Full of food and color

Chapter 197 Jeju Summer Mansion
At dawn on the second day, Baozhu was gently awakened by Wei Sipei, "Old Li has been waiting outside, and he came up to call just now. I saw you sleeping soundly, so I asked him to wait downstairs for a while. In the past few days We have to hurry, Bao Zhu has to work hard, get up early, so that the old man won't wait too long outside."

Bao Zhu hummed, quickly put on her clothes and got out of bed, Wei Sipei was afraid that she would be cold when she went out, so she found a white cloak in the package, "It's a little cold in the morning, put on more."

Baozhu smiled and shook her head, "It's cool in October in the north, but it gets hotter the further south we go, why do we need more clothes?"

Wei Sipei looked at her with a smile, and put the cloak on his forearm, "Then put it on when the orb is cold."

When I went downstairs, I asked Lao Li, and learned that he got up early and had eaten in the lobby. Baozhu didn't want to delay, so she said that she had to go early, and only asked Wei Sipei to buy a few sesame seed cakes and salted eggs as dry food, and got into the carriage, eating Dry food while gossiping with him.

It was late that day, and luckily we settled in Yangluo Mansion before the city gate closed. Yangluo is a big mansion in the Central Plains. Even though it was late, the city was still brightly lit and bustling. Li led the way. He often ran back and forth on this route and was very familiar with it. He led the two of them into a small inn with a simple appearance, "Every time I come to Yangluo, I have to stop here. The hula soup is delicious and the price It's affordable, and the room is clean." After Lao Li smiled and introduced, he drove to the stables of the inn, Wei Sipei waited for Lao Li to eat together in the hall, Baozhu went to rest in the guest room first, and sat in the carriage for a whole day, when the road conditions were bad It often happens that she is sore and tired at the end of the day, and she doesn't want to be sluggish, so she eats half a pot helmet and rests.

Baozhu originally planned to travel and enjoy the scenery in the past few days, but because of the rush of the road, the carriage bumped from morning to night, and she had already lost her interest in enjoying the scenery. Feel, good life and rest for a day.

Wei Sipei also saw that Baozhu had been uneventful these past few days, so he negotiated with her, and paid Lao Li some more silver taels when he arrived at the destination, and let him go back to the county first. The two of them stayed in Jeju for a few days and then set off slowly. After going through it once, the route is pretty much the same. On the return journey, there is no rush to hurry. Half a day of driving along the way, half a day of sightseeing, can enjoy the scenery without being too tired.

After traveling for several days in a row, he arrived at Jeju in the afternoon of the fifth day. Wei Sipei gave Lao Li twice the amount of money, saying that he planned to go back to the city to take a longer trip, and he didn't have to follow all the way. Lao Li gladly accepted it. Next, he cheerfully introduced a few landscapes to him, saying that if he didn’t dislike them, he could lead them the way, and that he paid twice as much, even if he stayed with the two of them for a while, it would be nothing. .

Wei Sipei thanked him, then declined with a smile, saying that he was traveling along the way, and he might not return to Yanzhou someday, if his business was delayed, it would be hard to pass, Lao Li stayed outside for a long time, he could see people and knew the couple It is likely that the newlyweds are affectionate, so they no longer insist, and enthusiastically draw a few routes for him, saying that if there is enough time, they can also go to the three lakes around Jeju and other places to play.

Saying goodbye to Lao Li, the two of them went to Buzhuang with inquiries all the way. This time when Baozhu came, Mrs. Wang stuffed more than ten silver nudes of five taels. Fifty taels, although her mother said that Xia's mansion did not have to worry about food and clothing, she still felt that it should not be too shabby, so compared with the gifts from Xia's family when they got married, she picked some silk from the cloth shop and went to the city to buy porcelain. The shop bought a few vases, and the dim sum shop packed some top-grade dim sum. Although the quantity was not as good as that of Xiafu, it was still well prepared.

"I remember that your uncle is a high-ranking official in the middle of the capital, and it's very pompous to come to the Xia Mansion. Shall we buy some more of the Four Treasures of the Study?" Baozhu asked on the way to the Xia Mansion.

Wei Sipei shook his head with a smile, "Where did you come from? I heard that my uncle was in the position of Guan Gou in Zhongshu Province, so he had to start from the seventh grade. Besides, there are many officials, big and small, in Beijing. How do you know that all of them are Are they all those who like to show off?"

Baozhu pouted at him, "It's the first time I saw my grandma, why didn't you react at all when I saw Xia's mansion collapsed? But I was very nervous, I just felt that etiquette was not thoughtful."

Wei Sipei narrowed his eyes with a smile, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, if you feel awkward for a while, just keep quiet, and I'll take care of it."

As they said that, the two turned into a wide alley, Wei Sipei frowned and looked around, "It seems to be here, go in and see if there is a Xia Mansion."

Baozhu nodded, looking at the Jiangnan buildings with high walls and blue tiles on both sides, her heart was in her throat, and she followed him slowly. When she walked to the alley, he stopped, turned around and said with a smile, "Yes Here it is, is the orb ready?"

Baozhu couldn't help but looked up, saw the word Xia Mansion on the plaque, Xin Dao Xia's family was quite famous in the local area, the two asked all the way, it must be here, then smiled, and quickly caught up with him , "Let's go."

After knocking on the door three times, a young man immediately opened the door, looked the two of them up and down, and asked hesitantly, "Are you two...?"

