By Jia Xiuzhen

After hearing Jing'er's words, Xiaoyan didn't know where to start, so she changed the subject and said: "I saw that Miao'er carried a lot of baggage when she went to the house today, but I think she was obviously empty-handed when she went out. "

Jing'er snorted, "What else can there be, it's just some clothes and things given by sister Biyue and sister Honghua."

Xiaoyan showed envy when she heard this, and said: "Those sisters' clothes are so beautiful. I heard from other courtyard people a few days ago that the girls in front of our grandma are almost catching up with the girls. No In other words, the clothes of the four seasons this year, grandma rewarded more than the ones in the mansion. And they are all new, and the materials are also excellent.

Do you remember?It was Miaoer's big hairy waistcoat last time. Later I saw that sister Biyue and sister Suyun both had big clothes of that material, so they must have given it to Miaoer again.Da Mao's clothes may not even have the clothes you mentioned. "

Jing'er snorted, and said: "What a good thing, it must be the scraps left over from the clothes cut!"

Xiaoyan glanced at her, and said: "What you said, even if it is left over from someone else's tailoring, it is a whole piece of good leather. The thick fur is thicker than that of an ermine, and it must be as good as fox fur. .”

Jing'er gave her a bitter look and said, "Look at how promising you are! Both of your eyes are shining!"

Xiaoyan sneered and said: "Okay, okay, I don't know much, right? Don't talk about being stupid in this life, before I entered the mansion, I have never seen a decent cotton-padded jacket. I can't get it, so I'm not allowed to see it." ah."

After Jing'er heard her words, it was not easy to talk about her, so she said: "It is said that the grandma's yard is full of oil and water, that is really ignorant, we only have five hundred dollars a month, or some scattered snacks, Where is the benefit?"

Xiaoyan said: "You can still get some rewards for running errands on weekdays. Didn't you get more rewards than the monthly money during the Dragon Boat Festival? Don't you remember?"

Jing'er glanced at her sideways and said, "Didn't you envy other people's big woolen clothes just now? It costs hundreds of dollars a month, how long does it take to save up a big woolen clothes? This is called fat!"

After hearing this, Xiaoyan nodded and said: "We are just little girls, that's not bad. If we want to talk about the oil and water in our yard, we have to look at those nuns and big girls. The big grandma just buys books for Brother Lang. It costs dozens of taels of silver every year, and the money given by grandma will not be taken back when I go to the kitchen. It’s a lot of benefits.”

Jing'er gritted her teeth and said: "These old hags are the worst! I took the money for myself, and it was stuck in the middle. Grandma wanted to give us more, so they came out to persuade me to 'promote Mi En and fight Mi Qiu', 'Don't grow up a slave '...but it doesn't matter how much they take themselves!"

Xiaoyan hurriedly covered her mouth, and said: "You are crazy! What are you grinning about? It's all my fault, what about the big wool clothes. We are not bad here, look at the little girls in other yards, And not as good as us."

Jing'er also realized that she had made a mistake, so she quickly winked at Xiaoyan, and Xiaoyan let go of her hand.The two of them looked outside, but fortunately there was no one there, so they breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't cheer up to talk about other things, so they packed up and went out to collect errands.

That Miao'er arrived early, Biyue winked at her, both of them smiled and nodded.Seeing that there was nothing to do with her for a while, Miao Er went to clean up the dead branches and leaves of those potted plants.This Li Wan was worrying in the house, because Jia Lan was going to go to the ethnographic school in a blink of an eye, and the school was only one mile away from home, but it was difficult to go out for a long time at home, even if it was one mile away, Li Wan hesitated for a long time.

Fortunately, Chang An is the leader in the long follower, Li Wan's status makes it inconvenient to meet them, and it is a lot of convenience to have Nanny Chang around.The time for school is from Mao to Si in the morning, and from late in the afternoon to the end of the day. You have to eat a meal at school at noon, and you have tea and snacks for one day and other trivial matters.

Besides, it is also cold in the middle of winter, Jia's clan studies are certainly not comparable to those outside, but compared with the fact that the house is heaven and earth, it is necessary to toss with hands and feet.Although Li Wan's treasury is rich, he can't act too peculiarly to attract people's doubts.It was really a lot of work to think back and forth.Just as she was thinking about it, Nanny Chang asked about the frame again, only then did she realize that there was still such a thing, so she hurriedly sent someone to Sister Feng to inquire.

