Red apricots make spring

Chapter 145 The Rain Beats the Bamboo Forest
Tossing and turning in the night and falling asleep late, waking up late the next day, Wen Wen woke up and heard a light pattering sound, and then looked at the dim sky reflected on the window paper, only then did he know that it was raining.

When she woke up in piyi, as soon as she opened the door, she saw a piece of clear greenery, and another gust of cool wind blew towards her face with damp breath, which made her shiver uncontrollably, and tightened the clothes on her body.Although it is summer, there are many flowers and trees in the house, and the house is surrounded by bamboo forests, so it is raining, and the morning is still very cool.

Caiqin was waiting on the porch to feed mynah, and when she saw her get up, she quickly slapped her face.Wenrou was not used to being served by others. She knew that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. If she is used to the life of rice bugs here where clothes are stretched out and food is opened, what will she do when she leaves?But at this point, she has no choice but to let it go, because in the past two days, she did everything by herself, and these maids and servants were panicked, thinking that they were clumsy and could not serve them well.

Caiqin secretly cried, and confided to Xianglan: "I'm afraid I will be resold after a while, but my parents have long since passed away. I have always lived with my uncle, and there are many children born in my uncle's family. , and poor, my aunt thinks that I ate their food for nothing, so she nagged in my uncle's ear in different ways all day long, saying that she would sell me. I was scared and worked harder, but my uncle couldn't stand the nagging, I also wanted to send my two younger brothers to school, and finally sold me. It is a good fortune to be bought by such a family now. If I am resold, I may not have such good luck. I don't know if I'm going to be sent to the hook bar, or if I'm going to meet a mean master, I'm going to lose my life..."

"Isn't that what you said?" Xianglan also sighed and said, "I'm not as good as you. Although there is a father, he only knows how to lose bets and drink all day long. It's all sold off, and later he even sold my own daughter for money to gamble and drink. Sometimes I think, it's fine if I sell it, if I don't see it, I can live a peaceful life for two days anyway, but now this Given the situation, I’m afraid I won’t be able to stay here for long.”

The two wiped their eyes and comforted each other as they spoke.Rourou was hidden in the bamboo forest that day when she heard these words, her emotions were very complicated, and she was afraid of being discovered by them, so she walked away quietly.Later, she thought about it in private, and felt that it is better to be flexible. As long as it is not too contrary to the principle, it doesn't matter if it is done. Anyway, she will not beat, scold and abuse these maids. Let them do it, anyway, it's just cleaning the yard, combing hair and washing clothes, all of which are light housework.

Caiqin saw Ruan Rou and was willing to let them serve her these two days, and her uneasy mood eased a lot, with a smile on her face. Now when she was combing her hair and inserting a silver hairpin into her temples, Caiqin whispered He smiled and said: "Madam is dressed too plainly, there are not many decent jewelry, and the clothes are not of good material. If you don't know, you won't be able to see your identity."

Wen Wen smiled slightly when she heard the words, but did not answer.She felt that clothes like clothes should be comfortable to wear. If she was asked to use good materials to make clothes, she might be cautious and fidgety!Jewelry is the same, too much is afraid of being stolen by thieves, and it is too heavy to be inserted all over the head, so it is better to keep it simple.

After washing the celery, she took the water and went out, and then came in with a duster to clean the house, Wen Rou went out of the room, walked along the veranda, and prepared to go to the kitchen to get something to eat for herself.Not long after walking, I saw Xiaohuan coming out of the Linshui Pavilion where she lived, wearing a bean green dress and holding an oil-paper umbrella. Against the smoky drizzle and the distant water-colored tree shadows, It's like the pictures of ladies in traditional Chinese paintings, with a strong ancient rhyme in Tang poetry and Song poetry, I can't help but stop and stand and watch.

Holding up her skirt, Xiaohuan looked up, saw Wen Rou, hurried over, complained and smiled, "It's such an annoying weather, I'm covered in mud before I can walk two steps."

"Don't go out today. There are people and cars on the street. When you come back, I'm afraid you will become a clay figurine!" Rourou also smiled. It was inconvenient in ancient times. Rainy days are drenching everywhere, and sometimes muddy water can overflow onto the bluestone road, and if a horse-drawn carriage speeds by, it will be splashed with mud all over.

"Well, I don't have anything to do today anyway, if the rain stops after a while, I'll go again." Xiaohuan walked to the corridor, put away her umbrella, splashed the drizzle on her body, and said with a smile: "But it's raining." Rain, it's much cooler, not as hot as the previous two days."

The two talked and walked all the way to the kitchen.

