The servants who were in charge brought high ladders.

The crowd retreated far away, waiting for the result. Looking back from afar, I saw that the trees were full of red silk, the sky and the earth were white, and the red silk was particularly eye-catching.

The servant climbed to the highest point, took a bamboo pole, and laid it on the top of the tree, and measured the height, so that he could distinguish between the high and the low. In the end, I took off a red and reported it, but before I could say it, the old lady stopped: "Quietly wrap it so that no one can see it, let me take a look at it first." ”

The servant agreed, and sure enough, he was wrapped up and not seen, so that the old lady could look at it first.

When the old lady saw it, she was happy on her face, she couldn't stop laughing, and hurriedly urged her aunt: "You put it away!" Wait for the winter solstice to take it out and announce it. At this moment, don't say it, so as not to ruin people's interest. ”

The first pleasure was over, and the old lady said, "It's cold in winter, and the red silk warms my heart, and I think it's very good, and I haven't lived up to the good season." ”

Then go to the Crying Garden.

The old lady thought: "The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and there is a thick layer on the ground, I wonder if the plum trees over there have been crushed." I'm afraid that if you walk over, your legs and feet will be frozen out of the ice, and they will break off. "Simply, let Zhu'er call a short car and drive everyone around.

The so-called low car is a rickshaw, a car is pulled by six women, the board is covered with tiger skin mink, and there are pillows and various colors of the stove sheath, etc., the top is covered with a snow shelter, a car can sit seven or eight people. Later, seven or eight cars came, and the old lady commanded that they all go up. It was pulled by the mother-in-law and walked to the side of the garden.

The people of Fuzhong are very familiar with this courtyard, and should not be too surprised by the surrounding scenery, and now they still like to call ripples when they see such snowy scenes, which shows that the scenery here is different in four seasons and different from year to year.

When Yu Qi first entered the house, "passing the deed" that time, the first time out of Shouzhongju, Jianqiu led himself to Xifu, after leaving Zhongfu, all the way to the west, passing by a pavilion and water pavilion, watching and listening from a distance, small bridges and flowing water everywhere, birds and butterflies flying, tender willows and reeds are long, a piece of colorful, red pavilions, golden pavilions, the bridge stretches out in the distance a heart lake, field ladders, layers of lotus leaves, floating white, pink, tender green lotus. After a long corridor bridge, in front is a high archway, the archway is written with "Cry Garden", and go not far away, there are two memorial arches again, respectively inscribed "Zeen Evergreen", "Shoukang Vientiane". Continue to walk through a plum grove, which is planted with peach and apple trees, and pear blossom trees in the middle of the slope, until the pass of the plum forest is a field of mandala flowers and camellias, which are in full bloom.

In addition, where there is a door beam, all hang colored silk, there are lanterns of different shapes, the inscription of the square "Yi", the inscription of the diamond "filial piety", the inscription of the octagonal "Shun", the circular inscription "Zhuang...... All in all, the road is dizzying, everywhere is the scenery, the silence is not lost prosperity.

That was last year, the old year.

Now, all the flowers are gone, and they are all dressed in silver.

Yu Qi's thoughts were still floating in the old scene, and he suddenly heard it: "It's here." ”

Zisu and Sanxi got down from the car behind the servants and quickly came to help. They all got out of the car.

At the moment, Yu Qi looked up at the high archway in front of him, the word "Cry Garden" was written on it, because of the snow drifting, the snow covered the word "mouth" of "Cry", and the words revealed became "Emperor Garden". In a trance, everyone seemed to enter the gate of the royal garden.

The old lady also seemed to see the snow on it, and instructed her mother-in-law: "The famous brand on the top is covered with snow, you have someone to sweep it up." ”

The mother-in-law answered, and quickly went to call someone.

