Chapter 10: The Plum (12)
Tao Xiang is wearing a black riding costume, and against the backdrop of the snow, the black and white are clear and dazzling. The love crippled jaw unicorn is wearing a fiery red robe, which is like a coral bead in the snow, as if it will roll down at any time.
Fu Lizhen seemed to have a little hallucination...... She watched in a daze as Sai Xue ran closer, and the excited little face of the Qilin'er in Tao Xiang's arms turned red, smiling and screaming at her, as if she had some treasure to show off to her.
She smiled. Scooping a handkerchief in his hand, he waved at his son. The veil flew up, and the corner of it scratched her eyes. She rubbed her eyes.
"Mother!" Qilin'er stood in the saddle and almost jumped up.
Fu Lizhen's heart was shocked, and she wanted to open her mouth to shout, but she saw Tao Xiang holding the reins in one hand and holding the jumping Qilin'er firmly in the other, and she couldn't make a sound.
She watched the uncle and nephew intently until they came closer.
Tao Xiang handed over the unicorn to Tu Huyi and dismounted.
Fu Lizhen pulled the bouncing Qilin'er and said, "Don't thank you Uncle Seven?" Pi"
"Thank you, Uncle Seven." Qilin'er said happily.
Fu Lizhen wiped his face and said, "Lin'er hasn't been so happy for a long time. ”
"It's still better to exercise more." Tao Xiang bent down and said, "When the weather is warm, Lin'er will go to the seventh uncle to swim." Uncle Seven teaches you. ”
Qilin'er looked up at her mother.
Fu Lizhen held his little hand and said, "Lin'er has to cross the water pass before she is seven years old, and you can't go near the water." ”
Tao Xiang looked at the look on Qilin'er's face, obviously this kid didn't know what "crossing the water pass" was, but he already knew that his mother wouldn't let him learn to swim with Uncle Seven, just like he couldn't eat the chocolate he was expecting, there was a trace of disappointment in his eyes.
Tao Xiang said: "I forgot about this. ”
"When next year's birthday is over, let him learn to swim with you." Fu Lizhen said softly. Seeing that it was not too early, he said, "We have to go back." ”
Tao Xiang knew that she had to take care of her eldest brother for three meals a day. Although I don't have to eat with the family in front of me, it's hard every day.
"I'm going to play with Uncle Seven for a while." Kirin said to his mother.
Fu Lizhen ignored Qilin'er's request, motioned to the old servant to carry Qilin'er, and turned to Tao Xiang and said, "Then let's go first." ”
Tao Xiang saw that her sister-in-law was cold and indifferent again, knowing that she was usually like this, and she didn't feel anything, so she asked them to leave first. Seeing that Qilin'er was reluctant to leave, he smiled.
Fu Lizhen walked a few steps, looked sideways at Tao Xiang, and asked, "Is Seventh Sister okay?" ”
She asked about Jingyi, and Tao Xiao nodded, "It's okay." Thank you sister-in-law for your concern. ”
Fu Lizhen turned around and said, "That's good...... The seventh sister is clever, but the daughter-in-law of the Tao family is not so easy to do. ”
Tao Xiang saw a shallow, fleeting smile on her indifferent face, and the Buddha was just swept by the breeze like a butterfly's wings.
He was silent, and Fu Lizhen walked away with gentle steps.
Fu Lizhen walked, and Xiaobai, the maid who followed her, whispered, "Miss, don't you want to tell the Seventh Master...... Don't say it. The Seventh Master just got married. ”
Fu Lizhen smiled and said, "I don't plan to say anything." Ming'er is their big day, and I said it now, not to block them, but also to make them unhappy. It's none of my business, so why should I? ”
Xiaobai looked at her face and said, "Yes." I think my aunt and young lady like this new young man***, and the little master likes it too. I've never seen the little master so close to someone once or twice...... The seventh young grandmother said that day, thank you aunt for the seal carved by her and the seventh master, and said that she liked it very much. ”
Fu Lizhen listened to Xiaobai and looked at her son who was carried on the back of the old servant.
Xiaobai was talking about the events of that day. When Tao Xiang and his wife were there that day, Tao Jun seemed to be in a good mood...... Later, when they left, he also talked to her a lot. She listened as he touched the white lion's head.
As they left, the white lion barked rarely, and he poked the white lion in the head hard.
was so ruthless, she was so frightened that she hurriedly covered Qilin'er's eyes.
It's just that for a moment, he doesn't seem to remember what he did......
“…… My uncle said that Grandma Qishao looks like the second lady of our family somewhere, why can't I see it......" Xiaobai said.
Fu Lizhen said coldly: "If you have to say where it looks, it's probably a little bit like bad fate." ”
Xiaobai was stunned by what she said.
When I came back to my senses and realized that these were all self-induced words, I was even more overwhelmed.
Fu Lizhen felt as if she was happy, and walked faster.
She was gone, but Tao Xiang stood in place for a while.
