Chapter 086: The Old Man
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On the eve of leaving, Mo Xiaohe stayed by Li's side, listening to his mother's teaching the way of being a woman, the ancients had a lot of rules, and they bound people in a cage in a cage. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
When you go out, you have to care more about your words and deeds, Li has been talking about the middle of the night, every time she says a word, Mo Xiaohe nodded, and when Li said that her mouth was dry and she wanted to drink water, her daughter lay down on the bed in a "big" shape and fell asleep.
This sleeping position is really unsightly, Li shook his head helplessly, helped his daughter cover the quilt, and quietly withdrew after turning off the lights.
Mo Xiaohe had already made up for her sleep during the day, and the chaotic biological clock made her think that she would lose sleep all night, but the experience taught by the Li family was better than the calming Great Compassion Mantra, which made her sleep until dawn all night.
Gu Zheng had already made preparations, fed the horses with forage, and waited for breakfast to go on the road
"Son-in-law, Xiaohe will be handed over to you, she was pampered by us, and she doesn't know the rules, if there is something bad to do, you will take care of it."
Li Shi held an oil-paper bag containing Mo Xiaohe's favorite roast duck legs, and he was reluctant.
"Mother, husband will take care of me."
Pity the hearts of parents in the world, Mo Xiaohe thought, even her mother will say soft things to others, for fear that she will be bullied in the Gu family, this trick is to retreat into advance, on the surface it is to say that she is not sensible, but in fact, Li wants to tell Gu Zheng, you are not the first day you met my daughter, how to do it.
Gu Zheng nodded, silently prepared a cushion and put it in the carriage, and the two of them went all the way out of the village under the eyes of the clan.
After the year, businessmen from the south to the north gathered in Yingchuan, almost all of the shops on both sides of the street were medicinal herbs, and there were also merchants selling medicine on the street stalls, the price was lower than that in the shops, and the condition was good.
"Brother Gu, why did the carriage stop?"
After a habit of being called, Mo Xiaohe was too lazy to change it, and her mother repeatedly told her before going out that she must pay attention to her personal image, so as not to be said.
Mo Xiaohe doesn't care, just because she came out, she wants to be free, as for what others think, what do you say, what's the matter with her? Life is just a few decades, and the most important thing is to be comfortable alive.
Sitting alone in the wide carriage, Mo Xiaohe collapsed without the slightest image, as soon as the windows were closed, the car was dim, and he could fall asleep in a daze for a while.
"Stop and buy some pills."
Gu Zheng entered one of the shops, and soon held a few small porcelain bottles in his hands, and the two of them went out to bring herbs on the road, and the pills were much more convenient, just take them with water.
Treat wind and cold, stomach trouble, motion sickness, and some are configured in Lao Langzhong, specifically for water and soil adaptation.
The climate of Dayue Beidi and Dawu is very different, and the diet is salty, and he is worried that his wife will not accept the soil and get sick.
Along the way, Mo Xiaohe discovered an interesting thing.
The Da Yue people and the Da Wu people, in some respects, have the same aesthetics, for example, men pity the weak as a white lotus, a gentle woman who speaks softly and slowly, and a woman likes a scholarly temperament, elegant and elegant little white face.
The first beauty in Dayue is the queen mother Mo Yan, and the first beautiful man is the emperor Wan Qi Yuling, the two fairy couples, which is a good story in the eyes of the people of Dayue.
Mo Xiaohe and Gu Zheng rested at the tea shop in the afternoon, and happened to listen to a short period of legends about the emperor and queen, including royal secrets.
"Nonsense!"
Mo Xiaohe listened to a few words, the more the storyteller said, the more unreliable he became, what queen mother fell from the sky, she had wings on her body at that time, and she was favored by the victorious emperor, and she was shocked.
Why don't you say that the person fell and hit the ground with his face? This is for fun, right? Unexpectedly, the people around nodded their heads frequently, listened with relish, and echoed a few words from time to time.
The Mo family has codex written by the queen mother for many years, which is basically related to autopsy and autopsy, so Mo Xiaohe guessed that before this great lady crossed over, she must have been a female forensic doctor. The psychological quality is excellent, otherwise she would not be the only one in the emperor's harem, and she was not labeled as a jealous woman, the world only said that the emperor and the queen were immortal couples, and others could not insert it at all.
