Evening Shaohua in the Red House

Ping'er, Xi'er and Le'er were bringing the little girls to the side to set up tea and fruit, and they all laughed when they heard the words: "It's still grandma who is thoughtful, our grandma always said that there is no taste in the mouth, and I called the big kitchen to make it A few side dishes came, but they said they were not to my liking, and I haven’t even had a good meal in the past few days.”

Sister Feng frowned and said, "The dishes made in the big kitchen are either fish or meat. The good vegetarian dishes are also greasy with sesame oil. Whoever has the patience to eat them might not be as refreshing and appetizing as these side dishes."

Li Wan said with a smile: "It's just a fresh meal, it's not worth anything. If you like it, I have some better ones. I also sent some dried vegetables from outside a while ago, including black vegetables, cowpeas, lentils, and so on." Dried eggplant and gourd strips, although wild in the countryside, have some taste. When eating, soak them in warm water, stir-fry shredded pork to eat, or mince them and make meat fillings. They are delicious for making dumplings and steamed buns. Even more beautiful than when it was fresh."

Everyone couldn't help swallowing after listening to it, and Sister Feng was also very moved, and said with a smile: "That's kind, I'll ask Ping'er to go to my sister-in-law's yard to get it tomorrow."

Li Wan said with a smile: "You don't need to bother, I'll send a girl to deliver it later."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "Sister-in-law still loves me."

While talking, Ping'er and the others had already set out tea fruits, sweet sugared walnuts, hemp slices, inch golden sugar, salty spiced peanuts, jujube meat, honey-soaked ginger, sugared lotus seeds, melon strips, and fresh chicken head rice , fresh lotus seeds, fresh water chestnut, and date cakes, kidney bean cakes, cream rolls and other snacks, there are at least [-] kinds of snacks, all packed in eight-treasure boxes, and a table is full.

Li Wan couldn't help laughing, and said: "It's not the first time to be a guest, what are you doing here?"

Ping'er said with a smile: "Grandma hasn't come for a while, she's a distinguished guest, so of course we should greet him well, besides, grandma sent a lot of fresh fruit yesterday, and today it's these side dishes, if we can't bear even a little tea and fruit , Grandma must feel that our grandma is stingy, and we will be embarrassed to ask grandma for those vegetables tomorrow."

Li Wan was usually generous and considerate, treated them very well, and often comforted Sister Feng to take care of her body. This kind of heart was always in my heart, and I was very grateful.

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, and Li Wan couldn't help laughing, saying: "What a clever girl, you are indeed taught by Feng girl. Come here, open your mouth and let me see what your teeth and tongue are. It's done, it's a set, it's like a walnut cart."

After saying that, I'm going to break Ping'er's mouth

, Ping'er hurriedly avoided with a smile, and everyone laughed when they saw this.

Sister Feng couldn't help laughing anymore, and said to Li Wan, "Ping'er is right. Today I'm partial to sister-in-law's good stuff. My sister-in-law will also try our tea and fruit snacks to see how delicious they are." Asked Xi'er at the side, "I remember I just made almond custard this morning, why are you so stingy and didn't bring it to grandma?"

Xi'er pursed her lips and smiled, and took the order. After a while, she brought two cups of almond pastry, one in front of Sister Feng, and the other to Li Wan. taste."

Li Wan joked: "Cannibals are soft-spoken and short-handed. It seems that I can't do without those dried vegetables."

Everyone who said it laughed, "Grandma has always been generous, but she just wanted to make fun of her by saying such petty words."

After joking and eating some tea and fruit, Sister Feng said to Ping'er, "Go down and rest for a while, and let my sister-in-law and I talk freely for a while."

Ping'er agreed, turned to Danju and the others with a smile and said, "Sisters also come to have a cup of tea together."

Knowing that the masters had something to say, Danju smiled and responded, saluted Li Wan and Sister Feng, and took the little girls out with Ping'er and the others.

The room fell silent for a moment, Li Wan put down the teacup, saw that the almond crisps in front of Sister Feng hadn't moved at all, glanced at her, and sighed, "You should eat two more bites anyway, look at you, it's only been a few days since I haven't seen you, and it's gone. Better."

Thinking of the grievances she suffered these days, Sister Feng couldn't help but feel sour, but she was always strong, and she still pretended to be indifferent on the surface, forced a smile and said: "He Zeng Qing has been reduced, it's just that he has been ill for a few days, so his complexion looks a little worse. "

Li Wan laughed and sighed again, and said: "We two are good friends on weekdays, and there are no outsiders here, so why do you have to be brave? Although I was not in the mansion a few days ago, I have heard about the things in your courtyard. You Don't think I'm too busy, listen to my advice, I know you're not angry, but now that it's like this, you have to think about it, don't spoil your body."

When Sister Feng heard the words, she couldn't help being touched. Thinking of all the incidents of these days, her eyes turned red, and she choked up and said, "Sister-in-law, I just feel uncomfortable——"

She was pampered since she was a child, and she was raised like a phoenix at home. She has never been wronged like this, but she has nowhere to complain. Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang have always loved her, but they didn't think it was a serious matter. Her words still ring in my ears, "What's the important thing? The children are young and greedy like cats. How can they be kept? Everyone has been fighting like this since they were children."

Everyone advised her not to care about it, saying

Those concubine aunts are just stubborn, and they can't get past her no matter what, there is no need to get angry with Jia Lian over this matter, even her mother persuaded her to be soft, saying that Jia Lian was just interested in An'er, Don't hurt the relationship between husband and wife because of a girl.

