The grandmother's worries are not unreasonable.

Yu Qi met Chunguang in Shouzhongju, and it was half a month later. During this period, the Zhuang Mansion was calm and unwavering. If you want to chronicle, there seems to be no large items, and there are a few small items, which are closely related to Yu Qi.

At the beginning of March, Zhuang Yu's birthday, and a few days later, it was Zhuang Pu's birthday, and it was nearly mid-now, and it was the birthday of Zhuang Yu in Dongfu and Zhuang Ying in Beifu. These activities were supposed to be grand and celebrated, but the old lady closed the door, and everyone passed in the house quietly, only the girls should pay a door salute and go to play. Because the old lady treated them all, no one complained.

But when it came to Zhuang Yu and Zhuang Ying's birthdays, the old lady spoke and asked them to organize their birthdays in Beifu.

When the whole people heard this, they were all happy, and the old lady was released. The wives naturally breathed a sigh of relief, and they all said that the three girls and the four girls were blessed and were the people who settled down.

In fact, the old lady arranged like this because she wanted to reconcile with the Cao family, because she didn't give them face in Beifu that night, and the people of Xianyuan Nunnery were not settled in Shouzhong, so the old lady was upset, and she was like this for a long time; Now, everything is peaceful, it should be rejuvenated and let go, otherwise, people in several prefectures speculate that they can't live all day long, and the house is also uneasy.

The old lady chose to repair with Beifu at this time, and she also saw the opportunity for Zhuang Ying and Zhuang Yu's birthdays.

The night before Zhuang Yu and Zhuang Ying's birthdays, the old lady asked Zhu'er to spread the word and asked the girls to come to Shouzhongju. It means that tomorrow, the old lady will go to Beifu to celebrate their birthday, so that their sisters and brothers will gather together to discuss how to live. These words are a bit redundant, in the end, the old lady wants to tell the wives what they mean through the mouths of the children.

I have lived and gathered with everyone in Shouzhong, and I don't have anything to say, I go back and forth to set up a table of longevity seats, and it's over simply. The old lady also felt that it should be so, after all, today's mansion is different from usual. After a few words and laughter, they dispersed and went home.

Zhuang Yu went to Beifu with Zhuang Xuan and Zhuang Ying, and roughly reported the meaning of the old lady to the Cao family. After hearing this, Cao Shi was overjoyed, and promised to say that the arrangements would be made overnight. There is no need to go into details.

Yu Qi returned to Jinghua Xie, Zisu said like this: "The second master and the third master have birthdays, the old lady doesn't take it seriously, tomorrow the third girl and the fourth girl have birthdays, the old lady attaches great importance to it!" It can be seen that the woman in the house is in charge, and she is a little strange. But he said that he didn't invite a show, he didn't put on a show, he was just a family member. The girls don't mind or not. The one in Beifu, I'm afraid he minds! ”

Yu Qi said: "Others may not know, but I can see that the old lady gives face to the second wife!" If you mind, I'm afraid it won't, this time, the second wife should be happy! ”

Zisu smiled and roughly agreed with this. Later, the master and servant discussed the matter of giving gifts. Zisu thinks that if you don't go to the Beifu realm, you can send a gift and it will be over. Yu Qi didn't respond to her, and also thought that Zisu would persuade her like this, and thought that the eldest grandmother left a message for herself that day, and also asked herself to go to Beifu less. Now, the old lady has specified the word, and it is difficult to excuse herself if she does not go.

Moreover, Zhuang Ying and Zhuang Yu's birthdays are different from others, and Yu Qi has a very good relationship with them.

Zisu said: "On your birthday, the third girl sent a quicksand screen, and the fourth girl sent calligraphy and painting. If you want me to say, don't overdo it in return, according to their etiquette, it's quite a doorway to reply. ”

Yu Qi said: "I think so too, the quicksand of the third girl, I don't have anywhere to get one!" This kind of fashionable foreign goods, I am afraid that we will have to find them outside, and we people have not gone out, and we have not wanted them. As for the fourth girl, it's easy to say, I don't think she minds anything, even if she sends another handkerchief, it doesn't hurt. ”

Zisu smiled: "The third girl and the fourth girl have the same temperament. In the end, the one in the third girl's family minds. ”

Zisu alluded to the Cao family, if they gave a light gift, they would be too careful.

But it's embarrassing again, for the two birthdays of the sisters, if the one sent to the North Mansion is heavier, the one in the East Mansion is lighter, and it is not easy to shoot. As a result, the master and servant of Yu Qi were troubled.

has the same troubles as Yu Qi, and there is one more person, which is Zhuang Jue.

