novelraw Chapter 27
Chapter 27
In Fenglian Villa, Daiyu was sitting in front of the door basking in the sun, watching the two new maids, Linger and Huier, sweeping the yard.After watching for a while, Zijuan came in from the front yard, carrying two thick bundles in her hand, and said with a smile: "Girl, we have already bought the winter clothes and materials we asked Uncle Li to buy. Uncle Li asked me to take them." Show the girl if you like it, if not, he will change another batch."
Daiyu hurriedly got up and said: "How can you be so picky about what you entrust to others? Hurry up and bring it in!" After finishing speaking, she took the lead in entering the room.Zijuan also followed in, put the two bundles on the table, opened the big one first, took a look, and said with a smile: "Oh, although Uncle Li is a man, he has a good eye for picking clothes. Look at this material, this color is both bright and not tacky, just what the girl wants."
Daiyu hurriedly came over to take a closer look, and smiled after a long while: "It's really good. Although the workmanship is a bit rough, it looks good. How about it, you pick two and keep them, and share the rest with Ling'er and Hui'er." Bar."
Zijuan nodded, picked out some light pink and light green jackets and skirts, rewrapped the bundle, and opened another bundle.
In this bundle, there are several horses of high-quality winter clothing material and two large woolen cloaks.Zijuan laughed and said, "These are for the girls. Let's make some winter clothes with these pieces of material, and save these two cloaks for when we go out."
Daiyu shook her head and said sadly, "Our status is embarrassing now, how can we have any chance to go out?"
Zijuan didn't feel sad, and quickly comforted: "There is always a chance, at least we can go out of this yard and walk around Zhuangzi to relax. In fact, we have seen it when we came here. There is a lotus pond next to this yard. This season the lotus flowers are gone, and the lotus leaves are almost withered, but it’s still a sight, let’s go for a stroll when the weather is fine?”
Only then did Daiyu turn her worry into a smile and said, "That's a good idea. I'm just looking for a place to relax. I hope we won't be disappointed."
Seeing that she was in a better mood, Zijuan called Ling'er and Hui'er in and gave them some winter clothes.Ling'er and Hui'er were worrying that it would be colder and colder every day, and they were afraid that they would be frozen when winter came. They didn't expect Daiyu to be so thoughtful, and put winter clothes for them in advance. Smiling and holding the clothes to go.
After Zijuan tidied up her clothes, she took Daiyu to the front yard to chat with Aunt Li.When I walked around to the front yard, I saw that the pomegranate tree in front of Yanli's door was already withered and yellow, and the autumn wind swept away, and the leaves fell. I couldn't help sighing: "It's really full of autumn, it's hard not to make people feel sad!"
Aunt Li was preparing lunch in the kitchen, when she heard Daiyu's voice, she walked out of the house, and said with a smile, "Miss Lin, is she homesick again? Oh, don't be like that, if my young master finds out, he will think that we are not good enough to take care of you." Woolen cloth!"
Daiyu hurriedly said with a smile: "Aunt Li is joking, we don't have to worry about eating and drinking here, and we don't have to work. What's the lack of service? It's too late for us to be ashamed!"
Aunt Li said with a smile: "Look at what you said, since the girl is the sister of our young master's friend, she is naturally the same as my own in the young master's house. Don't be so polite!" drink tea.
Daiyu laughed quickly and said, "I just came here for a stroll when I have nothing to do. Auntie doesn't care about me, just be busy with you."
After hearing this, Aunt Li had no choice but to follow her, and went into the kitchen to work again.For a while, Daiyu helped Zijuan to stroll around the courtyard, and once again admired the pots of chrysanthemums on the window sill in front of Yan Li's house, then went to the kitchen and asked: "A few days ago, I asked Aunt Li to help me find out Cook, is there any news?"
While choosing dishes, Aunt Li said: "There is a good one, but she has returned to her mother's house in the past few days, and I haven't asked her what she means. I will ask when she comes back in a few days."
Daiyu said: "Don't worry, I'm just asking casually. Now that you have a candidate, let's make a decision as soon as possible. The salary is easy to talk about. At most, you can pay a little more, as long as her food is delicious."
Aunt Li laughed and said: "Sister-in-law Cui's cooking skills are well-known in our village, but the man she married is not good, he is a drunkard, and the family either eats alcohol or makes troubles all day long, ruining a good family. It doesn't look like that. From my point of view, Mrs. Cui is eager to have such a way to get money, so she can save some money for her son to marry a wife. Alas, as for a woman, you have to keep your eyes open when you marry, otherwise you will never have a bright future in your life. day."
After hearing this, Daiyu was silent for a while, and then said: "Since that's the case, let's settle her. Just give her a little more wages." Just say it.
A few people chatted a little more, Zijuan suddenly asked from the side: "Aunt Li, is there a boat on the lotus pond in front of our courtyard?"
Aunt Li smiled and said: "Yes! When my young master bought this yard, he specially asked someone to build a boat, and it was parked by the lake. Why, Miss, want to go play on the lake?"
Zijuan smiled and said: "Isn't that right? I'm almost moldy after staying at home all day. I want to go out to relax! Of course, I dare not go to places with many people. If the lake is clean, I want to take the girl to see it together. look."
Aunt Li smiled and said: "It's time to go out for a stroll, otherwise you will be bored in the house all the time, and you will get sick. It happens that we have a boat at home, why don't I take you to see it now!" Putting on the apron, Daiyu and others are about to go out.
Zijuan was delighted to hear this, but Daiyu hesitated, and said, "We don't know how to row a boat, so how can we play?"
Aunt Li said: "You don't need to row the boat, I have it! You can just play in the cabin. There is a pavilion in the center of the lake. Standing in it and looking at the lotus pond is the best feeling!" After finishing speaking, she urged the two of them. come out with her.
Afraid of the strong wind on the lake, Zijuan hurried back and took a cloak for Daiyu and tied it on her shoulders. Fang helped Daiyu and followed Aunt Li out the door with a smile on her face.
On the night when Daiyu and her two were brought back by Yan Li, although there was moonlight, they couldn’t really see it clearly. As soon as they left the courtyard, under the clear autumn sky and white clouds, their vision suddenly became clear. It turned out that there was only a small road in front of the courtyard. Looking inside and outside the village, there is a clear and clear lotus pond in front of you.
Daiyu took a long breath unconsciously, and sighed with infinite fascination: "No wonder the air feels fresh in the courtyard. It turns out that the lotus pond is in front of the house. I think the lotus in the pond will bloom in summer. It must be the ten-mile lotus." Fragrant!"
Aunt Li smiled and said, "That's right. When my young master bought this yard, the boundless lotus pond was in his eyes. He said that it is both pleasing to the eye and refreshing to the heart. It is a fairy place!" Leading to the other side of the courtyard wall, I saw a boat with a canopy tied to a willow tree by the pond.