Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

That day, Lin Daiyu and the three of them waited until evening to go home, and Yingchun even drank with rosy cheeks and kept laughing.

Xichun was in charge of sending Yingchun back, and was a little embarrassed to see Wang Xifeng of the Xing family, "I'm a little happy today, but if I'm not careful, my second sister drank too much."

Wang Xifeng asked someone to take Yingchun, "It's okay, your second sister is afraid of spoiling you, so she never drinks in front of you on weekdays. She has a good capacity for alcohol, and she will be fine after a night of sleep."

Xichun: "...then I can rest assured."

Yingchun fell asleep and woke up the next morning. Siqi smiled and washed her up, "Miss was drunk yesterday, but it's a pity that I didn't see the face of the county magistrate."

Yingchun also recalled how she behaved yesterday, and covered her face in annoyance, "This is great, Fourth Sister will definitely pester me to drink."

Si Qi smiled, "The county lord is getting older, so it's time to learn how to drink. It's not good to go to the banquet in the future. Don't let the other ladies drink sherbet? And the servant looks at the county lord and wants to drink."

Yingchun stared at Siqi and said, "Drinking will hurt your health!"

Siqi wasn't afraid at all, "The lady still drinks so much every time? Besides, if you don't drink sake and rice wine to burn knives, fruit wine is also fine."

Siqi said again: "Miss, didn't you say that? Xiaojiu is happy."

Yingchun said angrily: "You can say it."

Siqi smiled and brought the water basin down, "I don't know if the servant will say, but the young lady can tell. This morning, the elder sister in the master's yard came to report, saying that the master picked up some young talents again, etc. I'm going to see the lady."

After hearing this, Yingchun took a handkerchief and threw a chess game, "Hurry up and go out, you'll be disgusting early in the morning!"

Yingchun sighed only after Siqi went down. She is sixteen years old this year, and most of the girls from other families have already engaged in marriage, and they have gone through the process, but she has not yet settled down. Jia Amnesty also began to get anxious. They all asked her to choose a husband and son-in-law, and Yingchun couldn't stand it anymore.

Yingchun came to Jia She's yard but did not see Jia She's people, the cleaning boy at the side said: "Second miss, the master just went out in a hurry."

Yingchun asked him, "Do you know what it is?"

The boy shook his head, "I don't know."

Yingchun asked again, "Do you know where father has gone? When will he be back?"

The boy still shook his head, Yingchun waved him to do his own thing, and went to Xing's place by himself.

Xing was also surprised to see her coming, "Why did you come so early today? Didn't you go to your father's?"

Yingchun sat down next to Mrs. Xing, "Father sent someone to tell me to go over early in the morning, but when I went, my father had something urgent to leave, and I don't know when he will come back."

Xing nodded and smiled at Yingchun, "Don't be picky today, are you happy?"

Yingchun hugged Xing's arm and leaned gently on her shoulder, "Mother will make fun of me."

Xing said helplessly: "Why did you make fun of you?"

Yingchun said: "It's just to make fun of me anyway."

"Okay, okay, it's my mother's fault, I shouldn't be teasing you." Xing Shi said: "But you also talk to your mother, what kind of person do you want to find?"

Xing asked this question not on a whim, in recent years she had regarded Yingchun as her biological daughter, but now that Yingchun is getting older and her marriage is still not settled, she is also worried on weekdays, seeing that Jia She has chosen for so long Appropriately, Xing was even more impatient.

The daughter-in-law of Wang Shanbao, Xing's companion, waited on her, and after knowing what Xing was thinking, she persuaded Xing, "My wife can't help her by worrying, why don't you ask Second Miss what kind of person she wants to find? It's always good to have a direction, and the second young lady probably wouldn't take the initiative to mention this kind of thing to the master, it's just right for the wife to ask."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xing also felt that it made sense. She was thinking about asking Yingchun someday, and it happened that Yingchun came today.

What kind of person do you want to find?

Yingchun frowned and thought for a while, then finally shook her head and said, "I don't know what kind of person I want to find."

Xing sighed in his heart, but didn't show it on his face, and said with a smile: "Then annoy your father!"

Yingchun also smiled, nodded and said yes.

The two talked for a while, and Ping'er came to Yingchun, "Today the shop below sent some good silk and satin, and the second grandma told the second lady to go and have a look. If the second lady thinks it's okay, I will keep it for the second lady." .”

The smile on Xing's face got bigger when he heard that, he patted Yingchun, "Go."

Although Yingchun was a bit shy, she was much better than when she first started to take care of her dowry. She didn't hesitate at the moment, she stood up and said, "Then I'll come over to have dinner with my mother at noon."

Xing waved her hand, "Don't worry about me, Xiuyan will come over to accompany me in a while, you can go to your sister-in-law's to eat, so as not to run back and forth."

Yingchun had no choice but to follow Ping'er to Wang Xifeng's place.

There was a pile of silks and satins in Wang Xifeng's room. Seeing her coming, Wang Xifeng put down the tea in his hand and smiled at her, "Come over and see how the silks and satins are this time? I looked at them and the quality is better than last time." .”

Yingchun smiled, "My sister-in-law has already said yes, so it must be right."

Wang Xifeng pulled her to look, "Stop flattering me, come and see if you like these tricks?"

Wang Xifeng picked up a piece of silk and said to Yingchun, "This piece is pink, and the color looks soft. The pattern on it is peach blossom, and it is woven darkly. It is also suitable for making a coat..."

