There are poems: The pear blossom wind is clear, and the wanderer is looking for spring and half out of the city.The sunset sheng song is cleaned up, and 10,000 willows are warblers.The next day after the Qingming Festival, at dawn, there were small servants from various prefectures to spread the word, and more than a dozen small servants sent by Li Junshen and Mo Shenghuan stood outside the back door of the backyard of the Xiqiao Pavilion to listen to the dispatch.Except for Chef Liu, who can go out to buy ingredients after sunset, etc., the rest of the old women and maids are not allowed to step out of the threshold.Even the old woman guarding the gate in the front yard could not step out of the threshold, so she could only stand inside the threshold and ask outsiders.In recent days, she has slept late and got up early, although she is tired and tired, Li Haitang is not as lazy as usual, but Qingluo and Mai Miao saw that it was still early and persuaded her to sleep again.Li Haitang walked to the small bathing room to take a warm bath in a half-dream, listening to the content of the message of Yang Yan's grandmother outside the door, as well as the arrangements for today's cold food banquet.Banquets, at least, are church meetings.Invite the most popular troupe in town to sing a few verses, and let the ladies in gold and silver spend their money like land to show off their wealth.Originally, Mrs.
Li Yan had this proposal, but Li Haitang decisively rejected it.The church is dispensable in the old practice of the Pavilion, because the uniqueness of the Pavilion must invite an all-female Tsing Yi troupe to sing in the church, and the repertoire sung is nothing more than a celebration of women's virtues.Therefore, without the troupe of the church, Li Haitang thought that there were many interesting customs in the Cold Food Festival, such as flower appreciation, poetry, kite flying, throwing a rock, playing swings, etc., all of which were games suitable for women.Coming out of the small bathing room, Qingluo and Mai Miao put on her head, face, and body.Today's cold food festival should not be colorful, so Mai Miao took a set of newly made Fuzhi Xiangyun tuan-patterned blue silk jacket, with twelve flowers and horse-faced skirts, covered with water blue large-sleeved robes, embroidered with peace patterns at the placket."
Today, just a wooden hairpin is good.""
Big girl, the ladies of the various provinces will definitely dress up beautifully, how can you be willing to be behind?"
Mai Miao complained unhappily, entangled between the golden phoenix hairpin and the lotus bud hairpin, pouted and said, "I thought about how to dress up the big girl last night, which is really disappointing." ”"Just you talk a lot."
Qingluo knelt behind Haitang to tie the belt of the horse-faced skirt for her, and saw that Mai Miao was still entangled, and said: "There must be a reason why the eldest girl wants to use a wooden hairpin, you just have to obey orders, don't forget our identity." ”Mai Miao unwillingly put the golden phoenix hairpin back in the small drawer of the makeup bride, and said, "Don't be angry with the slave maid, the slave maid knows that she is wrong." ”"I'm not angry."
Li Haitang closed his eyes and thought about today's banquet arrangements in his mind, and said without thinking: "The more plain I dress today, the more they can ignore me." ”Mai Miao had a flash of inspiration, and whispered in Haitang's ear: "The big girl wants to see them ...... each other Fight?
”The corners of Li Haitang's lips were slightly upturned, and she smiled sweetly, without making any answer.But silence is better than sound, and her acquiescence is the answer.Mai Miao's frightened face turned pale, and she looked at Qingluo timidly.Qingluo also looked at her silently.Both of them tacitly knew that they were afraid in their hearts.This little master is not simple, he even sets a trap when he moisturizes things silently, just waiting for the prey to come to the door."
Big girl, the wives of the patriarchs of the eight major clans and the carriages of the ladies of the various prefectures have driven into the alley of the East Sandwich Road."
Outside the door, the sound of Yang Yan's announcement broke the strange silence in the room.Li Haitang opened his eyes and looked at himself in the makeup mirror, as pure as a glass of water."
I don't know what it's like to be young and sad, and that's what I want."
