Mengjiajia Village is about eight miles away to the east of Qingfengpo, and the two of them walked for half an hour to arrive, because it was close to noon, every household was busy making lunch, and the roof was full of smoke. looks so smart, is it a daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door? When is the wedding wine on the table? "Words like this, Meng Xingqian should answer them one by one! When she walked to Meng Xingqi's house, Yuexi's face was red as if she was about to drip blood, Meng Xingqian knocked on the door, and after a while, the courtyard door in front of her opened!

Zhou sat at home and waited for his son to come back, he said that he took the girl home today to see, and he didn't know how the girl was, he was really afraid that he would marry a fox girl in the future with his son and go home, so how would he face the ancestors of the Meng family after a hundred years! Just as I was thinking about it, I heard someone knocking on the door and hurriedly went to open the door!

When he opened the door, his son said with a smile: "Mother, this is Yuexi, today is your birthday, I specially brought her back to celebrate your birthday!" ”

The girl standing next to her son shouted softly: "Auntie", Zhou looked at her carefully, although she was still young, she could also see that she was a beautiful embryo, her face was round and white, and she had a pair of big eyes under her curved eyebrows, clear and bright, standing beside her son, no wonder her son liked it, and she couldn't help but want to get close to her when she looked at it, if it was a girl from a white family, I was afraid that the threshold would be trampled by the matchmaker! was looking at Yuexi and felt that his sleeve had been pulled, and Zhou came back to his senses, so he was busy and Yuexi welcomed in!

led Yuexi into the house and poured her a cup of tea, Yuexi quickly stood up and took the tea with both hands, seeing Yuexi like this, Zhou nodded with satisfaction, polite and thoughtful, it seems that this girl is good! Thinking like this, Yuexi spoke

"Auntie, I don't know what souvenirs to bring to you today, this is the snack I made, I will give you a taste, and this is the sachet I made, which contains some dried petals that calm the mind and nourish the qi, I hope you like it!"

took the sachet and saw that although the material was average, the longevity flowers on it were vivid, and the good impression of her in his heart increased by two points, Meng Xingqi, who was sitting on the side, stood up and said: "Mother, Yuexi, you talk, I'm going to cook!" ”

Yuexi heard that she stood up and wanted to help, but Meng Xingqian said: "You don't need your help, you can chat with my mother, I can cook by myself!" ”

Yuexi had to sit down again, and Zhou asked her, "Your name is Yuexi?" Yuexi nodded, and Zhou asked again: "Which person?" How old is it? ”

"A native of Liucun, Lingyang County, it will be fourteen in a few months!"

"Lingyang County? It's not close to this, I heard that you were sold into the Qinglou by your parents? And your parents were willing to give it? ”

Yuexi was silent for a while before he spoke: "My mother gave birth to me when she had a difficult birth, just gave birth to me before I had time to hug me and passed away, when I was two years old, my father married my stepmother, when I was ten years old, my brother was sick, and I had no money to treat the disease, so I could only sell me to my brother for treatment money, they were afraid that the sale would be close to the neighbors, and I heard that the price given by the Yuexing Pavilion was high, so they sold me into the Yuexing Pavilion, fortunately, the proprietress of the Yuexing Pavilion and the four Oiran sisters are good people, and they treat me like a sister!" ”

Zhou hugged her distressedly: "Poor girl, why is life so bitter, don't worry, if you don't treat you well in the future, you can tell me, and I will help you talk about him!" ”

Yuexi shook her head: "Auntie, Brother Xingqi treats me very well!" ”

The two sat and chatted for a while, Meng Xingqian came in and asked them to eat, Zhou took Yuexi's hand and walked to the kitchen, Meng Xingqian looked at the back and scratched his head suspiciously, thinking, "When did their relationship become so good?" Just thinking about it, Zhou shouted: "Yan'er, why don't you come over?" Let Yuexi wait for you hungry! ”

"Hey! Here it comes! After answering the word, he also walked to the kitchen, watching the two of them sit together, talking and laughing, and the doubts in my heart became even greater!

After eating, Zhou said that he wanted to take a break, and asked Meng Xingqian to take Yuexi around, Meng Xingqian took Yuexi to walk on the country road, because it was just past lunchtime, so now most people are resting at home, and almost no one has been met along the way!

Meng Xingqian finally couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked, "Yuexi, what are you talking about with my mother?" Suddenly the relationship has become better than mine! ”

Yuexi snorted and laughed and said, "It's nothing, it's just small talk!" It's just Brother Xingqi, I look at the embroidery of my aunt's clothes, as well as the stitches of your clothes, this is not like the craftsmanship of ordinary rural people! and my aunt's conversation and behavior are a bit like the daughter of a big family! ”

Meng Xingqian put his arm around her with one hand, looked at the stream and said: "Listen to my father said that my mother was originally a young lady from a big family in Beijing, at that time my father was just a poor Xiucai in the capital who helped others write letters by setting up a stall, once my mother went to the street and encountered a ruffian on the road, my father rescued her, and the two met, and then my mother often went to my father's stall to find him, the two came and went from acquaintance to acquaintance and love, my grandfather didn't know where to hear about them, strongly opposed, and also arranged a family marriage for my mother, my mother did not want to marry, I ran out of the house, they eloped all the way to my father's hometown, that is, here to settle down, my father said that he knew that he was not the material for studying, so he gave up writing and business, wanted to earn more money to give my mother a good life, in the future can also take my mother back to the capital to see my grandfather, because my father is not afraid of hardship, what dirty work is done, slowly from the stall to later opened a store of his own, when I was eight years old my father went out to buy, but was robbed by bandits, the money on his body was looted, the disaster is not a single line, not long after my father fell ill again, In order to treat my father's illness, my mother also cashed out the store, and the family could sell all the things that could be sold and failed to cure my father's disease, but my father still died in a year, and since then, my mother who used to love to laugh has rarely smiled, helping others wash clothes everywhere, sewing and repairing to earn money to support me, and it is also the hard work of that time that has led to my mother's illness now, and the disease at three ends in three days in winter! ”

