Chapter 54: This is too good to live
Not only did the sisters not suffer, but they enjoyed happiness, with books to read and maids to serve, didn't they become young ladies?
Hearing such news, the Wu family left angrily, and Qiao's mind of wanting to rely on the second brother's family came alive again. Some people in the villagers even had the idea of going to Mai Wang's house to propose marriage to their son, but they didn't know if their family still looked down on their own son.
Shan Cuihua's heart also let go, her daughter is really angry, and now she can live with peace of mind. Qu Mang asked for two little white rabbits for the two little girls, and hurried back without eating.
When the little rabbit was sent to the Lotus Courtyard, it happened to be seen by the county lord who got out of class, Mai Xiaohuan gave her one, and the other one was taken back to the second sister to raise and play.
Unexpectedly, the people around the county lord didn't know how to feed the rabbits at all, so Mai Xiaofang was entrusted with the important task of serving as a breeder, shuttling between his yard and the county lord's backyard every day. She is also a person who loves to talk and laugh, and gradually mingles with the little maids here, even Mama Wang often looks for her, these young ladies who live in the back house, maids, and mothers-in-law like to listen to her tell the stories of the village.
However, she also remembered her sister's words, and did not inquire about the affairs of the Lotus Temple, but only said something to them that did not hurt or itch, did not talk about anyone's gossip, and did not pass on a word of hearsay.
One day, when he walked out of the county lord's study after listening to the class, Mai Xiaohuan saw a large circle of people in the courtyard pointing around a big tree.
She looked up and saw that her second sister was still climbing up! I was about to reach the top of the tree, where a butterfly kite hung there.
Mai Xiaohuan covered her mouth in fright, her eyes stared at the big tree, has the second sister not been itching to climb trees for a few days?
I have to say that Mai Xiaofang's skills are flexible, she quickly climbed to the top of the tree, and when the branches began to shake violently, she aimed at the opportunity to grab the kite, and climbed down the tree with her hands and feet. This incident seemed to happen in the blink of an eye, and even some guards did not dare to guarantee that they could climb trees faster than Mai Xiaofang.
Looking at the second sister who patted her clothes and didn't need a maid to thank her, Mai Xiaohuan gritted her teeth and asked her: "You are good at climbing trees!" After a few more days of practice, it is estimated that you will be able to fly the eaves and walk the wall. ”
"Oh! I haven't climbed a tree for a few days, it's much slower, and I'll ...... in the future" Mai Xiaofang looked back and saw her sister with a bad face, and swallowed the second half of the sentence back.
didn't look at her body, but when she saw that her good clothes were scratched several times, Mai Xiaohuan didn't know what to say about her.
Mai Xiaofang followed her sister's gaze and looked at herself, isn't it good? She wanted to brush off the twigs and leaves hanging on her body with her hands, but she didn't expect to make the broken area bigger and bigger.
"Hey, hey! Go back and sew it myself, don't be angry! The county lord is here! "Mai Xiaofang rubbed and rubbed her sister, and she felt distressed when her new clothes were broken! Be sure to pay attention next time.
Mama Wang watched it lively, and saw that the county lord of Evian also looked at the sisters with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and turned her eyes and asked the county lord: "Why don't you let the sewing room make a few clothes for their sisters, send out the materials to make them, and then send them back." ”
Lord Evian nodded indifferently, she is not short of these materials, the needlework room can be done easily, and the sisters are not annoying, and after they return to the capital, they will have little intersection with them. The thoughts of the county lord of Evian are also the thoughts of most people around her.
Because of this, Mama Wang does not have too many requirements and constraints for Mai Xiaofang, as long as she keeps her duty, things like climbing trees can pass with one eye closed.
Unknowingly, the sisters have lived here for almost three months, and Mai Xiaohuan has almost made up for the homework she has missed, and the words of Master Ren and the county lord are no longer the feeling of being in the clouds. Mai Xiaohuan couldn't imagine that he was obviously a college graduate in modern times, and he had to learn even the most basic things from scratch when he came here. Fortunately, after three months of hard work, I finally caught up and was able to accept this teaching method, which is really not easy!
Seeing that it would be three months since he came to the Lotus Courtyard in six or seven days, on this day, Mai Xiaohuan walked up to the county lord of Evian after class and saluted and said, "County lord, I want to take a few days off and go back to see my father." ”
"You ...... Have you two been here for three months? "Lord Evian didn't expect the days to pass so quickly, when he left the capital...... The images kept shaking in front of my eyes, as if they had happened yesterday.
Their sisters want to go home to visit their parents, but they can't go back if they have a home, and others think that they can be high up as a county lord, how can they experience the anxiety they feel when they see their mother-in-law, and the fear that rises in their hearts when they see their mother and mother-in-law confronting each other.
In the end, the mother still lost, lost in identity, lost in reputation, and was even driven to this place with herself, saying that it was recuperation, but it was actually equivalent to confinement.
Seeing that the county lord of Evian was depressed, Mai Xiaohuan stood quietly next to him, and after answering "yes" in a low voice, he didn't speak again.
