Chapter 31: The Undercurrent (Part II)
Coming out of the house, Zhuang Hu, Zhuang Yu and Bichi got into the same carriage, bypassed the main road of the gate, and entered through the back door of the East Mansion.
Along the way, Zhuang Hu said to Bichi: "When you get to the house in a while, you will enter through the back door." It is not suitable for the entrance of the large mansion gate. ”
Bi Chi realized and replied: "My sister is in charge." ”
Zhuang Hu explained: "The house has been arranged for you, and you don't have to be in one of the other rooms, so you can be more comfortable." If you don't have anything, you can find me. ”
Bi Chi smiled: "It's all up to my sister's arrangement." ”
Zhuang Hu patted Bichi's hand and said, "Because the old ladies and wives don't know that you have entered the mansion, and you are a backward enter, it is good to be low-key." In the future, the old ladies and wives will know and understand that you know the etiquette and rules, and they will like it in their hearts. For the sake of our big brother, you have to understand it in your heart. ”
Bichi smiled heartily and stopped talking.
When they arrived at the side gate of Dongfu, the carriage stopped, Dao Feng and Jian Qiu arrived early, and scattered the people inside and outside, Zhuang Hu and Zhuang Yu quietly introduced Bichi.
Through the side door, the diameter goes inward is a grape trellis, and under the shelf is a piece of eggplant melon fruit, which is very secluded. Further inside, there is an arboretum, with towering trees and shadows like a barrier, and behind it is a half-deserted old house. It can be seen that no one has lived for a long time, and a southern pear tree outside is growing new leaves and swaying. After passing the pear tree, I went to the door of the old house, and when I looked carefully, I saw that it was clean and complete after some cleaning.
Zhuang Yu said: "That's it." ”
The master and servant of Bichi stood at the door and did not dare to step further, looking up, there was an old wooden plaque above the door, with the word "Qinyuan". Zhuang Hu beckoned, and Bichi dared to move. When I entered the door, there was a small courtyard with a small patio overgrown with moss, and a peach tree growing in the far corner, thin and tall, with new leaves and dazzling green.
Zhuang Hu led the way into the house.
The tea cup cooking utensils in the house are complete, but they are piled up in one place and need to be sorted out. Zhuang Hu sent Dao Feng to lead Dan Xin to understand the layout inside, and said to Bi Chi: "It's simpler, it's better than the outside." ”
Bi Chi is not greedy for others, he is already satisfied to be able to come in, and his gratitude is beyond words, and he has repeatedly blessed him.
Dao Feng led Dan Xin to look at the house and walked out. Zhuang Hu said to Dan Xin again: "Good life to take care of your wife, everything is prepared here." You see what you need, and I'll come back tomorrow. ”
When it was over, Zhuang Hu took Zhuang Yu's hand and wanted to go out.
Bi Chi thought for a while and asked, "...... uncle?"
Zhuang Yu said: "The boiled duck can't fly yet, and my eldest brother is in the house." Sooner or later is to be seen. ”
Sui Bichi returned the salute and sent Zhuang Hu and Zhuang Yu out.
When he got outside, Zhuang Hu said: "You don't have to send it, you have been on the road for a while, let's rest!" ”
Bi Chi smiled gratefully, watched Zhuang Hu Zhuang leave, and then returned to the house, sat on the kang, and sat up contemplatively.
The girl Danxin looked at Bichi's sullen appearance and said, "Mrs. is not happy? ”
Bichi said: "Happy, you see if there is anything missing, clean up, if there is wine and food, hurry up and prepare some, I'm afraid that the master will come over later." ”
Dan Xin answered, Bi Chi still sat down, and in the evening, the wine and food were prepared, and after waiting all night, Zhuang Ji did not come. By the end of the night, Bichi had a nightmare and couldn't sleep when he woke up. The next day, I wanted Danxin to invite Zhuang Hu, but because Zhuang Hu was more low-key on the first day, he didn't go, took out the piano he brought in, and played it in a panic.
Originally, Zhuang Hu was going to come over the next day to see, but there was no time to stir up trivial affairs in the house, so he sent some daily items to Jianqiu, and went to explain his peace of mind, so for several days in a row, Bichi was like no one cared about, and no one cared about it.
It wasn't until this day that Zhuang Qi had no intention of coming to break the original tranquility.
In other words: no book is made without coincidence.
Clever can create many things, either good or bad. But whoever looks good is good, but if he thinks badly, he will perish forever.
