锣鼓巷的院子里了。                                                                                此时。                                                                                锣鼓巷。                                                                                一个上了年纪的女人坐在院子里摘菜，在她身边的还有一个年轻的小姑娘。                                                                                那小姑娘穿着简单，全身上下也没个装饰，只体面得身上没补丁罢了。                                                                                而这时，屋子里走出来一个胸前缝了一块丝绸补子的年轻女人，她看着那边，不客气的喊了一句，“你们快些，三少爷说他读书饿了，要早点吃晚饭。”                                                                                “好，莹儿，你只管伺候好秉志，旁的我们来。”那上了年纪的女人开口道。                                                                                那叫莹儿的女子哼了一声，转身进了屋。                                                                                她进屋之后，老女人看向身边的女孩，“兰英你快些，把菜都摘好，洗净，送厨房里来，别饿着你弟弟，你弟弟今年要考童生，万不能亏了他。”                                                                                那被叫兰英的女孩正是程兰英。