Chapter 54 Think long-term
Fat chapter, ask for a monthly pass
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Mrs. Ji sat on it all the time and didn't speak, she half-squinted her eyes, listened to everyone without an ear, and at this time, she opened a pair of eyes.
"What does it matter if you don't do that official, if you don't have your brother and your niece to protect you, you are only afraid that you will be in prison like the people of the Yang family, don't be greedy. Be honest at home, don't provoke anything wrong with everyone, and there is no shortage of your few taels of money! "Old Lady Ji counts down Master Ji.
Although Master Ji is slandering Mrs. Ji for not being knowledgeable, it is as simple as being an official for a few taels and a few taels, but on the surface, he has to listen respectfully.
"The old lady is right, the son listens to the old lady." Master Ji said extremely deferentially.
Old Madam Ji glanced at Old Man Ji and snorted softly from her nose. Subsequently, Mrs. Ji asked Mr. Ji and the others to disperse, and Mrs. Ji took Ji Xiaoyun and Changsheng to the back to choose materials and make some new clothes.
In the house, only Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang were left.
"The eldest master is an official fan, in order to be an official, my father's family can not do it. According to me, isn't he dismissed now, and it's a trouble to stay here, otherwise, send him back to Qingyuan and let him guard the old lady's grave! Mrs. Ji discussed with Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang.
Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang exchanged a look.
It is indeed a way to send Master Ji away from afar.
But if you think about it, this is the method. Under the current circumstances, it is not available for the time being.
The current situation is complicated, and Master Ji has such a temperament. Not to mention that someone with a heart will use him, even if no one uses him, he will make trouble himself. In order to protect Master Ji and avoid bringing more trouble to the family, he could only keep Master Ji by his side, watch him tightly, and completely restrain him.
Ji Er's thoughts. It is to protect the life of Master Ji.
"Although my father was very disappointed in his eldest brother, before he died, he was most relieved of his eldest brother." For Mrs. Ji, Mrs. Ji. For the sake of their brotherly love, Second Master Ji wants to protect Master Ji.
And Ji Xiaotang's idea is more to restrain Master Ji.
"Hey," Mrs. Ji listened to the words of the two. I sighed. "I don't know anything about the outside world, so what you say, just do it. I'm also worried that he won't be able to get into trouble and give you too much of a drag. ”
Mrs. Ji wants to send Master Ji back to Qingyuan, on the one hand, it is annoying that Master Ji thinks about the law and wants officials to be reinstated every day, and on the other hand, it is also for the sake of Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang.
Although she was protected from the wind and rain in the back house, she was also faintly aware of the recent tension.
How can it not be perceived. Although the people who came to arrest Mrs. Ji and the Yang family were very polite, after all, they took people from Xinhuatang. Something like that. But Mrs. Ji has never seen it in her life.
"I don't understand anything, and I know it's not easy for you. No matter what, when will our family be able to go back to Qingyuan in peace. What kind of official, and these things in the capital, we don't want them. Go back to Qingyuan, with the land left by our ancestors, it will be enough for our family to live. ”
It was rare for Mrs. Ji to say such a reasonable thing, and Ji Xiaotang couldn't help laughing.
"The old lady has always been impatient with the affairs of Nongsang in the past, why is she still thinking about the land at home today."
"I'm impatient, because there was your grandfather and then your father. …… When your grandfather was here, he often told me that the Zhuangzi at the foot of our Qingyuan Mountain alone was enough to feed a large family. That's the plan of our ancestors to give their descendants for generations to come! ”
The Ji family has several large and small Zhuangzi in Qingyuan, among which Qingyuan Village is the largest, and the fields are the most fertile.
Moreover, the fields of that Zhuangzi are all sacrificial fields.
Daqin followed the code of the pre-Song Dynasty, no matter what crime the family committed, they could confiscate other property, but the sacrificial fields in the family's homes could not be moved.
I have to say that the ancestors of the Ji family planned for their children and grandchildren, and they really had a long-term plan.
Ji Xiaotang was touched in his heart, and lowered his head and was silent for a long time.
Mrs. Ji didn't know what Ji Xiaotang was thinking, so she thought that she was still worried about Master Ji's affairs.
"Sir, you don't have to worry about it in the future. Whatever he says, let him come to me. Just tell him that I'll have the final say in his affairs!" Old Mrs. Ji was full of anger.
Obviously, this is Mrs. Ji using her way to share worries for Ji Xiaotang and Second Master Ji.
"Okay." Ji Xiaotang and Second Master Ji both laughed.
After Mrs. Ji said these words, a hesitant look appeared on her face.
This is rare for Mrs. Ji. She has been in the back house all her life, and she has almost never encountered any setbacks, and she is such a temperament, she always says whatever comes to her mind at home.
But now, Mrs. Ji hesitated before she spoke.
