The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 2 Surprised to find out that the younger brother was an abandoned baby (recommendation please collect)
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Xiuyan wore a ginger-yellow coarse cloth double-breasted jacket with a few white magnolias embroidered on it, fat long johns, no skirts, and a pair of buns neatly combed on her head, but she was also very cute. .

Only this complexion is a bit sallow.

The Xing family rented a house at the foot of the mountain in Jingci Temple, which is also considered a famous temple in Gusu. Because the Guanyin Guanyin enshrined is more magical, more wives and wives come to offer incense every year, and the sisters-in-law live comfortably. , in order to leave a good reputation, the house at the foot of the mountain is not very expensive, and there are more businessmen who do small business.

Xiuyan's house is a small courtyard with a single gate, with one main room and two side rooms on the left and right, no one can see when the door is closed.As soon as you go out, there is a narrow alleyway. There are eight or nine houses in a small courtyard like Xiuyan's house, and Xing's house is next to Dongjie.

The gates in the alleys are closed, Xiuyan can only walk to the East Street, but only a dozen steps away, it is a bustling small market.Pedestrians are constantly coming and going, and there are various small stalls on the two streets, fresh vegetables, melons and fruits, baskets, and firewood.

"Xing girl!"

Xiuyan looked around and found a woman with a veil covering her head waving at her across the street.Xiuyan hesitated for a moment, but finally crossed the street.

The woman was so enthusiastic, she took a hard look into the alley of Xing's house, saw that no one was chasing her, so she dragged Xiuyan into the shop.

Xiuyan discovered that this was a rouge and gouache shop. Although the shop was small, the business was booming, and at least it could afford to hire apprentices.

When the young girls saw the woman leading Xiuyan in, they just glanced curiously, and kept pestering the little apprentices with questions.

Behind the shop there is a hole in the sky, it is actually a small courtyard, there is an osmanthus tree in the middle of the courtyard, covering half of the courtyard.

"Mum, which one is it?"

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl came out from the side room, with a jet-black and shiny bun on her head, a silver-red silk jacket, a rose-coloured ermine jacket, and a light-yellow silk skirt. Kind of kind.

The woman pulled Xiuyan and said with a smile, "Let's see who's here, my son?"

The girl's eyes lit up: "It's the younger sister of the Xing family, is your injury healed?"

The woman quickly winked at her daughter, only then did the girl realize that she had said the wrong thing, she hurriedly stuck out her pink tongue, and coquettishly grabbed Xiuyan: "Sister Xing, don't blame me, my mother always says I'm ignorant. Hurry up!" Come in, I have something good to show you!"

The girl's boudoir is very beautiful, with sky blue bed curtains and lake green silk bedding.The two large solid wooden boxes piled up in the corner must be the clothes that are commonly used in the four seasons. There is a long table under the window sill, which is used as a girl's dressing table.

The woman didn't come in, "Miss Xing sit down first, Madam is going to bring the baby over."

Xiuyan didn't care, and nodded with a smile: "Ma'am, I'm busy with you, I'll just sit and go."

The woman and the girl were a little astonished, and swallowed the words again when they reached their lips.

As soon as the woman left, the girl nudged Xiuyan and said angrily, "Is it true that your family intends to keep the child with us? Although it can't eat much, it is still a small life. To tell you the truth, I Daddy is urging my mother to return the child to your family!"

Xiuyan was covered in cold sweat, she smiled awkwardly: "How can it be!" What does the girl mean?Could it be that the child that the aunt is going to hold belongs to the Xing family?But isn't she an only child?
Seeing Xiuyan stupefied, the girl wandered around Xiuyan worriedly, and stared at her herself: "No, no, you really were fooled by your father."

Xiuyan said displeased, "Why did my father beat me?"

The girl hated Xiuyan, and she poked Xiuyan's forehead with her finger like a spring onion: "You're keeping it from me! Don't even think about it, how many neighbors don't know what happened to your family? Xing My aunt is also a poor person, why did she marry such a husband!"

The girl wanted to continue talking on her own, but seeing that Xiuyan was really annoyed, she remembered that no matter how absurd the uncle of the Xing family was, he was Xiuyan's biological father after all, so she hurriedly stopped and said: "Okay Well, let's treat it as my sister's wrong words. However, your family should plan ahead for this child. "

The woman just heard this sentence when she entered the door, and she also echoed, "Don't take it seriously, Miss Xing, your sister Luzhu is also kind."

Lvzhu Niang handed the infant baby to Xiuyan, Xiuyan frantically supported her, seeing the baby's small appearance, her heart suddenly softened.This child was born really well, with a white and tender face, eyes as shiny as onyx, and thin hair sticking to the scalp like chicken fluff.Maybe it's the feelings of the soul, the little baby giggled and laughed non-stop when he saw Xiuyan, and stretched out his fat and tender pig's trotters to grab Xiuyan.

Lady Luzhu sighed softly: "I can't blame you two for not wanting to part with this child. It's really lovely. In our house for three or four days, I only laughed and didn't cry. When I got up at night, I just hummed twice, as if I knew other people's difficulties. Like. If it weren't for your uncle in our family, this kid."

It can be seen that Lvzhuniang also has something hard to say.

