Chapter XXXVII
Mr. Mei's home is in a relatively secluded alley. The bluestone pavement inside has been ground into potholes, the car is very bumpy to walk on, and the people in the car are also very uncomfortable. Qiu Yan said:
At this time, the second and third ladies are drinking tea and eating snacks comfortably, and maybe they even go to the shop for a stroll. Saitama smiled and said nothing. After a while, the car stopped, and Qiu Yan took out her hat and brought it to Saitama. Saitama got out of the car and looked around, the alley was very secluded, and there was not even a human figure. Mother Li stepped forward and knocked on the door, the door creaked open, and an old man welcomed Saitama and the others into the courtyard. An old mother who often followed Mr. Mei came forward and said:
"I've seen the eldest lady. ”
"Mom, I'm here to see my husband today and say goodbye to him. ”
"It's really unfortunate that my young lady has been feeling a cold for the past few days and is lying in the house. Don't go in, I'm afraid I'll give it to the eldest lady. ”
"How can this be reasonable? When my husband is sick, the student should be waiting at the bedside, so how can I hide aside! Mom, please lead the way, and I will go to see him. Huang's mother listened, and when she saw Saitama's insistence, she gave up. Mr. Mei's yard is very small, the main house should be her own residence, the house next to it seems to live in the old cangtou and Huang's mother who are the janitors, and the stove room or something on the other side. When I entered the main room, a smell of medicine came to my face. I saw that the room was simply furnished, with a stepping bed placed inside, a few wooden boxes piled up next to it, and a table and a few waist stools in the middle of the house. Only the piano on the low table in front of the window and the stacked books on the bookshelf against the wall show the owner's taste. The charcoal in the brazier in front of the bed was burning red, but there was a slight smoke that made people want to cough. Saitama knew that it was just ordinary charcoal, and it was comparable to the silver charcoal used in the house. Mr. Mei, who was recuperating with his eyes closed on the bed, heard the movement, slowly opened his eyes, saw Saitama, smiled and said:
"I said that I was afraid that I would give you a living, so why did I come in. Saitama first greeted Mr. Mei and replied:
"We are going to move our family to Beijing in a few days, and we don't know when we will be able to see my husband, how can we not see him and say goodbye. Mr. Mei motioned for the old mother to help her up, and the old mother put a large pillow behind her and helped her up to lean on it. Mr. Mei's face turned pale and said slowly:
"I don't have any special care for you, it's rare that you are so caring. ”
"Sir is too polite, listening to his teachings in the past few years, Saitama has understood many truths and benefited for life. After speaking, Saitama presented a silk handkerchief embroidered by himself, and the silk handkerchief only embroidered a few plum blossoms sporadically in the corner, taking the meaning of "a few plums in the corner, Ling Han opened alone", Mr. Yu's noble quality. Qi Jiao's gift is a small kang screen, and Qi Yun's is a delicate embroidery sachet. Mr. Mei took it and looked at it, and asked:
"Miss Two and Miss Three are fine. ”
"Well, the second sister and the third sister also came together, but unfortunately when they walked halfway down, the second sister had a stomachache and couldn't take the car, so the third sister accompanied her to find a place to rest. Therefore, it is not possible to resign the gentleman. ”
"Oh. "Mr. Mei's favorite is Qi Jiao, who is not only cute, but also quick-witted. After listening to Saitama's words, I felt a little lost in my heart. Seeing this, Saitama also knew what Mr. Mei was thinking, so she immediately said something else. The two chatted for a while, and Saitama saw that Mr. Mei was running out of energy and was ready to leave. Mr. Mei took her hand and said:
"Child, I know that you have not had a good time, and I can't say that I empathize with you, at least I have a deep understanding. People's hearts are cold, this world is like this, but you can't have no hope, as the saying goes, keep the clouds open and see the moon. As a teacher, you should remember that the sea is inclusive, tolerance is great, and you must think about everything to open up a little, so that you can live well. ”
"Thank you, sir, for your teachings, Yu'er remembered, and I hope that Mr. will take care of him, and he will see you again in the future. ”
"Well, I don't know when I'll see you this day, I'll take care, and you have to be careful. ”
When Saitama said goodbye, he wanted to keep some money for his husband's not very prosperous life, but he was afraid that his face would be ugly, so he gave up and decided to ask someone to send some charcoal to his husband when he went back. The old mother sent Saitama to the car. The car walked out of the road for a while, and Li's mother suddenly remembered something, so she asked Lao Feng outside to stop and said to him:
"He, Uncle Feng, I hope you can keep your mouth shut about what Miss encountered outside today. If anyone asks, just say that they will go around to the lake, and don't say that they have bumped into the son, so as not to fall into the tongue and cause trouble to the eldest lady. ”
The villain understood, and only said that the detour delayed time. "Lao Feng also knows very well that today's meeting between the eldest lady and the son outside, if you want to let people know, it is indispensable to add oil and vinegar to render. He was originally the old lady's person, and Ryoko was also in the Saitama room now, so he naturally knew what was at stake.
