Chapter Forty-Six: Clouds and Rain
"Oh," Thirteen handed Qinglan a jade medallion, "This is my seal, you take this to the post station, they will arrange it for you." The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "The arrangement of the thirteen fingers is the matter of Qinglan and Xiaobao sending him a letter.
"Oh," Qinglan took the seal and asked worriedly, "Will it cause you trouble?" Will you delay your return to Beijing? ”
Xiaobao smiled, partly moved by Qinglan for her own sake everywhere, and partly laughed at her for being stupid, this is a private seal dedicated to his post station, everyone else has returned to Beijing, except for Qinglan and Xiaobao, who will send him a letter? Thinking of this, Thirteen was stunned, he didn't even have a friend in the capital, and he was a failure enough.
"Brother, wait for you, let's practice together!" Xiaobao thought that Thirteen was worried about coming back, to be honest, he was half-convinced of Qinglan's plan, and he could only cheer Thirteen up.
Thirteen thought that every morning, he worked hard to drag Xiaobao out of the bed, even so, he still clung to the sheets and refused to let go, and he lay on the bed at every opportunity, and Xiaobao, who was always reluctant to climb out to practice, laughed out loud.
The laughter seemed to be contagious, and the three children couldn't stop laughing. Qinglan didn't know why she was laughing, but she laughed until tears flowed out.
"Thirteen..."Qinglan hated parting the most, although she knew that Thirteen was not originally from the same world as them, but by chance, he saved his life and became an indispensable part of his life.
"These beef jerky are not spicy, don't forget to drink more water on the way, save the fire in Beijing..."Qinglan was like an old woman, babbling a lot, and opened the prepared paper bags and baggage one by one, and told them one by one.
Thirteen watched her quietly, never interjecting, although he wanted to know what Qinglan wanted to say to him before changing the subject just now.
Qinglan felt that she was having nothing to say, she just wanted to stay with Thirteen for a while, and Xiaobao was also very cooperative, until the third watch, the three of them were reluctant to disperse. When we will see each other again, no one can say.
Qinglan is extremely nostalgic for the era when there were telephones and the Internet, and she secretly made up her mind that her sister must do her best to help more people in other places and know the news of relatives and friends as soon as possible.
"If..."Thirteen lowered his eyes, if the master can't come back, can you go to Beijing to see the master? But Thirteen couldn't help but didn't say it, Xiaobao is still possible, Qinglan...
"We'll write to you often," Qinglan assured him, seeing that Thirteen wasn't much of a joy, adding, "One a day!" I'll send you something delicious! If..."If you can't come back," we'll find a chance to see you in Kyori! Don't forget, Mr. Ji will also take us out on a study tour! ”
This promise still sounded very gratifying, and it was very convincing, and Thirteen's face finally cleared, "That's it!" One letter a day, and delicious food! “
"Okay, I promise to receive it until you get annoyed!" Qinglan thought of the negotiation skills she taught Thirteen, and repeatedly instructed: "Remember, the hole cards are left for the end!" ”
The hole card is a letter written by Mr. Ji to Thirteen's father, although the three of them don't know what the content is-Mr. Ji is very cautious, sealed tightly with fire paint, and stamped with his big seal - but the three of them have earnestly asked Mr. Ji to say more good things, so that Thirteen can continue to come back next year. Mr. Ji also nodded in agreement, and Qinglan felt that this matter was at least half successful.
Qinglan's plan for Thirteen is: first, after returning to Beijing, he will behave well in front of his family and prove that he has been out for so long, not only has he not abandoned his studies, but he has also made great progress.
Secondly, no matter what means, persuade the eldest brother (the fifth prince) to let him beat the side drum during the negotiation. Qinglan thinks that parents generally prefer the eldest son, and the eldest son in a family has a lot to say, and parents will also consider the opinions of the eldest son, just look at Boss Shu and Old Man Shu.
In the end, I talked to the national surname, (child, his father is much more powerful than the national surname!) You must know it with reason and emotion, and finally take out the killer feature of Mr. Ji, should... Eight or nine is not far from ten! At least Qinglan thinks that no father would not want his children to get ahead!
Of course, Qinglan has prepared a lot of gifts for Thirteen to return smoothly, the most of course are delicious snacks, judging from the strength of Thirteen to send snacks home, this country surnamed still does not dislike these foods, (Jiang Shufei: Not disgusted!) Look at the cheeks of the main palace, it's almost time to catch up with the pig's face in the imperial dining room! The mouth of the cannibal is short, so don't be embarrassed for the sake of eating.
In addition to snacks, there are also a bunch of Weixian specialties, what kites, New Year's paintings, mud tigers (tiger dolls made of mud, the middle of the body is disconnected, sticky with paper, squeezed hard to the middle, it will make a sound) and the like, as the saying goes, the king of Hades is good, the little ghost is difficult, relatives or something, you should dot the dots, maybe you can help the sentence, it's better than fighting alone, isn't it? Even if it doesn't help, it's still earned without adding to the mess.
