July is hot and noisy, and three days later, it's Tanabata.

Early in the morning, Cui cleaned up and stopped, so according to Wu's instructions, she took the golden silk red rope that she had tied seven knots with her own hands and went to the west courtyard.

There are a lot of people in the courtyard this year, and the Wu family prepared the red rope early, and the Diancui is the first one, and the seven descendants of the West Courtyard also have one.

The seven sons got a red rope mixed with gold threads, and a little emerald urged them to tie their hair quickly, and everyone's faces were really wonderful. Just because this red hair was when they were still children, the adults in the family tied small pigtails and tied seven knotted red ropes, which was intended to pray that God would bless the children with health and longevity.

Now they are not the children, and when they arrived at Qixi Festival, they were urged by Mrs. Gui and the fourth sister to tie the red head rope, and they couldn't cry or laugh.

"Senior sister, I'm not a child, so I don't need to tie this red head rope." Even Gu Guangyao frowned and refused to pierce.

Where can Diancui let him, he invited the maid to tie it up after a few clicks, Gu Guangyao was helpless, with this beautiful red and gorgeous head rope, with a cute and handsome appearance with unyielding cheeks, the straight man couldn't help but laugh.

The other sons of the country didn't want to tie it even more, but a few of them were used to pampering Diancui, and they couldn't help her request, so they all stubbornly let the combing maid tie it. As for Yin Chang, after seeing the letter beside Diancui again, he didn't dare to come out in a stunned manner, so he let it be dispatched.

Compared with the shyness of these sons, Yuan Zhiheng looked like he accepted it calmly, but he didn't want to use a maid to comb his hair, and Diancui personally combed it for him, and after tying the red rope, he still felt that the silk green robe he wore today with this red rope was really ugly. I went to change into a white gown.

Looking at the admiration in Diancui's eyes, this party was satisfied.

The last place to go is the courtyard of my brother Gui Bonian, and as usual, Diancui combs his hair with him.

The brother and sister grow older, and although they are intimate in their hearts, they can't be like when they were young. Combing his hair is the most intimate move between Diancui and his brother.

Although the cicadas are singing and the birds are chirping outside, there is an ice basin in the house, and the furnishings in the room are simple. Only a bottle of round mouth low clay pot was placed on top of a few cases, which was filled with clear water, and there were a few leisurely lotus leaves lying on top of the clear water, and a vertical ink-colored lotus flower bloomed quietly between the lotus leaves.

The clay pot is quaint, and the ink lotus is elegant.

Just like the people of the year.

Diancui used the black jade crown to make his long hair into a ponytail and erect it, and the red thread rope and long hair were braided into the crown.

Gui Bonian is still dressed in ordinary white clothes, but because of the red rope mixed in the black hair, it adds a touch of handsomeness that is different from the past. Han Lian's cheeks were on fire.

"Our eldest young master is so good-looking!" Xin'er has always been lively, and no one is holding her, and she is more straightforward when she speaks, and at this time she is smiling and saying: "But I didn't expect that several sons have become different today because of this red head rope." Our eldest young master is the best-looking, and Yuan Gongzi is also good-looking, his moon-white clothes are really different from usual. ”

To say that on weekdays, Yuan Zhiheng is an exaggerated silk and green robe except for a green shirt, but today he suddenly changed to a moon-white dress, no wonder the little girl made a fuss.

Gui Bonian was happy because of his sister's combing of his hair, and naturally he also joked: "Zhiheng, he has responded to several girls' appointments today, so he wants to dress up." ”

"Teacher, he has a girl's appointment, what about the eldest brother?" Diancui smiled and looked at the handsome face of the eldest brother and asked playfully.

Gui Bonian's face was slightly red, and the maid on the side paused to pack her clothes, but her eyes were a little messy.

"My sister is not naughty, it's rare to take a break, today is Tanabata again, and my eldest brother wants to accompany my sister to the market for a visit." Since he and his sister lost their sister on the street during the Lantern Festival that year, he had a hurdle in his heart, and he easily stopped going to crowded places with his sister.

"What the eldest brother said is true!" Diancui was pleasantly surprised, if the eldest brother could really forget the pain of the past, she couldn't ask for it.

