Chapter Ninety-Three: The Nunnery is Quiet
Jiang was a little dazed, she couldn't remember which niece this was, her cronies and big girl Du Juan was a clever one, and quickly recalled the situation in each room of the Gu family, and reminded her in her ear: "It's Miss Nine in the sixth room." She just reacted and said with a smile: "It turned out to be the ninth nephew's daughter, I haven't seen her for many years, and she has grown so big......" She couldn't help but glance at the inside of the nunnery, and couldn't see her daughter's figure, only two nuns stood in the threshold, as if they were here to greet Wen Yi. She was worried about her daughter, and she didn't have the energy to greet Wen Yi, so she said casually: "Do you want to make incense?" How is your grandmother? But his eyes were only focused on looking into the hermitage.
Wen Yi knew what was on her mind, and she didn't care, and still said respectfully: "Grandmother is still healthy, thank you for your concern." The eldest aunt returned to the village today, she must have not seen the sixth sister, right? Mother and daughter are connected, you must be in a hurry, and your niece and nephew will not delay your time. ”
Jiang Shi looked at Wen Yi unexpectedly, he couldn't imagine that she was so knowledgeable, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Okay, okay, do you often come to the nunnery?" Did you come to see your sixth sister? It's hard for you to have a heart! Thinking of the situation reported to him by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law when he was at the youngest son's place, he couldn't help but be gloomy: "Your fifth sister and tenth sister have never come to see her......"
Wen Yi frowned slightly, not wanting this aunt to continue to say that Wen Xian Wenjuan was not, so she smiled slightly and said: "Sixth sister loves Qingjing, even if the sisters have the heart to come to see her, they are afraid of annoying her...... The niece and daughter came to talk to the master of the nunnery today, so she won't accompany the eldest aunt. The eldest aunt should hurry up and go to the nunnery, the sixth sister must be in a hurry. ”
Jiang Shi didn't care about the meaning of her words when he heard this, and hurriedly led people into the nunnery, only Du Juan glanced back at Wen Yi meaningfully. Wen Yi just didn't know.
When the owner of the nunnery got the news, Jiang was anxious, and he didn't care about what to say, so he hurriedly said hello and asked people to take her to see her daughter. The owner of the nunnery was treated coldly, his face was still faint, and when he turned around and saw Wen Yi, he showed a little joy: "You are here?" If it's true, it's still talking. ”
Wen Yi smiled and saluted, turned around and instructed Dong Kui and Xiuzhu to send the things they brought to the deacon nun, before she stepped forward to help the owner of the nunnery and walked in, whispering as she walked: "But the sixth sister is making trouble again?" She's only been here for a few months? It's so noisy that the masters can't live in peace, and it's not good for you to go out, otherwise it's better to go into the city to avoid it. If the real master is back? How is the ritual doing? ”
The owner of the nunnery smiled at the corner of his mouth: "It's very smooth, and the two wives said that when they go home to do things, they will invite her to go." She is a person with a smart mind and eyes, and an open-minded temperament, no matter who she goes to, she can be stable, unlike me, who is stupid and stupid, but she can't speak. ”
"You're just quiet, and besides, your identity is different from her, how can you compare with her?" Wen Yi opened the topic, "It's also a good thing that Master Zhen can be treated with courtesy, at least her master and apprentice have a better life." Yesterday, my grandmother just said that the season is about to change in a blink of an eye, and the sesame oil money for the next season has been prepared, but her old man twisted her waist, and I want to go to my uncle's house to eat happy wine, but it was delayed, I don't know how much oil is left in the everlasting lamp in front of my parents' spirits? ”
The owner of the nunnery smiled and shook his head: "Where is this short?" It doesn't matter if it's ten days and a half late, September hasn't passed yet. Besides......" she smiled meaningfully, "although the east side is expensive, but with you to take care of it, there is no shortage of money in the nunnery now, but there are more people, a little more complicated, and a little more noisy......" She turned to the direction of the small courtyard to the east, "I think it should be quiet soon......
Wen Yi lowered her head and smiled without saying a word, silently helped her into the wing, Master Ruzhen was instructing the apprentice to copy the scriptures, and when she looked up and saw her coming, she hurriedly changed her smile and came up to salute.
But it was said that Jiang took a group of maiden mothers-in-law into the small courtyard east of the nunnery, and the two mothers-in-law guarding the door were chatting listlessly, and they were so happy that they panicked when they saw her, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask for peace, and shouted loudly to the courtyard: "The eldest lady is here!" It caused everyone in the nearby house to poke their heads out and look. Jiang glared at them fiercely, sent the nun who led the way away, and ordered the accompanying mother-in-law to ask the doorkeeper, and he only took the cuckoo into the courtyard.
