The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

While talking, sister Yan reached out to embrace the second sister, looked up and down, smiled and said to the eldest sister: "I am taller and thinner, and I am not as talkative as before. I'm noisy. I still remember that when we played together first, the second sister always had a lot to say, and the noisy people had a headache. It's quieter now."

Before saying a word, the elder sister also smiled and said: "My elder sister doesn't know. Although the second elder sister doesn't talk much now, she has more ideas than a human being. Even my mother is willing to listen to her. Although I am old It's not as good as how old you are."

After all, after returning the mother and daughter to the Chen family, the second sister told them face to face in detail how the second sister copied the scriptures before the Buddha, how to read and write, and how the Chen family invited a female husband.Sister Yan listened carefully for a while, and looked at the second sister in surprise, because she said: "It really is a big girl."

The second sister stood aside, silently watching a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl with baby fat on her face pulling another girl who was only eight years old after the new year, and discussing another four-year-old girl in a serious manner. The little girl "successfully turned into a big girl", I just thought this scene was funny no matter how you looked at it.

Not only the second sister, but even Bixi, the eldest maid who was serving tea and dinner in the upper room just now, invaded and was sent by the Chen family to look for someone, couldn't help laughing and said: "Hello Miss Zhang, Hello Miss Zhang, Second Cousin Hello girl, my aunt saw that the three girls hadn't come yet, so she was in a hurry, so she asked the servants to come out to find someone. It's just that it's cold outside, so the girls should go back after a short walk, don't stand in the snow It's been a long time. If you catch the wind carefully, you should be hungry and noisy again later."

After hearing this, the eldest sister smiled and said: "That's very true. I didn't feel anything when I was talking to Sister Yan just now, but now I feel the chill in the air. If that's the case, let's go back?"

While he was talking, he could only hear the clanging of gongs and drums from the small theater stage that was built in the courtyard of Shangfangzheng.The eldest sister's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "The opera has begun. I heard that this small opera troupe sings very well. Let's go and have a look."

Sister Yan nodded and smiled in response, and the second sister asked because of the smile: "I don't know what play was ordered earlier?"

Bixi then replied: "The old lady ordered "Havoc in Heaven", and the wife of the Zhang family ordered "The Story of the Thorn Hairpin". The wife's order was very good." The second sister listened to it for a while, turned her head and smiled and said to sister Yan: "I remember that sister Yan likes to listen to "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "A Dream in the Garden."

Sister Yan also smiled when she heard the words: "I still remember that the second sister doesn't like to listen to operas. She only talks about those who sing and babble. Since they don't understand, they feel boring."

After hearing this, the second sister blurted out because she thought of a joke in later generations: "Isn't that right. I haven't heard the word 'two' after '嘿' for a long time. I'm so anxious to death. What's so good about it?"

The crowd had never heard such narrow-minded words, but they hadn't reacted to the second sister's joke at first, and after thinking about it, they couldn't feel the laughter trembling.Even the maids and women who followed behind couldn't help laughing.

After laughing for a while, the elder sister poked the second sister's cheek with her slender fingers, and said with a smile: "Second younger sister doesn't like to listen to operas, but now I think opera books are more interesting!"

Sister Yan also knew what happened to Mr. Wu because she had just gossiped with her eldest sister.It's just that since this is a private matter of the Chen family, it's hard to say much, so I can only laugh it off.

The three of them talked and laughed and went back to the upper room.A little girl has worked together to erect a large screen with a carved base and landscape paintings in the local area, and the adults are chatting and listening to the opera in the main hall.Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Zhang's family, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Chen were seated together—but today there are foreign guests, Mrs. Feng does not sit down, but stands aside and waits for the tea and vegetables; Mrs. Chen, Chen Gui, Chen Yu And Zhang's father and son had another seat across the screen; the remaining four girls had another seat.Just after Mrs. Chen's seat.At this moment, only Chen Wan was sitting at the table.

Mrs. Chen saw that the faces of the three girls were flushed from the cold, but she was still smiling. Unconsciously, she embraced the eldest sister with one hand and the second sister with the other, and asked with a smile, "You were outside just now. He said something, and he laughed so happily that even we heard it inside, so if you say it quickly, it will make us happy."

Hearing Mrs. Chen's question, the eldest sister smiled and recounted the sentence that the second sister made fun of Kun Yi's singing just now without waiting for others to speak.Before he could say a word, everyone in the hall couldn't help but burst into laughter.Chen Gui then said: "Sure enough, although the second sister doesn't talk much, she is the smartest. Just listen, just now she joked about Kun Yi's singing. mean."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Brother, stop praising her. The more indulgent she is, she will show off her tongue. In the future, even relatives and elders will have to make fun of her."

After all, he beckoned the three girls to sit down on the three empty chairs at Chen Wan's table.Chen Wan looked at the three elder sisters who were still covered by the cold wind, wrinkled her nose and snorted, then lowered her voice and said to the elder sister: "Okay, thankfully I don't forget all the delicious and fun things I have on weekdays." Forgot about you, you just went out to joke but didn't take me with you, leaving me here alone to wait for nothing. It can be seen that you have forgotten your own sister when you have sister Zhang, and you are really hurting you for nothing."