"Then the old body is relieved. Li's mother said.
The car went down the other road and arrived at the place where she broke up with Qi Jiao, and Saitama asked Qiu Yan to go up and inform Qi Jiao. But after a while, Qiu Yan ran down and said:
"The second and third young ladies were not on it, only Fu's mother was on it, she said that the third young lady and they waited for a long time, and they didn't see the eldest lady, so they went to the street. Saitama was very angry when she heard this, but she didn't show it, so she asked everyone to sit and wait. went upstairs to the private room and sat down, Saitama told Fu's mother to go down to find Qi Jiao and Qi Yun, and it was not too early to go back to the house. Fu's mother took the order and left. Saitama then sat down to rest, and the warmth of the room made her feel tired, and she didn't want to move when she sat there. Qiu Yan hadn't been out a few times, and now she was standing upstairs looking down the street, excited, and Saitama didn't bother to talk about her. Suddenly, Qiu Yan said:
"Miss, look, isn't that the son?" Saitama stood up and looked down from the window sash when she heard this, and saw a young man leading a white horse standing at the door of the bookstore opposite, wearing a cyan hat, and he couldn't see what he looked like when he lowered his head. Just as Saitama was watching, the man suddenly looked up and looked over here, and happened to see Saitama standing in front of the window, first a little surprised, and then smiled slightly. Saitama's face was slightly red with this smile, but fortunately she couldn't see clearly from a distance, and after nodding her head, she didn't dare to look back at her seat, and took a sip of tea to hide her uneasiness. Qiu Yan also came back from the window and said:
"The boy is gone, and he smiles so beautifully. ”
"Qiu Yan, don't say anything about the son, aren't you making trouble for the young lady?" Mother Li stopped sharply. Qiu Yan was frightened by Li's mother's appearance and didn't dare to say anything more.
"Remember, don't talk about today's events later. ”
"Don't mention anything again?" Qi Jiao's voice sounded outside the curtain. Mother Li was taken aback, but quickly calmed down and said:
"Second Miss Qiyu, it was Qiu Yan who said that the second miss didn't go to see the husband, but went shopping, shouting to tell the master about it. The old minion told her not to mention it again. Qi Jiao was furious when she heard this:
"You, what nonsense do you talk about. When is Miss's affairs also in charge of you, a slave, my sister's girl is really powerful. Qiu Yan was shocked and angry when she heard Mother Li say this, but she couldn't say anything else when she thought of it, so she knew that Mother Li's mind couldn't help but recognize it today. So he knelt on the ground, slapped himself twice, and kowtowed to Qi Jiao.
"Second Miss, it's the slave and maid who is talking nonsense, please punish the second lady. ”
"Then send someone to sell it. Saitama on the side also had a headache when she saw such a change, and when she heard that Qijiao was going to sell someone again, she had to stand up and say:
"Sister, this girl is straightforward and fast-talking, she has no brains to talk nonsense, so my sister will spare her this time regardless of the villain. ”
"Sister's people, of course, my sister will deal with it herself, sister, how can I have room for beaking. I just don't know if this thought is a girl's or my sister's, my sister and Yun'er waited for my sister to arrive for a long time before going down to shop, it's not a big deal, but my sister went to see a gentleman for so long, I don't know what to do. ”
"It's really that there are people fighting on the road to block the road, and they go around to the side of Daimyo Lake, and the road is not easy to walk, which delays time. ”
"Then in that case, we won't talk about it, and we will see my father......"
"Today I went with my sisters to see Mr. May. Saitama said very knowingly, she didn't want to have anything extraneous. After the sisters packed up and got into the car, Qi Jiao asked:
"Big sister, Mr. Mei is okay. ”
"The gentleman felt a chill, and it was a little cold in the room. Qi Jiao secretly made up her mind when she heard this, and said:
"Sister, I just felt better, so I went down with the third sister and went around, it just happened that there were new goods in the jewelry store, so I bought a few glass hairpins, do you like it?"
"Sent to me?"
"Yes!"
"Then thank you sister. ”
When he returned to the mansion and asked the Wang family to say goodbye, Qi Jiao said that Mr. Mei was sick and the house was very cold, so could he send someone to send some silver charcoal over. Wang's self-promised mouthful, Saitama didn't say anything, but felt that it was better, if he said it, Wang would definitely think about what trouble he was going to have, and things might not go so smoothly. In the evening, Wang told Zhang Hou about this again, and Zhang Hou also praised Qi Jiao and praised her for her kindness.