"Ran'er's father has a prominent family background, and the Xie family is a famous family in Jiangnan, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first family in Jiangnan. Your father Xie Yu is the eldest grandson of the long house, and he has been pinned on by the family since he was a child. The mother was born in an ordinary place, and her grandfather Ge Yanxing likes feng shui and can be regarded as famous. My mother has been influenced by my grandfather since she was a child, and she also knows a little bit about it. Ran'er's grandmother is the daughter of the Cai family of the local scholarly family, and she knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Because my grandfather once saw feng shui for my grandmother's family, and was favored by my mother's grandfather, I had Ran'er's grandmother. Mother's piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all taught by the grandmother of the natural son. ”

This paragraph is a bit complicated, Ran Er and Qinglian digested it a little before continuing to read it.

"When my mother was fourteen years old, I studied piano skills at home with my grandmother, and I didn't want to be heard by Xie Yu, who was passing by. So I came to visit. At that time, your father was only sixteen years old, and he had not yet decided to marry. In this way, after coming and going, my father and mother went from acquaintance, to love, to private life. It's just that when your father told the family about this, he was opposed by the Xie family. When my mother fell in love with your father, she didn't know that he was a member of the Xie family, but she just fell in love with your father's elegant temperament. It wasn't until your father bought a house outside and married your mother back half a year later that the Xie family came to the door that your father told her the truth. Mother is not angry with your father's deception, and she doesn't want your father and the Xie family to have a stalemate for the sake of your mother, besides, Mother and Ran'er's grandfather and grandmother are also powerless to compete with the Xie family. In desperation, my mother had to ask Uncle Ran'er to take care of my grandparents and run away from home alone. When she left, her mother was already more than four months pregnant. After several twists and turns, I came to Xia Village, and most of the things in the future are known. ”

"Because my mother once followed my grandfather to dabble in the study of Kanyu, I know that this is the legendary cave of raising yin, but this kind of forest cave is extremely rare, and few people in the world have really seen it, not to mention that my mother only occasionally dabbled in it, and she was not proficient. I only know one thing, buried in the cave of Yin Nourishment, his soul will not be annihilated immediately. My mother wants to see Ran'er more and accompany Ran'er for a few more years, so my mother will be content. ”

"As for whether Ran'er wants to find your father, my mother doesn't want to participate in the opinion, since Ran'er has grown up, she should have her own opinions on the merits of the matter. My mother also thought that when my mother left, she didn't tell her father, and it was estimated that he would send people to look for us and my mother. Although the mother does not agree with Ran'er to recognize her relatives before she is a minor, what should Ran'er do when she becomes an adult, and her mother will no longer interfere. There is only one thing that Ran'er needs to keep in mind, Ran'er's father is a good person, but the Xie family is not an ordinary family. Whether to return to the Xie family or not, Wang Ran'er carefully considered. A pair of jade bracelets were given to the mother by the grandmother, and the mother was left to Ran'er. The gold-inlaid jade hairpin is your father's love for your mother, and the jade pendant is the ancestral heirloom of the Xie family, only the eldest grandson of the long house is qualified to wear it, and it is also given to your mother by your father. I'll leave these two things to Ran'er to deal with. Ran Er remembered the address of her grandfather's family in Linkang City: Xicheng Pounding Clothes Lane. Mother's pen, a certain year, a certain month, a certain day. ”

The letter is written here, and the time of the payment is three days before the death of the mother. Although the whole handwriting looks laborious, there is no disorder in the slightest. There were traces of tears on every page.

After reading the letter left by her mother, Ran'er hugged Qinglian and cried bitterly. Qinglian also shed a lot of tears with her.

"Sister, don't be so hurt, since my mother also knows that this is the cave of yin cultivation, and with the help of Uncle Yao and Grandpa Yao, Lian'er thinks that one day she will hear her mother speak again."

Ran'er is looking forward to talking to her mother and telling about her grievances and hardships over the years.

