Chapter 56
On the other side, Gu Sixian and Diao Ruyue followed Xiaohong to the backyard, and there were many female dependents standing in the backyard, and when Gu Sixian was led by Xiaohong to Gu's side, they all looked at Gu Sixian in unison.
Gu Sixian has a good appearance and outstanding temperament, and the clothes she wears are exquisite and novel, which is really eye-catching for women.
When Gu Shi saw Gu Sixian, he only felt that his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Gu Sixian's hand and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for three years, Xian'er has grown into a big girl." Look at this little appearance, it's as delicate as a flower, who can not like it when you see it? β
"Madame praises falsely, Xian'er is just a willow posture, but fortunately, Madame does not dislike it."
Gu Shi felt bored when she heard this, but she could also understand that this was a little girl, if she was ashamed to admit it directly, although she liked it, others would inevitably gossip behind her back. Moreover, she is choosing a daughter-in-law and not a daughter, she likes to be lively and coquettish, but her daughter-in-law is still virtuous and quiet.
"I think your silk flowers and clothes are ingenious, but you made them yourself?" Gu asked again.
Gu Sixian said truthfully: "The clothes are custom-made for me by my sister-in-law, and the silk flowers are made by my sister-in-law who drew patterns for me to make. β
Gu Shi liked Gu Sixian's sincerity, and said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law is indeed very thoughtful, but you are not bad." If you have such a craft at a young age, you will definitely be able to do it in the future. β
"Then inherit Mrs. Jiyan."
Gu Sixian has learned etiquette very well, and her words and deeds seem to be pleasing to the eye, and she behaves better than all the girls who came to visit. The Gu family was even more satisfied when she saw it, thinking that the Bai family was worthy of being the best lady in the capital, even if she was down, the daughters she taught were much stronger than those in these small counties.
People like them are rich in Songyue County, and they can find special teachers for their daughters, but where can those grandmothers compare to the real ladies? Gu Sixian has this kind of beautiful temperament, but she is a little restrained, I don't know if it is because she came out as a guest for the first time. Gu felt that as long as Gu Sixian could change this restraint, no one in this county would have to envy her for finding such a daughter-in-law in the future.
Thinking of this, Gu Shi hurriedly introduced to everyone: "Come on, come on, this is the daughter of my deceased, surnamed Gu, her name is Sixian, she was born with a pair of skillful hands, you see that the silk flower on her head is made by herself." β
"Sure enough, it is a natural pair of skillful hands, and I have never seen such a realistic and beautiful silk flower." There was a lady who said yes.
"Yes, even the splendid workshop that has been putting new goods on the market recently does not have such silk flowers, and this craftsmanship is really amazing."
"This sister is a fairy-like sister, and her craftsmanship is also a rare craft, but the girl's hand is the most expensive, so why do you have to do this kind of thing yourself? If you want anything, you can go directly to our family's splendid workshop and buy it. A girl who was about the same age as Gu Sixian said with a smile, "Although those silk flowers in the Splendid Workshop are nothing special, they can barely be worn." β
Gu Sixian's face was unrevealing when she heard this, but she was not very happy in her heart. She thought to herself, although the girl did not say it explicitly, but in her heart she despised her and the silk flowers she sold in the Splendid Workshop. If the shopkeeper of the Splendid Workshop had shown disdain for her craftsmanship, she would never have sold her embroidery and silk flowers there.
It's just that she doesn't understand, she didn't know that girl before, and now she doesn't have to wear anything inferior to that girl, why does the other party look down on her and target her?
Gu whispered in her ear: "That's Cao Baozhen, the eldest girl of the Cao family, her mother is from the Chen family, and the Jinxiufang is her mother's dowry." The Cao family is just this baby daughter, and Jinxiufang will also be her companion in the future. β
Gu Sixian couldn't help but feel a little awkward when she heard this, Cao Baozhen looked down on the silk flowers she made like this, but her silk flowers have been sold in the Splendid Workshop, isn't this helping the Splendid Workshop make money for nothing?
Cao Baozhen saw that Gu Sixian didn't reply to her words, and she became more and more proud, thinking that even a broken family like the Gu family is worthy of Brother Zixi? She was so angry from the time she knew that the Gu family was going to invite the Gu family brothers and sisters to come over as guests, and she didn't understand why the Gu family had fallen and the Xu family still refused to give up this marriage, where could the wild girl in the countryside compare to her?
In order for Gu Sixian to get off the horse, Cao Baozhen began to prepare carefully a few days ago, but fortunately, Gu Sixian couldn't raise her head today. But where did she think that Gu Sixian not only looked better than her, but also did not lose her etiquette and conversation, and even the silk flowers on her head and the clothes on her body were better than hers.
Cao Baozhen felt red at first glance when she saw Gu Sixian's outfit, but when she thought that the pearls, gems and jade ornaments on her body were dozens of times more expensive than those on Gu Sixian's body, she suddenly straightened her chest again.
Seeing this, Cao Baozhen's little sister hurriedly said: "The silk flower is originally useless, and it is easy to break, where can it compare to the pearl flower inlaid with white jade jade pearls and various colored gemstones on Sister Cao's head?" β
Cao Baozhen's bead flower is really good, and before Gu Sixian came in, it had been attracting the attention of all the female dependents. Everyone knows that the Cao family loves this daughter the most, but they didn't expect that they love it so much, and they are willing to spend thousands of taels of silver to create such an eye-catching pearl flower for their daughter.
