The Xiaobai River is located in the southern suburb of Baihe Town. When the Ren family's carriage arrived, the warm shed on the bank had been set up the day before. The Ren family had also sent people to erect countless colored chess on the river, enclosing a vast space. Isolate idlers and others.
When Ren Yaoqi and other female relatives got off the carriage, they saw that there were already many people watching the fun outside. There are also some half-year-old children dragging wooden flat-bottomed scooters with hemp ropes to run back and forth on the ice that is not fenced, or roar back and forth on homemade skates, laughing loudly.
The housekeeper of the Ren family thought they were too noisy, so he sent the housekeeper to chase them away a few times, but as soon as they left the other children and ran back, they couldn't chase them away. In the end, it was Ren Yiyan, the eldest young master of the Ren family, who said that he went out today to have fun, and it would be better if it was more lively, so he gave up.
In addition to the fifth master Ren Shimao and the fifth wife Lin, who came today are the juniors of the Ren family. The fifth master and his wife said that they had to do something first before everyone went out, and they would not go with them, so for the time being, the eldest master Ren Yiyan and the eldest grandmother Zhao Shi were in charge.
Ren Yaoqi and all the sisters of the Ren family followed Zhao to the warm shed, and as soon as they were seated, they saw another group of people came in. It was the Miss Han family who didn't go out easily.
Ren Yaoqi looked out, and sure enough, he saw Han Yunqian, the young master of the Han family, and Ren Yiyan, and Qiu Yun and the others were walking towards here while joking.
"Huh? Who is this?" Ren Yaoting, the seventh young lady of the Dongfu, asked suspiciously, looking at Miss Han who was walking towards them. She had never seen Han You before.
Ren Yaoyin smiled and said, "This is Miss Han family. Her brother and third cousin are classmates and friends of Yunyang Academy, so cousin sent a message to the Han family."
Han You smiled and came forward to greet her, and the eldest grandma, Mrs. Zhao, arranged for her to sit down beside Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaoqi.
"When I heard my cousin and eldest brother discussing sending a message to the Han family that day, I was worried that you wouldn't be able to come, but fortunately you came." Ren Yaoyin smiled friendly towards Han You.
Han You looked around with bright eyes, and when she heard Ren Yaoyin's words, she whispered shyly: "I received your post last month, I, my mother, she happened to be ill, so... This time it was my mother and my brother. If you move your grandmother, I can come."
Han You's explanation was somewhat inconsistent, but they had heard about Han You's situation before, so they understood what was going on, and couldn't help but feel a little more sympathy for her.
Although Han You is a little shy because he rarely goes out, he is docile and courteous, so the sisters of the Ren family do not reject her after they come into contact with her.
Everyone sat drinking tea and eating snacks, but the game outside had not started. The eldest grandmother, Mrs. Zhao, explained that she had to wait for the fifth master and fifth wife to come.
After waiting for a long time, the eldest young master Ren Yiyan announced the start of the game while sending someone back outside to find the fifth master and Lin.
At this time, Yun Wenfang, Han Yunqian, Qiu Yun, and Ren Yijian, the fifth young master of the Ren family, came out wearing single clothes, and several old ladies were tying leggings and ice shoes on their legs.
The ice shoes were made of iron and covered the feet with straps.
"Fifth brother, they are going to play?" The eldest grandmother, Zhao Shi, was taken aback and looked at the Ren family sisters, obviously she didn't know about it before.
The Ren family sisters looked at each other in dismay, but the Han family lady said, "I heard Qiu Gongzi and my brother say that on the way, they each lead a team of servants."
Sure enough, everyone saw that they had belts of four different colors tied around their waists.
Several young masters of the Ren family have played this game before, but they have never played the game in person. Just for fun.
Zhao Shi was a little anxious when he heard the words. The fifth wife and the fifth master did not come. Here she and the eldest young master make decisions. She was very afraid that if something happened, she would not be able to explain to the old lady Ren and the eldest lady. So she got up in a hurry and went to consult with the eldest young master Ren Yiyan.
Ren Yaoyu pouted and complained, "Sister-in-law is timid and doesn't dare to make decisions about anything. If my mother was present, it wouldn't be so troublesome."
Ren Yaoyin frowned and defended her sister-in-law softly: "My sister-in-law is also worried about my cousin and their safety. I heard that someone broke their neck because of the ice play competition last year."
The eldest grandmother, the Zhao family, also came from a prestigious family, with a gentle temperament and abiding by the rules. She and the eldest young master Ren Yiyan went to serve tea to the elders of the Ren family on the second day of their wedding. Because it was raining and the road was slippery outside, Ren Yiyan inadvertently gave her a hand in front of everyone when they went up the steps, and she was so ashamed that she almost quit I fell down the steps, my face blushed for a whole day, and I was embarrassed to leave the room for half a month.
