Qing Wu Red House

Chapter 124 Duanyang Zongzi

Ao Jian and Xiang'er stayed in the Lin Mansion like this, although Ao Jian's status was still embarrassing, he lived in the guest room of Wangshan Pavilion, healed his wounds and took a walk every day.Or watching Lin Haorui and Chu Tianyou practice swords in the yard, in short, they looked leisurely and content.Tenman has always been very puzzled by Aojian's state, and has asked Daiyu more than once.No, this morning, when Xiang'er took Le Ya for a walk, Tenman bit the end of his chopsticks and looked at Daiyu suspiciously: "What's your family's situation like now?"

Daiyu stretched out her hand to pull down Teng Man's chopsticks, and smiled: "How many times have Song Nanny told me, Sister Teng still likes to bite chopsticks. If Song Nanny sees it, she will stare again!" Ten Man stretched out his hand and tapped Daiyu. Yu's forehead: "I know how to pick on me these things, be careful that one day it will become a small nagging!"

Daiyu touched her forehead with her hand, and pouted slightly. She has become more and more used to this action recently. Seeing Daiyu like this, Tenman laughed even more, and forgot the question just now, and changed the subject again: " Didn't you say that you will clean up Xiang'er's house later? Why did you let her move out of your warm pavilion?"

Daiyu shook her head: "Not yet, Xiang'er will still have nightmares at night. After discussing with my brother, I opened the partition of the Warm Pavilion and cleared out the place where I put my clothes, thus forming a big room for Xiang'er. It's a good time to live!"

It turned out that Lin Haorui put great care in designing Daiyu's room.In addition to the master bedroom and the warm pavilion, there is a clothes room separated by a screen on the left side of the warm pavilion.Then go in to the clean room and small storage room.When Tenman saw it for the first time, he immediately knew that such a design must have been made by Mrs. Chu, and it was too similar to a modern apartment.

Tenman nodded: "That's fine, the saved warm pavilion is too small, making Xiang'er feel uncomfortable." After that, the two girls discussed where to put the bed.Where to put the table, chat happily.When Nanny Song walked in, she couldn't help but smiled wryly, and made a slightly stern face: "You don't talk when you eat, and you don't talk when you sleep. The two girls are chatting at breakfast again!" Daiyu and Tenman glanced at each other, and said smiled.

Nanny Song looked at Zijuan and Qingwen who were standing aside: "You two girls don't know how to persuade them. If you want you to guard the girls, you don't just obey them. There are many things that need to be said and persuaded. It is!"

Zijuan and Qingwen hurriedly bowed and listened to the training, but Daiyu felt a little sorry.Putting down the bowls and chopsticks, he said with a smile: "Sister Teng and I have already used them up, but when we talked about Xiang'er's room, we lost our sense for a while. Mommy, don't scold those two girls. After a while, it will be time again Talk about me."

Nanny Song took the copper basin brought by the little girl with her own hands, and waited for Daiyu to clean her hands: "I don't want the old slave to hug the girl too much, but every girl should think about it. Talk and laugh with Miss Teng at home." It doesn't matter, I'm afraid that once you get used to it, it will be bad if you go out as a guest in the future. "

Daiyu nodded: "What the mother said is true."

Nanny Song then took out a soft handkerchief and lightly sucked the water off her hands, then changed to a second soft handkerchief and wiped it carefully, and did not give up until she had changed three handkerchiefs.Then he handed over the cream that the girls had already prepared, and let the servants wipe it off.At the side, Teng Man also finished cleaning his hands under Xiao Yezi's service, and smiled: "Nurse Song is the best at cleaning the house. She will also help us as a consultant later."

Nanny Song smiled: "As I see it, cleaning the house is important, but there is a more important thing right now. The girls need to take care of it." Both Daiyu and Teng Man looked at Nanny Song in surprise .Only then did Nanny Song elaborate: "Duanyang Festival is coming soon, and the girls' sachets for the second girl are ready. This is a big deal."

Daiyu asked in amazement: "Has the Duanyang Festival passed again? The time has passed so quickly." Teng Man did not agree with Daiyu, but rolled his eyes and smiled: "Speaking of Duanyang Festival, I’m so hungry. I’m going to have a good discussion with Xiuju later. I’d like to get some meat dumplings.”

Daiyu smiled: "I'm going to use Sister Teng to find Xiuju, I guess Mrs. Chen has already prepared it." Daiyu's voice did not finish.Seeing Xueyan and Mrs. Lin walking in quickly, Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "Did you disturb the girls for breakfast?"

Daiyu and Teng Man sat on the main seat together: "It's already been used, Mrs. Lin, sit down quickly, and Nanny Song also sits!"

Aunt Lin smiled and said: "I came here in a hurry to ask the girl, how do we plan to organize this Duanyang Festival? Is the list of gifts for each family still the same as in previous years?" Teng Man heard that it was the housekeeper's business , then smiled and said: "I don't understand these things, my sister and Aunt Lin are talking, let me go and see how the Nuan Pavilion is doing?"

"Sister Lauteng!" Daiyu knew that Tenman didn't want to get involved in her family affairs, so she deliberately avoided it, and she was grateful in her heart.After Tenman walked into the Nuan Pavilion, Daiyu said, "Have you asked brother for instructions?"

