Chapter 360: Not Fragrant
After explaining the matter at hand, Xue'er took Qiao'er towards Tingyu Pavilion.
This is what she has been doing every night since Yun's death, and if she doesn't look at the two brothers before going to sleep, she won't even sleep soundly.
The most devastating blow to Yun's death was not Xue'er or Dong Changhe, but these two brothers.
Xue'er obviously felt that the two of them had lost their previous liveliness, and even Dong Chengqing, who had always been heartless, had stopped a lot, and there was almost no smile.
Walk to the edge of the lotus pond through the verandah, the covered bridge erected on the lotus pond comes into view, the covered bridge carved by white marble is like a jade belt across the lotus pond, looking down is the lotus leaf of the field, occasionally there are fish out of the water, a string of bubbles will enter the water again.
There are very few lotus flowers left in full bloom, and in early autumn it has not completely withered, and a few flowers fight for this last time to leave their fragrance to the world.
The occasional cuckoo call from the back mountain, followed by the lively ginseng bird call, added a lot of excitement to this lonely autumn season.
The Yun family once told Xue'er that in fact, the resurgence of the Yun family was not just because the three sisters were hardworking, but because the three sisters dug up two wild ginseng trees together during that period.
Although mountain ginseng is rare here in Jiupan Mountain, it is not nothing, whenever the ginseng bird calls, the experienced old man will judge the general location of the wild ginseng growth according to the direction it calls.
The Yun family said that the two mountain ginseng trees alone were sold for five hundred taels of silver, so the Yun family low-key redeemed a lot of land that was Huo Huo by the old man Yun.
Turning into the Tingyu Pavilion, the two little ones had not yet slept, and they were both reviewing the lessons they had learned today under the lamp.
Cher didn't bother them, just stood quietly outside the window and stared at her two younger brothers.
If you look closely, you can see that she has tears in her eyes, full of relief and appreciation.
It wasn't until she accidentally made a noise that the two brothers raised their heads in unison and looked at her in unison: "Eldest sister, eldest sister!" ”
Going around the window and entering the study, Xue'er had already secretly wiped away her tears and said with a smile: "You two don't work too hard, and you two should also pay attention to your body!"
My sister often says that the body is the capital of the revolution, and now that so many things have happened, there is no need for my sister to nag about this truth! ”
The two brothers nodded a little lonely, they both remembered the Yun family.
Xue'er also guessed their thoughts, and changed the subject: "What did you learn today?" ”
The two brothers knew that their sister had broken their hearts for them, so they scrambled to ask Cher for advice with a smile on their faces, and even took out the counting problems that Cher taught them to solve.
It's been an hour since I came out of Tingyu Pavilion!
The next day, Cher began a new lesson.
What made Xue'er feel relieved was that Dong Yun'er did not refuse her kindness, she came to the county lord's mansion to study during the day, and went back to her home to study at night.
And what makes Xue'er most pleased is that Shui Yunshuang and Wu Zhaodi are very talented in design, and they are almost all right.
In this way, she not only taught the two to design sachets, but also taught a few people to design clothes, hairpins, dolls, fans, tablecloths, table runners, etc., as for how much they can comprehend, it is not something that Xue'er can worry about.
For the women of this era, these are crafts that can earn silver. Although the other three do not have the talent of the two of them in terms of design, the female celebrity they make is decent and worth cultivating.
In the blink of an eye, the first snow of winter fell.
It has been a hundred days since the death of the Yun family, and Dong Changhe, who has not appeared for a long time on this day, came to the county lord's mansion to look for Xue'er.
It's been a long time since the father and daughter have sat down and spoken face to face.
Dong Changhe asked Xue'er about some inconsequential family matters, and finally cut to the chase: "Listen to Steward Zou's reply, you moved all the things in the treasury left by your mother to the county lord's mansion." ”
Cher nodded and didn't speak.
"You don't object to doing this, after all, even if you don't move, I will let Steward Zou send them to you, and those things will be left to their two brothers in the future!"
That's what I mean. Whether it's worth it or not, it's just a thought for their brothers! ”
Dong Changhe likes to talk around corners in order to achieve his ultimate goal. This trick worked in the Yun family, but it didn't work here in Xue'er, she still waited quietly for Dong Changhe to cut into the key point.
"Since your mother died, you are left alone with your father and live in the county mansion, and your brothers and sisters rarely accompany your father, and there should be someone by my side to serve me!"
He said it very implicitly, but Cher still understood.
Xue'er despised Dong Changhe's impatience in her heart, but she said with a calm look on her face: "Yes, the huge mansion is indeed empty!" ”
"The father plans to take their mother and son to the house so that he can take care of the father's body, and Chengde is almost three years old, so it's time to enlighten.
When Ze'er and Qing'er were their age, Xue'er had already helped them to learn to read. Dong Changhe tried to slow down his tone as much as possible, for fear that this increasingly powerful daughter would oppose him doing so.
"Chengde is my younger brother, I naturally won't favor one over the other, if my father is relieved, I can help him enlighten!" Although she said this verbally, she hoped that Dong Changhe would not agree in her heart.
She herself despised her hypocrisy in her heart.
For a short period of time, Xue'er still couldn't accept Sun's mother and son, at least emotionally.
"That's not necessary, Sun also knows a few words, she can still do it to enlighten the child!" Dong Changhe was afraid that Xue'er would not wait to see his son, so he hurriedly vetoed it, and said it beautifully: "It is not easy for you to take care of Cheng Ze and the two, and you have to take care of the house, you have to worry about everything in the two huge mansions, and you can't bear to be a father, so Chengde doesn't need you to worry about it anymore!" ”
Cher nodded, undeniable.
"The Sun family can't just enter the mansion quietly and plan to entertain guests for his father, Xue'er thinks it's good?" He was very unconfident when he said this.
In the countryside, if the wife dies early, the man usually renews the strings after a year, and if the husband dies, the wife will remarry three years later.
Xue'er's heart turned upside down, and she asked with a smile on her face: "What identity does my father plan to give to the Sun family?" The step-room is still a concubine! ”
Dong Changhe's heart trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Steproom." ”
In fact, Dong Changhe, as a father, doesn't have to discuss this with his children at all, but because of Xue'er's current status, he has to scruples, so he took Xue'er in person.
Contrary to Dong Changhe's expectations, Xue'er said categorically: "No, I won't agree." ”
"Why?" Dong Changhe's eyes widened and stared at Xue'er's eyes incredulously.