Sister Feng had just finished her discussion and was resting and drinking tea in the mansion. Seeing Suyun coming, she said with a smile, "It's rare today. It's rare for you to see me outside your courtyard."

Suyun hurriedly went up to invite An, and told about Jia Lan's going to the family to learn the frame, Sister Feng said: "Master asked half a month ago, it was ready, let your grandma rest assured."

Suyun got the letter and went back to Li Wan.Ping'er laughed and said, "This Suyun really doesn't have a word."

Sister Feng drank tea, raised her head and asked, "Where did you just say?"

Ping'er said: "It is said that Zhang Cai went to find the second master, and that if his wife is not enlightened, the second master will decide to divorce his wife." Sister Feng pinched the tips of her nails and sneered: "This is the brain of the Cai family. What's in it? Even if you want to take care of your mother's family, you have to be a decent family. This mother is not relative, but my brother brought it here. I don't know how to protect it."

Ping'er said: "Maybe I always think about having a natal family so that I can rely on it." Sister Feng laughed and said, "Depending on it? It's not too much of a burden! If they ask me to come, I have a quick way. But now the two If you can’t even close your mouth, don’t say anything, it’s better to rest up with Zhang Cai.”

Ping'er said: "These two people are good at work, I didn't expect such a bad thing at home, it was a waste of time."

Sister Feng said: "The more important the employment, the more intelligent ones are. What's the pity of Zhang Cai's family's behavior? Besides, can there be any shortage of people in our house?" Ping'er heard this. Then nod should be.

Let's say that Li Wan got the trust and knew that the frame was in order, so he was relieved and focused on preparing for the other one.On the day when Jia Lan went to school, he wore a copper stove and a foot stove, and wore a streamlined shirt inside, a green fox waistcoat over his cotton robe, and a silver lynx cloak.

Although snacks and food are available in the school, Jia Lan's body training is different from others, so he has to prepare it himself.So when they set off, Chang An took two four-layer food boxes, both with charcoal drawers underneath.Jia Lan let Li Wan take care of her, but she couldn't see it anymore, so she said, "Mother, I still have the jade you gave me with me. How can I be afraid of the cold?"

It was only then that Li Wan remembered that he had found a piece of jade pendant for Jialan years ago, such as Yanchalcedony and Seven Lingzhu Nephrite Jade. With this, it is enough to travel to extremely cold places. Thinking about it this way is a bit of a fuss .It's not good, so I just admitted it, and said: "Do you know how rare that thing is? It must look similar to other people, or if you go out in a gown now, won't it be strange?"

Jialande also had a lot of rare things, and Li Wan couldn't say what he said was unreasonable, so he stopped talking.Fortunately, Li Wan got down the steps, so he didn't bother anymore, asked about the tea and snacks he had prepared, and looked at Jia Lan again before letting him go out.Jia Lan, the little man, walked out of the yard, shaking his head as he walked.

At the school, Chang An first took Shu Xiu to greet Jia Dairu, and then conveyed Jia Zheng's words. Jia Dairu saw that Jia Lan behaved well even though he was young, but he did not say much.Jia Rui took the things and led Jia Lan to make arrangements.Because Jialan was young and small, he sat in front of a fellow named Jia Zhu who was about the same age in the clan.

Jia Huan and the others were behind, and when they saw Jia Lan coming, they still looked him up and down from head to toe and turned away with a soft grunt.On the contrary, Jia Qiang, who was always with Jia Rong, saw Jia Lan and came over to say a few words.

After a while, Jia Dairu entered the school and began to give lectures on his own. Only then did Jia Lan realize that the school does not distinguish between the advanced and the late. The teacher only assigns homework according to his own preparations and lectures, and does not care about the later learners.Fortunately, today's lecture is the Analects of Confucius, and Jia Lan has already studied the Four Books with Mr. Zhu, so it is easy to listen to this lesson.

In the middle of the morning, there will be a two-minute rest, and everyone will have some tea and snacks, and Jia Dairu will also go back to have a rest.At the beginning of Sishi, it is a review of yesterday's homework, or memorization or writing, and so on.After lunch, you can see the difference.Like Jialan Jiaqiang and others, the company commander has four or five servants to serve him, while Jia Zhu only has a servant, or some are alone.Jia Lan asked Chang An, and found out that the school was in charge of everyone's tea and snacks, and even the meals, but his appetite was different, so Li Wan took care of it separately.

Jia Lan didn't care too much. Chang An first served him a stewed Gastrodia squab soup, followed by rouge goose breast, braised mutton, stuffed mushrooms, chicken and rapeseed heart, and a pottery bowl of dry steamed noodles. Rice, and a plate of stuffed mouth crisps and bamboo buns.

