Chapter 5 Filial piety
In the blink of an eye, Mrs. Xu's funeral ceremony passed, and the tea master looked at the auspicious day and calculated the time of burial, and it would take seven days to stop before being buried. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Mozhu waited at the back corner door of Xu's house for three days, but didn't see Ge Ma come out, and went to the back alley to find Ge Ma's aunt, and asked her to help deliver the message, and asked Ge Ma to come out. Uncle Ge Ma is in charge of the small kitchen in Mrs. Xu's courtyard, and she has a bit of craftsmanship, and the man Xu Dayou drives the car for the owner, and the family has some face in the Xu family. Of course, she knew about the Sun family's divorce, and when she saw Mo Zhu's cold face, she said, "Yo~ Look who this is? ”
Mo Zhu stubbornly said: "Auntie, there is really a very important matter, please help to be accommodating." ”
Uncle Ge Ma, that is, Xu Dayou's family, snorted coldly: "Don't you dare to say this, do our two families have anything else to say?"
Mo Zhu begged repeatedly, Xu Dayoujia thought that he should indeed have something, so he agreed to him and let him wait in the house.
Xu Dayou's family changed his clothes, hurriedly came to the front of the Yingyun Pavilion, grabbed a little girl who was sprinkling and sweeping, and asked, "Ge Mazai?"
The little girl replied: "Miss has just come back from the mourning hall, and she is tired these days, so Ge Ma is waiting for Miss to rest in the house." ”
After waiting for a while, I saw Ge Ma coming out of the room, and hurriedly gestured for her to come over. Ge Ma was surprised to see his uncle, although he was related to his family, but he had his own work in the Xu family, and he usually didn't interact too much, and he only got together when he returned to the back alley. It was the first time I had come to her like this.
"What is my aunt looking for me?"
Xu Dayou's family said the reason again, and said: "I think he looks really something, he has been waiting for several days, and he won't be for no reason." ”
Ge Ma thought for a while, "It just so happens that Miss is asleep, and it won't be in the way for me to go and meet him." He said hatefully: "If it's to help him intercede with the young master, I can't spare him." ”
Mo Zhu was anxiously circling around Xu Dayou's house, not knowing if Ge Ma would agree to come to see him. Seeing Ge Ma walking in, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. The task assigned by the young master was finally half completed.
Ge Ma asked him with a cold face: "Is there something wrong with me?"
Mo Zhu carefully explained the young master's instructions, and seeing that Ge Ma was puzzled, he took the Ninth Young Master's personal seal to Ge Ma, and said, "Miss Xu recognizes this small seal, you must give it to Miss Xu." Seeing that Ge Ma responded, he hurriedly advised: "Don't tell anyone about this." ”
Ge Ma was angry: "You are stupid to me, it's about Miss Qingyu, I will talk about it everywhere?" Mo Zhu sneered, and said: "I'll still be at the back door tomorrow, waiting for your reply." ”
Ge Ma thought for a while and said: "It's better to be at my uncle's house, these days there are many people in the corner gate, and there are many people who know you and me, so I'm afraid of any gossip." "After Mozhu left, he explained to Xu Dayou's family, he must keep it secret, he knows his uncle Ge Ma very well, and has been in charge of the small kitchen for more than ten years.
When I returned to Yingyun Pavilion, I saw that the young lady had not yet gotten up. Ge Ma thought about it, it is said that the two families are already discussing the divorce, if the ninth young master of the Sun family is good for the young lady, he should avoid suspicion, and he doesn't understand why he wants to see the young lady at this juncture.
Xu Wanzhen has been tired in the past few days, and the emotions that belong to the original body have been grieving, and she is dizzy and dizzy from crying. Coupled with the vegetarian diet during the mourning, the whole person lost a lot of weight, and he was fluttering when he looked at it. Mrs. Xu saw it, and when the funeral was over, she drove her back to her room to rest. This sleep, I slept until it was dark.
Sang Zi heard the movement and brought hot water to wash her. After applying a hot towel to her face and rinsing her mouth with tea, Xu Wanzhen completely sobered up. In the end, he was young and had a good physical foundation, and he recovered most of his spirit after sleeping hard. Heard Sang Zi say: "The old lady ordered, the condolences have dispersed, and the young lady and the young master don't have to go over in the next few days, take good care of their bodies." After a pause, he said: "Miss's grandmother's family came to report that Mrs. Su and Su Sanye's boat was blocked in the middle of the road, and they will arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." ”
Xu Wanzhen thought of her grandmother with a kind face and strong spirits, and when she was young, she followed her grandfather to the north and south, wandering around to practice medicine. Only after having a child did he open a medical center in Changzhou and settle down. The two raised three sons and a daughter, and they were very sorry for A-Niang and their baby. Now that A-Niang is gone, my grandmother doesn't know how to be sad. "Why is it blocked?" he asked.
Sang Zi replied: "I heard from the family member who reported that when I walked to the Sanhe Wharf, the river ahead was blocked by the officers and soldiers of the Jiangnan Provincial Governor's Office. After inquiring, he said that he was arresting water bandits in his subordinates. Mrs. Su sent him by land to report the news. ”
Xu Wanzhen was worried when she heard this, the road was not very peaceful, and she hoped that her grandmother and uncle could arrive safely. I heard Sang Zi say again: "The old lady has sent people, and they have been waiting at the dock for the past few days." ”
At this time, he saw Ge Ma walk in, curtsied and said, "Miss, I have something to report here." After that, he took a look at Sang Zi.
Seeing this, Sang Zi was about to retreat, Xu Wanzhen said, "No need, you can listen to it too." You are all people I have believed. Sang Zi was moved.
