ordinary people's house

Xiao Yunlang sat for a while, and said: "I'll go to the back first, my mother can't do it alone, just wait for a while, the elder brother will come over."

"it is good."

Xiao Yunlang went to the backyard to find out that although Lin Yuzhen didn't come today, Mrs. Wang of the Zhao family, Mrs. Kong from the second room, and Cui from the third room all came. look.Mrs. Wu Dinghou was talking to several familiar wives in another flower room, one of them saw Xiao Yunlang and said with a smile: "I haven't seen Yunlang for a long time, I heard from Chang Yu a few days ago that your husband and wife went back to live in the uncle's residence." , I guessed that you were pregnant."

"Madam Gu, I heard from Yulan a few days ago that Fifth Brother is also getting engaged."

"In the twelfth lunar month, there are still a few months left," Mrs. Gu said with a smile, "Changyu's four elder brothers have been married for many years, and I'm not familiar with them."

Those are all concubines, and it won't take too much effort to get married. Xiao Yunlang just smiled, and Mrs. Wu said: "I heard from Lord Hou that Siquan's parents want to set the wedding date in February next year. I see your belly, I’m afraid it’s not easy to go out by then.”

Xiao Yunlang sat down and said: "When the time comes, just ask his little uncle to congratulate me on my behalf."

Mrs. Wu Dinghou seemed to have forgotten the quarrel between Wu and Lin, and said with a smile: "That's for sure, this kid Siquan respects his little uncle the most, and it won't look good when his family's table is empty."

Xiao Yunlang looked around for a week before he saw Miss Li's family in a corner. Miss Li was sitting and drinking tea quietly. The Li family was poor in her early years, and Miss Li still looked a bit rough like a peasant girl. The ladies were chattering, and some kept glancing over there, and after taking a look, they laughed softly with the little sisters.

Mrs. Wu Dinghou also saw her, and said with a slight smile, "They are all children who don't know the importance." Regardless of whether Miss Li "fed pigs" as they made fun of in her early years, her status is the most respected now.

Miss Li is not very beautiful, she is a bit tall, but her facial features are very regular, and she can see that she has been trained well in the past few years, and her manners are already very good; this is exactly the opposite of Miss Zhu Er, who was born in a noble family. Dignified and elegant, but later his family fell into poverty and started to do rough work, but he didn't get any vulgarity... Xiao Yunlang sighed softly. Although he hated Li Xiangmin, he would not anger Miss Li, and even had a little sympathy for Miss Li, because Li No matter in terms of emotion or appearance, the girl lost when compared with Zhu Er.

In the other room, Lin Yujing came back to the Zhao family after watching the ceremony. Wang's heart was filled with anger, and she wished she could vent her anger on her immediately, but this was in the Xiao family after all, and the Xiao family turned to this Lin family. Don't act rashly!She was only dissatisfied and said: "Sure enough, it's a general's house, but there are no rules. How can there be any reason to ask the guests to sit here and the master not to show up?"

Lin Yujing explained: "The Xiao family has a small population, and there is only Mrs. Xiao as the hostess. Just now, Yun Lang asked his wife to take good care of her mother."

Wang's expression softened a little, but she was still dissatisfied and said: "I am Mrs. Yongpinghou, isn't it enough for Mrs. Xiao to receive me personally?"

Lin Yujing smiled, but did not speak.

Mrs. Wang didn't dare to go too far, but Mrs. Kong didn't think too much, and said with a cold snort: "What mother said is that I just saw Mrs. Xiao welcome Mrs. Wu in person. Although our Zhao family is not as good as the Wu family, It is also a family that can be counted in Beijing, but it is so looked down upon."

Anger appeared on Wang's face again, and Lin Yujing calmly said, "Could it be that my brother and sister forgot? This is in someone else's house. We're berating the master like this, and people will hear it. The etiquette of the Yongping Hou Mansion will be discussed all over the capital."

Mrs. Kong was stopped by her, she curled her lips and said nothing, Mrs. Cui smiled sarcastically, stepped forward and said to Lin Yujing: "It's the first time I come back to Xiao's house today, and it really looks like everyone. My sister-in-law's brother-in-law turned out to be You come from such a family, no wonder you have such a good character."

