Chapter 080: Chong Xi
This night, Mo Xiaohe's mood was like a roller coaster, up and down, always feeling that Gu Zheng was deliberately keeping a distance from her, and he didn't even have the action of hugging, and covered all the quilts left by Xu Yanhui on her. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
She didn't take the initiative, she began to be arrogant when she was naked, anyway, she didn't know how to face him, she just pretended to sleep, she never felt that time was so long, I really hope that as soon as I open my eyes, it will be dawn.
After a long wait, the sky finally turned white, Mo Xiaohe got up from the ground with dark circles under her eyes, and she found that Gu Zheng had already boiled hot water.
In the time before dawn, she was dazed and didn't hear any sound.
"Come on, wash your face first."
Gu Zheng brought the basin to Mo Xiaohe, and then lifted a delicate pot from the open space and put it on the shelf.
The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward, and they didn't communicate too much, but they cooperated quite tacitly.
"Ah, brother-in-law, is breakfast ready?"
Xu Yan yawned back, followed by Ah Hua, and the master and servant both looked like they hadn't woken up.
"There is good minced meat in the car, add it to the porridge, and you can smell the aroma of the meat after a while."
The conditions of the cave are simple, Xu Yanhui has always been pampered, find a vacant space, Ah Hua put on the mat, he shook the hem of his clothes, and sat on the ground.
Brother-in-law...... This title seems to be a bit suspicious of being familiar with himself, but Mo Xiaohe did not stop it.
For breakfast, Gu Zheng was busy alone, roasting two freshly beaten pheasants, making a pot of meat porridge, accompanied by several crystal clear side dishes.
Xu Yan gobbled back, not caring about the image at all, and finally Gu Zheng made a move, barely keeping a chicken leg and a chicken wing.
After the meal, the group embarked on the return journey, and walked for nearly three hours before reaching the nearest city.
Mo Xiaohe's throat and eyes were dry, she almost didn't sleep all night, she just wanted to find a clean place to make up for sleep.
"Xiaohe, you're scared to death, just come back, just come back."
As soon as the back door of the yamen opened, Li rushed out as soon as possible, looked Mo Xiaohe up and down, and saw that she had a white cloth wrapped around her fingers, and was startled, "What's wrong?" β
"Mother, it's okay."
Xu Yanhui still had a little conscience, and did not tell the clansmen about the frightened horses, only saying that there were many mountain bandits, and they split up to avoid and accidentally separated.
Mo Xiaohe hurriedly comforted the Li family, "Mother, it was just a small hole cut by a stone." β
Gu Zheng sacrificed himself to save him, the wound on his back was deeper, and when she helped him with medicine, his heart was trembling, his skin was open, and it hurt a lot, but he didn't blink his brows, he was really an iron-beaten man.
The Mo family has an industry in the city, and the shopkeeper is very dedicated, sending food and food, and using silver to dot the county master, and the Mo family is well taken care of.
In view of the mountain bandit incident on the road, the shopkeeper of the Mo family was not at ease, so he invited a team of dart masters to be guards.
I heard that the mountain bandits near the border are rampant, wandering to commit crimes, and there is more than one group of people, the mountain bandits are ferocious, killing people without blinking, although it is only a few days away from Yingchuan, but this road is precisely the most difficult to walk.
Along the way, the wind and food slept in the open, the car was tired, and there were many frightes, the old fifth grandfather in the clan was sick in bed and needed to recuperate for two days.
Lang Zhong went to see a doctor and shook his head again and again, the old lady's body was losing a lot, and she was afraid that time was running out.
The Mo family was gloomy, but she didn't dare to tell the truth to the old lady, the family can produce a promising scholar, recognizing her ancestors and returning to her ancestors is her greatest wish, and the old lady who wants to be strong all her life will not be able to close her eyes if she doesn't see the scene of returning to the family.
