Chapter 26: Heartache
The next day, after Shen Qinglian got up and washed, she had breakfast with Li Yunniang, and the two of them carried a basket of eggs and caught a chicken in the chicken nest.
When the two of them arrived at the door of Lin's house, they saw that the courtyard door was empty, so they pushed open the door and went in, Aunt Lin was washing clothes in the yard, and when she saw them, she got up and greeted enthusiastically: "Sister Li, Lianniang, you are here." "The family raised their own children, and they replenished their bodies for Chunsheng." Li Yunniang smiled and handed over eggs and chickens. "Come on, how can you still carry so many things, you guys are too polite." Aunt Lin hurriedly pushed the eggs and chickens handed over by Li Yunniang.
The two pushed for a long time, Li Yunniang couldn't help but be a little annoyed, glanced at Aunt Lin, and said, "I am all from my own family, and it doesn't cost money, Chunsheng has suffered a big crime, and his body has to make up for it, if you don't accept it, you will see us outside." ”
Aunt Lin took it and said with a grateful face, "Chunsheng's matter is all thanks to your help, the silver taels you sent haven't been used yet, just so you will bring them back later, so you don't have to let me run again." Li Yunniang and Shen Qinglian hurriedly waved their hands and pushed, Shen Qinglian persuaded and said, "Aunt Lin, our family doesn't need this silver for the time being, your family has gone through this experience, and the money in the family must be empty, and soon Brother Chunsheng will have a spring again, which will cost money, so you can use this money first, and then turn it around in the future, and then pay us back." ”
"That's okay, then our family will use the silver first, and then we will pay you back." Aunt Lin heard that Shen Qinglian was reasonable, and saw that both of them were sincere, so she didn't refuse. welcomed Shen Qinglian and her mother into the house, and wanted to pour water for them to take snacks, but she was busy blocking Li Yunniang, Li Yunniang smiled and said with disgust: "What to do with us so politely, it makes us both uncomfortable, Lianniang and I are not here as guests, I just want to see how Chunsheng is doing, you don't have to bother to be busy." ”
When Aunt Lin heard this, she couldn't help laughing, "Alas, I have also received such a big favor from you, and I really don't care about it, I always want to do something good, so it seems that I have seen you outside, okay, I'll take you to see Chunsheng." Speaking of this, I couldn't help but have red circles in my eyes, and sighed, "Didn't you see the injury on Chunsheng's body, those officials were ruthless and beat Chunsheng."
Li Yunniang hurriedly patted her hand comfortingly, and said with relief: "Don't be sad, although Chunsheng has suffered this crime, fortunately, he has come back safely and soundly, and if a person can come out well, it is better than anything, fortunately, he is young, and he will be able to recover after a few days." ”
Aunt Lin also wiped the corners of her eyes when she heard this, and said with a smile on her face: "Isn't that what you said?" When Shen Qinglian heard the word Chunsheng, she just followed them silently, but her heart was sour and unspeakable, maybe this would be the last time she would see Brother Chunsheng, she held back the tears in her eyes.
"Auntie, Lianniang, why are you here?" Lin Chunsheng, who was leaning on the bed to read a book, saw Shen Qinglian and his wife, and he was about to get up with surprise on his face. Li Yunniang hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, looked at Lin Chunsheng's emaciated cheeks, and couldn't help but say with pity in her eyes: "Chunsheng, your body is better, alas, you really suffer, good boy."
"Auntie, don't worry, I'm fine, this time I was not cautious and was framed by that villain." Lin Chunsheng's heart was on Shen Qinglian, and he comforted Li Yunniang a few words, and his eyes fell on Shen Qinglian, who had not squeaked when he entered the door. Aunt Lin couldn't help but sigh when she saw it, after this experience, she also wanted to open, Lianniang is a good one, if Chunsheng insists on marrying Lianniang, she will no longer object.
Li Yunniang listened to Lin Chunsheng's concise words, she was confused, but she looked at Chunsheng's reluctance to say more, and she didn't want to ask rashly, so she had to put down the doubts in her heart.
A few more people whispered, and Lin Chunsheng couldn't help but ask Shen Qinglian, who was extremely silent today, with concern, "Sister Lian, your face seems to be better today, the doctor can say, what is the reason for these pimples." ”
Li Yunniang couldn't help but smile when she heard this, thinking that there was no need to hide this from Aunt Lin and them, so she explained: "It's not a problem, it's just that our Lianniang can't touch the wild bushes, and these scary red bumps will grow when you touch them." When Aunt Lin and Lin Chunsheng heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned, and asked in surprise, "And this, that Lianniang stayed in the house all day embroidering, where did she touch the wild bushes?" The two couldn't help but look at Li Yunniang with a puzzled expression.
