Chapter 46: Ning Mansion (6)
When passing by the garden, Xianchen saw that the begonias were blooming very well, so he folded a few and held them in his hand. Xiao Yu'er followed Xian Chen, who didn't know the way, for many years, and practiced the ability to never forget the passing, and almost didn't take a wrong step and went straight to the door of Chi Shou Tang. Chi Shou Tang is located in front of a blue lake, planted by the lake with a few big weeping willows that are more than three feet high, green new shoots gently sweeping across the lake in the breeze, and occasionally a few birds singing diligently on the trees. The willow branches, which are inextricably linked, rigid and soft, seem to wake up the earth that has been sleeping for the whole winter, and Xianchen looks at the vibrant scene in front of him and comes to the spirit.
Xiao Yu'er stepped forward to knock on the door, and it was a little girl with a round face who came to open the door, and she looked a little similar to Xiao Yu'er, both of them were stunned, Xiao Yu'er spoke first: "The annoying girl passed the word, my young lady is Yan Xianchen, the daughter of General Yan Yujing, and asked to see the old lady." ”
The round-faced little maid looked inside but did not understand the legend: "The slave advises Miss Yan to leave earlier, our old lady doesn't see guests on weekdays." ”
When Xiao Yu'er heard this, he immediately took out five hundred coins from his sleeve and stuffed them into the little girl's sleeve like a lightning speed, and the little girl wanted to take it out, but was dragged by Xiao Yu'er's hand. Xian Chen looked at the stubborn little fish with a cry and laughter, and actually sympathized with the little girl, and said to the little girl: "I don't embarrass you, but Wen Anhou has repeatedly mentioned the old lady to me, and I want to come to visit her old man's name like thunder, but I don't think the old lady likes to be quiet, but I am presumptuous, and I am bothering this girl to transfer this flower to the old lady, as if it is my little heart." ”
The little maid accepted Xiao Yu'er's money, thinking that it would be okay to pass a bouquet of flowers in, so Xian Chen and Xiao Yu'er also went back without mentioning it.
As the old saying goes, "Money can make ghosts grind", this little girl collected a full five hundred dollars, but she only passed a bouquet of flowers, and she felt uneasy in her heart, so she passed on the original words of Xianchen to Mama Guo beside the old lady, and said that Xianchen was generous and decent, like a flower and jade. After walking for a while, she saw that the little maid had come to invite her, and she was secretly happy in her heart.
"Miss Yan stays, the old lady is invited." The little girl ran out of breath.
"Will the old lady see me?" Xianchen made a look of overjoy.
"Yes, Miss Yan, please come with me."
Xian Chen followed the little maid into the gate of Chi Shou Tang, and the entrance was a garden, although it was not very big, but the flowers were full of flowers, clear and exquisite, the wall was full of creepers, and a pool lingered. Walking in, I only feel the strange fragrance, the strange grass fairy vine, the vine leads the vine, tired and cute. A gravel road with auspicious cloud pattern points directly to the hall, the hall door is four dark red carved doors, Xian Chen crossed the threshold, and when he entered, he saw that the main hall did not sit as if there were tables and chairs and coffee tables set up elsewhere, but placed a finely carved passion flower pattern couch inlaid with precious stones. On the couch lay a gray-haired, red-faced, radiant old man, wearing a four-happiness ruyi moire brocade jacket, her legs covered with silver mouse felt, leaning on a silk pillow.
Xianchen walked in briskly and saluted with a smile: "Little girl Yan Xianchen, please say hello to the old lady." ”
Mama Guo put on reading glasses for the old lady, and the old lady took a closer look, only to see that Xian Chen's light makeup was lightly smeared like a hibiscus out of the water, wearing a white blue-edged smoke Luo Qiyun skirt, with long hair reaching to the waist, green silk and smart, without the slightest pearl and green, only a blue hairband hung behind her, like a fairy who was not clean. The old lady nodded and said, "People are as their name suggests, the Yan family has a daughter, and they are clean." ”
"Old Madam Xie praised." Xianchen was not timid, but generously accepted the old lady's performance.
The old lady was quite surprised and said to Mama Guo: "This child is not coy, it is very much in line with me." Mama Guo smiled and said yes. The old lady said to Xianchen lovingly, "Sit down to me and let me see." ”
"It's good, it's just that it's only February, and I'm wearing so thin, and I don't know how to maintain my youth." The old lady took Xian Chen's hand and looked at it again, and said with some disgust.
Xianchen is a veteran in front of the elders, and said with a smile: "I have a hot physique, so it's okay." ”
"Hmm. Your hands are quite warm, which shows that you are a strong body. The old lady immediately remembered something again and asked, "Do you often mention me?" What did he tell you? ”
"Say that you are the most amiable and love the junior, and he likes you the most." As he spoke, Xian Chen leaned over to the old lady with his hand half-covering his ruddy mouth, and said mysteriously, "Master Hou also told me all your preferences, let me please you, and said that he would only feel at ease if he got the approval of the old lady." ”
"Hahahahaha...... Seriously? The old lady leaned back and laughed.
Xianchen also laughed for a while.
"It seems that that kid is really interested in you, stinky boy, with a good eye." The old lady became more and more energetic and asked, "Then are you ready to vote for me?" ”
"Master Hou said that the old lady loves to watch shadow puppet plays, and I happened to have watched it a few times, so I rehearsed a play "Nezha in the Sea" by myself, and I thought that one day you would be free, so it would be good to guide me."
"An old lady in one mouthful, and she is called weird." The old lady sneered.
Xian Chen didn't know what to call for a while, so he had to look at Mama Guo with a begging fire, Mama Guo smiled and said: "The old lady doesn't treat Miss Yan as an outsider, but after all, this has not passed the door yet, and the etiquette is still restricted, so if Miss Yan shouts 'old lady' with everyone." ”
"Old lady." Xianchen shouted obediently.
"Huh." The old lady also deliberately replied heavily, and everyone was amused.
"You've hooked all my gluttonous insects, and I want to see a shadow puppet show at this moment."
"At this moment? Then I'll order the maid to fetch the things. "I never thought that the old lady was a person with an anxious personality.
"No, I have it ready-made." Mama Guo understood and gave the little maid a look, and the little maid retreated respectfully.
Xianchen couldn't say that she acted in "Nezha in the Sea" for the old lady, because it was the first time to act, and she only rehearsed that night, there were many mistakes and omissions, but she was lively and naughty in the past, but she had some similarities with Nezha, and the performance was vivid and colorful. also arranged the old lady on the spot, and the old lady laughed and said: "This girl is here to ask for my wife's life today, and she is about to get angry......"
Soon it was time for lunch, and the old lady left the dust to have lunch in Chi Shou Tang, and the laughter in Chi Shou Tang was endless all day. Xianchen is also happy from the bottom of her heart, getting along with the old lady is very relaxed and happy, she is worried every day when she goes to Ningfu, and her heart finally rests today. Xianchen didn't want to leave, and the old lady really wanted to stay, so she didn't leave Chi Shou Tang until after dinner to go back to Orange Huai Pavilion.