Meng Xingqian was silent for a long time after speaking, Yuexi looked up, there seemed to be tears flashing in his eyes, and he stood on tiptoe and kissed him: "Brother Xingqi, don't be sad, the past is over, and my aunt will definitely live a long and healthy life in the future!" Meng Xingqian hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones!

The two walked around for a while, and when they returned home, Zhou had already gotten up, and when they saw them coming back, they stepped forward and pulled Yuexi into the house, and Meng Xingqi, who was left behind, awkwardly touched the back of his head and followed in!

"Why did you just come back, I just wanted to say if I want to look for you, Yuexi is hungry, right? Hurry up and make a pot of tea, and let Yuexi eat some snacks to cushion her stomach! ”

Meng Xingqian went to make tea, and Zhou took out the dim sum that Yuexi had just brought: "I didn't prepare anything delicious today, eat the dim sum you made first, and next time you come to your uncle's mother's own kitchen to cook something for you!" ”

The three of them sat and drank tea and ate snacks, seeing that the time was not early, Liuyuexi had dinner and asked Meng Xingqian to send her back!

Yuexi came in as soon as she returned to Fangliuyue: "Yuexi hurry up and tell me, how does it feel to see your future mother-in-law today?" Did she embarrass you? Do you dislike you as a Qinglou woman? ”

"Sister, it's the same if you come tomorrow, why bother so early! You're not tired, I'm still tired! ”

"Let's talk about it, I'll let you rest when I'm done!"

Yuexi sighed and said, "It's good, my aunt treats me very well, not like she dislikes me!" I also said that I will play next time! ”

Liuyue nodded happily: "That's good, that's good, that means that the matter between you and Meng Gongzi has become more than half, and now I'm waiting for him to marry you!" ”

Yuexi's face flushed: "Sister Liuyue, what are you talking about!" Okay, it's not early, you have nothing to do and rest early, I'm tired and I'm going to sleep! ”

After Liuyue left, Yuexi couldn't sleep in bed, thinking about what Meng Xingqian and she said about the Zhou family today, both of them are innocent white people, they are so hard, how can they go on with the disparity in their identities? After tossing and turning, the sky was slightly bright, and I fell asleep in a daze!

On this day, Yuexi just got up and went to the kitchen for breakfast, and found that today's kitchen was all her favorite food, and asked Aunt Zhang what was going on, what day it was, but Aunt Zhang said that she didn't know, only said that the boss asked her to prepare! Yuexi came to the ice smoke room, and found that the four oirans had arrived, and they were sitting in the ice smoke room chatting, and when they saw Yuexi coming and beckoning her to sit down, Yuexi asked what day it was, and why did she let Aunt Zhang prepare so many things she loved to eat!

The five of them were silent, and after a while, Bingyan said: "Yuexi, today is to celebrate your birthday, and second, you have something to do with Sister Pity Yue, and in the future, I will only teach the new girl in the Yuexing Pavilion, I want you to take the place of the moon, if you agree, it will be listed tonight, but you still perform like this, if you don't want to, forget it, you decide for yourself, I won't force you!" ”

Yuexi thought for a while and nodded in agreement, but there was a little drumming in her heart, I don't know if Meng Xingqian would be angry in the future!

At night, the Moon Star Pavilion was still open, and when it was the most lively, Bingyan came on stage, and the audience was instantly quiet, Bingyan cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, today I announce that Miss Liyue will no longer accept guests in the future, and Miss Yuexi will take her place and become the new Oiran of our Yuexing Pavilion, and then Yuexi will perform a dance for everyone!" ”

Yuexi came to the stage and performed a dance, the audience applauded thunderously, and a man dressed as a rich boy in the corner said to the little guy next to him: "This is good on stage, go ask how much!" ”

The little guy was just about to ask, but a customer next to him spoke: "Childe is the first time to come to the Moon Star Pavilion, right?" ”

The young man asked suspiciously: "How do you know that I came for the first time?" ”

The guest smiled: "Those who often come to the Moon Star Pavilion know that the girls under the age of eighteen in the Moon Star Pavilion are all only selling their art and not their bodies!" ”

"Oh? And this kind of rule, which is unusual! ”

"Isn't it, at the beginning, everyone laughed at the boss for being stupid, she didn't know how to do business, but I didn't expect that now there are more people coming to Yuexing Pavilion than other Qinglou combined, and those who often come know this rule!"

looked at the woman who was still introducing Yuexi on the stage, but the boy smiled: "This boss lady is interesting!" ”

The little guy next to him said to him with a sad face: "Wang ...... Childe, it's time for us to go back, the fourth son knows that you won't be able to spare the little ones when you come to this kind of place! ”

"Okay, okay, look at your fear of death, I'm his brother, what can he do with me?"

He can't do anything to you, but he can kill me! When I came out, I was told to take care of you, do you think I am willing, the little guy thought hard!

The young man in Huayi glanced at the stage, and the proprietress happened to look at her, just met her eyes, and her heartbeat suddenly missed a beat......