Chapter 20 Chapter 18 I would like to thank the master for pity, not for the green leaf, it is difficult to understand the daughter's intention, and to cherish the pearl in the end

Who came into the room?It is Runzhi.Seeing them eating, Runzhi smiled and said, "Why are you eating until now?" Feng Ju pointed the chopsticks at Peifang and said, "Wait for her to wait until this time." Runzhi said, "Where did sister-in-law go in the morning?" ?” Peifang laughed and said, “I didn’t go anywhere, I was rushing to embroider a flower leaf, so I asked him to wait a little longer.” Run Zhiyan looked at a frame of flower frames beside him, and smiled at Peifang: “Okay, How did you think of doing this?" Pei Fang said: "The Family Art Research Society is about to have a competition, have you forgotten?" Run Zhi said: "Yes, there is no time. I just picked up some old Western paintings and took them Just fill it up. Are you still rushing to send this frame of flowers?" Peifang said: "I don't have any in stock, so I have to rush." ​​Runzhi said: "At least three or four are needed. You are The same, not too little?" Peifang said: "That's the only reason I rushed to do it, and I only have to drive out as much as possible." Runzhi said: "If you can't get out, I will recommend it to you." Help alone." Peifang said: "Who? Do you want conditions?" Runzhi shook his head and smiled: "No need, no need." When he said that, he pointed to Xiao Lian who was standing next to him: "I recommend her What do you think? I saw her and Mei Li embroider a handkerchief last time, and it was very well embroidered, and the stitches were not exposed." Peifang said, "But it's okay, unless I teach her to take over my handkerchief. Embroider another frame. But, won’t it show a different look?” Runzhi smiled and said: “No. The old saying is good, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general. If you embroider well, she is also very good. It must be in time." Xiao Lian smiled at the side and said, "Miss Six does not recommend me for good things, but for such a responsible thing, she recommends me." Runzhi smiled and said, "Don't you be good at forgetting things? You have never recommended good things You? When will I take you to be a high-class guest and eat big dishes? And..." Speaking of this, seeing Feng Ju sitting here, he smiled again: "And you have the same face as us." Feng Ju smiled and said: "You guys are fine after eating, so you just played around in a weird way, and now you just go outside when you are playing. Carefully tell people jokes." Pei Fang blushed and said: "You go out for Xiao Lian Twice, joke or not, you have said it many times. This is my person, joke is not joke, it has nothing to do with you, can you control it?" Feng Ju pointed Peifang with chopsticks and laughed: "It's another Look angry." Pei Fang also smiled and said: "It's not that I'm angry, it seems that you always take this matter to heart. It's not your own business, why do you bother?" Feng Ju had nothing to say, and laughed to himself eat his meal.Runzhi said: "Sister-in-law, after dinner, come and sit with me first, I have something to say to you." After finishing speaking, he left.After Peifang had finished eating, she hurriedly washed her hands and face, and came to embroider again. Fengju was wearing a hat and holding a cane, as if she was about to go out, and said to Peifang: "Your heart is useless. Just now, you can use it I came here specially and asked you to go, how did you forget?" Pei Fang smiled and said: "Really, I forgot. Did Xiao Lian finish eating? After eating, take over and embroider for me, I want to go Went to Miss Six." Hearing what his wife said, Feng Ju put on his hat and left first.Peifang handed the flowers to Xiao Lian, and then came to Runzhi.

