Chapter 14: Grandmother's Dream
"Little sister, you see, my father is actually looking for you in his heart."
Liu Qingqing hurriedly chased out, took Liu Luoying's hand, and tears flashed in her eyes.
The love of his parents has been long, but since his mother died in childbirth, his father is like a different person, unsmiling, serious and indifferent. Every time I see my little sister, I always have dislike and resentment in my eyes.
It is precisely because of this that he will leave the infant Liu Luoying to his grandmother to take care of, and he does not want to show up once a year, and even chooses to pretend to be deaf and dumb even knowing that his daughter is being excluded.
can imagine how excited Liu Qingqing was today, when his father spoke for his little sister and specially named the third room.
She tightened Liu Luoying's hand tightly, and said in a dumb voice: "Little sister...... My father is the head of the family, and he has his own difficulties, and there are some things that you don't have to blame him. ”
"I know." The corners of Liu Luoying's mouth raised, and she leaned her head on the eldest sister's arm, "My father has not continued all these years, and he looks at his mother's portrait all day long, and this affection is unmatched." Besides, I didn't lack food and clothing, I had a free childhood under my grandmother's knees, and it was too late to thank him, so how could I blame him? ”
"Little sister, you've grown up."
Liu Qingqing was full of emotion, distressed and helpless.
If she could, she would be willing to exchange her life for her little sister's innocence, but unfortunately, in troubled times, how could she do what she wanted?
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Late at night –
The sisters lay in bed and reminisced about their childhood.
Seeing that the little sister was so sleepy that her eyelids were fighting, but she was still fighting her spirits, Liu Qingqing gently patted her back and hummed a lullaby, like when she was a child, coaxing her to sleep.
In a drowsy state, Liu Luoying closed her eyes, as if she was sleeping, but her mind was very clear.
She couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality, she only felt that her body was light, fluttering in the wind like a feather, shuttling through the old mansion.
She could clearly hear the uniform snoring coming from every room, and even Liu Xueying's dream words cursing her were so real.
In this way, Liu Luozakura passed through every guest room like a wandering spirit, and before I knew it, I came to the Buddha hall in the backyard.
When my grandmother was alive, she would pray to the Buddha and chant here every day, but since she left, it has fallen to ashes, and even the officials who watch the house rarely come to clean up, and a large cobwebs have fallen on the door.
She stared blankly at the plaque above her head, and when she was distracted, the sound of a wooden fish suddenly sounded in the house, just like when her grandmother was alive.
A familiar voice that made people cry suddenly sounded: "Is it Sakura outside the door?" ”
Liu Luoying's heart ached, dragged her crying, and cautiously replied: "Grandmother, it's me." ”
"Good boy, you're finally here."
"Grandmother."
At this moment, if it were someone else, I am afraid that they would have already retreated, but Liu Luoying cried and pushed the door open: "Grandmother! ”
The clear moonlight reflected the kind-eyed old man in the house more softly, and the pity in his eyebrows and eyes was beyond words.
Liu Luoying couldn't help but pounce on her, hugging her grandmother's waist tightly, and for a moment, the sadness of the two lives made her cry like rain, and she couldn't cry.
I don't know how long it took before the old man slowly spoke: "Ying'er, grandmother doesn't worry about you, so she specially left you some things, you have to be careful to protect them." ”
"Something?"
"Look there." The old man smiled and stretched out his hand to the corner of the wall, only to see that there was an extra box of jewels, flashing with golden light, dazzling, "Sakura, grandmother is leaving, and you will rely on yourself in the future." ”
The old woman stroked the willow cherry blossom's hair, and in the moonlight, it gradually became transparent, and finally turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.
"Grandmother, don't leave me!"
"Sakura, don't cry, Sister is here."
Liu Qingqing's voice sounded in her ears, and Liu Luoying suddenly came back to her senses, only to find that she was still in the house.
It turned out to be just a dream, but her grandmother's voice and appearance lingered, making it difficult for her to sleep.
In tears, the day dawned.
The family no longer had any hope, and Liu Chengan only symbolically led people to rummage in the old mansion, so he went out to buy supplies and prepared to continue his journey the next day.
When the night came again, Liu Luoying returned to the house early, and after everyone fell asleep in the second half of the night, she opened her blazing eyes, took Luo Ting's dagger, and quietly walked to the backyard.
Unlike the scene in the dream, the gate here has no cobwebs, and the yard is full of footprints, apparently someone has come here to search during the day.
Squeak –
Pushing open the old door, the choking dust made her sneeze twice.
She walked straight to the corner, made sure that this was the place where the jewels were placed in her dream, and began to pry the floor tiles with her dagger.
It took a long time for Liu Luoying to pry open a piece with difficulty.
Although it is laborious, a corner of the wooden box can be seen from the outcropping.
She was overjoyed to know that her grandmother's dream was true, and that there were indeed jewels hidden here, so she worked harder to pry the floor tiles.
An hour later, she finally saw the full picture of the wooden box, and when she opened the lid, she was greeted by two heavy bags.
One contained a silver ticket of more than 100,000 taels, and the other contained the title deed of the property.
Below, there are all kinds of jewelry, although they look dazzling, but the total value is probably not as valuable as in a bag.
Liu Luoying pondered for a moment, took the two bags into her arms, and then closed the wooden box and put it back as it was, raising a gap in the floor tiles.
After doing all this, he quietly returned the same way before dawn.
Early the next morning, under Liu Chengan's arrangement, the subordinates began to pack their bags busily, preparing to leave Bei'an City before noon.
Liu Luoying hugged Anu and stood in the corner, quietly watching everything.
It wasn't until Liu Qingqing came to find her and informed her that she was about to leave, that she slowly spoke: "Sister, this journey is steep, why don't we go to the Buddhist hall in the backyard to put incense on the pillar before leaving, and ask for peace." ”
"Okay, I'm going to talk to my father."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Qingqing immediately went to discuss with Liu Chengan.
Everyone had no bottom in their hearts, so when they heard the blessing of God, they seemed to have grasped the last straw and nodded in agreement.
So before leaving, the Liu family, under the leadership of Liu Chengan, lined up into the Buddhist hall to pray for blessings.
Everything is in the plan of the willow cherry blossoms.
Taking advantage of everyone's sincere prayers, she moved to the corner of the wall without a trace, and when An and Liu Xueying stepped forward, she prayed for good weather and peace for the country, she deliberately stuck her foot in the gap of the floor tiles, let out an exclamation of "ah", and then fell to the ground.
"Miss!"
Bao Xia was the first to rush to Liu Luoying's side, anxiously helping her up, and then Liu Qingqing, grabbing her, carefully checking whether she was injured.
As for the others, they are all attracted by the wooden boxes under the floor tiles.
The three-room family is even more greedy, blocking the front and not letting others approach.
"Bring the shovel!"
Liu Chenguang, who has always been lazy and lazy, excitedly rolled up his sleeves and pried the floor tiles open with his own hands.
Liu Luoying lowered her head, pretended to sprain her foot, and with the support of the maid and the eldest sister, she withdrew from the noisy Buddhist hall.