"Didn't you say you were going to the fields? Why are you back so soon?"
At the door of Tian's house, Luo Shi was holding a bunch of beans and drying them on a shelf set up in front of the house. When he saw Tian Minyan running back, he couldn't help but ask suspiciously.
Behind her, there was a carriage, and there were three men beside the carriage. They looked very strong and mighty, and her heart immediately tightened.
"Nanny, what is this?"
"Mom, please take Xiaoxing to clean up the guest room. This young lady is not feeling well and has come to borrow a place to rest." Tian Minyan explained simply.
The farmer's family has always been warm and humane, especially a kind and kind person like Luo Shi. When he heard this, he quickly agreed, casually put the string beans in his hand on the bamboo stick, turned around and walked into the house.
Tian Minyan turned around and said to those people: "This is my home."
"Thank you, miss." Guard Lin clasped his fists, turned around and walked towards the carriage, whispering a few words through the curtain.
After a while, a girl about fourteen or fifteen years old jumped down. It was the girl who was shouting just now. She put down her pedals, and a woman came down holding someone in her arms.
Tian Minyan looked over and saw that the woman was very stout. Although her clothes were not gorgeous, they were much better than the coarse clothes of villagers. In her arms, there was a thin and pale little girl with her eyes closed tightly, and she seemed to be holding something in her hand.
What.
When the mother-in-law approached, Tian Minyan quickly glanced at the child. She was about the same age as herself, but because she was thin, she looked particularly petite. She was wearing plain clothes, with a pointed and pale face, and two buns.
Only two plain white silver bead flowers were tied.
No matter what, Tian Minyan could still see that this child was a little beauty, with a fragile body, and she didn't know what was wrong with her.
"Girl, please lead the way." The woman walked up to Tian Minyan, and she said "Oh" and led the person into the house.
The guest room was originally occupied by Xiaoxing alone, and there were no clutter placed there. It was also tidied up. The girl who looked like she must be a maid secretly nodded, and quickly moved the quilt that Xiaoxing was using aside.
, and then spread their own bedding.
When Luo Shi saw that the unconscious girl was about the same age as his own daughter, and her face was pale, she suddenly felt pity and asked: "What's going on? Do we need to ask a doctor to take a look?"
"Madam, my young lady just couldn't adapt to the climate and was too tired, so she fainted. It's nothing serious. She doesn't need to call a doctor." The woman smiled lightly and said, "If it's convenient for me, can you use the kitchen?"
Well, I want to boil some hot water for my young lady to wipe her face."
"It works, what can't be done?" Luo Shi nodded immediately and took his mother-in-law there himself.
"Girl." Xiaoxing looked at the elder sister working and gently tugged on Tian Minyan's clothes.
"Xiao Xing, go pour a few bowls of warm water and let the elders outside the door take a sip." Tian Minyan then remembered that there were several men outside her house, but they did not come in to avoid suspicion.
The maid covered the child with the quilt. After hearing this, she turned around and smiled gratefully at Tian Minyan: "Thank you very much, girl. My lady's surname is Lin, and I am her maid Hongluan. What do you call her?"
"My surname is Tian." Tian Minyan replied, then took two steps closer to take a look at the sleeping child, and hesitated: "What's wrong with her? Don't you want a doctor? If so, we also have a doctor in this village."
Hong Luan turned her head and glanced at Miss Lin, with deep pity in her eyes, but it flashed by and said lightly: "It makes the girl laugh. My wife went away half a year ago, and the lady was also too worried. In addition,
I am not accustomed to the local environment, so..."
Tian Minyan was startled, then said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Then, do you want to make some porridge for her?"
Hong Luan heard this and said quickly: "That's what I have in mind. If it is convenient for your family, I would like to cook her some hot porridge before leaving. Don't worry, we will pay for it."
"How much money can be wasted for one piece of porridge?" Tian Minyan smiled, glanced at the sun outside, and said, "It's almost noon. If we go to town, we won't waste much time. Are your guards going to town to eat, or are they?"
"No need to trouble girls, they can just eat dry food." Hong Luan understood what she meant and immediately declined.
"Well, you serve your lady, and I'll have someone bring you a bowl of hot water. If you need anything, just tell my girl."
"Thank you very much, girl."
Tian Minyan went and asked Xiaoxing to send a bowl of hot water to the guest room, and asked her to wait and see if she could help, while she returned to the west wing.