"You and Chunsheng are not outsiders, and now I won't hide it from you, a few days ago, the son of the county Ling family came to propose marriage, and wanted to carry our Lian Niang into the house, but the son of the county Ling family, no one in Qinghe County knows, he has always been greedy and lustful, and spoiled how many good girls in our Qinghe County, how can we Lian Niang jump into the fire pit, but he is powerful and powerful, and it is not something that our little people can resist, or our Lian Niang thought of this matter, saying that the county Ling Gongzi is nothing more than the beauty of our Lian Niang in the picture, if we Lian Niang does not have that beauty, Naturally, he would no longer think about carrying us Lianniang into the house, so he specially dug up a wild bush and put it in Lianniang's house, so our Lianniang has a red bump on her face these days. ”
Aunt Lin and Lin Chunsheng had a surprised and complicated expression on their faces, especially Lin Chunsheng's anger, anxiety and panic were intertwined on his face, Aunt Lin's eyes were quite complicated, and Shen Qinglian, who had been hanging her head and not speaking, said: "Lianniang is a smart and capable good boy, not in a hurry, methodical, and very anxious, it is a rare one." ”
Shen Qinglian was a little embarrassed to be praised by Aunt Lin so much, she was already depressed today, and she didn't want to say anything, so she only smiled shyly at them. "Later, did the county commander come to force Lianniang to enter the mansion?" Lin Chunsheng asked a little eagerly.
Speaking of this, Li Yunniang couldn't help laughing, and recounted the situation at that time to Aunt Lin and Chunsheng again. joked, "Didn't you see that Mrs. Li, she was so scared that she didn't dare to touch our chairs, and she was so scared by my words that she jumped faster than a rabbit, and she didn't dare to come to the door again." Imagining that, several people couldn't help but laugh.
Only Lin Chunsheng's eyes were full of pity and pity at Shen Qinglian, and it was the first time in his life that Lin Chunsheng was so strongly aware of the importance of power, if he didn't have power, he could only be bullied by others, such as his imprisonment this time, if he was a person with a family background, how could Wang Jinbao, the son of a merchant, dare to frame him so unscrupulously, not because their family was just a poor family. There is also Lianniang, Lianniang is so beautiful, if she has no power and power, she is afraid that even if she marries her, she will not be able to protect her.
Just like the matter of the county magistrate this time, why did Lianniang hide it from them, it was not because she let herself know, not only could she not help her, but she was afraid that she would also affect herself, so she had to make this decision. Thinking of this, Lin Chunsheng's heart ached, thinking about how scared and panicked she should have been when she encountered this kind of thing, but she had to cheer up and think of ways to save herself.
And he keeps saying that he likes her, but as a dignified man, he can't even protect his beloved girl, so what face does he have to say that he likes it! Thinking of this, he was afraid for a while, if it wasn't for Lian Mei's own wisdom to come up with this method, he was afraid that she would have been forced into the mansion by that womanizer.
Imagining that kind of scene, Lin Chunsheng's black eyes suddenly lit up with a strong **, he wants to have power, only with power can he protect his beloved girl.
Shen Qinglian didn't know that she was forced by the county commander's son, which aroused Lin Chunsheng's fierce fighting spirit, she listened to their gossip a little absentmindedly, lowered her eyelids, and didn't dare to stare at Lin Chunsheng's eyes full of affection. Just looking at it, I felt a faint pain in my heart. sat quietly like this, and it wasn't until she was about to say goodbye that Shen Qinglian raised her eyes to look at Lin Chunsheng, and said with a smile on her face, "Brother Chunsheng, you must take good care of your body, and here, I wish you a good spring high school." ”
After speaking, he smiled again, his smile was bright and dazzling, like a blooming firework, there was a silence after the extreme dazzling, Lin Chunsheng felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart, he opened his mouth, and wanted to shout Shen Qinglian, but he and Shen Qinglian were old after all, and they had to avoid suspicion, when they were in the cell, he thought he was going to die, and he wanted to be willful, so he didn't think so much, but now it is different, although the small family does not have so many strict rules, but for the sake of her reputation, she still has to be careful.
The two of them came out of the Lin family and walked on the way home, Li Yunniang couldn't help but look at her, touched Shen Qinglian's face again, and asked curiously: "Lianniang, what's wrong today, my mother looks at you sullenly, and you don't say anything, what's wrong, but where is it uncomfortable, or something embarrassing, tell your mother." His eyes looked at Shen Qinglian with concern.
"Mother, Lianniang really has something to say to her mother, let's talk to my mother when we go home!" Shen Qing put his face around Li Yunniang's shoulder, and said with a straight face. Li Yunniang looked at her suspiciously several times, but Shen Qinglian only walked with her head down, and she couldn't help but be a little worried.
