Chapter 40: The Ethnological Debate 9 (Comparison of the Two Generations)
The courtyard was the lively sound of people moving things in, and after Xie Yuanniang sent away the fourth cousin, the smile on her face retreated, and she sat on the couch alone in a daze, until Ling Mei came in to reply and cheered up.
"Girl, everything is placed in the yard, there are six big boxes, and the red sunk wood boxes sent in after Jiuyuan, and there are a total of seven boxes together, and the contents are all recorded on this." Ling Mei put the list on the square table, and handed over the box made of sandalwood in her hand, "When the young master left just now, I asked Jiuyuan to give it to the slave maid, saying that it was a letter written by my uncle to the girl." ”
Every year, along with something given by my grandfather's family, there will be a letter.
Xie Yuanniang knew that her uncle loved her when she was a child, but she had no conscience before, and she calmly felt that this was what she deserved, after all, her aunt was an elder, and now she is sensible, so she can naturally feel how much her uncle loves her.
"Put it down."
Ling Mei saw that the girl's face sank like water, and she couldn't help but worry when she put down the box, "Girl, my uncle and wife also care about you, so I will say that in the letter every year." ”
"I know." The first few times she saw her aunt's letter teaching her how to behave for others, she was disgusted and never read the letter again, her eyes fell on the box, and after a long time, she said, "Where is the letter sent a few years ago, let's take it out together." ”
"It was put by the slave maid, and the slave maid will go and get it now." Ling Mei happily went down to the inner room.
After a while, he took out a stack of letters, and when he put them on the table, Ling Mei also whispered, "Every year when Jiuyuan gives these letters to the slave maid, he always tells the slave and maid not to tell others, although the girl has not read the letter over the years, the slave and maid still put it away, and no one knows about this matter except for the slave and maid." ”
The surprise means that the two of them, the master and servant, know.
"On weekdays, I see that you are careless, but you can still do it so carefully." Xie Yuanniang opened the past letter with a smile, stopped talking to Ling Mei, and read it seriously.
Mei Zhizhi didn't say anything more.
Letter after letter, after reading the old letters, Xie Yuanniang raised her head to rest for a while, she looked out the window, the big wooden box in the yard was particularly eye-catching, but it also pierced her heart.
She retracted her gaze before opening the box she received today, with an envelope on it and a few pieces of paper below, she first opened the letter and read the contents, saying that she wanted to be a flute, and she didn't know if she could come in person at that time, so she prepared a Zhuangzi outside Jinling City as a ceremony to prepare, if she could participate in the future, and then prepare other gifts.
Putting away the letter, Xie Yuanniang took out a few pieces of paper below, which was a shop and the title deed of Zhuangzi, Ling Mei stood on the side, and was surprised when she saw it, "It's the calligraphy and painting shop over there in Dagongfang." ”
Dagongfang is a place where all kinds of families gather, and the shops on both sides of the two streets are difficult to buy, and in Jinling City, where every inch of land is expensive, it is impossible to ask for it, no wonder Mei will be surprised.
Xie Yuanniang put away all the letters and put them in the box, and asked Ling Mei to put them away, "Don't tell others about the shop and Zhuangzi, you just know it." ”
Ling Mei held the box in her arms, "Don't worry, the slave and maid are saved, if the lady knows that the uncle and wife gave the girl this, and did not give it to the eldest aunt, I am afraid that I will be wronged for the eldest girl again." ”
After the girl finished speaking, she went into the inner room.
It's really a pot that doesn't open which pot, Xie Yuanniang let herself forget about those unhappiness, so she reminded this girl again, Ling Mei didn't know what she had done, and she was still asking about things after coming out of the room, "Girl, do you want to call the little guy in the front yard to carry the box to Jing'an Ju?" ”
"That's what my aunt gave me, what are you doing when you send Jing Anju to live in peace? Let someone put it in my private vault. Xie Yuanniang glared at her angrily, and waved her hand to drive away.
Ling Mei unconsciously inserted a knife in her master's heart, not to mention, and also to dig up a piece of meat, "The things that the girl has obtained over the years have been sent to Jing'an Ju, and the warehouse is empty, so don't worry about not being able to put these seven boxes in." ”
"Let's go." Xie Yuanniang really hurt.
This aunt and grandmother really have a good mouth, and she can't pay for her life when she is angry.
Xie Yuanniang thought that she had been deceived in both lives, and even in her previous life, she had always felt guilty and sorry for her mother, and her heart was uncomfortable.
She's stupid, stupid.
As a result, Ling Mei went out and turned back, Xie Yuanniang raised her eyebrows, "What else do you have to say?" ”
"Girl, someone from Mochizuki Tower sent a message, saying that the cousin girl is there, let the girl pass." Ling Mei was careless at this time, and she didn't see that her master was unhappy at all.
Xie Yuanniang rubbed the corners of her forehead, "You tidy up your things and let Zuidong go with me." ”
Over the years, the things sent by the Kong family have not been left in Qingshan Courtyard, this time they are going to be put in the warehouse, Ling Mei almost rolled up her sleeves and did it, her busy feet did not land, and she was relieved to hear the master bring a steady drunken winter, and when Xie Yuanniang came out of the house, she could still hear Ling Mei's voice telling her to be drunk.
Xie Yuanniang couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips, which made Mei coarse, but she was interested in her.
When I took the drunken winter to the Moon Tower, I saw a girl dressed in green and flexible looks greeted her, and she was slightly blessed, "I have seen the second girl, the eldest girl told the slave to guard here, and when the second girl came, she would take the second girl to the backyard." ”
Xie Yuanniang glanced at her lightly, silently, and led the way by her in front, until Zuidong knew it, and explained softly on the side, "Yanxin walks around with Hanxue a lot on weekdays, and he is a person who can talk about it, and there are many people I know in the house." ”
Xie Yuanniang bowed her head slightly, which was in response to Zui Dong's words.
Yan Xin's eyes moved slightly, and her steps paused slightly, and then returned to normal, she has been inquiring about what happened to the second girl on the day of the apricot blossom banquet in the past few days, and she has not inquired yet, and now she has listened to Zui Dong's words, and she always feels that she means something, and then she feels that she may be thinking too much, and she is afraid that she will think more if she is weak.
Entered the backyard of the Moon Tower, the courtyard of the courtyard encircled by the courtyard wall around it, arranged tightly and not feel crowded, the spring of Jinling City always comes earlier, and the primrose in the west corner of the courtyard blooms, which is also the earliest courtyard of the flowers in the Xie Mansion.
Turn around and see the main house of the Moon Tower behind you, which is a small two-story building, standing on it, you can easily take in the scenery of East Street, and this Moon Tower in Xie Mansion is also very eye-catching in East Street.