Wen Hui stumbled out of the door, but when she reached the front of the stairs, she suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Shi in a daze. She was wearing a half-old bean green bamboo leaf dark pattern placket, tied a stone blue pleated silk skirt, her black hair was casually curled, and a purple bamboo hairpin was inserted obliquely, without any fat powder, her little face was also much thinner, and her waist was only full of hands.
When Jiang Shi saw it, he cried in distress: "My son! It's only been half a year, how did you lose weight like this?! "I'm going to pounce on him as he speaks. Wen Hui's eyes were red, and she rushed over and hugged her mother with a wow: "Mother! You're here! My daughter misses you so much! Mother and daughter burst into tears.
Wen Hui's maid stepped on the snow and Xunmei stood aside very uncomfortably, the former wanted to persuade them, but he was trembling and didn't dare to step forward, Xunmei couldn't help but look outside the courtyard. The cuckoo saw it on the side, his face sank, and he lowered his voice: "What are you guys doing?!" Xunmei hurriedly shrank her head, stepped on the snow and said boldly: "Sister Du Juan, this is not the place to talk, you can help persuade Mrs. and Miss, it's not too late to cry when you enter the house." From time to time, the servants of the clan come here, and if someone knows about it...... the cuckoo glared at them: "What if you know?!" What kind of people are we, and we are afraid that these will not work?! You two are also sensible, and you've only been working hard for half a year, how can you learn to be so childish?! The two of them lowered their heads and didn't dare to make a sound, but they couldn't help muttering in their hearts: I really don't have a backache when I stand and talk.
In the end, Du Juan persuaded Jiang and Wen Hui to go into the house and sit down and talk. The mother and daughter sat down and cried again before they quieted down to speak.
Jiang Shi looked at the house where his daughter lived, as well as the small courtyard outside, and saw that the house was still new, but it seemed to have been built in a hurry, so it was a little rough, and he could smell a faint smell of lime. Looking at the furniture in the house, they are all old things moved from Rongyuan, but they are missing those valuable ornaments, just decorated with some common objects on the market.
She couldn't help gritting her teeth and said, "Your grandmother is so ruthless! It's not your fault - you're just unlucky enough to meet a thief, and you haven't suffered anything, but she won't help you speak, and the people of the tribe will spoil you like this! She asked someone to bring over the big items you use every day, but she left those antiques behind, what kind of idea did she have?! Do you want to live here for the rest of your life?! He glared at the two of them again, and scolded: "I didn't wait, so that Miss suffered such a grievance, and when I go back, I won't uncover your skin!" ”
Treading the snow to find Mei was scared and aggrieved, but Wen Hui helped them intercede with a somewhat weak expression: "The two of them have been waiting for their daughters quite hard in the past few months, and they have helped them a lot, so their mother will spare them." She smiled, her face a little lonely: "I can see through the warmth and coldness of people in this world!" ”
When Jiang saw his daughter say this, he spared the two girls, but still taught them a few lessons.
Wen Hui cried for a long time, a little tired, but she wanted to say more to her mother, so she drove the girls out, and her eyes were red again: "Mother...... Why didn't my father call for someone to save me...... My grandmother also said that when you take me back to Beijing, I won't have to suffer anymore, but I have waited so long, and you just won't come! He cried a few times, and said hatefully: "Is that slut making trouble?!" ”
Jiang Shi shook his head and said: "The master didn't tell her about that incident, and it can be regarded as saving face for you, only saying that you were frightened and sick in the chaos, and she didn't suspect it." The master has thought about this matter thoughtfully, otherwise, if Aunt Yu is able to stand out for the sake of elegance and spread the matter to the outside, the master will have no face! Speaking of this, he held his daughter's hand with tears in his eyes: "Fortunately, the master is not confused, after waiting for these few months, I finally wait until the peace in Beijing is settled, and your sisters and brothers can return to Beijing." When you return to the capital, no one knows about all this mess, so forget about it! ”
Wen Hui nodded, aggrieved again: "But can I really go back?!" I can't even get out of this courtyard! Even when I was at home before, my family stopped me and didn't allow me to go out of the second door......"
