Chapter 4: Greetings
Before entering the main house, the little girl wearing red and green standing on both sides of the gatehouse already smiled crisply: "Second girl, you are here." As he spoke, he lifted the heavy curtain and waited for Huizhu to enter the house.
When she entered the house, Huizhu didn't have time to salute Zhang Jia's family, so she heard a delicate female voice say, "The second girl is here, and the concubine still wants Huiya to pick you up in the back room." is not suitable for concubines, Huiya is obedient and understands the rules. I got up early today, and I was ready to go and say hello to the old lady. A few days ago, Mr. Yu also praised that he was very polite. ”
As soon as she came, she crackled like a bean and kept talking, and before Huizhu looked up, she knew that the person who spoke was Aunt Zhang, who was still very favored by Ling Zhu in the past few years.
"Aunt Zhang." Dezhen suppressed a trace of impatience in her heart and nodded politely to Aunt Zhang.
At this time, next to Aunt Zhang, there was a little girl in a pink flag costume, who was Huiya.
Although Huiya is still a six-year-old girl, she was born with pink carving, and it can be vaguely seen that she will inevitably be outstanding when she grows up. But in the end, it was still a six-year-old girl, when she heard the praise of her biological mother, Aunt Zhang, a trace of obvious pride flashed in her black and white eyes, but she shouted at Aunt Zhang with a red face and a shy face: "Auntie! ”
Aunt Zhang raised her pointed chin, glanced at Zhang Jiashi proudly, and said to Huiya: "This is a true truth, what's so embarrassing." ”
Zhang Jiashi saw Aunt Zhang's mother and daughter looking complacent, but her daughter Huizhu stood aside with low eyebrows, couldn't help frowning slightly, and said, "It's better to use it early." I'm going to say hello to the old lady later. Don't just say things that are useless. ”
Hearing this, Aunt Zhang's mother and daughter had no choice but to pout and say nothing more.
Zhang Jiashi glanced at Aunt Li who was waiting at the dining table again, and continued: "You are not feeling well. You don't have to say hello today. ”
Aunt Li blessed Zhang Jia's family and said, "Yes, madam." ”
Seeing that Aunt Li didn't say anything, Zhang Jiashi nodded with satisfaction, and walked to the head of the table and sat down.
Seeing this, Huizhu and the others sat down separately according to each other's identities.
In fact, as concubines, Zhang and Li's two aunts were not qualified to sit down and eat together, but Zhang Jia's remembered that the two of them had meritorious service to their children and were in their own small courtyard, so they allowed the two to eat together. For this reason, he also got a few words of nagging from the old lady, but it also made Ling Zhu feel guilty and respectful.
Not long after sitting down, Zhang Jiashi thought of Aunt Li's Shun Cai, and then looked at a young man about ten years old in a brown cloth coat, and said with a smile: "Junde." You are the eldest son of our house. Don't lose face in the house. Although it is not said that you will excel in ethnography. But I also have to bear the face of our house. Kindness. Your aunt has been in poor health lately. Now I have a family study. Don't come to my house to say goodbye. Just go and see Aunt Li directly. ”
Duande replied respectfully: "E-Niang said yes." The son must remember his mother's instructions. Don't lose the face of Ama and Eniang. ”
Zhang Jiashi smiled lightly and nodded silently, his eyes swept over Huizhen without looking, and he said directly to Huizhu lovingly: "Why are you getting up late today." It's the spring cover period. You're wearing too little flooring. Kindness. So be it. You start with a bowl of hot almond tea. I'll ask Xiaolan to pick up a thicker vest for you. Cover the vest tightly. ”
Huizhu took the almond tea handed by Zhang Jia's and said with a smile: "My daughter knows." Kindness. I also felt a little cold. It's only getting up late today. Let Eniang and the two aunts wait for a long time. ”
After hearing this, Huizhen turned her face undeniably and started breakfast in a muffled voice.
Huizhu casually glimpsed it, and didn't feel that it was inappropriate, so she just didn't see it. It's just that Zhang Jiashi was a little displeased, and couldn't help but secretly annoyed that Huizhen had no rules. I said in my heart: This Aunt Li is a smart person, how else would she climb to the second room status? But Huizhen didn't learn at all, relying on her good looks, conceited and talented woman and the favor of the old lady, no one got up in her eyes, and she always had to clean up in the future.
Thinking like this, Zhang Jiashi didn't care about it, and started breakfast slowly.
If so, breakfast was used up with different thoughts. About the end of the hour, Zhang Jiashi specially brought Junxian from the east chamber, and took a group of people to the main courtyard of the mansion to greet the old lady.
Huizhu silently followed behind Zhang Jiashi, looking at the people around her who had their own thoughts, this is the person she faces every day and her life.
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