Xu's Kankan was taken back to the capital a few years ago, Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu couldn't sit still after breakfast early in the morning, and from time to time they had to look up at the door twice, the door of this Ronghua Garden was far from the gate of the Shu family, but it was separated by several yards, knowing that they didn't see anything, and the two of them kept looking at the door.

After the old lady noticed the movements of the two people, she waved her hand very happily: "I want to come to your mother-in-law is also about to arrive, so you can go to the second gate to pick it up." Is Man Yao going? ”

"Go ahead." Shu Manyao smiled and nodded: "Mother finally came back, as a junior, I have to go to greet it, but grandmother, my brother doesn't have to go, right?" The weather is too cold, my brother is too young, my mother has always been kind, and she must be reluctant to let her brother go out to be cold, so grandmother might as well leave your brother by your side? ”

According to the rules, Aunt Wang had to hold the child to greet the Xu family. The old lady asked Shu Manyao that sentence, which can be regarded as a vain question, Shu Manyao is not an ignorant child, where can he make mistakes in such a small matter?

"You kid, but you have a lot of heart for your brother." The old lady said with a smile, nodded her head, and asked Jin Ling to go to Aunt Wang's courtyard to convey this meaning. Soon Aunt Wang personally carried the child over, and after leaving the child to the old lady, she followed Shu Manyao and them to the second gate.

"My aunt rarely goes out during this time." Shu Manyao said with a smile, Aunt Wang reached out and stroked her hair: "The weather has been a little cold recently, and I really don't feel at ease, so I'm too lazy to go out." A few days ago, I just made a dress for the eldest girl, and the eldest girl will come over to try it tomorrow? ”

"Auntie is really eccentric." Without waiting for Shu Manyao to speak, Shu Manyu smiled and said: "During this time, you have made a few clothes for the eldest sister, but the second sister and I only got two purses, and my aunt can't help but look down on me and the second sister too much." ”

Aunt Wang hurriedly smiled: "It's not like that, it's just that the eldest girl likes the little master, so she sent a lot of fabrics over, and sent a lot, and the concubine wanted to repay the eldest girl a few points, and the concubine didn't have anything to do there, but this female red was considered to be in the past, so she made two more clothes for the eldest girl." ”

As for Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu, you didn't send anything over, why did you want to get something for nothing?

Shu Manjin suddenly heard this hidden meaning, and her face suddenly changed: "Look at what Aunt Wang said, it seems that we covet these two clothes, but we think that we and the eldest sister are the daughters of the Shu family, Aunt Wang just wants to please the eldest sister, and it shouldn't be that she forgot us, but I didn't expect that it was our sisters who misunderstood Aunt Wang, and Aunt Wang's temperament is really noble." ”

If this was said by the Xu family, Aunt Wang would have been more cautious. It's a pity that this was said by Shu Manjin, a twelve-year-old girl, and Aunt Wang didn't pay much attention to it. Even if they are the same concubines, there are differences.

The second gate had already been cleaned up, and a few of them went over, and there were embroidered piers and tea sets at the door. Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu couldn't sit still, they stretched their necks to look outside for a while, and turned around twice in place for a while. Shu Manyao didn't care, poured tea with Aunt Wang, and waited quietly.

didn't wait long, Shu Zheming also came over, greeted the three sisters very seriously, and stood aside and waited. Shu Manjin stretched out his hand and pulled Shu Zheming, and wiped his sweat with a handkerchief: "Why did you run so quickly?" It's too cold, I'm sweating profusely, so don't freeze later. ”

Shu Zheming waited for Shu Manjin to finish wiping his sweat before he said in a deep voice: "It's not in the way, but there is a little sweat on my head, I haven't seen my mother for a long time, and I miss it very much, did you say when did your mother come over?" ”

"No, but it's going to be soon, my mother didn't send someone to deliver the letter yesterday, and I will definitely arrive in the morning. You don't have to go to your husband's place to study today? Shu Manjin asked with a smile, Shu Zheming shook his head: "My husband and I are on leave." Turning his eyes, he saw Shu Manyu and said, "Thank you for the purse that the third sister made for me last time, I like it very much." ”

Shu Manyu nodded with a smile: "It's good if you like it, anyway, I don't have anything to do on weekdays, that is, to do needlework, if you have anything you want, just tell me, I can do it in a short time." ”

Shu Zheming nodded in response: "Yes, thank you Third Sister." ”

Shu Manyu waved his hand: "Our brothers and sisters, don't see each other." I also have a thick cloth there, and I'm going to make you a gown these days, maybe just in time for the New Year, but you've been growing too fast this time, and I'll see it's growing again! Wait for Ming'er to go to me to measure, fortunately I only drew a pattern, and I haven't started to do it yet. ”

Shu Zheming nodded again, his eyes turned to Shu Manyao, he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't remember what to say. This eldest sister and the second sister are different, they rarely have contact with him, let alone do needlework, and they meet at their grandmother's place on weekdays, and the topic is really hard to find.

