Shoudeyuan is a courtyard with three entrances. In the courtyard, except for a ginkgo tree as thick as an arm, exotic flowers and plants can be seen everywhere. As soon as we entered the courtyard, a mother-in-law came out to greet her, and the little maid ran in to report. After a while, several heads came
When the girls with silver hairpins and rings came out, Li Yuhua was keenly aware that most of the girls with silver hair in this mansion were respectable maids and nuns, and those who were not as good as them were mostly dressed in velvet flowers.
These maids warmly welcomed Xu Huiran and Li Yuhua into the main room, which was a row of bright, three-dark, five-carved beams and painted buildings. The maid opened the Xiang Fei bamboo curtain, and there was a refreshing fragrance of flowers when they entered the room. Li Yuhua lowered her head slightly, and she stared at
The cyan masonry beneath the feet was so polished that one could almost see the silhouette of a human figure. One hand was held by Xu Huiran, and Xu Huiran's crisp voice said, "Grandma, eldest sister is here to pay your respects."
"Okay, okay, just come." Then there was an obviously old voice. A green forged kneeling mat was placed in front of Li Yuhua. Li Yuhua knelt down and bowed three times before being helped by Yun Yan.
stand up.
Xu Huiran continued to hold Li Yuhua's hand and introduced, "Sister, this is my grandmother."
Li Yuhua lowered his head and stepped forward. The hand that was originally held by Xu Huiran was held by a pair of wrinkled hands. The dry and warm palms held Li Yuhua's rough hands. Li Yuhua heard a choke and was hugged into his arms:
"My girl, you are here and you have suffered..."
Then, tears fell down her neck.
Li Yuhua felt sore from nowhere, and her eyes felt sore and hot. However, her whole body became stiff before her tears fell. Since her mother passed away, no one has hugged her like this. This old lady's hug
Li Yuhua was at a loss and didn't know what was going on. Even though Li Yuhua had countless responses in her mind, even though she knew that the best response at this time was to cry bitterly with the old lady, her heart seemed to be filled with all kinds of inexplicable emotions.
The noise made my hands and feet numb for a while, I couldn't think, I couldn't even speak, let alone shed tears.
She was like a stiff wooden clay sculpture, held by the old lady blankly, her eyes lowered, without any emotional reaction.
After the old lady was persuaded to stop crying, Li Yuhua still lowered her head and was introduced to "Mother".
Li Yuhua raised her head in surprise and saw a lady who looked very similar to Xu Huiran. Rather than saying that this lady looked like Xu Huiran, it should be said that Xu Huiran looked like this lady. After a quick glance, she knew that the two must be related by blood.
.But, she has her own mother, so why is this her "mother"?
The lady's eyes were full of excitement when she looked at her, but she hesitated to speak. Li Yuhua looked at the lady in confusion, then lowered her head and whispered, "My mother has passed away."
Unexpectedly, this lady's eyes turned red, and she burst into tears. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief gracefully, and she looked indescribably sad.
"Mom, haven't you already brought your eldest sister here? From now on, the whole family will be together and we can take good care of your eldest sister." Xu Huiran comforted her mother considerately.
"Yes, that's what I said." Mrs. Xu cried and laughed. She held Li Yuhua's hand and asked her to sit next to Mrs. Xu. She asked caringly whether Li Yuhua had a safe journey and whether he had been wronged. Li Yuhua's voice
Very small, "Everything is fine, thank you for your concern."
"This child is well-behaved and sensible." Li Yuhua heard Mrs. Xu say this, "Master will be happy to see the eldest daughter when he comes back."
"My poor girl." Mrs. Xu patted Li Yuhua's hand and asked her, "Do you still remember your father?"
Li Yuhua's eyes widened in surprise. She actually has a father?
Since the death of her mother, Li Yuhua, who has lived dependent on the villagers, has always thought that she has no close relatives. Now she knows that she still has a grandmother, a father, two brothers and two sisters, and this woman is very kind and loving to her.
's wife.
Li Yuhua is the father he met at night, Xu Zhen.
Xu Zhen has a handsome appearance, tall and thin body, and a natural suave air between his eyebrows. At a glance, he looks like he is thirty years old or twenty years old. However, Li Yuhua inferred from her age that her father must be
He is over 10 years old, but he has never grown a beard. His purple official uniform accentuates his clean and handsome facial features. Even Li Yuhua would have to say that he is a handsome official.
When Xu Zhen saw Li Yuhua, he was startled for a moment, and his eyes looked at Li Yuhua with some unspeakable complexity. Then, Xu Zhen frowned slightly and said, "Here we come."
Li Yuhua bowed silently to her father without saying a word. When Xu Zhen saw that she was silent, he sighed softly and calmed down further, saying, "You will live with the old lady for now. I originally wanted to find another yard for you, but I can't.
Considering that you have just arrived and are unfamiliar with everything, you should just follow the old lady. If you need anything, just tell the old lady."
