Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 477 Grandma Liu enters the opera garden
In the alley of Rongguofu,
In the main room of the Zhou family, Grandma Liu was chatting with the wife of the Zhou family, and couldn't help but lead the conversation to Sister Feng. Grandma Liu wanted to find out her preferences.

"This Miss Feng is not simple. She is only twenty-nine years old this year. It is really rare for someone with such ability to be in such a family."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou’s wife nodded and said:
"Who says it's not the case! My grandma, let me tell you the truth, although the second grandma is young, her actions are bigger than others in the world. Now she looks like a fairy concubine. She has 1 tricks at the least. Inside and outside the house, not to mention her eloquence, even ten women who can talk can say that she is not good enough. You will believe her when you meet someone, but when you are the head of a household, you are too strict with your servants."

"This is unforgivable,"

Grandma Liu followed her words and finally there was movement outside. The little girl who had just gone out came back.

"Madam, the meal has been laid out in the old lady's room, and the second grandma is in the yard."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou's wife quickly stood up. Taking this opportunity, she urged Grandma Liu and said:

"Grandma, let's go, let's go! The old lady has a chance to eat. Let's wait and look for her first. If we are too late, there will be more people involved and it will be difficult to talk. Let's take a nap again. When the old lady wakes up, we will be more and more worried. There’s no time.”

With that said, they all got off the kang and packed their clothes. Grandma Liu taught Ban'er a few more words and then followed Madam Zhou to the residence of her second grandmother in the Liyuan.

The three of them entered from the side door of the Duke's Mansion together. When they saw no one, they walked through the corner path and arrived at the Liyuan first. Madam Zhou placed Grandma Liu at the door of the courtyard and waited for a while. She passed the screen wall first and entered. After arriving at the courtyard gate, I found out that Sister Feng had not come out yet, so I first went to Ping'er, the eldest girl who was close to Sister Feng and had a close relationship, to talk about the matter.

When I got to the inner room, I saw Miss Ping'er packing her clothes and walked over.
"Miss Ping'er, excuse me, I have something to say."

Ping'er turned around and saw that it was the Zhou family's wife. She asked with a smile,

"what's up?"

Mrs. Zhou's wife was also pressed for time. She first explained Grandma Liu's origins and then said:
"They traveled far away today and came here to say hello. In previous years at the Wang family, the second wife would often meet with her. It was necessary to see her today, so I brought her in. Thinking that the second wife had come out after dinner, I will go back to her in detail. Ming, I think Second Grandma shouldn’t blame me for being reckless.”

Ping'er heard that he was actually a member of the Wang family. He was afraid that he was really related. He came to pay his respects to the second wife. How could he be allowed to leave, so he made up his mind.
"Okay, since they are members of the Wang family, let them come in and sit here first. Don't stay in the yard. Go to my room and rest first."

"Okay, Miss Ping'er, I'll go right away."

Mrs. Zhou's wife beamed with joy and walked to the door of the yard. She called Grandma Liu and hurriedly led them into the yard. Then they entered a side room, which was Ping'er's own house. Then they entered the main room. The fragrance hit my face, but I couldn't tell what it smelled like, and my body felt like I was in the clouds.

Everything in the house was decorated with fine brocades, which made people's heads dazzled. Grandma Liu had never seen such a house before. At this moment, she just nodded and smacked her lips and chanted the Buddha's name. Such a luxurious house must be Sister Feng's house.

Just as she was thinking about it, Ping'er from outside walked in. She didn't sit down as soon as she entered the room. Instead, she looked at Grandma Liu directly. She was just an ordinary old farm woman, and she had never seen her before, even in the Wang family. I couldn’t remember who this person was, but I couldn’t be rude, so I had to say hello.
"The person coming is Grandma Liu, please sit down and rest first."

Grandma Liu had never seen such a beautiful woman. Looking at her silk skirt and coat, decorated with gold and silver, she was pretty, graceful, and spoke nicely, so it seemed that the person coming was the second grandma.

No matter where I dare to sit, I stand up just to shout that I have seen the second grandma.

Before she could call her Second Grandma, Mrs. Zhou's wife said,
"Miss Ping'er, when will the second grandma come back?"

"Almost, wait a moment."

Grandma Liu quickly shut up, almost losing her etiquette. Such a handsome sister was actually a maid. It was indeed a rich and powerful family, and even the maid was comparable to a young lady from a small family. Even though she had such expenses for food and clothing, she I haven't seen it before, but I think it's just like this for most ladies in the house.

After Ping'er finished speaking, he asked Grandma Liu and Ban'er to get on the kang. Ping'er and Mrs. Zhou's wife sat opposite each other on the edge of the kang, and asked the little girl to pour tea for tea.

While the tea was being served, I glanced at the little girl who was serving the tea. What was going on? The master's girl was also being served. When did wealthy families have such rules? Could it be that the rules in the early years have become old calendars? , still need to be careful.

While I was thinking about it, I heard some panicked footsteps outside, and then the little girl's greeting.
"Second Grandma is fine."

After hearing the news, Ping'er and Mrs. Zhou's wife hurriedly got up and ordered Grandma Liu to wait here.
"Just sit back and wait. When it's time, we'll invite you to come over."

With that said, the two of them left the house together and welcomed him out.

Grandma Liu nodded in agreement. After seeing the two of them go out, she also got off the fire bed. She walked over secretly and peeked through the crack in the door. She waited silently. She only heard someone laughing in the yard, and there was a young woman standing vaguely. In the courtyard, her clothes were rustling, and she was accompanied by a group of girls. She gradually entered the main room and went into the house over there.I don’t know what they were doing, but after entering the main room, the women and maids began to enter from the outside. They were all carrying food boxes. They must have eaten. Six or seven people came in, and each of them had food in their hands. The three-layer food box contains at least twenty dishes, which can last for a long time in the countryside.

