Gu Li patted him on the shoulder and teased him: "The road is slippery at night, why don't you send your cousin back to Jingyin Courtyard?" Gu Li laughed at him: "The brain melon seeds are rusty at this time." ”

Gu Shuo raised his hand and pressed the door of his head, and he was quite embarrassed to be seen by others.

After speaking, Gu Li and Gu Mu continued to walk forward, as if they were still discussing the affairs of the dynasty on Chinese New Year's Eve.

——

Rong Wen sat on the couch after bathing, but there was no sleepiness at this time, a purse and a purse of the rest of the counting of the New Year's money, each purse contained the same, she was out of interest, suddenly 'ah' sound, her voice was surprised and happy: "Who gave the New Year's money, there are golden beans in it." ”

Rong Wen collected seven or eight purses of New Year's money tonight, and they were all put in one place, and they couldn't tell the difference for a long time.

Ye Yihua put down the work in his hand and came to see, if it is really golden beans, the Chinese New Year's Eve custom of the Great Yin Kingdom, use the red thread to string the copper money, send it to the younger generations in the family, put it under the pillow on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, it can ward off evil spirits, and it can also be safe and healthy in the new year, the red line in this cloth bag not only strings copper money, but also punches holes in the golden beans.

Rong Wen muttered to himself: "These golden beans are quite beautiful, and there are dark lines on them." She counted them one by one, there were nine in total, and the dark lines on them were lotuses.

Rong Wen rejoiced in her heart, her favorite number was nine.

The person who gave the golden beans was very much like her, and most people paid attention to pairs of gifts, pleasing a good meaning, and rarely gave odd numbers.

Ye Yi said gently while adding soothing incense to the copper beast furnace: "According to the slave maid, this string of New Year's money with golden beans was given by the third prince. ”

Rong Wen caressed the golden beans and said softly.

After admiring it, she put away all the other purses, put the string of New Year's money with golden beans under the pillow, and took out two red cloth bags from the futon and handed them to Ye Yi and Hua Yi, with a shallow voice: "You two accompanied me from Yangzhou to Shangjing, hard work, take it." ”

The red cloth bag was heavy, Ye Yi took it, and said with a smile: "Girl, this is to give us more money for the New Year, obviously to send us more silver on Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Rong Wen was serious for a while, but suddenly grabbed Ye Yi's hand, and looked at Ye Yi with clear eyes: "You girls are so caring, shouldn't you be more intimate?" ”

Ye Yi knew.

She pursed her lips and smiled: "Girl, just one cup, stop when you run out, and you have to kowtow to the old lady tomorrow morning." ”

Rongwen chick nodded like a peck of rice.

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The New Year of the Hou Mansion is too lively, from the first day of the new year to the sixth day of the new year, the house is crowded, full of officials and friends who come to visit, Rong Wen since the first day of the new year, the Gu family branch came to the Hou Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, she followed the old lady after showing up, and she did not go out of the Jingyin Courtyard much.

Gu Shuyao rarely comes to her these days because she has to go to various elders to collect the New Year's money, but there is still a little cousin who often comes to her to play in the past two days.

Gu Shufan was nine years old after the New Year's Pass, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, Rong Wen only saw her at her little uncle with her head down and counting pearls there, thinking that she was a non-talkative person, but for some reason, she came to her Jingyin courtyard and talked to her endlessly.

At this time, after having dinner at Rong Wen's place, Wan'er walked into the house with a soothing soup and said to Rong Wen: "Cousin, it's time to use soothing soup." ”

Wan'er is a maid arranged by the old lady, Rong Wen trusts her, but she is still a little unaccustomed, Ye Yi and Hua Yi have always been serving in the house, and Hua Yi has been infected with the wind and cold in the past two days, and Wan'er entered the house to serve.

Rong Wen took it and looked at Wan'er with gentle eyes, she pursed her lips, and she didn't know what to think in her heart, but Wan'er asked with a smile: "If the cousin girl has something to say, the old lady let me serve the girl well, and the slave and maid will be the girl's person in the future." ”

Rong Wen smiled lightly: "I just think that Sister Wan'er doesn't seem to like the sixth girl." Rong Wen called politely, Wan'er was flattered, and during the days she spent in the Jingyin Courtyard, she also saw that the cousin had something to say in her heart.

It didn't seem like he was asking, but like he was blaming her.

Wan'er was still calm, and replied while arranging the bedding: "The sixth girl is the master, and the slave is the subordinate, how can there be a reason why the subordinate does not like the master." After she finished speaking, she paused: "It's just that the sixth girl is withdrawn and often plays tricks on people in the house, and the slave maid was unfortunately tricked by her." ”

Rong Wen listened carefully: "There is still this matter." ”

Wan'er continued to say to her: "The mother of the sixth girl died of illness two years earlier, and only the third master was the father and mother who pulled her, and she was more withdrawn when she wanted to come. ”

Wan'er's words fell, which inevitably made Rong Wen think of herself, Gu Shufan's mother was a few years younger than her when she died, and it was even more painful to think about.

"The cousin doesn't know yet, the third master is not from the old lady, he is the righteous son who was taken in by the old master when he was still alive, and he also saved the life of the old marquis, the old lady has been worrying about the third master for the past two years, but the third master has never agreed."

