The hall was not far from the garden, and Yan Mingqiao thought about hurrying up, so as to save Gu Mian from fire and water for a while.

The room was full of elders, and Gu Mian definitely didn't want to stay in it all the time.

Gu Yan responded with a good word.

The two walked side by side, there was a distance of one person in the middle, and the maid was attached to the back like a small tail, walking in the Yanguo Mansion, Gu Yan was more nervous than walking outside, and from time to time he passed a small maid, and it was not completely quiet.

Whenever Gu Yan wanted to speak, as soon as he opened his mouth, a small servant or maid passed by, and then said to Yan Mingqiao Hello five girls.

What Gu Yan wanted to say was blocked in his mouth.

Yan Mingqiao nodded, and then took Gu Yan to a path with fewer people.

After winter, the flowers and plants wither, and the little man in the flower house wears thick clothes for these flowers and trees, and does not come to prune the branches from time to time, so there are the least number of people here.

There was no one at the moment, and the maid was still behind, Yan Mingqiao raised her eyes and glanced at Gu Yan and asked, "Did you have something to say to me just now?" ”

When Yan Mingqiao came over, he saw Gu Yan speak several times, this time there was no one, so he could finally say it.

Gu Yan coughed, "It's not a big deal, I just want to tell you, I'm going back to the academy early tomorrow morning, and I'll take the exam in the middle of next month, and I plan to prepare well, so I won't come back at the end of this month." ”

Yan Mingqiao nodded, it was time to prepare well, the second brother didn't come back often during the holidays last year, and only a few younger brothers came back.

She listened to Gu Yan again: "But I came back on the fifteenth of this month, and I want to ask you if the fifteenth is free, and if you can go out to the street to watch the lantern festival together." ”

A few days before and after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the weather began to get warmer, on the night of the Shangyuan Festival, there were lion dances on the street, stilts, and lantern festivals.

Yan Mingqiao didn't understand what Gu Yan meant, did this mean that the two of them were together, or like last year's Qixi Festival, she and Gu Mian walked in front, Gu Yan followed behind, or did it mean just the two of them.

Just without waiting for her to ask, Gu Yan said, "Just the two of us, I wonder if you are free?" ”

In Dayue, Shangyuan Qixi Mid-Autumn Festival, there are lantern festivals, and men and women will also come out.

Yan Mingqiao thought for a while, and then nodded, "Then you can come and pick me up that evening." ”

Gu Yan smiled, probably too happy in his heart, he said, "That's good, it's a word." Your garden is pretty good, very beautiful. ”

Where are the flowers in winter? A few plum blossoms also bloomed, and Gu Yan realized it later: "The rockery is beautiful, you see, it is uneven and rugged." ”

It's also a way to make up for it.

Yan Mingqiao smiled and took Gu Yan for a walk around the bare garden and the frozen lake. The winter scenery is poor, she saw that Gu Yan was wearing very little today, and she went back after walking for a while.

Then Gu Mian was replaced, and the two played in the house for a while, and at noon, the Gu family stayed at the Yanguo Mansion, and the dinner table was happy, and the two families talked happily.

Although Mrs. Gu had some regrets that Yan Guogong couldn't talk together during the filial piety period, it was good to see Yan Mingye, and it wouldn't be bad if he wanted to come to Yan Guogong.

After eating, the Gu family left, Yan Mingqiao followed Shen to send it off, and Chen took Yan Mingqiao's hand a little reluctantly, "You are close to Mianmian, but you have to come over often to play." ”

Today, the Chen family handed over the ancestral jade pendant to Yan Mingqiao, and the Shen family also returned a jade pendant, along with the socks made by Yan Mingqiao, which was taken away by the Gu family. This is also considered an exchange of tokens, and the pro-person has decided in advance.

It's just that these things can't be dismantled and looked at in person, so Gu Yan kept them by himself and waited until he got into the carriage to see them.

Gu Mian kept urging, "Hurry up and show me, you have to think about who took the initiative to say that you don't want to go out today, you have to think about it." ”

Gu Yan reluctantly opened the box, "Just look at it, don't touch it." ”

Gu Mian nodded vigorously.

In fact, Gu Yan has the intention of showing off, the two things in the box, one of which was given to him by the elders of the Yanguo Mansion, the two exchanged jade pendants, and the Gu family gave his mother's dowry, white mutton fat jade, the jade pendant is carved with koi, the Yanguo Mansion gives it blue-green, the top is the freehand landscape, and the silk thread, which can be worn directly.

