By Jia Xiuzhen

Ping'er got Sister Feng's words, and finally she was able to rest for half a day. Seeing Suyun and Biyue respecting her with tea and fruit, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry for you. Come on, it’s just that this delays your efforts.”

Suyun smiled and said: "It can be seen that you are busy there, don't worry too much, we are here every day, not just to entertain you. If grandma takes a rest, she doesn't need us to be there until she calls us. Yes, if grandma doesn’t rest for a while, most of the time she’s reading or doing needlework, and she’s just serving tea for a while, if we wander around closely, we’ll be disgusted.”

Biyue also said: "When my brother was studying at home, we made some snacks to eat, but now at school, we take them all early in the morning. Besides, even if it is a day when the school is closed, my brother will probably eat it." I went out to 'observe the world' with the teacher who taught him before. We are okay, and Primrose Green just went back and forth to tidy up the house for a few days, and then did some sewing." Ping'er heard Face enviously said: "This is really a comfortable day."

Suyun said happily: "You just stay here for a long time to feel good. If you let you do this every day, don't bore you to death." Ping'er smiled wryly: "Where can you be bored? Only those who are bored to death !"

Knowing Ping'er's identity, Suyun was afraid that she might not be able to talk about something bothering her, so she took a fruit from the table and handed it to her, "Try this, it's a rare fruit that we have in our yard and found on the farm. The old lady is the most particular about not eating from time to time, and the famous ones like lychee are just a taste of it. We dare not send many of these things to the room. Grandma also joked, bring them to us first Eat it, eat it for ten days and half a month, so I dare to try it for the girls, the girls feel good after tasting it, and you may not be able to find this fruit if you look for it again."

Seeing the fingertip-sized sallow grain that Ping'er handed over, and hearing what Suyun said was interesting, he asked, "How do I eat this?" Bi Yue put one in her mouth, and said with a smile, "Just eat it." Let’s eat it whole, without peeling the skin, and we’ll wash it clean.” Ping’er also ate one as promised, and the small grain was both sweet and sour, with a sour aroma.

Then she stretched out her hand to eat again, and ate three or five times in a row, stopped her hand and smiled, "Oh, it's terrible, this food is so delicious that people can't stop talking." Bi Yue laughed and said: "No, we When my brother ate for the first time, he ate a large plate in one go, there must be forty or fifty pieces. For this, Qing Yu was punished by the mother, and she blamed her for not taking good care of him. Later, Qing Yu told me, My brother eats so fast, she just changed the pot of tea, and my brother has already eaten half of the plate, and after repeated persuasion, he still ate it all, which made her feel wronged."

Ping'er laughed and said: "This food tastes good, but it's sour after all. If you eat so much, your teeth will fall." Bi Yue sighed: "How can you say that God is not fair, we also love to eat this, at the very least After eating a dozen or so more, my teeth felt sore when I opened my mouth to speak, but my brother, according to what grandma said, is called extraordinary talent, after eating a large plate of sweet and sour seeds, he still ate meat and gnawed bones at night, what? Nothing happened." Ping'er couldn't help laughing and said, "What do you mean eating meat and bones?" Biyue said, "I didn't fool you, our brother loves to eat lamb chops, and the nuns grill them over charcoal fire. Fan, don’t you eat meat and bones?”

Li Wan came out from the Pearl Realm, sat in the room and listened to their gossip. Just now, he was "lying in the snow on a lonely peak" in Qianjingju. Now that I have come out again in the scorching heat of dog days, I can't tell what is real and what is illusion for a while.

Fortunately, there were Suyue and a few joking around, just listening to them talking about eating and clothing, and talking about the naughty and ridiculous things of the little girls, Biyue even showed Ping'er the needlework she was doing, Naturally, it elicited admiration.Listening to this in my ears, I just feel that it is very lively and amiable.A cup of tea in front of me, tea smoke curling up, cicadas chirping outside the window, faintly whispering the young daughter's soft smile, for a long time.Suddenly remembered, it was strange that Baoyu wanted to say that his daughter was made of water. Sure enough, if it was such a time, wouldn't it be a disaster to change a few rough men to chat and beat their teeth!For a while, I feel sad.

