Chapter Twenty-Four: The Beauty in the Water, the Hibiscus in the Water (1)
Soon after the doctor's consultation, Qingdai moved to the west courtyard of Ruian Hall with Mrs. Shangguan. In addition to the subordinates brought from her own house, Mrs. Hua also assigned four maids for the grandparents and grandchildren to send.
Living in someone else's house, Qingdai is not good at bed, so she got up early the next day to have dinner with her grandmother, and then went to the main house to see Mrs. Hua. As soon as she entered the room, Qing Dai felt that there was a gaze looking over, and when she raised her eyes, Hua Shaoyan, who was sitting at the top of the left hand side, stood up and was looking at herself with a smile on her face. Qing Dai pulled the corners of her lips stiffly, and lowered her eyebrows to greet the old lady Hua at the top.
Hua Shaoyan bowed his hand to the old lady of Shangguan, "Old lady Shangguan is early!" Can the old lady still get used to living? ”
"Everything is fine with the old body." Old Madam Shangguan said politely, "I'm sorry for your trouble." ”
Mrs. Hua waved her hand and said, "The old sister is polite. You and I are not outsiders, if there is anything inconsiderate about the servants, we must say it clearly. ”
Old Madam Shangguan nodded.
Mrs. Hua said again: "Yesterday, at that hour, Dai Yatou followed Xiao Twelve to look around the garden, and she may not be happy. Just now, Brother Yan also said that he would lead you to take you around again, and go for a walk in the town by the way. ”
It's not that Qingdai spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but in the face of that face that she is too familiar with, the habitual "fear" and subconscious complex emotions of wanting to "resist" after long-term oppression are naturally revealed.
Qing Dai looked at the smiling Jiu Niangniang on the other side, she was uncomfortable, and even her back felt cold, so she took her grandmother's hand and said weakly: "Dai'er wants to stay and talk to Grandmother Hua." ”
"It's still a caring girl, I'm afraid that the two of us will be bored." Mrs. Hua smiled and said to Mrs. Shangguan, "The child finally came out for a trip, so let her relax and relax." With Shaoyan with you, you can rest assured. ”
"Yes, don't worry, old lady, Shaoyan will take care of Sister Dai." Hua Shaoyan expressed his "determination" at the right time.
Old Madam Shangguan nodded, stroked Qingdai's face, and whispered: "Grandmother knows that you are filial, and you have been exempted from classes for the past few days." Today, Grandmother and your Grandmother Hua still have something to say. Your brother Shaoyan is kindly invited, don't be rude. After you go out, remember to listen to your brother Shaoyan, and don't run around. ”
My grandmother has said this, Qingdai has nothing to say, and if she doesn't agree, it will be bad for the two old people to think about it, and see that they have something dirty with that guy.
"Sister Kite going with you?" Qing Dai is not worried about Hua Shaoyan, who is smiling and welcoming people, it is safer to pull the same way.
Hua Shaoyan said softly to Qing Dai: "Eat in the town at noon, your sister kite is waiting for us there, and Brother Nine will take you to a good place first." "The smiling eyes are clearly hiding the banter, I knew it would be like this, why didn't I dare to go?
Qing Dai looked back at it with horizontal eyebrows, just go, who is afraid of whom!
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The blue sky is like a translucent and magnificent sapphire, and in the curling willow forest, two oriole birds are playing and singing among the green willows. Once upon a time, the brilliant man was attracted by the sound of birds chirping in the window of the inn, and he felt it at his fingertips, but it can be replaced by those who are in a bad mood, this sound can really make people feel sharp and piercing, just like the noise of someone in the ears at this time.
"Little buns, it's easy to fall when you walk with your nostrils facing the sky."
"Little bun, head too low and easy to hit the tree."
"Little Bun ......"
"Hey, the things on your back are on your back, but don't drop ......"
Qing Dai raised her head and wanted to open her mouth to shout, but suddenly remembered the threat of someone Chi Guoguo when she was about to go out, "I don't seem to be happy to look at Sister Dai?" It just so happens that my family lacks a child daughter-in-law, and if Sister Dai is interested, she doesn't have to hang out with me; It's just that I'm afraid that the matter of the bamboo house will be ...... that day I think you are such a smart doll, you should know what I mean! ”
The threat is not over, the damn Jiu Niangniang, took her out to play, even arrested her as a strong man, and flickered her only labor Yinhong away, and happily went to the town restaurant for him to play the front station.
