Wei Man looked up and saw a young man of twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a goose-yellow brocade robe with gold trim, who jumped in front of Mrs. Tai in a few steps, holding Mrs. Tai's arm and begging.

This person is Wei Feng's younger brother, the second son of Wei Bai, Wei Zheng.

"Grandmother, stay a little longer, grandson assures you, those fireworks are really very beautiful," Wei Zheng shook Mrs. Tai's arm back and forth, looking very intimate, and softly persuaded Mrs. Tai, "Take a look, just stay a little longer......

Wei Zheng and Wei Feng's faces are three or four points similar, especially when he raises his eyebrows and smiles, it is simply dazzling, but it may be because of his perennial stay in the barracks, although he is coquettish to Mrs. Tai, and there is no trace of a daughter's delicate air all over his body, showing that he is completely handsome and free and easy, coupled with the uninhibited in his own temperament, at a glance, he is the image of a charming and talented noble son.

"Grandmother knows that Zheng'er is a good and filial child." Mrs. Tai's face showed a somewhat relieved smile, she gently patted Wei Zheng's hand, and said, "It's just that grandmother is indeed a little tired today, and your filial piety, grandmother understands it...... Since it's a specially prepared firework, it can't be wasted, so let's let everyone see it......"

Wei Zheng wanted to say something more, but Mrs. Tai had already turned her head to look at the second master Wei Jie and instructed: "Second brother, you are an elder, take them to vigil today...... You have to remember that fun is fun, but you must be safe. ”

"Mother rest assured." The second master hurriedly promised: "My son must be careful." ”

Mrs. Tai nodded slightly, as if she was very satisfied.

"Grandmother is really going back...... Wei Zheng helped Mrs. Tai, and asked in disappointment as she walked out, "Don't stay for a while......"

“…… Have fun...... "Mrs. Tai looked resolute.

When she was about to go out, Mrs. Tai seemed to think of something, she turned her head again, her eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and then, staying on the body of the eldest young master Wei Yu and the second young master Wei Yan standing side by side, each looked at it a few times, and finally, Mrs. Tai said to Wei Yan: "You are very busy on weekdays, it is rare to have time to get together with your brothers and sisters, and today is Chinese New Year's Eve night, so you don't have to be so restrained as in the barracks, and have a good time......

Everyone stared at Wei Yan with different expressions.

Wei Yan bowed his head and agreed, and his face was still the same respectful as usual.

Mrs. Tai bowed slightly, looked in the direction of the Wei family sisters, and explained a few words to pay attention to safety, and then under the eyes of everyone, she walked out of the gate of Shi'an Hall.

When Mrs. Tai's little oil cart with green drapery could no longer see the shadow, everyone turned back to the courtyard of the Shi'an Hall.

……

The gate of Xi Garden.

The little oil truck slowly stopped.

Mother Tao carefully helped Mrs. Tai get out of the car, and Mother Wu, who stayed in the yard, took a few maids and mothers-in-law to greet her from inside, and the two helped Mrs. Tai up the steps in front of the courtyard one by one.

Although it was not yet midnight, the sound of firecrackers from various houses came one after another, reflecting the silent courtyard where only slight footsteps were heard, making Xiyuan look particularly deserted.

After entering the main room, the maids hurriedly stepped forward lightly to untie the cloak for Mrs. Tai, and waited for Mrs. Tai to enter the inner room.

Waited a while.

When Mrs. Tai came out of the inner room, she saw Tao's mother making tea.

It may be that she has changed into more comfortable home clothes, the look on Mrs. Tai's face is much softer than before she entered the door, she took the tea offered by Tao's mother herself, took a shallow sip, showed a somewhat comfortable look on her face, and said with a smile: "I haven't drunk the tea you made for a long time, well, fortunately, the craftsmanship is still there." ”

"Oh, with Mrs. Tai's praise, the old slave's heart that has been carrying it can finally be put down......" Mother Tao patted her chest, looking like she was palpitating, and sighed: "The old slave is so scared, for fear of being disliked by you, it's okay, it's okay......"

"How?" Mrs. Tai laughed amused by Tao's mother's appearance, and quipped: "Could it be that you have taken a fancy to the errand of making tea next to me again?" ”

"This, I really don't hide it from Mrs. Tai, when the old slave was young, he always thought about taking this decent and faceless errand, but," Tao's mother sighed regretfully: "The old slave knows that he is two pounds, so don't compare with Wu's mother, just compare it with the Qiunong girl taught by Wu's mother, it is also a heaven and an earth...... Old slave, don't make do with it......"

Last year, Wu's mother, who made tea for Mrs. Tai, had an illness, so she mentioned Qiu Nong, who had already made a good hand of tea, and temporarily made tea on behalf of the errand.

After Wu's mother recovered from her illness, she saw that Qiu Nong's service was very good, and Mrs. Tai spoke to ask Wu's mother not to be too tired, so Wu's mother gave Qiu Nong the work of making tea, and when Qiu Nong made tea, according to Mrs. Tai's preferences, she taught Qiu Nong for two months.