Gui Bonian nodded lightly, but his fists were clenched tightly, and Diancui pulled up his sleeves and shook them, with tears in his eyes.

Han Lian on the side packed up her clothes, her nose was sore, and tears fell down, she was happy for the young master.

In order to be with the eldest brother's white clothes, Dian Cui deliberately went back to the maid and changed into a slightly luxurious silver silk crepe begonia red cardigan, and her hair was combed into a cute and delicate lily bun. The two bun rings are tied with red rope, and the red rope hangs down and is tied into a wishful knot, and under the knot is tied a row of pearls the size of extremely bright glutinous rice grains, and the pearls just hang down on the temples, and the pearl bead hoop on the forehead shines with each other.

The general stopped dressing, but heard Grandma Lu come in happily and called: "Miss, go to Mrs., the eldest sister is here, and she wants to go to Saiqiao with Miss." ”

Diancui was also shocked when she heard that it was the eldest sister Gui Chuying who came, and hurriedly followed Grandma Lu to her mother's yard to meet her.

"But it's only been three or two months, and the whereabouts of the fourth sister are becoming more and more symbolic." Gui Chuying stepped forward to greet her and praised her.

As soon as they met, they were praised, Diancui's face flushed slightly, and said with a smile: "Why did the big sister come in person, I should have invited the big sister to join me today." ”

Although she said so, if Gui Chuying didn't come to her, she wouldn't go to the uncle's mansion to find her. First, the two families have not had frequent contact over the years, and some time ago, the uncle was relieved and agreed to recommend the eldest brother, although after all, the eldest brother was neat and useless. Daddy is grateful to the uncle in his heart, but the uncle still refuses to do more; Second, naturally, it's the old lady's side, and Dian Cui will please her a little because of his cheekiness, but he doesn't dare to take the initiative to go to the uncle's house and caress her scales, so it's worth it!

Besides, Chu Ying is so exquisite, so he came to find some cui, and he directly entered the courtyard of the Wu family, and he didn't even go to the old lady to ask for peace, which shows how deep the uncle's jealousy of the old lady is.

She came suddenly this time, saying that she wanted to invite Diancui to go to Saiqiao together, which can be seen that the eldest master Gui has a heart for the younger brother of the third master. But as a junior, she didn't say hello to the old lady, and although Wu and Diancui felt embarrassed, they couldn't show it.

Diancui went to the west courtyard under the pretext of calling the eldest brother together, so he left the east courtyard and ran to the old lady in the north courtyard.

No matter how tough the old lady is to her, it is also her own grandmother, and these days Dian Cui can feel it, in fact, the old lady is just hard-mouthed, and she cares about her in her heart, especially the housekeeper who scolded the Naluo family for this, she was not unmoved in her heart.

"Why are you here again, didn't you have breakfast with me?" When Diancui came in, the old lady was pruning the flowers and branches in the yard, and when she saw her granddaughter come in, she said angrily: "Today is the Chinese Valentine's Day, you don't go to make friends with the young ladies and girls in the capital, what are you going to do, your mother is pregnant now, you should also be sensible." ”

When the old lady talks to Diancui, she has always admonished, and Diancui is also used to it. The eldest sister came, saying that she invited me to go to Saiqiao together, and when she finished speaking, she went to see my grandmother's face.

"Oh," said the old lady, whose face was so flat that no one could see a hint of it.

Diancui thought that she had lived two lifetimes, and she still had some ability to look at people, but the old lady couldn't see what she meant, thinking that the old lady hated people the most, so she simply said: "But big sister, she will ask her grandmother for peace in the future, so I thought, if my grandmother doesn't like it, I won't go with her today, anyway, I have a big brother with me......"

After listening to her words, the old lady was slightly stunned, she was the old lady in this house, what could she hide from her, and as soon as Sister Ying entered the door, she would know.

She also knows that her son and daughter-in-law have actually intended to be friends with the eldest family in the past few years. Who let that concubine come out?

It's just that I didn't expect that Su Ri is accustomed to being likable, and the granddaughter who gets along with the children in her hometown is also the best, but today she is upset for herself.

