Ordinary clear day

Chapter 124 The Guest
Fangning didn't want to go, her maid Chunyan tried to persuade her for a long time, but she couldn't change her mind.After Shu Ning heard about it, she said to her: "The family members are all knowledgeable and have a peaceful temper. My sister can feel relieved to visit as a guest. What should I do if I get bored after staying in the room all day?" Fang Ning But he said: "I don't know her family well. She just sent me a post for the sake of the two younger sisters. I went and just sat there. It's better to stay at home and read the scriptures. If I'm bored, just take a walk in the yard."

After a few words of persuasion, Shu Ning, seeing that she had made up her mind, sighed secretly, and did not force her anymore.

After calling back to Fucha's house, saying that only the second and third girls would go, the housekeepers began to prepare for their sisters' trip.According to the usual practice, each of them has a big maid to accompany them.Shuning thought of the style of Fucha's family, so she planned to take Dongqing there.But Suxin wanted to play with her very much, and begged Shuning all the time, saying that she would rather pretend to be a rough envoy.Shu Ning was tightly entangled by her, thinking that Yan Yun would follow her as a little girl, she agreed, but she still had something to say: "Since you said it yourself, then do it like a little girl, don't be afraid I was wronged." Suxin was in a hurry to respond, and happily went to find Changfu.

On the morning of going out, both Shuning and Wanning put on the egg blue quilted satin cheongsams newly made years ago, but one was wearing an agarwood vest, the other was wearing royal blue, and both were wearing azure velvet capes. , It looks so refreshing.The two sisters took one car, the two older girls took another small car, and the little girl, mother-in-law and four family members followed, the battle was not too small.

Su Xin changed into half-old clothes early, mixed with other maids, and saw her uncle who was going out with the girls staring at her, so she went up and begged for a few words with a smile, and finally got acquiescence.Seeing Wanning Shuning get into the car, she glanced at the empty seat next to the driver, and thought to herself: "Even if I have to be a little girl for a day, it doesn't have to be so hard to walk." Then she happily moved over there Unexpectedly, someone sat on it first, and after a closer look, it turned out to be a cloud of smoke.Seeing her skillful movements, I'm afraid it's not the first time.Yanyun moved her body, brushed the hem of her clothes again, turned her head and saw Suxin staring at her in a daze, and asked, "What's wrong with my sister?" Suxin blinked, said "nothing", then obediently ran to the small car behind, Glancing at the woman who was about to climb up, he sat down beside the coachman in front of her.The old lady stared blankly.

Dongqing in the car heard the sound, looked out and saw it, and wanted to pull Suxin into the car. After Suxin entered, she found that the inside was warmer than the outside, so she sat still.The woman outside sat on the shaft of the car and muttered a few words in her mouth.

Dongqing asked Suxin: "I thought my sister would take the girl's car, why did you come behind?" Suxin glanced at Qiaoyun and said nothing.Qiaoyun is a clever person, so she didn't understand, so she smiled and said: "That girl Yanyun took the lead, right? Don't be surprised, she usually goes out with our girls, and she always takes the front of the car, probably because she is used to it. The seat is not good at all, it is windy and sunny, it is better for us to sit in the car to keep warm and we can talk together."

Suxin is actually not that stingy, and feels that the treatment is better now, so she smiles and talks to Dongqing Qiaoyun.She also explained to Dongqing the rules of going out as a guest again, and asked Dongqing to be careful.Qiaoyun didn't hide her secrets, she told them about the Fucha family, and passed on her experience of going out with her master to them.After all, Suxin and Dongqing are young, and they soon developed a good impression of Qiaoyun, and both felt that this sister was kind and kind.

The Fucha family lived in the northeast of the capital with a yellow banner. They set off from the Earl's Mansion and passed through Shichahai in the middle. It took more than half an hour to travel in a carriage.At first, Shu Ning opened a corner of the curtain and looked out energetically, but after a long time, she felt a little sleepy, not to mention that the houses and people along the way were nothing to see, so she closed her eyes in the car to rest.

After an unknown amount of time, she was suddenly awakened by a gust of cold wind. She sat upright and looked out, but it was Wan Ning who raised half of the curtain and was looking out, so she asked, "What is Second Sister looking at?" Wan Ning turned her head and smiled : "It's nothing, we'll be there in a while." Then he lowered the curtain.

After a stick of incense, they arrived at Fucha's house.

The Fucha family's mansion looks like a slightly larger mansion than the Earl's Mansion in terms of grandeur, but the family members who wait at the door behave differently from other houses, Shu Ning admired it very much when she came here.Following people through several houses, Xinran's yard arrived. She was standing in front of the door, waiting for them with a smile. Standing next to her was a girl in pink clothes with big eyes shining. That was from Wu Ya's family. Baoyao girl.