Today is Laba Festival, and yesterday the county school had an annual vacation, no surprise, Qinglan is still the first.
Shu Lao and his wife were also very tolerant of her, and when she was preparing for the children's exam, she was collecting gifts and making snacks for Thirteen. They always remember Thirteen's kindness in their hearts, and they also recognize their daughter as a friend.
No matter how reluctant you are, on the ninth day of the lunar month, the thirteenth still has to go on the road.
Qinglan Mingyu and Xiaobao were sent to the Qingzhou boundary before stopping, sending you thousands of miles, and they finally needed to say goodbye. The cold wind is bitterly cold, and the faces and hearts of the people who blow are wooden.
"I won't be annoyed." Thirteen immediately turned around and got into the carriage.
Yes? Qinglan didn't react for a while, and only came back to her senses when the carriage gradually disappeared into the distance, and the ice cream hit her face.
It's snowing...
A thousand words, only turned into one sentence: peace.
Although it has been winter vacation, Xiaobao and Qinglan, who are preparing for the exam in February, still go to school every day to study with Mr. Ji. Xiaobao pinned his hopes on Mr. Ji at the beginning, and wanted him to help intercede, he was still young, so he didn't have to rush to take the exam (Xiucai).
Who knew that Mr. Ji, who had always taught children to learn step by step, and who couldn't reach it quickly, even let him try it out and asked Qinglan to take the test together.
Xiaobao didn't have a trick now, so he could only prepare for the exam honestly. This year, Mr. Ji celebrated the New Year at Ding's house, and Qinglan and Xiaobao could originally study at Ding's house. Qinglan was reluctant, not that the Ding family was bad, and the Ding family did not snub her, but that the Ding family was too enthusiastic about her!
First of all, Mrs. Ding, who seems to be very happy to have a younger audience, from before the Pan family came to Weixian, to the war experienced in Weixian, Qinglan almost knows it. It's really that Mrs. Ding loves to talk about Gu'er too much, and often repeats one thing.
The second is Master Ding, who seems to be very interested in the food of the Pan family, and often interrogates Qinglan for a dish for a long time, and asks Qinglan to taste and evaluate the taste when it is ready. As a guest, Qinglan feels quite stressed, and this degree is really difficult to grasp!
It's Mrs. Ding again, Master Ding has two wives, Miss Ding, Miss Ding, Miss Four, Miss Six and Xiaobao were all born to her, Mrs. Ding is very kind to Qinglan, she cares about everything that his son cares about, she often holds Qinglan's little hand, and keeps rubbing it, causing Qinglan to feel that her hand is like a handle, and she is about to be slurred by Mrs. Ding.
Finally, there are the ladies of the Ding family, Ding Er and Ding San have been married, and the remaining three ladies of the Ding family are very curious about Qinglan, who is hanging in her mouth all day long, and ask her all kinds of questions, how is the county school, how is the husband, are there any female students or the like; I also have to ask Qinglan if their clothes are good-looking, how the handkerchief style, whether the jewelry matches or not, etc., fortunately, Qinglan has also come over from this time in her previous life, and it is not a problem to chat a few words. As a result, Miss Ding prefers to chat with Qinglan!
Miss Ding Si likes to listen to Qinglan's stories and thinks her speech is particularly interesting; Miss Ding Wu is quiet and likes to find Qinglan to write poems; Miss Ding Liu is the most bizarre, and she likes to complain to Qinglan about her fourth sister.
"My fourth sister is the most annoying, she often lectures me in front of my mother, if I refute her, my mother indiscriminately scolds me on the spot, 'How can you talk to my sister!' \', she's so sweet, right? Seeing Qinglan nodding, she seemed to be greatly encouraged, "Also, my fourth sister often plays me in the head when others can't see me, and I'm almost stupid by her!" "Ding Liu's voice is as clear and melodious as a bird, but to Qinglan it is more like a poisonous sound." You don't know, my fourth sister..."Balabala...
You have a good memory, Qinglan complained silently.
After a few times, Qinglan was stunned when she heard the Ding family, and Xiaobao was also very dissatisfied with this, Qinglan was studying with him, and was called away by others as soon as she entered the house, and she didn't see anyone all day, how could she study with him!
Therefore, Qinglan and Xiaobao moved to Tingxiang Courtyard, and the roots of their ears were quiet.
In his sister's absence, Mingyu naturally wanted to lead Brother He to help in the restaurant, perhaps stimulated by his sister's grades, Mingyu studied harder, not only that, but he also forced Brother He to memorize poems and write, Brother He was miserable, but he didn't dare to resist his eldest brother.
