XXXIV. Change of name
Outside the door, I saw Liu Yuzhen walking over with a tray in her hand, and the aroma was wafting out of the teapot on the tray. After Aunt Meng smelled this fragrance, she couldn't help frowning, this is really the fragrance of tea?
Liu Yuzhen stood at the door after walking in, and said to Aunt Meng: "Auntie, I have already made the tea you want, please taste it and see if it fits." ”
Aunt Meng didn't speak, and as soon as she flicked her sleeves, Danyu took the cup she used to drink tea on weekdays. Liu Yuzhen put down the tray and took the teacup, but she was not in a hurry to pour the tea, but took the teacup and looked at it carefully. Danyu was puzzled, and urged dissatisfiedly: "Haven't you seen the purple sand cup?" Don't hurry up and pour tea! ”
Liu Yuzhen was not in a hurry, and took the purple sand cup to look at it for a while, and then lifted the teapot and slowly poured the tea. As soon as this tea came out, everyone couldn't help but snort sharply, it was really fragrant, and smelling this tea fragrance could actually make people feel a sense of peace and tranquility from their hearts, and several women in Chinese clothes here couldn't help but have a slight corner of their mouths, revealing a shallow smile, and Aunt Meng was secretly surprised when she saw this.
Liu Yuzhen only poured a small amount of water into the teacup, and then slowly swayed from side to side with the cup, the movement was very elegant and graceful, but Aunt Meng wondered in her heart, could it be that this girl didn't know how to make tea at all, so she deliberately rubbed it. So he asked, "What do you mean by that?" Why don't you serve tea yet? ”
Liu Yuzhen still not only shook the tea cup slowly, but said softly: "Aunt Hui, this purple sand cup will accumulate some aftertaste of old tea after using it for a long time, so you must wash it with new tea before drinking it to ensure the pure taste of new tea." ”
Aunt Meng thought that every time she drank tea, she ordered someone to scrub the tea set clean, but the tea she drank still had the same taste, probably because of this reason.
Liu Yuzhen poured it out when the tea in the cup was cold, then poured in a small amount of water, continued the previous action, and after three or four times, she poured the tea full---- in fact, it was eight points full, and held the tea to Aunt Meng with both hands.
Aunt Meng picked up the tea, closed her eyes slightly and smelled it, and she felt as if she was in the green grassland of the rising sun, the softness of the morning breeze and the clarity of the dew all gathered in her nose. Aunt Meng sighed secretly: "Good tea!" The holding lamp moved slightly, the tea soup was slightly rippling, and a rose-red water circle appeared under the background of purple sand.
Aunt Meng lightly opened her lips and took a sip, and suddenly a rich floral fragrance bloomed on the tip of her tongue, with the fragrance of plum blossoms and lilies. After drinking it in one gulp, there is really only a refreshing and unpleasant taste between the mouths. Everyone looked at Aunt Meng's stretched expression, and they were all guessing how wonderful this tea was.
After drinking it, Aunt Meng asked, "What is the name of this tea?" Liu Yuzhen replied: "The name of this tea is a beautiful smile, although it is tea, it is actually a flower and fruit drink, because the raw materials used are mostly taken from flowers and fruits." The flowers and fruits can be ripened to remove their greenness, and then with the boiling heat and the order of placement, the essence can be released, so the taste is mellow and refreshing after drinking. The little girl put last year's dried plum blossoms and lilies, wolfberries and other things when preparing tea, which can clear the heart and calm the mind, so drinking it can make people feel comfortable, and it is mostly liked by women, so it is called this name. ”
Aunt Meng nodded slightly, and said, "It's really wonderful, it seems that you do know how to make tea." Then, he stared at Liu Yuzhen for a while and said, "In terms of appearance, you are at least a middle-class and upper-class poster, but the stasis on your back is really an eyesore." After a pause, he said thoughtfully: "But this tea division is a subordinate after all, if you stay in Biyun Division, then you will be different from them in the future." Do you want to stay in Biyun Division to make tea, or do you want to be like them, enter the name of Ninglutang and be my flower you? ”。 In the final analysis, this tea-making is a matter of subordinates, if you cultivate a Xiaoyou who can make tea, it is really hard to say whether it will lose or make money in the future, Aunt Meng was a little undecided for a while, so let's understand Liu Yuzhen's thoughts first.
