Chunying put down the burden in her hand. Sitting on the edge of the bed, patting the fluffy bed a few times, I was in a very good mood.

It was her first time in her new home, and although it was old, it had been repainted and looked brighter and more spacious than the original one. This was originally the east wing of a large quadrangle, there are three rooms with light and two dark, one of which is used for eating and entertaining guests, the larger ear room is Lu Yougui and his wife with their younger son to live, and the smaller ear room belongs to the two daughters. Qiu Yu was not at home, and Chun Ying occupied the entire room by herself.

The layout of the room is somewhat like the room of the second-class girl in Huanhuaxuan, with two beds side by side, a dresser in the middle, a large wardrobe and a wardrobe, and a washbasin stand by the door. Most of the things were old, but there were also a new furniture or two, perhaps because the rooms had been unoccupied for a long time, and they were all covered with a thin layer of dust. Mother Lu threw a broom and rag and came in, saying, "Quickly clean up, come out and help me cook when you're done!" ”

Chun Ying responded. I swept the floor casually, took the rag to wipe east and west, and opened the dresser and wardrobe to see. Qiu Yu's things have been placed inside, but half of the space has been left, which seems to be for himself. After Chunying finished cleaning, she hurriedly put her belongings in, turned around and touched the new room, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.

This is much stronger than squeezing a kang with my parents and younger brother, although the place is not as big as the room in Huanhuaxuan, but it is at most a staff dormitory, and the second uncle is only temporarily living there, or this room is good, and you can do whatever you want here. It would be better if this was a house bought by one's own family, rather than "rewarded" by the owners of the Hou Mansion.

Chunying heard her mother's urging, so she reluctantly glanced at the room again, and walked to the kitchen while thinking about when to get some red paper to cut a window flower so that the window would not be so monotonous. She noticed that the courtyard was empty except for their Lu family, and although they did not belong to their house on the surface, her mother had become accustomed to piling up miscellaneous items in front of people's houses. If it weren't for the lockedness of those rooms, maybe she would have used them a long time ago, right?

Chunying was very proficient in washing rice, cooking rice and cutting vegetables, and Mother Lu watched it for a while and felt quite satisfied: "I have lived in your second uncle's house for more than half a year, and my skills have become better." You stay and watch the house. I'm going to pick up your brother. ”

Chunying responded, continued to work quickly, and only after finishing the preparations did she put her hands away, planning to wait for her parents to come home and put the dishes in the pot.

A young man's voice came from outside the door: "Uncle Lu is at home?" I'm Xiao Wu! Chunying hurriedly walked out: "Is it Brother Xiao Wu?" My dad isn't here, what's the matter with you? ”

Xiao Wu stood at the gate of the courtyard and probed his brain, and could vaguely see a carriage parked behind him, and a strange young man was sitting at the front of the car. Chun Ying glanced at him curiously, and then heard Xiao Wu laugh and say, "That's really unfortunate." I thought he was already home. He stepped forward and just blocked Chunying's sight: "Sister Chun'er, how are you doing?" Is this already home? ”

Chunying smiled dryly and nodded: "Yes......" Speaking of this, her mood was a little complicated. In fact, the reason why she moved back, in addition to her father returning home, is that the more important reason is: Xiao Wu saw her at the door of Uncle Lu's house that day, and when she came back, she told others, and it didn't take long for her neighbors to know that she was "healed from her injuries". In addition, Hu Fei had already left, and the second uncle was suddenly busy again, so she had to move home. This is actually an accident, the third young master shouldn't mind, right?

She cleared her throat and smiled at Xiao Wu: "What is Brother Xiao Wu here for?" ”

"Ahh I'm here as a thank you. Xiao Wu shook the cloth bag in his hand, "When I was in the south, Uncle Lu took care of me, and my mother said that she wanted to thank him well, so she prepared a thin gift and ordered me to send it." The sister will accept it for the uncle, it's not a good thing, it's just a heart. "Then he stuffed it.