Li Yuhua gritted his teeth and remained silent with his head lowered.
Seeing that she refused to speak, Xu Zhen was helpless, so he waved his hand and said, "Sit down, let's have a family reunion dinner later."
Li Yuhua then sat back in his seat - next to Xu Huiran.
Xu Zhen looked around and suddenly asked, "Why isn't Wanran here?" This question was about Xu Wanran, two girls from the Xu family, the second girl Huiran, and the third girl Wanran.
"I sent someone to pick her up in the afternoon. My mother insisted on keeping her a little longer and we'll see her again in a few days." Mrs. Xu said. Xu Zhen frowned slightly and took the tea from the maid, "Where is my mother-in-law?
You can go and stay for a while at any time. Today is the day when Yuhua comes home. How can it be inappropriate for her younger sister to not be at home to greet her? How come she doesn’t even understand this truth."
"If there's anything here, I'll just send someone to pick it up." Mrs. Xu's voice did not change and her face remained calm.
Xu Zhen put down the teacup in his hand and said, "That's fine. Please tell your mother-in-law that she likes Wan'er. It doesn't matter if Wan'er comes over anytime. Our family is reunited today. Let Wan'er go home first to meet Yu."
magnificent."
Mrs. Xu had a smile on her face and said, "This is the only day. When can we meet our family members? The sun has already set at this moment, and it will take half an hour to go to my mother-in-law's place.
Go, you won’t have to stay half the night when you come back.”
"If you don't want to take so long, tell the mother-in-law who is going to pick up Wan'er that you don't have to pack things yet, just pick her up." Xu Zhen insisted. Mrs. Xu glanced at Li Yuhua and saw that she just sat in silence with her head bowed.
He didn't say anything, and he didn't know how to dissuade her, so he had to order someone to pick up the little girl and take her home.
Xu Wanran looks like a teenager, and like Xu Huiran, she is covered in smoke and brocade, with pink beads and purple crystal beads on her head. Yuxue is cute, delicate and lively. Although her father said something like this when she got home
It was not the time when she didn't come back to her grandmother's house, she would just lean on her father's side and talk like a baby, "I was afraid that my eldest sister would come back and my father would stop loving me, so I hid at my grandmother's house."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Xu Zhen scolded with a smile and patted his youngest daughter on the head, "Go and give your eldest sister a gift. You are biological sisters. We should be more harmonious in the future."
As soon as Xu Wanran entered Shoudetang, she saw the little dark-skinned country girl sitting next to her grandmother, shrinking and uneasy. This was actually her sister? To put it bluntly, the third-class maid in the family was more respectable than this sister.
The fine Yanlongyun gauze dress looks like stolen clothes when worn on this sister? It is not hers, it should be her sister's dress.
Although Xu Wanran is young, she is very smart and understands everything. She rolled her dark black eyes, and her long eyelashes covered up the contempt in her eyes. She walked over quickly, bowed to Li Yuhua, and said with a smile, "
My younger sister has met my older sister!”
Li Yuhua had already stood up before Xu Wanran came over. After Xu Wanran saluted, she returned the salute and said, "Hello, sister."
"When did eldest sister arrive home? I'm looking forward to her arrival. Big sister, would you like some fruit?" She handed the fruit plate to Li Yuhua. The fruit plate was made of snow-white fine porcelain.
This snow-white fruit plate was three cents whiter. Li Yuhua lowered his head and shook it gently.
"Sister, why don't you speak?" Xu Wanran's eyes were full of childlike curiosity.
Li Yuhua remained silent, her hanging neck curved to show a section of honey-colored skin, which was not the snow-white appearance of a wealthy family. This was the result of maintenance all the way. Mrs. Xu scolded her little daughter, "Do you think you are older?"
My sister, like you, has no rules and regulations. In a girl's family, no one can show off their dignity unless they are silent and approachable."
Xu Wanran snorted softly in her stomach. She had never heard that semi-mute people were the most popular people. Mrs. Xu smiled and said to her husband, "The big girl just came home. When she gets used to it, she will become more lively."
Xu Zhen glanced at the eldest daughter with her head hanging down again. The feelings in her heart were complicated and difficult to distinguish. He didn't care about his wife's words for a moment. Instead, he turned his attention to the other children and said in a deep voice, "Your eldest sister has just arrived. Brothers and sisters."
I don’t need to teach you my brother Gong’s rules.”
Xu Huiran, Xu Wanran, and two brothers, Xu Zhuo and Xu Jie, stood up together and lowered their hands. For a moment, there was silence in Shoude Hall. Li Yuhua couldn't help but slightly raised her eyes and looked at the man who was going to be called "father". Those translucent eyes
His eyes fell into Xu Zhen's eyes, and the father and daughter looked at each other. Li Yuhua did not miss the flash of pain that passed quickly in Xu Zhen's eyes.
It turned out that this purple-robed official was really her biological father.