It's July, and today is the Begging Festival. 、

Sanniang has never had a begging festival, I used to hear that in ancient times, the begging festival was a very important festival for women, on this day, women had to put on new clothes and bring jewelry. In the book, I have also seen some other customs with women's competitions and skills, such as threading needles and threads, steaming Qiaoqiao, branding Qiaoqiaoguo, making Qiaoya soup, and using colored paper, tongcao, thread and rope to weave all kinds of strange knick-knacks.

Sanniang had just come back from the Sun family's courtyard in the morning, and heard that the eldest lady had let people relax the things of the begging festival, and Sanniang had some expectations for this festival, so she asked Bai Zhi with great interest to present the things sent by the eldest lady for her to take a look. But I only saw a plate of common melons and fruits on weekdays, and a palm-sized red lacquer box.

After asking Bai Zhi on the side, I knew that the begging festival in Jinan, Shandong Province was not as strong as other places, but on the night of the Qixi Festival, the melons and fruits were displayed on the plate, and then the happy spider was placed on the melons and fruits, and then the incense case was set up in the courtyard to worship the two stars of morning glory and weaver girl.

Sanniang opened the lacquer box, only to see a long-legged spider the size of a fingernail inside, crawling around the wall of the box. As soon as Sanniang didn't pay attention, the spider jumped lightly on the back of Sanniang's hand. Sanniang's hand itched and she subconsciously shook her hand, and the little spider jumped to the ground.

"Miss, don't move your hand, ah—quick, grab it." Bai Zhi saw that the spider had run away, and couldn't help but be anxious, and while chasing the little spider to the bottom of the table, she called Bai Ying and Bai Guo to come over to help.

So the three little girls spun around the table, but the spider was so small and flexible that the three of them couldn't even hold it.

"Ouch!" Bai Zhi rubbed her forehead with a painful cry, glaring at Bai Guo who collided with her.

Bai Guo smiled, and when he caught a glimpse of the spider finally crawling out of the narrow table, he raised his hands and pounced forward. Thanks to her quick eyes, the spider was covered by her.

"Ahh Bai Zhi didn't care about being hit on the forehead. Hurry up and take a look.

"Be careful, don't let it run again." Bai Ying came over and stared at Bai Guo's hand that was still on the ground.

"It's so flexible, it's going to be a dense cobweb tonight." Bai Zhi said happily.

Sanniang smiled on the side and watched them busy. At this time, he also walked over playfully, and said to Bai Guo with a smile: "Let me see this spider that makes you make a lot of noise." Isn't it twelve legs? ”

Ginkgo carefully closed his palms to narrow the space, and then used three fingers to pick up the spider.

"Huh? Why doesn't it move? Bai Ying frowned.

Bai Guo quickly put the spider on Youxin and flicked it with his fingers, but the spider didn't move.

"It can't be that you just crushed to death, right?" Bai Zhi said anxiously.

Bai Guo put the spider on the ground again, but there was still no movement, and he couldn't help but look at Sanniang with a sad face.

"Miss, I didn't mean to."

Sanniang smiled: "I accidentally let it run away, it's none of your business." ”

"But. What if you don't have spiders? How will this festival be celebrated? ”

"The slave has seen a lot of happy spiders on the rockery side of the garden, and now it's too late for us to catch one." Sanqi, who came in with the tea tray, put the tea tray on the table, glanced at the dead bead on the ground, and tilted his head.

"That's great, I'll go now. Sanqi, you can go with me. Bai Guo's eyes lit up, and he said to Sanqi.

Sanqi looked at Sanniang.

Sanniang nodded: "Then take advantage of the fact that the sun is not too big at this time, it doesn't matter if you don't catch it." ”

Bai Guo happily agreed, and immediately dragged Sanqi out.

It was noon that Bai Guo and Sanqi came back.

"Did you catch it?" Sanniang looked at the sweaty two and smiled.

Bai Guo shook his head in frustration: "When I got to the rockery, I found out that the place asked the housekeeper to send her grandmother to clean it a few days ago, but even the cobwebs were swept away for her." Sanqi and I went to look for other places, but we saw several spiders. But I didn't find the long-legged happy spider. ”

"Then forget it, the spider is just in response to the situation, and it doesn't matter if you don't have it." Sanniang comforted.

"When we arrived at the West Courtyard, we happened to meet the eldest lady, and she said that she had just caught one a few days ago and kept it in a box, and today the eldest lady had someone send her another one. The eldest lady said that in the afternoon, when the sun is lighter, she will send one to you, and come to our yard to sit by the way. Bai Guo said happily again.

Sanniang nodded, and sent Baiguo and Sanqi down.

In the afternoon, someone really came to Xicui Courtyard and said that he was here to send a happy spider to Sanniang, but it was a person who surprised Sanniang.

"Second brother." Sanniang smiled and saluted, and asked Bai Zhi to step forward and take the small lacquer box in Wang Zhang's hand.