Lunch at their home was not too early, and it was already one o'clock at this time, and the scorching sun was in the sky, gradually heating up.A few trees in the yard covered the railing with thick green shade, and the shadows of the trees did not shake. Under the shade of plantains, a few golden ducks fell asleep on the grass.The whole yard was quiet.Xiao Lian lowered her head, embroidering by the south window, sometimes a gust of breeze would sneak into the house from under the shade of the trees, it really had some hypnotic ability, making people feel dizzy and forced to sleep.She lowered her head, her hair was cut short at the temples, and she draped it forward, covering the corners of her eyes.He lifted his hand up and put it behind his ear.In less than a moment, the wind blows and it falls again.In the end, I simply ignored it and let it hang down.While she was embroidering, she was in a trance when suddenly a hand reached out to trim her temple hair.Xiao Lian said: "Mama Jiang, you are always jovial, making people itchy." Having said that, when she looked up, it was not Mama Jiang, but Fengju.Xiao Lian's face flushed, she moved her body aside, and continued to embroider.Feng Ju smiled and said: "You are actually good at embroidering." When he said that, he put his hands behind his back and deliberately lowered his head to look at the flower embroidered by Xiao Lian.Xiao Lian had no choice but to stand back and let him see, Feng raised a finger and stroked and said: "Your embroidery is better than hers." Xiao Lian smiled and said: "Master, don't use your hands, you will get sweat marks on it when you turn around." , this piece of flower is all broken." Fengju said: "Do you know the name of the flower you embroidered?" Xiao Lian said: "Didn't the young lady say it just now? It's called sister flower." Fengju said "No, it's just that the two twins are called sister flowers. The real name of the flower is love flower." Xiao Lian said, "I've never heard of such a name." Fengju said: "Not only is this flower called love flower, That is, the root of the flower is called the love root, and the leaves of the flower are called the love leaf." Xiao Lian said with a smile: "Without such words, embroidery has never embroidered the flower root." Fengju said: "I mean the long love flower, Embroidered flowers naturally do not need to embroider the roots. However, the leaves are important for embroidering. Although the peony is good, it needs green leaves to support it. If the color of the leaves does not match well, no matter how good the flower is embroidered, it will be in vain." Feng Ju said here , then walked away and lay down on the wicker chair.Xiao Lian still walked over to embroider.He said in his mouth: "Master also knows embroidery?" Feng Ju said with a smile: "You have underestimated me, art things, which one do you not know?" Xiao Lian said: "Didn't Master go out? Why did you come back again?" ?” Feng Ju said: “The weather is very hot. When I walked to the gate, I came back again. I really want to take a nap. Aren’t you hot? I’ll turn on the fan for you.” When he said that, he stood up Get up, plug in the plug of the electric fan, and immediately the electric fan will turn towards Xiao Lian, and it will start up like a whirlwind.Xiao Lian hurriedly went over to turn on the electric fan, and said: "It's not very hot, and the wind is blowing, but it's not easy to do things." After finishing speaking, she continued to embroider.Fengju lay on the rattan chair, silent for a while, then accosted her and asked her, "Why do you only embroider the leaves and not the flowers?" Xiao Lian said, "Is it easy to embroider the leaves? There are points in this." A yin and yang are old and tender, and they are very particular." Fengju said: "So I said that although the peony is good, it needs green leaves to support it. The same is true for people. Your young mistress and I are like that pair of flowers." Xiao Lian said: "Then how can we compare? They are sisters, but not..." At this point, she paused.Fengju said: "Do you believe that your eldest grandma is talking nonsense. That is really a double flower. What about you? It's like the tender leaves under the flower. It's only beautiful if you set it off. Without you, the two of us will not be beautiful." A lot of things are not going well." Xiao Lian raised her head and looked out of the curtain, but there was no one there, and Jiang Ma, who was washing clothes under the eaves, didn't know where she went.The courtyard became more and more silent. Xiao Lian's clever kitten was sleeping under the shadow of the bamboo curtain, and its little snoring could be heard clearly.For some reason, Xiao Lian felt a little flustered.Seeing that she ignored her, Feng Ju simply stood up, seeing that she had finished embroidering a leaf, and then embroidered a new leaf.He laughed and said, "You said I can't compare that flower. Then, you and your young mistress compare that pair of sisters in love. What do you think of me comparing the love leaf embroidered under your hand? I'd like to do it. A leaf of love sets you off." Seeing Feng Ju's aggressive attitude, Xiao Lian put down the needle, with a straight face, lifted the curtain, took a step, and walked out of the profile.At this time, Feng Ju, it's not good to chase out, it's not good to not chase out, just look outside through the curtain.

