Chapter 7: Visiting the Huang Family
The two sides saluted, but it was only a moment's work.
After that, Su Su was surrounded and sat in a soft sedan chair, and Su Su found that in addition to her, Mama Zhou and Aunt Na Han both had sedan chairs to sit on, which showed that they were indeed decent servants in front of the master.
As for Cai Chong's family's lack of a sedan chair to sit on, Su Su also knows one or two, one is the youth of Cai Chong's family, and the other is that she is only the youngest companion of the Huang family's master, so she can't be too arrogant. So Cai Chong's family followed Su Su's sedan chair.
At this time, he happened to whisper to Su Su: "I shouldn't have been a slave and a maid, but I was afraid that the girl would think too much." The Huang family has the family rules left by their ancestors, and only if they have no children at thirty can they take concubines, otherwise they are not allowed to have concubines and concubines. ”
There are still some words, but they are not something that she can say, anyway, their master will not hide anything from Miss Susu, and will definitely tell her.
Su Su didn't know that there was some inside information this time, but he didn't expect the Huang family to have this family rule, no wonder Grandpa Qiao was very satisfied with this family business. Just looking at the old man of the Huang family, it is obvious that there are policies and countermeasures, and it is estimated that even the ancestors of the Huang family who set this family rule did not know that there could be this kind of operation.
Knowing that the Han family is still the master of the Huang family, Su Su thought about it again, what does it mean for the wife of the Huang family to call a room to come out to welcome her? Do you think too much, or do you say that this room is the henchman of the Huang family's wife, and the two masters and servants have a "deep sisterhood"?
Thinking of this, Su Su felt a chill, and quickly shook his head and threw out the picture in his mind, maybe Mrs. Huang is such a first-class "virtuous person"!
Su Su's upbringing did not allow her to open the sedan curtain and look around, but fortunately, she was followed by a Cai Chong's family.
"After the second entrance is the inner courtyard, the courtyard of the uncle and the grandmother is in the east of the fourth entrance, called Yangzhitang, which is a small courtyard with two entrances. But now the grandmother should be at the old lady's. The old lady lives in Baijutang, in the middle of the third entrance of the house, and it will be a short walk away. ”
The Huang family has taken root in Tongxian County for more than 200 years, and the ancestral house has been expanded again and again, which is naturally not small, although it is not as magnificent as the princely mansion, but it is also gorgeously decorated, and the carving is exquisite.
The mothers-in-law who carried the sedan chair had their feet steady, and soon entered the inner courtyard and stopped the sedan chair, Cai Chongjia lifted the sedan curtain, and Su Su got off the sedan chair with her hand.
Entered the weeping flower door, and passed through the hall, then saw that the courtyard was surrounded by the verandah on three sides, there were several golden cinnamon trees on the east facing wall, there were already golden flowers in less than September, the flowers were fragrant, I don't know who thought of the ingenuity, the laurel tree was surrounded by carved railings, not to mention, there were also a few snow-white rabbits in it, it was interesting.
Su Suduo glanced twice, and Mama Zhou on the side smiled and said, "This is raised by the old lady of our family, just say that it is just a Chang'e." When she saw the girl, she should say that even Chang'e was there this time. ”
Su Su looked at this scene and felt that the old lady of the Huang family was a little "childlike", but she didn't know what was going on inside?
Su Su had something on his mind, so he didn't pay attention to the things around him, and went straight to the upper room. From a distance, I saw the thrush holding the willow and looking at it, Su Su couldn't care about others, walked a few steps, and when he arrived, Su Su saw the willow that he hadn't seen for more than a month, he couldn't believe it, and almost shed tears, "Why did you lose so much weight?" ”
Yang Liu's previous round apple face has now become an awl face, and the fleshy little hands have also become skinny and bone-like, Su Su's first reaction is impossible, and the second reaction is that Yang Liu's body is definitely wrong, and it is definitely not as simple as being pregnant.
Su Su was taken aback by her own thoughts, and she didn't know why she had this intuition, but this thought was reflected in her mind and lingered. "Let's go and beg the old lady, and ask her to ask the old man to invite a doctor for you!"
Yang Liu didn't expect Su Su to see her as soon as she saw her, her face changed a few times in a few seconds, and she knew that her current appearance scared her, and said with a smile: "Where is this Su Su girl who is still the same as Mount Tai collapsed in front of her!" ”
Su Su held Yang Liu, and her good-looking eyebrows wrinkled, "I'm talking about serious things!" Yang Liu secretly patted her hand: "I have invited several doctors, all of whom say that it is a normal reaction to pregnancy, but my reaction is greater." ”
Su Su didn't feel that he was making a big fuss at all, but there were a lot of people at this time, and it was not good to whisper something to Yang Liu.
Yang Liu took Su Su's hand and walked inside, "Let's see our old lady and wife first!" Su Su restrained the anxious look on his face, calmed down, and followed Yang Liu into the house.
