Everyone was in a hurry, and when they settled down, the moonlight was getting higher.

After the waitress had eaten, washed and fell asleep, Dongmei and Li's mother were outside with candles and candles, doing needlework.

Mother Li raised her head and asked, "Winter maid, why did the master arrange the young lady to such a remote yard?" What is the reason for this eye, which is neither heard nor asked? ”

Dongmei put down the needle and thread, got up and looked at the room, and saw that the young lady was sleeping deeply, so she gently closed the door and said in a low voice: "Mom is confused." The lord suddenly sent a message, I'm afraid there is an article here. Grandma told me the bottom last night, and this matter may have something to do with our second master. But don't be afraid, our grandmother said that the master is a smart person and will not do such foolish things. ”

Mother Li said with some sadness: "This flesh and blood are connected, why is it like this." ”

Dongmei hurriedly said: "Mom, this is not something that we can talk about. ”

"It's just that we pity our young lady, who got out of the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den again, without stopping for a moment. Bodhisattva bless, the future miss will be safe and sound, smooth and smooth! Mother Li clasped her hands together and said something in her mouth.

"If you want me to say, our grandmother is too soft. If you are a mother, you are strong, and for a pair of children, you have to fight with that person no matter what. In the past few years, how has she been arrogant? In addition to the wife and the second master, who else has there been? ”

Dongmei sighed lightly and said: "Our grandmother is a good person, she can't do those things that hurt heaven and reason, and she is from a family of poets and scholars, and she is the most knowledgeable and courteous." When I was a girl, I didn't like to calculate people. Mrs. favors Aunt Zhou, she doesn't want to see grandma, the second master is splinted in the middle, the fourth lady is such a body, the third young master is still young, you say, how do you want grandma to fight? ”

"How to fight? Fight as much as you want! It's better than being bullied to death by someone riding on your head now. The more Mama Li spoke, the more angry she became, and her hand slowed down.

Dongmei sneered: "That Aunt Zhou was just leaning against the big tree with her back. Our grandmother is not easy to handle, after all, she has read books for a few years, and she has her own hills and valleys in her heart. Really, where is Aunt Zhou's opponent? It's just that seeing that the two children are too young, and she is a child-hearted, she is afraid that there will be a mistake. Mom forgot how Miss Four's illness came about? ”

Mother Li sighed heavily and said, "Fourth Miss has drunk my milk since she landed, how can I forget!" ”

"Mother Li, you are from the past, and your mother-in-law wants to treat her daughter-in-law, one cure and one accurate, no matter how you rub it. Mrs. is too fine a person, you said that those few should have a good person, they are all the people on the tip of my wife's heart, you don't need to think deeply, you know that it is our grandmother's hands and feet. I've been looking for excuses, but it's better to send them to the door for nothing. ”

Mother Li suddenly became bright, no wonder grandma endured it, but isn't this the reason?

"Fortunately, the second master is cold to our grandmother on the surface, but secretly it is very tight, but it is just because of his wife, so he has to be estranged. Now that grandma is in charge, she will slowly rectify it, and she is not afraid of them going. Ming'er, I went back to my lord, and asked the housekeeper Fu to go to the county to buy a few clever maids to come back. Mom, you bother, you can't let Miss Fourth short-staff. ”

Mother Li was about to respond, but she heard Dongmei say quietly: "Mom, do you say that the fourth lady's illness should ask the master to find a doctor in the town and take a look?" ”

Li's mother sighed: "Grandma has found many famous doctors in Suzhou Mansion and spent a lot of money, and I don't see how good it is. Where the beans are bigger in the countryside, what good doctor can there be? It's better to live your life in peace and stability. ”

Dongmei sighed slightly, feeling that Mother Li was reasonable, so she stopped thinking about it. The two talked about money, clothing, and food arrangements, and gradually there was no sound outside.

