Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 38 Silver Bowl Sheng Xue
The old lady was very relieved to see that the two sisters were in harmony. She glanced at Zhao Chengyu with a tight little face next to her, and she couldn't help but have some thoughts in her heart.

Sister Yan and Sister Wei deserved to be born in the long house. Their temperaments followed their father's, and they were so smart and calm.

And Sister Yu's temper is too frustrating, in the final analysis, it is because Yuan Shi is too busy with business and neglects upbringing.

In short, the grandson is so charming and charming, and it all follows the son. Even if there are all kinds of bad things, it is all the daughter-in-law's problem.

The old lady pointed to the small embroidered pier opposite: "Everyone sit down."

The two thanked the old lady and took their seats in front of the couch.

Mother Zhou used a tea tray and came forward with three glass crystal cups.

Zhao Chengyu's unsightly complexion suddenly became cloudy.

Zhao Chengyan could see clearly, hurriedly and quietly tugged at her sleeve, and dignifiedly took the cup handed by Mammy Zhou: "Thank you Mammy Zhou."

Mother Zhou smiled and nodded, and brought the tray to Zhao Xiwei.

The black lacquer-painted gold tray, the sterling silver plum blossom spoon, the crystal glass cup, filled with milky white milk, and added pearl-sized glutinous rice balls, are quite a bit of the beauty of silver bowls containing snow.

Taking a sip, the milk is mellow and sweet, with the taste of rose and Longjing.

The old lady smiled and said, "This is the cow's milk tea that Donghu Kingdom paid tribute. It's fragrant and sweet. Several sisters in the house love to drink it. I don't know if Sister Wei is used to drinking it?"

Zhao Xi was slightly startled.

Even in the countryside, there are often walking tea hawkers.

But this tea is not that tea, but is called fragrance drink.

In the spring and summer seasons, hawkers carry a load of wooden barrels through the streets, which are filled with iced wine lees sweet syrup, licorice soup for clearing heat and detoxification, ice papaya marinated with honey and medicinal herbs, and rock sugar cold water lychee paste, etc. , various fragrant drinks.

Zhao Xiwei also sold fragrant drinks in summer with her mother.

Take lychees, apples, oranges, grapes and other fruits, wash and peel them, leave only the pulp and cook on high heat until all the water is dry, and there is only a large mass of transparent and sticky pulp left in the pot, and then put it into a small ceramic jar Seal it, put it in a well and refrigerate overnight, take it out the next day, add sweet-scented osmanthus, licorice water, a cup of entrance, full of fragrance.

Every summer, just by selling these, she and her mother can live very well.

Ordinary people drink fragrant drinks, mostly to quench their thirst, and those nobles are even more exquisite.For example, what the Zhao family drank was actually the milk that Donghu paid tribute to.

"Several sisters in the house love to drink"

That is that the other few often have to drink, and she has been in the house for so many days, and it is only today that she has received such special care.

An indescribable strangeness flashed through Zhao Xiwei's heart.

After the concubine came, not only did Zhao Chengyan suddenly flatter her, but even the old lady's attitude changed 180 degrees.

Is this something to be happy about?
The relationship between people cannot stand up to scrutiny.

Zhao Xiwei did not go into the old lady's purpose, but replied with a kind smile: "Thank you for the love of the old lady, my granddaughter feels good drinking it."

The old lady was very satisfied with her well-behaved, smiled and nodded and said: "I called your sisters here today to tell you something. The old lady in the most **yuan Hou's mansion is doing things in Lianhua Temple, and I invited a few The female relatives of the family are all going to offer incense, and this morning sent someone to deliver a letter, asking us to go and ask for peace, I want to take this opportunity to take your sisters out for a walk."

Banquets and incense are the most important activities in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing, and it is also the most suitable opportunity for daughters of aristocratic families to show up.

Zhao Chengyu's cloudy face immediately turned clear: "Thank you, grandma!"

Zhao Chengyan also had a smile on her face: "The Pei family prepares a grand Buddhist ceremony at Lianhua Temple every year. The ladies and ladies who are invited to offer incense are all well-heeled in the capital. We should prepare well."

The old lady nodded and said lovingly: "Sister Yan is not worried. You know all those ladies and misses, and you are familiar with them. It's Miss Wei, you have to remember."

The old lady looked over with a heavy gaze: "The old lady Pingyuan Hou was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, and Concubine Pei in the palace is her direct daughter, and the five generations of the ancestors of the Pei family are military generals, so the family style should be more bold, if you want Get the spirit of [-] points, absolutely nothing can go wrong."

Zhao Chengyu glanced coldly, and hatred was like cotton wool full of water, which made her panic.

A concubine who has only returned to the residence for a few days, the old lady is ready to take her to deal with the major families, and they are familiar with each other.

And what about yourself?

A few years ago, the eldest princess held a banquet of flowers at the residence of the eldest princess. In order to participate smoothly, she tried to please the eldest lady and the old lady in every possible way.

The old lady also thought that she was not calm enough, and sent two maids to follow her to watch her every move.

Now, a wild girl from the countryside has received such treatment without any effort, how can she be at peace!
Zhao Xiwei breathed a sigh of relief.

When she returned to Zhao Mansion, she always had to face those complicated human relationships.

She got up with a smile and blessed: "The old lady's teaching, granddaughter must keep in mind, just as grandma is teaching granddaughter's rules, and granddaughter asks her for advice."

Seeing that she was so obedient and sensible, the old lady felt more at ease: "Okay, okay, little girl, you are the most reassuring to grandmother."

After saying this, she called Mammy Zhou again, "Baozhu, you go and find two high-quality materials from the warehouse, and make some new clothes for their sisters. Sister Wei has just returned to the house, and she doesn't have two sets of decent head and face jewelry. The purchased Zhong Guanshi goes to Ruyi Pavilion to carefully select a few sets, and the money will be transferred from me."

Mother Zhou responded with a smile.

Zhao Xi hurriedly smiled and said: "The ladies have already given their granddaughters a lot of clothes and jewelry on the day they returned to the mansion. The color and style are all first-class and beautiful. I like it very much, but I just returned to the mansion. I don’t know how to match things together, so I’m worried that something went wrong and people will see jokes, but if you think about it, it’s better to be ruthless and let the old lady spend a fortune.”

The things were sent by Mrs. Jifang, although it was not a complete set, it was a piece of mind.

If she just put aside the reward of the old lady, she would appear to be a master of highs and lows, and it will definitely be a bit of a mouthful in the future.

How can the old lady understand Zhao Xiwei's thoughts?
After these appropriate words, his face was full of love, and he nodded again and again: "My darling, you still think carefully."

Zhao Xi lowered his eyebrows and smiled softly, letting the old lady hold his hand.

But she knew clearly in her heart that the old lady was able to change her attitude so quickly, not because she really accepted her from her heart, but out of a kind of interest, she felt that she was well-behaved, sensible, and worry-free, and she could be used. people.

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