This time I returned to the ancestral home of the Sheng family, it was no longer the same joyous atmosphere as when Minglan came two years ago. The servants and women who came in and out of the inner house were all very cautious, not daring to make any noise or laughter.
Minglan first visited the pale and thin Sheng Wei couple. Mrs. Li looked haggard. They all said that there was no filial son in bed for a long time, but the eldest lady was not a mother in the ordinary sense. She had gone through many ups and downs with her weak son and young daughter before she got where she is today.
In the prosperous times of the Sheng Mansion, Mrs. Li, as the eldest daughter-in-law, was proud to work hard and she had lost half her life in the past few months.
"Father and mother have worked really hard to serve my grandmother at her bedside. My son is late!" Chang Wu cried and fell in front of Sheng Wei and his wife's knees. Yoona also knelt beside her. Mrs. Li quickly helped her son and daughter-in-law up, and then pulled Yoona to sit down.
On the side, he kept saying: "My son, you are here, and you are already tired from the journey. You will go and have a rest after meeting the old lady later. The family will not be surprised."
Yoner refused, and Sheng Wei also said: "Listen to your mother, this is what the old lady told you before." Li turned around, took Minglan and Xiao Changdong's hands with one hand, and said with pity.
: "Good boy, you are tired too, come with me quickly."
Walking into the old lady's bedroom, Minglan smelled a pungent smell of Chinese medicine. There was a five-story gilded eight-treasure lotus seat heater in the middle of the room. The silver charcoal inside was shining brightly.
, it was cold outside, but it suddenly warmed up as soon as he entered the room. Xiao Changdong couldn't help but shiver, and Minglan gently stroked his back.
Old Mrs. Sheng was sitting on the bedside. When she saw her granddaughter and grandson, her solemn expression showed a smile, and she nodded slightly, but did not speak. Changwu had already stepped forward, threw herself in front of the bed, and cried sadly: "Grandma
, the grandson is here!”
Minglan came closer slightly, and saw that the old lady's white hair was neatly combed, her eyes were sunken deeply, and the bridge of her nose was somewhat collapsed. She was lying weakly, her eyes closed tightly, and she heard
Chang Wu's voice could only be slightly opened and his lips moved, but he could not make any sound. Finally, with the help of Mrs. Tang Yao, he nodded with difficulty and passed out again not long after.
Wen Shi, who was serving on the side, wiped her tears gently and choked up: "Since a few days ago, my grandmother has been unable to speak and can only swallow some thin porridge. Today she is feeling better." Chang Wu quickly bowed and said: "
Sister-in-law is tired."
For fear of disturbing the eldest lady's rest, everyone withdrew and returned to the main room to sit down. Mr. and Mrs. Changwu and Minglan Changdong paid tribute to the old lady Sheng. The old lady Sheng asked a few questions about how the capital was, and how Changwu was doing.
After answering one by one, Mrs. Li felt strange when she saw a lot of big boxes and small cages outside. Chang Wu hesitated: "...I have applied for nine months..."
Mrs. Li felt distressed. Her son was promoted to the post of general manager. She was very prestigious in her husband's family. Now her family was considered to be rich and wealthy. Although it was hard to serve the eldest lady, she thought that her children and grandchildren would do the same in the future.
She is filial to herself and tolerates everything; but this does not mean that she is willing to let her son scoop up his future to be filial.
Li scolded: "It's your own decision! Just work well in the capital, and we and your brother and sister-in-law are at home! The court has no explicit order to regulate the grandchildren to have Ding You!" It was so easy to get an official, but if someone asks someone to take over,
What to do?
Sheng Wei glanced at Mrs. Sheng and said majestically: "My son told me in advance. Although there is no explicit order, it is always good for Brother Wu to have this filial piety! Don't get involved, I know it well!"
Old Mrs. Sheng was holding Minglan's little hand, looking at her baby granddaughter one after another. Hearing this, she smiled slightly and comforted Mrs. Li: "My nephew-in-law, don't worry, his uncle has already been with Zhongwei."
