Chapter 89 The jade couch in front of the court at dusk friends came to the silver for the traitor

Autumn courtyard is full of fallen leaves,

Scattered and scattered, the remnants of the sun slanted.

The west wind swept the floor and went out,

Rolling up the dust and blackening.

The widow took a deep breath when she said this, and sighed: "Alas, Ermao, you have followed me for so many years, and my aunt has taught you everything that can teach you, and you will see your cultivation and cultivation later." This person has no end to learning, and there is no end to art. Learning is not difficult, memorization does not require hard work, but comprehension is a matter of ability. Alas! The widow sighed deeply as she spoke, and then said, "Ermao, don't think your aunt is talking badly. You have been with me for so many years, I have observed you no longer observe, you! It's a bit of a stretch to say you're a piece of waste, it's a bit light to say you're useless. Why? The reason is very simple, you are a person, you are a person who is injured and prosperous, a ghost of the Indian owl, powerless than the robbery, and the official killing is not obvious. As the saying goes, you just lack a tutor and lack virtue; More than clever, not enough patience; There is more laziness than diligence. Six relatives are helpless, and friends lack righteousness. The mind is self-conscious, and the extravagance is shallow. Kind-hearted, it is difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Lust is like a wolf, and it is difficult to resist temptation. Alas! What my aunt said is a bit harsh, and you must feel uncomfortable listening to it. But, have you thought about it, these shortcomings of yours are exactly what my aunt is worried about! As she spoke, the widow's face became gloomy, and Zhou Zheng's face and eyes were red, and tears flickered in her eyes.

At this time, Ermao didn't even dare to fart, bowed and sat in front of the widow, didn't dare to raise his head, and his ears were erected.

"Ermao, my aunt knows that you are a filial child, and your heart is good, your parents died early, and you are pitiful and alive until now. Since you followed your aunt, your aunt's life here is simple, and there are no complicated interpersonal relationships. But after the aunt leaves, you will have to go to the social scene. Auntie is worried about you. Child. You're too simple-minded. I'm afraid you'll suffer in the future! As she spoke, tears rolled down her eyes.

There was a deathly silence in the room, and a needle could almost be heard dropping on the floor. After a while, I heard the widow say: "Ermao, my aunt lives this life, there is nothing to worry about, only the future of the eunuch and you makes the aunt feel uneasy." The two of you, one of you is too noble, and the high-ranking officials are overwhelmed. One is that people are cold and cheap, and there is no warm clothes in the streets. One is sitting in a dangerous place in the hall, and the other is displaced. I'm afraid that one day there will be a target on the dangerous road. There is a strong bow in the bumpy line. Ermao! The thought of these aunts' hearts hurts, and it is difficult to sleep and eat. The widow let out a long sigh, lifted the hem of her garment, wiped the tears from her eyes, and raised her head again to look out of the door.

It was pitch black outside the door, except for the faint sound of a dog barking in the distance.

Only then did Ermao dare to raise his head, he looked at the widow and aunt timidly, and muttered in a low voice: "Auntie, you don't have to worry, the eunuchs are smart." has the ability, the more the official becomes bigger and bigger in the future, what can he do. You don't have to worry about my life, I'll leave it alone. As long as you don't starve to death, you can live as long as you want. Auntie, you don't have to worry about it, you just have to worry about recuperation. As long as you have nothing to do. ”

"Alas! Ermao, I know that I can live for a few days, just because my aunt understands it too well. That's why I'm worried, alas, this person, it's better to be confused than to be confused, and I don't want to think about anything when I'm confused, but I can feel at ease. You see, eight out of ten long-lived people have no heart or lungs. This person, the heartless life, the peace of mind life, the ordinary life is the most comfortable. People often say that worrying about getting old faster is not false at all, everyone knows it, and it is often on the lips, but what about it, worrying about people is worrying about people, and being born is worrying about life. The aunt doesn't want to this, the aunt knows that people are old and old, and it's time to rest, but as long as the aunt is free, she always thinks about these things, and when she thinks about it, she worries and feels distressed. Alas, this is fate. The widow said, lifted the placket of her clothes and wiped the corners of her eyes, then looked at Ermao, and said: "Ermao, if the aunt is not there, don't go anywhere, you will live here, and then continue to work with the aunt's livelihood, this livelihood does not look good, but it can provide you with food and clothing, besides, this livelihood is simple, there is no such complicated interpersonal relationship, you are a person!" It's just that the monotonous life is, the better, so that you don't have to get into trouble again. The widow's face sank again as she spoke, and a serious light shone in her eyes. As soon as Ermao touched this light, his heart trembled timidly, and he dared to bow his head quickly.

"Ermao, rest, I'm tired too." The widow squirmed, leaning against the wall with one hand and pressing the table with the other, and struggled to her feet, and then walked with heavy steps to the back room.

