Her face was also lightly powdered, and Hua Zhuo was not ugly. There was no need for heavy makeup. Her skin was fair and tender, and her cheeks were rosy. If it weren't for the fact that a bare face was too rude on days like this, she wouldn't have even put on light pink or rouge. There was no need to put it on, just lick the lip paper to make her lips redder. However, the two girls carefully trimmed her eyebrows. They plucked off the excess eyebrows and gave her a pair of curved crescent eyebrows.
As for those who are far away from each other, or who have not had contact with each other for many years, or who are not well developed and want to come to celebrate the autumn breeze, our ancestors are not interested or have the energy to accept them one by one to wish them birthdays in person, so they kneel down and kowtow three times in front of the gate of Rongchang Hall. That's it.
"Sister is so impressed."
When Hua Yan saw Hua Zhuo, her eyes almost burst out with fire, but Lin Feng still held her hand tightly, fearing that she would lose control and do something that would make others laugh.
In order to meet the occasion, Qiqiao chose a pair of gold earrings for her. The seventieth birthday of our ancestors is the longevity of Nanshan Mountain. The Jade Rabbit pounding medicine just means immortality, which is full of auspicious blessings.
But when I thought about it, it still felt wrong. Hua Yiren was clearly a granddaughter, so why didn't anyone come
Hua Man may be younger and has no impression of Hua Yiren. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out whether there was such a person. However, Hua Shuo's expression changed slightly. When Hua Zhuo saw it, his heart skipped a beat, and he intuitively realized something. When I was about to ask again, I heard a burst of laughter coming from outside the door. It was the voice of my ancestor. I had to swallow the question that had reached my throat.
Finally, I started to pick up the clothes.
When Hua Zhuo came in, the whole place fell into silence. It wasn't that she was more beautiful than anyone else, but that after taking off her cloak, the colorful clothes on her body really highlighted her graceful temperament, even if her appearance was not. She is the most beautiful and stunning among the sisters, but she can't hold back her astonishing momentum. Even Hua Yan's dazzling beauty and Lin Feng's watery gentleness can't suppress her. It's a good thing that she is young, not stature, and dresses like a girl. It's still a bit childish and lively, and in two or three years, I'm afraid it will be even more remarkable.
Although this set of colorful clothes has a word for color in its name, it is actually mainly bright red. Only on the embroidery pattern, delicate and gorgeous peony patterns are embroidered with colorful silk threads. Red is the king of colors and peony is the flower. The king of the two, the two are combined into one. This colorful colorful outfit is naturally exquisite, majestic and unparalleled. When worn on Hua Zhuo, it blends seamlessly with her own temperament.
As the two direct grandchildren helped the ancestor come in, they were followed by more than a dozen direct and collateral grandsons. Among them, the second cousin Hua Huan was also inside. When he saw Hua Zhuo, he even smiled. .
That’s why you have to dress up, and you don’t need to be so formal when greeting you normally.
After sitting down, she turned her eyes around the girls and found a few more unfamiliar faces, but she still didn't see Hua Yiren.
That's what she asked. In fact, she had already inquired about it. Our ancestors used to get up at the third hour of the morning. My lady was called on the fifth watch day, which is Yin hour. Specifically, she woke her up at the second quarter of the Yin hour. Then she took a bath and dressed up. It took almost an hour, and now it was midnight, and there was still time for the clock to go off. It was just right to walk to the Yangshen Hall. Without having to wait for a long time, I could catch the first wave of greetings to my ancestors. Of course, this greeting today is very special, as it also serves as a birthday greeting.
"Sister Zhuo, please find a place to sit by yourself. Our ancestor is washing up and won't be here for a while." Lin Feng had a smile on his face and conveyed strong kindness in his voice.
Hua Zhuo thought about it and found that there was no one a generation behind in his family and his direct descendants. His eldest cousin did have two daughters, one direct descendant and one concubine. But they were both too young, one was two years old and the other was only a few months old. I guess they are just waiting for the second wave to be carried over by the wet nurse for a formality. Then those people who are a generation behind Hua Yan are all from the side line. No wonder the ancestors are impatient to see them. They are already a bit angry. , and the seniority gap is even further, if you are willing to let girls of your granddaughter's generation come over, you are already giving Ashida a face.
Then I saw that Qiqiao and Baxiu were also dressed up carefully. They had combed their manes with double vertebrae specially designed for maids, tied orange ribbons into bows and tied them in their buns. They were all dressed in yellow skirts with orange tops. The styles of the coats are the same. The maids cannot wear red. Today is a festive day, so they use orange-red coats to set off the festive atmosphere. In addition, they look good, and they follow each other on the left and the right. The two sides of Huazhuo are really indescribably beautiful.
"Who is Eighth Sister looking for?"
"You girl, you have quick feet and a sweet mouth..."
The ancestors originally tabooed red and pink, so when Hua Zhuo came yesterday, she did not dare to wear these two colors. But since the greeting gifts given to her by the ancestors were clothes and bracelets in these two colors, it is obvious that now It is no longer taboo. She was not well-informed before and did not know what happened in the middle, so her ancestors were no longer taboo.
"Miss, on such a big day as today, I heard that not only the members of our Hua clan will come to pay our birthdays, but also the slightly respectable families in Beijing. By then, the ladies of this family and the ladies of that family will also come. , who doesn’t come dressed up beautifully, so we have to use all our skills to dress up the young lady into the most beautiful one." Baxiu smiled proudly.
