Ruohe placed a little cui and hurried back to the south courtyard by himself, and the south courtyard was really lively at this time. The peony is gorgeous, especially the Yao Huang, the size of a basin, the real national color and fragrance, and the other birthday red and smoke velvet purple are excellent, especially at night, plus the lights in the house are brightly reflected, to these yellow, red, purple, pink covered with a hazy and dreamy dance veil, only to see the old lady take the lead and say good.

Wu also set up a platform next to the peony flower, and only invited a famous pianist in the capital to come to play, and the pianist also brought a child to sing the "Qingping Tune" of Shixian Taibai on the side.

As soon as the old lady applauded, Grandma Yue on the side also spoke: "Enjoying the flowers and listening to the music under the moon is really elegant, but this food is a bit vulgar." ”

The food was also made by Wu Shi himself in the kitchen, and because everyone had used it for the night, there were only two things to eat.

It's shark fin, but this shark fin is first simmered with abalone, ham, and scallops, and then stuffed into the belly of a nine-pound old hen, made of fine kelp silk, and sewn the chicken belly as it is, and finally added to the oiled chicken soup and steamed at a simmer; The other is a meatball made of bird's nest, which is made of boiled pork heart, minced into minced meat, plus mung bean flour, soybean oil, Sichuan pepper, wine, and egg white.

The old lady, the old man, the Wu family, the eldest lady, the grandmother Yue, the two young masters, and several sons who lived here were present...... There are no more than ten people in total. In front of each of them, there were only two delicate small bowls, one containing shark fins and the other containing only one meatball.

Such preparation should not be said to be indecent, nor should it be said to be refined. But I didn't expect Grandma Yue to dislike this shark fin bird's nest cheesy.

Wu Shi sneered and said, "Why are you still stunned, didn't you hear that Grandma Yue doesn't like these two dishes, Grandma Lu picked it up and rewarded the little brother who sang the song." ”

Grandma Lu lowered her head and said yes, and slowly stepped forward to pick up the two small lamps steadily.

"Bold dog minion, you dare!" Grandma Yue didn't expect this Wu family to be so faceless, so she slapped the table and stared at Grandma Lu tightly, as if she wanted to make a hole in her.

Who knew that Grandma Lu didn't even hesitate for a minute, didn't even blink her eyelids, picked up the two small cups, and Grandma Chaoyue bowed slightly, and went to the front of the stage.

Grandma Yue saw that this old slave was as tough as her master, and she couldn't help but smoke angrily, and saw her cousin and Wu over there looking at each other and laughing, the old husband and wife actually let outsiders see a trace of sweetness and warmth, she was even more bitter in her heart, and wanted to attack, looking at the sharp eyes that Wu occasionally glanced over, she had to swallow this breath deeply. scolded fiercely in his heart and said that this Wu family is also a vixen, pretending to be gentle and graceful in front of his cousin, but he is extremely ruthless and ruthless outside, why can't my cousin see her true face clearly after all these years.

Grandma Yue was really pantothenic in her heart, so she stepped forward and grabbed the old lady's arm, but she was warned, and then obediently shrank back. The old lady is not disappointed in her heart, the boss is not a small person, and she is still so brainless, but she is her own nephew and a poor person, what can she do, she is also difficult.

After listening to the tune, looking at these young children, the old man couldn't help but think about taking the school exam.

The topic that the lord thinks of is to take today's peony as the theme, and the poems and paintings of the young people in the school are examined, and there are two incense sticks for a limited time.

After listening to this question, the eldest young master, the second young master, and the eldest lady in the mansion, and several other sons who live here, went to prepare.

After the hour of two incense sticks, the eldest young master Gui Bonian was the first to take out a painting, everyone saw that it was a picture of flowers blooming and rich, the old man nodded slightly, although there was nothing new, but it was also a decent work for the occasion, and the painting skills were also greatly improved compared to before. The eldest young master was appreciated, his eyes showed joy, but his face was not obvious, he was not happy with the stability of the color, and the old man nodded even more when he looked at it.

Then came up to present a poem is Yin Changyin Gongzi, he is the son of a friend of the lord in the local office, and this time he came to Beijing for the big exam in two years.

"Luoyang is rich and cherishes the remnants of spring, and strives to see the purple peony in the south of the courtyard. Don't have a jade plate to show coldness, and no one will look at it in the middle of the month. Gui Lao Ye read Yin Gongzi's poems aloud, and he was full of appreciation when he tasted them carefully. This Yin Gongzi has always studied hard, and although his poetry and calligraphy are not the best in these days, he is also extremely loved and optimistic by the master.

Master Gui finished reading the works of Gui Bonian and Yin Chang, and was waiting for those boys to come up and perform their skills, but he didn't see a trace after waiting for a long time.

"What about the second one?" Master Gui asked.

"Reply, go back to the master's words," it was Tong Li, the scholar next to the second young master, who was sweaty but calmly stepped forward and said: "The second young master and the other two sons said that they were eating noodles at a stall outside at noon today, and they broke their stomachs. At this time, I was ......, and I was very scared because I couldn't participate in the master's exam. ”

When the old man heard this, he only blew his beard and glared angrily, and scolded: "I crooked my feet last time I took the school exam, I hurt the wind and cold last time, and I ate my stomach again this time, do they have a better excuse?" Still afraid, I think they have no fear! ”

"Master, don't be angry, Qing'er, he is such a naughty character, but his knowledge is not bad, and the teacher who teaches praises him for his intelligence every time, and he can understand everything a little......" Wu Shi hurriedly played a round.

