Chapter 14: Watching the Play
Unexpectedly, it really made the world look forward to it, the Qiu family actually sent a post that night, and I don't know where I heard the news, the post clearly said that the two young ladies of the Sun family and a little boy were invited to the table, and when it was on time, the Qiu family would send a carriage to pick up people.
Peony looked at the ground with her eyes: "The second lady is not in good health, and yesterday she finally supported herself to take charge of power, and now that the eldest girl is in charge, she will be able to rest well and send the post of recuperation to Sun Shining."
She asked Peony casually: "What did Erniang say?" ”
"The second lady has taken care of it, since the Qiu family has sent a post, it is to give us face, please take care of the eldest girl." Peony said this and retreated.
Seeing Sun Shining frowning, Holly leaned over to look at the post: "The little boy has always liked to go to the Qiu family, what does the girl think is wrong?" ”
"If there is nothing at home, it is understandable to walk around at home, but my father's funeral is not over, if I agree to go to the world, it is inevitable that Erniang will turn around and buckle an unfilial hat, if I refuse, I am afraid that the world will have a gap in his heart, he is still young, where do you know so much." Sun Shining sighed, she saw at a glance that it was a dilemma, and she really kicked it in front of her.
After listening to this, Holly suddenly suggested: "Why don't the girls ask Mr. Liu in the side yard and listen to what he has to say?" ”
"It's a great idea." Mr. Liu's background must be not small, but it is a pity that Shen Nian and Jiang Haoyuan said vaguely, they all know the things they know, in the ears of those who don't know, they don't know what they don't know, it doesn't matter if they don't know, Sun Shining has thought about it, under the same roof, she can learn slowly and ask slowly.
Early the next morning, she handed the invitation to Liu Lulin, and he took it and looked at it: "You can go." ”
"Father's filial piety has not passed."
"The eighth day of the first month is the day of breaking the seventh, and after the eighth day of the first month, it is considered to be a hot filial piety." Liu Lulin said simply and clearly, "The post only said that you sisters and brothers were invited to go over, and it didn't say that it was to watch a play, if the little boy really wants to go, dress plainly, go in and out of a low-key manner, go early and return early, there will be no life." ”
Sun Shining didn't expect that the complicated things she was thinking about would be solved by Mr. Liu in two or three words, and he opened his mouth and said, "Can you really go?" ”
"Why not?" Liu Lulin asked her rhetorically, "Do you know what the Qiu family is, and how many people are looking forward to this post and are not allowed to enter their house." ”
"I really don't know about these, please sir explain it in detail." Sun Shining had a humble attitude, put himself very low, and completely regarded Liu Lulin as a teacher.
Liu Lulin saw that she was ignorant and ignorant, and she still ate her set, and said with a smile: "Although the Hou Ye sent me here, I can't do white work, and money and things don't get into my eyes, so let's do it, the pear blossoms of your grandson's mansion taste mellow, and provide me with two jars a day, can you agree?" ”
There is no reason not to agree, Sun Shining immediately asked people to go down to count, the small jars of pear blossom white are placed in the cellar, there are more than 100 altars, she personally lifted two jars and put them on the table of Liululin: "In the future, I will send it to Mr. every day." ”
Speaking of the Qiu family, there is some meaning, neither love to do business, nor love to be officials, but the daughters born to his family are all rare beauties, so among the three generations of the Qiu family, there are at least seven or eight who have been sent to the palace and have been favored, and think about it, in the palace, how much power is that, so whether it is the emperor's relatives or businessmen, they must give it face, otherwise they will watch the big drama every month, thinking that the rows of people really love to catch up with the fun, how can it be, but it is what they need, and their family is well-informed, The Marquis of the Protector let Shining sit in the position of being a family member, and the post was sent over, inviting him by name.
"If you're afraid of gossip, you're wrong." Liu Lulin patted the mud of the wine jar and drank it in small sips, "You have to do a good job as a family member, you can't be too thin-skinned in the future, you can't be taboo about what others say, so you can't do anything well, let alone an outsider, even your second mother is definitely not good." ”
"Erniang is waiting to see my jokes."
"If you know, it's good."
"Since Mr. said it so clearly, I will reply to the post and say that I will take my younger siblings there that day." Sun Shining was pointed out by Mr. Liu's heart was transparent and bright, she listened to the advice again, took a big character back to the house to take a closer look, Liu Lulin said very directly, if she arrived at Qiu's house and sent a brocade book of the play, she couldn't even recognize the words, and others picked up the cheap jokes.
Amber has very few words, and it has only been three or two days with Holly, and there is already a tacit understanding, usually Sun Shining is learning words in front of the window, they do things, and the house is quiet and peaceful, which is most of the day.
When Shitian heard the news that she promised to go to Qiu's house, he was very happy, and his words were not as targeted as before.
With the assistance of Liu Lulin, Sun Shining finished his father's Seven Buddha Breaks, and the coffin was buried in the ground, leaving only the tablet in the mourning hall in front of the house, and the green smoke was endless, and Xue Rujing blindly said that he was not in good health, and he did not show up once.
