Chapter Forty-Seven: Meeting the Guest
Cui Wanqing smelled the refreshing fragrance of flowers, looked at the small flowers, a small flower, or a bud, or a special flower tea that bloomed, and felt refreshed.
She smiled crookedly: "A few days ago, when I was at my uncle's house, I happened to meet Cousin Xiu Xiu Mu coming home, and when we were chatting, my cousin also talked about some customs and customs in Jiangzhou. ”
"Just mentioned, the ladies here, in recent years, it is most fashionable to drink all kinds of flower teas with beautiful forms, bright colors and elegant aromas."
"I heard that this different flower tea has different wonderful uses, and I thought it was very interesting to listen to it that day, and I thought that I would open an order to make people go out to buy."
"It's a coincidence, so someone sent it to our door."
"Mother Shi, you went and invited those two mothers to come, just for this clever word, you have to meet her today, and reward her."
Mother Shi was able to bring people to Suying Courtyard, just to let Cui Wanqing see her, and before she could say anything, the master happily asked herself to invite someone to meet.
How good is that? It really saved her a lot of trouble.
Mother Shi's eyes were gone when she smiled, and she responded happily at the moment, and went downstairs to invite someone happily.
It's so numb, it's really wind on the soles of your feet.
Mother Fang looked at her back, and couldn't help frowning secretly, she had been in a sad mood for half a month, and she blamed herself.
So I didn't go out behind closed doors, I didn't want to deal with people, I didn't want to say much about things, and I didn't do anything at all.
As for Mother Yun, although this time Cui Wanqing ordered them to travel with the husband and wife. came to Jiangzhou, but she felt ashamed, and she was not right.
In addition to watching Cui Wanqing's Xiaolou closely every day, she doesn't rush forward with anything else, so it can be said that Mother Yun would rather talk to herself than exercise her rights like before.
is really not as good as her man Cui Ergui, who is the son of the Cui family, who is kind and clever.
What he did in the outer courtyard was impressive. Quite appreciated by Cui Guangkui. often runs between the outer courtyard and the weeping flower gate, Cui Wanqing wants him to do something, and it is more convenient.
Another Mama Joe, now runs the big kitchen. Mother Cui next to the second master. Mother Xu. and only cares about the affairs of the outer courtyard, and that's it, and they can't be busy. Where is there any spare backyard to do?
Looking at it this way, it was inadvertently made Shi's mother, the family became dominant, and she could lead people to the inner courtyard on her own, and run back and forth like this, there was nothing greasy in it, who would believe it?
When Mother Fang thought of this, her heart was shocked, Mother Shi was an old lady's person, if she let such a person take charge of the big and small matters around her young lady.
It's fine if it's a genuine heartfelt, but what if it's someone with a different mind?
Fang's mother was alarmed in her heart, and she no longer had the intention of continuing to be depressed and sad, she was even thinking that even if she sewed a dress for her own young lady in the future, she would have to stay by her side.
There is also Mother Yun, who is not angry, and she will have to talk about her well after a while, and she must be asked to re-manage the relationship between people.
In the backyard, the most important thing to pay attention to is the balance between the mothers in charge, and the most taboo is that there is too much power in the hands of a certain person.
Because of her own momentary negligence, the new family was in such an unstable situation, Fang's mother really regretted it in her heart, did she dare not raise the spirit of twenty points and protect the interests of her own young lady?
Cui Wanqing could think of it, and she bothered to come up with an idea to share her grandmother's thoughts, whether it was useful or not, and she couldn't see it for the time being.
But a few inappropriate measures by Mother Shi instantly aroused Fang's mother's heart to protect the calf.
What is a mistake?
The one in front of me must be remembered!
Yingqiao and a few of their maids, taking advantage of Mother Shi's efforts to invite people to meet, divided into two, with fewer people together, to serve Cui Wanqing to make up.
The other one hurried downstairs, and quickly cleaned up the living room, inside and out, carefully.
Everything in the south is exquisite and meticulous, and the two-story embroidery building where Cui Wanqing lives now will not be an exception.
This embroidery building, there is a circle of pothos and Lingxiao flowers planted outside, and the large emerald green is mixed with orange-red Lingxiao flowers, which is very beautiful and eye-catching.
It has five main rooms on the first and second floors, with three main rooms in front of the first floor, and an east and west rooms in the back, with a passage leading to the rear cover in the middle.
