I heard a dog barking. The two big yellow dogs, one in front of the other, pounced on Qiu Huitian, and although they couldn't bite him, they startled his mount.

Qiu's nephew said in his heart: If there are dogs, there will be people, dogs that can bite people don't bark, and people who can bark don't bite dogs! On the contrary, he rejoiced, and raised his voice: "Which master? Please take the dog away, I'm the one who delivered the letter! ”

Helplessly, his mount is a small mule, but the black hair and white hooves are handsome, and they also have foot strength, but they are helpless and timid. And the two dogs were of course useless, but the advantage was that they were quite loud, one after the other, holding the road, barking wildly, one to intimidate the intruders, and the other to ask for support.

Sure enough, the other dogs and their owners were called out.

The owner of the dog saw a young man in a green coat and a small hat, with a good appearance, riding a panicked little mule, struggling to tighten the reins in the midst of the dogs' condemnation, and shouted: "Mo pounce Mo pounce!" I'm here to deliver the letter! ”

The owner of the dog drank the dogs. Qiu Huitian breathed a sigh of relief, comforted the mule, and saluted the dog owner: "I am Qiu Huitian from the Lin Mansion in the city, and I am here to find Grandma Ying." ”

The owner of the dog said, "That's the mother." He greeted Qiu Huitian, asked what he meant, and hesitated: "It's so late tonight......"

Qiu Huitian sensed the meaning of his words, and hurriedly made it clear: "It's true that our girl has something important, and it must be the eldest grandmother." I beg the eldest grandmother to remember the affection of the lady back then-" As he spoke, he took out something from his arms.

That's a piece of stuffing stickers.

The so-called Huasheng is made into the shape of flowers and plants, inserted in the bun, or embellished in front of the forehead. The one in Qiu Huitian's hand, with silver filigree, first pinched the thick filament-the so-called thick, not much thicker than the sycamore petiole -- and then filled in the filament, which was thinner than a hair. In this way, the metal frame is erected, that is, the so-called "filament", three-dimensional and exquisite, and this handiwork is more expensive than gold. On the top is the jade bird feather, deep blue and moving, this precious feather ornament is often matched with gold, brilliant and eye-catching. The maker of this Huasheng piece has a unique mind, abandoning gold and silver, discerning the elegant Huilan skeleton, and steadily decorating it with green feathers, so that the finished product is pure and blue, quiet and dignified, and the shape and quality are integrated. This thought and craftsmanship has led him to break away from the category of ordinary "jewelry" and enter the ranks of artworks.

Although Ying Dalang is not a jewelry merchant, he also knows that this thing is extraordinary.

"--Although it was late at night, Wang Dalang still passed it on his behalf, and I saw it." Qiu Huitian bowed sincerely.

Ying Gu was sleeping in the stone, brick, and wood-beamed hut that she had built at home. As she got older, she slept lightly. The barking of the dog woke her up, and she hung in the suspense of her son, fearing that something would happen, so she sat up and opened the window panel to look out.

The moon is bright tonight, and her old eyes are not very flowery, and she is seeing her son Ying Dalang leading a guest, and the guest is leading the livestock, and the dogs are happily escorting her. The group came in a hurry.

The corners of Yinggu's lips slanted, I don't know if it was a smile or a sneer. She fumbled to open the box and took out the most precious and decent garments that had been treasured for a long time.

As soon as she put on her clothes, Da Lang came in the door: "Mother-are you awake?" There's a guest—"

"Got it, let him wait." Ying Gu looked in the mirror, combed her hair smooth, and wiped her forehead steadily, and then came out.

Qiu Huitian sat at the wooden table and hurriedly got up to salute. He saw that this woman who had admired the name for a long time was not very old, she was between a middle-aged woman and an old lady, but her figure was tall, her eyes were firm, not angry but mighty, and she was dressed in a stone blue satin embroidered cardigan, and a satin skirt with black ground flowing water pattern makeup; The gray hair is not messy, two pairs of wishful hairpins are inserted, and the forehead is wiped with a thin velvet of the Jialuo color, and the middle is mixed with ** elephant and velvet, reflecting the light; The blue belt on the waist, a pair of white jade pendants, should be a lotus root pattern, and the jade quality is vaguely recognizable under the lamp.

Qiu Huitian's feeling at that time was: what kind of master is there, what kind of soldier is there! After living idle for many years, she woke up late at night, and she still looked like this, the scene when she followed Mrs. Lin can be imagined!

