Chapter 115: Puzhou Ancestor
Puzhou is far away from Qingzhou, but fortunately, the people who are in a hurry are still healthy and have not suffered too much, so they should have pressed the ten days of driving to seven days to Puzhou Pei's house.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Yunxiao and the others heard a crackling sound of firecrackers outside the door.
Bihua covered her ears and curiously came out of the car window, only to see two women in their thirties now smiling in front of the house, followed by a young lady as big as their girls, with big and clean eyes.
Mrs. Pei had two sons and a daughter in her life, the eldest son was shipwrecked in the past and failed to come back, leaving her daughter-in-law Yang alone, and later Mrs. Pei took the initiative to bring a child from the side to comfort the pain of the eldest daughter-in-law's bereavement.
The second son is now the head of the Pei family, Pei Ce's father, who has only one Zhang family by his side for most of his life, a son of Pei Ce and a daughter of Pei Jing.
The remaining three daughters are the Pei family who married into the Ronghou Mansion, and the old lady Pei went first without seeing her daughter for half her life, so the mansion is even more concerned about Rong Feng.
Pei Jing clapped his hands and shouted, "It's coming, it's coming!" Brother, don't stand in my way to see my cousin! ”
Pei Ce smiled helplessly, and scolded Pei Jing for being a white-eyed wolf who had a sister and forgot his brother.
The two aunts led Rong Feng into the house, and one of them took a hand and praised Rong Feng's extraordinary appearance, and he didn't stop talking along the way.
Zhang said: "It can be regarded as a caring and stable person, this one in my family is a leather monkey, jumping up and down all day long without a proper shape, you can accompany her more when you come, so that she can study hard with you." ”
When Pei Jing heard this, he hurriedly said: "A-Niang wants to praise my cousin, but she can't step on me, cousin, this is a noble girl, how can I learn, you said that I am a leather monkey, I can't learn it, my grandfather has spoken, let me take my cousin to have fun, is the most important thing." ”
Zhang was speechless by Pei Jing's words, and was so angry that he could only point at Pei Jing's forehead: "Look at it." Don't spoil your cousin, I'm Amitabha. ”
Yang said with a smile: "Sister Jing'er is lively and has always known how to measure, let her take Sister Feng more to have fun, it is rare to come to Puzhou once, but it is not to have fun." ”
Pei Jing nodded in agreement: "That's it, that's it." ”
Since the old lady Pei passed away, he likes to live alone, in addition to a few people in charge of sprinkling and cleaning in the yard, there is only one old housekeeper who has been with the old lady for many years, if it is not for the matter of making up his mind, his son and daughter-in-law rarely come to disturb.
Even Pei Jing, who has a straightforward and jumpy temperament, is only obedient in front of Mrs. Pei.
Yang Shi took Rong Feng's hand and said softly: "Your grandfather doesn't like to be disturbed by many people, so we won't go in, and when you come out, I will ask Sister Jing to take you to your yard." ”
As soon as Rong Feng entered the courtyard, it was really quiet and quiet, the courtyard was full of green bamboo, and there was flowing water and a clear spring, she slowly pushed open the door, and saw Mrs. Pei standing in front of the table near the window writing big characters, and even Rong Feng didn't seem to notice it when she came in.
Rong Feng bowed slightly, and then picked up the big characters scattered on the ground one by one, rolled them aside, and stepped forward lightly.
The old butler stopped grinding in his hand and silently stepped aside, and Rong Feng stepped forward to grind silently.
I don't know how long it took, Rong Feng gradually felt that his wrist was sore, and he moved his eyebrows slightly, and then Mrs. Pei stopped writing: "I'm tired." ”
Hearing this, Rong Feng showed a shallow smile like a flower blooming: "I'm tired." ”
Old lady Pei's beard shook, and she looked at Rong Feng with her eyes: "You are still sincere." ”
Rong Feng said: "If you can't tell the truth in front of your relatives, Feng'er thinks that she is really too tired to live in this life." ”
Old Lady Pei's eyes sank slightly: "Your father, mother, and your grandmother, and the sisters in the house are all your blood relatives, haven't you ever told them the truth, but are full of lies and calculating." ”
Rong Feng pursed the corners of his lips and sneered: "Blood relatives are not necessarily relatives, my father is first His Majesty's courtier, then the marquis of Ronghou Mansion, and finally Feng'er's father, and grandmother is the same, and when I speak to other sisters in the house, I always have seven points of truth and three points of falsehood, and the true and false will not be easily calculated." ”
Old Lady Pei was a little surprised that Rong Feng could say this, and then snorted coldly: "You are the same for us. ”
Rong Feng shook his head slowly: "Feng'er has clear ears and clear eyes, knows that sincerity is exchanged for sincerity, who is good to me and who is not good to me, I remember." ”
Old Lady Pei stared at Rong Feng with half-squinted eyes, as if she didn't want to let go of her flashing expression, and only laughed after a long time: "If your mother could think like you, she wouldn't have ended up today." ”
Rong Feng's eyes flashed with a hint of ridicule: "But back then, it was my grandfather who personally sent my mother to that place, and for the future of the Pei family, my grandfather didn't choose to sacrifice like my father and even felt that it was right." ”
As soon as the words fell, the old housekeeper on the side looked shocked, and glanced at Rong Feng in disbelief, he didn't expect her to say such a thing, seeing that the old lady's smile was stagnant, and he was about to open his mouth to relieve Rong Feng.