Here Ermao watched her aunt enter the house, and she slowly got up and returned to her own house. Lying on the bed, Ermao's ears echoed with the voice of the aunt just now, but his heart was empty, and there was no mood of "the day and the years, and the hatred accumulated", as if he saw a wandering person wandering in the empty street of the city at night, and under the dim light on the road, he saw the figure drifting away and disappearing in the vast sea of buildings. Ermao fell asleep heartlessly after a while.

Then the widow went back to the house, and lay down by the bed, and thought about this and that, and when she thought of her son, she was troubled and did not sleep all night. The next day, Ermao made breakfast and came over to wake her up, and it was already dawn. The widow sat at the head of the bed and felt top-heavy, groggy and without the slightest hunger. So he looked at Ermao with a worried gaze and said: "Auntie is not hungry, you can eat first, I will sit down, and when I feel hungry, I will eat, you go." ”

"Auntie, then you have to get up and take the medicine, right?"

"Bring it here, and I'll sit here and eat."

"You're not brushing your teeth anymore?"

"You go get a bowl of salt water, I'll rinse my mouth."

"Medium, then you wait." Ermao said that, turned around and went out.

After a while, Ermao came in with a bowl in one hand, put the bowl on the bedside table, looked at the widow affectionately and said, "Auntie, you didn't sleep well on the eighth floor last night, and your eyes are swollen." ”

"Alas, I'm getting older, and I'm feeling less. Add to that a lot of thoughts, think about it, think about it, and the night will pass. Alas! Damn it, what can you do if you don't sleep. The widow's eyes turned red again as she spoke. Ermao didn't dare to say anything when he saw it, turned around and went out, and walked to the door before putting down a sentence: "Auntie, you rinse your mouth, drink the medicine and go to sleep, you don't have to get up, you call me when you wake up hungry." I'll bring you the food. The two hairs were afraid of provoking the widow's aunt's sore spot and making the widow sad, so he didn't dare to stand in the house anymore and hurriedly escaped.

Out of the aunt's house, Ermao went to the kitchen to serve food, walked to the door to find a vacant place to squat down and eat. As soon as I took a bite of the bun, I heard a woman's voice: "Look, the door of this laifu aunt is not closed, whose dog came to steal food, eh, and took a big white bun in his mouth." "The speaker has already arrived in front of Ermao. Ermao didn't look up and listened to the voice, and knew that it was Chen Hong. He didn't say anything, he kept his head down and ate by himself.

"Whoa, ignore me. Eat slowly, don't choke to death. Haha..."Chen Hong walked up to Ermao with a smile, stretched out his hand and pressed Ermao. This Ermao was holding the bowl with one hand and was sending porridge to his mouth, and was pressed by Chen Hong, and when the upper tooth socket hit the edge of the bowl, he didn't drink a mouthful of rice, and the bowl splashed a crooked placket.

"You're a granddaughter-in-law, you're eating. What's the trouble," he raised his head and looked at Chen Hong and scolded with a smile: "You granddaughter-in-law is not good, you look at me and get me to eat, you have to wash my clothes later." ”

"Wash. Wash, you take it off. ”

"Take it off and scare you away."

"Babble, babble, just you little bitch. You take it off, see if it can scare me. Haha..."Chen Hong laughed again.

"What are you going to do?" Ermao looked at Chen Hong and asked.

"It's okay, I'm just coming to your house. Why are you eating so late? ”

"Last night, my aunt taught me to learn to tell hexagrams, and I slept late, and I got up late tonight. My aunt hasn't gotten up yet. ”

"Then I'll go in and have a look, you little turtle just squat here to eat, I'll go and see Aunt Fu." Chen Hong turned his head and walked towards the courtyard as he spoke.

Chen Hong entered the courtyard, and shouted before entering the house: "Auntie, auntie hasn't gotten up yet?" ”

"Little Red? Come in, come into the back room. ”

"Eh," Chen Hong entered the back room like a gust of wind in response to the words, looked at the laifu aunt sitting at the head of the bed and asked with a cordial taste of condolences: "Laifu aunt, why don't you get up yet, the sun is getting high, it's not boring?" ”

"No, I just didn't sleep well and my head was a little dizzy."

"Yes, you're old, you have to rest well, and if you don't rest well, you can't get hit. Is this your medicine? Why haven't you drunk it yet? Take a look, look, Ermao's turtle grandson won't give you a bowl of mouthwash, why don't you rinse your mouth after drinking such a bitter medicine. Auntie, you wait, I'll go and bring you a bowl of hot water. Chen Hong said and turned around and went out again.

After a while, Chen Hong came into the house with a bowl of steaming hot tea, looked at the widow and said, "Aunt Laifu, you drink medicine, I will take the bowl out after drinking." ”

"Medium, let's see if it's still bothering you."

"Look at what my aunt said, what is trouble, this little thing is also called trouble, casual things, not troublesome. Drink it, auntie, I'll watch you drink. He smiled at the widow with hot tea in one hand, waiting for the widow to drink the medicine.

