Beautiful step by step

Chapter 33

The autumn is refreshing, and Wei Wei opens his eyes to the morning glow.After returning home on the first day of their wedding, the two temporarily stayed in the courtyard.The room on the west side was originally prepared for her, with all kinds of household furnishings, and it would be very comfortable to live in after a little tidying up.

And Wei's mother took Ah Yun to sleep in the east room, there were many new beddings in the house, Wei Wei took the little one to choose by herself.Originally, the little guy was worried that if he accidentally wet the bed, he would ruin the good things.But after seeing all kinds of quilts piled up to the roof in the warehouse, he was surprised and finally realized that the quilts were not too expensive, and his family could afford them and use them.Even he knows that things in the world have prices. He can afford some cheap ones now. As for those that are too expensive to afford, Sister Ah Mao said that as long as you work hard, you will always have a chance to get them.

Although the elder brother can afford the bedding, he still cherishes it when he sleeps.When I get up every day, I have to fold them neatly with my little hands and lay them flat against the wall.

Wei Wei's vision gradually became clearer, and when she saw that the seat next to her was empty, she remembered her blushing and heartbeat last night.Although Yan Heng tried his best to keep his movements light because of her injury, he still hugged her butterfly bone and gnawed, and finally wrapped her up in his arms and fell asleep.Although his chest was more comfortable than a leather sofa, but in the middle of the night there was something warm beside him, which still made her suspect that a large dog was sleeping beside him.

"Ma'am is awake."

Gu Yu came in with hot water and wet the handkerchief.Wei Wei was not used to this, so he told her to put water on the table, she pulled her shoes off the bed, picked up the water and washed her face.

Over there, Gu Yu opened the window, and Wei Wei, who was drying his face, saw a raised hill in the yard.Beside the clothes-drying pole, under the two-meter-square blue quilt, a small group of bulges arched and arched. For a long time, Ah Yun showed his small head and looked this way like a little turtle.Seeing her, he showed a mouthful of small white teeth and smiled brightly at him, his big black grape-like eyes glistening in the sun.

"A Yun is drying the quilt?"

"Well, Aunt Wei said that the quilt should be dried frequently to keep it clean and warm."

"clean?"

Looking at the quilt that fell on the ground, Ah Yun swished into the tortoise's shell.Then I saw him turning and turning, turning the quilt into a big flower bud a few times, and he was sitting in the flower bud like Nezha resurrected by Taiyi Daoist, struggling hard but sinking deeper and deeper.

Yan Heng came in with the food box from Guangyuan Building, and saw Ah Mao who pursed her lips and smiled lightly. Her smile was more beautiful than the morning glow in the sky.Putting down the food box, slipping Ayun's collar with one hand to drag him out, grabbing the quilt with the other hand and throwing it on the bamboo pole, shaking the rope and slapping it twice, he told his younger brother:
"Ask others for help if you can't do it in the future, but remember to thank them."

Ah Yun pointed to her small nose: "Will they help me?"

Wei Wei put on her clothes, let her hair loose, combed it with a horn comb and walked out, said to him with a smile: "Of course, Ah Yun is still young, and there are some places that need to be taken care of by others. When you grow up, you can take care of others. When you are old, the people you have taken care of will also take care of you, this is filial piety."

A Yun nodded thoughtfully, and reciprocated.Sister Ah Mao and Aunt Wei took care of him, and he wanted to treat them well in the future.As for father and stepmother, the third younger brother will take care of them, so there is nothing wrong with him.

"It's getting late, and I still have to go to the Liu Mansion, so Ah Yun hastened to change into new clothes."

Thinking of the beautiful new clothes under the moonlight last night, Ah Yun's whole heart jumped up.It's better for Sister Ah Mao, although my brother will buy him new clothes, but he always wears them inside.Even if the coat can be replaced with a new one during the Chinese New Year, it is still as dusty as him, and it is no different from the old one when worn out.

