Chapter 21: Night Dreams
Dead.
The Xu family's old mansion closed its door.
The red word "Joy" was still pasted on the door, the bright red lantern shone a layer of light in the night, the visitors were gone, the servants were cleaning the courtyard and washing the ground, and the piles of dishes in the back kitchen were still soaked in water.
There are few servants left in the old house, and today they also rented a few chefs in the restaurant and ran the hall to support the whole family affair, after they finished work and left, the servants of the Xu family continued to work, fortunately, Master Xu wrapped everyone in red, although it was not much, but the same amount as the eldest young master and the second young master when they got married, everyone understood one thing in their hearts, that is, although the third young master was stupid and useless, and the third young grandmother was from a low background, but the master attached equal importance to the third room.
Master Xu summoned Xu Xiaoquan to come and ask, "Has the third young master rested over there?" ”
"Back to the master, Xingchun said that the third young master and the third young grandmother got along very well, and the third young grandmother personally fed the third young master for supper, and also talked to the third young master for a long time, that is, ...... It's just a small couch that doesn't know how to round the room, and the three young grandmothers sleep on the vigil. ”
"Hmm." Master Xu waved his hand to make him retreat.
The little third son didn't make any noise? Did Mr. Mu teach you?
Why hasn't Mr. Mu left until now? After the third son fell ill, Mr. Mu was looking for a doctor for him every year, and he gave up, but Mr. Mu hasn't given up yet, why?
Master Xu touched the sparse beard on his chin, frowned and recalled, is there something wrong with him?
The Xu family is now about to meddle in the selection of the dock gang, and Hou Zhengjiang, who is now in charge of Caoyun in Western Yunnan, is the nephew of Hou Dageshi Hou Ji, who is in charge of water transportation in the imperial court, and Hou Zhengjiang secretly supports the Qingtou Gang, the largest gang in Caoyun. The leader of the Qingtou Gang was injured last year because of the snatching of the dock line in Zhenjiang Prefecture, and he is about to die this year.
The Xu family not only has to stand on the right team and bet on the right person, but also provide a part of the financial support, and win the two lines of Caoyun, and the Xu family will be able to go to a higher level.
If the third young grandmother is really from that family, then it will be able to go up several steps.
The third young grandmother also has a younger brother, but it is said that the family is passed on to the female but not the male, otherwise when the emperor is dying of the prince's ****, the survivors may be the sons of that family. Find out yes or no first, and then decide whether you want to give grace to the younger brother of the third young grandmother.
Let's hope it's the right bet.
Axi didn't know why Master Xu had to marry her as his third daughter-in-law, she was now lying on a strange bed, and Yulu thoughtfully took the bed curtain and propped it up, and there was a small space inside.
The bedding was soft and dry, and it should have been dried in the afternoon. The weather in July is dry before the rain returns.
Abba and Brother should have fallen asleep, are they still used to it? Have you eaten at night, Abba is at the stinky level of cooking, I don't know if Abba can eat it......
"Hey, did you sleep?" The third young master suddenly spoke.
"Nope." Assi sat up and lay down talking to a strange man, feeling awkward even though he was not sleeping in the same bed.
"What's your name?" The third young master's face was not clear in the dark, only two eyes were bright.
"Songxi." Assi replied softly.
"Which 'West'?"
"The west, the southeast, the northwest."
"Why is that name?"
"My aunt got up, and when she was pregnant with me, she dreamed of a poem, the first two lines of which were, 'There are tall buildings in the northwest, and the clouds are on the top.'" Then he named me West, and my brother called him North. "I don't know why, I suddenly feel that the third young master at this time is weird.
"Oh, your grandma can recite poems?"
"Hmm." Assi shifted for a moment.
What's weird? The question asked by the Third Young Master?
"What about you?" Axi asked rhetorically, she should also know his name, otherwise she will get married, and she doesn't know what her father-in-law's name is, so she can't always call him the third young master.
No one answered.
Assi waited for a long time, and suddenly heard a slight snoring, she smiled helplessly, she was really a child, and fell asleep while talking.
Assi lay down again.
No more words all night.
In a hazy sleep, Assi saw Grandma.
With a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, Grandma sat on the side and looked at Axi, with the golden hairpin on her head, two white beads the size of rice grains hanging in her ears, and wearing a dress that Assi had never seen before, the lines of Jiangya seawater, the texture of silk and satin, and a pair of jade bracelets on her wrists.
"Grandma?" Assi's eyes widened.
"Young." It's Grandma's gentle voice.
Young.
Assi's tears flowed in an instant.
After Grandma left, no one ever shouted that she was dying.
That's the name that only Grandma can call, and even Abba has never called herself that. Grandma said that my daughter is a wood, and she must be a lush and straight towering tree in the woods in the future.
Grandma said, don't believe in fate, because the road is out of your own.
Grandma said, "Grandma, what Grandma taught you, you can just learn it." Wealth is not exposed, and so is the knowledge of girls.
Young, young.
"Grandma! I miss you so much! "Axi was very aggrieved, after Grandma left, she didn't dream of her once. Today was her first night of marriage, which was supposed to be her cave night, and now she slept alone on the couch in the outer room, in this completely unfamiliar environment.
Assi's lips trembled, and she was short of breath, wiping her tears and reaching out to hug her grandmother. But she couldn't reach out. It was as if there was an invisible barrier in front of her.
"It's getting dark." Grandma raised her hand and pressed her sideburns.
"Grandma, Grandma......" Assi sat up in a panic, she found that it was not that there was a barrier between herself and Grandma, but that Grandma couldn't touch her. She can lift the quilt and push the pillow open, but she can't touch Grandma.
"It's getting dark." Grandma frowned slightly, put down her hand on her sideburns, folded her hands on her legs, and her posture was elegant, with a serious face but a hint of anxiety.
"Grandma, Grandma, I miss you so much," Assi sniffed: "After you left, Abba was also sick, and when you left, the sky collapsed at home, Grandma ......"
"It's getting dark." Grandma turned her head.
Assi saw Grandma's side face and the golden hairpin in her hair.
"Young," Grandma turned her head again and looked at Assi gently: "Don't be afraid, after dark, it will soon be dawn." ”
"Grandma...... "Rao is Axi has a lot of grievances, and he also noticed that something was wrong at this time.
Grandma kept saying that it was dark, that it was dark, and then that it would be bright soon.
What do you mean?
"Grandma?" Assi wiped her tears, and just as she wanted to ask, she saw that Grandma's figure gradually faded and thinned.
"Grandma!" Assi panicked: "Grandma, where are you going!" Grandma, don't go! Grandma! ”
"Don't be afraid, the sky will dawn." Grandma's figure disappeared without a trace.
Assi was finally able to reach out, but there was nothing in the air.
"Grandma!"