Chapter 218: Eating Tea and Chatting
"Miss, my lord is too deceitful this time, so he cares about his baby, why let Miss also go to be her mother! She has no hands, no feet, no brains, and she still needs someone to take care of her. Cangcang complained about his own young lady, and the young lady really owed them and his wife.
Qin Qingqing sat in front of the mirror, looking at herself in plain clothes and stunned.
She didn't like to look in the mirror very much, and she didn't even pay much attention to her appearance and clothing, when she was young, she and Yuan Zhiheng studied together, and she once read that there were people who said things in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Lu family, and they were weak and relaxed...... She remembered these words, practiced the rules of virtue and practiced the skills of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even used her soft voice to worship the famous Kunqu opera teacher, achieving her elegant and moving words and deeds.
But even if everyone praises her bearing, as long as there is the charming and beautiful Guishi Diancui, Yuan Zhiheng's eyes will always fall on her.
In her heart, she didn't look down on the Gui clan at all, a pampered and ignorant woman, how could she be worthy of the talented Brother Yuan.
"Brother Yuan asked me to take care of her, also out of trust in me, some things don't have to be rushed." Qin Qingqing gently buckled the mirror in her hand upside down on the dresser and said lightly.
"Miss, do you have any good ideas?" Cang Cang's eyes moved, her aunt was not from a high background, and the appearance of the young lady was also ordinary, but the young lady she had relied on the love of the smart and intelligent master since she was a child, and her daily food and clothing were not the same as the eldest lady.
Qin Qingqing was noncommittal, and only softly instructed her to inquire about Gui Diancui's net worth background, and the person who could take out 10,000 taels of silver as a thank you must not be from an ordinary rich and noble family.
Three days later, Yuan Zhiheng set off to return to Fucheng first, and Xue Dachuan and others came to see him off. Qin Qingqing sent a pair of boots made by herself, but said that they were bought in the shop, and Yuan Zhiheng thanked him and accepted them.
The clothes, shoes and socks made by Diancui for him were all left in Fucheng, and he only made a few delicious and hungry meals with him, and in order to show that he could "take charge of himself", he also sent him out of the county gate with a smile.
Who is his little lady, Yuan Zhiheng doesn't know yet, looking at her pretending to be calm and determined, Yuan Zhiheng couldn't help but come forward and hug her lovingly.
Yuan Fu and Yuan Lu were not the slightest surprised by his son's humiliating behavior in public. Xue Dachuan is also stupid, and his heart is really Mrs. came, and the adult became a finger twister.
Only Qin Qingqing shook the sweat towel in his hand and shook it vigorously.
It's only been a few days since we've seen each other, and we're going to separate again, and I don't know that the husbands and wives of other families are also like this...... Sending Yuan Zhiheng away, Dian Cui's originally smiling face suddenly drooped.
Back in the inner courtyard of the Xue family, Dian Cui instructed Qiu Yue to find a doctor, this typhoid fever disease was intermittent and very irritating.
"Madam, this illness can't be rushed, the doctor has already said it, tell you not to worry too much about recuperation." Qiu Yue persuaded.
"As a wife, how can you not worry about it, you have to bother to make his backyard stable, so that he can rest assured that he can study political affairs." The dot is lazy.
Xin'er, who was fiddling with the pot of Su mint on the side, sneered and laughed, and said, "Madam, what's wrong with you, you are the only one in the adult's backyard, if you can take care of it, the adult's backyard will be stable." ”
Diancui pulled a leaf of Su mint, put it in the tea, and muttered that it was uncertain.
Hearing this, Qiuyue and Dongxue glanced at each other, and they both swept out of the courtyard, and it happened that the Qin girl's master and servant came in.
"Madame has taken medicine today?" After Qin Qingqing sat down, she looked at Dian Cui's listless appearance and asked with concern.
"The medicine is taken on time every day, but Miss Qin is bothered." Diancui smiled slightly, in front of Qin Qingqing, Diancui no longer looked like she usually leaned on the backrest.
"Qiuyue will serve tea to Miss Qin, and then serve some fruits and snacks we make as tea." Diancui commanded.
Qiuyue took the common Longjing tea in Hangzhou, and filled it with a white fine porcelain bowl filled with a color official kiln. He also took walnuts, pine nuts, candied oranges, salt shoots, sesame seeds, and hazelnut nuts with a bamboo basket...... Even the butter snails were taken a few pieces.
Diancui glanced at Qiuyue quietly, and said to Qin Qingqing with a smile that she was used to eating tea snacks in the capital, and she didn't know Miss Qin's taste, so she had to take some and eat a little.
Looking at the tea snacks in front of you, there are so many dazzling dishes, and the utensils for serving tea are also exquisite and precious. Qin Qingqing said in her heart that she was really from a wealthy businessman in the capital, and she had inquired about Diancui's net worth these days, and it turned out that the magnificent Angelica Pavilion jewelry shop in Hangzhou Mansion was actually her dowry.
It's no wonder that she is more pampered, thinking that Brother Yuan should have been helped to return home in the capital at that time, so she had to have this marriage. If this is the case, although she Qin Qingqing is helpless in her heart, she can be regarded as relieved.
The marriage between men and women in this world is rare when you and I are willing to be affectionate, and most of them are just to help each other.
She Qin Qingqing is now just an ordinary silk merchant in Hangzhou Mansion, but she is better than Yuan Zhiheng is a small relationship. Although after the great changes in Yuan Zhiheng's family, she had to listen to her father's words and cut off contact with him. But she is willing to try her best to make up for her past losses and win back Yuan Zhiheng's heart little by little.
Since Qin Qingqing, who is very determined, has this plan, she has become more and more calm and generous in front of Dian Cui.
