Chapter 18: Small Gatherings
Mrs. Liao has been buried, but as the prospective aunt of the Liao family, Xiao Zhan still has to go, and the next day Shuwen prepared everything, and Xiao Zhan rode to Liao Shangshu's house.
In the backyard of Liao Shangshu's house, Liao Jingya, the third girl of the Liao family, was dressed in filial piety clothes, kneeling beside the bookcase and copying scriptures, which was even more pale and beautiful. The Liao family received a letter early in the morning, knowing that the future third aunt would come to offer condolences in the morning. The maids and daughters in the backyard are full of curiosity about this future third aunt.
The big girl beside Liao Jingya, Ying'er, hid at the corner gate early and secretly showed her aunt what her uncle looked like for her girl. After all, I will marry with the girl in the future, so it's always good to see first.
A familiar guy in the front yard ran over to tell her that people were coming over soon, and Ying'er couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and her heart was pounding.
From a distance, I saw a man dressed in a moon-white straight shirt, with a jade belt around his waist, his hair standing up high, his long body standing upright, and his face cold, but he was very handsome and extraordinary. I saw that the man suddenly glanced over here, and the slender phoenix eyes were indifferent and cold, but they were unstoppable.
Ying'er retracted her head in fright, turned around and ran towards her girl's yard.
Ying'er panted into the courtyard, Liao Jingya was still copying the scriptures, Ying'er said: "Girl, rest, carefully hurt your eyes, you have been copying this for a long time, let's go here first." ”
After speaking, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to his girl. He said again: "The slave saw my uncle just now, guess what?" ”
Liao Jingya took a sip of tea and asked a little shyly: "You girl has a lot of mouths, what uncle, be careful with your palm." Although he said cruelly, his face was extremely happy.
Ying'er smiled: "Even if the girl wants to slap the slave's mouth, it's not too late for the slave to finish speaking." The slave maid just peeked at the girl from a distance, and the uncle was really handsome, like a fairy, cold and lonely, and the slave maid felt that she was a little more handsome than the young master. ”
Liao Jingya's face turned even redder when she heard Ying'er's words, and said: "Your hooves are becoming more and more audacious, who let you take the initiative to peek, you really deserve to be beaten." ”
Ying'er grinned and said: "The slave maid is also willing to be beaten, for the sake of the girl's happiness in the future, the slave and maid are willing to do anything." The old lady loves the girl the most, but the old lady is gone, and the girl has to plan carefully for the future. ”
Ying'er rolled her eyes and said, "Girl, do you want to write a letter, and the slave will hand it over to your uncle for you." ”
Liao Jingya said with a straight face: "Ying'er, don't talk nonsense, how can your daughter's family be so casual, but let people look down on your girl." ”
Ying'er sighed inwardly and said, "What the girl taught is that the slave knows that she is wrong. ”
After speaking, she stood aside and stopped talking, her girl was very quiet when she was young, and she could copy scriptures and books quietly for a day, but it was difficult for her husband to be favored when she got married, and her girl didn't care about anything and didn't care too much. Alas, as the big girl next to Miss Liao San, Ying'er is really heartbroken.
It is said that since Xiao Zhan left, Pei Shaoyu seemed to have nothing to do on the surface, but he was still a little stunned in the dead of night.
She knew that she couldn't do this, not to mention that he had already married, even if Xiao Zhan was not married, it would be impossible for the dignified general Zhennan and the prince's righteous son to marry a daughter from a dart game. What's more, it may just be his own wishful thinking, and Brother Xiao only treats her as a little sister at all.
Pei Shaoyu was a little disgusted that he couldn't let go of it so much, the weather was hot day by day, and the business in the shop had been very prosperous since the Dragon Boat Festival. Brother Pei Shaoli is not as busy as before, and he can also help Shaoyu with the business in the shop.
A few days ago, Liu Zhuangtou sent a few large baskets of fresh melons and fruits, saying that the lotus flowers in Zhuangzi came just right, and the fish in the lotus pond were also very fat.
During this period of time, Mengluo and Luluo often come to Shaoyu here to learn to play the yarn, Mama Zhang's yarn is very good, the sisters come over when they are fine, the three of them talk and laugh while making sachets and handkerchiefs and the like, sometimes Pei Shaoyu goes to Hefu, talking and laughing and laughing The days go by quickly.
Shao Yu told their sisters about the idea of going to Zhuangzi to live for a while, and when she heard it, she said that she also wanted to go with her.
