Sparring with Zhang Yong and others is more energetic than practicing alone.
It was not until near dusk that Jia Lian came back from Dongkuayuan.
Because he was covered in sweat, Jia Lian didn't bother to take the official uniform back. Zhaoer and others would send it to the second gate later, and the woman from the second gate would take it back to the courtyard.
After returning home, he entered the courtyard. Jia Lian was about to ask Qingwen and others to prepare for a bath. Hearing someone talking in the west wing, he stepped up the steps and walked over without thinking.
Sure enough, there were several girls inside, discussing knowledge around the desk.
Not to mention his two beauties, Xiangling and Qingwen, he also has Daiyu, his master and servant.
Zicuckoo stood by the window like a soft wooden stake, while Daiyu stood in the north direction, seeming to be acting as a lecturer, giving Xiangling and Qingwen a class.
Qingwen raised her head and saw Jia Lian, and said with a smile: "Second Master is back!"
While talking, he was already greeted.
Although Jia Lian didn't want to offend Daiyu, since he had already come in, there was no need to leave now, so he stopped at the door of the room.
"Second Master is sweating a lot, I'm going to prepare things for him to take a bath!"
Qingwen said and ran out immediately.
Daiyu here was actually seen when Jia Lian first entered.
Seeing that Jia Lian was only wearing a piece of close-fitting clothing with her arms exposed, two faint red clouds suddenly appeared on her face, but it was difficult to detect.
"When did Sister Lin come here?"
Hearing Jia Lian's nonchalant questions, Daiyu managed to calm down and replied softly: "I just came here not long ago..."
Xiangling also came over at this time, picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped the wet marks on Jia Lian's face and neck, then smiled and said: "Miss Lin has been here for a while, and I happened to be reading Er Ye's
We didn't understand a few poems, so we asked Miss Lin to teach us. Even Qingwen could hardly calm down and listen to Miss Lin, and she kept asking questions."
When Jia Lian heard this, he couldn't help but look at Daiyu with a smile.
Dai, Qing, and Xiang are three beautiful and cute girls discussing poetry together. Thinking about this scene, I find it beautiful and interesting.
Daiyu couldn't help but glance at the two of them... Those strong arms and the brutal texture lines on them gave Daiyu a strong sense.
Not daring to look closely for a second, she lowered her head and walked to Zicuckoo with her neck buried in her neck, took out a package from the corner, opened it, and took out the contents.
After thinking about it, he gave the things to Zicuckoo and asked Zicuckoo to give them to him.
Although Zijuan did not dare to look directly at Jia Lian, who was exuding a hot breath at this time, she knew that Daiyu was even more embarrassed, so she took it, walked to Jia Lian, and said: "Second Master, this is what our girl gave us.
The pair of shoes prepared by the second master, the girl started making them a month ago, and they are very serious..."
"Ziju~"
Daiyu blushed and snarled, asking you to give it to him, but she didn't ask you to talk too much.
Zicuckoo curled her lips, glanced at Jia Lian quickly, and then stepped back.
When Daiyu saw that Jia Lian had received her birthday gift, she did not dare to stay any longer. She said, "Second brother, please go to work first. Let's go back." Then she stepped on her floral boots and quickly fled the west wing.
"Hehehe, why don't you go see your teacher off?"
Jia Lian signaled to Xiang Ling, who also smiled and hurriedly chased after him.
In the room, Jia Lian lowered his head and looked at the pair of shoes made by Daiyu. The body of the shoes was made of blue silk. Although it could be seen that Daiyu had deliberately de-feminized, the exquisite stitching and the embellishments on the corners The two winter plums still make this pair of shoes look cute, and you can tell at a glance that they were made by the youngest daughter's family.
Unable to bear to get them dirty, Jia Lian walked to the place where Daiyu had placed the package, put the shoes back into the silk cloth, and took them back to the main room.
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The next day, the ninth day of March.
Jia Lian's twentieth birthday.
