In the afternoon, when the sun was setting, Jinshu came, and her brother Zhang Lang also came.

Jin Shu is surrounded by a little girl, called Pick Up the Lamp, and there is also a mother, the congratulatory gift will be taken by these two people, her brother did not let people follow, but a person is clean and neat.

Their carriage stopped at the outer gate of the Zhuang Mansion, and the daily guard of the Zhuang Mansion came to greet them first, and told them that it was better to drive to the back door of the West Mansion, and walk in from that side to get closer, without wasting their strength. Zhang Lang was fat, and this proposal won his heart, so he naturally said that he would go to the back door of Xifu.

Jin Shu felt that it was inappropriate, and he came to celebrate his birthday in an upright manner, and he went to the side door and the back door, and he was not dishonorable, and he did not respect the master's family enough. Zhang Lang muttered that her sister had read too much, stumbled all the time when she walked and talked, and couldn't do anything to be happy, and said that she was close to Zhuang Pu on weekdays, and Xifu didn't count so much.

Hearing her brother say this, she was ashamed and angry, and scolded him in a low voice: "Brother will go in later, don't talk nonsense." Don't eat too much alcohol. The gold in their house is drunk and not greedy. We are now outside the door, you say a few words to me, scold me for not being tight, go in, talk nonsense, my father and mother have no face, make it difficult for me to deal with myself, what are you doing by yourself? Isn't it a shame? ”

What my sister said was reasonable, Zhang Lang could listen to it and say that he knew.

Fusheng, Wangwu and Caitong, who were waiting to greet them in the door, rushed out when they heard the sound.

As soon as they got outside, they rushed to be the first to be courteous, and said that the girls in the house were waiting for them, and asked them to go quickly.

Hearing this, Jin Shu blanked her brother Zhang Lang's eyes and said, "Has my brother seen it?" The master inside called someone to come to the gate to greet him, and he almost lost his manners. ”

Zhang Lang was dissatisfied, and said: "My sister just said that she has no face and is difficult to deal with, which makes people laugh. Whose face is this to be slapped in whose face, so that people are laughed at? ”

Let's say, pick up your robe and go up the steps, and you don't need to be greeted by someone from Zhuangfu. Obviously angry.

Jinshu didn't care about him, called Wang Wu and Caitong to come, and asked the girl to pick up the lamp and her mother to give them the gifts in their hands, and their own people settled first. After that, Jinshu asked his mother to go home first, so she didn't have to follow up. The mother was unwilling, saying that she would go out with the girl anyway, and then go home with the girl, there was a beginning and an ending.

Jin Shu has a plan in his heart, afraid that if it is late, the girls of the Zhuang Mansion will keep themselves, and it will not trouble others if there is one more person. These were originally thought of when she went out, but when she was about to go out, her mother insisted that she call her mother and take care of her. At this moment, Wang Wu and Caitong came to welcome the door, and just took the gifts, and she had a reason to send her mother back.

Jinshu said to her mother: "Just such gifts, lightly pooping, it's okay to eat tea, and three people come to eat someone else's birthday, isn't it a big deal for people to swallow scales and block their hearts?" It means that there are few gifts and many people.

Seeing her insistence, her mother finally told the girl to come back early, and told her not to let her eat more wine before leaving.

Wang Wu and Caitong held gifts, and while inviting, they said to Jinshu: "Don't worry, maybe you will bring people and horses later." Miss Jin is only three or four people, so that's all she thinks. When the word reached our grandfather's ears, we had to say that we would not keep guests, and we were stingy. ”

Jin Shu followed the two of them inside and said, "What is Beizi's identity?" It's time to bring people and horses. If your lord blames you, then he is really stingy. ”

When he entered the door, because he didn't see the resurrection coming in, Wang Wu and the rich boy stopped and called him.

Fusheng said, "You go in first, and I'll wait for the lord to come." Don't go in, after a while he comes and no one will greet him. ”

Wang Wu and the rich boy said: "Look, this person will stutter, waiting for the big head to come and give a lot of money!" ”

In this way, the two urged the master and servant of the brocade book to go in quickly.

