Chapter 13: Chang Ke
Mrs. Hou's nephew, Pan Sai, is going to study in Guozijian.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Hou's niece.
Where do people stay?
Madame Hou is going crazy.
When Chang Ke told Wang Xi about this, she was sitting in Wang Xi's yard under the grape trellis that had just pulled out the buds and nibbled on peaches.
"This time, the second sister may really have to make way for Miss Pan!" When she said this, her eyes lit up, and she looked like she was watching a play.
Wang Xi thinks she is very funny.
Usually she looks like a little girl with her head bowed and her chest, taciturn, and a little shy, but now when she arrives at Qingxue Garden, she seems to have changed as if she is a different person, not only chattering non-stop, but also putting seven emotions and six desires on her face, her expression is very rich, and she is very lively and active, she likes to laugh and eat, like a child.
Wang Xi took a wet handkerchief and wiped Chang Ke's hands, and said disapprerovitously: "What you said is too exaggerated!" It's just that it's not easy to arrange a place to live, so you won't say 'crazy'! ”
Chang Ke took the handkerchief, thanked him with a smile, wiped his hands, and said, "You don't know this." If the Pan family hadn't been for Master Pan, they wouldn't have known what they would have become. The eldest aunt has always been proud of this brother, and she really loves the Pan brothers and sisters, every time she talks about the two of them, the eldest aunt is honored, as if the Pan brothers and sisters are her children. What's more, Pan Sai is a young talent, and the Pan family is counting on him, and it is not too much to say that it is the meat of the eldest aunt's heart. The rest of the Pan family may be sloppy when the eldest aunt comes, Pan Sai is here, not to mention the second sister, I am afraid that the fourth cousin and the fifth cousin will also make way for him. ”
Speaking of this, she thought of herself, couldn't help but have a bitter face, and said, "Grandmother won't let the second sister live in Yuchun Hall, right?" To be honest, Yuchuntang is really a little small, before my grandmother was going to let me live in her blue yarn cupboard, but it turned out that I was older, and some facts were inconvenient, so I had to help me tidy up a side room, just like that, the two big girls around my grandmother were still crowded together. The second sister was surrounded by many more people than I was, and if she had moved in, I would have to see five or six of my grandmother's little maids crammed into one room. ”
Wang Xi had already tasted this taste, and couldn't help but say with some sympathy: "That's no way." Who let the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion in Yongfang? If it had been elsewhere, it might have been expanded. ”
The neighbors on the left and right are all more prominent than the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, even if the Yongcheng Hou Mansion wants to buy a house to expand the mansion, there must be a place.
Chang Ke sighed and said, "It's still the Eldest Princess's Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion. The back garden of the eldest princess's mansion is not enough, so it simply occupies half of the street of the two alleys, and the place of the Zhenguo Mansion is not enough, so it occupies half of the garlic seedling alley next door. Speaking of which, we are still not as powerful as others in our house. ”
Wang Xi said curiously: "Does the Pan family know that the place of the Marquis of Yongcheng is small?" ”
"Yes!" Chang Ke nodded, and forked another pear from the fruit bowl, "When my grandfather died, the Pan family sent someone to mourn. At that time, the people from the Pan family said that several of my cousins have grown up, and they have to think about starting a family. The implication is to let the eldest uncle divide our family. But my father didn't want to go to the countryside to be a farmer, so he pretended not to understand. My eldest uncle and aunt didn't know what they thought, and they didn't say anything, so our family stayed in the house. After that, she let out a long sigh and said sadly, "I don't think I can live in Yuchun Hall for long, so I have to make plans in advance." I don't know if it will work if I cry again this time. Then she took a hard "ahhhh
Wang Xi was sweating, and suddenly felt that he was a little sorry for Chang Ke for standing still like this.
She hurriedly stuffed another pear to Chang Ke: "You taste it, this pear tastes good." I'll bring you a few later. ”
Chang Ke was very embarrassed, and said in a loud voice, "I live in Yuchun Hall now, or I don't want to." ”
Wang Xi immediately understood.
She lives under the noses of her elders, and if she has anything to eat, drink and have fun, it stands to reason that she must first honor her elders. It's just that this pear was given by Wang Xi, and she took too much, she couldn't stand Wang Xi, and she took less, which was not enough to honor Mrs. Tai. It's better not to.
"It's okay!" Wang Xi smiled and said, "I should have been filial to Mrs. Tai, but this pear just arrived, and I entertained you first." When you go back later, help me bring some for Mrs. Tai. ”
Chang Ke was still very embarrassed, his mood was a little low, although he took not only pears but also peaches when he returned to Yuchun Hall, but he didn't come to Wang Xi for several days.
Wang Xi didn't care at first, thinking that Chang Ke was busy with other things, when she went to greet Mrs. Tai, she found that Chang Ke, who was just a little close to her, began to avoid her, and then she felt strange, plus the person who danced the sword never appeared, and the big shopkeeper who went to inquire about the news did not reply, she had nothing to do, she couldn't help but be a little curious about Chang Ke's attitude, and found an opportunity to ask her: "What's wrong with you?" Is this time busy? ”
Chang Ke lowered his head, not daring to look at her, and his voice was like a gnat: "Wait until I embroider these two squares, and then I will go to play with you." ”
Wang Xi is such a smart person, his mind turned a few times, and he immediately understood why she didn't go to her to play.
She felt a little distressed about Chang Ke.
