Dai Yuxin says

In the deserted Xiaoxiang Pavilion, two small clay stoves are burning brightly all day long, and all kinds of food are gurgling, filling the room with fragrance.

Daiyu's pale face also turned red. She was sitting in front of the window with nothing to do, holding a book in her hand and reading it intently.

Xueyan sat at a small table, and there were a dozen pots and jars on the table. Xueyan liked making steamed stuffed buns and dumplings the most.

Zijuan bent down, put the buns on the bamboo sieve, and praised: "Xueyan, your hands are getting more and more skillful, and you can make such small buns into mice, roosters, piglets, and rabbits. The shape of a dragon and snake. I can only make ingots and water chestnut shapes.” Xueyan smiled happily: “I learned this from a northern cook when I was a child in Gusu. I just thought it was fun at that time. gone."

The gate of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion opened with a "squeak", and Ping'er walked in with a chill.Zicuckoo looked up and said with a smile, "It's you, rare guest."

Xueyan stood up, patted the flour on her hand and said: "Sister Ping'er, look at my hand, it's full of flour. Find a chair and sit on it yourself."

Daiyu put down the book in her hand, and asked with a smile: "It's a cold day, I'm in a forgotten corner here, I didn't expect there will be guests coming. Zijuan, bring the good tea I just bought, and treat me well." Your sister Ping'er."

Ping'er stepped forward to salute Daiyu, and said with a smile, "I've wanted to visit the girl for a long time, but it's near the end of the year and I'm too busy to get away. Today our grandma wants someone to give the girl new clothes for the New Year, so I asked for this errand. The second grandma wants me to say hello to the girl, and take a look at what the girl is missing here, and she will send someone to deliver it when she has time." Daiyu said with a smile: "Sister Laofeng still has this heart, thank you. Tell her, what do I have here? None."

The corners of Ping'er's mouth trembled a few times, his eyes were a little moist, he wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words, smiled bitterly, took the tea from Xueyan, and said with a smile: "Our second grandma often mentions the girl, saying The girl was picked up by Er Ye Lian, and the girl is often in poor health, so she feels very sorry. The Chinese New Year clothes given to the girl this year were specially made by our second grandma, I hope the girl likes it." Putting away the small bag on the table, Ping'er said with a smile: "We girls don't care much about clothes, what we care about is friendship." After hearing this, Ping'er looked at Zijuan, sniffed and said, "It's so fragrant! It's cooked What's delicious?"

Relying on her extraordinary friendship with Ping'er, Zijuan casually said with a smile: "Our girl is no better than those decent masters in the mansion. How can there be anything good to eat? It's just an old hen with some winter bamboo shoots and mushrooms to make soup." Xue Yan Seeing Ping'er looking at the bamboo sieve, he smiled and explained: "It's almost Chinese New Year, and our master and servant have to steam some steamed buns, so that the coming year will be prosperous and prosperous, good luck."

Ping'er took Zijuan's hand, looked at Daiyu and said with a smile: "New Year, Miss Lin is going to have a reunion dinner with the old lady, why do you want to prepare these?"

Daiyu smiled lightly, "That's not necessarily the case."

Ping'er's beautiful eyes were a little dazed, and she comforted Daiyu with soft words: "After all, the girl is the niece and daughter of the Jia family. How can there be any reason not to have dinner together during the Chinese New Year? For a while, the girl is weak and the weather is cold. Everyone doesn't want to come. Disturb the girl's cleanliness. The old lady has been overworked these days. After all, she is old and not in a good mood. The wife and grandma are busy, and sometimes they don't take good care of them. Girls just relax. After the New Year, things are busy , everything will be fine naturally." Ping'er, who was usually eloquent, babbled, said something that he didn't quite believe, and left in a hurry.

Zijuan sends Ping'er away, closes the courtyard door, returns to the house, and sees Daiyu standing in front of the window, staring intently out of the window.Knowing that Daiyu's mood may be related to other things because of Ping'er's arrival.Zijuan didn't dare to persuade her, so she stood silently by the side, preparing to give Daiyu a handkerchief in time when she was sad and weeping.

Daiyu turned around, smiled slightly at Zijuan, and said, "Ping'er is such a talented person, it's really not easy to be caught between Sister Feng and her husband." I shed a lot of tears. Among the girls in Jia’s house, my life is the only one that is the best.” Daiyu glanced at her and asked back: “You girls, Qingwen’s fate is not as good as yours, so the mandarin duck , Xiren is not stronger than you?"

Zijuan giggled and said: "Yuanyang follows the old lady, she seems to be the most honorable girl now, the old man can't make her a concubine, so he can't do anything to her for the time being. It was only a smash hit, once the old lady is gone, big Can the master let her go? Xiren, huh, what is she? When Qingwen was alive, she often laughed at her as a Western-style pug. Now there are many dogs in the yard. Through Qingwen’s death, I can see through Jia Baoyu, the disaster When she comes, it is impossible for the flower protector to protect her well, I think her life will not be better than Ping'er." Daiyu kept silent, nodding secretly: "What a smart girl, you have been doing it all these years. I didn't expect her to have such a vision!"

Xueyan held the lid of the pot with one hand, poked the old hen in the pot with chopsticks with the other, and found that the chicken was not too bad, so she covered the pot and continued to cook.Hearing Zijuan's words, he sneered and said, "Didn't that western-pointed pug get my aunt's salary? Baoyu's old lady gave her a string of two taels of silver every month. Why is it not as good as your life?"

Zijuan sneered and said, "Could it be that you are from outside? I haven't seen anyone who is a concubine. How many people will end well? What's more, Jia Baoyu has no opinion on anything, and listens to the old lady, the old lady, and the old lady in everything." .Now I may have to listen to one more person, that is his sister Bao. Who is Xue Baochai? Why is Xue Baochai dignified and generous, that's for others to see. Now that she is sitting on the throne of Bao's second grandmother, she will give Xi Ren good fruit to eat? Maybe Xi Ren will be kept in the dark when his death is imminent. Xue Yan, we really cultivated well in our previous lives, and it is our blessing to be able to serve the girl."

Xueyan opened her eyes exaggeratedly and shouted: "Oh, it turns out that sister Zijuan is afraid of being an aunt, and wants to marry a decent couple."

Zijuan's pretty face was flushed with embarrassment, and she cursed: "You little hoof, people say serious things, but you are not serious, let me see if I don't tear your mouth," and ran over to beat the snow geese.

Xueyan hid while laughing, put her hands on her chest, and shouted: "Girl help!"

Sitting on the chair, Daiyu smiled and said, "I don't care, you two just don't hit the stove and spill my chicken soup, I won't forgive you."

There was a knock on the door, Zijuan stopped, stroked her messy hair, and said, "Who will come at this time?"