
As soon as Fang walked into the Yulan Garden, Liu Yi and Tian Xiu greeted them with happy faces, and blessed Fu Cai and said: "Knowing that the girl is tired of traveling and driving, she must want to take a bath, and the slave has already prepared hot water for you." β
Su Nianyu bent the corners of her lips and nodded.
On weekdays, she does have such a habit, if she goes far away and returns to the house, she must be cleaned first.
Su Nianyu went straight to the west wing of the courtyard.
The west wing room is not inhabited, because Su Nianyu likes to soak in cold water when the weather is hot, so he has a whim and takes the west wing room to build a large bath.
Yuanxiang Yuanqiu originally wanted to follow in to serve, but Su Nianyu stopped them: "We just came back from Puying Temple, and there are a lot of cages and things that need to be sorted out, so you two will go and get busy!" β
He pointed to Liu Yi and entered the room with a large bath.
Yuan Xiang and Yuan Qiu ordered someone to move things into the main house to tidy up.
As soon as Su Nianyu stepped into the house, there was a burst of refreshing fragrance in his nose, Su Nianyu sniffed it again, and said with a smile: "Have you sprinkled osmanthus flowers in the water?" β
Liu Yi pursed her lips and smiled: "The slave maid heard that Sijigui can not only refresh the mind, but also relieve fatigue, so she asked people to pick some before bathing, and the girl likes flowers and plants, so she must be able to get twice the result with half the effort." β
"Liu Yiguo is really thoughtful and thoughtful."
Su Nianyu walked a few steps further, and the bath was already filled with a pool of warm water with a curling mist, and a layer of osmanthus flowers floating on it, which really eased her heart a lot.
Liu Yi stepped forward to help undress.
Su Nianyu stepped into the bath, and saw that Liu Yi, who came over, took out the bath strip and wanted to help scrub it, so he waved his hand hurriedly, "Don't be busy, I didn't really want you to come and serve when I asked you to come in, but I just wanted you to tell me everything that happened in the house in the past few days while I was bathing." β
Liu Yi said yes, then put aside the bath stick he was holding in his hand, and softly talked about what had happened in the past few days: "...... Green Branch recently handed over new news, saying that although the second girl is recuperating from illness these days, she doesn't often go out of the yard to walk around, but recently she has entrusted the trusted maid around her and doesn't know what to inquire, and the maid has to go out several times a day, and when she comes back, she will always be called to the house by the second girl alone to talk, the door is closed tightly, and I don't know what she is saying, even Green Branch has to be driven out. As soon as the maid left, I could always see that the second girl became radiant, not only with a smile on her face, but also with a flush, quite a bit of pink and spring......"
Su Nianyu leaned on the edge of the bath and squinted when she heard the words.
Somehow, I suddenly remembered the scene I bumped into in the peach blossom forest in Wang's mansion.
At that time, the second sister had just been deflated by Xu Man'er, and she thought that she had lost such a big face, and the second sister must have no face to stay any longer, so she found an excuse to slip back to the house; But she didn't want to, when she walked out with Wang Xuan and Pan Jingruo, the second sister happened to be standing with Pan Jingruo's fiancΓ© Jun Xu Lingchen.
The second sister at that time was not just a pair of spring. Is the heart rippling?
Now, after carefully pondering the information handed over by the green branch, Su Nianyu felt more and more that the second sister was looking for a maid to go out to send news, and it was very likely that she was going out to collect things related to Xu Lingchen.
Otherwise, what could make her smile shyly?
Su Nianyu was silent and said: "Speaking of which, the green branch has been in the position of Liuli for nearly half a month, why does the second sister seem to be her own person, and she has to be sent out when she talks to the little maid?" β
Liu Yi said: "The second girl originally wanted to pick a smart and clever girl, and the green branch was directly mentioned by Aunt Liu, and the second girl was dissatisfied with this, so she has been treating the green branch lukewarmly." β
Su Nianyu hummed, not thinking how difficult it was to improve the second sister's attitude towards the green branch.
As long as you help a little bit, with the temperament of the second sister, you will soon be impressed by the green branches.
Then he asked Liu Yi to continue.
Liu Yi paused, then straightened his face, and said: "The house has been quiet in the past few days, because of the frequent accidents of the second girl, Aunt Liu did not dare to act rashly, but her brother Liu Zhaoqun came." β
Su Nianyu heard Liu Yi's voice, looked at her sideways, and motioned for her to continue.
Liu Yi said at this time: "Girl, don't blame the slave for talking too much, the slave thinks that Liu Zhaoqun's mind is impure." (To be continued......)