In fact, Gu Yan wanted to ask a few more words, but if a man asked this, it would always hinder the reputation of the girl's family, and Gu Mian would also ask indiscriminately, so forget it after thinking about it.

Gu Mian couldn't help but want to spend the silver when she had it, so she wrote a post to Yan Mingqiao again, inviting her to go out, go around wherever she wants in the afternoon, and spend the silver. Gu Mian is used to going out to celebrate when he is a little happy, and then the silver is spent like this.

After receiving the post, Yan Mingqiao was a little moved, she didn't need to worry about the family banquet at night, and the master of the big kitchen in the house could do this well, so wouldn't she be empty?

In this case, then go out, now is the season of high autumn and cool, the osmanthus is fragrant in September, you can go out together to pick osmanthus, otherwise there is no other place to go.

In fact, Shengjing is not suitable for planting osmanthus, there are only a few in total, and there are no other places to grow stout, if you want to pick osmanthus flowers, you have to go to the south of the city, and the few osmanthus trees in Shengjing City are there.

It's not early now, Yan Mingqiao told Shen that he wouldn't eat at home, but would only come back for the family banquet in the evening, and then went out.

Yan Mingqiao changed her clothes and went to Taifu's mansion, she was originally going to go out, Gu Mian didn't care where she went, and immediately nodded in response.

Yan Mingqiao said: "I just heard that I might like to run for nothing, if you can pick osmanthus, you can send Yufangzhai to it, and we can eat fresh osmanthus cake." ”

Gu Mian was not afraid of running in vain, "Okay, it's okay to run in vain." ”

However, Gu Yan was not at ease with the two of them going out, and Mrs. Gu was too worried, so she asked Gu Yan to come out with them and relax by the way.

Mrs. Gu was born in a scholarly family, such a noble family, looking inconspicuous, but the family background is not thin, many books are lonely, calligraphy and paintings are left by celebrities, and the brain is filled with poems and books, and she can't fit other things, so she naturally won't think about other things.

even felt that Gu Yan was really a good brother and loved his sister so much.

Gu Mian, who is in the same vein as Mrs. Gu, but has a more lively personality, also thinks so, Gu Yan is really a good brother.

The three of them went out together, Yan Mingqiao and Gu Mian sat in the carriage, Gu Yan was riding a horse outside, if in the spring, you can still think of that poem, the spring breeze is proud, but now there is no flower.

When Yan Mingqiao looked out, she saw Gu Yan's clothes fluttering, and the hairband that tied her hair fluttered in the wind, and she had also seen Zhuang Yuanlang riding a high-headed horse in the streets, and it was also like this.

Yan Mingqiao suddenly felt that it was good to be able to take the exam, she didn't think it was a pity that women couldn't take the imperial examination, after all, she had not been able to take the imperial examination for many years, and it was not the first time today. Instead, I thought that if she could also take the exam, she would be able to experience the pleasure of knowing the ranking after the exam, and her heart would definitely flutter, and this feeling could not be experienced by making money or getting praise.

Gu Mian also saw it, she said: "My third brother is really happy today, you see him riding for a while, stopping for a while, fast for a while, slow for a while, and seeing where our carriage is from time to time." ”

Yan Mingqiao said: "It's on the list, do you think, he can't see anything in the academy on weekdays, but now the flowers and plants outside are fresh." ”

That's naturally happy.

Gu Mian thought about it, "You're right. ”

It was not yet noon, but the sun was already hanging high, there were a few white clouds in the sky, the two of them were wearing thin autumn shirts, and when they opened the curtains, there was a wind blowing on their faces, and on both sides of the road were either wasteland, or fields that had been harvested in autumn, very wide, and then connected with the mountains, they could see everything at a glance, and their hearts felt broad.

After more than an hour, the carriage arrived next to the village in the south of the city, and the osmanthus tree was in the village. Xue Su went into the village to find a family, asked where the osmanthus tree was, and asked if there was an owner, if there was a master, he would give money, and if there was no owner, he would pick it directly.

Knowing that it was the Unclaimed Tree, the three of them went over with baskets.

The more you go inside, the more you can smell the fragrant aroma of osmanthus flowers, as if the masters of Yufangzhai are here, against the warm autumn day, steaming several pots of osmanthus cakes.

The osmanthus hanging on the branches is golden, smelling very sweet, Yan Mingqiao feels, compared to flower cakes and chrysanthemum cakes, this osmanthus looks really delicious.

It's just that the osmanthus tree is not very tall from a distance, but when I look closer, none of the three of them can reach it, Yan Mingqiao and Gu Mian are wearing skirts, so it is naturally impossible to climb to the top of the tree to pick it, but fortunately, Gu Yan followed, without saying a word, he rolled up his sleeves and climbed up with the trunk.

But after climbing up, he remembered something else.