Behind him, Mama Zhou and the others had been quietly listening to the two of them talking about the past, and when they heard Su Su say that they would ask the old lady of Bofu to call the imperial doctor for Su Su, their faces were different. Especially Mama Zhou and Aunt Han.
After hearing this, Mama Zhou realized that this Miss Su is definitely not as simple as a maid, she talked about inviting a doctor, it was too casual, as if it was not difficult to invite a doctor.
When Aunt Han heard this, she secretly raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a smile that seemed to be very contemptuous, not at all as non-offensive as she appeared, but this expression was just instantaneous, she lowered her head again, but no one noticed.
Entered the main room, which is divided into three bright and two dark, the middle is the living room, and the door is a Nanmu primrose-colored silk glazed four screens, and I saw a red sandalwood carved cloud bat with ten thousand characters in the middle of the screen, and there was an old lady with gray hair who looked very energetic on it.
This old lady is about sixty years old, her gray hair is pulled up, she combs a round bun, wears a little emerald head, wears a bean green sprinkled flower trimmed silver gray moon season dark silk placket, revealing the collar of the ivory middle garment, and under it is a brown and green moire embroidered gold satin skirt door yellow coxagram horse face skirt, Su Su felt funny in her heart, although this dress is rich but too flamboyant.
Luohan couch is the head of the two slips of twelve rosewood chairs, in the middle of the two chairs is a small table of the same color, the first position on the left sits a wearing a concubine-colored wisp of gold floral pattern trimmed tea hundred dark silk facing the placket, a white collared middle coat, wearing a cinnabar-colored peony embroidered horse-faced skirt.
Looking at this position, it should be Yang Liu's mother-in-law, Mrs. Huang, reasoning, the age should be about the same as that Aunt Han, only a sad face, and she is more than ten years old, what is the situation?
Su Su quietly glanced at Yang Liu, seeing that she shook her head slightly, Su Su's eyes turned to the first seat on the right, it was a delicately dressed girl, but fourteen or fifteen years old, with two jasper lotus hairpins holding a Chu Chu moving bun, a pink and purple small eight-treasure hanging yarn shirt on the upper body, a moon-white embroidered pine and bamboo gauze skirt underneath, and a bean green palace silk tied around the waist.
I haven't heard that there is a girl in the Huang family, who is this?
This look was only a moment's work, but everyone saw Yang Liu pull a young girl in, just looking at the demeanor, they couldn't help but slack off, and then look at the appearance, whether it is the master or the servant woman in the room, they took a breath of cold air, it's really no wonder that they have little knowledge, and now they know that there are people with such signs in this world.
When everyone came back to their senses, they saw Su Su's dress clearly, and they didn't dare to underestimate it.
Although Su Su came to Huang's house as a guest, it was different from going to Zhao's mother's house that day, she came to Yang Liu's face today, isn't there a saying in the world, "Respect clothes first and then respect people", she is dressed up beautifully.
Su Su combed a formal lily bun this time, wearing a red gold Buddha's hand inlaid pearl headband in the middle, a gilded dotted emerald bead small phoenix hairpin on the left, and a few red coral roses the size of a fingernail on the right.
The upper body wore a light purple cardigan embroidered with a bush of orchids at the hem, a pleated skirt with apricot white ruyi cloud pattern piping, a goose yellow silk tied around the waist, a tender green purse hung on the left, and a jade plaque with mutton fat white jade inlaid with red coral butterflies and peonies hanging on the right.
Yang Liu pulled Su Su to him and said with a smile: "Grandmother, this is Su Su." Then he said to Su Su: "This is my mother-in-law!" Su Su bowed, and Mrs. Huang hurriedly called someone to stop her, and pulled Su Su to sit in front of her, "I have lived most of my life, and now I know that there is such a sign in the world." ”
Then he looked at Yang Liu and said with a smile: "He should have called your sister to come to the house a long time ago, no wonder the old lady of Bofu likes it, such a lovely person, who doesn't like it!" As he spoke, he took off a fine mutton fat white jade bracelet and put it on Su Su's wrist, and his eyes paused when he saw a pair of glass Fu Lu Shou three-color concubine bracelets on her wrist, and he sighed even more in his heart.
Yang Liu pretended to be jealous, "I knew my sister was coming." My grandmother didn't like me anymore, and I was thankless. When Yang Liu saw Su Su, she felt that her body was much lighter, and she also regained her naughty temperament at this time, which made Mrs. Huang laugh at her and said, "Grandmother likes you too, she likes you too, she likes them all." ”
Su Su greeted Granny Yang Liu again, and after a closer look, this Mrs. Huang must have been a beauty when she was young, but now the sorrow and wrinkles on her face cover up this beauty. Speaking softly, "The girl should only be at home, don't see outside." After speaking, he also took off a red gold bracelet from his slender wrist and handed it to Su Su, the bracelet is a dragon and phoenix made of gold wire, and the junction of the dragon and phoenix is inlaid with a flame bead the size of a dragon's eye, which is very precious.