"You, every time you say good things for him, you are used to this problem, which really ruins your interest." Master Gui couldn't help but transfer his anger to Wu's body.

Wu Shi is not a submissive master, so he immediately sneered and said: "The family has a good look at peonies and listens to a song, what do you want to think about taking the school exam, who is the one who is ruining the interest, hum!" ”

When Master Gui saw that the Wu family was not happy, he immediately put out the fire, coughed twice, and smiled at his daughter Gui Chuyu, who was shrinking and shrinking back: "What about Yu'er, can you present a masterpiece?" ”

When Gui Chuyu heard this, he knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to get up with a handkerchief and walk up to the stage, rubbed for a long time, sat down behind a piano, and began to play.

The sound of the piano together, the heart-rending sound only listened to the grinning teeth of the people present, especially the violinist on the side was a little uncomfortable, crumbling, fortunately the little boy beside him was filial, and quickly scooped a bite of shark fin that he was not willing to eat and stuffed it into his mouth, which slightly suppressed the surprise.

Gui Chuyu knew that he was embarrassed, so he was embarrassed to hear that Master Gui immediately flicked his sleeves and left disappointed. The old lady couldn't stand the noise, and was helped back.

Seeing this, Gui Chuyu felt uncomfortable, and wanted to cry, Wu Shi felt distressed and stepped forward to help her, and said softly: "Don't be discouraged, my mother has found the best piano master in the capital, and I will come to teach you carefully tomorrow, and I will not let you make a fool of yourself again in the future." ”

"Mother also thinks I'm making a fool of myself again?" Gui Chu Yu said in a loud voice, with anger in his tone, and said: "I don't want to practice the piano, why should I be angry with the eldest lady who has returned to the house, and my daughter doesn't understand how to learn these Lao Shizi's piano." ”

"You ......" Wu Shi saw her so arrogant and did not grow, his heart was depressed, and he couldn't be angry with her, so he slowly lowered his outstretched hand.

"Hey, I said madam, I saw that the eldest lady was right, why can't you let the child be an easy homecoming lady, what can you do if you don't know those piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, with the money and the power of the clan, can't you keep her worry-free for the rest of her life?" Grandma Yue persuaded with a smile at this time.

Wu's is very angry, this grandmother Yue is really afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and the wealth of returning home can ensure that Yu'er will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, but after all, women are going to get married, she married her in-law's family with no long things, it is inevitable that she will be looked down upon, the world will think that Yu'er has a dowry and no talent, isn't it an embroidered pillow, such a reputation she can never let Yu'er bear.

"I don't need you to advise me on how to discipline my daughter, if I want to advise, why didn't Grandma Yue give birth to herself......" Wu's words are knives, because Grandma Yue has offended her scales, and she dares to talk about Yu'er many times, which is simply looking for death.

"Mother, I think what my cousin said is that she also returned home with wealth, why can't she ...... Didn't my mother always take my child, who was lost and found back, to her heart? As he spoke, Gui Chuyu's eyes were red, and tears fell down her eyes.

"You...... How can you say that! I ......" Wu's eyes widened and he looked at the strange daughter in front of him in disbelief. Over the years, in order to make up for the debt to this daughter who lost her childhood, she has really done a lot of trembling and careful, just thinking that their mother and daughter can be as close as she was when she was young, who would have ......

Wu Shi couldn't help but reddened his eyes, smiled angrily, waved his hand and said, "I can't change your heart after doing so much, what else can I do?" I'm tired, you go back first, it's dark, let your eldest brother send you off. With that, he turned away and stopped looking at her.

Gui Chuyu saw that she had really made the Wu family sad, and couldn't help but feel a little afraid and regretful, thinking about what to say, but the Wu family had already been helped by Grandma Lu to go to the stage and go to see the piano master and apprentice.

Although tonight's flower-viewing banquet broke up unhappily, Wu still rewarded one or two silver, two batches of green satin rulers, a box of delicate fruits and the two masters and apprentices, and finally told the whereabouts of those peony flowers, and then Grandma Lu helped her to go back. The maids and wives here packed up and scattered back to the courtyard.

Let's say that Grandma Yue went back to her yard, thinking about tonight's events, and couldn't help but break a few cups angrily.

The mother-in-law had to persuade again: "The left and right are just bowls of shark fin bird's nest, the old lady cherishes the grandmother, what kind of good things have you never seen?" The eldest lady is too, but without saying a word, she withdrew the eldest grandmother's food, still in front of the old lady, and she was not afraid that the old lady would blame her. ”

"You know what? She's not saying this for me today, she's angry for the second young master. Grandma Yue snorted.

Mrs. Qian suddenly realized, sighed and said, "Today, I shouldn't have beaten that Yurou girl." "Grandma is already having a hard time in this house, and this is an enemy for nothing.

"It's just a maid left and right, and when she hits, she still wants me to bow my head and admit my mistakes?" Grandma Yue also knew that she was reckless today, if she was to beat an inconsequential maid, it didn't matter, but it was next to the second son, the second son was an amorous, and the few big girls in the room were not protective like delicate flowers.

"Over the years, the people in this house have been really strange, all of them have been protected, even if they are a maid." Mrs. Qian changed Grandma Yue's clothes, and muttered, I don't know if she was complaining or envious.