"Dad, the family was so poor back then, the milk survived, I heard that Yingchuan is the main production area of Dayue medicinal materials, and there are miracle doctors everywhere, in case we can get a thousand-year-old ginseng Ganoderma lucidum or something, so that the milk can continue to live."
The low pressure at home made Mo Xiaohe very lonely, although she didn't have much affection with the old lady, and even when it came to marrying Gu Zheng, her grandmother did everything possible to obstruct it, but after all, she was an elder, and there were always times when she was confused, she shouldn't hold grudges.
"Millennial ginseng Ganoderma lucidum, how can it be so easy to get."
Mo Jingshan shook his head, the loss of organs in his body is just a matter of surviving, and even immortals can't heal him.
More than 20 years ago, the queen mother once got a thousand-year-old ginseng, but for so many years, ginseng should have been used to the fullest, even if there is, it is treasured in the palace, and it is far from quenching thirst.
"No matter what, I have to let your grandmother see the day she returns."
Life and death have fate, wealth is in the sky, in the face of life and death, people always seem powerless, because it is impossible to escape death.
"Xiaohe, Dad wants to discuss something with you."
Mo Jingshan asked Mo Xiaohe to sit opposite, and took the initiative to pour her a cup of hot tea, "Your grandmother still has a wish, I want to see the children and grandchildren of the Mo family get married." β
It stands to reason that the first person in the family to marry is Mo Daya, but unfortunately it is difficult to say, in order to get married, she has left the family, and she will not be a member of the Mo family in the future.
The only people of this generation who are of the right age are Mo Huaiyuan and Mo Xiaohe.
"If your milk goes, your juniors will keep filial piety for a year."
For one year, it is forbidden to marry, unless they marry in the midst of filial piety, that is, within one month after the death of the elder.
The customs and etiquette are like this, but generally getting married in filial piety will be somewhat looked down upon, unless the family affair really can't be dragged on.
"Dad, do you mean to let me marry Brother Gu?"
Mo Xiaohe bit her lip, took out her handkerchief and twisted it, although she had always wanted to live with Gu Zheng, she didn't want to leave her father and mother so soon, and she was not mentally prepared.
In addition, in order to get married, it was too hasty, Gu Zheng hadn't seen his biological father and mother yet, and it seemed that it was not good if he didn't notify him. Although his father and mother have no nurturing grace for him, the blood relationship is continuous, and she hopes to be recognized by the other party and enter a blessed marriage.
"Your birthday hasn't arrived, and you haven't been in time yet, what's the hurry?"
At this moment, Mo Jingshan was shocked, he stood up, walked around in place, and looked at his daughter seriously, but he couldn't see joy in her eyes, only a heavy look of worry.
Li has said many times before that the girl and Orion are too close, and the woman is not staying, but now that I look at it, it may be a misunderstanding.
"Doesn't Grandma want someone to get married?"
Mo Xiaohe was confused, Daddy wasn't talking about her, was he talking about Big Brother Mo Huaiyuan? She has already decided to marry, and she only needs to pick an auspicious day of the zodiac to get married, but the eldest brother has not yet decided to marry!
"So Dad asks you what you think, what do you think of Miss Xu?"
Li didn't like Xu Yanhui very much, but seeing that his son Mo Huaiyuan was always shy when he saw Miss Xu, he should be attracted by beauty and his love was just beginning.
If the Xu family didn't make an excessively rude request, the Mo family would approve of Xu Yan returning to the door.
"I haven't seen anyone better looking than him so far."
Mo Xiaohe always felt that something was wrong, how could her father find her to find out the news, didn't she have the idea of Xu Yanhui? Don't!
I don't know how to answer, just talk about her appearance, this is obvious to everyone, she is telling the truth.
"Miss Xu took the initiative to take the maid to look for you, and your mother's impression of him changed."
A pure heart, not hiding behind a man when encountering things, a bit of the old Mo family's daughter-in-law.