Seeing the joy of the little guy, Wei Wei's mood also improved.The horn comb slid down the hair, and the hair brushed gently on Yan Heng's face, and he subconsciously reached out to grab it.

"Cough... let me comb it for you."

Wei Wei glanced at him full of distrust, and seeing A Yun in the east room, she directly treated her, her own daughter, as a grass-roots mother Wei.When she came back yesterday evening, she had already agreed to take Ahyun to Liu's Mansion today, and now Mother Wei was dressing him and combing his hair.Looking out of the window, the little guy stood obediently in front of Wei's mother, one big and one small were very harmonious.Although it is inevitable for Wei Wei to eat, what is more important is peace of mind.Wei's mother is not yet forty this year. Although she deliberately dresses up in a mature way, she has few wrinkles on her forehead.In the future, he and Ah Heng will go to Liangzhou, and she will be too lonely in the capital alone.She can rest assured that she is accompanied by a temper-troubled little guy.

Seeing her staring at the east side, Yan Heng took a step forward: "Mama Wei is a little busy."

"Well, then you try."

Anyway, no matter what, there will be no mess and ugliness that she combed out.

Handing over the horn comb, Wei Wei took two steps forward and sat under the willow tree, opened the food box, but the expected aroma did not arrive as promised.In the food boxes on the six floors, there are snacks on delicate porcelain plates.

Standing behind her, Yan Heng's shadow was reflected on the food box, and he combed her hair with the horn comb. The strength was neither light nor heavy, but the comb teeth scraped the scalp very comfortably.

Divide the hair into small strands, grab one of them and said: "Brother Bo'an heard that Ah Yun is going to the Liu Mansion today, so he specially made some snacks for us to take there. They are all puff pastry, and they need to dry for a while to wait for the oil." It tastes good when it’s balanced.”

Wei Wei looked down layer by layer, the lower the dim sum was, the more delicate it was. The last two layers were even mounted on special disks. The whole dim sum was like a flower, so beautiful that people couldn't bear to destroy it.This kind of exquisite thing is used as a meeting gift for the first visit. You don't have to worry about being too expensive to make the host's hospitality difficult, and it can really express their hearts. It is really perfect.

"Brother Chen really has a heart. We are in the capital, thanks to his help."

The words "we" warmed Yan Heng's heart. Ah Mao grew up in the capital since she was a child, so there is no inconvenience for her living here.On the contrary, he, from the matchmaker to the decoration of the wedding hall to the wedding banquet, troubled Brother Bo'an everywhere.Now Ah Mao automatically puts favors on the two of them. This feeling of intimacy really moved and satisfied him.

Satisfied, he pulled his hair with all his heart, but now he is more focused.When he was done, he took out a wooden hairpin from his bosom, with an extremely delicate filigree summer chrysanthemum inlaid on the head of the hairpin, as if it had grown out of the wood.

"Where did Ah Heng buy the hairpin? It's really pretty."

Seeing her face full of surprise, Yan Heng's heart that had been anxious for half a month finally returned to his stomach.Putting the rhinoceros horn comb in place, he held one end of the wooden hairpin, Xia Ju gently rotated the other end, and the wooden hairpin was divided into three sections.The front cap is taken off, revealing the sharp tip of the awl; what Xia Ju is connected to at the back is a hollow wooden core.

"This is?"

"Something for self-defense." After a pause, his voice was a little low: "Liangzhou is no better than the capital, and I will try my best to stay by Ah Mao's side."

Wei Wei took the wooden hairpin, and was amazed at the exquisite design, and suddenly saw a few bright spots on his fingers from the corner of his eye.Ah Heng's hands were extremely rough, and the gentleness in touching her often made her tremble unceasingly.Because of this, she easily ignored his injury.

"You made this yourself?"

Yan Heng was a little embarrassed: "Well, it's my first time making it, and the craftsmanship is a little rough. This one is too ugly, why don't you change it to something else."

Wei Wei hurriedly protected the wooden hairpin in her arms: "It's very beautiful, better than the jewelry I bought at Tongyuan Trading Company a few days ago."