Because Zhuang Jue's birthday, Zhuang Zhuang Ying sisters sent gold and jade respectively, nothing more than gold pens and jade inkstones, gold scrolls and jade shafts or gold paper and jade leaves, every year, in previous years, Zhuang Ying returned also gold, jade, mostly gold hairpin jade ornaments, which was specially given to him by his mother county lord. This year's birthday is ahead, Zhuang Jue gave Yu Qi a birthday burden, although the gift is light, it is much more sincere than Jin Yu. Therefore, Zhuang Qi and Zhuang Ying told Zhuang Ying that when they were on their birthdays, they must also give Su Yuan a birthday burden.

But said that the birthday of this gift is not to be able to send if you want to, in the old days, but where there are men and women admire each other, the gift has to give the birthday of the bear, in recent years, because of the West into the court, do not pay attention to those. In the end, there are still some meanings, so Zhuang Yu is reluctant to give his sisters a birthday, and he can't do anything like Su Yuan.

Zhuang Yu thought hard about the middle of the night, it was really rude to be able to give it away, and he was bored, so he thought of Yu Qi, so he quietly came to Jinghua Xie, his purpose was to take a look at the birthday burden that Su Yuan gave to Yu Qi, and thought to himself, no matter how bad it is, it will work all night long.

When he knocked on the door of the courtyard of Jinghua Xie, he ignored Sanxi's obstruction and ran into it like a smoke.

Sanxi muttered and scolded secretly: "Master can't keep the rules, and he will come back at night." Your wife knows, see what to say? ”

Zhuang Jue stopped at the door and said to Sanxi: "Whatever she knows, I'm in trouble and come to my sister for help, what's wrong?" My wife may not want to see that I can't sleep at night, so she can feel at ease? ”

Sanxi shook his head helplessly, and said: "Then hurry up, say that you will come back early, and our girl will also rest." I'm going to Beifu early tomorrow! ”

Zhuang Yu replied one after another, and the person had entered the room.

Inside.

When Yu Qi and Zisu heard Zhuang Jue's voice, they stopped talking and waited for Zhuang Jue to come in.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhuang Jue lifted the curtain and entered, he opened his mouth and said, "This time, the door will open after a while, let me call again, the old lady will have to be troubled by me." Sister, I know you haven't slept. ”

Yu Qi smiled: "How do you know?" ”

Zhuang Jue sat down on the kang, no matter who used the teacup on the table, he would eat it, and then wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "Not to mention that the lights at my sister's place are on, but I think of the birthday of the third sister and the fourth sister tomorrow, my sister can't sleep anymore, you have a gift for them?" ”

Yu Qi sneered and said strangely: "Could it be that you are a worm in my stomach?" ”

Zhuang Jue said: "I count on it, but I can't change it." It's a bit of a guess, because I'm so distressed that I can't sleep, and I guess my sister is the same. ”

Yu Qi blushed and said, "I don't know what you're talking nonsense." I'm just like you. ”

Zhuang Jue looked at Zisu and Sanxi who were standing on the side, instantly blushed, and bowed his head shyly.

A while.

Zisu asked: "Master is so late, just to come to grind with the girl?" ”

Zhuang Jue said: "The nonsense is not over, I forgot about it." I came here just for one thing, and I wanted to borrow my sister's birthday to take a look. ”

Zisu sneered: "That day, didn't the gift you gave to the girl tear it up for Miss Jin?" Where's the left? The scum is gone. ”

When Zhuang Jue heard this, he hurt his heart, pretended to smile again, and asked again: "My gift is light, and my sister dislikes it." I'm here now, not to ask for me, but the one that Su Yuan gave to my sister. ”

Yu Qi was about to reply, but Zisu interrupted: "This is strange, it is a gift from someone else to the girl, does the master have to rob it?" ”

Zhuang Jue said: "There is nothing that is not there. The third sister told me a few days ago that on her birthday, she asked me to send this. ”

Yu Qi knew what he wanted and told Sanxi to get it.

On this side, Yu Qi said apologetically: "You can't get out that night." That thing is carved from walnuts, just look at the polished walnut body, give you ten days and eight days, and it can't be polished! Not to mention engraving. ”

Zhuang Jue was very embarrassed, obviously, Lu Li's words raised Su Yuan and belittled himself.

So, Zhuang Jue said: "So, I want to come over and take a closer look, I can't make it, so I can pick a walnut at random and do it." My own sister, they will not embarrass me. My sister asked me with Su Yuan, I was really embarrassed, how could I compare with Su Yuan, people are people in the palace, with idle time, I am lonely and no one cares, and no one instructs, how can I do it so lightly, and I still want my sister to cherish it so much. ”

When the master and servant heard about it, they knew that he was jealous, so they didn't debunk him, but only covered their mouths and smiled.

Seeing that they didn't say anything, Zhuang Jue just smiled, and became even more restless and embarrassed.

