Chapter 53 is King Yu and King Ming
There is a large lake dug by hand in the Four Scenic Gardens, and the fry sown in early summer have been in rotation for three seasons, and now they have grown fat at this time. The owner of the garden released the news three days ago that the fish in the lake tasted the best, and he was ready to open the lake to welcome fishing.
As soon as the news came out, the people in the capital, including the nearby towns, wanted to come and experience it.
Li Huaijing loves to eat fish, so she privately sent someone to inquire about the news in advance, spent a lot of money to book a box in advance, and waited for the day the lake opened, and invited a few boudoir friends to catch a few fatty fish together and have a whole fish banquet.
Su Yiling's relationship with her is okay, and she wanted to pray for blessings and chant for her family during the Spring Festival the year before last, so she specially found Su Yiling for advice. The two have become relatively familiar with each other like this.
When Su Yiling went to Dingguo Mansion as a guest, she mentioned that she wanted to take Su Qing out to relax, and by the way, bring Su Xiangsi out to meet more people. Li Huaijing pushed the boat down the river and called these two together.
Su Qing was just in a melancholy mood, and exaggerated that she was seriously ill. That night, he begged hard in front of Su Mingyuan's door, his voice was hoarse, and his palms were red, but he couldn't make the people inside soften. I stood under the eaves of the porch for a long time, and was blown by the evening breeze for half an hour, my body was cold, and I had a slight headache the next day, and I sneezed. In Qingmei Courtyard, he also wanted to pretend to be a weak victim, and he didn't want people to know that Su Mingyuan was separated from the mother and daughter.
I was going to coax Su Mingyuan and pretend to be sick again, but I didn't expect Su Xiangsi's words to poke directly at the pain points of the mother and daughter, so I could only pretend to follow the instructions of Imperial Doctor Wang and slowly get better.
The dresses and jewelry that she is going to Sijing Garden today are the ones she has spent a lot of time preparing for, and in a crowded place, she will neither be the most popular nor the most inconspicuous.
When the three sisters arrived at the gate of Sijingyuan, they happened to meet the carriage of the Dingguo Mansion. Li Huaijing lifted her skirt and stepped on the wooden stool to get out of the carriage and saw Su Qing, walked quickly to Su Qing, the broken hair on the two sideburns moved with the pace, and there was a shallow smile in her eyes with concern: "Look at you're in good spirits, it seems that you're all right." ”
Su Qing responded with a joke: "I have a good mouth today, and I have to come and taste it before I am willing." ”
After paying the money, the girls went into the garden. It's still early days, and there are already quite a few people in the garden who want to occupy the best spot on the lake. The big lake is in the innermost part of the Fengchun Garden, all kinds of tree trunks are extremely high on the three sides of the lake, trees that bloom in all seasons, the wind blows the pollen to the lake, the fish jump out of the water to eat the pollen, and the servants feed special fish every day, so the meat quality is different from the outside.
At this time, the peach blossoms in the spring garden are not as prosperous as last month, the petals are withered and spread all over the ground, no one has cleaned them, and they have accumulated thickness, and they have left shallow footprints on them.
Su Yiling and Li Huaijing walked side by side, Su Qing and Su Xiangsi followed behind, and introduced every scenery of the Four Scenic Gardens to Su Xiangsi familiarly. Su Xiangsi smiled at the corner of her mouth, she knew every corner of the Four Scenic Gardens better than Su Qing.
Li Huaijing was the host, and after taking the three sisters to the wing, he went to greet the other girls. Su Qing looked out the window from time to time, as if she was looking for something. Su Xiangsi was moved to her by the tea: "What is the eldest sister looking at?" ”
"It's nothing, it's just that I haven't gone out for a long time to see if there are any acquaintances." Su Qing retracted her gaze as if nothing had happened.
Su Xiangsi chuckled silently, not only acquaintances, but also old lovers.
However, in the time of half a pillar of incense, the boudoir lady invited by Li Huaijing had already arrived. The lake is already full of anglers on three sides, and fishing requires patience, and if you shout loudly to people nearby for fishing, you will be driven out by the people of Sijingyuan.
Li Huaijing intimately prepared bait and fishing rods for everyone, as well as incense powder to repel insects, and put melons, fruits, tea and snacks on the shore. Although it is said that it is more interesting to experience catching fish, but every day in the boudoir lady is accompanied by piano books, how can she really know how to fish. In the end, it is also necessary for the servants to catch a few more.
