Painting Tang Jiao

Chapter 67

Le Shan was the young servant whom we had chosen together for Jun'er at the beginning. After the Cheng family heard the news, Mrs. Cheng, the grandfather of Qing Huan's sister and brother, personally bought another young servant and trained him, named him Leshui.This Leshan Leshui became Yan Jun's personal servant.For this reason, Mrs. Cheng personally sent a letter to Mr. Cheng.

In this way, the matter is settled.

Mrs. Yan found out afterward, but she didn't say anything.Originally, according to the relationship, the old master Cheng was the grandfather of Qing Huan's siblings, and he was closer than the rest of the Yan family.

After breakfast, Qing Huan took Jun'er to Rongshou Hall to pay her respects.

When I got to the door, I heard laughter from the whole room.

"Old lady, Seventh Miss and Fourth Young Master are here."

The room fell silent, and then I heard the voice of the old lady asking Qing Huan and his brother to enter the room.

After entering the house, I found that the eldest wife whom I hadn't seen for a long time also appeared in the mansion. This year, the uncle's marriage is also on the agenda.While the eldest wife is looking at her daughter-in-law, she also has to worry about the second girl who is married to Uncle Ruyang's mansion.It has been three months since I got married, but there is no news.

After Qing Huan came in, the eldest lady's eyes lit up.

Presumably she also noticed the clothes on Qing Huan.

"I just see that this dress is suitable, old lady, look at Qi Yatou's outfit today, she looks a bit outstanding." The eldest lady said with a smile.

The old lady glanced at it, and also thought about the previous things, she thought for a while and said: "In this case, you will help Qi Yatou prepare some clothes in the future. Your vision is good, I can rest assured."

After hearing this, Qing Huan's heart trembled, not knowing what the old lady was planning.

The second wife was thinking about what to wait for, and drank the tea in hand with satisfaction. The old lady's tea was all good.

The eldest lady herself was annoyed and couldn't see the second wife's peaceful appearance, and there was a thorn in her words: "I don't know what the second younger siblings are busy with. The old lady's birthday this time kept me very busy, but who would let the daughter-in-law think that it was the old lady's birthday?" For the birthday, I can't wait to make it as grand as possible, for big and small things, I'm afraid that something will go wrong."

"That's right, the eldest sister-in-law is the most capable, and everyone in the whole family knows it." The second wife said with a smile, she was in a good mood and was not provoked by the eldest wife.

"My sister-in-law is the hardest in managing the huge mansion, and now I have to celebrate the old lady's birthday. As a younger brother and sister, I am leisurely." Seeing the change in the eldest wife's expression, the second wife took a sip of tea and said slowly: " They are both the daughter-in-laws of the old lady, and the daughter-in-law already feels ashamed that she can't help the sister-in-law at the birthday banquet. Fortunately, the master said that it is also the heart of the daughter-in-law to find some birthday gifts to honor the old lady."

The old lady couldn't help sitting upright, she was very satisfied with the second room's eyes, and the old lady knew that the second master who was in charge of general affairs had taken a lot of things in and out.It's just that the husband and wife still know how to measure and won't be too greedy, so the old lady will naturally not say much, but if they are filial, the old lady will be happy in her heart.

The second wife clapped her hands, and someone came in carrying a box.

Chunzhi got the old lady's instructions, stepped forward to open the box, and saw inside it was a birthday decoration about half a foot high, a stone carving of Shoushan Magu.Shoushan stone is divided into Tianhuang stone, Baitian stone and Hongtian stone. Although this ornament is not a red field stone, it is also an extremely rare white field stone.The Baitian stone is as thin as creamy fat, but this Magu's birthday gift is very hidden from people's eyes.

"Second brother and sister are very generous." The eldest wife came back to her senses first: "I always heard that the second wife is the most generous, and it seems that it is true. I think this decoration is enough for the entire Yan Mansion for several years. gone."