The chief and deputy commanders of the guard have already said hello, and that position is reserved for Brother Wu; if for a while, the country, the country, and the country need someone to help, Shangfeng will also seize the opportunity to summon him back."
Sheng Wei and his wife were overjoyed and immediately asked Changwu and his wife to kowtow to Mrs. Sheng. Minglan was very smart and immediately stepped forward to help her cousin and sister-in-law, saying repeatedly: "Sister-in-law is pregnant. It's hard to move around. Sit down quickly."
Come on, Brother Wu is filial by nature, and his children will be successful regardless of their official careers."
Seeing that Minglan was so sensible and well-spoken, Mrs. Li liked it very much. She took two prepared purses from the hand of the maid on the side, stuffed them into Minglan and Changdong respectively, and took off a pair from her own wrist.
Put the jade bracelet on Minglan.
Minglan saw that the bracelet was emerald green in color, transparent and crystal-clear, with warm skin and no trace of color on the whole body. It was an extremely rare and high-quality bracelet. She immediately said goodbye, but Li refused and said with a loving look on her face: "Good boy
, you will be getting your haircut next year, and my aunt will not be able to attend the ceremony, so this is a congratulatory gift given to you in advance and cannot be refused."
Minglan turned around and saw Old Mrs. Sheng nodding slightly before accepting the blessing. She respectfully thanked her and said to herself while giving the blessing:
Auntie, you don’t need to worry. All the men in the officialdom are very good. Although there is no need to worry about grandchildren, a big difference between military generals and civil servants is that in the peaceful years, the presence or absence of military generals does not make much difference. It is not as good as
Ding You has been here for nine months and has gained a good reputation. Anyway, Sheng Hong and Chang Bai will compete with him for the official position.
Next, the adults had something to say, so the children came out first. Xiao Changdong rode the horse for two hours. It was fun at first, but then he suffered. His inner thigh muscles ached, and Chang Wu
I had already asked my mother-in-law to prepare ointment for him to apply.
Minglan originally wanted to follow him in to take care of her, but Xiao Changdong drove him out with a sullen face. Minglan looked at the door that slammed shut in front of her and cursed: Wasn't there a little one?
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As soon as she went out, Pinlan was waiting for her outside. When he saw her, he pulled her sleeves and said with a fierce look: "Hand over the bracelets!" The pair of bracelets have been Li's favorite for many years, and Pinlan has been thinking about them for a long time.
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Minglan snorted unluckily: "I've been really unlucky lately. I met a water thief a few days ago, and a road bandit today!" In fact, Li had already prepared hairpin gifts for the three lans in the capital.
With that said, Minglan took off the bracelet and handed it to Pinlan. Pinlan said enthusiastically: "I heard what my second sister-in-law said, what about the water thief? Have you seen it?" Minglan raised his head boldly and said proudly:
"More than that? I fought back a boatload of thieves with one against ten!"
Pinlan rolled her eyes at her, took the bracelet, looked at the sun with a smile, put it on her wrist and compared it for a long time, and then returned it to Minglan. Minglan only took one and stuffed the other.
Go back: "Let's take it one by one!"
Although Pinlan liked it in her heart, she was embarrassed and hesitated: "My mother gave this to you, how can I..." Minglan patted her on the shoulder and teased: "Just scoop it up, share it half when we meet, it's not you."
Are there any rules on the road?" As a result of his talk, he was rubbed again by Pinlan's powerful diamond claws.
After dinner, Minglan went back to the house with Mrs. Sheng to rest and have a chance to talk. Unexpectedly, as soon as Minglan clung to the old lady's arm, and before she could say a word with a playful smile, the old lady turned cold and shouted: "Kneel down."
Get off!" Minglan was stunned, and the old lady said sternly: "Don't kneel down yet!"
Minglan quickly jumped off the old lady and knelt down with a bang, and then Fang's mother came out from behind with a stern face, holding a frightening ruler in her hand.
"Left hand!" the old lady said coldly, holding a ruler in her hand.
Minglan timidly stretched out her left hand; the old lady raised her ruler high and said solemnly: "Do you know where the mistake is?"
