Chapter 5: The Feast of the Hung Gate
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Su Ling moved a small stool and sat at the door of her dilapidated side house, her autumn chrysanthemum-like curls moved slightly in the clear night breeze, who did she follow? 's mother is a typical black long straight, and her father is also an authentic Chinese race, but she has a brown natural curl......
Don't get me wrong, there's no Lao Wang next door to her house!
When I was born, this hair color also scared my parents, but over time, they also became genetic mutations... Oh no, the gene is slightly altered.
She clasped her hands on her knees, then slowly raised her white palms to block her eyes, and looked through the gaps between her fingers at the huge silver moon and the twinkling of stars in the sky.
Su Ling sighed lightly, lazily withdrew her palm, and put it back on her knees, her eyes were a little dazed...
"I really want to get out of here...", a low murmur, suddenly spit out from the mouth of the girl with a young face.
It's not been a day or two that she has had this idea, it's not that she has no clue or a plan, she has thought about being a troubadour, and she has no literary talent. Be a shoemaker, walk the rivers and lakes, and make a living by craft, but... What about the mother.
In the end, I think about it, only becoming a psychic is the most reliable. In this world, psychics are an extremely rare profession, because monsters and evil spirits are prevalent, and people are not able to make a living, so they need psychics to get rid of demons and chase spirits.
And the conditions for becoming a psychic are also extremely harsh, first of all, you must have inspiration, which is innate, even if you are a person with a high level of cultivation, you can't change it at will, but fortunately, Su Ling is born with a strong inspiration.
Secondly, it is necessary to know spells. Psychic channeling,It is by signing a contract with a spirit object,So as to use the ability of the spirit beast to fight,But only intermediate or senior psychics have the ability to have a very strong spirit beast,And the ability of the spirit beast only plays an auxiliary role,The cultivation of the psychic itself is very important,So you need to learn all kinds of spells,But... She doesn't know at all, and there are no books like that in the warehouse...
Frustration fills the heart.
When he was sighing, the sound of slow footsteps came from behind him, it was Sun Yiping.
Su Ling turned around and saw that her mother had finished taking care of her, looking at her with a smile.
"Ling'er."
"Wow~~~~" Su Ling opened his mouth wide in surprise, stepped forward quickly, and circled around his mother, "Is this a fairy descending to earth?" Mother, you're so beautiful! Let's stand together, it's like sisters! ”
Sun Yiping chuckled, raised her hand and tapped it on Su Ling's forehead, and said in a doting tone: "Slippery head!" When will I be able to fix this poor mouth? ”
Su Ling was silly, but what she said was true, Sun Yiping was wearing a flowing green Luo skirt, with a jade-colored satin ribbon around her waist, decorated with crystal clear beads, which was very beautiful. Light makeup and thin powder to hide the sick dying, and the cheeks have become rosy. In addition, Sun Yiping herself behaves dignified and elegant, soft-spoken, and reveals softness everywhere.
Looking at Su Ling's silly appearance, the smile in Sun Yiping's eyes became a little thicker, gently stroking the brown hair, she said with a smile: "My daughter is also a beauty, as long as she dresses up well..."
Mom, are you sure you're complimenting me?!
Su Ling pursed his lips, "Do you want to dress up to see Su Xia?" Blind that rouge powder money. ”~()~~~
"Don't you think?" Su Ling shrugged, "Mom, do you want to see Su Xia?" ”
Hearing this, Sun Yiping paused, and then said indifferently: "Basic politeness is still required." ”
"Okay, I got it."
Su Xia, the daughter of Su Guofeng and Li Yanmei, Su Ling's sister, rarely appears in the Su family, why? Because the literary and artistic youth of the family is a highly educated intellectual, of course, it is different from a rough person like Su Ling who does not understand culture~~
Su Ling has been naughty since she was a child, and it was torture for her to sit quietly at her desk and study, and her personality with a big head when she saw a book was obviously in stark contrast to Su Xia. And Su Xia is mean, and he looks down on uneducated laymen the most, which is actually an allusion to Su Ling. As soon as the two met, they pinched and sarcastically mocked each other.
