As one of the masters, the eldest granddaughter of Gaofu led the younger generation to another place to speak at the suggestion of her mother.

The young girls gathered together and said nothing more than some clothes and jewelry, plus some blessings, a nephew, and the prosperity of their mother's family. Zhang Qing listened to them quietly, did not make any remarks, and only answered a sentence or two when asked about her. It's really boring, Zhang Qing made a listening gesture on her face, but her thoughts ran out of the clouds.

Zhang Qingwei always felt that she had lived for many years, she was incompatible with this world, she no longer had the vitality of a young man, she was as dull as an old man in her twilight, and she couldn't be interested in anything. Nowadays, the little girl cares about all the things she cares about, she just wants to sit under the tree and listen to the wind. Sometimes, it's mostly the instinctive reaction of this body that makes her have to lift her spirit.

By means of internal urgency, he complained to the master, retreated, and let the little girl ring lead him around the garden slowly.

Suddenly, another little girl came over and handed Zhang Qingwei a sentence: "Under the begonia tree, the old people meet each other." "It made Zhang Qingwei inexplicable." Who is the person who asked you to speak? ”

"Childe said that the girl asked, let me go back, it's an old man." The little girl replied truthfully.

"The deceased?" Zhang Qingwei searched for memories, but to no avail. "I don't know him, you can go!"

Zhang Qingwei couldn't remember who this person was, so she sent the person away, pinched the time, and returned to her position.

The second sister said to Zhang Qingwei with some displeasure: "Big sister, we came to other people's houses as guests, so we have to be more behaved, you have been walking like this for more than half an hour, and some people think that you have done other things, and you will be tongue-in-cheek." "This second sister is polite in her manners, her words and deeds are more elegant than the girls in Gaofu, and she always demands herself with high standards and also requires her sisters at home. If she doesn't comply, she will be able to talk about it for half an hour, and if this matter reaches her mouth, it will definitely reach the ears of Master Zhang, and she will have to listen to the training again. Speaking of her, we have to talk about her Aunt Bian.

Aunt Bian's original name was Bianyou, she was the daughter of your house, her father and brother committed an accident, and her family assets were confiscated, the male dependents were exiled, and the female dependents were sold. The young Master Zhang was ambitious, thinking that his status was low, and he wanted to marry a high-ranking woman, but he was a concubine, and he couldn't look down on his status as a businessman. There happened to be a prisoner's wife who sold it, so why not buy one and go back, so that your future children will also be tainted with a little luxury, and have a good future in the future. Master Zhang immediately made a decision, gave up 10,000 taels of silver, and bought Aunt Bian, who was not outstanding in all aspects. Fortunately, Aunt Bian's appearance is mediocre, compared to other sisters, she is not very popular, otherwise where would it be the turn of Master Zhang to bid as a businessman. That's it, Master Zhang still spent seventy-seven eighty-eight of the money he brought to talk about business this time, and snatched Aunt Bian from others at a high price. After going back to this matter, he was scolded by Mr. Zhang.

Aunt Bian settled down in Zhang's house, lived the life of a concubine in front of the girl, and was well raised by Master Zhang. It wasn't until he married Mrs. Zhang that he was accepted into the backyard. Aunt Bian is the daughter of a big family, and she has been cultivated as a standard housewife since she was a child, who knows that the family once fell, from a high-ranking noble girl to an unworthy girl, and fortunately met Master Zhang, so she did not live in panic, but sometimes looking at Mrs. Zhang's eyes, she was still indignant. Life is impermanent, no matter how angry Aunt Bian is, she has to swallow this breath and raise her children with peace of mind. Not to mention, the daughters in the family are all taught by Aunt Bian all kinds of etiquette, one line at a time, they are not down-to-earth and generous, and their manners are moderate, even Mrs. Zhang can't say that it is not good, let her teach, she may not be able to teach such a daughter with everyone's demeanor, although this is mandatory for Master Zhang.

"I know, thank you for the reminder." Obviously I just went out for a while, how can I say that it is more than half an hour, is it because I am not sure about the time, or is it too long to stroll? That's it, don't be too troublesome. Zhang Qing replied slightly.

