Yutai Bi

Chapter 121 Harvest
"Young Madam, I'm coming in." Ah Qiu said at the door, and lifted the curtain to come in.

Du Yansui threw away the account book and took a deep breath: "The roasted meat crisps are so delicious." He picked up one and put it in his mouth.

Cen Sanniang sat in front of the dressing table combing her hair, trying to calm her voice: "Go, rest earlier, tomorrow you will use the abacus to settle accounts."

"Yes." Ah Qiu saluted and left.

Cen Sanniang threw away the comb and strode over to beat Du Yansui.

Du Yansui held the shortbread in one hand and avoided it with a smile: "It's really delicious!"

Cen Sanniang couldn't catch up with him, and stared angrily.

Her face was red and her mouth was pouted.Du Yansui couldn't help swallowing again, stuffed the cake into his mouth, and said vaguely: "San Niang, you are so beautiful, even more beautiful than the peonies in April."

Cen Sanniang froze for a moment, looking straight at him.

If he didn't seize this opportunity, his head would definitely be caught by the door panel.Du Yansui strode over decisively, wrapped her arms around her waist, and lifted her chin.

"What did you say?"

Cen Sanniang's eyes were shining, and Du Yansui's heart was shaken by seeing it: "I say you are so beautiful. Really, you are more beautiful than the peonies that bloom this season."

"Have you ever planted peonies in the mansion?"

"It turns out that there are some planted in the garden. There are many famous peonies in the Princess Mansion... If you like it, I will accompany you to the flower market tomorrow." Du Yansui said affectionately.

Tonight, maybe he doesn't need to sleep on the couch?He looked down at her lips.

"Why did I forget it!" Cen Sanniang burst out laughing suddenly, and pulled him out, "I'm too lazy to ask Director Du to get the key right now. I remember you can easily climb over the wall, so show me to see it. "

"What?" Du Yansui was staggered by her, and she didn't recover for a while.

Cen Sanniang looked back at him: "Look for the peonies in the back garden! Don't Tang love peonies the most? See if there are any more. After more than ten years of growing, we will get rich if we find a pot of famous ones!"

The more she spoke, the more impatient she became, and she gave Du Yansui another hand: "Hurry up. It happens to be blooming in April, and the moonlight will be bright tonight. Let's fetch a lantern. If there is something, I will definitely see it."

Only then did Du Yansui come to his senses, and he gritted his teeth, thinking that you will really spoil the scenery.He took the cloak from the hanger, fastened it for her with a straight face, rolled his eyes and said: "If we can really find it, how can you reward me?"

Cen Sanniang blinked, raised her chin to the Arhat couch, and urged, "Let's go!"

Du Yansui was overjoyed, if he found it, he wouldn't need to sleep on the couch?For a moment, he became more eager than Cen Sanniang, pulling her to carry a lantern, and leading her from the back wall of the courtyard into the back garden of the Princess Mansion.

Since the mansion was taken back by the household department, it has been idle.

There was no one to clean, and the weeds in the back garden were overgrown, and clumps occupied the entire garden.

The moonlight was bright, and the trees and weeds at the height of a person cast heavy shadows. Occasionally, there were a few owls of night birds.

Cen Sanniang suddenly remembered the movie about the singing in the middle of the night, and couldn't help approaching Du Yansui: "Tell me...is there any loyal servant in your uncle's house who is reluctant to leave and lives in it secretly?"

Holding the lantern, Du Yansui felt Cen Sanniang's fear and couldn't help laughing: "If there was someone, what kind of person do you think it would be?"

"The hunchbacked old family, the disfigured maid, the old woman with white hair mopping the floor..." Cen Sanniang shivered as she spoke purely to frighten herself.

Du Yansui was stunned when he heard that, and sighed, "Sanniang, we're here to find Peony, not to catch ghosts. If you're really scared, can we come back in the daytime?"

Cen Sanniang held his hand tightly, and muttered, "It's all here, just take a look."

After walking a few steps forward, Cen Sanniang heard footsteps stepping on weeds, and began to think again: "Could I step on a snake?"

Du Yansui couldn't laugh or cry, rolled his eyes, and shouted: "Beware of snakes!"

"There's a snake!" Cen Sanniang screamed immediately, threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"Hey, don't be afraid, I'm here." Du Yansui grinned triumphantly, trying her best to hold back a smile.He gently patted Cen Sanniang's back to comfort her.

The panic only lasted for a moment, Cen Sanniang buried in his arms and suddenly realized that he was wronged by him.She hated herself for being cowardly and hopeless, and when she heard Du Yansui's smiling voice, she felt ashamed and angry.She took a deep breath, hugged him vigorously, rubbed against his arms, then pushed him away, and said disdainfully: "Do you really think I'm scared? Just cooperate with you, so that no one will find it boring."

As he spoke, he lifted his skirt and strode forward.

Du Yansui smiled, and followed: "Yes, my third mother is the most daring... When I found her in the reeds, she curled up like a frightened rabbit, she looked pitiful ah!"