I picked up a butter snail and put it in my mouth, and it was soft and sweet. Qin Qingqing generously praised that this ghee snail is worthy of the famous spot of Qiu Xiangzhai, and it is delicious when it is tea.
Qiu Yue added tea for her, and said with a smile: "This butter snail was not bought in Qiu Xiangzhai, but made by our lady herself." ”
She made it herself, Qin Qingqing didn't see Guidiancui's hands that were three points whiter and more tender than milk, and these hands could also make such delicious snacks.
Diancui looked at Qiuyue funny, this time the adult is not here, why is this maid so jealous of this Qin girl.
"Madame is a good craftman, Qingqing sighs to herself." Qin Qingqing blurted out.
What is this like, Diancui shook his head and smiled: "It's just some carving insect skills, I have never been sociable, I only like to make some delicious meals in the kitchen, fortunately, a few brothers in my family and my adults are just cheering......"
If it weren't for her father-in-law, Diancui would have had a good impression of this elegant and flexible Qin girl.
But after thinking about it, since she entered Hangzhou City, her vision of people has been much worse, and the two people in front of her who she regarded as close friends are now strangers.
The women in this world, all of them are not fuel-efficient, etc., each is more incomprehensible than the other.
She still cheered up, don't take it lightly, if this Qin Qingqing is for the concubine in the future, she will have to hold it early to feel at ease.
"It seems that Brother Yuan likes the food cooked by Mrs. very much...... "Qin Qingqing also has good cooking skills, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to cook and eat with Brother Yuan himself, but fortunately, it will be a long time in the future."
Before she could wait for a few polite words, Qin Qingqing looked at the rainy sky outside the courtyard, and seemed to murmur unintentionally: "At that time, I was young, greedy and playful, and I always escaped from the family school, went to the opera garden to listen to music, and went to Qiuxiangzhai to buy snacks to eat......"
It was also a rainy day, and they all ran out secretly without umbrellas. In order to keep out the rain, he pulled wide sleeves to cover his head and face...... She and Brother Yuan collided together like this, and then they became acquainted, and they often listened to music and bought snacks together.
Dian Cui listened to her, and she was also a little stupid, it turned out that Xianggong was so naughty and happy when he was young. At that time, both parents were built here, and it must have been the happiest and most cheerful day.
Although today's Yuan Zhiheng is also gentle and considerate when facing himself, he doesn't have such cheerful and sunny eyes after all.
"Miss Qin, tell me about the adult's childhood!" Diancui is sincerely begging for each other this time.
People often like to inquire about the childhood of the person they care about, but in this world, the one who knows the childhood of their father-in-law is probably the Qin girl in front of him.
An unspeakable sour feeling surged in Diancui's heart.
"Qiuyue will put some butter snails on it, milky and light pink," Diancui hurriedly ordered, turned his head and said to Qin Qingqing: "This light pink ghee snail is mixed with the juice of roses, not only beautiful, but also has a floral fragrance in your mouth, it is very special, you can taste it." ”
Qin Qingqing looked at her appearance of being so enthusiastic and generous to let herself eat the fruit, and her heart was also complicated and indescribable, such a sweet and lovely woman, how good it would be if she was not Brother Yuan's wife.
It's a pity that she just is! The sweet face in front of him became very distorted and hateful in Qin Qingqing's eyes.
If you want to listen, I will say that a strange smile flashed in Qin Qingqing's eyes, and her bleak and calm face was a little weird and terrifying.
It's just that Diancui lowered her head to eat tea and missed her slightly disgusted look.
Yuan Zhiheng from Qin Qingqing's mouth is nothing more than that he was born in a big family, but he has a gentle temperament, kind and approachable, and later showed extraordinary reading talent in private school, and everyone praised him for liking to associate with him. At that time, Qin Qingqing's family background was acceptable, and he was the uncle of the prefect in the clan at his back, and he was also a figure with a head and a face in the city of Hangzhou. Her acquaintance with Yuan Zhiheng is also ordinary, and later they often study and play together, and the days are bright and colorful, speaking of which, Qin Qingqing seems to be crazy.
"Brother Yuan, in addition to listening to Kunqu Opera, he also likes to eat the stuffed melons made by Mrs. Yuan the most, but he doesn't like sweet. Every time we went to the fruit shop with him, he only picked up some salt, pepper and salty snacks to buy, I was young at that time, and I wanted to eat the sweet and silky cakes, and he couldn't and would be patient to buy them for me......"
Such details are firmly engraved in Qin Qingqing's memory.
"As for Kunqu Opera, he also said that the most famous characters in Hangzhou City are not as beautiful as my singing......" After speaking, Qin Qingqing seemed to realize that there was something wrong with what he said, and quickly pretended to be unintentional and picked up a sweet fried fruit and ate it carefully.
"It turns out that Miss Qin was also so cheerful and playful at that time." Diancui didn't take her gaffe to heart, and only sighed.
Qin Qingqing's face was red, but there was excitement in her eyes, at that time, her family education was very strict, but her father did not stop her from running out to meet Yuan Zhiheng, and she also rarely showed some lively appearance in front of Yuan Zhiheng.
"There will never be such a carefree good life again." Qin Qingqing couldn't help but sigh.
"No, no, the days will get better and better." Guidiancui hurriedly comforted, as long as you are safe and secure, I will admit that you are a concubine, and you will be stable for a lifetime.
Listening to the past of other women and their father-in-law's childhood sweethearts, Diancui, who can also comfort others, is also a big heart.
Qin Qingqing felt more and more that she couldn't see through the Gui clan in front of her, was she really big-hearted or stupid? Is it really that there is no vinegar at all? No matter what, when she mentioned her past with Brother Yuan, she was very happy in her heart.