Rebirth of the Main Room Manual

Chapter 14 Cousin
Gradually settled down, seeing that it has entered October, the weather in Beijing in October, at first it felt cool in the morning and evening, but still warm and pleasant at noon, Pang Ruxue couldn't get used to it when she hadn't returned to Beijing for a long time. I got sick, but fortunately it was just a slight cold and cold. There are also pregnant women in Fangfu. I have made an appointment with Dayaotang on weekdays. The doctor will come as soon as he asks for it. Everything is fine, but the pregnant mother has a cold and has to take a few soups to recuperate.

Xia Yiqing was worried that the concoction would affect the fetus, so she quietly pulled Mama Zhang out to ask, Mama Zhang smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, this doctor is a descendant of an imperial doctor, and he is very proficient in gynecology and obstetrics... Our family The two young ladies here asked him about anything during their pregnancy. Last time, the eldest grandmother also suffered from cold and took the medicine he prescribed. Isn’t that good? My sister was born, she can eat and sleep, and there is nothing wrong!”

Only then did Xia Yiqing feel relieved, thinking that maybe she was worrying too much. In fact, ancient Chinese medicine was well developed, and most of the practitioners were very rigorous and honest.

The two sisters accompany their mother, and it is not easy to go to the cousin's side these days, because the cousin has a delicate baby next to her, and she is afraid of getting sick.

Pang lay down to rest, and Leqing took Cuixiang and Zixiang to do needlework. Yiqing settled down and sat at the desk under the window to write letters to several friends in Huzhou, and to Zhiyun Embroidery Village. In particular, I asked about Liu's mother's recent situation. The mother and daughter hurried northward to the capital. What worried them most along the way was Uncle Liu and Gou Wang. They were afraid that they would be punished for helping the mother and daughter conceal things. I'm afraid that after the fight, she will have to sell it far away, and mother Liu will suffer at that time. It's good to know where her husband and son are sold. If Xia's family deliberately hides it from her, it will be tragic if the family is separated from each other!
It was because of this thought that Xia Yiqing wrote the letter to Xia Xiuping, specifically stating that if he wanted to see his son, he would exchange it with Uncle Liu. The mother's background was already pitiful enough, and she finally met a man who was devoted to her, gave birth to a son and had a family, and she couldn't lose all of this because of their mother and daughter.

Two days later, it will be the day when the eldest granddaughter of the Fang family will hold a full moon wine. Mrs. Zhao has already greeted Mrs. Pang's mother and daughter, telling them not to see outsiders, and her family does not have to think about giving any gifts, and will not accept them if they are given. Yes, just come over for a meal and a bowl of sweet wine.

Pang's abdomen was swollen, so it was inconvenient to show up, and it was even more difficult to get over it because of the wind and cold. Zhao asked the mother in charge to come here to invite Yiqing and sisters, saying that they would go out to join in the fun. As for their mother, it was up to her The maid was at home with her, and after a while the feast was over, and someone brought meat, vegetables and sweet wine for them to eat.

The mother in charge also brought a mahogany box, and opened it to see that there were pearl flowers, necklace strings, gold hairpins and silver tassels, gemstone earrings the size of peas...all of them were small jewelry worn by teenage girls. Everything is exquisite, and there are two identical copies of each.

The mother in charge said with a smile: "My wife is so busy every day that I suddenly remembered before going to bed the night before: The aunt actually forgot to give a gift to the niece and daughter who came to the house for the first time! No, I spent half a day on the street yesterday. Wandering around in various silver houses and gold shops, at least I picked out these and put them on for the two cousin girls to play with. My wife has something to say: It's not worth anything, so don't refuse!"

Pang was very moved, and said a few words of courtesy to the mother in charge, then let Xia Yiqing and Xia Leqing accept it, and taught them to remember to thank their aunt when they got there.

Mama Zhang urged Cuixiang and Zixiang to dress up the girls quickly. Yiqing and Leqing put on their clothes, picked out two pieces of jewelry from their cousins ​​and aunts, walked out of the room, and took Mama Zhang and Fuwang's daughter-in-law. Seeing that the eyeballs didn't blink, the secret path really is that people rely on clothes and horses on saddles. The young ladies looked very good in their simple and elegant clothes at first, but after wearing them a little bit, the whole body was full of brilliance. The rich and powerful daughters you see outside on weekdays are not bad at all!
Since it's a wedding, how could they really come empty-handed, Yiqing and Leqing have already made preparations, what the two sisters have on hand for the past few days is a gift for the granddaughter of Fangfu.

The cousin and aunt had already seen the difficult situation of the three mothers and daughters, so why did they bother to pretend to be fat?If you don't go along with the flow and do good things like the flow, accepting the good intentions of your aunt, without spending a penny, Yiqing asks Mama Zhang for help. Mama Zhang is the person in front of Mrs. Zhao, so it's not difficult to find some good fabrics for her to choose from. Cutting with care, the sisters worked hard for a few days, and sewed two sets of fashionable and beautiful clothes for the baby with exquisite embroidery and fine stitches. They are also equipped with a small vest, hat, and shoes and socks. They look exquisite and generous, and the colors are bright. Elegant.

Zixiang excitedly sent it forward, and the wives and wives praised it greatly when they saw it. They were so amazed that they couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it.

