Ordinary clear day

Chapter 50 Reunion

Shuning asked her curiously: "What happened?" Wanning took two deep breaths before replying: "It's not that bastard Uncle Kui!"

Uncle Kui?Which is this?Which cousin is it?
Yuanning's cold snort came again: "You actually called your cousin who is more than ten years older than you by name, and called him an asshole? I really don't understand, why would someone say you are knowledgeable?"

It turned out to be a personal name.

Wanning curled her lips: "Cousin is of the same generation, why can't I call him by his name? What's more, for a bastard like him, it makes me sick to think of calling him cousin!"

Shuning asked: "How did he offend you?"

Wan Ning pulled her by the side, and said in a flash: "That person is in his 20s, he can't study well, and he's not good at martial arts. Holding a fan and pretending to be a talented person, I hate it when I see it. He has married a wife and has two concubines. Is it a jerk?"

Sounds like a jerk.But as far as Shu Ning knows, as long as the maids in this mansion are good-looking, they will have the idea of ​​climbing high, this kind of thing should be very common, right?
Yuan Ning continued to sneer at the side: "Second sister, doesn't she like being a matchmaker? She used to be a matchmaker for several maids. I thought you were a matchmaker in your previous life, but now you are going to marry a bad guy?"

Wanning gave her a blank look, and continued to say to Shuning: "The maids in my room are all literate, and so is Xiaofen. Even if she can't marry a good family, at least she should be monogamous, right? I've known Xiaofen for a long time. Brother Shunning's book boy, Xiao Li, is a childhood sweetheart. Although he is just a servant, he is very smart and considerate to Xiaofen. I plan to marry them in two years. Unexpectedly, Uncle Kui suddenly Come out and tell my mother that she wants to beg Xiaofen, but my mother didn't refuse, I'm so mad!"

Shu Ning quickly handed her a cup of tea: "Don't be angry, drink some water first. In my opinion, since she is the girl of the second sister, the eldest aunt must ask her before making a decision, right? My sister just ask the eldest aunt, don't you think so?" Will Auntie not agree?"

Wanning hesitated for a moment before saying: "Although Xiaofen is my girl, she is usually only responsible for sweeping the floor. Uncle Kui is my mother's nephew. If he wants Xiaofen, my mother will probably agree..."

That's not the point, is it?Shu Ning asked suspiciously: "Even Second Sister can't ask? As far as I know, Eldest Aunt is actually a reasonable person. If Xiaofen is really unwilling, as long as Sister asks, she will definitely agree."

Wanning's face was cloudy and uncertain, and she didn't speak any more.Shu Ning was at a loss, Yuan Ning just sneered and said nothing. Soon, Mr. Cai came in, and the three of them quickly sat down for class.

This matter did not make Shu Ning take it to heart.After class that afternoon, she returned to her yard and almost jumped up when she heard the news from her father Zhang Bao.

The Zhou family is still in the capital!

Zhou Wenshan, the former Prime Minister of Fengtian Mansion, returned to the capital to report on his work and determine his next post after leaving Fengtian to take up his post. As a result, he was also delayed by the officials.Even more unfortunate than Zhang Bao, his family did not have a prominent background in Beijing, and he left office earlier, unlike Zhang Bao and others who participated in subsequent poverty relief operations, so his evaluation was not good that year.Back when Chen Liangben was still in the capital, the officials had long ago promised to assign him a good vacancy, but for some reason, they couldn't be assigned.

At present, the Zhou family is living in Zhou Wenshan's brother-in-law's house, and continues to wait for the job announcement that will be confirmed in an unknown period of time.

Zhang Bao met Zhou Wenshan when he was visiting Yuheng today. The two of them didn't even know that the other lived in the same city. When they met again, they chatted for several hours. It happened that Yuheng had no time to entertain him. They can be regarded as passing the time by themselves.

