Chapter 14: An Ancestor

Early the next morning, Li Xia was woken up by a loud voice.

Li Xia turned over, didn't open her eyes, nested on the boat for more than a month, and finally was able to sleep on the bed, but until the middle of the night, she still felt that the bed was shaking around very uncomfortable, and she finally stopped shaking at this time, she wanted to sleep a little longer.

“…… How can you be stupid like this? What's the use of asking you? That box had to be carried by two people, alas! That box is all the master's pen inkstone! It's a bookcase, and the bookshelf hasn't been set up yet, so what are you moving it for? Alas! I'm so! How could this man be so stupid! That cabinet can't be mopped! Can't be delayed! Look at the crooked feet of the cabinet! Ay! You! What's your name? Where do you put that hand......

The sound kept drilling into Li Xia's ears like a drill, and Li Xia, who was stabbed, was upset, forget it, let's get up.

Li Xia sat up and looked out the window, the window was a freshly pasted light green muslin, and the thick green outside the screen window swayed, like a plantain.

"Nine girls are awake?" The little girl Jiu'er looked at it, "I'll go and bring water." ”

Li Xia looked at Jiu'er in a daze, she didn't recognize her, who was this? Looking at her like that, it seems that I know her very well...... Li Xia didn't say a word, Jiu'er brought water, Li Xia washed his face and came out, walked along the verandah, and entered the main courtyard through the Daobao Vase Gate.

At the door of the upper room in the main courtyard, blocked in the middle of the right, there was an armchair, and an old lady in brocade clothes sat on the chair, waving her arms, and kept scolding, directing a group of servants and women to move boxes and cages to pack up things.

Li Xia looked at the imposing old lady blankly.

No wonder since she came back to the present, she always felt that something was wrong, yes, she hadn't seen this aunt!

This aunt is the sister of Daddy's biological mother, she took care of Daddy, Daddy respects her like a mother, and she is the old lady and ancestor of their family, but Daddy judged the wrong case, and after their family entered Beijing in a hurry, where did she go?

Li Xia thought about the headache, she really couldn't remember where she went, but one thing was certain: she hadn't seen her since Daddy's bad incident.

Li Xia entered the upper room along the corner, Mrs. Xu leaned on the couch under the south window, looking much better, when she saw Li Xia, she smiled, straightened up and beckoned her, "Ah Xia woke up, did you sleep well last night?" Come over and let A-Niang take a look. ”

The sixth brother closest to Ah Niang hurriedly moved and gave up the position closest to Ah Niang to his sister, Li Dong stepped forward to take off Li Xia's shoes and carried her to the couch.

"Auntie, are you okay? You're looking so good today! Li Xia looked up at A-Niang.

"Auntie, it's okay." Mrs. Xu stroked Li Xia's head, and she was extremely pitiful, "Ah Xia, there has been chaos at home in the past two days, don't run around, either follow my sister, or come to me to write with the sixth brother, I heard that our Ah Xia also likes to write recently?" ”

"Well, Ah Niang......" Before Li Xia finished speaking, he heard the old lady's voice outside suddenly rise a full octave, "Stop!" Where did this box come from? Bring it up! Open it and take a look! ”

Mrs. Xu stroked Li Xia's hand stiffly, her face turned pale, and hurriedly glanced at her companion Mama Hong, who was standing at the door of the upper room and obliquely watching the movement outside, seeing Mrs. Xu's eyes, she lifted the curtain and went out of the house, and said with a smile: "There are a few old clothes in this box, which Mrs. packed and sealed with her own hands, and carry them to this house." ”

"I've watched the boxes of cages pack up with my own eyes, I'm old, and I have a very good memory! There is no such box! How many clothes do you have to hold in such a big box? Is there anything else in the house that I don't know? It's my wife's dowry, and I know it well! Good and decent, where did such a big box of clothes come out? You said! "The old lady is fierce.

Li Xia looked at the pale face of A-Niang with a little puzzlement, and the frightened sister, they were all afraid of her? She doesn't remember anything about this aunt anymore.

This box of clothes is given by the eldest uncle when I went to Jiangning Mansion last time, in addition to the clothes, there are several good inkstones, two boxes of high-grade ink, and a box of lake pens. It seems that there is something else, why don't A-Niang and her sister dare to let this old lady know?

"I'll take a look." Li Dong looked at Mrs. Xu, who was pale, bit her lip tightly, and stood up and walked out.

Li Xia hurriedly moved and looked out through the crack in the window.

"Old lady, this box was indeed packed by A-Niang herself, I watched from the side, and carried it to the house...... Carry it into the house first, and my mother and I will watch it with the old lady. Li Dong lowered his shoulders and shrunk his head, sighed in a low voice, and stood in front of the old lady with an amazing momentum like a rainbow, like the most inferior slave.

Li Xia's heart tingled.

"Could it be that there is something unsightly in this box?" The old lady crossed her hands on her hips, sprayed Li Dong's face with saliva first, and then stretched out her hand to point at Li Dong's face, "Go!" You open it for me! Dare to make a ghost in front of me, I'm phew, you're still tender! The old lady pointed her finger into the room as she cursed the last sentence.

The box was opened, and the old lady pinched Li Dong's thin shoulders and pressed her into the box one by one, "How many old clothes are these?" Are you blind? Or do you think I'm blind? You say, tell me clearly, where did this come from? Stealing or robbing? I see that you dare to lie to me again, you say? You'll tell me again! ”

Li Dong was pressed by her, and his hair was scattered.

Mama Hong stood beside and watched with her hands in her hands, her expression indifferent, a commonplace look.

Li Xia stiffened her face, the pain in her heart was like a flood, and she looked back at A-Niang, A-Niang's face was pale, her eyes were slightly closed, and her lips were trembling slightly.

"Go and ask the master, call the master over! I can't live! The master has just been promoted, and this is going to kill me! I can't live! I knew that I was promoted, and it was terrible! I'm not alive anymore! The old lady pushed Li Dong away violently, sat on the chair with her buttocks, patted her thighs and cried.

Master Li was in the signing room to familiarize himself with official business, and when he heard that something had happened in the back house, he hurriedly rushed in three steps and two steps.

When the old lady saw Master Li, tears poured out, and the original dry howl was immediately filled with snot and tears, from the fierceness just now, it was extremely miserable in an instant.

“…… I'm pulling you apart...... How much suffering was suffered! Which family...... What a door! Besides your father, who is a good person? Everyone is looking forward to your death! Everyone hates to strangle you, they're not human...... Ahh......h For decades, I didn't dare to close my eyes when I slept, so I brought you up...... Ahh......h Have pity on me...... Ahh......h I'm not alive anymore...... I can't live ......"