Chapter 50: Head back to visit Lu'er Lane(1/2)
Jia Silian secretly made up her mind to go and see the young man from the Wang family. She reached out from the bed and patted Sanlian on the shoulder.
"Third sister, it's still early, let's sleep a little longer!"
Jia Sanlian snorted, snuggled into the bed and fell asleep again. Sanlian fell asleep, but Silian couldn't sleep anymore. She put on her clothes lightly and walked out of the house in the dark. By dawn, she had already prepared breakfast.
, brought it to the main hall, and asked Dad and Jia Youchuan to get up and eat.
The weather was bad today. Although the sky was bright, it was still gloomy. Jia Youchuan got out of bed and glanced outside at the window, then went back to bed and fell asleep.
"I want to sleep and not eat!"
Jia Youchuan shouted outside, and Jia Jincheng, who was neatly dressed, walked out of the inner room. Hearing this, he told Jia Silian:
"Warm the food on the stove and wait until Lao Qi gets up before eating..."
Jia Silian nodded, had breakfast with Jia Jincheng, then went back to the house to change into new clothes, and went out with Jia Jincheng. At the entrance of the alley, Xiangshi saw the father and daughter walking away, so he turned around and called Liulian
road,
"Go back...and call that damn girl Sanlian out..."
Liulian refused,
"Mom... Third sister is still sick!"
Xiang was furious and stretched out his hand to pinch Liulian.
"Why...everyone is so upset that they don't even listen to my words?"
Liulian still shook his head,
"Mom... let Third Sister rest for another day!"
Xiang Shi angrily slapped Liulian again.
"Are you going or not?"
Liulian turned around and ran away,
"Mom, I'm going right away..."
Lu'er Hutong is half a city away from here. Jia Jincheng personally called a carriage for his daughter, gave her a piece of broken silver, and said,
"You must remember what I said to you yesterday!"
Si Lian nodded,
"Dad, I know!"
Jia Jincheng watched the carriage leave, then turned around and went to the Yamen.
It was already two o'clock when Jia Silian arrived at Lu'er Lane in a carriage. She paid for the carriage, watched the carriage leave, and looked up at the residence of the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Although Jia Silian has lived for two generations, she has not seen much of the world. She used to live in a small mountain village, and now she has lived in a slum in the outer city for more than ten years. This is the first time she has seen this mansion of a dignitary in the inner city.
Jia Silian didn't know how to describe this mansion. She just felt that it was huge. Even the door was very spacious and tall. The black door had a big tin ring on it. The high threshold was even higher than her knees.
The stone lions on both sides of the door looked tall and very fierce. She stood in front of the house and looked up, but she couldn't see the animal heads on the eaves. A house like this would make people feel afraid when they look outside.
Then there was the guard guarding the door, who was wearing a knife and a sword, crossed his chest and crossed his legs, with a sinister look on his face, and glanced at her with a cold gaze. She was so frightened that she didn't dare to look, so she took two steps back and lowered her head.
Jia Silian lowered her head and walked along the wall to the side. This house was really big. She walked along the wall for a long time before she saw a corner door. The door was open to the outside, and people wearing brown servant clothes occasionally came in and out. Jia Silian
After watching for a long time, he looked inside and saw someone guarding the door, so he stepped forward to inquire.
"Uncle, I...I came to see Miss Tian'er..."
The middle-aged man guarding the gate had a kind face. He lowered his head and looked at Jia Silian.
"Which family are you a girl from? What is Miss Xun Tian'er doing?"
The porter thought it was a girl from another mansion who came to talk to Tian'er. There were several mansions of imperial officials in Lu'er Lane, and servants from each mansion also visited each other. Jia Silian responded,
"I... made an appointment with Miss Tian'er... she asked me to come..."
The concierge nodded and waved to her,
"You come in and sit here and wait, I'll ask someone to inform you..."
There was an errand boy running errands at the concierge. The concierge waved to a clever boy.
"Go to the eldest lady's yard and ask if Miss Tian'er has a date?"
The boy responded and ran away. Jia Silian was waiting here. The concierge poured her a cup of tea. Jia Silian looked at the smooth glazed teacup, held it carefully in his hand, and took a sip.
, the tea was bitter, which made her face wrinkle up, but it was much better than the tea foam that Jia Jincheng occasionally bought at home!
Jia Silian waited here for about as long as she felt a stick of incense before the errand boy came back to report.
"Miss Tian'er, let her go in..."
The concierge nodded and asked the errand boy to lead Jia Silian in, and then told her,
"We have strict rules in our house. You are not allowed to wander around and look around. You must follow closely..."
"yes!"
Jia Silian nodded and followed the boy in. She felt that there were many doors and corridors in the house, turning left and right, making her dizzy. It took only half a stick of incense to tell the difference between east, west and north.
"arrive……"
Finally, the young man in front stopped and stood in front of a courtyard. The word "Wen Yu" was written on the black door. The young man went up to knock on the door. The old lady who looked after the door opened the door and looked over.
After looking at the two of them, the boy said,
"This girl is here to look for sister Tian'er..."
The woman nodded and waved to Si Lian,
"Come in!"
Jia Silian followed the old woman in. The old woman led her through the yard. The yard was luxuriant with flowers and plants, and there was a rockery and fish pond. The ground was paved with pebbles. The two of them walked along the path. The round-faced girl named Tian'er was standing there.
In the corridor, he said to Jia Silian,
"You're here, our lady has asked you twice!"
Jia Silian stepped forward and bowed,
"Sister Tian'er..."
She was also quite smart, so she followed the young man and called her sister, and Tianer nodded.
"Let's go in quickly!"
He lifted the thick curtain and asked Jia Silian to follow him in. Jia Silian remembered Jia Jincheng's instructions and did not dare to look around. He lowered his head slightly and stared at the thick, colorful and complicated Western Region carpet under his feet. The carpet was
Shaggy, his feet wearing old cotton shoes sank deeply into them.
"Miss, someone is here..."
Tian'er was talking, and the lady above said hum.
"You raise your head..."
Jia Silian raised her head and finally saw the young lady who was willing to pay her seventy taels of silver to buy her the method of making Yuanxiao. This Young Master Mou's sister must have a pretty appearance. Young Master Mou's sister had a round face, but
Her face is too round, her nose is too short, her mouth is too big, and her whole face is a little sideways. Fortunately, she has very beautiful eyes, with thick eyelashes and dark eyes, which adds to her beauty.
Quite a few.
Only...she can't smile, and her mouth looks even bigger when she smiles!
"Miss, you are polite!"
Jia Silian saluted the eldest lady, Mou Xiumei smiled and nodded and asked her,
"What's so weird about your method? Why can't we make it taste like yours when we make it at home?"
Jia Silian thought for a moment and said,
"Because I don't know what the lady did, and I don't know where she went wrong..."
Mou Xiumei nodded,
"Then just do it here with us, and we'll just watch and learn from you..."
Jia Silian nodded in agreement, and Mou Xiumei called the girl,
"Tian'er, go find some old clothes for her to wear. We'll go to the kitchen..."
Tianer nodded and came back not long after leaving. He found an old piece of clothing and gave it to Jia Silian. When Jia Silian saw the style and material, she couldn't help but wave her hands.
"Sister Tian'er, this dress is so good, I dare not wear it!"
Na Tian'er said,
"Here you go...just put it on..."
After saying that, he glanced at Jia Silian's clothes with some disgust.
"You can't fit into our kitchen with your clothes..."
I don’t know if it’s been washed or not?
To be continued...