green bamboo dream

In the blink of an eye, it's Qixi Festival. In the past, places far away from the capital like Dengzhou and Qingzhou didn't pay much attention to this. 【】

On this day, according to the rules, we had to eat Qiqiao fruit, and Mrs. Cui even took the two sisters, Yulan and Yuzhu, to cook and make some by themselves, just to make a point.Put the sugar in a pot and melt it into syrup, then mix it with flour and sesame seeds, mix well and roll it out on the table. Cui’s cooking skills don’t seem to be very good, and the roll was full of potholes. It was Mama Liu who came to the rescue. Then wait for it to cool, then cut it into long squares with a knife, and finally fold it into a shuttle-shaped fruit embryo, fry it in an oil pan until it is golden, and if it is finer, you can add the pattern of "Xiang Xiang" and "Fang Sheng".

After Yuzhu tasted it, the taste was really just mediocre. It was far worse than the fine dim sum that I ate every day, so I lacked interest. However, the original lady Yulan was very devout. This Qixi Festival is also related to marriage. Yes, she dare not be careless.

After finishing the begging fruit, there is still a fight, a pot was set up in the courtyard early, and the water was exposed to sunlight for a while, and a film gradually formed on the surface.What Yulan and Yumei have to do is to put the needle in their hands on the water surface, let the needle float on the membrane, if the needle shadow on the bottom of the water is in the shape of cloud, dragon, flower and grass, it is a coincidence, if it is in the shape of silk, shaft, or cone, it is clumsy. Needle.Yu Zhu looked at her needle but didn't see a flower, but Ruan's mother beside her said happily, "What a coincidence, what a coincidence."

Yu Lan echoed softly at the side, but she held the needle in her hand but didn't throw it in, looking a little nervous.Mother Xu felt a little helpless by the side, she smiled and persuaded: "Miss, don't worry, Empress Weaver will definitely bless you, just let it go."

Yu Zhu didn't think too much about it when she voted just now, she let it go just for fun, and said with a smile: "Elder sister is so worried about what to do, younger sister just let it go like that just now, so you can vote with confidence."

Yulan pursed her lips, stretched out the hand holding the needle and slowly came to the top of the water basin, seeing that hand tried to keep steady but was still trembling slightly, Yuzhu worriedly called "big sister", thinking Let her calm down before casting, she knows that women in ancient times still cared about this kind of "destiny" saying, if this is not the so-called "coincidence", Yulan would not vomit to death.

But it was still too late, when Yu Lan was about to put it down in extreme nervousness, she suddenly heard this sound, her hand trembled, and a tiny needle slipped from her hand in an instant.Yulan screamed and wanted to fish it quickly, but there was no time. When everyone came back to look at the basin, they saw that the needle of Yuzhu on the water film was still lying tremblingly, in the transparent A slight depression was pressed on the water film of the basin, but there was a needle lying quietly on the bottom of the basin...

"You, you—" Yu Lan's flushed face faded away, her lips trembled, tears welled up in her eyes, she glanced at Yu Zhu accusingly, turned around and ran away holding her skirt.

What is good intentions unrewarded? Yuzhu smiled wryly and looked at Ruan's mother, thinking, the principle of this thing is very simple, just keep the needle parallel to the water surface. Yes, even if I don't say it, I will definitely puncture the water film and drop it...

For your kindness, Yu Zhu pouted, stretched out a tender finger, and poked lightly on the water surface—the needle instantly fell into the bottom of the basin, Ruan's mother said urgently: "Miss, this is..."

"It's nothing, haven't you read it all, let's take it away." What's the point of these things? Although passing them through made her question atheism, but she still doesn't believe in the myth of Zhinu's blessing. Some things are not as good as relying on the sky. Rely on family, rely on yourself...

She really had no intention of repairing the relationship with this concubine sister, Yu Zhu sighed, anyway, she was not born to a mother, it was just a matter of superficial affection, if Yu Lan didn't even want to keep this superficial affection, she didn't care... She never What is the idea of ​​suppressing concubines? What I hope is for the family to live a peaceful and happy life.Although Lin Yuanzhi dotes on him very much, Cui Shi and himself both know that he also put a kind father's heart on Yulan, and it is always his father's flesh and blood. , let Yulan grow up neatly to the present, and never skimp on food and clothing, and pick up everything as a gift...Looking at the whole capital, there is no concubine who has a better life than Yulan. Who can guard against the Frostgrass ruthlessly?Even those aunts who are a little bit kinder turn a blind eye to the concubine's concubine's concubine's monthly regulations, and bully her in the open and in the dark... Compared with these, raising her disabled is already the slightest means. After all, Cui's family life is happy, with both children, and his psychology is not distorted at all. The only purpose is to hope that she will not disturb the restlessness of the family...

Although the sun has set a little now, the temperature is not low. The garden is like a steamer, and the air sucked in is hot. The lush trees in the past have long since lost their vigor, and the leaves are baked by the scorching sun. It became sluggish, and the neighing of cicadas came from all around, which made people even more irritated.

