Xia Ruibei shook her head and said: "I naturally know that this is a quilt, what I ask is, what kind of pattern is embroidered on this quilt?" It's so special. Babbling, every stitch and thread is very fine, and it can be seen that the sixth sister has put a lot of thought into it. ”

Xuanliu has never been a loser, and at this time, there are no elders by his side, and he is even more rampant. immediately took a sip: "Stinky girl!" Don't be crazy, you'll be where you are today! You're going to turn fourteen soon, right? In two years, you'll see! Wait for Sun Yi ......"

Xia Ruibei is a little girl in the end, and when she saw Xuan Liu unscrupulously teasing her marriage and fiancé, she immediately panicked: "Good sister, I didn't say anything." ”

Xuan Liu didn't give up: "Now do you know the pattern of this quilt?" If you don't know each other, it's better to let your aunt teach you earlier. I think my aunt will let you learn to embroider this spring. ”

Originally, the joke could be stopped here, but Xia Ruibei couldn't afford to lose. Seeing Xuan Liu's mouth talking neatly, he was a little unconvinced, and bit his lip: "Sixth sister, I heard that according to the intention of my uncle and aunt, I wanted you to come out of the cabinet again in the autumn, but some people couldn't wait, and urged a few times, this is the spring, but there is such a thing?" ”

As soon as she said this, she stabbed a hornet's nest. Xuan Liu only thought that she was sarcastic that she couldn't wait to get married, her face changed greatly, and she sneered: "You heard? Who do you listen to? I also heard that when the fifth brother went out this time, he met that Sun Yi, and he also asked the fifth brother about you. I also heard that Sun Yi's face was as white as powder, and he was about to float away as soon as the wind blew, and he was weaker than your small body. ”

Xia Ruibei couldn't talk about Xuan Liu, and heard her describe her fiancé who she had longed for countless times, while feeling that Xuan Liu was deliberately slandered, she was afraid that it was true, and she felt unspeakably uncomfortable. Biting her lip, her face turned red, and she ran over to grab Xia Ruixi, Chu Chu was pitiful: "Second sister, sixth sister bullied me." ”

Xia Ruixi only cared about his own thoughts, and didn't notice that the two of them had turned their faces. waited until Xia Ruibei grabbed her arm, only to find that Xuan Liufan was glaring at Xia Ruibei with a vicious face, and Xia Ruibei was so embarrassed that her face was red and her ears were red, and there were tears in her eyes.

She couldn't figure out the situation, so she had to stop Xuan Liu first: "Sixth sister, I can't compensate you for Beibei, can you spare her?" He whispered to Xia Ruibei: "What did you say to make the sixth sister unhappy?" Still not apologetic? ”

Xia Ruibei lowered her head and didn't speak, sobbing and matching, tears fell down one by one, and the pink cheeks that had some baby fat were even more red at this time.

Xuan Liu snorted coldly at Xia Ruibei: "For your second sister's sake, I'll take advantage of you." You are also an honest person like your second sister, and I will see how others clean you up in the future. ”

Xia Ruibei shrunk her neck and said in a low voice, "What about you?" I'm also waiting to see how others clean up your. ”

Hearing this, Xuan Liu raised his eyebrows and said, "What did you say?" Who is a? ”

Xia Ruibei raised her head: "I'll just talk about you!" You're not a, who's a?! ”

Xuan Liu pushed Xia Ruinan away, stepped forward and glared at Xia Ruibei. Xia Ruibei was not to be outdone and stepped forward, obviously half a head shorter than Xuan Liu, but her momentum was not weaker than Xuan Liu. The two of them stared at one after the other like cocks, just waiting to see who couldn't hold their breath and struck first, and the other would follow immediately.

Seeing that it was about to get out of control, Xia Ruixi hurriedly pulled a persuasion with one hand: "Stop!" They are all their own sisters, and if they continue to make trouble, the elders will know about it, and no one will be able to please them. For the New Year, those who should be happy should be unhappy for these who don't. She first dragged Xia Ruibei and said sharply: "Beibei, you apologize to the sixth sister immediately." You are a guest and a sister, and there is no reason to offend your sister. ”

Xia Ruibei was extremely unwilling: "She also said me, where is the appearance of being a sister again?" ”

Xuan Liu also sneered: "Xixi, you go away and don't do your business." Today I am going to teach my aunt a lesson to this girl who doesn't know the height of the sky. ”

Xia Ruixi really didn't hear what the two were arguing about, besides, it was difficult for a Qing official to decide family affairs, and they were both adolescent girls, and their minds were the most sensitive and their emotions were the most changeable. Let's not say who is right and who is wrong, press Xia Ruibei, Xia Ruibei must blame her for turning her elbow outward; Persuade Xuanliu, Xuanliu will definitely blame her for protecting her own sister. Anyone who is persuaded will offend people, so why bother? is simply impartial, let the two of her make trouble, and the trouble will naturally stop when the trouble is enough.