Minglan looked at the shining brass ruler and thought that she often made mistakes. Could you give me a hint? Fang's mother on the side reminded her kindly: "At noon, Mrs. Wu told me about the water thieves on the road.
Already."
Minglan closed her eyes helplessly. Yoona was so quick to talk. This time she knew where she had stepped on, and she admitted in a low voice: "My granddaughter knows she was wrong. She shouldn't act recklessly and put herself in danger."
"It's good to know." The old lady was unselfish. Admitting her mistake was only the first section of the first chapter of the punishment regulations. Then there were beatings, lectures, reasoning and copying of books. A series of procedures, such as refusing to admit her mistake, there will be a sequel series;
However, in view of Minglan's good attitude towards reform, the sentence was reduced.
"Silly girl, the old lady is punishing you because she feels sorry for you!" Fang's mother Minglan said slowly, with her palms coated with a layer of gardenia-scented ointment, "This time, the girl is lucky, and it's all her fault."
Man, the matter happened outside again, neither Beijing nor Youyang had anything to do with it, but after everything had been taken care of, there was no more gossip. When Grandma Wu told the old lady, the old lady’s hands were trembling with fright, and the lid of her bowl was covered.
The scoop is unstable. Although the matter is settled, the girl really needs to change her temper. If she keeps doing this, she won't be able to live in peace even if she closes her eyes."
Minglan was an adult mentally, so she naturally knew what was good and what was wrong. She knew that she was angry with the old man, and she felt very sorry for it. So she applied a thick layer of ointment and slipped into the old lady's house with a smile on her face, wagging her tail like a little country dog.
To please the old lady, he bowed for a while, then bowed for a while, and finally got into the old lady's bed, clinging to her like brown candy.
Over the past few years, Minglan has become extremely proficient in this whole set of coquettish and coquettish kung fu. The old lady could never resist it. No matter how angry she was, she could not get rid of it. When she couldn't get angry anymore, she grabbed Minglan and slapped her hard several times.
leak.
After a visual inspection, Fang’s mother estimated that the force was just enough to kill a mosquito.
After all, the old lady is seriously ill and bedridden. Otherwise, according to Pinlan's temperament, she would definitely drag Minglan up trees and rivers to catch birds and fish. Now she can only stay in the inner house honestly, Minglan writes and copies books, and Pinlan
They were keeping accounts aside, Minglan was doing the embroidery work, and Pinlan was doing the abacus. The one who was doing embroidery was beautiful and elegant, and the one who was counting copper coins and calculating banknotes was very philistine.
The cruel comparison made Pinlan depressed, and Minglan said sincerely: "Actually, I like your job better."
Every few days, Sheng Jun and Tai Sheng would come to see the old lady. Sheng Jun watched her dying mother crying and wiping her tears at the bedside, while Tai Sheng was responsible for comforting his sad cousin.
Not Minglan.
Pinlan is indeed older. She blushes when she sees Taisheng. She doesn't speak harshly and loses her temper. She also knows how to pretend to be virtuous and gentle to her aunt Shengjun. Well, it's just Minglan's level of professionalism.
Look, Pinlan has to practice.
The cold wind is like a knife, the year has entered the middle of winter, and dense snowflakes have covered the entire courtyard. The old lady can't hold on any longer. There is a melting charcoal fire burning in the house, and the atmosphere is dignified and sad. The old lady has been completely unconscious since last night.
, only a slight beating in her chest indicated that she was still alive, and Sheng Wei and his wife were always by the bedside.
There was a silver plate on the small table next to the bed, which contained a few fine feathers. From time to time, the lady of Tang Yao put the feathers in front of the old lady's nose to see if she was still breathing weakly. Sheng Yun lay down in front of the bed.
, crying in a low voice, and kept calling "Mother". The children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law around her were either doing or standing on the floor. Only Yoona, because he was afraid that she would be sick, he did not want to wait on her at the bedside.
Suddenly, the old lady breathed rapidly, and the short gasps roared in the quiet room. Sheng Wei rushed over and supported the old lady: "Mom, what do you have to say? My son and little sister are both here.