Xiao Lian squatted under the shade of the plantain, broke a piece of green grass on the ground, and went to stir the sleeping duck.At this time, someone shouted: "You don't do serious things, run outside, what are you doing with this duck? You are really fine." When Xiao Lian looked up, Pei Fang had already returned.Then she smiled and said: "It's too hot in the room, I'm sweating all over the embroidery, I'm going outside to cool off now." Peifang laughed and said: "If you embroider for a while, you will be tired, how about me? "As he spoke, he lifted the curtain and walked in.When he looked up, he saw Feng Ju's hat and clothes hanging on the hangers.Said: "Hey! Isn't he the one who went out? Why did you come back?" When he walked into the bedroom, he saw the window was open, and Fengju put down the Zhuluo curtain and was already sleeping on the bed.Peifang said: "You were so busy going out just now, but now you come to sleep in the house, is it strange?" Seeing that Fengju was silent, Peifang asked, "Are you asleep?" Fengju remained the same keep silent.Peifang said: "Are you really asleep? I don't believe it." Fengju turned over and smiled and said, "Asleep." Peifang said: "Asleep, you can still talk?" Fengju smiled and said: "You You know I can't talk when I'm asleep, so why do you keep asking?" Peifang said, "I knew you were lying asleep." Feng Ju said, "You know I'm lying asleep, so you don't need to ask me about sleeping. If you are asleep, you can just talk to me." Peifang said: "You speak clearly and logically, get up." Feng Ju raised the curtain and got up, then sat on the edge of the bed and put on his leather shoes.Seeing his leather shoes, Peifang suddenly remembered something, and asked, "When you get home, you immediately took off your leather shoes and changed into slippers. You haven't even taken off your leather shoes now, so you don't look like you're going to sleep. I just went to sleep when I came back. Needless to say, what the hell are you doing, pretending to be sleeping like this on purpose, you’re afraid I won’t know.” Feng Ju said with a smile: “It’s normal to not take off your leather shoes before going to bed. What kind of trouble can you be?" Pei Fang said: "You are not a troublemaker, and your face turns red when I say it? You see, there is some reason for this?" Feng Ju put on her leather shoes, went out, He laughed and said, "I'll go to sleep outside, and I won't argue with you about this unnecessary idleness." After speaking, Fengju left.Peifang looked out of the window again, Xiao Lian turned her face away, still lingering in the shade of the tree, as if not very comfortable.When Peifang saw it, she kept it in her heart, not to mention, she continued to embroider.After a long time, he didn't come back, so he put down the needle, sneaked to the door of Xiao Lian's room, and saw that she was also sleeping on the rattan couch with her clothes on.Seeing this, Peifang became more and more puzzled.At four o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Lian came out and said with a smile: "Just took a nap, unexpectedly fell asleep like this." Pei Fang said: "I thought you were not feeling well, so I didn't call you. If In this way, what else can I expect you to do? Sixth Miss also recommended you, you only embroidered a few leaves for me, and then left it." Xiao Lian said: "I am a little dizzy today, and tomorrow I will drive the young lady away. Get up." Pei Fang embroidered a few stitches, and then asked, "I'll be back soon after I leave?" Xiao Lian felt guilty when Pei Fang asked her, her face was panicked, and she deliberately turned her back , went to clear the cups and saucers on the tea table, and said, "The uncle will be back in a short while." Peifang said: "He is not a thing, so please ignore him. If he has anything to do, you can ask him to call Mama Jiang." Do it, don't do it for him." Xiao Lian still stood with her body behind her back.Peifang said: "Although I am young, I have always refused to treat other people's children as human beings. You think, you and I have been together for many years, you can do your job, you know the words, and you are handsome. I treat my sister Is it just like that?" Xiao Lian thought, this is strange, why are you talking about these things in such a good way?Then he smiled and said, "How dare I take it when grandma says that?" Pei Fang simply stopped her embroidery, sat on the wicker chair, and said to Xiao Lian, "I didn't mention these things to you for no reason, I miss you You are one year older, and you have to find ways to solve your marriage problems. According to your uncle's muddled thoughts, it goes without saying that you are naturally unwilling, and I can't agree. But you are always staying at my house. , who is not a regular, so what? But then again, with your appearance and your ability, if you match up with