Painting Tang Jiao

Chapter 2
Qing Huan lives in a remote place, and the small courtyard is in the northwest corner of the entire Yan Mansion.Setting off half an hour earlier to say hello, Qing Huan wrapped her whole body in a cloak and walked forward against the cold wind, with Linglu vines following behind.

Traveling fast all the way, I didn't have time to pay attention to the passing scenery, so I had to pass by in a hurry.

Not far from the main courtyard, just as he was about to walk through the corridor, a girl also wrapped in a cloak approached him.

Which girl from the mansion is this, Qing Huan lowered her eyelids, thinking to herself.

"Seventh Sister?" The voice was a little uncertain.

The two of Mancao and Linglu have only been here for a few days, and they are busy serving Qing Huan who is sick, so they don't know who is coming, so they can only be anxious on the sidelines.

"I don't know which sister it is?" Qing Huan asked with joy in her heart when she heard the voice, but asked in confusion on her face.

The girl was born with a beautiful face, but she just blushed when she heard the words, and looked behind her for help.

"This is our fifth girl." A maid who looked like a nanny came out behind the girl and said to Qing Huanfu.

"So it's the Fifth Sister." Qing Huan smiled and blessed the Fifth Sister.

Miss Wu blushed even more, but she also saluted Qing Huan in return.

"Fifth sister is going to the old lady?" Qing Huan asked.

Fifth girl opened her mouth.He whispered: "Seventh sister is getting better, let's go to pay the old lady well."

Qing Huan nodded, and the two walked along the Chaoshou verandah to the old lady's courtyard, Rongshou Hall, which was located behind the main courtyard.Although the sky hadn't completely darkened yet, the Rongshou Hall was already brightly lit, and the courtyard was quiet, and the servants didn't make a sound when they moved.The servant girl at the door saw the two coming, and hurriedly opened the curtain.

There was no Tongbao, so Qing Huan and Fifth Miss naturally didn't dare to go in first.

There were only a few mothers in charge standing in the outer room, and someone's voice sounded from behind the curtain, clearly entering the room.

"The fifth girl is here, this is..." A mother walked out and looked at Qing Huan beside the fifth girl.

"This is the Seventh Sister, let's pay my respects to the old lady." The fifth girl blushed at her words, which showed that she would not do such things in her usual personality.

Qing Huan looked at Fifth Girl gratefully.

The mother in charge took a look, then apologized and reported to the Nuan Pavilion behind the curtain.

The curtain was lifted again, and the mother in charge came out following a large group of maids.

"Fifth Miss, Seventh Miss. The outer room is very cold, the old lady told you to go into the warm pavilion." The maid in emerald green glared at the maid who was pulling the curtain, then saluted with a smile.

"Sister Chunzhi, please lead the way." Miss Wu leaned forward slightly, and Chunzhi turned to the side to avoid it.

Many people were already sitting in the Nuan Pavilion, and the silver frost charcoal had already started to burn.The little maids stepped forward to help Fifth Girl and Qing Huan take off their cloaks.

"Old lady, Miss Fifth and Miss Seven are here," Chun Zhi said.

The old lady of the Yan Mansion had half-white hair, combed neatly behind her head, and wore a half-worn dark purple forehead between her forehead, half leaning against the mahogany slum with plum blossom feet.The second girl sat next to the old lady, and the fourth girl sat below and talked with her.A boy about one or four years old was sitting on the footrest, playing with Jiulianhuan in his hand.A silver collar was hung around the boy's neck. The collar was hollow, and a longevity lock hung from two chains, and three small bells were hung on the lock.The bell does not ring, and the longevity lock is engraved with longevity and wealth on one side, and wealth and peace on the other.

A little servant girl laid out cushions, and Qing Huan knelt down to pay her respects with the fifth girl.

"Get up." The old lady said, "I'm sorry to see you, this disease will be cured so don't be tired."

