Chapter 192: The Grandfather's Family (5)
Zong Zhengke's body stiffened slightly, and he immediately reacted to who this old man was. She couldn't help but be surprised, her grandfather should be in his fifties, how could he look so old? And her grandfather's cry, she could hear it like weeping blood, obviously from the deepest part of his heart.
Suddenly, in a trance, she "saw" many pictures.
There is a handsome and elegant middle-aged man holding a little girl in his arms, wandering among the green trees and red flowers, making a wreath with his own hands and putting it on her head; The little girl didn't know what to cry about, and the man did not hesitate to be a horse, pretending to be ugly and weird, and finally made the little guy laugh; In the study, the man held the little girl on his lap and held her little hand to teach her to write in large characters......
And so on, many, many more. This little girl called the man "grandfather", and the man called the little girl "Little Ke'er" for a while, and "Ke Niang's little baby" for a while.
Zong Zhengke was very surprised, after she was reborn, even the impression of her biological parents in her mind was relatively vague. But when Ah Ke got along with her grandfather in the past, she was as if she had seen it with her own eyes, and it was clear and recognizable. That sincere love for ancestors and grandchildren cannot be faked.
She moved slightly, and after a little hesitation, she put her hand on the old man's thin back, stroked it gently, and said softly: "Grandpa, I haven't seen you for many years, are you okay?" ”
"Good, good!" Xiao Kun reluctantly let go of Zong Zhengke, raised his sleeve to wipe his tears, stared at her almost greedily, and choked slightly, "Ke'er, why are you so thin?" Are you being bullied? It's not easy to have a good time, isn't it? It's all my grandfather's fault that he didn't pick you up earlier! ”
"No one bullied Ke'er, grandfather, Ke'er has had a good life over the years." Zong Zhengke couldn't help but feel sad, and shook Xiao Kun's old hands and said. "Grandpa, but you're getting a lot older. Just now, Ke'er almost didn't recognize you. ”
Her fingers lightly rested on Xiao Kun's vein, and with a slight effort, she quickly moved away. But just by this hurried pulse, she was shocked to realize that her grandfather's health was very poor, no wonder his appearance was so much older than his real age.
Just then, another person hurried out of the house. Across the flower beds. Lao Yuan cried and called: "Ke'er, Ke'er, but Ke'er has arrived?" ”
Xiao Kun turned his head to take a look. Then he said: "Your grandmother is in a hurry, otherwise she would have come out a long time ago." ”
Zong Zhengke raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but saw a fifty-year-old woman hurrying over surrounded by everyone. She sighed in her heart, her grandmother's appearance was also older than her real age. She understood. This must have been caused by the heavy blow that his mother's early death brought to the second elder.
She didn't dare to slack off, and hurried over. Princess Zhenyi opened her arms when she was still so far away. Crying all the way to Ke'er, staggering all the way reads();. She was also like Xiao Kun, she hugged people into her arms without waiting for Zong Zhengke to salute, and cried out in her heart.
Xiao Kun followed. complained: "I just stopped, and you came to cry again." Do you want to bring me to tears? Don't cry, Ke'er has been walking for so long. is also tired and hungry, so quickly ask someone to come up with a banquet. ”
Only then did Princess Zhenyi stop crying. But he was reluctant to let go of Zong Zhengke, wrapped her in his arms, and took her with him, while carefully examining her complexion, he asked her if she had any taboos. Zong Zhengke hung his head slightly, looking gentle and supple, saying that he had no taboos.
It was easy to return to the main hall, Xiao Kun and Princess Zhenyi sat down, the maids set up the futon, and Zong Zhengke knelt down to formally salute the two old men. Xiao Kun and Princess Zhenyi hurriedly ordered someone to pick her up, and ordered her to see her uncle and aunt.
Only then did Zong Zhengke have the opportunity to look at her only uncle, and her aunt, who was suspected of plotting against her. The uncle and the middle-aged grandfather in her memories look very similar, and they are both unusual beautiful men. My aunt is a princess, no matter what wild place she comes from, she still has a noble atmosphere.
It's just that no matter how Zong Zhengke looks at it, his aunt's dress and demeanor are no different from the noble ladies of Tianxingguo. If she hadn't known her identity, she wouldn't have been able to connect her with the famous Xiling Barbarian Girl.
She knelt down on the futon again, kowtowed to the two elders, and did enough to follow the rules. Xiao Fenghuan personally got up and picked up Zong Zhengke, looked at her appearance, and said with a slight sadness: "Good boy, I've hurt you." The Xiling princess tried to squeeze out a smile, but she didn't dare to say anything, just nodded.
Zong Zhengke lowered his eyes and said softly: "Uncle Duolao is worried, and Ke'er is fine." Although the nunnery is cold, from the host to the little nun, they are all kind and friendly to Ke'er. Ke'er didn't suffer much. ”
"Come on, Ke'er, sit down with grandpa and grandma." Xiao Kun beckoned to Zong Zhengke, and asked, "Is that girl from Qingya also here?" ”
Zong Zhengke replied, "Aunt Xu is waiting outside the door. Then he stepped forward. Princess Zhenyi got up and hugged her to sit between herself and Xiao Kun, hugging her tightly and not letting go.
Xiao Kun also wants to hug his granddaughter like this, but in the end, when the child is older, he also has to pay attention to some behavior. Remembering that ten years ago, when Ke Niang's little baby came, in order to make her happy, he also pretended to be a big horse for her to ride and play, and the affection between grandparents and grandchildren was so deep that no one could compare, he couldn't help but feel sad again.
But it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the child is standing in front of him again. Xiao Kun put away those melancholy and ordered, "Let Qingya come in." Over the years, fortunately, she has been taken care of by Ke'er's side. Her merit is great, and her reward must be doubled. And they went out to give orders.
Xiao Fenghuan got up and responded: "My son has already asked the Reward Hall to give Xu Qingya a first-class meritorious service, and her family has also given it generously. ”
Xiao Kun nodded, and then asked Zong Zhengke some daily trivial matters, no matter how big or small, even what kind of clothes she liked, what books she liked to read, she had to ask them one by one. Looking at him like that, I can't wait to know all about Zong Zhengke's life in the past ten years at this moment.
Even Xiao Peng raised his three brothers and sisters to visit, but Xiao Kun was perfunctory, just waving his hand and giving up. Princess Zhenyi felt sorry for her grandson and granddaughter, and when she saw that the old man was asking endlessly, she couldn't interject, so she beckoned Xiao Peng to come over and said a few words with a pleasant face.
Soon the Xu family came in and kowtowed to the masters who had not seen him for many years. Xiao Kun ordered Xiao Peng to lift Xu up, and asked him to sit back. Xu was very frightened, and it wasn't until Zong Zhengke also spoke that she dared to sit next to the side of the round stool.
Xiao Kun asked about Xu's past over the years. In this regard, Xu Shi was mentally prepared, so he told the story. In fact, there is nothing to say about the life of the Buddhist hall, and she can't say the truth, so she brought it in a few words, focusing on the things that Zong Zhengke encountered when he returned to Zong Zhengke's house after finishing the Qing Dynasty. (To be continued)