Chapter 37:

The Liu family’s banquet was mainly for the two girls in the second room of the Liu family to get to know more of the officials and women in the capital.
Led by Mrs. Liu, who is also Liu Shuyue's mother, when she saw the wives of Beppu, she introduced her with a smile.
There are three girls in the big room of the Liu family. The eldest girl Liu Mengtong and the third girl Liu Shuyue are both prostitutes, and the second girl Liu Zhongxin is the concubine.
Except for Liu Shuyue's lazy and impatient socializing, the other two followed Madam Liu early in the morning, waiting for Madam Liu to entertain the wives on the other side.
The girl in the second room was led by Liu Mengtong and Liu Zhongxin to play with the girls.
When Gu Celadon and Liu Shuyue passed by, the garden was already very lively, and the girls in twos and threes gathered together talking and laughing.
Gu Celadon took a look around and said to Liu Shuyue: "Your family has more flowers in a lot of pots." In addition to her famous love to grow flowers, Mrs. Liu's family has many common flowers and plants in the garden, as well as many precious varieties. Gu Naturally, celadon refers to precious varieties.
"More than that, there are still in the flower room, I will show you it." Liu Shuyue replied.
Gu Celadon followed, and within a few steps of the party, they walked from here to the other side, and the two of them were slow in their feet.
It used to be that many of the precious flower pots were mostly placed in the flower room, but today, because of a banquet, Mrs. Liu ordered her servants to move many out for the guests to admire.
There are also some flowers that cannot stand the low temperature or the low temperature marries and damages, so they did not move out.
As soon as you enter the flower room, it is warm and warm, and extremely comfortable.
As far as Gu Celadon could see, there were flowers full of colorful red flowers. He couldn’t help feeling,
Your family’s flowers are so good. I’m afraid I can’t find another family like yours in Beijing. As soon as you post to those wives and wives, people are willing to come over. Not to mention anything else, it's like this in the cold winter. The garden of someone else's house is not bare and unsightly, with some dead branches left, but yours is better."
Liu Shuyue listened to Gu Celadon's boasting, with a look of honour, with her chin lifted high, and said, "Come here and take a look."
They stood in front of a potted plant.
This potted flower is not blooming, it is full of flower bones, and hangs on the branch, like a shy and timid girl.
Gu Celadon glanced left and then again, but did not recognize it, so he said, "It's not opened yet."
Liu Shuyue explained: "We have to wait for January and February to open. This is an eighteenth degree."
"What? Eighteen bachelors! Your family even has that." Gu Fuli was really surprised, and immediately hesitated, "It should be very difficult to feed, right?"
"How many flowers are not easy to grow, and there are few that can bloom in winter. Look at the gardens and they all bloom well. As long as there are people who can grow flowers, and they are willing to work hard, they will naturally see flowers in winter. This pot of newly acquired eighteenth bachelor's degree is my father’s heart, and it’s easy not to be touched by others, for fear that it will be broken. When the spring blooms, you come to my house."
Gu Celadon nodded. She hadn't seen eighteen bachelors. It was strange.
The Liu family's flower house is very large. It takes a long road to go in. There is a small area in the middle of the front half of the fault. There are dirt and stones, and there are short evergreen trees.
Leaning against the two walls, there are bunches of bonsai flowers in a dark distance.
The two of them were discussing what the Eighteen Bachelors would look like after they bloomed. They didn't expect someone to come in right now.
Liu Shuyue turned her ears and heard several voices. They were still looking outside, and they didn't walk inside for a while.
Because it took another turn to the right to reach the innermost half, the people who came from outside couldn't see Gu Celadon and the others.
Gu Celadon and Liu Shuyue looked at each other, both of them were holding back badly, and they stopped talking at all.
He quietly walked to the corner of the corner, and peeked.
"My eldest sister and two cousins, as well as Miss Min's family, Miss He's family, Miss Cen's family." Liu Shuyue said in a low voice.
Gu Celadon: "Would you like to go out?" Sister Liu Shuyue was also there, and the corner was not so good.
Liu Shuyue's voice seemed to be pinched by a ghost, "Wait a minute, listen, my eldest sister won't talk about us, and she may not be able to find out." She knew what Gu Qingci was thinking in the blink of an eye.
Several people over there are already talking.
It was Ms. Min’s asking Liu Shuyue’s cousins:
I heard that the fashionable clothes and jewelry in Jiangnan are different from those in Beijing. Looking at the two younger sisters, they are really different. The butterfly on your head is shaking. It looks good, the butterfly's wings trembled as soon as he walked west, lifelike."
