Chapter 24: The Sail (12)
The chill soaked into his body, and he gradually stiffened a little. I feel cold, but I don't want to go to a warm place.
The moon on the horizon is like a hook, and the dim moonlight does not illuminate the courtyard...... He walked slowly, step by step.
"Qishao, add some clothes." Li Dalong took his coat and stood a few steps away from him.
Tao Xiang turned his back to Li Dalong and said in a low voice: "No." ”
Li Dalong was going to persuade him again, but he didn't know what to say, he didn't know how to touch Qi Shao's temper yet, but the trick that his predecessors told him was that when Qi Shao didn't speak, he should not talk rashly. He had to stand there with his clothes, and after a while, Qi Shao still didn't move, he heard a small sound, and when he turned around, Zhang's mother had just come out of the house, and she was still followed by the white mastiff. He nodded, and Mama Zhang also nodded, and came over to take the coat from him. He watched the white mastiff follow Zhang's mother to Qi Shao's side, Qi Shao bent over and patted the white mastiff's head, took the clothes and put them on, and looked back at him.
Li Dalong immediately understood, went into the house and took things out.
When Zhang's mother sent them out, she whispered to Li Dalong: "The young master didn't eat at night, so he has to think about arranging supper." Da"
Li Dalong hurriedly agreed, and said, "Seven young people will have a meeting with the second young man and the brigade commander in Copper Lion Lane in a while, and food is indispensable." ”
Mama Zhang looked at this clever young man and nodded.
Tao Xiang heard what they said, and said to Zhang's mother before getting into the car: "If you have something to call, call to the seventh." He said and looked at the courtyard door.
Standing here, you can only see the sloping roof of the building, and you can't see anything else. He still watched for a while, and heard Zhang's mother say that the young master was relieved, so he got into the car.
Before he arrived at Tongshi Lane, Li Dalong looked at Tao Xiang in contemplation, and said softly: "In front is Ershao's car." ”
Tao Si's car was parked at the entrance of the alley.
Tao Xiang asked him to stop and ask what was wrong, and Tao Si beckoned him to get out of the car, saying that it was all here, and the car broke down. Tao Xiang wanted him to get into the car, but he beckoned Tao Xiang to come down.
Tao Xiang looked at him as if he was displeased, so he got out of the car.
Tao Si waved his hand to let the followers stay behind, and regardless of the broken down car, he went to the direction of No. 7 with Tao Xiang. Walking in the silent deep alley, only the street lamps sprinkled with fine golden light, Tao Si couldn't stop looking at Tao Xiang.
"Ming'er is leaving, I'm coming to the meeting tonight, I've worked hard for you, second brother." Tao Xiang spoke first.
Tao Si scolded and said, "Zhongcheng and Dunhuang should have arrived." Just now, I and a few of them at the headquarters said that this time the Nanjing side is going to hold a highest-level military meeting, and we can go no matter who goes, but you can't go. ”
Tao Xiang stood down and looked at the big tree in front of him, "If you want to go, it should be me, which of you can represent the Northwest Army?" ”
"Don't you understand that there's no going back?" Tao Si shouted. Behind him, the entourage had already stopped, only the brothers were standing under the tree, and in front of them was the gate of Seven. "You listen to my brother. Father handed over the Northwest Army to you, you are here, the spirit of the Northwest Army is there, I don't care what kind of name......"
"You can go back to Beiping with your sister-in-law with peace of mind, you don't have to worry about these things for the time being." Tao Xiang said.
Tao Si choked, pointed at Tao Xiang for a long time and said: "I have been in Nanjing for three years, and I know better than you who Cheng Zhichen is." You forced him to compromise in Tiger Leaping Gorge, and afterwards he gave face to the Tao family and you, why? Do you praise you for a good job? Uncle Bai refused to go to Nanjing on the grounds of poor health, but he also understood that Cheng Zhichen would settle accounts after the autumn. ”
Tao Xiang walked ahead.
Tao Si caught up and said, "Even General Shi specially asked someone to send a message, so that you must not pass easily, I don't believe in your thoughts, I don't understand the stakes." Old Seven, you are a person who is worth the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northwest Army, and if there is a difference, where will you put them? Seventh, you stop me! ”
Tao Si was already angry, and Tao Xiao stopped.
"Don't tell me who else can take your place. Even if this sentence may have been true a few months ago, who else is as famous as you in the Northwest Army today? Don't talk nonsense, even me, Zhongcheng Dunhuang is willing to do it on your behalf. We are all with you, and it makes no sense to detain us, but it is easy to get things done......"
