Li Haitang returned safely to the west courtyard of the Xiqiao Pavilion, and only after sitting down and drinking half a cup of tea, Yang Yan's wife came to tell her, saying that the little maid of the Mo family's Zhongzheng Mansion came to send invitations and invited the patriarchs, lords and wives of the eight major clans to the mansion to participate in the family recognition banquet.Throw the red invitation card into the charcoal brazier next to the kang and continue to eat.Today, from Mo Rongjiu's courtyard to Mo's Zhongzheng Mansion, she poured a stomach full of water.It was already evening when I returned to the West Cross Courtyard, so I simply ate it with dinner.Wu Yinling, who was sitting at the table, put down his chopsticks, picked up the half-burned invitation from the charcoal brazier, and said, "Don't be angry, big girl, it's really not worth it to be angry with an irrelevant child." ”"What are you guessing, where am I angry with that child, I am angry with Mrs.
Mo's face and evil heart."
Li Haitang was angry and ate half a bowl of porridge again, saying: "If you see it with your own eyes, you will be so angry that you can't eat." ”Wu Yinling hid her face and snickered, pointing to the half bowl of porridge that Haitang had added, "This is also too angry to eat?"
I eat a lot more than usual. ”"I've been hungry for a long day, and when I come home and finally have a hot meal, you still make fun of me.Hum!
”Stretched out his chopsticks to snatch a piece of red and bright Dongpo meat from Wu Yinling's bowl, Li Haitang wrinkled her nose and squeezed her eyebrows, making Wu Yinling purse her lips and smile, and put a light boiled cabbage heart into the bowl of Begonia."
The eldest girl has already guessed who the baby is, so don't go, in case Mrs.
Mo calculates again, there is no place to find regret medicine.""
You have a point, but I can't help but go."
Li Haitang also likes to cook lightly choy sum, the sweetness of choy sum has not lost its original taste due to cooking, and said while eating: "How can the son of the Mo patriarch Bai be hidden, rather than letting others talk behind their backs, it is better to quickly cut through the mess to eliminate hidden dangers, and also let the children recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors in the name of righteousness." ”"Patriarch Mo is satisfied, but poor Mrs.
Mo is angry in her heart, but she wants to accompany Patriarch Mo with a smiling face to cover up her debts."
Wu Yinling sighed, thinking that she was as pitiful as a baby in her infancy.The mother-in-law followed her father without a name or a point, and the father-in-law left her and her aside to fend for herself because of the face of the wife at home."
I estimated that Patriarch Mo wanted to hide it from him, but today I bumped into him and sent a carriage to pick up his mother.Since the East Window incident happened, it is better to take advantage of the situation. ”Li Haitang noticed that Wu Yinling was depressed, so she didn't persuade or comfort her, and continued to chat.Wu Yinling came back to her senses in a trance, and pretended to smile calmly: "Didn't such a big girl pave an excellent step for Patriarch Mo and solve his urgent need. ”"He wants to take advantage of me, and the price he has to pay is probably more than he can afford."
Li Haitang smiled slyly, put down the dishes and chopsticks to look at the hour, and said, "Go to bed early, Ming'er will go to the banquet with me." ”"Big girl, don't let me go.I heard that the craftsman invited by the second old lady Li would go to the backyard early in the morning to build the kitchen, and I supervised the work with Li Changchang. ”Wu Yinling really didn't like to see the elders of the Wu family, and even his father, Wu Sanye, didn't want to see him.Li Haitang couldn't help but force her and said, "Okay."
You stay at home and supervise the work, don't tire yourself out.Even if many chores are handed over to Yang and Li, you and Liu Erniang can just be busy in the kitchen. ”"That's what I thought, too.The eldest girl should be more careful when going to the banquet, don't fall for it. ”"Okay, well, I'll be on guard everywhere.Come on, come on, go out and hang out when you're full, we haven't soaked in hot soup for a long time. ”Li Haitang pulled the black silver bell and put on a big wool cloak to go to the backyard of the Xijiao Pavilion to take a stroll, and saw Liu Erniang, Yang and Li Yanchang holding a long hemp rope to measure the size of the rebuilt kitchen."
