Chapter 40 forty

The female family members of the Zhou family and the Zhang family came to the Gao mansion on the same day, and naturally there was a lot of excitement.However, due to Mrs. Zhou's illness and other things, the date of Juexin's treat has been postponed again and again, and it has been half a month away from the "day after tomorrow" that Juexin said.The weather was particularly fine that day, Zhou Shi and Juexin were the hosts, and Zhang Shi and Shen Shi were invited out as companions.There are two tables of cards in the water pavilion in the garden: Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Shen play a table of mahjong; Mrs. Zhou and Juexin accompany Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Zhang to play cards.

The two sisters Shuhua and Shuzhen accompanied Yun and Qin to row a boat in the lake with Cuihuan.The weather was still pretty muggy.A light blue sky was smeared by a number of pale ink-colored clouds.The daylight is thick and sometimes faint, and sometimes the sun is completely submerged in the sea of ​​clouds.The color of the water is also dark, and there are fine wrinkles on the surface of the water.When the boat passed the fishing platform, Yun suddenly looked up at the sub-shaped railing and the dense shade of the trees and sighed slightly: "Time flies so fast, it's been another three or four months."

"You remember that time when you listened to Yuxuan drinking wine," Qin said gently, and she looked at Yun with a smile. Yun nodded and said with emotion: "A lot of things have changed in the past three or four months. The scenery in the garden has also changed. At that time, there were flowers everywhere, and the peaches and plums bloomed so beautifully over there. Now it is full of green leaves. It's time for shade. In three or four months, the green leaves on the trees will be gone again." "Sister Yun, why did you suddenly say such things?" Qin asked with concern, "You know, flowers wither, flowers bloom, and the moon waxes and wanes. It's an endless cycle. This is a very natural thing."

"I also know that next spring the garden will be full of flowers," Shuhua interjected with a smile. "But next year's spring will not be this year's spring," Yun replied with a sigh.When she saw Qin's concern and loving eyes, a grateful smile appeared on her face.She added: "Actually, I'm not sad either. I'm just feeling the situation." She was afraid that Qin would misunderstand her meaning, so she explained: "I think of my sister. I also think of my younger brother." "My cousin was not here last time. Unfortunately, neither he nor his cousins ​​came here today. The cousins ​​only came once. That day she was still a bride, wearing an embroidered dress, she didn't say much, and left after sitting for a while When I came here, I only heard people say that she has a bad temper. But her appearance is still good, and I can't see how bad it is. I hope she will play with us a few times, and I will see clearly," Shu Hua only cares about speaking freely, making him speak in a fluttering manner.

"It's a pity that you don't often come to our place. You only need to stay with us for two days, and you will see everything," Yun replied with a smile, and the dimples on both cheeks suddenly appeared.But the unpleasant thoughts slowly rose again stand up.She said with gloom: "I would like to see her as my own sister, but she sealed her heart tightly. Brother Mei is under her control. Uncle is protecting her instead. Brother Mei is vomiting blood now, The elder cousin persuaded him to see a doctor, but the elder uncle refused, saying that he was not ill. What happened in our family was really worrying. That’s why I envied you. Third cousin, how good your family is.”

Shuhua suddenly burst out laughing: "Cousin Yun, you still say that our family is good? I can't think of it! Think about it, if our family is good, why did the second sister and the third brother run out? You stay in our house for two more days. God, you will know." Then she said boastfully: "But I enjoy myself all day long. I am not afraid of anyone. No matter how fierce my fourth aunt and aunt Chen are, they can't do anything against me." "Miss San, you are fine. But that day, the young master suffered again," Cuihuan who was sitting on the bow of the boat paddling suddenly interjected loudly. There was a bit of injustice in her voice, but no one noticed.She herself blushed slightly. "Fortunately, he asked for it himself. Who told him to be so soft? Who told him to be perfunctory everywhere? He was afraid of offending anyone!" Shuhua said confidently.

"That's because the young master is so kind," Cuihuan defended Juexin, but this time her voice was not loud.After she said that, she lowered her head and concentrated on paddling. Shuhua was about to say: "Why are you defending the young master like this?" But Yun accidentally interrupted her, and she forgot about it afterwards. "Big cousin's fault is the elder cousin's fault. It's not that he made up his mind to negotiate. My sister's bones still haven't found a home." When Yun heard Shuhua blame Juexin, she disagreed. Come out and talk about the new benefits.

