Chapter 12 The fourth uncle returns home
Three horse-drawn carriages were driving on the streets of the city in the morning light, and the vendors on the side of the road raised their eyes to see the word "Su" on the carriage, and knew who was sitting in the carriage. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Some people secretly muttered in their hearts, the fourth master of the Su Mansion went out to meet the poetry meeting this time, but he was going to go longer than before. I wonder if there was something interesting going on at the poetry meeting?
The three carriages traveled for a long time, and finally stopped at the gate of Su Mansion in Deep Water Lane. The little doorman who was sitting at the gate of Sufu was either gossiping or lazily napping, and when he saw the three carriages, he was all startled, got up in a panic, surrounded him, and asked for peace in a chaotic manner.
"The little ones say hello to the master!"
At this time, the curtain on the leading car moved, and a person jumped out of it. The man was of medium stature, with a dark complexion, and looked like an ordinary farmer, with a strong body and full of spirit. The man didn't say much when he got out of the car, only set up the stool, lifted the curtain again, and said respectfully: "Master, it's here." ”
After that, another person got out of the car, but this person was not as agile as the one just now, and he got out of the car slowly. The dark-skinned man hurried over, stretched out his hand to help, but who knew that this person blocked his hand, a smile appeared on his serious face, and he said: "Zhao Qian, your master is only thirty Ruoxu, and he is not seventy or eighty, so why do you need to help you in the next car." ”
A dark-skinned man named Zhao Qian nodded and said, "What the master said is that the little one will not be supported next time." ”
The person who had just landed and stood firm shook his head and smiled helplessly, and said to the little men who knelt on the ground in front of him: "Don't kneel here, don't go in and report it quickly." "It turns out that this person is the fourth master of Su Mansion - Su Jinzhu.
"Yes, yes, the small one will send someone to report. The leaders of the group of small men responded in a row, assigned a few clever people to go in and pass the word, and hurriedly opened the door to welcome Su Jinzhu and his party in.
"Has there been any major incident in the mansion recently?" Su Jinzhu took a young man who got out of the carriage behind him, and asked the door next to him while walking inside.
"What's a big deal?" the man thought for a while and replied, "A few days after the master left, the sixth young master in the capital came, saying that he was passing by on a study tour, so he came to visit the old lady and came to see the seventh girl by the way." ”
Su Jinzhu smiled after hearing this: "Sixth nephew, the last time I saw him, I thought he was diligent and studious, but it's a pity, if he came a few days earlier, I could take him and Shao'er to participate in the poetry meeting, so that he could also have a long experience and open his eyes." ”
After that, Su Jinzhu turned back to the young man who followed him and said, "This son of my third brother has good knowledge, but it's a pity that you weren't there when he came last time, and this time I missed it again." Otherwise, I can introduce you to each other, so that you can learn from each other and discuss with each other. ”
The young man who was called Shao'er smiled and said, "Uncle Su, why should I be sorry, if there is a fate in the future, I will definitely see you." ”
Su Jinzhu nodded, and then asked, "What about the lady and the girls?"
"The girls are all well, but Madame had an old illness a few days ago. Seeing Su Jinzhu frowning slightly when he heard this, the man hurriedly said, "But Madame is well now." ”
Su Jinzhu then let go of his brows and said, "Isn't Madame's old illness usually in the autumn?
"This ......" The man was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know how to reply, so he wanted to tell the master truthfully, Mrs. had an old illness because of the seventh girl?
"Master, why are you back?" The person who spoke was Li Gui, the chief housekeeper of the Su Mansion who hurried over after hearing the news, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this voice, since the chief housekeeper came, there was nothing to do with him, so naturally there was no need for him to answer the master's question, "Didn't you send a message saying that there would be a few days of delay before you could come back on the seventh day of the new year?"
"Why didn't you want me to come back early?" As soon as he interjected, Su Jinzhu stopped asking about the cause of Liu's illness.
"How can it, it's just that the master came back early without notice, making the little ones scramble. Li Gui said, "The bath water has been prepared, will the master take a bath and change clothes first or go to see his wife first?"
Su Jinzhu didn't think about it and said, "Naturally, I went to see Mrs. first!"
In the Xingchun Hall, Su Yunjiao and Yun Rou Yunyou, the three of them had just asked the Liu family to say goodbye, and they were about to disperse, but they heard someone from outside report that the master had returned home.
"Fourth Uncle is back?" asked Su Yunjiao.
"Back to the seventh girl, the master has already returned to the house and is coming to Xingchun Hall. The little guy who came in to pass the word replied.
Liu's face was overjoyed, and he said hello a few times, and ordered Cuimei to grab a handful of loose money and give it to him: "This is a reward for you." ”
The little guy buckled his head again and again to thank him.
"Sister, what good things did you say my father brought me when he came back this time?" Su Yunyou asked Su Yunyu with a smile on his face, "I haven't seen my father for almost two months, and I don't know if he misses me?"
