Chapter 5 The Midday Visitor

Mama Zhao smiled: "Mama is out of the horse, what else can't be done?" Wen Yi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and hugged her arm gratefully and shook it gently: "Good mama, it's really thanks to you." ”

Mama Zhao lovingly hugged her and walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, and said, "What are you polite to Mama?" I have been waiting for the old lady since I was a child, and I married someone and accompanied her to marry, and even your father was raised by me. I have been in this house for most of my life, and if I say something unruly, although I have no children, I only think that your father is my flesh and blood, and you are like my granddaughter. ”

Wen Yi nestled in her arms, only feeling that she hadn't experienced such warmth for a long time, and couldn't help but reddened her eyes: "I know that Mama loves me, Mama must live a long life, don't leave me to ......"

"What a silly boy." Mama Zhao smiled, "Actually, the old lady also hurts you so much, it's just that she is used to having a straight face in front of people, and she can't let go of her body for a while, so she will make people afraid." In fact, she is your own grandmother, what can't you say directly? You are also a piece of filial piety, and she won't blame you. ”

Wen Yi nodded silently. She is not a real ten-year-old girl anymore, she has seen the warmth and coldness of people, and naturally knows that her grandmother treats her with love. As the saying goes, there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door. My grandmother has been widowed for decades, my father died early, and there is not even a male in the family who can support the door. In her previous life, when her grandmother fell ill and died, she had enough of this kind of suffering, and naturally she would not complain that her grandmother was not close enough to her, but silently swore in her heart that she would be filial to her grandmother and Mama Zhao in this life, and share more worries for them.

When it was time for lunch, Wen Yi accompanied her grandmother to eat for the first time since she was reborn, threw away all the previous cautions, personally prepared vegetables for her grandmother, and took a lot of the two plates of meat in front of her to her grandmother, waited very attentively, and said: "My granddaughter has been sick these days, which makes my grandmother worried." Grandmother ate more to replenish her body. ”

Old Madam Lu glanced at the dishes in the bowl and asked expressionlessly, "You can talk today, why did you suddenly become attentive?" ”

Wen Yi had a meal in her hand, she wasn't sure whether she was happy or angry, she was a little worried in her heart, and looked at her carefully: "Waiting for grandmother to eat, it was supposed to be a granddaughter's ......"

Old Madam Lu kept a straight face and didn't speak, Wen Yi became more and more uneasy, could it be that she persuaded her grandmother not to worry about the long house that annoyed her old man? Speaking of which, my grandmother made trouble with the long house for herself, and she dragged her back, isn't it too ignorant? Although she has the heart to be close to her grandmother, but her grandmother in her previous life has accumulated power for many years, Wen Yi still can't hide her fear in her heart, so she can't help but slow down the movements of her hands, put down her chopsticks, droop her little head, and stand at the table to listen to the training.

Mama Zhao entered the house with the last bowl of vegetables, and when she saw this, she gently tugged at the corner of Mrs. Lu's sleeve. Old Madam Lu glared at her, and when she looked at Wen Yi, her expression had slowed down: "Okay, what's the big deal?!" You are bent on thinking about your grandmother, and you would rather be wronged, is your grandmother the one who doesn't know what to do? Glancing at Mama Zhao: "If you have something to say, you can't say it directly, and you have to ask others to pass the word!" ”

Wen Yi was secretly relieved when she heard that her grandmother no longer blamed herself, but she didn't understand what she said later, so she glanced up at Mama Zhao and inquired with her eyes.

Mama Zhao smiled and said to Mrs. Lu, "How can you blame Miss?" The old lady keeps a straight face every day, and the child is scared when she sees it! The young lady was also worried that the old lady would be angry, so she asked me to persuade me slowly. ”

Mrs. Lu said angrily: "You will hurt the child!" No wonder she only has something to say to you! I'm like a tiger! After speaking, he couldn't help laughing, and pointed to the bowl of dishes in front of him: "This is not what you like to eat?" Let's take it down and eat! Mama Zhao smiled and saluted: "Thank you for the old lady's reward, the old slave is welcome!" After saying that, he winked at Wen Yi and went down with the bowl of dishes. Only the grandparents and grandchildren were left in the house.

Wen Yi became more and more cautious, picked up the chopsticks again, and picked the fatty and juicy pieces of meat from the plate and put them in her grandmother's bowl. On the one hand, Mrs. Lu was happy for her granddaughter's filial piety, and on the other hand, she was worried: "This is specially made for you, you are cured, and you are about to make up for your life, you gave all the dishes to your grandmother, what do you eat?" So he put a chicken leg into his granddaughter's bowl.

