Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 52

Yan Zhaohua heard Yan Zhaoning and Gu Shi's words in the back room, and came out, and Gu Shi said to her:
"Sister Ning is really sensible. She said she would stay in the old lady's yard to accompany the old lady. If that's the case, then you will live alone in Ting Yuxuan. Although it is far away, don't be afraid, I will give you more Let two wives look at the door."

Yan Zhaohua looked at Gu Shi, then at Yan Zhaoning, walked up to her, and said:
"Sister Ning, don't make trouble. You should live here with me. Grandma is getting old, and it's time for her to be clean. It's not a matter of three or two days for us to live here, so don't cause trouble for grandma. .”

Yan Zhaohua's words surprised Gu. She thought that Yan Zhaohua didn't like Yan Zhaoning. She thought it was just right to hear that Yan Zhaoning didn't want to live. It was to not disturb the old lady, but in fact it was to help Yan Zhaoning, not to mention, the rules of living with the elders alone would make this little girl regret it in a short time.

But these Gus didn't tell Yan Zhaoning, after all, she can't stop other little girls from making progress, and if she wants to get close to her elders, no one can stop her.

On the contrary, Yan Zhaohua's behavior made Gu feel that the child was innocent, but Yan Zhaoning didn't think so after hearing it. She felt that Yan Zhaohua also thought that if she was allowed to live in her grandmother's yard, she would be close to her grandmother in the future. It would harm her interests, so she pretended to persuade her, but she said that Zhaoning was also stupid, let her stay and stay?
Pretentiously said:
"I accompany my grandmother every day and serve her. How can I disturb people's peace? Doesn't my sister want me to get closer to my grandmother?"

Yan Zhaohua looked at this ignorant girl, and thought in his heart that without Mrs. Xie's protection and advice, she is really short-sighted and unable to support her, but if she is not reminded, when she makes a mistake by Mrs. Liu's side in the future, she will be gone Time has to be tossed, although Xie's family is their maternal ancestor's family, but if there is a big mess, it will be very troublesome.

Seeing that Yan Zhaohua was choking on Yan Zhaoning's words, Mrs. Gu didn't want to embarrass the child, so she took the initiative to say:

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, you two sisters. In my opinion, since Sister Ning is filial, let her live in Qingcang Courtyard. The main courtyard is very big and there are many people serving her, so it's not bad. She has a pair of bowls and chopsticks, the old lady likes children, so she will not feel disturbed."

Before Yan Zhaohua could speak, Yan Zhaoning nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Gu's words:

"Yeah, my aunt is right. I'm going to do my filial piety, so my grandmother won't think I'm troublesome. Let my sister live in this yard alone. I think the scenery in the yard is very good. My sister used to I’m used to being quiet at home, so I’m sure I’ll like it here.”

Yan Zhaoning said proudly, thinking: What's the use of having a nice view in the yard? Can Yan Zhaohua sleep in the yard at night?Thinking of this, Yan Zhaoning couldn't help pursing his lips into a smile, and Gu Shi saw it in his eyes, and sighed again.

She really chose this courtyard carefully for the two little girls to live in. Needless to say, the scenery is one of the most beautiful in the entire Duke's Mansion. Although the room is small, all the appliances in it are complete and thoughtful, all of which she thinks are useful. With something very handy, Yi Shui'er came in with a brand-new arrangement, just to make the two children live more comfortably, but I didn't expect this little one to be so picky, and his expression seemed to be mocking her taste. With such kindness, he held it up and put it on the ground and stomped on it. It's really hard to like it.

When Yan Zhaohua heard Gu's statement, he knew that Yan Zhaoning's frivolity and pickiness had caused Gu's dissatisfaction, but the girl herself was unconscious and complacent, as if she thought she was smart, so she sighed helplessly. To say any more is to be mean. Although we are sisters, we don't have such a deep friendship with her. If she wants to make trouble by herself, let her do it.

Seeing that Yan Zhaohua didn't speak anymore, Mrs. Gu knew that the girl must have understood her in her heart, so she reached out and patted Yan Zhaohua's arm, saying:

"I heard that Yuxuan will be your home from now on. If you want anything, or if you are not considerate, just tell me, and I will let the housekeeper do it for you as soon as possible. But you are a new yard, and the housekeeper is still there." I'm not very familiar with it, if there are any negligence, you should take it easy, and I will talk about them later."

Yan Zhaohua could tell that Mrs. Gu had put a lot of thought into this yard, and the situation she said should not happen, but that's all she said, and she nodded in response, but in Yan Zhaoning's ears, it was just I'm a little happy, the new courtyard where Miss Cousin lives, how can there be the treatment of the main courtyard, Yan Zhaohua may be short of water and food here in the future, as long as I think of that scene, Yan Zhaoning can't help but raise her eyebrows The corners of his mouth curled up.

Gu Shi turned around and saw Yan Zhaoning smiling, so she said:

"Let's go, Sister Hua is settling down like this. I'll take you to the main courtyard and tell the old lady." Just as she was about to go downstairs, Mrs. Gu turned around and said to Yan Zhaohua: "You two The servant girl is cooperating with packing up your salute, and I will send someone to bring it to you later."

Yan Zhaohua nodded, and was about to see Gu Shi off, Yan Zhaoning followed Gu Shi downstairs, and while going downstairs, Yan Zhaoning went to hug Gu Shi's arm again, but Gu Shi happened to raise his hand to touch the cloud temples and staggered , Yan Zhaoning was upset again, only felt that Mrs. Gu was always avoiding her today.

