Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

162 Chapter 3.69 Let the girls come out and meet

Volume Three

3.69 Let the girls come out and meet them too

"I've seen the old lady!" After a while, Zhou Yang followed Ping'er into Jia's mother's courtyard and watched her leave. Zhou Yang saw a rich-looking lady with gray hair but still wearing a stylish hairstyle. The old lady with a bun and a kind smile on her face was sitting on a gorgeous bench. He quickly stepped forward and bowed, "I should have come to visit you a long time ago, but I only came today. I am very ashamed!"

"I'm very happy that you can come today!" Jia Mu was obviously trying to win over her. She spoke very politely, and her smile was no longer missing at this time. "I've heard Lian Er's unsatisfactory things mentioned earlier. Zhou Jinshi is one of the rare young talents today, and he has made a big name even though he is not as good as a weak official."

"Old Madam, I'm so embarrassed!" Zhou Yang quickly bowed and interrupted her, saying with a wry smile, "This junior just got some luck and achieved a small amount of achievements. How can he dare to be praised by Brother Lian like this? Don't say that. Let’s not mention it, the young masters of the Eighth Duke’s family, the younger generation can only see each other when they have to have something to do, but the second brother Lian drinks and chats with them, they are as close as brothers!"

These words were okay half a year ago, but now they can only be said politely.

"Okay, you don't have to be polite. I've lived my whole life. How can I still see clearly?" Jia Mu was polite, but the smile on her face betrayed her. "I called you here today, so I saved a little." My little thought, there happened to be a lot of people at home, so the old lady brought her here, so that we and the young people can get to know each other. We will have to take care of each other when we are out in the future!"

"Old Madam, you're so polite, I'm so ashamed of myself!" Zhou Yang bowed again, with impeccable etiquette. He had been greeting the old lady since he entered the door, and it was only then that he had the chance to look around.

Jia Mu's couch is located in the middle, the size is equivalent to a modern triptych sofa. In addition to sitting on her back, she also has the phoenix egg in her arms; there are two Taishi chairs on the left and right sides, and on top is a mean-looking woman. It should be Mrs.

In addition, there are various slaves standing behind the four masters, such as the oval-faced beauty Yuanyang behind the couch. On the contrary, Wang Xifeng, who declared that he wanted to "stand in front", did not know where he went at this time; others who were also absent were With Li Wan, Zhou Yang naturally knew the reason.

"Well, since I asked you to come here today, naturally we are a family." Mother Jia said with a smile on her face, waving to the mandarin duck behind her, "Young boy Zhou is not an outsider, let the girls come out to meet him, and you won't have to trouble him in the future. Is it possible that this elder brother still dares to ignore it?"

"The old lady is joking!" Zhou Yang could only pretend to be stupid.

"This is my pet peeve!" Mother Jia introduced the phoenix egg to Zhou Yang with a smile on her face, holding the thirteen-year-old phoenix egg, which was not much shorter than her. Keep him by your side, just call him Baoyu!"

"I've met Brother Baoyu!" Zhou Yang smiled faintly and didn't take it seriously, but he also had to do things to save face. What's interesting is that when Jia's mother introduced Jia Baoyu, he noticed the two ladies on both sides. The one with the bodhisattva face smiled brighter, but the one with the mean face didn't see her expression because she lowered her head.

"I've met Brother Zhou!" Jia Baoyu's eyesight has always been poor, and he didn't notice Zhou Yang's attitude. After returning the gift, he didn't forget to talk to himself, "But I don't know why Brother Zhou is so obsessed with Lu Zhi. What's going on? Wouldn't you like to stay at home and have fun with your sisters?"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Zhou Yang didn't know how to answer them, even the servants who were laughing at the scene couldn't keep their smiles. The air in the living room was filled with the smell of embarrassment for a moment, and the smiles of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang all froze. On the face, Mrs. Xing lowered her head again.