The two of them came to pick osmanthus flowers, if he picked all the osmanthus flowers and then sent them down, wouldn't the two of them have done nothing, just watching from below. Although the autumn sun is not hot, it is uncomfortable to panic after basking in this way for a while, so there is nothing to do if you just wait.

He said, "I have to hold on to the branch with one hand, or I will pick it and throw it down, and you will see if I can catch it." ”

Yan Mingqiao's eyes lit up, then you can try it, even if you throw it on the ground and pick it up and wash it, it can be used, and this mountain is not dirty.

"Okay, okay, let's take it with a basket!" Gu Mian lifted the basket as she spoke.

Yan Mingqiao also lifted the basket above her head, she remembered that Gu Yan's archery skills were good, since this was the case, it was estimated that she could throw it accurately.

The two of them held the basket, and occasionally Gu Yan would say a little to the left and a little to the right, Yan Mingqiao followed the footsteps, and he couldn't see the top of the basket, only a corner of his clothes.

But there are no osmanthus flowers on the ground, which means that the osmanthus flowers are all in the basket.

The two of them were picking up, and Gu Yan said, "Rest for a while, my arm is a little sore." ”

His arms weren't sore, but he was afraid that they would be sore, so he took a break for a while.

The two of them took down the basket this time, and when they saw that the osmanthus flowers inside were golden, one by one next to each other, Gu Yan's choice was also good, all of them were a bunch of them, sweet and fragrant.

I don't know how many delicious osmanthus cakes can be made.

The osmanthus in the basket of two people is almost the same, and there are more Yan Mingqiao in detail, and after coming like this two or three times, the basket is full and will not be picked.

The faces and heads of the two people were clean, but Gu Yan climbed a tree, his clothes were a little dirty, and his robe was scratched.

She quietly asked Gu Mian, "Does your brother Ming'er have to go back to the academy early in the morning?" ”

The second brother is like this, I don't know if Gu Yan is the same.

Gu Mian nodded, "Yes." ”

Yan Mingqiao said: "Then tomorrow morning, I will ask the guys from Yufangzhai to send snacks, forget it, let's hurry up tonight, and send it over when it is done, your brother will contribute a lot." ”

She could have given her more money, and they would have done it sooner.

After picking the osmanthus flowers, the three of them went to the mountains again, this season, there are chestnuts on the ground that have not been picked up, Yan Mingqiao is still the first time to see what the chestnut shell looks like, I used to hear that the chestnut shell looks like a hedgehog, this time she can even guess what the hedgehog looks like.

There are also all kinds of wild fruits, but all that can be eaten has been picked, and there are women picking mushrooms in the woods, and there are many birds and finches in the mountains. It's kind of fun to wander around like this.

Yan Mingqiao had eaten the mushrooms given by the monks, the taste was extremely good, and it tasted like meat, so she thought that she would buy some from the villagers when she went back in a while.

Before leaving, the three of them rushed to the village to buy mushrooms, which also had to be sunburned, and they bought two packs, and soaked them to eat for a long time.

When I left, I passed by a beekeeper, saying that it was osmanthus nectar, Yan Mingqiao tasted it first, it did have the smell of osmanthus, it looked like a good thing, and I asked for more than a dozen cans in a row.

This can be given away, it shouldn't be bad for a long time, you can't eat it and send it to Yufangzhai, make a special kind of dim sum, and you can make a lot of money by selling it.

The most is osmanthus, two large baskets.

In short, this time it was full of harvest.

Gu Mian also bought three jars of osmanthus nectar and two packs of dried mushrooms, but the twenty taels of silver her brother gave her hadn't spent much. It happened that the three of them didn't eat at noon, so they decided to find a small restaurant to eat after entering Shengjing City.

She treated.

However, Gu Mian also quietly told Yan Mingqiao, "Actually, today is not my treat, because my brother gave me this silver, you can eat more." ”

Yan Mingqiao nodded lightly, "Well, let's eat a little more." ”

It's good to have a brother of a similar age, since the second sister got married, there are no brothers and sisters to play with.

The three of them arrived at the restaurant not too late, ate a few side dishes, went to Yufangzhai by the way, put down the osmanthus, and put a jar of osmanthus nectar, and after the dim sum was done, it was sent to the Beihou Mansion of Guogongfu Town, plus the Jing'an Hou Mansion and the Taifu Mansion, a total of four places.

The Yanguo Mansion and the Jing'an Hou Mansion are not far away, but the grandmother and grandfather are here, so they want to be filial, otherwise after the people leave, they will have no chance to be filial.

The two old men like to eat softer things, and the osmanthus cake is just right.

Yan Ming has a lot of people in mind, and I hope these people are safe, healthy and long.

When I returned to the Yanguo Mansion, the maids in the house had already begun to prepare for the family banquet lively, even the flower room was not idle, cleaning the yellow leaves that fell everywhere, the flowers in the garden were pruned and built, and in the corners of the house, even the silk ash could not be seen, so it looked like it was not like in autumn.

