Chapter 147

After the Yuan family, it was the fifth master who invited guests.

In fact, it was supposed to be Yuan Changqing who invited guests to thank relatives and friends, but the fifth master said that the courtyard of their house was narrow and could not be moved, so Yuan Changqing was only in charge of inviting people, and he was in charge of holding the banquet, so he only thought that the two of them borrowed the garden of the fifth master to buy wine.

When the Fang family heard this, they were very dissatisfied--how did the fifth old man's family say that they only entered the mansion for the fifth time, where was it more spacious than the upper house, and the martial arts training ground alone could run horses and play with guns-so the old lady Fang personally killed and went to find the fifth old man's theory.

It is said that the old lady is strict, but the fifth old man is out of the way. The fifth old man who jumped out was not stunned when he saw his own mother, but he saw that Mrs. Fang was a little weak. Just as he was about to surrender, the fifth wife, who had always been silent in front of the people, spoke.

The fifth lady said softly: "I'm afraid the old lady doesn't know yet, although our family only enters the mansion five times, the house is very elegant for the master and his friends, and now it is also famous in Beijing." A few days ago, the old gentlemen of the Fuji Youth Society and the Pick-up Ying Society all told the master that they wanted to borrow my home to start a society. After he was born forever, he will take the path of literature, and it will be beneficial to have more contact with these old gentlemen in his future. That's just it, our family should be more suitable than your house. ”

The wife's words that were neither humble nor arrogant shocked the fifth master to look at his wife for a long time and couldn't close his mouth. In the eyes of the fifth master, Mrs. was shy and unwilling to show her head, and she never imagined that Mrs. Fang would dare to stand up to Mrs. Fang, and she was speechless for a long time.

Old Madam Fang really couldn't speak. The fifth wife is right, their family is a military general, and they have never had much contact with civil officials, but Yuan Changqing is destined to take the road of civil officials. In addition, almost all the literary circles in the capital are gathered in the Fujian Youth Club (Mr. Lin Er is one of them), and the young students are all proud to join this society; The Ying Society was founded by several famous ministers during the period of the first emperor, and there were as many as seven or eight members who had joined the cabinet alone. If Yuan Changqing can use the garden of the fifth master to form a good relationship with these people, it will be good for him.

As for the garden of the fifth master's house.

The fifth old man originally loved a garden landscaping, and when he was in Meishan Town, he didn't toss his own palm-sized small garden, but now that he has come to the capital, he will naturally not let go of tossing his new home - he originally wanted to toss Shanniang's family, but Shanniang refused politely.

Although the five old man's family only entered the house, the old man is a southerner, and the southern garden is the most important thing to see the big in a small place. As a result, the winding path is secluded, and the small and elegant scenery changes at every step, and it immediately appears unique in those atmospheric and spacious courtyards in the capital. The old man simply inscribed the word "wonderful garden" to this garden. Later, Mr. Lin Er took advantage of the master's garden to set up two more clubs, so the reputation of "Miaoyuan" gradually spread out through the word of mouth of these literati and artists.

Although the lord told Yuan Changqing that he should only borrow his garden to entertain guests, in addition to the guests invited by Yuan Changqing, the lord also invited his friends out of the psychology of showing off. In addition, Mr. Lin Er intended to build momentum for Yuan Changqing, and also let off the wind on his friends, saying that the fifth master had tossed something fresh and fancy in the garden, so those old gentlemen also stubbornly hugged Mr. Lin Er and followed him to the door as an uninvited guest.

A group of people who dance and write ink gather in one place, naturally it will not be like when the Yuan family invites guests, and all they talk about during the banquet is some wine-colored wealth and market gossip. After drinking, there was an old gentleman who was interested in splashing ink on the spot, writing poems and paintings. The level of the fifth master, those old gentlemen have all seen it, and naturally they will not make it difficult for him, so Yuan Changqing, as the protagonist of today, was entangled by the old gentlemen.

If you want to say that Yuan Changqing was known as a "prodigy" in the capital in the early years, but that only means that he reads well, coupled with his silent temperament, few people have heard of his achievements in poetry, calligraphy and painting. And the so-called "literati are light", not to mention that he is the flower of the current department, that is, he won the champion, if he can't show real talent and real learning, it is difficult to ask these old gentlemen to buy his account.

The fifth master had never seen what Yuan Changqing was capable of in this regard, and he couldn't help but worry a little for him. But as soon as he inadvertently turned around, he saw that Mr. Lin Er was only talking and laughing in a low voice with this year's chief examiner, Lord Hong, and he knew that Yuan Changqing should still have two brushes......

When Yuan Changqing was very rare to show off his talent in front of people, Shan Niang and the fifth wife led Mrs. Fang and other ladies to visit Mrs. Fang's embroidery room.

