It was a sultry summer day, and when she returned to the Mozhu Courtyard, Shen Yanjiao simply sat on the small stone table under the bamboo forest in the courtyard, took a small piece of wood that Qiu Yu had found, and looked at it first.
Qiuyue was not far away, carefully cleaning some plums that she had just brought over.
Shen Yanjiao's eyes turned slightly, wondering why she had never noticed this in the past, and her heart had never been as peaceful as it was now.
After a moment, the carving knife in Shen Yanjiao's hand began to carve one knife after another.
There was nothing wrapped around her long and tender fingers this time. In the past, she wanted to impress her father and brother by carving seals, but she was also afraid of roughening her delicate hands.
Now that she has put these things aside, she only feels that her fingers are becoming more dexterous and she is even more comfortable doing these things.
"girl,"
Shen Yanjiao was concentrating on the knife when a little girl with a loud voice came over and said, "Aunt Jade from the old lady's courtyard is here."
Shen Yanjiao's eyes only twitched slightly, but the carving knife couldn't help but tilt a little. The sharp carving knife cut a little of his finger, and blood dripped down.
The little girl was frightened.
"fine,"
Shen Yanjiao stopped Qiu Yu who was hurriedly trying to call the doctor, and said with a smile, "I scratched my skin a little, go get the styptic powder you usually use, apply some on it for me, and just prick it to suppress it."
It did hurt a little, but the pain made her feel that this life was so real, and she was still happy in her heart.
Qiu Yu glared at the little girl, and sent the frightened little girl away first. She quickly brought some clean tissue over, applied the medicine, and carefully bandaged Shen Yanjiao.
After bandaging, I took another careful look at my girl's face. Seeing that the girl was really not angry, I couldn't help but murmur in my heart:
Everyone knows that girls are used to being rich and have no need to use medicine indiscriminately, for fear of leaving scars and roughening the skin, but today they are willing to use things that only girls like them use.
At this time, Aunt Yu also arrived. She was seeing this scene in her eyes. She felt puzzled in her heart and hurriedly came over to express some concern.
Seeing that Shen Yanjiao really didn't care, Aunt Yu couldn't help but look at the three girls today: Pingping Tingting was standing there, her appearance had not changed, but she didn't know where the calm demeanor came from. It is inevitable to value it more from the heart.
"Third Miss, this is the headgear that the old lady ordered to send to several girls,"
Aunt Jade bowed and then said with a smile, "What I gave to the girl is a set of gold twisted red agate hair and face. The old lady said that these are not worth anything. I am afraid that the style is a bit old. I hope the girl Don’t despise us all.”
“What exquisite craftsmanship,”
Shen Yanjiao took it and said with a heartfelt smile, "If my grandmother hadn't given it to me, how would I have seen such a good thing?"
It wasn't that she was deliberately flattering. The materials for this set were not too expensive, but it was rare and exquisite. She really liked it.
Aunt Yu watched Shen Yanjiao's reaction calmly. Seeing that she really didn't care about the value, let alone inquired about what the other girls got, the smile in her eyes became more real.
"Three girls,"
Aunt Yu then smiled again and said, "This hairpin is shared by several girls, but the old lady said that there is another hairpin with butterfly love flowers and southern pearls, which is given to the three girls alone."
Shen Yanjiao was startled.
She never received any extra reward from the old lady in her last life, so why did she catch her eye this time?
After Aunt Yu left, Shen Yanjiao smiled. She probably guessed what the old lady meant. She probably rewarded her because of her concern for her younger brother...
It's just that in this life, she really doesn't want this reward.
Her fingers were still a little sore, but Shen Yanjiao didn't pay attention. It didn't take long before she carved a small wooden horse lifelike.
"ah!"
Qiuyue Qiuyu's eyes lit up.
The girls in her family have always carved things with words and the like, but they have never made such cute chubby little things. This is much more exquisite and fun than the things sold by the vendors on the street.
Shen Yanjiao smiled and polished the wooden horse first, then directed Qiuyue and the others to prepare the roselle, dried hawthorn, and made sour plum soup. After tasting it, she added a little honey to it.
After tasting until she was satisfied, she asked Qiuyue to pack it up and put a few more dishes of snacks on it. Then she personally carried a small food box and walked to Shen Yanliu's residence.
Shen Yanjiao didn't bring Qiuyue Qiuyu along this way. She wanted to see her brother alone.
The small courtyard where Shen Yanliu lives actually has a back door connected to the garden of Shen Mansion. Not only Shen Yanliu, but also several brothers of the Shen family were like this.
In this way, the brothers can walk easily in the front yard, and it is equally convenient for them to walk around the garden and back house.
Shen Yanjiao didn't walk very fast. The closer she got to Shen Yanliu's residence, the more she felt a sense of home away from home. Her younger brother, who died young in her previous life, had already blurred into a shadow full of spikes in her heart over the past few decades...
Don't touch it, it will sting if you touch it.
As he was approaching the back door of Shen Yanliu's residence, Shen Yanjiao ran into his brother Shen Yansong.
Probably going to the backyard, Shen Yansong and his boy were striding this way, carrying some things.
"Brother, are you going to the garden?"
Shen Yanjiao paused. The path paved with flowers and stones here was very narrow. She said hello casually and ducked to the side of the road with a smile.
"Third sister?"
When he saw the food boxes that Shen Yanjiao and Shen Yanjiao were carrying, Shen Yansong looked very understanding: He knew that this was another snack brought to him by his third sister.
This third sister has always been attentive. Whenever she makes new sachets or new food, she will bring him something.
He was polite at first, but then he got used to it: she liked giving, so he would continue. My sister doesn't have to avoid anything.
"I'm going to my eldest sister's place. Brother Gu from the British government gave me some rare and good paints."
Shen Yansong smiled and said, "My eldest sister loves painting, I will send it to her - what kind of food are you sending me? Just ask someone to put it in my study first."
His good friend Gu Nazhang, for some reason, was very popular in Kyoto even though he was a cold-blooded person. He couldn't buy rare and good pigments like this in Kyoto's calligraphy and painting workshops.
"It's not for big brother,"
Shen Yan smiled tenderly, "This is some sour plum soup for A Liu."
Shen Yansong: "...ah...ah?!"
No, no, when did these third sisters give anything to A Liu? The sun really comes out from the west.
Shen Yansong was still a little confused as he watched Shen Yanjiao enter Shen Yanliu's yard from the back door. After reacting, I couldn't help but mutter in my heart:
He also likes to drink sour plum soup!
Who doesn’t know that only the third sister makes the best sour plum soup in this house? The last time he took it to Taixue, his always picky friend Gu Nazhang was full of praise after tasting it... This time, he didn’t share it. ?
Shen Yanjiao didn't pay attention to her brother's disappointed look. After she entered Shen Yanliu's yard through the back door, her palms holding the food box were already covered with fine sweat.
