Chapter 18: The Caged Bird (Part II)
In this house, there is a lot of trouble to spend. The old lady was outside the house, and she heard a little melancholy and helplessness.
Originally, the Qin family and Zhuang Hu didn't come over, the aunt and grandmother got angry and threw things, the girls persuaded her, and after a few words, she took out her hand to get angry with the girls. When the Qin family and Zhuang Hu arrived, this aunt and grandmother became like a person, complaining left and right about the pitiful. After all, it is the uncle Zhuang who is unkind.
Zhuang Hu didn't have much of a good attitude towards this aunt and grandmother, and saw that she loved to beat and scold people, and felt that her own big family, half of the master had no reason to beat people, and she was arrogant, she was not used to it, so she said: "There is so much energy, if you don't drag the uncle back, what's the use of just beating the girl." I also lost half of my master's identity! ”
When the eldest aunt and grandmother saw Zhuang Hu speak, and saw that the Qin family was present, she lost half of her arrogance and sprinkled pity.
The eldest aunt said: "You also know the eldest girl, the uncle is usually not like this, since the second room was married, I don't know what fox to give him, teach him not to live at home every day, as soon as he lives at home, he goes to her, and seeing me is like seeing a tigress." What's the talk of the girl behind her, saying that I'm not from the house. ”
Qin Shi took a sip fiercely and said sharply: "Confused things!" I have never heard anyone who spits such a thing out of his mouth. ”
The eldest aunt and grandmother cried: "If my wife hears it, then I am really an outsider." ”
While instructing the girls to clean up the ground, Qin Shi found an empty seat to sit down, and said, "According to you making such a fuss, do you want to make trouble for the uncle to come back, or do you want to make trouble to drive out the second room?" ”
When the eldest aunt and grandmother heard this condemnation, they cried even more, and said: "I don't want anything else, the uncle knows, my mother's family sent someone to say that my eldest brother is gone, and I want to find a few taels of silver, but the uncle agreed, but he didn't give it, and this morning he took out the silver and took away half of my dowry......"
The Qin family knew that his son had done such a thing, but after all, it was his own son, and no matter how much he hated it in his heart, he didn't open his mouth to scold him at this moment. I sympathize with this aunt and grandmother in my heart, but when I think about her beating people for no reason, it will spread in the future, so I don't make people laugh at Dongfu's powerful hearts.
Qin Shi said: "What's the use of you crying in this situation, why didn't you see you kidnapping him at that time." Can you cry back this time? ”
My aunt and grandmother cried a lot.
Hearing the aunt and grandmother crying like this, the Qin family had no solution, Zhuang Hu saw that her mother was beside her, and she didn't dare to squeak if she had some ability to solve it, so the old lady came in. Seeing the old lady arrive, Qin and Zhuang Hu greeted her, helped her sit down, and asked the girl to find tea.
The old lady signaled that she would be excused from the hospitality, and blurted out: "I see that the eldest aunt and grandmother are crying reasonably, it is not the uncle, and the face of the ancestor of a man doing such a thing is lost." But then again, throwing things and beating people for no reason is not made by the master, and people's hearts are not fooled and scattered. Zhu'er, go back and get some money for the handkerchiefs I made for the girls. ”
Zhu'er answered.
Qin Shi smiled and said, "Old lady, you ......"
The old lady said: "Spread out, people still say that our Zhuang Mansion is so unauthentic." Lose the people in the house! ”
The aunt and grandmother stopped crying: "Thank you, old lady." ”
The old lady beckoned to her aunt and grandmother, she passed, and the old lady gently pulled her and said, "You don't have to thank me, this is the money that your eldest lady left me here, I will pay it to you first, and thank your wife if you want to thank you." ”
The eldest aunt and grandmother returned the gift to the Qin family.
The old lady said: "Besides, your eldest brother has passed away, and the carriage is naturally indispensable." He turned his head to Zhuang Hu and said, "Hu'er, you asked the person in charge of white affairs to prepare a few white carriages and borrow them for use." Also decent. ”
Hearing the old lady's thoughtful arrangement, the eldest aunt and grandmother were so moved that she couldn't express it, and she only cried vigorously: "Thank you, old lady." ”
At this time, Zhu'er brought the silver and handed it to the eldest aunt and grandmother.
