All Hail Cousin Brother

Remember in a second【】

Yu Youyao said: "I want to embroider a sachet for my cousin, and I want to pick a piece of Song brocade that is the same color as mine, please help me find it."

Dongmei took a look at the clothes on the girl, and opened a box, which contained several pieces of cloth of this color: "Miss, take a look, are these available?"

"Just this one." Yu Youyao immediately picked out a piece of Yuehua brocade, which was the same color as the streamer brocade on her body, but the silk material was more elegant than Song brocade.

Dongmei carefully cut the material.

Yu Youyao couldn't wait until tomorrow, so Xia Tao brought the embroidery basket over, stretched the material with the embroidery shed, and took the embroidery sample she asked her cousin to draw in the afternoon.

Cousin draws very well, even if there are only a few of them, there is a kind of clean and elegant, pleasing beauty.

Yu Youyao looked at it carefully, and found that the pattern was very simple, and it would not take too much effort to embroider it. With more effort, she could embroider it in at least five days!

At that time, my cousin will be able to replace the ugly sachet on his body.

At this time, Madam Xu sorted out the gift list and entered the room. She was a little surprised to see Yu Youyao was wiring, and turned her head to look at Dongmei at the side.

Dongmei explained: "I feel that the sachet on Young Master Biao is too ugly and I can't afford to lose face. I plan to embroider a better one and replace the sachet on Young Master Biao."

Mother Xu laughed as soon as she heard it. My sister has a good face, and when it comes to face matters, I have to be more active in my spare time: "It's a little late today, and my sister should also prepare to rest. Why don't you embroider tomorrow?"

Yu Youyao shook her head: "That can't be done. I promised my cousin that I will embroider the sachet as soon as possible. I must hurry up to embroider, so as not to keep my cousin waiting for a long time."

Cousin doesn't dislike that sachet is too ugly, but she wears it all day long, but she can't afford to lose face, she must have embroidered it earlier.

Nanny Xu took the embroidery shed from her home and put it in the embroidery basket: "Embroidering at night hurts your eyes, let Master Biao know, you don't feel bad, and the room is not bright, and the embroidered things are not as good as in the daytime." Okay, we will embroider again tomorrow."

Yu Youyao originally wanted to take the embroidery shed back, but when she heard that the things embroidered at night were not as good as those embroidered during the day, she gave up.

Asking Nanny Xu to help shape the bones, Yu Youyao practiced contortion with a cup of tea by herself, sweated all over, took a medicinal bath and fell asleep.

Good night's sleep!

the next morning,

Yu Youyao got up when she was young, put on nine layers of clothes, and learned the rituals with Madam Xu.

The nine-fold garment she is wearing now is heavier than when she first learned Yizhi, layer by layer, and it may weigh a few catties on her body, which is also strenuous.

Not only walking, but also learning to sit, greet, serve tea, drink tea, eat and so on.

The weather was hot, every time after the ceremony, Yu Youyao's clothes were soaked with sweat, and the heavy clothes, which were already heavy, felt uncomfortable to wear.

In the first period, she couldn't bear it and would complain a few words.

But after a long time, I got used to it.

She can also do it now, even if she is so hot that she is sweating, she can still take the handkerchief and wipe the sweat on her face gracefully, even if the clothes inside are sweaty and uncomfortable to wear, she can still smile.

After learning the etiquette for half an hour, Yu Youyao hurried to the bathroom and soaked in the medicine bucket.

After taking the medicinal bath and changing into dry and light clothes, Yu Youyao breathed a sigh of relief, had breakfast, and went to the side room with Madam Liu, where there was a gift from yesterday's birthday.

Grandma Liu showed Yu Youyao the birthday gift list she had sorted out.

Yu Youyao hurriedly asked: "Which one is the gift from my cousin?"

Cousin Xie Jingliu has been very busy since he came to Beijing. He went to Baoding Mansion a few days ago, but he hasn't come back yet. He still remembers to give her a birthday present.

Dongmei took a palm-sized box with huanghuali pattern: "This is it."

Yu Youyao opened it expectantly, her eyes widened suddenly, the inside of the box was as crystal clear as jade, under the light, it was as bright as a lamp, and like beeswax: "This is a lamp steatite."

Lighting jelly is a kind of Qingtian stone, one of the four famous stones, together with yellow jelly and chicken blood jelly, it is called Daqi jelly. In terms of value, it is more rare and precious than peach blossom jelly, but the peach blossom jelly given by my cousin, The victory lies in the delicate and charming appearance, which is unique in the world, and it is not too much to compare with this Dong.

Yu Youyao carefully held up the light steatite, and was amazed again and again: "I heard that the light steatite has six phases, that is, pure - fine and dense, with a sense of warmth; clean - free of impurities, with a sense of tranquility; positive - not evil. , has a sense of elegance; Fresh - bright luster, with a sense of constant beauty; Translucent - transparent, with a sense of ice quality; Ling - life, with a sense of radiance, and it really lives up to its name."

It is rare in the world that this illuminated steatite is the size of a baby's palm.

Nanny Xu was also full of admiration: "The peach blossom jelly engraved seal that Young Master Biao gave you is not much less." A peach blossom jelly, not to mention the excellent stone appearance, the ingenious carving on it is also a must.

As a result, the gifts of these two people cannot be distinguished from one another.

Yu Youyao was a little distressed: "But I already have a peach blossom jelly engraved stamp, and my cousin also has a Huangtian jelly. What a pity to leave such a good light jelly!"

Mother Xu smiled: "Who stipulated that there can only be one stamp?"

Yu Youyao suddenly laughed: "I'll keep it first, and I'll see what I can engrave tomorrow."

With the cousin, the cousin's pearls and jades are in front, and the gifts on the side are also eclipsed.

Yu Youyao looked at it in the same way, her father gave a Duan inkstone, blue and white purple inkstone, it was Duan inkstone.

^0^ Remember in a second【】

Inkstone is a precious stone product.

Although Yu Youyao didn't lack this, she couldn't help admiring it: "The weight is light, the texture is firm but soft, the massage is silent and there is no slight sound, it is like a child's skin when pressed, it is soft and tender but not slippery, which is rare."

Duan inkstone is famous for its solid, smooth, delicate and delicate stone quality.

The ink is not stagnant, the ink is issued quickly, the ink is smooth, the writing is smooth without loss, and the color of the handwriting remains unchanged for a long time.

Whether it is hot summer or severe winter, the top-grade Duan inkstone is used according to its core. The core of the inkstone is blue and dark green, and the water vapor will not dry for a long time, so there is a saying of "breathing the air and grinding the ink".

It seems that the father gave her a gift this time, and it really took some thought.

Yu Youyao handed the Duan inkstone to Qiu Xing who was beside her: "Replace the Chengni inkstone in my study."

Every time the second uncle gave her gifts, he was more careful than others.

This time it is an ivory carving of a monkey holding a peach to celebrate his birthday.

The ivory carving is also one of the masterpieces of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the carving on the top is also very good, the monkey is agile, and there is a yellow halo on the peach tip, which is very pleasing to look at.

Yu Youyao liked it very much: "Put this tooth carving on top of the Duobao Pavilion."

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^