Zhou Shaojin gently stroked the windmill blades, just like stroking a beautiful flower in spring.
Bi Tao smiled and said, "The fourth master is really thoughtful. He knew that the second young lady was bored staying at home, so he specially had these windmills delivered."
Zhou Shaojin nodded, his brows so soft that water seemed to drip out, and he instructed Bitao: "Plug all these windmills on the window frames."
That way she could fall asleep looking at the windmills.
Bi Tao smiled and replied "yes", and enthusiastically led a few maids to insert the windmill.
Mrs. Guo was terrified.
What is Shiro going to do
Was he trying to tell her his decision and show her his determination
Madam Guo drank several sips of tea before she calmed down a little. She smiled calmly and said to the servant in the room, "Your fourth master treats Shao Jin as a child who knows nothing about the world. Seeing that Shao Jin is sick, he actually bought a bunch of windmills back."
Biyu was refilling Mrs. Guo's tea while she smiled and said, "The second cousin is the youngest in the mountain house and she is so weak and frail that people feel pity for her. Naturally, the fourth master treats the second cousin like a child! This is also because the second cousin and the fourth master are in love. If it was Miss Sheng, ice cubes would turn into water after eating them. Let alone coaxing her like a child, even if he treated her like a young lady, I'm afraid the fourth master would think it unnecessary."
As she spoke, Zhenzhu and others who were fanning Madam Guo started laughing.
Cheng Sheng was in good health and had hardly ever been sick. Once it rained heavily and the water rushed so fast that the water in Hanbi Mountain House was a foot high. She ordered Lu Ma to catch ducks and throw them in the yard to paddle. When she felt that the ducks were not paddling fast enough, she rolled up her knee pants and went into the water to chase them. Cheng Chi happened to see her. He hurriedly asked someone to fish her out. He was afraid that she had caught a cold, so he asked a doctor to come and see her, and also boiled ginger soup for her to drink. Who knew that Cheng Sheng refused to drink the medicine, and stuffed the ginger soup into the mouth of the maid who served her personally, and she didn't even sneeze... From then on, even if Cheng Jia climbed up the roof to remove the tiles, Cheng Chi would no longer care about her.
Mrs. Guo also laughed.
But I feel a little bitter in my heart.
This child has always sympathized with the weak and liked those who were obedient and docile since he was young. Shao Jin's personality was just what he wanted.
No wonder he always keeps that little girl in mind.
Mrs. Guo sighed helplessly.
Zhou Shaojin didn't dare to walk around anymore. She called Ma Fushan's family in, entrusted Ma Fushan with the task of delivering the letter to Li Jing, and then she stayed at home obediently, took medicine and rested. When Mrs. Guo came to see her in the evening, she felt more at ease to recuperate in the house after the day passed.
But she felt a little sad because she didn't see Cheng Chi.
But what can I do if I'm sad
Could she also ask Uncle Chi why he didn't come to see her
Not to mention that Uncle Chi has been very busy these days, even if she had developed strange thoughts about Uncle Chi, if Uncle Chi could see through it, it would be enough to make her ashamed to death.
She lay on the bed, looking a little unhappy.
But when I looked up and saw the whirring windmills, my heart felt filled with joy, as excited as when I went on an outing in spring.
But this mood didn't last long.
On the day she received the windmill, she sent Chunwan to thank Cheng Chi. Chunwan came back and said that Cheng Chi just replied to her indifferently with "I know", and he has not been seen since then.
Did Uncle Chi do it accidentally? Or did he buy it for her to cheer her up because he was afraid she would be lonely
Zhou Shaojin couldn't guess.
She thought of the glass hairpins, South pearl head ornaments, and red coral jewelry that Cheng Chi had given her... and she felt that Cheng Chi was more or less different to her.
Zhou Shaojin huddled on the bed, feeling happy and sad at times, and her days became a little confusing. If she had not accidentally heard the little maid talking outside the window about how the first load of Liu family's eldest daughter's dowry had already entered the Duke of Liang's Mansion when the prince of the Duke of Liang was getting married, and the last load had not yet been carried out of the Liu family, and that the Liu family's eldest daughter's dowry was at least more than ten thousand taels of silver, she would probably still be immersed in her own thoughts and unable to extricate herself.
"Spring Festival Gala," she struggled to sit up and asked, "Has May 15th already passed?"
The Cheng family had a good relationship with the Duke of Liang's Mansion. When Zhu Pengju got married, the whole Cheng family should have gone. Although Mrs. Guo and others were widows and could not attend the wedding, the Zhu family should have sent an invitation anyway. How come she didn't hear anything
Cheng Chi didn't come to see her either!
She felt like she was being stabbed in the heart by needles.
Chun Wan laughed and said, "How dare you say that! When the Duke of Liang's Mansion came to send the invitation that day, the eldest lady of the Duke of Liang's Mansion specially asked the maid who delivered the invitation to greet you on her behalf. As a result, you were in a deep sleep and could not be woken up. Fortunately, Mama Fan was sharp-eyed and reported the matter to the maid, told her that you were sick, and used her own money to send the maid away. Otherwise, it would have been a joke!"
Zhou Shaojin's face was so red that blood seemed to drip out.
Chun Wan brought in a bowl of bird's nest and said with a smile, "Second Miss, this was sent by Fourth Master yesterday. Madam Shang brought it over. Madam Fan and Xiao Tan took a long time to wash it. Drink it while it's hot! It won't taste good if it's cold!"
Zhou Shaojin was stunned and asked, "Why did Uncle Chi suddenly think of sending bird's nest?"