Zhu'er smiled: "This is twenty taels of silver, and the old lady took it and said that she would change some handkerchiefs for the girls in the summer." No, it's all here. ”
The eldest aunt and grandmother accepted the money apologetically, and promised to the Qin family and Zhuang Hu for a blessing. After explaining it here, the old lady asked the Qin family not to blame the aunt and grandmother for this matter. When the matter was over, they packed up and went back to the house. The next day, the daughters-in-law, aunts, aunts, and girls went to the old lady's mansion to say goodbye, and talked about the death of the eldest aunt and grandmother.
Cao's offense because of the rudeness of the first day, went back and was reprimanded by Zhuang Lu for a few words, and today he was a lot more peaceful, his mouth became strange and kind, and he took the initiative to care about Zhuo Yiting's affairs in front of others.
I saw Cao Shi say: "I don't know if the girl who saved us is better, I want to ask a Western doctor to help me take a look." ”
The old lady saw Cao yesterday so ignorant of the general situation, and minded her daily small belly chicken intestines, today I saw her say this, originally wanted to save her some face, but because she wanted to invite a Western doctor, the old lady was not happy, and said: "The foreigners came to attack the city and dominate the land, but I didn't see anyone who came to help the suffering." You lick your face and please, let Sun Simiao, Bian Que, Hua Tuo don't need it, is there no miracle doctor in my country? ”
Cao's heart complained again and again: kindness should be the liver and lungs of a donkey, and it is wrong to say left and right. Thinking that he must have been fighting with the foreign girl and the five ghosts, he provoked himself into a commotion. The old lady said such a vernacular, she no longer dared to say it.
Qin's faint and didn't help, the county lord saw this scene, and also felt that the Cao family was concerned about Zhuang Jue's life-saving benefactor, and he was a little grateful, so he helped him to say a little bit: "The old lady likes to listen to "The Legend of the White Snake" the most, Bai Suzhen is an evil demon, and she came down to repay her kindness to Xu Xian, presumably there are also good kinds of evil demons. Good cause and effect are good for people's affection! ”
The old lady listened to the cause and effect, and her heart went a little bit, so she became pleasant, and said a few vague words, I don't know whether to comfort Cao's or talk to herself, and saw her say: "It's not, pay attention to cause and effect, good is good, with this heart, whoever looks at it in his heart likes it." ”
The Cao family is dull, and he came out of the merchant's family, and his copper smell has a high sense of perception, and if he is a family member, everyone may not be able to defeat the county lord. Fortunately, the county lord gave Cao a glance, and the Cao family squeezed out a smile with peace of mind, and apologized to the old lady.
The county lord said: "Get up early, the second wife asked Guiyuan in her house to bring some yak marrow bone powder, and I was embarrassed to give it to the girl, so let me take it." I don't think I'm embarrassed either. It's always on the old lady's side, and the old lady is in charge. ”
The old lady said, "That's the truth." The second wife should have done this a long time ago. These are a few silver things, to save people, the Buddha will also bless the descendants of Tian Ding to make a fortune. ”
The old lady has something to say, one is that the Cao family has no children under her knees, and the other is that she is a business housekeeper. It's not that Tim Ding has made a fortune.
Seeing that he was praised, Cao Shi hurriedly got up, and Fu thanked the old lady, and before she could sit down, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside. In the blink of an eye, the butler came in.
The housekeeper panted and entered the door, and said to Qian'er: "Old lady, the eldest master asked someone to pass a message from the palace, saying that the concubine is not doing well." The Queen Mother will tell you to enter the palace immediately. ”
The old lady was shocked and hurriedly said, "Then prepare the clothes, let the carriage hurry." ”
For the rest, Zhuo Yiting's affairs will not be talked about for the time being, and all the daughters-in-law and girls will hug the old lady into the house to change their clothes, and wear the court clothes of the women. On this day, the old lady, the Qin family, and the county lord entered the palace together.