"Actually, the second brother came up with the idea. The second brother is very good at coming up with ideas. He can do what he wants," Shuhua retorted.She still cares about Juexin very much, but she always feels that a person should not be as weak as Juexin. "Although the idea was conceived by the second cousin, the elder cousin contributed much more," Qin Han said with a smile.Shuhua's words naturally made her happy, and she was willing to hear her loved one being praised.But she felt that Juexin's unfortunate experience deserved sympathy.She didn't want Shuhua to complain about Juexin, so she came out to defend him.She is telling the truth.

"Miss San, hurry up and row, it's going to rain," Cuihuan shouted from the bow of the boat.She didn't want to hear Shuhua complain about Juexin, so now she found an opportunity to interrupt the conversation.The sky was gray, and gray clouds hung low over their heads.There is no wind.Trees and water seem to have fallen into a state of stillness.The clouds are getting thicker and darker.The sky gradually brightened up. Cuihuan's words surprised everyone.Shuhua looked up at the sky, she knew that Cuihuan's anxiety was justified.She still had the paddle in hand, but at these times she rested and talked to her cousins.Now she hastily lowered the oars into the water and started paddling vigorously.She also said: "It doesn't matter, we will row to Ting Yuxuan."

"Third cousin, please hurry up and row, I'm afraid it will be too late," Yun looked at the sky worriedly, then lowered her head and urged. "Third cousin, I'm afraid you are tired, wait for me to paddle," Qin also worried that Shuhua would not be able to row fast, so she wanted to take the paddle instead of Shuhua. "I'm not tired, don't worry, I guarantee you won't get caught in the rain!" Shuhua said conceitedly.She held the paddle tightly and refused to give Qin. "There is a boat coming from behind," Cuihuan said suddenly in surprise.

