Chapter 20 Go to Zhuangzi to stay
He Yunzhi was originally refilling his father's cup of tea, but when he heard his father's words, he slowly stopped his hand and said, "How can a father know his son's thoughts, I have always felt that I have hidden it well. ”
He Zhangdong smiled: "Your mother also knows a little, but she didn't dare to say it." If you don't agree to marry Monroe Xu to Pei Shao, your mother will not be able to fulfill your thoughts. ”
He Yunzhi said with some frustration: "The son also knows that his mother must disagree, so he has never dared to show it, and he has never been rude in front of Yueniang. It's just that Yueniang is really good, she doesn't know her son's thoughts, it's just her son's wishful thinking. ”
He Zhangdong patted his son on the shoulder and said, "The Pei family brothers and sisters are all very good, but you don't forget your responsibilities, I hope you can understand the helplessness of your father and your mother." ”
He Yunzhi smiled bitterly: "My son understands, so he has never crossed the thunder pool by half a step. ”
He Zhangdong nodded approvingly and said, "My father has always had high hopes for you, and I hope you won't let your father down." ”
At the end of June, Yueniang took Mengluo, Luluo and a dozen maids and mothers-in-law to Zhuangzi in the countryside to live for a few days.
This Zhuangzi is about 100 miles away from Jeju City, and the surrounding five or six hundred acres of land have been bought by Pei Zhong, and most of the farmers living around it belong to tenants.
This Zhuangzi turned out to be a courtyard bought by a very favored eunuch next to the emperor for his retirement, and after the eunuch's death, his nephew sold this Zhuangzi.
At that time, the nephew of the eunuch was in a hurry to sell, and the asking price was not high, so Pei Zhong bought it.
This Zhuangzi is a three-in, three-out courtyard, built in the style of the Jiangnan Courtyard, but it fell into disrepair and was somewhat dilapidated.
When Qin was alive, his health gradually deteriorated, so Pei Shaoyu asked people to renovate this Zhuangzi, and sometimes brought his mother Qin to live here for a few days. The Qin family loves peach blossoms, and there is a peach forest behind this Zhuangzi, and the scenery is extremely beautiful when the peach blossoms are in full bloom in spring.
Now is the right time to come here, there are many fruit trees planted around Zhuangzi: peaches, dates, apricots, mulberries, apples, etc., which is the season when they are ripe.
Monroe and Pothos were very happy all the way, and after being bored at home for so long, they could finally come out, especially when Luluo didn't stop talking all the way.
When I arrived at Zhuangzi, everything was cleaned cleanly, and the people were very happy to see the master coming. Mengluo and Luluo are reluctant to live alone, but fortunately, the yard where Shaoyu and his mother lived is big enough, it is a two-story attic, there are several rooms on it, and it is cool to live on it, and the scenery is good.
The maids and women were busy arranging the cages, making beds and stacking quilts, hanging mosquito nets, and incense. Shao Yu took the two sisters to visit this Zhuangzi before and after...
There is a big lotus pond in the south of Zhuangzi, now it is the season of lotus blooming, in the green lotus leaf bush, the slim lotus, like a fairy bathing on the lake with light sand, standing with a smile, shy, tender stamen condensation, full of dripping, under the summer sunshine, the lotus is red and delicate and fragrant.
In the middle of the lotus pond, there is also a Huzhou pavilion, in fact, the lotus pond in the courtyard of Shaoyu Jeju is modeled after the lotus pond in this Zhuangzi, but it is much smaller.
At this time, the three of them were also a little tired, so they stopped in the pavilion to rest, and the pothos sighed and said, "It's so beautiful, if it can always be like this, how nice it would be." ”
Meng Luo was also fascinated when she heard Lu Luo's words, and she didn't know what she thought, and her face suddenly showed a faint sadness.