He sang respectfully.

Yinggu also looked Qiu Huitian up and down, with a slight smile in her eyes, and said, "You must be the right-hand man in front of the master?" ”

Qiu Huitian didn't even dare to say it: "The little one is just a helper in the pond garden, and Aunt Meng interceded before entering the Lin Mansion." ”

Aunt Ying was slightly surprised: "Your aunt is-"

"The girl's nurse. The little one heard that people called her Mama Qiu. ”

Yinggu snorted slightly: "There was a herring fish jumping out of the muddy pond." ”

While praising Qiu Huitian's character, he was very unkind to Mama Qiu. Qiu Huitian had no choice but to pretend not to hear.

Yinggu nodded outside: "Why did you ride such a small thing?" Is there no horse in the stable? ”

Qiu Huitian said: "The little one came out in a hurry, for fear that it would be too touching to lead the horse." Fortunately, at this point, the mules are also exhausted. ”

The wrinkles at the corners of Yinggu's eyes and lips tightened: "Why is it so dangerous?" What did the girl say? ”

Qiu Huitian presented Hua Sheng in front of her.

Yinggu's lips trembled slightly.

Qiu Huitian was curious for a while: "The kid is not blessed to have seen this thing, I don't know where it came from?" ”

Yinggu's eyes were like a dream: "How many years." It was still the materials and craftsmen that Mrs. personally selected at that time. The girl likes it, Mrs. said, press the makeup box for the girl......"

――Yes, it is not only a piece of precious jewelry, but also contains a deep emotional sustenance! Lin Dai didn't know that there would be this Huasheng in the jewelry box at first, but she speculated with common sense that such a golden and shining local tyrant family, mother and daughter have lived for so many years, there must be a treasure with feelings! After finding it out, send it out, this force is absolutely powerful.

Uncle Liu Huang looked at the thatched house three times, and the focus was on the word "sincerity". Lin chose the gift on his behalf, and what he conveyed was such a word "sincerity".

After Yinggu was kicked out of the house, she has been on her son's grange for so many years, why isn't she waiting for this word? A treasure knife, not old, is still waiting for the master to call. Sitting up late at night to greet guests, I don't know how many times she practiced in her dreams! But it is a self-respecting identity, and if you don't wait for this sincere voice, you will never talk to it.

Now that she heard Chengyin, she closed her eyes and asked Qiu Huitian, "...... What do you girls say? ”

Qiu Huitian truthfully recounted: "The girl said, from now on, life and death are boundless, and I don't know where to go, so it's better to hand this thing over to the eldest grandmother for safekeeping and leave a memorial." ”

――It's not enough to just send tokens, you also need to make up for a knife!

obviously didn't ask for anything, but it touched the softest place in Yinggu's heart. Yinggu cried.

Qiu Dalang was stupid: he had never seen his mother cry!

Yinggu also wanted to endure it at first, but she couldn't bear it, so she simply turned into a loud howl and beat her chest and sobs. The dogs outside the house lay down and didn't dare to say a word. The fruit trees silently held their arms to protect the cry.

Ying Gu cried for about half an hour, collected her tears, wiped her face, stroked her nose loudly, and asked, "What does the girl want?" ”

"Nope." Qiu Huitian shook her head, "The girl didn't explain anything. ”

"All the people in the old clan have come to worship the spirit?"

"Yes, all together. However, they should all go back in the evening. Little thought, they will come again tomorrow morning. ”

Yinggu said: "Da Lang, prepare the car." ”

But the car already has it.

It was Qiu Huitian who called it.

When he set out from the city, he rode a mule at his own convenience, but before leaving the city he went to a carriage and horse shop, and hailed a car before they came down the door.

The car was not pulled now, it had to be prepared, and it started late, so it arrived slower than Qiu Huitian.

But now, it's finally here.

"The little one thought, maybe the big mother wants to use it, and I don't know if the Grange is available, so I went to the store and called one. I hope that the big mother is not too small to be troublesome. Qiu Huitian respectfully opened the curtain for her.

Yinggu looked at him again and sighed: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, if the lady is in ......"

If Lin Xie is here, how will he make the best use of his talents? Aunt Ying didn't say anything again, and got in the car.

In the car, she reversed her forehead.

The only ornament on her body that could be called the glory of gold was turned around and became a ribbon of garo-colored plain color.