At that time, Sanxi took the birthday burden made of walnuts, put it in a box, opened the box, and saw that there was another layer inside, and the silk cloth was tightly wrapped.

Zhuang Jue took a look and sighed: "My sister really treasures it carefully." ”

Yu Qi didn't reply to him, and beckoned to Sanxi again, and Sanxi leaned over. She whispered a few words in Sanxi's ear. Sanxi went.

After a while, Sanxi asked for a brocade box.

Yu Qi took the brocade box, handed it to Zhuang Jue, and said, "You can also take a look at this." Is the box better than the one on Beizi's birthday? ”

Zhuang Jue took it unintentionally and unwillingly, lazy and lazy.

Then I saw that the box was indeed more delicate than the box containing Su Yuan's gifts, so I asked Yu Qi: "What is here?" Is it a gift for the third and fourth sisters? ”

Yu Qi shook his head and said, "It's my gift." ”

Zhuang Tortoise's strange gesture opened, turned it over, and sure enough, he saw it, it was really a gift from Yu Yu, it was a paper folded birthday gift from Zhuang Tortoise. Although it was rubbed into the brocade book, it is now flattened by Yu Qi and completely preserved.

At that moment, Zhuang Jue threw Su Yuan's box aside, only holding his own box, and said, "My sister hasn't thrown it yet!" ”

A look of elation.

Zisu snorted: "I threw it away, but who knows and picked it up." ”

Zhuang Jue smiled at Zisu: "Sister threw it well, and the things are not valuable, I still have a face if I threw it away!" ”

Although he said this, his face was like honey.

Next, he pointed out to Yu Qi what characters, patterns, and meanings were on his paper stack of birthdays.

Sanxi and Zisu listened on the sidelines, very anxious, because the two of them estimated that it was not too early.

Finally couldn't help it, Zisu said: "Master, what do you mean by coming here?" ”

Zhuang Jue woke up suddenly, patted his head again and again, and said, "I came here to discuss with my sister what gifts to give to the third sister and the fourth sister tomorrow." ”

Sanxi smiled: "I stood for a day, and I didn't see the gifts of the three girls and the four girls!" Do you still want to get back the gift you gave to our girl first, and then give it away? ”

Zhuang Ying blushed and shook his head, looking embarrassed, and said happily: "Because I see that my gift is so cheap, my sister is still willing to cherish it, I am really moved, so I will say a few more words." Okay, then I'll talk to Sister Qi. ”

Zi Su said: "Don't say it, it's dawn again!" Our girl hasn't prepared a gift yet! ”

Zhuang Ying said: "What gift does my sister want to prepare?" Can I make two more servings? I haven't yet! ”

Yu Qi said: "I didn't expect anything, how can I give it to you?" Besides, I put my heart into making two copies, and then I came out with a double yellow one, so that people could see it, wouldn't I laugh at you and me? ”

Zhuang Yu sighed.

Seeing that he was so annoyed, Yu Qi comforted: "You naturally have good things at home, so you can't just choose the one you like and send it away." How can I compare with you? Eating and wearing on weekdays is either the old lady's or your house. On the girls' birthdays, when I open my mouth to you again, not only should I not be, but I don't have this face. What do you want in your own home? Why bother asking me. Now I am a poor donkey, I have no rice to cook, and I am so distressed that I have no day and night. ”

Sanxi said: "The master is really, Baba came to find our girl, can't you find the fifth girl?" You can't find the second master? Six girls and seven girls are small, you ask your aunt to go! Presumably, there are more in Nanfu! You didn't come just now, and our girl was still anxious with us for a long time, thinking that her skull hurt, but she didn't think of it. You're good enough to come up with two copies as soon as you come. Sun Monkey has not changed so fast! ”

Zhuang Jue sighed: "A few days ago, my wife asked me, did you think of giving anything?" If not, take the gold lock that was not given out last year. I didn't. I said that such a big person, and I also sent a golden lock, I can't pull that face. Besides, the third sister asked me to send the birthday burden, and I sent the golden lock, which is not appropriate! Don't say this, just send the third sister's birthday, send the fourth sister the golden lock, the third sister is not good to say, the second wife saw it, and felt that we looked at her thinly. When I think about this, I am very distressed. Because I think my sister should be prepared here, I don't know what the old lady gave my sister, it must be good, so curious that I couldn't help but come to beg for a look in the middle of the night. But sister, you see, that thing is not made in a day or two, even if there are polished walnuts handed over to me at this moment, I don't have the knife tip to carve it! It's a lot of work for me. ”

After hearing this, Yu Qi's eyebrows flickered, and she fell into deep thought, and after a while, she said: "If you really want to fulfill people's promises, there is a way to do it." But don't tell anyone then, I taught you. Can you rely on me? ”

Zhuang Jue nodded desperately, urging urgently, and a little impatient.