Chapter 14: Cousin
Wu Shaoying was only slightly silent, then lowered the window, turned around and walked north. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Qin Han was really thinking about how he could not say a word, just walked away, and saw a familiar figure in a green shirt flashing outside the window on the other side of the kang, but it was Wu Shaoying who walked away without saying a word just now. It turned out that he had not gone away, but had come around to the front of the house.
Qin Hanzhen hurriedly crawled back to the position where he was originally lying, feeling a little out of breath, and secretly lamented in his heart. She was so broken, she only climbed a few meters before she gasped like this, could it be that the previous injury really left such serious sequelae? When will she recover her health?
She only walked away for a short time, Wu Shaoying had already walked into the west wing, but it sounded like he was a little hesitant outside the door, but he still came in. Qin Hanzhen could see from the gap in the door curtain that he did not enter the north house for the first time, but turned to the direction of the south house.
Qin Han really knew that the south house was Aunt Guan Yunniang's bedroom, and she was still wondering, and suddenly remembered that Mama Hu and Mrs. Guan should be talking in the flower hall outside, why did Wu Shaoying come in and didn't hear him say hello to them?
Qin Han was really puzzled, the curtain was lifted, and Wu Shaoying came in. Looking at his expression, it seems to be quite calm.
Wu Shaoying sat down on the side of the kang, reached out and touched Qin Hanzhen's head, and said gently: "Aunt and Mama Hu are talking in the cousin's room, they are far away, and the curtain is down, they shouldn't have heard it." ”
Qin Hanzhen was stunned, and was even more puzzled. Why did Mrs. Guan and Mama Hu go to Guan Yunniang's room to talk?
But that explains why they can't hear the movement. The house of the Guan family is still quite spacious, the two ends of the wing room are at least ten meters long, and there are two walls in the middle, and because the weather is already cool in autumn, the door curtain has also been replaced with the one with cotton, and the sound insulation effect is OK. Not to mention, Wu Shaoying and Guan Yunniang said it outside the house. If the windows on the south side were not opened, it was very likely that Mrs. Guan and Mama Hu would not have heard.
But the question is, why don't they stay in the flower hall?
The confused thoughts in Qin Han's heart flashed, but they were quickly thrown away by her. That's not the point now.
Wu Shaoying was still touching Qin Hanzhen's head, and said to her in a gentle but very solemn tone: "What my cousin just told your aunt is true. The relationship between your cousin and your mother is innocent, and there is no personal affection. No matter what other people say about your mother's gossip, don't believe it. Your mother is a kind and gentle woman, and she has absolutely nothing to feel sorry for your father. Sister Sang, you have to keep it in mind, you know?"
Qin Hanzhen nodded. She believed that Wu Shaoying would be fine once, anyway...... The two cousins haven't seen each other for eight years, what can happen? Guan is dead, and she is not the real Sister Sang, so why bother with the emotional life of the deceased?
But just because she doesn't dwell on it doesn't mean that this matter can be left alone.
Qin Hanzhen grabbed Wu Shaoying's sleeve and said to him very seriously: "Cousin, you must persuade your grandmother, your uncle, and your aunt not to let your aunt talk nonsense outside." She is my mother's own sister, and whatever she says, people outside will believe it. ”
Wu Shaoying paused, sighed, and nodded: "Of course." My aunt and cousin have already restrained my cousin and will not let her go out and talk nonsense. Now...... She's just getting into the horns for a while, and she'll figure it out sooner or later. ”
"Can't wait sooner or later. Qin Hanzhen said solemnly, "Cousin, do you know the girl Cui'er who used to be next to my mother?"