!”
The old lady's eyelids moved with difficulty, and she suddenly opened her eyes. She grabbed Sheng Wei and Sheng Yun with her skeletal hands and struggled to get up, with a strange blush on her sallow and skinny face.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Tell me?" Sheng Yun quietly hugged the old lady's body and cried.
The eldest lady's eyes were empty, and she didn't know what she was looking at. She murmured a few times, and suddenly shouted loudly: "...Hong'er! My Hong'er!" The shrill scream frightened all the children and grandchildren in the room.
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The eldest lady was half stunned like a demon, and screamed hoarsely: "Hong'er!... It's all my mother's fault! My mother failed to protect you!"
The faces of the Sheng Wei brothers were filled with tears. The eldest lady coughed violently and fell backwards as if she was exhausted. A burst of intermittent hoarseness broke out in her throat: "...Hong'er, don't worry, my mother has avenged you.
! That's bad, the maidservant who hurt you, I found it! I went to several provinces... I found it! She thought she would be happy after taking away the money, hahaha... No way! Mom sold her to her
She went to the most despicable coal pit, and after her death...she was crushed to pieces!...Revenge...Revenge..."
The laughter was worse than the crying. Minglan couldn't imagine that the old lady, who had always been kind and kind, would take such an unusually vicious tone. How deep her resentment was at the beginning.
The old lady's breath was weak, and she was gradually out of breath. She still roared in a low voice: "... Sheng Huaizhong!... You, you spoil your concubine and destroy your wife, you are obsessed with sex, and you waste the lives of your children. I will go to the king of hell to ask for it."
Sue you!" His words were full of hatred.
After a sharp gasp, the old lady trembled a few times, then closed her eyes and became silent again.
The Tang Yaozi scooped up the feathers and breathed, and shook her head at everyone. Sheng Wei and Sheng Yun looked at the old lady's withered face, thinking of their mother's suffering in this life, and cried loudly, and all the juniors started to cry too.
When the maids and women serving outside heard the crying inside, they all started to cry together.
Minglan lowered her head on Old Mrs. Sheng's knees and cried softly. She had not suffered that kind of suffering, but she felt indescribable sorrow in her heart. A woman's life had passed like this.
All the funeral arrangements had been prepared in advance, including scrubbing, changing into mourning clothes, setting up a memorial hall, funeral, and coffin. The Li family and the Wen family took care of everything. Sheng Wei was known as a virtuous person in the township, showing compassion for the weak and the elderly.
He always did good deeds and did not fall behind others, and the Hu family was also a prosperous businessman. The funeral was very grand. Fifty-one monks were invited and the water and land ashram was held for thirty-five days.
All the prominent people in Youyang City came to express their condolences, from the magistrate to the small businessman's house. Sheng Wei originally wanted to wait and see, maybe Sheng Hong or Chang Bai would take leave and come. Who knows? The funeral day had not yet arrived, so he was buried first.
Several families who had always been friends with each other set up road festivals along the way, with fancy sacrificial sheds erected all the way. The coffin-carrying team circled Youyang for a full circle, and finally laid the soil in the ancestral grave of the Sheng family in the suburbs.
The day after the funeral, news came from outside that King Jing in western Anhui was raising a flag and revolting, pointing out that the emperor had usurped the imperial edict and sought the throne. King Jing had been planning for a long time, and his government had a large reserve of weapons and weapons. For a time, War fires broke out all over Anhui, and the rebel flags were directed north to the capital. Therefore, the water and land routes from the capital to Jinling were cut off.
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I've been so excited recently that it took me two full hours to get in. But as an office worker, I can only update after work. If I can't update in the evening on time next time, it will be updated in the morning of the next day. Dear friends, I understand. Yet.
I don’t know why, but the Taobao seller kindly reminded me not to buy anything recently. If I buy it, no one will deliver it to me. The courier guy hasn’t even returned from his hometown yet! Oh my, my poor package, I don’t know where it is. I spent the New Year alone.