At first Ping'er got Sister Feng's permission to let her relax for half a day, and she didn't intend to really spend that time here, but after sitting around for a while, she still had to move on.Unexpectedly, once I sit down, I will not be able to get up.Look at it like this, the nuns are in charge of the affairs in the yard, and Suyun Biyue is in charge of Li Wan's close service. The most troublesome thing for these two people is the warehouse, which is not clear at all. . ——But what kind of trouble is this? It is troublesome to store things for one master in the warehouse that another master can't see.

It's just that other people's troubles can be appealed to the mouth, but one's own can only be felt in the heart.The things in their yard are just like that, and the things outside have nothing to do with them, it's really easy.The negligence of the waiter earlier must have been more than this one, but there was no such sour resentment as the unsatisfied others.Give what should be given and take it away, and don't give what should be given and don't take it to heart.Just take makeup as an example, since I changed the purchase, the things I brought are getting worse and worse, and the girls can't get anything good, let alone the bottom people.

This place is even different from the other places. I'm afraid it's hard to talk about being wronged, so Ping'er mentioned a few words indistinctly, but Suyun and Biyue didn't react for a long time.After saying it again, Biyue remembered and said, "Oh, we don't use the rouge powder in the house, and we don't know if it's good or bad. In the past, when we divided the portions, we couldn't choose the color, and now we don't even have to send it. I see." Seeing the radiant complexion of the two, Ping'er asked, "Hey, did you ask someone else to buy it?"

Biyue shook her head and said, "I haven't bought it before, we used it from grandma. The things from our uncle's medicine store are naturally not bad, and grandma doesn't use it, so it's cheaper for us." Ping'er nodded and said: " That’s it. Several of you have complained to me that things are not usable, and you have to spend extra money to buy them, and I think you are the same.”

Suyun smiled and took out a teak box that was as long as a palm from it, and handed it to Ping'er, "Look, this is what we use." Ping'er opened the box, and the lid was for The three silver leaflets are connected, very delicate; looking inside, there are five official kiln porcelain boxes with four seasons on the white ground, and those porcelain boxes are opened one by one, but they are four different colors in different shades. Box of cream cream.

Biyue pointed to the color and said: "These are called Danchi, Rose, Begonia, Chuntao, and Cherry Pink, and their names are all engraved on the lid of the box. The milky paste is used as powder. It's better than powder." Ping'er lowered his head and sniffed carefully, and sure enough, those cosmetic powders all had a floral fragrance, so he smiled and said, "It's such a delicate thing, I'll fight for you for nothing." Suyun took that The box pushed towards Ping'er and said, "This is for you."

Ping'er was surprised and said: "It's not easy to get such things. How can I accept you?" Suyun smiled and said: "Why can't I accept it? If you didn't say hello to the waiter, there is no such thing today. As for the heat-dispelling soup. This is our thank you gift." Biyue also smiled and said, "You can take it, this color will look good when you use it. I don't think it will match it, so it's better for me to use a lighter color Face."

Hearing that Suyun had already guessed that it was her greeting, Ping'er didn't refuse any more, not to mention that such a thing would not be loved by a daughter, so she smiled and said: "Then I really accept it! Tell me quickly , Is there anything else I can do to help and talk, so I can save some more thank you gifts."

Li Wan heard this in the room, and laughed secretly in his heart—as expected, there are slaves for every master.Deliberately go out and have a chat with them, for fear of being cautious because of her status, Ping'er has always been a man of good manners.So he simply took a break and just listened to their jokes inside.Seeing that it was time for dinner, Ping'er got up and said, "I'm really breaking the rules! I thought I'd just sit for a while and go, but I didn't think it would be this time!"

Biyue laughed and said, "It's a pity that you are not a little girl. If you were a little girl, we would try to get you here." Seeing her talking stupidly, Suyun couldn't stop being sullen, Biyue saw her like this, Fang turned his head and said: "Ah, I'm talking nonsense, even if the second mistress is willing, the second master will not!" Ping'er blushed and spat at her: "What are you talking about, little girl! No matter how messed up! Make fun of me, and I won’t play with you in the future.”

