Chapter 51: Grandmother's Greeting
Zhang Erzhen was holding a cup of tea to drink, shaking the tea bowl slowly, and said, "Just that white one, trouble Mother Feng." ”
Mother Feng's face was a little ugly, and she hesitated: "Don't look at it anymore, the old slave thinks that the first time you go to see the master, it is not easy to dress so plainly, and the slave thinks this is ......."
Zhang Erzhen's eyebrows rose and said impatiently: "Why does Mother Feng have to talk to me every time, if Mother Feng thinks that she can be my master, just say it, you don't need to ask me every time." I guess my grandmother sent Mother Feng over to take care of me, but not because I'm young, so I can play around at will?"
Mother Feng straightened up as if shouting injustice, and said in a loud voice: "How did the old slave do you get your master, the cousin girl likes white clothes, I will instruct the following to prepare them for you, and you can wear them whenever you want to wear them in the future, but the white silk was removed from the house, and the cousin girl was dressed in snow white, so she didn't touch the eyebrows in the house." The cousin didn't know when she first came, but we ...... in this house."
Zhang Erzhen gradually stretched her brows, closed her eyes and listened to Feng's mother's chatter. She also watched "Dream of Red Mansions" before, how did Sister Feng take care of the house? Critical, majestic, reprimanding her mother-in-law without mercy, and being quite good at running the house, saying "The family probably didn't hate me behind her back", and later gave birth to Sister Qiao's confinement, Tanchun was in charge of the family, and at first she was naturally unable to use her elbows everywhere, but she saw things thoroughly and was quite effective in governance, so this ancient servant did not follow you because you were the master, it all depended on whether the heart was smooth or not. Mrs. Jin sent these unconscious whispers to block her, thinking that she was honest like Yingchun and let a mother blindly command.
Look at the clothes brought by Feng's mother, Zhang Erzhen will only laugh at which one she chooses, the soil buns in the countryside, just look at the disdain at the corners of the mouths of the two girls of Yunxiang Lingzhi, they all think that the eldest girl is married low, and the daughter of the eldest girl's family is naturally also a native. But why did Mother Feng bother so much to make such a boring dismount, could this satisfy their poor vanity? Or did Madame Jin secretly instruct it? Zhang Erzhen looked at Mother Feng's not very smart appearance and sighed, maybe both.
chose that set of pure white padded jackets, not a lame general......
This is the first time that Zhang Erzhen has officially met with everyone in the Jin Mansion for more than ten days. Follow Feng's mother through the two hanging flower doors, walk through the long stone corridor, you can see a few maids standing next to the black lacquer gate, turn through the stone corridor to the main hall of the main house, on both sides of the two carved hollow Nanmu chairs, on the left sat a navy blue robe Jin old man, with short hair, looking tired; on the right is the plain willow leaf skirt of Mrs. Jin Zhao, the dress is also simple, only the black cloud temples have a golden hairpin, the face looks very young, haggard, and the howl of that day is like two people.
Master Jin sat a little girl on the small round pier, wearing a light blue brocade butterfly skirt, her face was somewhat similar to Jin Zhiniang, a silver magpie bead flower was inserted in her temples, and a pair of big eyes flickered at Zhang Erzhen. Zhao sat a pot-bellied young woman, wearing a loose long embroidered skirt, with a delicate appearance and a kind face.
Zhang Erzhen curtsied, and said in a gentle voice: "Grandson Erzhen, come to disturb my grandfather and grandmother." When Zhen Zhen left home, her mother told me that I would take her to say hello to her grandfather and grandmother, and express that she could not continue to inherit the unfilial piety of Huanhuan. ”
Old Man Jin nodded with a wooden face and said, "You really look very similar to your mother, and seeing you is like seeing your mother when she was a child." Master Jin is an old-fashioned and serious middle-aged man, Zhang Erzhen made a definition in his heart, and Zhao laughed lightly, holding a handkerchief and pretending to cover his mouth and said: "Zhen Zhen does look very similar to Yao Niang, the same gentle and lovely, apricot eyes and willow eyebrows, and the same slender figure." I felt that the smile was very reluctant, because Zhang Erzhen looked at her grandmother and there was no smile in her eyes, and Zhang Erzhen could understand the pain of her just lost her daughter......
But Zhao smiled and choked up with tears: "My Zhi Niang looks a little similar to Yao Niang, this time seeing Zhen Zhen is like seeing Zhi Niang, especially this white dress, it is like wearing Zhi Niang...... Poor Zhiniang suffered this accident before she got married...... My poor boy is only sixteen years old...... The bandit who killed that day, the girl who killed me......" said even more sadly, and wiped the corners of his eyes with a silk handkerchief.