"Is it the second brother? Let's wait," Shuhua said happily.She stopped the paddle and was about to turn around to look, when she heard Qin Dai laughing and saying, "Where is the second cousin, it's the fourth cousin." "It's really bad luck to meet them again," Shuhua said unhappily, and instead of looking behind, she started paddling vigorously. "Third Cousin, you seem to be afraid of them," Jean said sarcastically. "Who is afraid of them? I hate them!" Shuhua argued unconvinced, her face flushed. But a boat behind caught up quickly.Jueying's voice sounded triumphantly: "Third sister, thanks to the two of you paddling, the boat doesn't seem to move. Look at how fast I paddle alone. Do you dare to compete with me?" "It's really shameless, I'm not afraid of being beaten, and I played truant again," Shuhua cursed in a low voice.She didn't pay attention to Jueying either. Jue Qun and Jue Shi were on the same boat as Jue Ying. They both took off their long gowns and wore white undershirts.Jue Qun and Jue Shi clapped their hands and laughed when they heard Jue Ying's words. "Fourth young master, are you leaving school?" Cuihuan asked loudly. "Cuihuan, I advise you to keep your mouth shut. My affairs are beyond your control. I'm home after school, isn't that the same?" Jueying turned her head and said with a playful smile. "Fourth brother, let me ask you, what did the teacher invite you to do?" Shuhua couldn't help but finally said angrily. "I didn't invite Mr. Long, so why do you ask me? Your old lady should ask Dad," Jueying replied calmly, without any shy expression on his face. "The teacher is invited to teach you to read. The family spends more than ten taels of silver every month, and you haven't studied hard. What a waste of money!" Hearing Jueying's answer, Shuhua became more annoyed and blushed again. refuted. Jueying's boat rowed beside theirs.Jueying stopped the oars, shook her head deliberately, and made a sound with her teeth.Then he laughed strangely.He said: "Hey, third sister, what is ten taels of silver? We have plenty of money, and you don't have to worry about my turtle squandering this money. Anyway, your dowry is indispensable." "Fourth brother, stop chewing your tongue!" Shuhua interrupted angrily. On the contrary, Jueying smiled even more complacently.He deliberately mocked Shuhua and said: "Sister San, you're 'burning the cupboard' again. If you say you can't win, don't say it. Why bother to get angry again. You are sick, and you have to ask the doctor to give you a gift." "Shut up! Who's talking to you! You can still spit out ivory from your dog's mouth?" Shuhua scolded angrily.She immediately ordered Cuihuan again: "Cuihuan, row quickly! We ignore him!" They pushed the boat away again. Jueying pestered her even more triumphantly: "Sister, why did you run away? It's better to be more polite when you old lady speaks. I'm a dog, what are you? Aren't you also a 'crawler'? Male dog It's better than a bitch." A drop of rain fell on Shuzhen's forehead.Shuhua still wanted to speak, but Shuzhen suddenly begged in pain: "Sister, it's raining." She pulled the sleeve of the qin again and said, "You persuade her." The rest also received a raindrop or two.Qin said gently to Shuhua: "Third Cousin, stop talking. You have said enough." Raindrops shattered the stillness of the environment.Everything around is fully alive.Many pearls appeared on the water.Shuhua bit her lips hard, but she didn't make any sound.There were many beads of sweat on her forehead, but she didn't wipe them.She just kept her head down and paddled.She heard the laughter of Jueying, Juequn, and Jueshi, and bit her lips even harder, but she didn't feel any pain. The boat turned a corner and arrived in front of Ting Yuxuan.They hurried up the stone steps.The raindrops started to get bigger.There are already several rain marks on their bodies.They half-run and half-walked through the moon gate, and then to the red-painted railing on the veranda.Everyone stood still and wiped their hair with handkerchiefs.The raindrops became raindrops hanging high, and the sky was filled with hazy rain and fog.The "blossoms" sounded one after another on the banana leaves. "We are really listening to the rain in Yuxuan today," Yun said with a slight smile.She turned to look at Shuhua again, and unconsciously exclaimed: "Third cousin, why is your mouth bleeding?" "She bit the skin of her lips," Qin replied gently on behalf of Shuhua.Then she complained to Shuhua lovingly and said: "Third cousin, why did you come here! What's the use of arguing with fourth cousin?" "Every time she quarrels with fourth brother, she always gets very angry," Shuzhen whispered to Qin. Shuhua suddenly frowned and said irritably: "I can't live anymore. I will go away one day." "Go, where are you going?" Yun asked in surprise. "I don't care where I go. I just want to go. I can't understand those things, I can't understand some people!" Shuhua said angrily, the flames of hatred shot out from her eyes. Qin looked at Shuhua sympathetically, and said thoughtfully: "It's natural to go, but it's not easy." "I'll go to the third brother and second sister!" Shuhua said rudely, as if she was losing her temper with them, as if they were preventing her from leaving. Qin gave Shuhua a forgiving smile, and her eyes suddenly lit up with hope.She gently persuaded: "Third cousin, your ambition is very good, but it is empty to say that you are leaving. Why don't you go to school first? I think the eldest aunt will agree to you. The eldest cousin and the second cousin will both I will help you. If you want to join the 'One Female Teacher', I can think of a way." Shuhua immediately changed her face, as if a gust of wind had blown away all her irritability and anger.She asked pleasantly: "Sister Qin, can you really give me an idea? I'm afraid I won't pass the exam. You know I'm a lazy person, so I haven't studied hard. Her innocent and happy face shows She looked ashamed. Her earnest eyes were waiting for Qin's answer. "As long as you are determined, everything else will be fine." Seeing that her words had taken effect, Qin was very satisfied, and assured Shuhua, "You are afraid that you won't pass the exam. You don't need to take the exam first. Wait for me to go." Talk to the principal, if you make up the exam by yourself, you will definitely pass the exam." "I don't know what to test, I'm afraid I still can't pass the test alone," Shuhua still said worriedly, but her eyes were shining with hope. "It doesn't matter, I will teach you to prepare your homework. You have also learned English. You have also learned a little bit of other subjects in the past six months. You will have no difficulty in entering. You can entrust