The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 207
In the past few days, Fu Geer has just learned to sit, and every day he has to sit upright on his sister's bed for a while before returning to the embrace of the nanny.It is said that the little baby turns over and sits, crawls and rolls, but Brother Fu is no different from ordinary children. This kid has long been impatient to be a safe baby, and he sleeps for a short time every day, wishing to open his eyes He needs someone to hug him and go out to play.

It was freezing cold a while ago, so Xiuyan brought in a lot of flowers from the greenhouse, and made a special flower hall, holding Fu Geer every day to see the fresh green.Those poor flowers and plants have often become innocent souls under Fu Geer's little claws. After being caught by Fu Geer, most of them only have thin stems left, and the buds have long since fallen to the ground.Xiuyan felt sorry for the flower-growing ladies at home, but looking at that giggling little face, Xiuyan suddenly dissipated all anger.

While Xiuyan scraped the meat from the apples to feed Fu Geer, she discussed with her mother the dishes for the evening.Sitting opposite the two, Mrs. Lu asked the housekeeper to present the abalone, bird's nest, sea cucumber and other items that had been bought and prepared for her to have a look at.The housekeeper smiled and said: "Once the New Year's Day is over, it will be much easier to buy. Fortunately, the old Shangshu chose this time to come to Beijing. Otherwise, the wife wants us to take out these good ingredients immediately, but we have no choice but to lose our heads!"

Lu's tone was kind: "I know your abilities. Even if you want these on New Year's Eve, you can find a way to make them out. People outside are secretly envious of me. Many people have found ways to invite you. I I can't bear it."

All the ladies laughed and flattered: "Slaves wish to serve the master and wife for the rest of their lives." Mrs. Lu looked at the table covered with good materials, held up the menu that had been drawn up earlier with one hand, and erased it again. I ordered two of them and added a hot soup.Lu Shi suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said to Xiuyan: "Lao Shangshu likes to eat fish heads with chopped peppers or dry-roasted mandarin fish. I think it's better for you to cook it yourself."

Xiuyan stopped what she was doing, turned her head and said with a smile to Lu Shi: "No need for mother to tell me, I have already remembered this matter! Old Shangshu is old, and he came all the way from Suzhou, so he must be a bit uncomfortable. "

Lu Shi nodded, convincingly agreeing: "You are right, this is a boat ride and a car ride, the road is bumpy, the old Shangshu must have a weak spleen and stomach!"

Xiuyan laughed: "That's why the fish head with chopped peppers must never be served on the table. Mom, remember that time I was greedy for comfort? I just ate Maoxuewang, so I asked Meilian to get a bowl of ice cubes from the kitchen. Although It was fun for a while, but I almost passed out at night."

When Lu Shi thought about it, she became angry: "How dare you say such a thing! It almost didn't scare me and your dad half to death." Lu Shi still remembered Xiuyan's embarrassing appearance rolling on the bed with her belly in her arms. The face was covered with sweat. The couple watched over their daughter all night and barely closed their eyes. They didn't know the reason until they invited the doctor to see her the next day. Since then, several pairs of eyes in the family have been staring at her, and they are not allowed to call this Xiaoni The son will act recklessly again.

Xiuyan spit out her small pink tongue, and acted like a baby at her mother, trying to change the subject and get away with it: "So I made a light fish soup. Although Lao Shangshu is from Suzhou, after all, he has lived in the capital for these years. I'm afraid I missed these dishes in Jijing City, and I added a rich and mellow rock sugar elbow, and I chose emerald tofu as a vegetarian dish.”

The housekeeper's wife hurriedly answered, "Miss, I ordered you to send five roasted ducks in the oven on time today, so I sent a servant to urge them, so that when the old Shangshu is at the banquet in the evening, you can take advantage of them." Eat hot."

Lu couldn't help nodding, thinking that her daughter's arrangement was very good.The fish soup has been eaten by myself, and it tastes the best in the world.The material is only a small piece of tender meat the size of a baby's palm on the belly of silver cod. A dozen fish are just boiled into a bowl of soup. No need to add any seasoning, it will be so delicious that people will swallow their tongues.Not to mention Quanyouzhai’s roast duck, which is not only beautiful in appearance, but also bright in color, crispy in skin and tender in meat, delicious and crispy, fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood. I don't know how long it will take.

The mother and daughter went up to discuss, their mouths were open for a long time, but Fu Geer, who didn't see apple puree fed into his mouth, finally got impatient, and crawled into Xiuyan's embrace with hands and feet, holding the apples and trying to chew them with his baby teeth.

Today's Fu Geer has given birth to four small milk teeth. He likes to gnaw things most every day. If he knows it or not, as long as he thinks it is fun, he must stuff it into his mouth. He has to test his small milk teeth before he will give up. .Fu Geer knew that the apple was delicious, so Xiuyan let the little guy get it without paying attention, and saw Fu Geer's saliva dripping down the apple on the chubby chubby hands.

Everyone couldn't laugh or cry, Lu hugged his son in his arms, and said with a smile: "What a greedy little guy, I haven't stopped your food and drink for a moment, but it looks like a disaster year."

Fu Geer held the apple comfortably, and swayed in Lu's arms, his upper and lower eyelids began to fight.Typical eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating, a piglet from the Xing family.

Everyone looked at him funny, and they all praised him.Suddenly a report came from the door, saying that Lian's second grandmother had come.Lu didn't take it as a big deal, he just asked people to invite people in.

