Chapter 280: The Passing Years

"Fourth sister-in-law." The two stepped forward and greeted Xun Qing, it turned out to be Zheng Yuanlang and Zheng Haoer.

Zheng Yuanlong had a thin face, a plain robe, and a cyan belt around his waist. Zheng Haoer was full of smiles, dressed in a homely cotton silk shirt skirt, with a simple bun on her head, only a beaded hairpin and two flat hairpins, and no other decorations, looking simple and amiable.

The three of them greeted each other and entered the Xiangluo Courtyard, and then went up to the room.

In the upper room, Aunt Zheng was reclining on the couch, and when she saw Xun Qing dyeing in, she was about to get off the couch.

Xun Qingran hurriedly stepped forward, helped Aunt Zheng back to the couch, and asked Aunt Zheng to say goodbye.

Aunt Zheng hurriedly asked Zheng Haoer to help Xun Qing dye it.

"Get up quickly and sit next to your aunt. My aunt was not feeling well and did not pick you up. Aunt Zheng said.

Xun Qingran sat next to Aunt Zheng, and when she saw Aunt Zheng's face turned yellow, she hurriedly asked, "Auntie, what's wrong?" But I invited the imperial doctor, what kind of medicine did I take? ”

"It's not a big symptom, it happens once a year, but it's because of my age." Aunt Zheng didn't want to say more, so she took Xun Qingran's hand and looked it up and down, "I haven't seen her for a few years, and the dyed girl is getting more and more beautiful." ”

"Auntie teased me." Xun Qingran said with a smile, "It's only when I see a good child that my eyes shine." ”

"Dye the girl is naughty," Zheng Haoer said angrily.

A little girl came in, saying that the guy outside had something to come back to.

"The eldest sister accompanies the aunt and the fourth sister-in-law, I'll go out and have a look." Zheng Yuenlong stood up and said.

"Second Brother Zheng, please." Xun Qing stood up and said.

"There you go." Aunt Zheng instructed Zheng Yuenlong, "Just let the people below handle similar things, and you should rest for a few days." ”

Zheng Yuanlang agreed and withdrew.

"The kids can be brought, come in and show me." Aunt Zheng said.

Xun Qingran asked the nurse to bring Fusheng and Xuan'er over, and met Aunt Zheng and Zheng Hao'er.

Aunt Zheng held the two children in her arms and caressed them very much. Fusheng is honest and down-to-earth, and Xuan'er is lively and clever.

"Dyeing a girl is a blessing." Aunt Zheng sighed, "Have you gone back to see your father and mother?" ”

"My father went to the Xishan Imperial Mausoleum on an errand with several adults from the Ministry of Rites, and he could not come back until two days later. When the time came, I went back to the old lady and the wife, and I went over with the fourth master to say goodbye. Xun Qing said.

As she spoke, Zheng Haoer had already instructed the little girl to bring a tray up, on which were two yellow, orange and orange gold collars and four purses.

"I played with the kids." Aunt Zheng said.

Zheng Hao'er took out two sets of small clothes, "I don't know the size of Fusheng and Xuan'er, I only estimate what I do, and the fourth sister-in-law doesn't dislike it." ”

"What a bright job." Xun Qingran praised, "The size is also appropriate, and you can wear it during the Dragon Boat Festival." ”

"If you like it." Aunt Zheng smiled, "She knows that you are good at needlework, and she always tells me, but unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to learn more from you." ”

Two sets of small clothes, with fine stitches, are embroidered with patterns of five poisons on the placket, the colors are bright and vivid, I don't know how much effort was used. Xuan'er knew that this was given to her and Fusheng, and she liked it very much, seeing those scorpions and centipedes as if they were alive, she reached out to touch them but didn't dare to touch them, Fusheng was bold and reached out to touch them.

"Sister, it's okay." Fusheng told Xuan'er, "Don't bite." ”

Xuan'er saw that Fusheng was okay when he touched it, so she also reached out to touch it, thinking it was funny, and giggled.

"Look how harmonious this little brother and sister are." Aunt Zheng smiled.

As he spoke, he heard a thin cry of a baby.

"It's Sister Qian'er of Second Brother Zheng's family, right?" Xun Qingran asked.

"Yes," Aunt Zheng sighed, "it looks like she's woken up." ”

Aunt Zheng asked someone to hug Sister Qian'er over. Sister Qian was born a few months later than Xuan'er, but she looks much younger than Xuan'er.

Xun Qingran took Sister Qian from the nurse's arms and held her in her arms. Sister Qian cried for a while because of the situation, her little face was red, and her thin eyebrows and eyes looked like Zheng Yuanlang.

Kikyo had already sent the prepared gold collar and longevity lock, and Aunt Zheng asked the nurse to take it after a little excuse.

"What a handsome little look." Xun Qingran said with a smile, although Sister Qian'er is a little thin, her facial features are good.

"Hey, poor ......," Aunt Zheng sighed, and her eyes turned red.

Xun Qingran didn't know how to comfort him for a while. She naturally knew for a long time that it was very difficult for the Huang family to give birth to Sister Qian, and she passed away before she was confined, so Sister Qian has been taken care of by Aunt Zheng.

"No, who would have thought that such a good person would have such a short life, and pity Sister Qian'er. Fortunately, there is still an aunt to take care of. Xun Qingran felt uncomfortable in her heart, life was impermanent, but it was also a helpless thing. She and Huang have only met a few times, and Huang's appearance has long been blurred, but now that she thinks about it, she only remembers that Huang smiled very gently, and that hand with a clammy palm. Xun Qingran sighed, pity this child, and ...... Cheng Yuen Long.

