Femme Beauty

Qiaoyun quickly brought over a plate of earthenware tea bowls, gave a cup to everyone present, and then gave Wang Xifeng a cup made like a bamboo tube with two small ears, "Back to grandma, this is in the I found it in the tea room, and said that it was years ago, when the servants honored my aunt. I thought it was rare, so I gave it to my grandma. I scalded it with hot water before, but someone came to find it. , I just ask me to remind grandma, don't miss the time for the banquet."

"I see. How long is it before the banquet begins?" Wang Xifeng gently blew on the froth on the tea.

"Why is there still an hour?" Qiu Ju put down her own bowl on the round table at the side, and took off Wang Xifeng's shoes, "Grandma is better off for a while. It will be too late in half an hour. My aunt and my aunt have something to discuss. It's okay at night."

"That's reasonable." Wang Xifeng put the pottery cup on the small table with a smile, and pointed to the woman and girl beside him: "It's fine for you to pack your own, and leave Qiuju here to accompany me. Winter Mei, you can go out to eat at noon! Grandma, I will pay to see what delicious food is available, and I will take a look. Tomorrow, I will figure it out and make it for me. If I wait for your grandfather to take me out , I don’t know when it will be!”

"Hey! That's a good feeling. I smelled it when I was on the road!" Dongmei was very happy, she squatted next to Wang Xifeng, raised her head and stretched out her hand: "Grandma, give me some money! By the way, bring two A big brother who is a guard, plus a few sisters, will cost over a hundred taels of silver!"

Wang Xifeng looked at her like this, and stretched out her hand to pinch her nose: "You are the only one who can tease...Qiu Ju, hurry up and give you Dongmei snacks 100 taels of silver and let her go out to find delicious food, so I can make it for you when she comes back." I understand gluttony."

She spoke crisply with a smile, and the maids on one side also smiled, looked at Qiuju and glared at Dongmei, then took out a purse from her bosom, and gave her a silver ticket of 100 taels: "Don't Hu Hua, if you let me know that you buy things indiscriminately, be careful with your skin."

"Absolutely not, what kind of person am I?" Dongmei got up and took the bank note, smiled and pulled one of Qiaoyun's arms outward: "Grandma, I will take this girl away and sell her." Yes, I exchanged money to buy wine for grandma." While speaking, there was a crispness and heartiness that a girl should have.Wang Xifeng smiled and shook his head, watching them go.The other women, after seeing the joke and having tea, expressed that they were going to pack their bags or something, and they also retreated.

Seeing that everyone had left, Wang Xifeng took the cup again and warmed his hands while lowering his head and whispering to Qiu Ju who was sitting on the spring stool beside the kang, "But did you hear what that woman called you just now?"

"Second...Grandma!" Qiu Ju instantly understood what her master meant.Wang Xifeng took a sip of tea and exhaled: "Go and find out, it's the people over there. Is there any habit of being small." She spread out one hand, moved her fingers and looked at the evenly colored Koudan on it: "Don't rush to do it yet, I want to see...how many idlers are there in the Yan government."

"Hey!" Qiu Ju nodded and looked outside: "But you want to tell the second master?"

"I told him at night, he needs to know about it. It can't be kept secret, it won't do us any good, will it?"

"Understood!" Qiu Ju pursed her lips and smiled: "Speaking of which, I might be able to see my sister in the afternoon! Looking at my aunt's appearance, she must be a fetus like a fairy concubine."

"My aunt and uncle's fetus is good. In the future, both sister and brother will be fine." Knowing that she was changing the subject, Wang Xifeng calmed down and closed her eyes: "Go and get my things in order, I'll squint for a while. Just call me when the time is up."

"Hey!"

Qiu Ju went to work on her own.At this time, Jia Lian followed Lin Ruhai into the study room of the inner house. Jia Min and his former big girl, Second Mother Lin, who is now married to the youngest son of Lin Qiu's old housekeeper, chatted while looking at the menu.Daiyu is still young at this time, just sitting in the kang and listening to things she doesn't understand.