It's strange to say, Brother He, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, sometimes doesn't even listen to Shu Er's words, but he is afraid that Mingyu, a big brother who looks harmless and doesn't speak loudly, will let Qinglan call one thing down one thing.
Shu Lao's family is in the Pan family for the New Year, to be precise, all the daughters of the Pan family who are married have come back with their husbands and sons for the New Year. Of course, there is no need to go to Shu's house to see the appearance of Old Man Shu and Xiao Meiyuan, Qinglan is still very happy.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the Pan family was particularly lively, not only because there were many people in the family, but also because Old Man Pan and Uncle Pan did not care about money, and they wanted to let the Li family have a good last year.
Qinglan has been living in the Pan family during this time, and as long as she comes back, she will always accompany the Li family, bring medicine and water, and do what she can.
The longer she stays with her grandmother, the more Qinglan loves her.
Even if the torture of illness made her only lean on the bed, she didn't even have the strength to eat, and she lost all her self-care ability, but Li never showed the slightest compromise on the disease, and still had a gentle and kind face, and her gestures did not change everyone's demeanor.
"Qingqing, eat oranges." Li Shi picked up an orange with difficulty and wanted to hand it to his granddaughter, Qinglan hurriedly stepped forward to hold her hand, "Grandma, I'll peel another one for you." “
These fresh fruits are all from Dingfu, Xiaobao is used to it, but if he has it, he will not forget Qinglan.
Li wanted to open her mouth to say something, but she was struggling to speak now, so she had to nod obediently.
Qinglan is very happy, even if it is just peeling an orange for her grandmother, as long as she can eat it, she feels at ease.
Li has developed from swollen feet and legs to swollen face, and only drinks a little soup for rice.
Li loves to eat oranges, and in her early years, she couldn't eat the silk and skin on the orange petals, and had to clean them all, leaving only the innermost flesh of the orange to swallow.
Once Li's eldest sister-in-law, Aunt Pan, was embarrassed for her, so she had to force her to eat skin, but Li's throat was so thin that she even vomited out her food on the spot.
Qinglan picked the orange flesh in a small dish and fed it to the Li family with a silver skewer.
Xu is a gathering of children and grandchildren, Li is very happy, and has a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with everyone. However, after the meal, she began to fall into a coma, and at first she was able to wake up for a while, but after the second year of junior high school, she was already unconscious.
The coffin and shroud of the Pan family had been prepared, and Qinglan was by her side for twelve hours, holding her hand, and resting at the foot of her bed when she was sleepy.
At noon on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Li woke up.
There was goose feathers and heavy snow outside, and Li wanted to struggle to get up, but was held by Old Man Pan, "it, what do you want?" "Qian is Uncle Pan's name.
Li tried to open his mouth, but he still couldn't speak.
Qinglan ran to the kitchen to find Pan Erniang, "Mother! Grandma woke up! The women who were busy in the kitchen hurriedly went to the upper room, and Qinglan helped Pan Erniang and brought the soup prepared for the Li family.
"Mother, let's eat something." As soon as Pan Erniang came, everyone got out of the aisle.
Old Man Pan fed Li some water just now, and Li opened his mouth, but he still couldn't say anything. Qinglan has been guarding her for the past few days, knowing that her mouth is full of blood blisters - grandma has pain in her body, but she refuses to make a sound, and there is no good meat in her biting mouth.
"it, if you hurt, shout out." Qinglan has never seen such an old man Pan, soft-spoken, not at all like the hearty and smiling appearance of the past, and the unique loud voice of the Pan family.
Li shook her head with difficulty, her eyes were now a little blind, and the words "light the lamp..." were squeezed out of her throat with the sound of flesh tearing.
Qinglan looked at the bright room, which was white by the snow, and there were two candles lit on the table at the head of Li's bed.
"Light up!" Old Man Pan instructed, and soon, the house was brightly lit, and Uncle Pan took out all the candles in the warehouse.
"Get on your knees." Old Man Pan's voice trembled slightly, Qinglan saw that his beard was shaking, and his grandfather hadn't shaved for a long time.
Children, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren knelt on the ground, Li looked at them one by one, and when they saw Pan Siniang, they obviously paused, and Pan Siniang felt uncomfortable, as if she had been slammed in the heart.
"Grandma..."Qinglan wanted to step forward, but looking at her uncles and aunts, she couldn't help but cry, but no one squeezed forward, Qinglan understood that at this moment, it belonged to grandpa.
"it," Old Man Pan's expression seemed to be smiling, "Thank you for your hard work, all these years..."
Old Man Pan's voice was as gentle and low as coaxing a child to sleep, which was the most unpretentious love words Qinglan had ever heard.
There is no greater distance in the world than when you are gone, but I am where I am. (To be continued.) )