Luzhu took the opportunity to say: "In the past few days, many wives have come to inquire about the news of the child, and they all said that if your family is unwilling to support them, they are willing to take them home. Sister Xing, think carefully, you The three members of the family can’t eat enough, and your father almost killed you because of this, why bother to bring him back! This is another boy, what should I do if I raise him up to compete with you for the family property? Why don’t you go back and persuade Mrs. Let him go."

At this moment, the little baby burst into tears for unknown reasons, his face was flushed red, and his cries became louder and louder.

"Amazing, you dead girl." Luzhu Niang slapped her daughter, hurriedly took the child back from Xiuyan, and scolded while coaxing: "Xing girl, don't listen to your Luzhu sister's nonsense, such a good one My child, I will definitely be filial to your mother in the future."

The little baby was photographed comfortably, and giggled again.A pair of water-stained eyes are exceptionally bright, which really hurts my heart.

Xiuyan has liked children since she was a child, but it is a pity that she is alone in her family. It may be a good thing to have such a younger brother.

Xiuyan carried the child into her arms: "Ma'am, this younger brother belongs to our family, and no one will give it to you. If someone asks again, you can just tell them this."

Luzhu looked at Xiuyan worriedly: "Then your father."

Xiuyan said with a smile: "Now my father has changed, he will never beat or scold us again, he said he wants to live a good life!"

Lu Zhu and Lu Zhu Niang curled their lips at the same time, looking very disdainful.

"If this is the case, only your mother and you will believe it. Hey, forget it, talk to sister Luzhu, and the aunt will cook wontons for you."

Luzhu pinched Xiuyan's sallow face with gusto: "To be honest, my mother really loves you, she made those wontons this morning, there are about a hundred of them in total, and she was thinking about waiting for you to come. !"

Although Lu Zhu said so, her hands kept moving, and she had already taken out a small paper bag from the box on the table: "Here, the crabapple cake my uncle gave me. It was brought back from Yangzhou Mansion. I have never seen such a delicate red bean paste."

Xiuyan has been eating rice porridge for the past two or three days, and the family really can't open the pot. Now seeing it, there is no reason not to be moved. It's just a matter of self-esteem, and Xiuyan didn't reach out.

"Sister Luzhu, keep it for yourself, I don't like this sweet taste."

Luzhu put on a straight face: "It's still a bad habit. Could it be that my things are worse than Miaoyu's? If you can accept hers, you can't accept mine? It's no wonder that Miaoyu is a daughter of a family, so she is naturally better than me, a small businessman." Your daughter is so delicate. Your family has a madam, how can you look up to me?"

Luzhu turned her head away from Xiuyan, shedding tears secretly.

The little baby turned his big eyes, looked up pitifully at Xiuyan, and soon yawned boredly, not knowing what happened.

Xiuyan hugged the child and smiled wryly: "If elder sister Luzhu said that, I would be ashamed to death."

Luzhu still had a tiger face: "Then eat."

The red bean paste was really sweet and soft, the beans were smashed into pieces, but I don't know if it was left for a long time or something, the puff pastry was a bit soft.

"Sister Luzhu, do you have a lot of experience and know which pawnshop here has the most reasonable price?"

"Did your father force your mother to pawn things? Fortunately, you still lied to us, saying that you should live a good life."

Xiu Yan hurriedly laughed and said: "It's not what you thought, we don't want some idle things in our house, so we can change some money to buy some household items."

Luzhu shook her head, she didn't believe Xiuyan's words at all: "You are the best at making excuses, no one cares what you are going to do, but the Yutong pawn shop on West Avenue has some prestige, so it doesn't deceive people. Or, You go and try."

After hearing this, Xiuyan was about to carry the child and leave: "Thank you sister for your advice, I'm going home now."

Lu Zhu hurriedly said, "I haven't eaten wonton yet!"

Lady Luzhu, who was working in the kitchen, heard this, and hurriedly chased her out: "Miss Xing, just wait a little bit, the water has to boil."

Although Xiuyan was already hungry, she was in a surprisingly good mood: "Ma'am, the family is still waiting for me, I will disturb you another day."

Luzhu Niang looked at Xiuyan who seemed to be flying away, sighed and took off the apron around her waist: "This child, the body of a servant girl is the life of the miss. Hey!"

Seeing her mother take off her apron, Luzhu hurriedly said, "Mom, where are the wontons!"

Lvzhu Niang glared at her daughter angrily: "Girl Xing is gone, what else to eat, let's save it for when your uncle comes tonight!"

Hearing that Lu Zhu was standing in the courtyard in a daze, seeing her mother turn off the fire, she knew this before, and she would hold Xiuyan tightly no matter what she said.

Let's say that Xiuyan was walking home with a baby in her arms, and when she passed through the alley, she happened to see the door of a family next door open, and a boy dressed as a young scholar came out, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

He didn't expect to bump into Xiuyan, blushed, and hurriedly closed the door in a panic.

Xiuyan was so boring, she comforted herself: Although she looks like a dry bean, at least she is not ugly, is she?
Xiuyan lowered her head and tapped the sleeping baby with the tip of her nose, and said with a smile, "You are lucky, you sleep like a little pig."

It wasn't until Xiuyan knocked on the gate of the courtyard that the door next door was gently reopened. It was still the young man who tiptoed out and stared at the gate of Xiuyan's house for a long time without moving.
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PS: Is Xiao He's new book any good?Hey, I recommend my other book "Night Talks in the Red Chamber"

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