MTL - Pihanjin-Chapter 4

Mother Xie in the back room had already heard the sound, she opened her eyes suddenly, sat up from the bed, put on her clothes, and hurried out, shouting, "But my son is back?"

Xie Changgeng took off the wet clothes on his body and handed it to the cat who was running towards him, then stepped over the threshold and walked quickly towards his mother.

Qiu Ju took the time and saw Ah Mao happily hugging the scorpion, looking at herself proudly, her face stiffened, and she stared at the snot hanging from her nose in disgust.

"Don't put it away! The ground is wet! In case the old lady slips while walking!"

Ah Mao was not annoyed, she sniffed her nose and pointed at her collar with a smile: "Your collar..."

Qiu Ju looked down and found that there were still a few pieces of melon seed husks on her collar, her face immediately flushed red, she hurriedly patted it off, raised her eyes and saw the schadenfreude on Ah Mao's face, she scolded in a low voice: "You give I'll be careful! If you pretend to be stupid again, I'll see if I don't cut your rotten nose in the future!"

A cat fell ill at the age of five or six and was abandoned by the post house. At that time, in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, the clothes were ragged, curled up in the snow like a cat, and it was about to freeze to death. Father Xie couldn't bear it, and picked up the person home. Xie mother complained for a while, and she raised her as a number of rough servant girls in the family.

A cat is not very smart, stupid, and his nose is frozen when he is young, and his nose is runny when the weather changes. In the past, the flow was even worse. This year, after my wife came over, she treated her to a doctor, took medicine for a period of time, and slowly recuperated. Although the root was not eradicated, it was much better than in previous years.

She was not afraid of Qiu Ju, she sneered and muttered: "As soon as the master comes back, he wipes rouge on his face, it looks like a monkey's butt, but it looks good..."

Qiu Ju frowned and tried to pinch her ears again. The cat blew her nose and threw it at her.

Qiu Ju's expression changed and she hurriedly backed away.

Ah Mao snorted, raised his chin, hugged Minoyi tightly, turned and ran away.

Qiu Ju was so angry that she gritted her teeth, wishing she could slash this stupid girl with a thousand cuts to relieve her anger. He heard the voices of Mother Xie and Xie Changgeng talking in his ears again, so he suppressed his anger and quietly went to the door, listening with pricked ears.

Xie Changgeng stretched out his hand to support his mother, who ran out, with a smile on his face.

"Mother, it's me. I'm back."

Mother Xie was overjoyed, grabbed the arm of her son whom she hadn't seen in more than half a year, looked him up and down, muttered incessantly that he was black and thin, and saw that his clothes and boots were wet from the rain, and shouted: "Qiu Ju! Come in and wait for the dressing!"

Qiu Ju said "hey", walked in hastily, and said with a smile, "Master, sit down, I'll take off your shoes first!" She squatted down and stretched out her hand.

Xie Changgeng didn't move, only asked her to build a brazier in her mother's house.

Qiu Ju bit her lip, slowly retracted her hand, gave a low reply, got up and walked out.

"Mother, it's cold. How are you?"

Xie Changgeng helped his mother sit by the bed.

"I'm fine! Don't worry about it! Just be careful when you're outside!" Xie Mu said with a smile.

"Why are you the only one back?"

She looked out the door.

It was quiet outside, and there were no other voices.

"Those state officials, why didn't the county officials come with you? Could it be that the war is not going well?"

Xie's mother was used to the scene where her son came back with many local officials behind her. Seeing that this time was abnormal, she couldn't help but worry a little.

"Don't worry, mother, the battle went well. I just didn't want to disturb outsiders, so I went back first."

Mother Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is good. This is good. Geng'er, are you hungry? You are so thin! You rest first, and mother will make you something to eat!"

Mother Xie got up and was about to go out, but was stopped by Xie Changgeng, saying that she was not hungry. He turned his head to look in the direction of the East Wing, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Mum, where's the bride? I just passed by the East Wing, and there seems to be no one in it?"

When Mother Xie heard her son ask about the Mu family's daughter, her joy suddenly disappeared, and she snorted: "Let's go! I went back to my mother's house half a month ago! I can't stop it!"

Xie Changgeng was startled.

Xie mother vomited bitter water.

