[Red House] The Twins of Purple Pearls

Yanyu recruited Ye Zi to come in and asked her about what happened last night, Ye Zi thought about it for a long time before saying: "I was sleepy at that time, and suddenly heard a sound coming from outside, so I went out with elder sister Yue Bai to see what was going on. I saw many servants holding torches around the bow of Zhen's boat, and even Mrs. Zhen and Grandma Zhen were alarmed; but the fog was thick in the river, so I couldn't see clearly. Later, Mrs. Zhen's mother came over, It is said that a woman fell into the water and made some disturbances, so she came here to say hello for fear of disturbing the wife and daughter."

Ye Zi spoke clearly, and it was not much different from what Yue Bai said last night.

But when she heard that Mrs. Zhen and Grandma Zhen were disturbed, Yanyu paid attention.

Looking back, I saw Daiyu and Yan'er sitting on the armchairs by the window; because everything on the boat was crude, there were only simple beds, tables and chairs for resting, and the blue and white cloth on the round table was newly spread, and their siblings were sitting by the table, Daiyu took a book and read it to Yan'er.

Daiyu's voice is soft and clear, and poetry is the most pleasant to hear, like a gurgling stream.

Yanyu put aside her worries for the time being, and sat down to the side quietly listening to her sister's recitation.

Yan'er obediently followed Daiyu's reading, with a sense of peace and tranquility, as if spreading across the turbulent river.

As the afternoon warmed up, Yanyu asked the mother-in-law to come in and remove the stove, and the nurse also came to pick up Yan'er to go back to rest; seeing that the sisters were a little tired, Yiqing put down the bamboo curtain so that they could take a nap for a while.

Daiyu put on her thin quilt, and just leaned on the side of the couch, reading a book.

Yanyu silently prayed that she could go all the way to the capital smoothly, and she did not feel sleepy while lying on the couch.

When I woke up, I saw Daiyu still holding the "Book of Songs", but her expression was a little wandering, as if she was thinking deeply, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.

"What are you looking at? So engrossed?" Yanyu purposely kept her composure, quietly approached and snatched Daiyu's book, only to be shocked that Daiyu came back to her senses, she couldn't help but chuckled when she saw her sister's naive attitude: " Is my sister awake?"

Yanyu saw that Daiyu was reading the article "Plucking Wei" that she had read before, and asked with a smile: "Plucking Wei, Wei is soft and soft. When the day returns, the heart is also worried. Do you still think about it?" Yangzhou?" They lived in their home in Yangzhou since they were young, and now they suddenly moved to Beijing with their family, but they still remember that their home seems to be in the south of the Yangtze River.

Daiyu frowned slightly, then turned her back and nodded without saying a word. After a long time, she whispered, "Sister Ming explained this to me. Sister Ming said that she also likes "Caiwei" the most."

Thinking of Yu Ming sitting in front of the window, frowning and reciting poems, Yanyu also felt a little uncomfortable, so she closed the book and handed it to Daiyu: "Sister Ming is very knowledgeable, maybe she has some feelings."

Daiyu just put the book on the table next to her, put on her embroidered shoes and walked to the window, carefully opened the gap between the window and the door, and looked out.

The salty river tide hit her face, Daiyu was silent for a moment, but suddenly closed the window in a panic.

"What's the matter?" Yanyu felt strange, walked over and looked out through the gap, and just happened to see Zhen Jing standing behind the railing of the boat not far away, her cold face was incompatible with her gorgeous face, and the maid followed cautiously She looked very terrified.

Yanyu became suspicious, and pretended to be nonchalant, turned around and sat down at the table like Daiyu.

In the evening, Yiyue heard that Mrs. Zhen came over and was talking with her in the room.

Yanyu and Daiyu went to Jia Min's room, and they saw Mrs. Zhen's mother-in-law waiting outside the embroidered curtain. Mammy Liu greeted her with a smile on her face: "Sister Yan, Sister Yu, Mrs. Zhen is here. I'm talking with my wife." While leading the sisters in.

"Mother, Mrs. Zhen." The two sisters greeted Jia Min and Mrs. Zhen, and sat down on the lower embroidery pier.

Mrs. Zhen looked at their sisters lovingly, smiled lightly and said to Jia Min: "I like girls the most, they are sweet and sweet. Especially when I see your two sisters, such a good girl, I really love them." very."

Jia Min covered her lips and smiled: "Your family's three elder sisters are prosperous in spring and autumn, and each of them is prosperous in future, and the three elder brothers are all promising, who doesn't envy you?" Hearing that her daughter was praised, Jia Min still couldn't help laughing Mouth.

"The few in my family are not worried." Mrs. Zhen suppressed her smile, with a bitter expression, "Sister Yan and Sister Yu are smart and quiet, and Brother Yan is obedient; Heart, I am thankful." After a pause, he said to their sisters, "In the future, if Sister Yan and Sister Yu have free time, they will often come to play. My third sister is similar to your age and also likes to read. Write, you can play together."

It can be seen that when Mrs. Zhen mentioned Zhen Ting, she was obviously in high spirits and joy.

Jia Min would not refute the kindness of her old friend, and said with a smile: "That's really good! Let them learn from Sister Ting."

