Chapter 18 First Meeting, Little Qiliu's Mother (II)
"Seven willow girl, why are you still stunned?" Mrs. Zhou was a little dumbfounded. She was clearly anxious, as long as the woman came to the little girl Qiliu, the little girl promised to run faster than the rabbit. But what's going on today? Could it be that the little girl has already noticed something? No, it won't. In addition to the little girl Qiliu, she knows about this matter herself. Of course, there is still a little girl in Banxia.
Mrs. Zhou regretted it very much. The older generation said that you must not take anything that does not belong to you, and this is not wrong at all. At the beginning, if it weren't for her greed, in order to save more daughter-in-law for her frail little grandson, she would not have agreed to help Xiao Qiliu. Now it's okay for people to get caught. Seeing that Cheng Mansion was about to change, she had to be forced to stand in line in advance. She can see that no matter whether that person can win in this battle between wives and concubines, nine times out of ten, she will be regarded as the vanguard and sacrificed at any time. Fortunately, the only thing I can be lucky about is the silver reward. For the sake of her hard-working little grandson, she had to bite the bullet.
Li Junran faintly remembered that since Qiliu was sold into Cheng's mansion, Qiliu's mother-in-law, Li Xu, was worried about Xiao Qiliu, and almost every two months, she would take the opportunity to catch up with the market and secretly come to visit one or two. It stands to reason that this is not in line with the rules, and it is also thanks to Xiao Qiliu's popularity in Chengfu that he is not bad, and he is willing to take out his small amount of monthly silver to bribe those housekeepers, especially Mrs. Zhou, who is responsible for taking care of the small corner gate in the backyard. Mrs. Zhou took the benefits, but she was also soft-hearted for a while, so she secretly opened the door of convenience.
Li Junran silently calculated in his heart when Xiao Qiliu saw Li Xu last time, and according to the day, the time was indeed about the same. To say that Li Junran is really not ready to meet Xiao Qiliu's family so soon. But since she came, even if it was for the sake of Xiao Qiliu, the original owner of this small body, she couldn't see it. It's a pity that she has not fully mastered the language of this era now, and she is pretending to be stupid, just afraid......
Banxia raised his eyebrows, and after a moment of silence, he knew the secret hidden inside. However, as a girl, the first thing is to keep your mouth tight, otherwise you will shout everywhere if you know a little bit of private things, which is not the rhythm of pure death. Banxia smiled and pulled Li Junran's hand, and said with a smile: "Xiao Qiliu, since your mother has come to see you." Why don't I go with you and have a look? Shall we go back to the back kitchen and help you move the covers? ”
Li Junran nodded after a long while, and then obediently followed behind Mrs. Zhou and walked in the direction of the corner gate in the backyard. The small corner door in the backyard is not far from the back kitchen, and it is said to be the backyard, but it is actually within the scope of the outer yard. And on weekdays, it is also to facilitate the kitchen to transport those purchased ingredients.
Because Banxia had been instructed by Bai Zhi before, he didn't dare to leave Li Junran alone, so he followed.
However, after walking for half a pillar of incense, Li Junran saw from a distance a patched woman standing outside the half-open door. Li Junran didn't dare to speed up his pace because of his scruples, and still walked forward slowly.
"Liu'er!" Li Xu was very excited to see Li Junran, but Li Junran's expression was still dumbfounded.
Li Junran, who was standing inside the door, took the opportunity to observe Li Xu without a trace. Li Junran remembered that Li Xu's was married to Xiao Qiliu's father Li Zhengmin when he was sixteen years old, and Xiao Qiliu was eight years old this year, and Li Xu's was only twenty-four years old. But Li Junran looked at Li Xu's appearance, a middle-aged aunt in her thirties and almost forties. It can be seen that years of hard work have made the originally tender beauty flower age rapidly. However, according to Li Junran's modern vision, Li Xu is not unsaved. As long as you start to recuperate slowly, it's still too late. Go back and change your outfit from head to toe, and dress up well, you can completely change your hair for the second spring drop.
"Liu'er, what's wrong with you? It's my mother, my mother came to see you? Li Xu quickly noticed that something was not quite right with her precious daughter, not at all like the previous few times, and she was very excited when she saw her.
"......" is the mother who has changed her voice, Li Junran is sure that she is not the one who opened her mouth. Li Junran, who originally wanted to keep silent, found that her body was completely controlled by someone, and even her feelings were affected, her nose was sour, and she wanted to cry. Obviously, there will be no one else who can do this except for Xiao Qiliu, the original owner of this small body.
Could it be that this little Qiliu is not dead yet? No way......
"Good boy, don't cry, mother is here, mother is here." Since his baby daughter voluntarily sold herself to the Cheng Mansion, Li Xu's family cried almost every night until dawn. Cheng Mansion is not a mansion that will treat people harshly, but it can be used as slaves and maids, and it is not at the discretion of the master?
Although Li Junran was tightly held in Li Xu's arms, he kept repeating it in his mind, and the content of the conversation was nothing more than persuading Xiao Qiliu to calm down and calm down, but don't spoil a big thing because of impulse. You know, there are two pairs of eyes staring at the excitement right now. She can't guarantee that there won't be anyone from the third aunt's side here.
Xiao Qiliu, Xiao Qiliu, my sister promises you that I will help you take revenge when I turn back, and let the third aunt who beat you to death and can't survive and die. So...... Okay, let's stop crying, okay?
I don't know if it was Li Junran's psychological activities that played a role, or because he was hugged so tightly by Li Xu's arms, so that Xiao Qiliu was satisfied. Li Junran clearly felt that the force that originally controlled her body disappeared all of a sudden.
Li Junran gasped, could it be...... Xiao Qiliu's residual consciousness is gone?