After a long, long time, just when Mai Xiaohuan thought that he couldn't go home, the county lord of Evian said slowly: "Okay! Pack up your things tomorrow and go back!" ”
"Thank you, Lord County." Mai Xiaohuan turned around and left after speaking, even if the county lord was unhappy, she was comforted by the followers around her, she didn't know the specific situation of the Chuanping Palace, it was best to shut up and not say anything.
When Mai Xiaofang heard the news that she could go home, she jumped up, and she had dreams of going home several times, and her family, partners, hills, and even the river in Shaxi Village had appeared in her dreams more than once.
"Second sister, after you go back this time, you don't want to come back with me, I know you like to live a free and easy life. You can't even get out of the gate when you live here, and if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to live like this. ”
Mai Xiaofang also felt that it didn't matter if she stayed or not, but she still went back and asked her mother's opinion. Thinking of her mother, Mai Xiaohuan remembered that several mothers-in-law and maids in the courtyard had said that they would give them clothes and shoes. Among these things, there are clothes that I and my sister can wear, and there are clothes for cooks and janitors who are about the same size as my mother, and I keep them for my mother to wear. Even if it doesn't fit, it's not bad to give it to a neighbor or take it apart to make an upper.
She is a person who does things when she thinks of them, and without waiting for her sister to speak again, she ran out like a gust of wind. Mai Xiaohuan had to pack the packages of the two of them by herself, she had nothing to do herself, just bring two changes of clothes, the second sister's things were packed into the baggage, she made up her mind to come back alone next time.
After class the next day, as soon as she returned to the house where she lived, Mai Xiaohuan was stunned, there were more than a dozen packages in this room, and they were not small, where did they come from! Or she went to the wrong place, she quit to look at the surrounding environment, yes!
"Xiao Huan, come over and help me carry it." Mai Xiaofang opened the courtyard door and saw that her sister was in a daze again, so she had to shout loudly to bring her back to her senses.
Mai Xiaohuan saw the second sister who was carrying a burden on her shoulders and dragging a large package in her hands, and wanted to ask her if she went out to rob. There aren't many servants and mothers-in-law in the lotus courtyard, where did she get her things from!
After the sisters carried the things into the house, Mai Xiaofang opened the largest package to show her sister, and it was all new cloth, as if it was the leftovers left over from the clothes made by the master and servants of the Lotus Courtyard in the sewing room, and some of them were indeed quite large, enough to make gowns for her father or two brothers.
The question is, how do you bring so many things back! According to Mai Xiaohuan's plan, he will leave the Lotus Courtyard tonight, stay in the county guard mansion for one night, and leave home tomorrow morning, if he rushes at night, he will be able to get home the morning after tomorrow.
How can so many things be brought to the county guard's mansion, do you want the family to send two cars?
"That...... I ......" When Mai Xiaofang was scratching her head, there was a knock on the door outside, and Mai Xiaohuan had to open the door first.
It was the little maid osmanthus beside Mama Wang, who glanced at the burden of the house and was happy, and after laughing, she told the sisters that the county lord had arranged two cars for them, and would send them all the way to the county guard's mansion, and it would be no problem to send them home if needed.
This is a solution to the urgent need, as long as you go to the county guard's mansion, it is easy to say, and the stepfather and mother will definitely help you find a way.
At ten o'clock in the evening, after a lapse of three months, the Mai sisters stepped out of the gate of the lotus courtyard for the first time, and the carriage galloped all the way, and arrived at the county guard mansion in less than half an hour. The porter didn't expect them to come back at this time, and he forgot to even go in to report it, so he just stood there scratching his head and smirking.
Mai Xiaofang stretched out her hand and shook it in front of the porter, what does this person mean, welcome the two of them back! Still not welcome!
"Please help unload the things in the car, and you don't have to take them inside, just put them in the concierge." Mai Xiaohuan pointed to the carriage and said to the two porters, seeing that the things were unloaded, Mai Xiaohuan thanked the coachman of the lotus courtyard and went into the backyard to visit the Lin family.
"Oops! If you want to come back, why don't you let anyone send a letter, I'll send someone to pick it up! How did you guys get back? Lin pulled Mai Xiaohuan up and down, looked left and right, gained some weight, and grew bigger. Look at Mai Xiaofang again, she grows faster, probably because she eats well, she has become a lot whiter, and she has become a pretty girl, no wonder Tang Yujun's kid comes to inquire about her every month.
When the family of the county guard gathers, of course they will ask how they are doing in Lotus Temple. Are you tired of studying...... Mai Xiaohuan asked how Qu Hao Shuwen was, don't be tired.
After eating and drinking enough, Mai Xiaohuan asked the county guard to help him get out of the car to send him and his second sister home. Lin lightly tapped Mai Xiaohuan's forehead with his finger, and said with a smile: You girl, why are you getting more and more outward, what are you polite to your stepmother, it's just a carriage, I can not prepare it for you. ”
Mai Xiaofang stretched out two fingers and compared, one was really not enough, until now she finally realized that she had scratched a little too much.