Chapter 10: Merlin
Lu Shi has been a little busy lately, and the morning greeting is just a nod, at most let Qiao Zhu Xun say a few words, and the side will be gone.
This allowed Zheng Lingyi to steal a few days of leisure, but it was cold and fast, and her cloak was small again, so she had to give it to Zheng Changchang. She didn't have a cloak to keep out the cold, and Aunt Jiang didn't worry about her being discharged from the hospital to play, for fear of freezing.
So in the past few days, Zheng Lingyi has been practicing painting in the room.
She has always been attentive when she practices painting, and if Zheng Changchang makes trouble with her at this time, Zheng Lingyi will definitely be angry.
Just as she was tracing an ink-colored plum blossom with the tip of her pen, she suddenly heard Qiaoluo's deliberately raised voice from outside the door, "Aunt Ai, your clothes are too timely." My sister is missing this. ”
Aunt Jiang immediately got up and went to the door to stop her, and Zheng Lingyi quickly stuffed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone under the bed.
Qiao Luo knocked on the door, and Aunt Jiang turned her head to see Zheng Lingyi wiping a small ink spot on the table with a handkerchief, so she opened the door and greeted Aunt Ai with a smile, "Sister Ai." ”
In winter, it is reasonable to burn charcoal, and the door is closed, and no one will doubt it.
Therefore, every time the weather is cool, it is always the best time for Zheng Lingyi to learn calligraphy and paint.
"Sister Jiang, the twelve-year-old cloak is too small, I thought it should be just right for fifteen, so I brought it. Don't be disgusted. ”
Aunt Ai, like Zheng Yingying, has a pair of long, pointed eyes, and her eyes are crooked when she laughs.
"How could it be! Sister, this is a charcoal in the snow, I can't look forward to it. Aunt Jiang was really pleased, and hurriedly invited Aunt Ai in to serve tea.
Qiao Luo took out the cloak and gave it to Zheng Lingyi to try, this red cloak was just flush with the ground on Zheng Lingyi's body, if it was just right, it should be an inch shorter.
Aunt Ai snorted, Qiao Luo squatted down, fiddled with the hem of the cloak, and said, "It's not tight if it's a little longer, just fold it up an inch, and the thread will be removed next year, and it'll be just right." ”
In fact, this Zheng Yingying's cloak should be just right for Zheng Qiuqiu, but since Aunt Ai has already sent it, naturally no one will say this to ruin the fun.
Zheng Lingyi looked down at the red cloak on his body, which was made of the simplest red cotton cloth and embroidered with Zheng Yingying's favorite rouge flower.
Zheng Lingyi turned around happily, and his cloak flew, like a blooming red plum.
Under Aunt Jiang's signal, she said to Aunt Ai shyly: "Thank you, Aunt Ai, Ling Yi likes it very much." ”
Aunt Ai smiled: "Good boy, don't thank you." The fourth sister was married in winter, and the lady made her a few new cloaks. The fourth sister gave her old cloak to the ninth sister, and the ninth sister gave her old cloak to my sister. No, I also moved this thought, which can be regarded as borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. ”
Zheng Lingyi thanked her again and said to Aunt Jiang: "Auntie, with this cloak, can I go out for a walk?" ”
"That's it. I've washed and dried it, so it's okay for you to put it on now. Aunt Ai said.
Aunt Jiang touched Zheng Lingyi's little face and nodded in agreement.
Qiaoluo threaded the needle and threaded, and closed the cloak an inch long for Zheng Lingyi to wear.
"Be careful, don't go to crowded places." Aunt Jiang said.
Zheng Lingyi replied and closed the door with his hand.
There is nothing fun in this Zheng family's back house, but Zheng Lingyi has been holding back in the room for many days, which is really a little boring.
remembered that Qiao Luo said the day before yesterday that the plum blossoms planted by Zheng Yang in the pepper garden were in full bloom, so I wanted to take a look.
Pepper Garden, there was no scenery.
The people just took care of the weeds and didn't let the garden go too wasted.
It's just that Zheng Yangyang likes flowers and plants, and all the flowers and plants in this garden that can catch people's eyes are planted by her.
The northeast corner of the pepper garden is the plum forest, which is said to be the plum forest, but there are only more than ten plum trees.
There has been no snow this winter, and as soon as this white plum blossoms, it will be like a new arrival of first snow, just one more fragrance.
Zheng Lingyi looked at these plum trees and felt very satisfied.
When she saw that there was no one around, she found a large flat rock and climbed up, closed her eyes, and imagined that she was in Merlin in the western mountains.
She had never been to the West Mountains, let alone seen any Merlin.
I only heard Aunt Jiang talk about it, saying that the plum forest in the West Mountain is extremely beautiful, the plum blossoms in half the mountain, and the fragrance of the whole mountain.
When I first saw it, it was a white plum, and when I went deeper, I met a red plum.
Red plums are particularly eye-catching in winter, and many people are looking forward to going to the West Mountain after a heavy snowfall to see the red plums all over the mountains.
But the West Mountain will be closed in winter, and only high-ranking officials and nobles are allowed to enter, and if the people of Pingtou want to enter, they can only climb over the mountains and mountains from the east.
Zheng Lingyi had only seen red plums a few times in the flower bottle in Anheju, and had never seen a red plum forest.
There is still Momei in the depths of the West Mountain, but Momei is rare, and even Aunt Jiang has only heard of it, but she has never seen it.
Aunt Jiang did her best to depict the outside world to Zheng Lingyi, hoping that her little humble concubine could have a broad heart.
Zheng Lingyi's thoughts had already drifted out of this confined and closed mansion, and drifted to the Xishan Merlin that she had never seen before.
