Chapter 35: The Gift
October 17 is Cheng Xiaoxuan's birthday, and 18 is Mu Xiuyuan's birthday.
The old marquis passed away, and the juniors haven't been together for a long time. It happened that the two of them were only one day away from their birthdays, and taking the opportunity of Cheng Xiaoxuan to come to Mu Mansion to live temporarily, Mu Xiuyuan proposed that the two of them spend time together on the seventeenth day, and there was no need to separate the wine, just invite the brothers and sisters in the family to get together. Cheng Xiaoxuan is not very old, and he is a lively person, he clapped his hands and said yes, and personally went to ask Xiao Shi to settle the matter and exempt them from the two-day course.
After October, it was winter. On the 17th, snowflakes fell in the sky, which was the first snow of the year in Shangjing.
Dawn Pavilion is only where Mu Xiangqing's mother and son live, and it is Mu Xiangqing's boudoir before leaving the pavilion, and the place to celebrate his birthday is set in Mu Xiuyuan's Lanbo Pavilion.
Huaxi had never participated in this kind of gathering of juniors in the family, so she didn't know when it was appropriate to go, so she sent someone to ask Mu Yunyi when she would pass, and she stepped on a little bit to keep up with her, so as not to be rude if she was late.
As soon as noon passed, Huaxi went to the Lanbo Pavilion with a gift.
There is a thin layer of snow on the branches of the trees and on the ground next to the road, and if you are not careful on the bluestone path, you will slip.
Huaxi changed out of plain clothes, wore a light blue embroidered lily satin cotton jacket, and a light yellow suede hooded cape, and did not wear the brocade cotton shoes customized by the house for the girls, but changed into a pair of thick-soled earthy yellow cloth short-waisted boots made by Liu's mother, with a green entwined branch pattern outlined at will around the cross-stitch on the face, and a layer of wool in the waist and collar of the shoes, which is warm and practical. It's just right for the weather.
When he was about to walk to the Lanbo Pavilion, Huaxi met Mu Yunyi, who was walking cautiously. said hello and went into the inner hall together. Mu Xiu went to Longcui Courtyard and didn't come back, the two went to the cloak and sat in the hall drinking tea.
After a while, Mu Xiuyuan hurriedly came back and changed his clothes before arriving in the hall.
"I was just called by my father to give a few words, and the fourth sister and sister Xi have been waiting for a long time."
After saluting, Huaxi handed a brown and yellow silk cloth bag to Mu Xiuyuan, "Tomorrow is the third brother's birthday, Huaxi is here to wish the third brother a happy birthday in advance, and everything will go well in the coming year." These are two gadgets made by Huaxi herself for the winter, and they are given to the third brother to express their hearts. β
"Thank you, sister." Xiu Yuan smiled and took the cloth bag, opened it and saw that the two things made of large oval dark green brocade on the palm were connected by black ribbons, I don't know what it was? The other two were navy blue cotton hand-shaped bags with a somewhat strange appearance, similar in appearance, with a pair of five fingers cut in half.
After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "How do you use these three things?" β
Huaxi explained to Mu Xiuyuan: "This is a pair of gloves, which all refer to the pair of gloves that are worn on the hands when going out in winter to keep warm, and the thinner half of the fingers can be used when writing in the house." This pair of dark green is called ear warming, as the name suggests, it is used to protect the ears, the third brother walks around a lot outside, and uses this windproof in winter, so as not to freeze. β
Mu Xiuyuan looked at the tall bamboo embroidered with silk threads of the same color on the warm ear satin, his eyes lit up, and he reached out and turned it over, which was inlaid with silver gray mink fur edges, and he felt warm when he looked at it. Putting it down casually, he picked up the gloves again, although they were ribbed cloth, but the layers of rabbit down were very soft inside, and the corners were finely stitched and very strong. I put it on my hand and tried it with my fist, but it was also flexible and lightweight, and the most important thing was that it felt warm and comfortable to wear.
With a warm heart, Mu Xiuyuan raised his head and thanked him: "My sister's gift is exactly what I want." β
Huaxi returned the salute, "The third brother is polite." β
Mu Yunyi pursed her lips and smiled on the side, and teased: "Huaxi is so partial, such good things are only thinking about the third brother, why don't you have a sister's share?" β
Mu Xiuyuan's face was slightly red, he carefully wrapped the things sent by Huaxi, and glared at his sister, Mu Yunyi just didn't see it, and the smile on the corner of her lips did not decrease.
