Chapter 12: Childlike Words
In the Changying Courtyard, the catkins gently brush the pond surface, alarming the koi, dozens of kinds of flowers bloom, the magnolia tree comes with a burst of fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, and the spring color of the courtyard cannot be disappointed.
Rou Yun pushed Yue Xun's footsteps to pause slightly, looking at this beautiful scenery, thinking about how to invite Yue Xun to accompany him to enjoy the flowers.
"Auntie, Aunt Drift!" Yan Yan was led by a maid to the courtyard.
"Little master, slow down, slow down." Fleur was freed, so anxious that she chased after her.
Rou Yun recognized that it was the maid Fu Hui beside Guo's side.
Rou Yun let go of the hand pushing the wheelchair, and opened her arms to hug Yan Yan: "You little naughty one, you can cry when you fall." ”
Fu Hui strode up and saw that Yue Xun was also there, and was busy saluting: "General An, young lady An." ”
Yue Xun nodded and didn't care, Rou Yun smiled and opened her lips slightly: "Miss Furui, please get up, why did you bring Yan Yan over today, sister-in-law?" ”
"Madame was a little cold, and she rested in bed." Fleur got up and replied: "The little master is making a fuss, disturbing the lady, the lady has a headache and can't do it, let the slaves and maids take the little master to cry all the time, it's really impossible, let the young lady help bring it, and come to pick up the little master later." ”
"Sister-in-law is sick? Have you ever seen a doctor? Rou Yun asked, holding Yan Yan in her arms.
"Don't worry, young lady, I've seen it, and now I've drunk the medicine and rested."
"That's fine, then you go back to take care of your sister-in-law, I'll help bring it, you let your sister-in-law recuperate with peace of mind, and it's okay for me to take it for a few days."
"Young Mrs. Xie, the slave will retire first." After Furao thanked her, she instructed her to leave in a hurry.
"Little aunt, little aunt, huh?"
Yan Yan was about to be coquettish, but she turned her head to notice that there was someone next to her, raised her little thick legs and slowly moved over, staring at Yue Xun's face, biting her fingertips.
Yue Xun also stared at her, and the two just looked at her without saying a word.
Rou Yun walked to Yan Yan's side, took her finger from her mouth and wiped it, hugged her and pointed at Yue Xun, and asked, "Does Yan Yan know who he is?" ”
Yue Xun looked at the milk doll in his arms since he was a child, and now he is much taller, and even his body is round...
Yan Yan tied her hair in a bun, looked at it seriously for a long time, and shook her head.
"This is the uncle, the little uncle of the concubine." Rou Yun said patiently.
"Books?"
"Yes, books." The childish words made Rou Yun's eyebrows smile happily.
Yan Yan approached Yue Xun, pulled him by the corner of his sleeve, and shouted, "Books!" ”
"Hmm." Yue Xun's heart moved slightly, and he took her into his arms.
Seeing this scene, Rou Yun proposed: "Husband, the weather is very good today, I will let Canglan and the winter solstice bring some snacks and fruits, and then make a pot of good tea, and we will enjoy the flowers in the courtyard." ”
"Eat, eat! Look at the flowers! Yan Yan was the first to respond, she loves to eat snacks the most.
"Hmm." Yue Xun nodded.
Seeing this, Canglan and the winter solstice did not delay any longer, and went to the small kitchen to prepare things. In a short time, delicate snacks and rich fruit plates were served.
The charcoal fire is placed under the fragrant bamboo wind stove, and there are three window holes in the lower belly of the furnace body for ventilation. The purple clay pot on the top is used to undertake sencha, and the good Longjing is fragrant and mellow before the rain, and the quality is excellent.
"Dim Sum Dim Sum." Yan Yan sat on the stone bench, stretched out her white fat little hand to move forward, but she couldn't reach it.
Yue Xun stretched out his hand, picked up a piece of rose crisp and handed it to her.
"Thank you."
The little girl is easy to buy, and a piece of shortbread will happily call her uncle a few times.
"Eat slowly, there's a lot more." Rou Yun brushed away the crumbs that had fallen on her collar with a handkerchief.
