Chapter 13: Demons
Zhou Manyun slid off Zhu's mother in a panic and rushed to the center of the courtyard.
Zhu's mother, who is obese, is much faster than her. By the time Man Yun ran to Du Shi, she had already knelt on the ground and picked up Du Shi's fallen body.
And Aunt Wang, who was pressed on Du's body, was lifted by Zhu's mother's big hand without hesitation, closed her eyes, and lay motionless on the side.
'Mother! Mother! Mother ......', Zhou Manyun was so frightened that her face was full of tears, and she could only call her mother.
The mother who is less than three months pregnant, the mother who committed suicide in her previous life, the mother who will lose her...... The fear that came flooded Manyun's heart.
"It's okay, it's okay! Mother is fine! Du Shi hugged Zhou Manyun tightly, pressed her little head into his arms, and comforted him repeatedly.
The collision of two pregnant women made the Zhou family panic and couldn't take care of Brother Wen, who was dead. Aunt Wang, who had fainted, was carried back, and Du, who insisted that she was fine, was also picked up by Zhu's mother and placed on the bed.
The maid had already received the order, and hurried to the outer courtyard to find someone to ask for a doctor.
"Mother!" , Sitting on the footstool next to the bed, Zhou Manyun grabbed Du's hand tightly, tears like rain. At this moment, she really felt that her mother was also her life. Lose again, she doesn't want it!
Knowing that Du Shi fell hard with her pregnancy, Lao Cheng, the old doctor who came to diagnose Du's pulse, prescribed a prescription seriously, and instructed Du Shi to stay in bed and recuperate, preferably lying in bed for the first three months.
Zhou Manyun couldn't take care of his own child, and pestered the doctor to ask a number of questions, so that the white-haired old man couldn't help but look sideways frequently, wondering which one in the room was supporting the little girl to ask.
When the old doctor recognized Man Yun, the one he had told him to do the rest of the matter a few days ago, his eyebrows couldn't help but twist into a dead pimple. Until he took the consultation fee and left, he kept muttering his incredible.
After sending off the doctor, several of Du's concubines came to visit Du's room one after another, and they were all fortunate to see that there was no major problem.
Several women complained directly or implicitly about Aunt Wang. As the eldest sister-in-law, Xie Shihuan looked at the several daughters-in-law of the Zhou family gathered around the Du family, and opened her mouth solemnly: "Brother Wen is gone." It can be seen that the bitter herb really can't be used anymore. The medicine from the inferior untouchables, the nature of tigers and wolves, the children of our family are all pampered, and their bodies and bones can't stand it. ”
Can't use it? In private, the Gao clan and the Min clan, who had started or planned to use bitter Xuancao, had different expressions, and their eyes fell on Zhou Manyun's body in unison. Wen Ge'er's death is real, but Man Yun, who vomited blood to death two days ago, has now recovered, and it is also true.
And Zhou Manyun's eyes were tightly fixed on a string of honey beads on Gao's wrist that were slowly rolling, and his mood at the moment was indescribably sad and indignant.
She is familiar with this string of beads, and if the scene of several women sitting in a group in front of her is excluded from Du Shi lying on the bed, she is also very familiar with it.
In the previous life, when I was young in Huocheng, several concubines of the Zhou family occasionally got together to talk about the children who died in the fifteenth year of Yongde. It's just Zhou Manyun, who is even more gloomy and gray, with long sighs and short sighs, obscure and complicated eyes, and a little bit of Zhou Manyun who is standing beside Gao and waiting.
At that time, they all said that so many people died in the Zhou family, it was fate! This made Man Yun in his previous life, while deeply sympathizing with them, also feeling guilty for being the lucky one who was alive.
But now, these women who regretted mentioning the past a few years after their previous lives look as if they are waiting for their children to die!
Life? What is Fate? The death in the previous life was not because of fate, but because she voluntarily gave up her responsibility as a mother, and gave up her life and that of her children. A few days after waking up, Zhou Manyun repeatedly deduced the situation on the day of his death, and repented and broke his heart.
There is a secret hole in the clean room on the side of the house, and there is a dagger in the hidden compartment under the bed...... Even if Zuihou is dead, it is better than that she never tried how to live with a child.
As a mother, giving up without resistance is a sin, not a fate! Mourn the misfortune and be angry!
His eyes were full of blood red that seemed to be still shaking, lighting up an evil fire in Zhou Manyun's chest. She took a step forward, stood in front of Xie Shi, deliberately raised her chest and raised her head, trying to make herself look more energetic.
"Auntie, there are some things I just don't understand. For example, you said that Brother Wen ate bitter herbs, but why is it good to eat it too? How did Brother Wen die, do you want to find out......"
"Fifth brother and sister? Sister Yun has to be well controlled! Xie Shi didn't pay attention to Zhou Manyun at all, and only looked at Du Shi, with a mockery on the corner of his mouth.
"Sister-in-law!", Du Shi pulled Zhou Manyun's hand back, pulled her back, and guarded her back, "Maybe Brother Wen is seriously ill and eats late." It's always good to think of a way to try the children's illness! ”
Man Yun's little arm was caught in Du Shi's hands, and the skin and flesh were close to her, which made her feel more like her mother's protection, and her heart warmed.
"Every child has a different background!" , Xie Shi looked at the beautiful faces of the mother and daughter, one big and one small, and shook his head helplessly.
