Zhou Chujin smiled and nodded, and with honor, he picked up Zhou Shaojin, and asked Mrs. Chu playfully: "Is it good-looking?" ”

"Good-looking, good-looking!" Mrs. Chu looked at the two girls in front of her like a pearl, and couldn't help but show a happy smile, "It's really the eighteenth change of the female college, our family's Chu Jin and Shao Jin are getting more and more beautiful!" ”

Zhou Chujin asked about clothes, but Mrs. Chu praised them, and Zhou Chujin and Zhou Shaojin both laughed shyly.

Mama Wang pulled the curtain out, greeted them with a smile, and said, "Lao An heard the movement, please ask the two ladies and ladies to come in and talk." ”

Because he is a widow and has elders, although he is a long-lived person, he is also quite low-key. Mrs. Guan wore a navy blue gourd treasure vase pattern Hangzhou silk gown, her hair interspersed with silver silk was curled into a bun, and she wore a pair of silver-inlaid jasper double-life hairpins, and sat on the Luohan bed in the banquet room with a smile, and the two little maids were fanning beside her.

Seeing her daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter, Mrs. Guan's smile became even bigger, and she hurriedly asked them if they had had breakfast, knowing that they had all used breakfast, and asked the little maid to put some melons and fruits, and said: "My birthday is not good, in the summer, unlike the old lady in the long house, in the autumn, you can enjoy the flowers and eat crabs, so that you will also suffer." ”

Mrs. Chu was busy saying, "Look at what you said." This birthday is a personal eight characters, you see how filial the two masters are, I look at your birthday.

Although the second master Cheng Yuan was in office, he sent a birthday gift early, of which the medicinal materials for health preservation accounted for most of it, and the clothes, shoes and socks made by the second wife Yuan accounted for a small half. Not to mention Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Chu, they tried their best to find a piece of Huangshi and carved Guanyin for Mrs. Guan.

Several children are filial, and the old lady Guan agrees on this point.

She nodded, her eyes narrowing together with a smile.

A few of the wives of the head of the village came over from the guest room.

Mrs. Guan and the others moved to sit in the flower hall.

As soon as I sat down, several families in the four rooms came over.

Intermittently, people came.

Zhou Chujin and Zhou Shaojin both helped Mrs. Chuda entertain guests.

In the past, the old lady Guan was a birthday, and Zhou Shaojin was a long-term stay, and she didn't come over until she started to worship her birthday. This year, she followed behind her sister, watching the maid serve tea and snacks from time to time, and some people inevitably asked who it was.

The eldest lady smiled and pushed her to the guest and introduced her to the guest.

People who saw Zhou Shaojin praised her for being beautiful, and those who were prepared gave a meeting gift, and those who were not prepared would take her hand and say something short in the family. Some people also noticed Zhou Chujin's clothes, praised her clothes for their good looks, and asked who made them? Zhou Chujin pushed Zhou Shaojin forward without thinking, and got another compliment, some people asked her where the tricks came from, and some people asked Zhou Shaojin in a low voice how old she was, and said that her mother-in-law didn't have it.

For a while, Zhou Shaojin was a little busy.

Cheng Ju's mother, Dong, and Cheng Ju's mother, Mrs. Yuda, came over.

Dong changed his previous intimacy and enthusiasm, and stepped forward to salute Mrs. Guan with some embarrassment. However, Mrs. Yuda still smiled before speaking, and after saluting Mrs. Guan, she became married to a mature woman.

Mrs. Guan treated them as before, and called Mrs. Chu to come and entertain them.

Zhou Shaojin didn't see it, and talked to the visitor, but Zhou Chujin went over to make a blessing.

After a while, the long, second, and third rooms also came.

After saluting the elders, Zhou Shaojin was pulled aside by Cheng Ji and pointed at Pan Qingdao: "Look at her?" ”

Pan Qing's jet-black green silk silk became a very difficult to comb peony head, wearing a little emerald flowers, pearl headbands, wearing a blue-green phoenix tail flower Hangzhou silk gown, moon-white thread skirt, skin snow, face like peony, very beautiful.

Zhou Shaojin recognized the Hangzhou silk jacket as a new material from Jiaxing Mansion this year, twelve taels of silver a horse. In her previous life, Zhou Shaojin also had such a gown, but she bought it the second year. At this time, I am afraid that it will be more expensive.

Pan Qing really put a lot of effort into dressing up.

Zhou Shaojin said with a smile: "Wait for the opportunity to act!" ”

Cheng Ji nodded, his eyes suddenly fell on Zhou Chujin's body, and he said with a sigh: "Sister Chu Jin is really beautiful today!" Look at the dress, I have never seen such a complex and flamboyant but dignified and elegant hem...... Shaojin, why don't you do it? ”

When my sister first married into the Liao family, because she was the eldest daughter of the widowed mother and the future grandmother, she suffered a lot. Zhou Shaojin hoped that her sister would be famous among her relatives before she got married, so that after her sister married into the Liao family, her life would be much better, but what she didn't expect was that everyone would be interested in the clothes she made, and her sister took the opportunity to push her out.

That wasn't what she intended.

Zhou Shaojin decided to stay with Cheng Ji and try to show up among relatives as little as possible.

"We sisters can't wear the same thing!" She laughed, "I think I'm pretty good in this outfit too." ”

Cheng Ji laughed twice and said, "It's good." But it's not as good-looking as Sister Chu Jin. ”

This is exactly Zhou Shaojin's purpose.

Let my sister be the most eye-catching person in the field.