When she was in Qingshuizhai, Liu Yuzhen heard Shang Yi and Meng Yuchu say that all the selected women would enter the name post of Ninglu Hall, which would be divided into upper, middle and lower classes according to their appearance, figure, and talent, and the high-class women would have a separate residence, and someone would take care of their food, clothing, and daily life, and the best master would be assigned to teach them, and they could also participate in various banquets, and gradually became Huayou. And the inferior women are like ordinary maids and maids, and they must obey the dispatch and serve the superior women, and they will not be promoted unless they are good at learning.
Liu Yuzhen naturally knows what Hua You is referring to, for her, brocade clothes and jade food are no longer what she wants, if she can live freely and according to her heart, it is her greatest wish. Although the tea master is a subordinate, he does not need to face others with a smile, nor does he need to live his life cautiously at all times. Thinking of this, Liu Yuzhen met Aunt Meng's gaze and said calmly: "The little girl is willing to go to Biyun Division to make tea!" ”
"Oh, you'd like to be a tea chef at Biyun Division?" Aunt Meng was a little surprised, she thought that Liu Yuzhen would beg her to let her stay on the name post, after all, the treatment was much better.
"Yes, the little girl is willing to go!" Liu Yuzhen replied affirmatively. If it was possible, she really wanted to bring Meng Yuchu with her. Although they have only been together for two days, Liu Yuzhen really realizes that Meng Yuchu is by no means an ordinary woman, she has her own ideas and arrogance, and if she is asked to be a flower you, it will be as painful as cutting off her hands and feet. But how can she help Meng Yuchu?
"Then, okay, you don't need to change your name, just go to Biyun Division." Aunt Meng said, and at the same time arranged for a servant to take her down. Ninglutang will not bother to change the name of a subordinate, and its mercenary style has always been like this.
Liu Yuzhen gave Meng Yuchu a grateful and worried look when she passed by, and Meng Yuchu nodded at her with a smile in his eyes. Anyway, Liu Yuzhen finally has a place to live now, at least she doesn't have to worry about being sent to the flower field anymore.
But what did Aunt Meng mean by the name change just now? She said that Sister Yuzhen doesn't need to change her name if she wants to be a subordinate, do we all have to be left behind... Changed name? How can this be? The name of the parents is the continuation of the parents' feelings in the children, everyone's name is full of the good wishes of the parents, and the infinite expectations of the parents for their children, especially when a person is outcast, thinking of his name can think of his parents in the distance, how can the name be changed?
When Meng Yuchu was pondering, he heard Aunt Meng say: "Danyu, go and bring the roster and see what good names Mr. Hongan has given him this time." ”
"Yes, auntie," Danyu agreed, and brought over a tray with a roll of brocade silk and a few sachets, a few wooden plaques, and two jade plaques. Danyu cocked his orchid finger and put the tray on the table in front of Aunt Meng, this action would be quite beautiful if it was a woman, but a man like this always made people feel uncomfortable.
Aunt Meng spread out the brocade silk, reached out and took a sachet, raised her eyes and carefully looked at the few women standing below, and said: "The second in the left row, the third, the fifth, and the first in the right row...", Danyu listened to Aunt Meng's report, walked up to these women, stretched out the orchid and pointed at several of the women: "You, you, you... And you, you come forward. ”
Six or seven named women walked forward a few steps in fear, and then quickly lowered their heads, and Aunt Meng glanced at them one by one, and said to Danyu: "Give the sachet."
Danyu distributed the sachet in the tray to the girls, the fabric used in the sachet was just ordinary water satin, but the workmanship was very fine, exuding a faint fragrance. A few girls were very curious, looking over and over with the sachets, and saw that there seemed to be words on them, but they didn't know them, and they couldn't guess the intention of giving them the sachets, so they were all at a loss.