"What's the difference?" , Du Shi's hand was covered on Man Yun's mouth, but he raised his eyebrows, and said coldly: "It's different, try to reduce the amount, it's always okay!" ”
Xie Shi laughed, and his voice was more sharp, "Joke! Try? According to the news that came back, the bitter grass is poisonous, is it possible to try to die again, so you are willing? ”
In Xie's sneer, the Buddha beads that Gao was silently counting in his hand moved faster.
The Buddha beads entered the eyes, which made Zhou Manyun's heart ache. followed Gao's side for eight years, and saw her cry and think about her for eight years, until the oil ran out.
Although there was no mother and daughter in the previous life, there were eight years of nurturing, and Man Yun was grateful. In this life, she decided to stay with her mother, so she also wanted to do her best to help the Gao family keep Brother Shen.
Thinking of this, Zhou Manyun gently broke away from Du's hand, and his little hand rushed forward, clasping the Buddhist beads on Gao's wrist, and the child's voice was clear, reciting the scriptures that he was familiar with in his previous life.
"There is a Dharma King, appearing in the world, following the desires of all beings, all kinds of sayings...... If you have wisdom, you can believe and understand, and if you have no wisdom and regret, you will be lost forever. That's why Ka Ye said with all his might, and with all kinds of circumstances, he could get the right view......"
The Buddha beads that were silently counting suddenly stopped, and Gao looked at Man Yun quietly, with a faint light shining under the secluded pool in his eyes.
The room is very quiet.
Scaring them? Then just let it go out again, Zhou Manyun smiled gloomily in his heart, and turned his head to stare at Xie Shi, "Auntie, if you think it's inappropriate to use medicine without authorization, you can first invite the Taoist priest who came out with this prescription first!" Medical books and medicine books, the second aunt should have also read some of them. Ten medicines and nine poisons, when Shennong tasted the grass, which medicine was in the book again? We can ask the Taoist priest in person. ”
Xie's eyes were dark with light, burning on Man Yun's tender skin, as if he was about to grab the soul in her body immediately.
Zhou Manyun's heart sank, but a pair of black and white glass eyes opened wider, and he stared back. What she was afraid of in her previous life, in this life, she doesn't want to be afraid anymore.
"You kid!" , Du Shi stretched out his hand and grabbed Man Yun again, and clasped her into his arms, like a hen holding wings and protecting chicks, and whispered: "I mentioned it to this girl last night, and she learned to open her tongue." Sister-in-law! If you want me to say, I really asked the fourth uncle to find a Taoist priest to ask clearly, and it is possible to use more silver, and if the medicine can be used, it can also let each child consider the amount of try! ”
My mother is a hundred times stronger than me. Man Yun listened to Du's heartbeat closely, and it was very warm.
After being quiet for a long time, Min's voice sounded with a bit of excitement, "Sister-in-law! That's what the fifth sibling said. Is it a deceptive stick, or a master outside the world, let the husband find that Taoist priest to come to the house, let's confirm it with our own eyes! ”。
"Sister-in-law, let the fourth uncle invite the Taoist priest to come!" , Gao slowly raised his head, which had been hanging down......
The concubines are both soft and hard, and if they don't get their wish today, who knows what tricks they have to play behind their backs. Xie Shi quietly snorted coldly and nodded slowly.
Zhou Manyun secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, only to find that his little fist was already drenched in cold sweat.
Taking advantage of the enthusiasm of Xie's nod, Min had already jumped to the door in person, and loudly called the maid to the front yard to inform Zhou Bai and go to the Taoist priest of Xiwan to come to the door.
What a wickedness! Xie Shi's mind turned, and his two long fingers suddenly pinched Zhou Manyun's bulging cheeks, "I looked at Sister Yun, she was sick, but she was much smarter, as if she had changed a person." At a young age, the story of Shennong tasting grass knows that even Buddhist scriptures can be memorized! ”
What do you mean? Zhou Manyun was shocked when he heard this, and his heart was horizontal at the moment, he flattened his mouth childishly, made a gesture to cry, and looked at his mother with tears in his eyes.
"Sister-in-law!" Du Shi really let out a cry of disgust.
Xie Shi let go of his hand and said worriedly: "It has always been a combination of illness and evil, although Sister Yun'er's illness has been cured, there is still something wrong with this." It's better to wait a while and ask the Taoist priest for a talisman to give Sister Yun to eat, and it's better to drive away evil spirits! ”。
"Sister-in-law, Sister Yun is just following her father, smart! Husband, father-in-law, the Zhou family has been a prodigy from generation to generation! Du Shi pretended to be proud, proud.
Du Shi sacrificed the two banners of Zhou Xian and Zhou Zhe, which are really easy to use.
Min interjected and retorted at the moment, slightly sour, "I think that in recent years, my father-in-law likes to make friends with foreign masters and talk about empty mysteries. The fifth brother also made every effort to teach Sister Yun to be filial. It's also Sister Yun'er who is smart, and she memorizes the scriptures really well. ”
Everyone carries the sedan chair, as long as it is not aimed at their daughter. Du Shi responded with a smile, but he praised several of Min's children.
You ignorant fools crawl out of their stomachs, and you dare to call yourself a prodigy? Xie Shi didn't answer anymore, thinking about the excellence of his children who were a hundred times stronger than Man Yun, but he put aside the slightest dissatisfaction and suspicion.
It's good to have a mother's protection! Man Yun smiled secretly, leaned on Du Shi's shoulder, and buried his little face in Du Shi's neck.
At this time, I know that I am ashamed again! Gao also smiled faintly and patted Man Yun's fleshy calf.