Mei Xuanqi first watched his concubine Weng Hui send someone to find the mistress Yuan Zhixi, who asked for a cloak and a warm stove, then for juice and rice wine, and later for snacks and a platter of braised food.
At first he looked at them lazily, and was a little worried that Weng Hui and the child were really cold and hungry.
Afterwards, he wondered what the next thing would be sent over, just like watching a good show.
Weng Hui was not afraid that Mei Xuanqi would think she was being unreasonable. After getting along with her for a long time, she found that the second master of the Mei family liked her mischief.
Of course, she was a concubine after all, and she didn't dare to make a big fuss, but she could make some small troubles, lose her temper, and offend people.
Weng Hui had long understood this gentleman's temper. He liked her to be naughty and always looked at her with a doting, kind, and "go ahead and make a fuss" smile.
So she had a clear idea in her mind that she could do whatever she wanted as long as it was not too extreme.
The mistress of the house had really prepared everything. Weng Hui thought about it and said that she had been sitting in the car for a long time and felt a little dizzy. It would be nice if there was some incense that could refresh her mind.
After a while, a maid came over and said that there was an incense burner and it would be delivered soon. The children were hungry now and wanted to stay here and have something to eat. She asked the second master what he thought.
The second master lifted the curtain and took a look. There were indeed five or six restaurants and several inns outside. Perhaps people who were traveling long distances would stop here to rest, so the place was turned into a place for food and accommodation.
The second master nodded and said, "Okay." Everyone got off the carriage. While eating, the second master thought the dried fish and braised beef in this store were good and praised them.
The children loved the large sesame dumplings. When everyone finished eating and were leaving for the car, they saw Yuan Zhixi seemed to be talking to the shopkeeper and packing up a lot of things.
When Erye asked, Yuan Zhixi just said that they were the food that everyone liked in the restaurant, and they packed some of each.
When they actually got on the carriage, Erye and Weng Hui were stunned. Erye finally knew what else Yuan Zhixi had bought.
They put a huge incense burner in their car. Erye thought, this must be used in temples, it's so big.
The maidservant beside Yuan Zhixi lit some refreshing incense and left.
The fragrance not only refreshes the mind, but also fills the whole car with mist and smoke, as if in a fairyland.
Second Master knew that Yuan Zhixi was angry because of the torment, and he was both angry and amused. Weng Hui's face was already red with anger, and she said to Second Master in a coquettish manner: "Second Master, look."
Mei Xuanqi ordered the thing to be taken away, but he didn't expect that several children in the carriage behind would snatch it away and put it on their carriage to play with.
Several children were having a lot of fun playing in the car covered with steam. When they had enough of the smoke, they developed a new way to play and temporarily converted the incense burner into an oven.
They asked Yuan Zhixi for some meat, fish, and some golden crow charcoal for hand warmers. These were actually cooked foods, but they insisted on grilling them and then started eating and playing in the car.
It was so lively there that almost all the children squeezed into the second largest carriage that Yuan Zhixi usually rode. Yuan Zhixi thought that the Golden Crow charcoal would not catch fire easily, but she still asked her two sons to watch it.
She moved to another carriage and let the children play by themselves.
Weng Hui's son, who was sitting in Erye's car, was jealous and wanted to go play for a while, but Weng Hui wouldn't let him. Erye said, "What's the big deal? Go ahead."
The child Mei Ruolin went away happily. Not long after, there was a noise from the children's car, and soon the driver stopped the car.
Someone came to report to the second master that the children behind were fighting.
The second master led Weng Hui, and Yuan Zhixi and Shu Xin also got off the carriage, and several children were called out.
They stood in a row from biggest to smallest and from tallest to shortest.
At first glance, Shu Xin's daughter Mei Ruolan had an obvious red spot on her forehead, and Weng Hui's son Mei Ruolin was bleeding from his nose.
When Weng Hui saw this, she felt very distressed and quickly hugged Mei Ruolin in her arms to take a closer look.
Shu Xin also stepped forward to carefully look at Ruolan's wound, took out a bottle of ointment and applied it to her daughter.
The Second Master asked the two older children, Yuan Zhixi's two sons, Mei Yinzhou and Mei Yinzhi, "What's going on?"
Mei Yinzhou said, "We grilled the meat over the charcoal in the stove, serving it one small plate at a time. According to the agreed-upon rule, we take turns eating. This time, it was Ruolan's turn to eat. When Ruolan was trying to get the meat, Ruolin pushed her, causing her to hit her head on the incense burner lid. Yinzhi then punched Ruolin."
The Second Master then looked at his two daughters, Mei Yinxue and Mei Yinhua: "Is that so?"
The two daughters bowed before saying, "In reply to father, it is indeed true. She is the younger sister recommended by Ruolin Xian."
The Second Master looked at Ruolin again: "What do you say? Is there something wrong? You pushed your sister first?"
Mei Ruolin lowered his head and said nothing, but nudged Weng Hui's arms again. The Second Master asked Weng Hui again, "How is your injury?"
Seeing his expression and tone, Weng Hui knew she couldn't lie, so she said, "The bleeding has stopped, and I can't tell whether he's fine or not. We should find a doctor to take a look."
The Second Master said, "Everyone is gone, get in the car and go."
Mei Ruolan is young, and Mei Ruolin, who is a year younger than her, is taller than her.
Now the little girl lowered her head so that no one could see her tears: her father did not ask her about her situation or her injuries.
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