She woke up from her dream, and sat up from the soft chaise longue, it was the summer heat, and her eyes were a little dazzling in the face of the sudden dazzling light, and she covered them with her hands. Before she could react, a female voice beside her said softly: "Girl, but you have a nightmare, what's wrong?" ”

The female voice who spoke carefully wiped the sweat from her forehead with a veil, and then put it away and looked at her with concern.

She looked around, always feeling strange, familiar and unfamiliar. She was now in a gazebo in the middle of the garden, surrounded by peonies and peonies, and not far behind her was a rockery, with a stream flowing downward, diluting the heat in the air.

She was surrounded by several uniformly dressed maids, some holding fans, some holding incense, and some holding grooming things.

She was stunned, she didn't know these people in front of her, and for a short time, she couldn't remember any information about them in her mind, and even she couldn't remember who she really was or where she was. She thinks she shouldn't be here now, not here? And where? Without thinking about it, he blurted out and asked, "Where is this?" And who am I? ”

The maid who was bending down in front of her was startled by her question, and her face changed greatly when she heard this, and even her voice raised a point: "Girl, what's wrong with you?" Don't scare the incense. ”

Shake incense? The familiar name, the switch in the memory in her brain was turned on suddenly, and those familiar and unfamiliar faces were intertwined in her mind one by one, forming a network of character relationships, simple and complicated. It turns out that my name is Zhang Qingwei, and I am the daughter of a wealthy businessman. looked at the face in front of him again, which matched the memory, "You are the daughter of Mother Wang's mother next to your mother?" ”

"It's me, I'm it, girl, what's wrong with you? Why don't you invite Lang Zhong to take a look, isn't it nightmare and frightened? Shaoxiang was surprised, and suddenly became worried again.

Zhang Qing shook her head slightly, "It may be that it was too hot, and my brain was a little stuffy from sleeping, and I didn't react for a while." ”

Shaoxiang took the tea from the other maid and handed it to Zhang Qingwei, "Girl, take a sip of tea, rinse your mouth, and wake up." ”

Zhang Qing did so, took the tea, and looked at the reflection in the water, she was puzzled again, the shadow in the water was clearly her, but it was not her, so who was she? Zhang Qingwei held the teacup in both hands in a daze.

"Girl, girl." Shaking incense and waking up Zhang Qingwei loudly.

"Oh, what's the matter?" She woke up.

Shaoxiang said: "When the girl goes back to the house, I will ask people to put a few more ice basins to heat up." Does the girl look good? ”

"Just do as you say." Zhang Qingwei agreed.

Zhang Qingwei was served by several people into her house, the ice basin had been placed, and the room was very cool. The stone floor is spotless, and on the east side of the wall is a row of bookshelves, in front of which is the piano case, and on the bookshelf there are several patchwork vases, which are full of flowers. On the west side is his own bed, and the rosewood dresser is also placed here.

Zhang Qing approached slightly and looked at herself carefully in the mirror. The image in the tea just now is not very clear, but the image in this mirror is much clearer. Zhang Qing touched her face slightly, this face, this face is a little unfamiliar. In the mirror, she is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a round face, willow eyebrows, and a pair of single phoenix eyes. She remembered that she didn't look like this.

"Girl, this is the fresh melon and fruit that Madame ordered me to send." Another maid named Yinhuan saluted Hua Luo and said.

Zhang Qingwei glanced at it and moved away, such melons and fruits are not in good condition, and the aura is insufficient, how can they eat it! "You guys take it and divide it!"

Several people looked at each other and stood still. Shake the incense and persuade: "Girl, why are you so soulless today?" This is the seasonal melon and fruit sent by Mrs. Hurt the girl, and the other girls want to eat it, but they haven't it yet? ”

Zhang Qingwei still feels that such a thing is difficult to swallow. However, persuaded by Shaoxiang, Zhang Qingwei reluctantly accepted it, put it aside, and Yinhuan went back to his life.

