Chapter 24, Grandma Jiang and Grandma Liu
"I'm a little anxious." Mrs. Shangguan smiled and took a sip of tea, "It's just that some time ago, I tasted a bowl of orange water from a friend, which caused me some memories, so I wanted to come to confirm it and disturb Miss Jiang." ”
"Not really." Jiang Yuanyuan shook her head, "Madame, if you have any questions, just ask the little girl." ”
"Don't be so nervous." Mrs. Shangguan shook her head, "Speaking of which, I asked this matter for my grandmother, my grandmother had a girlfriend when she was young, and her mother's family was good at making such marmalade, so I went to let my grandmother learn some trades, but his girlfriend soon encountered difficulties at home, and encountered great changes, it happened that my grandmother was in poor health at the time, and she couldn't get the whereabouts of her friend in time, and when she went to inquire again, she couldn't see this person, and my grandmother has always been very guilty, and she wanted to find a friend, but she has been nowhere to be found, The only thing I have nostalgia for is this marmalade. ”
Jiang Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, a little overwhelmed, she thought that marmalade was a common item in the capital, she didn't want it to be?
"I'm sorry, I thought this marmalade was common in the capital." Jiang Yuanyuan said hesitantly, her brows furrowed slightly.
"It used to be common." Mrs. Shangguan shook her head with a smile, "But the taste is not as good as this, the two kinds of marmalade are roughly similar, but the taste is different, and the feeling of eating it is also different." ”
Jiang Yuanyuan hesitated a little, the marmalade she knew was made entirely from some of the remaining memories that Grandma Jiang taught her, and she didn't know where there was a gap, let alone if Grandma Jiang was the person they were looking for.
Xu is saw Jiang Yuanyuan's hesitation, Mrs. Shangguan put down the tea and said: "Actually, you don't have to worry so much, I don't have any malicious intentions, it's just that my grandmother is very old, but she keeps talking about this matter, the old man's health is not as good as before, I don't tell her about this matter now, I just think that if I find it, I will take someone to meet her, and I want the old man to leave without regrets." ”
Jiang Yuanyuan bit her lip, she shook her head slowly and said: "This marmalade, I learned it from my grandmother, it's just that I was young at the time, and I only have a vague memory of marmalade, grandma has been dead for many years, and now I make it, and I only vaguely imitate it with a little memory, and I don't know if grandma is the person you want to look for." ”
Mrs. Shangguan was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect such an ending, she knocked on the chair, a little absent-minded, and after a long time, she slowly lowered her head and gasped.
"I'm a little anxious." Madame Shangguan said, "However, can I know your honor's name?" ”
"I'm sorry, grandma has been calling herself Mrs. Jiang since she married grandpa, I don't know grandma's surname and first name, and the tombstone is engraved on Mrs. Jiang, who also came according to grandma's meaning, and her name is not written." Jiang Yuanyuan said a little embarrassed.
"Alas!" Mrs. Shangguan sighed lowly, she looked at the stage in front of her, a little absent-minded, at the end of the play, Mrs. Shangguan called the maid again, instructed a few words in her ear, and then turned her head to look at Jiang Yuanyuan, "Miss Jiang, I believe in my own judgment, your grandmother should be the person I am looking for, but the Si people have passed away, and I can't find any way, I just hope you can go with me and follow me to see my grandmother." ”
Jiang Yuanyuan's hand tightened, she tilted her head and thought about it, but she was a little unpredictable.
"One day is good, tomorrow I will ask someone to send you back, I hope Miss Jiang can be fulfilled!" Mrs. Shangguan stood up and bowed slightly towards Jiang Yuanyuan, and Jiang Yuanyuan hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.
"Don't dare to be! Madame doesn't have to be like this, I'll go with you for a while, but, Mrs. Shangguan can you let me go back and explain! Jiang Yuanyuan said hurriedly.
"Thank you, Miss Jiang, this is naturally okay!" Madame Shangguan stood up and beckoned to her maid, "Send Miss Jiang back." ”
"Miss Jiang, Xu Yuyao has thanked you here!" Mrs. Shangguan leaned over and said.
"Madame is gracious!" Jiang Yuanyuan bowed and shook her head.
The carriage sent itself back to the inn, Jiang Yuanyuan gave a wave of orders to the shopkeeper Wang, and then asked the shopkeeper Wang to send Bai Xue to Shuyun later, and he communicated with Bai Xue again, although Bai Xue expressed a strong unwillingness, but also gagged Jiang Yuanyuan and let Jiang Yuanyuan go.
Subsequently, Jiang Yuanyuan went to Yangzhou City with Mrs. Shangguan!
Yangzhou City is the same as Liangzhou City, both are big cities, Liangzhou City is the main city of Liangzhou, Yangzhou City is the main city of Yangzhou, the two big cities are very close to each other, basically on the boundary line of the city, Jiang Yuanyuan feels that it is only half an hour to arrive, it can be said to be very close.
