Chapter 38: Uncle
It is a beautiful thing to travel all over the world, see all the beautiful scenery, taste the food, see the customs of various places, and it is very interesting.
If there's anything that doesn't go your way, it's that the trip took a little longer. There is no way, the traffic level in this era can only be like this.
During the day, I watched the scenery and chatted with my parents and brothers on the boat, and at night, the whole family went ashore to see the night view and taste the local food.
Steamed white fish, the fish meat is white, delicate and delicious, and the soup is light; The black pork has a strong taste, smooth and delicious; The color of the chicken cake is yellow and white, crystal clear, it looks pink and tender, it is very attractive, put a piece in the mouth, the taste is more refreshing and elegant, delicate and delicious, "delicious in the world, delicious in the world!" "Feast with my brothers and marvel again and again.
The children are happy to eat, the parents are happy, and everyone is smiling.
When I get back to the ship, I will pick up some dishes that are easy to carry and take them home. "The food on board has a single taste, so it's good to change the taste." One by one, they were given to Chen Lingyun, Zhao Zhen, Lin Mingtang and others, which were very polite.
Chen Lingyun and Lin Mingtang will come over to thank them in person, and Zhao Zhen will send her mother-in-law to salute, "My old lady and wife all say that the taste is excellent, and the eldest sister also loves something, and the second grandmother bothered." ”
Sending people away, Lin Youhui smiled, "No matter how broken the mouth is behind the back, this family can finally do enough face." ”
In fact, when he went ashore and dispersed, Pei Erye invited these three families. However, Chen Lingyun always pushes back, "I still want to warm the book" and "my body is not very refreshing", maybe he is really not playful, maybe he is worried about the masked woman on the ship, and Pei Erye does not delve into it. Lin Mingtang was restrained by two powerful slaves, and he was not allowed to make his own decisions, and he couldn't go if he wanted to. Zhao Zhen's family is full of female dependents, and it is even more inconvenient to go out. Therefore, the only one who can often go ashore to play freely is Pei Erye's family.
Every time Lin Youhui dressed up properly, covered with a veil and went ashore to play with her husband and children, Mei's mother would express her disdain to her daughter-in-law and niece, "Women and Taoists, it is not a reason to show up." He will also teach the eldest sister a sharp lesson, "If you dare to be so frivolous when you grow up, see if I don't peel your skin!" The little body that scared the eldest sister trembled.
The cabin is shallow and narrow, Mei Mu's words, you can't pass it on for a day, you can't pass it on for two days, will it not be able to pass on after a long time? Lin Youhui didn't know what to do, he smiled and didn't take it to heart.
There are many stupid people in the world, and if you deal with them, you are simply asking for trouble.
Lin Youhui refused to meet them in general, but he also refused to entertain them. If Mei's mother and Zhao Zhen want to bring their cousin over to talk, Lin Youhui will always order the maid to push back, "My second master is also here, and he is discussing things with his second grandmother." ”
Pei Erye is here, they want to come over and sit, it must be no, it is inconvenient.
If Mei Mu and the others want to come over while Pei Er Ye is away, it will be difficult. On the ship at this time, Pei Erye is not busy with official business, and he will not be a guest, and he will not accompany his wife and children, what else can he do? He spent the whole day with his wife and was inseparable.
The deck is often filled with the sound of their family talking and children laughing. "Brother, come after me!" The three children chased and played, and the parents watched with a smile on the side, conniving and doting.
Pei Erye's face is like condensation, his eyes are like paint, Lin Youhui's posture is graceful, bright and charming, they stand together, they are really a pair of beautiful people.
This loving couple, this happy family, opened the eyes of Zhao Zhen and the cousin, and also made them envious and jealous. Don't talk about them, even Mother Mei, who has always expressed disdain on her face, sighed in her heart, alas, such a considerate and family-caring man, but he was married by the Lin family's woman who did not abide by women's love and showed her face.
The female dependents on the ship, no one did not envy Lin Youhui. Although she is still young and beautiful, she has already given birth to three children, and Pei Erye is still like a jewel.
"The dead ghost of my family left early, leaving me alone, so it's not miserable. But when I was younger, the dead ghost didn't treat me so well! Mother Mei was indignant.