someone who works in our family, then they won't be the number one. But let me see if anyone is good enough for you. Besides, those things are useless after all. Should you go outside and find a businessman? I have no common sense about dressing and eating, so how can I live with him? Besides, I need to find someone with a better fortune, and I am afraid that he will not be able to get rid of the class concept. Unless it is like the words in Gu Erci, where can I find a poor scholar? , we will subsidize him some money, find him a job, and then promise you to him. Do you think, where can we find such a thing with a lantern? So I have thought of many ways to solve your problem, but it turned out to be I can't solve it. I don't know if you have any solution? If there is a good solution, I'd like to listen to you." When Xiao Lian heard Peifang talk about her marriage problem, she was a little shy at first, and then she heard all kinds of things that Peifang said Difficult but a confidant's words.But these problems lie with me, as long as I go further and make an agreement with Liu Chunjiang, there will be no embarrassment.But how to say this sentence?Therefore, although Peifang spoke a long piece, she just listened quietly and didn't answer a word.Peifang said: "This is your lifelong event, why are you silent? There is no need to be ashamed. You want me to decide for you, you have to tell me the truth." Xiao Lian could only say: "It all depends on the young lady Make the decision." Peifang said: "I'm not your parents, how can I make the decision about your marriage? I am your parents, and in this day and age, I can't get involved." Xiao Lian remained silent, While striking up a conversation, I watched the sky in the yard through the curtain.Peifang said: "Now I ask you, but you always don't say it. In the future, someone will give you an idea that doesn't suit your heart, so don't blame him." Xiao Lian looked at the sky and said: "No one mentioned this matter , the eldest young mistress is busy." Peifang smiled and said, "It's not that I'm busy, and it's not a busy thing. But when it's really time to get busy, I'm afraid it's too late." She knew Xiao Lian felt herself Have a plan?Just ramblingly asked.Xiao Lian slowly lifted the curtain and walked out slowly, not listening to Pei Fang's words.Pei Fangshi

Xiao Lian walked along the footsteps, just thinking about it, but didn't pay attention to where she went.Suddenly someone shouted: "Where is Xiao Lian going?" When she looked back, it was Yanxi who was sitting in the window, opened two fried windows, and released two little bees.Xiao Lian smiled and said: "Open the window and let two bees come out, but I don't know how many flies have been let in." Yanxi said: "I want to talk to you, but I forgot to close the window. Come in, I have Tell you a few words." Xiao Lian said: "I have something to do, just say it if you have something to say, what do you want me to do?" Yanxi said: "If you come in for a while, it won't take much time for you, what are you doing?" What, so busy?" Xiao Lian said: "What's the big deal for you, it's not just nonsense." Yanxi smiled and said: "Okay! I talked to you nicely, but you scolded me instead." While speaking, Yanxi closed the window, walked around the corridor, and blocked Xiao Lian's way.Xiao Lian quickly moved her body aside.Yanxi laughed and said, "We haven't seen each other very often, and you seem to be estranged from me. Look at you, let's forget about our friendship?" Xiao Lian said with a smile: "That's it. Don't listen. You are a young master and I am a girl, how can we talk about friendship?" Yanxi said: "You and I have never had any relationship between master and servant, why did you mention this sentence today? What offended me? Have you?" Xiao Lian smiled and said, "It's even more out of the question. Man said Qiye didn't have anything to offend me, even if something did offend me, would I still dare to argue with Qiye?" Yanxi said: " This is not, and that is not, then I am very confused. Think about it, what was the situation between me and you before? It’s here. Don’t tell me it’s not easy to ask you to do something. I just want to say a word to you. You also walked away early like you saw a poisonous snake. I don't know very much." Xiao Lian was unreasonable by what he said, so he said: "You are very busy now, and you don't come back once in two or three days. I can't see you at all, how can I do things for you? "Yanxi laughed and said: "What you said is reasonable. I'm bothering you a little bit now, can you peel a pear for me to eat? Look, this is for the third young lady to peel pears, and you can’t do anything now, do you still have the nerve to ask me to peel pears for you?” Yanxi said: “It’s really a coincidence, it’s not the time for me to ask you. Sure enough, I Now I can’t say that I know girls.”