Zhao's marriage has been two years, and her stomach has not moved, which makes her more cautious in the Ren family. Fortunately, Ren Yiyan has a gentle temperament, and the husband and wife have always been in harmony.
After a while, the Zhao family came back a little frustrated. Obviously, the young masters over there were unwilling to listen to the persuasion and must play.
Ren Yijian, still wearing his clothes, ran over and winked, and said, "Sisters-in-law, sisters and sisters, you must look for my red girdle when you give it to Caitou! Be generous, the Ren family can do it. I'm the only one out."
Said that Ren Yijian proudly turned around in front of everyone, so that everyone could clearly see the red belt he was wearing around his waist.
Qiu Yun laughed at him aside: "It's better to admit defeat if you're not as skilled. According to your approach, most of the people sitting here today are Ren's family members."
Everyone couldn't help laughing, and any key blushed, made a face and ran away.
Qiu Yun blinked at Yun Wenfang: "Should we also learn from that kid to climb up the relationship? Otherwise, what if no one will join us later?"
Yun Wenfang glanced in the direction of the female dependents, and then turned away from Ren Yaoqi for a moment, tugging at the corners of his mouth and joking: "Okay, if you lose, you still have to learn to cry like him?"
Qiu Yun smiled "Puchi", remembering how he was joking that Ren Yijian lost to him at chess when he was a child, crying and cheating.
There was a sound of gongs outside, and the game was about to start. Several people went outside. Four teams of eight have been lined up on the ice.
The first is "grab and wait", this game is not divided into teams. After the drums beeped three times, everyone galloped back and forth on the river with skates on, and the one who arrived first won.
Hearing the cheers outside, the people in the warm shed couldn't sit still, and flocked to the shed entrance to watch. There were no elders present today, and even the Zhao family was much more relaxed, and was dragged away by Ren Yaoyu.
Ren Yaoyin saw that Han You also wanted to see it, so she took the initiative to invite her to come with her. The two asked Ren Yaoqi if she wanted to go outside to see it. Ren Yaoqi shook his head: "You go first, I'll sit for a while."
Seeing that Ren Yaohua hadn't left, Ren Yaoqi asked with a smile, "Don't you want to take a look at the third sister? The housekeeper has sent a lot of strong men from the mine to surround the outside, and there are also many old women guarding outside the warm shed, and idle people are waiting to enter. not coming."
Ren Yaohua doesn't get along well on weekdays, and the sisters of the Ren family go out in twos and threes and no one greets her.
Ren Yaohua didn't know what he was thinking, when he heard this, he raised his head. Before I could answer, I heard the sound of gongs and drums outside, and then several maids each held a basket and shuttled back and forth to ask everyone for a lot of money. They were wearing red, yellow, blue, and blue belts on their waists, representing the teams of the four young masters.
Under the leadership of Ren Yiyan and Zhao, everyone donated their money to support.
Ren Yaoqi turned his head and instructed Sydney: "Give a dime of silver to the little girl with the red belt." Then he asked Ren Yaohua, "Where's the third sister? Who do you want to choose?"
Ren Yaohua instructed her maid Wujing, "Give the fifth brother the one with the red belt."
Sydney and Turnip went happily.
Ren Yaoqi saw that the other two maids behind him were poking their heads and looking like they were just about to move, so he smiled and said: "You guys also go. There are Xiangqin and the others here." auspicious.
Xiangqin is Ren Yaohua's maidservant, but the maidservants around Ren Yaoqi are very playful, so they happily retired after hearing this.
"You are too much for them!" Ren Yaohua couldn't see it, and frowned.
Ren Yaoqi smiled, the maids beside her were still those given by Aunt Fang for the time being, and their temperament was relatively free, and they would mostly be replaced in the future.
At this time, a maid wearing a cyan belt came here, held the scorpion in her hand and bowed properly, her eyes swept over Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua, and then looked at Ren Yaoqi and said with a smile: "This servant is I'm here to ask for a lottery for Young Master Wen."
Ren Yaoqi was slightly stunned. Whoever gave the lottery and how much he gave was voluntary, how could he still ask for it
Ren Yaohua on the side glanced at the maid, then frowned at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi smiled: "The maids around me are watching the fun, and I'll have someone send it to you in the next game. Which yard are you from? Why haven't I seen it before?"
The maid pursed her lips and said with a smile, "My old lady was sent by my old lady to serve my son, not from the Ren residence, so Fifth Young Lady doesn't recognize the slave."
After thinking about it for a while, the maid said again: "Caitou is just for auspiciousness, not just money, the same is true for the fifth lady..."
Before she could finish her words, Ren Yaohua said with a sullen face: "Even if you are not the servant girl of our Ren family, haven't the mansion taught you the rules? The master uses you as a reward!"