Jiang Shi said angrily: "This is all the old lady's confusion!" The granddaughter of the in-laws did not protect her, and told her to live a hard life here! The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, "No! Mother can't watch you suffer here, so I'll go back and tell your second aunt that she should send someone to take you home, but it's just to worship the Buddha and chant the scriptures to make a show, and it's the same at home! If someone in the tribe refuses, call him to come and tell me. ”
Wen Hui hurriedly grabbed her: "Mother, what are you going to ask her to do?!" If it weren't for the second uncle and aunt, I wouldn't have been sent here, and you still think they are good people?! ”
Jiang Shi exclaimed: "How come?!" Your second uncle has been writing to the master about your sister and brother, and I just came over, and your second aunt has also arranged it very thoughtfully? I think the couple is quite kind. ”
Wen Hui sneered: "It's just pretending!" She pulled her mother back to her place and sat down, leaned closer and said, "Mother knows that my grandmother didn't plan to send me over, and she also said that Qinglian Nunnery is a small place, and she is afraid that I will not be able to live there, so let me recuperate at home." Although there were some people in the clan who opposed it at that time, it was not impossible to rely on the face of the grandmother. It was the second uncle who said in front of everyone that Qinglian Nunnery is a small place, and I can take advantage of the opportunity to renovate the house in the clan and build a house, and I will have a place to live! At that time, my grandmother was so angry that she almost fainted! If it weren't for the fact that after the fourth uncle became the patriarch, the sixth uncle and grandmother advised him to pay respects to his grandmother and let our family have some of them, I would not have lived at home for three months. Unexpectedly, when the second uncle saw that the house in the nunnery was built, he still forced me to bring someone to move over, and added a mother-in-law who guarded the door! He was the one who hurt me! ”
Jiang Shi was taken aback: "This ...... How so?! Doesn't look like it...... "She's a little bit of a godless," I thought it was your grandmother...... As long as your second uncle and aunt are willing to help, your grandmother won't be too ruthless, but if your second uncle and aunt are such people, then why won't your grandmother stop you?! The cuckoo hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Madam, don't worry, and listen to what Miss has to say—I don't know where Miss learned about these things?" Did you hear it, or did you see it with your own eyes? Is it reliable? ”
"How unreliable?!" Wen Hui said with an aggrieved face, "When I was at home, although I only heard some rumors, I didn't pay much attention to it because my grandmother told me to just recuperate. When I first moved here, I was wronged for a long time, and my grandmother sent my mother to visit me from time to time, and I asked countless times, but they just wouldn't answer. Last month, even the mothers didn't come, but the big girl next to the grandmother, saying that the mothers were old, and the second aunt remembered the credit for their many years of service in front of the grandmother, and they were all let out, and a large amount of money was rewarded. I was so panicked that I was worried about my grandmother, so I had to ask them to help me inquire. They pestered their grandmother's side for two long, Double Happiness and Ruyi, before they inquired about these things. My daughter is not a fool, don't you understand when she hears this?! Mother, you think, if it wasn't for the second uncle and second aunt who had a problem, why didn't the fifth sister and the tenth sister never come to see me?! Why are all the cronies around my grandmother sent out?! This is clearly the second aunt who wants to seize power! ”
Jiang Shi trembled with anger and stood up suddenly: "In vain, I still think she is a good person!" I'm going to find her! ”
Du Juan hurriedly stopped her: "Madam, now is not the time to turn your face with the second wife, it is important to save Miss!" She glanced at Wen Hui, "According to what Miss Fang just said, the fourth master and the fourth lady should not stop you from picking up talents." ”
Jiang Shi was stunned, and his anger gradually subsided: "That's right!" Since your grandmother can't be the master, and your second uncle and aunt are like this, I simply talk to your fourth aunt directly! Could it be that with the face of the master, it is not possible to connect his daughter home?! ”
She is the only incumbent high-ranking official in the Gu family, everyone in the clan has to give some face, if she is really tough, others are really not good to offend her. She was very confident in this, and she didn't take the criticism of the clan seriously, so she immediately asked Du Juan to help her daughter clean up her things.
Wen Hui was in a much better mood, and immediately with a smile on her face, she pulled her mother to sit down and speak: "Has my mother been doing at home for the past six months?" Is my brother okay? Does Dad make you angry? Does Aunt Yu have trouble with those little cubs? Don't worry, tell me, and teach them a lesson when I return to Beijing! ”
Jiang Shi smiled: "Don't rush these things, I'll tell you slowly when you get on the road." I heard someone talking outside, it seemed that Wen Yi was leaving, so he said, "I just met your ninth sister in the sixth room at the door, does she come often?" Can I come to see you? Your sixth uncle and grandmother have also helped you, and when you turn around, your mother has to go and thank them. ”
Wen Hui was a little squirming, and muttered: "She hasn't come to see me again...... but thinking of Wen Xian and Wen Juan, who don't even have a letter, Wen Yi, who goes to the nunnery every ten days and a half months, makes her more pleasing to the eye. Although Wen Yi didn't come in to see her, every time she passed in front of the door, she would reward the mother-in-law who guarded the door with a few dollars and give a few words, in addition to not allowing her to go out, the two mothers-in-law did not dare to snub her, and the people in the nunnery were also polite to her, I heard that this ninth cousin has been providing for the daily needs of everyone in the nunnery for many years, and it has increased by three percent in recent months......
She couldn't help but look out, just in time to see Wen Yi's back disappearing at the end of the road, and several little nuns who sent her out laughed at each other and counted the copper plates in their hands. She pouted and muttered to herself: Since you have the heart to come to see me, why don't you come in and say something......
(Miss Six's brain supplement is always strong...... Ask for a pink ticket ~~~)