Her smiling eyes were crooked, her little face was full of satisfaction, and she subconsciously convinced the opposite Yan Heng, and then promised: "If Ah Mao likes it, I will do more in the future. If I do more, it should look better."

Not ugly at all!Seeing his cautious appearance, Wei Wei stroked the wooden hairpin in his hand.It's obviously made of wood without tung oil, but now it's smooth all over, I don't know how he polished it.Holes are drilled out of the thin wooden hairpins. I don't know how much thought he has spent and how long he has prepared.This person, who is so shrewd in front of the Wu family, is always at a loss in front of her. She really... has to be moved.

"Well, let's talk about those later, you plug this one in for me first."

Walking up to him, handing over the wooden hairpin, Wei Wei turned her head, a puddle on the ground vaguely reflected her face and the gorgeous and delicate bun on her head.Just now she felt that Ah Heng's handicraft was passing, because she didn't see a single broken hair.Now seeing the whole picture of the bun, she was stunned, this is not a passing level, it is clearly comparable to Wei's mother.

Wei's mother, who led the little guy out of the main room, was also a little surprised: "Ah Mao can comb her hair?"

Without waiting for Wei Wei to explain, seeing Yan Heng who took out the rhino horn comb from his sleeve, she also understood.But when she understood, she was even more surprised: "Could it be Ah Heng who combed it? Ah Mao is still a girl, and her craftsmanship is not as good as Ah Heng."

"mother!"

Wei Wei is not happy anymore, and she doesn't want to, but she has too much hair and is disobedient, what can she do.

Ayun nodded in a serious manner, and said to the little ghost: "I can't comb well, so I shaved my head before. Sister Ah Mou, they say that they are extremely smart. Smart people can't manage their hair well."

Wei Wei couldn't help laughing out loud: "Well, Ah Yun is right."

Wei's mother looked at her daughter bitterly. Although the marriage was only a few days away, she saw Yan Heng as a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and the more she watched, the more satisfied she became.

"You, you just don't work hard and don't know the grain. Look at Brother Heng, washing, cooking, chopping firewood, carrying water, and now helping you comb your hair. I don't think there is anything he can't do."

Although Mother Wei was teaching her a lesson, there was no sign of displeasure in her eyes.Wei Wei has always known when to be hard and when to be soft.Touching the wooden hairpin, she stepped forward and took Wei's mother's hand.

"Daughters will be reincarnated. A daughter who has been reborn as a mother has found Ah Heng to be her husband. Isn't that a natural destiny?"

In the morning light, Wei Wei's smiling eyes were crooked, and only a filigree golden chrysanthemum hairpin was inserted in the high bun. The dazzling golden chrysanthemum set off her fair complexion, making people look refreshed and comfortable.

A slight smile rose from the corner of Yan Heng's lips. The latter even felt that his rough hairpin was three points more delicate because it was inserted on Ah Mao's head. No matter what Ah Mao wears, it looks good.

Mother Wei enjoyed it in her heart, but she was annoyed at Yan Heng on the face: "Brother Heng, look, Auntie has been spoiled by me. If you have something to do in the future, let her be more."

Yan Heng nodded and shook his head again: "Ah Mao is fine like this."

Just seven words, but mother Wei is more useful than any other words.She is very rare about Ayun. Besides Ayun being pitiful, the biggest reason is not because he is Amao's uncle?After living these years, Mother Wei understands very well that people's hearts are changeable, and feelings are like the clothes pole in the yard. It is not enough to just stick into the soil, and you have to add some other supports to stabilize it.

"The kitchen is steaming, come and eat quickly, don't delay the hour."

Today's breakfast was cooked by a maid sent by Chu Lian. According to Gu Yu's name, she selected Lichun, Lixia, Liqiu, and Lidong from the 24 solar terms to replace their previous Da Ni, Er Ni, San Ni, and Si Ni. Ni.The four maidservants have their own merits, Li Xia is good at embroidery, and Li Qiu is good at cooking, the two are quite common.However, the skill points of Lichun and Lidong are a bit off.Lichun is good at massage and massage, Lidong is even more weird. She is taller than the other three, but standing next to a man does not look burly, but makes people feel slender. She was taught by Yaxing to write superficial martial arts. Put it next to the children of rich families as a bodyguard on the bright side.