The ground was sprinkled with water, and the stone slabs were obviously cyan, and when Yan Mingqiao walked by, there were people who saluted and shouted five girls.

Yan Mingqiao is a housekeeper, and these people are naturally more respectful to Yan Mingqiao than others.

After returning to Buck Anxuan, Yan Mingqiao asked the maid to send a jar of honey to each courtyard, and she instructed Qingfeng, "In the future, when you make flower tea every morning, scoop a spoonful of honey for me, not too much, I don't like too sweet." ”

She still has three cans left here, and if she gives the second sister one can, there won't be much.

In fact, a jar of honey is not too expensive, but half a tael of silver, although it is bought a lot, but for Yan Ming buckwheat, it is not too much.

At the family banquet in the evening, Yan Mingqiao was not too hungry because she had eaten outside, and she didn't use it too much, but the family talked for a long time, and the family banquet ended very late.

Yan Mingru also looks really happy today, two days will be the day she gets married, the more the brothers in the house are promising, the more she will be respected by her husband after she gets married, and this is the truth.

Shen also looked happy, she planned to meet the British Duchess, to ventilate, if she was interested, she could look down.

Yan Mingqiao didn't know Shen's plans, and after sending Yan Mingru off on September 15, Shen asked her to dress up and go to enjoy the chrysanthemums in a few days.

Over the years, Yan Mingqiao has been to many autumn banquets and chrysanthemum banquets, most of them are doing other things in the name of appreciating flowers and scenery, anyway, every time you enjoy flowers, it is not a top priority.

She has been to the second sister to see each other, to the eldest brother and the second brother, the second sister she has seen three times, the Liu family, the Lin family, and then the Chu family.

It's too obvious, and her mother also told her to dress up well.

Yan Mingqiao asked tentatively, "Is my mother going to give me a marriage?" ”

Shen frowned and said: "How can this kind of thing be said so loudly, don't ask too much, just treat it as a flower appreciation." ”

Originally, she wanted to ask someone to ask, but the British duchess first asked someone to ask, and since she was interested there, she would go and take a look.

It is estimated that the British duchess also thinks that her son did well in the exam.

The British duchess does think so, Zhao Lu is her youngest son, most people in the world love their young sons, and the British duchess is not exempt from vulgarity, Zhao Lu is smart and her favorite, so she naturally wants to choose a lovely daughter-in-law.

The British duchess has always liked Yan Mingqiao, who doesn't like to be good-looking, and she knows that Yan Mingqiao is in charge of the Yanguo Mansion inside and out, no matter which aspect, she is a lady who fits her heart.

is a desirable daughter-in-law.

As for Shen's shirk at the beginning, the two children were indeed very young at that time, and now that they are older, they can naturally talk about it.

She also asked Zhao Lu what he wanted, and Zhao Lu only asked if the five girls of the Yan family were good-looking.

Chapter 109: Beauty

The British Duchess Wang said with a smile: "Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person, you can't pay too much attention to color." But if you want to ask Yan Wu if she is good-looking, those people in your room can only be regarded as vulgar fans compared to her. ”

As soon as Zhao Lu heard this, he became interested, how good-looking it must be, if it is really good-looking, it is good to marry.

He said, "The son wants to meet him together." ”

Zhao Lu is fourteen years old this year, and since he grew up last year, the Wang family has chosen a room for him to teach him to know about personnel. This maid is several years older than Zhao Lu, he is eighteen years old this year, and the Wang family only wanted his son to know things at first, so he chose an ordinary-looking one, who knew that Zhao Lu gradually became obsessed with this matter, and he received two rooms of good-looking maids.

said that she looked good, but in Wang's opinion, she was also coquettish, walking step by step, pinching her throat and talking, like a Qinglou woman's style, she couldn't look down on it. No matter how good-looking these people are, how good-looking they can be, they are just a pile of rouge and gouache.

Originally, Wang also wanted to admonish his son to focus on homework, but Zhao Lu did not delay his homework, and he also took the third place in the township examination this year.

Although there is another maid after the exam, it is always a room, and the bride will definitely be kicked out when she enters the door in the future.

And Wang felt that his son was too young and had just had sex, so he knew the taste for a while, and after waiting for a long time, or after getting married, his mind would definitely return to the right path.

Wang has seen Yan Mingqiao, when he was a child, and once in the past two years. To be honest, she can be regarded as the best-looking girl in Yanguo Mansion, even in Shengjing City. It's just that the blessing of the whole body makes people feel that they dare not despise it.

When the son sees him, he will know, he is good-looking, talented, and a housekeeper, where to find such a good daughter-in-law.

The day of cherry blossom viewing is set on September 17, in Yunlu Garden. The English Duchess specially brought several pots of precious flowers, green, purple, pink, and the rest are those in the other garden, and these chrysanthemums are put together and can be tasted together.

Chrysanthemum cake and chrysanthemum tea were prepared, and a meeting gift was carefully prepared for Yan Mingqiao, which was a jade jade pendant that was ice-clear.