Chapter Eighty-Five: Come to a Nest
"What are you doing with me? Go get the reads;! ”
Mother said: "Forget it, second brother, no need, I really don't need it." ”
"Well, what's so embarrassing?"
Both Song and Linglong saw that the second aunt seemed to have something unspeakable? The second uncle finally noticed it, no longer insisted, and changed the topic: "Third sister, Linglong girl is really a blessing, has the day been set?" ”
"It's not yet, there's news from the Liang Mansion, and I'll talk about it when the eldest prince's business is done."
"The eldest prince? Oh, by the way, the eldest prince is the daughter of the family of the Ministry of Shangshu Miao, and the day seems to be half a month later, right? This is also a happy event! ”
"Yes, the second brother and sister-in-law are going too, right? I don't even know what to send? ”
The second aunt secretly sighed when she saw that she was confused, and she pulled the corners of her mouth: "What is there to worry about the third sister, your family is financially rich, you can send anything, unlike us, alas!" ”
"Oh? Second sister-in-law, is life hard at home? ”
"Alas, look at our house, the left and right are so big slaps, shouting from the backyard, you can hear it at the gate, it can't compare to those high-ranking families."
The second uncle glanced at him: "What are you talking about?" It's not like we haven't had more bitter days before! ”
The second aunt smiled awkwardly, but secretly wiped the corners of her eyes: "Hey, look at me, seeing that the third sister is living a good life, I can't help but feel a little envious in my heart, third sister, don't blame my second sister-in-law for being shallow!" ”
"Second sister-in-law, don't say that, our family is not much better.
My lord is still in Jiangzhou, he wants to be transferred back to the capital, it is difficult to find a way, I heard that there is a shortage of people in the capital, and there are many people waiting in line. It's not easy, I'm afraid it will cost some silver;
Moreover, our family doesn't even have a house in the capital, and it will definitely cost a lot of money to buy a house, as well as Linglong's marriage, Juefei's study, Linglong's sisters' relatives, etc., alas. It's not going to be easy! ”
The second aunt's eyes flashed. With a smile on his face, he said, "Look at what my sister said, are you afraid that we won't be able to borrow money from you?" ”
The mother paused: "No, no, I'm not crying poor." I feel that no matter how much silver there is in the capital, it is not enough to spend, and it is definitely not as good as before compared to Jiangzhou. ”
The second uncle thought for a while: "Third sister, is my sister-in-law going to be transferred back to the capital?" Isn't the errand of Jiangzhou weaving very good? ”
"Jiangzhou is not our hometown after all, we can't stay there for the rest of our lives, right? I'm going to have to come back sooner or later. You see, as soon as Linglong came back, he found a good family. I think the capital is a blessed land for our family, and it is time for the master to come back. ”
"If you say that, you really should come back, and it will be convenient for us to move around each other in the future. It's just that the lack of the capital is really not easy to make up, right. Since Linglong is married to Liang Mansion, why didn't the third sister ask Liang Mansion for help? ”
Mother glanced at Linglong: "I want to too, but it doesn't seem good to mention this rashly just after I ordered it." I asked Linglong to mention it the next time I met Mrs. Liang to see if Mrs. Liang reacted. If Mrs. Liang had a heart, she would definitely be able to understand. ”
"That's an idea, I hope my sister-in-law can come back before Linglong gets married."
Several people were silent for a moment, and the mother glanced at the second uncle and his wife: "By the way, second brother, I want to discuss something with you, okay?" ”
"The third sister doesn't have to be polite, just say something?"
"I see that my mother's health is getting worse and worse, I rarely come back, I want to stay with my mother for a few days, we bought a small yard near Su Mansion, which is clean and convenient, so I want to talk to my second brother and sister-in-law, let my mother live with me for a few days?"
"What's ...... this?"
"Xiang Gong reads;!" The second aunt interrupted the second uncle's words, and then said with a smile:
"Look at what my sister said, it's rare for you to come back, just stay at home for a few more days! In fact, our house is usually quite clean, but Mei'er's child is very noisy, I will send her to her grandfather's house to Ming'er, and the yard will be clean, my sister and Linglong can live here as long as they want, don't be polite to me! ”
"Ahh Isn't that good? ”
"Oh, the family doesn't talk to each other, not to mention the old lady's body sister also saw it, her illness is really inconvenient to go out, and she is not suitable for changing places, in case something is not good to find a doctor, my sister will stay! After all, this is our mother's home, isn't it? Isn't it, Xianggong? ”
"Huh? Oh yes, yes! My sister will stay! Stay as long as you want. ”
Don't look at the second aunt's enthusiasm, but Linglong always feels that the second aunt's eyes are flickering, as if she is hiding something? She seems to be very reluctant for her grandmother to leave the house, or does she not want her mother to be alone with her grandmother? Or is it single-mindedly just trying to leave us behind?
Linglong couldn't understand why, so he just sat and listened. After all, her mother couldn't resist the kindness of her second aunt and agreed to stay permanently, and Linglong naturally stayed.