The circumstances since entering Beijing have made them all grow, including Mrs. Ji.
"What does Grandmother have to say?" Ji Xiaotang took the initiative to ask Mrs. Ji.
"I just want to ask, the eldest lady is still it, Xiaomu daughter-in-law...... There's nothing to be done? Mrs. Ji asked cautiously.
Ji Xiaotang was speechless.
Second Master Ji didn't speak.
The great crime of rebellion, and those who have been implicated, are a dead end. People who have not yet been implicated have to try their best to clear up the relationship, and they are afraid that if they are not careful, they will also be implicated, and it will not be a life, but the life of a large family, and the rise and fall of the entire family.
"I'll just ask,...... It's a pity, I don't understand what is going on outside, so you can follow your reasoning. Seeing that neither of them spoke, Mrs. Ji hurriedly said.
"Grandmother, if there is a way, we will never ignore it." Ji Xiaotang told Mrs. Ji.
Old Mrs. Ji nodded.
After talking to Mrs. Ji again, Ji Xiaotang said goodbye from Mrs. Ji's house. She went to the back first and found Second Mrs. Ji, Ji Xiaoyun and Changsheng.
Mrs. Ji Er and Ji Xiaoyun were choosing a ruler, and Changsheng was also playing on the side.
If there is anyone in the family who has been least affected by this incident, it should be Changsheng.
"Sister!" Changsheng saw Ji Xiaotang. immediately ran over on his little short legs and pounced on Ji Xiaotang's legs. "Sister!"
Changsheng stretched out his two fat arms at Ji Xiaotang.
In May in the capital, Changsheng wore a goose-yellow robe, and when he opened his arms in this way, he revealed a small half of his arms like lotus roots, and the white and tender flesh whirred to the ground.
Ji Xiaotang bent down and hugged Changsheng.
Changsheng has turned three years old. It was quite weighty to hold.
Ji Xiaotang pinched Changsheng's flesh and buttocks, and then rubbed it on his arm, and said with a smile: "Changsheng is heavy again." In two years, Sister Ah should not be able to hold on to her eternal life. ”
"That's it." Mrs. Ji Er raised her head with a smoke-blue ruler and smiled, "Changsheng, don't always be coquettish with your sister." Let your sister hug. You also know how heavy you are, tired of your sister. ”
Changsheng was still sitting on Ji Xiaotang's arm, and when he heard this, he flattened his mouth, blinked with a pair of big eyes, and looked at Ji Xiaotang pitifully.
As he grows older, Changsheng becomes smarter and smarter, and he becomes more and more coquettish.
"Why do you tired me, you can't. Now Changsheng is still willing to let me hold it. When I grow up, I should refuse. Ji Xiaotang smiled. He lowered his head and gently kissed the top of Changsheng's hair.
Changsheng's eyes shone with happiness.
"Yes, yes." Changsheng nodded, like a chicken pecking rice, as if he was afraid that Ji Xiaotang would not believe him.
Everyone in the room laughed.
"Changsheng is the closest to Xiaotang." Ji Xiaoyun stood with Mrs. Ji Er, handed the ruler in her hand to Mrs. Ji Er for inspection, and said in a low voice with a smile.
This sentence is true, Mrs. Ji Er nodded.
The reason why Changsheng is closest to Ji Xiaotang is because Ji Xiaotang treats him really well. Needless to say, when he was in Qingyuan, when he entered the capital, no matter how busy Ji Xiaotang was, he would take part of his time to accompany Changsheng every day, either to play with Changsheng, or to teach him to memorize poems and write as usual.
Changsheng is three years old this year, and Ji Xiaotang saw that he could hold a pen, so he began to teach him to write.
Ji Xiaotang is both a loving sister and a strict teacher.
Sometimes Ji Xiaotang is stern, and Changsheng will be afraid of her. He is smart, not only can he be coquettish, but he also learned to sue, turned his back on Ji Xiaotang, and secretly complained to Mrs. Ji, making Mrs. Ji so funny.
However, even after this, Changsheng still likes Ji Xiaotang.
Ji Xiaotang hugged Changsheng and sat next to Mrs. Ji.
Most of the choices picked by Mrs. Ji Er and Ji Xiaoyun were lightly colored rulers.
Mrs. Ji and the Yang family were all arrested, and there was no one to take care of the courtyard in the middle of Xinhuatang, so Mrs. Ji could only take over, everything was according to the original old routine, and the original housekeepers and daughters-in-law were still used.
Even so, Mrs. Ji Er has more things to worry about.
Because first Aunt Zhong was gone, then the Yang family had an accident, and then Mrs. Ji and the Yang family were implicated, and the clothes of Qianhuatang and Fanghuatang this summer have not been purchased.
Mrs. Ji is now choosing a ruler, just to make clothes for the people in these two courtyards.
