148. Leapfrogging

Not on your own. Saying that you don't know how to be polite or something, when the time comes, it will bring the masters and lose face. Thinking of this, Ruby sneered and went to the side to find a smaller brass teapot. Then he struggled to lift the large pot. Fill a small pot with water.

Moran couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw this. "What are you doing here?" “

Hongyu put down the teapot before smiling and said to Mo Lan: "Since this water is so precious in your mansion, it can't be easily extravagant, and the masters just make a few cups of tea." You don't need that much water. She put a small pot of water on the stove: "This pot is enough." As she spoke, she said as if unintentionally, "It's just that the water of Yuquan Mountain is so precious?" When our lady was in Kyoto, she only drank tea with water from iced plum blossoms, as she said. The smell of water in Yuquan Mountain is too strong. If you use it to drink tea, it will cover the original taste of the tea leaves! Therefore, such a mountain spring is very good for grinding ink! ”

Moran's face was red and white for a while, but he couldn't say anything. She really didn't believe it in her heart. The spring water of Yuquan Mountain is a good tea brew. Only Mrs. He has this treatment, even the doctors just use ordinary water, and the red jade has a big breath, I'm afraid it's blowing the conch! Come to think of it. There was a look of disdain in her eyes.

Not only did Moran think so, but every girl who was sent thought so. At first, they thought that Qiao Siwan and Lin Yuanxin had made good luck by occasionally saving Mrs. He, and even said a little mean that they didn't know where they came from, pretending to be the daughter of the official family! Although Mrs. He has already given a strict order. They didn't really take it to heart.

The maid thought so at first, but when she caught a glimpse of how Ruby served Qiao Siwan, she didn't think so. Because on the first day she came, she caught a glimpse of Hongyu wrapping Qiao Siwan's hand with a hot hand towel first, and then bringing a silver basin, which was filled with hot water. Put Qiao Siwan's wrapped hands in the hot water of the silver basin and soak them, and wait for the hot water to warm up and cool down. Change the hot water again. Soak again, change the water three times, soak the back of the hand and the joints of the fingers are warm, and the hands are white and red, delicate and soft, and then take out the hands. This is a sophisticated method of hand grooming. The maid is indeed unprecedented. See the unseen. She didn't know. This is the case with most of the daughters of the eunuchs in Kyoto, and the eldest princess even washes her hands with very fresh milk.

If this is just an ordinary trivial matter, the part-time job that happens next is enough to open the eyes of the He family's maids.

In the morning, Hongyu took out Lin Yuanxin's dressing box from the package, and the box was hollowed out and engraved with prosperous begonia flowers, and the flowers were alive. The maids who were raised on the side had never seen the contents before, and they thought that this box was really exquisite!

Qiao Siwan looked at everyone's eyes and nodded slightly at Hongyu. Ruby will have a heart. Then he opened the big box, and then took out the three small boxes in turn. The first small box contained a pair of jade earrings.

Many of Lin Yuanxin's things are treasures, but no matter how rich the He family is, they are not qualified to use them. Although Moran is used to seeing magic weapons with doctors. I've never seen anything like it. Her eyes widened. smiled and said, "Miss, what kind of jade is this?" The slave has never seen such an innocent jade ring! ”

Qiao Siwan picked up the pair of earrings and gently put them on Lin Yuanxin's ears, and others only thought that the earrings were really green like two very bright Bodhi leaves. Qiao Siwan said lightly: "It's just jade." ”

Moran poked his eyes hard, trying to find a little flaw in the jade ring. No matter how hard she tried. But she couldn't find a spot, she had seen jade on Madame's side, and knew that such a thing was very precious. The color of jadeite is either too dark. Either the inconvenience is too shallow. It is really difficult to ask for uniformity, so ordinary jade workers inevitably have to use a delicate carving to deliberately cover up those unsightly spots. Therefore, anyone who is good at judging the benefits and disadvantages of jade quality will take the model natural as the top grade, and now this pair of crescent-shaped jadeite can be said to be no more natural! It can be seen that it is really the best jadeite!

"We doctors are very porridge and treasure jade, but none of them can compare to this!" Moran sang from the bottom of his heart.

Qiao Siwan smiled slightly, and picked up a pair of jade bracelets from the second box. The material of this pair of jade bracelets is pure white jade. It was as white as mutton fat. Although it does not have a vivid green color like emerald. But the jade is firm. Radiant and smooth, without a trace of stray lines.

Qiao Siwan handed the jade bracelet to Lin Yuanxin. Lin Yuanxin took it. Silently caressing. This jade bracelet was given to her by the emperor's eldest grandson, which inevitably shook her sorrow. So I put them back where they were.

"Why doesn't Madame put it on?" Moran's eyes showed an even more frightened look.

Lin Yuanxin smiled faintly: "Now I am wearing a disagreement." ”

Moran didn't understand this at all, and Hongyu replied with a smile, "Madame is pregnant." The complexion is not very good. It can't hold down the jade, but it is lined with red poorly. As she spoke, she came from the third box full of pearls. took out a pair of red coral inlaid gemstone bracelets and gently put them on Lin Yuanxin's hand. I looked at it for a while. Cai said, "Madame is only suitable for this." ”

Gold jewelry made of jade or jade. It can not only increase people's beauty, but also expose people's dullness and paleness. Therefore, among the wealthy nobles in Kyoto, once a woman is pregnant, it is generally not easy to wear jade unless she is biased. This. Moran, who developed in Pingcheng, had never heard of it.

At this time. The maid offers rouge. Hongyu smiled and said, "We have our own." Then he took out a small white jade box from his burden.