The two of them carried baskets into the house, Shen Qinglian made two more teas, and then sat down, but after drinking all the tea, she was still silent, as if she was a little embarrassed. Li Yunniang looked at Shen Qinglian with such a look, and her heart became even more worried, she looked at Shen Qinglian with uneasy eyes, and asked softly: "Lianniang, what are you embarrassed about, but tell your mother!" ”
Shen Qinglian held the teacup in both hands, the hot teacup warmed her cold little hands, but it couldn't warm her cold heart, she suppressed the reluctance and sadness in her heart, lowered her eyelids, showed a shy smile on her face, and said slowly, "Mother, in fact, Lianniang was kidnapped last time, it was a noble son who saved Lianniang and sent Lianniang back" "Ah! Lian Niang, what did you say? Li Yunniang stood up with a "poof", and the tea cup on the table was knocked over by her, making a "bang" sound.
But both of them didn't hear it, Li Yunniang eagerly grabbed her shoulders and asked anxiously, "Lianniang, what you said is true, then after spending two nights outside, did you also spend it with him?" ”
When Shen Qinglian arrived at this time, she had to tell her mother part of the truth, only to see her close her eyes and nodded, Li Yunniang fell and sat on the chair, Shen Qinglian couldn't bear to make Li Yunniang worry, and hurriedly comforted her: "Mother, but this noble son didn't do anything to Lianniang, and her daughter was innocent with him." ”
"But you stayed with him for two nights, even if you are innocent, but you spend the night together with a lonely man and a widow, it is not clear." Li Yunniang muttered with a pale face.
"Mother, this son said that he will be responsible for Lianniang." Shen Qinglian couldn't see her mother like this, so she smiled and comforted. "Silly boy, he is willing to be responsible, and he just carries you to be a concubine, it is easy to be a concubine, and when you meet that vicious woman, I am afraid that you will either sell it or harm your life." Li Yunniang looked at Shen Qinglian with distress and pity on her face.
"Mother, my daughter has asked, there is no lady in his house, don't worry, you see that your daughter is so beautiful, she will definitely be able to envelop his heart, as long as he likes it, I will be able to stand in the house, he just married his wife and came back, I don't need to be afraid."
Li Yunniang looked at Shen Qinglian's small mouth and said one thing after another, and couldn't help but look at her with a suspicious face, and asked solemnly: "Lianniang, you tell your mother honestly, do you like that son, and where did you learn it, how to talk about these sets of things, and listen to your mother stunned, Mother can tell you, these rich sons are the most unreliable, full of rhetoric, and the most good at coaxing a beautiful little girl like you, and when you get it fresh for a few days, you will throw it away again, what should you do then?" Listen to my mother's words, anyway, you stayed with him for two nights and nothing happened, as long as we bite and don't say anything, I believe that he is a big man who should not go out to chew the root of his tongue, no one knows, and then my mother will find you a man who will hurt you to marry, listen to my mother's words, don't have anything to do with him, my mother has lived for such an age, this kind of thing has been heard a lot. Li Yunniang made up her mind with a resolute face, and repeatedly preached to Shen Qinglian.
A tear flashed in Shen Qinglian's bright eyes, and she forced it back again, and put on a smile on her face to Li Yunniang, and persuaded her softly with some shame, "Mother, what you said, Lianniang understands, Lianniang also knows, Niang is dedicated to the good of Lianniang, but this son is not the kind of person that Niang said, he is very good to Lianniang, and has helped Lianniang a lot, Lianniang has nothing to repay, and he likes Lianniang and is not a noble son who must be unreliable, and the small household in Pengmen is not necessarily better, you say, We often hear that the family made a few more money, so they begged for a concubine, and the family had a better life, so they hated the wife of the chaff and wanted to divorce her, and there were more things to do, mother, you said, isn't it. ”
Li Yunniang frowned, and asked a little angrily: "Lianniang, my mother only asks you, you are hard-hearted, you must marry that son." "Mother, my daughter has no way out, yesterday Lianniang went to see Brother Chunsheng, and saw that he was scarred all over his body, and he couldn't bear it, so he went to beg the son, Lianniang agreed to enter the house, and he went to find the magistrate, and then let Brother Chunsheng come out."
Hearing this, Li Yunniang was shocked, her eyes widened, she looked at Shen Qinglian in disbelief, sighed heavily for a while, hugged Shen Qinglian and reprimanded: "Silly child, you stupid child, so you agreed to enter the mansion to save Chunsheng, how can you be so stupid, for Chunsheng, you have to accompany yourself for the rest of your life."