Wen Yi smiled bitterly in her heart, but she still ate obediently, Mrs. Lu was happy to see it, and coerced a few chopsticks and dishes to her: "Eat well, ask Aunt Zhang to cook it again for the next meal." ”

Wen Yi hurriedly said: "Grandmother, don't just ask me to eat, you also need to eat more." ”

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Lu smiled on her face, and only felt that today's meal was extraordinarily fragrant.

Both grandparents and grandchildren had a very happy meal, and after eating, Wen Yi made her grandmother's favorite fragrant tea for the old man. Mrs. Lu leaned on the couch, relaxed her body, and chatted with her granddaughter without saying a word, talking about some precautions for taking care of her body, and talking about the situation of her granddaughter's illness in the past few days. Mama Zhao sat on the footrest and watched them chat, occasionally interjecting a few words, with a smile on her face all the time.

Seeing that her grandmother's eyelids had a tendency to droop downward, Wen Yi asked softly: "It's not early, the weather is still cool today, does grandmother want to take a break?" ”

Old Madam Lu was a little confused: "Huh? Oh, it's so ......" Mama Zhao was about to come forward and wait for her to sleep, but Wen Yi hurriedly stopped her, personally helped her grandmother to lie down, pulled over the thin quilt and covered it, and lit the incense burner.

After leaving the main house, Mama Zhao recited the Buddha: "The old lady has been thinking about Miss's illness these days, and she hasn't slept well for a few days, but now she can finally have a good rest." ”

Wen Yi remembered the situation in her previous life, she didn't seem to notice that her grandmother was so tired, she only knew that she was recuperating in her room, and she would do whatever her grandmother told her, and she didn't think about sharing her grandmother's worries at all, and thought that as long as she was obedient, she was filial. She felt guilty in her heart, looked up at Mama Zhao, noticed that the other party also had a faint black blue under her eyes, and hurriedly said, "Mama is also tired, right?" Grandmother is asleep, just have me by her side, and grandma will go back to the house to rest, right? ”

Mama Zhao smiled: "How does this work? Where will the young lady wait? Besides, you are only sick, and it is the time to recuperate, so you should go back to your room to rest, Miss. There is nothing to do today, Mama is guarding the old lady in this house, and she will take a nap when she is free, and she will not be tired. ”

Where is Wen Yi willing to follow? Anyway, she said that she wanted her to go back to the room, but Mama Zhao looked embarrassed, and finally gave in a step: "Why don't I just crook in the side room, and Miss also go over to sleep?" The old lady is going to call someone, and I can hear it immediately. ”

Wen Yi reluctantly said: "Then I'll sit next to my grandmother and close my eyes to recuperate, when my grandmother wants to call someone, I'll just respond, and my grandmother can rest at ease." On weekdays, my grandmother waits for my grandmother, and now I should do my filial piety. My grandmother's tiredness these days is all because of me, so I can do my best. ”

When Mama Zhao heard this, she didn't stop her anymore, but told her to go back to the room once she was tired. Wen Yi responded with a smile, pushed her into the wing, and went to get the quilt again, Mama Zhao smiled and said, "Put it down, where have you done these things?" Wen Yi had been a monk for several years in her previous life, and she had long been accustomed to doing these rough jobs, and now that the weather is hot and the bedding is not heavy, she is not difficult to hold. After carefully laying out the bedding, she also put the sachet she was wearing next to her pillow to repel mosquitoes. Mama Zhao was surprised and delighted when she saw it: "Miss is so smart, where did you learn this?" Wen Yi smiled and didn't say anything, just came over to help her sleep.

Aunt Zhang probed her brain outside the door and shouted in a low voice: "Mama Zhao!" Wen Yi didn't like it in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, and asked with a light smile: "What's wrong?" Aunt Zhang whispered: "The people from the long room are here again, waiting in front." ”

Wen Yi frowned slightly. Isn't it over? They are not pursued in the six rooms, what are the people in the long room still doing? Could it be that she gave a mother-in-law no face, so she had to settle the account? !

Mama Zhao hurriedly climbed out of bed and walked out: "The old lady just fell asleep, don't disturb her tranquility." I'll go with you to them. Wen Yi stepped forward and said, "I'll go too!" Mama Zhao looked back in surprise: "Miss, what are you going to do?" Beware that those people won't speak and be angry with you. We've swallowed our anger enough! Wen Yi shook her head: "Grandmother is asleep, I am the owner of this house, there are some things that you can't say, but I can say it." With that, he walked straight to the front yard. Mama Zhao was stunned, and then chased after her, only to feel that the young lady seemed to have changed a lot after being ill, and compared with her previous well-behaved and supple appearance, she seemed to be more assertive.

