The three of them have gone all the way, and a lot of snowflakes have fallen on their bodies. The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and as far as the eye could see, the snowflakes were falling one after another, they were as crystal as jade, as light as mist, and they were blown by the wind and swirled in the sky, and they floated unrestrainedly.

The sky was white, and a thin layer of snowflakes had accumulated on the ground. Xue Baochai wore a crane with lotus green bucket pattern icing on the cake and foreign thread, standing in the snow in front of him, quietly waiting for the three of them to come.

Seeing the three of them coming, they glanced back and forth at Jia Cong and Lin Daiyu, and then set their eyes on Shi Xiangyun.

said with a smile: "Yun Yatou's dress is really amazing, if you walk outside, it will make countless men ashamed." Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "Sister Bao, what about Sister Qin, why didn't I see her?" Xue Baochai said: "It's not here, if it's not at the old lady's, it's at my mother's, but when I see the snow, I guess I'll come to the garden to play, maybe I'll come by myself in a while." Shi Xiangyun glanced at the three of them and asked, "Where are you three going?" Jia Cong smiled and said: "Go to Miaoyu to drink tea, such a day is very suitable for tea." Shi Xiangyun pursed his lips and said, "Cut, Miaoyu is so boring there, I'm still going to play with the fourth sister, and I'm not with you." After speaking, without waiting for the three of them to react, they turned around and ran.

Lin Daiyu said: "This girl is used to being wild, no one cares about her in the garden, and she is more and more unrestrained." Xue Baochai said: "She can't play so crazy at home, she is finally free, so let her play happily." Jia Cong said: "Isn't the Shi family much better, shouldn't you have to do your own work anymore?" Xue Baochai said: "It's a lot better, it's not like before, but if girls play like this, they will still be scolded, and the Shi family is not as generous as you and indulges them so much." Jia Cong shook his head and chuckled, just when he saw Yingchun also coming, he stood down and waited for her for a while.

Yingchun smiled: "You are all very fast, haven't the fourth sister come yet?" "Shi Xiangyun went to find Xichun, Xichun will definitely not come, these two little guys have a good relationship, and they are estimated to play together.

Jia Cong said: "Yun Yatou went to find the fourth sister, she shouldn't come, let's go, don't wait for her." Yingchun nodded, and the four of them went to the Kucui Nunnery together.

Just turn around along the foot of the mountain, have smelled a cold fragrance blowing the nose, look at it, it is just in the Miaoyu Gate in front of the cui hermitage, there are more than a dozen red plums, such as rouge, reflecting the snow color, it looks very spiritual.

Exactly: snow-white light makeup tree, broken jade and red plum. Yingchun said: "Those plum blossoms are really good, red plums and white snow, complement each other." Xue Baochai said with a smile: "This time we are here right, this kind of weather is suitable for tea and snow, and tea and plum blossoms, which is very rare." Lin Daiyu looked at the plum blossoms in front of her and said with a smile: "Are we counted, stepping on the snow to find plum blossoms?" Jia Cong said with a smile: "What Sister Lin said is that the snow under her feet is a little thin, and it is more appropriate to say that it is more appropriate to look for plums in the snow than to tread the snow to find plums." Lin Daiyu chuckled and said: "Brother Cong, although what you said makes a little sense, but it would be better to use the snow to find plums, and it is obviously better to look for plums in the snow." While a few people were talking and laughing, they saw Miaoyu wearing a white cloak, greeted them, and waved to a few people from afar.

There was another person behind her, but it was her cousin Xing Xiuyan. Miaoyu smiled: "You will come over, you have already cooked fragrant tea, and when you come, why did you stop there?" Xue Baochai said with a smile: "These red plums here are brightly blooming, but they attract our attention and make us can't help but stop and admire." Miaoyu said: "Wouldn't it be better to come in and enjoy the tea while appreciating the plums." Jia Cong laughed and said: "This is exactly what I said, and this situation is easy to taste tea." When a few people came closer, Jia Cong glanced at Xing Xiuyan and said with a smile: "Xiuyan is also there?" Xing Xiuyan hurriedly saluted: "Xiuyan has seen my cousin and seen several cousins. Jia Cong said: "Xiuyan doesn't need to be polite, and everyone is not an outsider." Seeing that Xing Xiuyan was still wearing old homely clothes and no clothes to avoid snow, Jia Cong suddenly remembered that this girl's family background was not good, and it was estimated that she didn't have many clothes.

It's not that Jia Cong is stingy, it's just that Jia Cong doesn't know this situation. It's not good for him to go to a girl's room and look through other people's luggage, that's too unreasonable.

