The red dates hung on the branches, the small trader held a basket on his arm, and the basket was loaded with a boiled water chestnut carriage on the road, Su Mu was not in a hurry, and stopped to buy two handfuls of water chestnuts for Ah Qing, Ah Yun and Zheng Qingchuan to try."
Like a cow's horn" Ah Qing held the old water chestnut with a black shell in his hand and looked at it, carefree.Mrs.
Su is familiar with Suzhou, she opened the window curtains, looked at the road, and asked: "Don't you go back to your own home first?"
The Su family and the Hong family's hometown are both Suzhou, and they are married, but the residence is not close to each other, one is in the suburbs of the east of Suzhou, and the other is in the suburbs of the west of Suzhou.After returning to Jiangnan, Mrs.
Su's physical condition improved and she seemed to be in good spirits.Zheng Qingchuan listened to this question and chose not to answer.Hey, Old Madam Su must miss her little grandson in her hometown very much, but Zheng Qingchuan and Su Mu want to hide the news of the death of the eldest uncle of the Su family.Su Mu replied, "Grandmother, I want to visit my second grandfather first.Anyway, we've already gone back to Suzhou, so there's no rush for other things.I've asked Aoyama to go to his hometown to inquire about the situation, and he will be back in a few days. ”Old Madam Su lowered her head, kept silent, and gasped, her mood seemed to be heavier.Although she wanted to go back to her house first, she didn't want to cause trouble to Su Mu now, so she followed Su Mu.The carriage did not run very fast, and it once gave way to the farmer who was driving the pigs into the city.When the sun climbed to mid-heaven, Mrs.
Hong's ancestral house in Suzhou was already close in front of him, but it looked relatively deserted, with seven or eight chickens chasing at random in front of the door, and a few jujube trees showing silence and depression.However, the door did not close, and Su Mu took the lead and walked towards the gate.Everyone in the room greeted the light and saw Su Mu, they were immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks in their hands, and stood up with a smile, they had a thousand words to tell."
Second grandfather, second grandmother, uncle" Su Mu called in turn.Zheng Qingchuan and Ah Yun helped Mrs.
Su, and then walked in, A-Qing suddenly threw herself into Mrs.
Hong's arms, Zheng Qingchuan looked into the room, and was very surprised, only to see that Mrs.
Hong and Mrs.
Hong were only wearing pure gray muslin clothes, where are there any traces of the big officials and Mrs. officials in the capital, plus the kind face and deep and shallow wrinkles, it is simply the most ordinary relatives.The Hong family raised the smoke again, and they didn't have time to buy vegetables, so they greeted everyone in the Su family with home-cooked meals.There were few servants left in the house, and the eldest lady, second lady, third lady, and fourth lady of the Hong family actually planned to cook by themselves.The nurse took the maid and mother-in-law of the Su family and hurriedly squeezed into the kitchen, stopped them vigorously, and persuaded several ladies out in fear.The nurse's mind was: Where can the master cook for the servants to eat, seeing that the life of the Hong family is so simple now, everyone in the Su family can't help but sigh that the relatives are reunited after a long absence, and naturally they can't help but talk about the living situation after separation.Ah Qing and Ah Yun snuggled in the arms of Mrs.
Hong left and right, closer than when they were with Mrs.
Su.After Mrs.
Hong heard the stories of Mount Tai that were in danger, her face was full of pity, sighed again and again, and said regretfully: "If I had known that it was so dangerous, I shouldn't have let you follow and be frightened" Ah Yun said that the fourth young grandmother of the Hong family had a doll in her belly, and the Hong family was very happy when she heard it, and the fourth lady suddenly whispered to Zheng Qingchuan: "Qiqi, has Su Mu recently communicated with the Fu family and the Ai family" Su Mu rarely had anything to hide from Zheng Qingchuan, so Zheng Qingchuan shook his head at the fourth aunt with certainty."
The marriage dates of Ah Qing and the eldest young master of the Fu family, Ah Yun and the little son of the Ai family are all next year, one is in May and the other is in September.Now that there are such twists and turns, fortunately, the Fu family is still the Fuguo Mansion, and the Ai family is still the Princess Mansion, so this time it was not affected.But the Hong family fell. ”The fourth lady put her right palm against the back of Zheng Qingchuan's hand, and warned earnestly: "Qiqi, you and Su Mu must explore the tone of those two families in advance, so as not to make Ah Qing and Ah Yun unhappy when they marry."
There are people in the world who pick up the high and step on the low, and I hope those two families will not do this. ”Zheng Qingchuan smiled and said: "Fourth aunt, don't worry, Su Mu loves Ah Qing and Ah Yun very much, and will never let them suffer such grievances."
If others look down on the Su family, then the Su family will never praise other people's stinky feet, and they will never keep their voices down. ”The fourth lady nodded, and smiled with satisfaction: "It should be such a strong melon, not sweet, you had better go back to Beijing as soon as possible to prepare early" Zheng Qingchuan asked softly: "Fourth aunt, are you used to the life in Suzhou" As the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift The fourth lady first shook her head, and then smiled helplessly, her smile was a little bitter, and replied: "Occasionally dreaming, dreaming of the previous life, the things in the dream are all like the truth, you can smell the aroma of orchids, you can taste the taste of bear's paws, but when you wake up, when you open your eyes, what you see is like a dream."