"Who would have thought that such a thing would happen. It's only been a few days......" Mrs. Ji Er was talking to Ji Xiaotang and Ji Xiaoyun while choosing a ruler, and when it came to the Yang family, she was very emotional.
It is of course a bit false to say that he has a deep affection for the Yang family and the eldest wife, after all, everyone can't even talk about being familiar with it, but in such a short period of time, the fact that a big family has fallen is still embarrassing.
However, after all, after experiencing the affairs of the Xie family in Qingyuan, Mrs. Ji Er and Ji Xiaoyun are not as fragile as before.
"It's impermanence."
It is precisely because of the impermanence of the world that we should cherish the present and cherish our families.
"By the way, your eldest brother came to me...... Second Mrs. Ji told Ji Xiaotang.
Ji Xiaomu looked for her, naturally for Mrs. Ji and the Yang family.
Ji Xiaotang sighed.
"He also looked for your father, and he probably will look for you too. Xiaomu This child is a loving and righteous person. Second Mrs. Ji sighed, but she didn't say anything to let Ji Xiaotang think of saving Mrs. Ji and the Yang family.
Waiting for Ji Xiaotang to come out of Xuanhua Hall, on the way back to Yanhua Hall. Sure enough, I met Ji Xiaomu.
In just a few days, Ji Xiaomu's whole person has lost weight, and he has not taken care of the stubble on his face. He was obviously waiting for Ji Xiaotang. I don't know how long I wandered on this bluestone trail.
"Xiaotang!" Ji Xiaomu walked over eagerly, there was hesitation in his eyes, more despair.
Ji Xiaotang knew why Ji Xiaomu was looking for her, and she also knew that if it wasn't really impossible, Ji Xiaomu wouldn't have come.
"Big brother." Ji Xiaotang's attitude towards Ji Xiaomu is the same as always.
"Xiaotang ......" As soon as Ji Xiaomu opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse and almost broken.
"Big brother. Sit in my room for a while. Ji Xiaotang said.
Ji Xiaomu naturally complied.
Ji Xiaotang invited Ji Xiaomu to sit in the upper room of Yanhua Hall, and ordered someone to bring tea up.
Ji Xiaomu didn't touch the teacup at all, and was anxious to ask Ji Xiaotang to speak.
Ji Xiaotang raised his hand to stop Ji Xiaomu.
"Big brother. You drink tea before you speak. You don't drink tea, and I don't listen to you. ”
"Okay." Ji Xiaomu picked up the teacup and drank it all.
The tea slid down his throat and fell into his stomach. Ji Xiaomu was absent-minded again. I also noticed that something was wrong. What he just drank was not ordinary fragrant tea. The tea he drank had a faint medicinal aroma, and when it slid down his throat, he only felt a sweet and pleasant feeling in his throat.
Ji Xiaomu immediately understood, Ji Xiaotang noticed his throat, and specially ordered someone to boil him a medicinal tea to moisten his throat.
"Xiaotang ......" Ji Xiaomu's voice was not as hoarse as Fang Cai, but it was choked.
"Parents, big brother, whatever. You have to take care of your body first. Big brother looks like this, it's not just me. Even my grandmother, my father, and uncle are all worried about my big brother. ”
"It's not my own, let the elders worry about me. And Xiaotang, as the eldest brother, I can't take care of Xiaotang, but let Xiaotang ...... for me" Ji Xiaomu lowered his head, his voice even more choked.
"Big brother, we're a family." Ji Xiaotang only said.
"Yes." Ji Xiaomu nodded, but he felt a little guilty in his heart, he thought of Master Ji's secret actions.
He was obviously suspicious, but he didn't stop Master Ji, nor did he tell Second Master Ji.
Compared with the treatment of Ji Er, Ji Er's wife, Ji Xiaotang and others, he felt ashamed.
However, today he has more difficult things to ask Ji Xiaotang.
“…… It's really embarrassing, I didn't have the shame to speak, but it's really ......, I want to beg Xiaotang......" Ji Xiaomu spoke, and slowly slipped down from the chair, meaning to kneel down for Ji Xiaotang.
Ji Xiaotang hurriedly glanced left and right, and immediately a little girl came up to support Ji Xiaomu and didn't let him kneel.
"Big brother, I have something to say."
"Xiaotang, big brother wants to beg you ......"
Ji Xiaomu begged Ji Xiaotang to think of a son to save Mrs. Ji and the Yang family.
“…… My grandfather died, and my eldest uncle and second uncle ...... Xuan Rang, and his cousin are all dead, and my grandmother is also dead, and my aunt is ...... They're all dead. My grandfather rebelled, and my uncle ...... them, even if my uncle knew about it, but my grandmother, my aunt, and Pian Pian didn't know it, they didn't do anything bad......"
As Ji Xiaomu spoke, he burst into tears.