Zhuang Jue said: "Old lady, why bother letting them run!" When the snow stops, it melts. ”

The old lady glanced at Zhuang Jue, didn't respond, and only said, "The girl should be the first to come back!" ”

Yu Qi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted back: "I came before, but I just passed by, and I didn't walk carefully." Today, thanks to the old lady's blessing, I have seen it. ”

The old lady said, "This is at the door!" Far from knowledge! ”

The old lady said far away, and it meant several things. Many years later, recalling the old lady's words today, it is indeed a long way to go. Besides, from the door to the inside, there is still a long way to go, and then to the pavilion, and there is a long way, which is also far.

After the "Zeen evergreen", "Shoukang Vientiane" two arches to see the plum forest, sure enough, dense and twisting plum trunk, such as the ink splashed on the general, the loveliest is those flowers, those colors are dyed layer by layer, dazzling look, about distinguish red plum, purple plum, white plum, green plum, pink plum......

Zhuang Xuan ignored the pain in his legs and feet, and after getting out of the car, he ran to a bright red place in the distance, shouting: "My cinnabar plum is so red." ”

This call, some people have said, here is "Gong Fan Mei", that side is "Red Plum", here is "Jade Butterfly Plum", that side is "Green Calyx Plum", here is "Water Moon Plum", that side is "Money Plum", and some say "Yellow Plum", "Suxin Plum", "Beauty Plum", ......

called out all kinds of names, which shocked the master and servant of Yu Qi.

I haven't seen any of this in the south, but now here, it's all fresh.

Because he was afraid that people would laugh at him for not being knowledgeable, Yu Qi didn't make fun, but leaned on the old lady tightly to support her. Zisu and Sanxi followed. At this moment, the girls ran towards Merlin like crazy, and Zhuang Pu and Cao Yingguan couldn't help but go inside.

For the rest, Yu Qi and his wife accompanied the old lady to the pavilion.

This pavilion is called "Green Wax Pavilion". The old lady said, "When the Lord came up, he said that this place is barren, and we should plant some flowers and plants." It is pointed out that plum blossoms are the best, and the temperament is noble. Your old lady found plum blossoms of various levels to plant, and there were more varieties than this at that time, and some of them could not survive and died. That's all that's left for now. ”

Yu Qi sighed in his heart, "That's all" - ordinary people, it is an eye-opener to have one or two, and I am afraid that there are not twenty or thirty kinds of gardens!

When you enter the pavilion, you will find everything inside. Someone has already prepared it. The so-called lay-out, that is, the pavilion is surrounded by fluffy brocade cloth, so as not to let the wind blow in, there is a stone table in the middle, and the cloth is also spread, and all kinds of melon and fruit fragrant tea snacks are put aside. At present, except for the old lady and the four wives, the rest sit on the soft stools brought by their own families.

The old lady had just sat down, and Zhu'er brought the peacock feather cloak again to cover her. The old lady said: "I'm not cold, put it on for your third master!" Put on this, and it won't be cold to go outside to pick plum blossoms. Seeing that Yu Qi was also on the side, he said, "I remember that there is still a phoenix feather, do you have it?" Put it on Miss Qi too. ”

Zhu'er said: "I'm afraid that the old lady will catch a cold, so I brought it all." ”

So, the peacock feather was given to Zhuang Yu, and the phoenix feather was given to Yu Yu.

The two put them on, and the old lady said, "I came to enjoy the scenery and see the plums, and I surrounded the pavilion to death, what do you want people to see?" ”

Without waiting for anyone to persuade her, the old lady had already asked Zhu'er to remove the outer hood. This retreat, the cold wind and snow drifted in, making people shiver with cold, but no one dared to show it, still smiling warmly, like a spring light.

The cloth was opened, and I saw that on the ground outside, a stove had risen, and where was Ju'er scalding plum blossom wine; There is a low shelf on the ground, and there are all kinds of beauty bottles of different heights, which are probably used for drumming and arranging flowers after a while!

A few of the girls were waiting inside, and those who were idle had either gone out with the girls to walk in the snow, or gathered on the side of Ju'er and stood on tiptoe to look at the plum forest.

