cloud temple phoenix hairpin

Chapter 44 (1)
Chapter 40 (1)
In Yiyuan under the bright sun, there are sparkling waves in the Wangshan Pool. Looking around, the green lotus leaves in half of the pool are covered with pavilions, standing as high as half a person.

The Lakeside Wangshan Tower, which was destroyed by a fire three years ago, has been rebuilt.Although the name of the new building is still Wangshan, it is also with upturned eaves and corners, but it is not as resplendent as in the old days, but an open pavilion with one basement and one floor.The wind blows through the windows, and the summer is a bit more refreshing than other places.

This place, which is usually quiet around here on weekdays, is very lively today.The servants of the Ruan family can be seen almost everywhere by the lake, laughing and laughing.There were seven or eight fishing boats floating on the lake, and the housekeeper Liu Shenghe had no usual solemn appearance, standing on a high place with his trousers rolled up, shouting and commanding, and even the head of the house, Ruan Hongtian, watched with interest with his hands behind his back.It turns out that the water in this pool comes from the Honghe River, which is connected to the Jianghaikou. Therefore, after the dam was built that year, fish and shrimps were kept in the lake.Now for many years, except for occasional fishing by the lake, I don’t go fishing much. The water quality is rich and the fish are raw, and now it’s a little too full.Chen Guanshi listened to the caregiver's advice, so he set up a net to clear the fish in the Liusheng River, so that the water will be clear.Liu Shenghe transferred the message to Ruan Hongtian, and Ruan Hongtian decided to cast a big net and fish today on a whim.Because this kind of scene is rarely seen on weekdays, almost the whole family was sent out, even the Jiang family came with their children, standing on the Wangshan tower and looking down with great interest.

Ming Yu is already thirteen now, and will be fourteen in the new year. She is getting taller and has the appearance of a slim girl.Leaning behind the half curtain in front of the window with Jiang and Ming Pei at this moment, looking at the busy scene in the pool downstairs, I also feel very fresh and interesting.Suddenly, I heard footsteps going up the stairs behind me. Looking back, I saw my younger brother An Mo rushing in with a hat made of lotus pods on his head, holding a few lotus pods in his arms. The girl who followed.

An Mo is four years old, with a bunch of braids protruding from the middle of the lotus hat, a plump round face, dark eyes, red shirt and green pants, very cute.

"Eldest Sister, Second Sister, Mother! I picked the lotus pods myself, and Dad asked me to bring them over and peel the lotus seeds for you to eat!"

As soon as An Mo came in, he rushed over waving the lotus pod.When he saw that half a plate of lotus seeds had been peeled off from the side table, he was a little disappointed, blinked his eyes, and pursed his lips slightly.

Jiang shi and the maids and women in the room all laughed.Ming Yu took the lotus pod from his arms, picked it up and sat on a chair together, said with a smile: "Sister, I didn't eat those just now, I just waited for Mo'er to pick them. Sister peeled them off, let's eat together. "Speaking, he peeled a few out, pulled out the green core in the middle, put one in his mouth, and fed An Mo again.Only then did An Mo laugh, showing two small canine teeth, which made Ming Yu wish he could hug his brother and kiss him a few times.Just after peeling off a lotus pod, they suddenly heard a commotion downstairs, and everyone went to the window to look. An Mo was naturally not to be outdone, and squeezed to the window, seeing dozens of people dragging a large net on the bank together, Even his own father is pulling together.

The net is gradually tightened, and when it is pulled out of the water, countless fish of various colors and sizes are jumping in the air, and the fish bodies are shining in the sun. This kind of sight makes people dumbfounded, and An Mo keeps clapping his hands .When it was time to harvest, I counted all kinds of lake fish on the net regardless of the mantissa, counted shrimp and crabs in baskets, and harvested a boatload of lotus roots. The most surprising thing was that a large water tank was caught in the big net. The mouth-sized old turtle weighs up to a hundred catties.I don't know if it happened to flow in from the mouth of the river and sea when the water was diverted in the past.But a servant in the mansion who used to be a fisherman said that the turtle should live for a hundred years.Ruan Hongtian didn't dare to take it lightly, he said that this object is the treasure of the Yiyuan Garden, so he immediately ordered people to put it back into the lake to release the animals.He carefully picked out some of the harvest, put them in baskets, gathered aquatic plants to keep them fresh, and ordered people to send them to various houses that he had made good friends with on weekdays.In the evening, the whole family feasted on fresh lake food, and everyone talked about today with endless enthusiasm.

After dinner, Ming Yu sorted out the gift list for going to Mengcheng the next day, and among them was an ivory carving of wealth and longevity, and wanted to discuss it with Jiang.Seeing that it was still early, he went to look for her in her room, but no one was there. Xue Nan said that his wife went to the master's study.Ming Yu went all the way.When I arrived at the door of the study, I saw a light shining through the crack of the unclosed door. I was about to knock on the door when I heard my parents talking inside, as if I had mentioned myself, so I stopped.

