The two daughters-in-law sent by Mrs. Mi, about thirty years old, were neatly dressed, calmly behaved, spoke elegantly, and were a little funny, good at observing faces, and could be likable. Just a few words of greeting have already made Zhang's eyebrows smile.

Zhang's impression of Mrs. Mi Xiaobian was very good, and he did not hesitate to praise in front of the two daughters-in-law: "Your wife was born in a family and married into a family as a daughter-in-law. I only look at Mrs. Tao's character, and I know that their sisters are all well-read and courteous ladies, and they are not comparable to ordinary women. Not to mention anything else, just by looking at the two of you in your gestures, words and deeds, you know that your wife is extraordinary. Even if there are famous people in the capital, they may not be better at training people than her. ”

The two daughters-in-law smiled and saluted and thanked Zhang: "The old lady is praising us, so we accepted it with a cheeky face, in fact, it was all taught well by the lady." One of them said: "Madame is worried about wanting to come to the old lady to invite you|excellent|small|say|more|new|new|fast|WWW.UUXS.CC|safe, but she is worried that the old lady and her cousin have just arrived in Hangzhou, and they are tired and need to rest." But the old lady has been looking forward to seeing her cousin for a long time, and she can't wait to see her sooner, and she doesn't know what to do. ”

Zhang said: "What's so difficult about this? Ming'er just invited them to come. It's just that we moved in in in a hurry, and this house was borrowed, and everything was not complete, so we were afraid that the hospitality would not be good. ”

The daughters-in-law smiled and said: "The old lady is too polite, you are an elder, you are willing to take the time, our lord, lady and girl are all happy, what else do you want to say about entertaining or not?" ”

When Zhang heard this, he was immediately relieved. Although she is an elder, she is most afraid of being told that she has bad manners in her life. Even though she has become the duchess of the county, she still remembers that she is the daughter of a side branch of a fallen family, and she is always a little afraid of those who are still thriving in the family, for fear of being picked out by them. On the surface, she will not show it, but in her heart, she is never willing to show her cowardice in front of these people.

The words of the Mi family couple made her breathe a sigh of relief. Since they respect her as an elder and are humble enough, it means that even if she is negligent in etiquette, they will not pay too much attention to her. Elders, who still holds a shelf of etiquette in front of the younger generations? But she won't be really casual because of these few words. As an elder, he also has his own face to take care of, so he can't really let the juniors laugh at him.

Zhang said to the two daughters-in-law: "Ming'er invites your wife and girl to come over, and if your lord is free, please come over together." Brother Wei is busy with official business, so he may not be able to spare time, if your master also has something to do, don't delay his business. Everyone is a relative, not an outsider, so there is no need for outsiders. I didn't just stay for two days and left, I had the opportunity to meet. ”

The daughters-in-law agreed, and said a few words with them, then got up and said goodbye, leaving Mrs. Mi specially instructed to send a meeting gift, which was two packs of fine West Lake Longjing and a set of exquisite Jingdezhen blue and white exquisite porcelain tea sets.

Zhang held one of the cups and sighed: "The family acts differently from the others. Such exquisite and unique tea sets are rare in Beijing. ”

Zhao Xiu also picked up a cup and looked at it: "This is a product from Jingdezhen, which is naturally ten times stronger than what is fired in our own porcelain kiln." On weekdays, we use everything in our own private kiln, and rarely use things outside. If my grandmother likes it, she will send someone to Jingdezhen to buy a few sets after the beginning of spring. ”

Zhang glanced at her, faintly angry, but he didn't say much, and only instructed Xia Lu: "Be careful to put this set of tea sets, when the guests come tomorrow, they will use it to make tea, and they will make the West Lake Longjing they sent today." ”

Zhao Xiu was puzzled: "Don't you make white tea?" We also have good tea at home. The tea shop happens to be in Hangzhou, and it is very convenient to get tea, just need to talk to Uncle Cai. My aunt and uncle just gave me a gift today, and you will use it to entertain guests tomorrow, if you change to a meaner person, you still think that we don't have good tea at home. ”

Zhang glanced at her again: "How can your aunt be such a person?" "Stick to your own opinions, and don't intend to make corrections. Zhao Xiu didn't plan to quarrel with her over a trivial matter, so she let her go.

When he got up early the next morning, Zhang dressed neatly and stared at his granddaughter Zhao Xiu to make sure that there was nothing to find fault with in her clothes before letting her go.

Zhao Wei had to work overtime the night before, slept directly in the garden next door, and rushed over early in the morning to accompany his grandmother and sister to have breakfast. Knowing that his aunt's family was coming to visit today, he hesitated for a moment and said, "When my uncle and aunt come, my grandmother and sister will definitely send someone over to tell me." If it is convenient for me, I will come back and see him. It's rare for my uncle and aunt to come to the door, but I, as the host, am absent, which is too rude. ”

This was exactly what Zhang's mind was, and she smiled and nodded: "I know." ”

When Zhao Xiu sent his brother out, he couldn't help but say, "If my brother is too busy, he doesn't have to come over early to have breakfast with us." I see that you have such heavy dark circles under your eyes, you must have stayed up late yesterday, right? It's better for my brother to take care of his body first, and my grandmother won't care about such a trivial matter. You don't have to take time out of your busy schedule to rush back to accompany your guests. That's a cousin, and it's not an outsider, is it? ”

Zhao Wei smiled and said: "It's not that I pay attention to red tape, it's just that I haven't seen my grandmother and sister for many days, and I'm just worried about it." Although I am busy with work, it is not that I can't spare time. Besides, I haven't seen my cousin in a few days. A few days ago, he went to see the prince, but I went out to do errands, but I never met him. If he is here today, I should say hello to him. Of course, if things are too busy, I won't force it. Sister, don't worry. ”

Zhao Xiu sighed and sent him out.