"Second Brother Zheng, still wearing plain clothes." Xun Qing said.

Aunt Zheng nodded, "That kid is a loving person." I haven't seen a smile for more than a year. Every day is just busy with business, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to support it. ”

Aunt Zheng said, becoming more and more sad.

“…… Shuo'er is an unsuccessful person, he can't do anything, he learns to do business, and he is a solid-eyed aunt sighing, "Lang'er is good in everything, but she is a good daughter-in-law and she is gone......"

Xun Qingran had already heard from the Rong family that Zheng Yuanshuo went out to do a business by himself, suffered a loss, and lost his capital.

"Mother, who is born to know everything, my brother is doing business for the first time, and he just spent money to buy a lesson. Just take your time. Zheng Hao'er persuaded, "Our family is not short of those few taels of silver." Mother thinks more about Shu'er. ”

"Shu'er just gave birth to a brother last month, and the mother and son are safe." Zheng Haoer explained to Xun Qingran.

Aunt Zheng really got better, looked up at Zheng Hao'er, and touched her heart again.

"I'm not afraid of dyeing girls, you jokes, thanks to me, a girl, who knows the most pain and heat, and always explains me on weekdays, I'm better. Pity her, it's also a miserable life. If it were a brother, I wouldn't want anything else in my life. Aunt Zheng took Xun Qingran's hand and shed tears as she spoke.

It seems that Aunt Zheng's illness is mainly a heart disease.

"Auntie, life is not satisfactory ten often**, as the saying goes, it is not very Tailai. I'm optimistic that my son is also blessed, so my aunt can just relax. Xun Qingran comforted.

In the upper room of the prayer hall, the second lady Qi was lying on a low couch, with a cloth belt tied to her head, and moaned from time to time. Several little girls in the room lowered their heads with bated breath.

"Mama Zhang is here." A little girl lifted the curtain and reported.

Mama Zhang was helped by two little girls and walked in from the outside, and when she arrived at the second lady of Qi, she knelt down.

"The slave kowtows to his wife." Mama Zhang's voice was full of crying.

Second Mrs. Qi raised her head from the couch and saw Mama Zhang's sideburns wet, kneeling there with gritted teeth, and there were faint blood stains on her skirt.

"The slave is not doing well, and if he affects his wife, the slave should die." Mama Zhang kowtowed and said again.

Second Mrs. Qi also had this idea in her heart, and she was going to reprimand Mama Zhang for a few words, but she just looked at Mama Zhang's tragic situation and took the initiative to take the fault on herself, and her anger disappeared a little, and her words eased a lot.

"You also know that it has affected me, and you are also an old man who has accumulated years, what should I do, I was almost killed by you" Second Lady Qi said.

Mama Zhang has a hard time. Just now, when she returned from Yinianju after serving the second lady of Qi, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law passed on Rong's words, saying that she was vain, instigated the master, and asked her to receive the punishment. As soon as the second lady Qi came back, she had a headache, so naturally she couldn't take care of this matter, even if she could, so what, the second lady of Qi could only obey Rong's order. So she honestly went and got twenty boards.

She also knew the temperament of Second Lady Qi, and knew that Second Lady Qi would be angry with her, so after finishing the board, she didn't apply the medicine, and immediately endured the pain, hoping that Second Lady Qi would see her pitiful appearance and no longer care.

It seems that Second Mrs. Qi has suffered a ruthless loss this time, and it is not so easy to let her go. Mama Zhang was secretly ruthless, knelt in front of Second Mrs. Qi's couch, stretched out her hand and began to pump her mouth.

"Minions deserve to die. The wife is kind and kind, and the servants follow the wife, and they develop a solid heart. Mrs. Ping is so cunning, the slave has fallen into her way. Minions should be damned"

Mama Zhang's subordinates used their strength, and after a while, their faces became red and swollen.

Second Mrs. Qi felt that Mama Zhang's words were very ear-catching, and waved her hand, "That's it, that's it, you still think that board is light." ”

"Go get some good stick sore medicine." Second Mrs. Qi instructed the girl who was waiting in the house.

Mama Zhang knew that Second Mrs. Qi would not pursue her anymore, so she stopped.

"Madam, the slave is wronged," Mama Zhang continued, "When Mrs. Ping told me, she obviously said that she was haunted by good joy, but when she came to the old lady, she changed her words. She's a stumbling block for her minions. ”

"Did she deliberately make a trap for me to drill?" Second Lady Qi sat up from the couch and suddenly realized.

Mama Zhang blinked, she could hear that the second lady of Qi was not referring to the Ping mother-in-law.

Second Mrs. Qi lowered her head and pondered carefully, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. She completely forgot that she provoked this matter, and if she had a trace of tolerance and kindness to Xun Qingran in her heart, she would never be so disgraced.

"She dared to calculate me" Second Lady Qi gritted her teeth with hatred, and her head hurt more and more, "Oh, it's going to kill me." ”

Second Mrs. Qi held her head and hit the pillow in pain.

Several girls were frightened and panicked, and Mama Zhang also hurriedly stood up and went up to hug Second Mrs. Qi.

"Ma'am, ma'am, don't break your head." Several people kept shouting. Fortunately, a little girl soon came in with medicine, and Second Mrs. Qi drank the medicine and lay down on the pillow.

"I feel depressed in my heart, what's the point of living, which mother-in-law is as faceless as me." Second Mrs. Qi cried whining, "This matter, you can't just forget it." ”