orchid
Aji's aunt Xiao Liu married Zhou Pei, a famous Yashang, in Xixing Town, Wanlong County.
The Zhou family is famous for raising s. Zhou Pei learned how to raise s from his father since he was a child. He was a bit of a man and was very business-minded. He opened a shop under the name of "Pin Lanju". In addition to bonsai, it only sells three kinds of calligraphy, painting, porcelain and embroidery. Each one is related to s. The characters are yong s, and the paintings are pictures. Of course, there are patterns on porcelain and embroidery.
Those high-ranking officials and nobles who come to see the name are accustomed to being accustomed to being artisanal and elegant, and more or less they will choose a few things to go back. What's more, all the things in Lan Curie are of high quality, and the calligraphy and paintings are the most popular, and the calligraphy and paintings are also made by talented men of this dynasty. The porcelain is made from famous kilns, and the embroidery comes from well-known embroidery workshops, which is worth collecting.
There is a shop opposite the Zhou family Pinlanju, which is mostly imitated for ordinary people to choose to decorate their rooms.
Xiao Liu came out from there and faced Zhou Pei, who came out of Pinlanju. The two men and women fell in love at first sight and soon got married and gave birth to a delicate and elegant son, Aji's aunt Zhou Lansheng, who is ten years old this year.
As soon as Lin Xian and his family appeared on the street, the Zhou family's doorman saw it and immediately sent someone to inform the young master and his wife.
Soon, Zhou Pei and his wife led Zhou Lansheng to greet them.
The donkey cart passed by Pinlanju and stopped in front of the main entrance of the Zhou family. Lin Xian smiled and jumped out of the car and greeted Zhou Pei: "How are my sister-in-law so good recently?" He was handsome, and stood in the field in an old shirt. He was a handsome farmer. Now he was wearing a blue shirt and immediately turned into a gentle teacher in a private school. Even the action of jumping from the donkey cart was unique.
Zhou Pei was also humble and polite, calling him brother-in-law Lin Xian.
"Brother-in-law seems to have been a little tanned again in the past two days." Xiao Liu smiled and joked about Lin Xian. Lin Xian nodded slightly. Xiao Liu came to her two nieces, slapped the shoulders of one hand, and said to the elder sister enviously: "Sister, Aji and Azhu grows better and better. Every time I look at them, I want to have a daughter."
"Shut up, how shameless you are!" Liu scolded quietly and glared at her fiercely.
Xiao Liu pouted unhappily.
Sister Aju is used to it and purses his lips and smiles secretly.
Lin Chongjiu next to him had already talked to Zhou Lansheng.
After everyone finished their greetings, they went in to pay their respects to Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou. Both old men were very kind. After treating me, Mrs. Zhou took Zhou Peilinxian away to play chess. Mrs. Zhou called the female relatives and children to go to the backyard for tea.
Half an hour before lunch, Mrs. Zhou was afraid that the children would be bored in the house, so she said kindly to Sister Aju: "A new batch of new goods came to our shop, and there are a few embroidery patterns that are quite unique. Go and have a look. Lan Sheng Xiaojiu, you can go with your sisters."
Aji smiled and gave a sweet smile, Lin Zhu said: "Thank you, then we're going. Looking back, Azhu learned to embroider s and veils for you."
"Okay, I remember. If you don't send me, I'll ask Lan Sheng to ask for it to your house!" Old Mrs. Zhou said with a smile. The two sisters are as beautiful as flower buds. Not only does their daughter-in-law like them, but she also cares about them. She always hopes that they will always come from home to play and joking with her to relieve her boredom.
"Don't worry, old lady, Azhu can only forget his aunt's part, you are bound to be yours!" Lin Zhu smiled and promised, lively and playful.
"A stinky girl, I dare to say this in front of me!" Xiao Liu pretended to be angry and acted to go over and pinch her.
Lin Zhu smiled and hid behind Aji. Aji looked at Old Lady Zhou and saw Old Lady Zhou nodding, so she led her sisters and brothers out.