In fact, for the wife's "jade embroidery", since the queen mother's gift, the family has not hidden it. It's just that the fifth wife has never had a sense of zài in front of people, and Zhou Chong and Yuan Changqing deliberately controlled the channels of news, so that all the people in the capital did not know the relationship between the fifth wife and Yuxiu. Today's family treats, Mrs. didn't take it seriously, some of the guests were sharp-eyed, and when they saw the jade embroidery on the curtain hanging on the door of the fifth master's mansion, they suddenly made a fuss. Mrs. Yuan was a scheming person, so she foolishly admitted that she had embroidered it. In addition, the hanging screen that she learned to frame by Shanniang at the beginning made people recognize her identity at once. So, these ladies and ladies coaxed and ran together to visit the wife's embroidery room.

It's okay for others, but when I know a future conversation today, the only one person is almost angry.

Who?

The old lady of Yuanfu!

Yes, Mrs. Yuan also came.

The so-called family is like this, even if the hatred behind the back is almost about to stab each other, in front of people, it is the one who should pretend to be kind and pretend to be kind, and the one who should pretend to be filial piety. In the previous life, Shanniang was such a master of disguise. In this life, she didn't want to change back to like that, but the world is like this, if she doesn't do that, it will only be her and Yuan Changqing who will suffer in the end. Therefore, even if they are unwilling in their hearts, they still hand a copy of the post to the Yuan Mansion according to the rules, otherwise they will be said to be disrespectful......

As for Mrs. Yuan, in fact, after receiving the post, she was not at all better than Shanniang. Everyone else in the family can find an excuse not to come, but she can't! Although if she doesn't come, she can ask people to gossip about Yuan Changqing, but if she really dares not to come, maybe Yuan Changqing has not been victimized, and the Yuan family will have to "make headlines" again...... Now the fifth master is no longer shouting everywhere that it is Yuan Si who stole the painting, anyway, this matter has become an unsolved case, but the fact that the fifth master was pushed and disrespectful by the subordinates of the Yuan Mansion is obvious to everyone. Therefore, even if there is no matter of the fourth master, the Yuan family has also become the party that is at fault. If the old lady doesn't come, how can she pretend that the two families have released their suspicions in front of people? How to save the reputation of the Yuan Mansion? So the old lady had to come even if she crushed her teeth.

After she came, she was told to know such a news that made her swallow blood silently - the fifth master who was not doing his job was the famous Mr. Shuyi, and even the fifth lady who was at a loss when she saw someone was also such an extraordinary character......

What made her even more restless was that she thought that the five old men and his wife were celebrities to their surprise, but in fact, to put it bluntly, one was a painter and the other was an embroiderer, and for Yuan Changqing, they couldn't give him any real help. is Yuan Changqing's teacher, Mr. Lin Er, who is just a little famous in the literary world, and has never been an official in the court, and there is no power for Yuan Da to borrow from in the court. But now that she came, she realized that although the fifth master was just a "painter", he still built a good garden, and he also hooked the literati and artists in Beijing for a while, which actually attracted several old cabinets...... Don't underestimate these elders who have already made a decision, although these people have retired, the forces behind them are still not to be underestimated......

While Mrs. Yuan was sitting there uneasy, Lin Ruzhi was talking about the embroidery work of his wife and talking about how when they were in Meishan Town, Mrs. Fifth taught the girls in the orphanage to embroidery.

Old Madam Fang was surprised for a while, and asked Mrs. Five, "Are you teaching them your jade embroidery?!" ”

The fifth lady smiled and said, "This is someone else's name." Actually, I don't know if I'm jade embroidery, but it's just something that I figured out when I was idle. He smiled again, "I will only do that, and naturally I can only teach that." ”

Suddenly, there was a buzz among the crowd. Not to mention the value of this "jade embroidery", the fact that only the fifth wife is willing to go to the orphanage in person is unimaginable for these ladies.

The wife of the chief examiner, Lord Hong, also came with Lord Hong today. After listening to Mrs. Five's words, her eyes flashed, and she leaned into Mrs. Lin's ear and asked, "Is that what you are talking about?" ”

Second Mrs. Lin nodded, and whispered again: "I didn't even know that she was jade embroidery." ”

The second lady followed Mr. Lin Er back to Meishan Town after Mr. Lin Er resigned from Xinglin Academy. At that time, the jade embroidery turmoil had already subsided. The second lady is not a southerner, she can't understand the soft accent of the townspeople at all, and although she knows that the fifth lady is good at embroidery, she only looks at her and teaches her embroidery method indifferently, and she is just good at embroidery, and then she can't imagine that she will be the world-famous "jade embroidery". And although the old lady and Lin Ruzhi both knew the "secret" of the fifth wife, because the fifth old lady's family was tossed a lot before, and the two never mentioned those things to others, so the second lady only found out at this time.

Mrs. Hong nodded, only glanced at the women who were still talking in a low voice, then sneered again, turned back to Mrs. Fifth and asked, "Don't you think they are dirty?" ”

"Dirty?" Mrs. Five was stunned.

