Near noon on April 25th, two oxcarts stopped in front of the gate of Chenjia Wubao. Two maidservants got out and greeted the tenants of the Chen family outside the Wubao very familiarly. After entering, they walked towards the west tower.
When Laifu saw them, he said happily: "Xiaochan, Qingzhi, you are here, go and see the mistress, she is looking forward to you." Then he asked Zeng Yuhuan to take Xiaochan and Qingzhi upstairs.
Xiaochan and Qingzhi are Ding Youwei's two maids. They married to Chenjiawu with Ding Youwei and lived here for six years. They are very familiar with everything here. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, is kind and kind, so
Xiaochan and Qingzhi are very attached to the Chen family in Xilou, and they pity Zongzhi and Runer even more.
When they saw Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, the two maids prostrated themselves on the ground and paid their respects to the mistress.
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, told Aunt Ying to call Cao Zhi and the others and ask about Youwei's current situation.
Chen Caozhi came in with Zongzhi and Run'er. Run'er had a sweet mouth and immediately shouted: "You are Sister Xiaochan, you are Sister Qingzhi, Run'er didn't admit your mistake, right?"
Xiaochan and Qingzhi had smiles on their faces. They squatted down with bent legs and held the hands of Runer and Zongzhi. They looked up and down, their affection coming from the bottom of their hearts.
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, knew that they could not delay and there was still nearly forty miles to go back, so she immediately ordered Zeng Yuhuan to prepare lunch and entertain the two Ding family tenants who were driving, as well as Xiaochan and Qingzhi. After eating, they set off.
Xiaochan was only twelve years old when she first arrived in Chenjiawu. Chen Caozhi was six years old at that time. She often took Chen Caozhi to play and liked this handsome boy very much. Now Chen Caozhi looks the same every year. The older he gets, the more handsome he becomes. Last year
Chen Caozhi was not as tall as her when she arrived, but now she looks taller than her.
Xiaochan was very happy to know that Chen Caozhi was going to go with him this time, and said to Chen Caozhi: "Little husband Cao, this is the right thing. My wife misses you a lot. You didn't go with me last year.
My wife felt very uncomfortable and even shed tears."
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, maidservants called the master's daughter either a lady, a young lady, or a girl. At that time, the title "miss" did not exist.
At three quarters of noon, three bullock carts left Chenjiawu and headed north. One of them was driven by Laifu. Chen's mother, Li, ordered Laifu to also go to the county. The Chen family in the west building had a lot of land and not enough tenants.
, Laifu went there this time to hire two more households of tenants.
At the same time, Lai De was also following. Lai De was not used to riding in a car, so he walked beside the bullock cart.
Although the two tenants of the Ding Mansion were in a good mood after driving the oxcart for a long distance, they were in a good mood. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, was never stingy, so this time each of them was rewarded with a bolt of silk, worth five baht and five hundred coins.
Chen Caozhi walked at first, looking back frequently as he walked. His white-haired mother leaned against the door and looked at him. He only stopped seeing the bullock cart.
Qingzhi took Zongzhi, Xiaochan and Runer each took an ox cart. The wheels were rolling, and the path was winding. They gradually got farther away from Chenjiawu and Jiuyao Mountain.
There are no windows on both sides of the carriage of the bullock cart. The top is made of thin bamboo mats, which are painted with tung oil and will not leak. There is a cover in the front of the carriage and a cover in the back. The cover and cover are partitions similar to the doors. There are also
It was covered with a curtain, so Xiao Chan kept lifting the curtain behind the car and looked at Chen Caozhi who was walking with a smile. She said to Run'er beside her: "Let's see when your ugly uncle will shout that he is tired? He should be shouting soon.
Your ugly uncle is very weak."
Run'er said: "Uncle Chou is very powerful now. He climbs Jiuyao Mountain every day and eats three large bowls of wheat rice for every meal."
"Oh!" The slightly slanted afternoon sun was dazzling. Xiao Chan squinted her eyes and stared at Chen Caozhi, who was wearing a gauze crown and a large-sleeved Gebu shirt. Chen Caozhi walked calmly, without any breath, and his face was calm.
She is now white with green inside as before, but with a hint of red. She has a graceful figure, a gentle temperament, and her eyes have changed so much that it is hard to describe, but in short, she is very charming.