"Books, aunts too." Yan Yan said to Yue Xun.
"Auntie can take it herself." Rou Yun looked at her lovingly.
Yan Yan stubbornly shook her head, continued to look at Yue Xun, Yue Xun thought for a moment, picked up the plum blossom cake on the table and handed it to Rou Yun.
Rou Yun was busy wiping her hands, looking at the fragrant cake handed to her, she subconsciously opened her mouth to bite it, her red and delicate lips were holding the fragrant cake, and her curly eyelashes hung down.
Yue Xun's hand trembled excitedly, and he almost couldn't hold it, but fortunately, Rou Yun took it away in time.
The sweetness of the dim sum is combined with the moistness of Longjing, which is just right for sweetness but not greasy.
Yan Yan ate with a bulging stomach, Rou Yun asked the winter solstice to collect the remaining snacks on the table, the child has a bad stomach, it is easy to have an upset stomach after eating too much, and it will also cause tooth decay, in order to divert the child's attention, Rou Yun picked a camellia for the child to play with.
The ghost and spirit pin the flower to the bun, and asked Yue Xun, "Shushu, who is beautiful between me and my aunt?" ”
Yue Xun held his chin with his right hand to make a thinking gesture, and said half-loudly: "Your aunt is beautiful." ”
Rou Yun was a little surprised.
Yan Yan pouted unconvinced: "Then who is beautiful between me and my sister?" ”
Younger sister? The youngest in the house, how can there be a sister, the eldest brother is fighting outside, and the sister-in-law is impossible... Yue Xun was also puzzled in his heart: "Which sister?" ”
Seeing that neither of them knew, Yan Yan was a little proud, jumped off the chair and ran to Rou Yun's side, touching her stomach: "This sister! ”
!!! Yue Xun and Rou Yun were shocked, neither of them had a round house, where did the child come from.
Yue Xun turned his face away uncomfortably.
Rou Yun hugged Yan Yan with a big red face, and asked, "Yan Yan, who told you... Auntie has a sister in her belly? ”
"My mother said, my mother said that my sister-in-law will have a child in her belly" Yan Yan Tong said: "I like my younger brothers and sisters, when will my aunt give birth." ”
Yan Yan is innocent, and Rou Yun will not know how to explain it for a while so as not to mislead the child.
Yue Xun looked at Rou Yun's embarrassed appearance and beckoned Yan Yun to come over.
Yan Yan jumped off her legs and ran into Yue Xun's arms.
"Shushu, when is my sister coming?" Yan Yan grabbed Yue Xun's sleeve and asked.
"You want a sister very much?" Yue Xun nodded when she saw her, hugged her and said: "But my sister is more shy, the more Yan Yan thinks about her coming, the more my sister dare not come, and when Yan Yan doesn't think so much, my sister will come." ”
"Really?"
"Really, I don't believe you ask Auntie."
Yan Yan tilted her head to Rou Yun and asked, "Auntie, really?" ”
Rou Yun blushed and nodded heavily.
Because of the dessert they ate, everyone only used some hastily for lunch, and after Rou Yun put her to sleep, she opened the bead curtain and walked outside, and walked along the verandah to the study.
"Young lady, please inside." Canglan saw her and opened the door respectfully.
In the past, Rou Yun was turned away from the study, but it was the first time for Rou Yun to enter the study, and the huge wooden shelves filled with various types of books, such as the art of war, Confucian classics, history books, and even folk books.
"Do you like books?" Yue Xun saw that her eyes were diverted by books, and she didn't notice herself at all, and she was a little surprised.
Hearing the sound, Rou Yun walked towards him, the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the bookcase were neatly placed, and there were a few undried inkblots pressed under the paperweight, Yue Xun held the Hun anecdote in his hand to watch, knowing that he knew that the other side was victorious.
"I like it." Rou Yun answered Yue Xun's question.
"In the future, you can enter the study, and you can read the books on the wooden shelves, but you are not allowed to move the letters on the bookcase." Yue Xun continued: "The more you know, the more unfavorable it will be for you, remember? ”
"Remember, Xie Fujun." Rou Yun didn't know why Yue Xun should pay attention to letting her into the study, but this was also a big step forward in the relationship between the two, wasn't it.
