Chapter 2 First Acquaintance
The life of a child is simple, nothing more than eating and sleeping, and more than three months have passed. These days, Zhang Xue has been terrified, she has suddenly traveled from a twenty-three-year-old modern adult woman to a suspected Qing Dynasty era hundreds of years ago, and has become a two-year-old little girl, and she is afraid for sure. However, during this time, Zhang Xue walked on her little short legs every day, followed by Xiao Tao, and ran inside and out of the house, and still figured out many things.
The era in which I live now does belong to the Qing Dynasty, and this family is also a Manchu family of the Qing Dynasty, so I feel that I still have a relatively good background. A four-entry courtyard, plus the male and female servants who waited, the family was about eighty or ninety people, large and small.
As for her current name, Niu Hulu Huizhu, her parents are there. His father, Niu Hulu Lingzhu, served in the Ministry of Rites and ranked in the fifth grade; Mother Zhang Jiashi Fuhui, married Ling Zhu for six years, the first three years have not given birth, the first child is a daughter, that is, Zhang Xue crossed into this little girl Niu Hulu Huizhu (in the future, for the sake of convenience in the record, they will be called Huizhu). Therefore, Zhang Jia's family is not very favored by Ling Zhu, and he is often angry with the old lady in the house, but fortunately, he gave birth to a son-in-law a few months ago, Niu Hulu Junxian.
Ling Zhu has a total of two concubine rooms, the first day I saw Aunt Zhang in a peach-colored flag uniform, twenty years old this year, since three years ago with Ling Zhu has been favored, she gave birth to a daughter, Niu Hulu? Hui Ya, as old as her, is two years old this year. The other concubine is Aunt Li, with an ordinary appearance, originally the eldest maid next to Ling Zhu, slightly older than Ling Zhu, and before Zhang Jia's family married into the mansion, she had already given birth to Ling Zhu's eldest son, that is, Niu Hulu, who is now five years old? Junde, and later gave birth to Ling Zhu's eldest daughter, the four-year-old Niu Hulu? Hye-jin. But Aunt Li is now old now, so she is not very favored by Ling Zhu, but for the sake of her giving birth to the eldest son and eldest daughter for Ling Zhu, and being humble and low-key, the old lady made the decision to raise her to the second room, so everyone in the house called her the second grandmother.
Huizhu didn't expect that a crossing would make her, who was a single child, have so many brothers and sisters at once. Even though there are many brothers and sisters, I don't think it's that good. And her grandmother doesn't care much about her, she is always indifferent to her and Zhang Jia's family, but whether it is wrong for Huizhen may be because Aunt Li rewarded Ling Zhu from the old lady at the beginning. But compared to these, she also felt that it was nothing, after all, the identity of her concubine could not be changed. Especially the difference between this ancient concubine is very great, even if Zhang Jia's family is not favored and does not please the old lady, she is also the grandmother in the house and the main mother of the concubine.
Huizhu is very satisfied with her own identity, and the rest makes her feel that one head and two are big. A complicated family, only known as Niu Hulu, a Manchu, belongs to the Yellow Flag. I don't know what period of the Qing Dynasty it is, it seems to be the former Qing Dynasty, but even if you know the specific time, you can't do it. In her previous life, she studied science, and the difference between history and politics was a mess, at most, she knew the order of the previous emperors of the Qing Dynasty and the name of the last emperor and the Empress Dowager Cixi. And her major in college is English, which is useless in this feudal society under the suppression of etiquette, but fortunately, this family is a Manchu family, relatively wealthy, and she is a concubine, so she should not have to worry about her future life......
