Chapter 7 Gossip and Martial Arts
When the mother and daughter met for the first time today after more than ten years of separation, they were naturally emotional, and the joy in their hearts was unbearable, and they cried with joy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Seeing that his mother was older than ten years ago, and Qingsi had completely turned into white hair, Wu Shun's tears flowed down the corners of his eyes. stepped forward with two steps, held Yang's head, and knelt down.
"The unfilial daughter has kowtowed to her mother."
Yang's old hands grabbed Wu Shun tightly and squeezed upward: "Let Wei Niang take a look." With tears in his eyes, he kept looking at the daughter in front of him. With a crying and choked voice, he said: "Has the Helan family treated my son well all these years? ”
Wu Shun cried and sobbed: "Okay, it's all right when Grandpa Yue'er is here." ”
Helan Min held Xiao Minyue by the hand and stared at the two of them. In an instant, I saw that my grandmother's eyes had changed, it was no longer the tenderness just now, the joy of seeing her long-separated daughter, but also a kind of ruthlessness, a kind of ruthlessness that a mother can give everything to protect her children.
It seems that my mother must have said it all in the letter. He thought to himself.
But in front of this group of maidservants and her grandson, Mrs. Yang couldn't say anything, just nodded with old tears, like an ordinary woman: "Just treat my son well, just treat my son well, just treat me well,"
Seeing that the two of them were still hugging each other and crying, the corners of Helan Minzhi's mouth curled slightly. Pulling Xiao Minyue forward, she hurriedly took two steps forward and patted Wu Shun's leg: "A-Niang, it's a good thing to see your grandmother, A-Niang don't cry, okay?" ”
With two small teeth, he tilted his head and looked at Wu Shun cutely. A sentence full of innocence and childlike playfulness. The corners of the mouth have a child's unique pure smile, making everyone seem to feel this rare purity that belongs to children.
Wu Shun lowered his head down, and when he saw his son's cute appearance, he instantly stopped wanting to cry. Breaking into laughter, for the current Wu Shun, her son is the only sustenance in her life, and her love is not even comparable to Helan Minyue, who is her daughter.
"Okay, okay, A-Niang doesn't cry, A-Niang doesn't cry." As he spoke, he wiped the tears from his face with his hands. Between this bitter smile, the pear blossoms bring rain, and the beauty is incomparable. Helan Minzhi, who has been pretending to be pure, looked stupid again.
"Hahaha, this is my little grandson, right?" Yang stopped crying, instantly changed his face and smiled happily, and picked up Helan Minzhi from the ground in his arms. He gently pinched Helan Minzhi's face with his hand.
"At a young age, so well-behaved" and then gently scratched his little nose, full of spoiling.
Without waiting for Wu Shun to say anything, an old maid behind the Yang family walked up: "Old lady, come on, slave maid." The little boy is not light, don't flash your waist. "For these old slaves, nothing is as important as Yang's body. It can be seen that they should be the maidservants who have followed the Yang family for a lifetime, and at this age, they are no longer a slave to the master, but more like a family member.
"No need, Aunt Lan, let her come down." Wu Shun took Helan Minzhi from Mrs. Yang's arms and put it on the ground. Yang didn't have to hug it, but she heard about Helan Minzhi slashing her second uncle with a knife in the letter, and she knew that her grandson was not as simple as it seemed. Yang's hug just wanted this insecure child to feel his love for him.
However, although they are the same body, they have a different soul. Now Helan Minzhi doesn't need Yang to take care of his mental health, but when he sees his grandmother, he still inevitably has a special chill.
History records that after the death of the original He Lanmin, Wu Zetian apologized for him. One of the charges was to have sex with her grandmother, Yang. Such a silver-haired kind and kind one... Old lady. her with a girl?
When I think about it, I can't help but feel a terrible chill from the depths of my heart.
But Helan Toshizhi knew that in the days to come, he would have to get the support of his grandmother. With her support and love, he will be able to approach Wu Zetian smoothly in the future, so as to achieve the results he wants, and protect his mother and sister.
I don't know if Helan Minzhi in his previous life really used such ulterior means to win the favor of the Yang family as recorded in history, but in this life, he will never be able to do this kind of thing. You have to make a good enough impression on your grandmother from the beginning.
"This is Xiao Yue'er, right? Come, let my grandmother kiss her. He Lan Minyue kissed him again.
Wu Shun beckoned to his children: "Quick, kowtow to grandmother." Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue respectfully buckled their heads towards Mrs. Yang.
The Tang people did not have such a grand etiquette when they met, just because, since the two of them were born, they had not seen the Yang family, and this was the first time. Wu Shun himself reunited with the Yang family after a long absence, so he let the two of them perform such a big courtesy.
After receiving the salute, Yang hurriedly beckoned the three of them into the house: "Hurry up, look at my mother, I'm really confused." It's been so long, come in and sit. ”
"My mother is not old."
"It's just that my grandmother is not old at all." Helan Minzhi added another sentence later. It has been proven that no matter how old a woman is, as long as she is a woman, she does not want to be said to be old by others. Knowing that it was a compliment, Yang was still very happy. After all, Wushun and Helan Minzhi are their daughters and grandsons, and filial piety is a good virtue that everyone likes.
