The canary lives under the gaze of countless people outside the cage, either overtly or covertly.

You need to look forward and backward, and always pay attention to your words and deeds.

So sometimes Su Guo'er actually envies Xie Lingjiang who can come and go freely. She has an enlightened father who is a great scholar, and she doesn't have the burden and pressure from her family...

Of course, Su Guoer would never say these words to Xie Lingjiang or anyone else, not even to her personal maid Cai Shou.

But there are many things in the world, like this:

You clearly know that you will never be able to do such a thing or become such a person, but when you meet such a person, you will be attracted to talk to him and gradually become your best friend.

Then, by listening to small talk, solving problems for best friends, and making suggestions, you can secretly spy on her... or participate in her life. In this way, you may be able to experience it for yourself.

And if the other person has the same psychological process for you, then naturally once you get to know him, he will be like a magnet and quickly become a best friend who talks about everything.

But Su Guoer and Xie Lingjiang did not completely follow this script.

The relationship between the two women is neither cold nor hot, neither far nor close.

They are considered good friends, but not best friends who talk about everything.

Su Guo'er knew that Sister Xie had other ambitions and did not envy her. Even compared to her, the senior brother who served as the county magistrate attracted Sister Xie more.

As for Su Guo'er, because of her personality, she even asked Cai Shou about Xie Lingjiang every day.

But if nothing happened, she would not run to Xie Lingjiang for no reason, just like a bright and innocent little girl, chatting with her girlfriends all day long, and doing such childish things.

Precisely because he had such a clear insight into the context of this relationship, Su Guoer was too lazy to do it.

Perhaps this is also the reason why she has not had many close friends since she was a child.

Sheep only gather in flocks, and those who live alone are either wild beasts or gods.

Cai Shou leaned forward, pushed the pile of gift certificates on the table forward, smiled with her dimples showing:

"Miss, there are so many gifts. You see, they are all delivered to the house in advance. They seem to be from the master's and his wife's relatives and friends, and many of them are from Luoyang.

"Miss, look quickly, this is a luminous ever-full cup, this is called a three-color phoenix-headed pot... This is a blue glazed plate with eight petals and a cluster of flowers... A statue of Bodhisattva with a gilded silver rod... Well, what is this, Miss, this

This slave can’t read a few words..."

"oh.".

Su Guo'er tapped her chin lightly and flipped through the book with green fingers. She seemed to be lost in thought and remained motionless in her seat.

She didn't know whether she heard what Cai Shou said later.

Cai Shou couldn't help but her voice gradually became softer, she closed the gift certificate in her hand and sighed.

From the past few years, every time it's the lady's birthday, more and more birthday gifts are sent from outside. If this happened to her, Cai Shou would laugh out of her dreams.

But the young lady seems to be less and less interested in this. Last year, she still picked a sunny day to take out the gifts, dry them in the sun, and count them in her mouth according to the gift certificates, as if to remember the names of the gift givers.

But this year, the young lady didn't even want to raise her eyebrows. She ordered her to handle it in advance and copy out a gift package. As for the birthday gifts, she put them all away and put them on the shelf without even bothering to look at them.

The little maid with a bun face mustered up her energy again, holding the gift certificate in her little hand, and chatted lively for a while in the ear of the elegant and orchid-like Miss Fan Shu.

The frequency of rainwater dripping on the eaves becomes smaller and smaller.

The water curtain formed by continuous lines of rainwater turned into a bead curtain formed by raindrops connected in series.

The rain gradually stopped.

"Miss, the gifts are all here. Now go and call the people to bring all the gifts and put them into the pavilion. Miss, you can take a look and see if there are any gifts you like. Take them out and have a look..."

Su Guo'er nodded slightly, but remained motionless. She lowered her eyes and silently read a certain collection of Tao Yuanming's poems without touching the gift book at hand.

Cai Shou didn't force it, turned around and left the eaves, carried a red umbrella, and went out again in the light rain.

Not long after, the chubby-faced little maid returned to Meiyingzhai holding a red umbrella, with a group of maids from the Su Mansion crowded behind her.

The latter were holding or carrying gift boxes, bottles and plates one by one. Under the command of Cai Shou, they gently moved the birthday gifts delivered in advance into the house.

Everyone was careful not to disturb Su Guo'er, who was quietly reading a book under the eaves not far away.

She rested her chin on her hand, seemingly distracted.

After a while, the birthday gifts were almost carried, and all the maids filed away.

