Li Zhi and Li Chan got Li Chengze's promise, knowing that they could learn to read from Gu Qingci, they were very happy in their hearts.
Now, all the chores of cooking and laundry in the East Courtyard are done by someone, and the Bai family is free, so there is no need for the two sisters to intervene.
After breakfast, Mrs. Sun went out to chat with her old sisters. Originally, Mrs. Bai was about to go out at the invitation of a landlord's wife, but seeing her mother-in-law went out first, she was not at ease if there was no master at home and only two servants were left, so she pointed out one woman and asked people to go out. Invite that Mrs. Wu to the house to talk.
The Li family sisters took advantage of this gap and went to the west courtyard.
It's just that the two felt a little embarrassed. They used to bother their sister-in-law to teach, but their mother didn't even prepare a knife, paper or pen.
After all, Li Zhi was one year older, so she brought up this topic with Bai Shi the night before, but Bai Shi reprimanded her.
Bai's eyebrows were sullen, and she reprimanded: "What did you say! Why did I give birth to you two stupid daughters, and I came to my mother to ask for paper and pens? When did you see those things in my house? Gu's Who is it? That is a young lady from the Hou family. Now your sister-in-law, your eldest brother ordered her to teach you how to read, can she not prepare things for you? Wooden fish head, there are no rare items in her house, just You idiot, but you are petty and let me take paper and pen." As he said, he tugged at the ear.
Li Zhi was so scolded by Bai Shi that she couldn't lift her head, bit her lip and dared not speak again.
In front of outsiders, Mrs. Bai is gentle, virtuous, good-natured and good-natured, but she is a bit harsh and mean when teaching her daughter behind closed doors.
When she was young, she went through a incident, which was when she was in her natal family before she was married.
At that time, there was a family next door to the Bai family, and there was an only daughter in the family, who was two or three years older than the Bai family.
The Bai family has a large population and more girls. At that time, besides Bai herself, there were her two sisters, one cousin, and two cousins living together.
Daughters are not valued more than men, so their life is not very easy. They don’t talk about other things, they only talk about food and clothing. It is common to not see meat at the Bai family’s dinner table once in a few months. The clothes are all small and the big ones are worn. , It may not be possible to buy a new one throughout the year.
But the family next door to the Bai family is completely different. There is only one daughter in that family, and the whole family has been holding her in pain since she was a child, but it is better than having several sons and grandchildren.
The girl usually has no shortage of pocket money, and she can often be seen running out to buy some hair flowers and snacks. Having been pampered and raised in this way, the temperament developed is also cute and lively.
On weekdays, the Bai family sisters are jealous of that girl in their hearts.
It's just that she never expected that that girl would later marry a man with a slope.
It is said that the girl herself met someone first and cried out to marry her.
No one of her parents can hold her back.
This incident became a joke in the neighborhood at the beginning, women in the streets and alleys would talk in private, mocking the girl for her shamelessness, and saying that she was blind, and the men coaxed her out of her soul.
Because of this, the Bai family's Niang Tete took the three daughters into the house that year, and admonished them one by one, telling them that this is the result of spoiling their daughters, saying that women are shallow-sighted and shallow-hearted, if they continue Raising them loosely and indulgently is even more difficult to raise, and it is easy to lose your sense of shame. Therefore, if you want a girl to be virtuous and sensible, you have to work harder. After suffering a lot, you will know how to restrain yourself and not make mistakes in the future.
Bai's mother is a very widowed person, she was widowed in middle age, her face was taut for many years, she never smiled in front of outsiders, she was very serious.
She poured those crooked words into her daughter's ears word by word, while telling them to work more and talk less, and to be docile and polite, but on the other hand, she held her only youngest son in her palm and took her with her wherever she went. Eyes, I'm afraid something will happen.
Bai Shi was brought up like this since she was a child, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong. She even agreed with her mother's way. After giving birth to her daughter, she only tried to be strict with her daughter, never being pleasant.
Li Zhi and Li Chan went out of the room after being taught a lesson, and when Bai Shi left and disappeared, Li Chan breathed a sigh of relief, took Li Zhi's hand, and said, "Sister, I don't think there will be any need for these things in the future I told my mother, how can she care."
Li Zhi hesitated at first, then nodded, and said in a low voice: "Forget it, let's... let's go over there first, I don't know if the elder brother has gone out."
Li Chan said: "There must be none, I saw Yuanbao just now."
While saying this, the two walked towards the west courtyard.
The two sisters only went to the west courtyard to watch the excitement on the day when Gu Qingci married and came to display the dowry.
After all, it's the courtyard where my brother and sister-in-law live, so how can we get through without incident.
The small door was closed, but after knocking, someone opened it after a while.
Seeing that it was Yuan Bao, the two of them smiled.
Yuan Bao probably got Li Chengze's order and knew that the two of them would come over in the morning, so he kept paying attention.
Yuan Bao invited An first, and with a smile on his face, he said, "The two girls are here, come in quickly, I will take you to meet the uncle and young mistress."
Li Zhi and Li Chan lowered their heads slightly, looking very uncomfortable being saluted.
But I was relieved to hear that my brother was at home.
Although they are not very close to Li Chengze, they are the eldest brother after all, and they have a blood relationship. Tong Gu Qingci was really not much worse than a stranger, he hadn't spoken to her a few times, he only knew that his sister-in-law was of noble background, her temper seemed to be not very good, even her grandmother dared to contradict her.
Sighing in their hearts, the two sisters followed Yuan Bao into the inner courtyard, and when they reached the corridor, another maid, Qiu Ju, came and led them away.
After entering the main room, Li Zhi and Li Chan heard voices coming from inside the room.
After entering the outer room, they were led by another person, and the two of them felt a slight movement in their hearts. These were things they had never experienced before, giving people a sense of strict rules and regulations, each performing their own duties.
Various thoughts flashed through my mind, and I kept stepping, and when I reached the inner room, another maid helped to open the curtain, and whispered: "Grandpa and grandma, the two girls are here."
Gu Qingci's crisp and soft voice came over, "Please come in quickly."
Li Zhi and Li Chan went in.
Looking up, inside the room, Li Chengze and Gu Qingci sat face to face on the floor. There was a dark square low table in the middle, and a chess board was placed on the table. They were playing chess.
Gu Qingci was wearing a luxurious top made of light golden apricot yellow two-color brocade fabric, lined with a pink horse-face skirt.
Her complexion is extremely fair, and this dress makes people bright and moving.
Because I knew someone was coming today, I naturally dressed more formally.
The hand that was holding on to the chess piece saw a jade white bracelet on that white wrist, and a pair of thin carved gold bracelets on the other hand.
The whole body is full of style, and looks like a nobleman.
Not to mention the bright and majestic room that makes people unable to move their eyes, and how many rare treasures are placed there.
A blanket was spread on the ground, and the two girls of the Li family hardly dared to leave.
There was a timid expression on his face.
They have never seen such a house, been to such a place.
What's more, Gu Qingci and Li Chengze's close relationship with each other made people blush with embarrassment.
The two sisters greeted each other one after another, and called the eldest brother and sister-in-law.
As soon as Li Chengze looked up and saw the two of them, he said: "You and I have prepared books, paper and pens, so that we can learn to write with your sister-in-law in the future." Two bamboo boxes were taken out and given to the two of them respectively.
It's not easy to play chess anymore at the moment, so Li Cheng stood up, smiled at Gu Qingci and said, "Let's play with you some other day. You teach them first, and I'll go there first." step away.