Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 70 2.47 What does the second sister think of Brother Zhou?
Volume Two

2.47 What does the second sister think of Brother Zhou?
"Come on, learn from me and tap the crab shell lightly with a hammer. Yes, be careful not to use too much force, otherwise the vegetable soup will fly away and splash on your body and stain your clothes!" At the dinner table, Zhou Yang smiled and demonstrated, "Okay, now you can change the tools to pry open the crab shells. Have you seen these golden ones? Crab roe is a good thing, it is beautiful, delicious and nourishing - you are not allowed to grab it with your hands, just scoop it up with a small spoon!" "

"Sister-in-law, Lin Zhixiao's family is in the front yard, why don't you let them pass by and wait for you?" Yingchun squinted her eyes to taste the delicious food in her mouth, but she still didn't forget to ask, "That's it for me and the third sister. After all, the fourth sister It’s too small, wouldn’t it be more convenient if someone was waiting on you?”

"Because they all know me, but they don't know that they are coming to my house, and I asked my servants to block them in the front yard from the beginning, and ordered dishes from the restaurant for them." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Besides, Well, if they come in to serve us, can we still sit at the same table casually and have a happy meal together?"

"For your sake, Mr. Zhou arranged for servants to stop the Lin Zhixiao family in the front yard, and asked sister Qingwen to welcome them all straight into the ceremony gate." Su Yun added with a smile, "There are members of the Zhou family over in the east courtyard. Ten male servants watched, and all the servant girls and women we brought were placed in the front yard of the partitioned west courtyard.

Forgive me, three girls, although those girls are what you usually serve, but now you all live with your ancestors. They are just arranged to serve, and they are usually considered to be the girls of your ancestors. What's going on here , it’s better not to let irrelevant people know. "

"You need to know that 'men and women sit on different tables at the age of seven.' After all, Brother Zhou is a foreigner. We just meet each other on a regular basis. If we eat at the same table so casually, it will not sound good after all." Li Wan smiled and comforted, "Besides, in the house The servants here also know it, but none of them keep their mouth shut. If this spreads, there's no telling what it will do.

Now it’s a bit more troublesome. When you are all grown up, you have your own yard, and you are surrounded by girls who are close to you. Naturally, you don’t need to bother yourself so much if something happens. Even if you find an excuse to come directly, you don’t have to worry about anything. If it’s a big deal, let it go. Brother Zhou’s next post will also let you see more of the world. "

"If the house also knows that Mr. Zhou is here, I'm afraid there will be nothing we can do if we want to arrange anything in the future." Seeing Sanchun all stop eating in their hands, their faces were a little nervous. Yun smiled and made up his mind, "Or do you want to be like before, relying on the servants in the house for everything?"

This time, even the timidest Yingchun looked thoughtful. Finally, after Sanchun looked at each other for a moment, they all lowered their heads and continued to compete with crabs and other delicacies. No one mentioned anything about service or "inappropriateness".

"Sister-in-law, you look so good today." Probably because of "childish words," Xichun happily ate and drank with Suyun's help, but she didn't forget to raise her head and speak to Li Wan, "Well, that's not the case. I always feel like you're here. Afterwards, my face looked better.”

"Where is it?" Li Wan's cheeks heated up and he gave someone a slap with a sanitary ball without leaving any trace. "Maybe it's because the weather is a bit hot, or you're saying nice things on purpose."

"No -" Xichun was at a loss and stared at Li Wan for a moment, making her lower her head shyly before continuing, "My sister-in-law's face has indeed become better. She looks like she has put on rouge. The more you look at her, the more you look at her. Want to see it!”

"It's probably really hot." Zhou Yang smoothed things over without changing his expression, "Qingwen, bring the ice basin and put it next to my sister-in-law, so that she can cool down a little, so as not to--ouch!"

"Brother Zhou, what's wrong?" Tan Chun asked hurriedly.

"It's okay. I guess I was bitten by some small animal. There's nothing to worry about." Zhou Yang just received a golden lotus from Li Wan next to him. Zhou Yang still kept talking without changing his expression. "When I'm free one day, I'll catch that one." The little animal spanks to let her know who is the master."

"Pfft - Brother Zhou is talking nonsense again." Even Yingchun couldn't help but laugh at this time, raised his head and sneered, "Maybe it's a mosquito? Now is the time when it's powerful. After biting it, it will naturally run away. Where can I catch it, let alone how can I hit it - hit it!"

"A mosquito?" Zhou Yang Yiliang said blankly, and then nodded affirmatively, "Since the second sister said it was a mosquito, it must be a mosquito. It actually has the guts to bite me. The next time it bites me, I must have caught her hard and given her a good look—yeah!”