"Hehehe, this brother has seen it before!" Fortunately, a voice came into the hall with laughter like silver bells, which also relieved the embarrassment. The little girl ran out, jumped into Jia Mu's arms and sat on the other side with a smile, "What a pity, they don't like it!"

"This is the girl from my mother's family, just call her Yun Yatou!" Jia Mu reluctantly restored her smile, hugged the little girl and introduced to Zhou Yang, not forgetting to "reprimand", "But you are talking nonsense again, Mr. Zhou today I just came here, how could I have seen this girl like you before!"

"I've seen Sister Yun!" Zhou Yang smiled and cupped his hands, and first greeted Shi Xiangyun, "To tell you the truth, this sister has indeed met. Last year, the second brother Lian offered a meal for the younger generation of Qiuwei. I met her once in his study over there, and at that time I thought she was his sister from the mansion, but I didn't know she was from outside."

He also didn't forget to nod to Sanchun who came out immediately. The three girls returned the favor with the same smiles, confirming Zhou Yang's explanation.

"Really? The old lady didn't notice." Mother Jia's expression froze, and her smile faded a lot. She was also an old woman, so she didn't understand. Zhou Yang had clearly said that he had been in contact with Jia's family for a long time, but he She lost track here, "I just don't understand why Girl Yun said she's not liked?"

"Brother Zhou has prepared gifts for the three sisters in the house." Shi Xiangyun keenly noticed something was wrong. The doubts on his face flashed away. After returning to his smile, he still did not forget to purposely pout and "complain". , "Yun'er has seen it all. Sister Qingwen from Brother Zhou's house specially sent it to my sister-in-law. She put thought into everything, except Yun'er's!"

"This... I was negligent." Zhou Yang smiled apologetically. He had a good impression of this girl, "I just always heard Brother Lian say that there were three sisters in the house, so he just prepared three gifts. I think there is another one, sister Yun, please forgive me, how about I make up for it later?" "I forgive you - well, I like poetry and songs the most, brother Zhou, don't forget it!" Shi Xiangyun said seriously, Then he couldn't help it, and burst out laughing, which reminded Zhou Yang of a saying, "Girls who love to laugh usually don't have bad luck."

"Since you know these three, I won't say anything more. It happens to be from eldest to youngest. You just call them sister in order!" Seeing the atmosphere restored, Jia Mu smiled and pointed at Sanchun and said.

"I've met three sisters!"

"I've met Brother Zhou!"*3.

Naturally, the next step is "the guests and the hosts enjoy themselves". Basically, Jia's mother sets the tone, Shi Xiangyun's cheerful laughter sets the stage, Sanchun chats and laughs, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing occasionally interject, and finally they are harmonious - what, Jia Baoyu?He actually said the most, but even if Zhou Yang replied with a "hmm", there was no reply, which made Mrs. Wang next to her smile slowly solidify.

"I'm late, I haven't received guests from far away!" Just as he was saying this, another smiling female voice came from outside the door. Wang Xifeng, with a smile on his face, entered the room surrounded by a group of servants, holding a face with his right hand. A gentle woman, if not Ping'er, then she said, "Hey, isn't this Zhou Jinshi? She is wearing a fancy dress and a sword. Fortunately, I have just seen her, otherwise I would have been scared!"

"Hahaha, this is the bad guy in our house. You must have seen her when you went to Lian'er Courtyard." Seeing Wang Xifeng, Jia Mu immediately laughed, "No matter what happened in the past, just call her 'Feng Lazi'" 'That's it!"

"I've seen hot sister-in-law!" Zhou Yang nodded, deliberately sullen his face, and shouted after cupping his fists in a salute. One sentence made the whole living room burst into laughter. The little girls laughed the most happily. Shi Xiangyun simply pointed at Wang Xifeng Laughing all the time.

