After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 527 My Family

Zhou Xuejun quickly told Ma Shangyi the content of Haitang's letter, and explained: "Brother from the Hai family is good friends with the sons of the Jin family. The Jin family is worried about where grandma will live in the future, so brother from the Hai family wants to help him. I was busy, so I asked Sister Hai to come to us to inquire. Sister Hai felt embarrassed and sent a thank you gift in advance. "

Ma Shangyi still smiled kindly: "I see. I wonder what Miss Hai said in the letter? She wanted to know about the old slave's preferences...what kind of preferences are they?"

Zhou Xuejun hesitated for a moment, but Zhou Huajun had already helped his cousin dig out Haitang's letter and sent it to Ma Shangyi. The former opened his eyes wide when he saw this, looked at his cousin and wanted to open his mouth, but when he saw Ma Shangyi taking the letter from her cousin without hesitation, he closed his eyes again and pursed his lips without speaking.

Ma Shangyi quickly read the letter and said with a smile: "This girl from Hai did write a good calligraphy... I didn't expect that she came back from the border town, right? Her family is a military household... That Hai Du Shi teacher It’s not a big deal for my granddaughter to study, but it’s really surprising that my granddaughter has learned this skill.”

Zhou Xuejun said: "Sister Hai does not write like this on weekdays. But when we girls communicate in private, we are most afraid of having people outside intercept it and cause trouble. Sister Hai heard some rumors outside, so she suggested that we only use Guange style communication. Even if the letter really falls into the hands of unrelated people, no one can use the handwriting to make a fuss. I think this method is very good, but it is a pity that I have not practiced it when I am older next year. Right now I only ask people in the house to deliver letters to me, and I’m not afraid of being intercepted by bad guys.”

It sounds reasonable.

Ma Shangyi didn't comment, just smiled and praised "caution is a good thing", then folded the letter again and gave it to the girl to send back to Zhou Xuejun.

Zhou Xuejun quickly collected the letter.

Ma Shangyi asked again: "I wonder what kind of thank-you gifts Miss Hai gave to the girls?" She looked at Zhou Huajun, "The new fan bag Miss Hua Jun has is elegant in color and unique in pattern, but Miss Hai gave it to me of?"

Because Zhou Huajun really liked the fan bag of Cat Playing with Butterflies, he used it as soon as he got it. She stuffed a folding fan into it and placed it on the small table at hand. When she heard what Ma Shangyi said, she was immediately surprised: "How did you tell? Isn't it from Sister Hai?" She then sent the fan bag to Ma Shangyi, "Look, there are so many embroideries. Okay. Isn’t this kitten so cute? It looks like real fur.”

"Yeah..." Ma Shangyi looked at the embroidered pictures on the fan bag carefully and sighed, "I didn't expect that a teenage girl could have such good embroidery skills. If the girls hadn't clearly stated that it was her It was embroidered by hand, and the old slave thought it was made by the old embroiderer raised by the Hai family! It looks like it took at least twenty years."

Zhou Huajun smiled and said: "Sister Hai is very good at needlework. I have seen her embroider with my own eyes, but she doesn't like to show off. What kind of good embroiderer can she have at home? When she was in the border town, her family's clothes, shoes and socks were all It was Mrs. Hai and Grandma Hai who took their mother and sisters to make it. After they returned to Chang'an, they had a serious needleworker in the family, and they were the companions of the third and fifth uncles. I heard that they made a mistake. After being kicked out of the house by the old lady from the third bedroom, the fifth uncle and grandmother asked Mrs. Hai to take her back. However, although the women in that family were good at needlework, their embroidery was not as clever as Sister Hai's. "

Zhou Huajun is the beloved daughter of General Wednesday. In the past, when Mrs. Zhou was still in Chang'an, she often heard her mother talk about the Hai family. Now when she mentioned it to Ma Shangyi, she also talked about the family's treasures. Even her evaluation of Haitang's needlework skills was based on her mother's words.

Zhou Xuejun moved uneasily.