"If I don't go, will people laugh at me for being greedy for life and afraid of death?" Tao Xiang asked lightly.
Tao Si's eyelids twitched, and he said, "Fart!" ”
Tao Xiang looked at the second brother.
"Greedy for life and afraid of death, who has come this far?" Tao Si said angrily, "As a son-in-law, I will go back to Beiping with your second sister-in-law this time." Otherwise, I wouldn't have to talk to you. ”
Tao Xiang said: "Second brother, don't worry." You also said that no one in the Northwest Army can be more famous than me, so whoever wants to move me has to think about the consequences, right? ”
Tao Si frowned, and said as he walked: "This matter will be discussed with Zhongcheng Dunhuang later...... That Meng Dong'er, what are you going to do? In the hospital today, your second sister-in-law and Jing Yike bumped into each other. If it goes on like this, if nothing else, it is inevitable that something will happen at home. Last time, because of Haruko's incident, your second sister-in-law muttered a lot. She asked Meng Dong'er several times, and I was confused. If she knows something, she won't hide it from Jingyi. ”
Tao Xiang took off her military hat, stroked the top of her hair, and said: "I suspected that she was from Nanjing, but then she looked like she was Japanese, but now it doesn't seem to be." ”
Tao Si simply laughed and said, "No wonder you are acting more and more cautiously. You're really a place where demons and iniquities meet, and there's something all the way. I think they are still wary of each other, and the benefits come at the expense of the other. But this Meng Dong'er, if you don't get rid of it as soon as possible, it's better to talk to Jingyi to save her from thinking too much...... Haruko, even if it's true, it's before you get married. Haruko used to have affection for you, too, but ......" he said, and the two of them had already entered the two courtyard gates, and when they heard someone arguing loudly in the study, they stopped talking.
Cong Dongsheng was leading people to bring refreshments out, and when he saw Tao Si and Tao Xiang, he went down the steps to greet him with a long shirt, and said, "Say hello to the second master and the seventh master." General Ma: They have been waiting for a long time. ”
Tao Xiang just nodded, and as soon as the door opened, Xiao Dunhuang came out of it and asked in a loud voice: "Commander Tao, do you want to give wine after the meeting?" Uncle Cong was stingy and said that if you don't speak, you won't give wine to drink. ”
Cong Dongsheng looked at Dunhuang with a smile. Xiao Dunhuang was looked at by him, and said stupidly: "This time I won't drink too much and mess around...... That time the flower cutting was done by the seventh young master of your family, but I didn't have anything to do. ”
"What chopping flowers? Our old seven wines have been good since childhood. Old Seven? Tao Si asked inexplicably. Dunhuang looked at Tao Xiang with a smile.
Tao Xiang said to Cong Dongsheng: "Uncle Cong, prepare wine and food." ”
He invited them to come in and sit down. As everyone sat down, Xiao Dunhuang looked at his face and whispered: "Yo, I was already drunk and chopping flowers last time, look at your color, don't you have to set this house on fire this time?" No, this wine can't be given to you tonight! ”
Tao Xiang patted the seat in front of him and let him sit down.
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Jingyi turned her head and sure enough, she saw a black sedan following them. It's an ordinary style car of the Tao family, and I can't see anything. She asked, "It's for the second young master, right?" ”
"Not really. Those cars were running fast, and they were long gone. It's the car of the convoy. Uncle Zhang stepped on the accelerator and the car accelerated. The car behind quickly followed.
"Just let them follow." Tranquility.
Jingyi was ready to go out to send Yamei after using it too early. Yesterday, I just sent Er'an to Taiyuan. Er'an was very calm, and Yamei's mood when she returned to Beiping was sad.
Jingyi can better understand Yamei's situation. Once upon a time, she set out on her way home like this. Fortunately, Tao Si was accompanied by Cersei, and there was always some comfort during the journey.
She held her daughter's cradle in her hands, but did not look at her.
Er'an came to see her last night and talked to her when she left. After getting along for several years, there are not many times when she is under the same roof as this serious sister-in-law, and it is very rare to listen to her heart-to-heart words like last night. Er An said that she is also a woman, and she admires her very much; As an older sister, she very much hopes that she and Tao Xiang can be happy...... She understood what Eran was worried about, and expected a clear answer from her. But she was silent. Er An didn't persuade her reluctantly, but when he left, he couldn't help but have some regret on his face.
"Young grandma, you are really asleep...... Aren't you going out to see off your second young grandmother? Zhang's mother came over and told Jingyi.
Jingyi nodded and said, "Yes." ”
She checked the contents of her handbag and said, "Qiu Wei was discharged from the hospital today, and I sent the second young grandmother to visit her." Maybe I'll come back later, if you wake up and want to look for me......"