Even after kowtowing, running water mats were set up on the street outside Rongchang Hall. You can only leave after eating longevity noodles.
"Twelve sisters, thirteen sisters..." After saying hello, she asked: "Are all the sisters who are going to pay homage to our ancestors today?"
So she naturally wore this colorful dress without any pressure. As for it going against the wishes of her ancestors... If her ancestors really dared to blame her, she would dare to reply, "I don't dare to wear it for fear of offending Aunt Jue's spirit in heaven." Look at the old man Does the ancestor have the nerve to argue with her? No matter what, Hua Jui died in Rongchang Hall. You, Rongchang Hall, killed her, so you can't even feel guilty at all.
So she praised again: "The two sisters are also very picky."
Thinking of this, she quickly asked: "There is a sister named Yiren in the branch, why don't you see her here?"
The third wave is arranged at the moment of You hour, which is also the most solemn. I don’t know how many distinguished people in Beijing want to come to celebrate their birthdays, so the ancestors wear longevity blessings and sit in the main hall of Rongchang Hall to receive gifts one by one. By this time, everyone in Rongchang Hall will be in action, and no one will have time to spare. Not to mention the male guests, those female guests still have to be entertained by Wyeth, and the ladies from various families they bring will naturally have to be entertained by Huayan. Come forward, plus there are no less than twenty young ladies from the direct branches of the Hua family, I am afraid that there will be a lot of excitement when hundreds of flowers bloom and all the beauties compete with each other.
"Hello, sisters, I'm late."
Today they really used all their skills. Hua Zhuo had not had time to wait and could not cross their heads, but in order to facilitate the insertion of jewelry, they made a cross on top of their heads, and separated from the left and right of the cross. Two strands of hair go around the earlobes to form nests. This hairstyle is not new, but there is a very nice saying, called lotus leaf nose. Bangs are combed in front of the forehead to cover the forehead. The first one looks pretty, the second one looks lively, and the third one looks pretty. Without losing dignity, add a sparkling gemstone flower on each side of the couch to add luxury.
Hua Zhuo turned around and saw that it was the two sisters Hua Shuo and Hua Lin sitting not far from her.
It took more than half an hour before the two girls gave up.
In fact, there was no need to wait until night, the health hall was already ablaze with orioles, and Hua Zhuo thought it was just the right time to arrive, but unexpectedly, those cousins were much more active than she was, and they were all crowded in with her yesterday. I was waiting for my ancestor to appear in the flower hall where I came to pay homage to my ancestor.
After everything was dressed up, the two girls inspected it several times, and then pulled Liu Yanyan to look at her. After the elder and the younger found no faults, the eighth scholar took out the light purple embroidered gold brocade cloak and put it on her. . In terms of material, the Fengjinluo cloak is naturally more precious, but the embroidery work is more outstanding. Moreover, Hua Zhuo had already worn the Fengjinluo cloak yesterday, so it was naturally difficult to wear it again today. Furthermore, the colorful clothes are already extremely luxurious, and there is no need for the Fengjinluo cloak to steal its limelight, so this brocade cloak with outstanding embroidery work but not precious material becomes the most suitable green leaf, and The flowers and birds in the embroidery also match well.
Because there are so many people coming to pay homage to their birthdays today, they are divided into three waves. The first wave is for the grandchildren and granddaughters. Young people can get up early, so the first wave is for greeting and birthday wishes to their ancestors, and the second wave is for Those tribesmen who came from all over the country, those with higher status and closer bloodlines also came to the Yangshen Hall to pay their birthdays and stayed at noon. The men were entertained by Mr. Hua Da and several brothers, and the women were hosted by Hua and Xiao Hui. Reception, sitting at birthday banquet and eating birthday banquet together.
This sentence made the two girls laugh. The young lady was praising them.
Qiqiao replied with a smile, and then asked: "Our young lady has spent a lot of time dressing up. Isn't it too late to go to the Yangshen Hall to pay respects to our ancestors?"
Just when he stood up, he saw a flash of purple shadow in front of his eyes, but it was Hua Yan who rushed forward with a smile like a flower and said sweetly: "Yan'er pays his respects to the old birthday star, and wishes the ancestors to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains. "
The sky was already brighter than before, but it was still dark. Su Juan held up a big red lantern with the Chinese character "Shou" written on it and waited outside. When she saw Hua Zhuo coming out, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "The Eighth Miss is dressed like this. The nobility is overwhelming.”
Jinxiu opened the curtain, and the ancestor stepped into the flower hall. Beside her, there were two men supporting her, one on the left and one on the right. When Hua Zhuo saw the men, he was surprised at first, but then he recognized that one of them was The other Ninth Young Master, Hua Jiong, is much older, about 22 or 23 years old. He has a fair face and a mustache. His appearance is somewhat similar to Hua Jiong. You don’t need to think about it to know that this must be Rongchangtang. His eldest grandson, his eldest cousin Hua Ju.
Hua Zhuo nodded slightly to her, then found a seat farthest away from Hua Yan and sat down. She didn't want to have another conflict with Hua Yan in front of so many people.
Hua Zhuo opened his eyes and looked in the mirror, and immediately smiled and said: "You two have used all your skills today, but you are trying so hard to dress me up like a fairy in the sky."
Hua Yan said in a soft voice: "Everyone can come from anywhere, but there is no room for us to sit down. Only those from our generation, direct descendants and collateral descendants are here, and there are also those from the next generation who are kowtowing outside." Just leave, our ancestors are impatient to see them one by one."