"It's rare for an old lady to live a full sixty years. Our master said that even if he has a tighter life, he can't spare the old lady." The second wife covered her mouth and looked at the eldest wife in surprise: "Could it be that sister-in-law loves Hua Hua?" Money to buy birthday gifts for the old lady."

The eldest wife was angry and twisted her handkerchief.

The old lady coughed a few times and glanced at Qing Huan.

Qing Huan understood, and even though she was reluctant, she had no choice but to say: "Second Aunt's Magu ornament is an eye-opener for my niece. Not only the old lady, but we are also very envious when we see it. But I also heard from Xia Cao and the others. Well, the eldest wife spent a lot of energy in order to make this birthday banquet a success. I heard that there were still many distinguished guests coming, so I chose the best dishes, so the accountant in the mansion was a little tight. It's rare that the eldest wife manages the house well and doesn't make any mistakes."

Qing Huan is only 11 years old now, and she still has to stay in the mansion for at least four years, so she can bear with saying something nice to the head wife to make life easier for herself and Jun'er.

In the room, the eldest wife and the second wife seemed to be fighting each other.

This kind of situation did not happen before, but two months after the second girl got married, this kind of situation gradually began to increase.The second wife sometimes talks, which often makes the first wife lose face.

"Old lady, it seems to be Qiuye's voice." Qing Huan felt that the silence was unreasonable, so she had to speak again, but fortunately she saw Qiuye sighing from outside the curtain.

Seeing everyone's eyes, Qiu Ye entered the room and said with a respectful smile: "Go back to the old lady, this is a congratulatory gift from Uncle Ruyang's mansion." As soon as he finished speaking, two servants in hardcover brought a small box in.

"Is the second girl here?" The eldest lady asked hurriedly.

The old lady's eyes were also delighted, but Qiu Ye shook her head, Uncle Ruyang's mansion just sent a gift, as for the second girl, the servant just said that the second girl had caught a cold.

Qiu Ye honestly said what the servant said.

Qing Huan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, this scene really resembled her elder sister in her previous life.

In order to conceal her emotions, Qing Huan whispered a few words to Jun'er.Yan Jun nodded and ran to the box, and everyone's eyes returned to the box.

Qiuye got the old lady's signal and slowly opened the box.

Yan Jun bent over and took out a mahogany box from inside, then ran to the old lady and handed it over.

The old lady took it, and seeing Jun'er sitting back beside her, she pursed her lips and smiled, thinking she was getting close to her and not exposing her behavior.It's just that Qing Huan knew that Jun'er just wanted to take a closer look at the box, and was afraid that she would not be able to see it if she was far away.
Seeing that the old lady opened the box, Chun Zhi took it and put it on the kang table.

I saw a Maitreya Buddha carved with a rhinoceros horn about as high as a pen holder, with a chestnut upper body and a lighter hem.The Buddha statue has a kind expression, a cracked smile, and a naive look. It is also seen that it is barefoot, barefoot, with a peach in its right hand, and it is sitting with its cloth bag slanted.The most special thing is that several children are engraved on its shoulders, with expressions and gestures of playing and laughing.

Even someone as picky as an old lady would have to say it was a well-given gift.Although the value is definitely not as good as the Tianhuangshi ornament given by the second room, the meaning is very good and not superficial.The old lady is also a person who advocates belief in Buddhism, and the Maitreya Buddha watch is the embodiment of good wishes such as celebration, health, and blessings.The most important thing is that the carving is so good, it is no wonder that the old lady likes the expression of Bu Dai monk vividly.

"Okay, very good." The old lady said repeatedly.

I think it's my favorite

The eldest wife saw that the time was almost up, and took the second wife, Mrs. Cheng, to meet the guests.

It didn't take long before someone reported that Mrs. Cheng's mansion had come to greet the old lady. Qing Huan looked over, opened the curtain and brought Mrs. Cheng in.

