63. Preparation
Zhang Bao called his son into the study to talk the next day. Shuning had already learned from her mother that her brother would not go to Guangzhou with them, and she was very sad, leaning on the pillar under the porch and watching the situation in the study.
Duan Ning came out of the study with red eyes, and when she saw her sister, she smiled reluctantly: "It seems that I can't accompany my sister to see the scenery and sea in the south of the Yangtze River." ”
Shuning bit her lip, pulled Duan Ning's sleeve and said, "I can't bear my brother." ”
Duan Ning touched her head and said, "I can't bear Amma, Eniang and my sister, but don't worry, I will write often, and I will take good care of myself, I am no longer a child." He looked up at the sky: "When you come back, I will be a man, and no one will be able to bully us." He blinked several times before the silver light in the corner of his eye slowly faded.
Shuning silently waited for him to put away his tears. Duan Ning looked down and saw her appearance, so he pulled away his smile: "Don't be sad, at least I can stay in Beijing to eat and dress well, and I don't have to walk so far." But I can't see what Jiangnan looks like, I can't see the sea that is too big to describe, and those foreigners' pointed-bottom boats, my sister will show me for me, and when you come back, tell me what it looks like. ”
Shuning smiled reluctantly: "I read it, so I drew it and sent it back together when I wrote the letter to my brother, okay?" ”
Duan Ning pinched her nose again: "Oh, third girl, are you okay?" ”
Shuning dodged his hand and pouted: "Although it is not as good as Brother Tongying, it is not a problem to draw a look, Mr. Cai always praises me when I take painting class, don't underestimate me!" "I think back then, she also participated in the city's primary school students' painting competition, and also won the encouragement award, painting a sea boat, it's not trivial.
Duan Ning smiled and continued to pinch her nose, and Shu Ning continued to dodge.
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Tong Shi looked at the situation of the two children playing in the distance, and his heart was sour, and it was easy to hold back his tears.
She said to the second sister-in-law who was wiping her tears next to her: "You have always been my most trustworthy, this time I should have taken you with me, but leaving Brother Duan alone in Beijing, I really don't feel at ease, although there are his grandparents and uncles, aunts and uncles here, but after all, they are separated by one layer, and they all have their own things to worry about, so I will leave you in Beijing." The horizontal and vertical tigers will also stay with Duanning, and you can also take care of your own flesh and bones. ”
The second sister-in-law choked up and said, "Don't worry, Mrs., just leave it to me." ”
Tong nodded: "It's just that we really can't do without Changfu, so we have to grieve you and your husband for a while apart." ”
The second sister-in-law shook her head and said, "The old lady looks up to him, it is his creation. ”
Tong Shi said again: "I also stayed with Ma San'er and Xiaomei, and you can discuss with them if you have something." Clothes and food, Xiaomei will take care of it. What I want you to pay attention to is something else. Brother Duan'er is getting older day by day, there are many children of officials and eunuchs in Beijing, the good and the bad are uneven, and there will be people who will tempt him to do something bad, you must always pay attention to it, urge him to study hard, and don't associate with those people. ”
The second sister-in-law said solemnly: "Don't worry, Mrs., I will definitely be optimistic about Brother Duan'er and don't let him learn badly." ”
Tong nodded, and said: "Also, the two girls who are waiting for Brother Duan'er now, Shuxiang and Moxiang, you can help me take care of it, if you are not restless, you can directly drive people out and choose another honest one." My good son, I must not let that prostitute seduce her badly. ”
The second sister-in-law also knew the bad atmosphere in this house, and she had already looked down on the two little girls, so she was busy.
Tong lowered his head and thought for a long time, and then said: "There is one more thing, over there in Pumpkin Hutong, you also know, don't cut off contact in the future, you can go in person to send things." Ma San'er has a temperament, so it's better not to leave this matter to him. I will also tell Brother Duan'er about this, he is in Beijing, if there are nobles to take care of him, it will naturally be better. ”
The second sister-in-law said, "Yes." Madam, before you leave Beijing, why don't you send one or two autumn and winter clothes. ”
Tong nodded, and wanted to say a few more words, but heard the Yahuan report below: "Mrs., the fourth wife is here." ”
Recently, the Shen family has often come, and the Tong family is not polite to her, and sits down to greet her: "How can the fourth brother and sister have time to come?" Don't send tonics again, do you? I said no, I couldn't put it in the house. ”
Shen handed the medicine bag in his hand to Su Yun and said, "There are so many, there are only eight or nine packets in total, these are all according to my mother's ancestral prescription for fetal medicine, which is very good for pregnant women, sister-in-law drink more." ”
Tong couldn't twist her, so he had to let someone accept it, so he invited her to sit down and asked to pour tea.
The two chatted about their parents, and Shen said, "I came here today, in fact, I want to ask my sister-in-law for something." ”
Tong asked, "What is it?" ”
Shen said: "The third brother and third sister-in-law are going to Guangzhou, I don't know if I can bring a few more people?" ”
She saw Tong's puzzled gaze and smiled embarrassedly: "That's the case." My mother's brother died a few years ago, and since then there has always been only one Mrs. Ru, surnamed Liu. This Liu family is capable and sharp, and the whole family is respectful. It's just that last year, my brother continued the strings, and it turned out that the husband and wife were very affectionate, and they couldn't let go of others anymore......"
