Fair Lady

Shuyao and Shuwen have been particularly depressed recently. Their good friends Zhong Jiayi and Nian'er have returned to Beijing one after another, and now the uncle who has been with him day and night for half a year has left to travel again, and he doesn't know when he will come back.

Shujie was particularly distressed when he saw it, the young siblings had experienced so many life and death too early!He can only spend more time with his younger siblings to write and practice.

Because Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Zheng value Shuyao very much, and Shuyao also likes them, and she doesn't want to change husbands.Jin Xida asked Liu's mother to discuss with Mrs. Xu and the two gentlemen, and went to Xia Zhai to teach Shuyao the next day, which coincided with the time when the two went to Xu's mansion.

The two gentlemen naturally have no objection. Shuyao is an excellent and diligent student. As a teacher, he can teach with ease and a sense of accomplishment.Moreover, Shuyao's level is already much higher than the two girls in the second bedroom of Xu's mansion, so it is really good for Shuyao to teach separately.

Although Mrs. Xu privately hopes that Shuyao can stay in the Xu Mansion to study, so as to continue to stimulate and motivate her two granddaughters, she even hopes that Bing'er can take Nian'er's place and follow Mother Liu to learn rules and embroidery.But from Mama Liu's words, she could tell that Jin Xida had made up her mind, and she didn't like Shuyao's contact with her second wife too much, and also heard that the two gentlemen also agreed that Shuyao should study alone, so she stopped talking.I know the situation in my mansion well, the second room is indeed a bit confused, I'm fine in the mansion, I'm not here, I really can't guarantee that they won't do something outrageous, and it will ruin the friendship between Jin Xida and the eldest son .

Shuyao's withdrawal made the second wife of the Xu family and Bing'er very dissatisfied, and always felt that they had been slapped in the face.Mrs. Xu Er was still bragging to her natal sister-in-law a few days ago, saying that the Xia family would not be willing to leave if they could skip class.Good gentlemen (such as Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Zheng in their house now) Shuxiu are very expensive, right?When Mrs. Xu returns to Beijing, she will let her two nieces go to Xu's residence to study together, and then they will learn etiquette and embroidery from Mother Liu.Shuyao rubbed against the two gentlemen of the Xu Mansion, and now she is in charge of the Xu Mansion, hmph, that girl has to nod if she doesn't want to, or else she is repaying kindness with grievances, which is ungrateful.

Unexpectedly, it was not her turn to blackmail Shuyao, and Jin Xida had already made a tough request to Mrs. Xu.Mrs. Xu Er couldn't be more angry.I found the two gentlemen in private, hinting that they refused to go to Xia Zhai to teach Shuyao. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Zheng are both "scholars" with bad tempers, and directly said that they would rather give up the contract with Xu's house than give up Shuyao. A good student, Mrs. Xu was so angry that she almost fainted, but she didn't dare to mention it again.The Xu family's face is the big house's face.Their second room really didn't say so loudly that they could still find other good gentlemen for Binger without the two gentlemen.

Even Xiu'er has resentment. She is a concubine, and she will not have as much capital as a concubine in the future. If Shuyao can let her learn the rules and etiquette with Liu Mama for the sake of learning together for nearly a year, it will be great. It's like adding a big sum to her future dowry, but unfortunately... this orphan girl doesn't understand human feelings, and she's too bad at being a human being.

Xu Binger and Xu Xiuer didn't think about it.In the past half a year, they have all kinds of envy, jealousy and disdain for Shuyao.The relationship between Shuyao and them has always been slightly alienated.Why do they require Shuyao to be affectionate to them?

Of course, Shuyao didn't have time to take care of all kinds of grievances between Mrs. Xu, Bing'er, and Nian'er. After leaving the Xu mansion, all she could think of was her reluctance to Nian'er and her gratitude to Mrs. Xu.others?How could she have so much free time to think about people and things that had nothing to do with her?She is busy, there are so many things to learn and practice, and she has to make purses, sew belts, and embroider clothes for her elder brother, younger brother, and Uncle Jin...she can't wait for 24 hours a day.

