Chapter 11: The Sand of Reality (13)

Qiu Wei bit her lip. Shu Yu Shirt

"Who taught you all this?" Jing Yi was angry, and her face was flushed. It's both annoyance and shame. Even if Qiu Wei is her personal girl.

Qiu Wei actually said that she slipped her mouth, and seeing that Jingyi was annoyed, she bit her lip and knelt down silently.

Jingyi and her are obviously masters and servants, and they are like sisters. This is a small mistake, she is not enough to punish Qiu Wei. It's just that now she was suddenly upset, and she didn't know how to attack, so she had to stare at Qiu Wei, and only said after a while: "Are you watching me by your side?" It's not enough to have one outside, there's still you in the house? Say, what the hell is going on. ”

She sat down, holding the handkerchief in her hand, and fastened it to the table.

"Also...... No. How could I possibly look at Miss. It's Miss Qiao's mother who is not worried...... Before leaving, he told me that if it was Miss and Auntie...... That one...... That one...... What ...... that" Qiu Wei's flexible eyes rolled, and she didn't dare to look directly at Jingyi, "just let me write to her...... She's okay too...... Feel relieved. Qiao's mother is most concerned about Miss, if Miss didn't insist on letting her follow, she would have come. ”

"You can write?" Jing Yi scoffed.

"I won't, big brother will!" Qiu Wei immediately said.

Jing Yi slapped the table and said, "Nonsense! ”

"No...... I'll let Brother Zhixi write a sentence for me...... Mother Joe knew. Qiu Wei said.

"What?" Jingyi asked.

"That can't be told to Miss." Chovi Sarai.

Jing Yi saw that she had only said a few words, and she showed a naughty appearance, which showed that she was not afraid of her, so she had to grit her teeth and say, "Stay here tonight to watch the house, and you are not allowed to go anywhere." ”

"There are Caozhu and Mama Zhang watching the house...... Zhang's mother said that the firecrackers and fireworks were set off the night before, and they looked good,......," Qiu Wei shouted.

Jingyi glared at her and said, "If it weren't for the New Year, I would have spared you." Let's go. ”

"I know that Miss is the best." Qiu Weile followed Jingyi down.

"Don't talk too much." Jingyi frowned.

Qiu Wei's eyes rolled, and she didn't say anything.

Jing Yi didn't care about her first, seeing that the time was almost there, and reminded Tao Xiang to change her clothes. Tao Xiang left, and she took his place and played the piano with Cersei. I didn't want to play for a while, my little head tilted, and I thought, "Little aunt, I'm sleepy." Then he got into Jingyi's arms, and he was about to sleep like this.

"Don't sleep." Jingyi didn't dare to move, thinking that she might just be sleepy, and she wouldn't just fall asleep. Unexpectedly, she didn't move, her little body sank or something, and she had difficulty picking her up. was embarrassed, and a pair of big hands came out behind him, and it turned out to be Tao Xiang coming down. She saw Tao Xiang pick up Cersei effortlessly and asked, "What should I do?" Let her sleep here? ”

"I'm going to make trouble when I wake up." Tao Xiang asked Zhang's mother to fetch a blanket and went out with Cersei in her arms. Jing Yi saw that he didn't wear a coat or hat, so she had to take these and go out with him.

The Keyuan where Tao Si and his wife live is on the other side of the pottery house, next to the residence of Tao Shengchuan and his wife. It's been a long journey. Fortunately, Tao Xiang was familiar with the layout of the house, and he copied the shortcut, which saved a lot of effort. Rao is like this, when he arrived outside the Keyuan Gate, Jingyi was already feverish. Qiu Wei, who followed the quiet ripples on the road, looked left and right from time to time, and the electric lights in the pottery house were all turned on at this time, and there was no lack of colorful lights everywhere along the way, which was different from the daytime. She liked it so much that she fell a distance before she knew it. When Jing Yi found out, she saw that she was still followed by Tu Huyi, so she didn't make a sound to urge.

Tao Xiang stood as soon as he walked into the gate of Keyuan.

Jing Yi glanced at him inexplicably, and was about to ask what was wrong, when she heard a crisp sound, something was broken. Then Tao Si said a few words loudly. She didn't hear what was being said, but it was clear that Tao Si was angry. No wonder there was not a single figure in this courtyard. She lifted the corner of the blanket and saw Zhengxiang sleeping on Tao Xiang's shoulder, nodded to Tao Xiang and said, "You wait." ”

Tao Xiang watched her take two steps forward and shouted inwardly, "Second brother, second sister-in-law!" ”

There was a moment of silence in the room.

In a moment, someone except for the door, it was Tao Si, and said, "The seventh sister is here?" Come in. ”

Jing Yi saw that Tao Si hadn't even changed his clothes, and said with a smile: "Yes, second brother." Cersei fell asleep with us. Thinking that when I woke up, I must be looking for my second sister-in-law, so I sent her back quickly. ”

Tao Si beckoned them to enter the door.

