Chapter 6: Family Happiness
Shaohua failed to take a nap in the end, and even scribbled his chopsticks a few times for lunch, and then lost his appetite. It's not because Cui's mother blocked it, but because she was panicked.
When she thought that she had finally come back to life and had to be married at will, she felt aggrieved. But no one put forward a definite result in this matter, and she couldn't defend herself, so she could only silently pretend to be deaf and dumb, thinking that she was an outsider.
Since she came to Li's house, sitting in front of the window in a daze every day has become one of her must-do.
In the past, because she was not feeling well and was reluctant to speak, Ling felt sorry for her, and she couldn't rest assured that the little maid would serve her, so she asked her mother Cui to take care of Shaohua. Now Shaohua can not only walk around on the ground, but also willing to speak, although his temperament is still a little awkward, but it is still much better than before. After eating at noon, Cui's mother took leave with Shaohua, wanted to go out, and went to Xiyuan to ask for peace before leaving, so after serving Shaohua for dinner, Cui's mother left in a hurry.
Without Cui's mother nagging in her ear, Shaohua suddenly felt a little unaccustomed, and suddenly heard the beating outside the yard.
"Go see what's going on outside?" The little maid took the order and ran back soon to restore her life.
"Back to the fifth lady, the housekeeper's mother said that it was to clean up the house for the little lady of the Liu family, and she would move in tomorrow to live with the girls."
"Where does she live?" Shaohua's understanding of the Li family's location is blank.
The little maid pointed to the west side outside the window, "It's next door." This east side is the small courtyard where the three ladies live, out of our courtyard door turn left through a fence low wall. Wu Niangzi, you are not feeling well, and it is not suitable to break the ground, so this fence wall has not been demolished, and it is far away from it. Turn right at the courtyard gate, and go around the Guanfeng Pavilion and the Zhaodou Vine Flower Road is where the lady of the Liu family wants to live. Five ladies you have to feel comfortable, we can go outside for a walk, now the bean vines in Biwuxuan are all full of flowers, several flower lanes are covered with vine flowers, hanging upside down, there are any colors, but beautiful. ”
Without permission, the little maid can't leave the courtyard without permission, so she is particularly interested in Biwuxuan's most characteristic flower arrangement. Although it was renamed Biwuxuan, compared to the vine flowers that spread throughout the flower gallery in the spring, Wutong was pitifully lonely.
"What about the Seventh Lady?" Shaohua thought of the little lady who spoke aggressively in the morning, and thought that her kick should be enough for her to hurt for two or three days.
Who knows, the little maid pursed her lips, looking a little disappreciative, "The Seventh Lady lives further west, across the outer wall, and in the past it was Aunt Su's Huansiyuan. Yu Guang saw Shaohua and saw her lack of interest, so he proposed: "Wu Niangzi, why don't I accompany you to play rope." ”
"No need, you can get busy." The main thing is that she doesn't understand.
As soon as he thought that the days to come would be so dull, Shaohua suddenly wilted, and he was groggy and accidentally fell asleep. When she woke up, Cui's mother was looking at her hopelessly, she rubbed her eyes and looked out, it was already dark, and she didn't know what time it was.
"It's so late, why didn't anyone wake me up." Shao Huahan said with a smile.
Cui's mother sighed and didn't answer, twisted a wet handkerchief for her, and rubbed Shaohua's face, "Since you are in good spirits, Wuniangzi, from tomorrow, you will also follow the third lady and the seventh lady to learn from the boudoir, and many rules must also be learned." ”
"Boudoir ......" Shaohua remembered that he was forced to learn the rules of etiquette by the grandmother in the palace before he got married in his previous life, and suddenly shivered.
Before Cui's mother could explain to Shaohua what it meant to be a boudoir, someone immediately came to spread the word, saying that the second master was staying in the second lady's house tonight, and if Shaohua was fine, he would go over to eat with his parents.
When Cui's mother heard this, her face immediately smiled, and she hurriedly responded, turned around and began to busily dress up Shaohua.
"Mother Cui, I'm just going to accompany my mother and father to dinner, so I don't need to change my clothes." Shaohua looked at his dress, thinking that the only advantage of this skirt is that it is not easy to be found when kicking.
"Fifth lady, you can't say that, the second master hasn't stayed in the lady's house for a long time, this is a great opportunity. When the time comes, you and the third lady will perform well in front of the second master, maybe he will not run to Huansiyuan in the future. "Mother Cui is the person of the Ling family, and she only thinks about how to capture Li Xunzhuo's heart for the Ling family.
Shaohua didn't argue again, although she didn't think that the two sisters could capture Li Xunzhuo's heart for the Ling family.
When she arrived at Xiyuan, Wanhua had already sat down in the house, accompanying Ling's jokes, she stepped forward to salute Ling's mother and daughter, "My daughter is late, I hope A-Niang will forgive me." ”
"Hurry up, silly girl, they all said they don't have to be so outside." Ling Shi was talking to Wanhua about happy things, and he didn't mind Shaohua's lateness, anyway, she was not the latest.