There was no joy on Wang Xifeng's face, several ladies in charge pleaded guilty and retreated, Xiuyan also sent Meilian and Miying to the big kitchen to check.For a while, only their wives were left in the house.

"Mrs. Uncle, something serious has happened to the Rongguo Mansion!" Wang Xifeng said in a low voice, "The second wife drugged the old lady's soup and was caught by a mandarin duck. Now the elder is furious and insists on opening an ancestral hall and using family law." The eldest wife sent Wang Shanbao's family to look for me, how dare I get involved in this muddy water? I sneaked out from the back corner door when she was not on guard."
Lu Shi looked at Wang Xifeng in surprise: "The second master in the mansion won't show up?"

"The second master has been a student in a province, and he said that the boat can only go to Tongzhou Matou, and he will not be able to enter Beijing until the afternoon or tomorrow." Wang Xifeng said anxiously: "It's nothing. The elder master always talks but doesn't practice. He I only talked to scare the second wife, but I didn't dare to do anything. But I was very shocked when I heard something, so I rushed to inform my uncle and wife. The old lady didn't know what to think, and she wanted to say goodbye to Baoyu."

Xiuyan smiled and said: "It's a good thing to talk about marriage. Brother Bao is getting old, and he always plays with their sisters in the garden. It's not good after all. Find a stable girl to take care of it. Maybe Brother Bao will be on the gold list." Titled!"

Wang Xifeng smiled wryly: "I think the old lady probably meant the same thing, so the old lady is not interested in anyone else, but you, the eldest sister! Just because the second wife was dissatisfied, there was a quarrel between the two, and the second wife secretly gave it to the old lady. Stuff in stuff."

Lu could no longer sit on the stool, so she got up and pulled Wang Xifeng to go out.Xiuyan hurriedly shouted from behind: "Where is Mom going? Old Shangshu's time to speak has come. When the time comes, you, the hostess, will not be here. Where will Dad save face?"

"I'll tell the old lady to give up her mind. You can't marry Jia Baoyu when you marry anyone." Lu said angrily, and Xiuyan held back the furious mother.

"Mom, don't say that Lian's second sister-in-law just listened to what Wang Shanbao's family said. Even if the old lady came to you in person to make the premise, you can just find any reason to refute it. The old lady cherishes face the most, and she will definitely not pester her." Bad beating. You are in a hurry to go first, but you confessed to Lian's second sister-in-law. The old lady loves Lian's second sister-in-law the most, how do you ask her to show up at Jia's house in the future?"

Lu's face was full of annoyance, and she looked at Wang Xifeng embarrassingly: "Look at my stupidity, I almost hurt Feng girl."

Wang Xifeng apologized and said with a smile: "Auntie, don't say that. We are all for the good of the eldest sister. Unfortunately, I don't have as many contacts as before. Otherwise, I would have found a good family for the eldest sister, so that the old lady would not worry too much."

There was a burst of laughter outside the door, and the three of them got up hurriedly, and Xing Zhong had already walked in: "What? I heard that Lian's daughter-in-law wanted to tell us Xiuyan about her in-law's family?"

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "I'm afraid my uncle might not like it!"

"Hey! It doesn't matter what you look at, as long as the child is good, has good character, knows how to make progress, and has a sense of responsibility. It doesn't matter if you are rich or not."

When Sister Feng saw what her uncle and master said, she had a solid idea in her mind. She thought about those families who often walked with her and mentioned this matter veiledly, so she made up her mind and asked carefully after she went back. , It may not be a good thing to promote the marriage of sister Xing.

Wang Xifeng refused Lu's offer to stay on the pretext of visiting Jia's mother.Mrs. Lu sent Xiuyan to deliver, and waited until there was no one in the house before telling Xing Zhong about the nasty things about Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Xing Zhong smiled coldly: "Our girl is right, but we lost our status by running first."

Lu sighed faintly: "However, after this incident, I am worried about our daughter's marriage. Yu'er is half a year younger than her, and will become a newlywed in a few months. It is our daughter's marriage. I don’t know where it is. I’m just wondering, our family is well-off, and you’re an official in the court, and I’m not the kind of messy person, why is there not a single young man who came to propose marriage?”

Lu Shi suddenly thought of Gu Erlang, and spat out disgustedly: "Even if there is one, he is a bastard like Gu Erlang."

Xing Zhong smiled and said: "I was about to discuss this matter with you. I just went to the morning court. Mr. Zhang Wenyuan from Yushitai stopped me. He and Lao Shangshu have been friends for many years. He knows that Lao Shangshu will come to our house for dinner tonight. , I also want to join in the fun."

When the four members of the Xing family came to Beijing, Lao Shangshu was worried that Cheng Zimo would make things difficult for Xing Zhong because of him, so he wrote a letter and asked Zhang Wenyuan, the doctor of Yushitai, to take care of him.But the relationship between Xing and Zhang's family is far from that of Xu's family.

Zhang Wenyuan offered to come to Fengwei Hutong to read the old Shangshu, so Xing Zhong would not be so stupid to refuse, and more importantly.
Xing Zhong chuckled: "Zhang Wenyuan's four favorite students will also follow. It is said that they are all popular candidates for the examination of this subject, and their strength is not inferior to Ganmi."

Lu's eyes lit up, and he was suddenly full of anticipation for tonight's banquet!
(End of this chapter)