Chapter Sixty-Four: The Years Are Green But Sometimes (Part II)
As usual, the girls upstairs had to come downstairs to greet their wives.
Today, because they saw the people from the fence and bamboo garden, Zhuang Qian refused to move, of course everyone did not dare to go downstairs with Zhuang Xuan's anger, they all stood on the edge of the railing and watched. Here is subtle, the brothers and sisters know what's going on: Zhuang Xuan and the fence bamboo garden are exquisitely incompatible, and the enemies are particularly red when they see each other.
Downstairs.
Zhuang Pu didn't tell Cao what had just happened, but just came down to greet her according to the usual etiquette and said some extraneous words to make her happy. In the final analysis, it was Zhuang Pu who left the upstairs under the pretext to avoid embarrassment, after all, the brocade book tore the book, which was too bad for him.
When Cao saw Zhuang Pu coming down, he thought that everyone would come soon, so he smiled and said a few words to him, and slowed down a little. After waiting for a while and seeing no one, Cao asked Zhuang Pu, are everyone working hard upstairs? Zhuang Pu said that his younger brothers and sisters worked extremely hard, and he couldn't catch up with them, so he rushed down. Because of this, Cao Shi smiled and looked up, who knows, his head and face looked up to the sky, and saw everyone standing on the edge of the railing and staring.
Cao's smiling face froze, his brows furrowed, and he asked Zhuang Pu suspiciously: "Your younger brothers and sisters are standing reading and copying scriptures during the day?" ”
Zhuang Pu's diligence can be seen, and he consciously grabbed her arm and said, "Madam, if you don't say that lazy people look the same, there are thousands of hardworking people, thousands of different people." The hard-working ones have burning eyebrows, hanging hair and thorns, and rivets in their shoes, they are called here, and they jump off the building immediately without paying attention. Who would dare to be negligent! One by one, you have to take the top spot, male champion and female champion! ”
When Cao Shi heard this, he felt that the children were too focused, and he was a little worried, so he turned his head sideways and said to Zhuang Pu: "Pu'er, this is dangerous." If you have some blood, you won't get anything, if you fall downstairs, your legs and feet will be broken, and the girl won't be able to get married! You go and let them in. ”
When Zhuang Pu heard this, he laughed.
Yan Yan smiled and entered the hall on the first floor, because Aunt Nazha had a bad stomach and went upstairs, Cao asked Zhuang Pu to tell everyone to come downstairs, she said that she had something to tell everyone. Zhuang Pu didn't want to go up, but said: "Madam, if you have something to tell me, they work hard, why bother to let them come." I'll just pass the word, and I'm not afraid of trouble. ”
Cao Shi glanced sideways at Aunt Nazha, stopped talking, and sighed slightly.
At this time, Jin Shu came downstairs, looking angry, but when he came to Cao's side, he had to pretend to be happy and saluted. After the ceremony, he stuffed the remaining book cover into Zhuang Pu's hand.
Seeing this, Cao Shi said strangely: "What is Miss Jin doing?" ”
Jin Shu said: "Mrs., Second Master Pu made a bet with me that whoever can nibble on a poetry book will be the champion Wenqu Venus." I threw in the towel, and lo and behold, a good book, he really gnawed on it. Well, there's only one page left. ”
Cao Shi looked down at the book cover, "ouch" a few times, and then reached out to pick it up and read, and said, "What a good book, what are you doing with it?" It's not a bookworm, and it eats so neatly. ”
These words amused the brocade book, and Zhuang Pu squinted his eyes and looked at the brocade book.
Cao Shi seemed to see something unusual, coughed a few times, returned the book cover to Zhuang Pu, and then grabbed Jinshu and said, "Girl." It's good that you come often, help us keep an eye on it, so that the second master can study and get into his heart. ”
Jinshu said shyly: "If my wife is, I won't come, and Second Master Pu will also be in my heart." The girls upstairs and the third master are not his opponents. He's a great guy on his own. Otherwise, how did 'out of reach' come about? A puff of smoke flew downstairs, we couldn't catch up, and the gods hadn't reacted yet. ”
After hearing this, Cao felt that they were in conflict with each other, so he motioned for the girl to go upstairs and invite the girls downstairs. The girl turned around and was about to go upstairs. Suddenly, I heard a sound of footsteps coming from above. After a while, Zhuang Xuan took the lead and walked to the staircase on the first floor.
Except for Zhuang Xuan, the rest of the people all saluted the Cao family.
Cao beckoned them to come over.
The rest of the people listened to the greeting, but Duzhuang did not move.
Cao's disgusted eyes hooked Zhuang Xuan, glanced at Aunt Nazha again, and instructed the girls: "Bring a chair for your aunt to sit on." Don't you see standing with your stomach upright? ”
The girl went to bring the chair.
When the chair arrived, Yi Linglong lazily reached out and helped Aunt Nazha to sit down.
Cao said: "It's not the right time for me to disturb your study." Gentlemen work hard, I know. The old lady arranged to copy the scriptures, how many did you copy? Show it to me. ”
Zhuang Qi said: "Don't look at it, madam, the scriptures have been copied, stacked into volumes, and bundled, waiting to be moved to Shouzhongju for the old lady." If there is a copy of it again the second time, we will bring it to my wife, and my wife can look at it however she wants. Why bother, isn't it just a few words? ”
Cao Shi said in disgust: "Look at the mouth of your second girl, it looks like a foreigner's artillery fire." He sighed deeply and said, "Today, you have seen it too." I won't say much, in the next few days, I will have to study and read books with you to increase your knowledge. ”
The rest of the people were surprised.
