Chapter 336: A guest comes from afar

The winter of the eighteenth year of Jingming was really cold, and it snowed before the winter solstice.
Snow flakes bloomed, like thin needles falling on the eaves and street, gradually paved white.
The bluestone road and the thin snow condensed into a pale white with a blue color. The pedestrian's boots stepped on it, making a slight creak and slipping.
Naively cold.
The people walking on the road rub their hands and cover their ears, speeding up their pace.
If such a cold day is not forced to livelihood or necessary, no one is willing to go out.
But Dongping Bofu came today.
When Jiang Si was asked by Cixintang's maid, he was full of doubts.
Seeing that the winter solstice is coming, it is a big festival in every house, and even the court has a big dynasty meeting. Why do you come here at this time?
When I walked to the door of Cixintang, the chattering and laughter came out.
"The four girls are here."
With the passing of the maid, the house fell silent.
Jiang Si glanced at it.
Mrs. Feng sat cross-legged on the kang. An eighteen or nine-year-old woman was sitting next to the kang, with her eyebrows down and her face unclear for a while.
The third girl Jiang Qiao, the fifth girl Jiang Li, and the sixth girl Jiang Pei have all arrived, as is the third wife Guo.
Jiang Si took off his cloak and handed it to the maid, raised his foot and walked in, and saluted Mrs. Feng and the Guo family: "Grandma, third aunt."
Mrs. Feng smiled and looked at Jiang Si, with a rare gentle attitude: "Come on, and see your cousin."
Then he said to the woman beside him: "These are the four girls."
The woman raised her head and greeted Jiang Si initiatively: "Four girls."
Only then did Jiang Si see the woman's appearance.
The hair style of the unmarried woman, the beautiful oval face, and the moist apricot eyes, look at a quiet person.
Cousin?
Jiang Si thought about the woman's identity.
She was called the cousin, either the daughter of a grandfather and sister, or the daughter of a grandmother's siblings.
My grandfather has passed away for many years, and if my grandmother is willing to pay attention to the people over there, the woman in front of me is probably the daughter of my grandmother's brothers and sisters.
I have never seen it before, and it is difficult to determine which one it is.
Jiang Si pondered like this, but he kept moving, leaning slightly to the woman: "I have seen my cousin."
"Four girls don't have to be polite." The woman gave a false help, pursing her lips and smiling.
Jiang Si looked at the woman's quiet and shy appearance, but she had a good feeling.
At this time, Mrs. Feng spoke: "Your cousin is the daughter of your aunt and grandma, who only came from Jinsha. You will live in the mansion from now on. You should be close to your cousin."
Only then did Jiang Si know the identity of the woman.
Mrs. Feng’s young girl married to Jinsha County, south of the capital, and her husband’s surname was Dou. Because she was a dozen years younger than Mrs. Feng, and her children were not very old, it was a pity that she lived a short life and passed away more than two years ago .
So, this cousin just came out of her filial piety period?
Thinking of this, Jiang Si's eyelids suddenly twitched, feeling uncomfortable.
She also couldn't tell where this feeling came from, but she chose to trust this intuition.
When the Chinese New Year was about to come, such a cousin came, no matter what her character, she always felt that her grandmother was going to make a moth again.
Jiang Si couldn't help but glanced at the woman more.
With graceful eyebrows and a calm expression, she looked at a lovely girl.
Could it be that the grandmother was going to help her aunt and grandma's daughter, so she brought the person to the capital, ready to seek a good marriage for her?
This is understandable.
But Jiang Si still couldn't ignore the uncomfortable feeling.
Fortunately, the cousin has a difference in seniority with them, so she won't beat her brother.
Of course, she didn't look down on people who took refuge in relatives, but was wary of her grandmother. Anyone who has a relationship with her grandmother can't help her not paying attention.
Who makes her grandmother's benefit more than anything else.
The woman lowered her eyes to avoid Jiang's gaze, and she was secretly surprised: Compared with the other three girls, the eyes of the four girls were so sharp, as if she could see through people's hearts.
And Mrs. Feng's attitude towards the four girls surprised her even more.
When the other three girls came in, the aunt was obviously the usual attitude of the grandmother to her granddaughter, and when the four girls came in, the aunt changed her leisurely posture, and she seemed to support her spirit.
It’s not like a grandmother treats her granddaughter like this, but—
It was something, the woman couldn't say it for a while, but she felt that it was not quite right, so she paid special attention to Jiang Si.
"Guo, is Qin Fangyuan packed out?"
The Guo family, who has always been taciturn, said: "It's packed up, the screens and curtains who don't know what style of cousin likes, change them if they don't like it."
The woman hurriedly said: "The cousin is too polite."
Mrs. Feng patted the woman's hand: "You don't have to be courteous. From now on, the Bofu will be your home. If you live in a place you are not used to, remember to tell your third cousin."
Jiang Si became more surprised.
Qinfangyuan is the nearest courtyard to their big house. Since the aunt's aunt came out, no one has lived in it.
There are four brothers and sisters in Jiang Ancheng's generation. Only Mr. Jiang San is the concubine, and the other two sons and a daughter are born to Mrs. Feng.
For her only daughter, Mrs. Feng naturally loves her more, and she will not let the yard go to waste after marrying away, and some servants will clean up regularly.
Grandmother let Dou Biao live in Qinfang Garden, showing her love for her.
Do you love it? Jiang Si quickly denied this idea again.
I don’t have much such feelings for my granddaughter, but for my sister’s daughter?
Mrs. Feng said again: "By the way, your cousin is drinking tea with your father, and you will see you when you turn around, lest you all live in the mansion and even your elders don't recognize it."
Only then did Jiang Si realize that in addition to Aunt Dou Biao, Uncle Dou was here.
"Si'er, Qinfangyuan is not far from Haitang. You and your third aunt will send your cousin there."
"Okay." Jiang Si smiled and decided to watch the changes first.
Accompanying the Guo family to send Aunt Dou Biao to Qinfangyuan, Jiang Si went to Jiang Yi's place to sit down, and brought up the fact that the Dou brothers and sisters had come to live in Bo's residence.
Xu Ye's process of revealing Zhu Ziyu's true face was too bloody, and Jiang Yi had no chance of deceiving herself or others. After all these days, her state was much better than Jiang Si thought.
Jiang Yi frowned when he heard the words: "I remember that cousin is very offensive, so my sister shouldn't be too close to him."
"Uncle Dou Biao and Aunt Dou Biao have been here?"
"I have been here, but at that time you were too young to remember. Anyway, the fourth sister should stay away from Dou Biaoshu."
"Sister, don't worry, I know. Uncle Dou doesn't live in the inner courtyard, so there are not many opportunities to come to meet."
The two sisters chatted for a while, and Jiang Si returned to Haitangju.
In the afternoon, the fifth girl Jiang Li came to Haitang to sit down.
Jiang Li is a temperament who doesn't want to cause trouble. He can't go out without going out, so he is a rare visitor to Haitangju.
Jiang Si suppressed the surprise in his heart to entertain Jiang Li, but Jiang Li left without much effort.
Jiang seemed weird, thinking about what Jiang Li had said, a word suddenly caught her attention.
"Mother Xu has lost her temper today because she is uncomfortable."