The back door of Pinlanju leads directly to the front yard of Zhou's family. This time, Aji and his friends don't have to go around the front door, and go directly from there.
There are three shops in Pinlanju, which are arranged in the living room, study room, bedroom, table, chair, calligraphy, painting, porcelain screen, etc., which are completely furnished in accordance with the true appearance of life. Outsiders come in more like visiting, sitting on chairs, and a maid comes forward to pour tea. The man may have fallen in love with this set of tea sets and ordered someone to wrap it.
It was almost noon and there were not many customers in the shop, so Mrs. Zhou was relieved that they came to play.
As for Aji, of course he had to look at a few young people. Among them, Zhou Lansheng was calm and sensible at such a young age and took the initiative to follow her. Lin Chongjiu was also very obedient. The one who refused to let her rest assured was her younger sister Lin Zhu. Before entering the shop, Aji simply asked Lin Zhu: "Where do you want to see first?" After asking, everyone went together, so that her sister would run away while walking around.
Lin Zhu looked at the front doors, thought for a while and said, "Let's go shopping in the living room first."
The siblings and brothers entered the shop on the far left together, and a maid in white dress saluted them. Then they stood quietly and waited for a few people to summon them before going over.
Sister Aju has long been familiar with the rules here and has tasted the furnishings inside.
Aji wanted to follow her younger sisters and brothers in an endless manner, but Lin Zhu liked calligraphy and painting porcelain. Lin Chongjiu was curious about everything but couldn't see it for long. She led Zhou Lansheng around, while she herself liked the pots of s inside, so that everyone would not be together at all. Through the gauze curtain, Aji looked at the other two shops and confirmed that there were only a few of them here at this time, so she no longer cared about it and went to see the s by herself. In fact, there was nothing to worry about, and no matter how naughty the sister was, she would not run outside.
A pot of spider plants was placed on a mahogany round stool, and six small white flowers bloomed in the green leaves, which were simple, elegant and fresh.
Aji looked along the flowers in the house, and her eyes occasionally passed over the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. She read more than her sister, and many literati didn't recognize her, but there was indeed an unspeakable charm in the calligraphy and paintings. She looked at it for a while and stopped for a while, and after enjoying the pots of s in the living room, she suddenly found that except for those maids, she was the only one left here.
Aji smiled, picked up the curtain and walked towards the next study room. Sure enough, she saw Lin Zhu standing in front of the bookshelf looking for something.
The sound of my younger brother playing in the bedroom next to him was heard. Aji was a little worried and quickly swept the s in the room and went to the bedroom first.
"Xiaojiu, don't lie on the bed. When you are tired, you go to your aunt's room to sleep at noon." Bypassing the screen, Aji helped her brother off the bed. The things here were all decorations. If they were dirty and wrinkled, they would have to trouble the maids to re-stack. Besides, my brother was so unaware of the rules, which made people laugh.
"Don't be angry, Xiaojiu likes it, just lie down for a while, it's okay." Zhou Lansheng said to help Lin Chongjiu, and after that, he sat on the bed. When Lin Chongjiu saw him, he immediately lay down again. The mud kang at home was very hard, and he liked to play on the bed.
Aji couldn't argue with his aunt's face, so he had to remind Lin Chongjiu: "Then let you lie down for a while and we'll leave immediately."
"I know, sister, please go and see the flowers quickly. My aunt said there is a new variety here!" Lin Chongjiu drove people with a crisp voice.
Aji's thoughts immediately moved to the .
She looked at her brother helplessly, and walked around the screen to see the flowers.
After a glance, I immediately discovered a new .
Aji was happy and walked over lightly. The pot of was placed on the coffee table, with a chair on each side of the coffee table. Aji looked at the location and thought it was more convenient to sit down and look at it. So he chose the one on the left and turned his head to look at the carefully.
Since she first visited her aunt's house, she fell in love with s. When her aunt found out, she specially asked her for an ancient book "Orchid Relic". If there is a new variety transmitted or her uncle raised a new variety, she would almost know it immediately. The icyam plant in front of her mentioned last year that it was a new tribute from Jiangnan, and it was called Dayipin.
