stormy clouds

Chapter 10 Lakeside
The grandmother loved the fourth younger sister the most since she was a child, and after the death of the second aunt, Chang Luoyun became seriously ill and took many medicines that were ineffective.

Chang's family suffered accidents one after another, so Aunt Pei invited a Taoist priest to perform a ritual, saying that the fourth sister was sick because the second aunt was worried about her, and only the fourth sister went to guard the spirit of the second aunt, so that she could feel the filial piety of the fourth sister. It will be better.

Later, although the grandmother told her to bring the fourth younger sister back, the second uncle did not go. After the grandmother died, no one mentioned this matter again.

The second uncle is probably for the fourth sister too!

Chang Luoyun was silently sad for a while, raised his head and said with a smile, "I remember there were a few hibiscus trees in our yard. They were just planted when I left, and I don't know if they are blooming now."

Chang Luoxia shook her head, "I really don't know about this. When my grandmother was here, my aunt would let me come with her to say hello every day. I was fine at that time, so I would go for a stroll in the yard. Later, my grandmother went , Auntie and I also rarely come here."

"In the past two years, Mrs. Pei has been managing the inner house, saying that she is cutting unnecessary expenses, and even canceled most of the family banquets during the holidays."

Without the famous embroidery workshop, Chang Pu would not be able to live comfortably with the salary of Shaocheng, a weaving department, and two farms to support this big family.

No wonder Aunt Pei wants to do everything possible to cut expenses.

Bi Yan entered the room, saw Chang Luoyun's eyes were reddish, she was stunned, went out to fetch water, took a soft handkerchief and came in to cleanse her face.

Chang Luoyun covered his eyes with a handkerchief dipped in cold water, then wiped some balm on the bronze mirror, stood up and asked playfully, "Second Sister, do you want to go swimming together?"

Chang Luoxia's eyes lit up instantly, "That's exactly what I mean."

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In the main room of the west courtyard, Mrs. Pei clasped her hands and walked back and forth a few steps, "Is she really going out?"

"The woman at the door came to report when she saw her go out, there will be no fakes." Qiu Hen was very sure.

Pei went to the chair and sat down. The jade bracelet on her wrist touched the edge of the table with a "ding". She raised her wrist and looked at it distressedly.

"Didn't you tell the master about her going out?" Pei asked again.That broom star, because she is the eldest daughter of the Chang family, has always been arrogant and does not take others seriously. If she directly asks the master for permission, she will be passive instead.

"No, the second girl went to Yincui Pavilion after entering the door, and after a while, the two of them went out with Bi Yan."

"That's good," Mrs. Pei looked out from the carved window, and the afternoon sun had already reached the roof ridge to the west.

According to the rules of the Chang family, women are not allowed to go out in the afternoon.

A smile of unknown meaning appeared on her lips, and she said slowly, "I thought she wouldn't live in this yard for long, so I didn't care about her, but she was too impatient."

She threw the handkerchief crumpled into a ball on the ground. Qiu Hen lowered her brows and closed her eyes. She hurried forward to tidy it up, and retreated quietly.

Qingzhou Mingyue Lake in the evening is a famous scene among the eight scenic spots in Qingzhou.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the lake surface, dyeing half of the lake surface in bright gold, but the other side is as dark as night. The two contrast each other, magnificent and peaceful coexistence.

The two girls by the lake were holding their sleeves, one of them lowered his body, squinted his eyes and looked at the water surface, his wrist sank, and he slammed the stone out of his hand.

With a soft whistling sound, the stone cut through the water surface and floated far away on the water surface with a white water mark before sinking.

"Fourth sister, you still lied to me that I haven't practiced for a long time, and you can see that it's a total of [-] drifts?" Chang Luoxia looked excited, "Bi Yan, write it down for your girl."

Many numbers have been drawn on the beach, and Bi Yan stood behind her, smiling and drawing a big eighteen with a branch.

"Second sister let me go today." Chang Luoyun patted the dirt on his hands neatly, "Your wrist strength is better than mine, and your speed is faster than mine. I just took a chance."