Mrs. Zhao was very happy, and Grandma Fang was even more delighted. She also learned how to sew in the boudoir. How could she not know what kind of embroidery skills are the most precious? Novelty and ingenious, beautiful and auspicious, she couldn't put it down when she saw it, but most of the people who came to congratulate and drink the full moon wine were elderly elders, so she had to wait patiently with a smiling face for the elders to see one by one, and then hurried He picked up the little clothes and handed them to the girl behind him, telling her to take them back to the room quickly, lest someone touch them.

The two Yiqing sisters congratulated, and saluted in front of Mrs. Zhao, thanking her for a box of jewelry. Mrs. Zhao saw that they were wearing pearl flowers and nobile hairpins, paired with two sets of new clothes made of Hangzhou silk brought from Huzhou. , one pink and purple, one bright yellow, embellished with exquisite embroidery art, fresh and festive, but also elegant and elegant, very eye-catching.

The female customers of the Zhao family looked at Yiqing sisters frequently, and smiled and pulled them to introduce to everyone, saying that they were the daughters of her cousin Pang Ruxue, and those who knew Pang Ruxue surrounded them and held their hands to look left and right Look, asking questions, Yiqing sensitively found that all these people without exception asked if their father came back together.

Yiqing saluted the elders patiently, and answered all questions with a smile, no matter if they were kind or malicious, and did not avoid her father's questions. She only said that her father was an official in another province. Free time, so it was the mother who brought them to the capital to have a look and open their eyes.

The women kept shouting, some were still very enthusiastic and invited them to play at home, while some just left with indifferent expressions.

It's human nature to follow the trend, hold high and step down. Yiqing pretended to be confused, she still had a sweet smile, and she patiently talked with the female relatives, talking about the scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, the cultural customs that they were interested in, and the well-known Beijing Suzhou and Hangzhou handicrafts and famous food, although Yiqing has lived in Huzhou for five years in this life, she has never had the opportunity to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, but she has been to Suzhou and Hangzhou many times in her previous life, so she can grasp the key points and talk eloquently. A group of old ladies listened with gusto and laughter, until the banquet started, everyone dispersed and was led by Zhike to the table.

Sister Yiqing was led to the small side hall at the back, where three or four tables of banquets were set up, a hairpin in a high bun, wearing a golden phoenix hairpin inlaid with emerald jade, wearing a jacket with begonia red embroidered gold butterfly, and three circles of white around her neck. The young woman with round pearls and pearls came up to meet her with a smile and pulled Yiqing, saying:
"You're Cousin Qing, right? You have such a smart mouth that can speak well, and you have stabilized the group of old guys, saving me the trouble of going over to greet and talk with you. I'm so tired that I'm panicking. My good sister came just in time!"

Mrs. Zhao came over and gave the woman a sharp look: "What do you call that? Just be lazy, but don't teach Qing'er to be bad!"

Then she said to Yiqing and Leqing: "You don't know her, she is my daughter, you can just call her "Big Cousin"

Yiqing remembered that her mother had said that her aunt's daughter, Fang Yuxian, was the first child of Fang Zhiqiu and his wife, and she was already in her early 20s. In the past few days, she heard Cuixiang and Zixiang talk about the three children of Fangfu in detail. , Knowing that Fang Yuxian got married five years ago, Uncle Gu is young and promising, he is very prosperous in the officialdom, and the deputy envoy of the General Administration Secretary who has reached the fourth rank before the age of 30 is two ranks higher than his father-in-law Fang Zhiqiu!Fang Yuxian married to the Gu family for five years and gave birth to two sons. The other concubines gave birth to daughters. The uncle doted on her more and more, and the love between husband and wife remained the same as before.

Xia Yiqing led her younger sister to bow to her eldest cousin, calling out to her cousin, Fang Yuxian took off the two gold bracelets she was wearing, gave one to each of them, and said with a smile: "I can't live here today, my mother-in-law is not well. Okay, I have to go back and take a look. I will come to visit your mother again in two days, and you will have to apologize for me when you go back at night!"

Xia Yiqing hurriedly said: "Mother is willing to take care of the old lady first. Mother has taken the soup and medicine, and she has been much better in the past two days, but she is not allowed to come out to have a shower!"

"That's good, that's good!"

Fang Yuxian smiled and said: "You can live in peace of mind when you come back, and play around as you like. If you think this house is not fun, send someone to tell me, and I will pick you up to live in my house... By the way, I will have to live in a few days." Going to the temple outside the city to make a wish and pray for blessings, you are bored at home, why don't you go with me? I heard that your mother is six or seven months old, so it would be great to go and ask for a peace talisman for her!"

Mrs. Zhao went back and forth, and after listening to her daughter's words, she said with a smile, "Thanks to your thoughtfulness, I think so too. Since you have companions, then you can take them there, so I can save my legs!"

Fang Yuxian nodded: "Then it's a deal, you prepare your own incense offerings, this cannot be replaced by others, I will pick you up when the time comes!"

Xia Yiqing blessed her and said, "Okay, I see, thank you big cousin!"

Mrs. Zhao pulled Le Qing away, and turned her head to greet her daughter and Yi Qing: "Come and have a seat, here are all close relatives, don't be too restrictive!"

(End of this chapter)