A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Early in the morning, the maids in the yard began to prepare tea, snacks and food, and a windshield was installed in the middle courtyard. Hearing that Lin Qinghuan was in good condition recently, several brothers and sisters prepared to come and visit together.

"Put a few more braziers here. Even with the windbreak, the girl will inevitably feel cold after sitting there for a few hours." Chuxia directed everyone to decorate the courtyard.

"Tie thick cushions on these stools, and don't forget the backrests." Li Xue was also busy running around the yard.

The only idle person was Lin Qinghuan, who was sitting on the corridor warming herself by the fire, silently memorizing the appearance characteristics of each person that Chuxia had described to her, so as to avoid being too embarrassed later.

"Qinghuan, why don't you wait in the house? Don't you feel cold in this windy place?" While reciting silently, he heard the voice of his elder sister Lin Qingyao, and everyone in the circle bowed.

Lin Qingyao wore a cream-yellow satin long skirt with a circle of lavender ruffles on the hem in the shape of flowing flowers and long tassels. She wore a pink short velvet robe on the outside. The fur at the neckline made her skin look even whiter. She still had a tassel bun, and the decorative glass hairpin and earrings on her ears were of the same style. There was a peach blossom mark on her forehead.

Qiuxiang and Qiuye followed her, and their attire was also different from the two rows of maids behind them. For example, Chuxia and Lixue were dressed more gorgeously than the maids doing odd jobs in the yard, and they could wear silver head ornaments.

"Go change the hot water bottle for big sister." Lin Qinghuan randomly assigned a maid to come. She really couldn't tell the difference between these little maids who were of similar age in terms of clothes, headdresses and age.

"I haven't seen you for a while. I feel that your face is not as pale as before. Unfortunately, you are still too thin. Unlike Qingru, who feels very fleshy when pinched." Lin Qingyao pinched Lin Qinghuan's thin cheek affectionately.

"Big sister, you always make fun of me everywhere. If I could be thin, I would rather not gain weight." As the silver bells jingled, a little girl with a smile as beautiful as a flower and a face as thin as a clay doll, about six or seven years old, ran over, and the maids and servants behind her quickened their pace to follow her.

"Fifth sister, Ru'er has wanted to come to you to play crocheting many times, but I have told you not to bother her. Once, when I was out, you took medicine and fell asleep, and Nanny Dong refused to let me in." Lin Qingru complained coquettishly.

Lin Qinghuan also lowered her head and smiled without saying anything. Nanny Dong came forward and replaced the hot water bottles of the girls with new ones.

"You guys are free and have been sitting there eating fruits early. Mr. Cao forced me to copy the collected works of Master Mo before he let me out." You don't need to guess who this face is. It must be Lin Qinghuan's twin brother Lin Ancai.

"If you could work as hard as Yu Zhi, you would definitely not complain about Mr. Cao's hard work in supervising your studies." Lin Qingyao glared at him and shook her head helplessly.

"It would be great if you could become a general like dad and uncle. Big brother, just inherit grandfather's clean and honest civil servant ways." Lin Ancai jumped lightly, squatted on the railing platform beside the corridor, and threw a peanut into his mouth.

"What's the good of fighting and killing? You go to the front line, and we at home worry about you. You are not allowed to follow the old path of your father and uncle, acting like a naughty monkey every day." Lin Qingyao muttered, and Lin Qinghuan looked at her.

"Big brother is loyal to His Majesty with his pen, and I am defending the country with my iron stick. Big sister, if you keep nagging, you will never get married. If the mistress of a family talks to you like this, the master will definitely go out for refuge." Lin Ancai stretched his neck and teased Lin Qingyao.

"You're asking for a fight."

"Brother Ancai, you said a few days ago that you would take me to the Drum Tower to listen to music and have snacks. It's been several days now, you must have fooled me again." Lin Qingru hugged the neck of Lin Qinghuan's twin brother, pouting and complaining angrily.

"Lin Qingru, you really should eat less. You are getting heavier and heavier. No matter how good Aunt Xue's cooking skills are, she shouldn't raise you like a piglet in the backyard. You will be killed and eaten." Lin Ancai carried the little fat girl Qingru on his back and put her down with disgust.

Aunt Xue was originally a maidservant who came with Lin Qinghuan's biological mother as a dowry. Since her biological mother passed away, she has been raising and taking care of Lin Qinghuan. When Lin Qinghuan was about two years old, she was taken in as an aunt by Lin Muchang. She was pregnant but miscarried due to exhaustion from taking care of the frail Lin Qinghuan. It was several years later that she became pregnant with Qingru. Her grandmother did not want to lose another grandchild, so she forced her to move out and live in Chenxiangyuan. It was also from then on that Nanny Dong came to Lingzhuyuan to take care of Lin Qinghuan.

When Lin Qinghuan saw Lin Yuzhi, she finally knew what a handsome young man looked like. If he wasn't her biological brother, she would definitely fall in love with him at first sight. No wonder the maids beside him looked at him with blushing faces.

"He's still so thin, and he doesn't feel heavy when I hold him in my arms." It seems that the original owner has a very close relationship with Lin Yuzhi. He was caught off guard and picked up by Lin Qinghuan to weigh him, which made her face blush.

"Big brother, you only have Sister Qinghuan as your sister. I've been standing here for a long time, but I haven't seen you hug me. It's been a long time." Lin Qingru protested jealously.

"You're already dead, and you still want to trick big brother again."

Lin Ancai took Qingru's little fleshy arm and pulled her back.

"No way, they are all my sisters. How could I show favoritism to anyone? I gave you the most snacks in my room." Lin Yuzhi touched the jade pendant on his waist embarrassedly.

"That's true, hehe." As expected, children's happiness is the simplest. Lin Qingru started looking for Lin Ancai to play crocheting with her. Maybe it was because of Aunt Xue that they looked like real siblings. Maybe the original owner was like this before?

Lin Yuzhi kept looking at Lin Qinghuan, feeling very strange. Could it be that he discovered something? Lin Qinghuan felt a little guilty at this time.

Lin Qingwan came slowly with her guqin on her back. Although she was not very beautiful, she had a kind of pride in her bones. Most musicians or elegant people have that kind of self-admiring temperament.

Lin Qingyi was ill, so she asked her maid to bring a message to Lin Qinghuan that she would come to visit him alone another day.