After the rainstorm, the sky seemed to be washed, blue and pure.

Guo Xiaoxiao came out of the Sibai Pavilion with a basin of water, and Xiaolan hurriedly said, "Miss, let the slave and maid come." ”

"It's okay, isn't it just pouring water?"

"You are jade, how can you do such a rough job." Xiaolan took the basin from her hand.

Xiaolan's attitude was resolute, Guo Xiaoxiao no longer obstructed, looked at the sky, and said, "I'm going out in a while, and I'll leave it to you here." ”

"Where is Miss going?"

"I didn't go to the appointment yesterday, I don't know if Mrs. Yuan came to reprimand, I have to go and see."

Xiaolan nodded in agreement, poured water into the flower bed and went to the kitchen. Guo Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered the oil-paper umbrella, and originally wanted to ask Xiaolan, but when he saw that it was in front of the door of the Sibai Pavilion, he stepped forward to pick it up with a smile.

I checked the handle and the body of the umbrella, and there were no injuries, fortunately! She held up her umbrella and walked towards the gate of Jiangfu.

When I arrived at Zijin Fang, Aunt Yarong sat at the coffee table and made tea.

"Auntie." She closed her umbrella and smiled.

"Here we are." Yarong got up, took her umbrella and placed it under the counter.

"Did Mrs. Yuan come to Zijinfang to ask questions yesterday?" She sat down nearby.

"I was about to tell you about it." Yarong sat down next to her and frowned, "Mrs. Yuan said that you missed the appointment yesterday for no reason, and she was very angry. ”

Guo Xiaoxiao was very guilty when he heard her words.

"But Mrs. Yuan is still a reasonable person, I asked you to go to the hometown teahouse today to discuss again, you have to take advantage of the opportunity."

"Yes." She smiled brightly, "Yesterday's incident is my ......"

"I know, you don't have to say it." Yarong held her hand and said softly, "Everyone has a time when they don't hesitate, doesn't they?" ”

Guo Xiaoxiao looked at her with a smile, then nodded, and from Yarong's face, she felt a warmth, a warmth that came from understanding.

After the wind and rain, the climate finally cooled down, Guo Xiaoxiao walked along Wanhu Lake, stepped across the green moss bridge, and arrived at the hometown teahouse. Xiao Er at the counter asked, "Does the girl have an appointment?" ”

"Yes, it's a guest surnamed Yuan."

"Girl, please come in, you keep going inside, and then turn right to the first table."

"Thank you." Guo Xiaoxiao walked in according to Xiao Er's instructions, and at the corner, she just wanted to call Mrs. Yuan, but saw the person in front of her wearing a dark robe, tied with a golden crown, and was leisurely drinking tea.

The man caught a glimpse of Guo Xiaoxiao and said slowly: "Since you are here, let's sit down and have a cup of tea together." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and walked to sit down opposite him.

"Where's Mrs. Yuan?" She asked.

"There is something in the house temporarily, and I can't come."

"Let's talk about it."

"What?"

"What kind of embroidery does Lingtang want?"

He lifted the teapot and poured her a cup of tea: "Don't worry, let's have a cup of tea." ”

Although Guo Xiaoxiao was a little impatient, he did so. She picked up the teacup and put it to her lips and just wanted to drink it, when she noticed a refreshing fragrance wafting from the tip of her nose.

She took a sip and savored it slightly: "The taste is unique." ”

"Drink again."

She then took another sip and said, "Breathe back." ”

"And one last drink."

She glanced at him, the impatience in her eyes growing stronger, and took the teacup and drank it down.

"What does it feel?"

She covered her mouth and coughed several times, her face turned red, and after a while she said, "Spicy throat, like fire." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Guo Xiaoxiao immediately pulled down his face: "The tea is also finished, you can say it." ”

He spoke slowly: "My mother likes to drink peach blossom brew, so I hope to use peach blossoms as the main pattern, and I can rest assured that green leaves can be used as a foil." ”

"Anything else?"

