Chapter 21: Tanabata (I)
After the beginning of autumn, it rains continuously in Shangjing, sometimes big and sometimes small, and never stops.
Xiao's leg pain was committed, Mu Jizhong and Mu Jixiao were not at home all day, and the whole family did not get together on the seventh day of the new year.
In previous years, Huaxi spent time with Liu's mother and Lilac in the valley, and when I returned to Mu's house, I was really unaccustomed to spending it with a large family. I don't want to, after lunch, Mu Yunyi sent Frangipani and invited her to the courtyard of the second room for the festival in the evening. Huaxi didn't want to go, but Su Xin said that it was the second grandmother's meaning, and Huaxi couldn't refuse the elders, so she should go.
As soon as Frangipani left, Huaxi instructed Lilac to prepare some incense and handkerchief.
Lilac prepared six kinds of incense and a square handkerchief, and sent them to the Huaxi House in a red double-layer lacquered wooden box for her to see.
"At night, the girl goes to the second room, and the slave and maid don't go."
Huaxi glanced at the incense medicines, all of which were the warm and nourishing incense medicines that he said were easy to use in autumn, and nodded: "That's all." You're also a lively person on weekdays, why don't you want to go today? ”
Lilac smiled and closed the lid.
"The grandmothers in each room have big rules in the house, and the red willows accompany you everywhere on weekdays. Mother Liu knew that you were going out, and said that she wanted to gather Chun Tao, Chun Ying and the maids and mothers-in-law who stayed in the yard during the festival to set up a table and be lively, and the slave maid stayed to help Mother Liu. ”
"Then I'll take the red willow with me. Just sent out the monthly money, you take two times to Liu's mother, let her watch it, and eat less wine before 100 days, so as not to say the wrong thing and tell the truth. ”
Huaxi agreed, waved Lilac down to discuss with Liu's mother.
Lilac opened the curtain and went out, and saw Chun Tao dangling outside the door, too lazy to take care of it and turn around.
Chun Tao saw her come out and greeted her, "Sister Lilac, the girl is going to Longcui Courtyard?" ”
Lilac frowned, thinking that Chun Tao wanted to follow, so she said, "The girl said to take Sister Hongliu with her." In the evening, Liu's mother made the east and asked the sisters in the yard to celebrate the festival together in the backyard, and the girl agreed, and I was about to go to call Liu's mother back. ”
"Ah, my sister should remind the girl. Catch up with the beggars, you should walk around the big room more, and be close to the six girls, why do you still drill into the second room? ”
Although Lilac is not a child, after entering the house, Huaxi and Liu's mother admonished her many times, and suffered losses on Hongliu, she is not the original Wuxia Ameng, how can you not hear Chun Tao's different thoughts.
"The old lady is in charge of the girl's affairs, and it is not our turn to be slaves and maids. If you are too idle to panic, it is better to learn from Chunying to describe more patterns, or learn to make two-handed dim sum with your godmother to honor the girl, don't think that you can please the girl by moving your mouth. My girl is simple-minded, if you feel that you don't have a head, it's better to beg the grandmothers to let you go to the Xiao family. Ding Xiang snorted coldly and threw up her sleeves to find Liu's mother.
Chun Tao stood in place and stomped her feet angrily, gritted her teeth and scolded: "It's just a rotten hooves from the countryside, and he is still playing in front of me." Bah! What are you proud of, it's good for you to look back! ”
Chun Tao turned to the ear room, and saw that Chunying was boiling water to make tea, remembering the words of Lilac just now, and became angry, "Chunying, you don't go to the backyard to look at those sweeping maids, why are you lazy and come here." This is not the work of serving tea and food. I didn't notice that Chunying had already lifted the kettle and was about to pour water, so she snatched the kettle from Chunying's hand.
"Be careful, hot hands!" Chunying was too lazy to compete with Chun Tao, and wanted to put the pot down after pouring the water, but she didn't expect Chun Tao to be like eating gunpowder, first sneering, and then reaching out to grab it violently, she was really startled, her wrist was mentioned, her steps flashed sideways for fear that she would be burned, and she didn't want to wipe Chun Tao's fingers on the edge of the lid of the pot.
"Ahh Chun Tao screamed in pain, Chun Ying put down the kettle, grabbed Chun Tao and pulled it to the edge of the water tank, scooped a scoop of water and put Chun Tao's hot fingers in.
"I went to the house to look for something, and when I saw that the water was boiling and no one cared about it, I kindly helped you make it. If you don't wait for me to put down the pot and grab it, where will it burn? Chunying replied dissatisfiedly.
