palm river mountain

Chapter 29 Gourd Hairpin
The faces of the people in the room were brilliant.

When Duan Xian heard this, she froze at first, and then smiled coyly. She put the plate in her hand on the table, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and said angrily to the old lady, "Grandmother, look at Sanniang, a monkey!" , none of them are in shape!"

The old lady laughed aloud when she heard this, she pulled her arm out of Gu Xing's hand without a trace, and patted Duan Xian lightly.

"Xian'er is so ashamed! Your third sister's words are not rough!"

Duan Yi swore that she could hear the gnashing of teeth from Madam Duan's mouth.

She raised her eyebrows, picked up the silver stick without disdain, forked the largest piece of fruit, and stuffed it into her mouth.

In just two days, the old lady's Nuan Shou Pavilion has changed a lot, and the walls have been replaced with the old lady's favorite flowers and birds.

There are three big birthday vases neatly placed under the window, and a few flowers and weeds are inserted in them seemingly randomly, but if you look closely, those flower heads are neatly facing east.

"Even so, Xian'er didn't shirk it anymore. With my grandmother in charge and my younger sisters helping me, I dared to pick this matter!"

Although it took a detour of [-] bends on the mountain road, things went according to the original plan.

Except for Gu Xing, who hated iron for being weak, everyone else was happy, and for a while, the room was filled with joy.

Old Mrs. Duan was talking, and beckoned at an old mother, "I enjoy family happiness, why are you laughing at me, old slave? Why don't you take out my box, my granddaughters, a She is as beautiful as a flower, how can there be no new flowers to wear."

The old mother's surname is Li, she is the most capable mother in charge of the old lady, and she was the dowry maid back then.

"Isn't this old slave happy for you? I prepared it early in the morning." Mother Li said with a friendly face, and raised a delicate wooden box in her hand and put it on the table.

The old lady stretched out her hand, rubbed the box a few times, and said with some nostalgia, "I used to wear this before. Before I came to Jiannan, I took it to the silver building and refurbished it. It doesn't look new, but it's a bit old-fashioned." meaning."

As she said, she opened it all of a sudden, and looked up at Duan Yi, "You sparrows, who have been chattering around me for so many years, have been picked first, and no one is allowed to compete with Yi'er at this time, let her Pick first!"

Duan Yi was slightly taken aback. How much pillow wind did her old grandfather Duan Wenchang blow the old lady to make her turn 180 degrees, and her attitude was completely different from the attitude when they first met.

"Then I'm welcome!"

As Duan Yi said, her eyes flickered, and she looked into the box, and saw five hairpins neatly placed on top, all of which were inlaid with jade.The largest one is a nearly lifelike green peony flower; the smallest one is a simple drop of water.

The other three branches are similar, with butterflies, gourds and crabapple flowers carved respectively.

Without hesitation, Duan Yi chose the familiar gourd. If she saw it right, this hairpin was exactly the same as the one she gave Cui Zi back then, and it looked like a pair.

"Fulu Fulu, I want this. Thank you grandma for the reward."

Old Madam Duan saw that she didn't pick the peony, and her smile became wider, "Third girl has good eyesight. This hairpin was given to me by your grandfather. He was a poor man when he first entered the officialdom. If you know where you got such a hairpin, please send it to me."

"My box is full, do you want anything? I took it generously, but your grandfather felt very guilty. When the days were richer later, he insisted on giving me a big gourd. Well, that's the one!"

As the old lady said, she raised her hand and pointed to a jade gourd ornament on the table beside her.

Gu Xing, who was unhappy at first, became happy when she heard this, "Why didn't I hear my mother mention it?"

Mrs. Duan pretended to look at the door, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that Duan Xianggong, who has been wise all his life, is annoyed after hearing this!"

Everyone in the room roared with laughter.

Duan Yi took the hairpin, played with it a few times, and stuffed it into the armhole.

She was not mistaken, it was indeed exactly the same as the one she gave Cui Zichang back then.

The hairpins of every girl's family have their origins.She also has a hairpin for a dressing box, why did she only have the gourd-shaped hairpin that day?Later, she inquired about it on the way of seeking knowledge.

But Zhilu thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reason. He just said that the girl took it back by herself, and she was quite partial.

She didn't take it seriously, but now there is another one... After all, it can't be that old picky Duan Wenchang who made a box, so just post it to anyone!

Everyone didn't know what Duan Yi was thinking, and then they picked out the hairpins with great interest according to the order of seniority.

As expected, Duan Xian chose the peony flower, but Duan Shu chose the butterfly instead of the bewitching begonia; I chose Haitang first, and then I took the water droplet.

"Okay, okay, the big banquet is just around the corner. Your grandfather and father are very busy in the academy on the mountain, so we can't fall behind. Dalang's wife and Xian'er stay behind... ...Well, your handwriting is good, just leave it as a post."

"Call Jiang's mother over here, you guys, don't wander around when you get back, think about the rules carefully, and don't lose your manners then."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yi stood up first, saluted the old lady and Gu Xing with a smile, and walked away.

It was still foggy outside and hadn't dissipated.

"Girl, just take a look! We're the only ones out, and the other girls are staying there to help and learn how to manage the house!" After walking for a while, Zhilu became anxious when he found that no one was following behind him.

Duan Yi shook her head and patted her sleeve pocket, "The money is all divided, and the rest is for coolies, what are you doing there? Besides, it's because they are disobedient, your girl is gone, It’s just an obedient and honest person.”

"What's the matter, do you despise honest people?"

As she spoke, her ears moved, and she looked towards the hibiscus bushes beside her. In the dimness, a purple sleeve flickered.

"Is it Duan Ming? What are you doing hiding?"

The purple person trembled, and stood up shyly with a red face, "Third sister...it's me."

Duan Yi quickened her pace and walked towards him. Seeing that he was wearing thin clothes, she reached out and squeezed his shoulders, "It's stronger than I thought."

Duan Ming panicked, his face was so red that he could bleed, his voice trembled, "Sister!"

Duan Yi was amused by his appearance, "Why are you acting like a frightened bird, who else in this family wants to kill you?"

Duan Ming was taken aback, shook his head, and rubbed his hands in front of him.

Although he is only one year younger than Duan Yi, he looks like a child who hasn't grown up.

"No...no one," he said, quickly took out a booklet from his sleeve pocket, stuffed it into Duan Yi's hand, and stammered, "This is... this is what will come when the time comes. Guests of..."

Seeing Duan Yi's surprised face, his voice was a little softer, and he said embarrassingly, "Only... only those who came from the capital, and... there are also some people who I know on the road, and those who don't know, so there are no paintings. , is incomplete.”

(End of this chapter)