Zhuang Xuan sneered: "Follow us to copy the scriptures? Ouch, that's a chore. Can a foreigner read the words of our country? Who's idea, ma'am? As he spoke, he floated over, and glanced at Aunt Nazha sarcastically, and then glanced at her with a white and delicate look.
Cao said: "This is not what I meant, it is what your second master meant, and it is also what the old lady meant." Inheriting the auspicious words of our Miss Qi, adding a treasure to the East Mansion, our ancestors also hope to borrow another auspicious reflection of a treasure, how much to take care of the belly. ”
So the people understood.
Cao Shi said: "You all know that there are four words when you read, what is it called'Ears and eyes' yes or no? It's okay, by the way, take your school, let the poems, books and scriptures educate people, learn the truth of life, you teach and teach, I think it's very good. So, I was afraid that they would come and say that they wouldn't be clear, so I sent it. Did you hear it all? ”
Zhuang Xuan said stubbornly: "Ouch, madam, I don't know. ”
Cao snorted, turned his hand and took Aunt Nazha's hand, and said, "From now on, Aunt Nazha will study and listen to your studies." If nothing else, let the master in the belly learn early. I see? ”
Everyone nodded.
It turned out that after the little aunt gave birth, because she said that the newborn son had no name, the old men gathered to live in Shouzhong to ask for peace, and asked the old lady to show that she wanted to name the new child. But the old man was not very happy, and he didn't dare to contradict it. Seeing this, the second master helped to play the round, and pushed and said that it would not be too late to wait for the full moon. Because of the second master's voice, the old lady took out the Lizhuyuan Nazha's pregnancy and said that she was about to give birth, and asked the people in the house to pay attention to maintenance. The old lady said: "The son is in the mother's womb, and the education from an early age will become a great power." You look at the palace in the past, but whoever became the emperor had a position, before they gave birth, the concubines spent a lot of thought, reading and writing to educate. It can be seen that people got up earlier than us at the beginning, no wonder their position is high. If you want me to say, no matter what is in the East Mansion and what is not yet in production in the North Mansion, take advantage of this time to go to the Red Mansion to borrow another wind, the adults will know some literary and ink truths, and the children will also enter the WTO early. I think it's good. When the second master Zhuang Lu heard this, he agreed again and again, but when he came back, he forgot to tell Cao. On this day, Jinshu's mother and daughter came to Zhuangfu as guests, went to Dongfu to see the mother and the child, Cao's and other concubines were also there, and then discussed the name of the child, everyone said for a while, because Jinshu said a word, was blamed by her mother, and then came to the Red Mansion. After Jinshu left, Cao's family followed, originally wanted to get closer to Jinshu and help Zhuang Pu take the pulse, with the intention of proposing relatives, but it was not as light as Jinshu's footsteps, and he lost it after a while. Just bumped into the second master.
The second master was very angry, blaming the Cao family for coming and going in and out of the sun without eyes.
You must know that the second master does not want to see the Cao family, so he naturally speaks casually. Cao Shi was not angry, but said: "Zhang's house is here, the old lady let me worry about it." Why? It's not for Pu'er's business. ”
The second old man Zhuang Lu said: "People in Xifu didn't chase it, what are you chasing in Beifu?" Even if it's our daughter-in-law, can you catch up as a mother-in-law? Maybe people haven't taken a fancy to others, how many years, have you seen any progress? I can't figure out my eyes and my eyes are not good, so I listen to the old lady's blind arrangement. ”
Cao said: "If you don't listen to the old lady's * row, is it because Pu'er grows up to be like you?" ”
The second old man said angrily: "That's it, listen to the old lady* lined up." You, do one more thing. ”
The second old man remembered what the old lady had instructed a few days ago, that is, Aunt Nazha of Lizhuyuan entered the Red Mansion to study.
This is the cause and effect of the Cao family leading Aunt Nazha's master and servant to the Red Mansion today.
At that moment, after Cao finished speaking, he got up to leave. Before leaving, he advised: "She is so big, you have pity on her, so you can all go downstairs to study." It's inconvenient for her to go up and down, and you all come down to avoid accidents. Remember? ”
The crowd replied that they remembered.
Zhuang Qi said: "The first floor is a rice bucket room. The people who read are upstairs. Whoever wants to cook a bucket is going to be down, and I'm not going to be down. ”
Cao Shi glanced at her and said, "You are really sour." ”
didn't say anything, and everyone saluted and saw Cao leave.
After Cao left, Zhuang Qi went upstairs in a daze, and everyone didn't dare to follow, so they only stood awkwardly on the side, handing each other glances. After a while, Zhuang Xuan let out a voice from upstairs and called: "Since you are licking the rice bucket from below, take away all your rotten books and pens, don't stay with me." ”
The crowd was in a great dilemma.
Aunt Nazha listened, a little reluctant, and raised her eyes slightly to look at the exquisite.
Yi Linglong was absent-minded and said, "If you want me to say, we have to live with a breath." Lady, I am not afraid of being flattened, but I am most afraid of being looked down upon. The more we say we can't go up, the more we have to go up. ”
Aunt Nazha nodded, "That's what I mean, too." ”
So, with the help of Yi Linglong, Aunt Nazha went upstairs. Behind him, the man with a tail followed, cautiously.
Finally going up to the third floor, Aunt Nazha was too tired to lift her legs and feet, and her slightly trembling hand hit the railing. Because they knew that Zhuang Xiu had prejudices about the fence bamboo garden, the brothers and sisters, the maids and servants did not dare to express their concern.
Jinshu was from outside, but he didn't pay attention to these, and slightly helped Yi Linglong to support Aunt Nazha and said, "It's okay, right?" ”
Aunt Nazha shook her head.
Yi Linglong was very grateful and looked back at the brocade book.