Xin Ran smiled and said, "It's a great honor to have a good guest." Today she only combed her hair with two simple hairpins, randomly inserted two hairpins inlaid with white jade, and wore a homely lilac-colored jacket. A magnolia is lightly embroidered below, making the whole person look more elegant and generous.

Shu Ning and Wan Ning returned a salute, thanking her for the invitation, and before they stood up straight, Bao Yao couldn't wait to hold Wan Ning's hand and said: "You don't feel sour here anymore, we didn't know each other for a day or two Now, since there are no elders here, why bother to return blessings."

With a happy smile, he let them into the room, asked someone to serve tea, exchanged some greetings, and invited them to enjoy the apricots in the garden.

Shuning came out of the warm room with the stove, and when she walked into the garden, she suddenly felt a burst of coolness, and even bursts of light fragrance, which made her feel refreshed.The two white apricot trees were planted next to the pavilion not far from the entrance of the garden. Although only a few branches bloomed, the flowers were half-opened and half-closed, but they were very beautiful. Reflecting the morning sun, there was still some dew on the branches. twinkle.A gust of wind blows, and the white apricot on the branch trembles, which is very pitiful.

Although Wanning was invited to enjoy the flowers, she actually came for a gathering of friends. She only looked at the clothes for a while, but didn't find it interesting, so she went to the next pavilion hand in hand with Baoyao, who was also not very interested. Sit down and chat.

Shu Ning stayed and looked at the flower, thinking that from this angle, the apricot blossom was really beautiful, she couldn't help sighing.Hearing it happily, he turned around and asked her, "Why are you sighing?"

"It's nothing, I just think that looking at it like this, the flowers are really beautiful."

"Oh?" Xin Ran smiled, "Actually, you are in a good mood at the moment, so the flowers are also beautiful when you look at them. If you look at them again after a while, you will be in a different mood. I'm afraid you will think that the flowers are not so beautiful."

Shu Ning smiled and said: "There is nothing static in this world. The flowers I look at now will be different when I look at them again later, so it's no big deal if my mood changes. As long as I appreciate the flowers at this moment The beauty of flowers is enough." The so-called world is in motion, and things are developing and changing. She is a good "youth" who grew up learning the philosophy of dialectical materialism since she was a child. How could she accept the viewpoint of idealism?
Xin Ran was startled, then smiled: "You are right."

The two slowly walked around the two white apricot plants, and only exchanged a few words.Shuning turned her head and saw that Wanning and Baoyao were still chatting, and was about to go to their side, but Xin Ran pulled her sleeves: "Come with me."

After walking dozens of steps with Xinran, they heard the sound of water, and another faint fragrance wafted from the wind. The further they walked, the stronger the fragrance became. It was not until they turned around a rockery that Shuning saw the There is a pool of water, and a shed of about ten meters has been built on the shore, full of wisterias, which are mostly green at the moment, mixed with a dozen or so newly bloomed purple flower clusters.

Xin Ran said: "It's too early now, in half a month, I'm afraid the flowers will be fully bloomed, then I'll post a post to invite you to enjoy the flowers, okay?"

Shuning smiled: "I'm determined to do what I want, but I dare not ask you."

The two looked at it for a few more times before heading back. When they walked around the rockery, Shu Ning found a few vanilla plants on the mountain with small red fruits, which were very cute, so they took a few more glances.Turning around, seeing Xin Ran smiling at herself, she was a little embarrassed, but Xin Ran seemed to be in a good mood, and motioned her to follow along.

When they returned to the pavilion, the two were still talking, and they sighed happily: "You two are really reckless. You put such a beautiful flower and don't appreciate it, but you go to talk about the family's shortcoming."

Baoyao smiled and said: "We have already rewarded them, but we don't want to watch and watch like you. I was talking to Sister Wanning about the results of some familiar sisters' auditions. Several of them have already made appointments and are preparing to leave the cabinet. Well, it's a pity that Sister Wan can't go to watch the ceremony."

Xin Ran was a little dumbfounded: "How can there be a girl like you who talks about other people's marriages all day long? Don't let people hear the joke." Bao Key curled her lips: "It's just chatting between sisters, what's the matter? Sister no Are you about to leave the cabinet too?"

Xin Ran blushed and said, "It's cold outside, let's go back to the house."

When walking back to the gate of the courtyard where Xinran lived, the maid Yinping suddenly walked in from outside, please take a step to talk to Xinran, and the other three were waiting beside her.I saw Xinran frowned slightly after listening to Yinping's whisper, gave a few instructions in a low voice, then came back with a smile and walked back with them.