Old lady Pei said calmly: "Your grandmother has been angry with me for many years because of this matter, and your uncle will only say that he has no choice but to take care of me, and no one has told me the truth like this for a long time." ”
The warm sun fell through the fine bamboo leaves, and the dappled light and shadow shone on the old lady Pei, but there was a little shallow sadness all over her body, and most of her hair was gray.
Rong Feng restrained her expression and bowed: "Mother has never complained about her grandfather, and some are just daughters who miss their fathers. ”
Old lady Pei smiled: "You girl is interesting, so you come to accompany me more often if you have nothing to do." ”
After Rong Feng walked out of Old Lady Pei's courtyard, he saw Pei Jing being bored and waving a wicker at will, like a dancing sword, but he lost a bit of strength and delicacy.
Pei Jing's eyebrows and eyes had a rare heroic spirit in her daughter's family, and when she saw Rong Feng coming out, she immediately dropped the wicker: "It's calculated, grandfather, this old antique doesn't talk much on weekdays, why did you stay for so long." ”
Rong Feng walked side by side with her: "I haven't seen you for many years, but I always have something to say." ”
As he was talking, he heard a commotion in the distance, Pei Jing frowned immediately, pulled Rong Feng to hide in the forest on the side, and raised a food signal to silence her.
I saw a woman trying her best to lower her voice and couldn't control the sharpness in her tone: "You think you will be a young master when you are carried to the master's house!" The old lady is the one who conceived and gave birth to you in October, you are so good that you don't even recognize your own mother when you see wealth! I don't even know how to take anything from you, learn what bullshit books, and honor your mother! ”
“…… You, you're not my mother anymore! My mother is the eldest lady of the house, and you don't want me. The boy of seven or eight years old was at first a little frightened, but then he somehow became tougher, and reached out to go to the box in Mrs. Qiang's arms.
"This is the jade pendant my mother gave me, you can't take it!"
As soon as the woman saw that the boy was still moving, she immediately pinched him: "Something without conscience, the old lady gave birth to you in vain!" If it weren't for the old lady, you would have been succeeded by the Pei family......"
The woman's speech became more and more difficult to hear, and it also involved the Yang family and Mrs. Pei, who was the stepchild back then, and all the words of "slut", "little prostitute" and "Kefu" were spoken.
Pei Jing's temper was so violent that he couldn't help it immediately and was about to rush out to compare with the woman, Rong Feng hurriedly grabbed her, and let Yun Xiao cover her mouth, and glanced at Bihua lightly.
Bihua naturally understood and walked out softly and shouted outside, "Who is talking there?" Who is it? ”
The woman was startled, and the box in her hand also fell to the ground, and a trace of distress flashed in her eyes, and a good piece of jade pendant was broken.
looked up at Bihua, but saw that she was not dressed like a maid of the Pei family, with one or two decorated beaded hairpins on her head, her hair was neatly combed, and her bright yellow clothes looked like a young lady of any family, so she couldn't help but look embarrassed.
With a cold face, Bihua stepped forward to pick up the jade pendant that was smashed on the ground, and glanced at the woman meaninglessly: "This thing was given to our second young master by our eldest lady to keep us safe, what should you do if you break it now?" ”
The woman looked panicked and shouted, "I am his own mother, what if I break a jade pendant!" ”
Bihua sneered: "Everyone in the mansion knows that the second young master is the child of the eldest lady, what are you who dare to come and pretend to believe it or not, I will let people beat you out now!" ”
She lowered her head and turned to Pei Yan respectfully, "Second Young Master, do you know her?" ”
Pei Yan hesitated a little, and immediately reacted and said: "She snatched the jade pendant my mother gave me, and scolded my mother and my grandmother." ”
The woman screamed, "You conscienceless dog, you dare to sue." As he spoke, he was about to hit Pei Yan.
She has never met an opponent than Bihua, and she raised her foot to kick the woman's knee: "This time it should be a lesson for you, next time you dare to pretend to be the mother of the second young master, it is not as simple as beating out, the government will definitely arrest you!" ”
Seeing the woman's purse fall out, he stepped forward and deliberately stepped on the woman's fingers on the ground to pick up the purse and found that there were three or four silver ingots in it, and immediately received it in his waist bag: "I don't know where you came from, you look like a dog, but your heart is black, and this silver is also snatched from the second young master...... I think these two hairpins are too! ”
Pei Yan looked at Bihua's banditry in a daze and swallowed his saliva.
The woman cried out in pain, "Those things are mine!" ”
Bihua took Pei Yan's hand and snorted coldly: "If you say one more word, I will let my subordinates fork you to the official mansion, and let the official master lock you up for ten days and a half months." ”
Pei Jing, who was in the secret place, had to applaud: "Cousin, you are really powerful, why don't I hand over my Zhu Xiu to you to help me train and train." ”
Rong Feng smiled: "Don't, if you teach Zhu Xiu to be the same as Bihua, you will be even more lawless at that time, and the second aunt will not be able to come to me." ”