"Hey, brother, take care of your
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Gu Zheng and Mo Xiaohe stood up and prepared to leave, but the bearded man sitting next to them endured and endured, he couldn't hold it back, and said to Gu Zheng, "If this is my mother-in-law, a few big-eared shavers will fan it!" ā
Mo Xiaohe was blocked by a big thick black hand, and said in surprise, "Are you talking to my husband?" ā
"Guys talk, what are you talking about?"
The bearded man glared at Mo Xiaohe, and said bitterly to Gu Zheng, "Just now the storyteller said that the emperor and queen have a deep affection for the plaice, just your lady, not only did not applaud, but also looked disdainful!" ā
The legend of the emperor, they have heard it countless times, but they can't hear it enough, the emperor and the army are personally recruited, the queen mother has repeatedly solved strange cases, and so on, they can listen to small stories for three days and three nights.
Mo Xiaohe couldn't get angry, she was just surprised, she didn't hear that Da Yue still had this regulation, and when she heard about the deeds of the emperor, she had to sing praises together.
Looking at these men, whether they are scholars or ordinary people, they are in a unified posture, clapping their hands and grinning, like the silly son of the village chief next door, on the other hand, looking at their husbands, their expressionless appearance is really much more pleasing to the eye.
"Brother, my brother kindly told you that you can't get used to it, you can't get used to it, you don't fight for three days, go to the house to uncover the tiles, it's just half an hour, you are handing water, and you are taking cakes, your lady is only responsible for opening her mouth, how can there be this!"
The bearded man really can't stand it, a dignified husband, why bother without a wife, even if he looks ugly, it's nothing, spend more dowry, and he can get back the beautiful girl.
When you are away from home, more things are better than less things, and there is a quarrel here, which quickly attracts everyone's attention. Mo Xiaohe was speechless, she must have gone out without reading the yellow calendar, she didn't cause trouble, but she couldn't stand someone taking the initiative to find fault.
"You're not me."
Gu Zheng took out a cleanly washed handkerchief, Mo Xiaohe took it, wiped the corners of his mouth knowingly, and the light in his eyes flowed. My husband has always taken the usual path, if he is in the mind of unexpected people, I am afraid that he will not be able to survive a long time.
The people of Dawu were too harsh to him, but their appearance did not meet their aesthetics, so they were treated as monsters.
In all fairness, Mo Xiaohe prefers Da Yue, everyone has a love for beauty, but Da Yue people are much better, at least Gu Zheng went out and was not pointed at.
"Has my lady eaten a grain of rice from your house?"
Gu Zheng looked at the beard with cold eyes, and the other party suddenly shivered and shook his head honestly.
"So, what's the matter?"
After finishing speaking, Gu Zheng punched perfectly, hitting the bearded nostrils with blood, opening and closing his mouth, which was disrespectful to Mo Xiaohe, and he had already shown mercy to his subordinates.
In that instant, Mo Xiaohe immediately turned into a peachy eye, and her husband shot cleanly and neatly, so handsome! The bearded man had no power to fight back, grinning in pain.
It was just a little nosebleed, and the bearded man himself was not seriously hurt, so he should be punished for being nosy and cheap.
"Brother Gu, in the future, in public, I will pour the tea myself."
No wonder Niang Li said to pay attention to the influence, there are really unpleasant guardians who take the initiative to find fault, if you meet a pedantic old pedant, you may want to talk to her about the three obedience and four virtues of women.
"It's okay, the wound on your hand hasn't healed yet
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Gu Zheng opened the door of the carriage, opened the curtain, and waited for Mo Xiaohe to sit in the carriage before returning to the position in front of the horse.
This excuse made Mo Xiaohe's face full of black lines, the wound medicine in the clan was very good, the scabs on her hands had fallen off, leaving the newly grown tender meat, where had it not healed?
After coming out for two days, they hurried during the day, and at night, the two of them looked for an inn nearby where they could play sharp, and the sky was just dawning, and they set off again.
Sitting in the carriage by herself, Mo Xiaohe was not bored at all, she took the booklets she bought along the way and flipped through them, occasionally did needlework, and chatted with her husband who was driving.
Helplessly, Gu Zheng didn't talk much, most of the time he listened to her chatter, sometimes the two of them didn't speak, just looked at the scenery along the way, but they were not cold at all.
All the way to the north, after two spring rains in a row, Mo Xiaohe took off the jacket and put it back on.