Huizhu was sitting in the gazebo and thinking casually, when she saw Mama Zhao, who was taking care of her, hurriedly coming, and said from time to time: "Oh, little ancestor, I finally found you, grandma specially sent someone to buy you crystal cakes, but I can't see your shadow." Xiao Tao, don't hurry up and serve the girl to sit up, how can you let the girl sit on the stone bench and be cold. Xiao Tao answered in a low voice, and hurriedly served Huizhu up. Huizhu couldn't help frowning, but she didn't say anything, just obediently took Xiao Tao by the hand, and walked with Mama Zhao to the courtyard where Zhang Jia's family lived.
On the way, Huizhu couldn't help but think that in the past few months, as she slowly adapted to life here, she had begun to gradually regard Zhang Jiashi and Ling Zhu as her parents. And they really love her very much, especially Zhang Jia's family, although she is not as good as Junxian, but she is also good at digging out her heart and lungs. I think that when she first came for more than ten days, she contracted smallpox, which was a serious disease that could kill at any time in ancient times, but Zhang Jiashi was not afraid of illness and still took care of her; After more than ten days of careful care by Zhang Jia's family, she finally got better.
Thinking of Zhang Jia's kindness to her like this, Huizhu subconsciously accelerated the pace of going to the main courtyard.
When I entered the courtyard, I could hear the sound of laughter coming from time to time in the house. When I arrived at the main house, I saw Zhang Jiashi lying crookedly on the kang, teasing Junxian in the cradle, which was really a warm picture. Seeing this, Huizhu's heart warmed, and as soon as she entered the house, she deliberately shouted: "Eniang, I want crystal cakes." Actually, at first, Huizhu also despised her pretending to be tender, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, she had to learn to be coquettish like a child. However, I don't know if it's because she's getting smaller, but Huizhu is now very used to pretending to be a child. Especially in front of Zhang Jia's family, he likes to be coquettish, and often plays with Xiao Junxian, but he feels very happy.
When Zhang Jiashi saw Huizhu coming in, he immediately laughed and scolded: "Where are you going crazy again, you don't look like a girl, you only come back when you know you have something to eat." You also look at Huizhen, who is only two years older than you, and she will be literate, like you crazy girl. ”
Huizhu climbed onto the kang, touched Junxian's face in the cradle, and then hugged Zhang Jia's arm, and said coquettishly: "E-niang, I'm not a crazy girl, I'm practicing walking, thinking about growing up quickly, so that I can help E-niang take care of my younger brother." As he spoke, he looked at Junxian again, touched his fleshy cheek, and saw him dancing dissatisfiedly, so he withdrew his hand. After all these days of getting along, Hye-joo really likes to fall in love with Junxian, a little doll who is only five or six months old, has a long tiger head and tiger brain, doesn't like to cry, laughs when she sees people, and likes to stick to her, which makes people like it from the bottom of their hearts.
Mama Zhao on the side smiled and said: "Grandma, the girl knows how to take care of her younger brother at a young age, she is really a sensible child, no worse than the eldest girl of the grandmother's family in the second room." ”
Zhang Jiashi looked at the sisters and brothers playing on the side with a smile, and said with a slight curl at the corner of his mouth: "It's just a girl who is out of the house, and she is the eldest daughter of the concubine in the sky, no matter how much she is favored by the old lady, she can't change her background." Hmph, a girl born of a maid, how can she compare with our Huizhu. "She has been childless in the past few years, how much idleness she has suffered, and she is not treated by the old lady even with Huizhu, but because the Li family gave birth to the only son of Niu Hulu Mansion, she ignores their mother and daughter like this, and raises the second room everywhere!
Now that she has a sister-in-law, she has the confidence to see who can gossip and squeeze their mother and daughter. Thinking of this, Zhang Jiashi couldn't help but look at Huizhu and Junxian with softer eyes, only two words - worth it! All the suffering she suffered a few years ago was worth it! Now that she has children and daughters, the old lady can't say anything more, and she can't mention giving Ling Zhu a concubine anymore. At the same time, she has a son-in-law, and these concubines can't make any tricks.
