Chapter Thirty-Eight: Bearing
The sound of footsteps outside the room faded away, and a faint laughter could be heard. Old Madam Wen sat on the main seat, and there was a deep slack in her eyes. Days like this, year after year, day after day. The glory she once felt when she was young became more and more light in this boundless time polishing, and she finally came to the day when she felt tired.
The two servant women in the room looked at each other, hearing the old lady's expression and demeanor in recent years, she became more and more detached day by day, and when she faced the two of them, she did not bother to hide. The two servants looked at each other, and because of the fear and worry in their hearts, they did not dare to mention their suspicions to anyone, and they did not even dare to talk too much. They waited with bated breath and concentrated behind Mrs. Wen, and as Mrs. Wen pondered, they looked forward to Mrs. Wen's thoughts and focused more on the big and small things of Wenfu.
There was movement in the courtyard, and a servant woman gently opened the door and walked out, and soon she entered the room with a happy face: "Madam, the dog's grandmother has come to see you, and is now waiting outside to listen to your summons." Wen Old Madame's eyes brightened, she straightened her waist, and said with a smile: "In such a cold weather, she still came to see me, but you can't cold her." The servant woman went out of the room and came in an old woman in a fat jacket of thick cotton cloth, with a basket of flowers covered with coarse cloth hanging from her arm. The old woman entered the room, put down the things on her arm, and threw herself on the ground to salute.
The two servants were quick to pull her up before she could pounce. The old lady Wen looked at the old woman and shook her head lightly and said, "Zhu'er, your dog's temperament is like yours, every time he comes in to see me, he never speaks, he kneels down first." Come, I haven't seen you for a few days, sit down closer, and we'll talk. The old woman sat on the small stool brought by the servant, and she smiled at the old lady and said, "Master, I have not come in to see the master for some days, and I see that the master is in good health. My little boy went out of the city yesterday and bought a crispy raw radish for the Chinese New Year at home.
I saw that all the radishes were good, so I picked a few of the most pleasing ones and brought them over, so that the master could also taste them. The old lady Wen glanced at the old woman, she frowned slightly, and asked with anger in her eyes: "Zhu'er, but how many daughters-in-law of your family are unconscious and unfilial, so you are worried?" You see, it's just that in the winter, I haven't seen you, and you look thin and tired. The old woman stretched out her hand and touched her old face, and she laughed and said, "Master, the daughters-in-law of several children in my family are all selected by the master. They behaved properly and treated me, an old woman, like a mother.
I have enjoyed the kindness of my master, and I have a comfortable life. This man is old and has many problems, and a while ago, I went out to blow the wind and was sick for a few days. This is very good, so I rushed to see the master. Old Madam Wen turned her head to look at the two servant women and asked, "Why don't I know about this?" The old woman hurriedly smiled and explained: "Master, I don't allow rumors from my family, I don't want to disturb the peace of my master because of my little illness." The two servant women retreated silently, and the old lady and the old woman talked freely.
With the old man talking about the happy old things in the past, hearing the old lady's mood, he was comfortable for two days, and the mood of the two servant women relaxed. On this day, early in the morning, as soon as the door of the inner courtyard was opened, someone hurried over. The woman who served in the courtyard received the man, and when she heard what the man said, her face looked extremely unpleasant. She still hurriedly looked for an opportunity, looked for the woman who served in the room, and whispered a word, both of them with pale looks. On this day, Mrs. Wen did not see anyone. On this day, outside the Wen Mansion, in a small courtyard where the servants lived, there was no sound of crying.
On the second day, when the snow stopped and the sun came, Mrs. Wen opened the door and the first thing she did was to tell Mrs. Wen to come and see her. Mrs. Wen hurriedly took care of some urgent matters, so she hurried to see Mrs. Wen. After Mrs. Wen motioned for Mrs. Wen to sit down, she looked at Mrs. Wen's face, sighed lightly and said, "I still remember the crimson and shy appearance on your face when you first got married. In the blink of an eye, you have also reached the age of being a grandmother. Over the years, you have met my heart everywhere, and you are an eldest daughter-in-law who satisfies the elders.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the family has always been difficult to do, and the eldest daughter-in-law of Wenfu is also not easy to do. Back then, I took a fancy to your ability and gentleness, thinking that with you by the boss's side, I didn't have to worry about the affairs of the inner house. Over the years, tired of you. Mrs. Wen's eyes moistened, the joy of being a bride, the joy of being a mother for the first time, and the loss when the husband and wife drifted apart, all of them surfaced in her heart one by one, and after thousands of turns, she cleaned up the shock wave in her heart. Mrs. Wen felt that Mrs. Wen was not the kind of sentimental old man, even if it was because the girl she had married in the past had passed away in peace, she would not be so unbearable.
Old Madam Wen stood up, walked up in the room, and whispered: "Old man, I sometimes look at you, I think I am looking at myself in the old days. I'm old, and I don't care about many things. I called you here today to tell you that after Xiuhua gets married, I am going to spend the day quietly reciting the longitude behind closed doors. Right now, I don't want to worry about this house anymore. Starting tomorrow, the three of you, like them, will come to greet you on the fifteenth day of the new year. There is nothing important in the house, so there is no need to disturb me. When Mrs. Wen heard Mrs. Wen's words, her face turned pale.
She raised her eyes to look at the expressions of the two servants, and saw the desolation in their eyes, and there was a dusty look on their faces. Mrs. Wen's heart sank, she didn't dare to deal with such a big thing, she could only smile dryly and said: "Mother, I have sent someone to appease the dog family yesterday, and the matter of the old man, I will let people keep an eye on it, and it will definitely be done properly." Mother, these two days, you are tired, I will order you to go down, these days, no one is allowed to disturb your peace and recuperation. Old Madam Wen looked at Mrs. Wen quietly, she nodded slowly and said, "In the future, don't do anything, you will take care of it alone."
No matter how much you do, you have to let the boss know. I see that the boss has woken up recently, don't just snub him because of his past mistakes, or give him a chance to turn back. Mrs. Wen lowered her eyelids, she didn't believe in Wen Chaohong's transformation, now she has both children and her mind is devoted to the children, and she is not as tight about her husband as she was when she was young. Old Madam Wen looked at Mrs. Wen's expression, her eyes darkened, and she said, "You go." I don't have the heart to ask you to help me pass the word, where your father is with the three brothers, I will find an opportunity to talk to them personally. ”
Mrs. Wen walked out of the courtyard gate, she looked at the servant woman who sent her out of the courtyard gate, and asked in a low voice: "You are all intimate people around your mother, tell me, is it because the old man around her in the past suddenly left, the old lady will not be able to figure it out for a while, and have such a mind that makes our younger generations frightened?" The servant's eyes turned red, and she whispered, "Big lady, in the past, the old aunt was tossing around in the house, and the old lady was angry. In the past two years, no matter how high the old aunt has jumped, the old lady's eyes are faint, as if she is listening to others. ”
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