Chapter 19 The road is narrow

It is rare for the pine birch garden to be as lively as today, a room of children and dependents drinking tea and eating snacks, in fact, they are all wondering why the old lady suddenly summoned everyone, but no one opened their mouths to ask.

"What is the third sister doing today, but it is a trick that I have never seen before."

Tong Manji raised the pancake in her hand and looked at Tong Qingyan with a smile, although this third sister has a reputation that is not as good as herself, but with this cooking skill, there is nothing wrong with thinking about it.

Tong Manjiao looked at the pancake she had bitten into in her hand, and she didn't feel much novelty in her heart, but it was better than the one she bought outside, and her sister was greedy, but she could control her appetite.

Tong Qingyan put down the white water in her hand, picked up the pancake in the white porcelain plate and took a bite, looking at the filling inside and squinting her eyes with satisfaction.

"This is a rose cake, I pondered and made it, tried several kinds of roses, and finally found a suitable one, which is a small double-petaled rose, marinated with honey for three days, and the filling is ready. Oh yes, and this puff pastry, which is also kneaded with the finest wheat flour. There is nothing unusual about this rose cake, but it can beautify and nourish the skin when eaten, and it is not easy to gain weight. ”

Beauty?! Not easy to get fat?! These two sentences were like a spell, and everyone in the hall suddenly felt that this little rose cake was not enough to eat!

Tong Manjiao bit her lip and was entangled to death, she was disdainful just now, but now listening to the effect of this rose cake, she was really reluctant to put it down, but Tong Manjiao cheered happily.

"The third sister is ingenious, is there more than this rose cake? I'm cheeky enough to ask for more. ”

Tong Manjiao listened to Tong Manjiao's words, although she didn't open her mouth to ask for it, but she also looked at Tong Qingyan expectantly, if she let go of Tong Manji, she would be embarrassed not to give it to herself.

"I didn't buy many double-petaled roses this time, but I only had enough to do them, and if I wanted to eat them again, I had to discuss with the flower farmers to expand the planting area."

That's what it means to not have it? It is false to say that they are not disappointed, after all, women love to look good.

"In this way, then I will invest money, and the third sister will go and talk to the flower farmer, I have some savings there, which can be invested in the planting of double-petaled roses."

Tong Manji really likes this rose cake, sweet but not greasy, full of floral fragrance, much better than the pastries I ate in the past.

"Don't plant flowers."

Mrs. Tong, who was sitting at the top, had been listening to the juniors chatting with a kind smile, and after hearing Tong Manji's words, she finally interjected.

Mrs. Tong has always been kind and has loose rules, and when she suddenly speaks like this, no one thinks there is anything wrong with it, she just laughs.

"Grandmother likes to eat meat, and the third sister made you a cloud leg cake, why do you still stop us from eating rose cakes, it's too domineering."

Tong Manji replied with a grin, thinking that his grandmother would come back jokingly, but he didn't expect that his grandmother, who had always been kind, suddenly became serious, and even said words that stunned everyone.

"We're moving to the capital, don't plant flowers."

"What?!"

"Really?!"

Wen and Zhou spoke in unison, but their reactions were completely opposite, one shocked and the other surprised, but they all looked at their mother-in-law who was slightly closed.

In this situation, the juniors are not qualified to speak, but they can't stop the eyebrow lawsuit between each other.

Tong Manjiao's thoughts were very confused, happy and nervous, Tong Manjiao instinctively resisted leaving her homeland, and Tong Qingyan was even more unhappy, but she was patient to listen to the old lady, for fear of missing important information.

"It's nothing, Huaiyuan has governed Changchun Mansion for many years, and his political achievements are outstanding, and he has a will to be transferred back to Beijing to serve. Of course, the relatives will accompany them, so they are going to move, so don't plant flowers, and ......" Old Mrs. Tong paused, raised her eyes and looked at the obviously happy Zhou, and said in a complicated mood, "In addition, there is a decree in the saint, the draft is advanced, and the three young ladies of the Tong family are all listed." ”

After everyone dispersed, Songhua Garden returned to its former calm, and Mother Wang was a little sad when she looked at the old lady, how bad she was to be that she couldn't even eat the cloud leg cake.

"Fluttershy, ......"

"Old lady! How old am I, why did I suddenly call this name? ”

"Go and heat this cake for me, and the oil in it will not smell good when it is cold."

“......”

Hearing that the atmosphere in Lan Curie was a little heavy, Wen was so anxious that he looked at the sun outside, and knew that Tong Huaiyuan was hopeless at this hour, so he had to sigh, as if since Princess Huai came, he sighed more often.

"Mother, sit down and rest for a while."

Tong Qingyan poured herself a glass of white water and a cup of tea for Wen Lan.

After coming to this world for so long, I still retain the habit of drinking white water, and I still only love to drink white water.

"Why is the draft so early?"

"Mother, don't worry, in fact, even if the draft is not advanced, isn't it the same?"

"So what's the same, your father and I have planned it, and I will tell you in advance that your family will be settled, and it's not up to our family to decide when you get married. When the time comes, just report it, there is still more than a year to prepare, and it is too late to see each other slowly, but now this draft is early, and the three of you sisters will be written without saying hello, which is miserable. ”

"Mother, don't worry, participating in the draft is not necessarily selected." Tong Qingyan patted the back of Wen Lan's hand soothingly, "And this time I have the whole family to accompany me to Beijing, I'm not afraid." ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

"Dad and grandmother have always behaved, and my mother should know that they should be able to keep me home safely."