Shao Yu smiled: "What's so difficult about this, in the future, the three of us agreed to come and live for a period of time every year." ”
Meng Luo shook her head lightly and said, "I'm afraid it won't work, I heard my mother say that when the weather is not so hot, my mother will take me and my sister back to the capital." ”
Shao Yu asked, "What is the so-called matter that my aunt is in such a hurry to take you back to the capital?" ”
Meng Luo suddenly blushed and lowered her head and stopped talking, Shao Yu understood a little bit in his heart when he saw it. Monroe is fifteen years old, three months older than herself, and Mrs. He is estimated to be in a hurry to return to Beijing to settle Monroe's family affairs.
Shaoyu was also a little anxious, this Mengluo had some meaning to her brother Pei Shaoli, but her daughter's family was thin-skinned and couldn't say it.
But my brother's side Shaoyu is also a little uncertain, and it seems that he wants to find an opportunity. Ask my brother what the situation is, she is going to be a matchmaker.
Shao Yu smiled: "Okay, let's come out to play, why do all of our faces look like bitter gourds." Let me tell you, the fish in this lotus pond are easy to catch, let's come fishing tomorrow, and I will make you grilled fish to eat. ”
As soon as the pothos heard about the food, she immediately came to her senses and said, "Okay, I like to eat fish the most." Sister Yueniang, I also want to fish, I haven't fished before, it must be very interesting. ”
Shao Yu said: "Of course fishing is interesting, but now let's pick mulberries, mulberries are delicious, sweet and sour." ”
Monroe gradually came to her senses, after all, she was still a fifteen-year-old girl, and she quickly forgot about her unhappiness.
The three of them arrived at the fruit grove, picking fruits to climb the tree, Shao Yu climbed up in three times and two times, and the green pothos was eager to climb when he saw it, and then he actually climbed up, only Mengluo looked up under the tree.
The pothos picked pears, peaches, quercus, and mulberries and handed them to Monroe, and when she saw the big and sweet mulberries, she put them directly in her mouth. Later, a mouth, the mouth and teeth were black, and Monroe giggled non-stop.
Shao Yu was also happy when he saw it, but he was not much better, you look at me, I look at you, I am so happy, I can't stop laughing.
When the sun was about to set, the three of them returned to the courtyard with the fruit they had picked. The courtyard has been cleaned up, everything is neat and orderly.
The people hurriedly boiled hot water, and the three girls washed their hair and bathed, and sat on the bamboo couch by the window to watch the scenery outside, and the wind blew in, cool and comfortable. The pothos simply lay down on the bamboo couch, and after a while she snored like a kitten.
Biyun hurriedly brought a thin quilt and put it on Luluo's body, Mengluo saw that Luluo was asleep, and said softly: "Biyun, you go down first, I'll talk to Sister Yueniang for a while." ”
Meng Luo watched Biyun quietly exit the room, closed the door again, and then said, "Yueniang, I have something to say to you." ”
Without waiting for Yueniang to answer, she said to herself: "My mother is in a hurry to return to the capital for my relatives, but my mother wants to marry me to whom, I probably know, no wonder it is those families." I don't want to get married, but since ancient times, marriage has been a major event of my parents' orders, and the words of the matchmaker, what if I don't want to marry. ”
As he spoke, his eyes were already red, and he covered his face with his hands.
Shao Yu also knows that everyone's beautiful marriage is either to pay attention to the right family, or to be close to each other, and the other is to marry at a low door and at a high level, it seems that it is not easy to match my brother and Mengluo.
Mrs. He was in a hurry to return to Beijing to help Mengluo settle her family, so it can be seen that she didn't think about her brother at all.
Shao Yu asked knowingly: "Sister Mengluo, do you have a sweetheart?" ”
Monroe raised her head instantly, and said with tears on her face: "What if there is, what if there is not, I can't be the master myself." Rather than this, it is better not to have it, so that it will not be sad. ”
Shao Yu encouraged: "You have to work hard, so that you can be worthy of your heart." Wouldn't it be beautiful if it did? ”
Monroe muttered to herself, "Do I have to work hard?" But I ....... ”
She really didn't have the courage, she was flustered when she saw the man, nervous and sweaty, and very spineless. I didn't see him, but I missed him in my heart, and my mind was full of him.