Busy people always don't have enough time, and two years pass by in a blink of an eye.Xia Linxuan and Zhen Zirou's third anniversary ceremony is coming, which means that the three of Shujie are officially leaving their servers.

According to the customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.The three-year observance of filial piety is actually one month, but Xia Linxuan and Yen Zirou passed away within more than a month, and the three of Shujie decided to keep it until the third anniversary of Yen Zirou's death.

According to the usual practice, Xia Zhai will hold another vegetarian banquet to thank the neighbors, relatives and friends for their help and care.

Aunt Mei took Aunt Qiang and the two wives to go shopping and prepare for tomorrow's vegetarian feast.Mother Liu instructed the red brocade and orange brocade to decorate the house, and the white curtains would naturally have to be removed. The decoration in this house is too plain now, and some warm and unostentatious colors should be added appropriately.The three young masters are all at a youthful age like flowers. Now that they are out of the filial piety period, it is better to have more vitality in the house.

Shujie took the book and received the patriarch and several clansmen in the hall, talking about the small courtyard on Xitang Street.The three brothers and sisters of Shujie are all tall and slender. The 9-year-old Shuwen has almost reached Shujie's shoulders. They look, speak, and act more and more like Shujie, but they are two points more sharp and three points less scruples than Shu Jie. .

On the three-story pavilion in the garden, Shuyao was wearing a pink-blue muslin dress and sitting on a side chair embroidering purses, humming a Jiangnan tune taught by Mother Liu in a good mood.

"Girl, girl, the snacks are here, and there is a letter from Miss Xu San." Lan Jin carried a food box and walked to the first floor of the pavilion. There was a tray on the wooden table in the pavilion. A small plate of lotus seed cakes was taken out and placed on the tray, an empty cup and a teapot were taken out, the goat milk in the teapot was poured into the cup, and a full cup was poured out, and finally a letter was taken out from his arms and placed in the cup. Next to the milk cup.

She didn't plan to go up with the tray, so she went directly outside the pavilion and raised her head and called out, "Girl, the goat's milk won't taste good when it's cold."

It wasn't that Lan Jin was being lazy, she brought such a full glass of goat milk to the third floor, and there was probably only half a glass left.Ask her why she is so full?Uh, this is what the girl asked for.

"Sister Nian'er's letter? Give it to me quickly!" Shu Yao landed beside Lan Jin silently.

But Lan Jin has gotten used to it: "Hey, it's on the tray, girls serve it together, drink milk and have a snack before reading the letter. Girl, don't spill goat's milk on the letter." Lan Jin's mouth was open. Joking, but I am very sure in my heart that this is impossible.Their girl flew up and down ten times with this tray without spilling a drop of goat milk, and without making a sound.

At the beginning, Shuyao wanted Lan Jin to learn Qinggong with her.It's like going forward and practicing martial arts with Shuwen.It's a pity that Lan Jin couldn't learn light kung fu, but he and Shang Jin learned a set of boxing techniques and a set of palm techniques from Wu Zhenzi. After practicing for more than two years, it's quite interesting.

After listening to Lan Jin's words, Shuyao pursed her lips and smiled: "I'll punish you ten more times." Before she finished speaking, the person disappeared.

"Hehe" Lan Jin didn't think it was surprising after seeing so much, she quickly jumped up to the second floor, took another breath, and flew up to the third floor, she didn't have the girl's skill, so she could only jump up layer by layer.But it's better than climbing the stairs, isn't it?

Shuyao smiled and said, "Come check it out, is there something wrong?" She knew Lan Jin was here to stare at her after drinking goat milk before reading the letter.Mother Liu attaches great importance to health preservation. According to the rules of the house, the goat milk and snacks brought to the three brothers and sisters must be warm and just right for the mouth. Too hot or too cold will hurt the stomach.Even in the hot summer, Mama Liu rarely let the three of them, especially her, eat iced food.Even eat.Also only eat a small portion.

show off!Lan Jin pursed his lips and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard Shuyao say "don't move", a white light flashed from the side of Lan Jin, almost brushing past Lan Jin's hair bun.