But today is the Peach Blossom Banquet, and Gu Sixian's clothes and hair accessories complement each other with the Peach Blossom Banquet, which makes people happy. It is also a coincidence, this dress was customized by Jiang Xuehe a long time ago, and she didn't know that Gu Sixian would go to the Xu family's peach blossom banquet at that time, but she just thought that the little girl should be dressed pink and lively, so she specially customized a peach blossom embroidered dress, who would have thought that it could be used.
Gu Shi and the others felt that Cao Baozhen and her little sister were a little rude, as a guest, how could they criticize the other guests invited by the host's family?
Gu Sixian didn't take it to heart, and only smiled at Cao Baozhen: "What Miss Cao said is that this silk flower is indeed inferior to your pearl flower." β
Cao Baozhen was very proud: "That's nature, and besides, your silk flowers are not as good as those in our splendid workshop." There is still a peony in front of our splendid workshop, which is much more beautiful than your peach blossom. β
Gu Sixian nodded: "The peony is beautiful and fragrant, and it is the king of flowers." β
Cao Baozhen became more and more proud: "That peony is now in my house, and as soon as Jinxiufang got the goods, it was sent to me directly." It's a pity I didn't bring it today, otherwise it would have opened your eyes. β
The peony was also tied by her, because the Gu family has several pots of peonies, Gu Sixian has always liked it, and she has used extra silk to tie a peony before. It's just that because the leftover leftovers are used, the peony is only a very small one, and it is not atmospheric enough, Gu Sixian originally wanted to find an opportunity to make a big one, but now even if she makes a big peony, she will not hand it over to Jinxiufang to sell, fortunately, she has not signed a long-term contract with Jinxiufang.
Cao Baozhen has been embarrassing Gu Sixian, and Gu also saw that Cao Baozhen was interested in Xu Zixi. She also considered Cao Baozhen when she wanted to divorce the Gu family in the past, but she shook her head again and again when she thought of this girl's spoiled temperament. Now it seems that Gu Sixian's temperament is more calm, and she is not angry at all in the face of such difficulties.
Gu pulled his third daughter Xu Yirou over: "Xian'er is still the first time to come back to our Xu family, Rou'er will take her around." β
Xu Yirou's impression of Gu Sixian is not bad, because she has always liked the silk flowers made by Gu Sixian, and now she also likes the pair on Gu Sixian's head, thinking that although Cao Baozhen's peony is good, the pairs of peach blossoms on Gu Sixian's head are obviously more delicate, that is, Cao Baozhen is illiterate, and she has been counting people well in front of the people who make silk flowers.
"Sister, come with me, I'm afraid she will often come to our house as a guest in the future, I'll take you to get familiar with it first." Xu Yirou is two years older than Gu Sixian, and she is much taller than her, she directly stepped forward and grabbed Gu Sixian's arm, pulled the person aside, and whispered in Gu Sixian's ear, "You don't have to pay attention to her, that girl naturally loves to compare with others, I think you are the best looking among all the girls who came to visit today." β
Gu Sixian hurriedly said: "It's Sister Rou who has won the award." β
Xu Yirou smiled: "I don't like the hypocrisy, I say that you are the most beautiful, that is, I really think you are the most beautiful." What's more, you are still skillful, I like the two pairs of silk flowers I sent before, even my eldest sister likes it very much, you must know that her vision has always been higher than Cao Baozhen. β
Xu Yirou is indeed a straightforward person, Gu Sixian chatted with her very happily, and when the peach blossom banquet officially began, Xu Yirou even sat directly next to Gu Sixian. Fortunately, the position originally arranged by the Gu family for Gu Sixian was not far from the main seat, so although others felt strange, they didn't feel out of place.
The Gu family originally held this peach blossom banquet to see each other for his second son and third son, Xu Zixi is only fifteen this year, so she is not in a hurry, plus she has seen all the girls of the right age in this room, none of them are stronger than Gu Sixian, so as long as Xu Zixi and Gu Sixian can look at each other. And her second son Xu Zisheng has not yet landed, and that stinky boy is so picky that he has a headache.
What's even more terrifying is that Xu Zisheng became even more critical after seeing Gu Sixian, and in turn said to Gu: "I just said that my father has been partial to the third brother since he was a child, otherwise he set it for the third brother so early, why didn't he set one for me?" β
When Gu Shi heard this, he wanted to knock on his head: "Where haven't I thought about you?" I also asked you before, but you yourself are not happy to be set early, and you said that you want to pick the best one to come back, but you are picking! β
Xu Zisheng pouted and said, "Dad asked Cao Baozhen before!" That girl has been rude since she was a child, how dare I agree? And it's right that I didn't agree, but what she likes now is the third brother. It's a really good life for the third brother, with such a rich daughter who likes it, and a beautiful fiancΓ©e who is virtuous and generous. Actually, I don't pick either, just find me someone who is similar to Miss Gu. β
Gu Shi's head grew when she heard this, and she thought to herself, where did she find someone similar to Gu Sixian?