As soon as Zhang Bao announced the news after returning home, both Tong and Shu Ning asked him to invite the three members of Zhou's family as guests almost immediately.Tong also said excitedly: "Since we parted in Fengtian last year, I thought it would take a few years to see them. It's rare that both of them are in the capital, so we must invite them to have a good chat."

Shu Ning also hoped to see Zhou Yinlan again. In this earl's mansion, she didn't even have a friend who could really talk to her. It was too uncomfortable, and she also missed her very much.

Zhang Bao readily agreed, and he already had this plan.So, the next day, he sent a carriage to take Zhou Wenshan's family to Huaiyuan.

The two ladies reunited after parting, and they had endless topics to talk about, so they went to the room to chat.The men naturally went to the study to talk.Shuning excitedly dragged Zhou Yinlan back to her room, and asked Chunxing to pour tea and get some snacks, Ying'er followed with a smile on her face.

Seeing Shuning looking around, Zhou Yinlan hurriedly pulled her to sit down, and said: "Don't be too busy, you can talk to me well. Let me see, um... It's been a year since my sister has grown taller. You used to only see me shoulders, now almost to my ears."

Shu Ning smiled: "You say this as if you are getting older. Haven't you grown taller too? It's just not as fast as me. Why? Don't you have enough to eat?"

Zhou Yinlan scolded with a smile: "You little hoof! Who hasn't had enough to eat? It's just that in Beijing, unlike in Fengtian, I always had milk to drink, so I grew slower than you. Who told you that you have more food than me?" Lived here for almost a year!"

Shuning asked strangely: "Huh? We often have cow's milk here, or goat's milk is also available. I heard that many people can buy it. How come you don't have to drink it?"

Zhou Yinlan smiled unnaturally: "We live in my aunt's house, so we can't bother them too much, right? It's all trivial matters."

Sensing her expression, Shu Ning took her hand and asked seriously: "What's wrong? Could it be that your aunt's family treats you badly?"

Zhou Yinlan was silent for a long time before she said to Shuning: "We have always been good friends, and I won't hide it from you, but you must not tell anyone. Since our family arrived in the capital, we have been living with my uncle. He is a worker. I'm the head of the Ministry, and the house at home is not spacious. We originally planned to live there temporarily, but we never thought that we would live there for a year. The elders in their family would inevitably gossip, and even my aunt was complained. Although my parents Angry, but the savings of the past are running out, and I always think that I will be short of them in the future, so I have to continue to live in their house."

Shu Ning was a little angry, but she couldn't speak ill of other people's relatives, so she could only comfort Zhou Yinlan, but felt sorry for them in her heart. Instead, Zhou Yinlan persuaded her: "I know you're not fair for my family, but it's actually not that bad. No, you are still a fourth-rank official. My uncle’s family dare not treat us too badly. Let’s not talk about these things. I heard that last winter, your father and several other adults did a big thing in Fengtian, didn’t they? Tell us quickly. I listen."

Seeing that she wanted to change the subject, Shuning followed suit and told her everything.

Zhou Yinlan exclaimed: "Your father is really amazing. After my father heard about this, he said he admired him. He always said that it's a pity that he left early and couldn't take part in it. He also said that if he could meet your father again, he would definitely Give him a nice toast."

Shuning smiled and thanked her father.Zhou Yinlan said again: "Our two families are in the same boat. Although we don't know how long it will take until the rain will clear, but now at least you are in Beijing, and my parents will have a place to visit in the future. It's not like before, always staying at home Nothing to do."

Shu Ning said with a smile: "Since that's the case, let's hang out more. I will visit your house next time, and you will come often." Zhou Yinlan hesitated: "Is this good? This is not Fengtian after all." Shu Ning said indifferently Said: "What are you afraid of? My cousin often goes out, and she doesn't go out alone. You don't know, I haven't gone out of the gate since I arrived in the capital. I'm really bored. Tell me your aunt's house is Where, I can find you to play with."

The two chatted happily for a long time, and they didn't stop until Mrs. Tong called them to eat.