"What's the use of being strong, the key is that it's difficult to master the skills." Chang Luoxia took the stone handed over by the maid Pei'er, looked at it, "This one won't work, it's too round, it needs to be flattened."

Pearl took another stone from the basket and handed it over.Chang Luoxia lightly threw it up to catch it, weighed it again, took half a step back with her right leg, bent her body, flicked her wrist, and the stone jumped on the lake surface with a white water chain.

"One, two, three, forty-five, sixteen, seventeen."

"Ugh!"

Pei'er's small face was flushed with excitement, and when she counted to seventeen, her heart hung up. Eighteen was clearly on her lips and was about to blurt out, but she had to swallow it forcefully, turning into a long, long cry. "Oh."

"Girl, it's almost two hours now, I don't think there is any way to surpass the fourth girl today." Pei'er had a bitter face, full of helplessness.

"Hey what, bring it!" Chang Luoxia stretched out her hand, took the stone from Pei'er and handed it to Chang Luoyun, "Fourth sister, do it again."

Chang Luoyun accepted it with a smile, "Second Sister, take care, this is the last time."

On the south side of Mingyue Lake, a painting boat parked quietly by the lake. Inside, a young man in a black Taoist robe was sitting by the window, sipping tea leisurely.

"Master Hou, you really don't intend to meet Miss Yun?" A handsome guard opposite asked, clasping his hands.

"She's fine, what do I see her for?" The man picked up the cup of tea in front of him, took a sip slowly, and smiled at Yanyan, "It's been a long time, but this girl has become more smiling."

The guard standing in front of him was taken aback. Master Hou has always been indifferent and rarely likes to smile, but today, how many times has he laughed like this?
The young man had already stood up, under his sword-like brows like black ink, his eyes were dark and deep, his nose was straight and his lips were painted red.He stood casually on the painting boat, surrounded by a stern aura.

However, such a person, at this time, the corners of his lips are slightly raised, his expression is lazy, "Liang Qi, let's go back."

Although Liang Qi was taken aback for a moment, he solemnly bowed his hands and answered "Yes."

After receiving the imperial decree from Pingbian, Lord Hou took him to Qingzhou on a horseback riding starry night, and then followed Miss Yun to here, and only now took a short break. Did he come so far just to have a drink on the boat? Tea, take a look at Miss Yun?
Although Liang Qi couldn't understand, he didn't say much, took the silver and put it on the table, followed the young man and got off the boat.

Chang Luoxia and Chang Luoyun competed for a few more rounds, and finally had fun, she said a little frustrated, "Fourth sister, let's stop here today, I guess I can't compare to you after another year of practice."

"Second sister is too modest. When I was in Zhuangzi, I seldom ate meat, but there are many rabbits in the mountains. I went up the mountain and hit rabbits with stones when I had nothing to do. Later, I practiced it. It is rare to miss when you hit rabbits with stones." .”

"So now that you've won the game, you've taken advantage of it." Chang Luoyun squatted by the lake and washed his hands, then stood up and shook the water droplets on his hands.

Chang Luoxia couldn't believe it, "It's so interesting!"

Is it interesting?Chang Luoyun smiled, in the first two years when she came to Zhuangzi, she lacked clothes and food, and there was no charcoal in the house in winter, so she could only lie on the bed with Bi Yan and hug her to keep warm, she really couldn't think of anything interesting.

"It's too late, let's go back," Chang Luoyun wiped his face with the back of his hand.After a whole afternoon in the sun, her face was flushed, and her eyes became clearer and brighter.

"No," Chang Luoxia grabbed her, "Aniang sent someone to order you to be called home. She cooked some of your favorite dishes and said she wanted to welcome you."

It must be A Niang who saw her not going back and asked the girl to come over.Chang Luoxia sighed secretly, although she was no match for the fourth younger sister in anything, but she had a mother who loved her dearly.

Chang Luoyun looked at the sun that was about to set, and cupped his hands playfully, "Then respect is worse than obedience."

(End of this chapter)