In ancient times, there are not a few festivals in a year, just after August 15, there is a Double Ninth Festival in September, the streets and alleys are full of osmanthus chrysanthemums, a few baskets of hairy crabs in Poyang Lake are sent to the house, it is not yet a good day, Su Su has already eaten enough crabs, and he is dizzy when he sees crabs, which makes the old lady laugh for a while.

However, Su Su's improved chrysanthemum cake and mulberry fragrance are very popular with everyone, and there are chrysanthemum leaves and osmanthus stamens made in imitation of "Dream of Red Mansions" to smoke mung bean face, so that the Song family and the master are impressed, and they only say: "Really rich"!

On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, Su Su wore an off-white cardigan embroidered with chrysanthemums, a pleated skirt embroidered with osmanthus on a violet bottom, combed a single screw bun, inserted a pair of small and delicate red chrysanthemum hairpins, wore a pair of small red jade crab earrings on her ingot-like ears, a red jade bracelet of the same texture on her wrist, and a ring in the style of red gold inlaid ruby chrysanthemum on the middle finger of her left hand.

Early in the morning, the third master's family came to say goodbye, and after talking for a while, the third master took the fifth young master and the sixth young master to the outer courtyard, leaving a few girls to talk and laugh.

The third lady looked at the room full of flower-like girls, Su Su was not the most glamorous and beautiful among them, but undoubtedly the most dazzling, when she didn't smile, she was like a gardenia that bloomed quietly in the moonlight, but when she smiled so lightly, it was as if all the flowers were blooming, and her eyes were full of splendor. It's okay to look good, what is commendable is that she has a good character, is knowledgeable, and treats people gently, so that people can't be jealous, and it's no wonder that her aunt really loves her and raises her like her own girl.

Su Su was talking to the sixth girl, and felt that a gaze had been stopping on her, and when she looked up, she saw that it was the third lady, so she smiled.

Yang Liu was sitting on the side peeling pine nuts, and when she looked up and saw this scene, she laughed out loud, causing everyone to look at her, covering her mouth and laughing: "The slave maid also said that the six girls love beauty, who is the temperament like?" It turns out that the root is here. The third lady of our family looked at Su Su without blinking! ”

The third lady couldn't help but laugh when she heard this: "Okay, you little hoof, you are ridiculing the master." But who called Su Su really beautiful, no matter how you look at it, you can't get enough of it! ”

Su Su was not shy when she heard this, but walked up to the old lady generously, facing the third lady, and said seriously: "Third lady, look hard, who called the slave so good-looking!" ”

There was a sudden silence in the flower hall, and then everyone burst into laughter regardless of their manners.

The sixth girl rolled directly into the old lady's arms, and the old lady smiled and hugged her to pat her on the back; The five girls were drinking tea, and the tea in their mouths sprayed their big girls; Yang Liu's little golden hammer that was knocking on pine nuts fell to his feet, covering his feet with an "oops"; Ning Cui and Bi Si laughed even more when they saw it, and said straight, "My intestines hurt."

The third lady was dumbfounded by Su Su's cheekiness, pointed at her and couldn't speak, and saw Su Su's eccentric face, and said for a long time: "I'm convinced!" ”

was laughing, and a mother-in-law from the outer courtyard came over to spread the word: "Uncle Hong Sheng from Hongshan Village came to give a New Year's gift, and the third master invited him over and was talking." Uncle Sheng said that if it was convenient for the old lady here, he would come over to say hello to the old lady! ”

The old lady said: "Brother Sheng'er is too outward, please come in as soon as he comes." ”

Hong Sheng is not an ignorant person, although he is not greedy for the wealth of the Song family, but he also knows how to deal with people, and every year the Song family prepares a festival gift, and he will return the gift as appropriate. Because he is the old lady's life-saving benefactor, he has met the three masters a few times, especially the third master, who appreciates Hong Sheng very much and wants him to help in his own firm, but Hong Sheng refuses.

At the age of fifteen, Hong Sheng entered the most famous Yangwei dart game in Yangzhou, and now in less than two years, he is already a famous dart master in the dart game, and the third master has never mentioned this. Others may not know the origin of the Yangwei Dart Bureau, but the Song family, as the head snake, cannot not know who the master behind the Yangwei Dart Game is.

King Ke, the fourth son of the current saint. In recent years, several adult princes have been crowned kings one after another, and the saint has not canonized the crown prince. It is not yet known who killed the deer. Although Concubine Xi only gave birth to a princess, she was very favored, and the Song family naturally fell into the eyes of several princes and became the object of secret wooing.

If the Song family wants to take another step forward, they can only do it again. And the favored candidate for Concubine Xi Niangniang and Shun Anbo is King Ke. Hong Sheng is a talent, gold will always shine, and it is impossible for King Ke not to see it.

On the side of the outer courtyard, the third master talked to Hong Sheng for a while, and then asked someone to take him to Sui'an Hall.

And Sui'an Tang got the letter here, because it was a foreigner and a man, the third lady took the girls back first, and the old lady said to a few maids: "One year old and two years younger, you are all older, although you all know Brother Sheng, but in the end it is a foreigner, Su Su is just down, Brother Sheng and her have the grace to save their lives, Yang Liu, you few avoid it." From these small details, it can be seen that the old lady really loves the maids and is unwilling to let them tell the truth.

Hong Sheng didn't squint all the way, his waist was straight, even if he wasn't wearing silk and satin, his temperament was not underestimated.