The old lady also took pity on the people, and said to the outsiders: "Go! Let's all play with you girls! ”

With a bang, the group of people outside flew away like herons on the shore, and rushed into Merlin.

Later, Ju'er warmed up the plum blossom wine and brought a few pots.

Zhuang Jue went to pour it for the old lady and the ladies, and by the way, he also had a gluttony, sipped two cups, and then stole a cup for Yu Qi. He was embarrassed to hand it to her, so he pulled her first and said, "Sister, let's take a look too!" ”

went outside and urged Yu Qi to drink.

When Yu Qi came, it was a little cold, and he warmed up a lot with a phoenix feather, but now he poured a glass of hot wine, his whole body was warm, and he thought in his heart, he should go out for a walk.

Coincidentally, Zhuang Yu snatched the cup, threw it to the gold paper, and ran out wildly.

Yu Qi still wanted to say goodbye to the old lady and the others, but unexpectedly, the people had flown away. Running wildly all the way, the snow chirped under the soles of their feet, and when they turned around, the green wax pavilion gradually became smaller, and they were already in the middle of the plum forest, and their laughter and laughter were heard in their ears.

was about tired of running, and Yu Qi asked to stop, more because he was afraid that Zhuang Jue's body would not be able to support it.

After Zhuang Jue stopped, he gasped and asked her, "My sister likes plum blossoms here?" I know there's still a good thing to come. ”

Yu Qi said: "The legs are on the feet, the plum blossoms are in the soil, who is afraid of who will run away?" Let's just walk slowly. The best scenery is lost by you. ”

Zhuang Jue said again and again: "What my sister said is that I am a vulgar person and don't understand these bad feelings." ”

Yu Qi chirped: "Who is in love with you!" Faceless. ”

Zhuang Jue's face turned red and he didn't say anything.

Yu Qi gasped, and then looked back at the pavilion, but it was gone. In order to find words, casually say: "The name of this pavilion is strange." Looking at the garden, I didn't see a plantain tree. ”

Zhuang Jue smiled: "I don't understand what my sister said." What does the name of the pavilion have to do with the plantain? ”

Yu Qi glanced at Zhuang Yu and said, "You have read the book for so many years, and the book has been read in vain." Didn't Qian Jue in the Tang Dynasty have a song "Unexhibited Banana"? ”

Zhuang Jue said: "Yes! ”

Yu Qi asked rhetorically: "What do you say about these seven uniques?" ”

Zhuang Yu thought for a while, and said: "The cold candle is smokeless and the green wax is dry, and the heart is still scared of the spring cold." What is hidden in a lock of books will be secretly opened by the east wind. Suddenly realized: "Oh, my sister originally wanted to say this." ”

The ancients compared plantain to green wax.

Yu Qi covered his mouth and smiled, and said, "Yes, there is no plantain, where is the green wax?" It's really a waste of other people's good words! ”

Zhuang Jue said: "It's not necessarily ruined! Perhaps, people don't mean plantains. ”

Yu Qi looked at Zhuang Jue suspiciously.

Zhuang Yu sells a pass, don't say it.

Yu Qi's heart was itching, and urged: "Say it quickly!" Don't say I'm going to brand you with plum blossoms! So he folded off the plum blossom and went to play with Zhuang Ting, who was afraid of the cold and ran while hiding. The two chase.

I don't know where to run, and suddenly I see a black cloud, and at first glance, it is a black plum blossom.

Zhuang Jue hid in the flowers: "Sister, I was wrong!" You see, I'm not bringing you to a good place? If you spare me, I'll tell you right away. ”

Yu Qi snorted and urged again and again.

Zhuang Jue said: "Although there are no plantains here, there are willows!" The green wax pavilion can also be willow. ”

Yu Qi frowned, looking for thoughts: I'm afraid this person is trying to trick me, the willow is greener than the wax, I haven't seen this! I don't know which unknown rubbed others "Unexhibited Banana".

