One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

When the master came back in the evening, his face was full of spring breeze and he was very proud.Mrs. Shi jokingly asked him what good business he had.Master Shi made it clear that there were several vacancies recently, and he reckoned that he could fill one of them.

Shi Xuanxuan took the servants to arrange the dishes, and waited for Master Shi to come to eat.Master Shi touched his stomach and sat down at the table, and saw the fish on the table at a glance.The fish is not hot, the skin on the top is slightly dry, and a layer of skin has formed on the soup.Master Shi raised his head and looked at Xuanxuan puzzled.If Xuanxuan served this dish before, Master Shi must have thought it was Xuanxuan's negligence, but after tasting the meal prepared by Xuanxuan, Master Shi decided to listen to Xuanxuan's explanation first.

Xuanxuan smiled and picked up the fish skin with chopsticks, dipped it in the soup and put it on the plate of Mr. Shi, saying, "Daddy, try it first, if you don't like it, I'll ask someone to prepare some hot ones, just thinking, today It’s getting hot too, maybe you can eat more if you eat something refreshing.”

Master Shi picked up his chopsticks and tasted it, and found that the taste was quite right, and he ate a whole fish.Xuanxuan smiled and brought another celebrity.Mrs. Shi thought it was too cold, so Xuanxuan got some hot ones, and she was very happy to eat it.

"This fish is not bad. The people in Wang Er's family are dull, and their cooking skills are not bad. It's hard for her to cook so many kinds of fish in one afternoon. I will reward you later." Mrs. Shi was satisfied with the meal, and Xuanxuan was in front of Master Shi. He has a long face, so he does not hesitate to reward his servants.

After hearing this, Master Shi happily said to Mrs. Shi, "Xuanxuan is a good-hearted girl, at least this dish is delicious. Especially this fish, can you still have it tomorrow?"

Mrs. Shi wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, then turned to ask Xuanxuan, "Fish is not easy to get this season, especially in Beijing, did you buy it from the morning market?"

Xuanxuan replied, "It was a basket of fish sent by my brother in the afternoon. He said it was given by a friend outside. My daughter thought that the fish was not fresh and jumping around, and there were so many of them. A basket, I just made it a family member." Let’s try it out, my dad wants to eat it tomorrow, so my daughter will tell Caimai to come up with some ideas tomorrow morning.”

Speaking of Hou Xuan, Mrs. Shi thought of other things, and hurriedly turned around and said to Master Shi, "Hou Xuan's former wife is going to be an official now, so what about Hou Xuan's studies? I plan to visit my aunt's house tomorrow. By the way, ask if you can let Hou Xuan go to study in the private school of my uncle's house."

Lin Ruhai and Mrs. Shi's aunt, the younger sister of their father, married the son of Prince Heng, who is now the Minister of Rites, Wan Shan.Wan Guozhong, Wan Shan's father, was the first of the four ministers left by the late emperor. He died of illness last year.The Wan family's family education is extremely strict, and the clan school invites the best masters in Beijing to give lectures to the descendants of the Wan family.

Master Shi took Madam Shi very seriously, and had nothing to disagree with, and said that Madam Shi would go together at the same time.Xuanxuan rolled her eyes in her heart as she listened, well, there is no need to think about what to eat tomorrow, all have to go out!

The next day, Mrs. Shi took the four young ladies and three young masters from the mansion to Wanjia in a carriage.On the way, my wife repeatedly explained to everyone that you must be polite when you arrive at the Wanjia, "It's not anywhere else. Your aunt is the most disciplined, so you should be more considerate to me, especially Xuanxuan. When it's not sloppy, you prepare me well, understand?"

Xuanxuan nodded, and then silently recited in her heart the salute she had learned last night with Wang Momo, and she couldn't be ashamed and thrown to another house.

When they arrived at Wanjia, as soon as they got out of the car, Xuanxuan was overwhelmed by the grand courtyard of Wanjia. It is really big and magnificent. The three generations of ministers are full of nobles, and they are quite loyal. No wonder they are holy family members. Not extinguished.

Master Shi took Hou Xuan to the front, and someone was looking for him to talk to, while Mrs. Shi took the rest to the inner house to greet Madam Wan.

Mrs. Wan is a master who seems to know that she is not very kind. She has very strict rules, but as long as you follow the rules, she is generally not hard to behave.Seeing that Mrs. Shi came with the child, she was overjoyed and greeted the servant girl with a lot of snacks and snacks.

"You are also a heartless person. You have been in Beijing for a long time before you come." Although Mrs. Wan complained, the joy in her eyes was still leaking out, her eyebrows and eyes were also curved, and the corners of her mouth were also curled up. , the meeting gifts for Xuanxuan and the others were even more generous.Although Mo Xuan is a concubine, she is the eldest sister, leading a group of younger ones to pay respects.

Mrs. Shi introduced Mrs. Wan one by one, "Is it my niece or daughter? I should have come a long time ago, but I was in a hurry on the way, and I didn't get used to the weather after I arrived. No, as soon as I can go to the ground, I will come to the door to listen to your teachings."

