Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 81

Mai Xiang heard the commotion in the yard outside, and as soon as she walked out of the house, Nanny Li got off the carriage.

"Mother Li, why are you here at this time?" Mai Xiang looked at the sky, the sun had already set.

"Miss Mai Xiang, it's like this. Gege accompanied our old lady to escape the summer heat nearby. Our old lady said that she wanted to talk to Miss Mai Xiang, so she sent us to pick up Miss Mai Xiang." Nanny Li said respectfully Said.

After Madam Li finished speaking, she took out a basket from the car, and the servant took it with great winking, and put it at the door of Mai Xiang's house.

Mai Xiang glanced at it, and there were two kinds of fruits in the basket, a dozen or so peaches and a large watermelon. Mai Xiang didn't seem to have eaten fruit since she came here.

This time Ye Dafu didn't stop Mai Xiang from leaving, let alone Mrs. Zhao, ever since she saw the fruit in the basket, she hasn't closed her mouth. The last time Ge Ge sent a car to pick up Mai Xiang She sent a bunch of things, and came back with another bunch of things. How could she stop such a good thing?

Mai Xiang changed her clothes, took some things, and followed Nanny Li into the carriage.

The Zhuangzi of Amu Xin's family is not far from Huangye Village, and it's time to have a meal.The carriage went directly into a large garden with many flowers, plants and trees, and most of Mai Xiang couldn't name it. It looked like a large garden with a few sparse small yards inside.

Mai Xiang followed Nanny Li into a courtyard, there were two words on the door plaque, which said "Yiyuan", Mai Xiang walked in, it was a small courtyard, still two maids took Mai Xiang to take a bath, But this time, she didn't put on new clothes for Mai Xiang. The clothes she wore were still brought by Mai Xiang, and they were also given by Amu Xin last time.

Knowing that Mai Xiang had already eaten, after taking a bath, Nanny Li led Mai Xiang directly into another yard called "Xuan Garden". This yard was several times larger than the one she entered just now. "Ruixuan Hall", Mai Xiang knew at a glance that it was the living room of the old lady.

The maid standing at the door saw Nanny Li and Mai Xiang, and one of them went in to answer. Within 2 minutes, Xiaoqing lifted the curtain and came out with a smile: "Gege just told the ancestors that I don't know if Miss Mai Xiang is here today." Can there be something novel to make everyone happy?"

"Understood, thank you sister Xiaoqing." Mai Xiang knew that this was Xiaoqing's hint to herself, to try her best to make the old man happy.

Mai Xiang followed Xiaoqing into the house. The hall is very large, with a long desk in the middle, six large mahogany chairs stretched on both sides, and the floor is made of the same color of big green bricks, which is much simpler than the house in the capital.

The old lady was not sitting in the main hall, but leaned on the arhat bed in the west room. There was still a servant girl sitting on the footrest and beating her legs, and a servant girl was standing behind her playing a fan. The three chatted and laughed around the old lady.

"Hello, old lady." Mai Xiang hurried forward to say hello.

"Come on, I heard from Amu Xin that your home is nearby, and I remembered the paintings you drew last time, which were quite interesting, so I called you here, so I won't delay you?" The old lady was still very kind when she spoke. .

"Go back to the old lady, don't delay, my parents asked me to convey, thank the old lady for the gift, and wish the old lady a long and healthy life." These words were not made up by Mai Xiang, but by Ye Dafu when Mai Xiang went out.

"It's not worth anything. I'm here today. Is there anything interesting?"

After hearing this, Mai Xiang took out a pair of longevity flower pendants in her hand, and said: "There is nothing good, these are the latest pair of small pendants, and they are longevity flowers hung with peace knots. Someone sent it to the old lady."

There is nothing new about the wall shoes made by Mai Xiang, thinking that many of the people who come to worship God and pray for Buddha are old people, so Mai Xiang thought of making longevity flower and longevity tree pendants, and also used a safe The knot is hung, the pendant is made of silk by Liu Huilan, and the pattern is painted by Mai Xiang, because it is intended to be sold to rich people, so it took a lot of thought.

This pair has just been made, and before Mai Xiang could get it to the Temple of the Reclining Buddha for a trial sale, she brought it here.

Mai Xiang opened the things in her hand while talking. The old lady had already liked it when she heard that it was a peace knot and a longevity flower. When she met the things in Mai Xiang's hand, there was a red peace knot hanging under it. The small lantern-like flowers are not only beautiful, but also festive, and the old lady is happy.

"Bring it and let me take a closer look."

A Muxin personally took the pendant from Mai Xiang and sent it to the old lady. The old lady was holding the flower with her hand, and a maid had already moved the lantern by her side.

"Not bad, not bad, it's hard for you to have such a clever idea, it's hard for your kindness." The old lady squinted her eyes and smiled.

After the old lady read it carefully, she handed it to the maid beside her, and said, "It's a good idea to hang up my tent. It's a clever job, and it's a clever job."

"Back to the old lady, I didn't do this job. The neighbor next door to my house was a maidservant of a wealthy family in the early years, and she was good at sewing. I'm learning from her now, and I'm also learning to read from her."

"Oh, so that's the case. I said, looking at this craftsmanship, it seems that it is not made by ordinary people."

"The old lady has really good eyesight."

"And me, what do you have for me today?" Abida was already anxious when he saw the old lady boasting about Maixiang for a long time.

"Young master, I brought you the fortune pigs you asked for last time." Mai Xiang dug out a pair of fortune pigs made of wheat straw from the bag, which was more vivid than the pair that Yong Jian gave last time, of course , which is even more funny.

Abida jumped up by himself, snatched the things from Mai Xiang, and took them to the old lady to play with. The old lady smiled when she saw the pig, and said: "I have never seen such a beautiful pig, or Big red and big gold."

"Going back to the old lady, I want to have a good time." Mai Xiang said hurriedly.

"It's good if you can be happy, who can be serious? A rich pig, a rich pig, doesn't mean that you want big red and big gold." After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Mai Xiang with satisfaction.

"This child is still so thin, is he still not full to eat? When you walk back, ask them to bring you more food."

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, the maid at the door said, "The old lady is back."

As soon as the words were finished, an old man in his 60s came in wearing an official uniform, with a gray beard, and he was not angry. He had been served by a maid for a long time, took off his hat and took off his official uniform.

When Mai Xiang didn't know what to do, Xiaoqing led Mai Xiang and retreated quietly. After a while, Amu Xin and his brother retreated one after another.

On the way back to Yiyuan, Mai Xiang heard a burst of frogs, and the breeze passed by, sending bursts of lotus fragrance. Mai Xiang asked casually: "Is there a lotus pond here?"

"Let's go, I'll take you to the lotus pond." Amu Xin thought that Mai Xiang wanted to see the lotus, and there are not many places near the capital where you can see the lotus.

The maid was holding the lantern in front, Xiaoqing supported A Muxin, and the other maid wanted to support Mai Xiang, but Mai Xiang refused.

The lotus pond is not far away, there is a gazebo in the middle, a maid has gone to prepare cushions, Mai Xiang and A Muxin just sat down for a while, someone brought tea and snacks.

"This place is really nice. I have never been to this lotus pond at night." Amu Xin stretched out her arms and took a deep breath. Because it was night and because there were no elders around her, she wanted to relax.

"People say that the lotus pond under the moonlight is the most beautiful. I look at the lotus pond under the sky full of stars, which is not bad. It seems cooler and quieter, which makes people feel sad involuntarily." Mai Xiang couldn't help sending a message With emotion, I remembered Zhu Ziqing's "Moonlight in the Lotus Pond".

When she was in middle school, she often went to Xuanwu Lake to see lotus flowers. She also went boating in the lake with her classmates and secretly picked lotus pods to eat. Of course, those red, white and pink lotus flowers were also poisoned by the fragrance of wheat. It was indeed a good time for teenagers to know nothing about worries.

Later, when I went to university, there was a lotus pond on the campus. Unfortunately, it was a dating place for university couples. Every time Mai Xiang passed by there, she just looked at it from a distance or stopped for a while.

Mai Xiang, who was immersed in memories, didn't realize that her words didn't sound like a farm girl's mouth. Fortunately, Amusin was also immersed in her own mood.

"Mai Xiang, tell us a story or a joke." Abida felt a little dull and didn't like the atmosphere.

Mai Xiang thought for a while, then said: "I heard a joke a while ago, saying that there was a child who dried a lot of clothes in the yard of his house that day, and his mother was working in the house, and sent the child to look at these things. Don't let the thief steal your clothes. The child listened and sat obediently in the yard. After a while, a thief came. The thief looked at the child and asked, "How old are you?" The child said, "Six years old." The thief asked again: "What's your name?" The child replied: "My name is Huzi." The thief heard this and said: "Huzi, let's play together, I am teasing you, do you remember?" ? Try calling out my name.' After hearing this, the tiger said: 'Remember, you are just teasing you.' The thief laughed and said: 'It's so good.' After the thief finished speaking, he began to take clothes from the yard , the child saw it and shouted: "Mother, someone took our gown."

When his mother heard it in the room, she asked, "Who is it?" ' The child shouted loudly: 'I am teasing you. His mother listened and said, "Look carefully." 'Guess what happened in the end? "

"Surely all his clothes were stolen by thieves, this tiger is too stupid." Adis laughed.

"It's not that the tiger is stupid, it's that the tiger's mother is stupid." Abida refused, he was as old as the tiger.

"Wrong, let me tell you, this thief is too smart." Amu Xin also smiled.

"No, the thief took the jacket and trousers, Huzi called his mother again, 'Mother, someone took our trousers.' His mother asked who it was in the room, and Huzi said again:' Playing with you." His mother didn't come out again, and said: "Stop playing, watch carefully." The thief started to take the quilt from this house again, and the tiger shouted again: "Mom, someone took our quilt." His mother asked again in the room, "Is this just teasing you again?" After hearing this, Hu Zi hurriedly said, "How do you know?" I’ll hit you.” Finally, the thief took everything away, and the mother of the tiger came out and asked, “Where are our things?” The son of the tiger said, “Someone took it away.” The mother of the tiger asked : 'Who took it?' Huzi raised his face and said, 'Just kidding you.'"

Mai Xiang even made gestures, which not only amused A Muxin, but also made the maid next to her laugh smugly.

"Okay, I've been talking for a long time, and you guys have been laughing for a long time, should you take me home?" Mai Xiang said after taking a sip of tea.

She mainly wanted to go to the Reclining Buddha Temple to apologize to Tong Liwen after going back tonight. She really didn't expect that Tong Liwen would find her home, and she was somewhat moved.

(End of this chapter)