It has arrived in the spring of March, the city along the way has just a little spring breath, the branches are green, the grass and trees grow tender buds, there are often large families passing by the carriage of the official road, I want to go to the place where the mountains and rivers are beautiful not far away.
The two of them were in a hurry, and they barely stopped to rest, and Mo Xiaohe was infected with the wind chill a few days ago, so it was a bit serious.
"I took the pill and soon it was fine."
The old lady of the Gu family waited for him to go back to see him for the last time, if it was known that she was sick on the road and had not met yet, it would leave a very bad impression on her in-laws.
Mo Xiaohe endured it, her body was already crumbling, she had always been in good health, but she was a little afraid of cold in winter, the temperature was repeated along the way, and she was not accustomed to the water and soil, so she launched a high fever.
"Be obedient, see that it may rain again this day, let's rest for a day."
Gu Zheng saw that his little lady's cheeks were hot, redder than cooked shrimp, and he complained to himself in his heart, it was all his negligence.
In fact, Gu Zheng can't be blamed, the pills he bought for Mo Xiaohe to treat wind and cold, there are several herbs in it, and the Mo family's secret recipe breast enhancement decoction is a bit of a collision, so Mo Xiaohe secretly concealed it and did not take the wind and cold medicine.
It is worthy of being a secret recipe, after only drinking it for a few days, Mo Xiaohe felt that her face was more flushed than before, and her chest was sometimes sore and sore, and she didn't notice any changes a few days ago, just yesterday, when she lowered her head inadvertently, she opened the button on her chest.
If the secret recipe is passed on, it will definitely make a lot of money, and the effect should not be too good.
Not far ahead, several carriages were parked, because of the rain, a landslide occurred, and the road in front was blocked by rocks, and the officers and soldiers were cleaning up and temporarily closed to traffic.
At this time, Mo Xiaohe had no reason to refuse, Gu Zheng turned his horse's head, and relied on his memory to find the small village he was familiar with.
"Brother Gu, have you been here before?"
Along a small road, the carriage walked for half an hour before a small village could be faintly visible.
It was the time of dinner, and there were few people in the village, and the chimneys of every house were smoking.
"I've been walking darts before, and I've passed by once."
After entering the village, Gu Zheng drove the carriage and found the people in the village who were familiar with the village.
The yard of the house is fenced, there are only three adobe houses, and a few hens in the yard are leisurely pecking around
An old lady with gray hair took a bowl, walked out of the stove, saw a stranger at the door, squinted her eyes and looked at it for a long time, and then she was uncertain, "Is it Gu Xiaozi?" ā
After all these years, the signature scar on his face is still there, and it is very recognizable.
"Aunt Zhang, it's me."
The door was quickly opened, and the old lady excitedly shouted to the upper room, "Old man, look at it, who is coming, hurry up and kill the chicken!" ā
This family's house is dilapidated, and there is a huge crack in the wall, it seems that life is not rich, and it is estimated that the only thing in the family that can handle it is these few chickens.
Mo Xiaohe knows how important a chicken is to poor families, especially hens laying eggs, eggs can be exchanged for many things, and they are also necessary for family relations in the village.
"Brother Gu, don't let the eldest lady be busy."
Mo Xiaohe opened the window wider, revealing his whole face.
The old lady looked very excited, and looked at Mo Xiaohe with a smile, "Gu boy, whose daughter is this, she looks so handsome!" ā
At this time, an old man in rags came out of the upper room, and after seeing Gu Zheng, his eyes flashed with tears, and he stood in place excitedly, unable to say a word, and it took a long time to find his voice, "Gu boy, why are you here?" ā
"You like to eat your aunt's fried peanuts with skin, half an acre is planted at home, and a lot of them are fried every year, keep them for you, and wait until they sprout ......"
As soon as the old man came up, he was sensational, affectionate, Mo Xiaohe could feel the concern of the two old men, her heart was a little sour, and tears flashed in her eyes, she seemed to see the persistence of the two old men, and the hope of waiting.
"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, this is my mother."
Gu Zheng helped Uncle Zhang, his face was much more relaxed, he promised that after the second elder got married, he would bring his wife back to have a look, and now he finally fulfilled the agreement.
"Your lady's head is a little hot, hurry up and get less hot water, wipe your body, and sweat."
After the eldest lady finished speaking, she quickly patted her head and walked into the house, and the old man didn't say much, took out the rusty machete from the stove, and picked up his old hen, which was vigorous, no worse than the young man's skills.
