Chapter 13: Old Lady Shen
"Yo, Aunt Zhao, the third lady is back." The mother-in-law who guarded the door saw the familiar carriage and greeted the people in the carriage.
Aunt Zhao opened the curtain and smiled at her and exclaimed, "Why isn't this gatekeeper Mrs. Xu?" ”
The mother-in-law smiled at Aunt Zhao and said, "Mrs. Xu was sick a few days ago, and my wife came to take care of this shortage, and asked my aunt and sister to take care of it." ”
After Aunt Zhao smiled with her, she nodded at Bi'e, and Bi'e thoughtfully took out a dime of silver from her sleeve and threw it into her hand.
"How dare you do this." She was humble in her mouth, but her hand quickly put the dimes of silver into her sleeve, looking like she was afraid that someone would rob her.
"If you don't dare to be a good errand, you will naturally benefit from it in the future." Bi'e lifted the curtain and glanced at her, nodding slightly.
"That aunt has something to do in the future, just tell me." She grinned, showing a mouthful of big yellow teeth, and one hand was still touching the sleeve of the silver.
Aunt Zhao lowered the curtain, and the groom who was driving in front of her "drove" and drove the carriage into the side door.
"Sister Bi'e, do you have any impression of that mother-in-law? What did you do? Shen Qinrou looked at Bi'e and asked, she still knew that Mrs. Xu was an old lady, but why did she suddenly change someone.
Bi'e replied: "I have seen a sprinkler in the outer courtyard once, and I have heard a few mothers-in-law talk about it, saying that she is a dead woman who wants money, and it is estimated that Mrs. Xu is not in good health, so she turned around to see the door after using the silver." ”
"Oh." Shen Qinrou responded thoughtfully, raised her hand and touched her chin.
The carriage stopped not long after entering the side gate, only to hear a few people laughing and greeting the groom who was driving: "Ji Si'er, you're back, how is this trip?" ”
The groom also smiled and replied, "What else, just like usual." ”
Because of Aunt Zhao's affair, the pillar broke her leg again, and the acquaintances in the stable would always habitually greet each other when they saw the carriage and come back.
"Are you alright?"
Ji Si accepted the money, naturally he knew the reason, his mouth was all saw, and he didn't ask anything because of the laughter of others.
Ji Si took the carriage for a while, before putting Aunt Zhao and them in the car, at this time they were not far from the second gate, so they said goodbye to Ji Si, and Aunt Zhao signaled Bi'e to give Ji Si an extra ingot of silver, Ji Si smiled and thanked him before driving back to the stable.
Although it was March in the spring of March, it was still a little cold at the twilight, and when Aunt Zhao turned around and wanted to ask Shen Qinrou if she was cold, she was attracted by the things in her hand.
"How did you bring that thing in?" She asked, frowning.
Shen Qinrou raised her hand and saw the arrow wrapped in a white cloth in her hand, and explained: "It's not good to throw this thing on the side of the road at will, and it's even worse if it is left in the carriage and is discovered. ”
Aunt Zhao nodded, accepting her explanation.
"It's going to scare me to death today." Momoko held the cat in one hand and patted her chest in disbelief.
"I'm so scared, I'm all stunned." Shen Qinrou thought about the scene at that time, and couldn't tell what it tasted like in her heart, but her mouth was sour and bitter.
Aunt Zhao and Bi'e were like being knocked on a stick, and then they felt sullen and sober.
"At that time, why didn't you think about scolding them?" She frowned in confusion, and only then did she become afraid.
"We're really an afterthought." Aunt Zhao's heart was still beating hard when she thought about it, she frowned and said: "I wanted to scold them at the time, but I don't know why, seeing those two people, I couldn't scold, and I didn't dare to scold with some fear." ”
Bi'e turned her head sideways and glanced at her, and it was clearly written in her eyes, so did I.
"Forget it, this matter will be revealed, and it is better not to mention it again in the future, if it is listened to by someone who cares, I am afraid it will be another twist and turn." Shen Qinrou sighed softly and said weakly.
