"Dad, thank you, I will always be grateful to you for fulfilling me today, and I will pray for you to live a long life. Zhang Mei hugged Zhang Jieyuan's legs from behind, "You will always be my father, you were, you are, and you will be in the future, I feel very happy to have you as a father, and I have not lived in vain in this life." ”

"Hurry up. Zhang Jieyuan turned around and helped Zhang Mei with both hands, and enlightened her seriously, "A good man is indeed hard to find, but don't waste your beautiful youth, especially your life, in vain because of an impossible man." ”

"I will remember your repentance, and you can rest assured that my daughter will live this life well. Dad, you are getting older and older, and you will work hard all the way back to your hometown, and the burden of life for a large family is also very heavy, don't exhaust yourself, take good care. Leaving Zhang Jieyuan and her family, Zhang Mei is more reluctant, but she has already made her choice.

Zhang Jieyuan passed the word, and set off tomorrow as usual and rushed back to his hometown. Zhang Mei stayed in the capital to take care of the family, Peng Lingkong also stayed, taking care of each other, since she wanted to worship him as a teacher, he gave him to her, which was also regarded as a recognition and help to her.

Peng Lingkong himself did not disagree, he was very willing to stay in the capital to settle down, no longer running around, and living by Zhang Mei's side, "I'm old, I can't walk anymore, just wait for death in the capital." ”

Zhang Mei's maid naturally stayed, she was where she was, and she was always the one who waited for her.

Zhang Mei, and her maids, as well as Peng Lingkong, are old, women are women, Zhang Jieyuan is really not at ease, and left her two reliable young people, and barely enough money to live for a few years. After all, after Xiao Hanlu took away most of the family's wealth, there was not much at his disposal, and it was a long way to go back to his hometown, and it would take money to eat and live along the way;

"If you need anything and don't live well, go back to your hometown, or ask someone to go back to your hometown to report to me, and I will do my best. Zhang Jieyuan patted Zhang Mei's shoulder, "You are my good daughter." ”

Zhang Mei finally has a home and a feeling of dependence, and this feeling was given to her by Zhang Jieyuan. There are no regrets and worries in this life, only the thoughts, yearnings and infinite reverie of Xiao Baojuan remain.

In the dead of night, Brother Zhang deliberately came to Zhang Mei alone and talked to her alone, "Even if you know each other, stay in the capital and don't go back to your hometown with us, otherwise you won't harm our family for the rest of your life." ”

Zhang Mei hasn't opened her mouth yet, the maid first criticized Brother Zhang, his words and deeds are too vicious, she has been recognized and cared for by Zhang Jieyuan, but he is still lingering and refuses to understand, she really can't stand it, and wants to stand up for her, "How can you talk to your eldest sister." ”

"You're a subordinate, what are you, don't intervene. "Brother Zhang still has the temper of a dignitary and noble family.

The maid was so choked that she couldn't answer, she was too angry with Brother Zhang, but he must be the master, the eldest grandson of the Zhang family, and his status was very important, so he could only look at Zhang Mei for help.

Zhang Mei sat there as quietly as water, she could see that Brother Zhang was just Zhang Jieyuan when she was young, thinking that his father completely isolated her back then, and did not let her come into contact with others, she was still alive and well;

"What is your relationship with that demon? Don't bring that demon and hurt our whole family, I warn you. Brother Zhang pointed to Zhang Mei's face.

You can't just say nothing, let Brother Zhang come to Hu, Zhang Mei doesn't allow Brother Zhang to slander Xiao Baojuan, her life-saving benefactor, and the person she likes, "Are you usually like this, and you don't have any respect? How did I 'scourge' my family, all this you have experienced, whether it is glory and wealth, or ruin, you can only go back to your hometown to settle down, and you were once arrested in the prison of Dali Temple, does it have anything to do with me? It was Xiao Enren who saved my life twice, and you didn't help me, and you still wanted to kill me." If you say he's a demon and he hurts you because of it, don't blame me for not being able to help you. ”

Brother Zhang was so frightened that he looked around, and he couldn't see any signs of that man with a compelling bearing, but he still didn't dare to take it lightly, and stopped talking nonsense to slander him, he saw him disappear quietly with his own eyes, and at the same time took Zhang Mei away, presumably he could also appear quietly.

Brother Zhang was just frightened by Zhang Mei, how could Xiao Baojuan show up and punish him because of the misunderstanding of the mortal world and the lack of morality. His appearance was exactly what Zhang Mei expected, but unfortunately this expectation could only be disappointed.

"It's your father who spoiled you. I won't steal your limelight and become a threat to you, you are still the eldest young master of our Zhang family, and everyone relies on you. However, I advise you that sooner or later you will hit a wall and your head will be broken, and you will learn to be truly mature yourself. I don't blame you for being rude today, you can behave yourself in the future, you can go. Zhang Mei was worried, for the current Brother Zhang, she knew that she couldn't do anything and couldn't help him.

Brother Zhang couldn't understand Zhang Mei's kindness and hard work, he hated her teaching people as the eldest sister and benefactor, "Hmph." He had already finished speaking, and in order not to cause trouble, since she had sent him away, he would not linger any longer, and it would be better to leave the presence of this woman who had dealings with the supernatural as well.

Zhang Mei looked at Brother Zhang's departing back blankly, her expression was solemn, her brows were tightly locked, and she said to the maid: "I'm only worried about my eldest brother, he should suffer a lot in the future, but I can't help him with anything." ”

"The eldest young master is a man, he has married a wife and had children, as the eldest son and eldest grandson, the hope of the future of the whole family is pinned on him, he needs to take on the responsibility of the family, he must let him grow up by himself, otherwise he will never grow up. There are so many people in the family to serve and take care of them, and when they return to their hometown, they have a big yard and a large piece of land, and their lives should be passable. The eldest lady should think more about our own lives. "Staying in the capital, Zhang Mei is lonely and helpless, how can she take care of others.

The next day, Zhang Mei sent Zhang Jieyuan's family out of the capital. In response to Zhang Mei's plea, Zhang Jieyuan and his entourage specially came to Mrs. Zhang's grave to inform her that their father and daughter recognized and reconciled, and also said goodbye to her, "You gave birth to a good daughter." ”

Mrs. Zhang gave birth to Zhang Mei, raised and took care of her for many years, and let her escape from the Zhang family privately.

Since some go back to their hometowns and some continue to stay in the capital, they always have to separate, it is a long farewell, and it is likely to be a farewell. In the end, Zhang Mei knelt down to see Zhang Jieyuan leave the capital, and watched him and the whole family return to their hometown with Mrs. Zhang's coffin, until they could no longer be seen. [.]