Chapter Forty-Eight: Déjà vu
In Ran Ling'er's room, the plates and bowls were neatly arranged, and the maid Xiaomei was looking at the table of delicacies with a worried face, and her immature face showed embarrassment. She sat aside and suddenly heard a noise outside, got up with a glare, and when she was sure that it was Ran Ling'er who came in, her wrinkled little face instantly bloomed, and after saying hello, she began to serve with her hands and feet neatly.
"You're ...... Are they all waiting for me? Feng Yao faced this sumptuous dinner with some guilt. Each bowl is covered with another bowl, and it looks like it's ready for some time.
"Of course! Otherwise, how would I be able to finish eating alone? But it's not all my credit, I talked to my father, but I didn't expect his old man to be kind enough to tell the kitchen to make two more good dishes, and I can be regarded as my sister's light. Ran Ling'er wiped her hands with a paid face towel.
"That's even more embarrassing, isn't it?" Feng Yao was a little flattered.
"Why are you embarrassed? Dad said, no matter what my sister says, she is a guest in our house, and she should eat something good. What's more, yesterday caused my sister to have no food, and she almost had no place to sleep, so it is natural to entertain her today. Ran Ling'er's little face was full of happy smiles.
Feng Yao felt that this Ran Mansion was really a little strange, on the one hand, she was cold to Mrs. Ran and Xiao Cui, and on the other hand, she was the approachable Master Ran and Ran Ling'er, who hated to see each other late, and the treatment of the two heavens of ice and fire really made her a little unbearable. If it weren't for Feng Yao's big grin and dislike of suspicion, he would really not dare to say this sumptuous dish!
"You and your dad are really polite!" Feng Yao didn't pay so much attention to it, put down the medicine in his hand and sat down at the table.
"Then sister, don't be polite, I'll have to boil medicine for a while......" Ran Ling'er also accompanied her.
"By the way, just leave the matter of boiling the medicine to me, miss, don't follow." Feng Yao put a mouthful of meat in his mouth, it was soft and tender, it was really delicious in the world.
"How's that going to work? I have to be with you. Ran Ling'er's face was full of displeasure.
Originally, I still had to argue with this Miss Ran family, but Feng Yao probably guessed this young lady's temper, so he simply kept silent.
The two sisters seemed to be extremely hungry at this time, and after a few modest sentences, they both feasted on it. Xiaomei kept clipping this and that for Ran Ling'er on the side, but her hand speed still couldn't keep up with the mouth speed of the eldest lady of the Ran family.
Feng Yao smiled, and said that this young lady is extremely well-behaved, but this one in front of her is really an exception! But maybe it's because the two of them are so informal, that they have a similar smell and hate each other.
A table of meals was almost finished, Xiao Cui came to Ran Ling'er's boudoir, obviously Ran Ling'er was a little dissatisfied, glanced at it and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”
"Miss Hui, Mrs. has already arranged a room for Miss Feng Yao, and said that she will ask Miss Feng Yao to live there tonight." Xiao Cui is quite respectful.
"How's that going to work? My sister is going to sleep with me! Ran Ling'er argued.
"Okay, okay, okay! I'll follow Madame's arrangement! Besides, I don't have a day or two in the house, how can I always sleep with Miss I? It's good to have a place for me. Feng Yao hurriedly interjected.
"Okay, I'll take Miss Feng Yao to see where she lives, right?" Xiao Cui's face twisted.
"What? Go now? A mouthful of food is still in Feng Yao's mouth.
"What? Is Miss Feng Yao inconvenient? Xiao Cui pretended not to see.
"Convenient, convenient, of course I'm convenient! I just finished eating, so let's go! Here it goes! Feng Yao grabbed his medicine bag and followed Xiao Cui to leave.
"Sister, won't you eat any more?" Ran Ling'er was aggrieved, it seemed that the person who was robbed of the chopsticks before she finished eating was herself.
"Eat! Eat well! See you in the kitchen later! In order not to make Xiao Cui roll her eyes again, Feng Yao said almost in a dumb voice, knowing that she could still meet Feng Yao, Ran Ling'er smiled and nodded.
Xiao Cui walked in front, she was holding a small lantern in her hand, Feng Yao followed behind, but the light of the small lantern was obviously not bright enough, Feng Yao's feet were slippery and fell down several times, but Xiao Cui ignored it completely, and only cared about walking like flying under her feet.
"I said, Miss Xiaocui, where are we going?" Seeing that the two of them were getting farther and darker, Feng Yao asked worriedly.
"Nature is where you're going to live." Xiao Cui snorted.
Feng Yao sighed, knowing that he would not be good in the hands of this girl, so he simply followed her and stopped talking. Feng Yao only felt that she was walking towards the back of the Ran Mansion, and walked for a long time, until the houses on both sides were out of light and it was pitch black, only when the faint light from the lantern in Xiaocui's hand, she stopped, and pointed to the front casually, "You live here." "Turn around and leave.