"You said that my nephew and daughter-in-law are better than my second sister-in-law?" Jia Min looked at the menu. Although there were not many people, it was the first time I came to the door, and it would be light, but now it is rich.After all, this is a gift, even if it is not considered affection.

"I can't say that well." Lin's second daughter-in-law glanced at her master: "I was wondering, this young mistress looks like a clever person. Compared with grandma's second brother's daughter-in-law, I'm afraid she is stronger. It's just... ...It will take a few days to see this character and temperament clearly."

"It's okay!" Jia Min walked carefully along the menu with his finger: "I don't worry about whether she is strong or not. No matter what her character is, I will marry her back. At this time, the master and the prince Teng's relationship is very good, I don't need to touch that brow on this one. I was just thinking, you see, I didn't like the second sister-in-law back then, I always felt that the mother and daughter-in-law were all staring at my brother But right now, when I look at Lian'er as a daughter-in-law, I feel quite satisfied. I just think that this is because I am not in the right place, and I think differently."

"Grandma is telling the truth!" Lin's second daughter-in-law looked at Daiyu who was about to climb over with a smile, and carefully pushed her into the kang: "I didn't think my sister-in-law was displeased in every possible way, but This married woman got married and became a relative. Is she still thinking about her in my heart now! I don’t know, how is she doing in Yunnan? If this good-looking Jiangsu and Zhejiang county magistrate doesn’t work, why does my brother-in-law think of asking to be transferred to Yunnan.”

"The folk customs over there are tougher, but it's not as complicated as the officialdom here." Jia Min smiled and put down the menu: "I went to the two pork ones, and I remember the spring lotus root that was just delivered, and I got a sweet and sour lotus root Slices, let the young couple have a fresh taste."

"Success!" The second daughter-in-law Lin nodded with a smile. Not long after Jia Min became pregnant with Daiyu, she began to take charge of the kitchen.The things I discovered at that time made my heart skip a beat with fright.Since then, she has never let anything happen to the kitchen.

After the lunch began, Wang Xifeng sat down under Jia Min.At this time, there were only four people, and the whole family sat on a rectangular table without separating the inside and outside.Lin Ruhai sat in the north, Jia Lian sat on the lower head on his left, and Wang Xifeng followed Jia Min on the right.

The dishes came out quickly, and they seemed to be specially entrusted.Wang Xifeng likes the sweet and sour lotus root slices very much, it is sweet and sour and tender.Seeing that she liked it, Jia Min smiled and said, "I knew you kids liked this, but I can't eat it."

"Sweet and sour tastes good." Wang Xifeng lowered her head slightly, and she picked up an extra chopstick.Seeing her bow her head, Jia Min knew that she was a little embarrassed.He took a new pair of chopsticks and put two pieces in the bowl in front of her: "Eat more if you like, your uncle and I have never been the ones to teach the rules. The rules are for people to see. , can't you still trap yourself?"

"That's what I said. I became an aunt and loved me because I was young. But in the end..." Wang Xifeng pursed her lips, stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a piece of lotus root, and chewed it crunchily.The little face was flushed and looked cute.While biting, she also looked at Jia Lian, not to mention how funny that was.

"You're just a kid. I'm still doing butterfly embroidery at home at your age!" Jia Min looked at her and smiled.She likes this kind of magnanimous person, the kind who says no to him but stretches out his hand, she absolutely despises him.She looked at Wang Xifeng and looked at Jia Lian, and stopped her chopsticks: "Lian'er, let me tell you that your wife is very young!"

"Yes!" Jia Lian lowered his head and said yes, he looked at Wang Xifeng and sighed that it was the woman in the previous life who was very young.He didn't know what Wang Xifeng's intention was, but he just wanted to get close to him.Back then, it wasn't this ability to control people's hearts that was able to coax the old lady and conceal a large amount of family wealth.However, he no longer felt bored about it, but felt more pity.This woman, no matter how she plays her mind, it's for her own sake.