The so-called flame pearl is the modern conch pearl, not to mention the ancient times when pearl diving was completely dependent on manpower, that is, in modern times, the conch pearl is also a unique and expensive organic gemstone, it cannot be artificially cultivated, and about 50,000 conch, people can get a usable pearl after removing the flesh. Therefore, only a maximum of 2,000 to 3,000 conch pearls can be found each year.
Not to mention the conch pearl that is so large and tends to be perfectly rounded, it is simply a rarity. Even in ancient times, the value of conch pearls was not properly recognized, and treasures are also treasures.
If it was in modern times, Su Su would not dare to think of such a thing, but in this life, Su Su has seen a lot in the old lady's private treasury, and she has a few in her own hand, all of which were given by the old lady in private.
"Auntie, this is too precious!" Su Su was busy refusing, but Mrs. Huang smiled lightly, after all, she had seen the world, and she was afraid that this was an illiterate person. "It's just a dead thing, not worth anything! The girl called me aunt, and I thought it was a light gift. ”
Although Mrs. Huang's smile was shallow, it looked more real than before, and Su Su thought that the gift she gave was not bad, if she didn't accept it, it would seem that she had come to show off, and after hearing this, she took it.
After meeting the elders, before Yang Liu could say anything, the girl sitting next to her got up by herself and said delicately: "I always heard my cousin-in-law talk about Su Su, and I finally met today." I only have a first-class appearance like a cousin, and when I saw Su Su, I realized that I had long hair and short knowledge. ”
There is nothing wrong with hearing this, but what kind of person is Su Su, the elite maid who has been mixed in the mansion, the little girl's performance is still a little tender, for her, this is really not a euphemism, sowing discord in front of both parties?
Su Su just glanced at her, she looked just delicate, that is, she was slightly inferior to the second-class maids in Sui'an Tang, but she had a pitiful temperament. When Su Su saw her, there was a chill in her heart, and she was a "white lotus"? Could it be that this style was popular in ancient times? Or is she the physique of the "sworn enemy of the White Lotus"? There were not enough five girls in the past, but now as a guest, you can meet such a drama spirit who adds drama to herself! That's enough.
Su Su complained frantically in his heart, but his face was full of doubts, "This is?" Yang Liu can be said to know Su Su quite well, and seeing Su Su raise his eyebrows slightly, he knows that Su Su will definitely be able to see through the essence of this "little white lotus". secretly funny, secretly hooked the corners of his mouth, but was caught by Su Su. Yang Liu did not hide his schadenfreude at all, but he was still a little restrained in front of people.
The old lady of the Huang family said: "This is my niece and granddaughter, called Wenjun, you are generally the same age, you will play in one place more in the future, the girl's etiquette and demeanor are extraordinary, and help me teach this ignorant person." ”
Su Su met with this "cousin girl", listened to Mrs. Huang's words, and said with a smile: "Let's not say that Miss Wenjun has an extraordinary temperament, that is, she has to teach, and the old lady has also found the wrong person, if you talk about who has the best rules and etiquette, it has to be Sister Yang Liu, when our old lady took her wherever she went, not to mention the princely mansion, even the palace has been there, and even Concubine Xi has to praise it." ”
When everyone here heard this, they were first surprised that Su Su did not shy away from her and Yang Liu's origins, and then listened to it again, where are people afraid of what others say, this is a fair and honest indication that although they are maids, they can go to places where they have seen people who they dare not think of, what does this mean, this represents connections. Not to mention that there is also an old lady of Shun'an Bofu who is famous for her pet maids behind them.
Old Mrs. Huang looked stunned, and quickly smiled: "Isn't it, I'm just dark under the lamp." Mrs. Huang held the tea cup and slowly blew the floating tea leaves, as if she hadn't heard anything, and the Wenjun girl lowered her head and looked pitiful.
Yang Liu sighed secretly, this person is not afraid of stupidity, he is afraid that he can't see clearly, and he doesn't have a little self-knowledge. Su Su came, she was not in the mood to deal with them here, touched her stomach lightly, and listened to her mother-in-law: "I know that my mother has met Miss Su Su, and I don't like it in my heart, but I can't forget our willow, she is a great hero of our family, and she is pregnant with your great-grandson." ”
Mrs. Huang said: "Isn't it, it can be seen that I am old and confused." Brother Bo's daughter-in-law, you are heavy, take Miss Susu back to the yard to rest, and when dinner comes, we will set up a table and have a good kiss. Daughter-in-law, you are not in good health, go back too, and come back in the evening. ”
Mrs. Huang, Yang Liu, Su Su and Mrs. Huang said goodbye, and the group of people came out of Baishoutang.