"The old lady is well." Mrs. Cheng Xu said with a smile.Xu was actually born into a military family, and his father was a military officer.Cheng Tian, ​​the elder brother who married Qing Huan's mother, gave birth to a son and a daughter. Apart from Cheng Jingxin whom he had met before, there was another daughter who was Cheng Ao'er who came with him.

Cheng Ao'er's temperament is like Mrs. Cheng's, or more like Xu's before she got married, and she likes her petite cousin Qing Huan very much.

"Qing Huan, why haven't you grown taller?" Cheng Ao'er walked to Qing Huan's side.

Qing Huan couldn't help but want to roll her eyes, this must be the first sentence this cousin would say every time she saw her, and she didn't feel bored.Besides, the two of them have known each other for only two months, including today, they have only met three times.Where did I come from? Every time I see myself, I don't grow taller.

"Cousin." Miss Wu, who had been sitting quietly by the side, suddenly shouted timidly after seeing Ao'er.If it is really calculated according to seniority, it is not wrong for the fifth girl to be called cousin Cheng Aoer.

Cheng Ao'er turned around: "Ah, it's Miss Yan Wu." Cheng Ao'er looked back and forth between the five girls of Qing Huan and said: "You still grow taller, much stronger than my cousin..."

Qing Huan tried not to get angry, what do you mean you will grow taller, does it mean that you will not grow taller, I just grow slowly now, slowly.

After Cheng Ao'er said that sentence, she ignored Miss Wu, and for some reason, Miss Wu was afraid of this cousin.After finally plucking up the courage to shout, he immediately stopped talking.

Cheng Ao'er stared at Qing Huan for a while, and was about to tease this cousin, when she heard Xu's coughing heavily.Cheng Ao'er rubbed his nose, and soon walked to Mrs. Cheng with a gentle smile on his face.

This action really stunned the other girls in the room who hadn't seen Cheng Ao'er.

Xu couldn't help but shook her head helplessly, but Yan Jun actually liked this cousin very much, and she was happy that she teased her older sister occasionally, it wasn't because Jun'er had bad intentions, but if her older sister didn't step forward, it would be her own face that would suffer.No, after hearing the notification just now, Jun'er quietly left and hid behind.

Seeing the surprise on the old lady's face, Mrs. Xu also saw it.As for the look of contempt in her eyes, Xu sneered in her heart. In the eyes of the old lady, probably all the girls are inferior to her second granddaughter, the granddaughter.

"Why are you so ignorant of the rules, why didn't you greet the old lady first when you came to Yan's mansion." Although there was reprimand in the words, everyone could see that Xu was just putting on a show.

"It's okay, the girls in your Cheng's residence are very lively, you really like it." The old lady looked at Cheng Ao'er kindly.

"Mother." The eldest lady said softly.

Suddenly, the old lady pointed at the other girls in the room and said with a smile, "This is the third girl in our house. She is 13 years old this year. The fourth girl is the same age as the third girl. You know each other from the girl's family."

The fourth girl got up upon hearing this, and bowed gracefully. "Cousin Ao'er."

Cheng Ao'er glanced at Qing Huan quickly, Qing Huan shook her head slightly.

Cheng Ao'er smiled and stepped forward to grab fourth girl: "At first I thought my cousin Qing Huan was pretty good, but now that I see fourth girl, I think you are even better."

The third girl felt uncomfortable when she heard this, and her eyes drifted to the fourth girl.

Qing Huan smiled wryly, this is the beginning! !
Cheng Ao'er followed the eyes of the third girl, and patted her forehead as if she had just thought of it: "Look at me, I am used to being outspoken. But don't worry, fourth cousin, Qing Huan knows my character best. If she wants to do this for this Getting angry is wasting all these years of dating."

Without waiting for Qing Huan to speak, the third girl sneered and said, "Cousin Ao'er said that our seventh sister and fourth girl, one is soft-tempered and the other is the most virtuous, so there is no problem."

(End of this chapter)