He ...... If he can treat me like this for one day, I will die willingly! Zhao Zhen looked at the love of the Pei family and his wife, remembered Mei Qianhu's affection, and complained.
"There is such a man in the world." The cousin girl looked infatuated, and there was a vague tenderness in her eyes, "Even if it is Chang'e in the moon, marrying such a man is not a grievance." ”
The cousin girl is a person who pays attention to grooming and loves to dress up, and these days she is even more careful, either green or willow yellow, and she must dress herself up beautifully and delicately. She is fifteen or sixteen years old, and she doesn't have to be dressed up to be moving, and if she is carefully dressed, she can't take her eyes off it.
"If I stand on the deck, who doesn't love that peerless appearance?" The cousin was satisfied in front of the mirror, and walked lightly to the deck.
Before he arrived, he was stopped by a mother-in-law of the Pei family, who was smiling with a smile on her face, "Cousin, my second master is here." The girl is a noble person, but she doesn't dare to blaspheme. ”
Since she got on the boat, the Pei family has seen her up and down, all of them are called "cousins", and no one cares about her surname at all.
The cousin was very unwilling, but she had no choice but to return to the cabin with hatred.
A few days later, when the boat was about to arrive in Tongzhou, Mei's mother sent a maid over, saying that she had something to ask Pei Er Grandma to see when it was convenient for Pei Er Grandma to come and sit down. The journey was about to end, and the shore was about to end, Lin Youhui was in a good mood and smiled, "Then please come over." ”
Pei Erye took Ah Qi and Ah Yu out of the house to see the sea view, Lin Youhui entertained the guests in the cabin, and today he was lazy and hid in bed to make up for sleep.
Mei's mother didn't bring Zhao Zhen, nor did she bring her cousin, but only helped a little girl. She walked steadily, with a straight face, a dark blue blouse, and a long black skirt, and she was like a widow who lived in seclusion and kept manners.
Lin Youhui greeted her with a smile, invited her to sit down, and ordered the maid to hold tea, "The guests are simple, don't mind." "Mother Mei's face is still stereotypical, and there is not even a smile on her face," the second grandmother was polite. ”
Eating tea, Mei's mother slowly mentioned, "Does the second grandmother have a familiar family in Beijing?" My niece has reached the end of her life and is looking at her for her, but she is not suitable. ”
Lin Youhui was a little surprised. Dare to love your niece is not for her son, and she has to marry out? I really didn't expect this.
Lin Youhui asked with a smile: "Looking at each other, in addition to their character and appearance, they must also be the right person." I don't know what kind of family your niece is, and what kind of family do you want to look at? ”
Mei's mother, who is as steady as a bell, began to feel a little uncomfortable, "Her mother died early, and her father died four years ago. Her father was originally a Beijing official, and he has also achieved the eighth grade, and the official is not small. ”
An orphan girl left behind by an eight-rank Beijing official.
"I see, what kind of family does the cousin want to look at?" Lin Youhui took a sip of tea and asked slowly.
Mei's mother frowned, "Yi'er is so talented, you can't wronged her." The children must be young and talented, so they can live up to it. As for the family lineage......
She paused and muttered, "It doesn't have to be too good, it's like your mansion, it's enough." ”
Lin Youhui almost didn't squirt out a sip of tea, stabilized his mind for a while, and asked with a smile: "I don't know if you mean it's similar to my husband's family, or is it like my mother's family?" ”
The Pei family and the Lin family are incomparable, the Pei family is just the middle class, but the Lin family is a big family.
A smile appeared on the corner of Mei Mu's stereotyped lips, which was both ugly and incongruous, "It's almost the same as Lin Shangshu's mansion, so it's worthy of Yi'er." ”
She mentioned "Yi'er" twice, and it seems that the cousin's name is "Yi", or there is this word in her name. Lin Youhui looked at her with a smile, "After I return to Beijing, if there is a suitable person, I will send someone to the house to deliver the post." If not, I won't have the face to see you. ”
I'm sure I don't have the face to see you, Mrs. Mei. An orphan girl left behind by an eight-rank Jingguan wants to marry into a family like the Lin family, and the children must be young and talented, ...... Do you often dream in the middle of the day? It's not embarrassing.
