Chapter 292 What a rude country bumpkin
The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion opened her mouth and stared at Zhu Ping'an in shock, as if she was being raped by a tiger cub that had just left its nest, or by a passing fat woodchuck. , I was shocked!
Why are all the country bumpkins so rude?
How scary! The baby was scared to death! I thought this country bumpkin was going to hit someone. I was so scared that I almost cried!
It wasn’t until the fifth sister told the bumpkin to stop joking that the sixth lady of the Hou Mansion came back to her senses. It turned out to be a joke, but it was also very rude. The country bumpkin was really rude, so rude. He had no good impression of the country bumpkin fifth brother-in-law in front of him. Just thinking about it, the poor and arrogant fifth sister is actually going to marry such a bumpkin fifth brother-in-law, and I feel a little excited.
A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin. Even if he wears the best clothes, he can't hide the smell of dirt all over his body. Looking at his stupidity, you can tell at a glance that he has no future. There is no telling how poor he will be in the future.
The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion covered her mouth with her slender hands and rolled her eyes at Zhu Pingan with disgust and contempt.
Countless bumpkin, I despise him~~Giggle, fifth sister wants to marry such a bumpkin. It’s so ridiculous. From now on, fifth sister will have to wrap a towel and carry the child on her back to do housework and be scolded by the bumpkin brother-in-law. Come and scold me. Don’t let the picture be too beautiful.
The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion was so angry that she was almost turning gray.
After listening to Li Shu's coquettish words, Zhu Ping'an here slightly raised the corners of his lips, put away his casualness, stood up straight, leaned his upper body slightly forward, and looked at Hou, who was rolling his eyes at him. Miss Fu Liu is very polite, she bows her hands in a standard salute, and speaks with a smile, as if she prefers the best young master:
"Zhu Pingan of Xiahe Village has met the Sixth Miss. If my joking remarks just now are offensive, I hope that the Sixth Miss will forgive you."
The Sixth Miss of the Hou Mansion who rolled her eyes halfway has grown up again. Mouth.
What's going on? Why did the country bumpkin suddenly turn into a polite young man? ! The man in front of me still has a bit of a country bumpkin vibe to him. He has the feeling of "a humble gentleman, as gentle as jade".
This drastic change in the style of painting made the sixth lady of the Hou family, who was rolling her eyes, suddenly paused in the middle of rolling her eyes, so that she even cramped, and returned a gift in a hurry, saying in her little mouth He said, "Brother-in-law, I'm serious."
Of course, apart from Miss Six of the Hou Mansion, many people in front of the Hou Mansion were also surprised.
"Fifth sister. You must be exhausted from coming so far. Wouldn't it be better if we let the fifth sister and the others go into the house to rest for a while and reminisce about the past."
At this time, a weak female voice interrupted the conversation. There was a moment of silence. The person who spoke was the fourth lady of the Hou family. She was not bad looking, but she felt sickly, just like Sister Lin in Dream of Red Mansions.
"Look at what the fourth sister said, it seems like we deliberately prevented the fifth sister from entering the house." Hearing this, the third young lady of the Hou Mansion had a delicate smile on her lips, and turned away from the fourth young lady of the Hou Mansion. Said with a glance.
"Ahem, I'm afraid the third sister is overthinking. Who in our family doesn't know that the third sister is the most considerate of sisters." The fourth young lady of the Hou Mansion looked at the third young lady weakly and explained.
"You don't think too much, you know it in your heart." The third lady of the Hou Mansion raised her eyebrows. The voice was a bit high-pitched.
"Okay, let's go into the house and let the fifth sister rest."
The second young lady of the Hou family is the eldest daughter of the eldest family member and the eldest among the maidens in the Hou family, so her words still have more weight. of. After she spoke, the third lady and the fourth lady no longer had any further thoughts on the topic.
After standing in front of the Hou Mansion for so long, I can finally enter.
Zhu Pingan followed everyone into the Hou Mansion from the corner door. After entering the Hou Mansion, he realized that the gate of the Hou Mansion was low-key. The inside of the Hou Mansion was even more magnificent, far better than at the door. what is seen.
The Linhuai Marquis Mansion is really huge. The entire Marquis Mansion is probably bigger than the entire Xiahe Village, and it is also magnificent inside, with countless houses, elaborate decorations, and flower-filled gardens. , a maze-like courtyard within a courtyard.
Judging from the customization of the Ming Dynasty, this Hou Mansion must have exceeded the standard. However, it was strictly controlled during the Hongwu period, and no one is in charge now, because everyone has exceeded it, and the Holy Emperor is not interested in it, so who will take care of it? .
After entering the Linhuai Hou Mansion, Zhu Ping'an truly understood that once the Hou Men entered the deep sea, just look at the superficial meaning. The Hou Mansion was so big that most people would get lost when entering, drifting with a canoe. It's like being in the sea, unable to find a way out without a compass.
In addition to being large, the life in the Hou Mansion is also very enjoyable. Not to mention the luxurious houses, there are birds, flowers and grass everywhere, various koi carps swimming in the pond, and servants and servants constantly coming and going. Old ladies and young maids all know how good life is in this Marquis Mansion. There must be hundreds of maids and servants alone.
After entering the Hou Mansion and walking for a long time, we arrived at the guest room. This is the place arranged for Zhu Pingan by the Hou Mansion. This is still the front yard. The guest room arranged for Zhu Pingan is a small independent courtyard.
Li Shu directed the accompanying maids to place the daily necessities, pens, inks, paper and inkstones that had been prepared for Zhu Pingan in advance in the guest room. In the Ming Dynasty, things were quite particular. Without getting married, the fiancé could only be treated as a guest. He lived in the front yard and was never allowed to set foot in the backyard at will.
Li Shu watched the maid arrange Zhu Pingan's guest room before getting up and leaving. Zhu Pingan sent them to the hanging flower door, stopped, and watched them leave.
The hanging flower gate of the Hou Mansion is like a gatehouse with carved patterns. There is also a wing at the back for the strong servants and old ladies to guard to prevent outsiders from entering the inner courtyard.
In ancient times, people often said, "If you don't go out through the main door, you can't step forward through the second door." The "two doors" refer to the hanging flower door, which is the dividing line between the front yard and the back yard. Men were not allowed to enter the inner courtyard at will, not even servants. Only maids could enter the inner courtyard. Ordinary male guests are even worse. If you enter the inner courtyard at will, if you are caught, you will be sent to the government as a hooligan.
"If anything happens, send someone to call me."
Zhu Ping'an still knew these rules, so he stopped in front of the hanging flower door, said lightly to Li Shu, and watched them leave. .
Without entering the inner courtyard, the country bumpkin actually understood this, which disappointed the ladies in the Hou Mansion who were waiting to see his joke.
Li Shu and others entered the Weeping Flower Gate and continued walking along the hand-chaoshou corridor inside. There was a passage in the middle. The entrance hall is what people often call the courtyard. There is a barrier made of fine marble at the entrance. A chivalrous line by Li Bai is engraved on the marble and placed in the middle of the courtyard. It is probably to commemorate the ancestor's experience of starting with martial arts.
Because of this marble cover, Zhu Ping'an could not see behind, only to see Li Shu and others disappear in the blink of an eye.
If the hanging flower door is the first barrier in the inner courtyard, then this marble screen is the second barrier, and I believe there will be a third barrier.
However, Zhu Pingan was not interested in exploring. After watching Li Shu and others disappear into the backyard, he returned to his guest room. (End of chapter)