Today, I first played in the snow, and then walked around to check, Liu Xue was tired, and went to bed early after eating.

The dumb aunt and Qian'er sat under the lamp, Qian'er did needlework, and the dumb aunt held a medicine book to read.

The night was silent, Liu Xue's snoring sounded in the kang, and Liu Wan, sleeping on a wooden bed temporarily erected by the fire, he snored loudly, and grinded his teeth from time to time.

The stove burned very warm, and before going to bed, a stove of incense prepared by the dumb aunt was specially smoked, and medicinal materials were added to it to calm the nerves and help sleep, and there was a faint fragrance floating in the air at this time.

The dumb aunt looked at the candle flame and lost her mind, there was a red candle in front of her, the kang edge in front of the bed was an antique curtain, the bedding pillow was also silk fabric, and the upper of the shoes under her feet was embroidered with beautiful flowers. Liu Wan's black hair on the bed spread out and threw himself into a pile, and his sleeping posture was also full of antiquity. The copper Boshan stove on the table reminded her that this place was already another era, which made people suddenly feel like a dream.

She sighed, she was in it, she forgot that time flowed, it was so fast to think about it, a year passed like this in the blink of an eye, and it seemed that there would be no going back.

Bai Ziqi, if there is anything related to that era, it is Bai Ziqi.

Is he, okay, where is he at the moment? Is he, like himself, also looking at the candle flame and nostalgic for his former life?

She sighed again.

Qian'er stopped working, "Little grandma, is there something on your mind?"

The dumb aunt shook her head lightly, her eyes gentle, "You say, is the orchid grass okay now?" There are also Shen'er, there are orchids, there are also fourth aunts, and ......."

Qian'er smiled lightly, "And those simple fishermen by the warm river, right?"

Of course, there was also the most outstanding and handsome fish king brother among the fishermen, but she didn't dare to say this.

The dumb aunt was told the central matter, and her face was hot, but she quickly became indifferent, and she did not shy away from it, saying: "What you said is also right, and it is not right." People in the world, not all of them are destined to come together, and there are more men and women who are destined to be inseparable. Now I'm thinking about the Wanji stores we opened in Lingyi, Liangzhou, and Meijia Town, and I don't know what the business is like? Now it's a troubled time, and the trouble outside is getting worse and worse day by day, and we are in this remote Lingzhou Mansion, and we really can't help them. ”

Qian'er blinked, "Do you want us to burn pillar incense, worship the Bodhisattva, and ask the Bodhisattva to bless us with all safety." ”

The dumb aunt shook her head lazily: "Do the things in front of you in a down-to-earth manner, the long-term whip is beyond the reach, you can only watch while walking, as for the Bodhisattva gods, let us bless those poor people in the war, we are here, or rely on ourselves." ”

Qian'er knows that the little grandmother has always been strong, and she has never really asked God to worship Buddha, even if she walked around outside under the guise of seeking the Mother Pagoda and the Tower of Forgetting the World to pray for blessings, she really never saw which god and Buddha she worshipped.

"What does the little grandmother think of the affairs of the courtyards today?"

The dumb aunt perked up and woke up completely from her contemplation, "There are grievances everywhere - I only knew it when I saw it with my own eyes! The third aunt was too dead to be cold, and the people she left behind were bullied, and she was deducted from the charcoal fire, and she was assigned to do rough work in the kitchen, which is just that, within the scope of our acceptance; The house was as cold as an ice cellar, and the people were sick, and even worse, there was not even a single attendant in the room. Not to mention asking the doctor to see a doctor and take medicine. I'm afraid that I won't be able to eat even a mouthful of hot food. ”

"It's so serious?" Qian'er was surprised, "We are more pitiful than last year?" It must be all the ghosts of Li's mother, she is the housekeeper's lady, these things are happening under her nose, will she not know?"

The dumb aunt nodded, "Naturally, I know." But she can't be blamed entirely. When the eldest lady was alive, the second aunt lived worse than others, first, she did not have any children, second, she was soft-tempered and timid, and she lived with her anger; third, she was old, she was in her forties, she was old and decrepit, and the lord saw a person who loved one, and she must rarely go to her yard to see her, so the yard has always been neglected, and the eldest lady is strict, and the people naturally watch people put down dishes, and this year after year, they have fallen step by step into the miserable situation in front of them. But I saw her with my own eyes today, and I admire her. ”

Qian'er's eyes are surprised, will the little grandmother admire a woman who has fallen out of favor and is in a difficult situation due to lack of food and clothing?

"She is a kind person, but she is not stupid, and she is quite assertive, but I think she seems to live better than others, live and understand, and see it, so she doesn't care about everything. She has been trapped for a long time and has suffered from white eyes, why is her body so good, except for this cold and illness, her body does not have any chronic diseases, which must be related to her lack of care, carelessness, calculation, and open-mindedness on weekdays. And I see that between her conversations, other aunts and wives are very different, with a natural forbearance and seriousness, such a woman has a kind of man's bearing, which is rare in the courtyard of the back house. ”

Qian'er looked at the dumb aunt: "The second aunt is really so good, then why can't she be valued by the lord and still be bullied?"

