Meng Shi brought Lu Jiayue's hand to the inner room, and after a while, Qu Ying also came.

Untied the big red felt velvet cloak behind her by the maid's red silk, Qu Ying took care of the pink and purple satin jacket on her body, stomped the suede boots on her feet, and smiled at Lu Jiayue: "My sister came so early, but it seems that I am getting more and more lazy." ”

"How so? My sister has always been the first to get up," Lu Jiayue stepped forward with a smile and took Qu Ying's hand and sat down on the kang together, "I just listened to the maids shouting about the snow early in the morning, and I couldn't sleep, so I got up earlier than usual." ”

Meng Shi was watching the maids set up breakfast, and when he heard this, he turned his head and smiled: "The moon girl is really still the heart of a child's family, and she is as happy as she hears that it is snowing." ”

"Not only is my sister happy, but I'm also happy," Qu Ying winked at Lu Jiayue and smiled mysteriously, "My sister has lived in Jiangnan for several years, and she hasn't seen the heavy snow in our north, right?" I've told my maids to make a snowman for us to see when the snow gets thicker. ”

In her previous life, Lu Jiayue lived in Qu's house for three years, and every winter, Kyoto City must fall several heavy snowfalls for three or five days.

However, at this time, Lu Jiayue could only pretend not to know, and made a regretful appearance, "No, the snow in Jiangnan only stopped after a day or two, and the snowman didn't have time to pile it up, and the snow had melted." ”

Qu Ying was even happier, "Then let's build a snowman together, it's high and big, maybe it won't melt after the New Year, and it's still there." ”

Lu Jiayue smiled and nodded in agreement.

*

After the maids finished breakfast, Lu Jiayue and Qu Ying were eating with Meng Shi, and there was a word outside, and the big girl Pearl next to Mrs. Qu came.

As soon as Pearl came in and saluted, she smiled at Meng Shi and said, "The old lady sent me to bring something to Miss Biao." ”

There were two little maids behind him, one holding a food box and the other holding a burden.

Pearl first pointed to the food box, and said with a smile: "The old lady is also having breakfast at this time, because today is the winter solstice, the small kitchen has made new dumplings with venison and fennel filling, the old lady tasted it and thought it tasted good, so she specially asked Miss Cousin to send a bowl," and pointed to the burden, "This is the old lady's clothes for Miss Table, the old lady said, it was also obtained a few years ago, it is not a new cluster, please Miss Cousin don't dislike it." ”

As soon as Lu Jiayue heard that it was something that Mrs. Qu gave her, she hurriedly stood up and thanked the pearl again and again.

After the pearl left, Qu Ying smiled at Meng Shi and said, "Grandmother treats my sister so well, if it goes on like this, I will really be jealous." ”

"It's rare that your sister voted for your grandmother, and you should be happy for her as a sister." Meng Shi was very pleased, and touched Lu Jiayue's cheek with a smile.

Lu Jiayue knew that Qu Ying was just laughing, but after all, Mrs. Qu was Qu Ying's grandmother, but she was just a person with a foreign surname.

So he hurriedly sandwiched a few dumplings and put them in Qu Ying's bowl, and said with a smile: "The old lady has been hurting my sister for more than ten years, and now she hurts me a little more, and I ask my sister to forgive me." ”

"I'm just kidding you, are you still serious?" Qu Ying smiled and ate a dumpling, and pointed to the burden again, "Open it up and see, what kind of clothes it is." ”

The maids untied their burdens, but it was a cloak of snow fox skin.

Meng Shi was very surprised, "oops", and said, "When did the old lady let this snow fox skin be cut into a cloak?" We haven't heard of it at all. ”

Qu Ying said: "There are so many treasures that grandmother has put away, why tell us everything?" ”

Meng Shi smiled: "You don't know this - this skin was originally rewarded by the palace, and your eldest aunt got it and gave it to your grandmother." Your grandmother said that she was too old to wear such a plain white color, but she also liked it very much, and kept it, even your third sister was not willing to give it. As he spoke, he picked up the cloak with both hands, and compared the size on Lu Jiayue's body, becoming more and more happy, "It can be seen that the old lady really likes your sister, look at this size, it is cut according to your sister's size." ”

Qu Ying also stood up and looked at the cloak carefully, and said with a smile: "Mother said that this skin is so expensive, I really wanted to eat my sister's vinegar, but it turned out that my grandmother was not even willing to give it to the third sister, it seems that this vinegar really can't be eaten by me." ”

"You are used to making fun of your sister now," Meng Shi glanced at Qu Ying with a smile, and shook the cloak in his hand with emotion, "Nowadays, it is really rare to have such a good skin, and it is not easy to buy it with silver in the scalp store." ”

Lu Jiayue rarely wears the precious leather of the mink fox type, and she doesn't know how much the cloak of the snow fox skin is worth. But seeing that the snow fox's fur is white and shiny, it feels soft and silky to the touch, and the hood that comes with it is cut from a whole piece of fur at a glance.

Therefore he knew that the cloak must be worth a few taels of silver.

Lu Jiayue couldn't help but feel panicked in her heart, turned around and gently pushed Meng Shi's hand away, "Auntie, this cloak is too precious... I can't ask for it, so I'd better give it back to the old lady. ”

Meng Shi had already handed the cloak to Xin Zhu on the side, and said with a smile: "This is the old lady's heart for you, why can't you ask for it?" Even if you don't want to, with the old lady's temperament, you will never take it back. ”

"Give it to the elders, don't resign, sister, you can accept it." Qu Ying was also on the side to persuade him.

Lu Jiayue sighed and laughed helplessly: "How can I afford this favor." ”

Meng Shi also sighed and said: "You kid, your heart is too sincere, how open-minded the old lady is, she will not think of letting you return her favor, if you feel sorry in your heart, often go to the room to say hello, the old lady likes you, and wants you to stay by her side more, she will naturally be happier." ”

At this point, Lu Jiayue could only reluctantly accept the snow fox fur cloak.

*

In the afternoon, the snow was still falling like cotton.

The maids and daughters-in-law opened the green silk bamboo umbrellas, and escorted Meng and Lu Jiayue to the upper room of Mrs. Qu in front and back.

Seeing that the snow was falling heavily, Meng Shi didn't want to come out and walk around, but Lu Jiayue had to rush to the room to pay respects to Mrs. Xie Qu, and she didn't worry about letting Lu Jiayue go alone, so she could only accompany her.

Coming to the upper room Ju'an Hall, the lower room at the gate of the courtyard was a little unusually lively, several mothers-in-law around the brazier to keep warm, and two mothers-in-law were sitting and drinking tea.

Meng Shi came over to take a look when he heard the movement, because he saw that the two mothers-in-law who were sitting and drinking tea were very faced, and were about to ask a question, but several of his own mothers-in-law had already stood up and told the two mothers-in-law: "This is the eldest lady and Miss Cousin in our house." ”

The two mothers-in-law hurriedly put aside the tea bell and stood up to salute.

Seeing that her two courtesies were still thoughtful, but she didn't look like someone from her relatives, she asked with a smile, "Where is your mansion?" ”

The two mothers-in-law replied with a smile: "If you return to Mrs., our house is the Liang Yushi family." ”