While talking, Runzhi came, and Yanxi read a book.Seeing that he stopped Xiao Lian from talking in the corridor, but Xiao Lian was evasive, he knew it in his heart.Then he said: "Lao Qi, I want to check the "Encyclopedia Series" on your bookshelf, is it complete?" Yanxi laughed and said, "Unless you buy it incompletely, if you buy it incompletely, it will not be short. I haven’t flipped through it since it’s on the shelf.” Runzhi smiled and said, “A young man like you is such a waste, thanks to you, you can still talk about it.” Yanxi smiled and said, “This book, it’s not What I want to buy is because my father said that a person must at least look through the "Encyclopedia Series" before he can have some common sense, and he must force me to buy it. At first I thought it was just like the dictionary of "Etymology", and you can flip it over. Unexpectedly, I moved it back. But those people, not to mention reading books, can't remember the table of contents clearly. Besides, my English is really not good. I have to turn to the dictionary several times to read a page. What's the point of that?" Runzhi said: "You Don't tell me, you don't like to read any books other than novels, let alone English, let alone "Encyclopedia Series"?" The two sisters and brothers walked into the room while talking.Run Zhi looked back through the screen window and saw that Xiao Lian had left.Then he said: "You stopped Xiao Lian again, what do you want her to do?" Yanxi said: "Who wants her to do something? I saw her running away when she saw me coming, like the old family Girl, she hides when she sees people. I want to stop her and see what she does?" Runzhi said, "Man said it was you, and even the eldest brother ignored her." Yanxi said, "This is all sister-in-law. This is how she is used to it." Runzhi said: "Why is she used to it by the sister-in-law? It's not that she is up and down, breaking the rules, she just avoids you young masters." Yanxi said: "Why didn't you avoid it before, but now But avoid it?" Runzhi said with a smile: "She also has a boyfriend who is courting her, how can you compare the past? This pearl cannot be hidden by the Jin family." Lian went out twice as Miss, and told Liu Chunjiang about the mistaken identity, and explained it in detail.After hearing this, Yanxi felt very sad for some reason.But she still didn't show it in front of her sister.He smiled and said: "I also know this person surnamed Liu. He may not regard Xiao Lian as a bright pearl, right? Xiao Lian actually wants to be so high!" Then pointing to the books on the bookshelf, he said: "Literature, Minerals, Hygiene, Biography of Celebrities, Law, Fifth Sister! Which one do you want? I guess you want something about art, right?" Runzhi said: "Are we always lovers of art? Other books Don’t you like to read it? I’m looking for a book on astronomy.” Yanxi said, “It’s really a headache to read that kind of book.” Runzhi said, “That’s why I say you’re trash.” While Runzhi was talking, she was looking for a book on the bookshelf. She found the book, pinched it against her ribs, and turned to leave.Yanxi said: "Fifth Sister, let me ask you something, is what you said just now true?" Run Zhi said: "Of course it is true, why did I lie to you by making up this rumor for no reason?" Yanxi said: "Oh! Like my sister-in-law, there is still a garden full of spring scenery that can't be shut down. A branch of red apricot comes out of the wall. It's hard to tell a woman! Let the boss know, isn't there a right and wrong?" Runzhi laughed and said: "Listening to the storytelling and crying, worrying about the ancients, isn't it superfluous for you?" Yanxi was refuted by Run, so she had no choice but to say nothing.After Runzhi left, he lay on the wicker chair and read a few pages of the novel, feeling bored.Thinking to himself, it's better to go to Luohua Hutong, so he took the car and returned to his private villa.