Chapter Eighty-Seven: Take the Water Chestnut
The rain in late autumn was not as gloomy as in spring, but more gloomy, and the meteor and rosin carried a small stove and placed it under the porch, and lifted a small crockpot sitting on the stove, and a slightly sweet aroma of wine wafted out.
Meteor took out a small green jade thin-necked wine bottle from the crockpot, poured some into the small wine glass in Song Zhi's hand, and put the wine bottle back again, continuing to warm it.
Song Zhi picked up the wine glass and took a sip lightly, and praised: "This rose wine is thin and sweet and smooth to the throat, yes, send a jar to Miss Zeng's family, she is also a wine lover." ”
Rosin saw Moon Carrying an umbrella walking in from outside the courtyard gate, knowing that there was no need to serve herself here, so she was blessed and retreated first.
Walking to the porch month by month, the umbrella surface was full of water droplets on the leaves of the calamus, she took the umbrella and shook the rain droplets on the umbrella surface.
Moon by month, I saw Song Zhi holding Edelweiss, one person and one cat wrapped in an extremely soft silk quilt. Her hair was not combed into a bun, but was loosely tied with two streamers, which looked really pleasant.
When Zhuyue just wanted to say something, she heard Song Zhi say, "You two also sit." ”
Mother Qin has been infected with the wind cold in the past few days, and is recuperating in the room, and the moon and meteor don't have to worry about her reprimand, so they each brought a small pestle, sat down on the left and right, and enjoyed this rare moment of leisure.
"The sister-in-law in the Tong'an Hall said that Miss Cousin went to see the eldest lady again yesterday and brought a lot of food, and the slave maid really didn't know what Miss Cousin was going to do?"
Month by month peeled a grain of almonds with a sharp end and blunt tail, put it in Song Zhi's palm, Song Zhi stuffed the almonds into Moon Moon's mouth again, and said, "When the rain stops tomorrow, you go to the Lin Mansion to say something to your aunt." If she can handle this, I really don't want to bother with it. ”
Song Zhi took a small dried fish and teased the edelweiss, although his face was still indifferent, but his heart felt like he had swallowed a mouthful of stale meat, and he felt extremely disgusting.
"Miss, what kind of heart do you say Miss Watch has?" Meteor rested his cheek with one hand, full of puzzled questions.
Before Song Zhi could reply, a strange person fell from the eaves above their heads in a very strange posture, soaking wet and half-kneeling in the rain curtain.
Meteor and Zhuyue were startled, and hurriedly stopped in front of Song Zhi, saying, "Who are you?!" ”
The kneeling man didn't speak, Meteor frowned and looked at it a few times, his plain black clothes were soaked and outlined his slender figure, it should be a woman, her sideburns were wet and sticky to her somewhat rounded cheeks.
Meteor asked with some uncertainty: "Water chestnut?" ”
Hearing her say this month by month, she felt more and more similar, she looked back at Song Zhi, only to see her nod with a puzzled face, then took the oil-paper umbrella leaning on Zhu Zhu and got into the rain curtain.
"Water chestnut? Is it really you? What are you doing here? "Although the rain was not heavy, the water chestnut was already soaked.
The water chestnut silently didn't answer, just knelt on the spot stubbornly, a little helpless month by month, and said: "What do you have to say before you get up first, what's the matter with kneeling in the rain like this?" ”
"It's okay for you to kneel by yourself, but don't be drenched in the rain with you month by month, her umbrella is all over you."
Song Zhi's voice penetrated into the ears of the water chestnut through the dense rain curtain, and she stood up suddenly, and the raindrops around her shook, as if there was a mist emitting from her body.
The other three were not shocked by her superb internal strength at such a young age, but they were puzzled, and said with a slight complaint month by month: "The top of my clothes, even the remaining dry places have made you wet." ”
The water chestnut was a little embarrassed, but he still held on with a straight face, walked to the porch, knelt beside him and said: "Lord Sushui asked me to apologize to you, I have made a mistake in your words and misbehaved in Junan, which is really arrogant." ”
The water chestnut said, and the meteor nodded his head highly, looking very approving.
"I think it's okay, you're just a little childish. But if taking care of me is your job, then you are a bit haphazard. Song Zhi's understatement seemed to be soft, but in fact it was a needle hidden in the cotton, so piercing that the water chestnut couldn't say anything to refute, but his heart was uncomfortable.
"Go change into dry clothes and talk. Month by month, you also go to change. ”
As soon as Song Zhi's words fell, the water chestnut said loudly: "I don't change, I'm here to ask for sin, not to enjoy happiness." ”
"Then you mean that I should have asked the two of them to find a whip, or to the firewood room to find a prickly wooden stick and beat you severely?"
The banter in Song Zhi's tone added a little blockage to the water chestnut's heart, she bit her lower lip and simply stopped talking.
Song Zhi's slender fingers were buried in the thick hair of the edelweiss, and the cat's hair was combed with the tips of his fingertips, and the throat of the edelweiss made a pleasant sound of 'woo woo'.
The water chestnut raised his head, glanced at the edelweiss secretly, and quickly lowered his eyes, for fear of being discovered by Song Zhi.
