There was a scholar standing at the door, looking dusty, did the scholar give him the letter of resignation? I looked around, but I didn't see Shiji. It took me a while to remember that I should get up and open the door for him, and I picked up Mei Niang and opened the door, he didn't seem to intend to enter the house, so I had to wrap Mei Niang's clothes and carry her to the yard together.

He hugged Mei Niang from my arms, looked at it, and said solemnly: "Call me!" ”

Mei Niang is very kind: "Dad! ”

I laughed and he looked at me: "You've lost weight." ”

"Have you gone to say hello to your parents? I'll have someone boil water for you to bathe. ”

"I'm just coming back to see you...... Let's go. "He grabbed me, I was a little surprised, what was he talking about? Before I could figure it out, I was pulled into his arms, and Mei Niang and I were tightly wrapped around him like this, and he seemed to be steaming, it seems, he really rushed for a long time.

"I want to hear you say I'll be fine." He muffled.

"You're fine, you have a father and mother, a wife and children, you'll be fine." I gently assured that I didn't say he had us, because I knew that his wife and children were not me and Mei Niang, although the person he was holding at this time was us.

He took a deep breath and let go of me gently, kissed Mei Niang hard, put her back in my arms, and smiled: "It's a pity that I can't see Qiang'er today, you will kiss him for me tomorrow." He handed me a small bag, and went out of the yard, and listened to his footsteps fade away, and the sound of horses outside the gate, and soon everything fell silent. I looked at the small bag, opened it was three jade pendants, I went back to the room and spread the jade pendants on the table, a hollow engraved with the word Mei, one engraved with the word strong, I thought the third piece should be engraved with clouds, but no, the third piece is a pure white cloud pattern pendant. It seems that he doesn't know what is happening at home these days, he doesn't know that Qiang'er is gone, he doesn't know that I already know the Yang family in Chang'an, and he doesn't even know that Shiju has gone home. Shiju listened to my words and did not bother him before the great event happened. It seems that the big thing is near, so he wants to come back to see, but he is not really completely sure.

"Is it for us?" Mei Niang said softly in my arms.

I was in a daze again, she was reminding me to pay attention to her, and I took the piece with the word 'Mei' to show her: "Look, this is Mei Niang's Mei character, and my father asked someone to engrave Mei Niang's name on the jade." ”

"What about that?" She pointed to the piece of jade with the word 'strong' on it.

"It's a strong word, and my father doesn't know about Qiang'er yet."

"Dad loves Mei Niang and Qiang'er." She nodded.

"Yes, Daddy loves you." I kissed Mei Niang's forehead, children are like this, always pay more attention to who loves them more.

"Dad also loves my mother, is that my mother's name?" Her eyes looked at the last piece, I smiled, didn't speak, love me? I haven't seen a few times in total, love? How easy is that?

The next morning, when we arrived at the hall, Shi Ju was also sitting, and I was stunned for a moment, "When did the second brother come back?" ”

"Sister-in-law, I heard that the eldest came back?" The old lady asked anxiously.

"Yes, I just stood and left, it was too late, I didn't say anything, I just said I wanted to come back and see."

"I didn't go to see him, I followed him when he suddenly left Chang'an's mansion half a month ago. In the past half a month, he has been running all the way, coming back without sleep just to see you, does my sister-in-law still want to leave? ”

"Since the second brother is back, don't go again, let the eldest young master concentrate on finishing the big things!" I didn't reply positively, and it didn't make sense for me to say anything now.

"Do you mean to stay?" He didn't want to let me go.

I shook my head and looked at the nurse, "Carry the young lady down to eat." After eating, give her hot milk to drink. "The nurse went down with Mei Niang, and I saw that they went down, so I looked back at my in-laws.

"The sudden return of the eldest young master last night, the concubine has been thinking about it for a long time, and it seems that the matter is far more important than the concubine thinks. Second brother, let's go! Qiang'er is gone, you are less worried, no one knows where things will go, the martial family may become a wealthy family, or it may be extinct from now on. I exhaled and thought for a moment, "Actually, I know that there is a great possibility that this matter will succeed, and the martial family will be very prosperous for a while, even so, I still hope that the second brother will leave the martial family." When the matter is over, I will also leave, that honor and favor are too empty, it can be described as a line of life, the second brother should go and live a peaceful and rich life! Maybe one day, Mei Niang and Daddy will have to rely on your secret help. ”

"What do you know?"