I was about to urge Zhuang Yu to tell him the reason, when suddenly, Zhuang Yu came from the depths of Heimei and said, "Song people Zhang Gongfu, Zhang Ju has a word cloud 'green wax buds are sparse with snow.'" Blooming clouds. The fragrance is in the summer. The evening breeze is blowing. The hail is silent, and the smile is still delicate. Accompanied by jasmine exhibition light silk. Accompanied by a cool snack. 'Brother wants to say this!' ”

Listening to Zhuang Yu's little pluck, Yu Qi's heart was violent, and his face became redder and redder, but it was not right, this is Zhang Wei's "Willow Branches", green wax is more sprouty than willow leaves.

Zhuang Jue was taken aback and said, "Where did the fourth sister come from, why did she come here in Heimei?" Don't you all like red powder? ”

Zhuang Yu said: "There are few people here, I think no one comes." And here you are. ”

said that at that time, Yu Qi greeted her, grabbed her arm, and said, "I also think that there are few people here, and it happens that the third brother came." It's not fun. Fourth sister, let's be together, don't play with him. ”

Zhuang Yu was a little estranged from Yu Qi in the past, and now he hasn't let go very much, but Yu Yu is so active, and it is not easy for him to push it away, so he nodded with a smile and said, "What did you say just now?" ”

Yu Qi said: "Speaking of the pavilion, why is it called the Green Wax Pavilion, not the Mei Pavilion." Look around, the mountain is full of plum blossoms, it should be called the plum pavilion. ”

Zhuang Yu covered his mouth and smiled, and said, "I don't know much either, I have to explain it to the third brother." ”

Yu Jue looked at Zhuang Ying with burning eyes, Zhuang Jue scratched his head, thought for a while, and said, "Speaking of which, it's not about the plantain or the willow." said that because of our aunt and wife, Zhuo's aunt and wife, you haven't seen Sister Qi, so naturally you don't know. I heard that she came back that year, to the lotus pond in the garden to pick water chestnuts, but did not pick, saw the camellia blooming here, picked a lot of back to make tea to eat, the result was poisoned, blamed the flowers of this garden to her eyes, only to be poisoned by the camellia. Only then did the original name be changed to 'Green Wax Pavilion'. When my sister mentioned Basho, I got in touch with it, and my aunt married Nanbian, or I don't know if she meant Basho. You'll have to ask the old lady about this. Now that I think about it, my sister's green wax just now has a deep meaning, and our aunt's wife is really knowledgeable! ”

Hearing about Mrs. Gu, Yu Qi's eyes lit up, and she asked urgently: "There are still such miracles?" Change your name for no reason. So what was the original pavilion called? ”

Zhuang Jue said: "It was originally called ...... I was too young to know that. I remember that it was called 'Man Tingfang', otherwise, why did Mrs. Gu say that the flowers in the garden are beautiful? It means that the color of the flower dazzles her, and she picked the camellia by mistake! ”

Yu Qi snorted coldly: "Sure enough, it's a green wax pavilion that sounds good." The court is full of vulgarity, and the vulgarity is unbearable! Well changed. ”

Hearing Yu Qi praise his aunt, Zhuang Jue was also happy, and praised again and again: "My sister is the same as I think." It is said that Man Tingfang was still given by the Lord. As a result, it was changed by our aunt's wife. ”

Yu Qi said: "This aunt is amazing! Even the emperor's name dare to be changed! ”

Zhuang Yu was a little frightened when he heard the two of them say this, and hurriedly said: "Let's talk about it now, don't mention it in front." ”

Zhuang Yu was puzzled: "Why?" ”

Yu Qi felt that what Zhuang Yu said was reasonable, and he really couldn't mention it outside. Maybe Zhuang Yu is worried about talking about the Lord, arrogant and rude, and it is appropriate, and Yu Yu feels that he is implicated in Zhuo's Mansion and goes to people to say it, so as to avoid making people talk about memories again, making the old lady sad, and he himself is sad. echoed Zhuang Yu's words and said that he shouldn't mention it.

