Grandma Liu and his party left, and the tranquility of the past returned to the Grand View Garden. Everyone also returned to their previous appearance, but one person frowned and frowned.
Because of Grandma Liu's words, Jia Mu ordered Xichun to paint the Grand View Garden and make it into a picture.
Although she can draw, she is still young and her drawing skills are not that superb. Drawing the entire Grand View Garden is not an easy task, which is obviously a bit difficult for her.
Jia Mu had already said it, but she had to listen, so she had no choice but to agree, which made Xichun very worried.
Regarding this matter, the sisters had no good solution, so Xichun approached Jia Cong.
"Brother, please come up with something for me. With such a big garden, where should I start? I'm really worried." Looking at the frowning little sister, Jia Cong reached out and stroked her forehead. He stroked his hand and said with some pity: "What's there to worry about? Haven't you heard of that sentence? There must be a road to the mountain before the car, so my sister doesn't need to worry too much." Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "It's what the old lady said yesterday. Then he asked her to draw some garden pictures, which is really a bit embarrassing." Tan Chun said with a smile: "Don't blame the old lady, it was all caused by Grandma Liu's words." Daiyu smiled quickly and added: "But Isn't it? It was all caused by her words. What kind of grandma is she? Just call her a 'mother locust'." When everyone heard this, they all laughed.
Jia Cong smiled and shook his head. Although this little narrow-minded man has become more cheerful and lively and no longer sentimental, his unforgiving temper has not changed much.
However, her statement is not wrong. Grandma Liu is Wang Gouer's mother-in-law, and she has absolutely no relationship with the Jia family.
Wang Gou'er's grandfather, in order to gain access to the Wang family, linked up with Mrs. Wang's father and recognized him as his uncle, and then established a relationship with the Wang family.
By Wang Gouer's generation, they had stopped walking for a long time. Even his father's generation didn't move around very much.
It should be because except for Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng's father, no one else knew about this relationship.
In other words, the Wang family didn't take them seriously. Grandma Liu came here to see Mrs. Wang. She has nothing to do with these sisters.
That is to say, Grandma Liu could talk. Mother Jia was so bored that she happened to want to find an old man to talk to, and this was how she came about.
Baochai smiled and said: "The second sister-in-law has run out of all the words in the world. Fortunately, the second sister-in-law can't read and is not very fluent, but she is just making fun of the common people. What's more, Sister Lin is so narrow-mouthed that she uses "Spring and Autumn" She used this method to condense the vulgar words in the market to their essentials, delete the complexities, add embellishments, and use metaphors, one sentence after another. The three words "mother locust" painted all the scenes yesterday. Fortunately, she thought It's pretty fast." After hearing this, everyone laughed and said, "With this comment of yours, it's no less than two of hers." Xichun frowned and said, "Although that female locust is nothing, the old lady has opened You can't stop painting, right? Brother, do you have any ideas? If so, tell me quickly." Jia Cong smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then you can paint slowly and finish it, old man. My wife didn’t say how long it would take you to draw it.”
"Draw slowly?" Xichun looked at Jia Cong with a puzzled expression, not understanding what it meant.
Lin Daiyu glanced at Jia Cong and said with a bad smile: "Fourth sister, your brother is right. Logically speaking, it only took a year to build this garden. Now it will take two years to paint it, and it will take another two years." It takes two years to grind the ink, dip the pen in it, lay the paper, apply the colors, and draw slowly according to the pattern." After hearing this, everyone clapped their hands and laughed non-stop.
Xue Baochai laughed and said: "It's interesting. The best thing is the phrase 'draw slowly'. If she didn't draw, how could it be there? So although those jokes yesterday were funny, they are boring in retrospect. Think about it carefully. Although these few words are nothing, they are interesting when I recall them. I laughed so hard that I couldn't move." Xichun said thoughtfully: "I seem to understand a little bit." Lin Daiyu hurriedly made her smile and said: "Let me ask you, Should we just paint this garden alone, or should we all paint on top of it?" Xichun said, "Originally, we only painted this garden. Yesterday, the old lady said again: 'Painting the garden alone will make it look like a house.' Called Lian. It’s better to draw all the people, just like a carnival painting. I don’t know the details of the building, and I don’t know how to draw figures, and it’s hard to reject them. That’s why I’m in trouble.” Lin Daiyu said: “Characters are easy, you idiot. I can't." Li Wan said, "You're making sense again. Are there any grass worms used here or there? Maybe the feathers should be embellished with one or two." Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "It's just other grass worms, yesterday's 'mother locust' If you don't paint it, won't you be missing the code?" After hearing this, everyone laughed again.
