During the Qingming season, the rain is diligent.

After a cold spring, spring is late, but in Yumu Mansion, it doesn't matter at all.

It is often said that where there is laughter, there is spring.

Mufu in April is always fragrant and pleasant.

If you pay a little attention, you will find that the passers-by passing through the courtyard of Mufu always unconsciously bend the corners of their mouths on their faces with different expressions.

At this time, in the courtyard, there were bursts of laughter like silver bells,

Under the swing frame of the square courtyard, round white and warm gardenias are spread all over the ground.

Two beautiful girls are talking and laughing on the swing.

The girl smiling like a flower on the swing frame is the spring of Mufu, the only daughter of the Mu family, Mu Lan.

Let the moon-white skirt float in the wind, unable to hide the beauty of her face.

The girl standing on the side is wearing a light purple Luo skirt, which is very dignified and beautiful.

It was Mu Lan's close friend, Shen Jingyi, the eldest daughter of the Shen family.

Jing Yi's eyes saw a pair of toes in front of her swinging higher and higher, and couldn't help but say, "Mu Lan, hurry up!" ”

Before the words fell, only a "ah......." sound could be heard.

Mu Lan's hand holding the rope slipped somehow, and the whole person rushed forward.

Jing Yi's eyes were quick, and she stretched out her arms to meet her.

The two girls instantly hugged each other, and rolled down to the grass together, and invariably let out two soft cries of "eh" and "eh".

After laughing, the two simply lay side by side on the grass and talked.

Jingyi said with concern: "Sister, are you okay?" ”

Mu Lan's eyebrows were crooked: "Sister, my body is very skinny, how can there be anything." ”

Jingyi put her mind at ease and said with a smile: "That's good." ”

Suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "Sister, tomorrow is the day of the Confucian Temple to worship the ancestors, shall we go together?"

Mu Lan hesitated and said: "Sister, I want to go with me, but there are some stocks at the bottom of the box at home, and my mother just asked me to sell it tomorrow for rice and grain." ”

Jingyi listened, frowned slightly, and said, "Why are things so difficult today?" Is it that my uncle's regular money has not yet arrived, or is it not enough for urgent use at home? Why don't I talk to my mother about borrowing some money first, and you should be in charge. ”

Mu Lan smiled slightly: "The family handed over by my father before is still sufficient, and it is true that there have always been some stretches in the past two years. My father is not a good person, so I guess it's getting harder and harder to do an errand in Beijing. However, my grandfather will send some mountain goods over there, and our mother and wife can't eat them, so we just take them to the market and sell them for some silver, so it is not a problem to eat and wear. Sister don't have to worry too much. ”

Jingyi was a little sad, took Mu Lan's hand and said: "Uncle is in charge of the fourth grade ceremony in Beijing, who would have thought that Zhang Luo, who would have asked his sister to show up for a matter in the adult's family." The father's rank is not high, and he is better than working locally, and his income is stable. In the future, if there are any difficulties in my sister's family, don't be polite. ”

Mu Lan glanced at Shen Jingyi gratefully, and smiled: "Don't use it for the time being." Sister relax, if necessary, I will naturally tell you. ”

Seeing that Jingyi's mood was a little low, Mu Lan thought for a moment, and Ying Ying smiled and said, "Sister, I'll go with you tomorrow." ”

Although Jingyi was happy, she was a little uneasy: "Sister, aren't you going to the market tomorrow, how can you still spare your energy?" ”

The corners of Mu Lan's mouth curled: "Tomorrow, I will go with my sister, set up a stall on the side of the road to the Confucian Temple, exchange the things I have with me for silver, and then go up the mountain with my sister to worship." ”

"My sister doesn't know, I've been doing this business since I was six or seven years old. At that time, wherever my stall was placed, it was more lively. The uncles and aunts who set up stalls on the side are willing to join me! Now, in the past two years, life has been a little tighter, and my business has reopened, and I don't know how comfortable it is to use the money I earned with my own hands! ”

Jingyi knew that Mu Lan had been strong since she was a child, and she never said anything when she encountered difficulties, and she always faced the dissolution alone. So over the years, although he has been with Mu Lan for a long time and often walks around during the day, he has not been able to understand the true situation of the Mu family. At the moment, there was only a piece of self-blame left in my heart, but I was so ashamed that I couldn't express it, and I only secretly imagined in my heart that I would often come to help their mother and daughter in the future.

Mu Lan didn't notice Jingyi's mood, picked up a fallen leaf and covered her face, and said coquettishly: "Sister, help me quickly." Since last year, my mother has asked me to practice female gong all day long. My hands thread the needle and thread every day, and I haven't seen much growth, so I can't stand the good cloth and thread that I have abused. ”

Jing Yi sneered, couldn't help but sit up, reached out to remove the leaves on Mu Lan's face, flicked her smooth forehead lightly, and said, "You, whose daughter can't learn!" Sister, people always have to grow up. ”

Mu Lan pursed her lips and said, "I don't love those needles and threads." Anyway, when my mother saw me, she sighed and sighed, and always helped me pick up the stitches and threads, so I just had time to do something interesting. ”

After that, Chao Jingyi smiled mischievously, slowly lifted the skirt, cocked a pair of heavenly feet, and said proudly: "Sister, it hurts so much to wrap your feet, I just don't obey." You see, my mother is not the same, and I can't do anything about it. ”

Seeing this, Jing Yi smiled dumbly, hurriedly stuffed the show feet in front of her back into her skirt, and said with a smile: "You! We Han women, how can there be people who don't bind their feet. When you come out of the cabinet in the future, you can't be startled when you see your big feet. ”

Mu Lan snorted lightly and smiled: "My feet, although they are bigger, they can walk steadily." I don't care if others like it or not, as long as I like it. ”

Jingyi listened, slightly stunned, thinking that since she was a child, she never dared to disobey half a good word of her parents.

Mu Lan's words made her look impressed, and said in her heart, I am afraid that only a woman like Mu Lan can do such a thing.

For this reason, after looking at Mu Lan for a while, Fang said word by word: "I can see it, my sister is really unusual...... I really don't know what kind of good man can be worthy of you in the future? ”

After hearing this, Mu Lan sighed and said, "Sister, who can know what will happen in the future." All I care about now is that tomorrow I have to do a few good things and exchange all the inventory at home for real money, and every day will be a good day. ”

A few words made the two girls fall into some contemplation, and they were silent for a while and only smelled the fragrance of gardenias.

Jingyi looked at the blue blue sky, and said thoughtfully: "After the midsummer, it is the time for the triennial draft in the palace." Sister, would you like to enter the palace? ”

Mu Lan was stunned and said, "Sister, I don't want to." What about you? ”

Jingyi didn't answer, and said with a faint smile: "Is it because my mother won't let you go?" ”

Mu Lan shook her head: "No, it's not. It's just me and my mother in the family, how can I bear to leave her. ”

Jingyi gently brushed away a few strands of fine grass from Mu Lan's hair, reached out to catch a lilac petal that had just fallen, gently placed it in the palm of her hand to enjoy it, lowered her head and said softly: "Sister, wouldn't it be better if you didn't go?" The harem is deep, like the abyss sea, one wrong step, and there will be no recovery. It is definitely not a safe place for you and me to go for the rest of our lives. But the triennial draft in the palace, you and I are naturally inevitable. When the time comes, you need to plan ahead. ”

After a pause, he reassured: "Sister, don't worry. No matter what my sister wants, God will definitely bless my sister and let her taste what she wants. ”

Mu Lan stared at the sky, her eyes flashed, and she said slowly: "God, I will definitely treat my sister well." ”