The widow looked at Chen Hong, who was very comfortable, smiled knowingly, turned around and took the medicine bowl and drank it. The widow swallowed the bitter potion one by one, her expression was painful, Chen Hong stared at her for fear that the widow would choke and spit it out, and when the widow drank to the bottom of the bowl, Chen Hong grabbed the bowl with one hand and said, "Don't drink it, don't drink it." Rinse your mouth quickly, rinse your mouth quickly. As he spoke, he handed over the hot tea in his other hand.

The widow took the medicine, rinsed her mouth, sat up straight, looked at Chen Hong and smiled kindly: "Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors!" There is still a good neighbor, better than a daughter-in-law. Speaking of which, I have lived with my son for more than a year, and I have not enjoyed the blessing of my daughter-in-law. ”

"Look at what my aunt said, people are everyone's girlfriends, what are we? The loaches in the potholes, let's just work hard. ”

"Alas, what a lady, this person, filial piety is born, not in your birthplace, nor in the level of learning. It is a child who is filial to his parents and is born in a famous family, and he still respects his mother like a mother, and a child who is not filial is born in a poor family and does not know filial piety. Filial piety is not in your noble background, but only in your life. You don't understand it either, this person! The word filial piety is hidden in the eight characters of the day, and the filial piety and faithfulness of the people who are in the soil are innate, and filial piety is not cultivated, and the level of the door, the size of the knowledge has nothing to do with it. Alas! Don't say anything, get up, Xiaohong, come, serve me. As she spoke, the widow grabbed Chen Hong's hand and moved to the bedside, and Chen Hong hurriedly put her body forward and helped the widow get dressed with both hands.

When Chen Hong helped the widow out of the house and sat on a small stool in the hall, Ermao also ate and walked in.

As soon as they were seated, someone outside the gate shouted, "Is there anyone at home?" When Ermao heard this, he hurriedly got up and greeted him.

After a while, I saw a group of people walking in, and there was a woman in her thirties walking in front of her, and I saw that the woman was brightly dressed and carrying a small satchel.

"Eh, this county magistrate's house is really hard to find, fortunately we found someone in your county to lead the way, otherwise it would be really difficult to find, who are you from their family?"

"I'm the eunuch and his brother." Just listen to Ermao's answer.

"Eh, fortunately, fortunately, didn't you say that County Magistrate Zhu has a brother?"

"I don't want to have an uncle!" A person next to him answered, and there was a strange meaning in his words.

"Ahh That is, if you look at my mouth, I just can't speak. ”

As he spoke, several people had already entered the hall. I saw that the woman looked at the widow and Chen Hong, hesitated for a moment, stared at the widow and then walked a few steps briskly forward, squatted down, grabbed the widow's joy and said, "This must be Aunt Zhu." Auntie, we are colleagues of County Magistrate Zhu, I heard that your old man is not in good health, so we came to see you. The woman said like a cannonball, and the widow raised her face to look at the person who came, and said expressionlessly: "Alas, come and see, thousands of miles, this is not trouble!" ”

"No trouble, no trouble." The woman smiled and said, "Auntie, we should do our part to see your old man, your old man doesn't think we are too late." Auntie, you can't blame us! County Magistrate Zhu didn't let us come, but we stole it behind his back. Auntie, let me introduce you," the woman was about to help the widow up as she spoke, Chen Hong hurriedly walked to the other side of the small table, reached out and grabbed the widow's other arm to help the widow up.

"This is our Director Xing, named Xing Hui. It's a special trip to visit your elderly. The middle-aged woman smiled and pointed to a middle-aged man, and then pointed to an older man with a big belly and said, "This is Deputy County Magistrate Hao, called Hao Shouqian." It was County Magistrate Zhu's colleagues who assisted County Magistrate Zhu in his work. This is the director of the Housing Bureau, the real estate priest. I won't introduce the others one by one, they are all subordinates and colleagues of County Magistrate Zhu. Auntie, my name is Qian Zhuang and I am the assistant to County Magistrate Zhu, and everyone calls me Secretary Qian. A few of us came to see you today, and your old man is in good health! ”

"Good, good! Alas, this is a trouble for coming all the way to see me! ”

"No trouble, no trouble." As he spoke, he withdrew his body to the side, and saw the older man step forward and grab the widow's hand, and said with a smile: "Old lady, I heard that you are not in good health, and I said a long time ago to come to see you, you are busy with work, but you can't spare time, today is Sunday, so I took a few of them to visit you." First, we should do what our colleagues should do, and the relatives of leading cadres are also ordinary people, so they should also be concerned, and this care is also a matter of responsibility. Second, it is also for the county magistrate Zhu to do his filial piety, the county magistrate Zhu has every opportunity, the old mother is not in good health but can not be filial piety by her side, as a colleague to take time out to see the old man is right. Old woman, look at your good complexion, why do you still have shortcomings? Do you need to go to the hospital for a check-up? So saying, he tilted his head sideways and looked at the widow with inquiring eyes.

"There is no shortage, no shortage, nothing is missing. I went to the hospital just a few days ago, so I don't need to check it. (To be continued......)