Mrs. Wan didn't have many complaints at first, and immediately pointed to her daughter-in-law, granddaughter and grandson to introduce to Mrs. Shi.Mrs. Wan is blessed. She has given birth to six children in her life, five boys and one girl. She is the most fertile in the same clan, and all of them have grown up. Although he is old, he has a strong body, his eyes are not dazzled and his ears are not deaf. He also likes to climb mountains to worship Buddha when he hears that he has nothing to do.

After the introduction, Mrs. Wan asked her daughter-in-law and grandson to take Mo Xuan and the others to another room, and Mrs. Wan talked while she stayed.

Mrs. Shi glanced at the girls of the Wan family, thinking that she would ask Mrs. Wan to help find a nun, preferably from the Wan family.

Mrs. Wan carefully asked about Jia Min's death and Lin Ruhai's current situation. Mrs. Shi picked the good ones and said, as for why Lin Ruhai wanted to die and why Jia Min didn't complain, she didn't mention a word, and no matter how angry she was, even if she watched In Lin Daiyu's future, she can only say good things.

Mrs. Wan was very satisfied after hearing this, and she was also very concerned about Lin Ruhai, a nephew. She was very relieved to hear that Ruhai was doing well now, "After a while, our mother and I will pick out a friend for him. Your son, you can count as the spirit of your parents in heaven."

Lin Ruhai's topic was over, Mrs. Shi began to talk about her family's plans after entering Beijing, and Master Shi hoped to stay in Beijing Middle School often. , don't be strong at the frontier.In the final analysis, Master Shi was terrified at the border and didn't want to have nothing to look forward to.

Mrs. Wan smiled, "That's simple. Could it be that your uncle can help you with this little help?" Afterwards, Mrs. Wan offered to ask Hou Xuan to study in Wan's private school, and Mrs. Shi agreed happily.Then, the two talked about the problems of the girls.Mrs. Wan pondered, "That Xuanxuan and Daiyu, one is not very neat in terms of rules, and the other is too weak. Our daughter will not end up here. I will send a foster mother to go with you later. My daughter's family is doing well. If you raise him, you will be very promising in the future."

Mrs. Shi was very excited, Madam Wan had already thought of the few things she asked for today, but it was not because she really had her as a niece in her heart.Immediately after talking about the Jia family, Mrs. Wan frowned after listening, and said, "The Jia family is also a respectful family, but they don't know how to teach their children and grandchildren, and they seem to be in decline. However, I went to the palace to have an audience. When the Empress Dowager was the Empress Dowager, I heard that the eldest daughter of his family had done a lot in the palace. From a court lady to an official woman, no matter what, it is strong to get out of the siege. Even if their family goes down, it may take several years. "

Mrs. Shi bowed her head in response, and continued to talk about some anecdotes after coming to Beijing. The aunt and nephew talked very happily.

On the other side, Xuanxuan and others were invited by Mrs. Wan's eldest granddaughter Wan Lianrong to chat with her in her room.Wan Lianrong also asked her two younger sisters, Wan Lianyue and Wan Lianxin, to accompany her.They are all little girls, and they are about the same age. After introducing each other in a few words, they went to tweak and get acquainted.Lian Rong is the daughter of Wan's family, and she always followed her mother to go out, and sometimes she was taken out by Mrs. Wan, so she saw a lot of the world, and most of the people chatting were listening to her tell anecdotes about Beijing.

What kind of fruit is particularly delicious on Fengming Street, what is a good tailor in Mao'er Alley, what high-ranking girl in Beijing is good to meet, and so on, Xuanxuan and others listened with great interest.Especially Xuanxuan, regardless of whether what others said is true or not, there are not many people who can introduce her to Jincheng and say what she wants.Wan Lianrong was the first one.

"Didn't you say that Beijing has the most rules?" Xuanxuan asked curiously.

Wan Lianrong pursed her lips and smiled lightly, "When I saw my sister, I was frightened. In fact, every girl in Beijing is well-behaved. As long as the etiquette is good and the behavior is not good, it's fine. The rules are big, but it's just Don't act casually, always think about things when you do things. But in retrospect, be cautious in your words and deeds, no matter where you are, you are four words."

Xuanxuan couldn't help nodding, she wanted to play in this time and space, but she didn't know that she had to integrate into this time and space, and she also had to be familiar with the laws of this time and space. Only in this way, she could at least live in peace, not to mention rest easy.It is always difficult for a woman to live in a patriarchal society, and she feels that she needs to work hard if she wants to break through the difficulties.You can't hope that you will suddenly open up the night before your 12th birthday and be able to do everything.

Mo Xuan was disdainful in her heart. In her opinion, rules are important, but it is better not to have them if they are ruled to death. It is better for a woman to be of good character. No matter how good etiquette is, there is no good looks. What's the use?

"There are quite a lot of ladies in Beijing, and there are some small gatherings to joke around. After a while, when it's time to appreciate the chrysanthemums, how about I invite my sister to come and see the chrysanthemums? The chrysanthemums in my yard are blooming well." Wan Lianrong knew Wan Lianrong The old lady loved Mrs. Shi so much, so she threw an olive branch first.

Xuanxuan agreed, and also arranged to invite sister Wan Lianrong to Shi's home for a while, and the little sisters chatted happily for a while.