The second sister gave a smile that was quite gratifying, and she didn't say anything else, even the third sister Xin'er, who jumped out, didn't dare to speak casually in front of this second sister, and the fifth sister listened to the other girls talk in silence.

"Sister Ya'er, you have added a cute little nephew, which is really envious of us. Unlike me, I only have one cousin, and I have no plans to start a family yet, and I don't know when I will be able to hold my nephew. The one who spoke was a pretty girl about eleven or twelve, wearing a goose-yellow sleeved shirt and a bun, and a little lively.

"Count it up, Sister Ya'er, there are five brothers-in-law, even if you go out in the future, no one will dare to bully."

"Speaking of this, I heard that Uncle Gao set a family affair for Sister Ya'er in Kyoto, so people can't be envious? It is with our identities that no matter how good the upbringing is, no matter how knowledgeable the girl is, it is not as noble as Sister Ya'er's noble status. This girl with a broken mouth, since she sat down, has been openly and secretly stammering elegance and belittling Zhang Qingwei and a few others.

The girl who sat on the top dressed and richly dressed and had an outstanding temperament calmly accepted the mutual praise of the sisters below, smiled and did not speak, and when her eyes swept the direction of Zhang Qingwei's sisters, there was a trace of contempt and jealousy hidden in her eyes, and she quickly moved away. Zhang Qingwei caught this jealousy and contempt when she looked at her, and just frowned, remembering where she had offended this cousin.

The people sitting here are all some official ladies, no matter how bad they are, they are the daughters of the county magistrates, and it is normal to look down on Zhang Qingwei and a few people, who called them the daughters of businessmen? It would be good to be a petty official's side room in the future, and Master Zhang also thought so. Pack a few daughters well, and when you are old, pick an official family that is beneficial to you, and send it to be a side room, as for Mrs. Zhengtou, don't think about it, unless there are so many eyes that are not good, and you have to marry your own daughter as the main room, it's another matter.

Gao's father, Gao's father, was demoted to be the capital of Fengnan Prefecture more than ten years ago, with his wife and children, and only a few older aunts were left to take care of the parents and eldest sons in the family. When I came, I took a few sisters-in-law with me, just to get through the situation in Fengnan as soon as possible, add flowers to my political achievements, and return to Kyoto as soon as possible. Zhang's mother was unfortunate, and it was at this time that her sister-in-law casually married a businessman in exchange for some silver money. Relying on the Zhang family's money bag, the Gao family has lived quite nourishingly here for more than ten years, and their life is better than in Kyoto.

Elegantly dressed and worn, all of them are exquisite, all of which were earned by the Zhang family. In this world, the status of businessmen is low, lower than that of farmers, and it is normal to look down on Zhang Qingwei, who is a businessman. Whoever will look at it pleasing to the eye, may be a member of his own backyard in the future, and now he is on an equal footing with himself, and when he thinks about it, he vomits.

Gao Ya listened to the others for a while, and then slowly spoke: "In more than a month, I will go to Beijing with my brother, and the days when our sisters can see each other are getting fewer and fewer, compared to the excitement of my nephew's full moon ceremony, my heart is empty." ”

For a while, the atmosphere in the garden was a little quiet, and everyone tried their best to comfort Gao Ya.

"Sister Ya'er, don't worry, we'll write from time to time."

"Me too, Sister Ya'er, don't dislike us."

"Yes, Sister Ya'er, today is Brother Ling's full moon day, we should be happy, don't say these discouraged words."

“……”

"Sister Wei, why don't you speak? Here, as at home, don't be inhibited. ”

Gao Ya has been intentionally or unintentionally leading the topic to Hua Luo and a few people, seeing that a few people have not wanted to deal with them, they secretly hated in their hearts, and had to speak.

In exchange for Zhang Qingwei's sentence: "Cousin, we know." ”

This answer made Gao Ya satisfied and dissatisfied. I am satisfied to see a few people like a stuffy gourd, wooden and flustered, and I can't even please myself. The rest of the people here are some shrewd people, and when they spread it, they will only say that they can't be people, so as to elevate their elegance and generosity. What I am not satisfied with is the attitude of speaking, which is too casual, as if I am an inconsequential person, very perfunctory.