Chapter 654: Winter Insect Part 1

After exiting the hanging flower gate of Laojun Hall, Si Niang and Eleven Niang whispered: Mom doesn't mean any harm. If Brother Jie has a reputation, it will look better if we say we are married and work as errands.

I know too. Eleven Niang said with a smile, but I can’t force this matter. Just do your best.

After all, this is Eleventh Mother’s family matter, and Fourth Mother can’t say much.

She smiled and nodded, then turned to look for her second son Yu Li and her third son Yu Qi.

Yu Li and Xu Sizhen stood side by side on the steps of the Chuihua Gate and whispered, while Yu Qize and Brother Jin were laughing and joking in front of the Chuihua Gate. Only Xu Sijie stood thoughtfully by the dripping water of the Chuihua Gate.

Under the eaves.

Feeling Siniang's gaze, he seemed a little uneasy. He smiled at Siniang cautiously and took two steps forward to Xu Sizhen and Yu Li's side.

Second cousin, his name is Yu Li, fourth aunt is looking for you

Yu Li raised his eyebrows and glanced at his mother. He hurriedly said to Xu Sizhen that you should write me a letter when the time comes. He bowed to Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie and clasped his hands, and walked quickly to his mother's side.

It's getting late. It's time to say goodbye to your Aunt Eleven and we should go back. Si Niang said and withdrew her gaze from Xu Sijie.

Xu Sijie breathed a sigh of relief.

The carriage swayed out of Laojun Hall.

Brother Jin, who was tired from playing, was held in his mother's arms and fell asleep quickly.

Eleven Niang is thinking about Xu Sijie.

It's time to have a serious talk with him.

Xu Sijie and Xu Siyu are different. Xu Siyu is the eldest son of a concubine. Not only is he smart and capable, he is not much different in age from Xu Sichun. In order for Xu Sichun to have an unquestionable status in the family, Xu Lingyi allows him to live separately in the future.

Xu Sijie is the second son and a concubine, so he cannot pose any threat to Xu Sizhen, and the possibility of being forcibly separated is unlikely. As long as he is willing, he can always rely on the family to live. In the eyes of most people, this

It's never been a good thing. But from the perspective of Eleven Niang, there is an essential difference between being attached to a family life and choosing to be attached to a family life.

If you want to make free choices, you must have the ability to survive independently.

Xu Sijie has been in the outer courtyard for two years, and he is somewhat familiar with the ways of the world. It is best to talk to him about this matter at this time. If he has never thought about his future, he can just use the few years before getting married to try to find someone to work hard for.

direction. When you get married, have a family, and have responsibilities, you can no longer follow your heart and work unswervingly in the direction you have set. If he has considered his future, he will take advantage of the opportunity.

This is an opportunity to discuss whether his considerations are feasible.

It would be best if you can combine your interest and survival

Eleven Niang thought about it, and the carriage stopped.

Song’s mother opened the car curtain: Madam, we are home.

Amber got out of the car first and carefully picked up Brother Jin. Then Eleven Niang got out of the carriage.

Qiu Yu and others stood waiting in front of Chuihua Gate.

Madam, she stepped forward with a smile and bowed her knees. The aunt nǎǎi from Cangzhou sent two daughters-in-law to give you birthday gifts. They are still waiting in the hall.

Oh, thinking of Sister Zhen, Eleven Niang smiled happily. She glanced at the red lantern hanging in front of the hanging flower door. It was so late. Have the two daughters-in-law had dinner?

The arrangement was settled. Qiu Yu helped Eleven Niang get on the small oil truck with green curtains, but the two daughters-in-law said that they had to say hello to you before going to eat. The slaves could not persuade them, so Sister Fangxi had to sit with the two daughters-in-law.

Talking in the hall.

Eleven Niang nodded, returned to the room and said hello to Xu Lingyi, hurriedly changed her clothes and went to the hall.

The two daughters-in-law respectfully kowtowed to Eleven Niang three times on behalf of Sister Zhen, and then presented her birthday gift.

Eleven Niang asked about Sister Zhen’s condition.

Knowing that Sister Zhen has now taken charge of the family, gets along very well with her sister-in-law Ouyang, and is quite famous in the Shao family, and that she has just become pregnant and will become a mother again at the end of the year, she smiles even more and gives two

The daughter-in-law each received ten taels of silver. When she returned to the inner room, she opened the bundle of birthday gifts under the lamp.

Inside were two sets of clothes, two pairs of shoes and socks, and a pair of red gold hairpins inlaid with Hetian yu gourds.