Although Aunt Zhang is favored, she had a difficult birth when she gave birth to Huiya, and she couldn't give birth after taking medicine; Aunt Li is already yesterday's yellow flower, and it has been several years, and she has not seen Ling Zhu enter Aunt Li's house, and no matter how she has a status in the house, it is useless to please the old lady. Subsequently, Zhang Jiashi thought of her own son, since she gave birth to Junxian before the fight, Ling Zhu respected her and cared about her from time to time.
Mama Zhao saw that Zhang Jia's family swept away the unhappiness of a few years ago, and her status in the house became more and more stable, so she echoed with a smile: "What grandma said is that no matter how outstanding this big girl is, the identity of the concubine is there, and the future future is not as good as the girl, and it is probably not as good as the concubine." ”
Huizhu listened to the conversation between the two, and said in her heart: Although she doesn't like Huizhen, she doesn't want Zhang Jiashi to say Huizhen so contemptuously, which always makes her feel that Zhang Jiashi seems to be a different person, and she is indifferent and suppresses people who don't like it. What if Zhang Jia's family knew that she was not her daughter? Huizhu couldn't help but shudder when she thought about it, hurriedly interrupted their conversation, and said coquettishly: "Eniang, I want to eat cakes." ”
Zhang Jiashi looked at the unrelenting Huizhu with a smile, and said softly: "I know, it was Eniang's mistake and I forgot to get the crystal cake for our little Huizhu." After speaking, Zhang Jiashi instructed the maid waiting outside the house to fetch it, and by the way, he asked the maid to bring some almond tea. This also followed Huizhu's wishes, and the conversation was diverged, and Zhang Jiashi returned to a motherly appearance, looking at Huizhu gently, teasing Junxian.
While laughing, the little girl came in with a food box, and after saluting Zhang Jia's family, she put a stack of crystal cakes and hot almond tea on the kang table. Zhang Jiashi picked up a piece of crystal cake and handed it to Huizhu, teasing: "You little glutton." ”
At this time, I only heard the maidservant waiting outside say, "Please be safe." ”
Zhang Jiashi knew that Ling Zhu was back, so he was busy thinking about getting up to greet him, and was about to put on his shoes, when he saw Ling Zhu walking quickly in front of her, and stopped him with a smile: "Don't come down, just lean on the kang and take care of the Huizhu sisters and brothers, but Mrs. Hard." Hehe. Watching the two siblings play, I was happy. As he spoke, Ling Zhu teased the Huizhu sisters and brothers, Fang took out a gold-encrusted gemstone collar pin from his arms and handed it to Zhang Jiashi, coughing slightly: "I have wronged you in the past few years, alas, how to say this, don't mention it." Today, I picked out a gift for Lord Shuluo in the Liuli Factory, and when I saw that this collar needle was very suitable for your newly made robe, I bought it for you, and I hope Madame likes it. Zhang Jia's cheeks were light red, he stretched out his hand slightly to take it, and he was busy lowering his head, and whispered: "Xie Ye, the concubine likes it very much." Well, you sit down and rest, and the concubine will ask the maid to make you tea. ”
Ling Zhu glanced at Zhang Jiashi with a smile, and sat down on the other side of the kang. Immediately, he turned around and picked up Junxian, who was watching his sister eat happily, and bluffed: "Brother Xian, my sister is eating, ignore our brother Xian." After a slight pause, he then looked at Huizhu and advised: "Eat less, it's almost time for dinner, otherwise you will eat more, and you won't be able to eat dinner." ”
Huizhu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, pretending to be a child, she is actually still tired! In desperation, Huizhu raised her head, held a piece of crystal cake and handed it to Ling Zhu, and muttered, "Amma, eat the cake, E-Niang bought it." ”
Ling Zhu listened, looked at Zhang Jiashi and smiled, everything was silent. Hey, no, Huizhu had to continue to eat her crystal cake, while looking at Mama Zhao who was standing aside with red eyes and looking at Ling Zhu happily, but it was harmonious and happy.