Ge Ma repeated Mo Zhu's words, took out the small seal of Young Master Sun Jiu and handed it to Xu Wanzhen. Of course, Xu Wanzhen is very familiar with this small seal, Young Master Sun Jiu often brings her some fans, makeup mirrors and other playthings of his daughter's family, in order to avoid suspicion, he never writes letters, but carefully bandages the playthings with a paper boy, and then covers this small seal, which is enough to see that he really cares about Xu Wan.
Since Mrs. Sun San came to withdraw from the marriage, when she saw this small seal again, she felt that things were wrong. Xu Wanzhen thought for a long time, and said to Ge Ma: "You reply to Mozhu, after A-Niang is buried, she will do the Seven Seven Rites in Guangren Temple." Mrs. Sun San should come and meet at that time. Although the two families have agreed on the intention to withdraw from the marriage, Mrs. Xu's new funeral will not invite a matchmaker to make the divorce documents at least after seventy-seven. In the eyes of outsiders, the Xu and Sun families are still in-laws, and the Sun family should come to worship Mrs. Xu's 77 ceremony.
Ge Ma responded, and said suspiciously: "After listening to Mo Zhu's words today, I have always been unable to understand what the Ninth Young Master is doing. Does Miss know?"
Xu Wanzhen said: "It should be that there are some clues in Daddy's case." The Sun family is a scholarly family, and the officialdom connections accumulated over the years are intertwined, which we can't imagine. ”
As soon as she washed up, the nurse arrived with Xu Wenyu. These days, Xu Wenyu has become more and more attached to Sister A, and the two of them went to the main room together to greet Mrs. Xu.
Yulu had already set up a meal in Bisha Pavilion, and Xu Sanye and Niu's were also there. Biluo came out with Mrs. Xu in her arms, and the Niu family stepped forward to serve diligently. Old Madam Xu glanced at the cold and deserted few people, the eldest granddaughter Xu Wan was really quiet, the grandson Xu Wenyu's little face was so thin that his chin was sharp, the concubine Xu Changxing bowed his head, and the concubine's daughter-in-law was attentive. I can't help but recall the excitement when Mrs. Xu was still there, and my heart was sour.
After finishing the meal, Mrs. Xu instructed Biluo: "Add eggs to each meal for Yu'er, and add milk for breakfast." When the child is growing up, these filial piety can also be eaten. Biluo answered.
Seeing that Mrs. Xu was about to go back to the room, Niu pulled Xu Sanye's sleeve, and Xu Sanye hesitated to speak: "Mother, I have something." ”
Seeing Xu Changxing speak, Mrs. Xu said: "I know what you want to say, and I will discuss it when I finish the Seven Seven Dharma." Niu was secretly happy when he heard this.
Xu Wanzhen's grandmother and uncle didn't arrive until the day before the funeral, after all, her grandmother was old, and she lost her beloved daughter and traveled tiringly, so she didn't look as good as before. hugged Xu Wanzhen and cried bitterly, and Su Sanye persuaded on the side: "Auntie, you see that your niece is not good, don't cry." After bringing Xu Wenyu to see her again, Mrs. Su held back her tears.
Mrs. Su took her sister and brother's hand and said, "If you have anything in the future, just send me a letter." He pointed to Su Sanye and said, "I'll ask your little uncle to open a medical center in Suzhou City, so you can take care of it nearby." ”
Xu Wanzhen said: "Grandma, don't make a big deal for us. ”
Mrs. Su wiped away her tears, "What do you say about the silly child? Don't meet your grandmother like this, we have planned to do this before." ”
Su Sanye is the old son of Mrs. Su, who is only four years older than Xu Wanzhen, and has not yet married a wife, so he has a very good relationship with Xu Wanzhen. The eyebrows and eyes are flexible and vivid, he grew up in the medical hall since he was a child and has excellent talents, and his medical skills have been passed on by Mrs. Su. At the moment, he raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "Uncle Xiao has no other skills, and his medical skills are rare in the world, niece, you can rest assured." ”
The sadness that Mrs. Su had just aroused was amused by these words: "You can." ”
Xu Wenyu raised his neck and asked in a milky voice: "Grandma, why didn't grandpa come?"
Mrs. Su smiled when she heard this, "Look at how well-behaved my family Yu'er is, so filial, I know that I am worried about your grandfather." Your grandfather went to Lingnan Road to look for medicinal herbs, and he went for half a year, and he will definitely be able to rush back before the year. He kissed Xu Wenyu's forehead: "I will definitely come to see you when I come back, and bring you something delicious." ”
On the day of Mrs. Xu's funeral, in order to stabilize people's hearts, under the command of Mrs. Xu, the funeral was lively and grand. After the tea master presided over the sacrificial ceremony, the monks and Taoists chanted the scriptures, and the drummers played music under the command of Yin Yang Sheng. Xu Wenyu cried and threw the clay pot, and Xu Wanzhen followed with the can. Relatives and friends sent elegiac couplets, poems, elegiac poems tied up a colorful shed to carry, along the way there are constantly relatives and friends to join the funeral procession, the Sun family is also among them. Mrs. Xu was kind and charitable during her lifetime, and there were many people in Suzhou who benefited from her outside the city. Many people spontaneously helped the old and the young to see her off, the black dog helped his mother to walk in it, and the merchant also brought the young son and mother-in-law to see off the benefactor. It can be passed as a good story for a while.
After sending away A-Niang, Xu Wenyu became less talkative, and the little man didn't know what he was thinking. In order to lead him to speak, Xu Wanzhen accompanied him to learn calligraphy during the day, and patiently told him fairy tales from modern times at night to lull him to sleep. "Pinocchio" and "Snow White" made Xu Wenyu's eyes light up when he heard it, and his temperament also recovered a little lively.