Eleven Niang picked up the socks made of white Songjiang three shuttle cloth.

The bottom of the socks is embroidered with the same color Fang Sheng pattern, and the socks are embroidered with the same color water làng pattern. When tightening the needle, the needle will bury the thread in the opposite direction.

This is Sister Zhen's habit.

Eleven Niang was happy and distressed at the same time.

This child is already the person in charge of the middle school, and he even does her sewing with his own hands.

She looked at the embroidery work on the clothes again.

The whole photo shows some very complicated patterns.

How much effort does this take?

What's the matter? When Xu Lingyi saw Eleven Niang entering the room, she was sitting there looking at the clothes in the bag. She sat down across the Kang table. She was not good at sewing.

What? Eleven Niang muttered and put away her shoes and socks. The needlework is good and the color is also exquisite. I am also going to take them out and wear them during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Xu Lingyi looked at her with a smile.

Under the light, the bright eyes sparkled.

Eleven Niang pursed her lips and smiled.

She will be twenty-three in a few days, and she suddenly reached out and touched her face, not wishing you a proper birthday, and she looked very emotional.

Have a good birthday

What is considered good

They are all people with elders, how can they still do something big?

What are you talking about? Eleven Niang said angrily. If you can receive such a gift, wouldn't it be considered as a good birthday? She said and raised the baggage in her hand.

Xu Lingyi said nothing and held her hand tightly.

After lunch the next day, Xu Sichen and Xu Sishi came together.

Xu Sizhen gave Eleven Niang a square piece of Sichuan brocade woven with Tianluo melon as a birthday gift, and Xu Sijie gave her a pen holder with a plum blossom Linghan pattern carved from the bamboo of Concubine Xiang.

The Sichuan brocade is paved with fine diamond-shaped patterns woven on the satin surface, inlaid with brown melon vines, green Tianluo melons, and nèn yellow jigs with two heads coming together to peck rice. They are uneven and distinct.

Particularly vivid.

The pen holder is carved into plum blossoms using the purple spots on Xiangfei bamboo, which is also very unique.

Eleven Niang looked at the size of the Shu brocade and said with a smile: Let's hang this Shu brocade on the wall of my study. What do you think?

Is it possible? Xu Sizhen hesitated and said, "I think others put it on the mirror."

What's wrong

Eleven Niang led the two of them to the study. She replaced the azure pen holder from the old kiln with the bamboo pen holder given by Xu Sijie, and asked the rough envoy's wife to take down the porcelain screen on the wall and hang it up with Shu brocade.

I was busy, and Brother Jin, who woke up at noon, came to say hello to Eleven Niang.

Mom, didn't you just re-paste the windows two days ago? He tilted his little head and looked at the three people working there. Why are you decorating the house again today?

Eleven Niang couldn't help laughing.

Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie also laughed.

The two of them were helping to adjust the height, one on the left and the other on the right. They turned their heads and asked him: Does it look good?

Brother Jin first stood there and looked at it for a while, then ran to Shu brocade to look at it, then turned around and ran to the door of the study to look at it for a long time. He said sincerely: It is much prettier than the peacock feather fan hanging in dad's study.

After a brief silence, the room emitted a grunting sound that was very hard to endure.

What I said is true. Brother Jin looked at his brothers who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and pouted.

Now, everyone couldn't help it anymore and started laughing.

Mrs. Xiang just stepped in.

She didn't know why, and there was a trace of embarrassment between her eyebrows.

Mother, your uncles are helping you decorate your house.

Her words caused Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie to laugh again.

Xiang's expression became even more uncomfortable.

Ignore them. Eleven Niang glanced at the two of them angrily, smiled and said to Xiang, the two of them were being naughty. Then she pointed to the Sichuan brocade hanging on the wall, does it look good?

Xiang looked at it carefully for a moment and said seriously: "It's very special."

It's like praising a girl for being cute.

Eleven Niang laughed.

Xiang's expression was slightly frightened. She hurriedly took a small rosewood box with carved chrysanthemums from the hand of the maid behind her and gave it to Eleven Niang with both hands: Mother, this is a birthday gift from the second master and me. I wish you good luck every year.

Today, every year has its present day.

Fortunately, on Mrs. Tai's birthday, everyone had to say that she would live as long as the Southern Mountains and be as blessed as the East Sea. Otherwise, these words would have hit her on the head.

Eleven Niang couldn't help coughing lightly.
To be continued...