Yan Zhaohua knew about Gu's affairs. When she came to persuade the fight a few days ago, she subconsciously protected her abdomen with her hands. Coupled with her rejection of Yan Zhaoning's touch today, Yan Zhaohua was already sure that Gu's She was definitely pregnant with a child, and the old lady must have known about it, but maybe it was because of the early age that she didn't say anything, and if they didn't say it, Yan Zhaohua naturally wouldn't ask.

Gu Shi's maid stood between Yan Zhaoning and Gu Shi, and escorted Gu Shi down the stairs. Yan Zhaohua sent Gu Shi outside the courtyard, and Gu Shi let her go back. Ranxiang and Qingzhu also happened to be in time. When they came over and saw Mrs. Gu, the two saluted Mrs. Gu together, and then stood behind Yan Zhaohua. The three masters and servants watched Mrs. Gu leave. They turned around and entered the yard until they could no longer see anyone.

Since Mrs. Gu said that Ting Yuxuan will live with Yan Zhaohua alone, then even if Yan Zhaoning can't live in Qingcang Courtyard in the future, he won't move to Ting Yuxuan again, so this From now on, Yan Zhaohua will own the small courtyard alone, and she can assign it as she likes.

Dyexiang and Qingzhu lived in the first room on the east side of the building downstairs, which had good lighting, while the maids and maids in the small kitchen lived in the west, near the backyard small kitchen and firewood room.

The two maids sent Yan Zhaohua's personal salute to her room upstairs. Because the Changning Hou Mansion was burned down, everything Yan Zhaohua used had to be bought again. Before Yan Xiu left, Yan Bo The government sent 3 taels of silver to the Liu family privately, and the Liu family used the 3 taels to let the accountant open a small warehouse, which was spent by the princes and ladies of the Changning Hou mansion. Therefore, whatever they want to use in the future can be directly taken from the account of the Duke's Mansion. Each person has 50 taels per month, and the waiters in the yard are also paid according to the salary of the Duke's Mansion.

This alone makes the girls Ranxiang and Qingzhu overjoyed, because the first-class maids in the Changning Hou Mansion only have [-] Wen a month, but the first-class maids in the Duke’s Mansion have as much as [-] Wen. So since it was decided to live in the Duke's mansion with the young lady in the future, the two maids seemed to be carrying the wind when they walked every day.

Unlike the Changning Hou Mansion, all the princes and ladies in the Guogong Mansion have to go to the school. The Guogong Mansion has a family education, and the Changning Hou Mansion also has a family education. However, the Changning Hou Mansion’s family education only accepts boys. After Cangyuan made arrangements, Gu sent someone to tell Yan Zhaohua the news. Yan Zhaohua never expected that she would still have the opportunity to go to school when she came to the Duke's Mansion. Her mood was a bit complicated. I used to do embroidery in my childhood, and I was enlightened at the age of eight, but I found a female teacher to teach alone. There are not many children in the Yan family, and Yanxiu is the head of the house. The Hou Mansion's family school goes to school, but girls don't have this opportunity.

Thinking of his actual age and going to school with a group of children, Yan Zhaohua's mood became more delicate.

On the first night of living in Tingyuxuan, Yan Zhaohua felt very good. Before the sun set, the lantern bearers in the Duke's mansion came to each courtyard to light up the lanterns in front of the courtyard, which indicated that from this time on, the mansion would be full of energy. All courtyards can start to light the lights, and everything is in order.

Gu arranged for Yan Zhaohua's Ting Yuxuan two rough envoys who cut firewood and carried water, two housekeepers, two cooks, and four maids who did cleaning work. The distribution of Xiang and Qingzhu, the two close servants, is the same as that of Xie Xinrou and the other daughters-in-law. There must be enough people in each courtyard.

After Yan Zhaohua washed up, he pushed open the west window and looked out. The courtyard was strangely called Tingyuxuan. Yan Zhaohua lay on the window sill, feeling that the surroundings were very quiet. The weather in April was a bit humid, and there was still There is a hint of coolness, the moon is reflected in the pond in the yard, like a silver plate buckled in the water, the shape of the rockery is simple and interesting, no matter where it is, it is a beautiful scenery that can make people calm down and enjoy it.

She probed to the side and heard that there seemed to be a courtyard on the left of Yuxuan. The first floor could not be seen. Her room was upstairs, and only then did she see some courtyards next door. The courtyard was not lit, as if no one lived there. The reason why Yan Zhaohua's attention was attracted was that there were no exotic flowers or plants in the huge yard, or garden scenery, but all green bamboos scurrying over the wall as far as the eye could see, and the bamboo leaves rustled when the night wind came , I don't feel noisy, but it can calm people down.

Yan Zhaohua was wearing a single dress, with black hair all over her shoulders. After washing, she looked as fair as if she had run out of a snowdrift. She rested her head on her arms, quietly feeling all this peace.

Ran Xiang brought Yan Zhaohua a bowl of hot red date soup, seeing Yan Zhaohua lying on the window in unlined clothes, he couldn't help saying:
"Miss, I don't know what to wear while standing at the window, what should I do if I catch a cold!"

Yan Zhaohua turned around, and saw Ranxiang standing there waiting for her, holding red date soup in her hand, feeling as if she was flying. Such a peaceful and beautiful life was really something she could only wish for in her previous life.

It's good to be back!
(End of this chapter)