At first, Zhuang Jue led Su Yuan to Jinghua Xie to find Zhuang Qi to look at the bracelet, so that he could draw a mold and make one, and he happened to touch Zhuang Xuan's matter, and it was delayed for a few days. Zhuang Qi because of Zhuang Xuan's affairs and those gossip, he didn't go out of the house, except for asking the old lady in the morning and evening, that is, going to Xifu to ask the county lord for peace, in addition to no longer going out to meet people, occasionally the third girl Zhuang Qi, the fourth girl Zhuang Yu came to visit, and also said a few words lightly.
Resting, plus the sea side of the conditioning, the injuries on the body are almost healed, on this day, seeing the parrot sent by Zhuang Yu calling and talking outside, Yu Qi was surprised to let Huiyuan bring it in.
Huiyuan was boiling medicine outside the courtyard at the moment, and was so smoked that she coughed again and again, and responded to ask Sanxi to get it.
Zhuang Qi was able to call Sanxi, she was lying on the table and napping, so she went to bring it in, and was interested in bringing some food to feed it, while leaning out of the window and saying to Huiyuan: "If you don't go to the kitchen, this will choke yourself with smoke." ”
Huiyuan smiled: "The girl said that everything will not trouble others, and we will do it ourselves to save effort." ”
Zhuang Qi didn't say anything anymore and teased the parrot by himself. Huiyuan decocted the medicine in the courtyard outside the wing, poured it on gauze and filtered it, and then put it in a jade cup to settle for a little time, and then filtered out the clean medicinal juice into the bowl.
At this time, Huiyuan brought the medicine and said to Zhuang Qi: "Girl, drink the medicine while it's hot." ”
Yu Qi said lazily: "It's so hard." ”
Huiyuan said: "The medicine is bitter, and it will be all after two more doses." ”
The medicine rested on a few sons in front of Zhuang Qi, and Huiyuan turned around to shake Sanxi awake.
Huiyuan said to Sanxi: "Don't go and wash your hands with water for the girl." ”
Sanxi woke up with a twist and said, "It's hot and tired, can't you go?" ”
Hui Yuan said angrily: "It's strange, you have been lazy these days." "Don't care about her, go and pick up the medicine and blow cooler.
Sanxi said: "The third old man was promoted to the official and did things, the palace rewarded things, the old lady was happy to sing for two days, I was greedy and tired." ”
Sanxi went out to bring water as he spoke, walked in, wet his handkerchief, and handed it to Zhuang Qi. After cleaning his hands, Zhuang Qi picked up the medicine bowl and drank it, and rinsed his mouth after drinking.
Huiyuan saw that he had taken the medicine, so he went to find rock candy and answered: "It should be a good thing for the third master." I heard the legend of Aunt Nanfu that the third master took the command of the infantry army Yamen, Shuntianfu, the imperial history of the five cities, the general of Shengjing, and the governor of Zhili. What are you doing? ”
Zhuang Qi said with a smile: "Bribing the guilt, bullying the king and bending the law." ”
Hui Yuanzan glanced at Yu Qi and said: "Count it up to last year, count it is still a person in the emperor's family, the person who committed the crime was escorted on the road, it is said that the officialdom is the protection of officials and officials, in Sanhe County, the offender can have great powers, buy officials at all levels, let his family go to the guilt, and his own son wants to avoid justice, who happened to be known by the prisoners, reported it, the emperor was furious when he knew about it, and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter." The family that committed the crime still has something to do with Nanfu. ”
Zhuang Qi smiled when he heard this, took the rock candy and chewed it, which was bittersweet in his mouth.
Sanxi saw that Zhuang Qi's expression was wrong, and he coughed a few times to Huiyuan, Huiyuan was interested, and said: "Bad people can't escape, and good people can't be wronged." That's the truth. ”
Sanxi said: "The third girl also mentioned two days ago that someone saved a lot of money and kept it in the house, and it was the name of Nanfu. It's hard to imagine that the bad guys are all a nest of snakes and rats. ”
As he was talking, Zhuang Yu's laughter sounded outside: "In the land of dragons and tigers, there will be snakes and rats." Sister, there are rats here? Zhuang Yu came in, and Su Yuan followed him, carrying a leather box and two paper bags.
Zhuang Jue said, "Another day, I will bring two Persian cats to my sister, so that the cats can eat all the snakes and mice." ”
Zhuang Qi smiled when he heard this: "It's all eavesdropping on us." ”
Su Yuan said: "I haven't heard anything, only a nest of snakes and rats." I also feel strange, my sister is very quiet here, where did anyone offend my sister? ”
Zhuang Qi didn't say anything, took a rock candy from Huiyuan's hand, and when he was about to put it in his mouth, Zhuang Jue grabbed it quickly and put it in his mouth first.
