210.新年(1 / 2)

月待圆时 怀愫 0 字 2022-01-11

    宋勉转身就不见了踪影,石桂连他的脚寸也没问出来,自然做不成靴子,便想着给他做一付手套,他的善心之举,对石桂是天大的恩德,知道秋娘喜子无事,她在这里才有指望。

    远的瞧不见了,这才拢了书卷回去,淡竹正坐在屋外头串珠儿,看见石桂袖子里头鼓鼓囊囊的,还当是藏了吃食回来,扔下珠子回屋翻她的袖子,落出来两本书,眨了眼儿:“这是打哪儿来的?”

    石桂善积蓄,淡竹月月光,到月底不凑手了,还得问她借,可石桂再有银子,买两本也不能够,何况她还把身边的现钱全给了宋勉带回乡。

    “堂少爷借给我的,你可不许往外说去。”这事儿本也瞒不住,不如大方告诉她,淡竹大事上头明白,点了头,伸手把那书页翻一回:“堂少爷人真好。”

    石桂放下书册,全唐诗百来卷,叶文心挑里头自家喜欢的送了她几卷,宋勉给她的是乐府里头的一册,她已经有了,却不能拂了宋勉的好意,开了箱子翻起皮料子来,夏日里皮子贱,她那会儿就打算着冬天做付手套,收罗了两付皮子,捡出来正合用。

    淡竹看见皮子就懊恼起来:“早知道你买我也该跟着的,这会儿可没这样贱的价钱了。”石桂抿了嘴儿一笑:“我叫你买的时候,你手上可没余钱,恨不得全用在花粉上。”

    淡竹吐吐舌头,挨着石桂坐下,看她在皮子上比着手寸,“咦”一声:“怎么做得这样大。”这时节手套不是个稀罕货,分指连指的都有,石桂张开手,度着宋勉的手该比她的大两圈,指间也更宽,拿笔画出来对照一回:“这是我给堂少爷的谢礼,我也想不到旁的能谢他了。”

    小丫头子间相互办了事儿还要谢一碟果子糖,淡竹不意为意,满口应得一声,同她一道参详,外头廊下还挂着宋荫堂淘换来逗叶氏开心的鸟儿,不时啾鸣两声,院子里头两大盆株粗花多的素心金荷腊梅花儿,风一动香煞人。

    满院子都是香的,叶氏许久没把帘子全卷起来,大开着玻璃南窗,挨在罗汉床上晒太阳,日头照着细灰浮动,窗框廊沿都镀了一层金光,淡竹都觉着安闲,舒舒服服叹出一口来,哪里是才有了丧事的模样。

    霜降过后一天比一天冷,到了冬至节,金陵城里已经下了好几场雪,冬至要大祭,新丧头一年,按礼自然要大办,早早理出祭器办祭礼,从半夜里供祖宗到天明时烧纸钱,累得一院子第二日都歇了晌。

    上头主家累,底下的的丫头婆子们早早就分起食来,厨房里蒸了赤豆糯米饭,桂花素酒一人分得一小壶,还有裹的素馅菜团子,夹道里下人房还飘出肉香来。

    石桂便回去郑家吃了一顿肉,家家户户都煮了肉,郑家早就搭起天棚,半点味儿都没散出去,葡萄石桂两个分吃了一碗兔肉,又都摸出孝敬钱来,郑婆子知道石桂家里人无事,心里纳罕她竟有法子打听得着,待她却越发殷勤,遭了灾的人家,还怎么来赎她。

    院里头守孝,多的是丫头婆子出来偷嘴,郑婆子端了肉菜递到两个女儿眼前笑得眯着眼儿:“你们在里头饿了馋了就出来,我这儿旁的没有,肉总管够的。”

    没肉总还有油糖,郑婆子炸了些个红糖黑芝麻的糍团,给石桂满满塞了一盒子,送她们到门边儿,葡萄那一盒还更多些,郑婆子还搓了手吩咐葡萄:“等厨房里送点心的时候,你捡两块混在一处给大少爷送上去。”

    钱姨娘跟前养了个小少爷,才刚满周岁,宋望海就死了,这个孩子八亲靠不着,东西两边都跟他不亲,跟了钱姨娘还有什么前程,郑婆子也知道上头走不通,宋荫堂小厨房恨不得上九道锁,她这条路走不通,就想着走葡萄这条路,先吃着好,再说旁的。

    葡萄笑盈盈应一声,又道:“大少爷的点心哪一件不精细着做,干娘这个炸糕也做得太大了些。”郑婆子说了一轮好话,葡萄这才应下,面上作为难状:“要是叫上头几个姐姐说嘴,我可不依的。”

    葡萄不蠢,知道郑婆子这是想从她这儿落手,出门便皱了眉头:“钱姨娘那儿份例不少活计轻闲,干娘还打这些主意作甚。”

    “人总一山望着一山高的,干娘自家日子得过了,还得想着女儿女婿呢。”不必石桂说,葡萄也知道这事儿不能办,宋荫堂院里看得跟个铁桶似的,老太太太太都给了丫头,她若真办了这事儿,还不叫上头那些扒去一层皮。

    葡萄干脆把那一匣子炸糕全给了石桂,石桂满院子分了,繁杏最爱吃糯米炸的甜食,一咬一嘴是芝麻,手里捏着半个去逗狸奴,有她在,小丫头们才敢闹,笑声一直传到廊外头,还是春燕进来了,伸手点点她们:“你们也太过了些,到底有孝在呢。”

    连她都不板正个脸,底下的只咬着唇儿笑一回,收敛着不闹起来便罢,拱了火盆子砸核桃,把整个的核桃仁浇上糖汁吃。

    冬至腊八一过,门上就贴起了福字,圣人赐下福字来,宋老太爷年年都亲手贴在书斋上,今岁还赐了个春盘,太子那头减了等,小太监这回再来也不说芍药牡丹的话了,捏了红封笑一声:“太子记着老大人呢,老大人养好身子是正经。”

    宋荫堂客客气气送他到门边,又再添了一个,说不忘太子的恩德,跟着关上门,该干什么还干什么。

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