The other is a small thing given by the Yanguo Mansion, Gu Yan didn't know what it was in advance, but when he opened it, he realized that it was two pairs of socks.

The material is snow-white, very soft to the touch, on the outside of the ankle, a pair of embroidered bamboo branches, a pair of embroidered cypress branches, so the threads used are all green, but Gu Yan looked closely, and there were several kinds of green, light green, dark green, and yellow-green.

The pine branches are needles, and the cypress branches are lifelike.

Ming Qiao said that he liked pines and cypresses, and it just so happened that he liked them too.

Gu Yan asked Gu Mian, "Do you think it's pretty good-looking?" ”

Gu Mian's eyes were about to fall out, of course she felt good-looking, but it wasn't for herself, saying that it was good-looking, she felt uncomfortable, "That's it." ”

As she spoke, she touched it.

Gu Yan put the socks back and said, "Don't touch them if you think that." ”

"Why are you so stingy!" Gu Mian said, "It's not like Ming Qiao didn't give me anything, look at your stingy appearance, my purse handkerchiefs were all given to me by Ming Qiao, or embroidered by hand!" ”

Gu Yan's eyes paused slightly, I don't know if this is embroidered by Ming Qiao, he said, "Can you take it now?" Show me. ”

"I won't touch yours, why should I show you?" In this, Gu Mian is still quite smart.

Gu Yan: "That's no, you're talking nonsense." ”

He was just about to close the box, Gu Mian said, "Give it to you, who said there is no more." You see, this veil was given by Ming Qiao. ”

Gu Mian also gave her embroidered things to Ming Qiao, and the two of them just saw who did it well, so they used it instead.

Gu Yan took it and looked at it, he didn't know much about embroidery, but looking at the two embroidery patterns of needle and thread, Gu Mian embroidered a cotton, although the cotton was white, but there were several kinds of silk threads of silver, white and yellow on it.

The two needles are quite similar.

Gu Yan asserted in his heart that this was made by Ming Qian himself, and he smiled at Gu Mian, "Here you go." ”

Gu Mian understood this time, "If you want to know, just ask in person, that's it." ”

Gu Yan said as a matter of course: "Isn't it made by Ming Qiao himself, so I don't cherish it?" It's just that I will be happier to know that it was made by Ming Buckwheat himself. You said that you would try to wear these socks or not, but you wore them for three days...... Forget it, let's stay at home. ”

After that, I put it in the box again.

Chapter 121: Shangyuan Festival

Gu Mian: "......"

But as far as she could, she felt that her teeth were a little sore, and she couldn't get used to looking at her brother, but the socks were very good-looking, and her socks were not embroidered.

Gu Mian folded the handkerchief and put it away, the brother and sister didn't look at anyone, no one paid attention to anyone, and just took the carriage back to Taifu's mansion.

Yan Guogong Mansion, the rest of the things are handled by Zhang Xinyuan, there is no need for Yan Mingqiao, Zhang Xinyuan can also manage the family banquet now, much more capable than before, she asked her sister-in-law to go back to rest early, and Yan Mingqiao will go back to Buck Anxuan.

The dowry gift sent by the Gu family was carried to her yard together, like those seafood and three animals, the small kitchen couldn't finish eating, and couldn't keep it, Yan Mingqiao let the maid divide it, the small kitchen kept a little, and the rest was sent to the big kitchen.

The rest of the food is a little hearty fruit, not much, see if you can put it down, if you can put it in the warehouse, if you can't put it down, you can eat it slowly.

The bracelet gold was stored in the makeup box, and the other dowry gifts were re-recorded, and the gift book given by the Gu family, Yan Mingqiao, asked the maid to put it away alone.

The most difficult thing to deal with is two pairs of wild geese, which are alive, and the wild geese represent loyalty.

But to be honest, Yan Mingqiao felt that the geese were not as good-looking as rabbits, and their mouths were still a little sharp, so they could only be kept in a cage first and found a maid to take care of them.

After packing up these things, Yan Mingqiao looked at the jade pendant given by the Gu family.

The jade pendant is carved from mutton fat jade, and there is a koi fish on the top, which looks very smart, and there is a jade-colored silk thread below, which complements the color of mutton fat jade, and can also be worn out.

But this is a token, Yan Mingqiao was afraid that he would bump it, so he put it in the box and let the maid put it away.

This is for Gu Yan, there are two pairs of socks that can be worn, she can only take them out and take a look.

In fact, at this point, Yan Mingqiao's heart is still floating, is this a marriage, when Gu Yanhui finishes the exam, it won't be long before they will be married.

