After sending Yinzhen and a few words of greeting, the Ulanala clan let everyone disperse.

Su Xin saw that there was no one else around, and complained: "Look, the master of the courtyard today is not dressed up in a new way, and he is dressed beautifully, so you don't pay attention to the master at all." "That's right, today, Yinzhen's wives and concubines are all not afraid of the cold, and they are dressed in grand costumes. The Li family, who is more beautiful than flowers, the Wu family, who is beautiful and red, and even the Nian family, who is long and green, thin and red, also came with their bodies. However, it was the most difficult to accept the grace of the beauty, and they all looked at Yinzhen with red eyes, and spoke softly, as if they were parting from life and death, and they didn't know if he could eat it. Thinking of the scene at that time, Huizhu couldn't help but smile, and seeing Su Xin's dissatisfaction, Fang pretended to cough, withdrew his smile, and said: "You have wronged me, I am also dressed up to attend today, then, you still chose this flag suit for me." Su Xin touched a soft nail, and it was not easy to refute. In fact, although Huizhu is wearing new clothes today, they are much inferior to the spring clothes of other people in the house. Seeing Huizhu say this, she had no choice but to nod helplessly.

When he spoke, he had already returned to the courtyard, and at this time, Yuehe was standing under the porch and looking, and when he saw Huizhu coming back, his face suddenly smiled, and he raised his voice: "The master and Sister Su Xin are back." As he spoke, he saluted, and while waiting for Huizhu to go to the inner room, he said, "The master is back, and the slave and maid have been waiting." The master got up early this day, and he didn't need anything to eat, so he must be hungry. Hmm, Xia Mei ate all the food warm, and she could use it immediately. ”

Back in the back room, Huizhu changed into her regular clothes and indigo, and was sitting down on the kang when Xia Mei came in with a food box. Yuehe hurriedly helped to arrange the dishes one by one, Huizhu raised her eyes and looked, a bowl of red rice porridge, a plate of bean noodles, a plate of chestnut noodles and wotou, a plate of cold shredded chicken, a bowl of white meat and blood sausage, and a small bowl of pepper oil and lettuce sauce, which looked very delicious, so she quipped: "I know that Xia Mei is a careful person and has good cooking skills, and I don't know who will be lucky enough to marry you in the future." Xia Mei lowered her head with a blushing face after hearing this, Su Xin Yuehe smiled, Huizhu saw this, and continued: "Yuehe, what are you laughing at, do you also want to get married, this is not good, I have to keep you for a few years." Yuehe stomped her foot and pretended to be angry: "The master knows how to bully me, and you all laugh at me, hum, I won't get married, I will serve the master for the rest of my life." After scooping up the porridge, Huizhu said, "That relationship is good, just keep you, don't blame me when you pour." After saying that, everyone laughed.

After Huizhu had eaten and rinsed, she lay crookedly on the kang and did some manual work with Su Xin Yuehe in the back room. While the three of them were chatting, they talked about Hongshi's first birthday gift.

Huizhu said: "Children often send silver longevity locks when they are one year old, but I think about sending this, Li Fujin may not like it, and I have to add something." Su Xin stopped the needlework in his hand, thought for a while, and said: "Children can't give anything too valuable, just send a new style to the third elder brother." Ah, isn't there still a custom of 'sleeping flat head' for babies, while there is still time to find some good materials to make a small pillow, which not only means that the third elder brother will 'head rest in the granary' in the future, and he will be rich and noble in the future, and he will please Li Fujin. Huizhu snapped her hand and said happily: "There is still a way to be honest, just like that, it is both decent and innovative, and it is not outstanding." Yuehe continued: "Before the slave maid entered the house, she saw the first birthday ceremony of a rich and noble family, and the child wore a collar-shaped longevity lock, which was given by the master to the third elder brother, and it can also be beaten in this way." As for the text pattern, it is engraved on the front 'longevity and wealth', and the unicorn is engraved on the back. Huizhu nodded and said, "Well, yes, this style is novel, Yuehe, you will go and tell Zhang Fu about this pattern and shape, and let him find someone to fight." Yuehe smiled in response, saluted Huizhu, and then turned and retreated. Huizhu Yuehe and the others then said other words, talking casually, passing the time.

On this day, Zhang Fu received his life, and the next day Shen Shi put the longevity lock right and came to restore his life. Zhang Fu knelt down and saluted: "Slave Zhang Fu invites the master Da'an." Huizhu saw that the longevity lock was indeed small and exquisite, so she smiled and said: "Hurry up, how can I let you call me master, and kneel down and salute, this time I will lose you." By the way, is it okay to follow the three stewards now? Zhang Fu is grateful, since his mother-in-law gave Huizhu an errand, not only often got some rewards, but also got good errands, even his own son often got some good food and clothes, and now his family is also a little decent in the house, I don't know how much better than before. Thinking of this, Zhang Fu said more respectfully: "Thank you for your master's concern, the slave has dragged the master's blessing, and now the days are getting better and better." Master, in the past ten days, the slave is going to go out on an errand again, I don't know if there is a master who has something to carry? Huizhu is very happy that Zhang Fu and his family are thoughtful and safe, and she is especially satisfied with Zhang Fu's down-to-earth loyalty, so it will be better to treat the two of them. At this time, after thinking about Zhang Fu's proposal for a while, he smiled and said: "There are too many things in the house these days, and it is not appropriate to make any mess at this time." In the future, I will send news to my mother's family, just two or three times a year. As for the rest, I will pass it on to you at that time. Zhang Fu bowed down, and said a few more common words, and Huizhu asked Su Xin to reward ten taels of silver and let him retreat.