Feeling Mo Xiaohe's hesitation, Gu Zheng touched her head, the reason why she was desperately rushing a few days ago was to spare two days to take her to see the second elder.
"It's a long story."
Gu Zheng wandered around, walked through the dart, and inadvertently rescued Uncle Zhang, who went up the mountain to chop firewood and was chased by a blind bear.
Uncle Zhang is old, he is definitely not the opponent of the blind bear, and he will soon be pounced on him, and at the last moment, it was Gu Zheng who stepped forward and fought with the blind bear with his bare hands, and there was a deep wound on his back, which was left at that time.
After killing the blind bear, he saw that Uncle Zhang and the eldest mother were lonely, so he was afraid that the most valuable bear skin, bear bile, would be given to the second elder, so that they could use the silver in exchange for their old age.
Aunt Zhang was pregnant when she was young, but she was beaten by her evil mother-in-law, and when she was five months old, she had a miscarriage and lost the fetus, which hurt her body ever since.
Uncle Zhang was angry, and took Aunt Zhang to split the family, only got two broken grass houses, and did not leave a penny of silver, and the couple really lived a hard life for several years
Aunt Zhang is a strong person, unwilling to accept the kindness of others, and the two have no children, and their lives are bitter.
The silver obtained from selling bear skins and bear bile back then was pressed by Aunt Zhang at the bottom of the box and did not move, waiting for Gu Zheng to get married, she and the old man could help a little.
Mo Xiaohe nodded, and glanced at her husband, there is such a relationship, I don't know how to say it earlier.
"Uncle killed the chicken, and when we leave, we will make up for it."
It's hard to be gracious, if you don't let the second elder kill the chicken, they will be sad, Mo Xiaohe can see that the second elder is sincere, and he also treats Gu Zheng as a relative.
"That's what I mean, it's just that the house is shabby, and I wronged you at night."
Gu Zheng was reluctant to let his wife suffer a little grievance, but no matter how bad the house was, it could be more comfortable than a carriage.
Before it was dark, he tied up straw and exchanged some glutinous rice, water and mud with copper plates with his neighbors to renovate the house.
"Gu boy, you can rest for a while, how can I keep you busy just after I came!"
The uncle killed the chicken, wiped his hands, and shouted below with full of energy.
Although Mo Xiaohe was a little hot, she didn't sit in the carriage and watch, she loaded the only few snacks and the bacon in the car, put them in the stove, and helped the eldest lady cook together.
"Girl, you are a great blessing, the eldest mother has lived for so many years, and you can see people."
Aunt Zhang neatly chopped vegetables, found out the dried grass mushrooms that the family was reluctant to eat, and prepared to stew her own little hen to nourish the two of them.
"Gu Xiaozi is not handsome, but he has a good heart, if it weren't for him, I might not be alive now."
Aunt Zhang said, her eyes wet, back then, Gu Zheng really used her life to save people, and finally died of serious injuries.
"Yes, my husband saved me, so I made a promise."
Mo Xiaohe helped scrub the chicken nuggets and squeeze out the blood water, so that the smell of fish could be reduced when the soup was boiled. She told her aunt about the process of getting to know Gu Zheng, and the aunt clapped her hands again and again.
"I know that he is so righteous, and he must find a handsome lady."
Gu Zheng's rescue shook the village, and even the daughter of the village chief's family secretly promised him, but the village chief's daughter had already decided on someone's family, so Aunt Zhang didn't match it.
And what else is there? Mo Xiaohe had never heard him talk about it, perhaps, he didn't know it himself. She doesn't feel jealous, on the contrary, she is happy for him, this world, and people who understand.
Mo Xiaohe stood at the door of the stove, looking down at the bowl of warm water in his hand, no one at the eldest mother's house came to the door on weekdays, and there was no tea foam for the guests, so he finally scraped a layer under the sugar jar and made a bowl of sugar water for Gu Zheng.
"Husband, you can drink saliva first."
Mo Xiaohe tossed a little, sweating a little, but it was much more comfortable, she found a cloth towel, put the bowl on the windowsill, and stood on tiptoe to help Gu Zheng wipe the sweat beads on her forehead.
He is always like this, he talks less, does more, can't be idle, and doesn't like to invite credit, Mo Xiaohe feels very sorry for him, but he loves him deeply.