me with entering the school," Qin encouraged Say.She added: "But you have to talk to your aunt first." The rain gradually subsided.In the sound of He He's rain, all that remains now is the sound of dripping water in front of the lonely eaves.The spider-like rain feet broke off and danced feebly in the air.The moss and saxifrage on the rocks looked green after the rain, and the plump banana leaves were washed by the clean rain.From the rocks and banana leaves dripping down the sad emerald pearl.These lovely beads not only washed their eyes clean, but also moistened their hearts like nectar. But a laughing voice barged in from outside: "Third sister, do you dare to come out and compete with me? What is this little rain? You just hid?" "Here again, this person is not afraid of being beaten," Cuihuan whispered to himself. Shuzhen gently pulled Shuhua's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Sister San, don't pay attention to him." Shuhua didn't seem to hear Jueying's words, she had a bright smile on her face, and said loudly to Qin: "Sister Qin, I've made up my mind. You must help me. I won't regret it." "I know you won't go back on your word. Then you will be able to enter the school in another month. The second cousin must be very happy to hear the news when he comes back today," Qin praised Shuhua happily. Shuhua smiled with satisfaction.Jueying called out two or three times again, but got no answer, and seemed to row away again. "Third cousin, I really envy you, you all have your own opinions," Yun sincerely praised.There was a little melancholy in her voice, but she didn't feel any pain yet.She doesn't feel much bored with her daily life. "Third sister, you are all well," Shuzhen said enviously, she only said a few words, and suddenly her eyes turned red and she fell away and fell silent. Qin and Shuhua looked at each other knowingly, then Qin walked over and took Shuzhen's hand, and said cordially: "Fourth cousin, you are tired today, let's go in and sit down." They went into the hall surrounded by glass windows and doors. In the evening, in the water pavilion, the guests and the host sat around a big round table. The clear soup and duck had been served on the table, and everyone was eating. Suddenly, Yuan Cheng brought Zhou Gui in in a panic.Zhou Gui reported to the old lady Zhou angrily: "Old lady, the master asked the old lady and his wife to go back. Young master Sun vomited blood, very violently." This report was like an unexpected thunderbolt on everyone's heads, and everyone put down their jobs. "Say it quickly! Why did you vomit? Isn't Young Master Sun eating at Feng's house?" Mrs. Zhou asked tremblingly. "The little one doesn't know much about it," Zhou Gui replied excitedly, "Master Sun happily ate a lot of wine when he was eating. For some reason, he threw up as soon as he left the table. It was blood, and he couldn't stop vomiting. They quickly burned the ashes of the god's veil to him, but they couldn't stop. Later, when he got better, Young Lady Sun accompanied him back. When he returned to the house, he vomited again. Also groggy, the master has no idea at home, and told me to invite the old lady, the lady back. The sedan chair has been lifted, and the old lady will get on the sedan chair?" "Zhou Gui, did you call for a doctor?" Juexin interrupted and asked. "The master only ordered the old lady and wife to go back. The master is very anxious, and the master will wait for the old lady and wife to go back to discuss," Zhou Gui replied. "It's important to ask a doctor! What's the use of being anxious?" Mrs. Zhou complained.She immediately stood up and said to the Chen family whose face turned pale: "Young lady, let's go." When everyone saw Mrs. Zhou push away her chair and stand up, they all stood up immediately.Xu went on to say: "I'll go back too, I'll just leave Yun'er here." Everyone accompanied Mrs. Zhou to leave the table.Mrs. Zhou ordered Qixia and Cuihuan to go out to fetch the skirts of Mrs. Zhou and her two uncles and wives.Mrs. Zhou suddenly begged and said to Juexin: "Mingxuan, please accompany us. I don't think your uncle is of any use." Juexin was afraid to see those unpleasant sights again, and he didn't want to see Zhou Botao's withered black face again.But all the way to the old lady Zhou's invitation, he had no choice but to readily agree, as if this was an irresistible order, and he didn't even have room to hesitate. Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Xu and Juexin left in four sedan chairs.Those who saw off the guests went back to the water pavilion in the garden.All of them discussed with great emotion about Young Master Mei. Qin, Yun, and Shuhua walked behind, and they talked together.They were about to turn around the rockery and step into the moon cave gate, when Qin suddenly saw Juemin, she walked towards him, and asked in a soft and affectionate voice, "Have you eaten?" "I've eaten," Juemin replied with a smile.He asked her again in surprise: "What's the matter? Why did grandma and the others leave so early? Eldest brother also went with them?" "Cousin Mei vomited blood very badly, my uncle called for someone to ask Grandma Zhou to go back," Qin replied in a low voice. "Brother is really nosy! What do you want him to do again?" Juemin complained unhappily. Qin looked at Juemin incomprehensibly, she didn't expect such words.She said softly: "Grandma Zhou invited him to go, and he can also give them some advice." "It's useless, it's useless at all," Juemin shook his head and replied, "I've never seen anyone as stubborn as Uncle, it's all because of him." Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly saw Yun and Shuhua walked towards them, swallowed her next words, and greeted Yun with a smile.Yun called him kindly. "I also wondered why she was walking well, and sister Qin disappeared suddenly. So she was talking to her second cousin here," Shuhua saw Juemin as if seeing a light, her heart felt refreshed, and she mocked Qin with a smile. road. Qin knocked on Shuhua's head unexpectedly, and scolded with a smile: "Third girl, your tongue-chewing problem has flared up again, isn't it? When you saw your second cousin, why didn't you tell him the good news? I'll do it for you Come on." She said to Juemin again: "Second Cousin, Third Girl is going to join the 'First Female Teacher'." "Is it true, or are you lying to me?" Juemin said pleasantly.He urged Shuhua again: "Third sister, please explain to me quickly." "Whoever lies to you is not a human being! But I have to go back to eat, and we didn't have a good meal. I'll tell you later, you can accompany us to the water pavilion first," Shuhua said proudly.She pulled Juemin into the Moon Cave Gate as well.