All the way to Xifu, almost half a foot did not rest, and it took a lot of foot effort. When entering the Xifu Gate, Zhuang Yu's girl had already come to greet her. When she saw Jinshu, Shi'er first grabbed the arm that picked up the lamp and said, "Our girl knows that the girl is coming, so she told me to wait here so that I can invite the girl in." ”

Jin Shu asked, "But what did my brother do when he went in?" Who are they? ”

Fu'er said: "Uncle Zhang didn't say anything, now I'm eating tea with our uncle and second master, and I'll have a few glasses of wine later." My own family, except for you, the girl, that is, the girls in our house, there is no one else. ”

As he spoke, several people walked into the inner courtyard.

Outside the courtyard of Zhuang Yu, I heard the sound of chattering, and I heard someone say that someone hadn't arrived yet, and talked about her foot strength.

When Jinshu and a few people stood at the gate of the courtyard, everyone saw it, with Zhuang Yu as the head, a group of girls Yingying Yanyan embraced, and the previous dull and lively boiling dissipated in an instant.

As when Yu Qi came, as soon as the brocade book arrived, he first congratulated Zhuang Yu, and then greeted his wife and elders. settled, was crowded by everyone to sit on the table, and said that he would have fun for some time.

Jin Shu glanced around the courtyard, thinking that it was their family's little birthday, and there was no big pomp and circumstance, so he said: "I heard that Beizi is coming, why don't you wait for him to come and make a scene for us?" ”

And they all laughed.

At that moment, someone came in outside, hurriedly walked to the county lord's ear to speak, and I don't know what to say, the county lord's hand slapped the aunt's wrist, the two looked at each other, got up, and then, the two left the yard with their own girl. Before leaving, the county lord said, "You have fun by yourself, don't be restrained." We have some affairs behind us, and we won't be able to come back for a while, so we will ask your big sister to arrange the food and drink. ”

The conversation stopped, and the person had already walked out of the hospital.

The eldest sister Zhuang Huyuan was with her sisters inside, but when she saw the hurried look of the county lord leaving, she was a little worried, so she chased out.

Stop the county lord and aunt outside. The county lord said to Zhuang Hu: "I said why didn't your wife and second wife come, it turned out to be in your house!" It's going to be a mess, so let's go over and take a look. You stay and help me take care of it, Zhang's house is here, Su Yuan is also here, you can't be without a master, this place will be handed over to you. ”

When Zhuang Hu heard this, he was surprised, and he had the idea of going back to Dongfu, but he didn't dare to mention it, so he only said: "Then the lady will go first, if there is anything, send someone to inform me, and I will go back to help." ”

So saying, knowing each other, they went their separate ways.

Zhuang Hu still returned to the courtyard to take care of his brothers and sisters, and the county lord and his aunt went to Dongfu.

As soon as Zhuang Hu entered the courtyard gate, Zhuang Yu came to grab her and asked, "Sister, I just saw someone from our house coming, what's wrong?" ”

Zhuang Hu whispered: "Your heart is deep, what can you have?" I advise you to play in one place and play with all your heart! Don't get cranky. ”

After speaking, he hurriedly pushed Zhuang Yu to the sisters, and then began to arrange tea, wine, and kitchen dishes by himself.

When the lights were about to be put on, everything was arranged, Zhuang Hu quietly led Dao Feng back to Dongfu, and asked Jian Qiu to stay to help watch the field, saying that when Su Yuan Beizi came, she would ask someone to pass the food to the table, she only said this to Jian Qiu, and did not mention it to Zhuang Yu's mother, Aunt Fengxian.

As soon as Zhuang Hu walked on the front foot, Fusheng Xise hurriedly ran back and said to everyone that Beizi was coming. Later, when he saw Su Yuan, he didn't follow anyone, and he was holding a long box in his hand, which should be a gift for Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Jue called Fusheng to reprimand: "What do you mean by holding things for your master, running alone?" ”

Fusheng nodded and went to receive the gift, but Su Yuan didn't give it, went straight to Zhuang Yu, and handed it to her: "This is a gift for the fifth girl, don't touch other people's hands." ”

Zhuang Yu is very grateful.