When he went out, Zhuang Ying ran from inside, and he wanted to follow. Of course, this is just Zhuang Jue's joke, he doesn't understand the rules of entering the palace, summoned in the palace, whoever has to go has to go, and besides, he doesn't like the place in the palace, here, he is here to probe the wind, to see how much time the old lady and others have entered the palace, so he went to Jinghuaxie to visit Zhuo Yiting privately.
Zhuang Jue said coquettishly: "Old lady, I want to go too." ”
The old lady loved her grandson, pinched his face and said, "My son, the concubine is not good, I will enter the palace immediately, how can I take you there!" If you go back to see your injured sister, it's not in vain that you have a heart. And she is not allowed to work, so she can speak. ”
Zhuang Jue got this and readily agreed: "Yes, old lady." ”
You must know that Zhuang Qin repeatedly told that except for the old lady, the family members should not visit Zhuo Yiting privately. The mystery is that I am afraid that the words will not be firm and there will be flaws.
Zhuang Ying saw the old lady and the others leaving, and sent his personal attendant to call the resurrected to inquire about the whereabouts of the old man. When Fusheng came back and said that the old man had gone out, he invited the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh girls and sisters to come to Jinghua to thank him.
Before Zhuang Jue and the others arrived at Jinghuaxie, Zhuo Yiting had already gotten up, and Sanxi was feeding her medicine.
Because he didn't see Huiyuan beside him, he asked Sanxi: "Where is Huiyuan?" ”
Sanxi replied lightly: "The girls in the house invited me and said that some old clothes were given to us." She went to get it. ”
Zhuo Yiting was surprised and asked suspiciously, "Give us the old clothes?" ”
Sanxi's words were inappropriate, and he hurriedly explained: "Oh, it's for me and Huiyuan, and your clothes are prepared by the old lady and the ladies." ”
As he was talking, Huiyuan walked in with a lot of clothes, saw Zhuo Yiting taking medicine, and said with a smile: "The girl is awake!" ”
Sanxi wanted to feed again, Zhuo Yiting shook his head and didn't eat, Huiyuan put down his clothes, took the medicine, and served carefully: "You have to eat it to get better quickly." Sanxi didn't sleep well all night, and she was worried about it, so she ate a few more bites for her. Zhuo Yiting just took a few more bites.
Seeing this, Sanxi quipped: "What I feed is not fragrant, what is in other people's hands is the taste, how can the words be wrapped in honey, and the medicine is not bitter." ”
Zhuo Yiting smiled: "Little hoof, be careful that I smack you!" He said again: "The house didn't embarrass you, right?" ”
Huiyuan said: "No, it's excellent to treat us." They eat and dress like the other girls in the house. ”
Sanxi said: "The old lady asked people to clean up the upper room, and when the girl's injuries are healed, she will move in." ”
Zhuo Yiting was relieved, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "It's good here, is it what my grandmother means?" ”
Perhaps, the old lady really didn't know, and she could see that the old lady really cared for her. Therefore, I immediately accepted her in my heart, and called her grandmother, otherwise, I really had to think about how to call those enemies who killed my parents. Taking a step back, once someone asks you what your last name is, how do you answer?
Sanxi was stunned when he saw Zhuo Yiting finish speaking, so he stood aside and didn't dare to say a word.
At this time, Zhuang Ying and the six sisters came.
As soon as he entered the house, Zhuang Jue didn't care about his shyness and took the lead in sitting on the edge of the bed. Zhuo Yiting was ashamed, picked up a handkerchief to half-cover his face, lowered his eyes, but couldn't help but peek at everyone.
That Zhuang Yu said heartily: "My sister is awake." Because I was so badly wounded, I was faint and had a fever, and I frightened the old lady. "Isn't he frightened.
Only then did Zhuo Yiting take a closer look at this jade-like young man, but he was not the person who saw the sedan chair on the street that day. Now I see him hanging a longevity lock around his neck, which adds a little more luxury, and his smile is even more likable.
