Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

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Yingchun brought Baochai and the others into her yard, and everyone's eyes lit up. Sister Feng's yard was gorgeous and luxurious, while Yingchun's yard exuded a lively, bright and inspiring vigor.

The second entered the courtyard of the third room, and sat upside down for the gatekeeper's mother-in-law and the girl on duty.Placed in the two large lotus vats in the middle of the yard, there are now two red plum trees in full bloom. It seems that the trees have been around for decades. The white snow and red plum trees in the yard are like a picture scroll, giving this The small garden is full of vitality.

As soon as you enter, there is a hall for welcoming guests in the Spring Festival. On the left and right is the embroidery room, and on the other side is the study room.The hall in the second entrance welcomes the Spring Festival, which is the place where I rest and play chess during the day; the bedroom is on the east side, and there is a large southern kang next to the window. Several mattresses on the kang are decorated with cherry red plum blossoms. Looking at it is festive.There is a door curtain on the east wall, which should be the ear room for washing.On the opposite side is a canopy bed made of huanghuali wood, which is like a room.Seeing how many people were staring at the stilted house, Yingchun felt a little shy, "My sister-in-law said that it's not easy to sleep on the cold kang in summer. If the bed is too small, you will be suffocated if you draw the curtains. After a long time, people will feel uncomfortable without knowing it." There is something pressing on my heart, and I can’t breathe comfortably, and my personal momentum changes.”

Baochai nodded, "It's nourishing energy."

Xichun went over, carefully looked at the auspicious cloud pattern carved on the bed, and praised: "This auspicious cloud carving is unique."

Tanchun said, "This is not a one-day achievement."

"My sister-in-law asked my second elder brother to find it. I don't know where my elder brother got it." Girl, it was your elder brother who collected the bill, chatted with the housekeeper who prepared the dowry, and asked about the master who made the dowry wooden utensils. They simply gave your elder brother a gift. Set of huanghuali furniture.

The West House is where clothes are placed for the spring, and a dozen tall and low huanghuali cabinets are placed along the wall. In front of the window is a large dressing table pasted with mother-of-pearl. The mirror is bright and illuminates every detail.

Tanchun swayed in front of the mirror, "This mirror is as bright as the diorama in Baoyu's room, and it can illuminate people really clearly."

"This is a Western product. This mirror costs a thousand taels of silver in Thirteen Banks in Guangdong."

Tanchun clicked his tongue, Xichun also squeezed over to take a picture, seeing Daiyu's disgruntled look, she said to her, "Let's go together, Sister Lin."

Three beauties are reflected in the mirror.Daiyu is delicate and charming, Tanchun is heroic and handsome, and Xichun has a slightly noble smile.

"Second sister, you have a room full of people, enough for a dowry."

Yingchun gradually blushed, and patted Tanchun, "What about the dowry, let's see what Mammy heard."

"Second sister, your nanny is so powerful. It's scary to look at." Tanchun did not forget how harsh Wang Nao was to her just now.

"The mothers are all female officials with the rank of the palace, and they just come to the Hou's house to guide them for a while."

"Will Yingchun want to enter the palace?" Baochai couldn't help asking after hearing that Tanchun said that the mother was of high rank.

Yingchun smiled, "Entering the palace? You need someone like a big sister to enter the palace."

A few people talked about the family visitation garden, and the big sister was going home to visit her relatives.

"Second Sister, you should go back when the time comes, and see the imperial concubine as well."

"Third sister, it depends on what my father says."

"It's the same for the old man. He doesn't go back to pay the old lady New Year's greetings during the Chinese New Year."

"Tanchun," when it comes to Jia Amnesty, welcomes the spring to export and defend. "If there is anything wrong with my father, the old lady will definitely go to the yamen or go to the palace to sue. Third sister, do you know that the last time I came back from the mansion, my father was in a coma for many days, and I went to the Commander's Hospital today to order him to be revived." , Many doctors and imperial physicians said that there is no way to do it.”

Several people fell silent.Finally Baochai said, "Let's go and sit in front."

Hearing the news, Yingchun took a few people back to the main hall where the guests entered, Si Qi and Xiuju brought the little girls to bring snacks and tea, Xichun couldn't help but say, "Sister Ying, you are so beautiful here, I want to draw this place."

Tanchun touched the high table next to him, "Yes, second sister, you are full of huanghuali here, so beautiful. The dim sum is also beautiful."

Yingchun smiled warmly and pleasantly, "My sister-in-law said that it is better to use huanghuali for girls. The color of huanghuali is lighter and more lively, which makes people feel brighter. Huanghuali wood is not more valuable than red sandalwood, but red sandalwood and other dark things It’s better for the elderly to use, and it’s calm and complements each other.”

"Second Sister, Sister Feng treats you very well now? She treated us the same way before."

Tanchun's words sounded right, but he just couldn't think about it carefully, and when he thought about it, he felt that Sister Feng didn't treat Yingchun very well in the past.

Yingchun smiled and told the truth, "My sisters and I are all in front of the old lady, and it's not good for my sister-in-law to meddle in the affairs of the old lady's yard."

Si Qi heartily praised her girl, and wanted to interrupt, but Xiuju tugged at her sleeves, Si Qi remembered Zhang Nanny's teaching, bowed her head and shut up, not to go beyond her duty.

Tanchun was envious of Yingchun's yard, and saw that there were many maids standing there quietly, waiting for orders, so he asked, "Second sister, how many maids are there in your yard now? It looks quite crowded. "

"The rule is that there are four teaching nuns, four big maids, eight second-class, sixteen third-class, not counting the women who are not of the first class and who are on duty at night. The sister-in-law said that first, and those who are not enough Slowly pick the right ones to fill in."