Su Yunrou replied with a smile: "Xiao You is my father's heart, and my father will naturally miss you." ”
"That's not for sure, my father used to say that I was noisy, and he didn't have a peaceful birthday. Su Yunyou pursed his lips, "Before going out, he said that he could finally be quiet and quiet, maybe he didn't want to come back." ”
Liu smiled: "Silly boy, your father is teasing you, you still take it seriously!"
The house was full of joy, and Su Yunjiao was also happy for them, but she calmed down, glanced at everyone in the house, and reminded loudly: "Fourth uncle, the eighth brother happens to be at home today, do you see if you call him too, I haven't seen him for two months, and the eighth brother must miss the fourth uncle." ”
"Oops, why did you forget this stubble, fortunately Yunjiao reminded you. Liu slapped his head and hurriedly ordered his lips to invite Su Ai to come, "You go and invite Ai Ge'er and tell him that the master has returned home." Oh, by the way, and Aunt Lan, please come with them. ”
"Huh. The lips replied.
At the same time, Su Yunjiao also whispered to Ping Xiang, who was standing behind her, and ordered: "Go and inform Wu Ansheng's family, and let her man come to greet the fourth uncle in a while." ”
Pingxiang whispered yes, but did not leave immediately, but by going to the compartment to pour tea for Su Yunjiao, she pulled a little maid, stuffed a string of money over, and said with a smile: "Please also ask my sister to do me a favor." ”
The little maid put the money away and said with a smile: "What do you invite, Sister Pingxiang is polite to us, if there is anything, my sister just commands." ”
"It's not a big deal, but I can't get out of it for a while, you go and talk to the sister-in-law of the Wu family from Qingzhou, and the seventh girl let her tell her, the fourth master has returned home." ”
It didn't take long for another little girl to run in and say, "Madam, the master is here." ”
Liu got up with a smile and said to everyone, "Let's go out to greet us." "No, as soon as the Liu family got together, two people walked in from the outside.
Su Yunjiao looked at it, the person in front of her head was tall and thin, handsome, similar to her father, wearing a light brown embroidered old pine robe, wearing a scarf, although there was a faint joy between the eyebrows, but the expression was still serious, like an old pedant, it was her fourth uncle - Su Jinzhu.
I don't know if it was affected by Pingxiang's words that day, although Su Yunjiao felt that he was a little old-fashioned when she first looked at Su Jinzhu, she was full of energy, but when she looked at it carefully, she found that something was wrong. Her fourth uncle looked energetic, but there was a touch of decadence hidden in the depths of his eyes, which made him seem to have a depressed aura lingering around his body, which looked like he was forcibly cheering up.
"Master, are you okay?" "Madam, are you okay?" Su Jinzhu and Liu blurted out at the same time, which shows the deep relationship between the two.
Su Yunyou on the side saw this meeting, and said with a sly smile: "Father and mother really have a tacit understanding!"
Liu's face turned red and glared at her: "Children, what are you talking nonsense." ”
Su Jinzhu didn't say anything, just beckoned Su Yunyou and Su Yunrou to come to him: "Come on, let my father take a good look, haven't you grown taller in a few months?"
"It's only been two months, how can you grow so fast?" Su Yunyou walked over and said with a smile, "Let's let Xiao You see first, has my father lost weight." ”
Su Jinzhu cooperated and unfolded his hand, and said, "That little Youke has to look carefully, has he lost weight for his father?"
"Skinny, skinny. Su Yunyou looked at it very seriously, and then nodded, "When my father is alone, he must be thinking about me and my mother all the time. ”
The cordial interaction between Su Jinzhu and Su Yunyou's father and daughter, Su Yunjiao, who watched it, was envious, and a little lonely thought that according to the time of the previous life, she would have to wait until next autumn to see her parents.
Su Yunrou was delicate, seeing that Su Yunjiao looked a little lonely, she understood the reason in her heart, smiled at her, took her hand and walked to Su Jinzhu, and said with a smile: "Yunrou greets my father." ”
"Is Rou'er good at home?" asked Su Jinzhu with a smile.
"Yunrou is fine at home. Su Yunrou replied.
Su Yunjiao then went up and said a good fortune in a proper manner: "Yunjiao asks the fourth uncle for peace." ”
Su Jinzhu was very surprised when he saw her, although he heard Li Gui mention it on the way to Xingchun Hall that his seventh niece had a much better temperament since she gave birth to an illness, but now he was very surprised when he saw it.
"The seventh niece doesn't have to be polite. Su Jinzhu's tone was a little stiff, not at all as cordial and natural as when he spoke to Yun Rou Yunyou just now.
This can't be blamed on him, Su Jinzhu has an old-fashioned temperament, and has always thought that women should be virtuous and virtuous, but Su Yunjiao is pampered and willful, and has nothing to do with the four words of virtuous and virtuous Shude, so Su Jinzhu doesn't like him very much, his seventh niece, Su Yunjiao's time in Shanzhou He only took care of her for the sake of his third brother's face.
Su Yunjiao sighed in her heart, she had expected that this would be the case, it seemed that even if she started over again, some things would be difficult to change.
In his previous life, Su Jinzhu didn't like Su Yunjiao's pampering and willfulness, and Su Yunjiao also hated the fourth uncle's old-fashioned temperament;