Aunt Meng, who was in the upper position, took a sip of tea, and then leaned over to them and said, "The sachet in your hand is your identity card, and the words on it are your future names, it doesn't matter if you don't know them, someone will teach you later." You should carry this sachet with you, and if anyone loses it, go to the flower field. ”
The last sentence scared a few girls for a while, Aunt Meng turned her head to a woman in gorgeous clothes and said: "Yixuan, these green seedlings will be taught by you first, teach them the basic etiquette, and if they learn quickly, they will be handed over to Zhao Qian to change the peach blossom stickers, and formally learn various talents, and if they learn slowly, let them serve the girls in each room." ”
A woman in green with delicate eyebrows stood up and returned: "Yes! After bowing to Aunt Meng, he sat down again.
Meng Yuchu probably understood that this was an inferior woman who was picked out, and those who had grown could be promoted, and those who did not grow could only be slaves and maids.
The women who took the sachet stepped aside, and Danyu obeyed the order and called five or six girls to come forward, this time they were given a wooden sign called a peach blossom sticker, and they were handed over to another woman in a pink dress, Meng Yuchu secretly thought, these should be slightly better qualified, and they can directly learn talent without being a slave.
In the end, Meng Yuchu and another woman were left, and what was assigned to them was a white jade plate, the white jade was delicate in texture, warm to the touch, and a faint purple in the white.
Meng Yuchu saw the jade plaque in her hand engraved with two words "Fuyun", and her heart was cold, could it be my new name? No... There is a word "cloud" in my mother's name, how can I use that name! According to the current etiquette, children should avoid the names of their elders, if the names of children have the Chinese characters of their elders, it is rebellious, disrespectful to their elders, and unfilial!
Aunt Meng looked at the two women who got the jade medal with scrutinizing eyes again, and asked in a dumb voice, "Do you recognize the words on it?" ”
The other woman holding the jade plaque shook her head blankly, and Meng Yuchu kept staring at the words on the jade plaque, Aunt Meng looked at Meng Yuchu and asked, "What about you, can you recognize the words on it?" ”
Meng Yuchu slowly raised his head and said, "I recognize."
"Okay, what's the word on the jade plate?"
"Help... "Yun" Meng Yuchu spit out these two words with difficulty.
"Well, ride the wind and shake it, step on the clouds and fall on Qiongtai, this song is indeed a far-reaching artistic conception, and the name proposed by Mr. Hongan is very suitable for you. Although it is somewhat unsatisfactory to get the jade medal with your appearance, you can read and write, and you have courage, which makes Aunt Ben like it very much, and you will be called Fuyun in the future..."
"No!" Before Aunt Meng's words fell, Meng Yuchu shouted excitedly, "The surname is the ancestral system, and the name is given by the father, how can you change it at will!" What's more, my mother has the word cloud in her name, how can I accept it?! ”
"Hmph, dare to talk back!" Zhao Qian on the seat next to him couldn't help but scold.
Aunt Meng didn't pay attention to Zhao Qian, but just stared at Meng Yuchu meaningfully, sneered and said, "Can't accept it? What a stubborn little girl, she really has a character! Then, after glancing at everyone, he raised his voice and said majestically: "I tell you, here, Ninglutang, all of you have only one surname, and that is Ke!" From the moment your parents signed that letter of sale, you have been abandoned by your family and your name has been erased from your family tree! Now you have nothing to do with your former family! The Banner Lord bought you, and you are your reborn parents, and all of you must follow the instructions of the Banner Lord, and follow the arrangements of the Condensation Hall! ”。 Speaking of this, Aunt Meng looked at Meng Yuchu and continued: "Even if it's a phoenix, when you come to Ninglu Hall, you have to pluck out all your feathers and let you grow again!" Aunt Meng's hoarse and deep voice was like a storm, sweeping through everyone's hearts, and the whole hall was buzzing.