Jiang went to the study to look for her husband, and what she was talking about at the moment was the annoyance of her daughter being proposed marriage.

"...Last month I just found an excuse to go back to the Cheng family's marriage proposal in Wu County, Tong County. A few days ago, a matchmaker came to the door. Hearing the rumor, he said that he would marry the second son of the Si Cao family to our daughter. I The more I think about it, the angrier I get. We, Ayu, talk about talent and appearance, which one is not top-notch? To put it bluntly, even if she enters the palace to be a concubine, I still don’t want her to be wronged. They are lucky, because they only have a sesame official status. They all came up with our family's idea of ​​Ayu on behalf of those concubines in my family! If the character of the concubine is good, I feel more at ease, but the two sons of the two families, one is sick and crooked, A woman who just died was a year older than Ayu! You said that my daughter was treated so poorly, and I was not angry? Isn’t it just a little bit better than my family? Think my family Hurry to post it at the meeting?"

The more Jiang thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't help complaining.

Ruan Hongtian was also a little unhappy when he heard the words, and frowned, "Ayu is still young, and I want to keep him for a few more years. In the future, if a matchmaker comes over, it doesn't matter who it is, you can find a reason and push them all away." that is."

Jiang Shi was originally unhappy, so she took the opportunity to bring tea to her husband and complained a few words. Hearing what he said now, she couldn't help laughing, and sighed, "That's not what I said. At Ayu's age, it's time to pay attention to good people. Since last year, I have known that Mrs. Xie has been paying attention to her family's Ming Rou. Her family has a good family background, and the family in Beijing is the General's Mansion. Of course you don't have to worry about it. It's just that it's really difficult for people like us to be high or low. We don't deserve to be the official son and wife of the official family. We don't want to be wronged by those crooked melons and dates who came to propose marriage Daughter. And I also don't want my daughter to marry far away, so I can only pay attention to the few big families that are close to my family. I counted and counted, but no one caught my eye!"

This time it was Ruan Hongtian who laughed, put his arms around his wife's shoulders, and comforted him: "Madam, don't worry. Ayu is still young. The fate has not yet come, and when the fate arrives, the son-in-law will naturally jump out. If you want me to say, as long as people It doesn’t have to be on the same level as my family. It doesn’t matter if the family is poor, and our family has no shortage of gold and silver.”

Jiang said angrily: "Why don't you find a son-in-law to marry you! The daughter doesn't have to leave home, and she doesn't have to look at her husband's face in the future!"

Ruan Hongtian laughed loudly, nodded and said, "It's up to you, it's up to you."

Ming Yu did not enter in the end, but quietly retreated down the steps, walking through flowers and willows all the way back to her yard.

Another big girl from the past, Qiao Qin, got married last year, and now besides the original Chunyuan and Danlan Yuqing, there are four more little girls with qin, chess, calligraphy and painting in their names.Sleeping late in the hot summer night, now that there is nothing to do, a group of people are sitting in the gazebo shaking their fans and chatting, laughing like silver bells.

Ming Yu didn't disturb anyone and went straight upstairs.Chunyuan was sitting under the lamp, picking up a pair of shoe soles. When she saw her come back, she raised her head in surprise and said, "Young lady didn't ask me to follow you. Why did you come back so soon?" Saying this, she put down the soles of her shoes, and went to touch her gold-plated ears. A piece of mint incense that Ming Yu likes was added to the incense burner, and when he heard the laughter of the little girls coming from the wind, he turned around and laughed again: "Today there is a lot of fun in the garden over there, the little girls reckon it will last for a few days." It’s a good talk.”

The mint fragrance gradually lingered, and Ming Yu leaned against the window facing the night breeze, thinking about the conversation between his parents just now, and felt a little touched in his heart.

As if in a blink of an eye, I was almost 14 years old, and even my parents started talking about her life behind her back.

Since the last pick-up, more than two years of peaceful days have been spent like this.What was the self at this time in the previous life doing now?She is sinking into that period of fanatical and illusory love, and is fully looking forward to the next arrival of the holy car.Because only in this way can she have the opportunity to get close to the person she has been thinking about day and night again.In fact, it can also be said that at that time, she existed only for that period of spring thoughts.

There was another burst of laughter in the courtyard downstairs.Chun Yuan listened carefully, and faintly heard that the little girls seemed to be talking about her and Liu Xiangyang's names together, her face flushed a little, she stood up and said bitterly: "It's getting late, let's hurry up now." The little hoofs with broken mouths go to sleep, so as not to disturb the girl." He hurried downstairs, and after a while, he heard her voice and the scattered footsteps of the little girls.

Everything is so beautiful and peaceful, she likes this kind of life.

(End of this chapter)