Chapter 66: Trouble
Shouldn't this be an old lady challenging Ruoxue's authority? Ruohong knew that this sister was holding the head of the family token in her hand, and it was impossible to speak without counting.
"Since Grandma has spoken, let her go, it's not a big deal anyway." She said.
Ruoxue raised her head and glanced at Ruohong, then went to look at the account books on Zhuangzi again, I wonder if my sister will be dissatisfied? The punishment of the Yang family is to fight for her, and now she easily lets go of the Yang family, and she always feels a little sorry for her sister!
Ruoxian was quite satisfied with her birthday banquet, but the fly in the ointment was the nosebleeds of her two cousins.
If it weren't for them, her birthday party could have ended later, or she could have played a little longer.
When she returned to her boudoir, she remembered the fruits that the eldest aunt gave her in the morning, and when she brought those fruits to the table at the banquet, she felt proud of her when she saw their envious eyes.
Although each person only ate one or two pieces, they were all full of praise!
"What about the portion of fruit that I let you keep? And he washed the grapes and brought them to me to eat. She said.
Ruoxian looked at the maid and ordered, in order to show that she was the master, she ate the least fruit at noon, and gave it to her cousins.
She still had one in her room, so she didn't fight with them, which would be too petty.
The little maid's body froze, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Ruoxian's face, as if she hadn't heard her speak.
"What did the young lady ask you? Dumb or not? Huazhu asked sharply.
The maid's body shook for a moment, and Putong knelt down, "Little ...... Miss, let Mrs. give those fruits to Mrs. Uncle. She said.
After she finished speaking, she lay on the ground, waiting for the young lady's scolding.
Ruoxian stood up suddenly, her eyes were full of angry flames, "I asked you to send me to the room, who went out to chew the root of the tongue, and let A-Niang know?" She said.
"Yes...... It was Miss Five, and she told her wife that Miss had got some fruit and put it in the house, and Mrs. asked Sister Jin Gui to fetch it, and the slaves and maids didn't dare to ......stop it," the maid replied in a trembling voice.
Ruoxian took a step and walked outside, Huazhu hurriedly picked up the cloak on the side and chased out, and hurried to catch up with Ruoxian, while trotting, while putting on the cloak and fastening the belt for her.
Out of the house, a maid chased after her, handed an open umbrella to Huazhu, and Huazhu took a few steps with the umbrella to cover the falling snow, but she raised her hand and knocked it over.
Huazhu took a look at the umbrella that fell behind, and didn't pick it up, but ran after Ruoxian.
Walking into a mewich road, there was a moon gate at the end of the mezzanine, Ruoxian walked in, it was a small courtyard, only three rooms facing east from the west.
Ruoxian quickly stepped into the house, glanced at it, and said, "What about Ruofei?" Where did she go? ”
A young woman and a little girl in the house were doing needlework on the kang, and when they saw her coming in covered in snow, they were both startled and got off the kang in a panic.
This woman is Aunt Ming, the concubine of the second master Mei Jishan, that is, Ruofei's biological aunt.
Aunt Ming went up and reached out to dust the snow on Ruoxian's body, "What's the matter with the second miss, just let the maid say it, why don't you come out without an umbrella, in case you ......"
Ruoxian interrupted Aunt Ming's words, raised her hand and gave her a mouthful, "I can also be slapped by you, and I don't look at what I am!" ......," she said.
Aunt Ming took two steps back after being beaten, and touched the left side of her face that was hurt by the beating, I don't know what happened to the second miss today?
The second lady has always been kind, and she has a better temperament than the eldest lady, what is this today that annoys her and makes her so angry.
The little girl on the side saw that Aunt Ming was beaten, and said quickly: "Aunt Ming is also kind enough to dust snow for you, not ......"
Huazhu didn't wait for her to finish, he went up and raised his hand to slap her, "There is no place for you to talk here." She said.
The little girl cried as soon as she wowed.
"Where did Ruofei go?" Ruoxian asked again.
Aunt Ming hurriedly said: "She is at his wife's place, and she hasn't come back yet......"
Ruoxian didn't wait for her to finish speaking, she turned around and walked out, and the painting bamboo followed closely, and the thick cotton door curtain was thrown out with a crisp sound.
"Auntie...... Woohoo......"
Aunt Ming woke up in shock, walked a few steps out of the house, and ran into the snow.
Ruoxian walked out of the Moon Gate towards the main courtyard of the Yang family, facing the whistling north wind, bypassing the two gates among the flying snowflakes, and entering the Yang family's house.