The maid picked up the box curiously and looked at it. The white jade transparent box body lined the fat cake inside with an unusually bright color, and there was a faint fragrance of peony flowers. Much purer than He's family. She couldn't turn the box over and look at the bottom by herself, but she didn't have a name seal engraved on it, so she couldn't help asking. "Which rouge shop is this from?"

Ruby smiled slightly, retrieved the box from her hand, and gently scraped the fat surface three times with her fingernails, placing the powder in the palm of her hand. The tail finger picked up the water in the porcelain cup and dripped it on it. Hold your palms together and caress slightly. The red fat was slightly wetted, and it was gently and evenly patted on Lin Yuanxin's cheeks, and after a few clicks, it was like a cherry blossom, and it was faintly fragrant. Only then did he reply: "Our lady doesn't need rouge outside, she usually invites the shopkeeper of Haoyue Building to come to your apartment to hold the ground to make it." ”

Haoyue Tower? The best rouge building in Kyoto. A box of rouge is enough for the ordinary eight. The price of food and clothing for two years in the family, the doctor of the He family once tempted to send someone to buy it. was replied that every box of rouge was customized by the high-ranking official Zhu Zi. Not available for sale.

The maid and Moran looked at each other. They all saw the shock in each other's eyes. Especially Mo Lan, she looked at Qiao Siwan and Lin Yuanxin. There was a little more awe in his eyes. No matter where these two women come from, their clothing, speeches, living habits, and obsessive cultivation. All go far beyond the hypothetical. She vaguely thought that these two people were only afraid that they had a big background, and when she thought of the perverted attitude of the old lady who had always been serious, the smile on Moran's face suddenly brightened, and the service became more and more elaborate.

Waiting for Mo Lan and the other maids to withdraw, Lin Yuanxin said freshly: "Wan'er, how are you today." Why do you take these boxes out of the way? ”

Qiao Siwan was in too much of a hurry when she went out. I didn't bring any luggage, only that gorgeous dress. These things are all Lin Yuanxin's. That's why. No matter how difficult it was, Qiao Siwan didn't have the idea of touching these things, and now she suddenly took it out, so she naturally had no good intentions. She smiled slightly and said, "Everyone says that dogs look down on people, if we blindly close the door, we will lose our identity and be neglected by these people." I do. It's the villain first and then the righteous person, just give them some stability. ”

Lin Yuanxin nodded. She has seen all the attitudes of the girls in the past few days, if she blindly forbears, she is afraid that the days here will not be long.

At this time, Hongyu whispered, "Miss." I quietly followed Moran. Sure enough, I saw her go to the doctor's side. ”

Dr. Shen's attitude towards Lin Yuanxin and Qiao Siyuan was lukewarm, but he was extremely enthusiastic about Qiao Siwan, and he had to come over every day to sit and sit without talking, and every time he stared at Qiao Siwan's face continuously, that kind of look made Lin Yuanxin a little scared, and she listened to Hongyu's words. couldn't help but hold Qiao Siwan's hand. "I always thought that this doctor looked at you ridiculously and scary, Wan'er. You have to be on guard. ”

Qiao Siwan was stunned when she heard this, remembering the doctor's overly eager eyes. I couldn't help but nod.

When Qiao Si came far away in the next day. A brief description of what I had heard. Qiao Siwan guessed correctly. This He family is indeed not an ordinary merchant. The deceased Mrs. He not only has a large number of restaurants, stacks, restaurants, tea houses, and armpit gardens in the warm and prosperous Pingcheng, but also countless fields and houses in several counties next to him. Numerous properties have also been purchased in many cities outside of Heijo. The He family not only has countless rice barns. At the same time, he also contributed money and efforts to support talented people in the clan or the husband of Kong Wu to enter the court as officials. Whenever there is a drought or flood season or the crops are lost, the imperial court calls for the opening of granaries to help the villagers. The reputation of Heijo far exceeds that of Heijo's officials.

He family. It's not cumbersome. Mrs. He only has two sons, the eldest man He Shunjun presides over the business of the He family, the doctor Mao they have seen, the two of them have a son and a daughter under their knees, the son He Yuran is said to be a doctor, opened a medical hall and lived in it all day long without returning home, and his daughter He Jiazheng is a model of colleagues and ladies. Stay at home. The two of them also have a righteous son, He Jiasheng. Helping to manage the He family's business. The second old man, He Nanping, and the second wife, Wang Shi, have only one daughter, He Jiaru, under his knees. A son, He Yusheng, and a concubine, He Jiahuan. Qiao Siwan and they have been here for the past few days. The second master and the second lady of the He family took their descendants back to congratulate Wang's mother on her birthday. Not at home.

"Sister, He Yusheng heard that he is a wandering junior. If you touch him. We must avoid it, and if we can't avoid it, we will go out to live. Qiao Siyuan reminded.

Qiao Siwan smiled and shook her head, "That's not the case. We live here, but it is not easy to attract attention, if you rashly go out to rent a house, how can you write on the left coupon book? Do you have a name badge? Three or two sentences and a question. I'm afraid that I will reveal my secrets. ”

Qiao Siyuan also knew that this was the case, but he was a little worried about He Yusheng. Qiao Siwan was not interested in wanderers, she thought about it carefully. smiled at Lin Yuanxin. "Cousin, don't you think the He family is a little new?"

"Where's the freshness?"

Qiao Siwan tilted her head slightly, and the jade-colored bead pendant on the crystal hair bodder also shook gently. flashed bright and green waves: "The eldest master and the eldest young master are both foreign men, so we naturally can't see each other." Since the old lady of the He family has protected the doctor for us. Why is it closed to the eldest lady of the He family. Don't mention it? And we stayed here for two days now. Doctors come every day. But he has never brought this eldest lady with him. This is something that is indebted. Isn't it? ”

Qiao Siyuan heard this. His gaze froze slightly