Chapter 44: Repairs
ps: I recommend myself to finish the ancient saying "Jiangmen Guixiu", and see how I will be a tiger girl and how to counterattack the circle of noble girls in the capital.
Calculate whether the Cui family's east and west mansions are combined, but there are thirteen young ladies, this courtyard renovation is really not a small amount, more importantly, how much does it cost?
Now the Cui family's Xifu has no hostess, and Cui Changjian has not welcomed his wife, so the Xifu itself does not have a lady in charge, and it is troublesome for Mrs. Cui to take care of it for the time being.
This is already hard enough, and now she has to help the second room steward, whether it is Cui Er's remarriage in the future, or Cui Changjian's marriage, the authority in her hand still has to be handed over, and it is another errand that may not be pleasing if she contributes.
It's also a shame that Mrs. Cui is the daughter of the commander of the Nine Gates, although she doesn't know martial arts, but she still learns the boxing technique of strengthening her body, she still learns it when she is young, her body is strong, and she can still hold it up.
Thinking of her eldest aunt, who is in charge of the East and West Mansions, not only has to serve her mother-in-law, but also pays attention to her daughter-in-law and daughter who help her housekeeper, it is really not easy.
For the sake of the eldest aunt, it is not easy for Cui Wanqing to cause her such extra trouble because of herself, right?
'Dislike' is something Cui Wanqing is unwilling to do and will never do.
Therefore, Cui Wan made it clear in front of everyone early that the money she had repaired was the income from the shop left by her mother, and she did not let the public middle school spend a penny, let alone trouble the housekeeper at home to help with the chores, it was the craftsman foreman that Cui Changjian helped her invite.
So. Not only can Cui Wanqing live in a house that she likes, but it will not cause unnecessary fluctuations in the Cui family.
The most important thing is that the initiative is completely in her hands, and she has to nod her head to repair it, and at the beginning, she just discussed the layout of the yard with the foreman of the craftsman. It took a lot of effort, and later Cui Changjian said that his brother and sister were like a mountain, and they had to find someone who knew how to do it.
So he specially invited Cao Yun, and the Cao Xiu brothers came to the Qingyuan of Cui's West Mansion to have a look, although Cao Xiu said that his favorite is painting. But garden layout is also one of his hobbies, Cui Changjian knows that one of his classmates, a manor bought in the suburbs of Beijing two years ago, was designed and planned by Cao Xiu.
Cui Changjian was interested in the garden. I only feel that the layout is stable and elegant, but it is graceful and elegant, it is very eye-catching, and it is not necessary to put such a close pedestrian to be used, isn't this a tyrannical thing?
The Cao brothers came over for a turn, but after two days, Cao Xiu sent someone a sketch and said something unpleasant. As for Cui Wanqing's small courtyard, it is really a bit condescending to let Cao Xiu design it so solemnly.
A well-repaired yard by an insider. It's a big difference, Cui Wanqing's favorite is the flower-shaped pool paved with bluestone, and the second is the exquisite swing that has been transformed.
Then there is the careful Cao Xiu, knowing that she loves peony flowers, so she specially made a peony flower garden, and now a lot of flower seedlings have been planted in it. Some were sent by the Cao brothers, and some were bought by Cui Changjian. Even Cui Wanhua, who was far away in the Jin Palace, also sent two famous plants. Apparently in the garden of the Jin Palace, the branches were cut out.
Such a beautiful new yard, since she moved back, has been appreciated by her own sisters, this envy and jealousy abound, and it is not easy to gradually pass this wave.
It's just that since the Cui family has Cui Wanqing to take the lead first, there is really a young lady in the east and west who has a private room in her hands, and she will follow her example to join in the fun.
This rich person is like Cui Wanyun, who is interested in his yard and reorganizes it according to his own preferences.
Cui Wanshu, who has no money, but has a rich old man, is also famous under the banner of her own money, but secretly Mrs. Cui uses private money to supplement her daughter.
And Cui Wanjuan and others, who have neither money nor backing, are also in line with the repair method of having no money and no money, removing the flowers and plants they don't like in the first place, and replanting the flowers they like.
Spend a little money to tear down the originally ugly and monotonous square flower beds, and build a few flowerbeds that look pleasing to the eye.
For a while, although the east and west provinces could not go around for banquets in the heat of filial piety, the small courtyards were also in full swing, and the construction was lively.
Thinking of her own changes, which actually led to the big changes in the Cui family's two mansions, Cui Wanqing couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, and sighed secretly: "The children of the boudoir are lonely, and it is actually quite good to be able to have something to keep the sisters busy." ”
Today is a rest day, and tomorrow will be the annual double house conference, Cui Wanqing knows that the next three days will not be easy, because of Meng Yuele's matter, there may be something bad to happen.
Today, she has made up her mind to have a good leisure time, recuperate, and deal with the emergencies she will face.
