Chapter 61: Gu Huaiming's Birthday Banquet (1)
(The first one, a little later two more)
After a few more days, Gu Huaiming's birthday is approaching.
Because of Gu Huaiming's actions that night, Yu Mingzhu didn't want to take care of him these days, and he didn't share the bed, but he didn't talk as much as before.
On this day, Dye Dong came out of the outside and said to Yu Mingzhu: "Miss, Mrs. Lai and Zhou Rui's family are asking to see you outside." ”
Yu Mingzhu raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Go and call Qian Rouniang too."
Dye Dong took the order to go out, Dye Xia took the menu, and said to Yu Mingzhu: "Miss, this is the menu for tomorrow's aunt's birthday, please take a look." ”
Yu Mingzhu glanced at it casually, and she coughed lightly.
"Done?"
"Miss, don't worry."
Yu Mingzhu handed the menu back to Dye Xia, Dye Xia left, and at this time, Gu Huaiming, who was dressed in white, came in from outside the door, and his eyes looked at Yu Mingzhu.
Yu Mingzhu hurriedly got up.
"My husband is back."
Gu Huaiming went out this morning, with a slight chill on his body, he took off his shirt, Yu Mingzhu took it and put it aside, and the two sat solemnly.
Gu Huaiming was the first to speak: "It has been arranged on Xiaotang Mountain, is Madam willing to go with me to have a look?" ”
Yu Mingzhu shook her head.
"After the husband's birthday is over, we will go again, and I am afraid that it will be a surprise to go now."
Yu Mingzhu finally used an idiom, but Gu Huaiming smiled.
"What are Madame's plans?"
"Then the husband will know."
After finishing the business, the two looked at each other, remembering all the previous things, and they didn't know what to say.
It was Gu Huaiming who opened his mouth first, and he said softly: "In the past few days, you don't seem to want to say anything more to me. ”
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Yu Mingzhu's mouth.
"Tomorrow is my husband's birthday, I asked Aunt Qian to make you a moon-white shirt and a pearl crown."
The men of the Liang also practiced intricate and elaborate headdresses, pearls, gold, and flowers.
It's just that Gu Huaiming has never liked to dress up like this.
Gu Huaiming was obviously unwilling to accept this answer, and he said lonely: "Then thank you, madam." ”
Yu Mingzhu saw the loneliness between Gu Huaiming's eyebrows, and she said: "It's just that I'm shy, and I don't know what to say when I see my husband." ”
A hint of joy flashed in Gu Huaiming's eyes, and he grabbed Yu Mingzhu's hand, as if he felt that it was not enough, and grabbed the other hand.
"Is this what you are saying?"
Yu Mingzhu nodded, Gu Huaiming felt very happy, he didn't want to carefully distinguish what Yu Mingzhu was thinking, so he simply took everything she said seriously.
"Can you stay with me tonight?"
Yu Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, and Gu Huaiming hurriedly said, "Let's go out for a walk." ”
Yu Mingzhu suddenly remembered what Gu Huaiming had said when they walked out of the house for the first time, he wanted to take Yu Mingzhu to see the city of Suzhou in person.
Not in a luxurious carriage, nor in a sedan chair.
"Okay."
Gu Huaiming stood up and pressed Yu Mingzhu's forehead and kissed it gently.
At dusk, Gu Huaiming changed into plain clothes and went out with Yu Mingzhu, who was also wearing regular clothes.
Gu Huaiming said softly to Yu Mingzhu: "I have been to Suzhou and Hangzhou before, but I was still young at that time, and I only felt that Suzhou was prosperous and Hangzhou was elegant, but now it seems that it is a different flavor." ”
Yu Mingzhu whispered, "What flavor?" ”
"There are no businesses and factories of this magnitude in the northwest, and most of the poor depend on the land for their livelihoods, but here the poor lose their land and can still get a livelihood in the cities."
There are many female textile workers in Suzhou, but as far as Yu Mingzhu knows.
The life of female textile workers in Suzhou is very difficult, and many female workers have a very short lifespan, even to 30 years old.
"But in Jiangnan, it is better for the poor who still own land, and my grandfather took pity on the poor who had no land to cultivate, and often bought land at a high price and sold it to those poor people at a low price."
At this time, they walked on the most prosperous street in Suzhou, which is the wealthy area of Suzhou, with green bricks on the ground, and special road administration, and the garbage brought by horses and pedestrians will be cleaned up by special personnel.
The shops on both sides also sell relatively high-end goods.
Gu Huaiming said with a smile: "The main source of wealth for most of the Liang gentry is land, and it is almost impossible for them to stop annexing land. ”
Yu Mingzhu was a little helpless when he heard this, this guy always likes to talk about these things.
"Did the husband give me a lecture today, or did he take me out for a walk."
Yu Mingzhu's obviously coquettish words made Gu Huaiming feel a little useful, and he smiled.
"I ...... Sometimes I don't know what to say to you? ”
At this time, Gu Huaiming looked like a young man who had just fallen in love, he was only seventeen years old, maybe Gu Huaiming's aura was too strong in his previous life, and Yu Mingzhu sometimes thought a lot.
Yu Mingzhu said with a smile: "Dye Dong said that the roast pig's trotters on West Street are particularly delicious, so my husband will take me to buy them." ”
A few days ago, Yu Mingzhu asked Dye Dong to buy the roast pig's trotters every day, and I have to say that the taste is really good.
There are a lot of flavored snacks on West Street, Yu Mingzhu has only asked Dye Dong to buy things before, but she has never come by herself, she is a greedy person, and she doesn't care whether she can finish eating or not, so she bought a little bit of everything, and when it came time to eat, she only ate a few bites, and she couldn't eat it.
Gu Huaiming was a little helpless, and Yu Mingzhu said embarrassedly: "It's all for them to take back to Dye Dong, and the little girls are hungry." ”
Gu Huaiming suddenly laughed when he heard this, and he spoke: "Do you know what is the most valuable thing about you? ”
Yu Mingzhu blinked: "Kind and beautiful." ”
Gu Huaiming sneered: "There is actually no hierarchy in your heart. ”
Yu Mingzhu didn't quite understand, Gu Huaiming took her to the beautiful city tower of Suzhou City.
The castle tower in the northwest lacks decoration, while the castle tower in the south of the Yangtze River is rich in decoration, the long corridor of the castle tower is full of tourists, as well as vendors and entertainers, the eaves are hung with lanterns of various colors, and the servants of large families carry dozens of lanterns to open the way for the young lady in the back.
There is laughter everywhere, and when you are in it, you will no longer think about those unhappy things.
Gu Huaiming pulled Yu Mingzhu, and the two found a teahouse on the city tower to sit down.
The city of Suzhou is brightly lit, and there are people not far away who do happy events and set off fireworks.
Yu Mingzhu had never felt so real excitement, she drank tea and looked at the scenery in the distance, and suddenly turned her head to Gu Huaiming and said, "What do you mean by what you just said?" ”