Baochai said, "You are the eldest daughter of the Hou's mansion, so you should be matched with such people. But the one chosen by the eldest wife? We haven't seen the elders and the eldest wife yet."

"Father and sister-in-law chose the person." Yingchun lowered her head and thought about it and said, "My wife is not in the house. If father wants to see us, he will send someone to send a message."

Baochai saw that Yingchun's attitude was ambiguous, so she stopped asking about the old man and his wife.

A few girls chatted about tea, snacks, clothes, and jewelry, and they felt that the topic was boring after a while.

Nanny Zhang said to Yingchun: "Young lady may wish to ask the girls to play with puzzles."

Yingchun asked Si Qi and Xiuju to bring all the puzzles and put them on the Eight Immortals table in the hall, and Yingchun invited everyone to choose.

Xichun picked up one, looked at the picture outside, and said, "Baoyu bought this last time."

Tanchun also picked out two precious jades and bought them, and Xiuju put away the ones they had seen.The last few people fell in love with the picture of beauties launched for the Spring Festival, and put together a puzzle.

Baochai saw that Daiyu had been silent since she left Sister Feng's room, so she pushed Daiyu's arm and said, "Young girl, what are you thinking?"

Daiyu looked at Baochai, "I have a name. Sister Bao can call me Daiyu, or Miss Lin."

"Look at the frowner is serious."

"Miss Xue, do you think what Sister Feng said is unreasonable?" Daiyu turned to Baochai and called Miss Xue.

Baochai was embarrassed, and Tanchun said, "Sister Lin, Sister Bao is just joking. Don't mind."

"Am I kidding her?"

"Miss Lin really annoys me. I'll apologize to Miss Lin. Minnie girls shouldn't joke with you, an official girl." Xue Baochai had been patient all morning, and now she couldn't help but vent her anger on Daiyu. Here, give Daiyu a blessing.

Daiyu turned sideways, eyes red, "You just said you should make fun of me?"

How could Baochai agree to answer this, and the two froze there.Yingchun's master was so anxious that he couldn't do anything, but he didn't know how to get out of the siege.

It just so happened that Ping'er came in at this time. Seeing this, he took Daiyu's hand and said, "Miss Lin, Second Mistress wants me to tell you something." He took Daiyu to the main hall where the second entrance to the Spring Festival was, and Zijuan He Xiuju hurriedly followed to serve.

Ping'er helped Daiyu to sit down, and handed the few packets of silver beads in his hand to Zijuan, "This is a gift from our second grandma to your girl. Don't be reluctant to be snobbish in that house."

Daiyu burst into tears after holding back for a long time, choked with sobs, "Miss Ping, thank your second grandma for remembering me."

"Miss Lin, why be so polite. Our grandma said that the girl used to be very considerate when she was young and in the old lady's house. Now that the girl is older, the empress has to go back to visit her relatives. If the girl wants to avoid , but you can come to live in this mansion, this mansion is the house of the girl's eldest uncle. In the future, the girl can also bring the master's advice to guide the nanny back. There are many things that the nanny can say, it's always good."

Zijuan went down on behalf of Dai Yufu, "Sister Ping'er, thank you Second Grandma for thinking about our girl."

Xiuju took the little girl to bring water, and waited for Daiyu to wash her face, and gave Daiyu a makeup dowry for the Spring Festival, "Miss Lin, our things are a bit crude, and we can deal with them."

Zijuan said, "Xiuju, you've only been away from the house for a long time, and you can talk like that. You don't know what we use every day? If it weren't for Baoyu's special rouge cream, it would be much worse than this."

Xiuju sees Ping'er's behavior towards Daiyu, and knows that her grandmother is willing to take more care of Miss Lin. "Since I said that, I'll bring you some back later. If what you said just now was to tease me, you can go back and give it to the little girls. You are not allowed to tell others that it was given by our girl."

Zijuan thanked her, and Xiuju quickly grabbed her, "Where is it worth bending over?"

After a while Daiyu washed, put on her makeup, and finished tidying up, Ping'er said to Xiuju, "Tell your girl that the lunch is here with the girl, so that you don't have to walk around and feel uncomfortable when you go back with the cold wind and hot air."

When the group went back to the front, Baochai pretended nothing had happened, and Daiyu ignored her, and Yingchun drew Daiyu to make a picture of a beautiful woman together.

Xiuju stepped forward and said to Yingchun: "Girl, grandma is afraid that the girls will walk around in the cold weather, and the cold wind and heat will make them uncomfortable after eating, so let's put the lunch here with the girls."

Yingchun nodded: "I'll put it here when I get it in a while. Send the little girl to look for the second brother, see where the second brother and the others want to put it, and tell people not to neglect."

Baochai asked Ping'er, "Now Lian's second sister-in-law doesn't care about the house?"

Ping'er smiled, "Since I moved here, I have been the girl's housekeeper."

"The second sister-in-law of Lian is very handsome. This son has not seen him yet, so he is the old Fengjun." Can Baochai say that she is wrong?cannot.It just sounds like you can't think deeply, otherwise it feels like you are using Yingchun as a daughter-in-law.

"Miss Bao doesn't know yet, our grandma is more than seven months pregnant." Ping'er replied with a smile.

Tanchun and Baochai said congratulatory words, while Daiyu and Xichun looked at each other and interjected a few words until the luncheon was arranged.