While he was talking, although he kept interacting with Sanchun, he kept staring at the table with his peripheral vision. Seeing Li Wan make another move, he raised his left foot one step ahead, stepped on her right foot, and deliberately moved slightly After grinding hard and adding a series of "bites" that he deliberately emphasized, the embarrassed Li Wan completely lost the courage to speak. His cheeks felt like they were burning, so he had to lower his head and pretend to eat.This was also thanks to Zhou Yang's initial seating arrangement. The main hall in the backyard naturally faced north and south. After a custom-made round table with a rotating disk was placed, he and Li Wan took the main seat side by side. Sanchun sat facing the south side. , Qingwen and Suyun sat on both sides, eating by themselves without affecting their ability to get up and serve. In addition, the tablecloth hung close to the ground, so the two of them did not worry about being discovered for their small movements.

However, just because you can't see it doesn't mean you can't guess it. At least Suyun has always been weird and stared at his grandma from time to time. This is also one of the reasons why Li Wan is embarrassed and annoyed, especially Zhou Yang's series of stresses on the word "bite". The master and servant knew the meaning so well that even Suyun blushed and gave someone a big roll of his eyes angrily.

Sanchun had a happy meal. They definitely had a good meal in Rongguo Mansion, but they usually followed Jia Mu and paid attention to "eating but not talking when sleeping".When it comes to the atmosphere of the meal, I can only say haha; Zhou Yang was having a good time, witnessing the beautiful young woman next to him looking embarrassed but helpless throughout the whole process. He didn't feel hungry even if he didn't eat. This is probably the so-called "beautiful and delicious".

The two maids watched the whole process, and they followed for a long time, but they could not guess some kind of "interaction". In addition, the food was really good, and they were happy in the end. Li Wan, the only one who had been "wronged", suddenly The meal was not satisfying, but he had no choice but to endure it. After Miharu finished eating, he stood up and gave someone a "hard" kick. He lowered his head to hide his crimson cheeks and went straight to the inner room.

After dinner, Ziyou Suyun arranged for Sanchun to go to Dongkuaoyuan. After washing up, taking a lunch break or playing around, it didn't matter. Qingwen was responsible for serving the remaining two masters, but it was a pity that she was kicked out before she could enter the bedroom. After clearing the dining table, she was arranged to select a few servants from the Jia family to go to the main courtyard to clean pots and wash dishes. This girl had no choice but to be "driven away" with an aggrieved look on her face.

"You really don't want to choose one?" After another "comfort", Li Wan, who was completely comfortable with being served, sounded soft and sweet, "Don't worry about the Xue family. If you choose a girl from another family, then it will be natural It’s hard to say, if it were a girl from the Jia family, they would never dare to say anything.”

"Okay, I don't want to bear the name of 'Chen Shimei'." Zhou Yang smiled and declined her. Not to mention that Xue Baochai was better than Sanchun in all aspects except family background. He only talked about the simplest man's mind. "Red Mansions" If the world does not have one of the least chaidai accompanying me, it will not be in vain. "After all, I want to enter an official career. If there are rumors about this, the impact will be too great."

"It's up to you." Li Wan agreed verbally, but no one knew what he was thinking. "It's a pity that time is running fast. I have to take them back. I don't know when I'll see you next time."

"Whenever you have a chance, just ask Suyun to say hello." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "If you need the left and right wing rooms in the front yard, I will reserve the west wing room for Lan'er. You can arrange it whenever you want. , whenever he needs it, there will be a living room, a study room, and another room for my husband."

"I didn't expect that Lan'er had no background, but was just studying, and yet she would bother an outsider like you - hmm!" Li Wan sighed quietly, but was stopped by someone's "punishment".

It wasn't until after the Shen hour that Li Wan took Sanchun and joined the servants of the Jia family who had been blocked in the front yard and the east cross yard to go out. However, he asked Tanchun and Xichun to take Yingchun to his car. Apparently there was someone else. Purpose.

"You have seen everything today. What do you think of Brother Zhou?" She was not polite. As soon as she got in the car, she asked Yingchun to sit next to her, gently held her close and said, "If you think it's okay,"

"What's going on? Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about!" Yingchun struggled slightly in shame, but couldn't get away. "This kind of thing is something we can't discuss. If word spreads, we will not be able to survive."

"Silly girl, you should know something." Li Wan smiled and hugged her tightly, biting his ear and whispering, "He is a martial arts master with a bright future. You are the concubine of the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion, so you can do it."

The two people's voices were not loud, and naturally could not be heard outside the car. However, as Li Wan explained, Yingchun became more and more honest in her sister-in-law's arms, but her cheeks became more and more rosy.

(End of this chapter)