Suyun hurriedly took her by the hand and sent her out: "Don't be as knowledgeable as her, we have few people here and there is not much excitement here, if you have free time, just come here often. There are more times when she talks funny, how often do you come?" You will know when you come back." Suyun Biyue was not born in the Jia family, and she had a different relationship with Ping'er Yuanyang Xiren since she was a child, but Ping'er felt that Suyun's character and behavior were very suitable for her, so she laughed: "You Stop pretending, I saw you had a good laugh just now!"

Suyun said: "I'm holding back all I can, isn't this for your face?" Ping'er raised his hand and patted her and said, "They are not good people! You are much worse than Biyue!" Biyue just returned in a hurry. He went to the house, rushed out again at this moment, just in time to listen to this, stuffed something into Ping'er's arms, and said with a smile: "Miss Ping is really knowledgeable, finally I heard the truth!"

Suyun asked her: "What are you messing around with?" Biyue said: "Didn't I get tickled by you last time when I washed clothes with lemon soap? I got several pieces, give her one." Chong Ping'er said: "It's not lemon fragrance, it's peach blossom fragrance." After saying this and winking at Ping'er, Ping'er blushed even more, and said bitterly: "The little hoof is crooked, come on I don't thank you for your things!" After saying that, he hurriedly walked and ran away.

Biyue still supported Suyun and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten up.Suyun shook her head and sighed: "Do you understand or not, so you dare to joke with others like this." Biyue turned her head and said, "What do you know or not? She is the second master Lian's housemate, so let the second master Lian care more about it." It's always good to like her." Suyun quickly covered her mouth, dragged her into the back room, and said: "You really dare to say anything! If you talk so much, I don't think there will be any rules in the future. you!"

Biyue broke Suyun's hand away, and said with a smile: "Look at you, I'm talking about the people in the room, you're going to cover my mouth, and come back to the room by yourself to think about the rules, tsk tsk tsk..." She didn't finish her sentence , had already been tickled by Suyun, and asked for forgiveness, Suyun himself smiled softly, and said: "You are really speechless! I don't care about you anymore, just say what you like, and then you can say what you like." It's time to marry and go to Zhuangzi to say anything!"

Biyue took Suyun's hand and said, "I'm not going to marry, I want to be like Nanny Xu, I'll be a nanny right from the start. It would be great if you marry to Zhuangzi, then I'll take care of Zhuangzi for grandma , we are still together." Suyun hurriedly pushed her and said, "Oh, it's not enough for me to stay with you for decades, so don't hang around in front of me anymore." Biyue clings to her hard, He sighed in his mouth: "You have a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, how can you give up on me?"

Li Wan came out from the back room and said: "Forget it, save it, I heard that my teeth are knocked down, if the trouble continues, I will marry you both to Zhuangzi, and I will marry you now!" Su Yunbi Yue came up to make trouble with Li Wan, laughing and laughing, just when two nuns came in, and said with a smile: "I've been doing this all day, I'm getting more and more unruly, okay, why don't you hurry up and tidy up for grandma, it's time to go to the room and serve dinner That's all." The few people got busy with their hands.

Let's say that Ping'er went back to the yard, and Sister Feng hadn't come back yet, thinking that she probably went to Jiamu's place with Mrs. Wang, so she went back to the house to put away her things, packed up a little and went on the road to wait for Sister Feng.Sure enough, after a while, Sister Feng and Mrs. Wang came from a distance. Ping'er hurriedly went around and stood behind Sister Feng, and a group of people waited to go to Jiamu's yard.

When dinner was over, Mother Jia was drinking tea. She heard the chattering of the little girls outside, so she asked someone to go out and ask, and she came back and said, "Today, the fire is burning outside, and half of the sky is red. The little girls are guessing the shape of the clouds." I was also interested in hearing this, so I smiled and said, "It's so interesting, let's take a look." Sister Feng hurriedly asked people to put away the thin bamboo curtain outside, then poured some ice water on the bluestone floor in the middle, and wiped it twice with a cloth Well, the yard has already been covered with a canopy, so the heat is almost dissipated in this way.

