Chapter 21
After the fifteenth, Mei Xiang should be sent to his uncle.
His injuries were almost healed, but if he stood for a longer time, his back would still hurt.
Qiao Shi has been secretly wiping tears again in the past two days. Mei Xiang is the only son of her and Mei Yin, she thinks about it, but she is still reluctant, but what she says is like spilled water, where can she get it back? It's just that when he saw his little daughter hanging around, Qiao's couldn't help but complain: "It's all a bad idea from your little enemy, sending your brother to suffer in that kind of place!" ”
"Mother, didn't you agree?" Mei Ru replied.
Seeing Qiao's glare, she shrunk her neck, and hurriedly got into her mother's arms to coax her: "Mother, my uncle will definitely take care of my brother, don't worry." Besides, my brother is either not coming back, or he is not available and can't come back, so we can still go over and see. After a pause, Mei Ru pretended to ask unintentionally: "Mother, it will be the birthday of the ancestor in a while, you have already been concerned about it in previous years, why don't you mention it when you come to this time this year......"
When Qiao Shi heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened, he was sick from a year ago to this time, and he was worried about Brother Xiang'er, and he forgot about such a big event for a while!
She sat up slowly from the couch, tapped Mei Ru's head lightly, and said angrily, "You little clever ghost! ”
Mei Ru's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and she persuaded her: "So my mother should take care of her body even more." ”
In addition to her brother and sister-in-law, she is most worried about her mother's body, Mei Ru wants her mother to live for a long time in this life.
On the nineteenth day of the first month, Mei Xiang left Beijing.
Qiao's had already cried so much that he couldn't wait to get rid of it, and Mei Yin was also in tears. Mei Xiang knelt beside the bed, and rarely kowtowed three times. Seeing this, Qiao's tears became more and more unstoppable, and in the end, Mei Yin was ruthless, flicking his sleeves and driving Mei Xiang away.
The curtain is picked and dropped, where is there any son who is thinking about it in pain?
Qiao couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and fell there crying again. Mei Yin was reluctant to give up his wife, so she helped Qiao's to comfort her for a few words, but she was still ruthless, and turned her head and instructed Mei Ru: "Follow the rules, you send your brother for your father." ”
Mei Ru also wiped her tears, her eyes were swollen like peach pits in autumn, she nodded and chased out.
The aunts and concubines in Mei Xiang's courtyard were also crying outside. Aunt Zhao's belly had already begun to show her pregnancy, and she wanted to say something to Mei Xiang, but when she saw Mei Ru come out, she cowered and avoided going back. Mei Xiang saw it, touched her belly, turned her head to look at Mei Ru, and her handsome eyes were also a little red.
Mei Ru understood what he meant, so she said, "Brother, I know. ”
This is her brother's flesh and blood, no matter how much she doesn't like these people, she won't embarrass her brother's bloodline, and she will try her best to take care of it.
Mei Xiang sighed, waved his sleeves, and walked out.
Several aunts and concubines cried more and more sadly.
The carriage of Meifu was about to be sent to Shili Pavilion outside the city, Mei Ru was sitting on it and was wiping her tears with her eyes down, when suddenly, someone in front of her came over and said, "Third girl, uncle still wants to go somewhere." ”
"Where?" Mei Ru asked.
The man glanced around and replied in a low voice, "Dong Mansion." ”
Mei Ru understood in an instant, before her brother left, she was afraid that she still wanted to meet Sister Yao. If you can't see it, I'm afraid I'll regret it for a long time.
Sighing secretly, she said, "Let's go together." ”
When the Dong family heard that the uncle of the Mei Mansion was coming again, they were naturally not angry, and the uncle of the Dong family did not want to show up at all. The Qian family, who was in charge, saw the face of the three girls in Meifu, and reluctantly invited the two of them to come in and sit down.
Mei Xiang explained her intentions to her, saying that she was leaving Beijing and wanted to see the Dong family again.
"Uncle Mei's words are somewhat interesting." Qian sneered, "It turns out that my sister is like a flower like a jade in your house, what can't I see?" Now that she's divorced, do you remember? As soon as your Mei Mansion is closed, there is another person in our mansion! ”
Mei Xiang was really panicked, he had always known that the Qian family was powerful, but now that he was said like this, he couldn't even reply to a word.
Qian said coldly: "Now that Uncle Mei has divorced my hard-working sister, it means that marriage has nothing to do with it, what else are you going to do?" I'm planning to find a good home for my sister these days, and I'm going to ask Uncle Mei to come again. What if you let others see it? ”
Hearing this, Mei Xianghuo raised his face.
"Looking for another home?" He asked, stunned.