So Cui Wanqing neither practiced calligraphy, nor embroidered needlework, neither thought of fresh recipes, nor recited scriptures, so she lazily nestled in the circle chair, looking at her elegant nest, bending the corners of her mouth and smiling slightly.
"Miss Nine, please have tea." Ah Tao smiled and bent her knees, and offered the new tea with both hands, seeing Cui Wanqing taking it with her hand, she skimmed the tea powder with the lid, and then sipped it lightly, then she stared at a pair of big black and white eyes, and asked hopefully: "Miss Nine, the tea made by the maid today, does it taste good?" ”
Recently, this child somehow moved all his thoughts about Aimei to making tea, and at first he was rusty and didn't dare to let the master miss be an experiment, but only dared to brew with the tea that the maid drank, and let the little sisters around him be the ones who tasted it.
No, I just mastered a little trick, so I took the opportunity to make tea for Cui Wanqing, begged the talkative Yingqiao, and practiced with the best spring tea in the master's share.
Cui Wanqing slightly reminisced in her mouth, frowned lightly and said: "The water is too hot, this Huishan silver hair tip is the most tender, only take the most tender tea heart on the tea tree to make it." ”
"You see, these leaves are all small pairs, so this boiling water is poured directly, but it stimulates the tea leaves, but seals the fragrance of the tea, and it should wait for the water to be cold for a while."
"Oh, you come and taste what this tea you brew tastes like, and then let your mother make a cup of tea to taste it, and you will know that you are not doing well there."
"Ah Tao, this tea making is the most careful way to live, don't be anxious, and those beauty recipes, it's still two different things, you, and you have to practice with Mother Yun."
Ah Tao blushed embarrassedly when she heard this, nodded her head in response, her expression was very uneasy, Cui Wanqing couldn't help but smile and said, "Hey, what's there to worry about?" Whose craft isn't hard worked? If you don't believe it, ask your sister Yulan, her hand massage skills have been practiced for several years? ”
Yulan was already sitting next to Cui Wanqing, embroidering needlework on the official hat chair placed against the wall, and when she heard this, she raised her head from the embroidered bandage, looked at Ah Tao's curious eyes, and said with a smile: "What Miss Nine said is very right, how can there be no food that can be harvested without paying?" ”
"I think that because our ancestors are good at this, the big girls around her have to be able to massage and massage, I remember that it seems that I have learned for a few months just by learning, as for being proficient for at least three months, and when I dare to act on the ancestors, it is all after I have practiced hard for a year."
"That's it, when I gave the ancestor massage for the first time, the ancestor also corrected a few sentences, in the end, there are still some small problems with unstable strength and inaccurate acupoints, and then I got started more times, and then I gradually became sophisticated."
Ah Tao said suddenly: "Obediently, sister, I am taught today, and in the future, I will follow Mother Yun to practice my craft first, and I will not dare to be so reckless to come to Miss to offer ugliness." ”
Cui Wanqing couldn't help but smile like a spring flower when she heard this, raised her hand to pick the silver-inlaid purple lily beads she was carrying from her sideburns, and beckoned to Ah Tao.
He looked at it left and right, and said with a smile: "Yes, it's very good-looking, see that you are so knowledgeable and motivated, I will reward you to play, and when you have the skill of making tea, the tea you hold can be entered, and Miss Ben will reward it again!" ”
Ah Tao stroked the sideburns with her hand, lightly touching this beautiful pearl flower, she is a beautiful character, her uneasy mood instantly improved, and she leaned over with a smile, "The reward of Miss Xie Jiu, the servant will definitely live up to the expectations of the master, and will study hard and strive to let you reward the servant as soon as possible." ”
Yulan couldn't help but laugh, and was about to laugh at Ah Tao for being a little money fan, when she heard that the master made a wish, she had to practice the kung fu of making tea to the death.
It's just that this joke has not yet been spoken, but I can smell the silver bell on the door curtain jingling, and in a blink of an eye, it is Brother Li, who is wearing a goose yellow armor and tying a light blue ruyi knot tassel pendant, enters the door with a smile.
She made a blessing to Cui Wanqing's light posture, and said with a smile: "Miss Nine, Miss Fifth has sent someone here, it is Yunyuan's Mother Zhao, this will be waiting in the living room, do you think you called her to the study?" Or do you go to the living room to meet her? ”
Cui Wanqing secretly calculated the time in her heart, thinking that she was afraid that Cui Wanyun would finish tossing her small yard, which would take a lot of time, so she invited her sisters to show off.
couldn't help laughing: "You go and invite Mother Zhao to come over and talk, I'm too lazy to move around." ”
As soon as Yulan heard that there was a guest, she quickly collected the needlework basket and put it in the secret door of the bookcase standing next to the wall, and then straightened the clothes on her body, and saw that Zhou Zheng was not rude, so she stood behind Cui Wanqing and stood and served with a gentle expression. (To be continued) R655