I found a comfortable seat and sat down: "Okay, it was just a few jokes, and it was over with a smile." If you really want to make trouble, just make trouble, anyway, I can't escape the charge of poor persuasion, and I will accompany you to be punished. It's a big deal that everyone will be scolded together, beaten by the board, grounded, and copy the Heart Sutra. You are not afraid, and I am not afraid. ”

Hearing her say this, the two of them didn't have the next move, and they were a little regretful and scared when they thought of Uncle Xuan and Mrs. Xia's cold faces and boards, but they refused to give in first. One stared at the other, stared at about a cup of tea, their eyes were sour, and their bodies were stiff, just hoping that someone would give them the stairs. But these two are usually vicious, and the maids dare not touch this moldy head, but the only person who can give them the foot of the stairs is there comfortably roasting the fire, drinking tea, eating melon seeds, reading books, and not looking at them.

Xia Ruixi glanced at the heat from the corner of his eye, so he got up and clapped his hands, stepped forward and pulled one with one hand, and said with a smile: "I'll just say, they are all their own sisters, where they will really do such hurtful and angry things?" Come on, sit down and take a sip of hot tea to wipe your face, it's time to eat. He called the girls to fetch water to wash their faces.

The two of them let her do it without saying a word, and after grooming, they still didn't say a word awkwardly. Xia Ruixi smiled: "I listened to the mother-in-law who guarded the yard tell a story that day, you also listen to it?" ”

Seeing that neither of them objected, he said: "It is said that there is a gentleman in the countryside who teaches a private school who loves money, but he prefers a poor student. Mr. had never received any benefit from this poor student, and he was very uncomfortable, and wanted to get rid of this student, but he was afraid that people would say that he hated the poor and loved the rich. So he made it difficult for the student and said, 'Sir will give you a pair, if it is right, you will continue to go to school, if it is not, Sir will not teach you such a stupid student.' The student understood what was going on and said, 'Alright then, please send out the couplet.' He said, 'It doesn't rain when it snows, but the snow turns into water on the ground, and it is troublesome for snow to turn into water, so it is better to rain in the first place.' ’”

"When the student heard that he was very embarrassed, the gentleman saw that he was stumped by the student, and he proudly twisted his beard and said that when the student knew the difficulty and retreated, the student said, 'The student is right, but the gentleman should not blame.'" When the gentleman heard this, he said, 'If you are right, you will be not guilty.' The student said the next couplet, which made the gentleman half angry, but he had to keep him. How do you guess the student is right? ”

Xuanliu is the daughter of Confucianism, she has always regarded herself as a talented woman, and she has always been a person who loves to show off her talents, Xia Ruibei is not to be outdone, both of them racked their brains to remember, and said a few times in a row, either the battle is not neat or the meaning is wrong. After a while, he forgot the previous embarrassment, and pulled Xia Ruixi to call her out of the next link.

Xia Ruixi helped the shoulders of the two: "Come here, I'll tell you, but the words are not elegant, don't laugh when you hear it." At the moment, he said softly: "The student said: Mr. doesn't eat ****, the rice becomes in the stomach, and the rice turns into, so it's better to **** at the beginning." ”

Before the words fell, Xuan Liu was already laughing, one hand slapped Xia Ruibei's hand, Xia Ruibei was also laughing, but snorted disdainfully: "Vulgar!" Glancing at the hand that Xuan Liu put on her hand, she didn't say anything, and she didn't wave Xuan Liu's hand away.

During the meal, Xia Ruixi felt that the atmosphere had changed. Aunt Xuan's enthusiasm is still the same, but she is obviously a little less energetic, and she is a little absent-minded. Uncle Xuan's demeanor was much more relaxed, even the laughter was louder, Xuan Wu's shadow was gone, and Master Xia and Mrs. Xia were not shocked. Intuitively, Xia Ruixi felt that he was temporarily safe.

Just after lunch, Xuan Liu hurriedly retired, and Xuan's aunt pulled Mrs. Xia and several young grandmothers of the Xuan family to wipe Pai Gow. Xia Ruixi sat on the side and watched the cards with great interest, and by the way, he also learned the entertainment games that the ladies of the rich and noble families in this era must have.

Mrs. Xia was very lucky, and she won five taels of silver in a while. Aunt Xuan and her two daughters-in-law lamented their hands while digging out the silver. Xia Ruixi was watching with relish, and Xuanliu's girl Xianglian came in and said with a smile: "Second Cousin, our Sixth Miss invites you to come over for tea." ”

Xia Ruixi retreated, followed Xianglian to the door, and Chun'er pulled her sleeve and motioned her to look under the porch on the left. I saw Yan'er standing a few feet away from the door, so cold that she shrunk her hands and feet, while Xia Ruibei sat under the porch and looked at the bare garden in a daze, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

When a few people were about to walk to Xuan Liu's courtyard, Xuan Wu hurriedly came out of it, saw Xia Ruixi from a distance, and didn't say hello, and walked away quickly with a strange face.

Xuan Liu sat under the window and embroidered her quilt slowly, Xia Ruixi didn't get up to greet her when she went in, and pointed to the brocade next to the embroidery frame: "Sit down." ”

Xuan Liu's snow-white and slender fingers gently touched the delicate and beautiful colorful mandarin duck, and hooked the corners of his mouth: "Do you know why I and the three girls turned their faces just now?" ”

Xia Ruixi saw that although she was smiling, she had a sad face, and shook her head slightly.