Jiang Xinyao lay on the bed, looking at the lotus embroidered tent above with blank eyes, thinking of her daughter from another world, and suddenly laughed again.

is also, my body is only five years old, and I am thinking about the almost seven-year-old girl, if I want to tell others, I won't scare people to death.

It's been more than a year, and the possibility of going back is getting smaller and smaller, but this body is growing day by day like a small tree. It's a pity that it's still a sick tree!

"Jiang Xinyao, do you continue to prepare to sleep and die, or live well." After speaking, he covered his mouth violently. Hey, if you don't speak, you seem to forget that you still have this function.

That's it, no matter if he is a wolf's den, a tiger's den, or a tiger's den, she is not afraid. It's a big deal, and if you die, maybe you'll go back. Want to do so much? It's also a brainstorm.

……

In the main room of the old mansion, Jiang Zhenduan sat on the top. Kneeling on the ground were Jiang Fu and Jiang Quan.

Jiang Quan raised his head and said with hesitation: "Master, I have searched for the south, the people who can go out, the lines that can move, are all looking for it, and there is no news back." In the north, it was freezing cold, and the road was hard to walk, so I had to wait for some time. ”

Jiang Quan is in his early forties this year, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, medium stature, and a clean and neat short coat.

"The news that the master went to Tongzhou Mansion to run an errand was revealed to the guys of the Zhou family's gold shop by the little maid Ruyi next to Mrs. Jin, and then wrote to Suzhou Mansion. The person was sent away by the second master, and he took the land route. According to the guards guarding the city gate, the city gate was opened, and a total of five carriages came out of the city gate one after another, taking four lines, east, west, south and north, and one came back in less than a pillar of incense. ”

After a pause, Jiang Quan said again: "Mrs. sold the house and land in the capital to the Ji family in the east of the city, and got a total of 26,000 taels of silver. The people around Mrs. Jin were all sold, scattered and scattered, and it was not easy to find, so Ruyi entered the Hou Mansion on an errand. The valuable things in the house, my wife moved into the storeroom. Cuiyuxuan's things, Jiang Fu collected, and it was very safe. ”

Jiang Quan's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice: "Master, I heard that Mrs. Rijin was wearing a purple gold and silver jacket. ”

Jiang Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said hurriedly: "Really? ”

"You can't go wrong!"

Purple plate of gold and silver jackets, then this mother and son......

After a while, Jiang Zhen's face softened slightly: "Jiang Quan, these days, you have also worked hard, and you ordered to go down and reward each person with five taels of silver." Those who should be watched are keeping an eye on them, and send more men to the north. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Jiang Zhen looked at Jiang Fu on the side and said, "Send someone to Liukou Hutong tomorrow and let Master Xing come to see me." Then go to Renyazi to buy a few clever maids and let the fourth lady choose. The Hongsheng family begged me when he left, don't wronged my good granddaughter. Where the fourth lady lives, send more people to take care of it. Everything you want, you're ready. ”

Jiang Fu and Jiang Quan glanced at each other, their hearts moved slightly, and they all said: "Yes."

Jiang Fu rubbed his hands and said with a forced smile: "It's been several years, and the master hasn't come back, so I can rest this time." Ming'er, I asked Zhuangzi to bring the freshest food over, and the master also tasted it. ”

Jiang Fu's small eyes looked more abstract on his chubby face, and he smiled a little festively.

When Jiang Zhen heard this, his brows became even more worried: "You have been following me for many years, and I won't hide anything from you." In the future, I will die here of old age, and if I can find Jinxin and Hongyuan, I will have nothing to ask for. If they want to take the rest, let them take it. From tomorrow onwards, all the people who come from there will say that they are sick and will not be seen. On the fifteenth day of each month, the fourth lady's food, clothing, housing and transportation were reported to the second room, saving her mother and son from worrying. ”

After speaking, he coughed violently, Jiang Fu immediately stepped forward to change the tea to the hot one, and waited for Jiang Zhen to go into the back room to sleep.

