Chapter 178: Mid-Autumn Festival Planning
At dusk, after Lu Jing went home, he saw Qingwen who followed Zijuan, looked carefully, and found that his eyebrows and eyes were indeed a little similar to Daiyu, and he sighed silently in his heart, the two did look a little similar, and their personalities were also a little arrogant.
It's just that when you talk about it in detail, the temperament of the two is very different, Qingwen has always been hard-working, has no heart, and goes straight, but Daiyu is just the opposite, sensitive and extremely emotional.
After dinner, the two walked in the garden, at this time the clear moon flowed gold, the sky was clear, the light surrounded Fangdian, the flowers and forests were all hail, the two walked arm in arm, the shadow became a pair, and stopped along the way, enjoying the scenery everywhere.
After walking around, Daiyu talked about Qingwen, and Lu Jing reminded: "I heard that this Qingwen has a hot temper, can't tolerate sand in her eyes, and is a little unkind, in the past, when she was in Jia's house, she often beat and scolded the little girl who made mistakes, you have to pay attention to this, you can't let her bring some bad habits of Jiafu to our house." ”
Daiyu nodded and said, "Don't worry, the concubine will take care of Qingwen." ”
Lu Jing continued: "Of course, we must also give full play to Qingwen's strengths, although Zijuan has a sense of the overall situation, but her temperament is a little weak, so that Zijuan and Qingwen can complement each other together." ”
Daiyu said with a smile: "That's what the concubine thinks, the two of them are both moving and quiet, one rigid and one soft, and they are both extremely smart, so they must be able to get twice the result with half the effort." ”
"Madame is really wise!" Lu Jing praised that if Zijuan and Qingwen were to help her, Daiyu would probably be more comfortable handling things.
Daiyu smiled and patted Lu Jing's arm, extremely happy with her husband's praise.
When it came to Cuiyun Bridge, Daiyu smiled and said, "The concubine has something to discuss with her husband!" ”
"What could make Madame so solemn?" Lu Jing stopped and asked with a smile.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming in a few days, most of the people in our house are brought from Jiangnan, many of them are still orphans, and there is no family around them, so the concubine thinks about holding a celebration in the house to make it lively." Daiyu said that this year is the first Mid-Autumn Festival that she married into the Lu family, so she wants to celebrate it so that everyone can have a happy reunion festival.
"What does Madame have in mind?" Lu Jing asked, it's better to celebrate, it can increase everyone's sense of belonging to the Lu family, and it can also give Daiyu a chance to perform.
Daiyu said with a smile: "The concubine wants to invite an opera troupe to sing in the garden for a few days, and then hold a lantern festival in the garden on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, so that everyone can guess the riddle." ”
"That's a good idea, ma'am!" Lu Jing praised that the lantern guessing riddles are appreciated by everyone and everyone can have a sense of participation.
"The husband also helps the concubine think about whether there is a better idea!" Daiyu tugged on Lu Jing's sleeve and begged coquettishly.
Lu Jing enjoyed this feeling very much, and waited for Daiyu to beg for a while before he smiled and said: "If you want to be more lively, Mrs. might as well hold a Mid-Autumn Festival Night Fun Conference at home, and you don't have to be limited to fighting lanterns and riddles, you can also fight grass, tea, embroidery, kitchen, singing, poetry, etc., so that maids with specialties can give full play to their talents!" ”
"For example, those maids who are good at needlework can participate in the fight embroidery, and the best needlework will be rewarded, and those who are good at making pastries can be cooked, and the best cooking skills will be selected.
When Daiyu heard this, she immediately looked at Lu Jing with admiration in her eyes, hugged his arm and smiled: "Husband's idea is too good, ten times better than me, so that it can also motivate the maids to work harder to improve themselves." ”
Lu Jing nodded and said: "Yes, you can also organize a small vocational skills class afterwards, take half an hour or a few quarters of an hour every day to gather the maids together and learn different skills, the teacher is the winner of those fights, and there is no need to force it, if the maids are interested in whose class, go to her class." ”
"Madame can also occasionally give lectures and teach those maids to read and hyphenate, write poems and endowments, maybe the maids who go out of our house in the future will provoke everyone to compete for marriage!"
Daiyu smiled: "Husband, this idea is better, wait until I discuss it with Sister Zhiyu tomorrow!" ”
Lu Jing saw that Daiyu was interested, so he continued to suggest: "You can also set up a jury for each fun competition, you can invite some little sisters to come over, and hold a preliminary, semi-final or invitational competition in advance, so that your little sisters can be judges, first, it is more interesting for more people to participate, and secondly, you can also take the opportunity to contact the feelings, and finally put the finals or awards to the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”
Daiyu was greatly inspired after hearing this, and had more ideas in her mind, so she didn't accompany Lu Jing for a walk, and went to Lu Zhiyu to discuss the matter.