By the tenth day of the new year, Sun Shining had already learned three big characters, and there was absolutely no problem in reading a play list, she changed into a silver-gray soft smoke Luo dress prepared in advance, the style was plain and elegant, there was a corner of plum branches at the corner of the skirt, and the sideburns were still plain white bead hairpins, and the whole person was faint as if a drop of ink fell into the water, gradually dissolving, and would not attract the attention of others.
Shiying and Shitian are knowledgeable, and they are almost the same in dress, there are two carriages of the Qiu family, three sisters and brothers in front, two maid rings in the back, two old mothers, Shitian suddenly felt a little nervous, looked at Shiying, or decided to ask the eldest sister: "When I went to the theater before, no one came to pick me up, so I took my own car with my father." ”
"We're not going to the theater." Sun Shining replied to him patiently, "It was the Qiu family who invited guests, we went to the appointment, and the host's family specially sent a carriage to pick up people out of politeness." ”
Shi Tian heard it half clearly and half understood, Shi Ning reached over and held his little hand, and he suddenly whispered: "Eldest sister, I feel cold behind my back, it wasn't like this before." ”
Shiying rolled her eyes at him: "It's not promising." ”
Sun Shining patted the back of Shitian's hand and comforted: "When we get to Qiu's house later, a few of us can't be ostentatious, and we will come back after watching the play." Shitian nodded hurriedly.
In Mr. Liu's expectation, there are a lot of people who come to Qiu's house to watch the play, Sun Shining sent the invitation, and immediately there was a pretty girl ring to lead the three to the designated seat, she sat down, looked around left and right, and the place where she sat was not bad, in the position near the middle, three armchairs of pear blossom wood, and a small round case in front of him, and quickly placed the brewed fragrant tea, four-color candied fruit, and four-color melons and fruits.
One after another, the ladies of other families came in, sat down next to them, Sun Shining took the fragrant honey rose jujube to Shitian, he ate a few in one go, his cheeks were stuffed up, she hurriedly brought hot tea to him to drink, for fear that he would choke, he didn't pay attention for a while, and the voices around him were quiet and laughing. When I raised my head, I saw a beautifully dressed woman, with at least a dozen rings in front and behind, slowly coming in through the west side door.
"This is the fifth lady of the Qiu family, and every time she watches a play, she sits in the best seat." Shi Tian whispered in her ear.
When the fifth lady got closer, Sun Shining saw her all over the body, and the beads spit out from the phoenix's mouth were under the lamp and candle, exuding dazzling colors, dazzling, she rubbed her eyes, and then wanted to see clearly, the fifth lady was already sitting down, and said in a manly voice: "Since the guests have arrived, let's start." ”
Sun Shining knew why everyone was silent, there were at least thirty or fifty people present, and the voice of the fifth lady was slightly hoarse, but it was clearly audible, and it fell on everyone's ears, this is the pomp and circumstance of the stars and the moon.
As soon as the small gong hit, the show opened, Sun Shining sat just posting, thinking about Mr. Liu's words, except for the stage, it is best not to look at other places, other people, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, she did not ask, what unnecessary trouble would it be, what Mr. Liu said, she did it.
Shiying sat for a moment and stood up, Sun Shining didn't have time to ask, she had already turned around a few times and disappeared in the crowd.
"My sister doesn't like to look at this, and every time she sits for a while, she says she wants to go out for a walk." Shi Tian stuffed two more preserved fruits, "She will come back before the play is finished." ”
Sun Shining listened to his explanation and was a little relieved, but after drinking the two teas, Shiying had not come back, she couldn't sit still, and wanted Holly to follow her to take a look, Holly went around and came back, saying that she didn't see the second girl, and she didn't know where she went.
On the stage, a martial arts drama was changed, it was more lively, Sun Shining listened to the gongs and drums, and became more and more restless, she didn't have time to get up, and saw the gorgeous and graceful fifth lady stand up first, and the more than ten maids followed behind her.
She tried her best to be patient, drank another cup of tea, and decided to go and get Shiying back by herself, Mr. Liu said that if she looked at it too much, she would get into trouble, and she walked around Qiu's house indiscriminately, I was afraid that it would not only cause trouble, she asked Holly to look at Shitian, and touched it table by table in the direction of Shiying walking away.
I vaguely heard someone asking about her strange face, she didn't have time to listen carefully, and she had some bad premonitions in her heart.
When she had walked out of the circle around the stage, she still couldn't find any trace of Shiying, she thought about it, and walked slowly in the direction of the lights in front of her, where did Shiying go?
Suddenly, a chuckle like a silver bell sounded behind her, Sun Shining turned her head suddenly, behind her was the path she walked alone, and there was no one else, she thought of Shitian's words, her back was cold, such a winter, a thin layer of cold sweat appeared.
The soles of her feet tripped over something, Sun Shining didn't stand firm and fell, but fortunately she reacted quickly and didn't fall too hard, but she touched the obstacle at hand, which was soft and weak, and it was clearly a woman's arm.