Yang sat on the big kang under the south window, and played with Ruofei on the kang table to pass the boring time in winter.
There were two waiting maids standing next to them watching them play, one peeling peanut skins in his hand, and the other holding half a cup of tea that Yang had not finished drinking.
The two of them lost no time in saying two witty words, which made Yang laugh.
Yang fiddled with the dominoes around him while asking what had happened at the banquet.
Ruofei asked and said the chatter and laughter of the sisters at the banquet, "The third cousin likes to eat that crispy duck, so the fourth sister gave her two more pieces, so that the third cousin didn't eat other delicious dishes, but only ate duck."
When playing cards, the eldest brother stood behind the second sister to help her look at the cards, the eldest cousin sat next to the eldest brother from time to time to see the eldest brother, so that she made several mistakes in the cards, lost several handfuls, if it wasn't for the eldest brother later to see the second brother they roll the dice, the eldest cousin may have to cry home. Ruofei said with a smile.
The Yang family also listened to Ruofei with a smile, and heard that his nephew's daughter always looked at his son, not to mention how comfortable he felt in his heart.
Yang thought about his nephew's daughter, that was a beauty, not to mention the beauty, and after two years of studying, the beauty and talent are more attractive.
Earlier, when I talked to my eldest brother about kissing and kissing, my eldest brother always shouldn't, Yang knew her eldest brother's thoughts, her eldest brother wanted to marry his daughter to an official family, and didn't want to marry into a merchant's family.
After waiting like this for a few years, he didn't marry Yang Wanqing, and he was seventeen years old after seeing that he was in a hurry.
Today's sister-in-law talked about giving Yang Wanqing to her son as a daughter-in-law, and Yang's stomach was angry for a while, and she refused to give her her daughter in her early years, and she remembered her son again when she was raised as an old girl!
Yang was angry at that time and did not agree immediately, but said that he could only decide after asking his husband, and let them dry for two days before he spoke.
There was a bang, and the door was pushed open vigorously.
The people in the house looked at the door in shock, and saw that Ruoxian's head and cloak on her shoulders were covered with snow, and her face was gloomy, like ice formed in a copper basin in the morning, and as if she had just quarreled with someone.
"What's the matter, don't let people open umbrellas and draw bamboo ......"
Yang was about to reprimand Huazhu for not being dedicated, when he saw Ruoxian coming over in a few steps, raised his hand and gave Ruofei a big slap, Ruofei was stunned, and actually forgot to cry and forget the pain.
"What are you, come to be my master, I won't give away fruit in my house, I need you to come to A-Niang to be a good person." Ruoxian tore off the cloak on her body three or two times and threw it on the ground, pointing at Ruofei's nose and counting them.
Ruofei realized that she had been beaten, and then she felt a burning pain on her face, and she cried with a grin, "Auntie, the second sister beat me...... Woowoo woo ......"
Aunt Ming ran in after her, and saw Ruofei crying in her wife's arms, she didn't know what was going on, and she didn't dare to go forward when she stood there.
Yang patted Ruofei, looked at her daughter who was a little crazy, and asked, "What is it that makes you so angry?" Say ...... Speak Up"
"The fruit that the eldest aunt gave me, why did she take it out and give it away, it was mine, my ......" Ruoxian yelled at Yang, her tears couldn't stop flowing down, and it was so bitter to flow into her mouth.
Today is her birthday, it should be a happy day, she got up early in the morning, freshened up and dressed beautifully, went to kowtow to the eldest uncle, and thanked her for the red jade bracelet she gave herself.
The eldest aunt praised her for becoming more and more beautiful, she was a sensible and good child, and asked the maid to take a few fruits from the ice cellar for her, she could have left them all for no one, but she got a few words of praise from the eldest aunt, and she was in a good mood! And she took out most of the fruit and ate it for all, leaving only a little for herself.
There is only a little bit left, and let this annoying sister say it, just say it, why give it to others without asking her.
Yang listened to her daughter's words, her face was a little unbearable, this refers to Sang scolded Huai for giving away the fruit, she sank her face, and said: "Isn't it just a few grapes and an apple, and it's not that I haven't eaten it, as for yelling at your sister with a white face like this......
"That's mine...... My ,......" Ruoxian cried and roared.
The frightened Yang was trembling, and he didn't say anything he hadn't finished
Ruofei jumped down from the kang and rushed to the door, ran to Aunt Ming's side at the door, grabbed her waist and hid behind her.
Such a second sister is so terrible, I have never seen a second sister like this, I have broken two hostas before, and I have never seen her get angry, but today because of a few worthless fruits, it has become like this.