In the Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang heard that the old lady gave Qingwen to Daiyu, and her heart suddenly became full of hatred, feeling that Daiyu was married, and she didn't let herself live in peace.
Thinking of Xue Baochai's recent attitude, he made it clear that he wanted to alienate Baoyu, but now that Baochai is not restrained, his son has run more diligently to Xiangyun, and he is a little anxious, so he came to Aunt Xue's place and wanted to persuade Baochai to change his mind.
"Why haven't you seen Bao Ya go to Baoyu recently?" Madame Wang asked tentatively.
Aunt Xue hurriedly smiled and said: "Baochai has been busy with the affairs of the imperial merchant recently, and she really can't get away, and my sister also knows that my son doesn't take care of things, and this time it's all up to Baochai to get the idea!" ”
Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "So that's the case, in my opinion, you don't have to worry too much about the affairs of the imperial business, with the face of our family, I want to come to the Internal Affairs Office will also face the Xue family." ”
Xue Baochai shook her head secretly in her heart when she heard this, her aunt would only say big things to fool her family, and when she really got things done, she had done anything, but it was not easy to refute it in person, so she had to bow her head and remain silent.
Aunt Xue smiled: "I think so too, but my daughter is not at ease, saying that even if it is nine out of ten, she must participate seriously, after all, this is also an opportunity to improve the reputation of the Xue family, I think about it, so I follow her wishes!" ”
Mrs. Wang shook her head and said: "It's always bad for a girl's family to show up, and now I'm begging the concubine to give Bao Yatou and Baoyu two finger marriages, but Bao Yatou is involved in this matter, and the concubine Niangniang is not very happy when she hears it, I have to defend Bao Yatou a few words, but a few days ago, Bao Yatou moved out of the garden, which makes me not know what to do!" ”
Aunt Xue hurriedly smiled and said: "This is also no way, there is no man in charge of the family, so I can only rely on my daughter, and my sister will take care of it more!" ”
Mrs. Wang smiled: "Bao Yatou is so capable, I naturally like it, everyone says that Feng Yatou is smart, I think she is a lot worse than Bao Yatou, Baoyu has been shouting these days that she can't see Bao Yatou, I think the two of them still live closer, and it is convenient to meet!" ”
Aunt Xue was already a little dissatisfied with Baochai moving out, and was about to say that she would let Baochai move in again, when she suddenly saw her daughter giving herself a look, and hurriedly changed her words: "Baochai is still busy with the affairs of the emperor and business these days, and when this matter is over, I will take Baochai to see Baoyu." ”
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face suddenly froze, she didn't expect the Xue family to refuse her proposal, and her expression was a little ugly for a while, so she had to take out a killer weapon and said: "A month ago, the eldest brother also wrote to ask about Bao Yatou's marriage, saying that it was time to settle down, and also said that he would return to the capital at the end of the year, I think you are busy with the Xue family's affairs these days, and when the eldest brother returns to Beijing, let's talk about Bao Yatou's marriage." ”
After speaking, he didn't wait for Aunt Xue to reply, and left with the maid.
Seeing that Mrs. Wang's face was extremely bad when she left, and hearing her mention Wang Ziteng, Aunt Xue's face was also a little ugly, and she asked extremely puzzled: "Daughter, what do you think, although the attacker is pregnant, even if she gives birth to a son, it is also a concubine, and if you want to treat him, it is not your word." ”
Xue Baochai's face instantly appeared sad when he heard this, and his heart was even more sad, his marriage was not up to him after all, but Baoyu's unmotivated temperament, even if he married in the past, what could he do, not to mention that now he annoyed his aunt, his heart suddenly became a little gray, and his eyes were slightly red: "My brother can't stand the restraints, he runs outside all day, and now the matter of the imperial merchant has not been decided, and my daughter doesn't want to be distracted by anything else." ”
Aunt Xue sighed and said: "It's really hard for you, your brother is not angry, he knows all day long to run to that Xia family, the Xia family is now unsuccessful, and the brand of this imperial merchant is also going to be picked, how can he be worthy of our family." ”
Xue Baochai lowered his head and was silent, his eyes were slightly red, he felt extremely helpless at the moment, and couldn't help but think of Lu Jing, if he could help him again, his situation would be much better.
Aunt Xue looked at her daughter's expression and sighed in her heart, so she said: "Now there are too few helpers in Beijing, I will write a letter tomorrow and ask your brother to come to Beijing to help you!" ”
"That's fine!" Xue Baochai nodded and said in a low voice, after Xue Zhen entered Beijing, he could finally have a help to help him share some of the pressure.
After Aunt Xue left, Xue Baochai was alone, facing the lonely lamp and waning moon, and couldn't help but read: "By the broken bridge outside the post, there is no owner in loneliness." It was already dusk and I was alone, and it was even more windy and rainy. has no intention of fighting for spring, and a group of people are jealous. Scattered into mud and dust, only fragrant as before. ”