When Wu Shaoying heard Cui'er's name, her face sank slightly: "I know, this girl has a bad character, you still don't want to continue to use her." ”
Qin Hanzhen was stunned when she heard this, it turned out that the cousin of the Wu family, who had only returned to Mizhi not long ago, also knew that Cui'er was wrong? She hurriedly said: "Yesterday, Cui'er and my nurse quarreled and said something that should not be said, I was so angry that I complained to my grandmother, and my grandmother kicked her out and asked her to leave the house. Mama Tiger went to her house to search and found that she had stolen a lot of things from my mother, as well as a golden hairpin, saying that it was my mother's dowry, which was originally a pair. ”
Wu Shaoying suddenly said: "There is such a pair of golden hairpins." He seemed to be in a trance, "That's my gift to my cousin, the pair of gold flowers on the hairpin, and the core of the flower is still inlaid with turquoise, isn't it?"
Of course he remembers. When his cousin Rongniang got married, he was still a sixteen-year-old boy, and he was sad and reluctant. His parents died when he was young, and his people seized houses, fields, and property, so he only hurriedly took some of the things his parents used before their deaths and went to his aunt's house. The relics are all kept for thought, and they can't be sold, and he can only rely on his aunt to supplement his food, clothing, housing and transportation on weekdays. He saved a little silver by saving money, originally for the sake of going out to study in the future, but for the sake of his cousin, he still spent it all in the best silver building in the county, and gave his cousin a pair of golden hairpins as a dowry.
Because there is not enough gold, only a pair of gold flowers can be played, and the hairpin will be made of silver. Even the pair of turquoise inlaid with turquoise was made up by him from the relics of his deceased mother, and he removed a pair of turquoise earrings that his deceased mother rarely weared. He watched his cousin wearing this pair of golden hairpins on the sedan chair, and his heart was sour and astringent, and the taste was indescribable. Afterwards, when he saw that his cousin and his cousin-in-law Qin Ping were in harmony, he was relieved. Looking back now, eight years have passed, but things are wrong. When he left Mizhi back then, he only had the blessing of his cousin and cousin-in-law in his heart, where did he think that when they see each other again, they are separated by yin and yang?
Qin Hanzhen looked at Wu Shaoying in a trance, and subconsciously felt that there might be some past affairs between him and the Guan family, which were not easy to mention. But now is not the time to talk about that. She tugged at Wu Shaoying's sleeve and drew his attention back: "That pair of golden hairpins, my mother often wears them, and I have seen them many times when the nurse combed her hair, saying that there is a hairpin with the name of the mother engraved on the rod, and the other is engraved with the name of the silver building." But the hairpin engraved with my mother's name is still in my mother's house, and another golden hairpin retrieved from Cui'er's house does not have the name of Yinlou, but there is a 'Ying' character, which looks newly engraved. ”
Wu Shaoying was stunned, and his expression suddenly became solemn: "Really, do you have a hairpin with you?"
Qin Hanzhen shook his head: "When I found out the lettering, Mama Tiger took away the two hairpins. She went to talk to my grandmother and didn't know what she said. Cousin, will this affect you and my mother?"
Wu Shaoying's expression was even more serious: "Sister Sang, my cousin knows that you are a smart child. Can you tell me more about the whole thing?"
Qin Hanzhen nodded, and told the whole story. Everything else is fine, the newly engraved hairpin must be the focus of the description.
Wu Shaoying lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then sneered: "The person behind this ordered Cui'er to steal the golden hairpin inscription, naturally with bad intentions, grinding away the Yinlou number, because he was afraid that the Yinlou would leave a record, so that people could find out that there was no 'Ying' on the hairpin." But even so, the flaws he left behind are still too big for a discerning person to know at a glance. Sister Sang doesn't have to worry, just leave this matter to her cousin to solve. ”
Qin Han was really happy to throw off his burden, but he was still a little worried: "Where are the flaws?"
Wu Shaoying smiled slightly: "If you want to engrave the words on the hairpin, you have to carve it like that, it doesn't work to make it by yourself, you have to let the craftsman do it." And the craftsman doesn't know the inside story, so he naturally acts according to the rules of daily life. Lettering is just a light job, but the craftsman will clean up the jewelry before returning it to the customer. If you have everything at hand, you may have to blow up the gold ornaments. The two hairpins were exactly the same, but now one is clean and new, and the other is still the same, who will not doubt it?"