Mrs. Zhang, who was in the house, looked at the account book and asked Yinhuan, "How is the girl today?" Do you still like the melons and fruits sent? ”

Yinhuan hesitated and said what happened just now: "Back to Mrs. Hui's words, eldest girl, I don't know how to ignore the melons and fruits I have always liked today, and let my subordinates take them and share them." ”

Mrs. Zhang put down the ledger in her hand and raised her head, "Oh, are you still angry with me?" This girl is really calm this time. ”

Yinhuan lowered his head, "This, Yinhuan doesn't know." ”

"You go down first, go and call Mother Wang to come in and serve," Mrs. Zhang ordered, and then looked down at the account book in her hand.

"Madame, you call me." Mother Wang came in and saw that Mrs. Zhang was still looking at the thick ledger in her hand, her eyes were staring at one place, as if she was wandering, so she dared to scream softly.

Mrs. Zhang came back to her senses, "Mingyue, you're here." Sit, Si'er went to make a cup of tea. ”

The husband's surname is Wang, and the mother of Wang, whose name is Mingyue, sits on the sandalwood chair on the other side, most of her body is still outside, hanging in the air, and she does not dare to sit down, in order to show her respect for the main family.

Si'er quickly served her a cup of tea.

Mrs. Zhang sighed: "Mingyue, Wei'er is still angry with me about what happened a few days ago, you say, what should I do about this?" ”

Mother Wang conspired for Mrs. Zhang: "There is no big grudge between mother and daughter, if Mrs. analyzes the pros and cons to the eldest girl, she may not be able to persuade the eldest girl." ”

However, every time I talked about it, Wei'er made an excuse to leave, just wanting to speak, and Wei'er didn't want to say more to me. She is determined to marry a reckless man. Even the favorite things I gave her on weekdays, she could put them aside, which shows that she is resolute. Mrs. Zhang, who is almost forty years old, is very well maintained, there is no wrinkle on her face, she frowns gently, and she is as cute as a twenty-eight young woman, with a pair of beautiful eyes with tears, and wiped it with a handkerchief.

Mother Wang is one of Mrs. Zhang's companions, looking at Mrs. Zhang who was crying and said: "Madame, don't be anxious, there is Shaoxiang to follow the eldest girl, and she will definitely comfort one or two." ”

Mrs. Zhang stopped her movements, "How can I not be anxious, Wei'er has seen a lot of estrangement from me in the past few days." The master is not at home, and I am in charge of the house, inside and out. In the past, with the help of Wei'er, I was able to save a lot of worry. However, in the past few days, Wei'er has only sat in my room for a while and left, isn't she blaming me, who is to blame? ”

Mother Wang thought for a while, "Master, I will come back in the middle of next month, discuss this matter with the master, and see what the master says." In the past few days, the lady has tried to keep the eldest girl for a while, take the eldest girl around, and scatter her heart, and this matter may pass. ”

Mrs. Zhang listened to it and felt reasonable, "You are right, recently, my mother's eldest nephew and daughter-in-law gave birth to a nephew and grandchild, and I will take Wei'er over to sit on the full moon day." ”

Zhang Qingwei was still looking at herself, and the maids were busy.

Who am I, I am me, but not me? Zhang Qingwei sat in front of the mirror and asked herself in her heart. Through familiar things, little by little recalling the past, she knew that the glass mirror in front of her was an overseas thing, and her family was doing leather goods, cloth, and maritime trade, and she must be the first to enjoy it when she encountered new things.

Shao Xiang walked up to Hua Luo with a cut fruit platter, forked a small piece with a silver skewer, and handed it to Hua Luo's mouth, "Girl, take a bite, try it?" ”

Zhang Qing frowned slightly, how could such a thing be able to get off the table! However, seeing that the thing had been handed to her mouth, out of psychological politeness, she couldn't bear to refuse and took a bite lightly. The sweet aroma of the juice spreads in your mouth and is not as hard to swallow as you might think. The psychological resistance could not withstand the physical needs, and the remaining fruit was quickly eaten.

