Eleven Niang got out of the carriage with the eldest lady and found herself standing in front of a black and gray tile hanging flower door. The coachman, the charioteer, and the horses were gone, except for a few women in beautiful blue jackets and green armor who were courteously greeting the eldest lady.

Mother Tao intentionally introduced one of the tall, dark-skinned women to the eldest wife: "This is the Li family, who is in charge of the car in the house. ”

"Mother Li." The eldest lady smiled politely and nodded to the woman, and Mother Xu had already taken the purse out to give a reward.

Everyone smiled and thanked the eldest lady for the reward, and Mother Tao accompanied the eldest lady up the steps of the hanging flower door.

Wu Niang and Eleven Niang followed behind the eldest lady unhurriedly, and heard Mother Li, who was accompanying her, laughing: "...... Our wife chatters about her in-laws every day, and yesterday she received a letter saying that you are here, and at noon I will tell the slave and maid to prepare the car......"

As they spoke, they had entered the Hanging Flower Gate, and saw three small oil carts with green curtains parked in front of the oncoming wall shadows for walking in the inner courtyard.

"Let Mother Li bother!" The eldest lady smiled and said a few words to her, and then Mother Xu served her and got into the carriage parked at the front.

"Two young ladies, please get in the car too!" Mother Tao looked at Wu Niang and Shi Niang and smiled slightly, "Don't Mrs. be in a hurry." ”

Wu Niang and Eleven Niang both smiled and nodded at Tao's mother, and then got into the small oil car like the eldest lady.

Compared with the simplicity of the outside, the interior of the car is exquisitely decorated and gorgeous.

The curtain is hung with embroidered ribbons embroidered with multicolored glass beads into a moire pattern, the four corners are hung with big red woven gold sachets, and the beautiful blue brocade pillows and cushions are embroidered with moon-white plum blossoms......

Holly's eyes straightened when she saw it, and she hugged the pillow in her arms: "Miss, it's the overlapping needle embroidery of the Immortal Silk Pavilion...... Master Jian's original owner ...... was already a little speechless with excitement, and shock flashed on the face of Amber sitting next to him - the embroidery embroidered by Xian Silk Pavilion with stacked needles is the same as double-sided embroidery, and it is hard to find, but I didn't expect that the Xu family actually used it to decorate the small oil cart of green drapery for travel......

Eleven Niang didn't take a second look.

She has always felt that anything that can be bought with money is not really precious!

Because there were no outsiders, Eleven Niang opened the curtain of the car without any scruples and peeked out.

A stout woman took the mule out, and with her hands and feet she quickly harnessed the cart, and then patted the mule on the neck, and the mule got around the shadow of the wall and onto a green brick road with pines and cypresses on both sides.

The carriage had taken about two cups of tea, then turned left and got onto a sandwich road.

There are high pink walls on both sides, and from the perspective of Eleven Niang, there is a feeling that there is no end.

After a while, she realized that every distance the carriage traveled would come across a square bluestone lamppost standing against the wall.

This kind of lamppost, she had read in books, was usually used in royal palaces or squares, because it required a lot of pine oil to light it, and pine oil was expensive, not to mention, it was scarce, and it was not something that could be bought with money. Even if you can buy it, it can be a very staggering expense to use it all year round.

Could it be that the Xu family really lit these lampposts at night to make street lamps?

Eleven Niang couldn't help leaning forward, wanting to see if there were any traces of use on the lamppost......

"Miss, don't let the mother-in-law who follows the car see it!" Holly reminded her quietly.

In addition to a woman leading the mule, there was also an elderly woman standing by the window to follow the car—this arrangement was originally intended to allow the people in the car to have something to call. But there are pros and cons to everything, and it is easy for people in the car to find out if the people in the car have lifted the curtain and looked out......

Eleven Niang looked at the red gold inlaid tourmaline stone hairpin clearly visible on the head of the car lady outside the car window, and lowered the curtain with a smile.

Holly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it.

Eleven Niang couldn't help laughing at her: "A plum blossom pillow shocked you?" ”

"Miss, this is not the time for jokes." Holly sneered, "It's not that you don't know. The eldest aunt and grandmother are a treasure of the eldest lady, and they are afraid of melting when they are held in their mouths, and they are afraid of falling when they hold them in their hands. If you spoil your aunt's business, your eldest lady ......" she wanted to say something.

"I know!" Eleven Niang hurriedly promised, "I'll just sit still obediently!" ”

Holly couldn't help but smile sweetly.

She knew that as long as the young lady agreed, she would definitely do it!

Eleven Niang looked at it, but her heart was astringent.

The people around her are very uneasy about this meeting with Yuan Niang, right? Otherwise, how could there be such worries!

Thinking of this, she glanced at Amber, who was sitting next to Holly, who hadn't spoken since she got in the car.

Amber's expression looked calm.

Maybe it's because when everyone is together, there are lengths and shorts, and there are depths and shades of feeling, so she doesn't suffer from gains and losses like Holly!

Eleven Niang smiled self-deprecatingly, swept the corner of her eyes, but saw the handkerchief crumpled by amber.

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The monotonous and icy sound of mule hooves made the time stretch suddenly.

I don't know how long it took, but the carriage turned to the left, and then after about half a pillar of incense, it stopped.

It's time to get to Yuan Niang's residence......