When Luo Shi saw her coming in, he immediately stood up from the kang: "What's wrong?"
Tian Minyan told what Hong Luan had just said. Luo Shi sighed after hearing this: "It's really pitiful. She looks like you are the same age. But, as for her other family members, how come there are only a few of them who want to fight?"
Where to go?"
Tian Minyan could not have imagined such a life experience, but she could see the impermanence of life and said, "It's not easy to ask people about this, so we will just provide them with a place to rest."
It's just a chance encounter. It's hard to ask too many questions in depth about some things. She's not the kind of person who likes to gossip, especially from such a foreigner. Maybe after today, we won't interact with each other in the future, so what if we know?
"That's the same reason." Luo Shi thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.
While the two of them were talking, Xiaowu ran in from outside carrying a bag with books, shouting: "Mom, mother, there is a big carriage parked outside our house, mother, who is that?"
He ran in with sweat on his face and his face was red from the sun.
Tian Minrui also walked in and said, "Are you a visitor?" When he and Xiao Wu appeared at the door of the house, a man next to the carriage stared at them closely.
Tian Minyan explained simply. He put down his schoolbag with a sigh, walked to the table and poured a cup of tea.
"Grandma, the lady woke up and said she wanted to give grandma a gift." Xiaoxing walked in at this time and reported.
Luo Shi and Tian Minyan looked at each other, and they quickly walked out. They saw the pale girl standing there, supported by Hong Luan, trembling. When they saw them coming out, they knelt down and knelt down: "
Huijun, thank you madam and young lady for taking me in. I hope madam will forgive you for disturbing me."
"Oh, my child, you are not in good health. You are just resting. Why do you come out to thank us? We farmers don't stick to that ceremony. Get up quickly. Get up quickly." Seeing her weakness, Luo Shi immediately walked over and helped her.
Standing up, his words were full of concern.
Lin Huijun raised her head and saw Luo Shi's eyes full of concern and pity. Her eyes suddenly became hot and big tears rolled down her cheeks.
Luo Shi looked at Lin Huijun's tears that fell from her eyes. He held her hands and was stunned for a moment. He didn't know where he said the wrong thing, and he suddenly had nowhere to put his hands and feet.
"What's wrong? My child, did I say the wrong thing? Don't cry." She pulled her hand back, a little anxious, looking at her and then at Tian Minyan, very at a loss.
As for Lin Huijun, hearing what she said, the golden beans dropped even more happily. Looking at Luo Shi's concerned and nervous face, her heart felt sour, astringent and bitter. The face in her memory also looked at her with such concern, gentleness and love,
The face of the child who called her angrily became clearer and clearer.
Tian Minyan glanced at Lin Huijun, and when she saw her looking at Luo Shi without blinking, she knew that she must be thinking of her deceased mother, and couldn't help but sigh.
A child without a mother is like a grass, this saying is indeed an eternal truth.
"Miss Hongluan, please tell your young lady to stop crying. She is weak and may pass out again." She mentioned to the side.
Hongluan also knew this and whispered in Lin Huijun's ear: "Miss, stop crying. This is someone else's house."
Lin Huijun quickly wiped away her tears, showed a pale smile, and said, "I'm sorry, I was rude."
"It's okay, just go and rest in the house." Luo Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Huijun greedily absorbed Luo Shi's concern, her heart moved, and she blurted out: "Madam, can I stay at your house for one night and leave tomorrow? I will pay you money."
"Miss." Hong Luan called in surprise, pulled her aside and whispered softly: "Miss, how can this be done? We agreed to rest here only, which is enough nagging, so we don't want to bother others. There is a town ahead of us, we
Go and stay at the inn."
"Sister Hongluan, just one night, one night is enough." Lin Huijun begged softly, with deep longing in her eyes, which made Hongluan feel pain in her heart.
"Miss..."
Tian Minyan saw it clearly, sighed again, quietly pulled Luo Shi's sleeve and nodded to her.
Seeing that Lin Huijun and her daughter were so old and weak, Luo felt pity for her when she lost her mother when she was young. After receiving Tian Minyan's hint, she said: "If you don't have to go on a journey, we won't mind our simple home. Let's stay here for one night."
It’s okay.”
Lin Huijun was overjoyed after hearing this and quickly bowed down again: "Thank you, madam, thank you so much, girl." She saw two men, one big and one young, standing behind Luo Shi. When she saw a young man like Tian Minyan, she was stunned and avoided it.