"It's her business whether she comes to say hello to me, and it's not worth it for me to be angry with her as a junior." She just can't look down on the concubine born to the concubine, but now she is just a five-grade official, even if he is a first-class member of the court, then he is also a concubine, in front of her, the main mother, he and his dead mother are a head shorter!

The old lady was strong and proud, clicked a pair of scissors to cut off a superfluous flower branch, turned her head and said to Diancui: "But it has nothing to do with you, you should go with her to Saiqiao and go, what to think about in the future!" ”

The tone is also cold and hard, Diancui listened to it but smiled and said good, grandmother is not angry, then I went, there are beautiful frangipani in the Qixi market, the taste is very fragrant, when I came back, I bought a few bunches and put them in the house with my grandmother.

The old lady ignored her, and turned to prune the branches.

"Seeing that the old lady is in a rare mood today, she only cut one flower tree, and picked up two in a row, not to mention that she is tired or too hot." It was noon, and the big girl next to the old lady and the little sister next to her whispered.

"It's all the credit of the young lady, sister, didn't you see that the young lady came to accompany her for breakfast, and the old lady used it more every day than before......"

Let's say that Diancui and Gui Chuying were together, and they were accompanied by Gui Bonian, and they went out in a comfortable and spacious sedan chair.

When I arrived at the land of Saiqiao, it was surrounded by flowers and a crowd of people. Gui Bonian no longer cares about men and women, but only grasps his sister's hand and doesn't separate for half a step.

Diancui looked at the eldest brother as the crowd increased, his face became more and more pale, and his hand holding him trembled a little, and his heart ached, he knew that he shouldn't go out like this.

"Big sister, big brother, there are too many people here, why don't we find a spacious place." Dian Cui held the eldest brother's hand and walked towards a place where there were few people.

Gui Chuying nodded slightly and followed, but her eyes were extremely envious looking at the two brothers and sisters holding hands in front of her. She is the eldest sister at home, and she has had to be the eldest sister since she was a child, taking care of her younger brother, but unfortunately her younger brother is like her father, but she is young but old, and she has never been intimate.

Diancui pulled the eldest brother across the bridge in a hurry, wanting to go to the place where there were few people, but he didn't expect the eldest brother to stumble and walk unsteadily, and bumped into people.

I only heard the girl's "oops", and then the maid beside her shouted sharply: "What's the matter with you, you don't have a chance to bump into my young lady!" Hey, it's really not ashamed for men and women to walk hand in hand in broad daylight! ”

"Hey, what are you talking nonsense about, you girl! These two are my young master and young lady, there are many biological brothers and sisters here holding hands for fear of getting separated, what's wrong, don't use your dirty head to think nonsense, and tarnish the reputation of my young lady and son, see if I don't tear your mouth! Crossing his waist and pointing at the tip of the maid's nose, it was the third-class maid Xizi beside Diancui, just because Angelica Pavilion was really busy today, Diancui sent other maids in the yard to help in the shop, leaving only Xizi to serve by his side.

The maid was so ruthless by Xizi that she didn't follow it, and was about to step forward to theorize, but she heard a crisp voice and shouted: "Lian'er must not be rude!" ”

Diancui also saw the young lady who was bumped into by the eldest brother.

"It's you!"

"Is that you?"

Diancui and the young lady said in unison, and then they both laughed.

Diancui hurriedly stepped forward to help the person up, and did not forget to call the eldest brother, and came over to apologize to the young lady. But I saw that the eldest brother didn't hear it suddenly, just staring at those people coming and going.

"Big brother!" Dian Cui had to shout again, and Gui Chuying on the side also called Cousin Nian.

Gui Bonian heard his sister shouting to himself, a spirit, quickly turned his head, clenched Diancui's hand more vigorously, and asked, "Sister, what's wrong?" Don't be afraid, sister, big brother will never let you be picked up by others! ”

This seemed to be a bit stupid, Diancui endured the pain in his hand, looked up at his eldest brother, and saw that his eyes were at a loss, and there was clearly a small amount of water in it.

The eldest brother in front of him is no longer a humble son with an extraordinary humility and bearing on weekdays, but like a teenager who has regressed for ten years, fragile and distressing.