Wen Yi walked to the front yard, still in the flower hall, but the people who came were not exactly the same. In addition to Lu San's family, there was also a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young woman, wearing a silk shirt, a Luo skirt, a golden hairpin, and a pair of jasper bracelets on her wrist, lining her skin like snow, as if she was a rich daughter, but Wen Yi recognized that face, it was the eldest girl in front of the old lady, Uncle Changfang, who was Ruyi, and she didn't dare to slack off, so she showed a little smile: "It turned out to be Sister Ruyi?" Why is my sister free to come today? ”

Ruyi smiled and made a blessing salute, and said: "Today, the old lady sent a few people to say hello to the sixth old lady and Miss Nine, but unexpectedly, the blind Diao slave did nonsense, which made the sixth old lady and Miss Nine angry, and Sister-in-law Lu went back to talk about it, and the old lady had a big meal, and immediately ordered someone to tie up the Diao slave and send it over to the sixth old lady and Miss Nine. The slave maid came to compensate the sixth old lady on the order of the old lady, and asked the sixth old lady and Miss Nine for the sake of the family, don't bother our old lady. After that, he looked behind Wen Yi and looked puzzled: "I don't know ...... the sixth old lady."

Mama Zhao smiled and said, "Our old lady is resting, I never thought that there would be guests at this time!" I just don't know where Mrs. Liu is? Didn't you say that you were escorted? ”

Lu Sanjia hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Mrs. Liu is now outside the door, for fear that the sixth old lady will be angry when she sees her, so she doesn't dare to call her in." As long as the sixth old lady speaks, she is willing to accept it whether she is beaten or scolded! ”

If it was Wen Yi in the previous life, she might have been really moved when she heard this, but she had experienced a few years of warmth and coldness, but she couldn't help but think a little more, turned her head to look at the direction of the gate, and sure enough, she saw two stout mothers-in-law holding Mama Liu, kneeling outside the threshold, and many pedestrians passed by, and they would stop and take a few more looks. Wen Yi recognized that those were all Gu clan members, and couldn't help but wonder if Grandmother Uncle's move had other deep meanings?

As soon as she turned her head, she saw that Aunt Zhang was secretly looking into the house outside the door, so she ordered: "Aunt Zhang, you let Uncle Zhang close the door, so that everyone can look in, what kind of system will it become?" Aunt Zhang was startled and went with a smile.

Wen Yi turned around and smiled at Ruyi again, and said, "Grandmother is too polite, since we are a family, how could my grandmother and I annoy her old man for this little thing?" Although I am young, I also know that my uncle's grandmother's family has a big business, and there are countless slaves underneath, how can I restrain them all? It is not uncommon for slaves to bully their masters, not to mention that the person who is the eldest aunt is more noble than others, and it is not good to treat her as an ordinary servant. I also asked my sister to take this grandmother back and return to her uncle and grandmother, saying that her grandmother was resting, Wen Yi was bold and thanked her uncle and grandmother first, but this grandmother was the eldest aunt and the seventh brother's person, and she wanted to be scolded and punished, and her master had her own disposal, and Wen Yi didn't dare to overstep her bounds. Grandmother's intentions, Wen Yi already knew that the two families were originally in the same breath and would not be separated for such a trivial matter. ”

Ruyi looked at her in surprise, only to feel that this Miss Nine seemed to have changed a lot compared to the appearance she saw on her birthday, and even the quarrel was clever, so she smiled and said: "Miss Nine is really getting smarter and smarter......" After thinking about it, she said: "Since Miss Nine said so, the slave maid will bring people back." It's just one more thing-" paused, "The things that were sent over before were all given by the old lady to Miss Nine to make up for her body, how could Miss Nine return them?" Is it because it's not good? ”

Wen Yi smiled: "The things are good, but I have recovered now, I don't need them, it's a pity to leave them in vain, it's better to return them to my uncle and grandmother, and there will be people who need them more in the future." ”

Ruyi sighed: "Miss Nine doesn't need to say more, our old lady understands that it must be the sixth old lady who is still annoying her, so she returned the things." It's just that our old lady felt sorry for Miss Jiu, so she sent them over. Miss Nine, the slave maid boldly said, even if Miss Nine is sick, she still has to replenish her body, if she goes to buy it separately, it will take effort, it is better to accept the things, and our old lady will feel more at ease. ”

Wen Yi was silent. Then Mama Liu has said that part, if she accepts something, won't she despise her identity?

As if he had an opinion, his eyes rolled, and he persuaded again: "The slave knows because that Mrs. Liu has a bad mouth and said something unpleasant, which makes Miss Nine angry, right?" In fact, she is a person with a bad mouth, and Miss Nine doesn't have to be as knowledgeable as her. Anyway, our old lady is sincere, and Miss Nine doesn't accept it, obviously because she is still complaining about our old lady in her heart? ”

Wen Yi frowned: How do you respond to this?

"When people hear this, they get angry!" An old voice came from outside the door, but it was Mrs. Lu who helped Aunt Zhang in. Wen Yi glanced at Aunt Zhang quickly, and a trace of annoyance flashed on her face.