Rong Wen saw that little uncle on Chinese New Year's Eve, but he was in his thirties, and he lost his wife at such an age, he should continue to do so, I think he didn't want to, but he was also afraid that Gu Shufan would not like it.

Rong Wen listened to Wan'er a lot and didn't think much about it.

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On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the Erfang Yun clan ordered people to come to the Jingyin Courtyard and said to let Rong Wen go to her to play, Rong Wen was not interesting in the courtyard, thinking that on Chinese New Year's Eve, when the second uncle handed her the New Year's money, she stroked the top of her hair with pity, and her heart shone like a warm sun, and she was preparing to go out to the second uncle at this time.

The second room lives in the Lanjin Courtyard on the west side of the Hou Mansion, which is a three-entry courtyard, Rong Wen let Ye Yi accompany him, and when he passed a bamboo garden rockery in the house, he seemed to hear a man talking and laughing.

She followed the voice and glanced at the bamboo forest, but the faint appearance was not real, only one voice was a little familiar, thinking that other men had come to visit the house.

There is a gap in the rockery, in the place where the two rockeries are separated, Rong Wen seems to hear someone whistling, she can hear the 'hiss' in her heart, she can only say that this person's whistling skills are not ordinary, she can actually hear the meaning of frivolity and profligate from the whistle.

Rong Wen quickened his pace.

There was another very provocative sentence in his ear: "Which family's sister, how can Lao Tzu never see it, don't go, don't go-" The voice stopped abruptly.

Rong Wen scolded in his heart: Dengzi.

How could there be such a dissolute person in the Hengyuan Marquis' Mansion, even if he was not from the Hou Mansion, the one who could come to the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion must also be the son of a family, and no matter how bad it is, he is also from an official family.

When Rong Wen came to Lan Jin Courtyard, the Yun family had already ordered someone to prepare pastries and fruits, and also made osmanthus nectar tea, took Rong Wen's hand and sat down in the house, and his voice was extremely gentle: "Wen'er, the second aunt doesn't know what flavor of pastries you like, so she ordered everyone to make some, come and try it." ”

Rong Wen thanked Yun Shi and sat beside her, Yun Shi asked the maid on the side: "What about the fourth girl, Shicai is still there, where did she go?" ”

The maid wanted to speak and stopped, a little embarrassed: "Back to Mrs., the second son of Bizhuyuan invited a friend to come, and the son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites is also there, and the fourth girl-" The maid didn't dare to finish her words.

Gu Shuman likes Gu Song, the third son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites, so he may be hiding somewhere to peek at this time.

Yun sighed helplessly, and Wen Sheng said to Rong Wen: "Regardless of her, Wen'er, your second uncle and colleague gave him a newly called fox skin a few years ago, and I made clothes with my own hands when I had nothing to do, let you try it today, if it doesn't fit, my aunt will change it for you." ”

Rong Wen hesitated, and before she could refuse, Yun had already taken her hand and took her to the inner room to try on clothes.

Actually, she was thinking about things in her heart, and the maid said that the second son had invited a friend to come, and Gu Mu was such a noble and arrogant person, but the friend around her was a disciple who teased the little girl?

Really, people are not to be disguised.

Rong Wen had lunch in Lan Jin's courtyard, and bumped into Gu Shuo as soon as he got out of the weeping flower gate, Gu Shuo didn't expect her to be here, and his eyebrows were full of joy: "Cousin, this is leaving?" ”

Rong Wen bowed: "I stayed here with my aunt for a long time, and I want to go back." ”

Gu Shuo seemed to remember what the eldest brother had said to him on Chinese New Year's Eve, and smiled brightly: "I just finished busy, and I have nothing to do, send my cousin." ”

In fact, several cousins in the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion, only Gu Shuo made Rong Wen feel like a brother, the eldest cousin she had only met once on Chinese New Year's Eve, she was humble, and she was as gentle as an elder to all her peers, and her second cousin didn't feel a little kind because of things outside Xuancheng.

Only Gu Shuo, he has a bright temperament and a pure smile, which is very similar to the 'brother' she longed for when she was young, Rong Wen thought of this, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Third cousin is going to the military camp again?" ”

Gu Shuo said 'um': "I have accumulated some official business in the past few days, go and deal with it." ”

The two walked side by side, it was afternoon at this time, the light was strong, Rong Wen did not put on a fox fur when she came out of the house, she put her two hands in front of her and fiddled with them at will, revealing her white wrists, it was difficult for Gu Shuo not to be attracted by this whiteness, he said softly: "The golden bean is a vulgar thing, but my cousin wears it on the wrist but it is elegant." ”

Rong Wen lowered his eyes when he heard the words and looked at the bracelet on his wrist, it was Ye who saw that she liked these golden beans, so he used the red thread to weave it for her, which was not only the Chinese New Year's Eve's 'New Year's money', but also could be worn on the wrist all the time to ward off evil spirits.

Rong Wen: "Third cousin Xie." ”

Gu Shuo was puzzled, why did she suddenly thank her, and was about to ask, when Gu Shuman, the fourth girl who came on, called: "Third brother, where are you and your cousin going?" ”