Chapter 31: Pity
Xun Qingran came back to her senses, raised her head and looked, it turned out that she had just broken up with Xun Shufang, but Hongxuan didn't know where to go, so she walked back alone, because she was thinking about her thoughts while walking, she didn't look at the road, and she was walking face to face with Zheng Yuanlang.
Zheng Yuanlang was followed by Laixi, as well as two mothers-in-law. Each of them carried in his hand some silk and satin, large and small boxes, and account books. Fang's 40th birthday banquet was ready to be held, so Zheng Yuanlang was entrusted to help with the cooking. Zheng Yuenlong also worked hard, going in and out of the place, and would report the preparations with Fang's every day.
"For the sake of his wife, Brother Lang is tired." Xun Qingran bent his knees and was blessed.
Zheng Yuanlang hurriedly bowed and returned the salute, turned around and sent the two mothers-in-law, asking them to send the things to the housekeeper in the inner courtyard first.
"Why didn't I bring a girl with me? I see that you don't have a good face, but what's uncomfortable, do you want to ask Lang Zhong to take a look? Zheng Yuanlang said with concern.
Xun Qingran hurriedly shook her head, saying that she was fine, and remembered that her hand was burned last time, thanks to Zheng Yuanlang's presence, the treatment was timely, and later the ointment was also quite effective, and she didn't have a chance to thank Zheng Yuanlang in person.
"For the last injury, thank you Brother Lang for your help, I haven't thanked my cousin yet."
Zheng Yuanlang waved his hand, "It's a small thing, it's not worth mentioning." What happened to Dye Girl's hand? I've sent a letter back to ask for another vial of the ointment. It's time to send it in a few days. ”
Xun Qingran stretched out his hand and showed it to Zheng Yuanlang. The burn is completely healed and there is no scarring on it. It's just that the skin of the other party is burned, and the color is more pink than the skin next to it.
"It's already good, thank you Brother Lang for remembering. Those old ladies said that the little trace left behind by this will be gone after this summer. ”
Zheng Yuanlang looked around, "Sister Dye sit down and rest for a while, I'll let Laixi go find my sister's girl." As he spoke, he ordered Laixi to ask Xun Qingran to sit on the stone bench next to him.
The stone bench was scrubbed every day, and it was very clean, Zheng Yuanlang still swept it with his sleeve, and spread the ruler that Fang Cailai was holding on it before inviting Xun Qingran to sit down.
Xun Qingran hesitated for a moment, "Brother Lang isn't in a hurry to do things?" ”
"Not at this time. Yesterday in the city, I met Brother Hui, and asked me to give a message to Sister Ran. ”
Xun Junhui only brought a personal servant, although he had brothers of the same clan as companions, Xun Qingran still had some worries in his heart, and when he heard Zheng Yuanlang say this, he sat down on the stone bench.
Zheng Yuanlang also sat next to him, "Brother Hui asked me to give a message to Ran Mei, saying that he was all right, so that Ran Mei could rest assured." He also talked in detail about who Xun Junhui was with, where he stayed, and how the meals were arranged. Zheng Yuanlang said in great detail, obviously not only meeting Junhui, but bothering to inquire.
"Thank you, Brother Lang, for taking care of him like this." Xun Qingran thanked him.
"Brother Hui is very sensible, and the brothers who are traveling with me are also old-fashioned, when I went, they had already arranged it, and I didn't help much, so I didn't dare to be a thank you word for dyeing my sister."
"Brother Lang has the heart to see him, and he is already very dedicated."
"Sister Dye, you work hard for Brother Hui, I see it in my eyes, I only feel that I respect you and envy you. I know my sister's feelings very well, my father died early, my mother also passed away later, and only me and my young sister depended on each other. Fortunately, with my aunt to take care of her, she and my eldest sister are companions, so I can feel more at ease outside. ”
Zheng Yuanlang's life experience, naturally no one talked to Xun Qingran in detail. Today is the first time I heard Zheng Yuanlang say it himself, it turned out that he had been underestimated since he was a child, and he and his sister depended on each other, Xun Qingran unconsciously gave birth to a feeling of sympathy for the same disease.
“…… Although I have also studied, I can only get a show, or the end, which is really not the material for reading,...... Relying on a small family business left by his father, he can live a life or two, but he doesn't want to be like this,...... Helping the cooking shop to buy and sell, it is very easy to do. Living next to the uncle, ......, the grange and land outside Jinling City are ,...... I plan to buy another tea plantation...... I dare not say that I am rich and expensive, I always have no worries about food and clothing, and I am happy ......"
Xun Qingran felt that what Zheng Yuanlang said was a little modest. His family is not as good as Zheng Yuanshuo, but he is also a first- and second-class wealthy family in the Jiangnan area.
"Brother Lang is too modest, I heard the master say that you are young and willing to follow your buddies to endure hardships outside, which is many times stronger than relying only on the ancestral industry and not knowing the way of the world." …… Wait, how can Zheng Yuanlang explain his family background to her.
Zheng Yuanlang's face was happy when he heard this, "Is that really what Sister Dye thinks?" Men should be self-reliant, what I do is just my duty. ”
"Sister Ran, you have to greet your aunt every day by the hour, and you still do work at night, but there is no clock in the house. This dyeing girl, you watch the time is just right. ”
Zheng Yuanlang handed over a delicate box, and his eyes brightly motioned for Xun Qingran to open it. Xun Qingran stretched out his hand and opened it to see, there was a pocket watch in the box, a pure gold case, there was no watch mask in it, only Roman numerals were engraved, and the watch hands inside could be seen.