Chang Ke is so unpopular at home, and there are definitely not many monthly cases. I didn't have anything to do with her pears and peaches in return, so I could only embroider two squares of handkerchiefs and send them to her within my ability, so I was embarrassed to continue to play with her.
Wang Xi is surrounded by many people who want to get some benefits from her.
People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places.
She doesn't hate people who think like this, and sometimes she opens some convenient doors for those people.
Because it's also a skill to be able to please her.
What she hates is the kind of person who doesn't know how to be grateful when she gets a benefit, and thinks she's stupid.
She didn't actually give Chang Ke anything good, but Chang Ke took this trivial matter to heart, and Wang Xi felt that she was a person to make friends with.
She smiled and whispered to Chang Ke: "Then I won't let you bring anything next time, just eat at my place and come back." ”
That's a bit of an outrage.
Chang Ke's round eyes widened.
Wang Xi smiled at her and whispered, "Our Wang family is not a small family. ”
Know her inconveniences.
Chang Ke pursed his lips and smiled, nodded incessantly, and finally said: "I have already embroidered one side of the handkerchief, and I will be able to embroider the other side soon, and I will bring it to you when the time comes." ”
The embroidery she sent last time was very exquisite, maybe this is Chang Ke's strength.
Wang Xi responded with a smile of "good", and praised the things she gave last time, and asked her if she could help embroider a purse when she was idle: "The orchid like the one you embroidered last time is very beautiful." ”
Chang Ke looked surprised: "Ah! You really like it! I see that you are dressed up and the embroidery is excellent, and I am afraid that you will dislike it. ”
"No, no." Wang Xi smiled, "I'm not good at doing these things myself, so I especially admire those who do well." I see that your stuff is very well embroidered. ”
Chang Ke felt that Wang Xi was a very good person.
She said, "That's all I can do." ”
Unlike Chang Ning, he plays the pipa well, and Chang Yan paints flowers and birds well.
"Don't worry, I'll embroider things quickly." Chang Ke said, "I will be able to embroider the purse soon." ”
Wang Xi didn't really want her to embroider a purse for herself, so she hurriedly said, "You don't have to be in such a hurry." I'll start with a trick. Why don't we discuss what kind of purse to embroider? ”
"Yes, yes!" Chang Ke happily agreed, and said casually, "Grandmother is in a bad mood, and I don't want to always hang out in front of her old man and make her old man annoyed." But I don't have anywhere else to go but here. It's nice to be able to visit you. ”
Wang Xi was embarrassed, he didn't expect Chang Ke's situation to be so difficult.
She wondered when she would move.
Unexpectedly, the next day, Chang Ke brought embroidered bandages and thimbles to discuss with her what style of purse to embroider.
Wang Xi learned that Mrs. Hou not only placed Chang Siye in Chang Wuye's courtyard for a while, but also wanted Chang Ning to accompany Mrs. Tai.
Mrs. Tai was very unhappy and wanted to let Chang Ning and Chang Yan squeeze it.
"But Miss Pan is here to go on a blind date with the family of Lord Liu, the waiter of the Ministry of Works," Chang Ke told Wang Xi, "Miss Pan must have an elder to accompany her when she comes this time, and Mrs. Tai is not good at neglecting Miss Pan." So this time, even if the second sister is unwilling, there is no way. But in this way, if the third sister is implicated, she will definitely not be happy. I always feel that this matter is not over, and there will be something to happen. ”
Wang Xi was curious about Miss Pan's blind date. She said, "How do you know?" ”
She sent Qingxi to inquire about the news, but she didn't hear anything.
Chang Ke smiled hesitantly, with a little cunning: "When the eldest aunt came to talk to my grandmother in the morning, I sat next to me and embroidered a veil. ”
No wonder she's smart.
It is estimated that usually Mrs. Tai or Mrs. Hou did not take her seriously.
Wang Xi sighed in his heart.
Chang Ke continued: "This matter has not yet been decided, but the Liu family has this intention, and the Pan family also wants to climb into this family business, but Mrs. Liu still saw Miss Pan when she was six or seven years old, so many years have passed, and I don't know what happened to Miss Pan?" Liu Gongzi picked two rooms on one shoulder, and the Liu family was definitely unwilling to settle the marriage so easily. The Pan family is a family of scholars, and no matter how much they think about it, it is not easy to behave so obviously, so they used the excuse that Young Master Pan was going to come to the capital to study Guozijian, but actually sent Miss Pan to the capital to show the Liu family. ”
In other words, there is no trace of this family business!
Wang Xi glanced at Qingxi, motioned to Qingsilk, and looked at Chang Ke's ability.
Qingshu's face was flushed.
Wang Xi said: "If this is the case, there must indeed be an elder to accompany you." No wonder the Pan brothers and sisters must live in the Yongcheng Hou Mansion! ”
As for what Chang Ning will do, how Chang Yan will react, she has no right to speak, in short, she comes and goes, just those few tricks.
Wang Xi was more concerned about why the person dancing the sword next door didn't move.
She thought about it and asked Chang Ke directly: "Have you seen the second son of the Chen family?" ”
"I've seen it!" Chang Ke said, "We often saw each other when we were children. My third cousin wants to go to play with the two brothers of the Chen family, so he likes to take us. Because he took us with him, the two brothers of the Chen family would not just play by themselves, they would take candy or snacks and coax us to sit aside, and the third cousin would take the opportunity to talk to them, and this is how he became familiar with the two brothers of the Chen family. ”
Wang Xi was dumbfounded.
She had seen someone talk to her eldest brother like this, but she didn't expect Chang Sanye to use this trick in front of the Chen brothers.