Jingyi waited for Tao Xiang. The two glanced at each other, and Tao Xiang entered the room without moving. When I entered the door, I saw that there was no one in the house, and even the candles in the hall were so joyful that they couldn't hide the coldness. He glanced at Tao Si, dodged Tao Si to take Cersei's hand, and asked, "What about the second sister-in-law?" ”

Jing Yi listened to his tone very deeply, raised her hand and pulled him, and said, "Second brother, where do you put Cersei?" ”

Before Tao Si could speak, the curtain in the inner room was lifted, and Yamei came out, smiling and said, "Yo, look at my mother, I forgot all my daughters in a hurry." I'm tired of the seventh brother and the seventh sister...... Did you just hold it up? It's hard work for the seventh brother. Ya Mei asked Tao Xiang to help send Cersei back to her room.

Tao Xiang put Cersei on the bed and withdrew.

Only Jingyi was left in the room, watching Yamei take care of Cersei. She saw that although Yamei was smiling and talking, she obviously looked like she had cried, so she said, "My sister-in-law hasn't even changed her clothes yet, and she told me not to be late...... Let's go first. ”

Yamei didn't look back, just said, "I'll see you later." ”

Jingyi stood up, seeing that Yamei was only in a daze at the sleeping Se Se, and quietly walked out of the door. came out to see that the Tao Si brothers all had a straight face, and they didn't say a word, looking at Tao Xiang. Tao Xiao nudged Tao Si, didn't say anything, pulled up Jingyi and left.

Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief when she came out, and felt that her hand hurt, it turned out that Tao Xiang was pulling her injured hand. At this time, Tao Xiang also realized that he was busy letting go. The two looked at each other in the garden, and they were a little at a loss for a moment. Jingyi intuitively felt that Tao Xiang knew something, he was too in tune with Tao Si's expression, and Yamei was not an ordinary person who would be angry.

Tao Xiang was looked at by Jingyi like this, but he was also calm, and said, "Let's go." Go to your mother and wait. ”

The two walked out of Ke Garden, and they saw a group of people coming here in front and back. Jingyi smelled a strong smell of vinegar. When they passed by, Jing Yi saw that in addition to the lanterns in front and back, they were holding a clay pot that was bubbling white steam, and they entered the gate of Keyuan.

Jingyi asked: "This is the 'vinegar basin'?" ”

She just heard that there is a rule for "playing vinegar pots" on Chinese New Year's Eve. It should be to burn the stone red in the stove, soak it in the vinegar basin, and then walk around the house with the vinegar basin, so that the vinegar smell is scattered all over the house to ensure that there will be no diseases in the coming year. The pottery house is bigger, and the action of making vinegar pots started early.

Tao Xiang sniffled, the vinegar smell in the alley was really strong.

"Sour." Jingyi said, sniffing, "It smells good." Do we have that over there? ”

"Yes. to be placed in the garden. Tao Xiang explained.

"Oh." Jingyi nodded. Along the way, you will see more new things, and the brazier in the house is said to mean "cornucopia...... She forgot to worry about Yamei for the time being.

Tao Shengchuan and his wife had just changed their clothes.

Seeing Tao Xiang and Jing Yi coming first, standing in front of them in unison, Tao Shengchuan was originally in a very happy mood, looking at the gentle and beautiful Jing Yi standing next to his handsome and handsome son, he couldn't help laughing. Madame Tao knew what he was thinking, and wanted to persuade him not to show it like that, but when she saw for herself, she had to admit that he was happy and reasonable, so she said, "But you two little ones came first." Yamei didn't see her, and she said she was here to help me comb my hair. ”

"The second sister-in-law was going to go out, but she shouted to sleep, and she and her second brother were delayed." Jingyi said, she felt that Tao Xiang glanced at her, she only looked at her mother-in-law, and asked, "Mother, do you want me to help you comb your hair?" ”

Mrs. Tao smiled: "That's it, I'm just talking." Sir, let's go early, don't miss the hour. ”

"Where's the old lady?" Tao Shengchuan asked.

"I've already had someone pick it up." Mrs. Tao said, tidying up the mink coat for Tao Shengchuan.

Jing Yi looked at her father-in-law in a mink coat, as if he was a little more majestic than usual. Tao Shengchuan has always said not much to the younger generation, and he has been extraordinarily lenient to Jingyi, seeing that she stood quietly aside and did not speak, he said to Tao Xiang when he went out: "Old Seven, take care of Jingyi, otherwise she should be homesick." ”

Tao Xiang smiled when he heard this: "It's okay if my father doesn't say it, but if she says this, she really misses home." ”

"Thank you, father." Jingyi said. She walked at the end and followed to the front yard.