When Zhuang Yu was picking and folding black plum blossoms, Yu Yu asked Zhuang Yu: "Fourth sister, where are the camellias?" I'd like to check it out too. ”

Zhuang Yu said: "I don't have to look at it now, there will be flowers in two months, and I will see it then." ”

Listening to the meaning of this, the flowering period of the camellia has not yet arrived, and Zhuang Yu doesn't want to run in vain, so she is rejecting her! Yu Qi was interested, so he said that he would wait until the flowering period to come and see.

As everyone knows, at this moment, Yu Qi feels very close to his mother.

But Zhuang Jue wanted Yu Qi to come to appreciate the black plum, and tried his best to persuade him to stay. Where does Yu Qi have the heart to reward again?

At this moment, there was a drum sound from the Green Wax Pavilion. After a while, Zisu and Sanxi came running and said, "The flower arrangement has started, why did the girl and the master run here, the old lady asked someone to find it!" ”

Zhuang Jue's mouth was unobstructed, and said: "I'm afraid that we won't be able to turn into a peacock and a phoenix!" ”

Saying this, Zhuang Yu took a deep look at the two cloaks that the two of them were wearing. One is a peacock feather, and the other is a phoenix feather.

Indeed, these two treasures, in the snow and sun, shine brightly, colorful, so eye-catching! Actually, Zhuang Yu had already seen it, but she didn't look at it like that, and when Zhuang Yu said it, she stared at it, fascinated!

Zhuang Yu picked two handfuls of black plums, because Zhuang Yu was empty-handed, so he said that he wanted to help Zhuang Yu bring a handful, Zhuang Yu said: "No need, the silent gang has picked it, it is the white jade plum over there." ”

After speaking, several people still talked and laughed and went back to the Green Wax Pavilion.

Back over there, there is no need to talk about the excitement, a wave of rolling, you arrange flowers and I beat the drum, see who can insert a full bottle of branches, see whose petals fall less. In this item, Yu Qi didn't have much heart to participate, all her thoughts were on her mother's green wax pavilion and the camellia.

By the end of the interjection, there was a winner or loser, and Yu Qi did not participate in the competition.

In the end, it was said that the second girl Zhuang Qian won, and the old lady said that she would reward a big treasure. But Zhuang Qian didn't want it, knelt on the ground and begged for something else.

Zhuang Xuan said: "Old lady, gold, silver and jewelry, I don't want any big treasures, as long as I stay in the house." I hope you old man understands my heart. ”

This is about Zhuang Qian going to marry someone in the future, hoping not to marry herself, she wants to stay in the house like a big sister. Zhuang Qi begged for this.

When the old lady saw that she was pitiful and lovely, she pretended to give her a reward.

Zhuang Xuan was overjoyed and cried with tears on his face.

After playing for a while, when the sky was dark, someone came from outside to report: "The old man is back, I heard that the old lady is hosting the winter solstice, and they are waiting in Xifu." ”

When the old lady heard this, she said happily: "Then let's all go back!" Happy too. Each of these plum blossom vases went back with one of them. When I see your master later, don't say how much you pick, so as to save them from being stingy and saying that you have broken too much. ”

Zhuang Pu smiled and said: "The flowers can be broken straight, and the branches must be broken without flowers." ”

When his mother, the county lord heard this, she said, "Something that is not serious, don't bring your younger brothers and sisters!" ”

Before leaving, another joke was made.

After the rest of the day, the masters left one after another, and the girls followed, leaving a girl who worked as a coolie to clean up the mess. Circuit, still waiting for the low car, into the West Mansion.

Evening, winter solstice. The old lady asked Ju'er and the others in the kitchen to prepare mutton and winter bamboo shoots, as well as dumplings, etc., saying that they were eating the winter solstice! I also sent the red headline.

These should have been a happy event, but who knew that the old man broke out a great sad thing!