Chapter 5: Greetings
"Big girl, the old lady let you in." The little maid came out to report and lifted the curtain for Song Xiaochi.
Song Xiaochi nodded and entered the house with Coral.
Old Madam Song did not sit on the soft couch covered with purple and half-used brocade where she usually sits, she was being helped by a seventeen or eighteen-year-old maid to walk slowly in the house.
While walking, she also reached out from time to time to touch the surface of the table and chair, and then looked at her fingertips, Song Xiaochi was stunned for a moment when she saw her action, and then immediately reacted to what her grandmother was doing.
Merely...... This kind of action is usually done by the housekeeper who is in charge of sprinkling and sweeping, but she did not expect to see it in her grandmother, the majestic and proud Mrs. Kang Yongbo.
This made Song Xiaochi both surprised, and an unconcealable sadness welled up in his heart, does the dignity of Kang Yongbo's Mansion need to be maintained like this?
"Heart, here, and here, look at it!" Old Madam Song spread out her palms and motioned to help her maid to see the red peach, and there was some slight and inconspicuous dust on her fingertips that were well maintained.
"Old lady, the slave will clean up again." Red hearts hurriedly bowed their heads and apologized.
"Let the red apricot clean up, Mrs. Xu will be here in a while, you bring the three of red cherry, red orange and green willow to serve in the house, just use that set of sweet and white porcelain tea sets." Old Madam Song commanded.
"Yes, old lady." Red Peach replied respectfully, she looked up at the old lady slightly, as if she wanted to ask something, but in the end she still hung her head and did not ask.
"Big sister, you see how much grandmother attaches importance to Mrs. Xu, huh? Why are you dressed so plainly? ”
Song Xiaohu, the second girl of Song, is the eldest daughter of the second room, as soon as Song Xiaochi entered the door, she looked at her from head to toe as if she had nothing, and at this time she stared at Song Xiaochi and asked suspiciously.
Song Xiaochi glanced at Song Xiaohu, "The second sister is dressed up very well today...... Rich! ”
Song Xiaohu was slightly stunned, she glanced at Song Xiaochi, and felt that she seemed to be a little different from the past, except that she only wore a silver hairpin today, there were some other differences, but Song Xiaohu couldn't tell what was different, was her aura stronger? Or is it a little more arbitrary? There is also a lack of caution that seems to be the same as before, not daring to say a word more.
"Second sister, the red gold dotted emerald plum hairpin on your head, I haven't seen you wear it before, is it a new one?"
At this time, Song Xiaohe, the fourth girl in the third room of the Song family, looked at the shining red gold dotted emerald plum hairpin on Song Xiaohu's head, and asked curiously.
Song Xiaohu's complexion changed slightly, and he glanced at Song Xiaohe, what's wrong today? Not only is Song Xiaochi, who has always been cautious, a little different, but this fourth sister, who has always been not very careful, is also so sharp-eyed.
She knew that her next answer was very important, and if it was not good, it might cause a big conflict, after all, since his father took charge of the house, the situation in the house was getting worse day by day, and the jewelry of the ladies was only gradually reduced, and there were no new additions.
At this time, she suddenly regretted that she had taken the initiative to provoke the topic of dressing, so that now everyone's attention was on the red gold dotted plum hairpin on her head, and she was a little difficult to answer for a while.
Song Xiaohu was thinking about how to explain, when he saw the curtain at the door lifted, and the little maid guarding the door came in and reported: "Old lady, eldest lady, second wife, third wife, eldest grandmother, second grandmother, third girl, Young Master Mao, and Young Master Ming are here."
"Oh, they're here today." Old Madam Song said lightly, "Let them come in!" ”
The little maid lifted the curtain, "The old lady let the wife, the girl, and the two young masters in." ”
Then a group of people poured in Hulala, and Song Xiaochi blinked, feeling that he hadn't seen such a magnificent and extravagant scene for a long time.
"Mother is well!" The first to greet were the three wives.
"Grandmother is well!" Then there are four girls, including Song Xiaochi, Song Xiaochi, Song Xiaohu, and Song Xiaohe, although they arrived in advance and asked for peace, but now they also need to follow the three wives and the three girls Song Xiaomu to salute again, this is the rule of the Song family, Mrs. Song said, even if the Song family's current situation is not as good as before, but the rules of the century-old Bofu cannot be lost.
"Great-grandmother is well! The five-year-old eldest young master Song Junmao and the four-year-old second young master Song Yiming were also served by their respective nurses, and they greeted Mrs. Song with a milky voice.
"Come, come to great-grandmother." Old Madam Song beckoned to the two little beans, and said to everyone: "Sit down."
Song Junmao and Song Yiming were carried to Mrs. Song's side by the nurse, the two little guys were very well-behaved, and they didn't move when they sat on the soft couch, Mrs. Song looked at the daughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law and granddaughters sitting below with a standard posture, and then looked at the two little great-grandsons who were sitting beside her, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Mother's house...... Why is it a little different, it looks more and more substantial, the daughter-in-law just entered the house, almost thought that she had gone to the wrong house, hesitated and didn't dare to step, and wanted to quit. ”
Second Mrs. Song, Du Shi's eyes wandered around, and she chuckled.
"Second wife, don't you know, these decorations are completely arranged by the old lady herself, and the old lady's taste is beyond the reach of the slaves and maids, and now that I think about it, it used to be too hurtful for the old lady to let the old lady look at the house arranged by the slaves and maids all day long."
Red Peach said with a smile, and the old lady Song who said her flattering words shook her head, pointed at Red Hearts and said, "You girl, you are getting bolder and bolder, even I dare to make fun."
"That's the old lady treating them well."
Mrs. Song, that is, Song Xiaochi's mother-in-law, Fang Shi, immediately followed with a flattery.
After saying this, Fang's face was much more relaxed as if he had completed the task, and he stopped talking.
"Where can your mother's vision be comparable to, even us, it is also not as good as the horse, the key is that the mother has a good vision, but she never shows any contempt because others dress up inappropriately, this is the noble character of the mother."
Mrs. Song's third wife, Xia, immediately answered, and this obviously reached the heart of Mrs. Song, she pointed at Xia's with a smile, "Your mouth will say good things to coax me." ”
"Where, mother, what the daughter-in-law said is all from the heart, has the mother forgotten, a few years ago, my mother took us to Yufu to attend the wedding banquet of the second son of Yu, and the one Mrs. Yu was wearing at that time was called one, called a ......"
Xia Shi paused as he spoke, as if he was thinking about what kind of word to use to describe Mrs. Yu's dressing style.
"That's right, it's colorful, it's like overturning a dye vat, yes, it's like overturning a dye vat!" Xia said, giggling.
"You cramped devil!" Old Madam Song pointed to her little daughter-in-law and said with a smile, and she couldn't help laughing.