"It's bothering the second brother, you to run this trip." Sanniang invited Wang Zhang to sit in the hall and instructed Bai Zhi: "Go and make a pot of tea for the second master, and use the Pu'er I brought back from my grandmother's house last time." ”

"I made an appointment with the fifth brother to come to talk about two games, and it happened that my sister sent someone to say that she couldn't come to the third sister's yard today because her mother was looking for her, so I asked me to send the happy spider to you." Wang Zhang stroked his sleeve and said with a smile.

Sanniang didn't ask him what he meant, she just smiled and greeted Wang Zhang.

Sanniang also discovered that this second brother is actually a well-informed person, no matter what Sanniang says, he can not only respond, but also quote scriptures. Wang Zhang's tone was gentle and his appearance was outstanding, which made Sanniang, who was originally just a perfunctory entertainment, also heard the fun.

Until the tea was changed, Sanniang saw that Bai Ying was the only one left, so she touched the teacup and said to Wang Zhang with a smile: "The second brother is really calm, but I think that since the second brother asked the fifth brother to play chess, there must not be much time to chat with Sanniang, so it is better to ask the second brother to tell me the meaning of today's visit, right?" ”

Wang Zhang hesitated when he heard this, and only after half a sound did he smile bitterly: "The third sister is a smart one, but it makes me embarrassed to be an elder brother." ”

"You and I are blood relatives, you might as well say it directly. Rounding around the bush to the point that it looks raw. Sanniang looked at Wang Zhang and said seriously.

"Are you blood related?" Wang Zhang lowered his head and repeated softly, but when he looked up, he smiled lightly: "What the third sister said is, since this is the case, the foolish brother will say it directly." ”

Sanniang smiled slightly and straightened her body.

"Brother Fool came here this time to invite you." Wang Zhang said lightly: "A while ago, when the third sister went to Yanzhou, my mother's eldest sister-in-law, my aunt, once came to Fuzhong. ”

The last time Sanniang heard Siniang mention this matter, Siniang and Liuniang also said that Bai's sister-in-law came to the house to ask the old lady for any grace. Sanniang didn't interject when she heard Wang Zhang talk about this, she only nodded.

"My aunt didn't come to our house this time because of anything else, but for the marriage of my eldest sister." Wang Zhang sighed lowly, and his good-looking brows frowned slightly, which actually made his warm and jade-like face seem to add a touch of sadness.

Sanniang was slightly stunned when she heard this, she had heard that although the ancestors of the second lady's family could be regarded as a scholarly family of cultivators and heirlooms, there were no champions in the clan for several generations, and naturally there were no high-ranking officials, and the family gradually declined.

So some clansmen were forced to make a living so they put down their books and became merchants, and the Bai clan started a timber business from Wang Zhang's maternal grandfather's generation, although it was also regarded as a Confucian businessman, but in the end it was because of the smell of copper that today's scholars looked down on.

Bai's sister-in-law is in contact with nothing more than some merchants, and although Yuan Niang is from the second room, she is the longest among their granddaughters, I don't know what kind of family Bai's sister-in-law is looking for for Yuan Niang.

"The family that my aunt said is the clan of the Bai family, because my ancestors have some fields, they have been cultivating and reading heirlooms, and the family style is strict. Although I have never met that man, I have heard that he is extremely righteous and filial, and rarely has a good name. Wang Zhang seemed to understand Sanniang's thoughts, and said lightly.

Sanniang nodded when she heard this, and said with a smile: "If the second aunt is also satisfied, it must be excellent." It's just that I don't know why the second brother told me about this? ”

Wang Zhang looked up at Sanniang: "Originally, this kind of thing made me, a brother, say that it is extremely unruly to listen to you, a sister who has not left the cabinet, but I think that the third sister, you are different from others, you should not care about these things with the foolish brother, and you will not care too much about those useless worldly courtesies." If the foolish brother's behavior is offensive, please forgive the third sister. Saying that, Wang Zhang actually stood up and gave Sanniang a deep bow.

Sanniang hurriedly stood up and turned sideways to avoid it.

"Second brother doesn't have to be like this. It's just that even if Sanniang knows about this, she can't help much as Sanniang. ”

Wang Zhang was silent for a moment, and then said: "Mother told my grandmother about this, but my grandmother said that the eldest sister is still young, and when she slowly imitates a good family, she will naturally make the decision for the eldest sister." ”

Sanniang frowned when she heard this, Yuan Niang's age is the best time to discuss marriage in this era, because you can't marry immediately after you have booked a family affair, you still need a year or two to make furniture, embroider a dowry, and get married when you are fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Third sister, you have always been good friends with the eldest sister, you should know the character of the eldest sister, if the relationship between the future family is too complicated, she is afraid that she will ...... My father and mother didn't want my eldest sister to be rich and rich, they just wanted her to be safe and happy in this life. ”

Peace and joy!

Has this word become a good wish in the Wang family? Sanniang sighed.

She knew that the Sun family had always been a little cold to the people in the second room, and this coldness was not the same as ignoring her. didn't know that the Sun family had already disliked the people in the second room to such an extent, and he would even think of making a fuss about Yuan Niang's marriage.

It is naturally impossible to marry a poor family as a Yuan Niang, but it is not easy to be happy in this era, and it is very easy to ruin a woman's happiness! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )