God knows how many years she has been waiting for just two words.
I waited until I was in a trance, and waited until I couldn't react after listening to it for a long time.
It was only after Tan Yue called her several times that Mrs. Jiang focused her eyes again and smiled slightly, "Good boy, you're back."
There was no hugging and crying, no shaking and crying.
Is it because the quality of the big family is too superior, or is it that the tears would have shed all the time when there was no one around?
Jiang Sheng didn't know. She pursed her lips and tried hard to play the role of the obedient granddaughter of the Jiang family.
"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back." Mrs. Jiang took a long breath, stretched out her slightly old hand, and as expected, placed it on her round arm.
It was Jiang Sheng who snuggled over, and Tan Yue supported her on the left and right.
This kid.
Mrs. Jiang smiled brightly and said, "The concierge will inform the two courtyards and let the big kitchen prepare a table of delicious dishes. The girl will be able to take care of herself at noon."
"Okay." The concierge responded loudly, turned around and ran away.
He Rui followed diligently from behind, making his presence felt from time to time, "Old lady, slow down, girl, slow down, Miss Tan Yue, slow down."
Mrs. Jiang knew it well and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work. From now on, just follow the girl to protect her."
He Rui immediately accepted the order, as excited as digging for gold.
Perhaps she had run out of strength, so Mrs. Jiang walked very slowly, introducing the surroundings in a low voice from time to time.
Jiang Sheng listened carefully.
Before, she told her brothers that she had come to gain knowledge just to comfort them. But when she arrived at Jiang's house, she realized that her eyes were really opened.
It turns out that wealthy families do not live in two-in-three-out or four-in-one houses. Instead, they build several courtyards directly on the land. Each courtyard is divided into two-in-three-in-one houses according to its size.
One Jiang family is worth ten small courtyards.
Not counting the lotus ponds dug between the courtyards, the pavilions built between the courtyards, and the land area occupied by the colorful gardens.
The Jiang family is divided into the east and west courtyards. Together, there are less than ten masters living there, but there are nearly a hundred maids and servants responsible for serving them.
There are those in charge of the kitchen, those in charge of shopping, those in charge of clothing, those who take personal care, those who sweep outside, and those who raise horses.
The Jiang family has a large kitchen, which is responsible for three meals a day for the entire mansion, banquets for guests, and reunion dinners during holidays.
There is a separate small kitchen in each courtyard, which usually helps the master warm medicine or heat rice, and occasionally make pastries and desserts.
The young masters of the Jiang family went to school in the Imperial College, and the girls also had teachers to teach them. They were familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and were no less advanced than the scholars outside.
The personal maids of the Jiang family have as much as five taels of silver per month, while ordinary maids only have two taels. On weekdays, their masters will also reward them with various gold and silver jewelry, making them richer than girls from ordinary families.
The Jiang family also...
The detailed introduction was still ringing in his ears, but Jiang Sheng was distracted.
She remembered that Aunt Zhang bought a piece of cloth with a hundred coins and cut it to make three sets of clothes. She washed them in turn and wore them for two years.
Thinking of the big pharmacy selling Angelica sinensis for 30 taels per catty, but the small pharmacy in the north of the city only gave 2.5 taels per catty. Wen Zhiyun walked for an hour carrying the medicine basket, just to save 500 coins.
Thinking back to the opening of Jiuzhenfang, Zheng Ruqian bought new clothes and deliberately said fifty taels, which provoked Jiang Sheng to beat him up. Finally, he reluctantly let him go after knowing the ten taels.
Thinking of Jiang Sheng's hard work selling cakes with his surname, he thought he had paid an outrageous price, but in the end it was not as much as the Jiang family's maid gave as a casual reward.
Thinking of the coats they bought for twelve cents, they were made of old cloth pressed from the bottom of the box and covered with rotten cotton to make a fat and large style. It would leak if not wrapped tightly, but it was the warmest thing that winter.
Bits and pieces of the past, tiny and dense.
Jiang Sheng suddenly discovered that after being apart for more than half an hour, she already missed her brothers, Aunt Zhang, Zheng Ruqian who wanted to travel, and Fang Heng who lived in Northern Xinjiang.
But she is at Jiang's house.
The Jiang family without brothers.
"Nanny, Nanny." Mrs. Jiang's call came to her ears.
Jiang Sheng suddenly turned around and looked up, "Grandma, what's wrong?"
Tan Yue pursed her lips nervously beside her, and Mrs. Jiang smiled, "It's nothing, I just wanted to call you."
Jiang Sheng breathed a long sigh of relief, covering up his confusion and confusion.
Mrs. Jiang looked thoughtfully in her eyes.
It took the couple about half an hour to walk from the gate of the Jiang family to Deren Court. During this period, except for the servants who passed by to say hello, there was no movement in the entire Jiang family.
Mrs. Jiang remained calm and pointed to the nearest empty courtyard, "Do you like it? I've prepared it for you."
The courtyard is about the size of two square meters, with Naruhito-in Temple on the right and a large pond on the left. Begonia flowers are planted in it. It is the season of blooming. The tall branches stretch out of the courtyard. Whenever the breeze blows, petals always fall.
Two steps further, the plaque hanging on the courtyard door came into view. I don't know who wrote the three words "Yunqi Pavilion" in a flying way.
He Rui was particularly eye-catching and took the initiative to push open the courtyard door. Originally, only the branches of the crabapple tree could be seen. There was a swing standing under the pink and white flowers, swaying gently in the wind.
Jiang Sheng's eyes lit up.
No girl can refuse a swing under a flowering tree. I still remember that the people in Shilipu Village would tie a rope between two trees, and tie a thick cotton coat in the middle of the rope, which is enough for the children to play for a long time.
Jiang Sheng also wanted to play, but she didn't have a rope or an abandoned cotton-padded jacket. She was still a dirty little beggar, and no one wanted to pay attention to her.
It doesn't matter, you can sneak over and play for a while after it gets dark.
But who would have thought that a rope is unstable and will fall if no one is holding it. Little Jiang Sheng knocked a big bump and could only leave with tears in his eyes because he was afraid that his crying would alarm the owner.
Later, she began to shy away from the swing and became silent about it.
But some memories are engraved in the bones, and some desires have not faded away with time.
"Want to play?" Mrs. Jiang's gentle voice sounded, "Go ahead, it's very strong and won't fall off."
Jiang Sheng tentatively walked over and touched it lightly with his fingertips.
The swing frame is made of pure wood. The rope is as thick as three fingers. The small stool is firmly tied to the ground and covered with a layer of soft satin. It is stable and comfortable to sit on, and you will not fall down.
The distance between the stool and the ground is also very clever, enough for Jiang Sheng to move with her toes, and for her to easily lift her feet off the ground.
He Rui walked over at some point. With a gentle push, the little girl started to swing on the swing.
One swing and one swing, one back and forth.
Her expression went from confused to surprised, and then from surprised to delighted.
"Girl, do you need more strength?" He Rui asked.
Jiang Sheng nodded, "Yes."
He Rui increased her strength. She drew a semicircle in the air, leaped high and then fell. The wind picked up her braids and petals flew around her.
The whole Yunqi Pavilion only heard the little girl's clear laughter, which was as sweet as the sound of nature.