Lin Yujing smiled and said: "You are too much, Yunlang is young and simple-minded, but he is really kind."

Mrs. Wang snorted coldly in disdain, and wanted to say something else, but Xiao Yunlang had already come, and said with a smile: "The distinguished guests have been neglecting you, and now I have time to come over and have a look. Is the refreshment lady okay?"

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't say anything else. She thought she had a grudge against the Xiao family, and she didn't want to come to the Xiao family's happy event. Most of the people congratulating you are rich and powerful families, so it is good to come and see, so he squeezed out a smile and said: "The refreshment is very good... May I ask when the banquet will start?"

Xiao Yunlang said: "There is still about half an hour, why don't I ask someone to take you out for a walk, there are a few camellias blooming in the yard just right."

Mrs. Wang hesitated for a while, then said, "That's fine."

Mrs. Kong didn't say anything, while Mrs. Cui held Lin Yujing's arm affectionately and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go see it too."

Lin Yujing asked the maid to help Xiao Yunlang, Xiao Yunlang smiled and said, "I am walking steadily, nothing happened."

Lin Yujing smiled, and the Wang family on the side said indifferently: "A pregnant person is the most precious, so there must be no mistakes."

Xiao Yunlang didn't say anything more, and several wives who were out looking at flowers greeted each other with Mrs. Wang, Lin Yujing said softly to Xiao Yunlang: "Madam's words are a bit unpleasant, don't take offense."

"I know, she's fine today, but I haven't forgotten how she rolled on the ground when we went to Yongping Hou Mansion last year."

Lin Yujing couldn't help smiling, and after a while, Xiao Yunlang invited Zhao's family to the west hall. The kitchen ordered a soup and a dish for him at noon, and the boy who brought the dishes said, "Grandpa Huang said that the dishes are freshly fried." What comes out is very light, this chicken soup has been boiled for a day, and Grandpa Huang has skimmed off the oily smell."

Xiao Yunlang smiled and told him to take it to his own yard, and asked: "Is the front and back yards all in place?"

"It's almost there. There are still a few big dishes that Grandpa Huang will cook himself. Today, Housekeeper You ordered three restaurants in Beijing to deliver the dishes. There is nothing missing."

"That's good."

Not long after Xiao Yunlang went back, Lin Yulan also came back, Xiao Yunlang ate the rice and asked, "Are you full?"

Lin Yulan shook her head, "I'll come and see you."

"It just so happens that Uncle Huang has cooked too many dishes for me, so come and eat with me."

"it is good."

Xiao Yunlang evened half of the bowl out, but Lin Yulan blocked it with chopsticks and said, "I'll ask the kitchen to fill a bowl and bring it over. You can eat these."

"I really can't eat anymore. Look at this big bowl. It was pointed when I brought it. Uncle Huang probably thinks that I have a big belly now. One person needs to eat two people's portion. Look at this dish." The plates and this soup pot are bigger than the ones I usually use."

Lin Yulan touched Xiao Yunlang's stomach, Xiao Yunlang smiled and said, "I'm almost full, you can eat."

"Hmm." Lin Yulan was thinking about Xiao Yunlang in the front. A few days ago, Xiao Yunlang told Xiao Yuan that he didn't want to go to the front yard. There were too many people in the front yard, so it's better to talk to relatives in the back yard.It's just that when Lin Yulan greeted the guests today, she saw one carriage after another and knew that there were quite a few female relatives coming, so she was a little worried that Xiao Yunlang would be tired.

After Xiao Yunlang was full, he urged Lin Yulan to eat quickly, and they could rest after seeing off the guests in the afternoon. Lin Yulan ate and ate, and suddenly said: "Wu Siquan's father is in front."

"……Oh."

"The Wu family is already promoting young people, and he probably still has the intention to continue to lead troops. He is often in foreign affairs at these times."

"Ah."

Lin Yulan put down her chopsticks and said, "Would you like to sleep for a while?"