Master Jin didn't stop his wife's crying, and said helplessly to Zhang Erzhen, who was standing: "Your aunt has only been there for a few days, and your grandmother is sad, don't go to your heart." It's also that you have a heart, and now you're still wearing filial piety clothes, so let's change it when you go back. If you don't take care of it, just say it, this is your mother's home, and it will be your home. Then he pointed to the little girl who started with Zhao and introduced: "You don't know Yan Niang, this is your Aunt Yan, how old is she from you, and she is also your elder." ”
Jin Yanniang is the little girl with a pair of big eyes, three years older than Zhang Erzhen, looking at Zhang Erzhen, who is thin and dressed in white, she has some sympathy, and she hurriedly got up and took Zhang Erzhen's hand cordially and said: "I am your elder, you are naturally my junior, I have prepared a meeting gift for you, come on, come on, take it quickly." The maid next to her was holding a small wooden brown plate, on which was a small pear blossom wood box, and when she opened the box, she saw a silk handkerchief, and Jin Yanniang took out the delicate and small gold and jade pendant wrapped in the handkerchief, and there were two small vermilion gemstone beads underneath.
"Thank you, Aunt Yan. Zhang Erzhen took the box and said with a smile: "These earrings are so beautiful, I like them." ”
Jin Yanniang felt novel and exciting when she heard Zhang Erzhen's title, looking at Zhang Erzhen's beautiful face very pleasing to the eye, and said happily: "I'm your little aunt, just give you a thing, you're welcome." I'll take you to play in the future, don't feel lonely here, with me!"
Zhao glanced at his little daughter, pulled the corners of his mouth and said to Zhang Erzhen: "Grandmother has also prepared a meeting gift for you, Mother Dong, take it." Zhao's mother-in-law wearing a navy green long cotton jacket on the back of the Zhao family presented a square box, the box was covered with a blue velvet brocade handkerchief, Zhang Erzhen felt that Dong's mother was like holding an urn, the moment Dong's mother took the handkerchief, the objects inside were in a trance Zhang Erzhen's eyes, and the golden light was shining for a while, which was a set of luxurious and beautiful red gold southern pearls inlaid with jade.
Zhao's desolate tone came: "Poor my Zhiniang, this was originally used when I was going to marry her, and I didn't need it first." I'll give it to Zhenzhen, so keep it safe......"
Zhang Erzhen stared at this luxurious dowry for a moment, she seemed to see Jin Zhiniang appear in front of her, wearing these, beautiful and incomprehensible. However, there was nothing, the lifeless jewelry was quietly displayed in the box, Zhang Erzhen knew that Zhao was blaming her, blaming her for driving the carriage out of the bandits' den, blaming her for delaying the rescue time, maybe Jin Zhiniang didn't have to die...... This grandmother looks weak, with long eyelashes and tears, but she has a gun and a stick in her sentences, yes, the two masters came together, why did she run out by herself, why did other people's daughters live, but their own daughters died.
Master Jin didn't seem to care what the Zhao family said, no matter what the Zhao family sent, he leaned his back and didn't speak. Zhang Erzhen looked away and was about to speak, but Mother Feng beside her had already stepped forward to take the box first, and said with a grateful face: "Such a valuable makeup and jewelry, the slave maid accepted it for the cousin, and the lady is so kind to the cousin, it is really a blessing for the cousin." ”
After Zhang Erzhen was slightly sluggish, she thanked Zhao with a smile on her face, and said: "My grandmother has a strong love for her son, and my aunt will know if she has a spirit in heaven." Grandmother Xie loved Zhen Zhen so much that she was ashamed to give it. Grandmother, I heard that my nurse ......"
"If there is anything that you dare not give, just give it to you. Grandmother now only has one daughter, your aunt, and the rest is your dearest, who else can you give it to if you don't give it to you......?" Zhang Erzhen lowered her head, like a schoolboy who made a mistake and was punished......
"Zhen Zhen just came to the house, naturally I still need to adapt to it for a while, and slowly get used to the environment here, we are much more humid here than Wuchang, our family is more lively, Zhen Zhen don't be restrained. "It was a pot-bellied young lady in a vermilion bikini with a jade-colored hanging flower on her head, and she looked kind.
Zhang Erzhen saluted her and said, "Second aunt is fine." Because no one introduced her, she finally said hello to Aunt Rong, Zhang Erzhen was quite embarrassed, looking at Shenglan's gaze a little dodgy, Shenglan thought that Zhang Erzhen was shy, and put a handkerchief on her mouth, revealing a cute dimple and smiled: "Sure enough, it's still restrained, it's all my own family, where do you need to be so polite." ”
Jin Rong's wife, Sheng Lan, who had a big belly for eight months, also gave Zhang Erzhen a small Nanmu box.
Zhang Erzhen took it with a smile, Shenglan still wanted to say a few more words, Yu Guang saw that her mother-in-law's face was not safe and did not speak again, Jin Yanniang looked at Zhang Erzhen with interest, Zhang Erzhen smiled at her again, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth.
"You live in the house first, I haven't seen your mother for many years, tell me more about your mother. It's all a family, Yan'er, don't bully Zhenzhen. Master Jin said the last sentence to Jin Yanniang, and after saying the concluding sentence, he was a little tired and ordered the little maid to pass the meal, and he hadn't eaten early in the morning.
Everyone went to the side hall where the meal was served, Zhang Erzhen looked around carefully, there were not many people serving in the twilight courtyard, where would the nurses be...... By the way, I gave the box in my hand to Mother Feng, and looked at the big box that Mother Feng was holding, forget it...... It would be even worse to ask now......