Chapter 254 After that

A year later

Dongsang Village

Thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about desolation.

As usual, after weeding and fertilizing, Li Longwei carried a hoe on his shoulder, and still came to Zeng Xue'e's grave to talk to her.

Zeng Xue'e's sudden death a year ago gave Li Longwei a big blow, and after he resigned to the emperor and returned to his hometown, he returned to Dongsang Village to enjoy his old age.

Accompanying him back was Mrs. Li, and among the daughters, only Li Yirou, who had not left the cabinet, temporarily lived in Zeng's mansion, which reduced their worries.

Li Longwei put a bunch of wildflowers he had just picked on Zeng Xue'e's grave, then sat down and said: "Xue'e, it seems that I am good at fighting as a soldier, and digging soil and farming is indeed not my strong point, hey! If you were still alive, you would probably die of laughter when you saw those potatoes and sweet potatoes I planted, and they didn't look ordinary! Haha......"

"That's right." Li Longwei continued: "The children will be back tomorrow, you should miss them too, right?"

Li Longwei sat at the grave and talked for a while, and the maid Liu'er on the ridge not far away waved her hand and shouted: "Master, young master, they are back, the old lady asks you to return home immediately."

"Why did you come back a day earlier?" Li Longwei stood up, picked up the hoe and rushed home.

Since Li Longwei decided to move back to Dongsang Village, Zeng Qingfeng built a new Li Mansion on the original residence of the Zeng family for Li Longwei to live here for the rest of his life.

The Li Mansion is not as magnificent as the previous mansion in the capital, but it is no different from ordinary large families in terms of scale and design.

The stone lion in front of the door, the high threshold, and the red gate all show the traditional style of the rich and noble.

A group of wagons and horses were packing up their things, and the little servants were moving the items they brought from the capital to the house one by one.

Zeng Qingfeng got off the horse, and helped Pei Xiuxiu get out of the carriage.

I saw Li Longwei walking over from a distance with a hoe.

Zeng Qingfeng and Xiuxiu hurriedly stepped forward to bow and salute: "The child is not filial, I have seen my father."

"Get up!" Li Longwei asked kindly, "Why did you come back a day earlier?"

Zeng Qingfeng replied: "I didn't mean to come back early, because there was not much delay along the way, so I came back a little smoother, and I just arrived home a day early."

Pei Xiuxiu asked thoughtfully: "Is Dad still used to living in Dongsang Village?" How is your health? ”

Li Longwei smiled: "What's not used to?" It's good to raise flowers and vegetables every day. In the past, Xue'e and I chose to settle in Dongsang Village because we liked the life here. ”

"Daddy! Father! The lively Li Yirou had already seen her mother and came to greet her father excitedly.

Li Yirou threw herself into Li Longwei's arms and shouted: "Dad, my daughter is missing me so much, do you miss your daughter?"

Li Longwei smiled happily: "You, you, I knew that when you came back, laughter at home was indispensable."

Li Yirou said with a smile: "Of course, I am our family's pistachio, a little padded jacket." My first time in Dongsang Village, I was so excited! It's like a paradise. ”

Pei Xiuxiu said proudly: "Of course, Dongsang Village is originally a paradise."

Mrs. Li came out with a smile on her face and beckoned: "I'm tired from a long journey, and I've finally arrived home, so let's go in quickly, don't stand outside anymore."

"Okay, okay, let's go in and talk again." Li Longwei urged everyone to hurry into the house and chat.

After tea and dinner, Zeng Qingfeng accompanied his father to speak in the study, and Pei Xiuxiu came to Pei Zhutian's grave alone.

Pei Xiuxiu took out the cold fruits and vegetables she brought from the basket, poured wine, inserted incense, and knelt down on her grandfather's grave and wept desolately.

"Grandpa, Xiuxiu came back to see you, grandpa, do you want to show off?" Pei Xiuxiu knelt on the grave and wept while talking.