"How does my sister plan to deal with the relationship with the Xie family? Do you want to go to my sister's biological father? ”

"My sister has nothing to do with the Xie family. If it weren't for the Xie family's obstruction, how could my mother leave Ran'er at a young age and pass away? As for the father, he naturally has to admit it, and he must go to his grandmother's house to see and do his filial piety for his mother. For so many years, my father sent that Ge Zhuang to look for him once, and obviously he didn't take our mother and daughter very seriously. It's just that there has been no news from my grandparents' house, which makes people a little worried. ”

"Sister, now that Uncle Zhang is taking care of us at home, we will take a few days off with my mother, and now it is the time of the farm, so we might as well go to Linkang City and find my grandmother's house first."

"We've never been far away, so it would be nice to be with the others. Another day, we will inquire in Yangzhuang to see if there is any going to Linkang City in the near future. Also, find someone to help with the housekeeping. Otherwise, it's not good to have no one at home at night. ”

"That time Uncle Zhang said that Aunt Zhang was idle at home and had nothing to do, Uncle Zhang and his wife only had two daughters, the eldest daughter was married, and the little girl was a few years younger than her sister, so it was better to invite them all, it was a big deal to pay a few taels of silver more, and we would be idle."

"Lian'er, pay attention, Aunt Zhang and the sister of the Zhang family are here, and we usually have a companion. I'll ask Uncle Zhang what he means tomorrow. ”

Zhang Dazhu didn't have any reason to disagree, needless to say, Ran'er still gave an extra six taels of silver, but he didn't pay the salary, just taking care of food and housing was already good. On the same day, the thatched hut in the west was cleaned up, and the three members of the Zhang family were allowed to live in it the next day. Receive grain and rice from Ran'er on time every month, and prepare oil, salt, vegetables and vegetables by yourself. Ran'er and Qinglian enshrined the wooden statue of their mother in the west room belonging to Qinglian, and did not allow outsiders to enter.

Aunt Zhang is also a diligent and neat woman. The sister-in-law of the Zhang family is called Zhang Xiaoyu, and her long writing is quiet, although she is not very beautiful, but she gives people a very down-to-earth and stable feeling, and she is very refreshing and clean. Ran'er and Qinglian both like Xiaoyu very much. Don't let her work with her father, treat her as her own sister, and be a female red together, Xiaoyu has never read, every time she reads and writes with Qinglian, although Xiaoyu is doing the female red in her hand, her eyes are full of envy.

"Sister Xiaoyu wants to learn to read and write?"

"Yes."

Xiaoyu didn't hesitate at all, and immediately spoke.

"Then let my sister teach you, Lian'er also learned from my sister."

"Sister Ran'er, can I learn?"

"Why not? As long as Xiaoyu is willing to learn, my sister will teach you. ”

Zhang Dazhu and his wife saw that the two sisters took such good care of their daughter, and they worked harder. Since Aunt Zhang came, Ran'er and Qinglian have hardly done any more work at home. It's three meals a day, and it's usually Aunt Zhang who takes Xiaoyu to help make it for the sisters before she goes back to cook her own meal.

On the tenth day of the first month of June, Ran Er and Qinglian finally found out that a family in Yangzhuang was going to Linkang City, one was to see their daughter, and the other was to pull some local products and sell them there to earn a little difference to supplement the family. It is a middle-aged couple in their forties with a young son who is twelve or thirteen years old. The man's surname is Xie, he is from Yangzhuang Street, and his son's name is Xie Bao. The daughter was originally married in Yangzhuang, and it was the son-in-law's family who did business in Linkang City, and the young couple moved to Linkang City the year before last, and also set up a grocery store and lived by the daily operation of the shop.

These are all things that Ran'er and Qinglian heard when they talked to Aunt Xie on the road. The group set off from Yangzhuang on June 16. said in advance that Ran'er and Qinglian paid Uncle Xie's family a total of three taels of silver, including eating together on the road.