Lan Jin looked back, and there was indeed an embroidery needle stuck on the pillar behind him.On the needle was a small spider stuck almost in the center.

Shuyao blinked at her: "It was next to your bun just now. You are most afraid of spiders, so I didn't remind you." After speaking, she began to drink goat's milk, guessing happily that sister Nian'er's marriage was settled Bar?Will this letter tell her which one it is?

Lan Jin patted her heart and recited Amitabha Buddha, and was afraid after a while. Of course, she was afraid of the spider instead of the needle.The girl's aim has never been missed.Not to mention the distance, as long as it is within three feet, it will be fine.Three feet away.It's not that I'm worried that the girl's head is not accurate enough, but that the girl's current strength is not enough. After three feet, the stamina of the embroidery needle will not be enough, and the spider cannot be nailed.

She was lucky that the girl didn't let her get rid of the spiders by herself. God knows, Lan Jin is not afraid of big tigers, but the little things like spiders are what she is most afraid of.Hehe, I'm not afraid of big tigers, it's because there is the most majestic big tiger in their mansion!

"The patriarch and the others haven't left yet?" Shu Yao asked after swallowing a mouthful of snacks.

Lan Jin shook his head: "No, didn't we just move our tofu workshop? Several clan elders wanted the young master to sell our small yard on Xitang Street to a family of orphans and widows in the clan. But the two of Xiafu The master refused, and kept saying that they had agreed with our young master two years ago to buy the yard. He also said that it should be sold to them in terms of closeness and time. "

"Closeness?" Shuyao sneered, "Do they really think we are the second bedroom of his Xia Mansion?"

"Isn't it?" Lan Jin also had a faint sarcasm on his face, "The second master of Xia's mansion also warned our young master not to be deceived, saying that the orphan and widowed mother just wanted to take the yard for nothing, and the clan elders were afraid of being entangled by them. We can't find a house for them to live in, so we want to leave this burden to our house, and we won't be able to get back the money at that time."

"Hehe, dog bites dog," Shuyao said with a smile, in fact, the three of them already knew about it.The night before last night, Fifth Grandpa deliberately asked his little grandson to secretly hand over a letter to Shuwen in the school, telling Shujie that he could not agree to sell the yard to the orphan and widowed family. Delicious and lazy stuff, the oldest is 18 years old, and the youngest is 12 years old. They have been bluffing and cheating for many years. People who are a little closer in the clan are their creditors, but I have never seen them pay back a penny.Because the widowed mother was very good at playing tricks, she took her daughter to the clan every three days to make trouble, saying that the clan didn't care about their orphans and widows, and the clan elders turned around and hid when they saw her.

Last month, it rained heavily for ten consecutive days. Most of the orphans and widows lived in the dilapidated house, and the noise became more violent. They even went to the patriarch and several clans' hometowns to stay on, causing headaches.Seeing that Shujie's tofu shop just moved, a few clan elders thought of kicking the ball to Xia Zhai, thinking that Shujie and the other three didn't know the details of the orphan and widow's family, children wouldn't think so much , and now Xia Zhai is not short of this little money, the big deal is that they will help "collect debts" in the future, as long as they are not the ones who are owed money, they are still happy to do "justice" with their mouths .

Shuyao drank the last sip of goat milk and asked, "What does my elder brother say?"

"The young master said that the few people who work in the tofu shop are still living in the small courtyard, and they will not be able to sell the small courtyard until they move to a new residence at the end of the year. The current house of the orphan and widowed mother has been couched, and they can't wait until the end of the year. For a long time, it is better to let the family help her find a house elsewhere. As for the purchase of Xia Mansion, one has to wait half a year, and the yard can be cleared and transferred after the next year, and the second is to register the contract with the county government. Hand over the silver with one hand and the land deed with the other, so as not to be like the second master of the Xia Mansion warned 'then you won't get the money back at all'."

"Hehe", Shu Yao laughed, "In the past two years, our so-called third uncle must have been most afraid of Wen'er, right? Every time he returned what he said, he used it just right." (To be continued .If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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