After staying for a long time, Pei Xiuxiu came from the north to the east again.

At the foot of the mountain to the east, there is a tomb with a unique shape next to the ridge, on which is written the tomb of Zeng Xue'e, the wife of General Li Longwei.

Pei Xiuxiu kowtowed to incense and knelt in front of the tomb and said a lot of words.

"Mother, Xiuxiu is back, I haven't come to see my mother for so long, does my mother blame Xiuxiu?"

"Mother, it will be Xiuxiu's birthday in a few days, but unfortunately I can't eat the longevity noodles that my mother made for me anymore...... Mother! ”

"Mother, you know what? I dreamed of you the other day? I dreamed that when I was a child, I was greedy to play outside and play in the snow and came back, my hands were red from the cold, it was the scene where my mother stuffed my hands into my chest to keep warm, my mother ......"

"Mother, Xiuxiu's menstrual affairs have returned to normal under my master's treatment, but Xiuxiu is useless, her stomach is not angry, and she still can't conceive your grandson. But don't worry, mother, next time you come to Xiuxiu, you will definitely bring your future grandson to see you, okay? Mother is the person who likes children the most, for the sake of mother, Xiuxiu will work hard. ”

"Xiuxiu, are you Xiuxiu? Are you back? Wufu, who suddenly approached, shouted happily.

When Pei Xiuxiu turned around and saw that the person who came was Wufu, a partner in the same village, she also smiled and said, "Wufu, why are you?"

Wufu explained with a few packets of medicine in his hand: "No, I just came back from picking up medicine from Master Lu's shop, and I saw you when I passed by, so I came to say hello to you."

Pei Xiuxiu subconsciously asked, "Wufu, who in your family is sick?"

"Hey, it's not my mother, my mother is fine." Wufu replied, "I grabbed this medicine for Mrs. Weng."

Pei Xiuxiu's heart tightened, and she asked worriedly, "What's wrong with Aunt Weng?"

Wufu sighed and said, "Alas! Since the death of Fan Gongzi last year, Aunt Weng has returned to Dongsang Village alone with her subordinates. I heard Mother He say that Mrs. Weng often cried in the middle of the night, crying that now her eyes are blind and her body bones are not good. I looked pitiful and occasionally went to see her and help her grab medicine, after all, my family and her family are still related. ”

Pei Xiuxiu's nose was sour and she cried: "Let's go, I'll go to her house with you to see her."

The two entered the Fan Mansion compound one after the other

The former Fan Mansion has shown a dilapidated appearance, and the courtyard is deserted, with only a small servant sweeping the courtyard with a broom.

"He Mom, Ho

Mom......" Wufu shouted loudly.

Mother He walked out of the house and said, "It's Wufu here, please come in."

Pei Xiuxiu, who was standing behind Wufu, greeted: "Mom He, are you okay if you haven't seen you for a long time?"

Mama He put away her smile and said indifferently, "Miss Pei, are you back?"

"Hmm." Pei Xiuxiu smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'll go see Aunt Weng."

Mother He said with an embarrassed face: "My old lady has just fallen asleep, I think it's better not to disturb her."

Before Mama He finished speaking, the voice of the old lady remembered: "Who is outside?" He Ma. ”

Mother He replied: "It was Wufu who grabbed the medicine and sent it."

Pei Xiuxiu saw that He Ma deliberately stopped her, so she stood aside and stopped talking.

Fan Jian's death is to blame on the Fan family, if it weren't for saving her, Fan Jian would not have died.

If that were the case, everything would be a different story.

Old Madam Weng's voice sounded again: "Mother He, who is coming outside?" How do I hear a woman's voice? ”

In the end, the ears of the blind are very good.

Knowing that she couldn't hide it, Mother He said softly: "Old lady, it's Miss Pei who came to see you."

Old Madam Weng shouted excitedly: "Is Xiuxiu back?" Invite her in, I have something to say to her. ”

Mama He lowered her eyebrows and replied, "Yes, old lady."