Valley Margin
Wang Xifeng asked the kitchen staff to prepare several precious and cherished dishes early in the morning. He wanted to set up two tables at home and invite Yingchun, Baoyu and others of his generation to come and sit.
Because we were still in the period of mourning, we didn’t even invite anyone to perform a small show, it was just a small gathering to express our feelings.
In Rongqing Hall, Mother Jia had long heard her granddaughters talking there all morning, so when Wang Xifeng came over, she joked: "Today is the official day of Lian Er in your family. I heard Yingchun and others say, please They went to your house to eat good food, why didn't you invite me?"
"Hahaha, our ancestors are coming, and we can't wait to see him.
I didn't dare to invite the old lady before because I was afraid of being scolded by the old lady, saying that our master had just gone and started making arrangements to celebrate his birthday.
Originally this was not a birthday celebration, we just used this as an excuse to invite Brother Bao and the others to sit in our small courtyard and fulfill their duties as brother and sister-in-law."
Jia Mu smiled when she heard this.
She naturally knew why Wang Xifeng and others did not call her. As the ancestor of the family, most of the family would move if she moved. Even if Wang Xifeng and others wanted to make a small noise, they would not be able to.
At the same time, I also feel that Jia Lian and his wife know etiquette. Even though they are rich now, they still know how to observe etiquette. They are not like those nouveau riche who start to show off wantonly when they gain power and arrange for trivial things that should not be done, for fear that others will not know about them. Things are different now than they used to be.
"Having said that, I guess you didn't prepare anything delicious for me, so I don't want to go.
I'll just ask Yuanyang to come over and take a look. If she sees something good, I'll tell her to just grab it and run away without fear that you'll chase me and ask for it."
Jia Mu's words made everyone laugh.
After laughing for a while, a mother-in-law replied that Jia Lian had returned.
Wang Xifeng couldn't sit still and hurriedly went back to prepare.
Seeing that Yingchun and others were also ready to make a move, Jia Mu shook her head and said with a smile: "I know you all can't sit still, so just follow your second sister-in-law.
Girl Feng, I will leave them to you today. You can take good care of them for me. If something goes wrong, I will ask you alone."
"Yes, I will obey my ancestor's order."
Wang Xifeng smiled and greeted all the brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, and left Rongqing Hall while laughing.
On the way, Wang Xifeng saw that Baochai was the only one missing among the sisters, so she hurriedly asked Xiaohong: "I asked you to invite Miss Baochai yesterday, have you gone yet?"
"went."
"Please go and invite me again."
"Second Grandma, I saw Miss Bao and Aunt Xue in the wife's courtyard earlier. They must be still there at this time." The old woman said with a smile.
Wang Xifeng hurriedly asked her to go and invited Aunt Xue to come with her.
Returning to the courtyard, it turns out that the courtyard here has changed drastically.
In the already clean and tidy courtyard, two screens were placed under the steps to the north, and several long tables were set up. The long tables were covered with colorful silk, and tea and fruit snacks were placed on them.
On the corridors and down the corridors, there were maids in bright clothes busy arranging some gadgets and utensils.
All in all, the courtyard, which is usually quiet and cold, now looks quite lively and fragrant.
Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "My house is small, and I'm afraid you won't be able to play around, so I simply put the place in the yard and let you do whatever you want."
Jia Baoyu was at his most playful age. At this time, he had already thrown all other things out of his mind and looked around as soon as he entered the door.
He didn't care much about the screens, tables, chairs, and food and drink. He only looked at the new things Qingwen and others were playing with up and down the west corridor. He hurriedly ran over and asked what they were.
When Wang Xifeng saw it, he smiled and said: "That was also your second brother Lian's idea. Although there are not many people here today, they are all elegant guests, so I specially prepared some elegant things for you."
Tanchun and others laughed hurriedly: "We don't dare to praise you."
In the end, everyone was attracted to it, some knew it, some didn't, and they all found it novel.