The weather was sultry and the air seemed frozen.
The lotus flowers in the pond are still blooming, and you can still smell a few wisps of fragrance when passing by the pond.
The clothes Zhang is wearing today were embroidered by Aunt Du last summer. Although she despises Aunt Du very much, she also loves Aunt Du's work as a female worker.
She had never been willing to wear this set of clothes. She changed several outfits early this morning but was still dissatisfied, so she finally wore this set.
The light green quilt is embroidered with a kingfisher. The bird's eyes are extremely vivid, as if they are real. The feathers on the bird's body are embroidered extremely finely one by one, as if the bird is preparing to flutter its wings and take off.
The underskirt is extremely thin and very cool to wear. The branch pattern is well combined with the pleats of the skirt. If worn by a younger lady, it will give people a light and agile feeling when walking around.
Today, Mrs. Zhang used hair accessories that she only wears during festivals. Just from this small detail, it is clear that she attaches great importance to Xu Pingyi.
When she came back from outside, she was out of breath. The maid wiped her sweat and kept fanning her. It was not until Xu Pingyi went to wash up that she felt better.
Zhang pointed to the Bingjian in the house and sighed: "Although this thing takes up a lot of space, it is really useful."
This house originally had only one ice mirror, but now there are two.
It turned out that Mrs. Zhong, thinking that there were many people today, specially asked the servant to move the ones from her room. Otherwise, in such weather, if more than ten people are talking in a room, it will be stuffy and breathless, and the smell will be very unpleasant.
Mrs. Zhang praised Mr. Zhong for your thoughtfulness and stopped talking.
The few of them had nothing to do, so they chatted about the maids outside the house in the morning.
Xu Guyu thought about the housekeeper saying that it took a lot of effort to get those maids to leave, so he sighed secretly. With such a good appearance and intelligence, the elder man will take part in the imperial examination this year. In the future, his father will probably pay more attention to the second wife.
He hesitated for a moment, looked at his parents and said, "The elder is not young anymore, it's time to announce the marriage."
When Xu Gulei heard what his brother said, he smiled and said, "For an outstanding son like Da Lang, don't be in a hurry, just take your time." After speaking, he picked up a tea cup and drank tea, and happened to miss Ding's aggressive gaze.
Mrs. Ding looked away from Xu Gulei and said to Mrs. Zhang with concern: "Mom, this is a lifelong event for the elder, and also a major event for our Xu family. I see that the second wife is not in a hurry about it? Don't be too late. I won’t be able to find a suitable wife by then.”
Mrs. Zhang nodded and was about to speak when Mr. Xu glanced at Mr. Ding and said, "It won't be too late to discuss this matter after Da Lang has passed the examination."
His words were like hammering sounds, and no one talked about Xu Pingyi's marriage anymore.
Ding was so angry that she almost broke the handle of the fan in her hand.
Zhong quietly pulled Xu Gulei's sleeve and glared at him.
Xu Gulei came over with a begging expression.
He really shouldn't talk too much about his brother's family affairs, but Dalang has a good future. If he doesn't meet a suitable wife, it won't matter if he is a few years late.
I really don’t know what the eldest brother is thinking, actually talking about Dalang’s marriage in the absence of the second brother.
Xu Guyu was worried about Xu Pingyi's preparation to become an official, but his wife Ding thought differently.
Although Ding didn't like Xu Pingyi, she was extremely supportive of him becoming an official.
After Xu Pingyi became an official, the Xu family's huge business was no longer related to him, and could only be attributed to her son's name.
Although her son is Uncle Ding's concubine, he has always been raised by her and taught carefully. He might not be able to pass the exam, but with her help, he would have no problem managing the Xu family's business. In addition, he also has a prominent grandfather like the Ding family, so the business might be better than it is now.
When Mrs. Ding thought that the Xu family would be fully managed by her in the future and she would no longer have to look at Mrs. Zhang's face, her anger disappeared instantly.