"That's right, your father and grandmother have always disdained the so-called high-ranking families." Wen Lan was calm, and suddenly thought of something and clapped her hands, "Oh, your aunt and they must hope to be selected, it seems that your grandmother's life in the future will not be so leisurely, keep some distance from your two cousins in the future, so as not to be dragged down." ”

"Got it, don't worry."

The news that Tong Zhizhou was promoted to the capital as an official made the people with heads and faces in Changchun Mansion a little melancholy.

This Zhizhou has been in charge of Changchun Mansion for so many years, they are all familiar with each other, and they have never stayed in Beijing to take up their posts, everyone is used to it, and this is suddenly going to be replaced, and every household is a little worried.

After the old lady announced the results, the whole Tong family began to fall into the busyness of counting assets and packing up the cage, and the second Mrs. Tong was particularly active, taking care of the business assets of the second room as early as possible, transferring the transfer, and taking away what could be taken away.

No matter how unwilling you are to leave this rainy Jiangnan, it's time to say goodbye to him.

Glancing at the stone lion at the gate, Tong Qingyan gathered a thick cloak, holding a hand stove with a faint medicinal fragrance, and a small piece of Beiqi lying quietly in the hand stove, the winter in the capital is much colder than here, I hope I can adapt to it.

"Miss, get in the carriage, the wind is a little strong, don't catch a cold."

Shuangxi stepped forward and grabbed Tong Qingyan's wrist, and followed her line of sight to look at the mansion where she had lived since she was a child, and there were many people who followed Shangjing this time.

The masters are kind-hearted, those who don't want to follow can take the deed and stay in Changchun Mansion to live, and those who are willing can drag their families and go with them, most people are willing to follow the old master, so the team in Beijing this time is very strong.

Tong Qingyan got into the carriage with the support of Double Happiness, and looked at her mother, who was also reluctant on her face, Tong Qingyan felt that it would take a long time for the whole family to adapt to going to the capital.

From Changchun Mansion to the capital, there is a long waterway in the middle, and after living in Changchun Mansion for so many years, most of the people in the mansion are taking a boat for the first time, and they are a little afraid of seasickness, and Tong Qingyan is no exception.

"Miss, I've bought all the pills I can buy in Jinling, and I don't know if it can really cure seasickness."

Pearl was holding a large stack of paper bags, each containing a number of pills, all of which were private recipes for each drugstore.

Jinling Wharf is much larger than the wharf of Changchun Mansion, and bigger and better boats can be rented here, so the people of Tongfu took a carriage all the way to Jinling to board the ship, and after a short rest, the people of Tongfu began to move boxes and cages to the ship.

Tong Qingyan's master and servant sat in the wonton stall by the dock, watching the people coming and going, eating hot wontons very happily.

"Sister, let's go buy two wontons to eat, shall we?"

Tong Manji watched Tong Qingyan and the three of them eat happily, and felt that it was too stupid to stand in the cold wind and wait for the boat.

"How did my mother explain it, and she forgot it so quickly?"

Tong Manjiao felt that eating on the street was unhygienic, and sitting on the side of the stall eating with such a big thorn also damaged the demeanor of the official lady, Tong Qingyan was vulgar since she was a child, it didn't matter, she couldn't do it.

Tong Manji, who was categorically rejected, was very disappointed, but she didn't dare to disobey her sister, otherwise she would be nagged by her mother again, so she had to swallow her saliva.

"You're just greedy, when you get off the boat, it's not easy to eat wontons, just let the cook do it, bear with it now."

In the end, it is her own sister, Tong Manjiao is still reluctant to really teach her sister.

"Sister, look over there, it seems to be the carriage and horse of the Huai Wangfu."

Tong Manji didn't dwell on the wontons, because she saw the chariot and horse procession coming from afar, and her sharp eyes found that the person on the tall horse was not the prince of Huai Wang, who had lived in Tong's mansion for a few days.

Tong Manjiao looked in the direction of Tong Manjiao's finger, and her eyes suddenly lit up, it was so coincidental? !

Song Zhan rode on a horse, and saw the Tong family by the dock from a distance, a trace of understanding flashed in his heart, but there was a look of surprise on his face.

When the carriage and horses approached, Song Zhan took the lead in dismounting and walked towards the Tong family, and at this time, Tong Huaiyuan, who had walked down from the boat, also saw the carriage and horses of the Huai Wangfu.

"Xiaguan has seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Adults are exempt from courtesy, adults are ...... children"

"The lower official was transferred to the capital, but he was destined to go to Beijing with the Huai Wangfu."

"It's quite fateful."

Tong Qingyan silently glanced at the remaining three wontons in the bowl, very sad, she knew that she would eat faster.

Reluctantly put down the soup spoon, stood up and walked behind Tong Huaiyuan, and curtsied to Song Zhan with Tong Manjiao and Tong Manji.

"I've seen His Royal Highness."

The three women with different styles saluted together, and Song Zhan didn't put on any shelf, and after bowing his hand slightly, his eyes were always on Tong Huaiyuan.

Mingyue, who was sitting in the carriage and lifted a little curtain, was very depressed in her heart, and her hand holding the curtain slowly tightened, it was really a narrow road.

At this moment, Tong Qingyan's heart is also shining with four golden words: The road is narrow!