Going back to the house and sitting down, Xing Ran ordered someone to serve some dim sum again, and then said to Wanning Shuning with a smile: "Last time in your mansion, I tasted several novel dim sum, which I couldn't make here, but this How many pastries are there in the season, how about you try them too?"

Opening the dim sum box, there is a Yuqian cake and a wisteria cake, both of which are very finely made.Shu Ning picked up a wisteria pancake and tasted it, it was fluffy and soft, sweet and delicious, it really was extraordinary.

She complimented Xinran, but Xinran just smiled, opened another eight-treasure box and said, "This is the preserved fruit of Sijiuji. Although it is made from last year's fruit, it tastes good."

"Fourty Nine Records?" Shuning had never heard of this shop.

"It's the most famous store in Beijing for making preserved fruits." Wanning said, "It used to be a small store, but now it has grown into a big one. I know their young owner, who is very smart and capable. After some suggestions, he followed them one by one. Now they have four or five branches in Beijing alone, and several in other places. There are sixty or seventy kinds of preserved fruits, and some of them are very colorful. beautiful."

Baoyao opened his eyes wide and asked, "Is there a kind of pink dried peach? I like that one the most. I don't know what it is dyed with. The color is so beautiful."

Xinran smiled lightly: "You are talking about the new Sijiu, right? I also heard that they are very famous now, but I am used to the taste of the old Sijiu, so I still only buy the old Bajiu in his old shop Well, I haven't tasted the new flavor yet."

Wanning smiled and said, "It's delicious, you want to buy it and try it too?"

Xin Ran still smiled lightly and said, "You say that, it's really worth a try."

Baoyao pulled Wanning over to talk about those brightly colored preserved fruits, and picked out a few kinds of preserved fruits to eat in silence, then smiled at Shuning.Shuning also tasted a few pieces, and the taste was similar to what Earl's Mansion usually eats, but the taste was better. She glanced at Wanning and thought: "Could it be because of your suggestion that the store sacrificed quality to increase?" Variety "production, right? Fortunately, the old and new stores are separated, otherwise I am afraid that their good reputation will be destroyed."

She chatted with Xinran for a while, and had a discussion about the fillings for glutinous rice balls eaten during the Lantern Festival this year. Xinran joyfully wrote down the recipes of fillings for glutinous rice balls that she had tried in Guangzhou with a pen and paper. , and then said: "Go back and ask people to try to make it, and there will be new tricks to eat next year's Lantern Festival."

Before Shuning could reply, Baoyao yelled from the other side: "I have already said that our family is only of the same clan as her, and there is no close relationship with her. Why does my sister keep asking?"

Shuning looked over in surprise, only to see Wanning's face flushed, and she argued: "It's just asking casually, why are you so angry?" Baoyao opened her big eyes angrily, threw off the veil and said: " I've said it many times, and I thought you believed it, but who would have thought that you would ask me again after a while. When you were in the garden, you kept asking me what's going on? What's wrong with Defei? Keep asking her about it?"

Wanning blushed, unable to speak out.Seeing this, Xin Ran hurriedly grabbed Bao Yao and said: "You are half the master today, how can you speak to the guests in such a tone? Just talk about what you have to do, don't be angry." Then she apologized to Wanning .Wanning hurriedly waved her hands, then sat down and ate tea with her head down.

Bao Yao angrily walked to the other side and sat down, ignoring her.Shuning and Xinran looked at each other, then sat next to Baoyao, coaxed her with preserved fruit and snacks, and slowly asked her about Xin Sijiu.Baoyao heard that she had only lived in the capital for about a year and had been living out of town since she was born. He felt sympathy for her, so he introduced various famous shops in the capital to her, and his mood gradually improved.

But she still had some resentment towards Wanning, seeing this, Shuning had no choice but to pull Wanning to say goodbye early.Xin Ran didn't stay any longer, and sent them straight out of the courtyard.

Wanning didn't speak all the way, and suddenly lifted the curtain to look out halfway.This time Shuning could see clearly, Wanning was looking at the red palace wall in the distance.She didn't speak, just closed her eyes and meditated, thinking: "No matter what you plan to do, just don't drag me into the water."

After returning to the mansion, Wanning left in a hurry.Shuning walked into Huaiyuan, but Ermo came up to meet her with a smile and said to her, "Miss, Mr. Cai has been found, and he is now in the flower hall outside."

(It’s getting late recently, let’s see if tomorrow will be better? But to be honest, it’s really hard to write such a literary thing~~I don’t have that kind of temperament~~~ A few guest books tonight Friends, see if you can find your cameo role?)
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