The luncheon was very warm, and Lin Ruhai still had government affairs to deal with after the banquet.It was just to free up the morning time. Jia Lian heard that he wanted to sort out the books he had brought, and Lin Ruhai agreed and the two left together.Wang Xifeng stayed because she was still cleaning up and she also wanted to know Jia Min.She accompanied Jia Min into the side room and sat on the kang, and she went to Nachun to sit on the kang: "I'll just stay here with my aunt for a while, let alone eat and drink, I haven't cleaned up yet, it's boring to be alone."

"You don't need to warm up with Lian'er? You young couple..." Jia Min smiled and lay on his side on the kang, leaning on the leading pillow Jia Min looked at Wang Xifeng who bowed his head and blushed.At this time, Wang Xifeng didn't really blush, but suppressed it on purpose, and it seemed to have some color.She pouted: "Who is hot with him... We can see each other all day long..."

Looking at her children, Jia Min shook his head and smiled.At this time, the nanny who had led the way for Jia Min came in from the outside, and she came in with a report at the door.Seeing where Wang Xifeng was, he suddenly felt a little awkward.She looked at Jia Min, and Wang Xifeng looked at the master and servant.She got up quickly: "I'm still thinking about some small things, so I won't..." Before she finished speaking, Jia Min interrupted:

"No, you just listen. You left early, and your aunt doesn't have much time to teach you. I have to teach you a little bit here. This noble daughter-in-law is not the kind of meritorious family, no You have to be taught that you may suffer in the future. I also had a good mother-in-law back then, so I went smoothly." Jia Minmin smiled and looked up at the mother-in-law: "What's the matter?"

"It was in the morning, the second mistress... no..." The old lady looked at Jia Min's slightly restrained eyebrows and quickly changed her words: "Young lady Biao said that she wanted to find a craftsman to make velvet flowers for decoration in the house. I originally I thought you were free, grandma, so I would like to talk about it. But I don't want to, the young lady is here." She smiled awkwardly.

"What kind of flowers are pink?" Jia Min looked at Wang Xifeng curiously, and Wang Xifeng curled his lips: "It's not a big deal, but I saw that the main room was too empty, and the sour branches looked at it. Not bad. But after all, we are a young couple who can’t wake up when they are young. But thinking about my aunt having a happy event, I don’t know if fresh flowers and plants are safe or not. I just thought about it. When I was young at home, my aunt asked People have made a lot of velvet flowers and silk flowers. It is also elegant to make flower baskets or insert them into bottles.”

"It's just such a thing. I just persuaded Mrs. Biao that there are many flowers and grasses here. There are also four seasons, so I persuaded the big deal and spent money to buy it outside. It costs a few pennies If you hire a craftsman to do the work, it will cost you a lot." The old woman lowered her head and smiled, showing honesty and honesty.But Jia Min noticed something was wrong the first time she spoke.How not to think too much.She looked at Wang Xifeng and waited for her reply.

Wang Xifeng flattened the corners of her mouth slightly, but she acted softly with a smile on her eyes: "Good aunt, why is it costing so much. I calculated carefully, a bouquet of flowers bought outside costs three Wen. A plum There are three or five red plum blossoms in the vase, and it is only thirty yuan. This is more expensive than looking for the latter one. But plum blossoms are rare, and good plum blossoms must be obtained. They are not common in four seasons. Flowers, other flowers. After three or five days, they will lose their color and fragrance. If they are replaced for a year, they will also cost two dollars. But these silk flowers are a book deal. One-time It's done, and the maids will clean up more in the future. It's the same in three or five years, isn't it? Except for the smell... But we, people like us, still rely on the scent of flowers? Didn't they prepare all kinds of incense? Come on. I am a bit greedy. I just like the aroma of the melon and fruit. Nanako tastes sour but put it in the incense burner, and the smell in the house is also very good. In summer, how can I use wormwood to return it? Do you need someone else to come?"

