Daily Life of Jiang Liuniang

   Chapter 186 Three pianos

   This year has been especially lively for the Jiang family who has been silent for four years. Relatives and friends who have not moved for many years came to the door one after another, and the laughter and laughter made people feel that the first four years were all a dream. But everyone in the Meng family knows that how strong the smile on the face of everyone in the Jiang family is and how deep the emotion is in their hearts.

   On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, three chariots were brought as a New Year's gift from the hometown of Quanzhou. There are the ardent expectations of the clansmen, the wishes of Wang Chengzhong, the magistrate of Hui'an County, and the goodwill of Li Huachun, the appeasement envoy of Fuzhou Road. Looking at the goods, Jiang Song felt more and more that the second brother would do things, and he greeted the old housekeeper, "Where did the second brother go today? When he returns, let him go to the East Courtyard."

   The old housekeeper smiled, "It's not certain whether the second master will come back. If the uncle has something to order, it's better to wait for breakfast."

   Jiang Song nodded, "Second brother sent a few more people to follow him when he went out, and asked the kitchen to prepare sober soup. Uncle Hou watched him drink it before letting him sleep."

   "The old lady has already ordered, don't worry." Uncle Hou was still cheerful.

  Jiang Song nodded, and told the old housekeeper to pay attention to his body, "Nothing else, you keep basking in the sun, and when it's too cold, go back to the house and rest."

   "Okay, hurry up and do your work, the old slave is watching." Uncle Hou answered cheerfully while basking in the warm sun.

   Uncle Hou was the old man who served by his grandfather. When the Jiang family came to Beijing to open the mansion, he was the housekeeper. He had been busy with the affairs of the mansion all his life. Brother Jiang Song respected him as half an elder and left him to retire in the mansion.

   Jiang Erye, who thought he might not come back at night, entered the house before it got dark, making Uncle Hou very surprised, "Why is Erye so early?"

   Jiang Erye is so unhappy in his heart, his face is so ugly, "I was disappointed, come back to bed early!"

  The old butler cheerfully said, "Go to bed early, the uncle asked you to go to the East Court to find him after you come back."

Jiang Erye nodded, "Uncle Hou sent someone to buy two kilograms of Feng's soy sauce meat and Liu's crispy crystal glutinous rice. When the third brother came back, let him also go to the East Courtyard. By the way, let someone go to Chen's house to get the morning. You can keep half a catty of the chylo yolk cake you ordered, and send the rest to your mother."

  The old butler said cheerfully, "Thank you, Second Master."

"As far as your old teeth are left, you can only eat this." Jiang Erye went to the east courtyard to find his elder brother, went into the study and sat down angrily, complaining, "I was caught by Leyang again today. Mad woman is blocked!"

  Jiang Song heard this, frowned in disgust, and comforted his younger brother, "Hide if you can. Now that you have Long Live to support her, she doesn't dare to do anything to you."

   Jiang Erye responded, "Uncle Hou said that Big Brother is looking for me?"

  Jiang Song nodded and handed over two gift slips, "Wang Chengzhong from Hui'an and Li Huachun from Fuzhou sent New Year gifts. Look at this gift slip, how should we respond?"

  The two brothers sat in the study for a while, Jiang Huai came back, and the three brothers went to the east wing to have a drink, and then they dispersed at Hai Shi. Erye Jiang was humming a little tune on his way back to the west courtyard, when he ran into Jiang Muzheng, his niece, who came back from Dicuitang holding a piano.

  The niece stood on the side of the road and saluted herself, and Erye Jiang stopped to see that there was not even a maid beside her, and said, "Let's go, the second uncle will give you a ride."

   Jiang Muzheng thanked and explained, "It was Zheng'er who sent Qingcui back first. With so many lanterns lit in the house, Zheng'er is not afraid."

  Since his niece would not let him send it, Erye Jiang nodded and continued to the west courtyard. Unexpectedly, after he took two steps, Jiang Muzheng chased after him again, "...Second uncle."

   Jiang Erye stopped again and turned around.

   Jiang Muzheng hugged the qin tightly in both hands, and asked in a low voice, "Second uncle will go to Jiangjiazhuang to study behind closed doors after the new year?"

   Mentioned this, Jiang Erye had a headache, "Well, I'll go after the fifth break."