"For the rest, you can just watch it."

"Okay, I brought the sample album of the embroidery workshop, there are more than a dozen peach blossom patterns in it, you can pick one, see which one you like?" She pulled out the album and placed it on the table.

Yuan Shaocheng didn't open it, and said expressionlessly: "My mother doesn't like these tricks very much. ”

"And what do you mean?"

"I think the girl's danqing painting is very good, why don't you ask the girl to draw some peach blossom patterns for her mother, what do you think?"

Guo Xiaoxiao especially wanted to give him a look, but she couldn't help it: "These are just small skills of carving insects, and I can't get on the stage." ”

"The girl is too modest."

"It's not humble, I really don't dare to show off my ...... in front of Ling Tang"

"I told my mother, and she is also looking forward to the girl's Danqing." He interrupted her, "As for the cost, let's do it according to the rules of the embroidery workshop." ”

She looked at him with anger in her eyes.

"Is three days enough time for the girl to draw Danqing?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"That's enough." She stared at him, "But I have something I want to ask Dr. Yuan." ”

"Girl, please."

"Is it because of Sister Ling's affairs that you are asked to treat me like this?"

"Why did the girl say that?"

"Forget it." She got up and put the album in the crook of her arm, "Ling Mei's matter, I think you should know better than me." It is true that Sister Ling once hurt Sister Ling's dog, but I have apologized for her, and I hope that Dr. Yuan will not pursue this matter in the future. ”

Yuan Shaocheng still wanted to speak, but Guo Xiaoxiao raised his feet and left, not giving him a chance to explain at all.

Guo Xiaoxiao left the hometown teahouse, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, but reason told her that the most important thing at the moment was to win Mrs. Yuan's business, and those personal grievances had to be put aside.

As soon as she returned to Zijinfang, she went up to the fifth floor with the four treasures of the study, cleaned up all the things on the coffee table, and spread out the rice paper to paint.

Xiaolan sharpened the ink for her on the side: "This Young Master Yuan is really excessive, there are so many patterns in the album, he just doesn't pick any of them, he has to bother Miss to draw the patterns herself." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao sat on the ground with his buttocks, put his hands on rice paper, and carefully drew a general outline.

"Fortunately, Miss studied under Mr. Du Chengxue, and has been diligent in Danqing ink painting since she was a child, and now this painting is getting better and better."

"Don't talk about that, you can grind the ink in peace."

"The slave knows, at the beginning, the ink has to be lightened, and the ink is thickened halfway through the painting." Xiao Lan smiled happily.

"You're smart. By the way, nothing happened to the young master, right? ”

"Young Master Cousin's complexion is much better, and the bleeding on his back has stopped."

"Did you change the gauze?"

"It's already been changed by noon." Xiaolan remembered something, and said, "Jiang Feng came back from the yamen this morning, saying that he had found the den of the bandits. ”

"Oh? Didn't the yamen come out to catch the head? ”

"It is said that the bandits occupy the right time and place, and the government does not dare to rush out. When the prefect heard that the young master had returned, he said that he would wait for the young master to wake up and then think about it in the long run. ”

"Hmm."

Although Guo Xiaoxiao was talking to Xiaolan, his eyes were not distracted at all, and every stroke and painting fell in the corresponding position, with appropriate shades and appropriate thicknesses. Time passed with the concentration of one stroke at a time, and in the blink of an eye it was time for dinner.

Zipei went upstairs to urge Guo Xiaoxiao and Xiaolan to go downstairs to eat, Guo Xiaoxiao said that he would go down in a while, so that the embroidery girls could eat first, and there was no need to wait for her.

The meals are made by the embroidery girls themselves, and there are shifts every day, taking turns to cook, and the meals are in the backyard of Zijin Fang.