Unexpectedly, Song Zhi was obviously leaning over to taste the wine, but there seemed to be a pair of eyes on his shoulders, "If you obediently go to change your clothes, I will let you touch it." Otherwise, your hands are like ice cubes, so don't be alarmed. ”
Song Zhi's insight is so keen, if it weren't for the water chestnut being by her side, she would have wondered if she had practiced martial arts.
As soon as these words came out, the water chestnut's gaze was even more glued to the edelweiss and could not be loosened, and its blue eyes looked curiously at the woman in front of her, "Meow meow~".
"Then thank Miss Song for her magnanimity, and I can go and change my clothes." Water chestnut simply gave up his inner resistance, and even said a little impatiently.
Meteor glanced at the figure of the water chestnut departing with the moon, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he really felt a little speechless, "Miss, why are you so tolerant of this girl?" ”
Song Zhi chuckled, and his fingertips brushed the soft hair on Edelweiss's back, messing up its hair and stroking it back, causing Edelweiss to look back at her in confusion.
"I just think it's funny that she has all her emotions written on her face. I guess that what happened in Junan is probably leaked out because she couldn't hide it herself. Such a person is like water in a glass bowl, and you can see it at a glance. ”
After the water chestnut and the moon changed their clothes, the water chestnut stood beside Song Zhi, looking at the edelweiss in her arms with burning eyes.
Song Zhi generously handed her the edelweiss, and the water chestnut took it carefully, only feeling like holding a ball of snow.
"How can it be so soft?" Water chestnut said in surprise.
Seeing her unsightly appearance, Meteor smiled and said, "Haven't you ever hugged a cat?" ”
The water chestnut shook his head and said regretfully, "We don't have any cats to come." ”
"Why?" Meteor asked.
"It's not because those guys are doing something all day......
Water chestnut suddenly realized that he was speechless, closed his mouth tightly, and looked at Song Zhi in embarrassment.
Song Zhi hooked his lips, picked up the wine bottle and shook it, and said, "There is no wine, go and change the pot again." ”
Song Zhi already had two lumps of redness on his cheeks, and seeing that there was a hesitation on Zhuyue's face, he said, "Then let's change to a pot of eggnog, okay?" ”
The eggnog has to be rolled before you can drink it, and most of the wine will dissipate, so it is not easy to get drunk, and when you hear the words, you will smile and nod your head.
The rain outside is continuous, and the wine is fragrant inside, and the water chestnut only feels that Song Zhi is really comfortable this little day.
"If you have come today only to plead guilty, you may have returned. I'm not angry, and I don't think Sister Sushui will embarrass you too much. Song Zhi blinked slowly and said to the water chestnut.
The water chestnut's expression froze, and when he thought of Su Shui's unquestionable order, his heart trembled.
She reluctantly handed over the edelweiss to Meteor, knelt down again, and said, "Lord Sushui wants me to reflect on it, saying that I am uncertain and not suitable to stay with my sister, I hope Miss Song can take me in and serve you as a dog and horse." ”
"Hmph, do you think that everyone around Miss can serve you? Just said a few words with red lips and white teeth, and wanted to stay in our Ruyi Pavilion on his own? The meteor glanced at the water chestnut, and his words were full of resentment.
"Who's my sister?" Song Zhi grasped the place that made her the most puzzled between the words of the water chestnut.
The water chestnut's eyes were wrong, and he chose the safest and most incorrect statement, "My sister is the one who is in charge of me." ”
Eggnog was sent month by month, and Song Zhi leaned his neck and drank a glass happily, looking thoughtfully at the empty wall of the cup.
"Do you have any instructions on this matter?"
"The prince doesn't care about such trivial matters," as soon as the water chestnut said this, she always felt that something was weird, she thought for a while, and then added in a panic: "I'm not saying that Miss's business is a trivial matter, but my business." ”
Meteor snorted again and muttered, "That's pretty much it." ”
"Then you stay. I have one thing right now, and I want you to help me find out. Song Zhi hooked his finger towards the water chestnut and motioned for her to come over with her ear.
After listening to Song Zhi's instructions, the water chestnut bowed slightly, and said, "Yes!" "Look at that posture and it's time to go.
"Huh!" Song Zhi hurriedly called her and said, "What are you going to do here?" Seeing that it is about to get dark and raining, let's go again tomorrow. ”
The water chestnut smiled, and there was a bit of a heroic taste, "This night is a good time to check things." ”
Song Zhi was slightly stunned and said: "That's not possible, girls can't always come and go in the wind and rain, if they are cold, it will be difficult to adjust in the future." ”
Seeing her serious look, the water chestnut nodded, and stood in place a little overwhelmed.
Yue Yue said to Song Zhi: "Miss, since you have decided to accept the water chestnut, how should we explain it on Madame's side?" ”
"To tell the truth, it was said that it was sent by the prince, and she is such a person who regards her husband as heaven, she must be happy to hear it." Song Zhi said indifferently.
Song Zhi's temperament is known by the moon and meteors, but the water chestnut is really surprised by the disrespect in these words.