Chun Wan smiled and said, "The old lady has had a sore throat these days. The good-quality bird's nests at home were sent to the capital by the old lady as a dowry for Miss Sheng a few days ago. So the fourth master specially asked someone to buy some more. A total of five catties. Two catties for you and three catties for the old lady. Mother Fan saw that you were not in a good mood these days, so she stewed some for me."
Zhou Shaojin felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him.
Uncle Chi likes her, but not like Li Jing.
Cheng Ji missed her appointment with Li Jing. Li Jing didn't know what happened. He was afraid that Cheng Ji would send someone to look for her, and he was also afraid that Cheng Ji would leave the house without permission. Not only did he send someone to guard the inn, he also secretly spent a lot of money to rent the second floor of the grocery store at the entrance of Jiuru Lane, and stayed there for three or four days...
Zhou Shaojin blinked away her tears vigorously to hide the wetness in the corners of her eyes, and told Chunwan to get some cold water to wash her face: "... You can't be so muddleheaded anymore!"
She had dirty thoughts and thought that Uncle Chi's kindness to her was a dirty thing. Is there anything more despicable and shameless than this in the world
If she continues like this, is she still a human being
Are you still worthy of living in Hanbi Mountain Villa
Zhou Shaojin immersed his face in the cold water.
Chun Wan was so frightened that her face turned pale: "Second Miss, Second Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine!" Zhou Shaojin raised his head, his eyes red as if they were filled with water, and said, "The weather is too hot, it's cooler like this!"
Chun Wan patted his chest and said in fear: "You scared me to death! I thought you were weak..."
She took a handkerchief and wiped Zhou Shaojin's face.
The water dripped along Zhou Shaojin's hair onto his clothes, leaving stains of varying sizes.
Chunwan hurriedly called the maid to bring a dry towel.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "Forget it! You can just ask them to fetch water and help me take a bath. I have been lying in bed for the past few days without moving, and I feel like I am stinking all over... After I wash myself, I can go and greet the old lady!"
Also wash away the filth in your heart.
From now on, she is still Uncle Chi’s docile niece.
Listen to Uncle Chi obediently and accompany Uncle Chi well.
The water drops on her hair seemed to drip into her eyes, making her feel bitter and tears flowed uncontrollably.
Chun Wan was naturally overjoyed to see her cheer up. While taking a handkerchief to wipe Zhou Shaojin's face, he said, "Second Miss, don't do this again. This is just water getting into your eyes. If it gets into your ears or chokes your throat, it will be troublesome. When I was a child, the eldest girl at the head of our village died like this..."
"That's enough, that's enough!" Zhou Shaojin covered his eyes with a handkerchief and said vaguely, "Why are you so long-winded? If you continue like this, I'll marry you off!"
Chun Wan blushed so much that she was too embarrassed to say anything. However, Xiao Tan and the others who were serving her covered their mouths and laughed non-stop.
Zhou Shaojin took a bath, dried her hair, combed her hair, changed into a moon-white blouse with silver stripes, tied a skirt of the same color with lace, put on a silver-red burnt cloth boa, wore a pair of jade bracelets given by Zhou's father, and went to Old Madam Guo.
Mrs. Guo was bored and was playing mahjong with Biyu and a few others.
Seeing Zhou Shaojin coming, Zhenzhu quickly stood up and made room for her.
How could Zhou Shaojin steal the show? He smiled and pushed Zhenzhu down, then ran to sit next to Madam Guo and said obediently, "I'll show you the cards!"
Mrs. Guo laughed and saw that Zhou Shaojin's face was as smooth and tender as a freshly peeled egg. She asked, "Are you feeling better?"
"Much better!" Zhou Shaojin said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have worried you."
"That's good! That's good!" Mrs. Guo said with a smile, lowering her head and concentrating on playing cards.
Zhou Shaojin took a look and saw that Madam Guo played her cards very steadily. She was able to calculate how many cards had been played, how many cards she had in her hand, and how many cards were left. Her thoughts were very clear and she didn't need anyone watching her at all. He couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and began to serve Madam Guo tea and snacks.
Mrs. Guo seemed to be concentrating entirely on the cards and didn't care much about her tea and snacks.
Zhou Shaojin felt a hint of coldness.
But why was Mrs. Guo so cold to her
Zhou Shaojin couldn't figure it out.
Cheng Chi came over.
He came to say goodbye to Madam Guo: "… I have to go to Huai'an tomorrow. I will be back in ten days."
He used to go out often.
Mrs. Guo was used to it, and as usual she reminded him of things to pay attention to on the road, but she glanced at Zhou Shaojin out of the corner of her eye.
Zhou Shaojin sat there with her eyelids drooping, her eyes on her nose and her nose on her heart, and she was trying hard not to stare at Cheng Chi - she was afraid that if she looked at him once, she wouldn't be able to take her eyes off him.
Mrs. Guo breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, there was nothing unusual on Shaojin's side.
If Shaojin also has feelings for Silang, that would be a real problem.
The thought flashed through his mind, but Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Shao Jin, do you have anything you want me to bring? I might go to Zhenjiang again!"
"Really?" Zhou Shaojin looked up with great joy, his big almond-shaped eyes sparkling at her like a pool of spring water, and said, "Then Uncle Chi, can you help me take a letter to my sister?"
"Of course!" Cheng Chi smiled calmly, but his heart skipped a beat.
The little girl is really like a flower, she needs to be taken good care of.
Look, after a few days of good rest at home, she looks even more beautiful.
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Sisters and brothers, today’s update.
O(∩_∩)O~
PS: Time is a bit tight and I haven’t had time to proofread it yet, so I’ll post it here first. I can only correct the typos later!
※(To be continued)