After getting out of the carriage, there was a mansion with white walls and blue glazed tiles in front of him, and there was a stone animal on the left and right in front of the mansion, which should be Pixiu. Mu Xi remembered that there were mostly stone lions in front of the princes and ministers, but there were stone pixiu in front of the Qin family, was it because the Qin family was a merchant, and Pixiu was the symbol of the merchant?

Mu Xi didn't ask, anyway, he would know in the future.

Mafu pulled the carriage into the Qin Mansion from the side gate, and Qin Muyuan walked up the marble steps and knocked on the copper iron door. The brass knocker made a crisp sound, and in a moment, the door opened.

What came out was an old man sixty miles away, but he was seen in a dark gray brocade sandwich robe, with a dark brown square hat, and a slight stiffness on his waist. Seeing Qin Muyuan, he immediately smiled, looked him up and down, and said respectfully: "The second son came back so soon, did the journey go smoothly?" ”

Qin Muyuan's attitude replied with a bit of respect: "Thanks to Anbo, this journey is quite peaceful. ”

The old man said again and again: "That's good, that's good, the second son is also tired, hurry into the house, and the old slave will send someone to report to the old lady." ”

Qin Muyuan beckoned: "Amber don't be busy reporting to your grandmother, the distinguished guest Miss Mu comes to the door, you quickly let the little girl take her to the guest room that was cleaned up before, Miss Mu is really tired all the way." ”

The old man turned his head to look behind Qin Muyuan, and saw a handsome girl standing behind him, so he immediately let go and said again and again: "Girl, forgive me, the old slave didn't notice it for a while, and asked the girl not to be angry." ”

Seeing that the old man was amiable, Mu Xi leaned over slightly and saluted: "Amber is polite, Mu Xi is a guest, so I'm disturbed." ”

The old man waved his hand again and again and replied, "Ah, don't bother, don't bother, girl, please come into the house." ”

After entering the mansion, the old man waved to the girls who were working nearby and shouted: "Come over and take this girl to the heating pavilion in the backyard to live, this is our Qin Mansion's honored guest, and you can't be taken lightly." ”

Qin Muyuan smiled beside him: "Amber is the son of our Qin Mansion, he has stayed in the Qin Mansion all his life, he is enthusiastic and loyal, if you have anything in the future, tell him."

The children of the family are generally with the surname of the master, Amber's name is Qin An, because he has served the old lady Qin since he was a child, and now he is the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion, and the juniors and other subordinates of the Qin Mansion call him Amber. ”

As she spoke, a little girl ran over, she was baby-faced, of medium stature, with big eyes rolling slightly, and at first glance she was a lively little girl, who looked like she should be thirteen or fourteen years old.

She smiled and blessed Qin Muyuan and the others, and then said to Muxi Fuli: "The slave and maid Chunxing will welcome the girl to welcome the way, the heating pavilion is still cleaned up by the slave and a few sisters, and the slave and maid are familiar there." ”

Qin An smiled and said: "Since you are familiar with it, the girl will be served by you in the house, do you know that you are serving?" ”

Chun Xing nodded happily and replied, "No, the slave must serve the girl well." ”

She is just a third-class girl in the Qin Mansion, doing some rough work every day to sweep and scrub, the yard of the masters, she can only help when she needs it, this time she can also stay in the yard and serve people, not to mention whether this person is the master of the Qin Mansion, anyway, she can stay in the yard and serve, how can it be better than doing rough work in the outer yard, why is the little girl unhappy?

Looking at the lively and lovely little girl in front of her, Mu Xi couldn't help but think of Xiaoxiao, but she was a sharp weapon used by others at a young age, burying her flower-like years, which made people sigh and sigh in her heart.

Qin Muyuan arched his hand and said: "Miss Mu, I will go to my grandmother to say goodbye first, and you will go to the backyard with the girl to rest, it is almost dusk, please go to the dining room to eat later, forgive Muyuan for being unaccompanied." ”

Mu Xi bowed and replied, "The second son is polite." ”

Qin An also smiled and said: "The old slave will go to prepare dinner, the girl is missing, and she will be guilty." ”

Mu Xi was inevitably polite again, now there was only herself and Chun Xing, Chun Xing had a cheerful personality, and she didn't forget to turn around to greet Mu Xi when she led the way in front, walked through a place, and carefully introduced her.

"Girl, the heating pavilion where you live is in the southeast corner of the backyard, where the lighting is very good, and the name of the courtyard is still taken by the eldest son, and it is also the word inscribed by the eldest son.

Due south is Hung Fook Hall, the old lady's residence. Several young ladies are in the northeast corner, and the aunts of the house live in the north.

The southeast corner is more remote, and the eldest prince lives in Xuan Hua Pavilion across a wall, and the eldest prince is not in good health and needs to recuperate, so there are two separate courtyards on the southeast corner.

There is a peach grove on the old lady's side, and now the peach blossoms are in full bloom, so I will take the girl to see it again. There is a plum grove on the side leading to the northwest corner, and now the plum blossoms are gone, but a good view has been lost.

If you want the slave to say, the phoenix tail bamboo in the courtyard of the eldest prince is called a beauty, once to help clean up the Xuanhua Pavilion, the slave and maid were fortunate to see it, and the ladies in the house wanted to see it, and the eldest prince was not allowed to enter the courtyard. Only the fifth lady can enter the Xuanhua Pavilion, the fifth miss is the darling of the house, the young daughter of the lady in her thirties, she has been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child, and the lady is like an eyeball.

Miss Fifth is not very good-tempered, if the girl runs into her, it will be fine not to compete with her, if she is in a good mood, she will not be fine. ”

The implication is that if you are in a bad mood, you will find faults? has been pampered since childhood, and if you say that you are arrogant, you can understand it. She was specially invited back by Old Madam Qin, and she wouldn't let this fifth lady bother herself, but Mu Xi didn't have to worry about being made difficult by a little girl all day long.

This Chun Xing can speak with a small mouth, all the way through the courtyard, until she arrived at the heating pavilion, she closed her chattering little mouth. Mu Xi listened to it very interestingly, not only had a general understanding of the Qin Mansion, but also relieved his boredom.

The heating pavilion is not big or small, the second into the courtyard, there are several vacant rooms in the outer courtyard, which can be used as a small kitchen, utility room, living room and people to live. There are also a few rooms in the inner courtyard, and Chun Xing led Mu Xi directly into the main house of the inner courtyard.

The tables and chairs in the outer room are all available, and the curtains are separated, and there are beaded curtains as curtains to isolate the inside and outside. In the middle of the room is a large mahogany bed with intricate carvings, and the sky blue floor-to-ceiling light gauze bed tent is hung on a copper hook, and a new blue brocade quilt can be seen, neatly stacked in the middle of the bed.

There is a carved beauty couch under the ridged window on the left, and there is a bookcase, and the four treasures of the study room are complete, which can be used anytime and anywhere. A silk screen on the right, the shadow is too good to see the scene behind it.

Mu Xi turned the screen and saw a half-person-high wooden bath bucket inside, as well as a mahogany shelf, which was supposed to be used for hanging clothes. This house has everything, and it is quite comfortable to live in, and Mrs. Qin still likes this arrangement.

Chun Xing is very quick to do things, at this time, she has already brought hot water, the two family members lowered their heads and poured hot water out of the room, they didn't even dare to raise their heads, the family rules of the Qin Mansion should also be extremely strict.