Chapter 11: Cousin

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy has Lang Yan's unique appearance, a temperament that stands out from the crowd, and an ambition that is not too public.

But when he mentioned that he was frustrated in Xichuan at the beginning, he was extremely weak and pitiful.

Gan Tang was kind-hearted, although she still wanted to inform the elders in the family of what Lu Xun said today, but she was a little more unbearable with him, she said patiently, "Then you will tell me as soon as you have anything in the future, and if you don't misunderstand, you won't be wronged?" ”

In the future, the two words sensitively fell into Lu Xun's ears and penetrated into his brain and heart, and he couldn't help but be happy.

He said firmly, "Yes, Sister Tang'er, I will tell you anything in the future, and please Sister Tang'er wait for me a little longer in the future, I will never fail Sister Tang'er." ”

Similar words, since the two met, Lu Xun has said a lot, Gan Tang is not moved is fake, people are like wanderers, only when they meet the right person will they take root, she now has a sense of belonging to Yan Long.

"I still have to rush to Qimang Mountain to worship my father, so I will leave first." Gan Tang said softly.

Lu Xun wanted to keep it, but thought that there would be a chance to meet in the future, so he bowed down and sent him off.

The two went downstairs one after the other, and said goodbye to each other at a distance of one meter from each other.

Gan Tang was helped into the carriage by Xun'er, and after everyone was seated, the convoy slowly went out of the city.

When queuing, it can be seen from the open curtain that Lu Xun is still following the convoy.

Xun'er and Zui'er have come to Gan Tang since Gan Tang was three years old, and they grew up with Gan Tang, and their love is extraordinary, they saw that Gan Tang's current state was very different from the state when they first met Lu Xun, so they boldly said, "Girl, our future uncle doesn't worry about you, and he still follows." ”

Gan Tang was embarrassed and incoherent, "Stinky girl, you, what are you talking nonsense?" ”

Gan Tang raised his eyes and looked out the window, his originally smiling little face became ugly, and the smile would be embarrassed.

Not far away, there was a girl beside Lu Xun who looked very jumpy, and the woman was wiping sweat for Lu Xun with her brocade handkerchief.

Gantang's housekeeper also saw that scene, and said sneeringly, "Girl, you are innocent and cute, you will believe what others say, you look at the profligate appearance of the prince of the Yanguo Kingdom, the old slave should not rely on you just now, if you withdraw from your relatives in the future, it will always be bad for you for his family to mention today's affairs." ”

Yes, Gan Tang's grandmother did not allow Gan Tang to meet Lu Xun after Yan Long, just under the pretext that if the Yanguo Mansion was really arrogant and rude in marrying a woman, it would be disgusting to retreat without damaging Gantang's reputation when she withdrew her relatives in the future.

The housekeeper still thinks that Lu Xun is a problem boy, so no matter how much she loves Gantang, she has to listen to her old lady and protect Gantang without dead ends.

"You can go."

Following the words of the city guard, the convoy slowly moved, and when the curtain was lowered, Gan Tang only saw Lu Xun pushing the woman away and stepping onto the tall horse.

She thought that Lu Xun was here to chase her to explain what had just happened, but the convoy traveled for most of the day, but there was no one in sight.

……

Starting from Fengyang City, it took another ten days to stop and go, and the convoy arrived at a post station fifty miles away from Yanlong City.

When the convoy first arrived at the post station, there was a young man with an elegant temperament dressed in a sapphire blue embroidered diamond-shaped brocade robe, wearing a jade hairpin with a toad palace, leading a dozen men wearing earthy brown narrow sleeves and short jackets and legging trousers, and four women who looked very capable and sturdy, from the awning erected by the post station.

Drunken Er and Xun'er helped Gan Tang get out of the carriage.

The man came over and said with a smile, "Sister Tang'er, I haven't seen you for a long time, but do you remember my brother?" ”

Gan Tang saluted quietly and said lightly, "Brother in the lobby is fine." ”

"Sister Tang'er has been tired all the way, your second uncle said, today I wronged you to stay at the inn next to the post station for one night, relieve your fatigue, and go into the city tomorrow, these servants are carefully selected for you to send."

"Second Uncle Lao remembered and sent the lobby brother to come here to welcome Tang'er, but I have already told my fourth uncle and eldest cousin that I will meet at the Fifty Mile Post Station today, and go to Qimang Mountain to worship my father and eldest brother, and I will only have time to enter the city after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I am afraid that I will live up to the painstaking arrangements of the second uncle, and I also ask the lobby brother to make a compensation for Tang'er in front of the second uncle."

Gan Tang explained his arrangements for the next period of time in a gentle tone, a clear and clear person, lukewarm to his lobby brother, as if this is her nature.

Brother Lobby seemed a little embarrassed, "It turns out that Sister Tang'er has already made arrangements, when Sister Tang'er's fourth uncle and eldest cousin came to Yanlong, the family also invited them to come over as guests, but they have not been available, your second uncle still thinks about waiting for you to come to Yanlong, and the family is having a good get-together." ”

Gan Tang sneered and glanced at the lobby brother with disdain, "Oh, is it?" I still remember that year, when Tang'er's grandmother came to mourn, the house was stolen, and after checking someone's things, most of my mother's relics were gone, leaving a shadow on them. ”

Back then, the thieves finally found out that it was the nephew of the housekeeper of a concubine of Gan Tang's second uncle.

