Chapter 4: The Journey to the Long House (2)
"What does the seventh sister think, so distracted." Sun's words brought Zhen Xuan back to her senses, her smile was faint but very kind, "But you miss the sixth uncle and grandmother and the fourteenth aunt?" ”
Zhen Xuan couldn't speak outright, so she could only smile shyly.
When Cao Shi heard this, there was a little more envy in his eyes: "It's really a caring, your fifth sister is very arrogant, she may not be able to remember it when I go out for ten days and half a month." Seven girls, you can rest assured, this year there is a lot of rain, the road is slippery is inevitable, but the five-room handlebar style is a capable one, when the rain and snow in the capital so difficult road he has rushed, today is just to go to the suburban temple, before dark will be able to come back. ”
Zhen Xuan had no choice but to respond to the words and received a few words of intimate praise.
When it was almost lunch, Mama He came in to say hello and gave a vegetable to Mrs. Ma.
Mrs. Ma didn't look at it, so she gave it to Duan: "You can decide." The sixth brother and sister and the fourteenth daughter-in-law went out, and the seven sisters and brothers used it together here, adding more food. ”
Duan's answer, according to the previous measure, called Zhen Xuan over: "Look at what you like to eat." ”
Zhen Xuan waved his hand and said, "The chef here in the long room is good, everyone loves to eat, and the eldest aunt is in charge." ”
Duan glanced at her with a smile: "You kid, what are you polite to your aunt." After speaking, he picked another meat and a vegetarian dish, and Mama He took the dish and went down to prepare.
"Talk to us and stuff you, it's almost time, your brothers and sisters are coming soon, talk to them." Duan pulled Zhen Xuan to the side and sat down, his eyes were full of love, "A few of them are naughty, if there is anything you want to tell the eldest aunt, the eldest aunt will teach them a lesson." ”
Zhen Xuan's mouth responded, her heart was clear, what the Duan family wanted to teach was Aunt Chen's eighth brother Zhenhui and tenth sister Zhenhuan, and her own fourth sister Zhenlin and ninth brother Zhende, I am afraid that they will not be able to do it.
Fortunately, Zhen Lin and the fifth sister of the fifth aunt's family, Zhen Qi, get along well, so try to be with them as much as possible. Zhen Xuan has Xiao Jiujiu in her heart, she has no interest in the struggle between the Duan family and Aunt Chen, so naturally she will not want to provoke Zhenhui and Zhenhuan, as for Zhende, she can avoid it. She always felt that the original Zhen Xuan would die young, and it must have something to do with him.
There was a burst of laughter outside, and the child's voice was crisp, which made everyone in the house happy, and the brocade who was guarding the door called; "A few masters and ladies are here."
Before the words fell, the first Nine Masters Zhende came in first, followed by the brothers and sisters, plus each of their maids, there were many people for a while, but their demeanor was not chaotic at all.
Everyone greeted each other, and the fifth lady Zhen Qi pulled Zhen Xuan aside to speak: "A few of us met the eleventh brother at the door, so I guessed that you would be here, I see, the complexion is not bad, but it is thin." ”
Zhen Xuan looked herself up and down, thinking about getting along with her sisters naturally, so she smiled and said, "I don't think I'm thin." The fifth sister has grown up again. ”
Hun said. It's only been a few days, how much can I grow, you fool me. Zhenqi giggled after speaking, "I'm relieved to see you, you don't know what to say, you fainted that day, but my mother was frightened." ”
Zhen Qi is outgoing, smiling constantly, and has a very good sisterhood, Zhen Xuan didn't have much contact with these girls' families, but she still remembers Zhen Qi's good character.
