The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

It is said that that day Mrs. Xing sent Mrs. Fei to Mrs. Linchuan's mansion to express to Mrs. Jia Amnesty that Mrs. Jia She agreed that the young couple could meet first, Mrs. Fei walked out of the gate, and she was immediately elated. He asked someone to take out the almanac, and seriously thought about which day was the most suitable for inviting Jia's family to visit. He looked at it carefully for more than two hours, and finally chose a month apart, which is May Shanghuan. that day.

After Mrs. Linchuan picked out the day for the treat, someone called Grandma Xiao over, and said to her: "Seeing that it is going to be summer, the water lilies in the pond in the yard must be blooming beautifully. Mrs. Xing and Miss Jia come over to admire the lotus."

When Grandma Xiao heard her mother-in-law's words, she immediately understood in her heart that Jia's family had agreed to see each other, so she looked at Mrs. Linchuan's fingers with a smile, and confirmed the day when Fushen met Mrs. Linchuan. Replied: "Don't worry, ma'am, I will post a message to go to Jia's house later, and invite Mrs. Xing and Miss Jia to come and enjoy the flowers. There are still seven or eight days to go. I think I can prepare a lot of things, sister Rou." I also said that I would make a purse for Miss Jia, and I will go and talk to her, and then she will have something to take out to find the treasure."

"I know you are capable and sensible, so I'll leave it to you to handle this matter, and you'll have to do it well." Madam Linchuan nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.

"My wife's wish is also my wife's wish. Why don't I hope that my second uncle will start a family sooner? After all, he has already had a future, and the only thing left is that this matter has not been completed yet. When he marries his second aunt, the wife will be able to Enjoy peace of mind." Grandma Xiao comforted her.

"All these years, I only hope that Brother Yun will get married soon, so that the burden on my shoulders can be completely put down, and this family will be completely handed over to you and Brother Dai. My master and I are looking forward to it." You can live a happy life for a few years, and you and I know the character of the second girl Jia. She doesn't seem to be a person who seeks power and greed for fame and fortune. If you think about it, don't worry that she will be with the current head of the Jia family in the future. I also like to make trouble in the inner house." Madam Linchuan held Grandma Xiao's hand affectionately, and said in a warm voice.

"The wife is still young, and the daughter-in-law still wants to rely on her for a few more years. She has never dared to think about going overboard when it comes to being the master of the house. My wife, please don't say that again. As for the second girl Jia... the daughter-in-law thinks that she is neither The people in that room will naturally not learn their manners." Grandma Xiao said to her mother-in-law with a sincere smile on her face, but her heart was full of emotion.

"You're right, the more I think about the merits of that girl, the more I look forward to this marriage." After Mrs. Linchuan sighed softly, she smiled again.

"This time the second uncle can go out in person, he will definitely not let his daughter-in-law run away." Grandma Xiao comforted again softly.

When Madam Linchuan heard the words, she nodded with a smile. Although she didn't agree with her, she probably agreed with Grandma Xiao's words in her heart.

The day of Shanghuan in May came soon. Early in the morning, Jia Yingchun and Mrs. Xing went to Jia Mu's courtyard to pay their respects, and then ordered the servants to set up the carriage, and the mother and daughter went to Linchuan uncle's mansion in the carriage. .

This time, when I went to the Linchuan uncle's mansion, Jia Yingchun specially brought along Nanny Zhou who rarely went out with her, even though Nanny Zhou kept persuading her that there must be no one who can get along with the second prince very well. It would be so bad, but Jia Yingchun still didn't want to let her go, so she forced Nanny Zhou to palm her eyes. Mrs. Xing didn't express any dissatisfaction when she saw Nanny Zhou accompanying her. After all, she is more knowledgeable than her. If she can take the opportunity to say a few good words for that Second Master Xiao, then the marriage should be no problem.

Since the theme of this small banquet is to appreciate lotus, the place for the banquet will naturally be set in the garden at the left rear of the Linchuanbo mansion. In fact, the Linchuanbo mansion originally occupied a small area, but there are not many serious masters in the mansion. So Mrs. Linchuan tidied up this unused space a few years ago, dug a pool, and planted a lot of water lilies on the surface of the pool. In summer, when the water lilies are in full bloom, sitting in the gazebo is the same. A sight to behold.

Mrs. Xing's mother and daughter had just followed the woman leading the way across the Moon Cave Gate, and the sharp-eyed Xiao Rou had already trotted up to greet her, warmly holding Jia Yingchun's hand, and said, "Why did Sister Jia come here? My sister and I have been waiting for you for a long time. .”

"Little girl, how dare you dislike her? It's too early to come now." Jia Yingchun responded with a smile, while Ren Xiaorou dragged her to the gazebo.

There is a large round table in the gazebo, on which are various kinds of tea and fruits, and there are several small stoves under the veranda beside it, with hot water on them, and five or six little maids are walking around busy serving tea and pouring water.

Mrs. Linchuan and Grandma Xiao also walked to Mrs. Xing's side at the same time. Mrs. Linchuan pointed to the lotus pond with a smile on her face, while beckoning her to rest on the bench under the corridor, and did not forget to explain: "Sister Xing, come here and sit here. Looking at the pool from here, you can just see a lotus flower in full bloom."

Mrs. Xing and Jia Yingchun followed Mrs. Linchuanbo's words and looked over. The pool about ten feet wide was covered with lotus leaves, and red, white or pink lotus flowers were swaying on the lotus leaves. Dancing gracefully.