The days passed quickly, and soon after Huizhu prepared the congratulatory gift, it was the day of the Li family's banquet, February 13, the forty-third year of Kangxi, the first birthday of Hongshi.

On this day, Huizhu packed up and took Su Xin to the Li family's courtyard. When I came to the gate of the courtyard, I was busy with Yahuan and Mama saluting, and at the same time, someone preached: "Niu Hulu Gege has arrived." During the conversation, I saw a pretty girl leading Huizhu's master and servant to the main house, and I heard laughter from afar. When he entered the main house, the Li family, the Wu family, and the Geng family were all there, and Hui Zhu hurriedly saluted the Li family, and then greeted the Wu family and the Geng family, and sat down on the chair.

Today, the Li family is wearing a black collar, gold and silver dark red cheongsam, combing his wings and pulling his head, gorgeous and dignified. The rest of the people were also dressed in festive clothes, smiling with smiles on their faces, and saying auspicious words one after another, which gave a glimpse of the status of the Li family in the mansion.

After a while, the other wives and concubines in the house also arrived. When Li saw that his home had arrived, he hurriedly asked Yahuan to entertain him, and after a few words of greeting, someone came to report: "Fujin is here, and he has arrived under the porch of the courtyard." Li and the others hurriedly greeted the door and saluted the Ulanala clan, and everyone returned to the main house.

Huizhu saw that the Wulanala clan was also dressed in festive clothes, and couldn't help but secretly say, she still gave the Li family a lot of face, it seems that the Li family is indeed quite powerful in the mansion. But Nian's hasn't arrived yet. Huizhu was thinking about it, when she saw Mama Xing coming with a congratulatory gift.

After entering the house, Mama Xing handed the congratulatory gift to the little girl, knelt down and saluted, and said, "Please Fujin and Li Fujin are not strange." My master is in poor health and can't come to congratulate the third elder brother on his first birthday, so the special slave and maid offer a congratulatory gift, and I hope that Li Fujin and the third elder brother will laugh. Li's heart was so ruthless that he said indifferently after a long while: "Oh, I see, since Sister Nian is in poor health, let's rest in the house." Mama, go back and help me thank your master for the gift. Stopping, Li sighed and said to himself: "Actually, it's a good thing that Sister Nian doesn't come, so as not to hurt the scene, and I don't know if she can still raise her body in the future...... Ah, how did you forget, Mama get up. Mama Xing's face changed, and she bowed and stood up. For a moment, the room was a little quiet. Fortunately, at this time, someone came up to report that the auspicious time for the third elder brother's "catch Zhou" ceremony had arrived.

Wulanala smiled and said: "Well, the third elder brother wants to 'catch Zhou', then Mama, you should step back first, tell your master to recuperate, and I will go to see her again later." Mama Xing bowed down and thanked the Ulanala clan, and then withdrew.

After a while, Yahuan Mama put on the big case that had already been furnished: seals, scriptures of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, abacus, coins, account books, jewelry, flowers, rouge, food, toys and other objects, and then Li personally put Hongshi in the middle. At this time, Huizhu Fang saw Hongshi clearly, Hongshi was also one year old, fat and dundun. Dressed in a bright red embroidered unicorn jacket, he wears a tiger-style leather hat and a long-lived wealth lock on his chest. With a puffed red little face and a pair of watery eyes, crawling on the ground covered with a leather blanket, it is very cute. Under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Hongshi looked at this for a while, touched that for a while, and it took a long time to catch Cai Manxing (Cai Man Image) in his hand. Immediately, the grandmother on the side said loudly: "There is wealth in life, and you will be rich in life." ”

Li didn't seem to be very satisfied with this, but he didn't say anything, just smiled and accepted everyone's blessings, most of them said that Hongshi was rich and noble. Huizhu thinks it's funny, this Hongshi is the emperor's grandson, born with a golden key, can he not be rich and noble.

After the grand ceremony was completed, everyone moved to the warm pavilion where the banquet was set up today, exchanged a few words, and sat down on the seat. In a moment, a girl came to the front with a small bowl of longevity noodles, and after eating two bites at will, she withdrew. Then the maids served other food one after another, and the banquet officially began.

Although Yinzhen was not at the table, everyone was also funny, saying pleasing words, but the guests and hosts were happy. It wasn't until 2 o'clock in the afternoon that they finished their seats, and then socialized for a while, before they took their leave.