Yan Mingqiao thought about what she said to Gu Yan in the garden again, and made an appointment to go to see the lantern festival together on the Shangyuan Festival, she hadn't told Gu Mian yet, in previous years, the two of them were together, and I don't know if Gu Mian would be angry after hearing it.

Mianmian probably won't...... Will definitely understand!

Yan Mingqiao covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled secretly.

She actually wants to go out with Gu Yan, what clothes are she going to wear that day, otherwise she will choose two good-looking materials from the warehouse and let the embroidery girl make a new one, she hasn't made new clothes this year.

also make a body for Gu Mian, it should be regarded as an apology.

Although it was just after noon at this time, Yan Mingqiao couldn't sleep anymore, since she couldn't sleep, she didn't sleep, and went directly to the warehouse to choose materials.

In recent years, a lot of good materials have been saved, and throughout the year, there are two pieces of clothing in the house every season, and her mother makes them for her, three or four pieces a season, so her materials are not used up. There are mothers, second sisters, aunts, and most of the second sisters and aunts are rewarded by the palace, which looks better than other materials.

Yan Mingqiao chose four horses, and this dress can't always be the same color from top to bottom, it has to be matched. These two clothes, four horses of material is enough, there must be room for it, the rest of the material will be brought back, she will make some handkerchiefs, and then make two pairs of socks, for her to wear, and embroider pine and cypress.

Yan Mingqiao asked the embroidery girl to measure the size again, but it was about the same as the winter amount, and she would see Gu Mian in two days, just ask about the size, do her first, and it will be done in a few days.

Yan Mingqiao was Gu Mian who saw him on the eighth day of the first month, and he made an appointment in the private room of Yufangzhai, and there was no one else in the house, Yan Mingqiao asked Gu Mian what his size was.

Gu Mianhu said suspiciously: "What do you do when you ask about the size?" ”

Yan Mingqiao said: "Make clothes for you." ”

Gu Mian said the size with a smile, "Mingqiao, you are so good!" ”

Yan Mingqiao said again: "By the way, I told your brother that I will go to see the Lantern Festival together on the day of the Shangyuan Festival." ”

Gu Mian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yan Ming's buckwheat maid Xue Shu still holding a paper with her size in her hand, and said angrily: "You are not good!" Give me back the size, I don't want the clothes! ”

Yan Mingqiao also smiled and held Gu Mian's hand, "Okay Mianmian, why don't you want it, it's all said, how can you not want it, what pattern did you say, two pearls in the necklace?" How do you feel about a pair of shoes? ”

Gu Mian snorted twice, "Are you embarrassed to ask me why I don't want to?" You have made an appointment with my brother to go out to see the lantern festival, so what about me, what should I do! I'm wearing nice clothes and wandering the streets alone? I don't want it! ”

The two have already made an appointment, the sixth day of junior high school, it must be the sixth day of junior high school.

Yan Mingqiao said: "But this is not bad for me, think about your brother, there will be a test next month, and if you don't come back at the end of this month, you will also have a day of energy saving." ”

"It's so Mianmian, how big are your feet, make another pair of embroidered shoes, you can take the snacks for a while, and they will be recorded in my account, what do you want to eat at noon, I will accompany you for a few days, okay?"

Gu Mian was still a little moved, and her clothes and shoes were ......

And what Ming Qiao said is right, my brother will only put it for a day in total, and she is still fighting for this day, which is too ignorant.

If Mingqiao talks to someone else, then even if she doesn't discuss it, she can go to the lantern festival with that person. It was because Gu Yan was her brother that she could complain like this, and Ming Qiao would discuss it with her.

Maybe she can be with her little nephew and little niece.

Gu Mian waved his hand, "Okay, okay, I promise you, don't you just watch a lantern festival at night, it's not that I haven't seen it, and my brother is pitiful, he always reads and has little knowledge." Alright, go ahead. ”

Gu Mian said the size of her feet, "Don't forget the shoes, just keep them simple." ”

Yan Mingqiao smiled, "Mianmian, you're so good." ”

Of course, Gu Mian knew that she was fine, but Ming Qiao was also very good, "When the time comes, you must remember to think of me, and the collar should not be pearls, and the buttons should be pearls." ”

It's sure to look good!

Yan Mingqiao smiled: "Okay." ”

After sitting for a while, Yan Mingqiao took Gu Mian to choose snacks, although Gu Mian didn't need to spend money, but it was a waste to take these things back and eat them, and she didn't take them less in the past, so she chose a few things she liked.