Chunying was stunned, and caught a glimpse of a stack of plum blossom pattern material in it from the gap in the baggage, with a smooth texture, although it was not of the highest grade, it was also worth some money, and the burden was quite heavy, so she pushed it back: "Brother Xiao Wu is welcome, let's take it back." That's not what my dad is here for. ”

Xiao Wu pushed back again: "You must accept it!" This is a thank you gift, if the girl pushes it, she will look down on me. ”

Chunying was in a dilemma, Lu's mother came back with her son in her arms, and asked what had happened, so she took the burden with a smile, secretly bumped into her daughter, and let Xiao Wu enter the house to eat tea.

Xiao Wu walked into the house while being humble, looked around, and saw that Lu's mother put her son back in the room, and was about to make tea, so she hurriedly pushed: "I really don't have to be busy, my aunt is embarrassed to call me like this." ”

"What's so embarrassing? When you come to our house, don't you even eat a cup of tea and leave? People are going to gossip about me! Sit down, Chun'er. Take some snacks for Brother Wu to eat. Mother Lu gave an order, and then carried the teapot to the kitchen to flush the water.

Chunying stood at the door, wanting to see her brother, after Xiaohu entered the door just now, he didn't look at her, is it because he hasn't seen her for more than a year, he doesn't recognize the second sister anymore? But speaking of which, Xiaohu has really grown up a lot, and she is becoming more and more like her modern cousin "Xiaohu".

Although she was entangled, she still turned around and went to get the dim sum saucer, which was actually the steamed cake she had just bought on the road. When she turned around, she saw Xiao Wu lift the curtain of the ear room and look in, and said, "What are you looking at?" Xiao Wu grimaced at the door before turning back and smiling at her: "Xiaohu grows so fast!" I almost don't even recognize it! ”

Chunying smiled and put the dim sum on the table: "Come and eat, I just bought it, and it is still hot." Xiao Wu took a bite with a smile: "It's delicious!" Then he looked at the other side of the ear room: "Which room are you sleeping in now?" ”

Chunying stared at him: "Yes, but I just moved back, and the house is a mess, so no one can see it." ”

Xiao Wu smiled and lowered her head to eat the cake, Mother Lu came back with a teapot, Chun Ying hurriedly took the tea, Xiao Wu only ate half a cup and said, "I have to go, there are still people waiting for me outside." Thank you for inviting me to eat cakes. In a few days, it will be Qingming. My mother wants to worship outside the city, and on the eighth day of the new year, she will go to Longfu Temple to make a vow, and ask my aunt if she would like to go together? ”

Lu's mother hurriedly said: "I'm also going, when his father went out before, I went to Longfu Temple to ask the Bodhisattva to bless him to go home safely, and now that he is back, I am about to go to repay the vow." What time is it? I'm going to find your mother. ”

"I'll go when it's time, I'm afraid of too many people when it's late." Xiao Wu said, "On the seventh day of the first month, she wants to make a nest for the Buddha, so why don't you come over and do it together, there are more people." He bowed. He smiled and walked away. Chunying watched him go out, only to see him whisper a few words to the strange man, and then get in the car and leave.

Lu's mother was still chattering: "It's just right, I still have to buy glutinous rice to make a nest, and I will save a fortune by doing it with them, and I will only bring some jujube paste and pea yellow to make the stuffing." ”

Someone came outside the door again, but it was an old acquaintance Aunt Ma, with a somewhat flattering smile on her face, and when she saw Chunying, she said, "This is back?" It's good to come back, your mother is bored at home, and it's hard to work alone, and when you come back, she also has a helper. ”

Chunying smiled dryly and coped with a few words, not wanting to get along with her more, so she went back to the room to coax her brother. Xiaohu really forgot about her, even if she took out the cloth tiger she made herself to coax, he shrank on the kang foot with a wary face, but he couldn't come. She coaxed for a long time before convincing him to come over and kiss her, and then she turned around with her back in her arms, only facing her with her buttocks.

Chunying was amused by probing over: "Why don't you recognize the second sister?" Xiaohu turned his head to stare at her, blinked, and twisted back to play with herself, Chunying didn't give up: "Second sister is really sad, the cloth tiger in your hand is made by the second sister herself, don't you want more?" Ay? Do you think it's good to be a pony? ”

Xiaohu opened his eyes: "Pony? Chunying nodded: "Pony." That...... What should you do? Xiaohu's eyes rolled twice, pounced on her and kissed her, and Chun Ying smiled with satisfaction: "Okay!" I'll do it tonight! How old do you want to be? Xiaohu threw away the cloth tiger, opened his arms and desperately drew a big circle: "It's so big!" "It's so big...... Chunying hugged him and tickled him with a smile, and the sister and brother laughed together.

