Chapter 281: Return
Everyone was anxious, the whip was not finished, the horse was in pain, raised its hooves, ran violently, seventy or eighty miles, but ran for more than an hour, with all the way to the smoke and dust, directly stopped outside the courtyard gate of the old woman's house, and did not care about calling the door, everyone pushed the door and rushed in.
Rui Xue ate the old woman's lunch at noon, Niu Niu implemented the three-light policy as usual, the old woman couldn't help but say a few words, she waved the stick, scared to hide aside, Rui Xue was helpless, had to promise another bag of fine noodles, Li Zheng Niangzi looked at the hot eyes, and also talked about how far Yunjia Village was, how hard her son ran a trip, Rui Xue smiled and didn't answer, it's not that she was stingy, she really didn't like this woman to be greedy, and besides, she would get twenty taels for a letter, which was already a good reward, and she didn't owe anything.
Li Zheng Niangzi saw that she didn't mean to send her own fine noodles, and her heart was very uncomfortable, and she was thinking about how to speak again, when she heard the footsteps in the yard, and there was a faint cry of a woman, she was stunned, but Rui Xue saw joy on her face, and said with a smile, "My family is here." ”
As soon as her words landed, the two half-hidden wooden doors were pushed open, and seven or eight women, large and small, stood outside the door, all stunned because the room was dim and could not see for a while.
Finally seeing her family, Rui Xue was very happy, stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm here." ”
This sentence pointed out the direction for everyone, and all the women rushed out like a swarm, and surrounded Ruixue in the middle, and before they could speak, they were already holding her arm or pulling the hem of her clothes, crying.
Niuniu had eaten, her stomach was too full, she leaned on the chair inside and took a nap, and suddenly heard the loud voices in the room, and then opened her eyes, and saw a group of women surrounding her sister in the middle to "tear", and immediately became angry, picked up the stick and waved it away, "Dare to bully my sister, look for death!" ”
Rui Xue was so frightened that her heart was about to jump out, and she immediately shouted, "Niuniu, stop!" ”
The shiny stick stopped on top of Sister-in-law Zhang's head, she blinked her eyes a little dazed, and the tears on her eyelashes crackled and fell two, and she asked with trembling lips, "Sister, this girl..."
Rui Xue breathed a long sigh of relief and explained simply, "Sister-in-law, this is my newly recognized sister-in-law, and she is also the benefactor who saved me from the tiger's mouth. ”
After speaking, she looked at Niuniu again and said, "Niuniu, this is my sister's family, we must get along with each other in the future, and we must not be rude!" ”
"Oh," Niuniu pouted, "I watched them beat my sister..."Before she could finish speaking, the girls heard that she had saved Ruixue, and pulled her in gratefully, Cui Niang touched two handfuls of animal skins on her body, and said in a loud voice, "Why is this child still wearing animal skins, how hot it is, tomorrow my sister-in-law will make you a good dress as a thank you gift." ”
"No, no, Caiyue and I made new clothes, and when we go back, we will take them out for the second lady to wear first."
Niuniu has never been treated so warmly, and she turned her head to ask her sister for help at a loss, but unfortunately, Rui Xue thought that she would always have more contact with people in the future, so she should be rehearsed in advance, so she pretended not to see it, and whispered to comfort the old grandmother and sister-in-law Zhang who wiped her tears again.
The old woman and the lady of Lizheng, since they saw a large number of people pouring into the house, they were squeezed into the corner, their eyes were full of red and green, and the cries in their ears shook the sky, and they finally fully believed the fact that this embarrassed woman was the master mother of a rich and noble family. This means that the Xie Yin of both of them is settled.
The two pulled each other's sleeves, discussed a few words, and then stepped forward and said, "This lady is pregnant with a child, I'm afraid she can't withstand such great sorrows and joys, the old woman goes to fetch a basin of water, which of you is waiting to wash and change clothes." ”
When everyone heard her say this, they suddenly remembered that they were standing on someone else's territory.
Cui Niang has been trading in the city for a few months, and she has been practicing her wrists well and talking, so she immediately stepped forward with a smile and took the old woman's hand, and said with a smile, "Oh, this aunt, it's really a bodhisattva, thank you so much for taking care of our sister-in-law, I can't say it, I have to bother my sister-in-law, boil some hot water, my sister wants to wash and change clothes, and there are some things to eat, so I want to reheat it." ”
The old woman naturally said yes one after another, and Mrs. Lizheng also rushed to go to the stove with her to be busy.
Soon, hot water was brought up, and the old woman's inner room was borrowed, Ruixue washed her hands and face, and sat at the small table under the window waiting for Caiyun to curl her hair for her.
The hall outside was a little dim just now, but at this time, with the light outside the window, Caiyun Caiyue saw the scars on his wife's face and hands clearly, and the tears of distress fell again, and she almost dropped the makeup box and comb in her hand.
Rui Xue patted the back of their hands and comforted, "It's all small wounds, it doesn't hurt anymore, and Amber must have ointment there, and it won't leave a scar." ”
Caiyun Caiyue wiped her tears, gently combed her master's hair, curled a pair of snail sideburns, and half-covered the injured cheek on that side, Caiyue picked up two beaded hairpins, and a golden step, carefully hairpins, she was about to close the makeup box, but Ruixue said, "Let's put on light makeup." ”
Caiyue was stunned, the master doesn't like to put on makeup the most on weekdays, what's wrong today, is it that these two calendars are so scared, Sister-in-law Zhang, who just came in with tea from outside, is a person with a clear heart, and immediately guessed that Rui Xue wanted everyone to see her radiant appearance, after all, the woman has been lost for two days, and it is easy to spread rumors, and then describe the embarrassed return, wouldn't it be worse?