Although Chun Tao knew that she was careless, she was even more indignant, and muttered: "You, you all look at me unpleasantly, and you cooperate to bully me." ”
"Who provoked you? Run to on me. How can there be a tea without being burned, and besides, it is still such a small injury, if you want people to say that you are unstable despite the noise. I'll go and find you the ointment. Chunying glanced at her in annoyance, shoved the water scoop into her arms, and went to the drawer to turn over the ointment for her.
Chun Tao took care of the loss, sat on the pestle with her buttocks, held the scalded hand and began to count the cloves again, saying that she was thinking about the girl, and shouted that she wanted to find the girl to comment.
Chunying heard a rough idea from her words, and said while giving her ointment: "Don't be a girl who doesn't know anything when she is young." What are you thinking, Sister Lilac may not understand, but the girl will not understand. ”
"What can I think?" Chun Tao's hand shook, and she hurriedly pulled it out of Chunying's hand, and put it to her lips to blow with a weak heart.
Chunying closed the lid of the box, put away the ointment, and glanced at Chun Tao, "Sister Lilac is right, the old lady has the final say in the girl's affairs." Once the old lady has an idea, no one can change it. Your hand is burned, I'll bring you tea. ”
After speaking, Chunying no longer paid attention to the thoughtful Chun Tao, and took the lacquered wooden plate to bring tea to Huaxi.
Huaxi saw that it was Chunying who delivered the tea, and asked where Chun Tao went. Chunying replied that she had accidentally burned and that she had already been drugged and was out of the way. It just so happened that Lilac came to report the arrangements for the evening, and when she heard the spring peach burn, she was stunned for a moment but didn't say anything. After Chunying went out, she told Huaxi about the dispute with Chuntao on the porch just now.
Huaxi listened, didn't say anything, and told her to remember to call Chun Tao at the dinner at night, Mo and Chun Tao were angry, and leave more snacks on the banquet.
In the evening, the rain stopped, but it was already autumn, and the wind was slightly cool.
Huaxi added a moon white bamboo leaf dark pattern satin gown, covered it with a stone blue cloak, and led the red willow to Longcui Courtyard, where the second room lived.
Longcui Courtyard is not like where the young master and the girls live, it is a courtyard with two roads and three entrances with a regular layout. The east is the living room and the study of the second master Mu Jixiao, the second master did not take a concubine, and the west only lived the second grandmother Liu.
Huaxi entered the door and untied her cloak, and when she stepped into the inner room, she saw Mu Yunyi sitting on the kang and talking to Liu.
This is the second time Huaxi has seen Liu, the last time she met was when she asked the old lady to say goodbye, she met Liu and the eldest grandmother Yin, the third grandmother Chen, discussed things in the old lady's house, hurriedly saw the salute without saying anything and left in a hurry.
"Miss Huaxi is here, hurry up and sit on the kang." Liu's people are not the most beautiful, but they have a warm smile, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.
Huaxi greeted her and handed the gift to the maid who was waiting.
Yun Yizhuan pulled her on the kang with her shoes, "Come on, come here, what else do you bring." ”
Huaxi couldn't shirk it, took off her shoes and followed Yunyi on the kang, and sat down on the side.
Huaxi didn't know what the second grandmother liked, so she took a few warm and nourishing herbs, all of which were suitable for autumn, as well as a few square handkerchiefs. Sister, you also know that I'm not good at anything else, so I'm good at tinkering with these. And this, it's a thank you gift for borrowing books from my sister. ”
Huaxi untied a palm-sized purse from his waist and handed it to Yunyi, the lotus lotus satin front is a tangled lotus, the moon white cloud stone blue edge, the middle is decorated with a colorful butterfly buckle, and the back is embroidered with a lotus pond moonlight map, the stitches are fine, very exquisite.
One after another, the lotus fragrance bursts.
Yun Yi opened the purse, saw that there were four or five pale pink incense pieces in it, and asked: "I heard that you prepared a birthday gift for Princess Luoxi a few days ago, and there was a incense product called 'Lotus Pond', which is a lotus flower of inch size, but it is the same method as the incense pieces in this purse?" ”
"Well, there are ground incense pieces in it, this incense piece is extremely rare, and there are not many products. My sister should use it to fumigate directly on the incense burner. ”
Yunyi heard Huaxi say that it was rare, thinking that she was specially left for herself when preparing for the birthday ceremony, she was happy in her heart, and thanked her again.
Liu took the purse and looked at it, and praised Huaxi a few words.
Suddenly, I heard a report from the maid outside that the third young master was coming.
Huaxi wanted to go down to the kang to greet him, but was stopped by Yunyi, Liu also said that his family didn't have to go outside, Huaxi was embarrassed, but he came down and put on his shoes and stood by the kang.
As soon as he stood still, Mu Xiuyuan came in.
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