Eleven Niang was attracted by a strange woman who followed behind the third lady.

She wore a peach-colored brocade gown, a moon-white skirt, a high bun, and a red gold step. He is about twenty-seven or eight years old, of medium stature, with fair skin, and his facial features are also delicate, but when he looks at people, his eyes are dodgy, and he looks very small.

Aunt Wen immediately whispered, "That's Aunt Yi from the third room." ”

Aunt Yi, who is good friends with Aunt Qin?

Eleven Niang took another look, then stepped forward to greet the third master and the third lady, and asked Binju to invite Xu Lingyi to come out, and she blessed herself to meet the third master and the third grandmother, but she saw Xu Siyu out of the corner of her eye.

He was staring blankly at Brother Zhen and Xu Sijie, who were holding hands and standing side by side.

Xu Siqin on the side saw Eleven Niang looking over, and hurriedly pulled Xu Siyu's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Your mother is looking at you." ”

Xu Si said a spirit, but he didn't look at Eleven Niang, and showed a gentle smile.

At first glance, those who don't know think that he has been looking at Brother Zhen and Xu Sijie with a smile!

Eleven Niang sighed in her heart.

The third master and the third lady had already returned the salute, and called Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian to go over to salute Eleven Niang, and Xu Siyu and the two brothers stepped forward to salute Eleven Niang.

As soon as he got up, Xu Lingyi came out of the east room.

It must be another exchange of courtesies.

Xu Lingkuan helped the fifth lady and walked in.

"Fourth brother!" He happily shouted Xu Lingyi, more affectionate than usual.

Xu Lingyi nodded at him with a smile, and his expression was less solemn than before: "It's here!" ”

Xu Lingkuan nodded, and the fifth lady stepped forward to salute Xu Lingyi.

The fifth lady didn't expect her husband to let go suddenly, and she was a little caught off guard, so she sneered: "The fifth master really is." When I saw the Hou Ye, I didn't care about anything, so that the concubine didn't stand firm......"

Before her words fell, Xu Lingkuan hurried over again: "Are you okay?" ”

The third lady on the side looked at it and laughed, Xu Lingyi also shook her head, making the fifth lady blush, which made the third master laugh too.

It was the time of the hustle and bustle, and Du's mother helped Mrs. Tai out.

Du's mother wore a red gown, and she also had a pair of big red velvet flowers the size of her fingernails on her head, which looked very festive and spiritual.

Mrs. Tai wore a carved silk gown with a lilac crane pattern and a ruby knot, which was a little more gorgeous than before.

"Grandmother, grandmother!" Brother Zhen ran over.

Mrs. Tai laughed, touched Brother Zhen's head, and took his hand.

Xu Sijie, who was alone, stood alone beside the black lacquer floor-to-ceiling pillar, blinked his eyes and looked at Brother Chen, who was snuggled up to Mrs. Tai, and then looked at Eleven Niang, who was talking to the third lady with a smile, and lowered his eyelids.

A hint of ridicule flashed in Xu Siyu's eyes, and Mrs. Tai's kind voice sounded in the room: "Everyone is here!" ”

"It's all there." The third lady stepped forward with a smile and answered.

"That's good." Mrs. Tai looked at Xu Lingyi, "Let's go to the ancestral hall together!" ”

Xu Lingyi responded "yes" respectfully, and everyone went to the ancestral hall located in the east of Xu's mansion in a small oil cart with green curtains.

There are five ancestral halls of the Xu family, bluestone Yong Road, planted with pine and cypress on both sides, and there is a three-foot square green tripod in the middle.

Xu Lingyi first led the man into the ancestral hall to offer knights, burn silks, and drink wine, and then Mrs. Tai led the eleventh mother, the third lady, and the fifth lady to offer sacrifices in front of the statues of the ancestors.

Aunts, maids, and mothers-in-law all stood silently outside the ancestral hall and waited outside the door.

When the ancestors came out, the sky was dark.

The red lanterns are hung high all around, reflecting the white snow and a red color, and the crackling firecrackers sound from time to time, and the atmosphere of the New Year is coming.

Everyone had a smile on their faces, and they took the small oil car back to Mrs. Tai's house.

Mrs. Tai sat down on the Taishi chair in the middle of the hall covered with red embroidered cushions, first Xu Lingyi led Xu Lingning and Xu Lingkuan to salute Mrs. Tai, and then Xu Siqin led Xu Siyu, Xu Sijian, Brother Zhen, and Xu Sijie to salute Mrs. Tai, and then Eleven Niang led the third lady and the fifth lady to salute Mrs. Tai, and then the aunts in each room came forward to salute, and there were decent mothers and maids who came forward to salute.

Du's mother sang and drank on the side, and Wei Zi and Yao Huang were responsible for rewarding.

The sound of the silver bills in the basket was mixed with the sound of the maid's mother's thanks, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became lively.

Then put firecrackers, according to the male and female elders and young respectively in the east of the room, the hall and through the hall set up a family banquet, drinking Jinhua wine, eating auspicious fruit, Ruyi cake, until the beginning of the Hai, the family banquet was withdrawn on the tea, and Xu Lingkuan led Xu Siqin, Xu Siyu, Xu Sijian, Brother Zhen and a group of small people to set off fireworks and firecrackers, and the maid's mother hugged under the eaves to watch the fireworks.

Xu Sijie was left in the house, and Binju fed him lily lotus seed soup.

The big maid in Brother Chen's house looked at it and couldn't help but ask, "You feed less." Be careful if you wet the bed at night. ”

Bin Juyang smiled and said, "The fifth young master is very well-behaved, and he gets up by himself in the middle of the night." ”

Mrs. Tai, who was sitting on the side, listened to the sound and said, "How old are you?" ”

Binju hurriedly smiled and said respectfully: "It is said that he will be four years old on the third day of the third month of March." ”

Mrs. Tai didn't say anything more, turned around and instructed the fifth lady: "You are pregnant, go and rest early!" ”

The fifth lady was also a little tired, so she quit Eleven Niang and others, and went back to the house surrounded by the maid and the mother-in-law.