Entered Sui'an Hall, was led into the flower hall by the little maid, and saw a kind old lady sitting on the top, it was the old lady of the Song family, there was a girl standing next to her, Hong Sheng didn't look closely, respectfully greeted the old lady, the old lady was busy and said: "Don't be polite, you kid is really too outside, sit down, Su Su tea!" ”

Hong Sheng sat down, and the old lady said: "Brother Sheng'er is very different from before, he was thin and weak before, but he has become taller and stronger in just two years, and he is much darker. I said that you were a man of great fortune that day, and now I have answered it. ”

Hong Sheng was still a little shy, and said: "I don't dare to say it if I can't get out of the breath, just eat with a mouthful of food, but I can support myself." Hearing this, the old lady smiled and didn't pay much attention to it. She also knows who the master of the Yangwei Dart Game is.

Su Su came in with tea, and the old lady smiled: "Patronizing and talking, Brother Sheng drinks tea!" Su Su also came to see you, Brother Hong. ”

Hong Sheng has been wandering outside for two years, and he knows some of the rules of big families, listening to the name, this should be a girl, how can he come out to see himself?

Just thinking about it, he smelled a burst of fragrant wind, hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to be abrupt, only to see the hem of the purple skirt, slightly revealing a little pink toe, the tip of the shoe embroidered with a small daisy, Hong Sheng's eyes are good, even the stamens embroidered by rice beads in the middle of the small daisy can be seen clearly, and I can't help but sigh that the Song family's wealth is worthy of its reputation, and this pair of shoes is afraid that it will cost ten taels of silver.

However, the name "Susu" sounded somewhat familiar, and he wanted to touch the letter in his arms. Thinking of this, Hong Sheng raised his head violently, Su Su was not the little girl back then, but also the person who had been thinking about sending this and that all these years.

Hong Sheng looked up and saw that the little girl with picturesque eyebrows was also looking at him, and her eyes seemed to be startled, like a frightened rabbit, and then the little girl smiled at him, and at that moment Hong Sheng only felt that the seed in his heart met the sun, and finally bloomed, which made him blush and dizzy. Now Hong Sheng is very grateful for his paralyzed face and black face that he is ridiculed by his friends on weekdays, at least it will not be too embarrassing.

And Su Su looked at the life-saving benefactor between the teenager and the young man with an expressionless face but a red neck and ears, and saluted sincerely, and Hong Sheng didn't stop it.

However, the old lady saw that Hong Sheng was not fascinated by Su Su's hue, although there was surprise in her eyes, she was sincere, and said with satisfaction: "Su Su said that she wanted to thank her in person, but she was rejected by your child, so let her give you a salute today!"

Hong Sheng stood up and sideways half of his body and bowed to Su Su and said: "At that time, if you change someone else, you won't see death without help, and I am just because of fate, and the tired old lady and Miss Su Su are always worried, and I am really ashamed." Today, I came to say hello to the old lady, thank you for your care over the years; The second is to say goodbye to you, the kid will go to the northwest to join the army in the near future, and I don't know when I will see you again. ”

Of course, Hong Sheng still has unspoken words in his heart, that is, he wants to meet the little girl who was not bold but bravely stood in front of people, the first person to write to him.

When Mrs. Song heard the news that Hong Sheng was going to the northwest to join the army, she was shocked, the master above Hong Sheng was King Ke, and the old lady intuitively felt that it was not a simple battle for the future that he was going to the northwest army to join the army. Did Hong Sheng's visit to the Song family also mean King Ke?

Countless thoughts surged in the old lady's heart, but she said with concern on her face: "I did a good job in the dart game, how did I think of joining the army?" Even my old wife, who doesn't go out, knows that the northwest place has been unstable! ”

Hong Sheng said: "The kid is not talented, but he also wants to run for a future, and he is valued by the master, and he has already explained the affairs of the dart bureau." "It's not good to say much else, the old lady is also measured, and she changed the topic in an instant, and asked Hong Sheng to talk about the customs and customs in the past two years.

Hong Sheng's eloquence is not very good, but in the end, he can be regarded as knowledgeable, and the scenery he said makes the women trapped in the inner house yearn for it.

Because it was an inner house, Hong Sheng didn't want to stay long, and the third master wanted to stay for dinner, so Hong Sheng and the old lady said goodbye and went back to the outer courtyard.

The maids hiding in the back room in the house came out, crowded around the old lady and chatted about what they had just heard Hong Sheng say, and the old lady sighed: "The world is so big, there are so many beautiful scenery, there is a chance and should go to see it!" ”

The old lady teased a group of maids to speak, and sighed in her heart that Hong Sheng's trip to the northwest was not as simple as seeking a future, and King Ke Bacheng had taken a fancy to the military power in the northwest! Now that his family has secretly taken refuge in King Ke, it is not good to make friends openly. But Hong Sheng has obviously become King Ke's confidant, and he has a life-saving grace for himself, and the reasons for friendship are ready-made. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but glance at Su Su, who was talking to Yang Liu at this time, every move was so beautiful that people wanted to hold it in the palm of their hands and treasure it, this is still young now, and if they are a few years older, I am afraid that the ladies in the palace will not be able to compare.

The old lady thought about it several times in her heart, and finally crossed out the beauty plan. In the old lady's heart, Su Su is not just a maid, she has been together for five years, even her own granddaughter does not have Su Su's thoughtfulness, and the old lady is reluctant to calculate her. It's all about fate!

Su Su didn't know what the old lady had in her heart, and when she heard that Hong Sheng was going to the northwest, she thought of her brother who was far away in the northwest, and she was sad in the end, but she couldn't show it on her face, but she didn't know that there was a faint sadness between her eyebrows and eyes.