Mother He made a gesture of please and instructed: "Trouble Miss Pei, persuade the old lady more, the doctor said that the old lady's illness cannot be sad or cry, and crying again will only make the condition more serious."

"Got it, Mama He." Pei Xiuxiu agreed.

He Ma took Wufu to the kitchen to decoct the medicine, and took out tea and drank snacks for Wufu to eat.

Mrs. Weng's room

Pei Xiuxiu gently pushed the door in, only to smell a pungent smell of Chinese medicine.

Old Madam Weng lay weakly on the bed, although her eyes were open, she could no longer see at all.

Pei Xiuxiu's nose was sour, and she held back her tears and smiled: "Aunt Weng, are you feeling better?"

Aunt Weng came over to touch Xiuxiu's hand and sighed: "Xiuxiu, I'm afraid my illness won't get better!"

Pei Xiuxiu persuaded sadly: "Auntie, you must not think like this......"

Halfway through the words, I finally cried.

"Auntie, people can't be resurrected after death, Fan ...... Sword...... Elder brother...... He ......" Pei Xiuxiu choked sadly.

Aunt Weng persuaded her to pretend to complain: "I am not sad about your child, and you are here to provoke me again." You see, I'm crying so much that my eyes are blind, I cry early and late, cry day and night, but Fan Jian, he still can't come back. ”

Pei Xiuxiu cried bitterly and knelt on the ground and cried: "Auntie, Brother Fan Jian, he is all here to save me, I am sorry for your mother and son......"

"Silly boy, get up!" Aunt Weng said in a panic: "Child, you must not think like this, in fact, Auntie knows that if it was you who died at that time, Fan Jian would still be martyred for you."

Aunt Weng sighed heavily and said, "It's just that I know too late, that kid used it for you."

The love is so deep, you go to his room and you will understand everything. It was only later that I learned when I packed up Jian'er's relics that the child loved you to the bone marrow. It's a pity that I knew it too late, Jian'er is a person who hides everything in his heart, in vain I am his own mother, but I don't even know what he is thinking in his heart, I regret it! ”

Speaking of sadness, Aunt Weng cried: "I shouldn't have forced him to marry Lu Yaqin, I shouldn't have objected to him and you...... Ay! ”

"Auntie, don't say that...... I ......" Pei Xiuxiu choked up and couldn't speak anymore.

In the room, Pei Xiuxiu accompanied Aunt Weng for a while before coming out of the house.

Pei Xiuxiu followed the old lady Weng's instructions and approached Fan Jian's study alone.

As soon as I entered the study, I saw a large case of pear marble in the room, on which there were several celebrity law slips, as well as dozens of treasure inkstones and pen holders of various colors.

There is a large blue and white porcelain vase next to it, and a few bunches of purple Yingshan red are inserted on the vase.

On the west wall, there are several pictures of plum blossoms, in which the wax plum blossoms in the snow are particularly enchanting.

There are dozens of books that Fan Jian often reads on the desk, neat and clean, and like his master, he is full of a chic and elegant bookish atmosphere.

Pei Xiuxiu walked to the corner next to her and saw four or five wooden cabinets piled on the side.

Pei Xiuxiu bent down to open the cabinet, and a stream of ink came to her face.

Pei Xiuxiu was surprised and picked up a painting drawn by Zhang Fan Jian and looked at it.

There is only one protagonist in the painting, and that is Pei Xiuxiu. When she was collecting medicine, when she was catching fish, when she was drinking water, when she was picking flowers, when she was flying kites, when she was in a daze...... In short, all her appearance can be found in the painting.

Next to each painting is an ancient poem inscribed by Fan Jian himself, or five words, or seven words, or words, which are catchy to read and affectionate.

Pei Xiuxiu couldn't help but cry again......

You never know what kind of person in this world will love you silently in an unknown corner, forever, forever.

(End of chapter)