The second girl, Zhuang Xuan, spoke quickly, as clever as her mother Cao, and she said: "No, the girl saved the life of the third brother, and asked the third brother to repay your love for the rest of his life." "This Zhuang Qi is the daughter of Zhuang Lu and Cao, the second lord of Beifu, who was eighteen years old, Zhuang Hu is the eldest, and she is second in line. She is holding a high sideburns, golden hairpins and emerald wisps, gold inlaid with jade peony flowers, a golden swaying phoenix spitting beads and swaying with her words, wearing a red and white placket, inlaid with gold wire, indescribably expensive, dressed in pink makeup and jade, a pair of curved eyebrows and nuclear pill eyes, smart and flashing, looking forward to brilliance.
Zhuo Yiting and Sanxi glanced at each other, replied with a smile, and did not dare to say more. Hui Yuan recognized the body, moved a stool from the outside to the inside, and asked everyone to sit down.
Zhuang Yu, the fifth girl of this party, also said: "The old lady has entered the palace today, and she specially asked the third brother to come over to see, it is still the grace of the girl who sacrificed her life to save her!" I don't say anything else, but I'm the only one who is grateful for the girl's kindness. If it weren't for you, my third brother would be gone. ”
Zhuang Yu is the daughter of Zhuang Qin, the third master of Xifu, and Feng Xian, the girl who accompanied the county lord, and is Zhuang Yu's half-sister. Because he was born in May, and because he was ranked fifth among the sisters, he was named Zhuang Yu. Because she is a concubine, her biological mother is lowly, she is hard-hearted, and she has the spirit of raising her majesty, how much because of her mother, and she also has the love of Zhuang Qin, and the love of Zhuang and Zhuang Pu's two brothers, in the eyes of others, it is no different from being born to the county lord. The face is not as noble as Zhuang Xuan, but it has more arrogant temperament than other sisters, especially the eyebrows and eyes, the inexhaustible unruly, and the lively mouth is not annoying.
The other sisters did not speak, and Zhuo Yiting did not dare to be rude to look at him, guarding that cultivation for respect.
Zhuang Jue looked at Zhuo Yiting and said again: "I haven't asked about my sister's name yet." ”
Sanxi saw that Zhuo Yiting refused to speak, so he thought that he didn't want to treat them, so he coughed a few times and signaled the guests to respect themselves.
Zhuang Jue was amused, and said embarrassedly: "My sister just woke up, and she feels very strange, and it is okay to tell us when she is familiar." ”
Zhuo Yiting smiled, but still did not answer. At this time, Huiyuan offered tea to everyone.
The second girl, Zhuang Xuan, had a strong mouth, and said: "We can treat the girl as a family member, and the girl can't hide it and keep silent, so that we can guess." The outsiders found out and said that we had treated the girl poorly. ”
The sisters covered their mouths and laughed.
After Zhuang Jue laughed, he asked again: "How old is my sister?" ”
Zhuo Yiting replied: "Seventeen." ”
Zhuang Ying was surprised: "Ah, the same age as the third sister!" Because he turned his head to look at Zhuang Ying sitting behind him.
Zhuang Ying is the second daughter born to Zhuang Lu and Cao, the second lord of Beifu, the third among the sisters, called the third girl, and Zhuang Qi is a sister. Her temperament is different from her sister's, her face is calm and calm. The person is extremely delicate and beautiful, with thin eyebrows and big eyes, a goose egg face, a touch of hair in a slight bun, a gold inlaid distraction Cui Mei Tian'er, a few coral and green flowers, a black hair dyed with ink hanging down from the back of the head, and a gold rope pendant loosely tied at the end of the tail.
The third girl, Zhuang Ying, stepped forward and bowed and said, "I was born when I was young." ”
Zhuo Yiting owed a debt and saluted back: "When I am a son." ”
Zhuang Jue exclaimed again: "That sister is older than the third sister. ”
Zhuo Yiting said: "Where do I have sisters who are blessed." ”
Zhuang Yu said: "Third brother, you said, do you know when you were born?" Compare the hours with the hour, and it can be compared. The third sister also has no reason, and she can't say it completely. Zhuang Ying smiled and didn't answer, and Zhuo Yiting didn't dare to report it again.
