Chapter 46 Stifling the Heart of Love in the Cradle
Fang Qunqun, who was holding a cloth in his arms and lost his mind in the aisle, was startled when he heard the shout. He turned to look at Lin Zhixiu, and immediately burst into laughter, "Xiu'er, why are you here?"
Lin Zhixiu said calmly, "Why can't I be here?"
The rhetorical question made Fang Qunqun a little embarrassed, "Ah?! No, you can! You can! Auntie didn't see you."
Lin Zhixiu snorted, didn't you see it? You were "looking" at someone else!
She said calmly, "I just got home, and I'm not familiar with many places, so I came out for a walk. Aunt Fifth, what are you doing?" She turned her head and looked in the direction where Lin Ji was walking. The man had gone away and disappeared.
"I..." Fang Qunqun looked at the cloth in his arms, "Oh, Xiu'er, your fourth aunt likes to make clothes for your fourth uncle. Your fifth aunt likes women's clothing fabrics, so she wants to use this piece.
Take the fabric for men's clothing to your fourth aunt's place and smooth it out."
Lin Zhixiu looked at Fang Qunqun coldly.
Why is this girl looking at me like this? It's so scary! Fang Qunqun doesn't know why, but she feels a little scared. "Xiu'er... it's like this. There are many sisters in the fifth aunt's family, and the materials for women's clothes are not enough! So I want to talk to you four times."
Don't be surprised if the aunt changes." She told the truth.
Lin Zhixiu snorted in her heart again, paused for a while and said, "Why go to all the trouble? Let's go back and ask the girl to give you another one."
"Ah?! Really! That's great. Come on, Xiu'er, come and sit here with Aunt Five." This was an unexpected surprise.
Fang Qunqun pulled Lin Zhixiu, holding the cloth in one hand, and dragged it into his yard.
Dongyun came up and said, "Fifth Madam, please help me hold her."
Fang Qunqun handed the things to her and held Lin Zhixiu's hands, "Don't go any further. The arrangements for the old lady's birthday are still being arranged over there. Don't disturb you because there are so many people. There is honey jujube cake at Fifth Aunt's place, which is delicious."
Let me tell you, Xiu'er, Fifth Aunt is not good at anything else. One is embroidery and the other is snacks. She is definitely good at it. Just tell Fifth Aunt what you like to eat."
"I like to eat almond cake." Lin Zhixiu said deliberately.
"Ah? Almonds!?" Fang Qunqun grinned, "Okay, I'll make it for you later. Aunt Five can't stand the taste. Sometimes she flatters the old lady and makes some for her... that thing tastes weird, yes.
What’s delicious?! Can I make walnut cake for you?”
"No, I just like almonds!"
"Okay, okay! I'll make it for you when I get back from my parents' house!"
Entering the fifth aunt's small courtyard, the courtyard is not big, and there are some flowers and plants, but nothing fancy. There are pots of this and pots of that, arranged in a regular manner, and the yard is very clean.
"Come, come in. Fifth Aunt's place is small, but it can't compare to your Chaoyunju."
When we got to the house, Xiao Tao'er was still packing her things.
The fifth aunt entered the house and quickly told the little girl at the door, "Light a charcoal stove and boil some hot water."
Lin Zhixiu looked around the room. It was clean, well ventilated, and well lit. There was nothing valuable on the table or case.
But there is a beautiful tablecloth on the table, a beautiful curtain hanging on the door, beautiful cushions on the chairs, and several ink paintings of flowers on the wall, making the room very warm.
On the sill under the window, there is a large basket with work and threads of many colors inside.
"Aunt Five is doing some work?"
Fang Qunqun told Xiao Taoer, "Go and get some honey jujube cake for the third girl."
He turned around and said to Xiu'er with a smile, "Yes, Aunt Wu doesn't have much to do on weekdays, but she does have to do a lot of work."
Lin Zhixiu asked, "What are you doing? Making shoes for Uncle Wu?"
Fang Qunqun pouted, "Your fifth uncle doesn't want it! He buys his shoes from Qian Yixiang outside, and he's very particular about it. Besides, the shoes are not easy to make, the base is too hard, and the handles will be broken."
Auntie likes to embroider some novel things..."
Lin Zhixiu saw that there were purses, handkerchiefs, forehead wipes, and things used by women that looked like shawls. Each one was very exquisite. She picked one up and said, "Is it like the one Aunt Five gave Xiu'er? It's beautiful!"
Fang Qunqun said, "Well, our girls' embroidery is all very good. Whatever Xiu'er likes, tell your aunt later and she will embroider it for you." She got Lin Zhixiu's promise, so she was very attentive now.
The sandalwood fan was placed on the table. Lin Zhixiu said, "Fifth Aunt, do you like this fan?"
"I like it! To tell you the truth, my father likes this. I will go home in the next two days and give it to my father."
Fang Qunqun is genuine and not vain at all.
"Oh, give it to your father. Then I can't get rid of this one! I have a lot of fans over there. I'll go back and find them and give two more to my aunt."
"Really, that's great! Xiu'er, you are really a money-spreading girl, hehehe..."
"Fifth Aunt, these are not nice words!" Lin Zhixiu glared at her.
"The fifth aunt's house is really clean." Lin Zhixiu sat down and looked around.
"It's clean! There's nothing there." Fang Qunqun looked around himself and made a face.
It turned out that the things in Lin Xi's house had been moved to the house in front of her for fear that Fang Qunqun would take them back to her parents' house.
"There is no comparison with your Chaoyunju! But Xiu'er, to tell you the truth, my fifth aunt has never seen anything like Chaoyunju before."
Lin Zhixiu said, "Ah? Although no one lives in Chaoyun Residence, doesn't it mean that there will be a tea party there every autumn? Aunt Five won't go?"