Guo Xiaoxiao smiled: "You can also go down to eat." ”

Xiaolan said: "The slave is not hungry yet. ”

As soon as the painting fell, Xiaolan's stomach made a rumbling sound.

"Your stomach has betrayed you."

Xiaolan smiled embarrassedly: "The slave maid went down first, you should go down quickly, the slave maid will keep food for you." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao smiled lightly and urged her to hurry down, if she didn't go down, there would be no food.

When the sunlight shone into the viewing platform, Guo Xiaoxiao moved the coffee table a little further and continued to paint. When the sun was halfway down the mountain, she got up and moved.

Wow! She screamed softly, and her legs went numb. She went downstairs, the second and third floors were empty, and when she reached the first floor, she found the embroidery girls chatting in the backyard.

Guo Xiaoxiao smiled and raised his feet out of Zijin Fang. She thought to herself: the embroidery girls' usual fun is to chat in twos and threes, usually when the task is heavy, they have no time to chat, no wonder they were so excited just now.

When she walked to the gate of Jiangfu, it was the little maid who invited the doctor last night who opened the door for her: "Miss." ”

"Is ye okay?"

"I've had dinner, and now I'm reading at the Sibai Pavilion." The little guy closes the door.

Guo Xiaoxiao said as he walked: "There was an emergency last night, but I forgot to ask your name." ”

"Minion Lantian."

"Why haven't I seen you before?"

"The slave just entered the house a month ago."

"No wonder."

Walking to the Sibai Pavilion, Jiang Feng saw him guarding the door. Guo Xiaoxiao waved his hand and asked Lantian and Jiang Feng to retreat. The door was not closed, and she stood outside the door and stopped to look.

Jiang Zhiyuan leaned on the side of the bed, his body was half tilted, holding the "Book of Songs" in his hand, and he was reading it carefully. She walked in, her steps so light that he didn't even notice it.

"Why are you sitting?" She asked.

He looked up and saw that it was Guo Xiaoxiao, and immediately smiled: "It's not comfortable to lie down all day." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao lowered his head, not knowing what to say, he also lowered his eyes, looked at the edge of the bed, and did not speak.

Half-loud, Guo Xiaoxiao said: "Does it still hurt?" ”

"It doesn't hurt." He spat out two words.

He wanted to say that it hurt, but when he saw her worried eyes, the words turned into "no pain" again.

She wanted to talk to him, but she didn't know what to say, so she just said, "That's good." At this moment, a grandmother walked in.

"Oh, the girl is back, and the old slave thought you weren't coming." Mama was very welcoming.

Guo Xiaoxiao hurriedly retreated to the bedside, and Mama stepped forward to pull Guo Xiaoxiao's hand, but was scolded back by Jiang Zhiyuan with a look.

"You're scaring her." Jiang Zhiyuan's tone was full of reproach.

"Oh, I just saw that this girl was so beautiful, and I liked it very much." Mama grinned, looking disrespectful to the old.

"It's none of your business here, step down." Jiang Zhiyuan didn't want to look at her.

"Master, don't drive me away, let me stay with this girl for a while." Mama said that she was about to step forward and pull Guo Xiaoxiao.

Guo Xiaoxiao was so frightened that he grabbed Jiang Zhiyuan's hand.

"Jiang Feng!" Jiang Zhiyuan shouted loudly.

Jiang Feng heard the voice and immediately ran in from outside: "What do you command?" ”

"Take her down."

Jiang Feng glanced at Mama standing next to him, said "yes", and then grabbed Mama's arm and dragged her away.

"Master, I'm not leaving, I'm going to serve you here, I'm not leaving," Mama leaned to ......the ground.

Jiang Feng clamped her two arms and dragged her out of the Sibai Pavilion in a daze.

After Mama left, Guo Xiaoxiao realized that she had grabbed Jiang Zhiyuan's hand just now, and she immediately let go. Jiang Zhiyuan noticed her small movements and closed the book in a daze.

"Why is this man so strange?" She couldn't help but ask.