Mo Xiaohe was so blocked by her father's words that she couldn't say anything, if it weren't for Xu Yanhui hiding in the carriage and not coming out, would the mountain bandits be able to catch her and Gu Zheng and not let go? Don't hide behind a man, because he has a carriage, and besides, he's a gentleman himself.
"Dad, although Grandma hopes that some of our juniors can get married, but the twisted melon is not sweet, you have to ask the eldest brother's opinion."
Mo Jingshan is very open-minded, but when it comes to the safety of his relatives, he may be confused.
However, in the end, it still can't save life, usually the bride is scolded for being a lonely star, Ke Daddy, Ke Fu Kezi, was beaten and scolded, and lived a miserable life ever since.
"Ask him for his opinion? What can he say? β
Mo Jingshan blew his beard and glared, this is an opportunity to fulfill his filial piety, there may not be one in the future, he must get married, and besides, didn't he Mo Huaiyuan pick up the hydrangea himself? Then Miss Xu is responsible, people have followed all the way so far, and they have helped the Mo family a lot, and it is a matter of time before they get married.
Mo Xiaohe rubbed the corners of her forehead, unable to speak, she suddenly found that his father's elbow was turned out, standing on Xu Yanhui's side.
At night, the old lady of the Mo family vomited blood, and passed out for the first time, Lang Zhong invited three or four, but they couldn't do anything about it.
If you are out of the house, you should create a good coffin, shroud, funeral goods, paper horses, etc., so as not to make people breathe and be in a hurry.
Mo Xiaohe was awakened, went to the kitchen to boil hot water, put the water at the door, and glanced through the curtain.
I haven't seen it for two days, my hair is mostly white, there are deep furrows under the corners of my eyes, my face is as pale as paper, my lips are no longer bloody, and I am frowning in pain.
is also a relative, her grandmother, facing life and death, Mo Xiaohe is not a taste in her heart.
The night is as cool as water.
She lost her sleepiness and sat sadly on the wooden swing in the backyard of the yamen.
It was pitch black on the canopy, there was not a single star, only a large tree not far away, hanging with a dim lamp, casting a circle of light and shadow on the ground.
Suddenly, she felt the swing swaying, and soon, she was flying into the air.
From low to high, Mo Xiaohe tightly grasped the ropes on both sides, closed his eyes, and felt the cold wind and the feeling of flying.
Swinging is really a good way to make the mood happy, and those troubles seem to be blown away by the wind.
The swing swayed slowly, and finally stopped, Mo Xiaohe turned around and saw Gu Zheng standing silently on the edge of the swing, he stretched out his big hand and tightened the rope.
Under the dim light, half of Gu Zheng's face was hidden in the darkness, only the outline of half of his face was revealed, with sharp and angular edges, sharp and deep eyes, and his whole body exuded an aura that made people feel oppressed.
For him like this, Mo Xiaohe suddenly felt a little unfamiliar, but he could accept it, he should have many sides.
"I don't know how to comfort you, because I've never faced a scene like this."
Gu Zheng is like an outsider, telling his story, including the days when he was adopted by Orion, abandoned, wandering around, and the family affection that blood is thicker than water, he doesn't seem to have experienced much, and people gradually become cold.
"There is no need to comfort, people are born, old, sick and die."
Mo Xiaohe smiled bitterly, she was thinking of her modern parents, if they knew that she was no longer alive, would they also be sad? Will you regret not paying much affection to her? At least, in terms of money, they never treated her poorly, raised her, and supported her to fulfill her dreams.
"yes. Everybody has that day, and if it does, I hope I can walk behind you. β
Gu Zheng's low voice, with an inexplicable magnetism, provoked Mo Xiaohe's heartstrings, "Because I can bury you with my own hands, and then go to you." β
This is not comfort, it is tear gas, Mo Xiaohe's inner drama is too much, and soon his brain makes up the bleak scene, and he can't help but cry.
"Don't cry."