Five days in a row, the mother and the second aunt and grandmother are often gossiping with the second aunt and grandmother, and the life is also relaxed, Linglong occasionally sits aside to listen, but most of the time with the two little cousins, the Mei'er cousin was originally a little resistant to Linglong, and it is very strange to see that she can always conjure up some new tricks, and now she sticks to Linglong all day to learn this and that.
In the evening of this day, the porter suddenly came in a hurry to report: "Madam, it's not good, it's not good!" ”
The second aunt looked up: "What's going on?" Don't bother with the old lady. ”
"Madam, no, the eldest lady's family is here!"
"What? Who do you say is coming? ”
"The eldest lady's family of more than a dozen people, all carrying burdens, are all back!"
The second aunt stood up in shock: "What nonsense, aren't they in the suburbs of Zhuangzi?" ”
"Second brother and sister, Zhuangzi's place is really not for people, we really can't stay any longer, so we moved back with our family!"
At the entrance of the hall, a middle-aged woman who looked gorgeously dressed but was very old walked in with a bag on her back and a smile, and behind her was a large group of people, including men and women, old and young, all dressed in ordinary and ordinary clothes, and two little girls with patches on their skirts.
Linglong followed her mother to stand at the door of the living room, and when she saw the woman in the lead, her mother was obviously a little surprised: "Sister-in-law! ”
The middle-aged woman turned her eyes to look at her mother, she was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes lit up obviously: "Third sister! Oops, isn't this the third sister? Third sister, you're really back! I thought the messenger had lied to me!
Okay, okay, now it's okay, we finally have a backer, third sister, we, we're all back to join you, you can't ignore us! ”
The mother was originally full of joy, but her mind was blinded by this sudden sentence: "Sister-in-law, how can you say this?" ”
"Oh, third sister, you've been living in the second brother's house for a few days, and you've heard about my family's situation, right?
You see, how can I support such a big family? Your eldest brother's dead ghost is not angry, he is dead, and he has ruined his family, you don't know how we have lived all these years......"
The woman began to wipe her tears and sobbed as she spoke, the second aunt stood aside coldly and did not speak, the mother was confused, and reached out to help her: "Sister-in-law, don't be like this, let's have something to say, okay?" ”
The woman immediately wiped two handfuls: "Okay, reads;!" Oops, I've been walking for two days and my legs are about to break, third sister, let's go in and sit and talk slowly, okay? ”
"Okay, okay, sister-in-law, please."
The sister-in-law was not polite, and sure enough, she swaggered into the house and went straight to the master position directly above to sit down, she held the chair handle and rubbed her hand happily for a moment, and said with emotion:
"It's still a big wooden chair to sit on! Hey, third sister, second brother and sister, don't stand, sit, sit! Anshun, Ancai, you also sit, when you come back here, you go home, you don't have to be polite. ”
This sister-in-law is really not polite, as if she is the master, and the second aunt's face is indescribably ugly.
Although the Song family didn't understand what was going on, the atmosphere was obviously embarrassing, not to mention that this was the second brother's mansion, even if the sister-in-law was not polite, she shouldn't occupy the position of the second sister-in-law like this!
Of course, Song was just thinking about it in her heart, she was still a little happy that her relatives she hadn't seen for a long time suddenly appeared, and she still returned to the right position and sat down, and Linglong also sat down.
The second aunt didn't come in, just stood at the door and watched lightly, but the two men in their twenties and the two women holding the child who came with the eldest aunt sat opposite Linglong under the instructions of the eldest aunt.
Linglong secretly observed, and saw that the two young men on the opposite side were in their twenties, and their appearance was a little similar to that of the second uncle, and the two women next to him were holding the child and their heads hung very low, looking a little nervous.
As for what they are wearing...... The two young men's clothes were cruel, with ironed creases on them, and they looked like they had just been bought from a ready-to-wear store, but the two women were dressed in old cloth dresses that had been washed white.
I heard that my uncle left two sons, so these should be my cousins and sisters-in-law?
The eldest aunt rubbed her hands on her thighs a few times with a smile: "Oh, third sister, I haven't seen you for many years, you are still so young!" Look at me, I'm not a few years older than you, but I'm about to become an old woman! ”
Song smiled awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, don't say that, you are also quite young!" ”
"What a young man! The place in the countryside is exposed to the wind and sun, there are many mosquitoes, not to mention rouge gouache, and even a hair care hair oil is not easy to buy, I have had enough of it all these years! Even if I die, I don't want to go back to that hellish place. ”
The second aunt came in with a cold face: "What does the sister-in-law mean to stay in my house and not leave?" ”
"Oh, look at what the second brother and sister said, our family doesn't talk about the two families, I think when our Song Mansion was not dilapidated, didn't the second brother and sister often say this? I also often give benefits to my second siblings, right? At the beginning, I gave my second brother and sister a pair of jade bracelets, which were worth hundreds of taels, right? The second brother and sister won't turn their faces and deny people, right? ”
The second aunt was so angry that her face turned blue: "Sister-in-law, we are all people who drag our families now, do you think this is appropriate?" Besides, don't I give you money every year? (To be continued)