Chapter 62

In the early spring, the darkness is early, unconsciously, the twilight is four, and the figure sitting opposite the room has some vague meaning, like the shadow in the dark and the darkness gradually merge into one, sitting for a long time, it is suspected that it is the scene in the dream, the story in the dream, always revealing the unreal.

Zhou's mind is still immersed in the scene of her arrival at the border a few years ago.

The cold and bitterness of the border are well known, and it was early spring when Zhou left, but it was already early autumn when he arrived. In the early autumn, Shangjing is the time when everything is harvested, the goods are complicated, and people have extra money. At this time of year, there are countless seasonal foods, and when the two little county lords of the year were not married, there was a thick stack of posts they received every day, and all they had to worry about was the invitation of which noble lady to go to today.

The wind and dust in front of the eyes, Miao Yuan is desolate, from the green mountains and green waters everywhere all the way, to the yellow and reckless border, the people who come and go are either wearing thick fur, or the clothes are thin and ragged, Yujian's women are more red cheeks, thick hands and long feet, men have towering cheekbones, thick knuckles, through the fatigue after hard work, Zhou has actually Yujian to the appearance of the county lord of Yi'an.

It's just that she still doesn't want to believe it.

In fact, when the exiles arrived at the border, in addition to reporting to the government every month, they were not imprisoned in prison and could not move, but they worked in the fields designated by the local government, paid high taxes, and kept only food to eat, and sometimes not enough to eat.

After Zhou arrived, he used some money, inquired about Rong Shao's farming, hired a mule cart, and traveled straight for a day to reach the place where Rong Shao and Xiao Yi were staying.

When she arrived, it was nearly evening, and under the sunset, three or five families were not far apart, all of them were low adobe houses, and the courtyard walls were half a person high. Lying on the wall of your house, you can have an unobstructed view of the scenery in the neighbor's yard. There are vegetable furrows in front of and behind each house, and drought-tolerant tree species such as jujube trees and apricot trees are planted, not many, about two or three trees in each house.

She knocked on the first yard, and came out a little Langjun who was about seven or eight years old, dressed in tatters, but extremely neat, and couldn't hide her curiosity: "Who are you looking for?" ”

The child was a few years older than her eldest sister, but her face was emaciated and she was malnourished. Rong Shao and the county lord naturally couldn't have such a big son, so she bent down and asked, "Xiao Langjun, do you know where Rong Dalang's family lives?" ”

Rong Shao has no brothers and sisters, he is the only one. Since Prince Kang took him into the palace, the Rong family remarried, and a year later, the birth collapsed, and both mother and son died. Therefore, he is the Great Lang.

That Xiao Langjun smiled: "Are you looking for Uncle Rong?" I'll take you. He closed the door lightly, his little fingers on his lips, "Don't make my daddy sleep." He took her to the third house and knocked on the door gently, "Uncle Rong, someone is looking for ......"

There was a familiar sound of footsteps in the courtyard, Zhou heard this voice, and there was already a sour feeling in his eyes, and the courtyard door opened, and as expected, it was the county lord of Yi'an. It's just that the woman in front of her is not the county lord of Ngee Ann in her memory.

In her memory, she is a bright girl, a gentle and happy young woman, her skin is like clotted fat, and her hands are like jade, but the woman in front of her has a haggard face and vicissitudes, and there is still a familiar shadow between her eyebrows and eyes.

Seeing her, the woman seemed to be stunned for a moment, rubbed her eyes and looked again, this time she was even more stupid, "Nurse? Nurse?! ”

It's just that it was too shocking at the time, and the person in front of her was too far away from the appearance in her memory, and even today after a long time, she can't forget it......

The border is cold and bitter, and Rong Shao and Xiao Yi are leaving Beijing alone. The slaves in the palace came out of the palace and went back, the hired ones were disbanded long ago, and the old slaves recorded in the register were sold by the official family, Xiao Yi has been loved by thousands of people since he was a child, and he didn't even have a person to serve when he was around, and he did everything himself, if it wasn't for Rong Shao's thoughtfulness, he would have taken on most of it, and he would be more skilled in laundry and cooking than Xiao Yi.

When Zhou saw her, he hugged her and cried: "If the prince and princess see the county lord like this, what should I do?" ”

However, compared to her excitement, Xiao Yi was much calmer, and comforted her with a smile: "If my father and princess see me and will do anything, don't you praise me for my ability" But as she said, tears fell from the corners of her eyes, and she hurriedly pulled her and asked: "The nurse has seen the eldest sister?" How is she? Xu Shi suddenly remembered that she had come to the border for no reason like this, and had nothing to do except her daughter, and her frightened voice trembled: "Eldest sister...... But something happened to the eldest sister? ”

Otherwise, why did the nurse come thousands of miles without dust

"Big sister is so haode, don't worry about the county lord!"

When she heard that her daughter was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief, obviously relaxed, and took Zhou's hand and smiled: "Could it be that the nurse misses me?" So come and see me? ”

The coachman moved in all the things brought by Zhou, paid the road fee and left, and the little Langjun who led the way also went back, closed the courtyard door, and the two said the latest situation.