"A-Niang, it's better to let Wu Niang go to the boudoir with me tomorrow, she is thirteen years old this year, and I'm afraid it's too late if I don't learn." Wanhua winked at her.
Cui's mother was busy answering, "What the third lady said is that the fifth lady just asked me about my boudoir study, and with the third lady on the side, I think the fifth lady must learn faster." ”
Shaohua only felt that his scalp was numb, and he looked up at Ling's very appreciative appearance, and said, "It's all up to A-Niang's arrangement." ”
"It's okay, someone from Xuyuan just said that Yan Sui will move to Biwuxuan to live with you in a few days, and I am afraid that I will also go to the same school with you at that time. Although Yan Sui is the wife of the Liu family, she is also a sister of the family, so she must get along well. When Ling spoke, her eyes were on Shaohua, and she had to nod her head in agreement.
As soon as he heard the name Yan Sui, Shaohua couldn't help but think of Liu Li's marriage, and he couldn't get close to her.
Wanhua excitedly rubbed over and bit Shaohua's ear, "It's good for you to come, and you can teach that girl who doesn't know the height of the sky in the future." ”
Jinhua is three years younger than Wanhua, and although Wanhua, who claims to be the eldest granddaughter of the Li family, is jealous of Jinhua for currying favor in front of her husband, she is not willing to meet her in general, and when she is in a hurry, Jinhua will run to find Li Xunzhuo to cry. Wanhua knew in her heart that as long as she did not behave well in front of her father, her father would naturally not be close to her mother. So in order to win over her father to a greater extent, she endured Jinhua's private hands and feet.
But today, she suddenly found out that Shaohua, whom she had always resisted and disgusted, turned out to be He Jinhua's nemesis, and the enemy of the enemy was my friend, and this was her own sister. Wanhua greeted Shaohua very enthusiastically to stand on his united front, no matter what, no matter how favored the Su family is, she is just a concubine, and she only gave birth to a daughter, and they have three sisters and brothers here.
Shaohua had a bitter face and said in a low voice: "The third sister is really good to her sister, keep me as a bad person." "I actually wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone.
Wanhua was a little embarrassed, her face was slightly he, and she murmured: "It's different, I'm a sister, you're a sister." You are the same age as Qi Niang, so it's normal if you have a quarrel. At that time, she will be able to come out as the eldest sister to administer justice, no matter whether Shaohua wins or loses, Jinhua will not be able to take advantage.
Thinking about it like this, it's a pity why Shaohua couldn't go home early, and was suppressed by a little concubine after suffering for so many years.
"You see, Sanniang and Wuniang have a good relationship, I'm afraid that their sisters won't see each other for many years and make trouble." Ling watched the two little sisters mysteriously talk together, and their hearts were extremely happy.
Cui's mother also smiled and narrowed her eyes, "That is, after all, they are sisters-in-law, even if they don't see each other for ten or eight years, they have to be more intimate than the people next to them." ”
Shaohua turned around and was amused by the wishful thinking of the master and servant of the Ling family and Cui's mother, she and Wanhua were not intimate, but only temporarily stood on the united front. She originally wanted to be gentle to Jinhua, but as soon as she appeared, she was disadvantaged, which forced her to draw a clear line. Suddenly extremely happy, she is the child of the Ling family, if she changes identities with Jinhua, I am afraid that this day will be even more difficult.
"Come on, call to ask for incense and cherish incense." Ling commanded, and after a while, two little girls of Shaohua's age knelt on the ground tremblingly. Ling pointed to the two maids on the ground and said, "Wu Niang, these two girls are with you, they were all taught by Cui's mother, and if there is anything to tell them in the future." ”
"What about Mother Cui?" Shaohua asked.
"I can afford to be an old bone Chengwu lady, but I can't serve the lady for a long time, these two will follow you to Langjun's house in the future." Cui's mother was touched by Shaohua's words, and it was in vain that she had been taking care of her so wholeheartedly recently.
Shaohua was a little lost, after all, the person she was most familiar with at the moment was Cui's mother.
"Wu Niang, give them a name, they will be your girls in the future." Ling smiled.
This made Shaohua a little embarrassed, "The original name is very good." "Why do you have to change your name?
Wanhua on the side was not happy, put on the appearance of an eldest sister, and said to Shaohua: "They are passing through the courtyard, that is, they have changed their masters, and you change their names, this is a gift to them." Pointing to the two girls with clear eyebrows waiting next to him, he said, "These are my two girls, one is called Shuyu and the other is Hanzhang." Qi Niang's two maids are Yiliu and Wenlan, you can also name them. ”
Shaohua didn't expect to be so troublesome, her former maids, one was called Dabao, one was called Xiaobao, and the other was called Bao'er. I wanted to use it for a while, but when I heard Wanhua say the names of her and Jinhua's maid, Shaohua immediately stopped.