When a few people heard this, they nodded their heads again and again in agreement, and now for them, more things are better than less things.
The windproof lamps illuminated on the eaves beams were all lit, and under the shadow of the lamps, their shadows were pulled by the elders. Spring is a time of revival for all things, and they can still hear the sound of birds and insects chirping as they walk.
"Miss Auntie is back." A mother-in-law standing in front of the second gate looked at them with a smile.
Aunt Zhao and Shen Qinrou nodded at her, and Bi'e still gave her a dime of broken silver like before.
"Why is this door-guarding Mrs. Wang gone?" She asked, glancing at the woman's face.
The mother-in-law accepted the money, but it was easy to talk, and replied with a smile: "The mother-in-law surnamed Wang sold her body is a living deed, and when this contract arrives, the son of someone who is doing business outside will take her away, and she is a good blessing." ”
"Oh, my surname is Qian, just call me Mrs. Qian, and ask Miss Aunt to take care of me in the future." As she spoke, she saluted Shen Qinrou and them.
Bi'e was also used to dealing with them, and when she heard it, she understood what it meant, and she put her hand into her purse and handed over the ingot of silver.
"I'll bother you in the future, Mom."
Mother Qian took the silver and blossomed, nodded again and again: "Aunt is polite, Miss Bi'e is polite." ”
Shen Qinrou's fingers slid silently across the palms of her hands, once upon a time, they actually went out of the door, and they had to make silver when they entered the door, her eyes darkened, but she could only accept the facts and results in front of her.
After entering the second gate, the road was unimpeded, and they returned to the inner house.
The heavy "creaking" sound when the second door closed caused her to feel sullen for a while.
The first thing I did after returning home was to ask Mrs. Shen for thanks, but Mrs. Shen never treated them very well, and never invited them in to ask questions. Still, they had to stick that cold ass.
Sure enough, they stood outside the Songhe Hall for a while, and a little maid came out of it and told them that Old Lady Shen already knew about it and asked them to invite them back.
However, after Shen Qinya found out, she ordered An Ju to lead two little maids to carry lanterns to illuminate them and send them back to the Blowing Snow Courtyard.
When I returned to the room in the courtyard, everyone's bones seemed to be scattered, and after washing, they fell asleep.
slept until midnight, Shen Qinrou suddenly woke up, she looked at the stars outside the window and was stunned, after waking up, she tossed and turned and no longer sleepy, she simply took a thin robe and draped it on her body, and went straight out of bed to the window.
The dark night sky was like a wash, and the stars were all over the sky, twinkling and twinkling, looking at such a sky, she felt that her heart had become much clearer.
The peach lying on the light couch muttered a few words in a daze, scratched her face twice, turned over and continued to sleep.
Shen Qinrou turned her head and smiled, but her eyes fell on the snow ball in the rattan basket.
It slept soundly, not noticing that anyone was looking at it, and the spring breeze passing through the window slightly raised its snow-white hair.
Shen Qinrou couldn't help but approach and squatted down and rubbed its head twice, the snow ball still didn't react much, if it weren't for the cat's body being hot, she probably thought that the snow ball was dead.
"He's really a gluttonous and sleepy guy, but it seems to be too snooze, don't people say that night is the time for cats?" Shen Qinrou tilted her head and smiled, and shook her head again: "Oops, I can't figure it out." ”
She sat on the ground, letting the long green silk hang down on the ground, a wisp of green silk naughtily raised in the wind, and she hurriedly reached out to smooth it. The scar under her eyes has healed, and after the scab falls, the pink mark in the shape of a small flower under her eyes makes her whole face look better and has a different taste, but she doesn't like to look in the mirror, but she didn't notice it.
"I'm nine years old." She suddenly lay on the ground and sighed for a long time, slowly got up again, and muttered in a low voice: "Classes will resume tomorrow, let's sleep first, Mr. Su is not easy to deal with at all." ”