"Seventh sister," Zhen Lin called her, and also came over, seeing that no one was paying attention to what they were saying, she said softly, "What happened that day was that my younger brothers and sisters were too naughty, and the fourth sister compensated you for them, don't take it to heart." ”
Zhen Xuan was a little embarrassed when she heard Zhen Lin say that, those things were not experienced by her, where did she know the truth? It's just that it will cause a nine-year-old girl to die young, and I'm afraid it won't be an ordinary thing. It's just that now her situation is unknown, so why bother a few irrelevant sisters, and hurriedly said: "Fourth sister, don't say that, it's all your own brothers playing together, and it's not a big deal." But you, don't stop playing with me because I'm cowardly. ”
Zhen Lin thought that Zhen Xuan would blame, but she had the impression that although this sister was cowardly, her temper was stubborn, and she was not a good talker, so it seemed that she had thought about it: "How can it be, you can rest for a few more days and go to the school with us." There aren't many girls in our family, and without you, there will only be four of them, and even my husband will be out of energy. ”
The sisters talked for a while, and Zhen Qiong, the sixth lady from the third room, also came over to say hello, only Zhen Huan leaned on Aunt Chen to speak and ignored them.
Zhen Xuan originally wanted to avoid Zhen Huan, but this time it also saved trouble. Zhen Heng was young, and the brothers in the long room were reluctant to take him to play, so the nurse sat there peeling fruits and eating them.
Look at a few sisters, Zhen Lin is demure, Zhen Qi is lively, Zhen Qiong is cold to the sisters, but she is still passable, Zhen Huan is spicy, and each has its own personality.
She used to be very envious of the harmonious relationship between the sisters in the boudoir, but now that she has the opportunity, she can't help but feel a little lighter.
The meal was bland and tasteless, and during the banquet, Mrs. Ma asked Zhende Zhenhui to apologize, but the two boys couldn't hide the look on their faces when they said it, and Zhen Xuan didn't want to find out when she received the gift, in the long room, Mrs. Ma also gave enough face. Zhen Xuan remembered what her grandmother said, and she also knew that in this life, she had to rely on some of the clan, and after a few courtesies, this matter would be over.
In the afternoon of this day, there was no class in the clan school, Mrs. Ma wanted to rest, so everyone dispersed, Zhen Xuan took Zhen Heng back to the fifth room, and watched her younger brother do his homework, so he also went back to the room to rest.
It was dark early, and Momoya pursed her lips and said, "It's going to rain again, and there won't be a few good days in the past few months." ”
Zhen Xuan put down the book in his hand, raised his eyes to look out the window, and was about to say something, when he heard Tao Aya say again: "Oh, the old lady and the wife are back." ”
Zhen Xuan hurriedly got up and greeted the old lady and helped the old lady into the house.
"I was saying that it was going to rain, and I was worried that my grandmother and mother would be blocked by the rain." Zhen Xuan took the tea handed over by the maid, delivered it to Mrs. Li, and handed another cup to Ji's.
"It's been raining too much this year." Xu was in a hurry on the road, and Mrs. Li's spirit was a little bad, so she took a sip of tea and eased down before continuing, "Not only this year, but also last year, we are better here, and there are floods in several nearby towns." If this year goes on, Zhuangzi's harvest will not be good. ”
Mama Qin also nodded and said, "No, I just heard that I went to the temple today, and I heard from the master that I had taken in a lot of victims, many of whom came from the towns on the side, and the temple was not sufficient." ”
Hearing this, Zhen Xuan snorted coldly in her heart, under such a natural disaster, the third old lady Jia actually went to Zhuangzi, did she want to avoid a wave of limelight and make trouble again?
Mrs. Jia's thoughts have been figured out these days, the second old lady and the third old lady are twin brothers, and after the second old lady goes, the patriarch will be his eldest son, the third old man. I didn't want the third master to pass away a few years ago, and the only son, the second master, Zhen Che, was only twelve years old, so the sixth master, the younger brother of the third master, was appointed as the patriarch.
Mrs. Jia had been clamoring for a split up in the early years, but seeing that the sixth master had been appointed as the patriarch, and the sixth wife Zhou had not given birth to a boy, her mind became active.
If the sixth master has no son-in-law, then the future patriarch will either be Zhen Che or Mrs. Jia's own grandson. Mrs. Jia covets that son, and she has a granddaughter Su Manyue who has a soft spot for Zhenche, and her Mo Yan's position as the second grandmother is naturally in the way of their business.