"It's better to call Chu He and Youhan, what do you think of the fifth sister?" With a clear voice, Ling immediately got up to greet him, only to see a young man about ten years old steadily stepping into the room. His face was immature but he deliberately pretended to be a young man, wearing a royal blue round robe with a wide strip of gold, and a small brown round-headed hat on his head. Originally, he still had a serious and serious face, but when he saw Ling get up, he suddenly pulled away his cute smile and ran towards Ling with his hands open. "Auntie, today is good, do you miss me?"
"You are not ashamed, you are so old, and you are still coquettish with your mother. I won't give you two sisters a salute yet. The Ling family showed extremely warm affection for his son.
"Two sisters, Si Mo is so polite." Li Balang, who was only ten years old, made a singing appearance, making Wanhua laugh happily, chasing after him to twist his face. Li Simo was startled and hurriedly shouted: "Fifth sister, save me!" For your sake, save me as I give you a name. ”
Shaohua was also made to cry and laugh by him, so he had to pull him over and protect him behind him, but Wanhua ignored him. Li Simo is agile, but naughty and mischievous, Wanhua refuses to lose the face of the eldest sister, and has to shout to catch him, Shaohua, who was trapped in the middle, was a little dizzy, and the scene suddenly turned into an eagle catching chickens. Ling and Cui's mother both leaned forward and leaned back with laughter, and even the maid next to them covered their mouths and snickered.
"What's so hilarious!" The man's loud voice stopped a farce, and Li Simo immediately rushed to Li Xunzhuo from behind Shaohua as if he had seen a savior. "Hachiro, what bad things have you done, look at your sister so angry that you blush."
Shaohua turned his head and saw the man's loving smiling face, Li Simo was eight points similar to him, a pair of eyebrows were as thick as ink, flying into the sideburns, and his facial features were sleek, looking like a person who was very good at talking.
Li Simo listened to his father's words, and complained flattened, "What's the matter, it's just that I named the fifth sister's maid, and the third sister was jealous, so she played with me." ”
When Li Xunzhuo heard this, he glanced at the maid on the ground, and then looked at Shaohua, "Wu Niang's body is good?" ”
"Daddy Lao is worried that his daughter's health is fine." Shaohua's well-behaved was immediately appreciated by Li Xunzhuo, and Ling looked a little excited.
"Since it's your fifth sister's maid, what are you doing in a hurry to pick a name." Li Xunzhuo turned his gaze back to Li Simo, this is his only son, and he is naturally very fond of him.
Li Simo said solemnly: "I'm here to relieve the siege of the fifth sister, besides, Mr. Today just taught me to learn "Ai Lian Said", which said: 'Lotus, out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons, straight from the outside, not vines and branches. I borrowed flowers to offer the Buddha and gave them to the five sisters to express my respect for the five sisters. Li Simo's words immediately got everyone laughing, and he was not happy, raising his chin.
"I think you're just trying to show off your knowledge." The Ling family is very happy today, the children are well-behaved, the husband is gentle, and there has been no such feeling of family reunion for a long time.
Cui's mother knew the look of her eyes and hurriedly asked people to make dishes, such a warm atmosphere might make people eat a few more bowls.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Li Xunzhuo picked up the chopsticks and suddenly paused, "Why don't you call Qi Niang to come over for dinner." "The Su family is a concubine, and she can't be served when she comes, but Qi Niang is half a master.
The expression on Ling's face froze, and Wanhua hurriedly spoke, "This morning, Qi Niang asked An to break her foot on the way back, and Ah Niang asked the doctor to come and see, and the doctor said that it was okay." Daddy, please rest assured, he has already told Chen's mother to take care of her, and he is afraid that it will be inconvenient for her to walk, so he does not dare to call her to eat. Wanhua's words were expressed very skillfully, not only polite and thoughtful, but also showed the virtuous and considerate side of the Ling family, so that Li Xunzhuo couldn't help but look at the Ling family a few more times.
"Daddy stayed in A-Niang's house tonight?" Li Simo also took the opportunity to ask, "I still want to endorse it to my father, and also, besides, the fifth sister also has something to say to my father." ”
"Oh? What does Wu Niang want to tell me? Li Xunzhuo looked at Shaohua suspiciously.
Shaohua couldn't wait to kick the two sisters and brothers of Wanhua and Si Mo, and specially dig a pit for her to pick, but in the face of Li Xunzhuo's curiosity, Ling's worries and the earnest gaze of the Wanhua sisters and brothers, Shaohua sighed lightly and said tactfully: "My daughter has not been in front of A-Niang and Dad since she was a child, and she has many fewer opportunities to ......serve than her sister and brother" Shaohua said very slowly, trying to find an excuse to prevaricate the past.
But in Ling's eyes, he became a grievance, and immediately came over to hug her, and said with tears in his eyes: "My good daughter, it is enough for you to have this heart." ”
"Well, you take good care of your body, and there will be more opportunities in the future." Li Xunzhuo's words made everyone's eyes light up, didn't this imply that he would come to the Ling family's house in the future.
As soon as Ling Shi was excited, the hand holding Shaohua tightened.