"Really? What a coincidence! Aunt Chang sighed and asked, "What day is it?" I'm also joining in the fun! ”

"It's tomorrow!" Mother Shen smiled kindly, and saw that Aunt Chang always looked at the juniors from time to time, so she said slowly: "I have seen this child gentle and silent, not arguing or making trouble, and always loving in my heart, but this child does not like to talk, so she followed her mother-in-law and sister-in-law to my house to ask for peace, and she also stood by honestly, without saying a word, but it made me have nowhere to hurt, and now it is just in time for her birthday, I think, this time a year, it is not a pity to make a big deal?" Why don't we get together, invite a troupe into the house, and have a good time! ”

Mrs. Wu listened to Shen's mother's words and hurriedly nodded yes. Although she is restless, she talks a lot and has many problems, but An Qichun just entered her eyes, because An Qichun has a personality, she is born without quarrel with the world, and she is usually silent as if there is no such person; Second, Shen Jiagong and An Qichun's father are business partners with a particularly harmonious relationship, helping each other and benefiting each other; Third, An Qichun is generous enough to Mrs. Wu, every fifteenth day of the new year, it is necessary to send some gifts and supplements, so that over the years, Rao is Mrs. Wu has to be moved by sincerity.

"I heard that the old lady wants to invite the troupe into the house, I want to have a family here, but I don't know if it suits the old lady's wishes?" Mrs. Wu looked at Shen Mudao.

Mother Shen's eyes raised and said, "Now that you have an idea, just say it directly, Zuo is just a few girls in the family gathering to gossip, who can care about you going?" ”

Mrs. Wu listened, and said with a faint smile: "I heard from Mrs. Feng, who is kind to me, said that there is a new troupe in Suzhou City recently, not only can you get the play, but it is also cheap to invite you into the house, and the most important thing is that there are a few very popular in the team, one "Long Hate Song", one "Peach Blossom Fan", and one "Peony Pavilion". ”

"I've heard about the local troupes on the left and right, and I can't come up with new tricks, so let's do it according to your idea!" Shen's mother just spoke, and when she saw that Mrs. Wu was overjoyed, she continued: "Seriously, you are her mother-in-law, this matter is better left to you!" ”

Mrs. Wu was stunned for a moment and hurriedly agreed.

At this time, Lixia came in and told him that the food was ready. Shen's mother thought that Aunt Chang had been sleeping all the way, and most of them were on the boat, so she couldn't eat and drink well, so she hurriedly urged everyone to wash their hands and go to the table, and then ate with laughter and words, and then dispersed.

Chen Yun returned to his residence, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Shen Fu lying on the flat-headed case, staring at a painting meticulously.

Pinching his hands and feet to get closer, Chen Yun glanced at it slightly, and said, "The old lady just sent someone to invite you to Leshoutang for dinner, why can't you shirk it?" ”

Shen Fu looked up at her and said, "When I was waiting for my aunt to get off the boat, I had already eaten at the Swallow Tower by the ferry. ”

"Where did you get this painting?" Chen Yun asked curiously.

Shen Fu said: "Do you remember that old Mr. Xi? I met him again today at the entrance of the market. I saw that he was in rags and carrying a tattered package in his hand, and I couldn't help but wonder how he was doing, so I asked him how he was doing. At first, he had to hide from me and refused to tell me the truth, but after I searched again and again, he was willing to tell the truth, and it turned out that he owed someone a rent and was swept out of the house. I took pity on him for having no one to rely on, and nowhere to go, so I gave him a few taels of silver, maybe he felt that it was useless, so he picked this pair from his paintings and gave it to me as a thank you gift! ”

Chen Yun nodded, and pretended to look at the ink painting a few times, and then slowly sat aside, and said sadly: "In the old lady's room just now, I heard the second wife say that tomorrow is the birthday of the second sister-in-law, you say, what should I send?" ”

"It's not a big deal, you just have to make up your own mind!" Shen Fu was a little indifferent.

Chen Yun said sadly: "I don't usually have much contact with my second sister-in-law, at most it's just a nodding friend, but she is a person who doesn't talk much, not as fast as Sister-in-law Heng, I'm afraid that this gift will not be to her liking, and I won't look up in the future, so I don't have to be embarrassed!" ”

"This is that you are too careful, generous and thin, it is all your mind, if just because of the gift book you gave, she will be separated from you, then she is too short-sighted, such a person, don't pay it!" Shen Fu said clearly, and then changed his words: "However, I see that the second sister-in-law is not a person who bullies the poor and loves the rich, not to mention, she has never seen anything good since she was a child!" ”

When Chen Yun heard this, her heart was a little relieved, so she didn't talk about it anymore, and only urged Shen Fu to put the painting into the painting jar and rest early.

Nothing was said all night. The next day, the weather was surprisingly good, the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, and the warm summer breeze blew through the human body, and even the bones were crispy.

Chen Yun went to greet Chen's as usual, passed through the Green Bamboo Courtyard, and saw that the courtyard door was ajar, and several little girls gathered in a pile in the shadow of the flowers.

There was a sharp-eyed girl in her head, and when she saw her coming, she slowly stood up, rubbed her hands and feet for a long time, and then said, "Third grandmother! ”

Chen Yun smiled slightly and asked, "Your girl is also inside?" ”

The girl nodded yes.

"Then you can play in peace, I'll go in and have a look!" Chen Yun said, seeing that the girls didn't dare to move, they had to turn around and walk away.

When I entered the inner room, I saw Shen Xueru and Chang Yue sitting opposite each other, playing on the table and playing on the back.