"Girl, this is the fruit from overseas, which is very different from the fruit here, and the girl used to like to eat these the most. This time, Madame kept all of it and sent it to the girl, which shows how much she loves the girl. After shaking the incense, he asked tentatively: "Girl, are you still angry with your wife?" ”

Zhang Qing shook her head slightly and said nothing, eating quietly, shaking incense and not daring to ask again.

A person suddenly broke into the house, looked at the fruit in Shaoxiang's hand, his eyes turned around, and when he came up, he hugged Hua Luo's arm and shook it, and said straight in his mouth: "Big sister, I want to eat it too." ”

Zhang Qingwei looked at the twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in front of her, dressed the same as herself, all wearing red silk jackets and skirts. Without thinking about it, I knew that this was my third sister Xin'er, and she was going to beg for food from herself again.

The third sister, Zhang Qingxin and Zhang Qingwei, are the same mother, greedy for play and love to eat. In order to prevent her from eating too fat, Zhang's mother made people stare at her every day, and she didn't eat much at all. That's it, Zhang Qingxin's figure is still rounded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she can't control it, she is the typical type that can gain weight by drinking saliva.

And when Zhang Qingxin was hungry and couldn't stand it, she went to various sisters and brothers to rob and eat. Several brothers and sisters were threatened by Zhang's mother, if they gave the third sister a little food, the monthly money would be halved, and they would be reduced once until it was reduced to nothing, and the third sister could not get food because of the threat. Only Zhang Qingwei is an exception, and Zhang's mother doesn't care too much. It's not because Zhang's mother only likes this eldest daughter, but because Zhang's mother knows that Zhang Qingwei is more strict with this sister than herself, and she is not allowed to eat too much. Unlike other brothers and sisters, they just blindly please.

"If I give it to you, what will you give it for?"

Every time Xin'er uses this trick, she tries everything, but it doesn't work today. Recently, the eldest sister and her mother had a disagreement again, and she didn't dare to provoke too much, saving her mother from chattering. Xin'er bothered to think about it, she has it, the big sister has it, and if she doesn't have it, the big sister also has it, what can be exchanged for it!

Zhang Qingwei looked at the little person opposite, frowning for a while, raising his eyes for a while, folding his fingers, and thinking about it, which was very interesting. The expression on a person's face can be so rich, which she has never seen before, before, most people have only one expression, that is, there is no expression, and she is used to seeing a face indifferently. Before, strangely, where was it before? She just tilted her head and watched, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rising upward.

Shaoxiang watched the sisters behave, and the third girl was teased by the eldest girl again, and she didn't know it.

After a while, the villain on the opposite side didn't think of anything that could be exchanged, Zhang Qing said slightly: "I see that the hairpin on the third sister's head is very pleasing, why don't you take it off and give it to me?" ”

Xin'er immediately took off the double-petaled hairpin made of begonia silk flowers on her head, took it in her hand and touched it, this is a birthday gift from her eldest brother, she wore it for the first time today! It's very reluctant. No matter how reluctant you are, you can't resist it, and the food in front of you is tempting. looked at the melons and fruits on the plate, and then looked at the flower hairpin in his hand, the flower hairpin can be there again, but the food is not often. With a ruthless heart, he closed his eyes and handed over the hairpin in his hand, the expression on his face seemed to be facing a life-and-death decision, and he couldn't see it.

Zhang Qingwei took the hairpin in her hand and put the fruit bowl in her hand. The little man opposite opened his eyes, carefully held the fruit plate, sat down to the side and took a small sip. "It's still the big sister who is the best for me, so I can eat such delicious things."

"In the future, you have to prepare more things that your sister likes, exchange them, and your sister's things are for you to eat." Zhang Qingwei responded.

"Really." Xin'er ate something in her mouth and replied vaguely.

Zhang Qing bowed slightly. It's really for food, and I don't care about anything, Zhang Qingwei thought in her heart, but am I really from this world?