Lunch is served in Huaiyuan.Because Tong Shi was pregnant, Zhang Baote asked his mother for grace to convert a hut in the backyard into a small kitchen, and often made some soup and snacks for Tong Shi tonic.Sometimes Zhang Bao came back late from outside, and when he missed his meal, the servants also cooked here.

After chatting for a while after the meal, Zhou Wenshan bid farewell.Zhang Bao and Shu Ning sent them straight out the second door, and watched their family get into the carriage and leave.

When he was about to walk back, two carriages passed by the carriage carrying Zhou's family and drove towards the courtyard inside.A few daughters-in-law had already stepped forward to greet her, and two servants got off the small cart at the back, and then helped out a girl about Wanning's age from the cart in front, wearing a half-new snow-blue flag Dressed up, with a precious bead flower upside down on her head, and a little maid followed behind her.

A group of women hugged the girl and walked inside.Shu Ning looked puzzled from behind, not knowing who it was.Zhang Baolue took a few glances, then said to his daughter: "Ama still has to go to the study at the front, you should go back first." Then he left.

Shu Ning walked back by herself, and heard a few girls talking about that charming guest on the way.

"Oh, that young lady hasn't been here for half a year. I thought she had a fight with the second young lady."

"How can it be? I heard that she went back to grandma's house. She just came back to Beijing and came to our house."

"I heard that this young lady is not from an ordinary family, but the daughter of the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Fei Yanggu."

"Speaking of which, a princess came to the mansion last time."

……

Listening to those words, Shu Ning felt that the words "Minister Fei Yanggu" were familiar, and it took a while to realize: Isn't the daughter of Minister Fei Yanggu the fourth wife Ulanara?Unexpectedly, she and Wanning are good friends.It seems that this cousin really has a lot of friends, she knows all kinds of elder brothers, young masters, Fujin, Gege.

As soon as she returned to Huaiyuan, she saw Chun Xing standing at the door. As soon as she saw her, she greeted her and said, "Girl, the second girl just sent someone to invite her, saying that a good friend is here and wants to invite her to try it together." For new dishes, I specially invited the girl to go with me."

Shuning went back to the house and asked her mother for instructions, after a little tidying up, she passed.

Wanning lives in a separate small courtyard in the "Bamboo Courtyard" where the big house is located.The courtyard is full of lush green bamboos, which is particularly cool in summer.

When Shu Ning walked in, Wan Ning had already pulled the future Sifu Jin to sit at the big round table, and the lobby sister Fang Ning was sitting next to her, but there was no sign of Yuan Ning.

Seeing her coming in, Wanning hurriedly introduced her and the guests to each other. It turned out that the lady's boudoir name was Yumin. Although she looked a little serious, she was actually quite kind.

Wanning asked someone to bring up the new dishes, then sat down next to Shuning, and said with a smile, "It's a dish, but it's actually a few summer snacks. It's cool, especially suitable for hot weather."

The maid put out several crystal clear glass bowls, and Shuning saw that they were various fruit pieces mixed with a white sauce, so she asked, "What kind of sauce is this?" Wanning replied, " It’s yoghurt.” Yu Min asked, “Is it sour? Is it special, is it difficult to make?” Wanning said, “I don’t know, but it should be easy, and many people can do it, but our cook is very stupid , I have tried for a long time, so I can only eat it now."

To put it bluntly, it is yogurt mixed with fruit salad. It tastes okay, but unfortunately there is no salad dressing.Shu Ning thought of the fruit salad she ate in her previous life, and thought in her heart: "It would be great if there was Kewpie Thousand Island Sauce at this time." Then she laughed at her own whimsy.

At this time, Wanning murmured to herself in a low voice: "The taste is much worse if only yogurt is used. I still prefer Kewpie Thousand Island dressing, otherwise Knorr's lemon-flavored salad dressing is also good."

Shuning froze.

(End of this chapter)