Qin Hanzhen suddenly realized, thinking about the two hairpins he saw yesterday, the one that came out of Guan's makeup box still had uncleaned hair oil stains, but the one that Cui'er stole was bright and clear, but couldn't he see the difference at a glance? The person who handed over the golden hairpin to the craftsman to do his hands and feet probably never thought that there would be such a mistake, right?
This kind of thing must be seen by Niu and Mama Hu. Qin Han was relieved in his heart, and said to Wu Shaoying: "I know, but Mama Hu, my cousin still has to explain the misunderstanding clearly." Wu Shaoying nodded slightly: "My cousin knows it." ”
Wu Shaoying's heart was far less relaxed than it was on the surface. Although Sister Sang is just a child, her speech is clear, and from her mouth, he can already deduce who the troublemaker behind this is. Even if the golden hairpin has a great flaw and will not cause misunderstanding among the Qin family, if the troublemaker does not solve it for a day, the name of the Guan family behind him will not be guaranteed to be foolproof. Wu Shaoying lowered her eyes, and she had already made up her mind.
He raised his eyes to look at Qin Hanzhen again, and his gaze softened: "Sister Sang, ...... in the future If you encounter any difficulties, just come to your cousin, and your cousin will help you. Although you are still very unfamiliar with your cousin, your cousin grew up in the Guan family, and your mother took care of him. Your mother is like a sister to your cousin. You just have to treat your cousin as your own uncle, and don't be polite when you encounter trouble. ”
Qin Han could really feel the sincerity in his words, and couldn't help but nodded, for her, an orphan girl, an elder with a bit of status, normal intelligence, and sincere care for her was enough to be a support for her. But she soon remembered what Aunt Guan mentioned when she was chatting with Mama Tiger: "But...... Isn't my cousin going to Suide?"
Wu Shaoying smiled: "It's okay, even if I leave, I will leave people in Mizhi County." My uncle is critically ill, and my aunt is not well, so I can't leave her alone. ”
Qin Hanzhen was stunned for a moment, remembering that Wu Shaoying had told Guan Yunniang not long ago that he was shy and didn't even have the money to go home to visit his relatives...... How could he leave people to take care of his relatives in Mizhi County in a blink of an eye?
Without waiting for Qin Hanzhen to ask again, the footsteps of Mrs. Guan and Mama Hu had already sounded outside the door. She shut up.
Mrs. Guan and Mama Hu entered the north house and were a little surprised to see Wu Shaoying here. Old Lady Guan subconsciously glanced at Mama Hu, and then asked Wu Shaoying: "Why are you here?" The county magistrate asked you to go, nothing important, right?"
"It's nothing, the county magistrate is concerned about my uncle's condition and asked me to go over and ask a few words. Wu Shaoying got up with a smile and helped Mrs. Guan to get on the kang, "I came back and heard that Sister Sang was coming, so I came over to take a look." ”
Old Mrs. Guan sighed, reached out and touched Qin Hanzhen's little face: "Look at her like this, it makes people feel really distressed to see her." ”
Wu Shaoying comforted her and said: "Sister Sang is much better now than before, and if she raises it slowly, she will get better sooner or later." As long as she's safe and sound, nothing else is on the side. ”
Mrs. Guan nodded: "You're right. Then he sent Wu Shaoying to see Mr. Qin, Wu Shaoying nodded to Mama Hu and withdrew.
Mama Hu wanted to stop him, but because Mrs. Guan and Qin Hanzhen were both present, she couldn't say anything, so she hesitated.
At this time, there was a commotion in the direction of the front yard, as if something had broken, and then Guan Yunniang's cry came.
Mrs. Guan's face changed, and she quickly moved to the kang head, opened the window and looked in the direction of the front yard.