Fang Qunqun said with a strong sense of jealousy, "Oh, the tea party is held by the girls from our aunt's family, and the guests are all noble girls from the capital! How can we, the unpopular bastard wives, get in?!"
Lin Zhixiu smiled, "Don't be angry, fifth aunt. If we do it again this year, Xiu'er will take the lead. When the time comes, please invite fifth aunt!"
"Ah?! Really? That's great. Xiu'er, you're back... Fifth Aunt is so happy." She said this sincerely.
Lin Zhixiu smiled secretly, are you unhappy? These are all good things!
"Fifth Aunt, were you talking to uncle just now?" She looked at Fang Qunqun carefully.
Fang Qunqun said calmly, "Oh, I happened to meet your uncle and we had a few words."
Huh, I just happened to meet him!
"Oh... Fifth Aunt, you should take a girl with you when you go out from now on. Just now, I saw you and my uncle standing there alone talking. A man and a woman alone, they don't look alike!"
Fang Qunqun's face didn't look good and he quickly explained, "He's not alone, he's with someone."
"How come I didn't see anyone else?" In fact, if I did, that doesn't mean I didn't see them!
"Really! And I just called him and he left!"
"Xiu'er believes what the fifth aunt said, but what about others? You don't know about the back house? There are a lot of gossips and gossips about nothing! The eldest uncle is the head of the family, generous and elegant. The fifth aunt is beautiful and like the fifth uncle.
No, what a good gossip he is! How can we talk together when nothing happens? Instead of hiding, you come up to talk!"
This is what Lin Zhixiu said. If it had been someone else, Fang Qunqun would have been anxious at that time. She was unhappy! But... she endured it and pouted and said, "Whoever wants to spread the word, let them spread it. I am upright."
Don’t be afraid of slanted shadows!”
Lin Zhixiu sneered, "Aren't you afraid? But what if the gossip reaches the eldest aunt?! You see, the eldest aunt looks like the uncle's sister! She is old and beautiful, but you are so young and beautiful! And you often stay alone in the empty room... even if you are...
Rumor, can her temper give you an advantage? If she wants to treat you, she doesn’t even have to do it herself. With just a look, countless people will do it for her! If nothing else, she will deduct your monthly payment for trouble and give it to you.
The things you buy are all inferior. I won’t arrange a car for you to go back to your parents’ home, and you won’t be allowed to pick up your sister from your parents’ home... If the lady in charge wants to do these things, why bother?”
These words are really more effective than anything else!
Fang Qunqun was a little scared when she heard this, and quickly agreed, "Oh Xiu'er, fifth aunt knows! Just this once, I will never talk to him again."
Lin Zhixiu snorted and then said, "Fifth Aunt, what did you mean just now that you wanted to exchange materials with Fourth Aunt?"
"Xiu'er... the cloth was given to us, two pieces of men's clothing and two women's clothing. You don't know, my four younger sisters... Oops, no amount of fabric is enough to wear them. They are all big girls again, Aimei
...The materials you gave us are so good! The fourth aunt wants to scrape together some for them, one for each of them."
Lin Zhixiu said, "Don't you have to do it too?"
"...I won't do it this time. I have some to wear!"
Lin Zhixiu looked at the used little home-made coat and skirt she was wearing. To be honest, it couldn't even compare to the girl next to the old lady.
"You go and trade with Fourth Aunt. Is Fourth Aunt willing?"
Fang Qunqun said, "Your fourth aunt is very easy to talk to! Besides, she has a lot of dowry, so she is not as poor as the fifth aunt..." She made a face again.
Lin Zhixiu also laughed...
Fang Qunqun's eyes were dazzled as she looked at her, "Xiu'er, my five sisters are all pretty good-looking. But when the fifth aunt looked at you, she realized that there is such a beautiful girl like you in this world!"
"Fifth Aunt, if you didn't praise Xiu'er so much, Xiu'er would still give you materials." Lin Zhixiu looked at her angrily.
Fang Qunqun laughed so hard that her flesh trembled, "I'm serious! I heard that our eldest aunt and grandma were famous for their good looks when they were young. But I look at her and she's much worse than you!"
Lin Zhixiu disagreed: "How old is my aunt? You haven't seen her when she was my age!"
"You don't understand this as much as your fifth aunt. Your eldest aunt went to the best girls' school in the capital. The family also hired so many masters. She provided them with fine clothes and food, and she was so impressive! That's why she looks so good-looking.
.Look at how your eldest sister looks...tsk, but even if she was trained by grandma, she is also very outstanding."
Lin Zhixiu took a bite of the honey cake and asked, "Where is the second sister?"
"Second girl... Humph! Xiu'er, be careful, you second sister!"
Lin Zhixiu asked, "What's wrong?"
"You are better-looking than her, and you are still trying to get married to her. When the time comes, I'm afraid she will cause trouble for you!"
Lin Zhixiu blinked, "Will you?" Isn't Fang Qunqun stupid?
Fang Qunqun said, "Why not? Let me tell you, the fifth aunt has seen it a few times... Humph! Anyway, you should be more careful. Although your eldest sister has nothing to do with me and your fourth aunt, she is not outside the circle!
Who cares about the concubine's wife? But she, as long as she meets the fifth aunt, is decent and respectable! She is not as petty and mean as her mother! I see, she has a good character! She does things properly and is popular.
Well, she is generous and capable. She has a good family and a good relationship, so she will be blessed for the rest of her life! You want to have more contact with her!"
Really?! Lin Zhixiu smiled...
Fang Qunqun is still stupid!
It snowed heavily in Beijing! I didn’t go out and was still typing at home...satisfying but also hard work.