Chapter XXII
Realizing that she was the only one left in the room, Hua Jin called softly, "White Peach." ”
As soon as the curtain in the inner room was lifted, Bai Tao walked in quickly, followed by Lingxiang, who had just been assigned to her room in the morning.
Without waiting for Lingxiang to speak, Bai Tao hurriedly stepped forward, "Fifth girl, the second lady has already sent a carriage back, I am afraid that there will not be enough people to serve around you, so Lingxiang will also follow." ”
Hua Jin nodded slightly, looked at Lingxiang in the dust, and showed a kind smile.
Lingxiang stopped and gave Hua Jin a master-servant salute, "The fifth girl has just woken up, and the slave maid is afraid that her body is still stained with cold air all the way, so she doesn't dare to serve her closely, so she will go to the kitchen to bring hot water to let Sister Bai Tao serve you to clean your face." After saying that, he quickly exited the inner room with a slight blessing.
Bai Tao listened to the footsteps and walked away, and said with a pleasant face: "Fifth girl, just now Rouxiang told me that Chen Han has gone to the fourth young master's house and kowtowed. ”
Hua Jin also smiled, "Now my brother is happy." ”
She has been thinking about helping Hua Chen find a suitable little girl, but she doesn't want the traces to be too obvious, so as not to make her brother feel that she is struggling around him and feel disgusted.
She had considered Chen Han before coming here, but she hadn't seen her for many years and was not completely sure.
Now it's like this, and since it's what my brother likes, it's the best result.
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At the door of the inverted room, a mother-in-law in a heavy cotton dress was looking left and right. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he pushed the door open and sneaked in.
When the woman opened the curtain and entered the inner room, she saw Bai Zhuangtou and Bai Shan's family sitting cross-legged on the kang, squinting their eyes when they heard the movement.
"Bai Zhuangtou, the Bai Shan family, have you ever remembered the old slave?"
Bai Zhuangtou and the Bai Shan family looked at this woman carefully, but they still felt raw.
The Baishan family couldn't help asking, "Who are you?" ”
The mother-in-law smiled, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, the old slave is just a rough mother-in-law next to the second lady, and the surname of the head of the family is Huang." I was sent by the second lady......"
Bai Shanjia slapped his thigh, and then stepped forward and grabbed the mother-in-law, "It turned out to be Mother Huang, hurry up and sit on the kang to warm up." ”
Even Bai Zhuangtou smiled and showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, and quickly moved in to make way for a place, "Come and warm up." ”
Seeing that these two changed their faces so quickly, Mrs. Huang didn't care, "The second lady asked me to give you a word." ”
"What do you have to say about the second lady?"
"The second lady said, the two young masters who came today, no matter how they toss in this Zhuangzi, the two of them can follow them?"
Bai Zhuangtou couldn't help but ask when he heard this: "Really?" ”
The Bai Shan family screwed his head fiercely, "What did the second lady say, what else did you ask?" ”
Mrs. Huang smiled fiercely, "The second lady said, when she goes back, the two small ones are still the meat on her chopping board." ”
The Baishan family hurriedly flattered: "That's it, the second lady is the lady in charge of the second room." ”
Bai Zhuangtou stabbed his mother-in-law behind him, "Don't forget to tell the second lady about today." ”
The Bai Shan family nodded, and then told Mrs. Huang in detail about the tenants coming to reduce the rent today, and the fourth young master Hua Chen came forward.
After hearing this, Mrs. Huang couldn't help nodding, "I'll tell the second lady when I go back." ”
Only then did the Baishan family send Huang's mother out of the upside-down room.
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Hua Chen really ate the squirrel fish he missed at dinner.
Maybe it's because he dealt with that file in the afternoon and got a new little guy, so he feels that his appetite is extraordinarily good.
Seeing that Hua Jin had barely touched the fish, he put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and showed a hearty smile, "My sister also eats more fish, if you don't move, I'm embarrassed to eat it." ”
Hua Jinwan smiled and moved his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish meat, "Brother, eat it, I don't like this dish as much as you." ”
Hua Chen nodded and continued to eat, "Mother Chen's craftsmanship is still so good. ”
"If Chen's mother can return home as soon as possible, then my brother will often be able to eat this dish."
Hua Chen's hand moved, "Why don't we take Mother Chen back tomorrow?" ”
Hua Jin shook his head, "Brother, wait a little longer." ”
Although Hua Chen doesn't like the twists and turns of the back house, he doesn't understand it, and now Luo and Du's mother are still covering the sky in the Honghun courtyard.
Thinking of the miserable appearance of those tenants, my heart couldn't help but feel a little heavier.
After dinner, Lingxiang and Xixiang removed the dishes and chopsticks, and the peach and soft fragrance served tea.
As soon as Hua Jin picked up the teacup, Chen's mother lifted the curtain in the inner room and came forward to salute.
"The fourth young master, the fifth girl, the old slave specially came to ask, and the dinner was prepared in accordance with the wishes of the two masters."
Hua Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, "That squirrel fish is the most to my liking." ”
Chen's mother smiled.
Hua Jin saw that she seemed to have deliberately changed into a coarse cloth sleeve jacket, and there seemed to be something hidden in the sleeve.
Hua Jin looked up at the people in the room and ordered, "You four should retreat first." ”
Several maids responded "yes" one after another, and Bai Tao was still guarding the door.
At this time, Chen's mother really took out a box with black lacquer and gold carved peony flowers from her sleeve.
Looking at Chen's mother's posture of carefully guarding the box, she knew that it must be something very important.
Chen's mother put the black lacquer and gold box on the kang table in the middle of Huajin Huachen, and the person knelt down first, but her eyes still fell on the box......
Hua Jin followed Chen's mother's gaze and saw the delicate box that had been branded with time.
I couldn't help but think of Yan's delicate and beautiful face in my sleep, and I had thought about it in my heart.
"Mother Chen, get up and talk quickly."
Hua Chen also said: "Get up and speak!" ”
When Chen's mother got up, Hua Jin asked, "This box was left by my mother?" ”
Mother Chen nodded, "It's not that the old slave deliberately hid this box, but that Madame has explained that she will take it out when the fourth young master and the fifth girl are mature and sensible." ”
It turned out that the Yan family had already made plans for their future.
She couldn't help but pick up the box and carefully rubbed the pattern on it, the contents were very light......
"Fifth girl, open it and take a look."
Hua Jin looked at his brother, and Hua Chen nodded.
Hua Jin's eyes widened while opening the box, "So many silver tickets? ”
Mother Chen nodded again, but her eyes were already full of tears, "Madam said, all of this is left to you, the fourth young master, and the second girl who has already been married, just in case." ”
Rainy day?
Hua Jin remembered Yan's embrace in his dream, "Mother Chen, did your mother say anything before she died?" ”
The tears in Chen's mother's eyes couldn't stop falling, "In those days, Mrs. always quarreled with the second master, but she didn't hide anything from me, but she always broke me apart. ”
What is it that even Chen's mother has to break through?