Afterwards, the boys and girls sat happily in one place, talking and laughing, and the aunts also listened and laughed in one place, forgetting for a while that there was such a thing as passing food to eat. After a while, because she didn't see Zhuang Hu and no one arranged to eat, Aunt Fengxian was very dissatisfied, and she didn't see Zhuang Hu in half a circle, so she pulled Aunt Xi and asked, "What's the matter?" Your eldest girl arranged it, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye. Now it's time to serve. ”

Aunt Xi was reminded, patted her knees and said, "Yo! Isn't! When I saw the children happy, I forgot about it. After looking around, she saw Jianqiu looking outside the courtyard gate, she got up and went to find Jianqiu.

At the gate of the courtyard, Aunt Xi grabbed Jianqiu's sleeve and said, "At this time, why hasn't the eldest girl arranged to eat?" ”

Jian Qiuru was drunk as a head, and he was nervous: "I deserve to die!" I'm damned! When the eldest girl left, she specially ordered me to help arrange it. ”

Let's go and arrange for dinner.

Aunt Xi heard her talk strangely, so she grabbed her and asked again, "Your eldest girl is also gone?" ”

Jian Qiu said: "I've been walking for a while, didn't I wait for her?" Auntie, go sit down first, I'll have the food come over. ”

After Jian Qiu finished speaking, she hurriedly went out to ask someone to put food, and Aunt Xi stood in place in confusion, looking out into the distance. I thought about it, but I didn't know what was going on. After standing for a while, she saw the people in Xifu carrying boxes to put food, and she followed suit.

When he went to Aunt Fengxian and the others, he whispered to Aunt Fengxian: "What do you say is this, the girl's birthday, one by one, come and go, or not." Leave us to play with a bunch of young people, but some of them play, and other children don't want to talk to us. ”

After Aunt Fengxian heard this, she was slightly dissatisfied, looking left and right, only a few aunts, and none of the wives were there. This scene made her sad and angry, but she only said: "Maybe something is going on!" ”

said so, in the end, she was wronged for her daughter in her heart, Aunt Fengxian turned her back and wiped her eyes a few times. How did this action escape Aunt Xi's eyes?

While the children were eating and drinking, Aunt Xi whispered to Fengxian again: "Let me tell you something from my heart, we are compared to Zheng, we are not as good as these children." It's okay for the old lady to put her face, but when she doesn't put her face, who is looking at it? At that time, your eldest girl was not out of the cabinet, how many birthdays did she have? Now that the five girls are like this, it reminds me of our eldest girl, and my heart is sour. However, we have to be lively, don't let people underestimate it. ”

Aunt Fengxian pretended to laugh, but did not answer, turned her face and called her girl Wenxuan to her, and instructed: "You go to the kitchen and bring the prepared food box to the old lady, and then go to the East Mansion to take a look, and invite the wives and the eldest girl." ”

Wen Xuan listened to the order and answered happily.

Seeing this, Aunt Xi was full of displeasure, spoke coldly, and at the same time said with pantothenic sourness in her words, "Why are you bothered? Hot face sticks to cold ass, over the years, I don't know how many times I've pasted it, look at me, what's the point? My own daughter ran away with someone else, and I called someone else a mother. But he also said, you have knowledge in the West Mansion, and you are not as good as us in the East Mansion. ”

Aunt Fengxian said: "The children have eaten and drunk, what are we doing sitting and sitting, while the wives are not back, why don't we eat a cup or two quietly?" ”

After speaking, I poured wine and asked for a glass, and I really ate it.

Girls and gentlemen have fun, the so-called fun is a game of "guessing tea and eating wine". On the table, there are two empty cups, one for tea, one for wine, if someone guesses the wine, eat the tea, and eat the wine instead. In this game, Zhuang Yu is naturally the protagonist, everyone asked her to turn her back, and a group of people rectified her and took pleasure in her. While Aunt Xi and Aunt Fengxian were talking, they didn't know how many cups they had eaten. Fortunately, the grandmother was careful and asked someone to add water to the wine, otherwise, they would have been drunk and paralyzed one by one.

Because he found that the wine tasted weak, it was Zhuang Pu's turn to guess wrong, and when he ate it, he had to be light-mouthed, and complained: "Sure enough, it is the wine of our Xifu, and it can't be compared with that of Beifu." What's so interesting about this, it's as light as water, and it still swells your stomach after eating, so you can't eat it! ”

said that he didn't want to eat, but he also grabbed Zhang Lang, didn't allow him to eat, and pestered Zhuang Liu: "Second sister, you send someone back to Beifu to get drunk with gold paper!" The wine in our Xifu is only for the five sisters to have a bloated stomach, and we don't accompany it! I want to eat the golden paper drunk of Beifu! ”

Zhuang Xuan tasted the wine, but also felt that the taste was light, and said that he had come to the house for several days to make trouble, which made him unhappy, and today is the birthday of his fifth sister, and he also wants to borrow wine to kill his sorrows, eat a few more glasses, and go back to sleep. Again, Su Yuan was there, and he was trying to say a few words to him through the smell of wine.

