Chapter 209: A Thousand Pounds of Promise
"But what did Qi Zhensheng do to persecute the Wu family?"
Cold, the eldest lady's cold voice drilled into her ears, Zhang Song hurriedly gathered his mind and replied: "The old slave really doesn't know about this, Mrs. has not allowed the second lady and the aunt to come to the door, the aunt was forced to come in that day, brought many subordinates, restrained all the guards of the Zhang family, and let people guard the door to prevent the old slave from waiting for the next person to approach, although the time to meet was only a quarter of an hour, but after the second miss and the aunt left, the lady did not make any movement for a long time, nor did she speak, and the old slave did not react at all when he asked for peace, until midnight, The old slave was ready to rest, but the lady sent the maid next to her to find the old slave. ”
After breathing a sigh of relief, Zhang Song continued: "Madame said that Qi Zhensheng would not let go of Gongzi, the second young lady is too stupid and unreliable, I am afraid that it will bring disaster to Gongzi, pointed out a few people to the old slave, and asked the old slave to bring them to serve the son, the old slave thought that Madame was worried that the uncle would send someone to the pavilion to be unfavorable to the son, and let the old slave come to the pavilion to report the news, at that time I didn't expect that the lady was already dead......"
Zhang Song choked up and couldn't speak, he passed smoothly for decades, but when he was old, there were changes one after another, which made it difficult for Zhang Song, who regarded the Zhang family as his own, to accept it.
Xia Hanqiu was considerately silent.
After a while, Zhang Song calmed down, trembling and continued: "Madame asked the old slave to bring a message to the son, asking him if he remembered the place where the seeds were planted, and in addition, this is the letter that Madame asked the old slave to bring to you. ”
Xia Hanqiu took the somewhat hot letter, pinched it in his hand and didn't open it, "You know these family treasures you said." ”
"Yes. The old slave did not dare to hide it. ”
"Qi Zhensheng treats his mother-in-law like that, and Zhang Qiao'er just watches?"
Zhang Song was not angry that the second miss was not angry, and he was easily coaxed to bring such a big disaster to the family, but he was just a subordinate, no matter how angry he was, he had to endure it, but his words inevitably brought some gnashing of teeth, "The old slave asked the second miss at that time if she still remembered who she was born in October, and the second miss trusted her uncle very much, saying that the uncle just wanted to ask her mother something to deal with the current situation, and would never be disrespectful to Mrs. I don't know if there is any disrespect for old slaves. But Mrs. found a short-term meeting the next day, if it weren't for what Qi Zhensheng did, Mrs. would never take this road even if it was for the sake of her son. ”
Regarding Zhang Qiaoer's stupidity, Xia Hanqiu has a new understanding. From others to themselves. Think back to who you were back then. Isn't it like this, if he hadn't become a wandering soul after his death, he would have thought that his husband was a good husband who was hard to find in the world.
What do you think about now? She's got a change. No one is as important to her as the change, and she smiled at the change, no matter how inexplicable the change was, and said: "The Zhang family is no longer the master, and the family treasure is still here, is the next thing taken over by Qi Zhensheng?" ”
"Yes, after the death of the lady, all the aftermath was taken care of by the second miss and the uncle, I don't know how the uncle coaxed the second miss to believe that his wife's death had nothing to do with him, as soon as the lady died, the second miss returned to the Zhang family to preside over the overall situation, but unfortunately the second miss took over an empty shell."
Zhang Song sneered, "Madame has long been wary of their husband and wife, worried that one day she will not be able to keep everything that belongs to the son, these few months without a trace of some shops have been sold without a trace, except for the main house of several houses have also been sold for real money, the old slave does not know where the lady hid things, and never inquired, but the old slave can be sure that the second lady must not have found it, at best, she also got the big mansion of the Zhang family." ”
Xia Hanqiu didn't know whether to praise Qi Zhensheng's good skills or scold Zhang Qiao'er for being too stupid, or, really a bystander, "You came out before the Yan army entered the city?" ”
"Yes, some of the generals in Wuyang have been blessed by the lord to save his life, the lord secretly promoted him, he also misses the kindness of the lord, and there are many contacts in secret, and the lady contacted him early, because at that time the news of the fall of Huiting has spread all over the city, according to the direction of the Yan army's attack, Wuyang must be the next target, after the uncle got busy, the second lady came less, and the old slave and others had the opportunity to escape under the arrangement of that person, but after leaving the city, the road from Wuyang to the pavilion was full of Yan troops, and the old slave and others could only take a detour, It took a lot of time to get to the pavilion. ”
Knowing a rough idea, Xia Hanqiu didn't ask any more.
When Jiabao came back in sackcloth, he discussed with him about business, and if he had something to do, Jiabao could not fall into sadness, "Jiabao, do you still have some silver in your hand?" ”
Zhang Jiabao didn't know that his sister weishenme asked this, and nodded without concealing it.
"I'll ask someone to take a good look at the house for you, and you can buy it yourself with silver and settle Steward Zhang and other people from Wuyang."
"Sister!"