Some fabrics and clothes are nothing to me at all, just send her some back. It's just that Yingchun doesn't care about it, and he still looks like he doesn't care about himself, and he doesn't like to meddle with things, but he still hasn't changed.

As Miaoyu came inside, she put the coffee table directly at the door, and several people sat together, drinking tea and chatting while appreciating plum blossoms and snow, which was also full of meaning.

Lin Daiyu saw that Xing Xiuyan and Miaoyu were very familiar, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Couldn't you two know each other before?" Miaoyu nodded slightly, smiled and said nothing, which was considered to be an acknowledgement.

Seeing this, Xing Xiuyan hurriedly said: "We have been neighbors for ten years, only separated by a wall. She practiced in Panxiang Temple, my family was originally Hansu, rented a house in her temple, lived for ten years, and went to her temple as a companion without incident. The words I recognize are all taught by her, and she and I are poor friends, and we are half-teachers. Now by chance, we met here, but we also have a lot of fate. Lin Daiyu smiled: "This is really coincidentally tight, and the word fate is really wonderful." Xue Baochai said: "I said why Xiuyan is so good, it turns out that he is also a teacher and a friend, no wonder." Miaoyu is a modest woman who doesn't understand what it is, and she smiled slightly when she heard this, picked up the teacup in front of her, and took a sip gently.

This girl has the ability, but she has developed a detached personality since she was a child, with a noble temperament, and it is not easy for people to approach.

This Xing Xiuyan can enter her eyes, and she can also talk, but it is also commendable. Xing Xiuyan's attitude of not being humble or arrogant, and dealing with things is also a learned Miaoyu, although she has not learned everything, she is more popular than Miaoyu.

Unlike Miaoyu who lives alone, Xing Xiuyan lives in the world, and is naturally much stronger in terms of dealing with the world.

Overall, this woman is still very good, but her family background has dragged her down. Thinking of this, Jia Cong shook his head lightly and said, "Xiuyan, you are wearing a little thin, but you came in a hurry and didn't bring your winter clothes?" When Xing Xiuyan heard this, a look of embarrassment appeared on her face, and she immediately disappeared.

glanced at the clothes of several people, and couldn't help but sigh slightly in my heart. In terms of appearance, he is not worse than others, but he is not comparable to his family, his family has declined, and this time he entered Beijing, he also went to his aunt, thinking that his aunt would help him buy a family business.

Another important reason is that I want my aunt to help me find a good family, which is also the reason why my parents brought me to Beijing.

After all, this is the capital, even if you are not a child of the Jia family, finding a good person is a hundred times stronger than in the countryside.

The two sisters of the Li family are probably also here for the children of the Jia family, right? The cousin in front of him is too high, but he can't climb it, and he has already decided to be married, and I heard my aunt say that he is still a good person.

Thinking of this, he put away his thoughts and said: "Let my cousin smile, the winter in the south is relatively warm, not as cold as in the north, and it rarely snows, and the family is not rich, so it is enough to wear clothes, and I didn't buy too much." Seeing her so calm and composed, Jia Cong couldn't help but nodded, secretly admiring in her heart.

No matter what she thinks in her heart, at least on the surface, this is not something that ordinary people can have.

If you change someone else, in this case, you will be ashamed to be talked about by others. Jia Cong said: "It's not mine, I didn't expect this situation, I'll ask someone to send you some fabrics and clothes, the clothes may not fit, you make do with them first, and then according to your body size, make some fits yourself." Xing Xiuyan hurriedly said: "I don't need my cousin to break the bank, my clothes are still enough to wear." Jia Cong chuckled and said: "You don't have to be polite with me, a little clothes is nothing, since you live here and play with a group of sisters, you can't be much worse than them in terms of clothing, otherwise everyone will be unhappy, and I, the master, will not have face." Seeing that she still wanted to refuse, Xue Baochai smiled and said: "Sister Xiuyan, you don't have to be polite with Brother Cong, since it is your cousin, it is also appropriate to make you some clothes, and we people are not missing his things." Yingchun also said: "Brother Cong wants to give, you just take it, you don't need to be polite to him." Xing Xiuyan hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Then let my cousin break the bank, thank you, cousin." Jia Cong smiled: "You're welcome, these things are nothing to me, just don't dislike them." In order to avoid Xing Xiuyan's embarrassment, everyone changed the topic and talked about the poetry club.

When the pot of tea was almost finished, the ground outside was already covered with a thick layer of snow.