At this time, Canglan came in from outside.
"Young lady, please see Grandma Sun in the old lady's courtyard if you have something."
Rou Yun thought that Yan Yan was sleeping soundly, if she was received in the master bedroom and woke her up, she would be crying again, but Yue Xun was happy and quiet, if she was received in the study, she was afraid that he would be angry, and she was embarrassed.
"Let her in." Yue Xun opened.
"Yes." Canglan went out to greet people.
"Xie Fujun." Rou Yun's smile touched the heartstrings.
After a while, Grandma Sun led a well-behaved woman dressed as a maid into the door.
"Greetings to the general, young lady." Sun Momo took the maid and saluted.
"Hurry up, I don't know what grandmother has to explain, and it's really inappropriate for you to make a trip." Rou Yun stepped forward and helped Mama to get up.
Grandma Sun got up quickly: "The old lady remembered that the young lady had been running diligently to Nanshan Courtyard these days, and she was distressed, so she ordered me to come and take a trip." ”
Mama called to the maid: "Zhaodi, don't say hello to the young lady." ”
The woman who called Zhaodi stepped forward in a regular manner: "Young lady An." ”
"Get up." Rou Yun raised her hand, looked at the maid, and asked, "Who is this?" ”
"This is my niece and granddaughter called Zhaodi, but also in the old lady's courtyard to serve, the old lady saw that the young lady entered the house with only a maid, and now the young lady has to prepare for the palace banquet, busy and busy, it is inevitable that she can't take care of it, so she was transferred to the young lady's courtyard to serve, although this girl is stupid, but the work is quite good, and I hope the young lady will take care more."
"I see, your name is Zhaodi? Shall I give you a name? Rou Yun asked at Zhao Di.
"Okay..."Zhao Di was shy, blushing slightly.
"I have a maid who calls the winter solstice, and if you are a little older than her, you will be called Layue."
"Don't hesitate, thank you young lady for the name." Mama Sun reminded Layue.
"Mrs. Layue Xie!" She finally has a name, and she no longer lives for her brother.
"I almost forgot." Mama Sun patted her head and took out a bunch of keys and presented them.
"Mama, this is?" Rou Yun took the key and asked.
"This is the key to the treasury and account room entrusted to me by the old lady to the young lady." Seeing Rou Yun's hesitation, Mama Sun hurriedly said: "The old lady said that she is old and can't take care of this, and the lady and the eldest young lady don't know how to manage the accounts, so they don't feel at ease when they are in their hands." Now I can only help the young lady, she can enjoy the old life, clean for a while, and I hope you don't shirk it, breaking the heart of the old man. ”
Rou Yun saw that she couldn't get rid of it, so she reluctantly put away the key: "I'll accept the key, please thank my grandmother for me, and help me with a sentence, if I don't do anything well, grandmother will take the key back." ”
"Huh! The old body will go back first, Layue will serve the young lady well! ”
"Layue knows."
After Rou Yun sent Grandma Sun away, she handed the key to Layue.
"You go to the master bedroom to find the winter solstice, give her the key, let her put it away, and by the way, the two of you get to know each other well."
"Yes, Layue retreated first." Layue Fu retired.
After being free, Rou Yun took out the book from the wooden shelf at random, and when she saw that it was "The Legend of the West Chamber", she asked with some curiosity: "Husband, have you read all the books on the shelf?" ”
"I've only read military books and some history books." Yue Xun didn't raise his head, flipped through the military book in his hand, and then spoke: "The rest are all from Canglan who came to relieve my boredom after I was injured." ”
"I'll just say, my husband will also read this kind of book." Rou Yun flipped the pages of the book with relish, and poured herself a cup of tea when she was tired of reading.
Yue Xun was bored on the bookcase alone, and moved to the living room.
Seeing this, Rou Yun picked up the glass cup and made a cup of tea and handed it to Yue Xun.
Yue Xun took it, took a sip, looked at the book on the table, and was silent for a while.