After saying this, Wang Xifeng squinted his eyes and looked at the woman pretending to be complacent: "Besides... I told you too, my aunt is a person who is very happy. There are few people in the south, and there are only one in the mansion. But before I got married in Beijing, I was raised according to the standard of entering the palace. My mother-in-law said, don’t look at the pleasant fragrance of flowers and grass, it’s natural. But this is what happened If you are happy with a girl, you can't smell it. It can't be said that those kinds of flowers are mixed, but something big will happen. I live here all day long. If I use flowers and grass to find freshness for a while, but my body is It has a taste. Don't be afraid of that day, but be afraid of the accumulation of that day. This is our grandfather's aunt, even if it costs ten thousand taels of silver, I am willing."

Her words were resounding, and the front of her smiled and quibbled.But there was a layer of sharp color on the back, Jia Min looked at the small face, the bright red body with the golden head and face jewelry did indeed have those little phoenix dancing postures.She smiled softly and squeezed Wang Xifeng's face:

"You are the only one who can calculate!"

"Why didn't you think about it carefully?" Wang Xifeng wrinkled her nose resolutely: "Let's not say that I look at my aunt as a fairy concubine-like character, and I yearn for it. Even if it comes from our master, I still want to count. I'm just afraid that I, Meng Lang's man, will annoy my aunt."

"Why do you say that?" Jia Min shook his head and looked at the woman: "You just go and find her. It's just a matter of a hundred taels of silver, and I think it's not bad. Put it in the house." Flowers and plants, just looking elegant. But the silk flowers and the like are treasures when they are done well. No way, my gray house can also add a lot of color. It’s just that I didn’t expect it!”

"This is what my aunt thought!" Wang Xifeng pretended to be proud and filled in, but Jia Min just pursed her lips and smiled.

After staying with Jia Min for a while, Jia Min's body became heavy and he got used to taking a rest.Wang Xifeng sat for a while and left.She walked through the veranda and entered her small courtyard. Ping'er was holding a copper basin, and several young girls were cleaning the tea bowls they brought.Seeing Wang Xifeng come back with Qiu Ju, she quickly got up and wiped her hands on the apron: "Grandma is back, and the house has been tidied up. But the bed and so on, my aunt's side is all ready. I thought, how can I Don't betray your aunt's wishes and not change it."

"It's fine if you don't change it, but your second master's room is ready?" Wang Xifeng walked inside, talking about the small bedroom next to Jia Lian's study.Jia Lian said that he came to Yangzhou to change the court for the imperial examination and to fight for the sake of his descendants.So these years, most of the time he slept in the study.

"It's done. The second master inside and outside asked someone to make it himself, but we brought the bed and so on. My aunt is here, I don't plan to make extra." Ping'er answered simply, and she followed Qiu Ju. .She knew that Qiu Ju would go out to marry and be a woman in the future, and she would be like that in the future.So she also has a good impression of grandma, which is different from what she heard from those servants.The Lord will be a scholar-bureaucrat in the Qing Dynasty in the future, and he said that he can't mess around.She can also rest assured that if she saves a dowry for a few years, maybe she can have a good marriage.

Qiu Ju pinched her cheek: "You are the only one who talks too much!"

"Okay!" Wang Xifeng sat on the kang, looked at her small desk and bookcase Duobao Pavilion, and nodded in satisfaction: "Don't bully her all the time, I think she is capable. Auntie is overjoyed, let's talk How does this man intervene in the room? She is not a serious mother, so there is some way to avoid suspicion."

"Grandma just get used to her!" Qiu Ju glared at Ping'er, who raised his chin and smiled.He ran out and quickly brought a bowl of hot tea over: "Grandma has tea."

Looking at Ping'er, who was wearing shofar braids and holding a tea bowl for herself, Wang Xifeng seemed to see that gentle woman serving tea to herself with forbearance.At that time, she must have been unhappy.But why... can't I see it?Just look at her as an unhooked person, and be honest with yourself.

Wang Xifeng took the tea, gently moved the foam of the tea leaves, lowered her head and pursed her lips and smiled for a while, feeling a little silly.Right now, nothing has happened, and it looks like it won't happen, so why bother yourself.She blew it a little cooler, took a sip, and her heart warmed up.This tea must have been made early and kept warm.