She took the makeup box with her own hands, painted her eyebrows for Ruixue, swept the rouge on her cheeks, bit her lips red, and matched the pearl jewelry on her ears and head, which made her more dignified and gentle.
After changing into a set of brocade dresses and reopening the door to go out, Rui Xue was already completely different from Fang Cai, and the old woman and the lady were dumbfounded, even Niuniu hesitated to call her sister.
Rui Xue looked at her like this, smiled, waved her hand to step forward, took her hand, and said, "What, my sister has become beautiful, I don't know my sister anymore?" ”
Niuniu shook her head, reached out and pulled her sister's brocade dress and the dragon and phoenix bracelet on her wrist, and whispered, "It's still my sister, but I changed my fur... Well, the clothes. ”
Fur? Everyone in the room laughed at her strange statement.
For a while, Cui Niang took Wang's sister-in-law and brought the pies and two dishes brought by the family, a few plates of snacks, Rui Xue was not full, at this time when she saw the food at home, she felt very hungry, greeted Niuniu, and sat down to eat.
Where does Niuniu know how to be polite, grabbed the pie and took two bites, her eyes were as bright as the sun, and her hands were like the wind and clouds, Caiyun Caiyue was dumbfounded, and hurriedly grabbed two chopsticks, bamboo shoots and a small plate of spicy cucumbers for the master. Ruixue looked funny, the better she was in the mood, and the more she ate.
Soon, the empty dishes were withdrawn, Niuniu leaned back next to her sister and hiccuped, Rui Xue rubbed her stomach for her, thinking about where the child's father was, so she called Feng Diao to come in and ask, Feng Diao hurriedly said the events of the past two days briefly, Rui Xue heard that Zhao Fengnian and Wu Yu did not do anything radical, so she was more relieved. pointed to the old woman and Mrs. Lizheng and said, "These two aunts took care of me for half a day, and sent people to deliver letters, which is very hard, so each family will give twenty taels of thanks." ”
Feng Tiao immediately took out four white silver bills from his purse and handed them out, the old woman and the lady were polite, but her subordinates grabbed it tightly, Rui Xue saw that Niuniu was about to speak again, so she quickly pulled her and said with a smile, "Let's go back." ”
When they answered, they simply said goodbye to the two women who were happy and stupid, and went out and got into the car.
Niuniu sat in the carriage and curiously lifted the curtain to look outside, and knocked on the shed wall of the carriage twice from time to time, it was really novel to see anything, Rui Xue didn't stop her, sat aside, and listened to Cui Niang and Zhang's sister-in-law talk about family affairs, Xu is about to arrive home, let her feel at ease, Xu is full and easy to get sleepy, she didn't say a few words, she actually fell asleep on the brocade mat.
Cui Niang and Sister-in-law Zhang thought that she was uncomfortable and fainted at first, but then they saw that their breathing was very stable, so they could barely feel at ease, one on each side, surrounded the girl in the middle, and carefully protected it.
The heroine who slept on the carriage and returned safely was naturally not as anxious as she ran when she came, and when she slowly swayed all the way to the outside of Yunjia Village, it was already sunset, and countless men, women, and children were waiting under the big tree at the entrance of the village, with curiosity or hope on their faces, and they all looked at the mountain road, and there were sharp eyes that saw three carriages coming, and shouted, "Oh, it's back, it's back!" ”
Everyone immediately thundered with joy and rushed forward, and Aunt Yun squeezed in the front, and without waiting for the carriage to stop, she shouted, "How is the boss?" Are you okay? ”
Caiyun, who was sitting on the wheel, nodded vigorously, and threw out the set of words taught by Zhang's sister-in-law, "Mrs. was rescued the night before, and she didn't eat hard, second grandma rest assured." ”
Ruixue slept all the way, she already felt much better, she woke up when she heard the noise and shouts of everyone, and when she heard this, she asked Sister-in-law Zhang to open the car door, get out of the car and walk in front of everyone, bow down, and smile lightly, "I have been tired of all the villagers for the past two days, and I am worried about me." ”
Everyone looked at it and laughed, looking at the complexion seemed to be more ruddy than before, those kind and good friends on weekdays, but they were really happy, as for the original muttering, tired and sour eyes, they didn't find fault, they were unwilling to pretend to smile, stepped forward to say hello, and said two good words.
Rui Xue dealt with them one by one, then turned around and waved her hand, signaling the probe to look at Niuniu here, and then took her hand and said to everyone, "This is my newly recognized sister, this time I can get out of danger, thanks to her rescue, this child has a pitiful background, grew up alone in the mountains, lives by hunting, and it is inevitable that there will be recklessness and rudeness in acting. ”
Everyone looked at Niuniu's dark complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, she was still wearing animal skin clothes and pants, carrying a thick wooden stick in her hand, her face was not inferior, and the last doubt in her heart was immediately erased.
(The old man at home called, asking us to go back to our hometown for the holiday, it has not yet been decided, if you want to break the change, you must send an announcement in advance to inform everyone, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish all friends can reunite with their families and enjoy the full moon together!) )