Chapter 12: Embarrassment
This time I went there to take charge of disaster relief, then it was a good opportunity for Ling'er, and if it was really the will of the imperial court, if you refused to agree, it would be disrespectful, and if it was according to the laws of our country, then I am afraid that all the people in the family would be implicated.
Hearing her father's words, her mother was so surprised that she couldn't sit still.
He couldn't help but gently patted his chest with his hand, and felt a chill on his body, the girl and the eldest brother glanced at each other, and the girl lowered her head and smiled secretly.
Seeing this, my mother was frightened by my father's words, and then my mother said, if I let Lin Er go there, I am worried about him, don't let him go? I am also worried that there are so many people in our family, what can I do? If I had known that it had become like this, I should not have let Lin Er go to study at that time, who knows that it would have caused this frightened ending.
The father immediately frowned, and said to the mother very unhappily, "Look what you are talking nonsense about?" Is it possible to stop the child from going to school because of this? He has been studying hard for so many years, so he has today's achievement, can you not distract the child by saying these words again in the future?
The mother immediately lowered her head, and kept worrying there, listening to her father's words, and made her feel very aggrieved, and when she saw this girl, she wanted to say something, but the eldest brother had already stood up.
He walked over to his mother's side and gently held him with his hand, and her mother said.
Mother, I know you're worried about your son, but don't worry, this time I'm going there to take care of disaster relief, and I'm not going to the front line to fight the enemy like my brother-in-law.
And this time, Gongzi is the emperor's appointed messenger in charge of disaster relief, if he travels, then there will definitely be no fewer people responsible for protecting her, even if these refugees are difficult to deal with, after all, they are also ordinary people in our country, but because they can't eat enough, so they will do these actions in desperation, and they are not fierce enemies.
This time, we went out of our way to help them solve their current predicament, and they will be able to understand and welcome us.
Mother, don't you have to worry about me anymore, okay? The girl who had been sitting there all the time immediately said, Mother, if you keep worrying about your brother like this, it will make it difficult for your brother to rest assured of you, so that he can't put all his mind on official business when he gets there.
The mother heard the children's words, raised her head and glanced at the girl, reluctantly showed a smile, and held the eldest brother's hand tightly, looked up at her and said, Okay, you won't worry about you anymore, but you must also promise me, if you go outside, you must take good care of yourself, but don't be careless.
And Xiaocao, who had not spoken at this time, suddenly said, Third Aunt, then let me go with Brother Dalin, and I can also take care of her, he seemed to have exhausted all his courage and said.
Mother felt very surprised, but you are still a girl, how can you go there? Xiaocao said, look at these people who go out to work as officials in other places, don't they also have to bring a lot of subordinates around to take care of their lives? Mother immediately said, you are not a descendant of our family, you are Ling'er's sister, Xiaocao was immediately anxious, but if it is convenient to walk outside, I can pretend to be Brother Dalin's maid, if I can follow her, no matter what happens, I can write to you immediately.
Xiaocao's words actually really spoke to his father's heart, and his mother was about to nod his head and agree, but the eldest brother changed his previous peaceful demeanor and became very urgent.
How can this be? This is absolutely not possible, I am not going out to visit the scenery this time, but I have been ordered by the imperial court to go there to do things for the victims, and since it has now become a disaster area, then the conditions there must be very bad now.
You just need to stay at home and help your mother with things, and you are not allowed to go with me.
The eldest brother's tone was full of rare urgency, as if he had already made up his mind, and he would not change at all.
Hearing his words, Xiaocao suddenly cried anxiously, and his father and mother were also very surprised, the eldest brother had never spoken to the people in the family in such a tone before.
The girl saw the current situation at the scene and immediately stood up, hugged the grass and said.
Everyone understands what you think in your heart, but just like I just said, we should let Lin'er rest assured to do his own thing.
We just need to stay at home and be safe, then it is the greatest support for him.
Don't cry anymore, the eldest brother is only like this because he cares about you, and he does all this for your good.
Xiaocao nodded, but still said very aggrieved, of course I know these things, but even if I follow him, I will definitely not delay her to do things, I can stay in the room to take care of the room for him, help him wash his clothes, cook food, I will definitely not run around.
Hearing his words, the eldest brother sank his face, I just said that I won't let you go, this matter has been decided now, don't say it again in the future.
When he had said that, he turned and went back to his room, leaving only the men in the dining room looking at each other.
The mother said, "Look at why this kid is talking to Xiaocao like this?" When did he become so angry, and did Xiaocao say anything wrong today? The father shook his head, he didn't understand these things very well, but the girl looked at the figure of the eldest brother thoughtfully, and then glanced at the aggrieved look on Xiaocao's face, and felt as if she knew something.