Pei Shaoyu smiled: "I don't dare to promise you, I should go down here, and when my aunt doesn't agree, won't Luo'er be sad again." ”
Luluo turned to Mengluo and asked, "Sister, do you want to go, if you want to go to my sister, I have a way to get my mother to agree." ”
Meng Luo smiled: "Of course I want to go too, it must be very lively and fun, and I feel bored and panicked at home every day." Recently, I have been making sachets, and my hands are almost calloused. ”
The green pothos pouted and said, "I'm even more pitiful, my ten fingers are all needle eyes." This embroidery needle is not obedient at all, and it is always pierced in the hand. ”
Shao Yu and Monroe both laughed.
Meng Luo said again: "Sister, tell me if there is any way to make my mother agree, I don't dare to tell my mother." ”
Green Pothos said mysteriously: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, sister, don't worry, this matter is wrapped up in Luo'er." ”
Shao Yu smiled: "This is also a guanzi, our little Zhuge come on." ”
Green Pothos said: "Sister Yueniang, what do you mean by coming on?" I hadn't heard of it at all. ”
Monroe also said, "I've never heard it either, is it the Jeju dialect?" ”
Shaoyu hurriedly said: "Yes, it is the Jeju dialect, which means to work hard." ”
The two sisters nodded together, and Shao Yu was very embarrassed.
It was already around time, and the carriage of the He Mansion came to pick up the sisters and go back, and they had to learn the piano when they went down, and it was not easy for the ladies in ancient times to be beautiful.
At this time, Pei Shaoli and He Yunzhi came back together, Pei Shaoli and He Yunzhi are now Jiao Bu Meng, Meng Bu Jiao, and they are together wherever they go. I saw that He Yunzhi was still carrying a few hares and pheasants in his hands.
Meng Luo smiled: "Did the second brother and brother go hunting?" It's a good harvest. ”
Luluo's eyes lit up and said, "Second brother, brother, don't you want to go back at noon?" I also want to taste the hare. ”
He Yunzhi said to the little guy beside him: "Yanzhuo, go and talk to Mrs. Feng about the two girls after dinner and then go back, just say what Young Master Ben said, let them come and pick up the two girls again in time." ”
The smoke said yes and went out.
Luluo clapped her hands happily and said, "Brother is the best." ”
Monroe was also very happy on the side.
At noon, Pei Shaoyu asked the kitchen to clean up the hares and pheasants, and also made a few shuttlecocks with pheasant feathers.
The earthy smell of this hare is very strong, in order to remove the fishy smell, Shao Yu made wine-flavored braised rabbit meat.
First, chop the rabbit meat into the pot with cold water, boil and rinse with cold water to make it have a revival effect, and the finished meat pieces will be firm to eat; Stir-fry chives and ginger in a hot pan, stir-fry the rabbit meat until it is browned, cook a large spoonful of Huadiao along the edge of the pot, stir-fry a few times into the wine flavor and then pour in a large spoonful of soy sauce, pour some boiling water to drown the rabbit meat.
Cover the pot with a lid on high heat and simmer for half an hour, open the lid to collect the juice, turn off the heat and put it on the plate, and then sprinkle a layer of fried fragrant sesame seeds, so that the rabbit meat that comes out is red and bright, the meat is firm, soft and fragrant.
The remaining few hares, Shao Yu, are going to make air-dried rabbit meat, and they will be sent to He Fu after they are ready.
Pheasant stew soup is more nourishing, so I let the kitchen stew wild mushroom chicken soup, and made Taoist pot meat, fried a few vegetarian dishes, and made two desserts, namely rock sugar glutinous rice lotus root and shredded apples.
At noon, the old man Pei Zhong was not at home, there were only a few young people, and it was very lively, and even Mengluo talked a lot.
The pothos couldn't wait to eat a piece of rabbit meat, and praised while eating: "Sister Yueniang's craftsmanship is awesome, this rabbit meat doesn't smell fishy at all, it is soft and rotten, it melts in the mouth, and it is very delicious." ”
Meng Luo sat beside Pei Shaoli, a little embarrassed and cramped, and she only dared to eat the dishes in front of her, and she didn't dare to eat the dishes in front of her. Monroe was very fond of sweets, especially the rock sugar glutinous rice lotus, but she didn't dare to eat a piece.
However, Pei Shaoli used chopsticks to help her clip a lot of dishes, and the bowls were piled up.
Pei Shaoyu watched from the side, seeing through it and not saying it thoroughly, he couldn't help but feel a little overjoyed. Her brother seems to be excited, and the future sister-in-law is really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it, isn't it right in front of her at this time.