Zhuang Jue looked victorious and said, "Rock candy." ”
Sanxi glanced at Zhuang Yu and said, "What is the reason for the third master, come and grab the girl's rock candy to eat." ”
Yu Yu quibbled indiscriminately: "I must know that you have taken the medicine and used rock candy to pass your mouth." You don't know, it's not good to have rock sugar in medicine. ”
Zhuang Jue said and reached out to take away the remaining rock candy in Huiyuan's hand and handed it to Su Yuan, but Su Yuan didn't answer. Zhuang Yuqiang pressed it into his mouth.
Huiyuan couldn't stop it.
Zhuang Jue said: "What's the matter, look at what Master Bei brought you?" ”
Su Yuan put the things in his hand on the table and opened the two paper bags.
Su Yuan said: "We have a batch of Dong'e Ejiao from Shandong in our palace, and I stole some of them, which were originally from the tribute palace." There are also red jade jujubes from Xinjiang. It is good for the wounds on the girl's body. ”
Sanxi glanced down and said, "It sounds excellent, but red dates are not as sweet as rock sugar." ”
Zhuang Jue smiled and said, "You don't know, this is called jujube eating jujube." ”
Sanxi did not give up, and Zhuang Ying was even more happy to talk to her.
Yu Qi said to Huiyuan unceremoniously: "Put it away, who told them to eat my rock candy." ”
Zhuang Jue said: "Two rock candies for two packs of expensive gifts, you don't make a lot of money." In order to make a steady profit and not lose money, my sister gave up your bracelet, and Su Yuan brought a guy to draw it today. ”
Yu Qi smiled, and hurriedly took off the bracelet and handed it to Su Yuan.
When Su Yuan took Yu Qi's bracelet, he was stunned when he saw that her tender arm was like a powder lotus that had just been washed out of the bath.
Yu Qi shyly pulled back his hand, and the bracelet fell into the air, but fortunately Zhuang Yu caught it.
Zhuang Jue said angrily: "It's like a bracelet of thousands of catties, and both of them can't hold it steadily." ”
Zhuang Qi said shyly: "You guys draw slowly, I'm going out for a walk." ”
Zhuang Qi felt that his face was very hot, and he couldn't help but say that. It's over, walk out quickly. Out of the courtyard, Zhuang Yu followed and said, "Sister wait for me, I'll go too." ”
Yu Qi said: "I have to go out for a walk after taking medicine, what are you doing here." I want to accompany Bei Ziye. ”
Zhuang Jue pouted and said, "My sister doesn't like to take care of me. ”
Yu Qi said: "Whatever you think." Huiyuan, let's go. ”
Sanxi didn't want to go because he was lazy, so he said, "Shall I go?" ”
Yu Qi said: "If you are afraid of the heat, just stay in the house, the third master and Bei Ziye are here, and they will take care of tea and water." ”
The three likes agreed happily, and Zhuang Qi and Huiyuan left.
Out of the mirror, he walked quickly through the Zhongfu, and when he got outside, Zhuang Qi exuded the shyness on his face. Huiyuan saw it clearly, and didn't say anything, but said: "When the girl likes to go out after taking medicine, I don't want to be with them." ”
Zhuang Qi stroked his face and said, "You know." ”
When she was about to find a place to sit down and take a break, she saw Cao leading her girls Guiyuan and Yuyuan from the north, so she got up to avoid it. Thinking that the Cao family either went to Zhongfu to find the old lady or went to Nanfu to find his aunt on weekdays, so he couldn't hide in the direction of Nanfu; I wanted to hide in the west, but I didn't want to face the people in the west at the moment, so I went to the east side.
Who knows, the Cao family turned around and also walked to the Dongfu, and in a hurry, Zhuang Qi had to speed up his pace. I don't know where I hid indiscriminately, but I only quietly touched a garden, with shadows and shadows, and it was very secluded, so I settled down and gasped.
Hui Yuan said: "Why is the girl afraid of the second wife? ”
Zhuang Qi said: "Can you not slap your face, and you still put your hand on it to hit someone?" ”
The two of them smiled.
Looking around, there are a few grape shelves in front of me, and some fruit melons grow underneath, which are quite vibrant. Zhuang Qi was interested, and wanted to go over to pick it and taste it, and when he got under the grape shelf, he saw two colorful butterflies flying, so he took out a fan to pounce. The butterfly flew and raised, and went to the direction of the "Qinyuan" next to it.