The truth is reversed, and the truth tells you that the emperor said that our old lady is a corpse vegetarian meal, and he does not work hard for the imperial court, and before taking over the house in the capital, he sent someone to raid the house.In order not to let the silver enter the treasury, so this matter is not publicized, into the emperor's private treasury I have no jewelry left, gorgeous clothes are all there, but there is no jewelry, clothes do not want to wear The old lady used to enjoy more blessings than us, and now I am still at ease, I can't compare to the old lady's atmosphere, but at least I can't drag my feet, isn't it, laundry, cooking, all do it yourself, what else is not used to it" Zheng Qingchuan felt sour in his heart after hearing this, but he still had a smile on his face, and pretended to be relaxed: " The fourth aunt is also very atmospheric, I admire the fourth aunt, we learned to grow bean sprouts in the Taoist temple on Mount Tai, which was helpless.The second grandmother and aunt can be peaceful in Suzhou, which is quiet and far-reaching. ”The fourth lady pursed her lips and smiled, took Zheng Qingchuan into her arms, rubbed her shoulders, and was as close as a loving mother holding her obedient daughter.Zheng Qingchuan looked at the fourth lady's hand and found that it was no longer pampered.There is no bright Kodan, but there are more symptoms of peeling.It is conceivable that the fourth lady really needs to do housework with her own hands, and there is no lazy welfare.A layer of tears appeared in Zheng Qingchuan's eyes, and gradually faded, not daring to let himself express his emotional side too casually.Sometimes, I am emotional and reveal my true temperament, but it causes embarrassment and sadness to others.Su Mu is very busy, and he is asked by Mrs.
Hong to talk every day, but Zheng Qingchuan is very idle, knocking melon seeds and teasing children.They stayed in Hong's house and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival together, but seeing that Mrs.
Su wanted to go back to her home more and more, Su Mu was helpless.Su Mu and Zheng Qingchuan deliberately left everyone behind and went out for a walk after breakfast to discuss this matter together.Su Mu said in a low voice: "Grandmother has been a little tempered these days. ”Zheng Qingchuan asked briskly: "Su Mu, do you insist on being an honest child or are you willing to be a lying child" Su Mu and her were a little clear, and said angrily and funny: "You have come up with a way to lie, right" Zheng Qingchuan nodded briskly.Su Mu patted the back of her head and asked: "What way" Zheng Qingchuan walked briskly, with a smile on his face, leaned over, looked at Su Mu, and insisted: "I want you to cooperate" Su Mu couldn't help but smile: "Okay, I'll help you lie" Zheng Qingchuan burst out of laughter lightly, and said happily: "Grandmother definitely doesn't want to go to the capital with us this time, but the people who are married to Ah Qing and A Yun are all in the capital, so we have to go back."
Who is the most reassuring person for grandmother is nothing more than the sixth young master and the seventh young master who have no parents to protect and no wife.In the future, it will naturally be where the sixth and seventh young masters live, and grandmother will live" As he spoke, he suddenly paused, as if he was deliberately inviting praise.Listening to Zheng Qingchuan's slow and methodical analysis, Su Mu had already guessed the ending in advance, but he still smiled and said: "Ah Qi, you go on" Zheng Qingchuan smiled brightly, and continued: "The Hong family is full of talents, the room is full of readers, and the fragrance of books is strong, if we take the sixth young master and the seventh young master to live here with the Hong family, rent another room for them, and ask an uncle to teach them to study."
The name is beautiful: In the future, my grandmother will definitely be very happy to take the exam, isn't it" Su Mu smiled: "Well, Ah Qi's method is very good" Zheng Qingchuan was proud, and suddenly felt that the left cheek was sour, raised his hand, and rubbed his face, and said briskly: "If grandmother lives here in the Hong family and rarely meets previous acquaintances, wouldn't it be much easier to hide a certain news from her old man" Su Mu took her hand and said: "Well, yes" In the past, Su Mu was eager to get as far away from the Su family's aunt as possible, but now for the sake of grandmother, It was the initiative to make concessions.Zheng Qingchuan noticed this change, and was in a happier mood, the two finished discussing, and then chatted some gossip along the way, when Zheng Qingchuan said that he would accompany him to watch the stars at night as a reward, Su Mu did not refuse, and walked back happily.The next day, they thought that Mrs.
Su would stay with the Hong family for a long time, so they took a carriage to the city to buy furniture for Mrs.
Su.At the same time, Master Du, Qingshan, and the nurse were sent to pick up the sixth and seventh young masters of the Su family, and they also set off.On the street, Zheng Qingchuan wore a blue muslin men's clothes, dressed like Su Mu's little scholar, while eating water chestnuts, while strolling because Zheng Qingchuan wore men's clothes, Su Mu was embarrassed to openly hold her hand, but he was afraid that she would get lost, so he grabbed her arm, such a picture, like a tall scholar uncle afraid of the greedy and playful little scholar running away, adding a bit of joy.Walking, strolling, suddenly, there was a person behind chasing and shouting: "Is it Mrs.
Su, is it Mrs.
Su" Zheng Qingchuan felt that this voice was familiar, looked back, and was surprised, Miss Yin actually came here Zheng Qingchuan turned around, stopped, and greeted generously: "Miss Yin, you come to Suzhou to open a shop" Miss Yin was dressed in beautiful women's clothes, still beautiful, small, and exquisite, she gave a salute and smiled brightly: "Lord Su, Mrs.
Su is good Since Lord Su returned to Beijing, the new prefect of Jingzhou is not easy to get along with, and he is a corrupt official, And the means are vicious, my brother and sister-in-law and I moved to Suzhou.Let's not stand on this street and talk, let's go and sit in my restaurant" Zheng Qingchuan was not in a hurry to agree, nor was he in a hurry to refuse, and smiled lightly: "My husband is no longer an official, Miss Yin doesn't need to call him Lord." ”Miss Yin's expression changed, obviously surprised, and she couldn't believe this fact
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