The lethality of a beautiful face is too great, it's not like it was known in the early years.
Qing Dai sighed, resisted the urge to scold, dragged the fish basket that was half a person's height on her back, glanced at the beautiful handsome face with disdain, snorted softly, and turned her head to look at the scenery on the side of the road. Two people with the same face, although their personalities are not very different, they are both bad!
"Why are you tired? Why don't Brother Nine help you carry it? ”
"No!"
"Okay, keep up." Hua Shaoyan glanced at Qing Dai, who was awkward and ignored people, and saw that the little fat hands were clenched into small fists, and the thin lips pursed a touching arc, shook his head and turned around and walked forward humming a small song.
Hua Shaoyan took Qingdai around the courtyard for a small half circle, and walked leisurely along the Moon Lake to the east, through a small forest, to another lake in the garden. The lake is three times the size of Lake Moon, and there are large clumps of reeds growing on its shores. In the middle of the lake there is a pavilion, built almost against the surface of the lake, and a low embankment of 100 meters long connects to both banks.
Walking on the embankment, the lake at your feet sparkles with the wind, making people wonder whether the water is moving or the embankment is moving.
When they arrived at the pavilion, the maid behind them took the first step to put the bamboo stool and a small table, and they were busy with their work, some brought out the small pepper mud stove to sit on the water to make tea, some cleaned up the bait and hook, and some fiddled with the fishing line buoy, the division of labor was clear, and each performed its own duties.
Qing Dai walked with a big fish basket on her back and her feet were sore, and finally arrived at the place, quickly threw the fish basket, and sat on the bamboo bench to rest. Hua Shaoyan didn't toss her anymore, he paced back and forth on the embankment slowly until he found a suitable place, stretched out his finger, and the subordinate who followed behind him immediately moved two small bamboo chairs and a small table and put them in the position he was pointing at.
"Little bun, come here, sit here."
Qing Dai looked at the red sun in the sky above her head, touched her bun face, and secretly wondered, did Jiu Niangniang deliberately fix her, this fishing work, why can't she sit for more than half an hour, and at that time, she must not become a black bun?
"It's a big day, I'll sit in the pavilion." The green turtle shrank in the corner of the pavilion, holding the teacup and shaking his head.
Hua Shaoyan's eyes smiled into two beautiful thin lines, walked to the pavilion in three steps and two steps, took the cup in Qing Dai's hand, leaned over and picked up Qing Dai and walked out.
"Wow, let go! Men and women don't kiss, let me down! Qing Dai was lying on Hua Shaoyan's shoulder, the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion should pay more attention to the rules of etiquette than the Shangguan Mansion, how could there be a son of a scoundrel like Jiu Niangniang who does not play cards according to common sense.
"Little brat, you are only a few years old, you know whether men and women are intimate or not, and it seems that you have read a lot of books on weekdays." Hua Shaoyan smiled and slapped Qing Dai's ass twice, "Don't be petty in front of me, obediently take a net for me to catch fish." Hmph, otherwise, I'll tell your grandmother to let you go back to my house as a child daughter-in-law. ”
Qing Dai was extremely angry, and forced out two tears, calling you to bully people, and my sister didn't believe that she couldn't cure you. When Hua Shaoyan walked to the bridge and put her down, he suddenly found that the little girl's eyes were red, with a puddle of water in her eyes, and her eyelashes were slightly wet, flashing a little in the sun. Hua Shaoyan was a little at a loss, his fingertips swept over the corners of Qing Dai's eyes, and a crystal clear teardrop fell on his fingertips, he couldn't help frowning and muttering: "I didn't make much effort, why did I cry?" ”
"Bring me a handkerchief." Hua Shaoyan impatiently beckoned to the maid who was guarding not far away.