Mrs. Tai got up and went to change her clothes.

Mother Du followed in to serve.

"The children of the poor are in charge of the house early. Brother Chen, but he can't blink. ”

The words were sudden, and a little inexplicable, but Mother Du, who had served Mrs. Tai for decades, knew that she was talking about Xu Sijie. She took the bath beans and cleaned Mrs. Tai's hands, and said, "Our brother is expensive!" Do you remember? Drinking porridge that year, the mother-in-law on the stove added a handful of green stalks to the snow in June. Everyone said it was delicious, but Brother Zhen said that the rice was too rough to swallow. ”

Mrs. Tai laughed: "He can't stand a little grind." ”

"Not really." Mother Du and Mrs. Tai talked and laughed and returned to the east room, just in the middle of the night, every household set off firecrackers, one after another, and it took two quarters of an hour to stop.

Xu Lingyi came over and asked Mrs. Tai to rest: "...... I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning to congratulate. ”

After all, Mrs. Tai was old, so she told the third lady a few words like "be careful of the candles", and reached out to let Eleven Niang help her into the inner room.

Eleven Niang and Du's mother served Mrs. Tai together to remove the hairpin, clean their faces and hands, changed their clothes and went to bed, and were about to retreat, but Mrs. Tai grabbed her hand, and then touched a purse from under the pillow and handed it to her.

"This is for you," she looked at Eleven Niang with a smile, "New Year's money." ”

Eleven Niang was slightly surprised, and a little embarrassed: "I'm already an adult, how can I take your New Year's money......"

Before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Tai had already stuffed her purse into her hand: "I haven't passed the ceremony yet, it's just a child." Obedient. Take it. This is what I gave. ”

Seeing the sincerity given by Mrs. Tai, Eleven Niang took it with a smile.

The purse was a little heavy, she thanked her and put it in her arms.

Mrs. Tai nodded with a smile on her face, patted her hand, and said, "I remember, you are the fifth birthday of the fifth month of the fifth month!" ”

"Mother's memory is so good." Eleven Niang smiled, "I was born when I was the fifth son in early May. ”

Madame smiled and nodded, "You have to do it well......

Eleven Niang didn't take it to heart.

On the fifth day of May this year, she is fifteen years old, and she wants to hold a ceremony to symbolize a woman's coming-of-age, which is naturally more grand than other birthdays.

She just smiled, served Mrs. Tai to rest, and then returned to the hall.

Brother Zhen was still following Xu Lingkuan to set off fireworks, but Xu Sijie had already fallen asleep in Binju's arms. Seeing Eleven Niang coming out, the third lady rubbed her eyes: "Mother rested?" ”

"Hmm!" Eleven Niang nodded.

The third lady looked at the third master: "Otherwise, let's disperse too!" ”

The third master looked at Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi thought for a while: "It's okay, give this place to Xiao Wu!" ”

The third master hesitated: "Why don't I stay!" Xu Lingkuan looked uneasy.

"Leave it to him!" Xu Lingyi smiled, "It's time for us to rest." ”

Seeing Xu Lingyi say this, the third master couldn't refute it, and looked at Xu Lingyi with some worry and called Xu Lingkuan to come in and ask for payment.

Xu Lingkuan's face was full of excitement: "You guys go and rest!" I'll make sure my nephews are safe. ”

Xu Lingyi smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and took Eleven Niang and the sleeping Xu Sijie away.

Seeing this, the third master and the third lady exchanged a helpless look, called Qiu Aya to look at Brother Xu Siqin, and then went back to the house.

Eleven Niang washed up and saw Xu Lingyi leaning on the bed and playing with the purse she had placed on the pillow before.

"Mother gave it." She explained with a smile, "It's New Year's money." She hadn't had time to see what it was.

Xu Lingyi smiled, put the purse back on the pillow, and then took out a small carved red lacquer box from under the pillow and handed it to her: "Give!" ”

Eleven Niang was stunned.

When did he hide a box under his pillow...... I didn't even see it when I made the bed......

And Xu Lingyi saw that Eleven Niang did not show a happy expression as she imagined, she was quite embarrassed, smiled reluctantly, and then threw the box on the quilt very casually: "Isn't it the New Year!" ”

After all, it's a kind gift to yourself.

Eleven Niang hurriedly picked up the box, and said with a smile: "Is it a New Year's gift for me?" ”

Xu Lingyi let out a faint "um" and turned around to go to sleep.

Eleven Niang opened the box with a smile.

In the dim light, the dazzling brilliance of the gems made her squint, and it took her half an hour to see the contents of the box.

Under the blue velvet lay twelve rubies the size of pigeon's eggs.

"Master Hou......" Eleven Niang felt slightly uneasy in her heart, "This ......"

Things are too expensive.

She couldn't think of any reason to accept it.

Xu Lingyi, who was facing away from Eleven Niang, felt her apprehension, and she didn't know why, but suddenly there was a faint joy in her heart, but the words she said had a bit of a casual taste: "Hurry up and sleep!" I'm going to wake up early tomorrow......"

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Writing in the middle of the night, I was really sleepy. There are worms to catch tomorrow...... O(∩_∩)O~

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Another: I would like to recommend a fantasy "Phoenix in Another World" written by a girl.

ISBN: 1662656

Brief introduction: Feng Wu. Heineer, a two-life traveler, at first, due to the warm and cold childhood she experienced, she only wanted to become a magician and change her fate. However, when the wheel of fortune turns, everything is involuntarily......