  Because she was a prostitute, Jiang Muzheng lived very carefully in the house, so she could naturally hear the second uncle's displeasure. Although he knew that the second uncle wasn't displeased because of her, Jiang Muzheng's heart tightened, and he gathered up his courage and whispered, "Second uncle... Zhenger hasn't been to the farm, can Zhenger... occasionally go over to the second uncle Play the piano to relieve worries?"

   Jiang Erye looked at this sensible and seldom-talking niece and said with a smile, "It's so good, when the second uncle is upset, let someone pick you and Yan'er there."

   "Thank you second uncle." Jiang Muzheng didn't expect second uncle to respond so easily, and hurriedly curtsied again.

   Jiang Erye returned to the west courtyard and instructed Jiang Hou'er, "The two pianos that Li Huachun just sent, show them to the lord."

  Li Huachun knows how to give gifts. He not only prepared gifts for Jiang Erye, but also his mother and children. The bird's nest is for Mrs. Jiang, the four treasures of the study for Jiang Ling, and two pianos for Jiang Liu and Jiang Muyan.

After Jiang Houer and Jiang Bao placed the qin on the table, Jiang Erye raised his hand and plucked the strings a few times and commented, "The sound of the qin is bright but not noisy, thick but not dull, and the wood texture is smooth, although it is not comparable to The two that Han Zhi sent over are also considered good."

  Jiang Hou'er said immediately, "They all know that the second master knows how to do it, so how dare you send a defective product to fool you? It's better not to send it!"

   Jiang Erye smiled proudly, "Go and invite the girls over."

   After the two daughters came in, Jiang Erye raised his chin and motioned, "These two pianos on the table were newly sent by Fuzhou, you can choose which one you like."

  A new gift, Jiang Liu walked around the qin twice, plucked the strings and stopped, and said, "Good qin!"

   Jiang Erye was very happy, "Which one you like takes whichever one."

   Jiang Liu shook his head, "The one in my daughter's room is good enough, I can't use any more."

   Jiang Muyan also said, "So does my daughter."

Jiang Erye nodded, "You don't want it, it's useless to keep this qin. Yan'er will call Rong'er, Zheng'er, and Jin'er tomorrow, and together with the one from your fourth uncle Chai in the warehouse, each will give them one. "

  Jiang Muyan responded, and listened to her father again, "How is the zhengerqin playing?"

   Jiang Muyan bowed her head in shame, "Second sister plays better than her daughter."

   Jiang Liu added, "It's also better than my daughter."

"When Dad came back, she had just come out of Dicui Tang's piano practice. As long as people are not stupid, the more they practice, the better they will naturally play." Jiang Erye stopped and considered for a while how to say that the eldest daughter can listen in. Cai said, "Playing the piano is for pleasure. Yan'er doesn't have to compare with anyone, as long as you play happily, you must not hurt your fingers because of practicing the piano."

"Yes." Jiang Muyan bent her knees and wrote it down, and when she returned to her room, she said to her sister, "Father should have just seen the second sister's piano in the garden, so he took out all the pianos and let each of them pick one. The piano that the second sister is using now is the one that I prepared for you last year, so it's not a good one."

   Jiang Liu nodded, "It should be like this."

  The second sister is from a concubine. If Dad gave her a piano alone, it would definitely make her aunt unhappy, so her father simply gave one by herself, which is indeed much safer.

   Jiang Muyan pursed her lips, "I have given this qin as a gift. It's hard to say whether my aunt will use it for the second sister."

  Jiang Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, my aunt, my aunt will use it for my second sister. If my daddy gave me a piano, the second sister would still be holding the old piano when she went to the piano room to learn the piano, and my aunt wouldn't be able to save her face."

   Jiang Muyan nodded, "The one from Uncle Chai is the best, if it can be used by the second sister."

   "Let's see how the eldest and fifth sisters choose tomorrow." Jiang Liu sighed while holding his face. Da Zhou's concubines are clear, the second sister is a concubine, and she has to go to the back row for everything.

   "Crack!" Jiang Muyan gently covered her sister's mouth, "Have you forgotten what grandma said? Don't sigh during the New Year, otherwise the good fortune will be sighed away."

   (end of this chapter)