So, Zhuang Xuan didn't tell anyone to go back and get it, got up by himself, and said, "The second brother speaks, how can I not listen." You just have to pour it into your fifth sister, swell her belly, and don't allow her to go to the toilet. I'll go back and get it. ”

When everyone heard that there was someone who wanted to persuade Zhuang Xuan, they clapped their hands and applauded. In short, there was a lot of laughter.

Here, Yu Qi sat with Xiao and didn't speak much, and when he saw Zhuang Qi say that he was going back to get wine, he felt that it was a good opportunity.

What a good opportunity? It's a good opportunity to go to Beifu with Zhuang Xuan and explore the three joys!

So, regardless of Zisu's pulling, Yu Qi went to hold Zhuang Qi's arm and said, "Second sister, it's dark outside, I'll accompany you." ”

Zhuang Qian didn't refuse, grabbed Yu Qi, a good sister, and loved it very much. In fact, the wine in Xifu is a little light, after all, it is wine, Zhuang Xuan has eaten a few glasses, and there is also a face on it. Doesn't the words here seem to be drunken words?

Aunt Fengxian and Zhuang Yu came to persuade them, let people go back to get them, you don't have to go by yourself.

Zhuang Xuan glanced at Su Yuan shyly, and resolutely wanted to go back, and said: "Miss Jin and Beizi are guests, you can be proud, guests can't be casual." Xifu doesn't pay attention to it, I, as the second sister, have to pay attention to it for you! ”

I don't know how high the interest is, but I finished laughing.

After that, he grabbed Yu Qi and ran out of the yard, and Zisu and Zhuang Qi's girl Wanjin were behind, and they were busy looking for lanterns to follow.

A few people, you help me, I pour you, laughing all the way, actually out of Xifu, go to the road, and go to Beifu. Suddenly, in front of the night road, many people from the Dongfu side came in and out, all carrying lanterns.

From a distance, the East Mansion lit up a night sky.

Zhuang Xuan was strange and muttered to himself: "Strange, isn't it a birthday in Xifu?" Is it possible? Are we at the wrong door? That's where the birthday singing is the big show? ”

Ignoring Yu Qi and the others anymore, he pulled his legs and went to Dongfu.

Yu Qi was concerned about Beifu and Sanxi, so he hurriedly followed Zhuang Qi and persuaded: "Second sister, let's go back to Beifu to get the bar!" Everyone is waiting! ”

Zhuang Xuan didn't listen, so he had to go to Dongfu to have a look.

Approaching Dongfu, I saw a group of slaves lighting lamps and inviting two or three doctors to come in and out, and the doctors carried medicine boxes, which could be recognized at a glance. Because he saw that it was a doctor and knew that it was not a happy event, Zhuang Qi stopped his steps and hid in the dark to peep. Yu Qi also stopped with her footsteps and watched from afar.

After a while, there was a cry from the east house, and a girl with a cloak of hair ran out of the door, followed by a group of servants.

That girl is not anyone, it is the clever in front of the little aunt.

Lingli ran and cried: "It's not me, it's not me!" You have wronged me and our aunt! It wasn't us who killed the master, it was Miss Qi! It's Miss Qi......"

The voice was extremely poignant.

In the blink of an eye, Lingli was thrown to the ground by the servants, grabbed the mud and stuffed it into her mouth, and stopped her screaming. After a while, he dragged her in.

Shocked here, Zhuang Xuan's drunkenness woke up ninety percent, and Yu Qi was shocked into a cold sweat.

What's going on? The master is dead? The fourth girl, Zhuang Yu's own brother, died?

Yu Qi was very nervous, and kept asking questions in her heart: That clever girl said that I killed her, what is going on?

The more I thought about it, the more scared I became.

At that time, Zhuang Qi turned his head fiercely, stared at Yu Qi, and said nothing.