Daiyu smiled and held her chest with both hands, and said: "Hurry up and draw, I even have the inscription and postscript: I have named it, and it is called "The Picture of Carrying Locusts Chewing"." After hearing this, everyone became more and more uproarious. He was laughing so hard.
She heard a sound from Gudong, and she didn't know what had fallen. When she hurriedly looked, it turned out that it was Shi Xiangyun leaning on the back of the chair. The chair was not stable at first, and he was leaning on his back laughing. She was not prepared, and she made a mistake twice. The bamboo shoot tilted to the east, even the person and the chair fell over.
Fortunately, there was a wall blocking it and it didn't fall to the ground. When everyone saw it, they started laughing more and more. After waiting and laughing for a while, Jia Cong laughed again and said: "If the fourth sister likes to draw, then draw slowly by yourself. I have a panoramic view of the Grand View Garden, but it is just a simplified picture. You can refer to it. If If you don't want to draw the painting, I can also find someone to do it for you. Find a few more people to help, each person can draw a part and put it together at the end. This can save some time." Xue Baochai said: "Brother Cong, you are the best. I know how to be opportunistic, but this is indeed a good idea. Fourth sister, what do you say?" Xichun thought for a while and said, "Then just listen to my brother. Brother, who are you going to ask to help me?" Jia Cong nodded, If we really talk about painting skills, among these two houses, my own woman Ruyan is the best.
Ruyan was originally an oiran in Yangzhou. He was trained by the Salt Gang who spent a lot of money. He was regarded as the top thin horse in Yangzhou. He was top-notch in both playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as his ability to serve others.
If she were to help Xichun paint, there should be no problem. Jia Cong said: "Let Ruyan help you draw. Her painting skills should be quite high." An out-and-out talented woman.
That group of little actors is managed by Ruyan, and they are quite capable. With Ruyan helping me draw, I feel much more relaxed.
"Then I'll go find Ruyan for help later. Brother, tell her too." Jia Cong said, "Well, I'll go with you later." Everyone joked for a while and then dispersed. Jia Cong Cong then took Xichun to find Ruyan.
Xichun took Jia Cong's hand and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, you only spend time with Sister Lin and Sister Bao every day. You also often go to Miaoyu's place, and even to the third sister's place. Why don't you spend more time with your sister?" What? Do you not like your sister anymore?" After hearing this, Jia Cong immediately showed a smile on his face.
This little girl has also learned to be jealous, and it seems she is growing up. He reached out and rubbed her head, and said dotingly: "How could it be? My sister is so cute, how could I not like her? My brother likes her very much. You follow Yun Yatou around like crazy every day, and you are almost never home. Yes, I couldn't find you even if I tried to look for you." Xichun showed a smile on his face and said with a smile: "That's pretty much it, brother, then you can come and play with me more often in the future, I like to play with my brother." Seeing that. With her happy look, Jia Cong also smiled and said: "Okay, brother will often come to play with you in the future." The two brothers and sisters walked forward while talking, and occasionally heard bursts of crisp laughter. Voice.
"Brother, you and Sister Lin are getting married, will you no longer want your sister?"
"No, I won't abandon my sister if I don't want anyone. You are my dearest sister, my favorite sister, and I will never abandon you in this life."
"Giggle, my brother is the best. I like my brother the most. Brother, tell me a story some other time."
"She's almost a grown-up girl, and she still listens to children's stories."
"Then just tell me a story that I'm old enough to hear."
"There's really nothing I can do against you, okay, I have to think about it first."
"Yeah, brother, don't forget it."
"Can't forget..."... As the brother and sister drifted away, they left behind the laughter along the way.
Ru Hua and a few girls were far behind, listening to the intimate conversation between the brother and sister, and their hearts were filled with incomparable envy.