That night, Jiang Zhen had a fever. Jiang Quan invited a doctor overnight, only saying that it was anger attacking the heart, the invasion of cold and evil, and the weak spleen and body, which caused the water, fire, heart and kidney to be unable to help both, so he immediately prescribed medicine and grabbed the medicine.

It's normal to say, there is no news of his concubine and child, Jiang Zhen runs around, haggard, and there is not a day when he is not afraid of the two of them. It's good to be able to sleep for a few hours a day, and more time is to keep your eyes open until dawn. Coupled with poor diet, even an iron man can't bear it in a few months, not to mention that Jiang Zhen is fifty-four this year. As soon as I returned to the ancestral house, except for the two missing people, everything was settled. If the heart is relaxed, the evil wind will naturally enter the body.

Jiang Zhen drank the medicine, covered the quilt and sweated profusely, only then did he feel more comfortable. Jiang Fu wiped his body with hot water and slept peacefully until dawn.

The next day, I started to burn again. As soon as a person gets older, his body and bones become weak, and his illness will recur, and in this way, he will get better after lying in bed for half a month.

……

Jiang Xing followed the news and returned to the old house. When I met my eldest brother sick in bed, the two hundred-year-old people who were together were in their last years, and when they first met, the two brothers hugged their heads and cried.

Jiang Zhen has doted on this younger brother since he was a child. Before the death of his parents, the only thing he couldn't let go of was Mo'er. Jiang Zhen swore to his parents that he would take care of his younger brother for the rest of his life.

Jiang Xing has lived in Suzhou Mansion for many years, and it is rare for him to meet Jiang Zhen. On the surface, he has relied on Jiang Zhen to live all these years, but in fact, he has helped Jiang Zhen take care of all kinds of shops in private.

Jiang Zhen told Jiang Xing what had happened these days in a few words.

Jiang Xing listened to it and said hatefully: "Big brother, Zhou's is vicious. When she came to me that day with the deed and the money, I expected that something was going to happen, so I answered first, and waited for the eldest brother to come back and discuss it. Unexpectedly, this is the case! Alas, big brother, it's me who is useless, I didn't watch her. ”

Jiang Zhen shook his head and said, "Second brother, you can't blame you for this matter." Now that I'm done, my body is like this again, and I can't protect you anymore. In this life, I'm afraid that my eldest brother will not be able to pay you off, and we will be brothers again in the next life, and my eldest brother will take good care of you. ”

Jiang Xing saw that the eldest brother's face was yellow and skinny, and when he said such a thing, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Big brother, we don't need to talk about this between our brothers, these years, we have only suffered you." Jinxin mother and son, I'll help inquire. Don't be in a hurry, take care of your body first, it's always a matter of time. ”

Jiang Zhen saw his brother crying, and couldn't help but reddened his eyes and said, "Second brother, those shops will be yours in the future." The eldest brother asked you to help take care of it privately, which is to save this mind. There are 20,000 silver here, I have already helped you store it in Suzhou Mansion Silver Village, you have collected it. That's all the big brother can do, and in the future, you'll have to rely on yourself. ”

Jiang Xing cried: "Big brother, now that you are like this, what are you still caring about me?" Looking for someone right now is the time to use the money, and you keep it. You paid for and contributed all the money and effort to the shop, how could you give it to me? ”

Jiang Zhen's face turned pale, coughed a few times, and said, "If I let you take it, you will take it." After all these years as an official, my brother and I still have a family background. I know your temperament, you are the most idle person, but fortunately, your sons and daughters are also filial. In the future, it is only right to stay away from that house and live a quiet life behind closed doors. ”

Jiang Xing nodded tearfully. The brothers are both people with a group of children and grandchildren, it stands to reason that the older generation is gone, and they should have separated a long time ago.

The two talked a little, and Jiang Zhen confessed some other things, and then they parted painfully.