"Those people in orphanages are still disabled, and some are sick, aren't you afraid?!" Mrs. Hong said again.

The fifth lady was stunned again, and then shook her head and said, "It's nothing...... Actually, they all cleaned themselves up, but they were just a little torn......"

Mrs. Hong sneered again, suddenly amplified her voice, and squinted at everyone: "That's right! Those people were just poorer and more worn-out, and they were shunned like a plague! ”

Suddenly, the discussion was quiet. Mrs. Fifth didn't know what she meant, and couldn't help but feel uneasy. Even Shanniang was puzzled for a while.

I saw that Mrs. Hong suddenly bent over and patted Mrs. Five's hand, smiled kindly at her, and said, "You are a good one." I've heard of your kindness before, but I didn't know that you were the heir of jade embroidery. He added, "You don't know, but I serve as a director in the fundraising committee." It's a shame to say that the orphans and poor homes in Beijing are not as good as those in your town. The people of Beijing are prejudiced against them, and they all feel that those who are reduced to orphans and poor institutions are either lazy or gluttonous, or they are children who can't tell their origins. Ask them to donate money and materials one by one, but like you, there are very few who are willing to teach them a craft that can support themselves. ”

Only then did the fifth lady understand what she meant, so she smiled shyly: "I have taught those people at home, and they should be considered to have some experience, if you don't dislike them, I am willing to teach them." ”

Mrs. Hong's eyes flashed, and she smiled: "Do you know what price your jade embroidery has been coaxed into now?" Are you willing to preach? ”

Mrs. Fifth smiled disapprenously: "I really don't think that my embroidery work is different from people, if it is different, it is just a different combination of stitches, as long as I have the heart to ponder, I don't teach people to do it." He smiled again, "Actually, I teach them, but I just teach them some basic stitches, anyone can teach them." It's just that what the final embroidery looks like depends on everyone's comprehension. ”

"Exactly," Shanniang interjected and laughed, "I have been studying with my wife for so long, and I feel that my embroidery is still the same as when I was a child, and I have not seen any growth." It can be seen that the master leads the way into the door, and the cultivation is in everyone. ”

As soon as she interrupted like this, the somewhat solemn atmosphere just now suddenly relaxed.

Compared with the fifth wife's kindness, Mrs. Fang wanted to know what kind of person Shanniang was, so she asked her, "You have also been to the orphanage with your wife?" ”

Lin Ruzhi hurriedly smiled and said: "The old lady never imagined that my thirteenth sister would actually repair Western clocks and watches, but asked her to teach several apprentices." ”

Shanniang smiled: "That thing just looks complicated, and it is simple, but it is the same as its ......."

"Yes," Second Lady Lin intercepted her words and said with a smile, "Listen to these mother and daughter, others look at a thousand difficult things, but when it comes to their mouths, they are so relaxed." Everyone laughed.

Shanniang and his wife also posted a post to the ninth aunt of the Yuan family, so the ninth aunt also brought her two granddaughters, Yun'er, who was to be married at home, and the young Yu'er sisters.

Yu'er is a lively person, and she also loves embroidery, so she asked Mrs. Five, "I love Mrs. Death's embroidery, and I want to learn ......."

Before she finished speaking, she asked her sister Yun'er to pull her.

Mrs. smiled and said, "If you are willing to learn, I am willing to teach." ”

When Lin Ruzhi and Second Mrs. Lin were in the capital, they often went to the fundraiser to help. It's just that the two of them are back now, and Lin Ruting and Lin Ruxuan are going to take the exam this year, so the mother and daughter didn't go to the fundraising meeting much for a while. But when she was in Meishan Town before, Shanniang heard Lin Ruzhi talk about the prejudice of the people in the capital against orphans and poor homes. Now seeing Mrs. Hong say this, and then looking at the eyes of Mrs. Hong who looked at Mrs. Hong with various purposes, she rolled her eyes, glanced at Mrs. Hong, turned her head and smiled at Mrs. Five: "One is teaching, and the other group is also teaching, since Mrs. agreed to go to the orphanage to teach those children to learn embroidery, it is better for us to go with us, and by the way, we will also learn together, so as to save Mrs. twice trouble." Furthermore, if there is something we can help with in the orphanage, we can also help it, which can be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good deeds for ourselves. ”

The so-called is not a family that does not enter the door, Lord Hong is an upright temperament, and Mrs. Hong is actually not much better than Lord Hong, so when she realized that Shan Niang was using the benefit of "jade embroidery" to lure those ladies and ladies of the family to pay attention to the orphanage and poor home, her eyes suddenly lit up.

In the evening, when Lord Hong praised Yuan Changqing's introverted and not exposed, Mrs. Hong thought about Shanniang's cleverness, so she smiled and said to Lord Hong, "A clever woman is a clumsy husband." ”

- If Shanniang hears this comment, I'm afraid she will have to shout that she has been wronged......