Wen Rou got up two days ago, and made some sweet wine rice with glutinous rice. Originally, I wanted to make some small dumplings this morning and make sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine rice dumplings to satisfy my cravings. Who knew that when I entered the kitchen, I saw a newly bought extremely fresh yellow croaker , I couldn't help changing my mind, found fresh bamboo shoots and potherb mustard, cut up the yellow croaker, and made yellow croaker noodles with pickled bamboo shoots and slices.

The yellow croaker is very fresh, but with the addition of bamboo shoots, the soup tastes even more delicious. Then add the noodles and chopped and stir-fried potherb mustard.

Xiaohuan used to go to the shop to have breakfast by the way, and she was hungry at the moment, so she endured until the noodles were cooked, and scooped up a bowl first, the snow-white noodles lined with fresh and tender yellow croaker and bamboo shoots, she took the bowl and hurriedly She took a sip of the soup first, it was extremely fresh and extremely hot, she held the soup in her mouth, neither swallowed nor spit it out, frowning.

Seeing this, Rourou couldn't help laughing, handed her a cup of cold water, scooped up a bowl of noodles by herself, and saw Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Tang looking straight at the side, and smiled again: "Call the others to come together Eat it, I cooked a lot, and the batter will be battered for a while, and the taste will be bad."

Sister-in-law Sun and Sister-in-law Tang were eager to make a sound, one started to heat the bowl and scoop the noodles, while the other had already rushed out to call for someone.Ruan felt that the smell of oily smoke from the kitchen was too strong, so she and Xiaohuan took bowls, walked to the veranda, and sat side by side on the steps to eat.Anyway, she is used to being casual and doesn't pay attention to sitting upright and behaving properly. The servants in the mansion were secretly surprised when they saw her acting out of character, but after getting along with her for a few days, they felt that she was easy-going and kind to others. Even if she did some unruly things, she didn't show any cramped pettiness, so she attributed her behavior to her leisurely demeanor, with her own natural charm, and she soon became familiar with it.

Wenrou doesn't know that other people think of her like this, otherwise I'm afraid to think about it. In modern times, I put my feet on the coffee table all day long, nestled on the sofa, ate snacks and watched TV, or stayed in bed in the morning, curled up on the bed and pretended to be a turtle If they saw his appearance, I don't know if they would be terrified to death.

"Sister, if we sit on the steps like this, will others think we are vulgar?" After Xiaohuan swallowed the yellow croaker meat in her mouth, she couldn't help but said, "Why don't you pretend to be a lady and go out with a bowl? Eat on the table?"

"Vulgar is vulgar." Rourou buried her head in eating noodles, and took time out of her busy schedule to answer: "At any rate, I want to live here for half a year. You keep my hair uncluttered, my clothes unwrinkled, and I sit upright every day. That mona... uh, inscrutable smile on the chair, I'd suffocate."

In fact, after ancient times, she has tried her best to put on airs, not letting herself do things that are too unreasonable and eye-catching, but it’s okay to be like this when she is running outside, and she should do the same in her own place, it is inevitable that it is too unreasonable. I was tired, so I relaxed a little bit.

Xiaohuan couldn't help laughing, but asked in confusion: "Little half a year? Did you only live here for half a year?"

Rourou said, "Ah", and was thinking how to get rid of this topic, when Xiaohuan showed an ambiguous smile and said: "Oh, I see, it's my brother-in-law who will take you back to his house live?"

"Uh, almost." Rourou lowered her head, burying her face in the hot air from the bowl.

"Then we won't be able to see each other often in the future, right?" Xiaohuan became depressed again as she spoke, and looked at her sympathetically, "I heard that officials have very strict rules, and a daughter-in-law has to get up early every morning. You have to set rules in front of your mother-in-law, and even after taking a nap, your hair should not be messed up, otherwise you will be scolded. Can you bear it?"

"Let's talk about it later, if you don't eat it quickly, the noodles will be cold." Rourou doesn't want to continue discussing this matter, mother-in-law?She still doesn't know if she has a mother-in-law!

The two of them sat and ate the noodles, and then sat there with empty bowls in their hands and watched the drizzle beating on the bamboo leaves. He spoke, as if he was afraid of disturbing the tranquility.However, two figures with umbrellas came suddenly in the distance, and those two long gowns in water blue and light green seemed to reflect a bright color on the gloomy sky.

Rourou narrowed her eyes slightly, stared at the two for a while, and asked Xiaohuan: "Did Ganger not go to school today? Who is that man next to him?"
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(End of this chapter)