Taking the silk handkerchief, he squatted down and carefully wiped the tears from the corners of Qingdai's eyes. Qing Dai's body stiffened, and she subconsciously wanted to dodge, but she was pulled closer to her arms and couldn't move. His movements were very gentle, his beautiful eyes looked at Qing Dai's little face for a moment, and the silk handkerchief in his hand was like a thin feather, and the corner of the flutter in the wind raised a gentle arc, sweeping across his face and scratching people's numbness.
The beautiful face that is close at hand, the gentle eyes, let Qing Dai have a kind of illusion of dreaming, the heart is complicated and inexplicable, the people and things that have been experienced in the auction house are like flashes of light in front of her eyes, the handsome men and women who wander in the bright lights, the treasures and treasures of calligraphy and painting, and some people in life who have cared about and hurried passers-by, let go frame by frame, so far but so close, within reach but like sand slipping away......
Qing Dai knew that the young man in front of her was not the person she had faced all day long, the man who always lectured her speechless with a cold face. Shake your head, you shouldn't let yourself fall into this weird mood because of the teenager in front of you, he is not him, Jiu Niangniang is just a son and brother from a famous family and a little pampered, sometimes although it is hateful, but the child's essence is not bad, at least she can feel that his blood is hot.
However, the more beautiful things are, the more poisonous they are. When Qingdai felt that Hua Shaoyan still had some advantages, Hua Shaoyan said: "Shame on people!" Cry at every turn, which unlucky person will dare to marry you in the future! ”
Jiu Niangniang's words made Qing Dai's good feelings that had just risen disillusioned. The beautiful Jiu Niangniang also had a poisonous tongue, and she never forgot to destroy the young and fragile hearts of others. It turned out that he thought highly of him! Someone sniffled, snatched the handkerchief from Hua Shaoyan's hand with his fleshy paws, turned around and wiped it on his eyes indiscriminately, "Don't bother Brother Jiu!" ”
"Smack-"
After a while, someone deducted a large lotus leaf on his head, covering the sun above his head, "I'm afraid of even the sun, squeamish!" ”
Qing Dai was stunned to see the big lotus leaf hanging from two reed ropes covering her vision, and hurriedly straightened it with her hands, and her little hand dragged the rope to tie a slipknot on her chin, pouting and muttering: "Hey, poisonous tongue man!" ”
Hua Shaoyan no longer paid attention to Qingdai, picked up the fishing rod by himself, threw it out, set up the fishing rod, and then picked up the hat on the chair and put it on, and sat on the small bamboo chair.
Qing Dai put on the lotus leaf hat, grabbed the net thrown on the ground, and sat down on the bamboo chair beside him, resting her arms on her knees, supporting her little head with both hands, and looking ahead without saying a word. Beside her, Hua Shaoyan glanced at her, smiled, and looked at the lake.
About two quarters of an hour later, the feather buoy on the surface of the water moved. Qing Dai rubbed her eyes, looked again, and confirmed that the buoy had moved again. She turned her head to look at Hua Shaoyan, and saw that he was not in a hurry to lift the rod, and was still waiting quietly, and the calm expression on his face made people a little uncomfortable. Qing Dai stopped looking at him, turned her head to look at the lake, and soon, the buoy was not swaying from side to side, but sinking a very small point.
Hua Shaoyan quickly raised his hand and shouted in his mouth: "Baozi, the fish is not small, you can be careful." ”
A carp about the length of two and a half palms of an adult was picked up by the fishing line, dragged out of the water and thrown into the air, and then flew straight towards Qingdai. Qing Dai was stunned for a moment, and swayed left and right to raise the net bag and erect it in the direction where the carp flew from.
"Ah-" Qing Dai's head is good, the carp enters the net, but the carp flies too hard, Qing Dai she lacks strength, the fish is about to struggle out of the net, she uses the strength to eat milk to control the net pocket, "Quick, can't catch it!" ”
Without waiting for the maid to run up to help, Qingdai's feet slipped, and the whole person was carried around by the fish, and the center of gravity was backwards, and it looked like she was about to fall into the lake. Hua Shaoyan saw Qing Dai fall into the water, threw his fishing rod and jumped into the air, grabbed Qing Dai's arm and wanted to pull her, not wanting to bump into the maid who ran up to help him, and as a result, even he lost his center of gravity.
With a "poof", the two fell into the water together.