"Sister." Feng Zirui held her hand and shook it, "What's wrong with you?"
Feng Yuheng came back to her senses, reached out and rubbed Zi Rui's head: "It's okay, let's go." Then she asked Grandma Sun, "How far is it to Liuyuan?"
Grandma Sun pointed to the path ahead and replied: "Go through the moon gate, pass through a corridor, then go around a small pond, pass through a small garden, and walk nearly three hundred steps behind the garden, and you'll be there."
Feng Yuheng laughed. The Feng family hated them for reaching this point. Not to mention living so far away, they originally asked servants to bring them here, but when they came out of Peony Courtyard, they didn't see any servants following them. Fortunately
Grandma Sun knows the way, otherwise she will inevitably have to talk a lot.
The reason why Liuyuan is called Liuyuan is not because of the weeping willows planted there. According to Yao, "Liuyuan existed many years ago. Feng Zihao, the eldest young master in the mansion, once doted on a girl when he was thirteen years old."
The girl named Liu'er. At that time, Feng Zihao was still a concubine, and Liu'er could only be considered a common roommate at most, and was not qualified to open a garden in the mansion. But Feng Zihao doted on Liu'er very much, and asked Mrs. Shen to beg your father.
, and finally your father agreed to let Shen pay for the most remote stable in the house to be converted into a courtyard for Liu'er to live in. Unfortunately, Liu'er was not lucky, and fell into the water and drowned before she could move in.
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"Speaking of which, Liu'er died strangely." Grandma Sun recalled what happened that year, "I remember that the young master said that he would set up a small courtyard for her to live there. Liu'er was so happy that she would live there every day.
They all went to Liuyuan to help, and they were busy all day long. The eldest young master and the eldest lady were brothers and sisters, and they had a very good relationship. One day, when the eldest young master came home late from a banquet, the eldest lady went to deliver the meal to Liu'er in person. Liu'er
After eating, I was busy for a while, and when I went back that night, it was a little late. When I passed the pond, I missed my footing and drowned."
Feng Zirui was frightened after hearing this, and her little fists were clenched tightly in Feng Yuheng's hand.
"Are you afraid?" she asked Feng Zirui.
The child raised his face to look at her, his eyes clearly filled with fear, but he still stubbornly shook his head, "I'm not afraid."
"Very good." She patted the back of the child's hand, "Zi Rui, remember, you are a child of Feng Mansion, and your growth is destined to be more bumpy than other children. It is impossible for my sister to protect you all your life, let alone
They may protect you anytime and anywhere, but don’t be afraid. Ups and downs are not necessarily a bad thing. If you want to live safely in such a cannibalistic place, you must be able to withstand wind and rain.”
She did not choose to comfort him, but told Feng Zirui in the most direct way how difficult the road ahead would be.
For a six-year-old child, even though she could not fully understand what she was saying, at least she had to build up an inner defense and crisis awareness for the child so that he would not be caught off guard when the enemy arrived.
Feng Zirui has listened to his sister's words since he was a child. When Feng Yuheng said it, he listened carefully and remembered every word in his heart.
Yao's mood gradually changed as she looked at the two children. Her Ah Heng seemed to have changed since she disappeared in the mountains one night. She was colder and sharper than before, although she was not sarcastic.
But I have no intention of continuing to endure as before.
She was a little worried, but looking at the hands held tightly together and the heads raised high by the two siblings, she actually began to yearn for a new life. The hard days in Xiping Village were over, they had eaten clay, and rats
We have all slept in the same bed, so what are we afraid of?
Liuyuan is a very small place, with only one courtyard, three main rooms, four side rooms, two side rooms, and a small kitchen. Because no one has lived in it for so long, there are only a few rooms in the courtyard.
The trees had long since died, and the tables and chairs originally placed in the courtyard were in tatters after years of wind and rain, and could no longer be used.
The eaves are covered with gray hangings, and the window paper is mostly damaged, but the structure of the house is not damaged. It can be seen that Feng Zihao was careful when he built the yard for Liu Er.
Feng Yuheng thought of the past events that Grandma Sun had said. Regarding Liu'er's death, she always felt that it was not as simple as an accident. It was just that many years had passed and it was just a girl who had been living with him. After further investigation, it was unintentional.
There were several servants standing in the yard, who had obviously come here first to wait. A nanny and two maids, there were only three of them.
Seeing the Yao family and his party coming back, the grandma took the lead and stepped forward. Her expressionless face instantly turned into a professional smile, she bowed and said, "I'd like to say hello to Aunt Yao. Does Auntie still remember this old slave?"
Yao glanced at her and called out softly: "Mother Li."