Chapter 55: Add a fire
Although Shu Shi was worried about her husband, she had lived for more than 30 years in her life, and for the first time she could be the master of the house, she couldn't help but be excited in her heart. When Xia Jin entered the house, she was cleaning up the house with her subordinates, her face was ruddy, her eyes were shining, and she had changed her haggard appearance a few days ago.
"Mother, what do you need my help with?" Xia Jin walked over and asked.
"No, you just have a good rest." Shu Shi lovingly stroked Xia Jin's hair, "I went to see you just now, and Calamus said you slept." What's the matter, the body feels sleepy? What is it that makes you feel uncomfortable? ”
Xu remembered the past because of the Dong family's affairs, Shu's actions made Xia Jin feel warm in her heart, she didn't avoid Shu's hand, and let her stroke her black and shiny hair.
She looked up and smiled: "It's not uncomfortable, it's just that I was worried about my dad last night, and I didn't sleep well, so I'm sleepy." ”
Speaking of Xia Zhengqian, the sorrow hidden in his eyes surfaced in Shu's eyes again. She sighed and rubbed her daughter's hairline twice: "Your dad will be fine." ”
"Hmm." Xia Jin nodded vigorously.
There's nothing wrong with it, and no one knows better than her.
The mother and daughter were silent, watching Sister-in-law Luo and the two mothers-in-law put the newly bought wooden bed tents and curtains one by one. Xia Jin pulled La Shu's sleeve: "Mother, go to my house, I have something to tell you." ”
Shu Shi went out with her and entered the room in the west wing, Xia Jin pressed her to sit down on the chair, and he also sat down opposite her, and let the iris serve tea.
"What bad things have you done to be so solemn?" Shu Shi smiled. I took a sip of my tea.
"I just ...... I didn't sleep in the house, so I went out the door dressed as my brother. Xia Jin said.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough ......" Shu was choked a lot. Coughing repeatedly.
Xia Jin hurriedly stepped forward to pat her on the back.
Shu Shi blocked her hand and pulled her to stand in front of her, anger appeared on his face: "What did you say? Are you out? How did your father tell us when he left? Turn your back and you're so disobedient! What is going on outside for you, how do you call your mother to live? ”
As he spoke, tears fell.
Xia Jin couldn't see others shed tears in his life. When she saw the way people were crying and crying, she was all kinds of irritated. thinks that back then, her family was ruined and died in a breath, and she didn't shed a single tear. She felt that crying and wiping her tears was the most useless way to do it. Shu's cry. cried the little warmth that had just sprung up in her heart.
Therefore, she spoke in a somewhat bad tone: "Can you please stop crying!" ”
This tone of disgust and hatred. Shu Shi was stunned when he heard this.
She raised her eyes and looked at her daughter in disbelief.
Xia Jin turned his head to look out the window, and his tone was still so hard: "If crying can save my father, even if my eyes are blind from crying, I am willing." But the problem is. Does crying solve the problem? ”
Shu wiped his tears, blinked his red and swollen eyes, lowered his head, and his face was a little confused.
Xia Jin saw that she had regained her senses, so she said, "You also know that I have been in and out of Luofu with my father a few times, and I am also familiar with the housekeeper Yu. When I went out just now, I went to inquire about my father. ”
Shu Shi hurriedly asked, "How is it?" What do they say? ”
"It's fine." Xia Jin said, "Steward Yu said that Luo Sangongzi's health seems to have improved in the past few days. As long as Luo Sangongzi is fine. Daddy will be fine. ”
She paused: "Steward Yu said, even if you take 10,000 steps back, Luo Sangongzi has a good one." Lord Luo is not such an unreasonable person, at most he scolds his father a few times, and he will never let his father pay for his life. After all, Luo Sangongzi's illness was caused by himself, and it was not caused by his father. If the treatment is not successful, Lang Zhong will be punished, and the Luo family will be sick in the future. Who would dare to come to the door? ”
These words were a solid comfort to Shu's. She let out a long breath and leaned back into her chair. The whole person seemed to relax: "So, your father is really fine?" ”
"It's going to be fine!" Xia Jin said solemnly.
Shu Shi stared at Xia Jin, his eyes were full of love: "My sister has grown up, and she can share her worries for her father." She lowered her eyelids and showed a look of shame on her face, "This family, just count the mother is the most useless, you know how to cry when you encounter something, you can't do anything." ”
Shu's like this made Xia Jin feel unbearable. Why don't you overcome rigidity with softness? Xia Jin has been a killer for several years, and he has already cultivated a hard-hearted heart. If Shu Shi was angry with her, he pushed her away. Now that he has admitted his mistake, Xia Jin feels that his previous attitude is too much.
She didn't comfort people, turned her face away, and said awkwardly: "Who said that my mother is useless?" Without a mother, is this family still a family? ”
Xia Jin's words made Shu's heart very iron.
She was a soft-hearted and kind woman, and as a mother, no one would care much about her children. At this time, she had already thrown Xia Jin's previous attitude out of the clouds, and glanced at Xia Jin happily: "You kid, you will say good things to coax your mother!" ”
Xia Jin lowered his eyelids, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but tilt upward, and his heart was soft and peaceful.
In the end, if she pretended to be Xia Qi and wanted to go out often, she didn't say it.
Shu Shi is too weak, if she knew in advance, she would stop her, and she was often frightened. It's better not to say it, and it's not too late for her to explain it when she finds out. Anyway, the foreshadowing has been made, and this matter has to be done step by step.