Li Junran, who realized that the control of his body had returned, quickly wiped away the tears on his face with his back to Mrs. Zhou and Banxia, and then broke free from Li Xu's embrace and took several steps back.
"Liu'er, go home with your mother. We, we ......" Before Li Xu finished speaking, Li Junran knew what she wanted to say. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world. Xiao Qiliu was really lucky to be reincarnated in the Li family and become the child of Li Zhengmin and Li Xu. It's a pity that you can go back when you go home. Not to mention the current situation of the Li family, whether they can take out Xiao Qiliu's eight taels and sell them for silver is still a problem. Even if you can come up with eight taels of silver, Chengfu is not a place where you can come if you want to come and leave if you want. If you want to redeem yourself, these eight taels of silver are obviously not enough. Not to mention...... Li Junran didn't plan to leave Cheng Mansion just like that. Anyway, she also promised Xiao Qiliu to avenge her. How can a man be unfaithful?
Li Junran acted like a trick and stuffed a small crispy fried quail egg directly into Li Xu's mouth, preventing her from continuing. Then taking advantage of Mrs. Zhou and Banxia on the side who didn't pay attention, using her small body as a cover, quickly stuffed a silver nude into Li Xu's hand, about one or two weights.
Li Xu, who had a half-open mouth, looked at her little daughter with a shocked expression. Li Xu naturally noticed that there was an extra hard bump with body temperature in his palm, and it was precisely because he noticed it that he felt that the little daughter in front of him had become so strange. When she came to visit her daughter a few times before, although her Liu Er had also secretly stuffed copper plates into her very sensibly, there were only a few big characters at most each time. And......
"Mud...... Beg. Li Junran took out a small paper bag from his small cuffs, stuffed it into Li Xu's right hand without a silver naked, and said with great difficulty.
Mrs. Zhou fixed her eyes and saw that there were a few small boxy pastries in the half-open paper bag, and most of the pastries were broken because of improper preservation. With just one glance, Banxia recognized that these pastries were the phoenix walnut cakes that her young lady gave to Sister Bai Zhi yesterday, and they were made by Mrs. Zhao in Jing Yaxuan's kitchen.
Mrs. Zhao was originally in the back kitchen of Cheng's mansion, mainly responsible for the food of those third-class families and little girls, and was named by Miss Cheng not long ago to stay in Jing Yaxuan's small kitchen. Mrs. Zhao is a good cook, and she is best at making all kinds of pastries. Since Mrs. Zhao came to Jing Yaxuan's kitchen, the daily pastries in Jing Yaxuan are changed every day, and there are no repetitions.
Later, I inquired and found out that Mrs. Zhao's ancestor was the imperial chef of the previous dynasty, and she was somehow involved in the case of the kings seizing the heirs. was suspected of poisoning Concubine Chen, killed the clever and intelligent six princes, and was wiped out by a pot. The adult males in the family were all scratched, and the female dependents were either thrown into the official workshop, or they became official maids who could never leave the country. Mrs. Zhao was not as old as Qiliu at that time, but she was only three or four years old. The old mansion of Chengge in the capital bought Mrs. Zhao's mother and Mrs. Zhao by chance. Later, Cheng Ge's youngest son, Cheng Qingye, went south to take care of the family business, and Mrs. Zhao followed him to Cheng's house.
Bai Zhi is a first-class lady in Chengfu, and her food on weekdays is no different from that of Miss Chengfu, basically whatever Cheng Yuyan eats, she can eat almost everything. Banxia was not envious of this. But when Banxia saw that Li Junran, whose status was far inferior to her, took out a small bag of exquisite snacks very casually, it was inevitable that her heart was a little unbalanced. Of course, Banxia would not admit it, she was still rewarding a large plate of crispy fried quail eggs for Li Junran for Miss Fangcai, and she was envious and jealous.
Li Xu looked down at the small paper bag in his hand, and then followed Li Junran's gaze to Mrs. Zhou and the young girl standing behind the door. Li Xu was not a stupid person, and he quickly understood what Li Junran meant. Although Li Xu didn't know why Li Junran hadn't seen him for three months, he had lost a lot of weight, and even his reaction to speech was a little slower than before. But Li Xu knew that her baby daughter must not be doing well in Cheng's mansion, and maybe she was punished and beaten by the master or steward above because she didn't do good deeds.
In modern times, Li Junran often heard people say that girls are made of water. In this regard, Li Junran still didn't feel bad. Crying and crying will vent some of the negative feelings that have been suppressed in your heart, which is also conducive to physical and mental health. But when Li Junran saw Li Xu, he felt that it was not good to cry often. Not to mention, the small mother in front of me, Li Xu's family, the whole reservoir sluice, since the first time I saw her, she was brewing water vapor, until she heard Xiao Qiliu's awkward "嬢" syllable, this golden bean never stopped.
Eldest sister, if you continue to cry like this, your eyes will be red and swollen.
In fact, Li Junran really wanted to yell so loudly in Li Xu's ear. It's a pity that she can't speak as fluently and completely as her mother tongue at present, and second, there are outsiders on the scene, and she will have to continue to pretend to be stupid for a long time in the future. Yelling or something, that is, purely in the brain, Y has a dry addiction.
Li Junran stood on tiptoe, stretched out his arms, and tried very hard to help Li Xu wipe away his tears. What a mistake, why didn't she think about keeping a handkerchief in her pocket (space). It doesn't need to be too big, but it must be clean, even if it is a rag, as long as it can successfully intercept Li Xu's amazing tear ducts.
Li Junran was very glad that Li Xu, who came back to her senses, seemed to hear her inner prayer, and finally stopped being busy shedding tears, and neatly turned out a clean handkerchief from the package with her hands and feet, and wiped it on her face at will.
"Liu'er, my mother just came to see if you were okay and brought you something."
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