Wang Xifeng talked about it one by one, and at the end, she nodded and agreed to keep Yingchun, and let Ping'er send the rest back.

When it was noon after all this work, Yingchun had lunch at Wang Xifeng's place, and played with Qiaojie, Huageer and the others.

Brother Hua couldn't speak yet, but his eyes kept looking. Sister Qiao lay on the edge of the small bed and muttered to her younger brother. Brother Hua occasionally answered with an ah, and Sister Qiao listened. He said it was his younger brother and chatted with her again.

But when Brother Hua said a few times, sister Qiao became anxious, and pulled Wang Xifeng to say that my younger brother can't even speak clearly, so he might be a mute in the future.

Yingchun and Wang Xifeng couldn't help laughing.

Wang Xifeng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Silly boy..."

Yingchun also smiled, "Sister Qiao, your brother is not dumb, but he is still young and can't speak yet, when he grows up he will be able to speak."

Sister Qiao nodded, "Then will he call me sister?"

Wang Xifeng patted her head, "Naturally, but Sister Qiao needs to teach him to call her sister first."

Sister Qiao's eyes lit up, "Then I'll start teaching him now."

Sister Qiao started talking to Brother Hua again, "Brother, can I teach you how to recognize people from today on?"

Brother Hua, "Ah..."

Sister Qiao nodded, "Since you agree, let's start. I will recognize me today, my grandfather tomorrow, my grandmother the day after tomorrow, and my father, mother, second aunt, and younger aunt..."

Brother Hua: "Ah..."

Sister Qiao: "Brother Hua is so good, come and see me, I am your sister, do you want to call my sister to know?"

Brother Hua: "Ah..."

Sister Qiao said: "Got it? Then start reading to me, sister——"

Brother Hua: "Ah..."

Sister Qiao had a serious face, "Brother Hua, you are not right, let's do it again, sister——"

Brother Hua: "Ah..."

……

Wang Xifeng and Yingchun laughed even harder, and finally Wang Xifeng told Qiao to stop, "Okay, it's time for you to take a nap."

Sister Qiao refused to go, "My younger brother hasn't learned to call me elder sister yet."

Wang Xifeng patted her head, "It's not something you can learn in a while, it took you a long time to call mom and dad."

Sister Qiao turned her head to look at her, "Really?"

Seeing Wang Xifeng nodding his head was not counted, sister Qiao still looked at Yingchun, and when Yingchun also nodded, she sighed, and said like a little adult: "Okay, then I will teach my brother after I take a nap."

Yingchun couldn't stop laughing, and waited until Qiaojie had left before saying: "Sister-in-law, Qiaojie is too much fun."

Wang Xifeng supported her forehead, "What fun, now she is interested in everything and wants to try everything, so many maids sometimes can't keep an eye on her, the thoughts in her mind are one after another, a few days ago She didn't know what was wrong, but she wanted someone to catch tadpoles for her to play with, and she said she wanted to see the tadpoles turn into frogs, but there are no tadpoles in this weather."

Yingchun could tell that Wang Xifeng's words were all complaints, but her tone was full of pampering, but...

Yingchun smiled and said, "Needless to say, it must be the fourth sister's idea to catch tadpoles and watch them turn into frogs."

Wang Xifeng nodded, "That's not it, the fourth younger sister just said it casually, and this child remembers it in her heart. She has always been close to her little aunt."

Yingchun said earnestly: "The fourth younger sister is destined to be with Qiao Jieer. Isn't the name Qiao Jieer also given by the fourth younger sister?"

Wang Xifeng blinked, "Yes."

Yingchun said again: "Sister Qiao is grown up now, when will I send her to school?"

Wang Xifeng said: "I planned to send her there in the second half of last year, but things at home have been going on these days, and I haven't had time to send her there for a while, and it's cold, so I don't worry about it, so I just wait until spring begins."

Yingchun smiled: "Sister-in-law, what are you worried about? If you want to send sister Qiao to school for a few days, you can just tell my father and Mrs. Huang that our two families are so close, so you can lift your feet." On weekdays, send more maidservants to follow, go out with a sedan chair and a carriage and enter the dragon brazier at the door, so it won't be so cold to Qiaojie. Besides, if the fourth sister hears that Qiaojie is going to school, she must prepare these The appropriate stickers."

Wang Xifeng didn't agree immediately, "Then I'll think about it again."

The two also rested for a while, and then dealt with the affairs of the mansion together, and it was already night when they finished, Wang Xifeng said: "Second sister will have dinner here."

Yingchun shook her head, "I'm going to accompany my mother. I didn't have dinner with my mother at noon today."

Wang Xifeng didn't want to keep her anymore, and asked Yingchun to bring a few bolts of satin to Xing Xiuyan, and asked her to cut them into clothes, "Sister Xing is a quiet person, and my mother doesn't care about these things on weekdays. If Ping'er hadn't told me a few days ago I can't remember for a moment."

Yingchun agreed and left with the silk and satin. Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er to see if Jia Lian had come back, and if he came back, he would prepare a meal.

Ping'er responded, but Jia Lian never came back. It was not until Wang Xifeng was about to fall asleep that he came back with a vicious look.

Ping'er was too frightened to go forward by Jia Lian, and Wang Xifeng's heart skipped a beat, "What's wrong? You look so ugly."

Jia Lian said bitterly, "The Rongguo Mansion wants to sell the garden!"