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Chapter 21 Gifts
The gardenias after the rain are big and fat, and the rich fragrance is subtracted by five or six points from the rain, which makes them look more elegant.

Literati don't love gardenia because it is too fragrant, but women don't hate it.

Xu Chunjun walked slowly into the yard, and came to greet Mrs. Hou Ye.

A new pot of flowers has been added to the porch, which is said to have been sent by the aunt in the mansion from another place.

A few little girls were playing under the steps wearing flower strings and fighting grass. They all smiled and said hello to Xu Chunjun when they saw him.

Now that she has lived in the mansion for a few days, and Madam always asks her to talk with her, the servants will no longer neglect her as before.

But Xu Chunjun was always gentle and calm, no difference before and after.

"Let's play outside with them! Ziling will go in with me." Xu Chunjun knew that Lvshi was a playful person, so he told her to stay outside.

After entering the house, Mrs. Hou Ye was watching the maids playing nets. When it was hot, men had to carry fans with them, and they had to make fan covers to tie around their waists.

"It's such a fine job, sister Hongjian's hands are really skillful." Xu Chunjun invited An to look at the net, and couldn't help but praise.

"I was talking to Mother Ye, but you came by chance." Mrs. Hou smiled and asked Xu Chunjun to sit down, "The weather is hotter now, ask them to cut some new clothes for you."

"Madam gave me a few days ago and I haven't worn them all, please don't do it again." Xu Chunjun said hastily.

What she was wearing today was made by the mansion, a short skirt with ice-leaf pattern, and a skirt of moon-white yun mist color underneath. It was elegant and dignified, and it matched her complexion very well.

"It's too easy for you child. What's wrong with young girls making more new clothes?" Mrs. Hou said, "How many times have you told me that you are not allowed to see outside. Besides, the materials are still in the warehouse. It won't be good for another two years."

"I just said that because I haven't seen you." Xu Chunjun's eyes are particularly beautiful when he smiles, and her neat and white glutinous teeth are full of joy. Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to have two pieces?"

Everyone present laughed at what he said, Mrs. Hou Ye said: "That's a good deal, and then you are not allowed to refuse."

Xu Chunjun has always been sensible, but he is not too overbearing, and he is very comfortable getting along with her.

It happened that the maid Dong'er made new tea and Mrs. Hou Ye said to Xu Chunjun: "This is the new tea sent by our second aunt from Dongting. You can taste it. If you like it, take two cans to your room Go. I think the taste of this tea is a little weak, but I still prefer to drink the original one.”

"It's time to get something back for my aunt, the person who came to deliver the things will leave Beijing in two days." Mother Ye reminded from the side.

"It can be said that I have been to several banquets in a row these few days, and I am really tired, and I always feel that my energy is not enough. There are a few gifts that need to be arranged," Mrs. Hou rubbed twice. The forehead said, "Forget it, let Chun Jun take care of it for me! After a while, Mama Ye will open a warehouse and choose first there."

Xu Chunjun didn't refuse after hearing this, but just said: "It's good to be able to share the worries for Madam, how many gifts are there?"

"There are three families in total, and the first one is the mother-in-law of our second aunt. The old lady is 72 years old this year, and her birthday will be on the eighth day of next month." Mrs. Hou said, "The other one is brother Jinlan, brother Jinlan, The third son of Xuanwei Hou's family will celebrate his birthday in the future. The two of them have played together since they were young, and they are the most irresistible."

Brother Jin is the second young master of the Hou Mansion, Lu Jin, the wife's own youngest son.

"Also, the aunt of the Earl's Mansion of Jinzhong gave birth to a son. Although the child is a concubine, he is also a male in the Earl's Mansion." Mrs. Hou pushed the floating tea in the bowl gently with the lid of the tea cup and said, " You think it over and see what to give."

"You know I haven't seen anything in the world, I'm afraid that if I choose inappropriately, it will miss your business." Xu Chunjun had a general plan in mind, but his mouth was still modest.

"You are the smartest one. You followed Mama Ye there, and you have a list of gifts from previous years. You can see that it's about the same." Madam Hou intended to let Xu Chunjun practice, "If you have any doubts, just ask Mother Ye. If you really can’t make up your mind, ask me again.”

Xu Chunjun then sat with Madam Hou for a while, and then came out from the main room and went to the warehouse with Mother Ye.

This warehouse is not the same as the warehouse where she picked up her luggage when she went to the back kitchen.

There are three small buildings in total, and there are special personnel to guard them.Inside are all the gifts received by the Hou Mansion over the years, as well as the toys and objects bought.

Xu Chunjun didn't look at anything else, but first read through the last two years' ceremony account from beginning to end.

Find out the general etiquette between the Hou Mansion and the various families, so that you can know it well.

But she also knows that some things are not accountable, so she can't just follow the gift list.

Then she looked at all the things in the warehouse again, and said to Mother Ye with a smile: "I haven't done such a big thing, I have to go back and think about it. I will ask you to check it out tomorrow morning. OK, I'll draw up another list for Madam to look over."

"Miss Xu must be careful and considerate, she must be good." Mother Ye said.

"Mom, you are too generous, I am really not sure. Don't say no, I am very grateful." Xu Chunjun blessed Mama Ye, and Mama Ye hurriedly returned the gift.

After Xu Chunjun left, Bai Lu, who followed Mama Ye, said, "Although Miss Xu is young, she is really a steady person. If it were someone else, she might have become insolent without knowing it."

"This is what Madam values ​​most about her." Mother Ye sighed softly.

"Our wife left her in the mansion..." Bai Lu lowered her voice and asked tentatively, "Is it..."

"How many years have you been with Madam?" Mother Ye asked her while locking the door of the warehouse.

"Four years." Bai Lu whispered.

"The time is not short," Ye's mother's face sank, "what to ask and what not to ask, don't you know?"

Bai Lu's face was flushed with embarrassment, of course she knew that Madam shouldn't ask around without letting others know.

But Xu Chunjun is really weird.

Although it was said that she was a distant relative of the Hou family, they knew that was not the case.

Many people speculate that Xu Chunjun is the new concubine Mrs. Hou is looking for.

After all, Madam is getting older now, there must always be someone around who can hold Lord Hou.

But judging by her attitude towards Xu Chunjun, she is not very similar.

So some people speculated that she was the housewife chosen by the madam for the eldest young master, after all, even if the Hou family chooses a concubine, they can't take it lightly.

Don't say that Bai Lu is curious, there are probably few people in this mansion who are not curious about Xu Chunjun.

Among other things, how many people have been staring at the seats next to Master Hou and the young master.

(End of this chapter)