Avoid.
Tian Minyan saw them and said quickly: "Miss Lin, these are my brother Rui Ge and my little brother. You can just call them Xiao Wu."
"Master Rui and Master Xiaowu are well." Lin Huijun was blessed and did not dare to look at them.
When Luo Shi saw her like this and saw that she was well-dressed, he guessed that she was from a wealthy family and knew how to avoid suspicion, so he let Tian Minrui and others into the house, and asked her to go back to her room to rest.
After standing for a while, Lin Huijun could no longer hold on any longer. She thanked her and was helped back to the room by Hong Luan.
"It's so pitiful." Luo Shi looked at her frail figure and sighed.
But Lin Huijun returned to the room, leaning on the kang and panting heavily, sweat breaking out on her forehead.
When Hong Luan saw it, he quickly twisted the handkerchief and wiped it for her, while saying distressedly: "Miss, why are you here?"
"Sister Hongluan." Lin Huijun grabbed her hand, her eyes brightening, adding a bit of color to her thin and pale face.
"Sister Hongluan, if mother were here, she would be as affectionate as Mrs. Tian, right?"
Hong Luan paused her hand, sighed in her heart, and said with a smile: "Madam is the most charitable and peaceful person in the world. She is naturally kind and kind, and she treats Miss the most lovingly. So Miss, don't be too upset."
, my wife will not be uneasy if she is injured in heaven. Don’t be willful in the future, just like just now, we shouldn’t disturb others.”
"Sister Hongluan, I miss my mother." Lin Huijun pursed her lips and tears fell again: "I miss her so much. Mrs. Tian looked very kind, as if she were my mother. I know it was me who was rude, just this time.
, can’t it be just once?”
"Young lady promised my servant not to worry about anything in the future. We are still far away from Kyoto. What will happen if our body is ruined?"
"I know, I will." Lin Huijun nodded quickly.
"The young lady has just taken some pills and slept for a while." Hong Luan smiled and touched her hair, as if coaxing a child, and said, "When you wake up later, you need to eat more."
"Um."
At noon, after Tian Huairen came back, Tian Minyan briefly talked about Lin Huijun's affairs. After hearing this, he felt pity in his heart. He received gifts of thanks from Lin Huijun's maids and mother-in-law, but he did not see Lin Huijun. Until dinner, Hong Luan
She came to Tian Minyan with a shy face and asked if she could let her young lady share the meal.
Luo was a kind-hearted person, thinking about it all day long, and there was nothing wrong with it. He personally cooked a few delicious and light dishes, and invited Lin Huijun over for dinner.
At the dinner table, Xiaowu had already been instructed by Tian Minyan to liven up the atmosphere, and told some embarrassing things about the town school, which made everyone laugh. During this period, Tian Minyan told a few more jokes, which made Lin Huijun laugh.
Even Tian Huairen, who has never been good at words, told two jokes, and the dinner was relaxed and harmonious.
Hong Luan was so happy that she burst into tears when she saw the young lady taking the initiative to bring more food. She thought it would be a good idea to spend the night at Tian's house.
After the meal, Lin Huijun thanked Luo Shi and Tian Huairen, and was supported by Hong Luan back to her room. When she got to the yard, Tian Minyan chased her and gave her a purse.
"This purse was made by my mother, and the flower petals and herbs inside were collected by me. They have the effect of calming the mind and sleeping. You can play with it."
Lin Huijun was stunned for a moment. She put her purse to the tip of her nose and sniffed it. The aroma was light and pleasant, and it smelled very good. She then said gratefully: "Thank you." She looked at this girl who was about the same age as herself and thought of her deliberately teasing her at the dinner table.
She was happy, and her family members were envious and grateful: "You are so kind, I really envy you."
Tian Minyan pursed her lips and smiled, then thought for a while and said, "Don't be too sad. People cannot be resurrected after death. Your mother will be uneasy in heaven if she sees you like this."
Lin Huijun's eyes dimmed and she said faintly: "I know, but I miss her so much."
"Look." Tian Minyan suddenly grabbed her finger and pointed to the brightest star in the sky, and said: "Some people say that after death, a person will turn into a star. The brightest one must be your mother.
, you miss her, just find the brightest star and talk to it."
Lin Huijun looked in the direction where she was holding her hand. The star was shining brightly, just like her mother was looking at her. She suddenly calmed down and murmured: "Mother, I miss you so much."