Without the intrigue of the mansion gate, up to the Shu family and down to the mother-in-law guarding the door, they all feel that the days are quiet and comfortable, and there is no longer the depression and discomfort in the summer mansion. It's just that Xia Zhengqian's matter is like a high mountain, which makes them breathless.
Xia Jin couldn't bear to let Xia Zhengqian and Shu Shi suffer, so he burned a handful of firewood under the stove early, and the next day, Xia Fu and Shu got the news that Xia Zhengqian was imprisoned.
Although Sanfang was kicked out, he didn't split up anyway, and he still lived in the old house of the Xia family. As long as Xia Zhengqian has something, the Xia family will not be good.
Xia Zhengshen was anxious and asked people around. Someone in Luo Mansion finally let out a word, saying that he wanted the Xia family to take three hundred taels of silver to make a point, and he would help say good things in front of Lord Luo and Mrs. Luo, and let the Xia family go. Otherwise, not only will Xia Zhengqian go to prison, but Renhetang will not want to open it well. Xia Zhen and Xia Qi don't even want to dream of passing the exam in the spring.
"Mother, three hundred taels of silver, where can we get it?" Xia Zhengshen cried in front of the old lady, reluctant in every way.
In fact, needless to say, three hundred taels is one thousand taels of silver, and the Xia family sold part of the fields and shops, and there are also them. But how could Xia Zhengshen sell the field shop to atone for Xia Zhengqian's sins? Although the money for these fields and shops was all earned by Xia Zhengqian from medical treatment in the past few years.
"Leave him alone!" The old lady said ruthlessly, "Go to the yamen to divide the family, and change the name of the old mansion to the third one, which is worthy of your father." Luo Mansion, you take twenty taels of silver to the housekeeper, let him say a few kind words in front of Lord Luo and Mrs. Luo, the matter of Master Luo, who provoked you, let him find whom. If he doesn't follow, the location of the old mansion is good, and it is not a problem to sell it for more than two hundred taels of silver. The third child wanted to save his life, so he asked him to sell the house, and if he scraped together again, he could make up three hundred taels of silver. ”
"Yes." Although Xia Zhengshen and Xia Zhengqian still have some brotherhood, and it is a pity that Xia Zhengqian can't sit in Renhetang anymore, but in the face of big interests, these are all scum. Keeping the Xia family's current life in a small rich family is the most important thing.
"Mother, is this inappropriate?" Xia Zhenghao, the second master who opened the Peach Blossom Poetry Club from the provincial capital, frowned and said, "As soon as something happens, we will split up and kick out the third room, so that others will think of us?" ”
"Yes, mother. Can you think of something else? Then Lord Luo shouldn't be so unreasonable, right? If you can't see the disease, you have to treat Langzhong's disease, who will dare to go to Luofu to see his family in the future? When the second wife saw her husband open her mouth, she also echoed.
Now that Xia Chan's injuries have gradually healed and she has not left any disabilities, she doesn't hate Sanfang so much. The most important thing is that this separation is related to her father-in-law's reputation.
Before the old lady could speak, the eldest lady sneered and laughed: "Second brother and sister, you are kind, and it is best to be with the third brother and sister, so you can take three hundred taels of silver and lend it to her." After this is over, ask the third brother and sister to slowly save money to pay you back. ”
The second wife's face turned pale, she glanced up at Xia Zhenghao, and said, "Where do I have money?" ”
The eldest lady pouted: "Isn't this the end!" Who wouldn't say good things? It's like pretending, and when it comes to taking money, it's wilting. But the wicked have called me husband and wife! ”
"Alright, you two don't have to say a word." The old lady waved her hand to Xia Zhengshen, "That's it, let's do it quickly." ”
Xia Zhengshen took the order and left.
After half a day, Shu's got the household registration and house deed sent by Xia Zhengshen.
In the past, Shu Shi dreamed of this household registration and house deed, but now he didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, so he only stared at Xia Zhengshen and said, "Big brother, is the Luo family unwilling to let go of my master?" ”
With her understanding of the old lady and Xia Zhengshen, only in this way will they take the initiative to divide the three rooms and give them a house.
"Where?" Xia Zhengshen was willing to tell the truth, raised his face and motioned for his mother-in-law to stuff things into Shu's hand, and then said, "The old lady said that since you are willing to live alone, then divide it thoroughly." Third brother and sister, didn't you really want to move out before? Now you should be happy if you are a single detached household. ”
Xia Qi glared at him with hatred on the side. Xia Jin leaned into his ear and said a few words, and he said coldly: "Uncle, the Xia family's property also has two or three thousand taels of silver, right?" My father has worked hard for so many years, and he has bought a lot of properties for the Xia family, and now he has such an old mansion that is only worth two hundred taels of silver? ”
"What nonsense?" Xia Zhengshen's face sank, his eyes glanced outside, as if he was afraid that people would know, and scolded Xia Qi, "Where is the Xia family's property worth two or three thousand taels?" Don't talk nonsense if you don't know! Even if Bo has a family property, which is worth a thousand children and eight hundred, it is also placed by the old lady. The old lady is still alive, how can you share those possessions as you say? ”
As he spoke, he said to Shu Shi: "Third brother and sister, I didn't say you. This Brother Qi is really used to you. The third brother is not here, you have to discipline it well! As he spoke, he stood up and brushed his sleeves away.
PS: Thank you for the tip of the most distant thing and the pink ticket of radish 1031! (To be continued)