Cen Sanniang turned around and said, "Have you been fooled? As soon as Uncle Du raised his hand and walked away, I almost rolled with joy. This is called strategy."

Du Yansui squatted down and said with a sneer: "Well, my third mother's beauty trick worked. Du Yansui admits it, and decides to be a coolie and go find Peony behind your back." How are you?"

Cen Sanniang leaned on his back, took the lantern and shook it forward: "You have to remember, what you are looking for is not peonies, but silver! Keep your eyes open and let's go!"

"Follow the order!" Du Yansui strode forward with her on his back.

A lake was built in the back garden of the mansion, and the soil and rocks dug from the lake were piled aside, and pavilions and rockeries were built on it.With Cen Sanniang on her back, Du Yansui walked around the garden for a long time along the gravel path that was submerged in weeds, but she didn't see a flowering peony.Had to stop by the lake.

Putting down Cen Sanniang, Du Yansui said: "Perhaps it's because of the evening. Come back during the day, maybe there will be something to gain."

Cen Sanniang sighed: "I guess I can't find it in the daytime. I think it's wrong, the princess mansion has been confiscated, so there is no reason for those famous peonies to be let go."

Du Yansui thought about it, and it was true.He was afraid that she would be disappointed, so he comforted her lightly: "Look, the moon is on the treetops, and the lake is like a silver plate. Let's just pretend that we come to enjoy the moon, and it's not in vain to climb over the wall in the middle of the night."

Cen Sanniang looked around and murmured, "Yes, the moonlight on the lake is like broken silver..."

Du Yansui burst out laughing: "Sanniang, you think of money now, don't you?"

Cen Sanniang didn't think of silver at first, but she just described it casually, and was teased by Du Yansui, and she couldn't help laughing: "Yes, isn't the ripple on the water like silver? It just can't be picked up."

The two looked at each other and smiled, but they couldn't find Peony, but they felt inexplicable joy in their hearts.

Du Yansui stretched out his hand: "Go back, let's go to the back garden of the mansion tomorrow to have a look. There are no peonies, maybe we can find something else."

Cen Sanniang held his hand and nodded vigorously.

After getting down the slope, she turned her head to look at the pavilion built on a high place, and stopped in her tracks: "Brother Ninth, how about we go up and have a look again? After we've searched all over, we don't need to come back again."

Du Yansui was a little embarrassed: "Weeds have blocked the way to the top of the rockery, and the pavilion has been entangled in vines. How about cleaning it up tomorrow?"

"Let's go, let's just take a look, and we'll explain what's going on tomorrow." Cen Sanniang shook his hand.

"Okay." Du Yansui simply picked her up and jumped onto the rockery.Just as she was looking for her footsteps, Cen Sanniang exclaimed: "Brother Nine, look below!"

Behind the rockery by the lake, a tall tree stands quietly under the moonlight, with snow-white flowers blooming on its branches.Like a beauty under the moon, it is so beautiful.

Du Yansui was overjoyed, bowed her head and kissed her hard on the cheek: "It's Peony."

With Cen Sanniang in his arms, he lightly and skillfully crossed the rocks in front of him and landed by the lake.

As it gets closer, a faint fragrance hits the face.This peony is half as tall as a person, with half-open branches and leaves, and the branches are densely covered with a dozen bowl-sized flowers.The petals are layered on top of each other. If you look closely with a lantern, the flower core is a little emerald green.

Cen Sanniang only thought it was extremely beautiful, but she didn't understand it.

"Sanniang, this is Diancui in Yulou!" Du Yansui touched the flowers lightly and looked carefully.

"Is it worth it?" Cen Sanniang only cared about this.

Du Yansui nodded affirmatively: "I guess it was a small seedling at the beginning, and it was planted in a remote place, so no one noticed it. After ten years or so, it's cheaper for us. Such a big plant, and it's top grade, can definitely sell for 1000 taels." silver."

"What else to say, dig it away."

Du Yansui smiled and said, "That won't work. We have to prepare a big urn for transplantation, and we have to use the soil here. Now dig it back, and it will wither tomorrow."

Cen Sanniang also felt that she was impatient, thinking that she had finally gained something, she became happy again: "Let's go, come and see tomorrow, maybe there will be something to gain."

Du Yansui grabbed her waist: "It blooms so beautifully, Sanniang, let's see it later before leaving."

"Ah."

The two cuddled quietly, looking at the jade building Diancui in front of them, they couldn't bear to go back for a while.

After standing there for an unknown amount of time, Du Yansui saw Cen Sanniang yawn.Without saying a word, he hugged her and let her head rest on him.

After a while, looking down, Cen Sanniang had already closed her eyes.

"San Niang, are you sleepy? Let's go back and come back tomorrow." Du Yansui finally said.

"En." Cen Sanniang replied in a daze.

Du Yansui stretched out his arms to hug her, and said softly, "Don't worry, sleep well, I'll carry you back."

(End of this chapter)