This time, she came back suddenly, presumably either to learn something, or to make a lot of money, and the bloody war of words must be indispensable...
Both mother and daughter tacitly hate Su Guofeng's family, this banquet is ostensibly to show the harmony of the Su family, but in fact, it is to elevate Su Xia and belittle Su Ling.
Hehe, their family is really funny...
Walking around through the path decorated with grass and stone forests, I dimly saw the orange of the stars, which was the light from the red lantern in the attic, and the yellow of the candle lamp in the paper window made people feel inexplicably beautiful.
The quaint building gradually appeared in front of him, and Su Ling was driven to the side room since he remembered, but for Sun Yiping, there are too many memories of the man he thinks about day and night, and Su Ling, who is only nervous, didn't see the faint melancholy in his mother's eyes...
The main hall is very spacious, and the dishes have been set on the round table with sandalwood carvings in the middle, and Su Guofeng's family is sitting next to it, and the two empty chairs are naturally Su Ling and his mother's.
"My brother-in-law and Ling'er are here." Li Yanmei saw Su Ling and her mother who pushed the door in, and hurriedly greeted them enthusiastically, "The wind is cold at night, my brother-in-law is already weak, and it is our fault to catch a cold." ”
This thing is... Didn't take any medicine?!
Why are you so enthusiastic today? It's completely lost from the brutality of the past to call for wind and rain, but it's like... A demure lady?
Yes, gentle excess!
Su Ling looked at Li Yanmei, who was having inexplicable convulsions, with a suspicious expression, and her mind was full of question marks in bold and enlarged...
Is it because of the guilt of what happened in the morning?
It seems unlikely...
"Ling'er, look at what I'm doing, come in! After a while, the dish will be cold. ”
Passionate, too enthusiastic...
After sitting down, Su Ling looked around the main hall carefully, she usually didn't come much, and it was the first time she looked at "her own house" so seriously.
The boxy room, everywhere you step on is a crimson soft carpet, a faint sandalwood fragrance is full of around, the hollow carved windows reflect the faint night, the pink curtain hangs down a tassel, the candlelight on the lampstand slowly floats red light, and the exquisite trinkets are everywhere, which is really exquisite decoration.
Su Ling doesn't care about these surfaces, where to live is not to live, it is nothing more than a bed, a quilt, a table and two chairs, coarse tea and light rice, this is a life pattern formed by urinating, and she can't tolerate being delicate.
But there is no harm without contrast. Looking at it now, the lives of the two Su families in the same house are really different, and she and her mother live really roughly......
"Sister-in-law, I don't know why Su Xia came back this time?" When the maid brought the tableware and teacups of the two of them, Sun Yiping asked, after all, Su Xia has been studying abroad all the year round, and the number of times he has been home in a year can be counted on one hand, and the sudden appearance is really curious.
Su Guofeng and his wife looked at each other and smiled, "Why are you only asking now!" Li Yanmei turned her face back, and after blooming a sweet smile, she said excitedly: "Of course it's a happy event!" ”
"Happy event?"
"That's right." Li Yanmei rubbed her hands happily, her fat face was full of smiles, and she said slowly: "Today, the son of the Lin family, come to propose!" ”
The son of the Lin family? Su Ling thought for a moment, and remembered that there was indeed such a person in Dongliu Town.
That's why she's so enthusiastic just now, okay, the relationship is that people are in good spirits at happy events!
Glancing at the oblique side, he saw that Su Xia's originally expressionless face also flashed a coquettish smile. It seems that this Lin Gongzi has a great reputation, because Su Xia has always been picky and picky, so he will delay marrying so late, and the son-in-law who can make her satisfied and smile is either a wealthy family or talented, otherwise how could she get into her eyes.