Gu Zheng was very uncomfortable, and he wouldn't comfort people, just now he was quick to say what he thought in his heart, who would have thought that he would cry the future lady.
Mo Xiaohe held back her tears, jumped off the swing, and trotted all the way back to the bedroom, leaving Gu Zheng alone, standing in place, watching her back go away. On the second day, the tribesmen, who had planned to leave after a two-day break, had to go on the road again.
According to Lang Zhong's suggestion, if the carriage reached Yingchuan smoothly, the old lady could bear it, but she was now unenergetic after drinking the medicine, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The family has reached an agreement to hold a wedding, whether it is Chongxi or not, so that the old lady can see her grandchildren marry before she dies.
Mo Xiaohe had no energy and was drowsy, and finally waited for the rest time along the way, she immediately found her eldest brother Mo Huaiyuan, and saw that he was holding a book and reading it seriously.
"Big brother, the fire is burning your eyebrows, why aren't you in a hurry?"
What my father and mother meant, Mo Huaiyuan, as the eldest grandson of the Mo family, should get married first, but I used to want to delay it for a few years, and then consider family affairs when I became famous.
The main reason is that he is not high or low.
Father and mother want to find a knowledgeable daughter-in-law, the two Qin Se and Ming, have a common topic, but the well-read young lady is either a scholarly family, or a family with a background behind her, and her family is just a small household in the village, and she can't afford to climb high.
The door is right, and the reader must also have a backbone, the kind of thing that climbs up with his thighs must not appear in the Mo family.
"If you're in a bad mood, you need to read to calm your nerves."
Mo Huaiyuan rubbed his eyebrows, raised his head and looked at Mo Xiaohe, "What am I anxious about?" β
"Daddy has a crush on that rabbit spirit, don't you know? You have to marry him. β
If it was a woman of unknown origin, she also said that at least physiologically there was no problem, but Xu Yanhui, he was a male, did he really let him make a candle in the cave room and his eldest brother? "Yes, you can marry."
Mo Huaiyuan is not in a hurry, if it is the wish of the milk, he must want him to marry first, so it makes no difference who he marries.
Instead of marrying a woman who has never met before, it is better to marry Xu Yanhui, anyway, the other party is also a man, and after the clansmen understand the truth about me, he can get out, and there is no loss to him.
"You ......"
Mo Xiaohe was dumbfounded, the eldest brother is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, this is the so-called black belly? How did she think that the rabbit spirit was being used instead.
Soon after, the carriage continued on its way, and finally reached Yingchuan three days later.
Dayue Yingchuan is a mountain city, surrounded by lofty mountains and mountains, is the main production area of Dayue medicinal materials, and is full of medicine merchants from the south to the north.
Because the queen mother grew up here, and supported the people in the village to do business, opened a school for free, so that the children around who want to study have a place to go.
More than 20 years later, many people have become famous, contributed money and efforts, and the current Yingchuan is not what it used to be.
When the carriage enters the gate of Yingchuan, it immediately makes people feel different, the blue brick paving, the road is wide and flat, and the surrounding shops, two-story small buildings, are built in a very grand manner.
There are no complicated patterns and murals, simple and refreshing, which seems to be more in line with Mo Xiaohe's aesthetics.
The people who came and went from the south to the north, picking up goods, carrying small baskets to buy vegetables, people with smiles on their faces, it was from the heart, and it was obvious that they were living a dull and comfortable life here.
"Mother, Yingchuan is so good."
A city, from the building, the people's behavior can see its heritage.
The people greeted each other, nodded and smiled, and occasionally had a few loud voices, which were also particularly bold and cute.
Inquire on the side of the road, mention the queen mother is located in the mountain village, everyone knows, it is said that there is a bronze statue of the queen mother at the entrance of the village, and they have to go to kneel and worship every year in March and three years.
"It's not easy for our Mo family to get to where we are today, thanks to the queen mother."