Mrs. Zhen's gaze has been roving their sisters, talking to Jia Min: "Don't be too restrictive about your sister. Now you can be more comfortable as a girl in the boudoir, but you won't be able to do it when you leave the cabinet in the future; I have always spoiled Sister Ting at home." She said with a smile, looking at their sisters with more gentle eyes.

Both Yanyu and Daiyu lowered their heads in embarrassment; but Daiyu was sincerely shy, and Yanyu was more concerned about it.

She almost forgot that when a girl in the world reaches her age, she must obey her parents' order and matchmaker's words to get married and have children. She doesn't want to owe any marriage debts in the world to affect her cultivation in the future.But in the current situation, it is impossible for her to be a different kind, but also to implicate her parents and sister, and she is worried that her sister will stay here alone and she will go back to Lihentian first, so she can only find another way.

When Jia Min heard Mrs. Zhen mentioning this matter suddenly, she just smiled and said: "These sisters are still young, so they are not in a hurry."

Seeing their sisters talking quietly, Jia Min raised her eyebrows thoughtfully, and said in a loud voice, "Yan'er, Yu'er, you go out and play first."

Yanyu guessed that Jia Min should have something to say to Mrs. Zhen, so she went out obediently with her younger sister.

"Sister Min, I really like the two sisters very much. You can't hold them back when I post posts in the future." Mrs. Zhen's laughing voice came from the room, and Yanyu lowered her eyes slightly, as if she had never heard of it. Its language.

Mrs. Zhen talked to Jia Min for a while, and then returned to Zhen's boat by boat until late at night.

Along the way, Yanyu and Daiyu also met Mrs. Zhen and Grandma Zhen several times, but they never saw the Fourth Miss Zhen Jing again.Presumably, Jia Min also noticed the unusualness, and when she met Mrs. Zhen again, she would never mention anything about her children, and only talked about the old friendship.

After staying on the boat for more than half a month, Yan'er had already lost her initial interest, and stayed by the nanny's side unhappy all day long, even eating much less food.Jia Min was worried about his youngest son; after all, Yan'er had suffered from that serious illness not long ago, so he couldn't help but worry that Yan'er would get sick again, and it would be inconvenient for him to be on the boat.

Seeing Yan'er like this, the experienced nanny said hesitantly, "Brother probably isn't used to being on the boat. The boat is bumpy and I'm young, so it's hard to bear."

Hearing this, Jia Min thought about it and ordered the boat to stop and rest for two or three days, and then find a doctor to show Yan'er.

When Mrs. Zhen heard the news, she sent a woman over to inquire. Jia Min then talked about the situation and said that she regretted not being able to go to Beijing with the Zhen family.Mrs. Zhen asked her mother-in-law to bring a century-old ginseng to Jia Min, saying that it was for Yan's brother's body; The warehouse took a box of velvet antler and Gastrodia elata as a return gift to Mrs. Zhen.

In fact, she and Mrs. Zhen haven't seen each other for many years, and their childhood friendship has faded a bit; it's just that Mrs. Zhen's overly enthusiastic treatment of each other is not like the temperament of Sister Rong in her memory, which makes Jia Min a little uneasy.

When I docked and disembarked on the shore, and stepped on the green brick bridge by the river, I felt that my fluffy legs and feet felt a little more solid.

Yanyu took Daiyu's hand and followed Jia Min cautiously, for fear that she would be scattered by the crowd.

It coincided with the [-]th temple fair, many people came out to visit the temple fair, the streets were full of lively dragon and lion dances and juggling, which reminded Yanyu that the Shangyuan Lantern Festival was so crowded that year.

Nanny Wang put on bamboo hats for their sisters; girls who have not left the cabinet should not let outside men see their true faces, and now that their sisters are getting older, they should wear bamboo hats to cover their faces when they go out.

Daiyu caressed the bamboo hat curiously, wobbling it, thinking it was very funny.

Resting at the riverside inn, Jia Min asked Steward Qian to bring a post to invite a doctor back.The old doctor showed Yan'er the same argument as that old nanny, saying that mint, mugwort, borneol and other refreshing herbs such as mint, wormwood, and borneol could be sewn into the sachet for my brother to take with me; He sewed a sachet overnight and brought it to Yan'er. As expected, Yan'er's expression improved a lot, and he even said that the old doctor was really capable.

There are also many unique snacks in Dazhou. Jiang Bi ordered the mother-in-law in the outer courtyard to buy some Dazhou food for his wife, brothers and sisters.

Xu Shi is also not used to the food here, Daiyu only ate some fragrant stew and was unwilling to eat any more, but Yanyu felt that this Yunpian cake was not as sweet and greasy as the one in Yangzhou, the clear and light Yunpian cake was moist Soft, she stuffed another piece for Daiyu: "Try this too! You should like it."

Daiyu tasted it suspiciously, then smiled and nodded: "What my sister said is right!"

Yanyu reached out and tapped her on the head: "Eat well."

The group of them can only rest in Dazhou for two or three days, and they still have to rush to Beijing; the capital manager Feng has received a letter, if their trip is delayed, other things will be delayed.

Seeing that Yan'er was more energetic and able to go and play with her sisters as in the past, Jia Min ordered the maids and women to pack up and get on the boat to continue on their way.

Yan'er's nanny carefully took care of Yan'er along the way, and when she arrived in the capital everything was fine, Jia Min rewarded her with half a year's monthly money as comfort.