Qiu Nong is a smart girl, and after having Mother Wu's suggestion, the tea brewed was even more popular with Mrs. Wu than Mother Wu's, and she was soon promoted to a first-class girl, so Qiu Nong was very grateful to Mother Wu.

"It's that kid who is smart, and I'm just mentioning a few words on the side," Wu's mother smiled: "But I can't teach Qiu Nong such a thing." ”

"Look, Mrs. Tai, look at it, Mother Wu has been such a humble character all her life...... Mother Tao pointed to Mother Wu and complained to Mrs. Tai with a smile, and then said: "This is not what I said nonsense, it is the girl of Qiu Nong, who says it all her life, and she will never forget Mother Wu's great kindness and virtue for the rest of her life......

Thinking of the great kindness of her slave maid, what is the lady who is in charge of her life and death?

Mother Wu's smile was kind, and she said unhurriedly: "That kid Qiu Nong, he is a sincere person, and he only knows how to serve Mrs. Hao all day long...... Mrs. Tai, do you remember? In October, weren't you a little angry, and unfortunately you had a cough, which made the girl of Qiu Nong anxious...... The maid next to the third lady is called Xia Lan, and she is the poor little girl who saved the third lady in March, she, because she is used to being wild outside the house, and she is also scurrying around in the house, and she happened to bump into the sad Qiu Nong, and enthusiastically told Qiu Nong a country remedy she knew, that is, the apricot tea that Mrs. Tai drank and said was good...... Qiu Nong has been thinking about Xia Lan's goodness, what is delicious, and always wants to send some to Xia Lan to taste...... A few days ago, I bumped into Qiu Nong instructing Vanilla to send Xia Lan a few pieces of silk candy. ”

"Oh? It turns out that the apricot tea was proposed by the little girl? Mrs. Tai was surprised, it was the first time she had heard of this.

"Oops!" Mother Tao screamed, glared at Mother Wu, and said in an accusatory tone: "Those home remedies are all for the poor people in the countryside, what a noble person Mrs. Tai is, where can I use those messy things!" Sister Wu, you are an old man who has served Mrs. Tai all your life, how can you be so confused! ”

Without waiting for Mother Wu to speak, Mother Tao asked Mrs. Tai with an anxious face, "Mrs. Tai, do you think anything is inappropriate?" Is there anything wrong with you? What can I do about this, it's not easy to invite the imperial doctor into the house in the first month, but your body needs to be diagnosed by the imperial doctor quickly......"

After Mother Tao's panicked words, Mrs. Tai's face couldn't help but show a little solemnity, and she subconsciously touched her chest.

"Mrs. Tai don't worry," Mother Wu still looked unhurried, and said with a smile: "Where do we dare to take the earthwork from the countryside and use it directly on Mrs. Tai...... After knowing this recipe, the old slave personally went to the outside of the house, found several famous medical centers and asked again and again, all of them said that it was a working Taiping prescription, and the old slave was still not at ease...... Xia Lan's little girl probably also felt that the matter was very important, so she told the third miss, and the third miss asked Cheng's mother's nephew to call Li Zhong and go to the door of Imperial Doctor Li's house, waiting for Imperial Doctor Li to return home, Li Zhong reported the name of Zhenguo Houfu and showed the prescription to Imperial Doctor Li...... By the way, the dried apricots in the apricot tea that Mrs. Tai drank, that is not an ordinary thing, it is said that the apricots are a local specialty, it is very rare, Mrs. Li looked at it and Mrs. Tai wanted to use it, so she reluctantly gave a small package...... Fortunately, the dried apricots have just been exhausted, and Mrs. Tai's illness has also been cured, otherwise, we would have to go to the Li Mansion to ask for it......"

Usually, Mrs. Tai has a headache and brain fever, and she also invited Mrs. Li to enter the house for diagnosis and treatment, I heard that the prescription was seen by Mrs. Li, and knew that the dried apricots were taken back from the Li Mansion, so Mrs. Tai immediately eliminated the vigilance in her heart.

"The third girl really has a heart," Mrs. Tai couldn't help but sigh, just a cup of apricot tea, but she didn't expect that there were so many twists and turns, thinking of this, she looked at Mother Wu with some blame, and said: "You too, so many things have happened, why don't you tell me." ”

"The old slave wants to talk about it," Wu's mother smiled bitterly: "It's the third lady who said, it's just a small matter, so whether the apricot tea is useful or not, let me keep quiet...... When Mrs. Tai used it and praised the apricot tea as good, I wanted to mention it again, and the third lady said that Mrs. Tai had just praised the apricot tea as good, and she rushed to invite merit, which was a little bad...... Mrs. Tai's illness was cured soon, and the apricot tea was never used again, so I was so busy that I forgot about it, and talked about Qiu Nong with Tao's mother, and then I suddenly remembered. ”

"Hey!" Mrs. Tai sighed: "The third girl is a filial child. ”

Mother Tao's eyes narrowed, and she continued: "This, speaking of the third miss, there are a few gossips about the third miss in this house, I don't know if to talk about it......