Li couldn't stop being proud between her words, she taught her daughter, "Don't think that you are a member of the Mo family, so you will fly high and give the Mo family a dark place, let's not say that we will do anything earth-shattering, as long as we live our own small life." β
Enjoy the care of the clan, and in the same way, don't hold back the clansmen.
"Mother, I know."
Mo Xiaohe hurriedly took out the drawing paper to record the prosperity of Yingchuan, she suddenly thought that her cousin Mo Daya could miss such a good opportunity.
If I get pregnant before marriage, can I get the respect of my husband's family? The main cousin's in-laws are not a good family, and I don't know what will happen if I learn that she is missing the last shield of the clan.
The village used to be a small village, but now it is a straight road leading to the village, and the horse-drawn carriages are speeding along the road without any bumps.
In winter, the two sides are misty mist, and it looks like a faint ink painting, like a fairyland.
The village used to be mixed, but then gradually became the territory of the Mo family, and the rest of the village moved to the outskirts of the village, and the Mo family built brick houses.
Walking into the mountain village, it is like entering a beautiful French town, with small buildings of two or three floors everywhere, obviously with a Western-style simple style, and only the ancestral hall at the entrance of the village is built in a decent manner.
When the group arrived at the entrance of the village, they were warmly greeted by the clansmen.
Everyone had never seen each other, but their eyes were wet with tears, "After waiting for many years, the relatives have finally returned." β
"yes, we're back."
Mo Jingshan choked up and couldn't speak, a long, long time ago, the Mo family was a united big family, and for some reasons, it was forced to break up.
"The clan has already arranged a house, and I heard that the old sister is not in good health, so I quickly asked Lang Zhong in the village to take a look."
An old man with gray hair, speaking in a voice full of anger, heard that he was the uncle of the queen's mother, and he always remembered his homeland in Kyoto, so he came back to take care of the mountain village.
The clan is quite thoughtful, with cloth, needlework, daily necessities, etc., as well as the silk flower hairpin rings that the daughter's family likes, which are said to have been taken back from the clan's industry, and did not cost any silver.
He said that Langzhong in the village is an old lady doctor with very good medical skills and medical ethics in the Tai Hospital, and I heard that he used to be the emperor's confidant, but later when he got older, he traveled everywhere and ran to the mountain village, so he was attracted by this place and did not leave.
After the imperial doctor came to see it, he came to the same conclusion, but he was sure that he could extend the life of the old lady of the Mo family for another month.
"One month, it's enough, let's see if there is an auspicious day for the zodiac, I want to see Huaiyuan get married, you can't let me die and can't close my eyes!"
After the old lady sobered up, she pulled Mo Jingshan to chatter, mentioning what happened when he was a child, all the way to the wind, frost, rain and snow, and now she can finally return to the clan, but she is going to be unable to do it again, this is fate.
"Mother, don't worry, Miss Xu is beautiful and knowledgeable, and it won't be wrong to be the daughter-in-law of the Mo family."
Mo Jingshan touched his tears, his mother had worked hard all her life, and she was heartbroken for her children and grandchildren, but she didn't expect that he would do everything he said if he asked for such a request before he died.
It's good to get married early, Mo Huaiyuan has a daughter-in-law, maybe he will be more motivated, and he can hold his grandson as soon as possible.
The procedures for returning to the clan are quite troublesome, but Mo Xiaohe is a woman, she has nothing to do, she is directly registered on the family tree, and from then on, she is a member of the Mo family. In the past two days, Xu Yanhui has rarely appeared, always hiding in the room alone, sneakily without showing his face.
Mo Xiaohe came to inquire about the news, but was rejected by his maid Ah Hua several times.
Secretly, is it preparing to marry his eldest brother and embroider?
The clansmen looked through the calendar, the nearest auspicious day of the zodiac was February 12, and there were still four or five days, although the time was in a hurry, but the Mo family had silver, and many things were available in the shop, all of which were ready-made.