Sun Yiping was also shocked when she heard this, "The eldest son of the Lin family! That's really a good son-in-law, the Lin family made a fortune with money, not only the family is well-off, but the old couple treats people sincerely and friendly, and they also open a warehouse to release grain in the year of the famine. The son of the Lin family is also a talent, with a dignified appearance, and at the same time he can compose his own poems and songs, which is really outstanding, and he is really right! ”
That's right, it's sister and brother love... Hehe...
Su Ling complained in his heart.
When Sun Yiping said this, Su Guofeng and his wife couldn't hide the joy in their hearts, their eyes were smiling into a slit, and Su Xia was also cured of facial paralysis, and it was rare that he didn't show that cold face.
"But it's not, the neighbors all say so, this Dongliu Town, the Lin family can be worthy of our Su Xia, and they all rushed to drink the happy wine!"
That's right, the two families of Surin are both big families in Dongliu Town, although the Su family is not as prosperous as before, but after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the red envelope for this marriage must be indispensable, who will not pick up money for nothing~
Su Xia saw that her mother was like this, and she was even more shy, completely losing her usual uncaring appearance, and even coquettishly asked her to stop talking.
Su Guofeng was obviously in a good mood, and took a sip of the sake in the shallow glass, "The old customers of the cloth village heard about this happy event, and they were also clamoring to come, and they couldn't shirk it!" ”
Su Ling really wanted to add a sentence to him later: Now don't worry about the business of Buzhuang!
It was just perfect... (Please make up Venus face)
At this time, if Su Ling didn't say anything auspicious, he would obviously be a little reluctant, after all, he was his sister. But after holding it for a long time, she couldn't think of a pleasing word, maybe it was because she was too upright?
And at this moment, everyone was staring at her, as if Su Ling didn't say anything, and this pair of burning eyes was about to miss her.
Turning her head slightly, Su Lingdeng's eyes widened, because she found that Sun Yiping was also looking at her, and....with an expectant expression!
It's really a mother, don't you know that your daughter is not good at lying?!
She picked up her wine glass awkwardly, and her smile was stiff, "What, Sister Su Xia, congratulations, you finally married a satisfactory groom official." ”
All:......
Su Xia pulled the corners of her mouth even more embarrassedly, her originally sweet expression instantly came to naught, and she was beaten back to the eldest lady of the Su family who was cold and paralyzed.
Belch... Did you say the wrong thing?
Turning her head slightly, she noticed that her mother was also glaring at her.
Well, the wrong thing to say ...
Su Ling: "No, I mean, this marriage is really hard-won... I wish you happiness..."
Again the crowd: ......
Gotcha, the darker it gets! thereupon
Su Lingyang raised his glass and took a sip, "Don't say it, it's all in the wine!" ”
Hey, you're arrogant.
But this taste...
Little sister, are you an adult? So, it's tea that is drunk...
The corners of Su Xia's mouth were pulled more and more frequently, and they were about to go crazy. But you have to forgive your sister, because she is really upright!
Li Yanmei saw that her daughter's face was not good, and she didn't want to spoil the festive atmosphere, so she opened her mouth to ease the atmosphere: "By the way, my brother-in-law has been in better shape in the past two days?" ”
Nonsense, you don't pay for medicine, how good can it be!
But Sun Yiping is still self-cultivated, and said: "Thank you sister-in-law for your concern, it's still the same." ”
"Oops, how can this work!" She pretended to be worried, "That's it, a few days ago, there was an old customer in Buzhuang who gave me a pill for the treatment of incurable diseases, and it is useless to keep it, you can eat it first, it is all made of precious medicinal materials, and it should work." ”
Sun Yiping smiled and thanked: "That's really thank you sister-in-law, so that I also have the strength to participate in Xiao Xia's wedding." ”
The conversation is over, it's not painful, it's still embarrassing...