The separation between the rooms is not sealed by walls, but by the use of carved wooden boards to make various flower covers and fans.
The carving of these flower covers and maul fans is very exquisite, it is simply breathtaking, those little girls on the cleaning, often rubbing, rubbing, just looking at the carvings with story content, out of the mind.
Cui Wanqing originally felt that the main room was divided into so many small rooms, and it looked very small, so she simply removed all the stalls, which was much more spacious now, and could be used as a living room.
In addition to the two large kangs covered with big red felt, Cui Wanqing also added a mahogany carved table of eight immortals, a pair of blue and white porcelain wide-mouthed urns, and goldfish and small lotus flowers.
The curtain on the big kang slowly hung down from the roof, because Cui Wanqing didn't like too dazzling colors, so she chose a softer pink and purple, which unexpectedly made the atmosphere of the living room warm and sweet.
Yingqiao and Yulan, the two big girls, now live in the east and west rooms on the first floor, which is not only a reflection of their status, but also to take better care of their masters.
The second floor is still separated by a flower cover and the like, and Cui Wanqing chose the west room of the main house as a bedroom.
On the moon door with carved plum blossoms carved in mahogany, a curtain of pure white crystal beads hangs, reflecting the sunlight and always slightly refracting dreamlike colors.
Turning a mahogany base double-sided embroidered beauty folding screen, I saw a double flower blooming rich and noble stepping bed against the south wall of the house.
There are double curtains hanging on it, the inner layer is a flower and grass pattern drape embroidered with tribute satin, and the outside is a new pearl white silk silk curtain on the outside, and the shadow looks very elegant.
At the foot of the bed is a hanger with silver horn cordyceps pattern, Cui Wanqing's daily change of clothes. I put a few pieces on it at random.
Each of the eight carved mahogany windows on the west wall can be opened, and the outside drawers are covered with emerald green clusters of new blue veil.
Open the yarn drawer and look out, direct and transparent, close the yarn drawer and look out, hazy and subtle, it is really good-looking in its own way.
Under these eight carved windows, there is a dressing table inlaid with various colored gemstones, and the top is the most attractive. It is a beauty mirror in the shape of a lotus flower.
This mirror is very different from the one Cui Wanqing used in the capital. This is a new product that has only arrived in the Western Regions, and the figure reflected is unmistakable, which is particularly realistic.
Compared with her usual bronze beauty mirror, I don't know how many times it is clear.
For this rare object. The people around her were simply surprised. Even Magnolia and Yingqiao. I couldn't help it, and I peeked at it for a while.
However, Cui Wanqing sighed secretly in her heart, and finally got used to the blurry bronze mirror. Well, this once inseparable object has reappeared in front of me.
"It's good now, it's time to adapt from vague to clear"
It is indispensable to slander herself in her heart, but it is also true that Cui Wanqing spends a little time looking in the mirror every day.
The compartment on the south side of the second floor is a warm pavilion, and the outside is a blue gauze cupboard, because the current bedroom is smaller than before, so Cui Wanqing asked the maid on duty at night to sleep here at night.
The blue yarn cabinet is very close to the bedroom, and it is very convenient to squeeze together with Cui Wanqing.
The east room became Cui Wanqing's study, and it was here that their masters and servants were talking just now.
Since this is going to meet guests, Cui Wanqing inevitably went back to the bedroom to change the clothes of the guests, and when she goes out, she is no better than at home, she must be cautious in everything, and the etiquette should be the same, no matter how you can't let the people next door underestimate it, right?
She looked at the beauty mirror and saw that the crescent moon sideburns combed in the morning were still neat, so she asked Yulan to take off the original jasper cordyceps hairpin and insert a silver-inlaid pearl lotus hairpin again.
On a pair of bright wrists as pure as jade, she chose a pair of white jade rope bracelets to wear, and replaced her ears with a pair of pearl earrings.
After looking around left and right, he felt that everything was proper there, so he helped Yingqiao, passed through the crystal curtain, went down the mahogany stairs, and came to the living room on the first floor.
She had just sat down on the big kang in the west, and as soon as her hand reached into the pine mist silk yarn beauty fan on the kang table, she heard the silver wind chimes on the door beam jingling, and the curtain was opened, and the sound of inviting people came into her ears.
Cui Wanqing smiled, shook the beauty fan with her right hand, tilted her head and looked with her eyes, and saw the hand-embroidered peony flower at the door after the screen opened, she walked into Shi's mother first, and behind her, followed by two mothers who were about thirty years old.