Everyone in the room had their own thoughts. Xu Pingyi had already washed up and returned.
When he appeared in front of the door, everyone in the house was shocked.
He just washed up a little, and he had changed a lot from when he came in. He seemed to look better than before.
Xu Pingyi originally had a good skin, and his facial features were as delicate as carefully carved jade. Now his hair is half wet and he is wearing a loose Tsing Yi, which makes him even more elegant and elegant.
Whether the man's appearance was worthy of praise or not, everyone in the Xu family returned to normal after being surprised. However, the maid who was waiting on the side never took her eyes away from Xu Pingyi.
The family enjoyed their meal happily. After rinsing their mouths, the maid served tea and chatted while drinking tea.
As a junior who returned from Bianjing, Xu Pingyi kept answering questions.
Ding's questions became more and more detailed, and he was a little unable to respond. In the end, Xu Gulei spoke to help him relieve his worries and let him breathe a sigh of relief.
Xu Pingyi came back to Suzhou for Xu Qian's marriage, but no one mentioned Xu Qian. Taking advantage of the silence in the room, he spoke about Xu Qian's marriage.
When he mentioned Xu Qian, the room fell silent for a moment.
Mrs. Zhong glanced around the crowd, then glanced at Xu Gulei. Seeing him nodding indiscernibly, she left the table and went to Mrs. Zhang, saying, "Mother, let me accompany you back to your room to rest."
Mrs. Zhang's favorite granddaughter in the past was Xu Qian. In the past, she would always mention Xu Qian in a showy tone when she went out. Unexpectedly, something terrible happened to Xu Qian a few months ago, which really made Ms. Zhang sad for a while.
Xu Qian's future was secondary. Zhang mainly felt that she would not be able to wipe out her face when going out in the future. The granddaughter she was praising a few days ago suddenly became a vicious person. How should she face those people who were bullied by her words?
Mrs. Zhang looked solemn, nodded without any hesitation, and left with Mrs. Zhong's support.
Xu Pingyi originally thought that her grandmother would handle the matter. After all, the person closest to Xu Qian and Zhang Xian was her grandmother, but she did not expect that she would leave.
He had some doubts in his heart, but he heard Mrs. Xu say: "Dalang, although you are not the first, you are the oldest son in the family after all. You have to learn to deal with some things. This time, let your uncle help you." You handle this."
After giving Xu Pingyi instructions, Mrs. Zhang also returned to the house.
Xu Gulei picked up the tea cup, took a sip slowly, and said: "Da Lang, our Xu family is guilty of this. It is still unknown whether Si Niang's marriage will come true. You need to rest today. We will set off to Zhangzhou tomorrow." Home."
"Excuse me, uncle."
Xu Pingyi stared at his hands, feeling lonely for no reason.
This is obviously the place where he has lived for nearly ten years, and there are obviously so many of his closest relatives sitting here, but he can't feel any familiar feeling. The loneliness surrounds him and makes him breathless.
After dinner, Xu Gulei took a pot of wine and asked Xu Pingyi to go to the pond to enjoy the lotus.
The two walked half a circle along the pond and entered the hexagonal pavilion beside the pond to sit and rest.
"Uncle, what's the matter with you looking for me?" Xu Pingyi looked at the flowers in the pond, feeling extremely calm. He should have been happy and comfortable in such a situation, but for some reason, there was something strange stuck in his chest, feeling stuffy. Make him uncomfortable.
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I was getting ready to sleep, and suddenly I felt that I wanted to give gifts to the girls during the Chinese Valentine's Day, so I climbed in front of the computer to code. At the last moment of Chinese Valentine's Day, I send you a small blessing.
Suddenly I really want to share something with you, so I opened a Weibo. The ID is: 01 on the grassland. Babies who play Weibo can follow it. It’s a very pink and tender new account. Girls can rub it lightly~( To be continued.)
