Traveling through the ancient times

A few days later, Jiang Ruixue also came back because she also received an invitation from Zhou Jingjing.

On that day, the two of them agreed to go to Zhou's mansion together. The coming-of-age ceremony was extremely important for girls in ancient times. After this day, it meant that they had grown up and could get married!

The two arrived at the gate of Zhou's mansion and handed over their name cards. The servant led them in. When they reached the second door, a maid came to lead the way to Zhou Jingjing's boudoir.

The maid was dressing Zhou Jingjing, and an old maid was explaining the procedures of the coming-of-age ceremony to her. Zhou Jingjing's eyelids were drooping as she listened.

Zhou Jingjing only became more cheerful when the maid reported that Miss Jiang and Miss Nian had arrived.

"You are finally here!"

"What's wrong? Do you need our help with anything?" Jiang Ruixue watched the maid finish her makeup, then walked over and sat next to Zhou Jingjing.

"Well, I need you to talk to me. I'm so sleepy." The old lady finished her instructions, bowed and left. "You don't know how early I got up today..."

"We've all been there before, how could we not know?"

"That's right, you are a little older than me, but you didn't even invite me to your coming-of-age ceremony..." Zhou Jingjing pouted in dissatisfaction.

"We held it in our hometown, which is too far away. We didn't invite you because we were afraid that you would be tired from traveling." Nianchuhua nodded in agreement.

"Okay! I forgive you."

"Why hasn't anyone come yet? I see many carriages parked at the door." Nian Chuhua was puzzled as to why Zhou Jingjing had nothing to do but talk to her.

"They are too noisy. Their chattering gives me a headache, so I let them go to the garden first." She was tired of hearing the ladies' flattering words over and over again. They were all because of her status and were not sincerely wishing her well.

"..." Miss Zhou has no idea how noisy she is! Now she knows she dislikes others' noises, but compared to Lu Jinse, Zhou Jingjing is much less talkative...

Nianchuhua took out the coming-of-age gift for Zhou Jingjing and handed it to her, "Here, this is for you."

Zhou Jingjing took it with a smile, "Thank you."

Jiang Ruixue also handed over the gift she brought, "And mine."

"Thank you, thank you, ladies." They smiled and said you're welcome.

The few of them chatted about some interesting things about their coming-of-age ceremonies. The etiquette lady came in and said that the coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin. Zhou Jingjing sent a maid to take Nian Chuhua and Jiang Ruixue to the front hall to watch the ceremony.

After going through a set of tedious procedures, the two of them watched with great interest. Jiang Ruixue's coming-of-age ceremony was also held in a grand manner. It would have been much simpler if it had been held in the village.

This important ceremony was just an experience for these two modern people. They did not take it too seriously and just thought it was fun and new.

After the ceremony, the other ladies left one after another. Zhenzhu, Zhou Jingjing's maid, came over and asked Jiang Ruixue and Nianchuhua to go to Zhou Jingjing's yard.

They were both very puzzled. Is there anything else? The procedures for the coming-of-age ceremony were complicated and cumbersome. She had to change clothes and perform the ceremony back and forth. As the protagonist of the day, Zhou Jingjing was the most tired today.

Why don’t you go back and have a good rest now? Why did you call them over?

"Isn't she tired?" Jiang Ruixue was so tired on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony that she couldn't even stand up straight. Not only was the ceremony complicated, but the dress she wore was also complicated and heavy, and the headdress weighed her down so much that she could hardly lift her head.

"It makes me tired just watching." When Jiang Ruixue held her coming-of-age ceremony, Chushouhua was the one who gave the compliments, so she participated in the whole process. Chushouhua was thankful that her family was not a wealthy one and there were not so many requirements.

The two soon arrived at Zhou Jingjing's boudoir, and the maid had helped her change into a set of light clothes.

"I'm so tired!" Zhou Jingjing lay on the couch in a frivolous manner.

"You're tired, but why did you call us over?" Jiang Ruixue's voice arrived before he even showed up.

"It's been a while since I last saw you, so I wanted to catch up with you."

"You're okay. I was so tired that time that I didn't even want to say a word." Jiang Ruixue said jokingly.

"It's okay, I'll just lie down for a while, and then we'll have lunch together! I'm the heroine today, you can't refuse me!" Zhou Jingjing looked at the two people with hesitation and blocked their way.

"I can't ask for it!"

"Do you know how to play mahjong?" Zhou Jingjing looked at the two people with hopeful eyes, because she urgently needed a master to teach her.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Really?" Zhou Jingjing looked at Nian Chuhua with sparkling eyes.

"Well, what's the matter, you want to play?"

"Well, I want to find a master to teach me how to play. A few days ago, a young lady invited me to Shiguang Teahouse. They were playing mahjong. I don't know how to play, and they made fun of me." Although those young ladies didn't dare to ridicule her openly, one could tell from their expressions that they were laughing at her in their hearts.

Shiguang Teahouse is the three-story teahouse that opened at the beginning of the year. Mahjong is now officially open for business, and there are waiters to teach those who don’t know how to play.

Chushuhua didn't want her teahouse to become a gambling house, so she stipulated that one person could only spend one or two taels of silver to buy a string of coins at the counter each day. As long as they didn't lose all the time, they could play with a string of coins for two or three hours. If they lost all the time, they could come back another day. If they won, they could exchange the remaining money for silver at the counter. It was mainly for entertainment.

"Whenever you have time, Master Jiang and Master Nian can teach you."

“I have time every day.”

"Then come to my house tomorrow!" The New Year had just passed, and Chuhua didn't have much to do, so they could still have a good time together during these few days.

"Go to your house? Why not go to the Shiguang Teahouse?" It seems that mahjong is only played in that teahouse...

"Well, we have mahjong in my house. Come over and we'll teach you."

"Really? Then I'll go there early tomorrow."

"Okay, then I will wait for Miss Zhou in the mansion!"

Hee hee hee…

After playing for a while, the maid came to invite them to have lunch. After lunch at Zhou's house, the two said goodbye and went back home.

Zhou Jingjing sent the two to the door and passed a man in a blue shirt in the corridor. The man was thin and had a very gloomy look in his eyes. Nian Chuhua took a look at him and then looked away.

As a few people approached, Zhou Jingjing greeted the man and passed by him.

In the carriage, Jiang Ruixue shuddered as she thought of that man. "Did you see the look in the man's eyes? He looked like a pervert."

"Yeah, I have that feeling too. If he looks at me for one more time, my hair will stand on end." Nian Chuhua rubbed his arms.

"Do you think he looks like Mr. Zhou and Zhou Jingjing?"

"No, why would such a person live in their house? Aren't they afraid?" Nian Chuhua carefully recalled the appearance of Lord Zhou and Zhou Jingjing, and they didn't look like that man at all.

"Who knows?" The two of them didn't continue talking about this person. They thought that they had no right to interfere in other people's family affairs, so they should stop gossiping behind people's backs. Maybe the other person just looks scary, but is cute at heart!