He brought out the rattan chair again, put ice basins around, and put up wind wheels.Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang went out with her grandma and girls. Mother Jia turned her head to Daiyu and said, "I'm afraid it's still hot outside now. Don't go too far ahead." Daiyu hurriedly agreed.When Jia's mother came out, everything was ready for cooking. When the cool breeze blew, there was the fragrance of the purple jasmine flowers that bloomed at dusk, and there was no heat in the place.Jia Mu and the others sat down and looked at the cloud, and they saw that the sun was setting in the west, and the red light was so bright that the clouds in the half of the sky were all red, as if they were on fire.

The gray and white color of the gradually distant clouds is also inlaid with golden red edges, making it more and more lively.The wind blows and the cloud moves, and the cloud changes shape from time to time, sometimes it looks like a horse, and sometimes it looks like a tree. Whenever the little girls recognize one, they will chatter and laugh endlessly.Mrs. Wang frowned slightly, but seeing Mother Jia smiling, she knew that Mother Jia loved the fun, so it was inconvenient for her to speak out at this moment, so she had to let them go.

Jia Mu looked at it for a while, then turned to Sister Feng and said, "Looking at this, tomorrow must be another sunny day. It's too late to feel the heat this day, and I can't go out during the day. Why don't we have a banquet tomorrow night? Have fun." Happy." Sister Feng hurriedly agreed, and said, "It's a pity that tomorrow is the first day of the new year, and there is no moon to see." Jia Mu laughed and said, "What kind of moon do you see in this summer? The moon is also bright and hot. There is no moon, isn't it?" Just right, you can look at the stars, and the moon and stars will be rare."

Tanchun smiled and said: "Then the old ancestor is going to hold a star appreciation party." Jia Mu nodded with a smile and said, "Star appreciation party, you have a good name." There was a lot of discussion, some said they wanted to listen to the opera, and some wanted to listen to the book. Jia's mother was so excited that Sister Feng wrote it down and did it.In the evening, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng got the news, and even Jia Zhen of the East Mansion heard about it. Naturally, everyone was prepared. The next day, they searched for things to pay tribute to, and Jia's mother was naturally even more happy.

This day was the most equal, and everyone in Caotian Village naturally watched the burning clouds for a long time, but when they could sit down and take a breath to drink water, there was only a little red light reflecting in the corner of the sky.An old farmer sighed and said: "Today the fire is burning, and tomorrow it will be hot to death. This old ancestor's words are not wrong, I am afraid it will be hotter tomorrow." The man next to him smiled and said: "Is this not good? It is like last year, but it is cooler. Alright, let’s starve to death.”

Another person said: "That's true, but it's hot today, and there's no cool breeze at night. How can I sleep? I'm dizzy when I wake up in the morning. If it gets hotter, I won't starve to death." Another said : "No, yesterday I got up in the middle of the night and took a shower of cold water twice, and then I managed to sleep for a while." A man said in a rough voice: "Don't be a mother, it's too hot to sleep, it's just not tired enough. , if you’re so tired that you’ll fall asleep standing up, don’t care about the heat.”

There were different opinions for a while, and suddenly someone said: "Tell me, are those rich and powerful officials as hot as us?" Someone laughed and said: "It can be seen that you are ignorant. How can you use it like that?" Going out? Don’t go to work in the fields, stay at home when it’s hot, ask someone to fan you, as cool as you want.” The other said: “You know a fan, let me tell you, those Everyone has ice at home! Think about it, these days, put two big pieces of ice in the house, make mung bean soup, put some ice beads in it, that taste, hey!"

In the hot summer evening, the farmers who have been working for a day, now think of the sweet mung bean soup with ice beads, and can't help yearning for it.A half-grown boy swallowed his saliva and retorted: "Uncle Chai is coaxing people again. Where can I get ice in this summer? Even if there is, it will be melted by the sun, so I still eat it."

The man who spoke before said: "You little shrimp, you know nothing! Rich people have big icehouses. In winter, they hide the big thick ice cubes from the pond in the river. In summer, it's hot outside, but it's cold in the ground. , Those ices are stored until now, it’s all right. If you don’t believe me, ask your mother to take you to the city tomorrow. There are ice powder fruit bowls on the street, and there are crushed ice in them Son." The child hurriedly asked: "Uncle, have you eaten?" The man said: "Isn't it that I have eaten, and I can tell you so clearly if I have not eaten?" Several children hurriedly came up to ask questions, then The man spoke more and more proudly.