Chapter 61: Cutting Plum Blossoms in the First Snow
When Shen Tang heard this, he thought he dared to scold even his elders.
But Qi Huaijing explained that the old man suffered from headaches, and he could only relieve the symptoms by drinking tea made from mountain spring water in the suburbs of Beijing all year round, so he rarely traveled far.
That's why I didn't attend his wedding banquet.
Chen Tang just smiled and said nothing.
The old man didn’t come because he had a headache, or because he was so angry with me... It’s hard to say.
After a few days, the north wind grew stronger, and the ground became frozen and the sky became cold.
The couple discussed it over and over again, but still couldn't decide on a good name for the cat.
Qi Huaijing just called it "Ugly" and "Ugly".
Every time Chen Tang heard it, he would immediately correct it to "cat" or "cat".
"I'm a cat girl, don't yell!"
"Tsk tsk, luckily it's a cat girl. If it was really a little girl, it would be really hard to get married..."
"I'm not marrying you, so why would you worry about me?"
“…”
As he wished, Chen Tang became more and more domineering and aggressive.
Although it is mostly used to attack him.
The young couple just called each other by their own name and neither of them changed.
After drinking the milk from the silver plate, the clown cat would wander around in the warm and spacious house, or roll around and sleep in the brocade nest that Shen Tang had made for it. No matter what others called it, it would respond with -
"Meow~"
One morning, when Chen Tang woke up, he heard the sound of sweeping the floor outside. He slightly opened the brocade curtain and saw a bright white outside the window paper.
"It's snowing! Huaijing, it's really snowing this time."
Qi Huaijing was about to get up, but when he heard the snow, he hugged her and lay down again.
"It's so cold, sleep a little longer."
Shen Tang refused and broke free from his hand.
"You go to sleep. I'm going out to see the snow. This is the first snow of the year. Auspicious snow means a good harvest. The harvest next year will surely be good."
Qi Huaijing laughed muffledly, grabbed a strand of her long black hair that fell on her back, and twisted it around his hand to play with it.
"My wife, you will never work in the fields to farm in your life, and you still have to worry about the harvest of crops?"
Chen Tang pried his hands apart and pulled back her black hair.
"Although I am a girl, I also know how to worry about the country and the people. If I were a man, I would have gone out to fight for my career, the sky is wide and the sea is vast, and I would serve the country and the people. Why would I be content to stay in your bed?"
Qi Huaijing chuckled.
"What a powerful young master of the Shen family. If you were a man, I would rather be a girl and throw myself into your arms and offer myself to you..."
While talking and laughing, he pressed her into the quilt, reached to her waist and tickled her.
"My dear, please love me."
“Hahaha…it’s so itchy…stop it, stop it.”
After they laughed and joked for a while, Qi Huaijing no longer felt sleepy, so the couple got up and went to see the snow together.
The snow has not stopped yet, and it is still falling in large flakes like broken jade.
Chen Tang held the hand warmer and leaned against the door for a while. Seeing that the snow was falling heavily, he turned back to remind Qi Huaijing.
"The roads are bound to be slippery today, so be careful when you go out."
"It's okay. I won't go out today."
Chen Tang was surprised: "In the past, no matter how late you got up, you would go out. Why are you so free today?"
Although Qi Huaijing is spoiled at home, he is not lazy in business. He waits for opportunities and makes money at the right time, just like Mr. Yue.
At this moment, he waved his hand in a dandy manner.
"I'll be free to accompany my wife to enjoy the snow."
Chen Tang smiled and praised him for his sweet words.
In the main hall of Wutong Garden, embroidered curtains were rolled up and silver charcoal was burning. In the middle was a small red clay stove with jasmine wine simmering on it, and various fresh fruits and side dishes were placed on the table.
The couple sat opposite each other and enjoyed the snow.
It was snowing heavily, and the Wutong Garden was covered in white. There was a red plum tree in full bloom in the yard, which looked particularly beautiful against the cold wind and snow.
The clown cat had never seen snow before. He was both curious and scared. He did not dare to run out of the door. He just walked back and forth outside the threshold, playing with the snow, leaving a string of small plum blossom prints.
Chen Tang was afraid that the cat would be cold, so he asked the maid to catch the cat and put it in a new set of clothes. He also added more cotton to the bald tail, making it plump.
When Qi Huaijing saw this, he smiled for a long time with his hands in his pockets.
After the maids left, he sighed and said to her, "It's a pity that this is a cat girl. If it was a cat man...
Chen Tang was stunned for a while before he realized that this was a joke. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he quietly scolded him for being frivolous, but he couldn't help laughing.
The two chatted and laughed as the snow gradually subsided. They were discussing heating up the hotpot for lunch when they suddenly heard someone knocking on the gate.
The maids opened the gate and saw that it was Nanny Sun from Yujin Hall, followed by three or four other maids, each holding a pot of flowers in her arms.
Seeing Nanny Sun walk in with a smile on her face, Chen Tang offered her a seat and asked someone to pour her a cup of hot tea.
"It's so cold, and Madam came here in person. Does Madam have anything to tell you?"
"Nothing, nothing. Madam said that the daffodils are in great bloom this year, so she asked me to bring a few pots over for you, Third Master and Third Madam, to enjoy."
Seeing that the pots of daffodils were in full bloom, Chen Tang saw that they were obviously valuable treasures, so he quickly ordered someone to take them.
"It just so happens that the Third Master just said that the red plum blossoms are in full bloom, so I was just about to cut a few branches and send them to Madam to put in a vase."
It is not polite to come without giving anything in return.
Naturally, these words were Chen Tang's improvisation. Qi Huaijing would never have such filial piety. Seeing Chen Tang winking at him, he just sat there motionless.
"It's cold, I won't go."
Nanny Sun just drank her tea with a smile, pretending she didn't hear anything.
Seeing that he was sitting still, Chen Tang had no choice but to ask someone to find his cloak. He took the flower scissors and just stepped out of the door, Qi Huaijing followed him.
Qi Huaijing snatched the flower scissors from her hand, and Chen Tang tied the cloak for him with a smile. The couple went together to show their filial piety to Madam Yue.
A tree of red plum blossoms is in full bloom, as fiery and as picturesque as a painting.
Chen Tang, wearing a bright red feather cape, stood under the tree, picked out a few branches that were in full bloom, and pointed them out to him one by one.
Qi Huaijing was holding a pair of pruners. She pointed at a branch and he cut it off, handing it to her to hold in her arms.
As they passed the gift to each other, the beauty held the plum blossom, her smile as beautiful as a flower, standing among the white snow, which made his heart flutter.
Seeing that he was lost in thought, Chen Tang smiled and said, “Don’t be lazy, cut a few more branches.”
Qi Huaijing frowned when he saw that she was holding several branches in her arms.
"That's enough firewood for Madam to boil tea."
Chen Tang pulled out a stick and pretended to spank him.
"Since you have cut the plum blossoms, not only for Madam to enjoy, but also for Second Sister-in-law, and a few branches for Sister Lan, what's the value? If Third Master is too lazy to move, just ask Lidong to come, he is quite tall."
Qi Huaijing smiled and shook his head, then cut a few more branches as ordered. When she had her arms full, they went back to the main hall together.
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