At the same time, because they had met each other in Jia Lian Courtyard before and were all wearing "home clothes", today it was the first time for him to see Sister Feng in her "fully armed" form - gold silk eight treasures with beaded bun, Chaoyang Five Phoenix Hanging A beaded hairpin, a red gold necklace, a double-balanced rose pendant, and a bright red women's dress with gold patterns. The gold is shining and bright, and the decoration is a bit tacky. Wearing it on her makes people feel indescribably appropriate. !
"Well, you Zhou Ziyang, you are really rebelling against heaven!" Wang Xifeng was "furious" on the spot, strode up to Jia Mu, took the "Beauty Fist" from Yuanyang's hand, chased after him and hit Zhou Yang, " It was in vain that I gave you the best crab roe buns and bijing rice porridge for breakfast this morning. If I had known you were this kind of person, I might as well have taken them out and fed the dogs!"

"Hey, hot sister-in-law, you should be gentle!" Zhou Yang was beaten up and "fleeing like a mouse", and he still didn't forget to tease, "Anyway, she is also a sister-in-law, so be careful about her image! Don't spread the news and let the capital know , there is a rogue settled in Rongguo Mansion!"

"I'll beat you to death for being shameless!" Wang Xifeng chased and beat him even more vigorously. Everyone in the hall, both master and servant, laughed so hard that they couldn't stand up straight.

"Hey, Feng girl, you should be more steady. I am a martial arts scholar in the current dynasty. If I make a move, I will slap you so hard that you won't be able to get up for several days!" In the midst of laughter, Li Wan, who had arrived at the door at some unknown time, stepped forward to stop Wang Xifeng and said, "I don't care what the outcome will be. If the ancestors hadn't been there to control it, let's see if they dare to fight back!"

"He dares to show off his courage!" Wang Xifeng was stopped after all, and Zhou Yang took the opportunity to hide aside, "And you, what time has it been, why did you come here to say hello? You also brought along—huh? Where did you pick up this good girl? It looks like she even outshines Ping'er's hooves!"

"How can I be so lucky? This is Brother Zhou's personal girl. I brought her here yesterday to give gifts to several girls. After everything was done, she was arranged to the wife's courtyard. Fortunately, I saw her and took her away. Otherwise, she would have been an aunt at most. , it would be a joke if I left it there!" After Li Wan said with a smile, he led Qingwen through the door, blessed Jia Mu with a blessing and said with a smile, "Silly girl, why don't you pay respects to our ancestors soon!"

"Qingwen has met the old lady!" The girl stepped forward politely, knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said, "I wish the old lady to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"

"Oh, you poor thing, come to me!" Jia's mother, who can be called a model "faced dog", smiled from ear to ear. She fell in love with Qingwen at first sight. When she came to her, she turned out to be... She was so happy that she hugged her, and let go of Shi Xiangyun by the way, "What a good girl, your young master is blessed, how old is this year?"

"Back to the old lady, this slave is seventeen years old this year!" Qingwen was obviously not used to Jia Mu's affection, but she still lowered her head and said with slightly red cheeks, "Since the young master came back, I have been waiting for you. Thanks to With the teaching of the young master, the servants can have what they are today."

"It's a good one. It's hard for you to serve such a cruel person at such a young age!" Jia Mu nodded with a smile, and after thinking for a while, she took off a pair of jade bracelets from her wrists and put them on Qingwen's hands. You will like it very much, a little thing, let's play with it!"

"This -" Qingwen was stunned for a moment. She didn't dare to accept it for the first time. She turned around and glanced at Zhou Yang. After receiving permission, she said softly, "Slave, thank you, Madam."

"Ancestor, since you like this sister very much, why not let her stay in the house!" Amidst the laughter, Jia Baoyu said, but Qingwen's face changed slightly, and she raised her head nervously and looked at Jia Baoyu. Mother, not only the old lady, but everyone else present all froze, and the original laughter gradually disappeared.

The atmosphere in the whole place quickly cooled down!

(End of this chapter)