At this time, Mrs. Tao had already arrived first. There were many small sedan chairs parked in the front garden, and the aunts and grandmothers also arrived. Entering the main hall, the first to come had already stood on the left and right of men and women. The eldest young master, Tao Jun, was standing behind Tao Shengchuan in a wheelchair and was served by Fushun, looking completely fine. Jingyi saw the young grandmother Fu Lizhen, so she walked over and stood behind her. Fu Lizhen bowed slightly, but did not speak. At this time, the electric lights and candles in the hall reflect each other, bright as day, everywhere is glowing with brilliance, and there is a rich and compelling momentum in the flowers.

Jingyi also held his breath.

After a while, Yamei quietly walked in and stood among them.

Jingyi looked at Yamei, and Yamei nodded at her.

When she saw that Yamei's complexion had been settled, she also settled down. Immediately after hearing the three chimes of the bell chime, the sound of firecrackers outside, Tao Shengchuan, as the head of the Tao family, stood in front of the confession, burned incense and prayed, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.

When Jingyi was at home, kowtowing in these rituals was reduced to bowing. At this time, when he saw his father-in-law leading the bowing ceremony, he had to kneel three times and bow nine times.

Amid the deafening sound of firecrackers, end the worship to the remains of your ancestors. Tao Shengchuan invited Mrs. Tao to take a seat, and he and his wife wanted to kowtow to their mother, saying: "I wish my mother a prosperous New Year, a long and healthy life." ”

Mrs. Tao sat down and gave a salute, asked Jin Xuan to give each of them a purse, and said, "You also have a good New Year." ”

Tao Shengchuan and his wife got up, starting from the old aunt and wife, to Tao Xiang and Jingyi, and kowtowed to the old lady in turn. When Mrs. Tao saw Jingyi, she smiled and said, "The seventh daughter-in-law will give double shares in the first year." ”

"Thank you, grandma." Jing Yi took it, smiled and kowtowed again.

"Take double portions of the purse, and the son will also hug a pair next year." Tao Inze said with a smile on the side.

The atmosphere that was already alive was already alive, because of her words, except for Jing Yi, who was blushing, everyone couldn't help laughing.

Jingyi only remembered that she and Tao Xiang were together, and she knelt down and stood up many times, until her knees were sore, and she took a lot of red envelopes in her hand. She asked Qiu Wei to help her collect it, and followed her to the back hall for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The seat next to her was supposed to be Tao Xiang's, but she didn't want to be elegant but sat down by herself.

Tao Xiang came over to take a look, and understood that the second sister-in-law was angry with the second brother, so he smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, you have taken my seat." ”

Yamei looked at him and smiled, and said, "You and your second brother have a very good relationship, you go and sit with him, and I sit with the seventh sister, so that you can talk." ”

Tao Xiang saw that although Yamei was smiling, her words and eyes were tricky, and she knew that she was intentionally embarrassed, so she smiled and passed.

"What is Yamei doing, sincerely not letting the little couple sit together?" Tao Yinqing looked at it from the side, smiled and said, look at Jingyi.

Yamei smiled and gave Tao Yin Qingbu Cai and said, "Yes, aunt, I will be sincere." ”

Jingyi saw that she didn't wait to eat, so she drank two glasses of wine first, and couldn't help but be a little worried.

At this time, I don't know who asked, "Who saw the eight"?

"The eighth child just said that there was something, and he went without eating." Tao Yinrun knew and said.

"Don't eat any food?" Old Madam Tao frowned, "This kid ...... Yi'er ate the red date egg first. If you eat it, you will not get sick. She specially turned around and instructed Jingyi.

"Yes, Grandma." Jingyi smiled and agreed.

When the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was used for a long time, because of the Yamei next to her, who was in a bad mood and kept serving her vegetables, Jingyi only felt that she was eating without a mouth. So when the dinner table was removed and replaced with a card table, the family wanted to play cards and have fun here, and they kept the New Year together, Jingyi said that she wanted to go out for a walk.

Tao Yinqing grabbed Jingyi and didn't let her go, and said, "This table is missing one of the three." ”

Jingyi's cards are limited, and before she finishes playing, Tao Xiao, who is standing behind her, frowned.

Yamei said: "The seventh is not allowed to make moves. ”

Tao Xiang said: "You finally caught a fortune boy, I won't stop you from getting rich." ”

A table of women burst into laughter. Jing Yi gritted his teeth angrily. Turning around to glare at Tao Xiang, he had already walked away...... She played a card randomly, and Yamei shouted "Peace". The money is counted at the card table, and the shuffle is shuffled, but Jing Yi saw Er Yi coming in from outside in a panic in a blink of an eye, and went to Tao Xiang.

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