Jia Lan always eats without any other distractions. He starts with soup, then eats, and then snacks. It doesn't take him a moment to finish his meal.Fang Gao and Duanzi waited for him to rinse his mouth, and made him some sweet-scented osmanthus red, and Jia Lan asked them all to eat by themselves.

After Chang An and the others went out, Jia Zhu who was on the side asked Jia Lan, "Are you able to eat so much?"

Jia Lan thought that I didn't eat too much, so she nodded and said, "Yeah, it's not too much, right? I have less appetite now."

Jia Jun swallowed, and said, "You have a small appetite? What about when you have a big appetite?"

Jia Lan then recounted her daily diet when she was in the medicated bath. Jia Zhu was dumbfounded and said, "You must know that there are many people serving in your house, or you will be overwhelmed with just cooking."

Jia Lan laughed and said, "My mother won't be so spoiled with me. You should make it for me now. She has figured out a lot of ways to be lazy." Snacks and so on.

Seeing Jia Lan's unscrupulous words, Jia Zhu became closer.After getting familiar with it, he smiled and said, "Just now when I saw you coming in, I thought you were just showing off, but I never thought it was this kind of temper."

Jia Lan asked, "What was my posture when I first came here?" I thought that Uncle Rui brought me in, and Chang An and the others didn't even show their faces.

Jia Zhu took a look at Jia Lan and said with a smile: "You are the only one here who spends so much on clothes. I'm afraid only Baoyu can compare with you in your mansion?"

Jia Lanfang knew that this was what he was talking about, so he frowned and said, "It's not my mother. It's the coldest time in the dead of winter. I've already told you that I'm so afraid of the cold. No, I wish I could wear everything I can wear." I put it on."

After hearing this, Jia Jun felt sorry and said: "No, my mother is the same way. Every day before I go out, I have to look at it from head to toe. Today is the only time I have to change these boots before letting me go out."

Jia Lan said: "Your mother is also like this? Ah, this morning, I almost went out late. My mother started talking about it yesterday, and she is still talking about it this morning." The two talked again, knowing that the other party was the same as themselves, They both lost their fathers early on, and they were all widowed mothers with only one seedling. As expected, they all thought and acted very similarly, and even talked back and forth.

Back home after school, Li Wan hurriedly hugged Jia Lan over for a closer look, and then asked someone to fetch hot water to wipe his face with him. Jia Lan couldn't help but think of what he had said to Jia Zhu during the day, so he said to Li Wan: "Mom, do we have any less eye-catching clothes?"

Li Wan said: "What are you doing? You are quite inconspicuous with your current body." No, the materials used for the brilliance of the runes, which have no formation, no resistance, and no circulation, are either from the outside or the scraps inside. It's really nothing Good stuff.

Jia Lan was taken aback for a moment, then said what Jia Zhu had said, and said, "Mom, people think I'm a show off when I'm like this, so how can you play with me?"

Li Wan thought for a moment, then said: "Lan'er, if we don't have these things today, for example, we don't even have a decent cotton robe, then naturally there will be those who only recognize clothes but don't recognize people and laugh at you and ignore you, so what will you do?" ?”

Jia Lan said: "It's me who wears the clothes, not the clothes that wear me. It doesn't matter if they don't make friends with those people, what's so rare!"

Li Wan laughed and said, "Isn't it the same reason? There are those who look down on shabby clothes, and there are those who hate and fear expensive clothes. Don't they all only look at clothes? In fact, it's fine to wear silk and satin, or to wear ragged clothes." Okay, isn't the meat inside all you? Why don't you be afraid of people laughing at your shabbiness, but getting annoyed at people seeing you dressed decently?"

Jia Lan thought about it for a while, and smiled, "Hey, it's true! Mother, you are right, just like Jia Zhu, we are on good terms now, even if I wear gold clothes again, he will treat me like a hairpin." I'm crazy, and I won't look at me like I did before."

Li Wan nodded and said: "That's the case. If you really want to make friends, you don't care about the rich or the poor. Of course he won't hate you if you are poor, and he won't hate you if you are rich. It is you who make friends, but Not your clothes."

Jia Lan nodded vigorously, and said again: "That's the case, but, mother, you dressed me too warmly. That foot stove burned for a day, so I don't need him!" Li Wan glanced at him. , poked his forehead fiercely with a finger, hugged him again and laughed.