On the way, Jiang Yuanyuan also found that Mrs. Shangguan was really a very strange person, where she sat after she got into the carriage, her neck, waist and head were in a straight line, she closed her eyes slightly and pretended to sleep, and the thick cloak wrapped around her body was not taken off, she was still holding the stove in her hand, and her maid was making tea on the side, making two different cups each time, handing herself a cup, handing a cup to Mrs. Shangguan, Mrs. Shangguan drank it slowly every time, and after drinking, she would eat a plum, and drank three cups of tea and ate three plums along the way.
At first, Jiang Yuanyuan thought that Mrs. Shangguan was motion sickness, but later found out that it was not like this, she seemed to be just afraid of cold, and the tea she drank seemed to be just a simple, medicinal tea that replenished qi and blood, but how could anyone be so afraid of cold, she saw that Mrs. Shangguan's fingernails had always been white, there was no blood, and her face with red makeup could not see any blood, but Jiang Yuanyuan seemed to be able to imagine her somewhat pale and cold face.
When it was almost there, the maid picked up a thicker cloak and baked it next to the stove, and after it was warm, she put it on for Mrs. Shangguan, who had been lazily reaching out to change her clothes, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if they were open, and they seemed to be closed again.
When she arrived at the front of the mansion, looking at the gate, Jiang Yuanyuan suddenly had a feeling that Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, everything felt novel, and she wanted to touch everything, and after walking in, Jiang Yuanyuan spent a lot of control not letting herself look around, and followed Mrs. Shangguan to a courtyard.
Mrs. Shangguan directly pushed open the door and walked in, Jiang Yuanyuan followed in, the room was very warm, and there was a faint fragrance, the taste was very light, Mrs. Shangguan said something to a grandmother on the side, Mama nodded, and took them to the back room, a screen blocked the bed, Mrs. Shangguan handed the stove in her hand to the maid, took the cloak on her body, she let herself wait here for a while, and then walked to the back of the screen.
After a while, Mrs. Shangguan helped an old man out, and she whispered in the old man's ear while smiling coquettishly, which was the most vivid expression of Mrs. Shangguan that Jiang Yuanyuan had ever seen.
The old man kept looking at Mrs. Shangguan, and after listening to what Mrs. Shangguan said, he looked at Jiang Yuanyuan, and Jiang Yuanyuan realized that he was introducing himself! Her back subconsciously straightened up.
When the old man saw Jiang Yuanyuan, he was suddenly stunned, she tightened the crutches in her hand, her body was trembling, after a long time, she trembled and stretched out her hand to think about Jiang Yuanyuan's direction and walked over, her mouth was wide open, Mrs. Shangguan saw it, her heart was only her own guess was right, she stretched out her hand to support the old man, and looked at Jiang Yuanyuan.
Jiang Yuanyuan also saw something, and hurriedly stepped forward a few steps in front of the old man, she was a little hesitant to reach out to help, after all, the old man directly let his granddaughter help out, and several grandmothers didn't come forward, she was an outsider, and it was not good to reach out, but before her hand was raised, she was directly wrapped tightly by the old man.
"Qiuyun! Are you Qiuyun? The old man shouted excitedly, tears rolling out of his vicissitudes of life.
Jiang Yuanyuan glanced at Mrs. Shangguan at a loss, shook her head slightly and took a step back: "I'm sorry, I'm not." ”
"Grandma, you're scared of people, grandma, help grandma to sit and rest." As soon as Mrs. Shangguan's words fell, the two grandmothers hurriedly came over and helped the old man to the chair on the side, the old man pressed his heart, and his eyes were still stunned to look at Jiang Yuanyuan, Jiang Yuanyuan was a little flustered, thinking that it was difficult for her grandmother to really be the person Mrs. Shangguan was looking for.
Mrs. Shangguan pulled Jiang Yuanyuan to the other side to sit, she stepped forward and explained the origin of the matter to the old man, the old man's mood gradually calmed down, and she was not so excited at the moment, she pressed the corner of her eye, looked at Jiang Yuanyuan again, and beckoned to Jiang Yuanyuan, "Child, come, come here." ”
"Old lady!" Jiang Yuanyuan stepped forward and bowed slightly.
"My surname is Liu, you can also call me grandma, you can't be wrong with your appearance, you are Qiuyun's granddaughter." Grandma Liu said, tears surging again, "I didn't expect that Qiuyun would have already left." ”
Jiang Yuanyuan lowered her head a little sadly, her grandmother left early, and Jiang's father and Jiang's mother also left early.
"I just heard Yaoyao tell me, that's right, it's definitely right, I didn't expect that I would be able to see her granddaughter in my lifetime, but it's a pity that ......" Grandma Liu couldn't say it anymore, panting out of the corner of her eyes, Jiang Yuanyuan raised her hand, hesitated and stepped forward to pat the old man's back.
"Can you tell me what happened to Qiuyun later?" Grandma Liu said, looking at Jiang Yuanyuan expectantly, Jiang Yuanyuan nodded, sat on the small bench brought by her grandmother, and slowly talked in detail.
She told everything she knew, from how Grandma Jiang came to the small mountain village in Liangzhou, how she met her grandfather, how she fell in love with her grandfather, and then why she left, and also said some interesting things in her memory, said that grandma is a person who loves to laugh, how good-looking, how gentle, said marmalade, and said some interesting things to eat and drink, and said everything about herself.