The dumb aunt was distracted, "Maybe the time has not come, have you heard of Yang Zhi selling knives, Qin Qiong sells horses and knows no, I feel that this second aunt just didn't wait for the opportunity she needed, if there is really a suitable opportunity for her, she may be the most wonderful woman in this house." ”

Qian'er shook her head, how did the little grandmother say it, she was in a fog, she didn't understand it a little.

But the little grandmother didn't explain, as if her mind had drifted elsewhere: "You say, the snow is so thick, and it's so cold outside that it drips into ice, where has he been? Is he fighting or is he marching? In what kind of ranks, is he being treated? Is he well fed and warmly dressed?"

She asked so much in one breath.

Qian'er thought about it for a while, and then sorted out the clue, and comforted with a smile: "He is smart, he knows martial arts, and he is also familiar with horseback riding and archery, so he will definitely not be offended." You can sleep in peace. ”

The dumb aunt is still worried: "If I go, there will be no news, and there will be no letter, alas, it is really a beacon of fire, and the family letter is ten thousand gold." ”

Qian'er smiled: "The delivery of letters in the army is all carried by post roads, and it is a period of war, so it must be slow, but it doesn't matter, maybe, the letter will come tomorrow." Don't worry too much. ”

The dumb aunt let out a breath and smiled, "Don't worry, it's useless to worry about death, right?" Let's take a look at what we're going to do tomorrow. Outside this Liufu looked calm and peaceful, only when I rushed in, I knew that it was a big sauce jar, and there were all kinds of fish, shrimp, snakes, insects and miscellaneous pieces in it, I wanted to live a few days here, I wanted to earn a good life for you and Brother Wan, and I had to deal with those people——"

Qian'er also nodded, "They all think that you are young and have just taken charge of the family, and it is inevitable that someone will be behind your back, but, what can we do, in addition to diligently managing the affairs of the backyard house, how can we let those people not make trouble behind their backs, alas, I feel that it is so difficult to be a man now." ”

The dumb aunt sneered at the worried appearance of this little girl, "You, the burden of the Liu family is still on my shoulders, I don't feel that it is too difficult to be a man, you are sad?" Hehe, when one day I really leave, you will become the real young grandmother of the Liu family, and have a large number of children.

Qian'er blurted out: "Take a concubine?"

The dumb aunt smiled and stared at Qian'er's eyes, "This hasn't been his daughter-in-law yet, so you want to be so strict?

Qian'er blushed, "Little grandma, you just make fun of me." I am a little maid, where is the blessing to be a daughter-in-law in this big house, even if I really do it, I don't have the courage to care about whether to accept a concubine or not. Besides, since ancient times, these things have been decided by men, and we as women have no reason to resist. ”

The dumb aunt's eyes were overwhelmed, showing disbelief, "Who stipulates that the little maid can't be the daughter-in-law in this big house? Who stipulates that their men can marry three wives and four concubines? After marrying and being locked in a cage-sized place, in addition to looking at the slap-sized sky above his head, guarding a man all his life, what else can he do, even the door is easily not let out! What can these women do except become narrow-minded and stupid day by day! Staring at the black corns and fighting back and forth, harming and harming, this kind of routine is tiresome to think about—— Therefore, you must insist that you can't marry the second one and live with you for the rest of your life!"

Qian'er was surprised, although since she followed the little grandmother, she knew that many of the little grandmother's ideas were different from everyone's, and she didn't like the maids to call her little grandma and call herself a slave, but directly "you and me". When eating and sleeping, everyone comes together, eats at one table, and sleeps in the same bed. She rarely doesn't move herself, waiting for others to serve her, and she doesn't beat and scold them casually. She always uses practical actions to tell the people around her that everyone is the same, everyone is equal, and there is no distinction between high and low. After a long time, Qian'er has long been edified, and she feels that all the rules are unreasonable, and she does not have the inferiority complex and timidity of being a maid in front of her little grandmother, and more often she discusses it like a sister. However, at this moment, the words of the little grandmother are still quite difficult for Qian'er to accept, not allowing her husband to marry a concubine in the second room, and live alone for the rest of her life, is this possible?

The dumb aunt looked at Qian'er and was distracted, knowing that Xiao Nizi's heart couldn't turn this bend for the time being, so she smiled, in fact, if this bend really wants to turn around, it must be a thousand difficulties, not only Qian'er alone is difficult to accept, but I am afraid that the entire Liufu will be difficult to accept, and the entire Lingzhou Mansion will not accept it. How can the bad habits formed by the ancestors be changed casually.

"Sleep, don't think too much, it's easy to get wrinkles if you think too much. The dumb aunt stretched, Qian'er got up, and the two of them freshened up and fell asleep.