When the elder sister heard the words, she hurriedly smiled and put her arms around Chen Wan's neck, and the monkey apologized on Chen Wan's body: "Good sister, we just ate too much tea, so we came for a walk. Thinking about the cold weather outside , I didn’t call you sister. It was because I didn’t think carefully, so my sister will forgive me.”

Chen Wan twitched the corners of her mouth, turned her body slightly, and ignored the elder sister.

The second sister thought about it, and knew that girls at this age were the most delicate and sensitive.What's more, Chen Wan has always been kind to them, now that the little girl is jealous, she should coax her a little bit.He also smiled and said: "Knowing that Sister Wan treats us the best on weekdays, how can you be willing to get seriously angry with us?"

Chen Wan glanced at the second sister with a half-smile, and said: "It can be seen that you are also a conscientious person, so you know that I love you. Now that this is the case, quickly tell me two jokes-it must be better than the one just now. What you say outside is more ridiculous, so I won't be annoyed."

The second sister smiled when she heard the words, but said in her mouth: "This is going to kill me."

After finishing speaking, he pondered for a moment, silently changed the words of a few jokes he had heard in later generations, and said: "Let's say that a man was driving an ox cart to sell vegetables in the market, but he didn't want to bump into an old man halfway. This man was terribly frightened and didn't know what to do, but there were more and more people watching the excitement around him. After thinking for a while, this man suddenly knelt down and hugged the old man, and said tearfully, "Dad, Don't be afraid, my son is going to find the doctor now'. After saying this, the man got up and drove the ox cart away. The old man could only struggle and shouted at the man, "I still want to hit my father." Run, come back to me quickly'. When the people watching saw it, they could only say with emotion, 'The son is really filial'."

After hearing what the second sister said, Chen Wan had already lied on the table and laughed so hard.Unexpectedly, he touched the teacup on the table with his arms down. The teacup fell to the ground and shattered in two, and the tea splashed wet the cotton silk skirts Chen Wan and his elder sister were wearing.

Everyone in the hall might as well nod their heads, but they were taken aback and hurriedly asked "what's the matter".While rubbing her intestines, Chen Wan intermittently uttered what the second sister had just said.Seeing this scene, all the people felt both angry and funny, and hurriedly ordered the maid who was serving at the side to take the two sisters down to change clothes.Mrs. Chen pointed at her second sister and scolded with a smile: "It's all your trouble. I don't see you talking too much on weekdays, but today you are crazy."

The second sister looked at Chen with an innocent face. Although she knew that people's smiles were low at the moment, she didn't expect it to be so low.Fortunately, she still kept the hilarious things under wraps, if she really said a few things, I'm afraid she wouldn't be throwing tea stains on her dress right now.

Mrs. Chen was at the side, watching Mrs. Feng help the little girl to clean up the remaining water from the broken teacup, she smiled and said to Mrs. Chen: "Don't talk about her. I usually feel that the second sister is too much. It's not good to be silent. It doesn't look like you should talk about it at this age. I think she has acquaintances at the moment, so it's better for her to be more lively than before. This is a good thing. If you talk about her, you will be frightened not good."

After finishing speaking, he smiled and said to the members of the Zhang family: "I just made you laugh."

Zhang Yun hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "What is the old lady talking about? It's very common for children to play and joke around. It's just that our family is small, and it's not enough to be so lively on weekdays. Today in the old lady's house Here, I enjoyed it once."

Mrs. Chen just smiled when she heard the words, because she said: "Since you are in-laws, you should walk around more. If you don't give up, you will come and go frequently on weekdays, and it will save my youngest daughter from talking at home." son."

Zhang Yun and his wife responded with a smile.While speaking, Chen Wan and her elder sister changed their clothes again and came back, their faces were still blushing, as if they had applied rouge.She lowered her head and greeted the elders, and when she sat down at the table, Zhang Yan took Chen Wan's hand and said with a smile: "I am usually alone at home, alone, with no one to talk to. Today When I saw my younger sister, I felt like old friends at first sight. I only thought that I would have such a younger sister as well."

Chen Wan was jealous of her elder sister and second sister and forgot about Zhang Yan when she saw Zhang Yan. Now, after hearing Zhang Yan's words, she remembered her identity as the master, which was embarrassing.Busily smiled and held Zhang Yan's hand, because he said: "I also want to have such a gentle and beautiful sister. If my sister does not give up, I will be the same as the eldest sister and the second sister. Can I also call you sister Yan?" "

Zhang Yan responded with a smile, still holding Chen Wan's hand and said: "Then I will call you Sister Wan."

The second sister saw that the two little girls were still sour and jealous just now, but now they were being called very affectionately by the older sister, so she shook her head unaware of the amusement.Chen Wan had sharp eyes, looked at the movements of the second sister and said, "Sister Yan, look, the second sister is laughing at us. You are still laughing, you recruited it just now. See how I will forgive you."

Saying that, he snorted his hands twice, then scratched the second sister's armpits under her ribs.The second sister is small and light, one dodges to avoid it, hurriedly pointed to the other two seats and said: "Sister Wan, be gentle, if you drop a cup or a plate after a while, you will cry to death."

The elders in the hall clearly saw it, but they still didn't see it, they just laughed and listened to the play.Chen Rong smiled quietly at Zhang Hua and said, "Look at them, they are so lively."

Zhang Hua looked at the local landscape painting screen without saying a word, as if he could see the people behind through the screen.