Suddenly, he saw the door of the main room opened again, and Madam Zhou came out with a smile. Grandma Liu secretly thought that the matter was done, and hurriedly turned back to the kang. After a while, Madam Zhou entered the room and said,

"My grandma congratulated me today. I told my grandma that she was an old relative of the Wang family. Unexpectedly, my second grandma immediately nodded in agreement and asked me to introduce him. Grandma, remember when you get there, it's important to pick up your words. Say it nicely."

"That's natural, I will definitely remember it."

Grandma Liu agreed wholeheartedly, then took Ban'er's hand and followed Mrs. Zhou's wife out of the house and into the main room.

Before entering the house, the main house is higher than other houses. There is a soft curtain with red flowers hanging on the chiseled copper hook outside the door. There is a kang under the south window. After entering the house, I went to the inner room and looked to the east. , there are red felt strips on the kang, and on the east side of the kang stand a lock brocade backrest and a pillow, covered with a large green satin cushion with gold heart, and there is a box next to it, which is full of sandalwood boxes, stacked together. I don't know what was put inside.

Some of the small boxes were locked. They must be valuables. I didn't dare to look at them anymore. I turned around and passed the screen. I saw a living room with a big table. There was only one woman dining on the table, and she was surrounded by maids. Even the woman named Ping'er just now was standing behind her. She must be the mistress' second mistress, Sister Feng.

Without saying a word, Grandma Liu took two steps forward and knelt on the ground. She was so shocked that before anyone could react, Grandma Liu bowed several times on the ground and said hello to her aunt.

Then Wang Xifeng reacted and was about to get up, but before she got up, she hurriedly said with a cheerful face,
"This must not be the case. Sister Zhou, please help her to stop bowing. Please sit down. My aunt is young and I don't really recognize her, but I don't know her generation and I dare not call her."

Lady Zhou quickly came over to help Grandma Liu up and replied,

"Second Grandma, this is the Grandma Liu I just talked about. She didn't understand the rules when she first came here, so I looked at her and made her anxious."

Wang Xifeng nodded and understood what was going on. At this time, a little girl brought a stool over and asked Grandma Liu to sit down. As for her grandson Ban'er, he hid behind him. Grandma Liu tried every possible means to coax him to come out and bow, but he refused to die. Don't know the rules.

When Wang Xifeng saw it, he said,
"Okay, the child is young and ignorant. How can we force him? Besides, the relatives in the Wang family don't move around much and are all alienated. The relatives of the clan, you know, said that you dislike us and don't want to come often. , I don’t know, but when I think about it again, I just treat it as if there is no one in our eyes.”

Grandma Liu quickly turned around, no longer forcing Ban'er, and hurriedly recited the Buddha's name.
"Amitabha, Second Grandma can't say that. I'll tell you the truth. Our family is in a difficult situation and we have no other options. When we come here, we have nothing to say to my aunt. Even the housekeepers don't look like it. They just entered the house. In the alley, I saw you distributing food to the tribesmen, it must be the master's love and care, the tribesmen are not attentive, so they gave you the confidence to come here to bother you."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she was stunned. Why didn't she know why she was distributing food to her clan members? Could it be that Laiwang and the others bought food and came back. They didn't say anything when they were given food. She turned around and glanced at Ping'er. Ping'er didn't know what happened either. , a little innocent, Wang Xifeng had no choice but to glare at Ping'er, and then said,
"What grandma said, it's okay to remember it. Thank God for not saying bad things about you. As for the family you mentioned is in decline, no one has any difficulties. How can they rely on the false reputation of their ancestors? They are just poor officials. How can they have success? What, the empty airs of the old days. As the saying goes, 'There are still three poor relatives in the court', let alone you and me."

While talking and eating a few more bites of food, Wang Xifeng saw Ban'er swallowing, so she asked someone to grab some fruits to eat with Ban'er, and then asked,

"Mrs. Zhou, did you just ask your wife?"

Mrs. Zhou’s wife replied:

"Go back to Second Grandma and ask."

When Wang Xifeng was full, she put down her chopsticks and said,
"Oh, go take a look and see what the wife says."

"Replying to Second Grandma, Madam said that she has no time to spare today. She has to go to the Buddhist temple to offer incense. By the way, she will also supervise Second Master Bao to study. It's just the same thing for Second Grandma to accompany her. She has to spend more time thinking about things and is here for nothing. That’s it, if you have anything to say, just tell Second Grandma, it’s the same thing.”

After hearing this, Grandma Liu quickly replied:

"Mrs. Xie, I don't have much to say. I haven't seen you for many years, but I just came to see my aunt and my aunt. It's also a bond between relatives."

Before she could finish her words, the Zhou family's wife interrupted,

"Grandma Liu, it's okay if you don't have much to say. If you have anything to say, just go back to my second grandma. She is the same as my wife. They are all relatives and can speak."

Mrs. Zhou's wife turned her back to Wang Xifeng. As she spoke, she glanced at Grandma Liu. Grandma Liu understood that the opportunity was right in front of her, but there were so many people here.
This is the first time that I have asked for help shamelessly in front of a large family, and it seems that I have no chance to interview alone. I look at my aunt, and she doesn’t seem to care. I’m afraid it’s not worth mentioning. Grandma Liu’s only It was as if dignity didn't exist, and his face turned red before he said anything.

But then I thought about it, why did I come here today if I didn’t want to tell you?
(End of this chapter)