"Hey! Won't you come in with me? Feng Yao shouted.
"I'm going back to serve Madame! Could it be that you still have to ask Mrs. to wait for me? ”
"No, no, no! Can't afford it! Little Cui girl walks slowly! Feng Yao immediately made a congratulatory gesture, but Xiao Cui was not polite to her and quickly disappeared from Feng Yao's sight.
It was completely dark, and there was no light left. Fortunately, at this time, a subordinate who was feeding the horses passed by, and Feng Yao asked for the candle in his hand before he understood the room he was going to stay in.
There is no hope, no illusions, Feng Yao has already made sufficient mental and mental preparations, but unfortunately, the conditions in front of her seem to exceed the difficulties she imagined.
"I knew it wasn't that kind." Feng Yao didn't care very much when he looked at the shabby house, but fortunately there was still a futon, which was satisfied.
There was nothing to settle in, Feng Yao picked up a lamp, took the herbs and left this shabby room, she was going to decoct the medicine for Mrs. Ran. It's a pity that she is not familiar with this place, and she forgot to ask the person who fed the cow just now, and at this moment she is going to stage a game of walking the maze in this Ran Mansion again.
Feng Yao only vaguely knew that they had been walking backwards, so they had walked far, far away, and there were people feeding the horses passing by just now, so the place where she was now should be almost the last of the Ran Mansion. If you want to find a kitchen to decoction medicine, you probably have to go forward, but the kitchen can't be in the main hall, so it should be a place to the left or right.
already had a rough plan, Feng Yao began to look for it slowly. As he walked, a round arch appeared in front of him, and Feng Yao held the lamp forward, and the appearance inside was presented in front of Feng Yao.
The courtyard was empty, and there was no light in the room, I don't know if it was because there was no one living in it or if the owner was not here for the time being.
A children's wooden horse is across the yard, a swing is not far from the wooden horse, and a stone table is scattered with a few children's playing stones.
Feng Yao stood in front of the round arch in a daze, this was the first time she had seen all this in front of her, but in her impression, or in her dream, there seemed to be a sense of déjà vu here.
The Trojan horse, in the depths of her memory, had appeared exactly the same or similar to this one, and she played happily in the company of a person as a child. As for the person who accompanied her, Feng Yao didn't know who it was, he couldn't remember, maybe it was his mother, but his father said that his mother had passed away when she was just born. Maybe it's someone else, maybe it's a father.
And the swing, the swing that stood still in the moonlight, Feng Yao also felt in a trance that it appeared in his childhood memories, not very vague, but it couldn't erase the memories of staying.
Feng Yao walked into the courtyard slowly, put the herbs and lamps in his hands on the stone table, where the candlelight was shining, there was an obvious crack on the stone table, and between the Buddhas, Feng Yao seemed to feel that he was very close to this crack. Slowly she walked to the swing, her hands touching the strong rope, and she felt the marks left by the roughness in her hands.
Feng Yao sat down slowly, his whole body swaying lightly on it, and his memories were also in a trance between the past and reality.
This is Ran Mansion, not the countryside where she has lived for more than ten years, how can she have any impression of this place? Even if there were, it might be the same childhood toy.
Feng Yao lowered her head, and under her was the shadow left by the moonlight. Feng Yao's mind wandered with this swing, forgetting what she was going to do, she was just obsessed with the swing here and greedy for the toys here.
I don't know how long I've been here, but I heard footsteps outside, followed by a nervous reproach, "Why did you come here?" Still on this swing? Still not up yet? A thick palm pulled Feng Yao back from the half-dream-like dream-like dream, she looked up and saw that it was Ding Quan, and behind Ding Quan was Ran Linzong, the master of the Ran Mansion!
But the strange thing is that Ran Linzong, who has always been approachable and mild-mannered, glared at Feng Yao angrily, as if she had done something hurtful to the heavens and reason!
Feng Yao got up crampedly, she looked at Ran Lin Zong and said, "Master Ran." ”
Ran Linzong ignored it, those hateful eyes still didn't get rid of anger, but Ding Quan said, "Miss Xiao, if you're okay, let's get out quickly!" ”
"Oh, okay, I'll go! Walk! Oh, and my lamp, and herbs! Feng Yao suddenly remembered what he had left on the stone table.
"Got it, got it, you better hurry up and get out first!" Ding Quan impatiently stuffed things to Feng Yao, and walked out of the courtyard with half a push.
Feng Yao only felt a little inexplicable, it was just a swing, and Master Ran didn't even hesitate to eat sumptuous food, did he still care if this swing didn't work?
But in this Ran Mansion, there are many, many things that make her inexplicable, and there are many, many things that she can't explain, but she doesn't need to figure everything out, she just needs to know. Just like this swing in front of her, this courtyard, she knows that this place seems to be a taboo for herself, she knows, remembers, it's good not to come.