"And my mother and your sister-in-law, they have long left the door of the Yang family, they are members of the Ji family, and they have never known about the rebellion, how innocent they are......"
"Big brother," Ji Xiaotang interrupted Ji Xiaomu's words, "The court is so lawful, you and I are helpless." Besides, the women and children of the Yang family are innocent, so what about the Luge hometown back then! ”
Ji Xiaomu's face turned red, and he was speechless for a moment.
After being silent for a long time, Ji Xiaomu cried again.
"Xiaotang, I know, my request is very ......, but ......, no matter how ......, Xiaotang, I know that my request is very selfish, but I ......, I still beg you, please think of a way to save my mother and your sister-in-law."
"Under the nest, there are no eggs." Ji Xiaotang sighed, "Big brother should take a look at the Li family and the Zhang family." ”
The Li family and the Zhang family both married the daughters of the Yang family, so they were naturally implicated, and the family was put in prison.
"yes!" Ji Xiaomu raised his hand to cover his face, "I know, compared to them, I shouldn't make such a request again." But ......"
Even if he knew that he shouldn't, even if he knew that such a request was selfish, Ji Xiaomu couldn't help but beg Ji Er and Ji Er Wife again and again, and finally begged Ji Xiaotang's head.
“…… That's my mother and wife, and they're also Xiaotang's relatives......" Ji Xiaomu cried, "Xiaotang, as long as I can save them, I'm willing to do anything." Even if it were to trade my life, I would be willing. ”
"Big brother, you shouldn't say something like that. You are the eldest son of the Ji family, and your life is not only yours alone. ”
"Yes, Xiaotang is right, then I am unfilial. Can ......" Ji Xiaomu raised a pair of red eyes and looked at Ji Xiaotang.
"But, Xiaotang, your heart is so hard." Ji Xiaomu still said that sentence.
Ji Xiaotang shook his head and sighed.
"Big brother, don't I want to save my sister-in-law, don't I want to save Pianpin?"
Ji Xiaomu's eyes lit up, and then dimmed again.
"Xiaotang, you forgive me, I'm too anxious, I'm crazy, I shouldn't have said that." Ji Xiaomu also knew that it was unreasonable for him to talk and act like this.
Ji Xiaotang sighed silently again.
Ji Xiaomu was completely desperate, as if he had lost his soul, and he didn't know how to say goodbye, so he just sat there, as if he didn't know what to do.
"I can give it a try." Looking at Ji Xiaomu, Ji Xiaotang said suddenly.
Ji Xiaomu suddenly came back to his senses.
"I'm going to give it a try, but I can't guarantee if the people I can save come back."
"Do I dare to ask Xiaotang for your guarantee, no matter how cheeky I am, I won't be like this. Xiaotang, as long as you are willing to try, no matter what the result is, the big brother will be grateful to you for the rest of your life. "Ji Xiaomu is telling the truth.
"Even if people are rescued, there will be many troubles in the future. At that time, you have to take on it, big brother. Are you willing to take it, can you bear it? ”
"Xiaotang, as long as the people you saved come back, if there is any trouble in the future, I will bear it." Ji Xiaomu raised his hand and swore.
"Good. Since the eldest brother has such determination, there is one thing in the first place, which the eldest brother should bear. Ji Xiaotang said calmly.
"What's the matter?" Ji Xiaomu asked eagerly.
He hurriedly asked Ji Xiaotang what was the matter, it seemed that if Ji Xiaotang said it, he would be able to immediately save Mrs. Ji and the Yang family.
Ji Xiaotang shook his head secretly, if Ji Xiaomu knew what she was going to say, I was afraid that she would not be so eager.
She originally planned to hide that incident and reveal it.
However, Ji Xiaomu's performance these days made her change her mind. The population of the Ji family is not large, and now that they have grown up, they can take on even fewer things, so they are more precious.
Xinhuatang must be supported by someone, Ji Xiaotang has completely given up on Master Ji, she hopes that Ji Xiaomu can take on this responsibility.
But Ji Xiaomu is a very talented scholar, and he has been protected too well from birth to officialdom. Ji Xiaomu is like a flower in a greenhouse, he has not experienced wind and rain.
But Ji Xiaomu's performance in the past few days made Ji Xiaotang realize that Ji Xiaomu's essence is not bad, and he is a material that can be made.
At the beginning, I thought about giving up Master Ji San, which was always a knot in Ji Xiaotang's heart, and the final result also made Ji Xiaotang feel happy and proud. Now that she has found that Ji Xiaomu can be transformed, she would rather spend more effort on Ji Xiaomu.
"I can save my sister-in-law. However, whether the eldest aunt wants to save it or not, the eldest brother needs to make a decision. Before making this decision, I asked my big brother to look at one thing......"
Recommend the weak face to complete the abandoned woman farming article "The Flower of Rebirth is Full Moon" (to be continued......)