In the courtyard, Cai Shou held a red umbrella and stood at the back, watching them go out.

She and Su Guo'er were once again the only ones left in the courtyard.

Su Guo'er suddenly asked: "Why haven't you returned this umbrella yet?"

Cai Shou shrank her neck.

Su Bao'er closed her eyes and raised her hand, rubbing her temples with the pad of her long middle finger.

"Didn't I ask you to find a chance to return it to Ouyang Lianghan last time?"

Cai Shou quietly stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes.

The little girl turned around and said seriously:

"Miss, didn't you teach me to repay the kindness of a drop of water with a spring of water? I don't want to be more solemn.

"Find a sunny day, bathe in incense, wear nicer clothes, and dress up solemnly and elegantly. I won't embarrass you, young lady.

"Then choose another lakeside gallery in Yangliu Yiyi, which matches the meeting scene in the story of a talented man and a beautiful lady in the storybook. The slave then meets Mr. Ou by chance and returns the umbrella to him.

"How about this? Doesn't this look mean that we, the maid of the Su Mansion, are not downgraded at all?"

Su Guoer's pretty face was tense and she nodded:

"The wind is beautiful, the sun is shining, you are bathing in incense, you are dignified and elegant, the willows are leaning on you, you meet by chance in the gallery... There are so many factors, it is really difficult for you to return the umbrella. Well, are you returning the umbrella or going on a blind date?"

Cai Shou looked serious and sighed:

"I can't help it. Who asked the young lady to entrust me with this important task? Naturally, I have to take it seriously and work hard!"

Su Guo'er couldn't help but ask: "Then why don't you take other things seriously? You focus all your energy on this kind of thing, right?"

"Miss!"

The little girl put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly, with a very stubborn face and said seriously:

"Energy is limited. If you use twelve points of energy here, you will lose two points there. You can only have eight points of energy for other things!"

You can't eat one bowl of rice and do the work of two bowls of rice, right?

This is not something that a maid with a monthly salary of 180 yuan should consider!

Su Guo'er: "..."

She shook her head, her mouth tasted a little tasteless:

"Okay, then return the umbrella to others quickly, don't delay it."

Cai Shou blinked:

"I know, I know, don't you want others to think too much about it? Do you want to cherish your good reputation? Well, the young lady is too unconventional. If I were the slave and the other party was Mr. Ouyang, the slave would lose a little bit of her reputation.

It's not impossible.

"Master Ouyang is a very nice person, enthusiastic and handsome, and he has a good relationship with Dalang..."

"Look what you said. Is it what a daughter's family should say?" Su Guo'er sighed.

Cai Shou had a baby-fat face and said confidently, "But he eats sparrows and crickets, so he is really handsome."

Su Guo'er lowered her head and continued reading, shaking her head slightly: "Forget it, I don't care about you anymore, just remember."

"Okay." Cai Shou nodded, her little chest thumping loudly: "Don't worry, miss, I've found the opportunity. Master Ouyang seems to come to Da Lang often these days, and I'm planning to ambush you in Juxian Garden on a certain day.

side……"

Su Guoer turned a deaf ear.

Seeing that the young lady ignored her, Cai Shou quietly stopped talking and sighed in her heart.

In fact, most of what she said were funny words, half-jokes, mainly because she wanted to coax the lady to relax and stop worrying about things all day long, otherwise even sitting still would be a waste of her mind.

This is called extreme wisdom that will be hurt.

It can be regarded as the daily instruction of the eldest lady to them, asking these maids to spend more time with the young lady to talk to her and make her feel happier...

Cai Shou glanced at the back of the young lady who was reading quietly, then turned to look at the gift boxes, bottles and trays full of them in the room.

They were all birthday gifts.

It’s just that the lady doesn’t seem interested in reading it.

The bored little maid with a dumpling face picked up a stack of gift certificates on the table and walked into the room.

She lowered her head to look at the folder, murmured a little, and walked around the pile of gifts twice.

Cai Shou, who was lowering his head to read, suddenly stopped at a certain page or row at the back of the gift booklet.

It's a line of familiar names.

A certain little head tilted.

Here it comes! Thanks to the leader of the good brother "Dongshan Qing who loves me the most" for the reward. Woohoo, I didn't see the reward last night. As a result, the update was postponed at 12 o'clock. Please help the psychological shadow of the good brother Dongshan... It's okay, Xiaorong.
Chapter completed!