Ma Shangyi praised the "cat playing with butterfly" fan bag again, and then handed it back to Zhou Huajun: "Yilao Nu, the color of this fan bag is good, and it matches Miss Huajun's clothes. "

Zhou Huajun became even more happy when he heard that, and suddenly remembered something: "The fan bag that sister Xuejun got, the embroidery on it is grapes, and the embroidery is actually distinct, and you can touch the bulges! It also has the fragrance of grapes." "If I had my eyes closed, I would have thought there was a plate of grapes in front of me!"

Ma Shangyi looked at Zhou Xuejun, with a rare look of curiosity on her face. It was the kind of expression that would make people feel embarrassed to hide anything, and they just felt that if they didn't tell the truth, they would be sorry for her. Zhou Xuejun's scalp felt numb, but he still obediently ordered the girl to take out the grape fan bag from the box and bring it to Ma Shangyi.

She whispered: "Grandma made me new clothes to wear on the day of her birthday party. It was embroidered with grape patterns. I liked it very much and told Sister Hai in the letter. Sister Hai made this for me. , let me wear it with new clothes."

Ma Shangyi looked at the green grape embroidery on the fan bag. The embroidery was indeed very realistic, even the luster on the surface of the grapes was embroidered. If it weren't for the small size, one would really suspect that real grapes were set on the fan bag.

Although this fan bag looks simple compared to the cat playing with butterflies just now, it actually takes a little more thought, or even more.

And the aroma of grapes smoked on top is also fresh and natural. I don’t know how to mix it. It’s like putting real grapes in a fan bag...

Speaking of which, there are many incense books collected in the palace library, and there seem to be incense formulas that imitate the aroma of various fruits and melons. The teacher mentioned it to her back then. But it seems to be something from a hundred years ago, and no one in the palace mentions it anymore. Is it possible that it is still spread among the people?
Ma Shangyi thought of Xie Wenzai, the former Tanhua who lived in the Hai family. He was a famous talent in Beijing many years ago and was famous for being knowledgeable and talented. She felt that this was not surprising.

She smiled and handed the fan bag back to Zhou Xuejun's girl and asked her to put it away again: "The things are indeed made very delicately. They look simple, but they are all done with care. This girl from the sea is really thoughtful, how can she Have you ever heard of her reputation?"

Zhou Huajun muttered: "Mr. Hai has a low official position and has just returned to Chang'an. His daily behavior is very discreet. Most people don't know what he is capable of, and naturally they won't make his granddaughter famous. In fact, Sister Hai has read She is good at reading, poetry, painting, horseback riding and archery, and she knows everything. She doesn't put on airs, and she doesn't try to make people praise her in any way. I think she is better than the daughters of many wealthy families in Chang'an City. My mother also said that if I could be half as good as Sister Shanghai, she would be satisfied!”

Zhou Xuejun said: "Mother-in-law San is saying this because she thinks my sister is unwilling to study hard. Do you still take her seriously?"

Zhou Huajun chuckled and said, "I just don't like it. I'd rather learn horseback riding and archery from the masters than memorize some poems or poems, and I'm even more impatient to sit in the room and practice embroidery. I'm not like Sister Hai. Generally, there are famous teachers at home to teach you. As long as you read a few books, know how to write a few words, understand the principles, and be able to fool outsiders, that's pretty much it."

Wu Qiong on the side finally came to his senses. After listening to her words, he couldn't help showing a bit of envy: "You have parents who love you and you don't have to worry about anything. That's why you have the confidence to say such things..."

Zhou Huajun only smiled at her.

Zhou Xuejun wrinkled her face and felt a little headache. Shouldn't she have said just now that Ma Shangyi is also one of their own family members, so there is no need for outsiders? Sister Huajun is too "not heretical"...

She coughed lightly, looked at Ma Shangyi with her big eyes open, and tried to bring the topic back on track: "Mother Ma, Sister Hai gave me such a good gift with all her heart. I can't let her down. I must You have to do what you asked her to do. So...what kind of things do you like? What kind of new house do you want?"

(End of this chapter)