These two mothers are wearing common gowns, one is Hunan and the other is moon white, but if you look closely, the Hunan gown is made of fine cloud silk brocade, and the moon white gown is the top Suluo yarn.
Both of their hair were neatly combed, with plain silver hairpins inserted on them, except that one had a tourmaline the size of a thumb belly, and the other had a piece of jade with a very good head.
At a cursory glance, I will only feel that they are dressed plainly and capably, but in Cui Wanqing's old eyes, these two people all contain low-key luxury all over their bodies.
Such a dress, with a gentle smile and a simple blessing, was particularly pleasing to the eyes by the two of them
Tsk, tsk, tsk, such a good character, but they are just two mothers, so what kind of style does their master have to be?
can't help but arouse people's imagination even more
Cui Wanqing inevitably cheered up, smiled at each other, and didn't dare to reveal the slightest hint of underestimating these two.
"Mothers, please be seated." Cui Wanqing raised her hand and invited the two mothers who gave gifts to get up, pointed to the table of the Eight Immortals, and asked them to sit down and talk.
Looking at Wen Gui and Fang Rong, the tea and snacks were neatly arranged one by one.
She asked, "I don't know the surname of the master of your mansion?" ”
"The surname of the bad owner is Qi, we are new to the city, and it is indispensable to be close to the neighbors, kiss each other."
"No, I just arrived yesterday, and today our master will let us come over to visit Miss." Mother Song, who was wearing a moon-white Suluo gauze gown, was obviously a person who took care of things, and replied to Cui Wanqing's words without giving in.
As I said earlier, there is a lot of water in the south, and the city is connected by dry roads and waterways, and the mansion west of the Cui family is the last one in Yongan Lane, which is just next to the river, so there is only one neighbor of the Cui family.
When Cui Wanqing first came, she had also observed the terrain, and when she heard Mother Song say this, she also smiled lightly: "Your master has a heart, and when Mrs. Qi is settled in a few days, we will come to visit, and please forgive me for the nagging places." ”
Hearing Cui Wanqing's voice 'Mrs. Qi', Mother Song's expression unconsciously swept a trace of unnaturalness.
But she can be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility by the master's family, naturally she is a person with two brushes, and sure enough, this uncomfortable touch will soon disappear.
She glanced at the smiling mother Huang beside her, considered her words, and snorted, "Miss Cui said with a smile, a distinguished guest like you, our master can't look forward to it, how can you think that you are bothered?" ”
"Please also Miss Cui, just come over, our house is limited, only this tea is slightly better than other people's homes, and please Miss when the time comes, please give me advice."
Mother Song's mouth is the master is long and the master is short, and she inevitably has a little bit of weakness when she says it, but in the ears of Cui Wanqing and others, she feels very normal.
However, Mother Song took advantage of Cui Wanqing's tea addiction and said a kind word, which indeed successfully aroused Cui Wanqing's curiosity.
She really wanted to go to Qi Mansion and taste their tea, "Shouldn't it be the same as the ones placed upstairs, full of all kinds of flower tea?" ”
Cui Wanqing played with the primrose-colored Ruyi Ping'an Bat with beads on the handle of the beauty's fan, and said with a smile: "In this case, I will bother the mothers to go back and pass the word on my behalf, and we will visit your house the day after tomorrow." ”
Mother Song wishes she would go tomorrow so that her master and son can be happy, where is there something that should not be?
Cui Wanqing and the two of them chatted a few more words, and found that this Mother Song's words were actually quite elegant, obviously having read books and learned words.
Although she is a northerner like her own family, she has a lot of knowledge of the customs of the south, is it because she wants to come to the south, so she has learned it early?
And the other mother, Huang, who didn't talk much, but looked steady, said no more than ten words from beginning to end.
But after careful tasting, every sentence of this person is stuck at the most appropriate point, and he can simply speak to a certain extent.
The slave is still so pleasant, Cui Wanqing can't help but yearn for the mistress of the Qi family, and she is really looking forward to the guest trip the day after tomorrow.
Out of the gate of Cui's house, Mother Song couldn't help but glance at Huang's mother, stroked her chest, and let out a long breath.
She was half a step behind Huang's mother, followed Huang's mother, walked to the door of her house, and whispered nervously: "Wronged aunt, the slave has trespassed." (To be continued......)