Here, I said goodbye to the second lady, and Zhou Xixi wandered leisurely in the garden.
The system is debugging its new functions, and it performs a factory reset on itself while hanging in mid-air.
The flowers in the garden have not yet bloomed, the grass has just grown buds, the peach blossoms on the branches have fallen, and the green peaches have begun to show their original shape. The pear blossoms are blooming just right, and they are so white that they are nothing to look at. The shape of the rockery with accumulation of stones is uncreative, but the spring water it attracts flows happily. It is interesting to stand in the pavilion and take fish food to tease the little goldfish in groups.
"Fourth girl, let's stop wandering around. Didn't you see the second lady pulling the second girl away in a hurry?" Xizhi stamped his feet and finally said.
She was extremely anxious. The day after tomorrow was the day to go to the eldest princess's mansion for a banquet. What a great opportunity, why didn't the fourth girl take it seriously?
Zhou Xixi threw all the remaining fish food into the pool and looked back at Xi Zhi.
"Second sister is my mother's daughter. If I don't drag her away, how could I be dragged away?"
Zhou Xixi felt awkward calling her second sister and her mother, and she had no choice but to reveal her secret.
"My slave, that's not what you mean. It's hard for the fourth girl to go to the flower viewing party this year, so we have to prepare clothes and headdresses.
You must know that there are at least dozens of young girls in the whole capital. It is not easy to stand out and catch the eyes of those princesses and ladies.
In previous years, it was the eldest girl and the second girl who went to various banquets, and there were two young masters before they could go out, so why is it your turn, girl?
This year the old lady is very merciful. The girl finally got this opportunity, so she must seize it! "
Xizhi said all these words, and Zhou Xixi finally grasped the key points.
"Wait a minute, are you saying this is my first time attending a banquet like this? And how many banquets like this are held in the capital every year?"
The system has completed factory settings, and they crowded over to listen to Xi Zhi talk about the flower viewing feast.
Xi Zhi asked in his heart whether he could attend the banquet. Didn't the girl have a clue? Later, she thought about it, every time there is a banquet, the second lady always hides it, for fear that her girl will make a fuss and follow her. When the girl finds out, The second lady sent the girl away with some small items.
Why! This is how unfair it is to be a concubine in a big family!
"Every March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th, and the first snow day, the princes, nobles, and princes' mansions in the capital would hold banquets for various reasons, including flower viewing, boating, and snow viewing. In the past, girls were still young. I’ve never attended one, but the girl is now 14 years old, and she’s about to get haircut, so she will inevitably attend such banquets in the future.”
Xizhi talked about these things excitedly, but in fact she had never been there. She just heard Yanzi next to the second girl and Xiaosui next to the eldest girl mention it.
The two of them talked about having noses and eyes, which made Xizhi envious for a while. This year, it was finally her girl's turn and she could see them.
Thinking of this, Xizhi couldn't help but start to feel worried.
"Girl, your peach red silver embroidered spring shirt was hung with flowers last time when you climbed a tree. There are only two bead flowers left in your headdress. There is less than 20 taels of silver left in the house. Where can I find the outfit for going out? "
This is the most realistic problem, and Xizhi is almost worried to death.
"Damn! After all, the four girls in the General's Mansion are so poor that they don't have any clothes or jewelry when they go out?"
Xizhi didn't pay attention to their girl's swear words and nodded vigorously.
"Have you forgotten, girl? Huazhi and Grandma Li have cheated you of all your goodies. Our yard is just a flower stand. The flowers hanging on the girl's spring clothes were pawned for money by her who gave them to Huazhi. I gave it to her, how can the girl still have clothes that can be worn out?"
After Xizhi reminded her, Zhou Xixi thought of her silly and sweet personality, and decided not to talk about her sad things. It was too embarrassing!
poverty!
So poor!
This is indeed a real problem.
Zhou Xixi: [Tong Baobao, please think of a way to make a lot of money in one day with zero investment. 】
The key is that she has no capital!
System: [That’s not easy. Host, don’t forget that you are a minor. You are qualified to open your mouth and stretch your hands! 】
Zhou Xixi patted her forehead, [Yes! But to whom should I open my mouth and stretch out my hands? 】
Her cheap dad? Not back home yet!
Her mother? Not biological!
Zhou Xixi suddenly had an idea!
【Aunt Liu! 】
【Aunt Liu! 】
Zhou Xixi and the system thought of this person almost at the same time.
That mother-in-law of mine!
In Wutong Garden.
Aunt Liu's well-maintained hands were flicking the abacus beads, and her head was twitching.
Aunt Liu: What’s going on? I didn’t calculate it wrong!
Forget it, just in case, let’s do the calculation again!
Zhou Xixi walked into Wutong Garden, what a guy! It was quiet all around, and you could hear the crackling of the abacus beads.
The weather is nice today, so Aunt Liu asked someone to put the bookcase in the courtyard.
Zhou Xixi followed the sound and walked over.
I saw that the two-meter-wide yellow pear wood desk was covered with account books, completely blocking the person sitting inside.
System: [Tsk! I knew your mother was a merchant, but I didn’t expect you to be so rich! 】
With such a big stack of account books, this is such a big business!
Zhou Xixi tilted her head and didn't see her mother's face.
[No wonder you can give me twenty taels of pocket money a month! 】
Aunt Liu: "..."
Who is speaking?
Aunt Liu stood up, her deer eyes were about to cross the account books, and she had to stand on tiptoes!
Eye to eye!
Zhou Xixi: [Mom! 】
Aunt Liu: [My child! 】
The little maid served tea and glanced at the mother and daughter sitting in the hall, looking at each other.
Zhou Xixi: [Tong, please give me some information quickly. What is the background of my mother? She is so...she is so beautiful! 】
Aunt Liu: Even if you praise your mother and me for being beautiful, why are you scolding the Master?
The system flipped through its notebook and started reading.
[Mr. Liu, from Qiantang, female, 30 years old. ~~~ Born as a merchant, when he was 15 years old, he was sent to the General's Mansion to be the second master's concubine. The next year, he gave birth to a daughter, who was the host. ~~~He is good at business and has a lot of assets! Interest: Make money! Hobby: Making money! Daily habits: When you open your eyes, you want to make money, and when you sleep, you want to make money! 】
Zhou Xixi: "..."
[Can we tell you something about how we get along? How should I speak? 】
System: [You two are not kissing, just say whatever you want! Don’t forget why you came here! come on! Take good care of you! 】
The system closed the screen and ran away!
Zhou Xixi: [$&¥$&¥$¥&$¥&]
After staring for a quarter of an hour, Zhou Xixi rubbed her sore eyes.
"Haha! Auntie, long time no see!"
Zhou Xixi: [Is it embarrassing in capital letters? 】
Liu Jiaojiao: This silly boy has delayed me for so long just to talk to Mu Mu?
"It didn't take long. You fell down while climbing a tree that day, and it was I who hired the doctor. The second lady was digging around, and I paid five taels and two and thirty-five cents for the consultation! Later, tell her to give it to her. They gave it to me from the public school. Although the money is not much, it is still in exchange for fifteen days of japonica rice, two pounds of pork, three pounds of corn flour and one pound of red beans!"