At that time, the grandmother had already arrived in Yanlong, and Gan Tang was not alone, and he punished the concubine's nephew and nephew, but half of Gantang's mother's relics were still not recovered.

This is a stain on Second Uncle Gan, who has become the new patriarch of the Gan family, and even with Second Uncle Gan's children, such as the lobby brother in front of Gan Tang, he panicked when he heard someone mention it.

"Sister Tang'er, when the eldest uncle and cousin passed away suddenly, the Gan family was in a mess, and there was a mistake due to improper personnel management, this time you came back to live in the yard, your second aunt has ordered people to re-take care of it up and down, and even a fly can't fly in."

Gan Tang smiled lightly, his eyes were clean and indifferent, "Brother Lobby said that he was laughing, Tang'er is going back to Gan's house, not going to prison." ”

Gan Tang didn't maintain his high level in the end, and killed her, the lobby brother, and the lobby brother also knew what his father did back then, and he didn't have enough confidence to reply, so he could only be unwilling to lose Gan Tang in his lip service.

"In that case, then I'll go back to the city first, and then I'll go to Qimang Mountain to pick up my sister in a few days."

"Brother Lobby, walk slowly."

……

Brother Lobby left, but before he left, he didn't take away the dozen or so little maids and four powerful mothers-in-law he brought.

Gan Tang ignored them and went into the awning instead, leaving the dozen or so people at a loss under the sun.

After a cup of tea, one of the four mothers-in-law came out and asked, "Big girl, do you want the slave and the others to unload the luggage you brought first?" ”

Hearing this, Gan Tang didn't even raise his eyelids, but Xun'er, who had a more lively personality, answered, "Didn't I hear the girl say, did she have to wait for the fourth master of the uncle's mansion and Da Langjun to go to Qimang Mountain?" Now unload your luggage and let the thief worry about it? ”

When Gan Tang was almost abducted and sold by a kidnapper, the drunken Xun'er and their fate was not good, if Gan Tang hadn't asked Lu Xun to find them after being rescued, the two little girls would have died long ago.

The first mother-in-law didn't expect that after the master scolded the master, the slaves and maids would come out to squeeze them to be slaves, but now Gan Tang is respected, if she gives an order, they will be miserable, so they have to endure this breath and stop making a sound.

After waiting for another half an hour, Gan Tang's fourth uncle and eldest cousin were late, but Gan Tang, who had been keeping a cold face, finally had a smile that reached the bottom of his eyes.

"Fourth uncle, eldest cousin, if you don't come again, I'll drink all the tea." Gan Tang said angrily.

"Little girl, I can see the snacks on the table, don't blame the tea for everything." The eldest cousin teased.

"Tang'er, are they sent by the Gan family?" After the uncle, nephew and cousin teased each other, the fourth uncle looked at the group brought by the Gan family's lobby brother.

Gan Tang nodded.

The fourth uncle walked up to the group of people and said loudly, "Where did you come from, where are you going, my family Tang'er has someone to take care of." ”

A group of servants of the Gan family looked at each other, with no intention of leaving, and the fourth uncle had a violent temper, "I don't understand the words, do you?" Tang'er won't live anywhere in Yanlong's nest, and if you dare to follow us, Lao Tzu will break your dog's legs. ”

After the fourth uncle finished speaking, he motioned for Gan Tang to get into the carriage, and he and his eldest cousin turned over and got on the horse, protecting Gan Tang's carriage on the left and right.

Qimang Mountain is in the south of Yanlongcheng City, and the distance from the fifty-mile post station to Qimang Mountain is about ten miles, and the convoy can reach it in about three quarters of an hour by driving slowly.

The Gan family is a member of the Yanlong clan, and there is a large ancestral tomb in Qimang Mountain, where every tomb is clean and free of clumps and weeds, which shows that the daily maintenance is very good.

Gan Tang looked for her memory and came to the three graves side by side, and was about to kowtow to incense in turn, when she caught a glimpse of incense and candles in front of the tombs, she looked at her eldest cousin and fourth uncle, "Fourth uncle, eldest cousin, have you come to worship my father and mother?" ”

"I'm afraid your second uncle sent someone to get it." The eldest cousin replied.

Gan Tang was depressed in his heart, and finally sneered, took away the incense and candle tributes, and replaced them with those he brought.

Everything was ready, Gan Tang knelt in front of the grave and kowtowed three times.

"Silly girl, are you afraid that your father and mother don't know your filial piety? My head was red. The fourth uncle said distressedly.

Gan Tang's eyes were full of tears, even after three years, Gan Tang still felt that after he got out of the girls' school, he was told by the nurse that the news that his father's eldest brother died under the knife of the bandits was fake news.

"Fourth uncle, I miss my father, at that time, the eldest brother said that when he came back from study, he would take a champion exam for me and let me be the champion sister, he was so smart, even if he didn't win the champion, he could become a Jinshi on the emperor's list."

The eldest cousin took the Jinpa, which the maid was going to hand to Gan Tang to wipe his tears, and encouraged, "Tang'er, you are a blessed person, you are alive with the blessings of your aunt and uncle and cousin Huimei, as long as you live a good life, they are also happy in the spirit of heaven." ”

"What the eldest cousin said is that Tang'er wants to be left." Gantang Road.

Packing up his emotions, Gan Tang told his fourth uncle and eldest cousin what he met Lu Xun in Fengyang City, and what Lu Xun said to him word for word.

After hearing this, their brows furrowed.