"I know a lot, but I can't say it, the grass snake wiring, the ambition is thousands of miles away, the second brother is the dark line I want to cloth, I hope you are the last person in the martial family, when there is no eldest young master, it is a leaf boat that the martial family can secretly rely on."

The father-in-law thought for a long time, and finally nodded: "After the eldest came back, something happened to the martial arts, I haven't spoken, my sister-in-law has done a lot of things in the past six months, there are things I agree with and I don't agree with, but I choose to support her, one is because she is my choice; the second is because I believe in my sister-in-law; Yes, now may be the best time for the martial arts, the troubled times produce heroes, and the boss has lived up to my expectations, and he really separated the martial arts family from the ranks of the Shu clan, but I have never regretted it like this. My sister-in-law is right, peace and wealth are more precious than anything else, and you know preciousness when you lose it. So second, let's go, this sister-in-law is right. ”

Shi Ju looked at me deeply, thought about it, smiled, and turned back to his father-in-law, "I know." ”

"Let's eat!" My father-in-law was expressionless, and with a wave of his hand, I clapped my hands and passed the meal, and Mei Niang was hugged back to show her grandmother the jade pendant that Shi Tong gave her last night.

"Qiang'er also has it, and my mother is the most drifting." She deliberately made the old lady happy with a milky voice.

"Yes, Daddy really loves you. Sister-in-law, what about your piece? The old lady was coaxed into a smile, looked at me, I was stunned for a moment, and turned around and asked Yahuan to go to my room to get it.

"Why didn't you wear it? The boss sent it back, you should wear it. The old lady was a little disgusted.

"Concubines don't love these in the first place." I didn't bother to deal with it anymore, so I smiled gently and pushed back. Yahuan came back soon and brought the cloth bag with me, and I handed it directly to the old lady, who looked at Qiang'er's piece and began to cry again. I glanced at Yahuan, took out a silk handkerchief to gently wipe away the old lady's tears, drew the jade plaque, and handed it to Shiju: "Take it and put it in Qiang'er's tomb." ”

Shi Ju took it and stuffed it directly into the belt without looking at it, I smiled at the old lady and looked at the moire pendant, "This is also put into Yun Niang's tomb, it happens to be a moire too." ”

"Don't!" Shi Ju and Mei Niang spoke in unison. At this time, their father and daughter were really identical, I nodded.

"Got it, I'll take it away and wait for the eldest young master to come back and give it back to him." Neither of them responded, and I sighed.

After breakfast, Shi Ju followed me into the account room, and I held Mei Niang to show him the account books of these years, explained them in detail, and picked out the accounts of most of the year and showed him.

"Second brother, you see, in the past six months, I have begun to hide some family property, just for today, of course, at that time it was just some vague thoughts, the gold that was given to you last time, you returned it to me when you came back, and I didn't use it, and now I still give it to you, because of the operation of these days, you see, this time I left home, and I was more prepared."

"I've taken them all, what are you going to do?"

"The decisive battle period is just a matter for the moment, and if the big thing is decided, there will be nothing to worry about at home." I looked intently at the ledger.

"Do you want me to be near you?"

"Forget it, in fact, it's more important to let you leave and let you have your own life, and when this family really can't hold on, and I can't manage it, I will trouble you. Ordinary is bliss. I smiled, took a sip of water, and thought, "Second brother, thank you!" ”

"Why?"

"I've been in the martial arts family for four years, and I really don't know what I can do without your support. After coming for so long, I often wonder what is life? I exhaled deeply, picked up Mei Niang and let her sit on the table to meet my eyes, I looked at her with a smile, "Helpless!" Life is helpless! But what to do? You can't really jump into a well, can you? Grit your teeth and live. ”

"Dad just said that what you do, there are things he agrees with and disagree with, but he supports you because you are his choice and he trusts you. I thought about it for a while, yes, I don't agree with a lot of things you do, such as your upbringing of Mei Niang, I don't agree with it, and now too, do you understand what you say? What do you want to teach her to be? ”

"I don't know." I shook my head and looked at Mei Niang with a smile, "What if Mei Niang feels helpless in the future?" ”

"Find someone to help me, so that others have no choice but to go." She was steadfast, and I laughed. I believe that Shi Ju will know that I want Mei Niang to be strong just after listening to me, but Mei Niang's understanding is that I am not helpless because of Shi Ju's help, so when she is helpless in the future, she will ask for help. That's Mei Niang, she only needs the part that is good for her, so no matter what I say, she can only see the part she wants to see. I looked back at Shiju, who looked at his own daughter in a daze, and then at me. I shrugged at him.