Xia Hanqiu looked at him fixedly, "Don't understand? ”
Zhang Jiabao thought that his sister was going to drive him away, and he was completely panicked, how could he think about the deep meaning of this, so he could only keep shaking his head.
"Sister doesn't want you to have the feeling of being under the fence, how uncomfortable this feeling is, no one knows better than me, I believe that I will always treat you as consistent, but you are growing up, you have your own ideas day by day, and you also have your own opinions on things and people, maybe one day you will be more concerned because of an unintentional decision by me, I don't want the relationship between our sister and brother to crack.
You have your own house, there is your confidence, you can go whenever you want, how you want, you will not give birth to the idea that you have nowhere to go, nowhere to live, this is just my home is not your home, as for my sister here, no matter when, you get married, or you have another way out, sister here is always your home, I only hope that the first place you think of when you are tired and tired is sister here, even if we are gray-haired by then, this is also effective, so, is it now at ease? ”
With Xia Hanqiu's words, Zhang Jiabao's eyes were red, and the tears were turning in his eyes but he stubbornly did not fall, when he was most uneasy, his sister's promise weighed more than a thousand catties, which could make him remember it for a lifetime.
"The pavilion is stable, there will be no fewer people who come to the pavilion to settle down, I am afraid that everything is expensive, you calculate whether the silver in your hand is enough, if it is not enough, my sister will lend it to you first, and you will return it to me later."
Zhang Jiabao completely understood what his sister meant at this moment, that house was his, and it had nothing to do with his sister, and it was not because he was homeless that he would continue to live with his sister in the future, but because of his closeness, there was no need to feel that he was not a dwarf at all.
Sister, always thinking about him.
How could he live up to the heart of this fist.
"Yes, sister, I see."
Xia Hanqiu smiled lightly, "You will still live with Nian'er and them in the future, what happened before and what will happen in the future, it's just that there is one more place to go, just like Nian'er often has to go to Xia's house to ask for peace, understand?" ”
"Understood, sister."
Xia Hanqiu was satisfied, and turned his gaze to look at Zhang Song, "I don't interfere in the affairs of Jiabao's house, whether it is to add manpower or what to do, it is up to him to decide, Steward Zhang, you have always been able to adjust. Teach people, and you will have to worry more about it in the future. ”
Zhang Song responded with a trembling voice, sometimes he really felt that the eldest lady was the son's own sister, and the second lady was someone else's.
Even if it's pro, how many people can do it to the extent of the eldest lady?
"After the placement is completed, Jiabao, if you still feel that you can't feel at ease, you will find a master to do a few Dharma services for your mother, in addition, I have to remind you that no matter how sad you are, you can't delay the business, the man is ambitious in all directions, and your mother definitely doesn't want you to waste for her, understand?"
"I know, sister, I will not slow down even one step, if I can't make a difference, how can I shout at Qi Zhensheng? How can he pay for my father's life! ”
"It's good that you know what to do."
Pinching the letter in his hand, Xia Hanqiu got up and was about to go back to the room, when he heard Jiabao say, "Brother-in-law, I want to ask you for a favor." ”
Duan Ziyi, who had been silent, raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter?" ”
Zhang Jiabao's eyes could not hide the sadness, "I want to borrow a few skills from my brother-in-law to go back to Wuyang, my mother asked the housekeeper to bring me a word to remember the place where the seeds were planted is to tell me, she buried the valuable things there, I thought I could get what I planted when I was very young, so I buried some of my favorite things, thinking that I could grow a lot, and then went to see it every day, the result is obviously impossible to come true, but my mother made fun of me for many years, and that place is easy to find, It's right in the innermost part of the main house. ”
"You're not afraid that I'll be greedy for you."
"My brother-in-law is not such a person, and my brother-in-law doesn't like that much."
This kind of trust, even if it is because of Qiu'er, he is happy, in this world, trust is much more difficult than money, "I'll let someone get it for you." ”
"Thank you, brother-in-law."
"If you call me brother-in-law, you should help you, and if you really want to thank me, you won't let your sister worry about it." Duan Ziyi stepped forward and stood side by side with Qiu'er, looking down at her, "Go back to the house?" ”
"Yes, I'm tired." Running all the way, I felt pain everywhere in my body when I relaxed.
Duan Ziyi saw that she was not feeling well, and helped her to go out, and did not forget to instruct, "Mingde, send someone to finish the matter of Jiabao." ”
"Yes."
Returning to the house to freshen up and change into homely clothes, Ziye pressed her shoulder with moderate strength, but Xia Hanqiu looked at the letter on the table and became fascinated.
"Why don't you open it and take a look?" Duan Ziyi walked out of the ear room while straightening her sleeves, and smiled when she looked like this.
"I always feel that I am not optimistic, before I die, I wrote a trust orphan, and those who have been strong all my life have to be soft, I don't want to pity her, let alone forgive or not."
"Even if you don't have her to support you, you won't ignore Jiabao, what difference does it make if you don't have this letter?"
Xia Hanqiu thought about it, it was really like this, she was taken into the ditch by herself. (To be continued......)