But to Su Ling's relief, Li Yanmei still has a conscience and knows that her mother is sick and has no medicine to eat, although most of the reason is that she doesn't want her mother's sick appearance to disturb the joy of her daughter's wedding, but even so, Su Ling is happy, as long as the disease is cured~~
"That, how is Ling'er's recent studies, can she keep up?" Seeing that the atmosphere was solemn, Su Guofeng also began to break the silence, so he asked about Su Ling, "Why don't you take advantage of Xiao Xia's home to give her more counseling?" ”
Did the couple take the wrong medicine? It's medicine delivery and free one-on-one tutoring.
But the only thing that hasn't changed is Su Xia, and before Sun Yiping could answer, she snatched the conversation, "I can't tutor her, the husband in the private school made her so angry that she almost had a heart attack, I can't stand it." ”
Rolling his eyes and a contemptuous tone, hehe, this is like Su Xia. I don't know why the eldest son of the Lin family has such a heavy taste, he is a sister and brother and an early menopause, and he regrets it after getting married!
On the other hand, Su Ling is not to be outdone, she has always been like this, if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, but since I was bullied, I have to pay it back, so I blurted out: "It's rare for you to tutor, I'm still afraid that you will teach me badly, I know that I don't want to become a nerd if I die in reading." ”
She also rolled her eyes~~Who wouldn't~~
Su Xia snorted coldly, angry but still in a cold state: "I'm still afraid of getting into bad luck with you, just an ominous rough person, first killed your father, and then let Aunt Sun be in poor health, I'm afraid to stay away from you, disturbing my wedding miasma." ”
This is the correct way for the sisters to get along, but what Su Xia said was too much, and it was right in the middle of Su Ling's reverse...
Before the words fell, Su Xia only felt a breeze in front of him, and when he reacted, the collar had been grabbed by Su Ling, and then he slowly lifted it, and his tone was dangerous: "You say it again!" ”
Everyone at the table did not slow down, and looked at the scene in front of them in a daze, Su Xia's face was already pale with fright, and Su Guofeng and his wife were even more so, the entire Su family up and down, no one knew Su Ling's ability, and he was with those spirits all day long, and he must have learned some evil arts, everyone was afraid, and he didn't know what would happen to Su Xia who provoked her at this moment.
But there is only one person who is not afraid, and that is...
"Don't put your sister down yet!" Sun Yiping got up, but it seemed that she couldn't stand at all because of her weakness, so she could barely hold on to the edge of the table.
"Mom, don't look at what she said! It's obviously not my fault, why do you put the blame on me, you say, what did I do wrong?! ”
These last few words were obviously addressed to Su Xia.
Murderous, ferocious, violent, full of it, you can't help but shudder...
"Ling'er, do we have something to say, let's put your sister down first, ah?" Li Yanmei was eager to save her daughter, and persuaded on the side, and so did Su Guofeng.
"Su Ling, we all know that we have wronged you all these years, but there is no way to do it, we, we are also afraid."
No way? Afraid?
Just a few words justify sending a child who doesn't know anything to hell? Do you want to blame any fault on her?
Thinking of this, she was even more furious, ignoring her mother's frowning sad gaze, the force in her hand was involuntarily aggravated, and the lifting was getting higher and higher...
And Su Xia in his hand seemed to have lost any momentum, and his throat, which was tightened by the collar, was even more breathless because of this force, and his face was suffocated.
Su Guofeng and his wife saw that this posture was not good, but they did not dare to rush forward, and although Sun Yiping was close to Su Ling, they didn't know that the child who usually loves to laugh and love poor mouths also has such bloody scars in his heart.
Su Ling's cold star-like eyes flashed with a faint white light, just by sweeping it like this, everyone didn't dare to act rashly, she raised her right hand and said loudly: Believe it or not, I will be minute..."
However, before she could finish speaking.
suddenly
Bang!