Tu Huyi came over and reminded him in a whisper that it was time to go back, saying, "The third young master is still here, and the young grandmother should be anxious if he goes back late." ”
Tao Xiang scooped the whip and tapped his palm, and walked away from the racecourse......
……
When Qiu Wei knocked on the door and asked Jingyi to get up, Jingyi had already freshened up and changed her clothes.
She scooped a soft-bristled brush and swept Jingyi behind her, and asked, "Did Miss sleep well last night?" My uncle was drunk like that...... Is there any drinking? Jingyi said, "No." ”
He was honest last night, although some of the moves in the middle were quite scary.
"Did the third brother get up?" She asked.
"Not yet. The third young grandmother is a Western-style habit, have you forgotten? When she was at our house, she didn't get up until noon for two days. Zhang's mother said that she had already done what you instructed, and asked the kitchen to be ready early, and it would be delivered before seven o'clock. Qiu Wei reminded Jingyi. After packing up her clothes, she saw that there was only a simple golden flower dotted emerald hairpin on Jingyi's bun, and asked, "Why is it so simple?" ”
"If you want to go out, it's better not to be too ostentatious." Jingyi said. In the past two days, as soon as the Tao family took action, she immediately knew that even if she thought it was a low-key decoration earlier, she should be even more low-key, even if she was still a bride.
When Qiu Wei heard this, she felt a little uncomfortable.
But on second thought, Miss should be careful in everything. It's just that in the end, he said: "Miss Eight and Miss Locke are not showy?" ”
"They are them. Besides, you see, they don't have anything extra in their bodies. Jingyi said as Qiu Wei scooped the mirror and looked at the back of her head. She has a lot of hair, and her bun is a little heavy, and she really can't stand any more decorations. "I don't like that unless it is necessary. Why bother to suffer your own sin, and still bring tired eyes to look uncomfortable? ”
Qiu Wei listened to what she said interestingly, and suddenly thought of the grandma's grand and gorgeous costumes in Luo Rui Hall the night before, and couldn't help laughing. I thought to myself, it looks like Miss is in a good mood at the moment, maybe she slept well last night.
She took the mirror.
"I'll go down and see...... Has he returned? Jingyi changed her shoes and asked. Looking down at the pair of black satin embroidered red peony flower heels on her feet, it matched her brocade robe.
"Not yet. Adjutant Ma said that his uncle's habit was like this, getting up early and exercising for an hour or two every day. By the way, Adjutant Ma said that my uncle is used to taking cold showers. Qiu Wei followed Jing Yi out, and when she said this, she almost shivered. How cold is it, cold shower...... Miss? ”
Jingyi pointed to the cages piled up in the living room and said, "Tell Mother Zhang to carry these boxes inside...... What did you just say? ”
"I said that I heard Adjutant Ma say that my uncle is used to taking cold showers. said that he was raised in a military school in the past, and he never changed it back. On a cold day, do you still need to take a cold shower? I don't even want to take a hot shower, it's too much trouble......" Qiu Wei withdrew her hand.
"Dirty girl." Jingyi said and went downstairs.
Take a cold shower and insist on it for many years...... She also found it a little incredible.
However, Tao Xiang's person, as if something incredible, was not too surprising when it was placed on him......
In the restaurant, I saw that Zhang's mother was busy preparing breakfast, and she helped set up the tableware.
Maybe the old grandmother is right, the Tao family is the only one who develops Western-style living habits. He is also smart and patient. How much effort does it save to teach an illiterate servant woman to make a good hand of coffee, not to mention the trivial things that she worries about in daily life? Even the tableware arrangement, Zhang's mother is not worse than her, who has been specially trained in the foreign school.
"Makino is also a person who pays attention to the extreme." Suo Yan came in, looked at Jingyi carefully arranging the tableware, scooped up a dinner knife, and said with a smile.
Jingyi looked at her, she got up in the morning, her face was radiant, and she obviously had a good rest last night, so she smiled and said, "Good morning." Why don't you sleep more? ”
"Good morning." Suo Yanlin looked back, Cheng Zhichen's figure appeared at the door of the restaurant, and Jingyi also asked the third brother good morning. Zhichen nodded and left, and went for a walk in the yard. Yan Lin said: "It's not your third brother yet, he gets up, and I am not allowed to sleep lazy." I'd rather he go to work and I'll go back to sleep than let me sleep until noon. ”
Jingyi smiled and said, "Isn't that third sister-in-law unable to dance to her heart's content?" She blinked. Before Suo Yan got married, she was the famous prom queen. In the newspapers of Shanghai and Nanjing, she is in the lace news from time to time.
"It's still okay to dance. Just can't be too late. Suo Yanlin smiled and said, "He is really old-fashioned sometimes. ”
Jingyi nodded.
"But for the sake of his willingness to accompany me to Mass every week, I don't care so much." Yan Lin took two steps, looked at the courtyard from the restaurant window, and said, "Makiyuki is back." ”