The Li family began to pull Mo Xiaohe and Gu Zheng to do coolies, the eldest brother Mo Huaiyuan ignored it, his eyes were glued to the books, and Xu Yan returned to the deep house to live in Jane, and the arduous task of arranging the happy house fell on Mo Xiaohe and Gu Zheng.
"Brother Gu, my waist is scattered." The happy house is a new house assigned by the clan, a separate courtyard, which will be used by Mo Huaiyuan in the future, with a total of two floors.
Thanks to the queen mother who is the predecessor of the traverser, Da Yue already has sofas and other things, and the first floor is a spacious hall with an imitation Western-style fireplace in the hall.
The sofa was a set of fabric, gray and abrupt colors, and a thick velvet blanket was spread on the floor.
The Mo family has silver, and the treasury of the clan is full of good things, many of which come from gifts from wealthy squires, and when the clansmen get married, they can choose at will.
"Brother Gu, the hall is dark gray and a little dull, it's better to embellish it with bright colors."
It is better to make two simple cushions and place them on the sofa, and on a small table in front of them, place a set of teapots.
I really don't understand, what is the use of sofas, there is no TV in this era, and people are still used to moving in the bedroom.
There are several rooms on the second floor, including the clean room, where the beds are neatly arranged and need some accessories to embellish. It's obviously the new house of the eldest brother and the rabbit spirit, and it has nothing to do with her, she contributes, so she should find some experience for herself.
"The gauze tent has a transparent red color, which is good, very festive."
Mo Xiaohe's stomach is bad, the cave room is full of candles, and the rabbit spirit is sitting in the transparent bed tent, the white skin is looming, and the flowers are seen in the fog, which is hazy and beautiful, which should be more intoxicating.
Beauty is regardless of gender, and I hope that the eldest brother can be pure and untouched by the seduction of rabbit spirits.
I remember that there is also a picture of a hundred children with exquisite embroidery in the warehouse, which can be placed as a screen in front of the bed, which is a satire on the relationship between the two.
Mo Xiaohe squinted her eyes, she thought about it quite well, she admired her talent for the first time, don't force her to make a move, as soon as she made a move, she was afraid!
"What else?"
Gu Zheng did everything, and after being busy, Li saw that the two of them were normal, and he was busy preparing the wedding dress, as far as Miss Xu's figure was, the wedding dress needed to be specially customized.
"And ......"
The wedding room should be hung with red satin flowers, and there is a special place for the dragon and phoenix candles, which are mainly bright red, and nothing else can be added.
She opened the door to the clean room, and there was a cubicle inside, which served as a washroom. A small sink in the washroom with pebbles underneath is a luxury.
If you can soak in the pool for a while, the water is warm and warm, and it should be very comfortable.
Mo Xiaohe couldn't wait to enjoy it in advance, and he was envious and jealous of his eldest brother Mo Huaiyuan.
The clean room outside is very simple, with a flushable toilet and a small incense burner next to it, with lavender-scented incense tablets inserted on it, which is quite exquisite.
"I don't need to add anything here."
Gu Zheng was about to go out when he was stopped by Mo Xiaohe.
"The light here is too dim, and it looks lifeless, so it is better to put a pot of flowers to add a little fragrance."
Mo Xiaohe's eyes rolled, and she immediately had an idea, on the surface she was serious, and she was about to laugh in her heart. "I see that the yellow chrysanthemums in the greenhouse are blooming just right, and they are cold-resistant and easy to feed, so it is better to put a pot and put it in the clean room."
In modern times, chrysanthemums have become the representative of the base, the new house of the eldest brother, how can there be no such thing!
"Yes, the four gentlemen of Meilan Zhuju, Huaiyuan is a scholar, he should like it."
Gu Zheng nodded, elegantly misunderstanding Mo Xiaohe's meaning.
Mo Xiaohe covered her face, this is the generation gap between her and her fiancΓ© across thousands of years.
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