"Son, mother tell you, this bride is really indescribable, and mother doesn't know how to say she is okay! After you left, in the beginning, she was quite honest and would come to see me sooner or later. I asked myself. You didn't treat her badly. Suddenly, half a month ago, she gave me a good look and said that she wanted to go back to her mother's house! She persuaded her that you didn't leave her on purpose, and that she was going to come back soon, so let her wait. Wait. She didn't get in the oil and salt, so she left me on the same day and took everyone back!"

Thinking of the scene at that time, Xie's mother still didn't get angry.

Xie Changgeng thought for a while and asked, "Did she say why she wanted to come back suddenly?"

Mother Xie shook her head: "Just don't say anything! Just leave if you want! That makes me so angry! Geng Er, do you have such a daughter-in-law? It's not because of her parents' power! What can I do? Only Let her go!"

Xie Changgeng frowned slightly and said nothing.

Xie mother thought about it and began to persuade her son.

"Forget it! Don't be annoyed. She can leave as soon as she wants, and her legs are on her body. We can't tie it up, and it's not uncommon! Mother tell you, we have another good thing."

There was a happy look on her face.

"Since she's like this, I'll just tell Feng'er's story. She has self-awareness, so she's not bad. Mother just wants to wait for you to come back and take Feng'er in the door."

Xie Changgeng didn't answer.

Mother Xie continued: "Our family used to be down and out, and your father was just a postmaster. Fortunately, the master of Qi's family had vision and determined that you would have a future in the future, so he took the initiative to marry us. We must remember this relationship for a lifetime. It's a pity that the marriage didn't happen. I don't have that daughter-in-law's blessing. Later, you committed an accident and left. Thanks to the care of the Qi family, the mother was able to live in peace. When you come back, the Qi family has unfortunately suffered. It's difficult."

Xie mother sighed.

"It's not easy for Feng'er. In those years, you didn't have any news about you, and she didn't know whether she lived or died. She always served me like her biological mother. Later, you came back and said that you had already arranged a marriage outside. Mother knew what she meant for you, but she didn't. The way to do it, ask her if she would like to be a child. She didn't say a word, she just nodded."

"Such a good woman, Geng'er, you can't live up to it!"

The son remained silent. Xie mother suddenly unhappy.

"Geng'er, you don't look down on Feng'er because you are married to a noble girl, right? Let me tell you, we can't be ungrateful as a human being!"

Xie Changgeng smiled slightly.

"Mom, calm down, that's not what my son meant. Grandmother has already told Mrs. Mu, and when she returns, she'll just pick up someone."

Xie's mother was a little more happy, but she was still a little dissatisfied with her son's words.

"She said she would leave, she didn't have my mother-in-law in her eyes, and Geng'er didn't have you. Why wait for her to come back? Who knows when she will come back? If she doesn't come back, should we let Fenger wait like this? Can't go down?"

Xie Changgeng pondered.

"My son will go there in two days and pick her up."

Xie mother is angry.

"No way! She's only been married for more than half a year, and that's it! What's the matter? She left by herself, and if she wants to return, she will return by herself! I don't allow you to pick her up! Save her from kicking her nose and face, and the next three We will go back there at the end of the day!"

Xie Changgeng said patiently: "When I came back this time, my son planned to go to Changsha. When the old Changsha King died three years ago, his son was in Xiucheng in Liangzhou, and he couldn't go back for the funeral. In the past few years, the same I have never been free. I have been empty recently, and it is my duty to go to worship. By the way, I will bring people back.”

When Mother Xie heard her son say this, Fang reluctantly said: "Forget it, then you go back early, don't make Feng'er wait too long!"

"How many years has she been waiting for you!"

After a pause, she added another sentence.

Xie Changgeng agreed.

Mother Xie was finally happy again, and she had to go to clean up the new house in the east wing for her son in person, but was stopped by Xie Changgeng, saying that the servants could clean it up, and there were not many things of her own.

Mother Xie was busy and shouted.

Qiu Ju came in with a brazier and placed it on the stove in the corner of the room.

Xie Changgeng went over, lit the charcoal fire with his own hands, covered it, and ordered her to serve her mother well. Only then did she leave the house and go back to the east wing.

He walked across the veranda.