It's a pity that before she had time to be complacent, she heard Mrs. Guo say, "Miss, this dress is so beautiful?" Which embroiderer's craft? Where's the trick? It doesn't seem to be our side of the style......"

Zhou Shaojin listened to it badly, and pulled Cheng Ji out of the flower hall.

Cheng Ji was puzzled and said, "What are you doing in a panic?" ”

"Nothing." Zhou Shaojin explained, "There are either elders or guests in the flower hall, and I am a little uncomfortable. ”

"I don't feel comfortable either." Cheng Ji was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Then let's go to the water pavilion next to feed the fish, right?" The last time I visited, I noticed that you had a big koi fish. But Cui Huan said that it was not a koi, it might be a catfish. But it had just rained, and the water was a little muddy, so I couldn't see it very clearly......"

The water pavilion is next to the flower hall, there are beauties to lean on, and you can enjoy the fish and chat.

Zhou Shaojin felt that it was not bad to hide there, so he left a little maid here to report to them, and took Shi Xiang, Cuihuan and others to the water pavilion.

The sun has just risen, and there is still some sunlight shining into the water pavilion, fortunately, the mothers-in-law hung bamboo curtains around the water pavilion early in the morning, Shi Xiang and others put the bamboo curtains, and the wind blowing on the water surface was cool.

Not far away, footsteps and the cheerful voice of a man were heard.

The people in the water pavilion followed the sound and saw a group of men passing by the road in front of them.

There are Cheng Zhi, Cheng Zheng, as well as Cheng Xu, Pan Hao, and Cheng Lu......

Cheng Ji lost his voice and said, "What are they doing here?" Isn't it time to pay homage to your birthday? ”

Zhou Shaojin remembered that the itinerary said that the banquet would start at noon (12 o'clock at noon) and start at 10 o'clock in the morning. Cheng Wei led the male grandsons and servants to worship first, and then the eldest lady led the female dependents to bow back. At this time, it was just eight o'clock in the morning, why did Cheng Zhi and them come over?

She hurriedly applied incense and asked, "...... Is there anything that has changed? ”

Shi Xiang came back and said, "Nothing has changed. It was Uncle Zhi and others who came over early, and the eldest master asked him to lead several masters to the study next to them to sit. ”

Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that Cheng Zhi and them would come to the water pavilion when they were bored, and discussed with Cheng Ji: "Let's go back to the flower hall, so as not to run into my cousin and them again." ”

After the last piano fight, Cheng Ji gritted his teeth at Cheng Zhi. Hearing Zhou Shaojin's construction, she immediately agreed, and the two of them went to the flower hall together.

Halfway through, there was a commotion behind them.

Zhou Shaojin turned around and saw Cheng Zhi and them going to the water pavilion.

"Thank goodness." She couldn't help but say, "Otherwise, we'll have to hit each other." ”

Cheng Ji complained: "Why do they always run around in the inner courtyard? Isn't there a place in the outer courtyard where they can stay? No matter how bad they are, they are men, what temples and Taoist temples can they go to, and what land can they compete with us? ”

Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "It's not to blame them, if today is Uncle Chu's birthday, they won't come in." ”

Cheng Ji immediately pulled her when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Did you find it?" Aunt Wen has not come yet? Do you think she's coming today? ”

Zhou Shaojin couldn't guess.

If it was herself, she knew that she would not lose the battle, and she should come, but her self-esteem would not be able to stand it, and she would definitely not come.

Cheng Ji said triumphantly: "I guess she will come today - if she doesn't hang around in front of Mrs. Guo and the others again, I'm afraid that Mrs. Guo and the others won't remember her." ”

"Not really, right?" Zhou Shaojin said with a smile, "How can she also be the wife of the fifth room!" ”

Cheng Ji was dissatisfied: "I can't exaggerate it!" ”

Zhou Shaojin smiled helplessly.

Cheng Ji suddenly pulled Zhou Shaojin under the pomegranate tree next to him, and said in a deep voice: "Look, Pan Qing! ”

Zhou Shaojin looked over and saw Pan Qing standing on the steps of the flower hall, and a little maid who looked like she was whispering to her.

She bowed slightly, straightened up, and the little maid ran away.

Pan Qing stood there thoughtfully for a moment, then got up and went back to the flower hall.

Cheng Ji said: "You say, what is she going to do?" ”

"It doesn't matter what she's going to do," Zhou Shaojin said, "just let people stare at her." ”

She instructed Shi Xiang: "Find a clever little maid, preferably eight or nine years old, looking at Pan Qing." ”

Shi Xiang left in response.

Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji entered the flower hall.

Mrs. Guo sat beside Mrs. Guan, and Mrs. Tang sat under Mrs. Guan, and the ladies were talking around the three of them.

Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Ji quietly slipped behind everyone and stood next to the curtain next to the floor cover.

Mrs. Wenda, who has five rooms, is here.

She put a lot of powder on her face, put rouge, wiped ointment, wore a Hangzhou silk gown with lotus root and treasure patterns, and pasted a black plaster on each sideburn, and her expression was stiff.

Old Madam Guo couldn't help frowning.

The old lady in the second room smiled like Maitreya Buddha.

Jiang and other people who knew her greeted her one after another.

Mrs. Wen replied wiltedly.

Zhou Shaojin found that Pan Qing quietly left Cheng Xian and walked out of the flower hall.

She waited quietly for a moment.

Shi Xiang walked in.

"Second Miss, Miss Pan, she seems to have gone to the Water Pavilion!"

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Sisters, today's plus more ...... The update is still around 12 p.m., but I'll try to get it as early as possible...... O(∩_∩)O~※R1152