Aunt Ma's voice came from outside: "I just saw that Xiao Wu of the Wang family going out of your house, why do you still have contact with his family?" ”

"What's wrong with that? The big guys are all old acquaintances, and I also made an appointment with his mother to go out with Qingming and the eighth day of the new year. ”

"Ouch, my good sister, why are you so confused? His family is surnamed Wang! Who is behind the Wang family, you still don't know? Now your man is in charge with his wife. Your uncle followed the eldest young master, and the two masters couldn't get along with that one, and you still had dealings with his family, weren't you boring? Listen to my persuasion, be estranged early, even if it's an old acquaintance, it's not close, isn't it? ”

Chunying frowned inside, feeling that this Aunt Ma was speaking out of tune. What happened to the surname Wang? Shi'er is also surnamed Wang, but the Wang family is the eldest family among the children of the Hou family, and there are more than a dozen families surnamed Wang in the entire back street, not all of them may be the second young master's people, right? Xiao Wu is obviously the eldest young master!

She put down the tiger and let him play with the tiger by himself, but she walked lightly to the door and listened to the conversation outside the door.

Mother Lu seemed to hesitate: "Brother Xiao Wu is because Xiaohu's father takes good care of him in the south, so he sent a few thanks, is it possible that I want to kick him out?" Besides, when Qingming goes out of the city to worship ancestors, everyone is on the same road, and there is nothing wrong with walking together. ”

There were a few sounds of turning things outside, and Aunt Ma spoke again: "Tsk, it's just two pieces of broken material and two pairs of cloth shoes, can he handle such a shabby gift?" What's in this purse? Silver bills? It's just that, but this gift is thin enough. Sister, it's not me who said, now your family's identity is different, but you have to pick up the shelf, so as not to be looked down upon. Such a small gift, if he just wanted to thank him, he would have reluctantly accepted it. But if he wants to entrust your family with something, don't agree! ”

"Errands? What can our family do? ”

"Who says you can't? When Mrs. Gu came back from the south, she brought a lot of things, and if she wanted to live in Beijing for a long time, she would have to add some industries, and these industries would have to be taken care of, right? Xiao Chen's steward is a busy man, so he naturally can't take care of it, doesn't it mean that you are in charge of the house and want to be promoted to steward? Just go and ask for this fat difference! It can be done in one go! When the time comes, you'll be the lady in charge! Just don't forget to mention our family, our old horse is still idle at home......"

"Mother!" Chunying couldn't listen to it, so she opened the curtain and walked out, "Xiaohu and I are hungry, when will we eat?" Didn't Dad tell us not to wait for him? Why don't we eat first? Turned to Aunt Ma again: "Isn't Auntie going back to cook too?" ”

"Yikes! Is Xiaohu hungry? Lu's mother hurriedly went into the room to see her son, and when she saw that he was nothing unusual, she turned out and scolded, "You scared me!" Just bear with me, didn't you see me talking to your aunt? ”

Chunying glanced at Aunt Ma and saw that she was still drinking tea and eating snacks unhurriedly, so she said, "How can you bear it when you're hungry?" I've just come home from outside, and it's been a long time since I've eaten with you......" She hugged her mother's arm and coquettishly said, "Just once!" I want to eat my mother's food quickly! ”

Mother Lu softened her heart a little, and said to Aunt Ma embarrassedly: "Sister, look at ......" Aunt Ma was stunned and said with a smile: "Ah, it doesn't matter, you go, I'll just eat tea here." Everyone knows each other so well, you're welcome. ”

Chunying's eyes widened, secretly spitting on her cheekiness, and with a roll of her eyes, she dragged her mother out: "Come on, come on!" When she arrived in the kitchen, she smiled, and said to her, "Mother, what's the matter with Aunt Ma?" You're just listening to her nonsense there?! ”。.。