Wei Sipei talked to him with a smile, Baozhu took advantage of their conversation and glanced at the courtyard, seeing the green trees and flowers and trees in the courtyard, there are many buildings in the courtyard, and only the outer courtyard is a huge pond, she couldn't help but sigh The gardens in the south of the Yangtze River are indeed known for their water features. Before entering the house, you can see several pavilions standing in the water.There are many rockeries on the stone road, and I want to look deeper, but they are densely covered by lush green.

A lot of footsteps came from far and near, and Baozhu's thoughts were pulled back in an instant. Seeing a rich old woman supported by two maids, surrounded by a group of women rushing outside, Baozhu Hastily poked Wei Sipei, and whispered, "That's your grandma?" He turned his head and smiled lightly, signaling not to be nervous.

After a while, Mrs. Xia approached and stretched out her hand excitedly, "Is that Si Pei standing outside?"

Wei Sipei responded with a smile, pursed his lips, and softly called "Grandma", while he was speaking, Baozhu waved and directed Xia's servants to move the gifts on the carriage to the inner courtyard one by one.

Mrs. Xia, who was delighted with the phrase "grandmother", responded repeatedly, and without waiting for the maid's help, she strode up to him, looked at him carefully for a moment, wiped the corners of her eyes, and wept with joy, "It's really my grandson, look at those eyes, like Your mother is so good!"

There were two middle-aged women standing side by side behind her, and one of the women with a smiling face stepped forward and smiled when she saw this, "This child is so handsome, your grandma has been looking forward to you for so long, and you are finally here. "

Mrs. Xia nodded her head in satisfaction, pulled the orb to look at it for a moment, clapped the orb's hand, and said strangely: "This girl must be the grandson's wife, with a round and round face, she is a lucky girl." Pointing to the middle-aged woman with a kind face, she introduced to the two of them: "This is your second concubine Xia Li, and the eldest concubine followed your uncle to the capital." After a pause, she turned towards Xia Li. Pointing to the side, "That's your third concubine, Mrs. Xia Zhang. Your third uncle has gone to Liangzhuang today."

Baozhu greeted the two concubines one by one, and the happy Mrs. Xia hurriedly helped her up. She kept talking, "After all these years, you and your two uncles haven't seen each other yet. Grandma makes me feel like this." Someone called your third uncle." As soon as he finished speaking, a woman went outside to give orders.

Mrs. Xia Zhang chuckled, "Mother is so happy and confused, my nephew and nephew-in-law are still standing at the door, and they haven't had a sip of hot tea to take a rest."

"Look at grandma, I'm so happy that I forgot about this!" Mrs. Xia laughed, "Good boy, go sit in the living room with grandma. How have you and your mother been doing all these years? Let's do it well this time." Chatting with grandma."

The corners of Wei Sipei's lips curled slightly, he took Baozhu's hand and followed Mrs. Xia and his party to the inner courtyard, Xia Li pursed her lips and smiled at Xia Zhang, "Look, the relationship between nephew and nephew-in-law is really good. "

"Just looking at my nephew, I can tell that he is caring and considerate."

Baozhu's face was slightly red, and she smiled modestly: "I came to grandma's house for the first time, and my heart was terrified. It was inevitable that I was not careful, and my sisters-in-law would laugh at me."

Mrs. Xia turned her head and smiled, "Just treat grandma's place as your own home, come here as you feel comfortable, who dares to laugh at you?"

As they said that, a group of people passed through several pavilions and arch bridges, entered the arched gate of the inner courtyard, and when they walked along the long corridor to the hall, three or two smarter maids heard the wind and immediately bowed to say hello to Wei Sipei and Baozhu, Baozhu Hearing Wei Sipei being called the young master, he was stunned for a moment, then he heard Xia Zhang laughing: "The family is getting bigger, and it is hard to take care of it. There are twenty or thirty servants in total. I heard that you and Sipei only have one room. A house with less than mother? Have you hired servants?"

Baozhu shook her head, said neither humble nor overbearing: "We came from the countryside, and now we are lucky to have a safe place to live in the county. How can we compare with grandma's house?"

Just when she entered the hall, Mrs. Xia and Zhang fell silent. Baozhu glanced at her secretly. Although she lowered her head slightly, her face was full of disdain. The real person is indeed as amiable as in the letter. At first glance, the second concubine is also a cheerful person who always smiles, but the third concubine is unexpectedly snobbish.

No matter how contradictory I feel in my heart, now that I have come to Sipei's grandma's house, I have to give Sipei some face. The left and right are here for grandma. Others don't need to pay too much attention to their thoughts, as long as they are kind and friendly. Thinking about it, he grinned again, cheered up and listened to Wei Sipei and Mrs. Xia talking about the old days.

She seldom interrupted, Wei Sipei didn't talk much, but Mrs. Xia was very warm, she pulled Wei Sipei up to her and asked questions non-stop. When she asked, Wei Sipei would answer. Speaking of Sipei, Mrs. Xia People burst into tears and said, "After all, I am a daughter who was raised by one hand. If she hadn't been capricious and angered her father to death, how could I be so cold?"

Wiping away tears, she shook her head and regretted, "No matter how hard-hearted grandma is, she never expected your mother to end up like this. If she had known that Han Yuanpei had treated your mother like that, how could grandma have just watched? Is your mother suffering?" She sighed, "I only blame grandma for not forgiving your mother earlier, if I had sent someone to find her sooner, how could your mother have ended up like that!"

(It was posted two hours late today, sorry for the inconvenience.)
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