Satisfied with Mai Miao's makeup, Li Haitang took out two wooden hairpins from the small drawer of the makeup and handed them to them, "You guys also dress up, don't dress up in bright red and willow green."
I also told my sister-in-law and the little sisters to dress up plainly and not to embarrass me. ”"Don't worry, big girl."
Qingluo helped Li Haitang to get up, sent her to the door to Yang Yan's sister-in-law, and then walked up the dark staircase with Mai Miao to the backyard to gather the old woman and the maids to convey Li Haitang's instructions.At this time, the carriages of the eight chiefs' wives were in the front, and the two came in parallel; The carriages of the ladies of the eight clans, Zhongnanfu, Xifu and Beifu were also driving side by side; Later, there were carriages coming up one after another, all of which were carriages of the wives of the wealthy squires of Porcelain Yu Town, either parallel or single, and the names were written on the glass lampshades hung by the carriages.In the middle courtyard of the Xiangqiao Pavilion, Li Haitang stood outside the door of the East Flower Hall, greeting the eight patriarchs and wives who entered from the main gate of the front yard, as well as the ladies who came in from the East Cross Courtyard.On weekdays, ladies such as Mrs.
Li Yan and other identities can enter and exit from the corner gate next to the main entrance, or enter and exit from the east and west cross-courtyard gates or side doors.During the festival banquet, the wife of the patriarch walks through the main gate, the wives of the eight major clans go through the corner gate, and the ladies of foreign clans walk through the main gate of the east and west courtyards.The hierarchy is particularly prominent in Ciyu Town, which is "ruled" by the eight major clans, and is even higher than the hierarchy of the national law.For example, Li Haitang, who is the daughter of Feng Xian, if she sees the emperor and queen of the imperial city in Beijing one day, she has the right of immunity and does not kneel and bow.Li Haitang stood quietly in the sun and waited, and Qingluo and Mai Miao had finished dressing up and hurried over.Fortunately, the ladies of the provinces have not yet arrived in the middle court, so they will not find that they are not following the rules."
Big girl, the ladies of the patriarchs have arrived.""
Please."
With a young and cold voice, the patriarchs and ladies waiting to enter at the end of the verandah frowned slightly, feeling faintly uncomfortable.But they also knew that Li Haitang had received the right to Zen and selected the three masters, and it was estimated that the apprenticeship ceremony would be held in a few days, and then they would also participate in the clan affairs and business operations of the eight clans.Now Li Haitang's noble status is above them, so they have to bow their heads.I came to participate in the cold food banquet today, not only for the face of my clan, but also to take advantage of this opportunity to win over Li Haitang.At present, everyone knows that pleasing Li Haitang is to please the person behind her, before the painter Zhuge Yi, and in the future, I am afraid that there will be Mo Rongjiu, the eldest aunt of the Mo family, that is also a ruthless character.Outside the door of the East Flower Hall, Li Haitang respectfully greeted the ladies of the patriarch and the ladies of various prefectures who came to the banquet, and the ladies also respectfully performed the Ten Thousand Blessings ceremony, and they were amiable like a family."
Ladies, please come in with me."
Li Haitang was the first to enter the East Flower Hall and walked straight to the main seat.Later, led by Mrs.
Mo and Mrs.
Li, the ladies of each province also found their places in turn, and stood quietly watching the little girl on the main seat."
Ladies, please be seated.""
Thank you, the first daughter."
The ladies saluted, and when Li Haitang sat down, they sat down one after another, all dignified and virtuous, with beautiful eyes and smiles, no matter how they looked, they were all "pretended".Li Haitang was disdainful in his heart, smiled sweetly, raised the wine in the glass, and said: "Thank you ladies for coming to the pavilion, this cup of wine is made of vegetarian fruits, I will drink a glass, ladies please feel free." ”Random?
I drank it dry, do you dare to touch your mouth?
A glass is up, and the wine glass hides the sneer on the corner of the cherry blossom pink lips; When the cup was put down, a pair of black apricot eyes admired the pretentious ugliness of these hypocritical old women.() Glory to the end