Originally, she wanted to buy a few nursing homes, but Mother Wei was used to the quiet.After learning about the director of the four servant girls, she had a plan in mind.Lichun and Lidong stayed in the capital, one took care of Mother Wei, and the other took care of the hospital.As for other vacancies in the nursing home, the guy from the adjustable rice shop is here.For those folks who sell themselves in the rice shop and sleep in the backyard shop every night, being promoted to the courtyard is tantamount to reaching the sky in one step, and they don't worry about their unfaithfulness.

The four maidservants set up the breakfast, and when they were done, Yan Heng carried the food box to help Ah Mao get into the carriage, then carried Ah Yun up, and finally sat up by himself.The coachman swung his whip, and the wheels rolled over the bluestone ground, driving all the way to the Liu Mansion in the west of the city.

In Liu's mansion, Liu Rong greeted his parents after putting on the nude makeup powder, and teased the little nephew in the arms of his sister-in-law by the way.The young grandson of the Liu family has just turned one year old, which is the time when he is curious about everything.Liu Rong read a lot, citing all kinds of classics, and soon turned his little nephew into a mosquito-repellent eye.The sister-in-law of the Liu family watched her three-headed son shaking his head, then fell down on the beauty's couch with a thud, laughing with his sister-in-law in an extremely ungrateful way.

Mrs. Liu sent the willow sacrificial wine to court, and saw that the family was happy again after three years, and her daughter did not smile as hard as before, and her eyes were a little moist.Liu Jijiu held his wife's hand and patted it under his wide sleeves, with a relaxed expression.

"It's rare for the children to be happy. They've all arrived at the second gate, so you should go back and have a rest."

Then Liu Jijiu walked outside the door alone, and before he got into the sedan chair, he saw the oncoming carriage.Normally, he wouldn't pay too much attention to it, but when people were in good spirits on happy occasions, he would take a few more glances at the carriage.At this glance, he saw that there was something wrong, the carriage seemed to be running a little too steadily, and the carriage was a little too high.

The errand of Guozijian offering wine is actually very leisurely. As the president of the university, he basically doesn't have to teach in person.And this official position is not obvious, and it is not his turn to participate in the court battle.When I am free, Liu Jijiu has a lot of time to read. After reading the books of sages and sages, I look at picture books, and after reading the picture books, I find some miscellaneous books to continue reading.After so many years of reading, he has really covered a wide range.Even though the practical level is almost zero, the theoretical level is very high.In particular, he loves to study all his life, and he can see the difference in this carriage at a glance.

Immediately, he became curious and walked slowly towards the sedan chair.

When Wei Wei and the others arrived at Liu's Mansion, they saw a thin old man in official robes walking squarely, seemingly walking towards the sedan chair, but his eyes couldn't stop looking at the car floor.

"Willow offering wine is polite."

"Oh, it's... Yan Zhenfu."

Seeing the carriage parked in front of his house, Liu Jijiu quickly realized.Then he was happy, since Yan Zhenfu came to visit, the carriage must stop in front of his house.After they went in, he could look at them unscrupulously.

Seeing his undisguised intentions, Wei Wei and Yan Heng looked at each other and smiled.They were worrying about how to fulfill the entrustment of the treasurer Qian, Wei Wei originally wanted to ask the nine princesses for help.But the occasion of the flower viewing banquet yesterday was inappropriate, and now the Ninth Princess is far away in the deep palace, and she can't just see her whenever she wants, and even Duan Wang's mansion is not what they want to enter.Now there is Mrs. Liu who has always had a clear and upright official voice, has a good relationship with most families in the capital, and is able to "help" in front of the emperor, that would be great.

(End of this chapter)