It's scary!
"It's the other way around, go find the old man and the eldest young master." Yang looked at the maid on the side and commanded.
The maid had long wanted to leave here, and when she heard the command, she turned around and ran outside, almost hitting Aunt Ming and Ruofei.
Ruofei saw that the maid ran out, so she wanted to pull Aunt Ming out as well.
Aunt Ming stood still, she understood and understood, it was the fifth lady who was talkative, and told her wife about the fruit in the second lady's house, and the wife gave those things to others.
Therefore, the second miss brained the fifth miss, they can't leave at this time, and they can't untie this knot after leaving.
She pushed Ruofei in front of Ruoxian, "Kneel, tell your sister that you were wrong, and let the second lady forgive you this time." Hurry up ......"
Ruofei wanted to run out, but she broke free, and was pushed by Aunt Ming to Ruoxian, and slowly knelt down.
Aunt Ming also knelt down, she is Ruofei's mother, if Ruofei is three points wrong, she has seven points of not.
Aunt Ming is in charge of the big and small things in Ruofei's house, and she also supervises and teaches Ruofei's responsibility, Ruofei said a few words, she can't escape if she doesn't teach strictly.
Mei Zhiyuan held an oil-paper umbrella painted with landscapes, and walked towards Guanfang Courtyard with heavy steps, he had just come from Jihui Hall, and he was thinking of going to the eldest aunt to ask for two more fruits, so as to coax his sister Ruoxian, today is her birthday, and she should be happy for a day.
But he didn't want the eldest aunt to rest unwell, so he had to come to Ruoxue with a shy face to try his luck and get two fruits.
"Young Master,"
As soon as Mei Zhiyuan entered Guanfang Courtyard, he was seen by Lianxin.
Lian Xin sent tea in, and when she came out, she saw Mei Zhiyuan coming in, and seeing his absent-minded appearance, she didn't know what was going on to find the eldest lady.
"What is the big sister doing?" He said.
"The eldest lady is writing, what is the matter with the eldest young master?" Lian Xin asked.
"Go and talk to my eldest sister, I have something to look for her." Mei Zhiyuan walked under the eaves of the porch, shook off the snow on the umbrella, and stood there waiting for Lianxin to reply.
"Please come in, big brother." The sound of snow came from inside the house.
"Big young master, please." Lian Xin took two steps to the side, let out the door behind her, and opened the curtain.
Ruoxue and Ruohong let Mei Zhiyuan sit down on a chair by the window, not in a hurry to ask him anything, and waited for Lianxin to pour him a bowl of tea before asking him what he had to do to find her.
Mei Zhiyuan was a little embarrassed with the teacup, and told Ruoxian about the unpleasant trouble with her fifth sister because of the fruit given by her eldest uncle.
"I think today is a good day for the second sister, let her be happy, if the eldest sister still has fruit here, give me two, I will take it back and coax her." Mei Zhiyuan lowered his head and looked at the tea bowl in his hand, really embarrassed to look at Ruoxue.
"I still have two pomegranates from my mother, the eldest brother will take them back to the second sister, for a little thing, let the sisters get a bad share." Ruohong looked at the maid standing on the side and said, "Pomegranate, you go and bring the pomegranate......"
Speaking of this, Ruohong burst out laughing, why is this so awkward!
Ruoxue was also amused by these words, such a smile diluted Mei Zhiyuan's embarrassment, and he also relaxed and took a sip of tea.
Pomegranate smiled and answered a "yes", turned around and went to the west wing to get the two pomegranates.
Mei Zhiyuan talked to Ruoxue about the prince of Jinzhang again, "I accepted the precious medicinal materials brought by the prince, a 500-year-old ginseng tree, a 300-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, and I sent them to the warehouse for storage." He said.
"I heard from Peony." Ruoxue smiled: "It's nothing to take it, that prince is not bad for that thing." ”
"Yes! I think the same way, they are high-ranking and noble, and there is no shortage of these in the family. He said.
When the pomegranate came back, he carried a plate, and there were two large fuchsia pomegranates on the plate, because they had been put for a long time, the skin looked a little wrinkled and dry.
Mei Zhiyuan saw the pomegranate and said with a smile: "Speaking of pomegranates, I think of the pomegranates in this yard, and the third sister planted them!" When my sister was a child, she buried a handful of pomegranate seeds in this yard, and many pomegranate seedlings grew in a few days. The pomegranates in this yard can still bear twenty or thirty fruits every year, and I ate one this year. ”
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