Eleven Niang thought about it, and the mother-in-law who followed the car said softly through the curtain of the car window: "Miss in-law, it's here!" ”

Amber replied "I know", and then the cat body opened the curtain, and saw that the mother-in-law who followed the car had put the footstool away, she stepped on the footstool and got out of the car, and then turned around to serve Eleven Niang and got out of the car.

They stopped in front of a barbarian door with ballast steps, the tall stone lion was standing by the threshold, and the slightly anxious figure of the eldest lady had disappeared at the door with the support of Mother Xu.

Eleven Niang was secretly a little surprised, and felt that she was a little fussed.

After all, their mother and daughter haven't seen each other for more than ten years......

The thought flashed, and she was already sweating on her back.

Since the longing is so strong, why didn't Yuan Niang go to the second gate to greet her mother...... Is it understandable that her body is already weak enough that if she goes to the second gate to meet her mother, it will have very bad consequences...... So, she can't ......

Thinking of this, Eleven Niang's eyes fell on the ballast steps.

Diagonally under the eaves...... If you get down the high threshold, the carriage can gallop in from the door......

She saw Wu Niang take Ziwei and Ziyuan into the Barbarian Gate, so she restrained her emotions and followed Holly and Amber inside.

Facing is a hall, and there is a verandah leading to the hall on the left and right, and the courtyard is paved with bluestone bricks. At the door of the hall, there were maids wearing beautiful blue jackets and green armor at the four corners of the verandah, all of whom stood with their hands hanging down and holding their breath. Seeing Wu Niang and Eleven Niang, the maids bent their knees and performed the blessing ceremony.

Eleven Niang followed Wu Niang into the hall from the right hand verandah.

The west hall of the hall is furnished with black lacquer furniture such as the middle hall, the long case, the Taishi chair, and the coffee table, which is arranged as a place for hospitality. The middle and east sides were empty, and there was nothing to swing.

When I walked out of the hall, I didn't see the eldest lady and her party. They were facing another compound. Facing a main room with five ear rooms, on both sides are three side rooms with ear rooms, which are connected into a hollow circular corridor by copying the verandah. The courtyard is paved with blue brick cross roads, and the four corners are planted with small pine trees that are as tall as a person.

Seeing Wu Niang and Eleven Niang coming out of the hall, the maids wearing beautiful blue jackets and official green armor under the eaves of the main house bent their knees in unison to give the two of them a blessing.

Eleven Niang heard Wu Niang sigh softly - very stunned.

Are you feeling yourself or Yuanniang?

"Miss in-laws, this way!" Tao's mother may have noticed that they were not following, so she turned back to them and stood in front of the ear room of the main house and beckoned to them.

The two of them hurriedly walked through the verandah on the right.

"Madame lives in the back yard." Mother Tao explained to them with a smile, and then led them through the black lacquered corner door next to the ear room into the third courtyard.

The third courtyard is the same as the second courtyard, it is five main houses with ear rooms, three wing rooms with ear rooms, and the yard is also paved with blue brick cross road, but the northwest corner is a rockery made of Taihu Lake stones, and a few holly trees are planted in the southeast corner. Compared with the coldness of the previous yard, this yard feels much more vibrant.

Wu Niang and Eleven Niang followed Tao's mother from the right hand verandah to the door of the main house, and the little maid standing on the side had already opened the curtain affectionately, and when they approached, they shouted "Miss In-laws" with a smile.

Wu Niang and Eleven Niang both smiled and nodded at the little maid and entered the main house.

The ground is paved with smooth gold bricks like a mirror, and the dust is painted with bright color decorations, and the lanterns of the Liansanju Five Sheep's Horn Palace are hung. In the middle hall, there is a picture of Guanyin sitting down, and there is a cloisonné enamel three-legged incense burner in the center of the long case, and the smell of sandalwood is spreading from the incense burner. On the left side of the long case is a foot-high rosewood seat sheep fat jade Buddha's hand, and on the right side is a Ru kiln azure glazed flower goose.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but be stunned.

Look to the east again. The floor cover of the red sandalwood rises step by step, and the beautiful blue curtain is hung, and there is a multi-treasure grid in the center of the second room, and there are what copper enamel inlaid with green jade flower baskets, blue and white porcelain plum vases, Qishou Changchun white stone bonsai, and green space sets purple flower glass vases......

Look west. Twelve rosewood inlaid ivory flowers reflect the glass of the maul, four of which are open in the middle, and you can see an interstitial screen of five hundred arhats with red sandalwood inlaid teeth separating the west and west rooms.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but hold her breath.

It's so ...... Luxury!

She wouldn't have been surprised if it was just luxury, but the problem was that it was in stark contrast to the plain blue bricks and gray tiles she had seen along the way.

In particular, the rosewood inlaid with ivory flowers reflects the glass fan. There are red-gold peony flowers floating in the royal blue glass, and the dazzling colors are simply suffocating.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Wu Niang.

Wu Niang still had a decent smile on her face, but the smile was already a little reluctant; Her posture was still straight, but it was a little stiff...... Looks like she's been hit a little bit!

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(This chapter you see is already the fourth draft of Squeak.) No wonder someone said "you never know how long the author stayed between two lines"...... So I beg your pardon, sisters, for not adding to it in the next few days. I hope to summarize the lessons of the first two novels and try to write a work that is not too flawed! Please also understand Squeak's decision. Thank you!

Again: Because of the power outage two days ago, there are few opportunities to go online. Although I saw the comments in the comment area, I didn't reply in time, sorry! ）