Liu Sijia pursed her lips and said with a smile: "This hairpin was made by the most prestigious masters of the Jiangnan generation. There are only three pieces in this style. The piece on my head was given by my grandmother on the birthday of the elder. Send it, sister likes it should be given to sister."
Ms. Min Jia finished listening, but if there was something like nothing at the corner of her mouth, she writhed slightly, and said, "Don’t dare to be, Jiangnan's stuff is good, the masters are superb, and they are not ordinary products. I am used to rough hands and feet. , How can we use that kind of fine objects, just use the things in our capital."
This Miss Min clearly cared in her heart, and she said a few meaningful words.
Liu Sijia in the second room looked at a group of gentle and pleasant, but talked in a different way.
Ms. Min has a straight temper and dislikes such a person the most.
Liu Sijia is not stupid. Seeing that people look different, she feels a little bit in her heart. She doesn't understand why just a few words make Miss Min unhappy?
It was Liu Mengtong who saw that the situation was wrong and immediately interjected to round out the atmosphere.
"If Sister Min is so stubborn, we're afraid it's a fire girl."
As soon as she spoke, the people next to her laughed.
Everyone was talking while watching, and the atmosphere was pretty good.
I don't know how long it took, Miss He suddenly smiled mysteriously and said: "Hey, have you all heard of "Yellow Liang Yi Meng"?"
Ms. Cen is obviously a fellow in the same way, her eyes brightened when she heard that, as if she had met a confidant, she immediately answered with excitement, "I know, why don't I know, the weekly report, I will read every issue now, Mr. Huang Liang Yimeng The novel I wrote is posted on it. It’s really well written. Cui Saburo is so smart. Last time I wrote about Cui Saburo being framed by a villain. I don’t know how he will resolve the crisis and turn the crisis into peace. I'm so anxious, I can't wait to watch it right away." Miss Cen is obviously a loyal supporter of the weekly newspaper and Huang Liang Yimeng.
It can be seen from her excited expression and tone.
Obviously, they are not the only ones who like Huang Liang Yimeng here.
Ms. Min, who was still a little bit angry just now, was not angry anymore, and joined the discussion: "Many people read it now. Last time, my brother bought a weekly report back. I accidentally saw it in the study. I picked it up and read it unknowingly. I got fascinated, and later I asked my brother to buy it for a long time. Huang Liangyimeng is not only good at literary talent, but also writes stories that are eclectic and very innovative. They are not obscure at all!"
"Isn’t that, I’m looking forward to it every day. I hope that the newspaper will come out soon," Ms. He said with a big smile, after a pause, "I went to the bookstore a few days ago and I didn’t buy the newspaper. My buddy told me the news that Cui Shi Saburo will print the first volume soon!"
"Is this true?" Uncle Liu, who had been listening attentively, couldn't sit still anymore when he heard the news that the book was about to be published, and asked aloud.
There are no outsiders here anyway.
"Really, I have asked the shopkeeper of the bookstore again." Miss He affirmed.
Several people chatted and discussed in an instant, and I have to say that when they have common preferences, these young ladies are extremely harmonious.
Only the two sisters in the second room of the Liu family looked at each other, some of them could not answer.
Fortunately, Liu Mengtong was a reliable person, and didn't really ignore the two of them. He turned around and asked, "What kind of free books do the four sisters and five sisters like to read when they are in Jiangnan?" Because many people with strict rules don't allow girls to watch these things, they feel that they can't get on the stage, and they are afraid that they can easily change their temperament.
In the eyes of some people, good girls who understand the rules shouldn't touch these things. If the mistress in the house knows, even the maids who serve the ladies will be punished.
But at the moment there are only a few people in the flower room, and they are all well-known people. Everyone reads the weekly newspaper and likes Huangliang Yimeng, and it is nothing to say it. This thing does not need those words to describe the romantic talents and the romantic ladies of the nobles. Storybook.
I heard that many men like to read the weekly newspaper.
Ms. Min first discovered the weekly report from her brother.
After listening to Liu Mengtong’s words, Liu Sijia said:
I’ve read a few things, but my mother’s strict control doesn’t allow me and my sister to look at these things. There is a gentleman named Wenshan in Jiangnan who writes good words. You can look through it more when you have nothing to do."
Now, even Liu Mengtong didn't know how to answer the conversation.
Everyone was stunned for a while, very quiet.