Just after ten o'clock in the morning Mrs. Mi arrived. She brought her daughter Mi Yingzhi, but Mi Xingzhi did not accompany her. After Mrs. Mi took her daughter to see Zhang's courtesy, she first made amends for her husband. Mi Xingzhi was originally going to come over, but this morning he suddenly received an urgent official letter from the capital in the yamen, and he had to deal with it, but he couldn't get out, so he had to be rude.

Zhang didn't care. In fact, she is more comfortable with the female dependents of her relatives, and for foreign men, unless they are young enough to be the same generation as her grandson, or an acquaintance like King Guangping, she is not willing to see them. She pulled Zhao Xiu and asked her to give gifts to her aunt and cousin, and then invited the guests to sit down and serve tea.

When Zhao Xiu first saw his cousin's aunt, Mrs. Mi, he only felt that she was a little similar to Mrs. Tao's eyebrows, but she looked more delicate. Just looking at her appearance, I really can't tell that she is the person who is rumored to be a person with exquisite means. Mrs. Mi behaves elegantly, speaks softly and gently, and is very easy to make people feel good. She was not dressed very gorgeously, wearing a light purple fur brocade gown, a moon-white horse-faced skirt, an embroidered forehead tied on her forehead, a cloisonné flying phoenix hairpin, pearl earrings, white jade bracelets obliquely inserted into her hair bun, and there was no other decoration, not even a flower.

Mi Yingzhi's dress is also very similar to her mother's style, combing her hanging hair into a small bun, pinning a jade bead flower in the heart of the bun, and it is also a pearl earring white jade double bracelet, nothing else. She was wearing a jade-colored padded gown, with a bamboo-blue embroidered pleated skirt underneath.

In fact, Mi Yingzhi is not very beautiful, let alone the type of sick and talented woman like Fang Yunzhu. She gives people a faint feeling, as fresh as a green bamboo, with the elegance of an orchid, a pair of eyes are clear and bright, when she looks at you, she will always give you an illusion of being seen through.

Zhao Xiu originally thought that such a person would make her jealous and unhappy to get close. But Mi Yingzhi's temperament made her yearn for it, and she couldn't help but take the initiative to approach. Seeing that Mi Yingzhi's attitude was kind and gentle, not as cold as her appearance, Zhao Xiu secretly relieved her heart and boldly talked to this cousin.

Mi Yingzhi asked her if it was the first time she came back to Hangzhou, and what was her impression of Hangzhou?

Zhao Xiu replied with a smile: "It's the first time I've come back, and I've only heard people say it before." This place is naturally good, don't you hear the world say, 'There is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below'? It can be seen what kind of rich and noble country this is. It's a pity that I've only been here for a day, but I'm just walking around the house, at most climbing to a high place in the backyard and taking a look at the snow scene of West Lake. I haven't had a chance to see the scenery of Hangzhou. ”

Mi Yingzhi smiled: "What's so difficult about this? Another day, when the weather is good, I'll invite my sister to travel. I don't know where my sister wants to go? The West Lake is naturally to be visited, and the Feilai Peak of Lingyin Temple is also worth visiting. In addition, there are several places to play. Several famous teahouses in the city, good dim sum, I do the east, invite my sister to taste a taste. She turned her head and asked Zhang and her mother, "I just don't know if the old lady is willing to appreciate her face?" ”

Unlike Mrs. Mi's full smile, Zhang's expression was a little surprised: "This ...... I'm afraid it's inconvenient, right? Sister Xiu is a boudoir woman, how can she go out and wander around? Moreover, this is already the West Lake, and you can see the beautiful scenery of the West Lake from the house, which is already very good. ”

Mrs. Mi smiled: "It is naturally good for the old lady to discipline the children strictly." It's just that it's rare to come to Hangzhou, if you don't have a good time, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity? The daughter of the local gentry clan is actually not so restrained. On weekdays, when the weather is good, they often travel in groups of three or five, or on the lake, or climb high and look far away, or enjoy flowers and tea. Throughout the year, each season has a different way to play. As long as you bring your family, or if you are accompanied by your father and brother, where can you go? People like us are not such small households, they only stare at the family and live on this one-third of an acre, and they only know that they are in company with tea, rice, oil and salt all day long. A woman from a family should broaden her horizons and increase her knowledge, otherwise how is it different from ordinary girls? ”

Zhang only felt that this kind of parenting style was very different from what she usually believed, but the Mi Bian family was a family, and the Bian family's tutor, she had already learned from Mrs. Tao, and she trusted it very much. Mrs. Mi's demeanor and knowledge are also admired by her. Since Mrs. Mi said so, naturally there will be no mistake. If she says that this is not right, the girl's family should stay at home, concentrate on learning needlework, help the housekeeper, at most read more poetry and books, and increase her talent. She came from the side branch of the Zhang family, her family had been in decline for a long time, and her mother died early, so she naturally did not dare to compare with the real lady of the family in terms of upbringing.

She didn't want to show her timidity in front of Mrs. Mi, so she only smiled and nodded: "This is very true, how much to broaden your horizons, it is also good for the child." After hesitating for a moment, he said to Zhao Xiu: "Since your cousin is enthusiastic about the invitation, you can go and see the customs and scenery of Hangzhou." ”

Zhao Xiu was pleasantly surprised. R1152