Xiao Yunlang said helplessly: "Why in your heart, besides being hungry, I want to sleep."

Lin Yulan smiled without explaining.

"...I'll go with you to have a look in a while, and then I'll go to see Lin'er."

After the maid cleaned up the dishes, the husband and wife walked to the front yard holding hands. From a distance, Xiao Yunlang heard a commotion, and the smell of alcohol could be smelled from here. Lin Yulan stopped in her tracks and said, "If you don't pass, just Come here."

"Okay...you can go there by yourself, and you help me look after Daddy, my second brother and eldest brother are going to be drunk today, tell Daddy not to drink too much."

"I'll take you back."

Xiao Yunlang smiled and said: "No need, we've come here, it's not that I don't know the way, I'll go see if my mother can help me, and then talk to my eldest sister."

Lin Yulan hesitated for a while, Xiao Yunlang pushed him, turned around and said, "I'm leaving, you go."

Xiao Yunlang strolled outside Xiao Yuan's courtyard. Now he felt bored whenever he heard someone talking. He walked for a breath, and decided to go in and say something before leaving. Before he could take the steps, he heard someone behind him say: "Brother Yun."

Xiao Yunlang knew who it was without guessing, he turned around and said, "It's Qinglan, have you eaten?"

"I've used it up. Just as I was about to go out for a walk, I saw you, Brother Yun."

Xiao Yunlang said with a smile: "Why don't you see other young ladies? Did you leave everyone else behind by yourself?"

Qinglan said: "They are talking, I don't think it's interesting... Brother Yun, I have something to tell you."

Xiao Yunlang withdrew his smile and said, "Go and sit in the front garden, there should be no one there."

"it is good."

Xiao Yunlang didn't know what she was going to say, but the expression in Qinglan's eyes made him inexplicably uncomfortable, and when the two sat down, Qinglan stopped talking.

Xiao Yunlang sat for a while, then said: "It's getting cold, otherwise..."

"Brother Yun," Qing Lan looked up at him, "I really envy you."

"……Oh."

Qinglan took a deep breath and said, "I want to ask Brother Yun to fulfill my wish."

The sound of the wind suddenly quieted down, the shadows of the trees whirled in the afternoon, and light and shadows floated on the ground.Xiao Yunlang sighed softly, looked at Xiao Qinglan as if he didn't know him, he stretched out his hand to support his waist, Qinglan lowered her head, as if the words just used up all her strength, her breathing slowed down now .Xiao Yunlang thought for a while, then said softly, "Are you dreaming?"

Qing Lan looked up at him in astonishment.

Xiao Yunlang thumped his waist, and said lightly: "You are my cousin, the cousin of our Xiao Ling'er, I will not tell you serious words, and I don't want others to see the Xiao family's jokes on today's happy day , as long as you didn't say that."

Qinglan said: "I'm serious."

Xiao Yunlang glanced at her and said: "What a coincidence, I am also sincere. If you are any person with a foreign surname other than Xiao, I want to slap you in the face. I have a bad temper after pregnancy, but I can bear it as an outsider." Just bear it."

Qinglan's face was flushed, but the fact that Xiao Yunlang was pregnant seemed to remind her, "Brother Yun, you are pregnant now, and I can... take care of him for you."

Xiao Yunlang said expressionlessly: "Do you think I have no brains?"

Qinglan was taken aback again, and gradually became a little at a loss.

Xiao Yunlang said lightly: "Although you are still a girl who has not left the cabinet, you know everything. You take care of him for me? It's a good idea. You live in my house, sleep in my courtyard, and sleep with my man... Qinglan, You should be really glad that you are my cousin, now I don't think about slapping you."

Qinglan became a little annoyed, and said angrily in a low voice: "I know you all look down on him! Yes! The Lin family has fallen, and he lives on the Jinjiang uncle's mansion, and he serves you in a low voice. It was so cold that year, and he was outside the door Waiting for you, covered in snow... You don't feel sorry for him anymore, but I can, I am willing to regard him as heaven, and I don't despise him for the way he is now."

Xiao Yunlang blinked, thinking what kind of thing is this?