Lin Daiyu said: "This snow is really not small, and I don't know where tomorrow's poetry club will be held." As soon as the words fell, I saw a little maid outside the gate, and when I saw Lin Daiyu and others, I hurriedly ran over.

"I've seen Grandpa Guo, I've seen a few girls, our grandmother asked the slaves and maids to invite a few people to Daoxiang Village, saying that it was snowing, and discussing the matter of forming an association to compose poems tomorrow." Xue Baochai smiled: "No, as soon as I talked about this matter, someone came to invite, you go back and tell your sister-in-law, we will go later." The little girl said yes and turned to leave.

Lin Daiyu said: "We have bothered Miaoyu for so long, and it is time to leave." Miaoyu smiled: "It's okay, I'm sitting alone." Jia Cong said to Miaoyu: "Do you want to join us to have a good time, you are also a talented woman, with you participating, I believe it will be more exciting." Miaoyu chuckled and shook her head and said, "It's still not good, that kind of environment is too noisy, I'm still not used to it, you can go by yourself, Xiuyan will go with you." Several people also knew Miaoyu's temperament, so they didn't say anything anymore, and after saying goodbye together, they left the temple.

Stepping on the snow on the ground, there was a crunching sound. Lin Daiyu turned her head and said with a smile: "Brother Cong, now it's called Treading Snow and Looking for Plums, it should be no problem." Jia Cong smiled and said: "Where are we looking for Mei, are we obviously looking for my sister-in-law?" As soon as the words fell, several people were all gone

"Poof" and laughed. Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes and said, "You're so boring, I won't tell you." Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Brother Cong's words are not wrong, our trip is to tread the snow to find my sister-in-law." A few people talked and laughed all the way to Daoxiang Village, except for a few of them, everyone else arrived.

In addition to Li Kun, there are also her two cousins, Li Wen and Li Qi, and then Tanchun, Xichun, Shi Xiangyun, Xiangling, and Xue Baoqin.

Seeing them come in, Li Kun smiled and said, "A few of you, but let me find it, I still heard from Sister Yun and the fourth sister, and I only knew that you went to Lucui Nunnery." Jia Cong said with a smile: "Catching up with such a good weather, it is suitable for drinking tea and enjoying the snow, and it just so happens that the plum blossoms of the Lucui Nunnery are blooming, which is a good place." Have you agreed on the association? Xiangyun said: "Not yet, you came here to discuss poetry together, let me hear whose owner it is?" Li Kun said: "This is my idea, I want to come to yesterday's day has passed, and then wait for the day and it is too far, but it happens to snow again, why don't you get together tomorrow, and catch the wind for them, and you can compose poems, what do you think?" Jia Cong said: "This idea is not bad, there is no need for the club, I am responsible for all these expenses, is the location in this Daoxiang Village?" Li Kun said: "Brother Cong said so, then we are welcome, although I am good here, it is not as good as Lu Xue'an." I have already sent people to the kang in the cage, and we all have a stove to compose poems. The old lady may not be happy to come, besides, we are a little stubborn, just give Feng Ya the first letter. Xue Baochai said: "Look at the weather, it may not be sunny tomorrow, even if it is clear, the snow this night is enough to appreciate." Jia Cong said: "That is the case, then it is decided, we will go directly to Luxue Nunnery tomorrow to meet, this matter will be handled by the eldest sister-in-law, if you need anything, just let people go to the house to get it." They discussed it again, and then they left.

Back at Ningguo Mansion, Jia Cong called Ping'er and Mandarin Duck together.

"I asked you to come over to discuss something with you, the eldest lady's niece Xing Xiuyan is also a cousin and sister with me, and she has a good temperament, but when I saw her today, she was wearing old clothes. It should be that the family is not good, and there are not many clothes, it is estimated that they are all old clothes, only she looks bad like this, we are not short of that bit of fabric and clothing, you will find a few pieces of cloth of the right color, and then take a mink fur, and send it to her. Ping'er said: "It's nothing for the master to send some things to Miss Xing, it's just that the four girls all live in Jia's house, and it's a bit big to give Miss Xing alone, right?" Mandarin duck said: "What Ping'er said makes sense, others will have a rhetoric if you do this, since you want to send it, let's send it together, we are not bad at that thing, Miss Xing's family is not good, just give her two more pieces of cloth and let her make a few more clothes." Jia Cong nodded and said: "Just do as you say, Ping'er is pregnant now, and some things are inconvenient to come forward, Mandarin Duck, I'll leave this matter to you." The mandarin duck smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you do it." ”