"It's right to greet the old lady. At first, I was afraid of giving the old lady the sickness. Now that I'm well, I should come to greet the old lady."

Saying that, Chun Zhi supported Qing Huan to get up, and the boy who heard the sound raised his head.

"elder sister."

The voice was soft and waxy, with a hint of grievance.

Qing Huan twitched, forced a smile and said, "Jun'er."

"Sister, don't you want Jun'er anymore? Jun'er can't even see you." Jun'er complained, with tears in her eyes and a small mouth, feeling very wronged.I came to a strange place suddenly, and my only sister couldn't be seen. If it wasn't for the reason of being raised by my mother and father since childhood, I would have started crying.

"Jun'er, do you dislike grandma?" the old lady asked.

Qing Huan's heart twitched, and she stared at Jun'er without blinking.

Jun'er looked at Qing Huan, and then at the old lady.Then he said with a puzzled face: "Jun'er doesn't dislike grandma." Afraid that Mrs. Yan would not believe it, she shook her chubby head while talking.

"Jun'er is naughty, old lady, don't get tired." Qing Huan looked at Jun'er with a smile, and said warmly.

"It doesn't matter, I still have some strength in my old bones. Jun'er is also good, so I don't worry much."

"Grandmother, you are not old." The second girl acted like a baby while holding the old lady's arm.

"You..." The old lady nodded the second girl's forehead, smiled and said to Qing Huan: "This is your second sister, the daughter of your eldest aunt."

"Hi, Second Sister." Qing Huan blessed.

The second girl nodded, hugging the old lady and talking in a low voice.

"I wanted to visit Seventh Sister these few days, but I didn't expect that Seventh Sister came to the old lady first. Seventh Sister's illness is all cured, is it still uncomfortable?" Sitting Miss Si said with a smile.

"Thank you, Fourth Sister, the doctor prescribed some medicines, and nothing happened after taking them."

Chun Zhi invited Qing Huan to sit down, and Qing Huan sat next to the chair next to Fifth Girl.

Miss Wu smiled at Qing Huan, then lowered her head and looked at the ground in a daze.

Talking and laughing sounded outside the curtain, and the servant girl came in to announce.

"Three girls are here."

Qing Huan lowered her eyelids, her eyelashes moved slightly.

The second girl, who had been smiling all the time, curled her lips, and when she saw the third girl who came in, her eyes lit up with flames.

The old lady held down the second girl calmly, and the second girl was slightly startled, turning her head and playing with her fingers.

"Greetings to the old lady." The third girl knelt down to pay her respects as soon as she entered the door, the cushions hadn't been removed just now.The third girl got up and looked in Qing Huan's direction, rolled her eyes, and sat down beside the fourth girl with a smile.

The sixth girl in Yan's mansion died early, but she was the second wife's youngest daughter and the fourth girl's biological sister. Now all the girls in Gu Er's mansion are here.After the second wife married the second master, she gave birth to two daughters and a son. Excluding the fourth and remaining two girls, there was a second son.Apart from the children born to the second wife, the second room has no other sons and daughters in Yan's mansion.The fifth girl who came in with Qing Huan, like the third girl, was born to Dafang's aunt.It's just that one was born to Aunt Qing who was favored, and the other was born to Aunt Liu who was not favored long ago.In addition, Aunt Qing also gave birth to the third young master in the mansion, Gu Er was very fond of the elder master.In addition to the second daughter of the concubine's daughter, the big house also has the eldest young master.The Eldest Young Master is 15 years old this year, and the Yan Mansion has a rule that when he is ten years old, he will move to the outer courtyard.

"You are the seventh girl who went to Beijing to seek refuge?" The third girl raised her neck and said with her chin up.

The room was quiet for a while, Miss Wu looked to her side, and was about to speak when the nurse held her sleeves in secret.Fifth girl bit her lower lip and continued to stare at the ground.