How can the big girl and the silver bell girl come out, what if they freeze."
Yang Yan's grandmother came over and asked Qingluo to bring the copper stove for the two girls, and asked the old women to move the chairs.Li Haitang drank the old wives and said, "We ate too much at night to eliminate our food, and we will go back to make hot soup in a while."
Discuss it and leave us alone. ”"It was originally discussed, but because Liu Erniang wanted to have one more room to store the sauce jar, Li Changniang and I thought it was a good idea, so we discussed re-measuring the size and drawing it to be handed over to the craftsman tomorrow."
Yang Yan's grandmother took the picture that was measured first and then drawn for Begonia to see, Begonia saw that one more room was too small, and the yard was also enclosed into one, and the yard was even smaller after putting the grinding plate.She thought that her mother, Yan, would also make pickles in winter, and the three large jars were buried in the ground under the courtyard wall, and only the mouth of the altar was exposed.In winter, the weather is cold and the ground is warm, and the surface of the pickle jar is frozen, and the vegetables in the jar will not be frostbitten.Looking at the picture again, except for digging two large vegetable cellars to store winter vegetables, the rest of the open space is occupied by houses and yards."
This picture is not good, you should measure out the big courtyard and come to see me again."
Li Haitang rolled the picture into his sleeve and said, "Liu Erniang will come with you." ”Yang Yanyan was surprised and asked, "The eldest girl is not satisfied with this picture?"
”Li Haitang smiled and said: "Since the second old lady Li is generous, of course I want to build a big and good kitchen." ”Sister-in-law Yang suddenly realized, and echoed: "Yes, yes, the second old lady Li is the most sensible person, and naturally understands the thoughts of the eldest girl." ”"There is a long way to go to rebuild the pavilion, and I hope to be able to recreate it in my lifetime."
Li Haitang laughed at herself, and pulled the black silver bell back to the West Cross Courtyard to prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.Soon, Yang Changyan and others re-measured the size of the backyard and came over with the recorded paper.Li Haitang and Wu Yinling sat opposite each other, one grinding silently, and the other had drawn ten rooms and three vegetable cellars, four sheds, and a gazebo on paper, surrounded by a courtyard in the center, which was wide enough for twenty people to work in the courtyard.Liu Erniang was so happy to see such a spacious and beautiful yard.There were too many ten rooms in this picture, more and bigger than the five rooms she had expected, and she was afraid that there would not be so much open space in the backyard to lay out.Yang Yanyan was worried when she saw this picture, if it was built according to the layout of the drawing, I am afraid that the entire backyard would be used as a kitchen, so what should I do with the Huan Washing Yard?
What about the abandoned houses used to hold prisoners?"
The big girl draws well and beautifully, but how can I build it if there is no such a big place in the backyard."
Yang Yan's words are not unreasonable, which attracted the approval of Wu Yinling, Li Yanyan and Liu Erniang.Li Haitang smiled without saying a word, patiently drew the stables where the carriages and horses were stored, and opened a separate side door to the east for the carriages to pass through."
Doesn't the eldest girl leave the Huanbaism and the penal abandonment?"
Sister-in-law Li was surprised to see the size marked in the drawing, and there was no Huan Washing House and Abandoned Courtyard at all.After Li Haitang finished painting, he picked up the paper and dried the ink, and said: "There are too many empty rooms in the backyard across the east and west courtyards, and they are deserted when no one lives in them on weekdays."
The east courtyard is connected to the east garden, and the west courtyard is separated by a wall from the back kitchen.I plan to turn the backyard of the East Cross Courtyard into a washroom, and the few empty rooms in the West Cross Courtyard will be used as a detention room. ”Yang and Li looked at each other, faintly worried that the people of the Eight Great Clans might not agree.() Glory to the end