She comforted Xiaocao there again, and after Xiaocao calmed down, she returned to the kitchen to help clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and here the girl grabbed her mother and whispered, Mother, I have something to ask you.
If you have anything, just ask.
The girl immediately smiled and said, I just want to know now, I don't know what kind of girl you want your eldest brother to find as his daughter-in-law in the future?
For this matter, in fact, it has always been a mother's favorite thought, if a person is there without anything, his heart is almost all thinking about his son's marriage.
Girl, I'll actually tell you from my heart, after your brother comes back this time, I want to ask him about his marriage.
If he doesn't have a crush on a girl in the capital, then I think it's better for us to find him around here.
But we still have to ask him what type of girl he likes, and if he has any requirements for this appearance, otherwise we will find him someone he doesn't like, even if we agree, then he will not be happy.
This is also a no-no.
The mother was very excited about it, and her eyes were full of excitement, and the girl suddenly felt very speechless.
It seems that it is in the nature of women to be willing to think too much about these things.
My mother was very worried just now because the eldest brother was going out for disaster relief, but now that she said something about the eldest brother's marriage, her mother seemed to be completely different from just now.
Mother, I know what kind of girl my eldest brother likes in his heart.
The girl deliberately pretended to be very mysterious and said, really, what do you know, tell me quickly, the mother immediately asked eagerly.
The girl said, then can you answer my question first? If there is anything, just ask, my mother can't wait, and the girl said, if the girl Ling'er likes is just an orphan, and her maiden family has no power to help the emperor gain a firm foothold in the court in the future.
I don't know if you will accept such a girl? Hearing the girl's words, my mother was stunned for a moment, and said that this mother, if you want to say something from your heart, I also hoped that your brother could find a girl with better conditions to be his daughter-in-law.
But this life is still a matter between the two of them, and the first consideration is your brother's own feelings.
Hearing this, the girl was overjoyed, since the mother heard what you said, have you already agreed? The mother was stunned, what did I agree to? Why do you have no beginning or end when you speak? The girl said, didn't you just say that you don't care too much about the woman's family background? The mother became vigilant, girl, you quickly tell me, do you already know some news? The girl immediately laughed, mother, you still live together every day, don't you see any signs at all? What did I see? Mother was still puzzled, and kept trying to think there, the girl laughed quietly, but her eyes were looking at the room on the side, and the mother was stunned when she saw him like this, as if she had suddenly thought of something, and immediately asked eagerly, "Girl, is this girl you are talking about Xiaocao?" Mother, what do you think of Xiaocao? The girl also laughed, and asked there again.
The mother's face suddenly showed an unbelievable look, her eyes had already widened, and her mouth was wide open, and at this time, Xiaocao, who had been cleaned up, came over from the kitchen, and now the third aunt has cleaned up the kitchen, I am afraid that those wild cats will sneak in and eat these fish at home, so I have closed the doors and windows of the kitchen, Xiaocao said with a smile there, I have also prepared hot water for you and the third uncle.
It's all in the jar, so if you're going to take a shower later, you can use it directly.
The mother immediately walked up to Xiaocao and grabbed her hand tightly, her face full of kindness and relief.
There was a careful look at Xiaocao, from head to toe there was no place to go, and then while looking at it there was a very satisfied nod, his eyes were full of joy, seeing his mother's appearance, it immediately made Xiaocao feel very surprised, and this kind of look also made him feel very unaccustomed, so he could only look at the girl suspiciously.
The girl immediately walked to her mother's side with tears and laughter, and pulled her mother aside from Xiaocao's side.
Mother, let's talk about these things later.
Xiaocao, there is nothing to do now, you hurry back to your room and have a good rest.
After hearing the girl's words, Xiaocao immediately nodded, turned around and walked out.
But the mother was still staring at the grass tightly, watching carefully.
Mother, you don't want to look like this, if you don't get it right, you'll frighten the grass, the girl said with a smile.
The mother immediately said to the girl very excitedly, "Girl, are you talking about Xiaocao?" The girl immediately nodded.
When she saw the girl's admission, my mother was at once excited, and then she said, "Why didn't I think of this?" This child wanders around me every day, but I forget about it.
These two children have grown together since they were young, and when your brother sometimes writes in the room, Xiaocao is all on her side to take care of her.
All the things in my brother's room are taken care of by Xiaocao, and every time your brother comes back, Xiaocao is even more active than me.
In the words of the book, these two children are really childhood sweethearts.
But girl, do you know who the two of them like whom? I haven't figured out these things until now.
The girl said, I think the two of them should like each other, because I can already see it from their words and demeanors and the demeanor on their faces, but this matter has not yet been recognized by the two of them, but they are still in a state of ignorance, so mother, you must not ask them these things, if you don't know each other, the two of them may still not know each other, so as not to make them feel very embarrassed.