Qing Huan looked at Jun'er reassuringly, he had already remembered and understood what others said.Qing Huan somewhat blamed the three girls for talking like this in front of Jun'er.

"I don't know which sister it is?" Qing Huanfu asked confusedly behind him: "I just heard that there are two concubine daughters in the mansion. Seeing my sister's demeanor, I don't know which one it is."

"Seventh sister, the fourth sister sitting there is the daughter of the second wife." The second girl was very happy to see the third girl slumped, and pointed to the fourth girl and said with a smile.

The third girl blushed all of a sudden.

The fourth girl who was named got up with a smile and said: "It's my fault, I forgot to tell the seventh sister. I will trouble the second sister to explain it for me."

"This is the third sister, she is very happy in front of the elder." The fourth girl clicked on it.

Qing Huan nodded: "Thank you, Second Sister, Fourth Sister."

"Okay, it's all a family of sisters, you should get along well in the future." The old lady looked around, and when she looked at the third girl, she was a little stern.

"The old lady is right." Fourth Miss, Fifth Miss, and Qing Huan stood up and replied.The third girl pursed her lips and sat there stubbornly.

Summer grass brings up fresh fruits.

The third girl curled her lips in a lack of interest, and the second girl didn't look at Guozi when she saw it.Only Qing Huan looked at it with great interest, and it was just a few washed persimmons that were dripping with water.

"This persimmon is the best for nourishing the lungs and reducing phlegm, clearing away heat and promoting body fluid. I like to eat it the most. My mother is stingy and only kept a few. I don't have a chance to eat more. I want to eat more at the old lady's place today." " said the fourth girl happily.

"It's a bit good for me. You sisters have got it. Eat, eat. If you can't finish eating, I will give you a few." The words made everyone in the room happy.

Chun Zhi washed her hands, took a persimmon, and fed it to Jun'er with a small silver spoon.

Qing Huan glanced at the fruit bowl placed on the small table from the corner of her eye, and sure enough there were a few small silver spoons, she knew that the people in Beijing are particular about their food.

"Has Seventh Sister ever eaten persimmons? Do you have some in your place? If you like it, you can order it back." The third girl said to Qinghuan proudly.

"Of course there are. There is no shortage of these in Yuhang. It's just that there are more varieties of persimmons, and the most eaten ones there are the local persimmons."

"Seventh sister is talking about the one among the six famous persimmons." The quiet fifth girl asked curiously.

"Fifth Sister knows a lot. I didn't know it at first, but I found out after asking my parents."

The fifth girl blushed, and the fourth girl smiled and said, "Fifth younger sister is shy by nature. She likes to read some books on weekdays. Occasionally, she is a female celebrity and doesn't like to talk much. It seems that she has hit it off with seventh younger sister."

"I also like Fifth Sister's temper." Qing Huan said with a smile.

"It tastes better than Hualin Fangdi, and its color is both Yangjing and Shenzhu. It is light and even crimson wax wrapped in crispy dough, which is not like the nectar of the world." The voice of the second girl suddenly sounded in the room.

Seeing everyone looking over, the second girl said with a smile: "I heard a few sisters talking about persimmons, and I suddenly thought of such a poem."

"You, how did you show off to your own sister? I don't feel ashamed." Although the words were scolding, but the tone was proud, the old lady said: "Speaking of this persimmon, I also listened to it when I was young. I’ve said it before. Except for the square persimmon that Xiao Qi mentioned, the other five types of persimmons are beef heart persimmon, large plate persimmon, lotus persimmon, chicken heart yellow persimmon, and pointed persimmon. Although their properties and taste are different, they are all a kind of persimmon , are rare and delicious, and the reputation spread is also persimmon. It’s like you sisters, although you have different personalities and backgrounds, and different talents, but you will represent our Yan family when you go out in the future.”

The five sisters got up and said respectfully: "The old lady taught me the lesson."

"Forget it, I'm just asking for nothing." The old lady waved her hand.

(End of this chapter)