Several girls are familiar with each other, but Su Xiangsi only knows one Yang Yi.
Yang Yi was surprised that Su Xiangsi would also come, so he kept sticking to Su Xiangsi and had endless conversations. The little girl is now the most fun-loving age, and she has to learn the rules in the house all day long, but she can be suffocated, and it is rare to come out, so she naturally lets go and plays.
Yang Yi sat down next to Su Xiangsi, staring at the lake with wide eyes, for fear of missing a trace of movement. Seeing that other girls were catching small fish the size of a palm, Yang Yi was also anxious. Throwing the rod back and forth several times, I gradually lost my patience.
Su Xiangsi took back his fishing rod, and saw Yang Yi pouting and crying out to comfort: "Fishing is also a technical job, although patience is important, bait is also very important." The bait is too soft and too wet to soak in the water and it spreads, you try it with my bait. ”
Help her get the bait again, and throw the rod into the lake again and hand it to her. Yang Yi's eyes under the curled eyelashes were full of admiration: "Sister Acacia, you will also fish." ”
Su Xiangsi bowed, leaned back on the bamboo chair and missed it in his words: "Well, when I was a child, I often sneaked out of the house to fish and roast and eat." ”
"Hey, Sister Acacia looks quiet, I didn't expect to have such a naughty time, you can call me next time."
Su Xiangsi nodded more seriously in agreement, and with her consent, Yang Yi re-invested in the fishing business.
When he was nine years old, Su Xiangsi mingled with Su Mingjin and Mu Jinchen all day long, and slowly got acquainted with Li Yuwen and entered the painting. I don't study my homework all day long, so I think of ways to avoid my parents' eyes and sneak out of the house to play.
It is not a problem to dig a nest in a tree or fish in the river, and Li Yuwen has even practiced an excellent grilled fish. Su Xiangsi fished for the first time, sat by the lake for a day, and didn't catch anything.
On the second day, the third day, I still didn't catch anything, I couldn't catch it, I was not convinced, and I was more energetic than fishing, and I was about to become a stone statue when I sat by the lake. Mu Jinchen couldn't bear to teach her by hand, and re-patiently followed Mu Jinchen's method of fishing. From the morning watch to sunset, the buoy was finally obviously dragged down, and Su Xiangsi hurriedly pulled the fishing rod back.
Unexpectedly, the fish caught for the first time was a very large one, Su Xiangsi was still small, and he didn't have the strength to pull it up and was almost dragged into the water by the fish. Mu Jinchen reacted very quickly, even if he grabbed her arm, Su Xiangsi still fell into the lake with half of his body.
That day, Su Mingjin saw that half of her stupid sister was wet, and her dress was stained with wet mud. He was still holding a small fish in his arms and smirking all the way back.
"Ahh I caught it! Yang Yi's surprised voice resounded throughout the shore, attracting everyone's attention. Realizing that he had lost his temper, he was embarrassed to lower his voice: "Sister Acacia, look, I caught it." ”
It is a small fish the size of a palm, and Su Xiangsi mouth-shaped and said the word "good". Yang Yi was in a good mood and personally untied the small fish, continued to put on the bait, and threw the fishing rod to the surface of the lake in a good manner.
The fish still have a slight fishy smell, and when the girls catch the fish, they drag it to the lake and let the maid untie it and put it in the barrel, and then let the maid put on the bait.
The other five girls were bustling with each other, and when they caught a fish, Xiao Yin didn't have much interest and patience. The servants had caught enough fish, and Li Huaijing beckoned everyone to go back to the private room and wait for the banquet.
Yang Yi, this little girl, is having a good time, how can she go back and stay honestly. Under the soft grinding and hard soaking, begged Su Acacia to take her to visit the Spring Garden. Just in line with Su Xiangsi's intentions, several people in the wing room got together, either flattering each other or talking about gunpowder.
Walking on the gravel road, Su Xiangsi listened to Yang Yi chirping about her trivial matters in the house, Su Xiangsi couldn't help but laugh, it is estimated that she has been in the house for a long time and no one has spoken to her.
Yang Yi is the only one in the house, and she is the only lady in the house, and the young lady who is out of the house is pretentious. None of the huge mansions could talk to her, and it was rare to talk to Su Xiangsi for three days and three nights.
Turning a corner along the stone road, I saw several suave sons through the branches, holding folding fans in their hands, and the hearty laughter reached the ears of the two.
"It's King Yu and King Ming." Yang Yi's sharp eyes saw the most noble person in the crowd.