"Little Master Cao, come on, get in the car and ride with us." Xiao Chan called.
Chen Cao said: "Can you sit down, sister Xiaochan? I'll take the Laifu car when I'm tired."
Run'er burst out laughing: "Uncle Chou is also called Sister Xiaochan, it's so funny!"
Xiaochan wrinkled her nose and said, "Your ugly uncle is as old as you and I took him to play with him. Why don't you call me sister? - Come up quickly. Someone who can sit down. Run'er is such a small person."
Order the tenant to stop.
Chen Caozhi got in the car and sat down next to Xiao Chan. Xiao Chan hugged Run'er and stared at Chen Caozhi with her full eyes for a moment without saying anything. After a while, she suddenly laughed and pointed at Chen Caozhi.
Cao Zhi said: "Hahaha, Mr. Cao Zhi is blushing. Mr. Cao Zhi actually knows that he is blushing, ha ha ha." He smiled and reached out to pinch Chen Caozhi's cheek. This was a move she was used to.
, when she was a child, Chen Caozhi was pink and tender, and she loved to tease Chen Caozhi's little face. Even though she was scolded by Ding Youwei, she never changed her ways.
The carriage was narrow, and Chen Caozhi was pinched before he could avoid it. He felt ashamed, but also felt very kind. Among the four maids of his sister-in-law Ding Youwei, Sister Xiaochan was the best to him, but according to his age in his previous life, he was
Twenty-seven and twenty-one-year-old Xiaochan is just a little sister. It's really ridiculous to be teased by her.
Run'er, this smart little kid, coaxed: "Uncle Chou often twists Run'er's face, and Sister Xiaochan helps Run'er twist it back."
Xiaochan only twisted it once and then stopped, because Chen Caozhi's deep eyes made her feel that the boy in front of her was no longer a child, but already had the charm of an adult man. She had to pay more attention to her words and deeds.
Xiaochan had a petite body, a round face, and very nimble eyes. Although she no longer pinched Chen Caozhi's cheeks, her eyes never let go of Chen Caozhi. She looked up and down very close to him, and nodded and said: "Cao Zhi is really handsome."
He's much older, my wife will be surprised when she sees him later, since we haven't seen him for two years."
Chen Caozhi asked: "Sister Xiaochan, sister-in-law, how are you?"
The smile on Xiaochan's face quickly faded, she glanced at Run'er, shook her head and said, "It's not that good. Madam, she misses Zongzhi and Run'er very much. When she woke up in the morning, her pillow towel was all wet and she was sweating even in her dreams.
Tears."
This sentence made Run'er cry, and her little tears flowed down, and she shouted: "Mother——"
Xiao Chan quickly hugged her and coaxed her: "Run'er, don't cry. If I know that Xiao Chan made Run'er cry, I will punish Xiao Chan. Run'er doesn't want Sister Xiao Chan to be punished, right? Stop crying."
Run'er tried her best to stop crying, but she couldn't stop her tears. The sight of her sobbing and hard-hearted person would make her feel sad.
Chen Caozhi took Run'er's little hand and said: "Run'er, mother doesn't like Run'er crying. Mother likes a well-behaved Run'er, a Run'er who can recite the Analects of Confucius, and a Run'er who can write the Declaration Form.
——By the way, when Runer went to see her mother last year, could she recite the Analects of Confucius?"
Run'er's attention was diverted, and she finally stopped crying and said: "Run'er was only five years old last year, and she couldn't even recite a sentence of the Analects of Confucius -"
Chen Cao said: "Then when Run'er sees her mother and recites "The Analects of Confucius" to her, will her mother be very surprised and very happy?"
Run'er's eyes narrowed with a smile, and she said crisply: "I will definitely do it!"
When Chen Caozhi and Run'er were talking, Xiaochan leaned against the car wall and looked at Chen Caozhi quietly. She felt that this boy was really different from before. He was a bit lovable and dull in the past, but now he is still lovable.
I like it, but the dullness is gone, and there is a handsome and elegant air that Xiaochan can't describe.
Xiaochan couldn't help but think: "Only speaking of words and demeanor, his brother Chen Qingzhi seemed not as good as him back then."
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