Mei Mu came to the spirit, "If you hand over the sticker, you can hand it to the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion." My house in Beijing has been rented out, and I will return to Beijing this time to temporarily live in the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion. ”
The Mei family has no family background, and when Mei's mother went out of Beijing, she was heartbroken that the house was left in vain, which was too wasteful, and she rented it to a petty official who came to Beijing from other places to serve. said that she would rent for five years, and she couldn't let others go - that was an official, and she didn't dare to be unreasonable with others.
She came back and had nowhere to live, what should she do? There are in-laws, there are many empty houses in the Nanxiong Marquis's Mansion, and you can find a yard at random, which is very elegant.
"Among the relatives of the Marquis of Nanxiong, there should also be young talents." Mei Mu said lightly.
With Mei's mother's pride, she was actually not very happy to come to Lin Youhui. If you want to live in the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion, how many arrogant people can't find it? However, these days, she has watched Pei Erye's behavior, and she feels that the children of the scholar's family are still good, although they are poor, they are considerate of their wives and children.
That's why she deigned to come over and say this to Lin Youhui.
Lin Youhui held back the surging smile and politely sent her away.
Seeing off Mother Mei, Lin Youhui fell on the couch, laughing and his stomach hurt. Clever came out and went over to rub her belly.
", laughed at me." Lin Youhui took it, and the mother and daughter laughed together.
Alas, the ship is lonely, and it is rare to have a pastime.
After Pei Erye came back, he listened to his wife talk about Mei's mother's intentions, and smiled, "I don't have the face to see her, I don't have the face to see her." ”
Such a bending relative, that is, the patience on the ship, after getting off the boat, who still deals with her.
"She really wants to live in the Nanxiong Marquis Mansion?" Second Master Pei was a little strange. Dare to love the Zhao family to marry a Zhao Zhen, in the end, not only will the aunt and grandmother take it back to the house to raise, but also bring the aunt's mother-in-law?
"Nanxiong Hou is very grumpy." Lin Youhui smiled, "My younger brother and sister have mentioned her cousin to me a few times, he has no mother since he was a child, and his temperament is not very good. ”
The short-tempered Marquis Nanxiong, can he let his mother, who abused his sister, live in his house, can't it.
Speaking of which, this Mei mother is really surprised, while scolding and looking down on her daughter-in-law, she doesn't blush at the same time to touch the light of her daughter-in-law's mother's family. Lin Youhui's words and deeds towards Mei's mother are really incredible.
Such a joke passed after laughing for a while, whether it was Pei Erye or Lin Youhui, they didn't think much about it.
When she was about to go ashore, she sat cross-legged on the couch with a sad face, saying her lofty ideals, "I want to take a bath!" When I arrived in Tongzhou, I wanted two basins of bath water, and I wanted to wash them twice in a row! ”
The fresh water on the ship is precious, and I can't bathe every day, so I feel very distressed.
"Didn't you wash it when you were in Huai'an?" "When I was in Texas, I went ashore specifically for this." The brothers expressed their incomprehension.
Lin Youhui stretched out his hand and patted her little face, "Okay, okay, I want two basins of bath water, wash it once, wash it again!" After taking a bath, my mother will give you honey again, okay? ”
"Yes, yes." Lian Lian nodded his little head and smiled like a flower.
On the second day of the first month of March, the big boat arrived at Tongzhou Wharf. This is the starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and there are many boats, waiting in line for a long time, and finally going ashore.
"Look, that's my uncle." Pei Erye held Pei Ying with one hand and Pei Ying with the other, Lin Youhui smiled and pointed to the children, "Ah, the one in the green shirt, do you see it?" ”
There were a lot of people on the dock, and the one Lin Youhui pointed out to them was about thirty years old, dressed in a green shirt, gentle and elegant, he stood in the crowd, really stood out from the crowd, and his appearance was outstanding.
"Ah Qi, Ah Jin, Uncle is here to pick us up!" The eldest brother's face became clearer and clearer, and Lin Youhui, who had always been calm, had tears in his eyes.
She has not returned to Ning for many years, and when she saw her relatives at first glance, she was happy and excited.
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