But she couldn't swallow this breath, as long as she thought of the scene of Jia Lian fooling around with An'er on the bed, her heart would burn like fire, both uncomfortable and disgusting.

Seeing this, Li Wan sighed slightly. The dispute between wives and concubines has been a difficult problem since ancient times. No matter how strong and capable Sister Feng is, she is only a 16-year-old girl now. It is really difficult for her as a wife to accept her with a smile to show her virtuousness and generosity.

It's just that Sister Feng is a bit younger and more energetic. Although she is reasonable, her actions are too sharp and she will inevitably fall into the mouth.

For example, Mrs. Wang is cunning, Tanchun is a girl, and she can marry in the future, so she will be raised by her. Jia Huan is a man, so she will let Aunt Zhao teach her carelessly. In less than half a minute, no one in the whole family would say that Mrs. Wang is generous and charitable.

Li Wan persuaded: "I am also a person who has been here, of course I understand your suffering, but everything else is empty, only my own body is the most important.

According to me, your housekeeper was too worried in the past, and I also know that none of the housekeepers in our family are easy to deal with. If it is done properly, they will be afraid; Not only is he not afraid of convincing, but he also tells many jokes to make fun of him.You are usually strong, you don't want to be criticized by others, even when you are sick, you still struggle to plan and plan like a normal person.

It's just that although there are many things to do, you should also take care of your body, take time to rest, and if things go on like this, what will happen if you burn your body out?

Now I just take advantage of this time to recuperate my body and give birth to a brother, which can be regarded as a firm foothold, and I have the confidence to speak and act, and I will have someone to rely on in the future. "

It's not that she is vulgar, but that the world is like this, and Jia Lian is unreliable. Although Sister Feng is capable, she is a woman, and if she has a son and is afraid of doing things, maybe she will not end up in such a miserable end in the future.

When Sister Feng heard this, she lowered her head and said nothing.

Li Wan persuaded her for a long time. Sister Feng is not a person who does not know what is good or bad. Li Wan's words can be said to be sincere, and he is very grateful. He bowed his head and thought for a long time, and his expression gradually became firm. He raised his head and said, "Thanks to sister-in-law for waking me up, I was thinking about it earlier,

I understand now. "

While saying these words, the haze between Sister Feng's brows disappeared, her pair of red phoenix eyes also returned to their former radiance, and there was an indescribable brilliance all over her body.

Li Wan was very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Just figure it out, I'll just watch you, don't be confused again."

After chatting and joking again, Li Wan glanced at the chiming clock on the wall and realized that it was almost noon, so he stood up and said, "It's getting late, I'll be back first, you have a good time."

Sister Feng was a little bit reluctant, and said: "Sister-in-law, come and see me when you are free."

Li Wan agreed to go.

After Li Wan left, Sister Feng leaned on the kang thoughtfully, and stroked her belly. She has been a beginner for a year, and Jia Lian had to wait for nine months because of Jia Zhu's death. Get pregnant and give birth to a brother as soon as possible, so that you can really speak up straight.

As for An'er, she would naturally let her understand the consequences of betraying her master.

Thinking of this, Sister Feng's eyes darkened, and a sneer sneered at the corner of her mouth.

At noon, Ping'er Xi'er brought three or four little maids in to set the table for dinner.

Sister Feng ate a bowl of bird's nest porridge with a few side dishes from Li Wan, and she was so happy that Ping'er and others went straight to the Buddha.

After lunch, Sister Feng was lying on the couch, and Ping'er knelt beside her, gently beating her legs.

Lily incense is burning in the multicolored cloisonné enamel incense burner on the side table, which almost makes people drowsy.

After a long time, Fang heard Sister Feng say: "Second Lord is back tonight, please come to the house."

Ping'er was slightly taken aback, a little surprised and uncertain in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and only answered "yes".

Looking into October, the weather is getting colder. At the end of the month, Mrs. Wang suddenly received a letter from Jinling, saying that Father Xue had died of illness.

It turned out that father Xue finally survived the winter in the old year, and his illness has been fluctuating since then. Fortunately, he survived. Everyone thought that he could survive for another year and a half, but he just passed away. I am also bedridden.

After Madam Wang received the news, she was very depressed. She wrote to Aunt Xue to express her annoyance, and at the same time prepared a lot of medicinal materials and supplements, and hurriedly sent them to Jinling.

But these didn't have much to do with Li Wan, so he threw them away after sighing.

Since she came back from the Muni Academy, she has often exchanged letters with the Yan family, discussing poetry, calligraphy, and painting, and often giving each other things of her own, the better the friendship.

Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang didn't say anything after knowing about it. Whenever Yan Hui sent someone to deliver something, the Jia's family treated each other with courtesy and courtesy.

In the short winter, besides teaching Jia Lan, Li Wan went to Jiamu and Mrs. Wang's two provinces during the day, or read and practice calligraphy in the room; or taught the three sisters Yingchun to read and do needlework. is comfortable.

Time flies, and it is another year of autumn in the blink of an eye, with yellow flowers all over the ground and sweet osmanthus fragrance.

On this day, the three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun were all playing in Li Wan's room. Yingchun and Tanchun sat on the kang and played chess. .

I was having a good time in the room, when suddenly I saw Xia Zhu hurried back and forth saying: "Grandma is not well, the old lady has fainted!"