"Why are you here? This is my Merlin, you get out. ”
Zheng Yangyang's voice was colder than the crisp fragrance of plum blossoms, Zheng Lingyi suddenly came back to his senses, and said in his heart, "What's wrong with the ninth sister today?" On weekdays, you don't let others come to enjoy the flowers? ’
She feigned panic and almost didn't roll off the rock.
"Nine, Sister Nine." Zheng Lingyi said expecting Ai Ai, brewing tears.
Zheng Yangyang stood in this plum forest dressed in white, and when he saw that it was Zheng Lingyi, his originally gloomy eyebrows instantly became embarrassed, and he said a little embarrassed: "Fifteenth sister, why are you?" How do you wear a cloak of twelve? ”
"Aunt Ai sent it to me today." Zheng Lingyi said honestly.
Zheng Yangyang nodded, remembering that he had just recognized the wrong person and beat Zheng Lingyi up, and seeing Zheng Lingyi's pitiful appearance, he said very rarely: "Do you want plum blossoms in a bottle?" ”
Zheng Lingyi raised his head and asked in disbelief: "Is it okay?" ”
Everyone knows how precious these flowers and plants are Zheng Yangyang. If the pepper garden is not carefully maintained by her, there is nothing to see.
So without her permission, the maids of the East and West Gardens did not dare to come to the pepper garden to pick flowers, but a few big girls in Anheju always regarded the pepper garden as their back garden.
Zheng Lingyi's eyes drooped slightly, his eyes were moist and black, glowing with water, and he looked quite cute.
Zheng Yangyang rarely gave birth to a little bit of sister's love, and said generously: "Okay." I'll prune a few for you. But you can't pick it yourself, you know? ”
Zheng Lingyi nodded hurriedly, and caught the plum blossoms handed over by Zheng Yangyang one by one.
"Ninth sister, have you had an awkward relationship with the twelfth sister?" Zheng Lingyi tilted his head and asked with some curiosity.
"What are you doing with so many children?" Zheng Yangyang was not angry, but jumped off the stone lightly and skillfully.
"Is it because Aunt Cai gave your cloak to the Twelfth Sister?" Zheng Lingyi tilted his head and asked innocently.
Zheng Yangyang took the opportunity to sit down on the stone, and when he heard Zheng Lingyi ask, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Naturally not." ”
"What's that for?" Zheng Lingyi sat down next to her, playing with the plum blossoms in his hand, swaying his legs.
While listening to Zheng Yangyang's words, her eyes involuntarily fell on a small grass on the edge of the boulder.
This little grass seems to look familiar. Zheng Lingyi thought silently, it seemed that it could be used for medicine.
Zheng Yangyang didn't want to make Aunt Cai angry, so she didn't even say anything about it.
I've been holding this in my heart for a few days, and it's really uncomfortable.
Looking at Zheng Lingyi's clear eyes, Zheng Yangyang really had a desire to talk.
"It's nothing. It's just that day, and she told me to be embarrassed in front of people. Zheng Yangyang took the scissors and trimmed off the stump with a 'rattle'.
Zheng Lingyi blinked his eyes, looking ignorant.
Zheng Yangyang just concentrated on repairing the plum branches, with a look of displeasure or anger on his face, and occasionally mentioned a sentence or two about that day.
On the day of the Winter Ice Skill Meeting, it was the first time that Zheng Yangyang and Zheng Yingying met outsiders.
Zheng Yangyang's appearance is good, so she naturally needs to be more eye-catching, and Zheng Yingying was a little neglected.
Zheng Yangyang did not enjoy the attitude of the ladies of the family to ask long and short questions, but was frightened by Lu's gentle smirk.
But Zheng Chuchu's marriage was finalized, which somewhat gave Zheng Yangyang some hope in his heart. Looking at the gorgeous clothes on the ladies, she is also secretly looking for her husband's family that she may marry into in the future.
Zheng Yangyang was busy gossiping, so naturally he didn't have time to care about what Zheng Yingying was doing.
As soon as the drum beat at the beginning of the ice game meeting, everyone naturally got up from their seats and went to the edge of the fence to watch the boys who participated in the ice game enter the game.
Zheng Yangyang also got up as usual, she has always been an unhurried and impatient character, but the people behind her were in a hurry, and she walked a few steps faster.
Unexpectedly, the skirt made Zheng Yingying step on it. Zheng Yangyang couldn't stand steadily for a while, and actually rushed forward, her hands subconsciously stretched out, trying to grasp the balance, but in the eyes of others, Zheng Yangyang pushed Princess Lian in front of her.
Princess Lian suddenly fell to the ground, very embarrassed.
Fortunately, Princess Lian's temperament is not careful, and she asked the maid to help Zheng Yangyang up, but the people around her looked at her and her expression had changed.
In that short moment, Zheng Yangyang may not be the daughter-in-law candidate in the minds of these ladies.
Lu Shi reprimanded Zheng Yangyang a few words lightly, and did not embarrass her too much.
Zheng Yangyang knew in his heart that Lu Shi was in a good mood after watching such a funny show!
Although no one else saw that it was Zheng Yingying's doing, Zheng Yangyang believed that it was her, and after she came back, she also intercepted her and confronted her face to face.
Zheng Yingying immediately panicked, Zheng Yangyang suspected that she was deliberate, although Zheng Yingying said that she was not intentional, but who can choose herself cleanly?
Zheng Yangyang said this intermittently, and his heart was somewhat comfortable, but he felt a little regretful, I don't know if Zheng Lingyi will talk nonsense everywhere after listening to his words today, and won't it be even more embarrassing when the time comes?
She turned her head to look, only to see that Zheng Lingyi had fallen asleep leaning on the plum tree for some time.