"Listening to what you just said, you can already play the four songs of "Crying Wu", "Resentful Crane", "Liluan", and "Farewell Phoenix", which is a head above me!"

Shen Xueru spoke softly.

Chang Yue said: "It's not difficult, it's just a bullet against the spectrum!" You are also proficient in this way, but I am afraid that after studying hard for a few months, you will be even better than me! ”

Shen Xueru smiled and said nothing.

"What are the two sisters talking about?" Chen Yun saw that the two of them stopped talking, so she slowly walked out from behind the green curtain.

Shen Xueru raised her eyes and said with a smile: "The girl outside is lazy again, and even when my sister-in-law comes in, I don't know how to spread it!" ”

"They're playing with grass, so why bother with that?" Chen Yun said, slowly leaned up, and looked at the case again, only to see red and black bell-like chess pieces placed on it, and there were more red and less black, and couldn't help laughing: "I don't know how to play, who is this red and black?" ”

Chang Yue answered: "It's her who is red, and I'm the one who is black!" ”

Shen Xueru also said: "Sister-in-law doesn't know how to play this? Seeing Chen Yun nodded, Shen Xueru was secretly surprised, and then said: "Actually, the gameplay is very simple, the red and black chess pieces are placed in advance, the number of dice is rolled, the number of points is a few steps, just take a few steps at will!" ”

Chen Yun listened, and then sat down on the edge of the couch slowly, and said, "What you said is in vain, it's better to play a game and let me take a look at it on the side!" ”

Shen Xueru responded quickly, glanced at Chang Yue again, and threw herself into the chess game.

Chen Yun looked at it for a while, and slowly figured out how to play, but he just relied on rolling the dice to get the number of steps he walked, and couldn't help but smile.

Shen Xueru smiled when she saw her, and hurriedly said, "Did my sister-in-law go to ask my mother for peace?" ”

"Oops, I almost forgot!" Chen Yun suddenly remembered that there was still such a thing, and hurriedly got up from the couch, then looked back and smiled: "You two play slowly!" ”

Shen Xueru sighed when she saw her move, and asked, "Sister-in-law, don't go on, let me ask you, has the second sister-in-law of Yi made an invitation?" ”

"I sent someone to post early in the morning, saying that it was dinner time, and the whole family was invited to the Lotus Champs for a banquet!" Chen Yun said with a slight smile.

Shen Xueru said happily: "It's a good place there, the corridor is winding water, there are flowers and mountains, and at night, the breeze is coming, not to mention how comfortable it is!" ”

Chen Yun smiled kindly and withdrew.

Turning his head to Yimei Courtyard, Chen Yun found that Chen had already had breakfast, and there were still two people standing beside him, so he walked over curiously to say goodbye.

"Ma'am!"

Hearing this, Chen squinted his eyes and agreed softly, and the eyes of the two little girls next to him also shot after him.

"Sister-in-law is early!"

Chen Yun glanced at it and found that this little girl who called her sister-in-law had beautiful eyes and a slight physique, and she was very lively and cheerful when she looked at it, while the other little girl was taciturn and shy and beautiful.

"These two sisters looked at Miansheng, I don't know whose daughter?" Chen Yun asked, looking at Chen with an inquiring gaze.

Chen smiled faintly and said: "One of the two of them belongs to the Wang family and the other is from the Yu family, because they have some connections with our Shen family ancestors, so they often have contacts, and I have a very good personal relationship with their wives. ”

Chen Yun nodded when she heard this, and finally asked, "Dare to ask the names of the two younger sisters?" ”

The two little girls glanced at each other, and the girl of the Wang family lowered her head shyly, but the girl of the Yu family was more outgoing and stared at Chen Yun.

Chen knew that the little girl was shy, so he hurriedly said: "This is Wang Zizhi, the second girl of the Wang family, who has just turned sixteen years old this year; This is Yu Hongying, the sixth elder of the Yu family, who is full of calculations, and is fifteen years old this year. You're just getting started, and the two of them don't come often, so they haven't met a few times, and in the future, if you see them again, you don't have to make a fuss, just greet them! ”

Chen Yun replied, and said, "The two sisters are here for the banquet?" ”

Yu Hongying blinked her eyes and said confusedly: "We have been here for a long time, but I haven't heard from my godmother that there is a banquet in the house!" ”

"It's a family dinner, how can I invite the two of you?" Chen Shi slowly explained, "What's more, it's not here, it's the second master's side that is holding a birthday banquet for his daughter-in-law, and they don't give you a post, what can I do?" ”

When Yu Hongying heard this, she shook her head and sighed, as if she was annoyed that she had missed a feast.

Wang Zizhi thought that it was not good for her to be silent all the time, so she said: "Godmother's birthday is in August, do you plan to do it this year?" ”

"It's been every year, and this year is really not a thought!" Chen sighed and said, "It's you, good things are coming, don't say anything to me, I still learned from your mother that your father has discussed family affairs for you, and this winter, I will send you out of the cabinet!" ”

"The other party is not a big family, how can it be spread everywhere with great fanfare?" Wang Zizhi lowered her head as she spoke.

Chen glanced at her and said, "This is what you want to do, choosing a son-in-law, you don't necessarily have to squeeze into a high-ranking family, you still have to find someone who knows cold and hot and will hurt people!" You're young now, you haven't seen the world, and you'll know it later! ”

Wang Zizhi bowed her head and was silent.

Yu Hongying saw that she was always like this, and she didn't feel a little bored, so she diverted the topic in a few words, and deliberately found some flattering words to enliven the atmosphere, which caused Chen's laughter constantly, and even Chen Yun had a good impression of this godsister who had never met before.