Xia Er said displeasedly: "You deliberately quarrel with me, right?"
"I'm just curious."
"There are so many things you are curious about."
"Yes, yes, I am also a young boy, and I haven't figured out the secret of my daughter's family yet."
"You're still here, no wonder Sister Xiaoqiu said you..."
"What did you say about me?"
"Pretending to be confused while pretending to understand!"
Xie Fu laughed it off.
Xia Er continued: "For Suzhou, there is another important custom on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. Walking on the Seven Bridges. When night falls, everyone will walk out of their homes and walk across the stone bridges and railings to ward off evil spirits and ward off evil spirits, and pray for peace, luck, and happiness.
Peace, health, marriage, and having children.”
Xie Fu said in surprise: "Everyone walks out of the house, how lively it will be."
"Yes, it's very lively, even more lively than the Lantern Festival. You can parade around the streets to watch the lanterns, and there are also fireworks and operas to watch."
Xie Fu said "Wow" with great interest. He likes folk customs the most.
Xia'er smiled and said, "I'm going to walk the Seven Bridges tomorrow night and parade around the streets to look at the lanterns. Didn't you say before that you wanted to go shopping with me? I'll give you a chance to be a flower protector."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "It's an honor."
"Then it's settled. There's quite a lot to do tomorrow, so I'll go and get busy first."
"Sister Xia'er, walk slowly."
Xia'er looked back and smiled, "Don't forget."
Xie Fu nodded.
On the seventh day of July, the inner house of Tantai Mansion was very busy.
Early in the morning, the maids in the inner house took out their shoes and clothes to wash, and the women also put on the red robes and red pants that had been prepared long ago.
The next step was to dry the clothes and bedding. The large inner courtyard was filled with colorful and colorful private clothes of my daughter’s family.
Various styles of embroidery, various textures, and various colors of robes.
All kinds of light silk pants, trousers, long, short, thin, thick, silk and silk, either elegant or mysterious...
Colorful, colorful, and breathtakingly beautiful, it’s like a fairyland in a man’s dream.
Because there are so many clothes and the space is limited, some of them are even dried on trees, corridor rails and other places.
Today is a special day, so there is nothing special about it.
After the flowers and fruits were displayed and the bride prayed, a game of luck took place in the hall of the inner house.
The needlework is as gentle as the wind, the silk is as thick as mist, and the look of everyone bowing their heads seriously and concentrating reveals the ingenuity, gentleness and tenderness of Suzhou's daughter's family.
From time to time there was laughter, the singing of warblers, and the youthful vitality of the girl.
Naturally, this "delicate" thing happened to Xia'er again.
Everyone complained a lot, saying that Xia'er wouldn't even give in.
The funniest one was Xiaoqiu. She pricked her finger before the thread was threaded properly. They all made fun of her: "It's so clumsy that Sister Xiaoqiu won't be able to get married."
Xiaoqiu chuckled, "Then I will marry you all and make you my wife."
In the side hall, Tantai Heqing brought a bowl of mandarin duck water. He gently placed a small needle on the oil film, looked at the shadow of the needle at the bottom of the bowl, looked left and right, and examined it carefully.
Xia'er's gentle voice suddenly floated from behind, "Miss, it looks like a cloud and dragon. What a coincidence."
Tantai Heqing smiled and said, "Is it true? If I take a closer look, it's true."
After Xia'er said something clever, she didn't say much.
I secretly thought to myself that the young lady is already twenty-one years old. Is there any lady in the world who is still unmarried at the age of twenty-one? The young lady is so beautiful that she has no worries if she wants to get married, but the situation is special.
Alas, year after year, when will it end?
In the afternoon, Tantai Heqing went to Xiyuan Study Room specially. Xie Fu should be teaching Wen Wang in the study room at this time.
She deliberately came back before the seventh day of July because she wanted to take Xie Fuye to visit Suzhou.
There are two scoundrels in Yangzhou. Let him take a good look at the scoundrels in Suzhou.
It can be said that this was the first time she took the initiative to ask someone out, and it was also the first time in her life that she went out alone with a man at night.
Thinking about it, I felt a little embarrassed as a shy girl who was just starting to fall in love.
Humph, he is my pretty boy. He will do whatever I ask him to do. There is nothing wrong with accompanying me to go shopping and look at the lights.
Thinking of this, Tantai Heqing felt much tougher.
When they came to the study room, it was very quiet. Both of them were immersed in reading.
Tantai Heqing made a special sound.
The two of them looked at each other at the same time. Tantai Wenwang smiled and said, "Sister, you are a rare visitor."
Xie Fu respectfully called "Miss."
"Thank you, Fu, please come out for a while. I have something to tell you."
Xie Fu followed Tantai Heqing to the rockery, and Tantai Heqing stopped and said, "I want to go shopping and look at the lights at night. You can follow me. I want you to take a good look at the lights in Suzhou. They are better than those in Yangzhou."
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Xie Fu was stunned, "Me? Wouldn't it be better to let Sister Xiaoqiu accompany the young lady?"
Tantai Heqing immediately turned around and said coldly: "What? You don't want to?"
Xie Fu said: "I am very willing."
Tantai Heqing smiled slightly.
"It's just that I have an appointment."
Tantai Heqing's smile suddenly faded and he asked: "Have you made an appointment with Wen Wang?"
Xie Fu shook his head.
"who is it?"
Xie Fu smiled and expressed regret, "How about letting Zhu Ming accompany the lady?"
Tantai Heqing was angry, "What did you say!"
"Miss, pretend I didn't say anything."
Tantai He said coldly: "Go and receive the penalty of ten sticks yourself!"
When Xie Fu heard this, he said "Ah", this change was too sudden.
Tantai Heqing looked at his appearance, waved her hand and said, "That's all."
Look at how weak he is, if these ten sticks are struck, he will be hit in the heart.
I have to endure his anger, but I can't vent it out.
"gone."
Tantai Heqing turned around and left, leaving Xie Fu with a pure and proud back.
She is not the kind of woman who is flattering, she also has pride and self-esteem.
Xie Fu lowered his head and looked at the sparkling pool water, but in his mind was Tantai He's loving and tender eyes.
The bright moon is in the sky, coveting the lanterns in the river at night.
In the attic, Tantai Heqing was sitting at the table, sewing, and he didn't know what he was embroidering.
She was dressed in a white dress, and with the nimble movements of her hands, under the candlelight, her shadow was light and charming, giving her a dignified and gentle charm.
"Miss, it's so lively outside, we should go out."
Xiaoqiu came here specially. Every year on this day, she accompanies the young lady to go out. The young lady is usually busy, but only on this day will she have such leisure.
As soon as Xiaoqiu entered the house, he saw the young lady sewing and embroidering something under the lamp.
This scene made Xiaoqiu stunned. She had followed the lady for many years, but this was the first time she saw, "Miss!"
Tantai Heqing did not raise his head and responded softly: "I won't go, it's not interesting."
"why?"
Xiaoqiu was very curious. The young lady was in high spirits during the day, and even asked her specifically about any interesting and lively places.
Tantai Heqing did not respond, still lowering his head and concentrating.
Xiaoqiu came closer and saw the young lady embroidering a purse, with this light and skillful technique and the exquisite and beautiful patterns on the purse.