Xiao Mei slid down from the chair, ran over and took Jia Yingchun's other hand, and said softly: "Sister Jia, sister Jia, you are here, I have drawn a lot of lotus paintings, and I will show them to you later, okay? good?"

"Okay, Sister Mei's paintings must be beautiful." Jia Yingchun responded with a smile.

"By the way! Why doesn't Sister Jia bring her eldest sister over to play? We had a great time last time, and she is usually at home alone, so she must be bored." Xiao Mei went to Jia's mansion to play with her eldest sister After a while, she became good friends with her eldest sister who was about the same age as her.

"Last time you visited our place, and you also know that there is always noise at home. Eldest sister never had a good rest during the day, so she got up late. When we went out, eldest sister hadn't woken up yet, so I didn't bring her here. Okay, I'll bring her to play with you next time, okay?" Jia Yingchun explained in a gentle voice.

"Oh... why don't you let her come to our house for a few days? Our house is much quieter at night, and sometimes we can hear insects." Xiao Mei tilted her head, and after thinking about it seriously, she was extremely replied friendly.

"That's impossible, the eldest sister is still young...it's not convenient to spend the night at other people's homes." Jia Yingchun declined apologetically.

"You can't say that. Maybe we won't be someone else's family in the future. It's normal for my aunt to feel sorry for my niece, isn't it?" Grandma Xiao smiled tentatively.

"This... this... uh..." Jia Yingchun really didn't know how to answer. She thought that she would see that person today, and she felt... always a little nervous, even though others said that he was good-looking and capable. , but after all, she didn't see it with her own eyes. She was really afraid that there would be a big gap between reality and ideals.

Grandma Xiao saw that Jia Yingchun didn't reply, and she didn't push her too hard, so she immediately changed the subject and urged Jia Yingchun to try the lotus cake that was just made in the morning. Taking a breath, smelling the fragrance floating up from the tea noodles, she suddenly found that this tea was the rose tea she was used to drinking. However, although rose tea is not rare in the market, she was quite sure that Uncle Linchuan It is impossible for the mansion to prepare this kind of tea...

Jia Yingchun paused in her heart, and quietly raised her head to look at Grandma Xiao. Grandma Xiao's smile had an ambiguous meaning, which made Jia Yingchun inexplicably feel that there seemed to be bursts of burning sensations on her cheeks. Fortunately, this This delicate feeling was quickly interrupted by Xiao Mei who was at the side.

Xiao Mei wanted to show Jia Yingchun the paintings she drew, and after sitting for a while, she hurriedly asked her maid Zhu'er to accompany her back to the room to pick up the paintings. Everyone saw her jumping up and down while calling Zhu'er Jumping to the ground and going to the inner courtyard, Grandma Xiao wanted to yell at her to be careful before it was too late.

Just as Jia Yingchun finished drinking the cup of tea in her hand, Xiao Mei came back bouncing around, even holding the picture scroll in her own arms.

Grandma Xiao saw how hard she was hugging her, she couldn't help but said angrily: "It's not something light, why don't you let Zhu'er carry it for you? If you fall and hurt yourself, you may complain. "

"No way! No way! These picture scrolls are very light, I can take them by myself, and I have to worry about what if the bamboo gets dirty by accident?! This is for Sister Jia to see." Xiao Mei shook her head repeatedly and said.

"Okay, okay, for the sake of sister Mei's hard work, I must appreciate it." Jia Yingchun smiled and took the picture scroll in Xiao Mei's hand, and then carefully opened it to read.

However, the paintings of a five-year-old girl are naturally impossible to show the style of a famous artist, even if they are abstract paintings. Couples are even less likely to mind such small things, but they rarely pay special attention to a child's desire to express what he wants to share.

Jia Yingchun is because there is an older sister in the house, and she never likes to intentionally undermine children's self-confidence. As long as the eldest sister does well and does the right thing, no matter how big or small, she will never hesitate to praise her .

When Xiao Mei showed Jia Yingchun her paintings for the first time, Jia Yingchun also praised Xiao Mei with this attitude, and the same situation happened several times after that, so the young Xiao Mei Remember that as long as you show the painting to Jia Yingchun, Jia Yingchun will smile and praise her law...

"Sister Mei's paintings are getting more and more beautiful, look! The petals are drawn carefully, and this one, so the lotus can have such colors? Sister Mei really has an idea." Jia Yingchun continued. After looking at several paintings, there are naturally some graffiti that Xiao Mei may have drawn when she was bored or tired, but Jia Yingchun only picked out the better ones in each painting and said.

"Hmph! She can only read pictures, if she is asked to write a few big characters, it won't work." Xiao Rou said with a bit of a snort.

"Yeah! When it comes to female celebrities, Sister Rou is the best, even my sister can't keep up with me." Jia Yingchun coaxed Xiao Rou in disbelief.

"Of course! Sister Jia, in fact, I also made a purse for you... Oh! Why did I forget to bring it? Sister Jia, why don't you accompany me back to the yard to get it? I made many different suits , you can choose what you like." Xiao Rou rummaged through her clothes a few times while talking, and suddenly shouted annoyedly, then begged Jia Yingchun to accompany her back to pick out her favorite purse.

"I'll accompany you back?! It's not very convenient, and..." Jia Yingchun's heart skipped a beat, she always felt that this should be the beginning of the main event, and she was already mentally prepared, but at this moment, she still felt a little bit Anxiety and anxiety.