For so many years, because the Yang family has no sons of their own, and all three daughters have been married, they have no chance to enjoy the joy of family at all. Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang didn't want to tell the truth, so they came to greet each other as usual during the festival, and they just met and left. Don't make trouble for the Yang family on weekdays, don't embarrass her, she will be content. As for making them filial piety, it is simply impossible.
For the Yang family, although he was very excited to see his daughter and grandson come back today, he was far more excited and happy than that. If you are not old, you will never feel the love for your children and grandchildren, and the loneliness and fear that the older you get, the closer death is, and there are no relatives around.
This time Wu Shun came back, and the Yang family was finally able to put his mind at ease. Especially the existence of Helan Minzhi made her feel at ease, at least after her death, someone would be able to provide for her in old age. The ancients always believed that boys were the choice for retirement, and girls were the water that was spilled. And not, I don't know what the result will be after death. At the age of seventy, Yang should also have to think about these aftermaths.
And they all went into the house and sat down.
Mrs. Yang's house looks a little out of place in this state-owned mansion, and it is particularly elegant. Although I haven't seen Wu Yuanqing's room yet, it probably won't be so good, right?
As soon as you enter the room, you are greeted by a large wooden screen. It should be carved from mahogany, the screen is divided into four parts, and four Tang Dynasty style beauties are embroidered on it. Graceful and plump.
When you enter the house, you can see that a few small tables are neatly placed and should be used for hospitality. The small few sitting on top of it should be Yang's, in the main seat. Next to each table there is a blanket that is not big or small enough to accommodate people to kneel and sit. Kneeling hurts the knees, kneeling for a long time often the knees are sore, this blanket was brought to the Tang Dynasty by Persian merchants. Soft, comfortable and made with animal skin. Kneeling for a long time can effectively alleviate this pain and numbness. It can also isolate the moisture of the earth, so that people will not suffer from rheumatism.
On top of the small table is an incense burner. The incense burner is three-legged, standing steadily. The body of the furnace is carved with grass patterns, and the top of the furnace lid is a beast. The dome dome is graceful and luxurious. The whole body is golden, I don't know if it's gilded with liquid gold. The smoke of the cigarette makes the room look incredibly comfortable and quiet.
Helan Minzhi sniffed lightly with his nose, and a fresh aroma came from the air. In his previous life, he was just a poor man, and he had never seen any incense except for the incense burned in the temple. The incense in the temple is often too pungent, but the incense in Yang's house is extremely natural, if you don't smell it deliberately, I'm afraid you can only feel a faint fragrance and don't know if it's burning incense, which can be seen to be an extremely high-end thing.
For herself and others, Mrs. Yang obviously did not need to let us sit on the blanket. After all, it was a place of formal hospitality, and it was extremely tiring to sit on your knees. Self-family members are naturally relaxed as well.
With Wu Shun, Helan Minzhi and Minyue entered the back room. In the inner room, it is extremely simple, except for a bed, there is a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, which is too prominent. In this almost nothing-than-nothing room, it looks even taller and more solemn.
In front of the statue is a woven futon. As you can tell from the top of the futon, it must have been used for a long time. The three sticks of sandalwood still burning in front of the futon made the whole room show a kind of holiness. Yang is a believer in Buddhism, and before marrying Wu Shitong, he used to be a Buddha, often accompanied by the ancient Buddha and green lanterns, and did not marry until he was in his forties.
If it weren't for Li Yuan's marriage, I'm afraid the Yang family would really guard the ancient Buddha and be with them for a lifetime!
Yang and Wu Shun sat on the bed, and the servant then brought in the bed for Min and the others to sit down. The rest of the people waited, and they had to stand in the middle of the house and watch the four of them chat.
For the first time, Helan Minzhi felt that the hierarchy of the Tang Dynasty was actually not bad. I've never been served, and I'm a little uncomfortable, but there's absolutely no resistance. People are greedy for pleasure, and there is nothing to resist in being served.
The Tang Dynasty was a place of multiculturalism and an open and prosperous dynasty. But it was also a very hierarchical dynasty. This hierarchy was manifested both above the nobility and the pauper, as well as over the slaves and masters. The Tang Dynasty still has the existence of slavery, and the Kunlun slaves on the market are clearly priced. The owner has absolute rights to it, and even if he is killed by mistake, he will not be held criminally responsible.
Let yourself finally cross over, pursue what everyone is equal, free slaves, it's not realistic at all. In this life, I have crossed into the aristocratic class, and it is already very good to be able to ensure that I will not oppress the people and benefit the officials.
Helan Minzhi was thinking nonsense here, while Helan Minyue was constantly looking at Yang's room. Yang and Wu Shun are gossiping, but this is how the mother and daughter have come over these years. Tell us about the past and recent family events. Just when Helan Minzhi was bored and couldn't interject, Wu Shun suddenly asked a question, which made him extremely interested, and he couldn't help but prick up his ears and listen carefully.
"Mother, I wonder how the second sister is doing now?"
Who is Wu Shun's second sister? Isn't that the eternal empress Wu Cao Wu Zetian!