Hua Ruo didn't care about the sweat on her face, and only carefully led Yuzhu to the shade of the tree. Zaoyuan held an umbrella beside her and complained: "Miss, what are you going out now? When is the lotus flower not good?" , come back in the evening."

Yu Zhu had no choice but to fan the wind with a handkerchief, and said with a sad face: "You are your young lady, I would like to go out at this time, isn't there something wrong?"

"Miss, what's the matter, you have to brave the heat." Zao Yuan muttered unconsciously, but his eyes were attracted by the small green pomegranate on the branch, and he couldn't help swallowing.

"You'd better save some effort, we'll be there soon." Yu Zhu felt regretful in her heart, whether she was too energetic or self-tortured, poor skin that had been maintained since she was a child, felt a little painful.

It's just that the house is a bit big, and the lotus pond is a bit remote. When the panting master and servant finally smelled the light and elegant fragrance of lotus, they couldn't help but burst into tears—it finally arrived.

The lotus in Deyuan is very famous, mainly because it is rare to have such a large lake in the capital. From a distance, the lotus leaves are green and lush, and they are connected into one piece, dotted with white and red lotus.Because lotus roots are to be produced, nearly half of the pond is planted with white lotus flowers. The pure white lotus stands tall and graceful, fresh and refined, making the leaves look greener and greener. Standing enchantingly, it is extremely delicate and charming against the background of lotus leaves.

Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, Yu Zhu couldn't help but take a deep breath—even the air was filled with an elegant fragrance, which relieved the dryness and heat by a few points, and made people feel refreshed all at once.

"Hey, master..." Hua Ruo's eyes were sharp, and he saw Lin Yuanzhi in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

The corner of Yu Zhu’s mouth was smiling, the pavilion was built really well. She said that the pavilion was originally built on the water as a hall with open sides on all sides. Because it was summer, the doors and windows on all sides were removed, and it became a pavilion with a wide view. Because it was built on the lake Xinso is surrounded by water on three sides, and only one passage leads straight to the shore when it comes, and there are several lotus-picking boats tied to the surrounding railings.The pavilion is surrounded by soft snow shadow gauze, which flutters gently in the breeze, which is very graceful and elegant, but this thin and transparent material can't block the line of sight at all. Wherever the gaze is, one can see clearly what the people in the pavilion are doing , the two figures were clearly Lin Yuanzhi and Zi Lu.

Zaoyuan opened his eyes wide in shock, covered his mouth and said in surprise, "Miss, this, this... is that why you came here?"

Hua Ruo, on the other hand, was more cautious, lowering his head and not daring to look at the pavilion, hesitantly said: "It's not good to come here, just in case..."

"Hmph, you're thinking too much, look, who is that over there?" Yu Zhu smiled and pointed forward, and the two maids turned their heads to look—

"... Ma'am." Zaoyuan cried out.

Yu Zhu made a "shh" gesture, and said with a light smile, "It's hot today, so what's wrong with coming to drink tea and enjoy the lotus with mother?" This mansion is firmly in the palm of my hand, and she can't hide any troubles. Miss Zilu "coincidentally" appeared in the place where her father usually appears these days, how could she hide it from Cui's eyes and ears.

Cui Shi also saw Yu Zhu, smiled and waved to her.

When Yuzhu trotted past, Cui smiled and took a warm handkerchief to wipe her sweat, twisted her sunburnt cheeks, and said distressedly: "Is it a little thing that mother can't take care of, it's so hot What are you doing out here in the sky?" He ordered Mother Liu: "Go to the storeroom later and find that jar of Qingyulu and send it to this little friend."

"Mother, those two singers are surrounded by maids picked by their daughters. They are all loyal and reliable. How could they leak their father's whereabouts?" through.

Cui took Yuzhu's hand and walked two steps to the side. Behind the tree was a light and delicate nanmu rocking chair, with a small table next to it, and a tea set of the pastel Three Gentlemen on it.

"Actually, you've done a good job. The people who sent you are all well-informed, and there's some restraint." Cui poured the tea with her own hands, and said with a smile, "But Bamboo girl, you've ignored people's hearts. Mother checked it out. , It’s Mother Shao who you sent to take care of the maids. She has a nine-year-old granddaughter who plays around her on weekdays. She is innocent and innocent, and she was bought by Zilu with a few pieces of candy.” Passing the tea to Yu Zhu, Cui's expression was a little serious: "You didn't send that little girl, but I still have to blame you. Why didn't I find out clearly when I sent Shao Mama to take care of her... The servants in my confidantes are not only As long as they are honest and clever, they all need to know it well..." Cui whispered in Yuzhu's ear, and carefully crushed the twists and turns inside for her daughter to listen to.

"But it's nothing. At the beginning, there was always something I didn't think carefully." Cui Shi straightened up while comforting the little daughter who was a little frustrated, and her soft eyes instantly became sharp. "Look, my mother will tell you how such a fake and noble woman should step into the mud..."

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