Zhou looked at the low and cramped room, and there were traces of hardships in life everywhere. The bedding and clothes are all coarse arrowroot. Even the coarse porcelain bowl in the room is also notched, and it is hard to imagine that the pampered little county lord she has been pampered since she was a child actually lives in such an environment...... The more I looked at her, the more sad I became, and the tears couldn't stop falling.

On the contrary, Xiao Yi seems to have adapted to such an environment, and she only apologizes for the fact that the nurse came from afar, her home is cold, and she can't entertain her well.

Aunt Zhou wiped her tears, and said to Lin Biluo: Your aunt always said later, it's better to send you out than to suffer with her on the border. Although she misses you very much, she always comforts herself, fortunately she sent you out at the beginning, so that she can live safely in Shangjing. Otherwise, on the road to exile, you travel thousands of miles, often eat and sleep in the open, and it is very hard, you are not yet full moon, where can you withstand the hardships of wind and frost? I'm afraid that even my life will be lost on the road......

Hearing that you are doing well in the Lin family, she repeatedly asked me what you look like, have you said anything, how tall you are, what you are wearing, is it cute to smile......

It was your father who came back from working in the fields and saw me, and opened his mouth to ask if you were okay...... He probably thought that something had happened to you, so I went to the border to report the news, and when I asked about you, my whole body trembled a little......

……

Lin Biluo never knew that on this shijie, there were still people who remembered her like this, and took her as the most important topic of the day every day, and mentioned it countless times.

Mention it when you eat, when you sleep, think about it when you're busy, and think about it even more when you're free......

It is said that guessing how tall she is, what she looks like, or what she has done is the greatest pleasure of Rong Shao and Xiao Yi's day.

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In the alley of the dark night, the air dead wind lamp outside someone's house emitted a faint light, and the sister and brother walked very slowly. It seems that there is never a silent time in Shangjing, even in the middle of the night, there are lively places. This city is full of prosperity, but at this moment, Lin Biluo suddenly thought, perhaps, for her father and mother, who grew up in the splendid land of Shangjing, whether it is Shangjing or the borderland, as long as they are together, it is the whole shijie......

Lin Nan followed her side and quietly looked sideways at Sister A, but saw that she didn't feel much pain, but felt relieved. When he still knew the truth, she would cry bitterly, what would she think, but she seemed to feel his scrutiny, and smiled sideways: "Brother, you will ...... in the future." Do you still think I'm a sister? ”

"You were originally my sister!"

The boy stiffened out these words, and strode forward.

When she got home, Ying'er had already cooked the meal, only He waited for their sister and brother to eat, Lin Biyue muttered in a low voice: "Just run around by yourself, now even my brother has pulled the ...... together" Lin Nan will take the children's test in two days, and even He will take the exam five times in a row, and even He will be nervous, and he has been packing up the things he needs for the exam for several days, but he knows that the sister and brother will not come back when they go out to play.

Lin Biluo had just finished listening to the story, and his heart was still immersed in the shijie of the county lord of Yi'an and Rong Shao, and he didn't respond to her words when he heard her, so he just walked over, rested his head on He's shoulder, and the weight of half of his body was leaning on her, closing his eyes, smelling the familiar smell of He's body, and for a while he only felt that his nose was sour, his heart was surging, and his thoughts were thousands.

He only thought she was tired, took her into his arms, and asked softly, "What's wrong with the third sister?" But tired of running around during the day? After eating, Ying'er boiled hot water, took a hot bath, and then slept well. ”

Dinner was served, Lin Biluo ate a few bites, and then said that he was tired and went back to the room. However, Lin Nan was interrogated by the He family, "What difficulties have your third sister encountered?" This kid never looked like that. "Except for her father's funeral, she was always happy.

Tonight it was clear that something was not mentally right.

Lin Nan was also afraid that if she was asked by A-Niang again, she would be exposed. Lin Biluo once told him that he must not let A-Niang know about this matter. He gritted his teeth and refused to admit it, and when he was full, he said that he would go back to his room to study his homework, and took the opportunity to escape.

At this time, even Lin Biyue saw that something was wrong, and asked He Shi in a low voice: "Ah Niang, don't these two guys do anything bad outside behind your back, right?" ”

"What bad things can they do?" Ho didn't believe that his children were capable of doing bad things.

"It's not a bad thing, it's a bad thing. You see, the third sister and the younger brother dare not stare into your eyes...... It's definitely something I can't tell you......" was poked on the door of his head by He's: "What are you thinking about?" The third sister may have been too tired recently, haven't you seen how thin she has become? Brother Nan is too, Xu is nervous before the exam, and pulls the third sister to the street to take a breath, relax and relax. ”

She didn't think about anything else.

The author has something to say: I didn't write for a day yesterday, my heart is tired, and people are tired, so I took a day off.

There's one more shift tonight.