Zhuang Jue saw Zhuo Yiting talking, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times, only to see that her melon seeds moistened her face, cold as the moon, her complexion was fragrant, her eyebrows were terrified, her lips were like red lotus, her nose was like a jade hill, and her temples were scattered, adding a little sadness to her look, she was indeed a very beautiful woman. Looking back at Sanxi and Huiyuan again, the two of them can't compare to her, but they can also come out on top compared to the girls in their own house. The more Zhuang Jue looked at it, the more he liked it, and his heart was inexplicably shaken, and he felt kind to these strangers.
Zhuang Jue saw that he was stupid and felt rude, so he was embarrassed to restrain himself, and hurriedly introduced everyone to Zhuo Yiting and said: "This is the second sister, Zhuang Xuan, ten people can't stand her alone, you can be careful when you talk in the future." This is the third sister, Zhuang Ying. This is the fourth sister Zhuang Yu. This is the fifth sister Zhuang Yu. This is the sixth sister Zhuang Ying and the seventh sister Zhuang Ying. I am Zhuang Laosan, and Zhuang Yu is also. Oh yes, the eldest sister is not here today, the eldest sister is called Zhuang Hu, taking care of the whole house for the second master's house, and the eldest brother-in-law is also cooking in our house, if you are bullied, you have less money to find the eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law, they can stand out for you, and the eldest sister is martial arts, and she can fly the eaves and walk the wall, which is amazing! There is also the eldest brother Zhuang Pu you haven't seen, the second brother you have seen, it's called Zhuang Pu...... Oh, there are too many people in our house, and I counted you, but you can't remember. ”
Everyone listened to his introduction, and they couldn't help but laugh. Zhuo Yiting has really come to Zhuang's Mansion so much, as his mother said, everyone here is a person, just those that Zhuang Jue said, his mother never mentioned how much, it can be seen that Zhuang Jue's introduction is really amazing, and he is a person who can't afford to offend. I want to seek revenge in the future, this step by step, it is extremely difficult, I don't know if the methods taught by Bojing Laoni will work here. Thinking of this, Zhuo Yiting became more and more afraid to speak.
Zhuang Jue asked again: "Who is in my sister's family?" Where do you live? ”
When Zhuo Yiting heard this, tears couldn't help but flow.
Zhuang Ju was anxious, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly threw a look at Zhuang Ju to ask for help to solve the siege, Zhuang Ju smiled and said: "Sister, don't be careful, the third brother has a fast mouth, and it makes people think that he is driving you away!" "Changing the word "girl" to "sister" means close.
Zhuang Jue stood up, bowed deeply to Zhuo Yiting, and said apologetically: "Yes, yes!" Please forgive my sister. ”
Zhuo Yiting saw that they were all polite to each other, so he was about to struggle to return the courtesy, and was getting up in pain, Zhuang Qi and other girls came over to comfort, laughing, and suddenly a girl came to report that the master had returned home. When everyone heard this, they were all shocked and hurriedly said goodbye.
As soon as everyone left, Sanxi said: "The people of this house are whirring, a gust of wind is coming, and a gust of wind is leaving." The people in the capital are like this? ”
Hui Yuan said: "The big family is like this, I used to hear my father say that the rules in the palace are much stricter than this." ”
As soon as she heard the words in the palace, Sanxi hurriedly interrupted, she was afraid that Zhuo Yiting would hear it and be sad when she remembered her sister in the palace. Zhuo Yiting pretended not to let Sanxi and Huiyuan see it, as if he hadn't heard it.
Zhuo Yiting said coldly: "It's always our freedom in the south, and we can't help ourselves, so we can only keep to ourselves and wait and see." At this point, Zhuo Yiting and the three of them didn't say a word that they shouldn't say, they didn't look at half a point that they shouldn't see, they paid attention to everything, and a hundred hearts and eyes grew on their bodies.