Jingyi said, pausing. Nan Nan didn't stick to her very much. In comparison, on the contrary, she is even more inseparable from Nannan...... She fingered the contents of her handbag and checked it back and forth several times, but she couldn't count all the things she wanted to take with her.
She raised her eyes to see that Mama Zhang was looking at her, and whispered, "You take good care of her." ”
"Young grandma, do you want me to follow? I should also go see Qiu Wei. Although Zhang's mother hesitated, she still said.
Jingyi looked at her and said, "Another day, let someone send you there." ”
Jingyi put on her coat and went out.
Yue'er secretly glanced at Zhang's mother, her face was bitter, and she said, "Young grandma's face has not looked good these two days. I sat for most of the day, and I was really scary to look at...... Mother Zhang, what's wrong with the young grandmother? ”
"There are a lot of things going on at home these days, and my grandmother is a little worried
Zhang's mother asked her to go up and look at Nannan. After a moment's silence, she picked up the microphone and dialed a number......
Jingyi came out and didn't let anyone follow, and told Uncle Zhang to go directly to Keyuan. When she arrived, Tao Si's family was ready to go out, and the luggage was loaded into the car, Mrs. Tao was holding Cersey's hand and talking to her about something, when she saw Jingyi coming, she nodded and asked, "Are you going to the airport?" ”
"Yes, Mother." Jingyi softly agreed.
"It's enough to deliver to the gate, why run so far?" Yamei pulled her and said.
Jingyi smiled, bent over to look at Cersei, and said, "I can't bear to be nervous." ”
"I can't bear to give up my little aunt, and I still have a girl." Cersei let go of Mrs. Tao's hand and rushed over to hug Jingyi.
Cersei's strength was a little strong, and Jing Yi was shaken by her rushing body, and she almost didn't stand firm. She held on to her and suddenly felt a cramping pain in her abdomen.
Yamei saw that Jing Yi's face turned pale for a while, pulled her over, blamed her for not being light or heavy, reached out to hold Jing Yi, and asked her if she was okay. Jing Yi hurriedly said that it didn't matter, Yamei still glared at her and said: "You are not allowed to be so reckless in the future, fortunately, this is the little aunt, if it is grandma and grandma, you won't fall to the ground?" Look at you, just care about being coquettish with the little aunt, and tell the little aunt that I'm sorry. ”
"Second sister-in-law, don't be scared." Jing Yi stopped Yamei.
"I'm sorry, little aunt." Cersei said with his face tilted back to Jing Yi.
Jingyi touched her face and said it was okay again. Cersei smiled sweetly and hugged her.
Seeing this, Yamei said helplessly: "I can't bear you." Last night, I was clamoring to take my baby with me. ”
Jingyi tilted her head to look at Cersei, and said, "No, I want Mommy to give birth to a little sister for me, and she said that it would be good for me to have a little aunt and a little aunt." ”
"Huh!" Yamei pinched her waist and looked at her daughter with a smile.
Tao Si and Mrs. Tao watched them talk, reminding them that it was almost time to leave. Yamei said goodbye to Mrs. Tao and got into the car. Jingyi and Cersei took Uncle Zhang's car to the airport. Along the way, she pestered her to say this and that, but she never kept her mouth shut. Jingyi listened patiently to her childish words. Listening to this, she couldn't help but imagine that it wouldn't be long before her girl would be as sharp as she was...... Uncle Zhang drove exceptionally slowly today. It was slow enough for her to notice and urge him to drive faster, and he picked up speed. But when they arrived at the airport, Tao Si and their luggage had already been sent and were waiting by the gangway.
Jingyi kissed and said goodbye to Yamei Tao Si one by one.
Tao Si took Cersei to board the plane first, and Yamei delayed for a while. She looked at Jingyi, but didn't say anything. A small whirlwind blew up, and it was very cold. Jingyi glanced at the cabin door - Tao Si had already come out twice, but she couldn't bear to urge...... She had no choice but to say, "Take care, second sister-in-law." I'll write to you. ”
Yamei's eyes were red, she hugged Jingyi, and said to take care before boarding.
Jingyi went back to the car and sat down, waiting for the plane to take off, and then she told Uncle Zhang to return.
After only half a day's work, she was already tired.
As soon as the car entered the city, she said to Uncle Zhang: "Go to Wanxiangzhai first, I want to buy snacks and bring them over." ”
The car behind was dripping, and Uncle Zhang glanced in the rearview mirror and said, "It's still with us." ”
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