The fourth girl became this man's younger sister, which was really a stroke of luck. Not only is he capable, but he is also kind to his own girl. She is really closer than her own sister.
When Uncle Zhen was here in the past, he was not so kind to the fourth girl. He was almost indifferent. Compared with this man, it was like heaven or earth.
As a maid, I also benefited a lot. Speaking of which, I am also from Ningguo Mansion, and the second and third girls are all taking advantage of Ningguo Mansion.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but show a sense of pride on my face. Uncle Cong and his daughter are the most noble people in the Jia family.
Seeing the two people in front of them disappear into the corner door, they couldn't help but quicken their pace and follow them.
······As soon as I arrived at Tianxiang Tower, I heard
The singing voice of "yi yi ya ya". The little actors were practicing singing or practicing their voices. On the stage in front of the building, there were also some martial arts singers practicing their skills. It was a lively scene.
Jia Cong never treated his servants harshly, and he treated them well, and they had no worries about food and clothing. They were able to live in a troupe better than they had ever done before, but they were many times better.
For this, these little actors were also grateful, and they practiced harder. He hopes to perform more exciting plays and even rehearse several new plays to please his master.
When everyone saw Jia Cong and Xichun coming, they all stopped what they were doing and ran over to greet Jia Cong.
"I've met the Duke, and I've met the fourth girl." Jia Cong smiled and waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, just go about your business. Is Ruyan here?" The civil servant said, "If you return to the Duke, Miss Ruyan is on the third floor. Do you want to call her down?" Jia Cong smiled and said, "No, I'll go up to find her myself." With that, he took Xichun into Tianxiang Tower and walked all the way to Go to the third floor.
Seeing the civil servant staring blankly into the distance and Jia Cong leaving in a daze, Fang Guan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
He said with a smile: "If you continue to watch, you will look like a stupid goose. Just go after him and tell the Duke that you like him. That's it." The civil servant glared at Fangguan and said angrily: "Go to hell. "Yes, you are so meddlesome. Who are we? How dare we have any unreasonable thoughts? That is to say, Lingguan is lucky. Being favored by this man, he just taught her a set of boxing techniques." Fang Guan laughed. He said: "It doesn't matter what your status is, as long as the Duke of the country likes it, do you care about your status?" The civil servant said: "Stop talking, it won't be good if others hear it. Let's go and practice martial arts." Then, he turned around and walked towards the stage.
······The third floor of Tianxiang Building is now a resting and office space in Ruyan.
Seeing Jia Cong and Xichun arriving, Ruyan and Xiaoman quickly came to greet them.
"Sir, why are you free today and why are you here with the fourth girl? Come and sit inside." Several people came to the building, and Xiaoman brought tea to the three of them.
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Ruyan, this time we have nothing to do without going to the Three Treasures Hall. We are here to ask for your help." Ruyan smiled sweetly and said: "Look what you said, if you have anything to say, just say it. If It's a blessing for the slave family to be able to help me." Jia Cong said: "It's like this. The fourth sister took over the job, and the old lady asked her to paint the Grand View Garden. It was a bit difficult for her to do it alone. I I want you to help her paint this work, what do you think?" Ruyan glanced at Jia Cong, then at Xichun, then nodded and said, "If the fourth girl doesn't dislike my shallow skills, , I will definitely do my best to help." Xichun was happy when he heard this.
The woman who knew that this Ruyan was her brother immediately said politely: "Thank you Ruyan. With your help, I will have confidence." Ruyan smiled and said: "Four girls are so polite, I can help you." , I'm very happy too, when do you plan to start?" Xichun said: "Let's start after a little preparation. I have never painted such a large scroll, and I don't know how to prepare. Please trouble Ruyan to help me plan it." Ruyan said: "Let's discuss it." Next, the three of them discussed it again and put together all the required paints, paper, brushes and other things. List them all.
Jia Cong arranged manpower to purchase all these things as soon as possible so that the two of them could start work as soon as possible.
After the discussion and conversation, Xichun ran off to play with the little actors. Jia Cong and Ruyan were the only ones left upstairs. Seeing this, Xiaoman quietly retreated and went to find others to play with.
Seeing this, Ruyan also came to sit next to Jia Cong and said with a smile: "Master, please stay with me. I will show you the new play we just rehearsed."