Seeing that the Tong family frowned, she continued: "Originally, the Liu family wanted to stay in the Shen family, and the whole family would never treat her badly. It's just that she has a strong heart and asks for it on her own. But her parents died, and there was only one uncle, and a few years ago, the imperial court sent the Eight Banners Army to Guangdong, and her uncle's whole family went. Liu wanted to go to my uncle, but my mother's family was afraid that it would be inconvenient for her women to go on the road, so they asked me to ask my sister-in-law and take them with me. ”
Tong Shi thought that this was not a big deal, and it didn't hurt to respond, and the second sister-in-law and Duanning would not go, she would inevitably be lonely during the journey, and it would be good to have a companion, so he said: "This is just a trivial matter, although the fourth brother and sister just call someone to come, but I don't know how many people there are?" ”
Shen Shi hurriedly said: "She also has a sister, a widow, and then a maid, a servant, and a porter. Five people in total. ”
Seeing that there were not many people, the Tong family took the initiative, and the Shen family thanked her for a thousand thanks, and accompanied her for a few words before leaving.
One day later, the Tong family sent a few more autumn clothes to Pumpkin Hutong, which was sent quietly by Changfu and the second sister-in-law with Duanning, when it was to recognize the door, and then began to make a few winter clothes.
Duan Ning only learned today that her mother had a private connection with the fourth elder brother, and she had an idea in her heart when she received a face-to-face lesson from her mother. Seeing him like this, Shuning was a little worried, so she said to him: "We are different from the second sister, it's better not to get too close to those princes, it's okay to be a smooth friend, if you get too close, I'm afraid there will be trouble." ”
Duan Ning smiled and comforted her sister and said, "Where else can you get close?" I've only seen him once from afar. It's okay, I'm not going to get into trouble. ”
Shu Ning was still worried, but thinking that those princes and elder brothers were still little children, it was still early before the time of danger, and it was the final victor who was close to her, so she was relieved, and left these problems behind, just told her brother that no one, especially Wan Ning, found out that they had a private connection with the fourth elder brother, let alone get too close to her.
Duan Ning smiled after hearing this: "I underestimate your brother and me, that Wanning, whoever is next to me is unlucky, and I am not a fool, how can I let her approach?" ”
Shu Ning is embarrassed, it's too poisonous, when did her brother become black-bellied?
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The next few days were spent in packing up, because Duanning wanted to stay in Beijing, the second sister-in-law's mother and son, Ma San'er Xiaomei and his wife, and Master Cheng, who taught riding and archery, also had to stay, and the original manpower was not enough. Originally, I was going to set off soon, but the old lady said, there are less than ten days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I will leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so Zhang Bao and his wife had no choice but to postpone the trip.
This postponement is one more good thing. In the end, I sent a winter coat to Pumpkin Hutong in exchange for a piece of tissue paper with my name written on it. At first, Tong didn't know what it meant, but when he talked to Zhang Bao, he learned that there was an old doctor Chen from Tai Hospital, who was originally from Nanhai, Guangdong, and returned to his hometown when he was old.
Zhang Bao and Tong were overjoyed. Tong Shi is pregnant and on the road, in fact, he is a little apprehensive, now that he has the Taiyi with him, what are he afraid of? After gratitude, he sent a few good ginseng that had been treasured for a long time and a jade pendant that had been opened by a high monk to Pumpkin Hutong.
A few days passed in a hurry, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was in a blink of an eye. At this time, the national funeral had passed, and the old lady instructed the whole family to hold a banquet and eat a reunion dinner, and by the way, practice for Zhang Bao.
Shuning saw Fang Ning, who had not appeared for a long time, at the banquet, only to think that she was very thin and silent. And Yuan Ning looked at Wan Ning silently pleasing the old lady, and she was not as sneering as she was in the past.
Shuning didn't know what to say, but spoke to them kindly, and persuaded Fang Ning to eat more, Fang Ning smiled reluctantly and ate some pastries.
Wan Ning came to their side during the banquet, and Yuan Ning surprisingly didn't have an awkward relationship with her. Fang Ning was just silent. Wan Ning looked at her thin face, bit her lip, and asked in a low voice, "Big sister, that day...... I'm sorry I couldn't save you...... How are you now? Fang Ning replied dumbfoundedly: "I'm fine." ”
Wan Ning asked her, she only answered a few words, after a long time, Wan Ning felt bored, so she turned her head and said to Shu Ning with a smile: "It will take several years for you to leave, I am quite reluctant to the third sister, but fortunately, Brother Duan Ning will stay." When the third sister arrives in Guangdong, if you encounter anything interesting or delicious, remember to bring me some back. ”
Shuning tugged at the corners of her mouth. Wan Ning saw that she was very bored at this table, and after saying a few words, she made an excuse and walked away.
Shuning looked at her back coldly, but she was sneering in her heart. Her family is separated by thousands of miles, and it is such a light thing in her eyes?
Sister Wanning, you really think that you are the center of this world, and everyone wants to revolve around you? If this is really a novel, even if you are a pure woman who can turn all beings upside down, you are so sure that you are the main character? Beware of becoming gorgeous cannon fodder one day.