At that time, my uncle showed her pictures with my aunt, but I didn't expect that my uncle would be raised so soon.
Looking at Huilan in front of her, Aju unconsciously thought of her uncle's evaluation of the first-class product: "Five petals are divided into nests, green in color, and tall and glutinous in petals..."
"Is this a big product?"
The murmur was suddenly interrupted by a cold voice. Aji was shocked and looked up. Then she realized that there was a man in gorgeous clothes around her. She remembered to avoid it, but when she met the man's face, she was stunned.
The man looked seventeen or eighteen years old, with a fair face, handsome but cold. Even the summer light radiated outside the window could not soften the coldness that seemed to seep into his bones. He looked down at her with his long and narrow phoenix eyes, calm and restrained, and invisibly revealed his innate majesty.
Aji quickly closed her eyes, feeling unprecedentedly nervous, and more afraid.
"It's a big-name one." She lowered her head and answered, getting up and leaving. There were maids here to serve him. He wanted to ask about flowers to buy flowers, so he could find them.
"How to raise this flower?" The man sat down at the place she had just sat and asked at the .
Aji had turned his back to him at this time and could not see his expression, but she vaguely understood that this person was talking to her. Aji looked at the maid closest to here and gave her a wink, but the maid was also forced by the man's aura, and she blushed and lowered her head without moving. Aji frowned, and was about to call her over, but behind her, the man's cold and unhappy urged: "I'm asking you."
After all, it was my aunt's shop, and the maid was not dedicated to her duties, so Aji had to turn around and prepare to deal with the customer for her aunt. Seeing that he was dressed in luxury, it might be a big business.
Zhou Lansheng walked around behind the screen at this moment and said to her with a smile: "Auntie, please take Xiaojiu to find your second aunt first, I'll come to entertain Mr. Zhao." The ten-year-old child had a gentle smile and a calm manner. He walked to the coffee table without any rush or rush to introduce him to the man in the gorgeous clothes.
It turns out that my aunt knows this person...
Aji felt a little relieved, and did not look at Mr. Zhao anymore, and waved to his younger brother who was stunned by the screen.
Lin Chongjiu blinked his eyes and knew that this was not the time to speak. He walked to the elder sister and went out with her. After entering the study, Lin Chongji immediately pulled Aji's sleeves, and when Aji lowered his head in confusion, he covered his mouth with one hand and mysteriously leaned into her ear: "Sister, Mr. Zhao is the person we met the day before yesterday."
"Which one?" Aji asked in a low voice, without any impression. In theory, if she had seen such a demeanor, she would not have remembered it.
"It's the one riding a horse. She has a jade pendant on her body, and she forgot?" Lin Chongjiu asked incredible.
Such a coincidence?
Aji was a little surprised, and even more surprised that his brother had such a good memory. He smiled and touched his head, and did not mention this matter. He walked to the bookshelf and said to his sister who was addicted to reading: "Let's go, Lan Sheng is calling guests. Let's go to the yard to wait for him, and we will go back later."
"But I haven't finished watching it yet." Lin Zhu didn't want to leave.
"There are all books here in my uncle's study. If you look back, you can borrow them from my aunt." Aju snatched the book and put it back on the bookshelf, holding her sister's wrist and walking out.
Lin Zhu had to follow her, remembered something when she was about to go out, and looked back at the bedroom: "What guest? Why didn't I hear any movement?"
Aji smiled bitterly in her heart. Not to mention that her sister didn't hear it, she didn't even notice it while sitting inside. The man came in silently, like a ghost...
As soon as this thought came to mind, Aji couldn't help but tremble when she thought of the man's cold eyes. She quickly gave up those ridiculous thoughts, led her sister and brother outside, and stood under the shade of the tree waiting for Zhou Lansheng.
The scorching sun is in the sky, the branches sway with the wind, and the light and shadow are mottled.
Chapter completed!