However, there was no need to embarrass him, Shu Manyao asked first, "Where is the homework that Mr. taught?" How do you study on weekdays? But what don't you understand? ”

"Back to the words of the eldest sister, I have already read the way of a gentleman, such as going far, you will go by yourself; For example, if you ascend to the heights, you will feel humble. My husband taught me very carefully, and if I didn't understand something, he would explain it again. When it comes to some of the things he is good at, Shu Zheming's words are obviously more, Shu Manyao has never studied these four books and five classics, but Cao Wei can also read some in his previous life, naturally, Shu Manyao also knows a little.

Although Shu Manyao hated Cao Wei's itchy teeth, he had to admit that Cao Wei could live in the Shu family and also had a certain ability. Her father Shu Chengye is not something that everyone is willing to take in, how can he get into Shu Chengye's eyes if he has no ability?

Just what Shu Manyao listened to, it was enough to surprise Shu Zheming: "Big sister also knows this?" ”

"When I was bored before, I turned it over." Shu Manyao nodded carelessly, reached out and rubbed Shu Zheming's head: "You also have to study hard, in the future, when your younger brother grows up, you can teach your younger brother to read, you can't ask your brother a question, but you can't answer it, it's a shame." ”

Shu Zheming nodded hurriedly: "What the eldest sister said is that I will definitely study more diligently in the future." ”

Shu Manjin frowned as he watched from the side, Shu Manyu was also a little unhappy on his face, but he finally couldn't hold back, and stretched out his hand to pull Shu Zheming to his side: "Zheming, my mother is coming back, are you happy?" ”

Shu Zheming glanced at her inexplicably: "Of course I'm happy, the third sister is really strange to ask, is it possible that you are not happy?" ”

Shu Manyao pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, and Shu Manjin hurriedly helped Shu Manyu to talk: "Your third sister is so happy, that's why she asked such a question." Actually, I also miss the things on Jiangnan East Road now, for example, the dried meat of the old Li family in the alley in front of me, with this when I eat white porridge, it is really delicious, and there are three fresh fish, crab roe soup dumplings, the best food is hundreds of flavors, I drool when I think about it. ”

Shu Zheming pursed his lips and didn't speak, Shu Manyu was full of interest: "My favorite is not these food, but those gadgets, every winter, there is a grand event in the south of the Yangtze River, usually our three sisters and brothers, as well as my father and mother, grandmother, go out to watch the opera together, lively, and then send a little maid or maid to buy hot soup, there is pear water and Hu spicy soup, as well as the thin cloud cake, and you can also watch people set off fireworks, at that time, it was so happy." ”

Shu Manyao nodded: "Just listening to you say this, it makes people feel lively, but it's a pity that I didn't have this opportunity to see it, I really spent so many years in Jiangnan East in vain." ”

Shu Manyu suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and muttered that he didn't know how to pick it up. Shu Manyao didn't like to go out the most in previous years, whenever there was a festival, Shu Chengye always accompanied her and her second sister to play with her mother, called her grandmother, and the family went out to play. When you say it at this time, it means a bit of showing off.

Shu Manjin hurriedly smiled: "Big sister don't have to be a pity, this time my mother comes back, she must bring the specialties on Jiangnan East Road, and the big sister can take more at that time." Moreover, I think that the prosperity of the capital is not down to the south of the Yangtze River, this year's New Year, the big sister can ask for the father, let the grandmother and we go out to play together, I have heard, the capital here during the New Year, especially lively, if you are lucky enough, maybe you can also see the emperor and the queen, this is much more lively than those lamp markets in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Shu Manyu was also full of interest: "Can you really see the emperor and the queen?" ”

"It's true, I heard that during the New Year, the emperor and the queen will go to Zhengyang Gate to lead the people to celebrate the New Year, if we go earlier, the distance is closer, maybe we can see the emperor and the queen." Shu Manjin said with a smile, and Shu Zheming also nodded: "This is true, I have heard Mr. say it, but the censorship of going over there is very strict." Moreover, you can't get too close to Zhengyangmen, there are Praetorian Guards guarding there, and no one can get too far ahead. ”

As he was talking, he saw his mother-in-law come to report that Xu's car had arrived at the door. Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu were overjoyed, and they didn't care about etiquette, so they just wanted to run out with their skirts, but they were followed by their aunts, and they were dragged back without running two steps: "Girl, pay attention to the rules." ”

Shu Zheming didn't have such scruples, and immediately took someone to the gate.

Shu Manyao and Aunt Wang also stood up, and both of them looked towards the door. I don't know if there has been any change in the Xu family after nearly a year.

And the Xu family didn't let them wait longer, but as soon as they lived in the incense, the carriage appeared at the second gate. The romance was with a smile or Shu Zheming following the car, his eyes were red, he reached out and lifted the curtain of the car, and said inside: "Mother, I helped you get out of the car?" There was no sound on his face, but a hand reached out to help Shu Zheming's hand, and then Xu's bent down and got out of the car. Before Shu Manyao and Aunt Wang could see Xu's appearance clearly, Shu Manjin and Shu Manyu rushed over: "Mother, you can be regarded as back, how is your body?" How are you doing in Jiangnan? My sisters and I are dying of you. ”