Mrs. Lin said with a smile: "Not yet, the uncle has already let go, saying that in the future you have to ask the girl first about these things!" Daiyu said with a smile: "My brother is really good at hiding. What is the old practice in previous years? "

Xueyan took a booklet from the side, and said crisply: "The old rules in the past are all in Yangzhou. The relatives and friends in Yangzhou are all a basket of rice dumplings and a few embroidery items. And those who are sent to Shangjing are all things. There are some expensive ornaments, but there are no such things as zongzi."

Daiyu pondered, knowing that her father and elder brother were afraid of being wronged in Rongguo Mansion, so they sent a lot of valuables and money.Thinking of this, she said affirmatively: "This year's gift list is based on the old practice in Yangzhou in previous years. Each family has a basket of rice dumplings and a few embroidery items."

Aunt Lin was taken aback for a moment, and confirmed: "Is this the case in every family?"

Daiyu nodded: "That's the case. But the zongzi can be more varied, and I have to trouble Mrs. Lin and Master Chen to say that it should be as delicate as possible, and the fillings should be richer. The embroidery is from the embroidery room. Litiao, the purses of the girls in Rongguo Mansion and Sister Yang will be filled by me, so there is no need to go to work."

Only then did Aunt Lin laugh and said: "In this way, Master Chen will be busy in the next few days!"

Nanny Song also smiled: "It's old and ugly. Since the girl wants to make a fuss about the zongzi, it's better to mark the zongzi with different fillings with different silk threads. For example, the ones with lean meat have one color, and the ones with red dates are another." One color. Wouldn’t it be nice to write down the fillings of each color on the paper and present it with the basket!”

Daiyu's eyes lit up: "Nurse Song's idea is very good, I'll leave this matter to Xueyan, and make proper preparations."

Qingwen smiled and said: "I also have a note, please listen to it, girl? Let's not put the paper in the basket, because it is easy to get wet, and it is not easy to preserve. If the girl writes a piece, I will He Muqing embroidered on the Nasupa with silk thread, stuffed it into a small sachet, and hung a sachet on each basket, which is both beautiful and elegant!"

Aunt Lin praised: "Ms. Qingwen's method is absolutely perfect. I like it just thinking about it."

But Daiyu said suspiciously: "How many handkerchiefs do you need to embroider? You and Muqing can come over here." Zijuan smiled: "Don't worry about this matter, girl, it's just a few words, we girl It can be helpful, and they don't have to do it together."

Nanny Song also nodded and said with a smile: "This method is very elegant, and the women in the embroidery room can also help with embroidery. It's not a big problem."

Daiyu then nodded and said: "That's it, you go and prepare carefully. Don't leave behind the gift list from each government, especially the grandma Liu in the countryside. Also send one to the Yang family. For the gift list, prepare a copy just for Sister Teng, and add some more decorations to it."

Aunt Lin memorized everything, and then she left Yanyu Pavilion and went to the big kitchen.

But in the afternoon, the whole big kitchen was bustling with activity. After listening to Daiyu's arrangement, Lin Haorui just smiled and said nothing.He just asked Yuan Qing to find all the more delicate baskets and let Daiyu choose them.He accompanied Chu Tianyou in reviewing the test questions of the previous spring exams. It will soon enter May, and Chu Tianyou has entered the final state of preparation for the exam. Although he did not study hard every day until late at night, he also minimized going out. , Let yourself relax.

On the fifth day of May, each family received the zongzi sent by the Lin family, and they all praised the exquisite basket and careful arrangement.Princess Yunting's mansion and Governor Yang's mansion both quickly returned gifts.But Mother Jia was lamenting that Daiyu was so busy that she didn't come to visit her these days.

Wang Xifeng comforted from the side: "If the ancestor misses Sister Lin, just send someone to call her. Their garden is only newly built, so things must be very busy."

Tanchun smiled and said: "Who says it's not? After Sister Lin is busy, the ancestors took us to see Sister Lin's garden. We are all very curious." Tanchun and Yingchun both nodded, It is in line with Tanchun's words.

Only Aunt Xue smiled lightly and said suddenly: "Then Mrs. Sun made an appointment with us to go to Fahua Temple to offer incense in three days? The old lady can take Miss Lin to go with her!"

Only then did Mother Jia come to her senses, and looked at Aunt Xue: "Old Madam Sun?" Aunt Xue nodded seriously: "Exactly, don't tell me the old lady doesn't know. I heard my sister mention it in the morning, saying that Madam Sun I want to take my granddaughter to Fahua Temple to pray, and I specially invited my sister to go with me."

Mother Jia narrowed her eyes slightly, and then Aunt Xue showed some embarrassment: "Perhaps my sister's housekeeper is busy and hasn't reported back to the old lady. Look at my quick talk, old lady, don't blame my sister, it seems that I am too talkative. gone."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "What did my aunt say? Your sister's housekeeper has worked hard, and there are some who forgot for a while. Since the Sun's family came to make an appointment, let's go and relax." Then she said to Yuanyang: "You personally After I went back to the master, I said that my old woman is going out for a walk, and let them arrange a car. Then let everyone pick up Lin girl, and let her go happily with us!"

Yuanyang agreed, and before going out, she secretly glanced at Aunt Xue, feeling a little clear in her heart.Tanchun was also secretly looking at Aunt Xue, with something on her small face.Only Wang Xifeng happily watched the excitement, thinking that if Daiyu came to live in the mansion, it would be better to live in her own yard.