The double happiness posted on the doors and windows when they got married in early spring is still there. It just faded red, and was soaked by the rain and mist from the slanting wind, and it was crinkly and stuck together. A gust of wind passed, and suddenly it fell off the door, "click", and fell to the ground.

Xie Changgeng glanced at it and stepped over the threshold of the new house.

The entourage had brought in his carry-on. Ah Mao and another rough maid were busy making the bed and cleaning the table, and when they saw him return, they called "Master".

Xie Changgeng nodded and stood aside.

After the two girls cleaned up the house, they were going to unpack him and put his clothes, but he stopped him and told him to come by himself.

The two bowed to him and backed out.

Xie Changgeng took out his clothes and opened the cabinet door, a faint fragrance immediately wafted into his nostrils and penetrated his lungs.

He looked up.

The wardrobe is full of women's clothes, full of pink and red, and light smoke and soft mist. In the corner, a delicate sachet with embroidered Cymbidium is hanging quietly.

Xie Changgeng's eyes stopped for a while, and the scene of the night of the bridal chamber at the beginning of the year suddenly appeared in his mind.

He had only entered the room at that time, and had just put off the bride's hijab. Before he could see the appearance of the Mu family's daughter, the door was slammed, saying that the imperial court had arrived in a hurry.

He hurried out, then took off his wedding clothes, said goodbye to his mother, and left home overnight.

It was early spring when I left, and it was late autumn when I came back today.

At this moment, I can't remember the appearance of the bride.

I only remember the flickering of the red candle, her head bowed deeply, and her green temples like clouds. In a trance, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a silent head, as gentle as water.

Xie Changgeng stood for a moment, closed the cabinet door, and put his clothes aside at will. Hearing the sound of A Mao humming in a low voice in the corridor, he hesitated, walked to the door, and called. called her.

A cat dropped the broom, ran to the door, probed in, and said with a smile, "Master, do you have anything to do with me?"

Xie Changgeng asked her, "After Madam passed the door, can you still serve my mother thoughtfully?"

Ah Mao liked the bride from Changsha who never thought she was dirty. Hearing that, he hurried in and nodded vigorously: "But thoughtful! Every morning, I went to the old lady's house and waited for the old lady. Comb your hair and put on your shoes!"

"Then why did she suddenly go back, do you know?"

A Mao spread out his hands: "Madam didn't tell me..."

Xie Changgeng pondered for a while, then nodded: "Okay, it's alright. Go ahead."

Ah Mao snorted, turned around and went out, took a few steps, and sniffed her nose, suddenly blessed.

"Master, I know! But I dare not say it, I'm afraid you will scold me..."

She looked at Xie Changgeng, hesitating.

Xie Changgeng said: "It's okay, if you know anything, just say it."

A cat has done wrong things since childhood, made the old lady angry, and scolded her for being stupid. But Ye has a good temper and never scolds her.

Since I was a child, my writing has been very good. When I was only ten years old, I took the first-name Xianggong test. But the neighbors said behind their backs that the father seemed to be a gentleman, but in fact he murdered without blinking an eye.

They were all afraid of him, but Ah Mao was not. After being encouraged again, I became more daring, and came up to me and said in a low voice, "Master, when you were not at home, I always heard the old lady saying that Mrs. Qi was good. Just a few days ago, Qiu Ju was still in front of us. Said, if the father had not left home before, Mrs. Qi Er would have been the wife of the father. I was angry and quarreled with her. She grabbed my ear, and I ran to tell my wife. "

"Is Madam angry and just left?"

After Ah Mao finished speaking, when he saw that he didn't speak, his brows were slightly wrinkled, as if unhappy, but he felt uneasy again, looked at his face, and said cautiously: "Master... Did I do something wrong again... I will never do it again in the future. Dare to talk too much...don't be angry..."

Xie Changgeng came back to his senses, smiled slightly, and said warmly, "Nothing. I understand. You go."

Seeing that he was not surprised, Ah Mao breathed a sigh of relief, and boldly said again: "Master, when are you going to bring Mrs back sooner! She's doing well, and she even helped me see a doctor! My nose is already full. Hey! Qiu Ju is always scolding me for my rotten nose, and it's mad at me!"

Xie Changgeng nodded.

The cat bowed to him and left happily.

Xie Changgeng looked around the new house, and walked to the south window, with his hands behind his back, looking at the low clouds outside the window.