13. Chapter 13 The Long Road to Repaying Gratitude 2
Today is April 17. My master, layman Wuliang, went down the mountain at the beginning of spring. I heard from my tenth brother the day before yesterday that my master will be back at the end of the month.
By the way, these ten brothers of mine are from the Cui family in Jiangnan.
The Cui family in Jiangnan has five elders. The current elder Cui is the grandfather of the tenth senior brother.
Dad said that this kind of family with generations of poetry and books has a very strict family education. All the men in the family are well-read in poetry and books. Especially my tenth senior brother, who is the eldest son of the Cui family of this generation, has high hopes for it.
Sure enough, the more I look at my ten senior brothers, the more I feel that these people who have been taught by saints since childhood have a unique elegance in their movements.
I thought, I have been sick these days, thanks to the careful care of the sixth to tenth senior brothers. I must repay them before Master comes back, so as not to disgrace the teachings of my father and eldest brother in the past thirteen years, and not to disgrace me.
The style of the home.
"To repay your benefactors, you must give them what they need most at the moment." I remember what my father taught me and my eldest brother back then.
Therefore, I thought for three days in a row about what senior brothers six to ten needed most at the moment.
Today, the warm breeze blows gently and the willow branches sway gently.
I was leaning on the embroidered couch by the window, looking at the 6th to 10th senior brothers by the Jingshui Lake in the distance - the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th senior brothers were helplessly lined up in a row, struggling to dance with their long swords.
The senior brother grabbed a handful of melon seeds in his hand, found a shade spot, leaned against the tree trunk, and watched with great satisfaction the seventh to tenth senior brothers dancing with their swords.
"Alas, we are born from the same roots, so why bother..." I wanted to sigh a few words to show my profound knowledge, but suddenly, a light flashed in my mind -
At the moment, what senior brothers six to ten need most is...
I excitedly jumped down from the embroidered couch, my feet were about to hit the ground, and suddenly I remembered the teachings of my elder brother: "As a lady, you must remember the word 'property' in every move you make. In other words, even if you already have that in your heart,
The cruel plot must also look gentle and elegant on the face..."
Therefore, my little enthusiasm that had just blossomed was suppressed.
I turned around and put on my embroidered shoes carefully, smoothed out my slightly pleated middle coat, and then slowly walked towards my large carved ebony box that had been sitting in the corner for nearly half a year and I had not yet had a chance to open.
This large box has not been opened for a long time, and the lid has been covered with a light layer of dust.
When Brother Ten came to clean my room, he thought that I was a girl and always had some private things to put away, so he never touched this big box.
Although I don’t put any of my daughter’s personal belongings in this big box, I don’t want other men to touch it easily.
Therefore, I am very satisfied with this very gentlemanly behavior of the tenth senior brother.
Because I finally thought of a way to repay my kindness today, I was in a very good mood. Although I kept my elder brother's teachings in mind, I was still a little anxious when opening the box. The fingers of my left hand became even more unruly, and it took a long time to open the box.
A lot of effort.
After taking two deep breaths and calming down, the big box was finally opened smoothly. I was very satisfied with the items in the box.
Before coming here, I had to carry these things up the mountain. My father and eldest brother were extremely dissatisfied. At that time, I was very ill and had very little strength. Fortunately, the little girl Chunxian cried and begged with runny nose and tears, so my father and eldest brother were able to
Relaxed.
I half-crouched next to the big box and fiddled with it for a while, and finally found what I was looking for at the bottom of the box.