Huaxi turned sideways and didn't see Xiuyuan and Yunyi's small movements, and when she heard Yunyi ask like this, she hurriedly said, "I was busy preparing birthday gifts for the third brother and Brother Xuan a few days ago, and I'll help my sister when I go back today, okay?" β
Yun Yi waved her hand, "Come on, I'm joking." I just saw it clearly, and it doesn't seem to be a difficult job. I'm useless with gloves, but this ear warmer is good, just go back and let the maids do it. β
Huaxi suggested: "It can be made into a peach heart, and my sister looks better when she wears it." β
"yes, yes."
Seeing that the two were chatting, Mu Xiuyuan interjected: "It is estimated that it will take a while for the others to come over." There's a wind in the hall, so why don't you two go and sit in the east room for a while. β
Yunyi took Huaxi's hand and said, "Let's go, there is a warm kang in the east room, sit here and wait, it's better to go to the kang crookedly." It's much more comfortable to drink tea and chat than here. β
Huaxi and Yunyi went to the east with Xiuyuan. Xiu Yuanluo sat down, afraid that the two of them would be restrained, so he found an excuse to go out to greet the guests first. When the person left, Yun Yicai pulled Huaxi to take off his shoes and put them on the kang.
"Hey, your shoes are ......" Yunyi watched Huaxi take off her shoes, and was suddenly attracted by the pair of boots on the soles of her feet.
Huaxi said: "It snows in winter, and the satin embroidered shoes get wet after walking in the snow for a while, and the wind blows cold and uncomfortable; The leather surface can resist a little, but the snow water melts the dirty skin, and it is not good-looking. I don't like to wear thick socks, so I asked Liu's mother to make two pairs of boots before leaving, a layer of ribbed cloth, a layer of muslin cloth and a layer of thick wool, which is not easy to get wet when it is warm, and it is not cold to walk around the feet of the house. β
Yun Yi nodded in agreement: "That's a good point." It's rare to go out for a walk in the snow to see the scenery, and when you walk a little longer and go back to the house, your shoes are wet and uncomfortable. β
Turning his head to look at Huaxi, "I'll let the maid make a pair of them tomorrow." You girl is careful and has a lot of ideas, so I don't know which blessed person will marry you in the future. β
"It's okay and you're going to beat me." Huaxi glanced at Yunyi, "When Sister Ming'er gets married, I will prepare a box of double red peony flowers for you, and let my brother-in-law accompany you to step on it in the snow." β
Yun Yi was ashamed, "Okay, you sharp-toothed girl...... See how I clean you up! He pounced on it and scratched Huaxi's waist.
Huaxi was afraid of itching, giggling and begging for mercy. The two twisted together on the kang, laughing so much that Huaxi shed tears, and Yun Yi let her go.
The two sat back in their seats.
Huaxi patted her chest, her two were ruddy, her eyes were full, she took a sip of the teacup, her lips were slightly open and panting, and her lips were as moist as peaches.
Even Yun Yi, who was looking at her from the side, couldn't help but be stunned, and said with a smile: "My sister is getting fatter now, but she is getting better and better-looking, and even my sister is looking at her eyes hot, hehe!" β
"Sisterβ" Huaxi snorted.
Yun Yi ignored her, suddenly hooked the corners of her lips, and asked in the direction of the door: "Hey, third brother, Brother Xuan, am I right?" β
Huaxi was startled, looked back, and found that Mu Xiuyuan was holding the curtain at some point, and Cheng Xiaoxuan and Mu Yunlin were standing at the door.
Mu Xiuyuan suppressed the amazement in his heart, turned his face away in embarrassment, and couldn't help but glance at the pale blue figure on the kang in the middle of the room.
Cheng Xiaoxuan didn't know if he was blown by the wind or shy, his face was red, and he didn't answer Yunyi's question, just stared at Huaxi and nodded.
Mu Yunlin, who was beside her, saw this scene, her eyes were on fire, and she coughed dryly twice before she recalled the two distracted teenagers.
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Late Valentine's Day wishes, may there be lovers in the world happy oh roar~~~
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