Clocks and watches are still a rarity here, and they are all imported from the West. Up and down the Xun Mansion, only the Fang family house and the main hall where Lord Xun entertained guests had a large grandfather clock. Master Xun and Fang each had one of these pocket watches. Xun Shulan also got a piece two years ago, which was brought by the Hou Mansion.
The piece that Zheng Yuanlang took out was better than the Xun family's, and it couldn't be bought in Yingchuan.
"I may not remember. Two years ago, my uncle had his birthday, and I came here once. On that occasion, the eldest cousin in Kyosato gave a pocket watch, and finally gave it to the fourth cousin. I saw the dyed sister at the time, and I thought that the dyed sister should also have a piece, and when I came this time, I specially found one, and I had long planned to give it to the dyed sister. ”
Two years ago, Master Xun did something on his birthday, and Xun Qingran really couldn't remember it clearly. She only remembered that there were a lot of small things sent from the Hou Mansion, and the Fang family took them out and gave them a few to their sisters. The pocket watch, naturally no one dared to touch it, Xun Qingran only picked a box of silk flowers at that time.
Later, they played with Shuyan and Shujuan in the second room in the hall, watching Xun Shulan show off the pocket watch. Shuyan asked her what she had got, and she wanted to see it, so she took the silk flower out. Shuyan was very envious and said that it was the latest style in the palace. Xun Shulan hadn't shown enough pocket watches, and she was a little unhappy when she saw the sisters in the second room surrounding Xun Qing. Xun Shufang deliberately bumped over, knocked over the box, and stepped on the silk flowers.
Then, several girls followed Xun Shulan to see other things, leaving Xun Qingran alone, squatting down to pick up the silk flowers.
At that time, there was a boy who came from nowhere, helped Xun Qingran pick up the silk flowers, and wiped them clean with his sleeve before handing them to her.
Xun Qingran remembered that the boy also advised her not to be upset, saying something like, "You don't have to wear these, they all look better than them." ”
Xun Qingran laughed at the time, it turned out that it was Zheng Yuanlang, who was obviously short and fat at the time, but he couldn't imagine that he had grown taller and thinner now, and he was quite handsome.
Thinking of the past, Xun Qingran couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth. Zheng Yuanlang saw Xun Qingran's expression like this, knowing that she remembered it, and laughed along.
"This thing is too valuable." Xun Qing dyed the lid of the box.
"Dye girl, you deserve the best."
Xun Qingran lowered his head, Zheng Yuanlang had already carried this thing, and he didn't give it to her until now, and he also understood that the thing was "precious", so it was not easy to send it?
Xun Qingran handed the pocket watch back to Zheng Yuenlong.
"Of the sisters in the family, only the fourth sister has one, which is not as good as this. I understand Brother Lang's intentions, but I can't put things away, so Brother Lang still put them away quickly. ”
I don't know how many pairs of ill-intentioned eyes there are in the house, and I have to make up something if I have nothing to do, Xun Qingran knows that she must not make a mistake by half a step. There were already footsteps not far away, and behind the low wall over there, there was already a mother-in-law in an unknown yard probing her brain.
Just as the jewel was found, Xun Qingran stood up, said goodbye to Zheng Yuanlang and walked away.
Zheng Yuenlong stood in place for a while, and looked down to see an inconspicuous wooden bracelet under the stone bench. Zheng Yuanlang bent down and picked it up, this stone bench was sat on by Xun Qingran, when he cleaned this stone bench, he didn't see this bracelet, it must have been dropped by Xun Qingran. Zheng Yuanlang hurriedly hid the bracelet in his arms like a baby, and then walked towards the Fang family's courtyard.
After Mr. Xun finished dinner in Lixiangyuan, Aunt Xin personally served the tea, and Mr. Xun took it and rinsed his mouth.
"You're a double now, so let the people do these things."
"The concubine knows to be careful, but she can't take anything anywhere and can't move it."
After sending away the servants who were waiting in the house, Aunt Xin looked at Master Xun's face and said, "The master is blessed, the concubine looked at the four girls in the family, and they were all like flowers and jade. It's time to be a parent, and the concubine looks at his wife and is also planning. …… The Zheng family sent Uncle Shuo at this time, do you have any plans to be close to our family? ”
"What wind did you hear?" Master Xun originally closed his eyes to recuperate, but when he heard this, he opened his eyes.
"That's not true, it's the concubine herself who is idle." Aunt Xin laughed.
"That's nothing. The Zheng family is wealthy, and their ancestors also won a crown belt because of royal grace. But...... Our Xun family has been scholarly for generations, and it is not a good match. When they enter Beijing in the future, they will naturally find the right person for their sisters. ”
"Even so, there is also a concubine. If Aunt Zheng has this intention and comes to beg the old lady, then the old man will not agree? ”
"The rules of the Xun family, your wife knows. However, if the Zheng family really speaks, it is really difficult to refuse......" Master Xun frowned slightly.
When Aunt Xin saw it, she was busy chatting about something else and diverted the conversation.
Xun Qingran naturally quickly knew the content of this conversation, and felt mixed for a while, and didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
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Two shifts on the weekend, thank you for the sachet of Orchid Knot.
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