Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Leisurely Days of Eating and Waiting for Death
The mansion is very large, and the Qiubai sisters and brothers followed their father and stepmother all the way, and their eyes were dazzled.
In the end, it was the princess at the beginning of the month who took the idea.
"How about Xiaobai, take a look at this yard? There are many flowers and plants, there is a small pond by the attic, the lotus flowers bloom just right, there is a pavilion by the pond, you can feed the small fish to pass the time when you are bored. ”
The other party is so enthusiastic, Qiubai naturally will not refuse, "My daughter likes it very much, thank you mother." ”
At the beginning of the month, the princess was relieved to hear this, and then helped Qiuling pick a few yards.
The family ate lunch in the main courtyard, and after eating, the princess summoned the experienced maids and mothers-in-law in the house to let the sisters and brothers pick them.
Qiu Bai looked at the black brain melon below, and his heart was almost refreshed.
Qiu Yuanzhi answered at this time: "How many of them understand this, Mrs. will pick it for them."
At the beginning of the month, the princess gladly accepted the words, and called out the maid and the woman who slipped away.
The courtyards of the sisters and brothers are equipped with eight maids and two mothers-in-law, while Qiu Xiaobao has two other maids, one is the same age as him, and the other is in his twenties, and he knows some kung fu.
Akimoto Zhi was very satisfied with this manpower matching, "It's still the lady's thoughtfulness." ”
After picking the maid, Qiu Yuan Zhixu saw the restraint of his sister and brother, and waved his hand, "Go to the back garden to play, there are a lot of flowers and plants in it, you must like it." ”
Qiu Ling, who had been tense all the time, relaxed when she heard this, and the corners of her mouth turned up to reveal a smile.
Out of the main courtyard, Qiu Ling's whole person was relaxed, and she led Qiu Xiaobao to follow the maid to the back garden, looking around.
At this time, it is summer, a hundred flowers are blooming, the back garden is full of flowers, butterflies are fluttering, and bees are busy collecting nectar.
Qiubai turned around and said to a few maids who came with him: "You guys just wait here, let's just go shopping by ourselves."
"Yes! ......" The maids owe one after another.
In the main courtyard, as soon as the sisters and brothers left, Akimoto Zhi sat for a while and raised his buttocks.
"Madame, too, take a lunch break, I'll go out for a walk."
Princess Moonlight nodded, "Okay." ”
Akimoto Zhi came out of the door, and his footsteps turned to the "flower viewing platform".
Located at the back of the back garden, there are three floors, the top floor has no eaves, but a platform surrounded by a fence, where you can have an unobstructed view of the house.
He climbed to the top floor, raised his hand and waved the little guy away, and went up to the top floor alone.
Standing on the edge of the fence and looking out, I saw that the Qiubai sisters and brothers were like butterflies flying among the flowers, cheerful and wanton, and there was a faint sound of laughter in my ears.
He smiled, smiled, and a tear dripped from the corner of his eye.
"Fang'er......" he murmured softly, his voice revealing endless sadness and loneliness.
Dinner was still served in the main courtyard.
At the end of the day, several yards were also cleaned up, and Akimoto personally sent several children back to the yard.
In the evening, Akimoto did not rest in the main courtyard, but went to the study.
He Zhi gently rubbed Princess Yue's shoulders, and said in his mouth: "Madam, the general is really interested in them."
At the beginning of the month, the princess said indifferently: "What are you afraid of?" With the emperor here, I can still eat grievances. ”
"But...... The general spoiled that little master very much. ”
At the beginning of the month, the princess laughed out loud when she heard this, "Don't worry, even if I give birth to a monster, I will be more noble than their sisters and brothers." The words were full of disapproval.
He Zhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he also smiled, "Yes, it's the slave who wants to go wrong!" ”
Although the yard was divided, Qiu Ling insisted on sleeping in the same room with Qiu Bai, and Qiu Doudou and Qiu Xiaobao saw this and refused to go back.
So, the sisters and brothers squeezed into a bed, the bed was not big, and it was difficult for the four of them to squeeze up, and it was difficult to lift their arms.
Qiubai sent out the maid Alan who was preparing to lay on the floor in the corner of the house.
It's also easier to whisper in this way.
Although lying down was very crowded, Qiubai quickly fell asleep, and he didn't stop talking to a few small ones in a daze.
The sisters and brothers talked a lot, but when they woke up the next day, Qiubai couldn't remember exactly what they said.
I only remember that when she was half-asleep and half-awake, she seemed to see Yan Ning with a seductive smile on her face, walking towards her step by step.
"Xiaobai, let's get married!"
She nodded happily, "Good! So Yan Ning led her towards the hazy place, she was in a trance, and saw Yan Ning's handsome and sunny handsome face, which suddenly turned into Ye Zhiheng's faint face, with endless tenderness in her eyes......
She sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed for a long time, repeatedly thinking about the tender Ye Zhiheng in her dream, and her heartbeat gradually accelerated.
"Spring dreams! …… Are you considered a water-based poplar......" she wailed and lowered her head to cover her face.
"Hmm, what?" Qiu Ling opened her eyes in a daze and sat up.
Qiubai took a deep breath and eased his impatience, "I didn't speak, you dreamed." ”
"Huh?" Qiu Ling rubbed her messy hair, confused, "Well, I've had a lot of dreams, and I can't remember all of them." ”
While talking, the maids have already rushed in, serving the water and holding the shoes, everything is in order.
Qiubai took the cotton shoe cover from Alain's hand, got off the bed, freshened up, sat down in front of the dresser, and said, "Simple." "Just as the maids tinkered.
After combing her hair, the maid Alain took out a pair of cardigan skirts from the cupboard, with a blue band above her chest, which was tied into a beautiful bow.
With her fresh hairstyle, it has a bit of an innocent and romantic feeling.
Because there were too many maids, she couldn't remember her name at all, which made it inconvenient to call.
So they were renamed.
"Your name is Ah Yi." She pointed to Alan Dao, "Your name is Ah Er, you Ah San, Ah Si, Ah V, Ah Liu, Ah Seven, Ah Ba, well, don't forget your name." ”
"Yes! ……”
Ah Yi and Ah Er are serving her closely, and they are first-class maids.
Ah San, Ah Four, Ah Wu, Ah Six are responsible for the chores in the courtyard and are second-class maids.
Ah Qi and Ah Ba are third-class maids, and there is no specific division of labor, and they are specially given to first- and second-class maids.
There are also two mothers-in-law, one surnamed Chen and the other surnamed Ma, and Qiubai called them Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Ma.
The days of being a lady in the General's Mansion are comfortable and comfortable, you don't have to get up early and be greedy, you don't have to think about how to make money all day long, you just need to eat and drink to pass the time every day.
On the night after the sisters and brothers went home, Akimoto Zhi gave each of the sisters and brothers a hundred taels of silver, all of which were small bills of ten taels.
"You can use it, you can buy whatever you want to eat, our family is not short of money now, if you spend it, come to your father to ask for it, don't worry about yourself."
Qiu Bai's eyes smiled when he saw the silver ticket, "Thank you Daddy!" I was very happy to accept the silver ticket.
After Qiu Ling and the others accepted the silver tickets, they also put them in Qiu Bai's hands and put them in the hands of their sisters, they were relieved.