Qian snorted: "If you are no longer looking for a home, will my sister not marry for the rest of her life?" Just keep it in our house all the time? ”
Hearing the deep meaning of the words, Mei Xiang was silent and said: "If my sister-in-law doesn't dislike it, Yao'er's medicine money, month, charcoal in winter, ice in summer, all used, food, and jewelry will be sent by me, and it will be delivered at the beginning of each month until ......" He paused slightly, and his voice trembled slightly: "Until Yao'er remarries." ”
"Don't dare to be, what kind of sister-in-law am I?" Qian refuted this sentence, but did not return the last sentence, that is, he agreed.
Mei Xiang glanced at Mei Ru, Mei Ru nodded quietly, and this matter hung on her head.
When Hesui heard that Uncle Meifu and the third girl were coming, he hid outside the hall and listened quietly for a while, and then hurriedly trotted back to the wing.
Because of the silver given by Mei Ru, Hesui quietly added a lot of charcoal, and the room was much warmer, and it was no longer cold.
Dong's illness was not yet fully cured, and this time he sat on the bed in a half-worn jacket. She didn't ask about the silver, but her heart was clear, and she became more and more grateful and liked Mei Ru. Now she plans to embroider a small sachet and give it to Xunxun with some dried wormwood orchids or something. The female red who followed the girl was a little worse, and she often looked at the silk, sachets, and handkerchiefs of others.
At this moment, Dong was half-leaning on the soft pillow, embroidering with a bandage, and Sui came in and said, "Girl! Girl! The uncle and the third girl are here, and now they are over there. When there was no one, Hesui called Qian "over there".
The hand holding the needle paused, and Dong lowered his eyes and said, "What are they doing here?" ”
He Sui replied: "I heard that the uncle is leaving Beijing today, and I want to come to see the girl." ”
Dong stopped for a longer time this time, and after being silent for a long time, she asked again, "What else did you say?" ”
He Sui said: "Over there, it was said that you should be the master and give the girl another family business." ”
When Dong heard this, he was stunned, and at the end, he lazily put down the bandage and lay down again.
She is an abandoned woman who has been divorced and returned home, and she wants her brother and sister-in-law to raise her, and her sister-in-law must have complained a lot, so she must find a way to marry her again.
Thinking about it like this, her tears couldn't help but fall again. turned her back and quietly wiped her tears, she instructed Hesui: "You go out and tell the uncle, the sword and gun have no eyes, let him stay there to avoid it." Also, I have already made it clear with him, and I will ask him not to come back and worry about it again in the future. ”
When he came again, it was only in vain......
He Sui learned these words to Mei Xiang, Mei Xiang froze for a moment, and finally only turned his face away and looked to the side.
Clenching his hands, he turned over and got on his horse without saying a word, clamped his legs, and went forward.
……
Outside the Ten Mile Pavilion, Meng An was already there. He and Mei Xiang are cousins, and Mei Xiang is going to go to his father this time, and he will definitely come to see each other. Seeing that Cousin Ru also came to see him off, he was stunned for a moment.
The two brothers said a few words, and Mei Xiang explained to Mei Ru that she should honor her grandfather and old lady, and honor her father. Mei Ru nodded obediently, and her eyes couldn't stop red. In the end, Mei Xiang was still uneasy and said, "Remember to go and see your sister Yao, if so...... She really wants to remarry, you remember to ask her mother to inquire more. ”
Mei Ru still nodded. Seeing that her brother had taken the reins of the horse this time and was really ready to get on the horse and leave, she hurriedly called "brother" and threw herself into Mei Xiang's arms.
The two of them have a very good relationship, if it weren't for finding a way out for her brother, where would she be willing to let her brother leave?
"Brother, you must take care of yourself more, my father and I will go to see you when we find an opportunity."
Mei Xiang rubbed her head and said with a doting smile: "What a stupid girl." ”
He arched his hand to Meng An, stepped on the horse, his body paused slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he suddenly whipped him again.
……
It wasn't until she couldn't see her brother anymore that Mei Ru rubbed her eyes and turned around.
As soon as she turned around, she saw Meng An standing beside her, as if she wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know what to say, and her face was full of crampedness. Mei Ru was amused by him again, she smiled secretly and called him: "Cousin An." ”
"Cousin Ru."
The two were silent.
Mei Ru didn't speak, Meng An became more and more cramped, and after a while, he stubbornly asked: "Cousin, are you free these days?" My mother's pile of biography is still waiting for my cousin to compile it. After a pause, he said again: "I really don't know anything about those clothes, jewelry, and food cousins, and my head hurts when I look at them." ”
Mei Ru laughed directly this time, and she said, "Cousin, I'll go back and ask my mother, if I get permission, I'll go to the house." ”
Meng An said "um" and said, "Cousin, go back to the house quickly, remember to ask your uncle and aunt." ”
"Hey, I know!" Mei Ru agreed crisply. She stepped on the soft pier to get into the car, and was about to bend down to enter, when she suddenly stopped again. Mei Ru turned sideways and said seriously: "Cousin, you also remember to ask your aunt." ”
Meng An was embarrassed, and his face turned a little red again.