palm river mountain

Chapter 25 Going the way of others

Duan Yi stretched out her hand and booed Zhilu, "My aunt said that good-looking men are the best at deceiving people!"

"Ah bah! I saw that he was handsome, and after a few glances, he must not have been deceived!" Zhilu listened, stomped his feet, and hurriedly followed Duan Yi's footsteps.

Before she even took two or three steps, she realized it!

"Girl! You're the one who lied! Madam wouldn't say that to a five-year-old girl!"

Zhilu only felt that her mind was like ocean waves, one after another, she had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized, "Girl, you are praising yourself for your good looks! You are the most deceitful person!"

Duan Yi's footsteps stopped, and Zhilu's brain collapsed, and he laughed, "I'm not a man."

"Mother, how long have they been waiting, don't you know that I have gone to Mr.'s place?"

Zhilu covered his forehead, followed with tears in his eyes, and replied, "I know. After Xiangye came back, he asked Butler Qin to take someone there, and wanted to hold a funeral for the old god. It was only when he arrived that he found out that he had already gone up the mountain gone."

"The great monks of Zhaojue Temple have made a trip for nothing, and the old lady has added a lot of money for sesame oil."

"Madam has been here for a while, and she said that the second door of Xiangfu will be locked as soon as it gets dark, and no matter what happens, the girl will come back for dinner."

Duan Yi raised her eyebrows, just before yesterday, this old house was not the mansion of Lao Shizi.

During the conversation, the two doors were already in front of my eyes. A chubby old woman was closing the door. When she saw Duan Yi coming, she couldn't help speeding up her movements, "It is said that the nine sons of the dragon are different, don't they? Everyone rules, and not everyone understands it."

As she was speaking in a strange manner, she felt a huge force coming, and the door was pushed open suddenly.

She staggered a few steps back, almost fell, and as soon as she slapped her thigh, she wanted to yell.

But before he shouted, he saw Duan Yi approaching with a smile, "The mountain city is very windy, when mom is talking, don't open your mouth too much, if you blow out your front teeth, it won't look good when you smile. "

The mother-in-law was in a trance, and couldn't help taking a step back. When she came back to her senses, the master and servant carrying the lantern had already gone away.

She stretched out her hand, touched her front teeth, pushed the door suspiciously, and the door closed gently. It was no different from ordinary doors, and there was no wind tonight.

"Girl, we should tear up that woman's mouth, scare her once, and she won't dare to disrespect the girl."

Zhilu looked at it, and cursed angrily, "I know that woman, her surname is Huang. The steward Zhao she married used to come from the palace. She was the companion of Princess Hui'an. His wife never took much care of her. These old people are used to being arrogant."

Duan Yi patted her on the shoulder, "Why are you angry? You won't lose a piece of meat if you say it. I don't understand what everyone's rules are, but I'm not wrong."

While talking, the two had already returned to their small courtyard, and the room was quiet. The woman who was guarding the door saw her coming, and said in surprise, "The girl is back, madam, Wu Niang and Erlang, wait for her." It's been a while."

As she spoke, she opened the curtain, and as soon as Duan Yi entered, she smelled a steaming aroma.

In the small stove on the table, mutton soup was boiling, gurgling, Duan Yi was surrounded by smoke, and at a glance, she saw Gu Xing who was standing up with a blushing face, and Duan Haotong, who was sitting on her left and right, putting down the bowls and chopsticks Ming.

Duan Yi smiled, chose the seat closest to the door and sat down. As soon as she sat down, she felt a burst of heat. From the corner of her eye, there was a pot of charcoal fire under the table, which was burning vigorously.

She thought, picked up the spoon, scooped up a bowl of mutton soup, and put it in front of Gu Xing, "I came back late, this mutton soup is really fragrant, so I borrowed flowers to present Buddha, and gave A Niang a bowl of it." gone."

Gu Xing stood at a loss for a while, and then said in a panic, "I wanted to wait for you to come back, but Hao'er and Ming'er are weak, if they don't eat dinner on time, at night, I'm afraid they will have a stomachache and won't be able to sleep all night of."

Duan Yi nodded, "I was in front of the door, and when I heard Zhilu say that my mother brought my younger siblings, I was very anxious. I was afraid that if you waited for me hungry, it would be my fault. We are all a family." People, of course, are more important than bones.”

Gu Xing's eyes turned red when she heard that, Duan Hao on the side moved the stool, hugged Duan Yi's arm, and rubbed against her, her voice was delicate, with a bit of coquettishness, "Mother, I Just said, this is my real sister!"

"Okay, okay!" Gu Xing took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, "Back then, it was Auntie..."

Duan Yi took a big mouthful of the soup. The steamed buns that Cui Zigeng gave earlier didn't feel like it in her mouth, but once she got into her stomach, she always felt heavy, as if she really ate a stone.

"I know, there is nothing I can do about it, Aniang. After all, my grandfather has already spoken, and it is related to the future of the Duan family. This matter is beyond our control."

Duan Yi said, and patted the back of Duan Hao's hand, "What's more, the fifth sister and the younger brother are young and weak. Our Jiannan is far away, and there is no good doctor. It is not as good as the imperial doctor in the capital. The palms and backs of the hands are all fleshy. , A Niang also had to do it as a last resort."

As she spoke, her eyes turned, and she looked at Gu Xing, "Father and mother are deeply in love, and they cannot be separated. It's all in the past, so don't take it to heart."

Gu Xing was stunned for a while, she looked at the smiling Duan Yi, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

Before she came, she typed up the manuscript and thought about the one, two, three, and four points. She only thought that Duan Yi would be able to understand her as a mother after listening to it.

But before she opened her mouth, Duan Yi had already said the one, two, three, four that she was thinking about.

Duan Yi is considerate of everything, obviously she should be happy, but...

"I know what you are still doing in a daze, take out the plum wine I made, and let my mother taste it. Fifth sister and younger brother are weak, so we can only taste it briefly, don't be greedy."

Duan Yi waved at Zhilu as if she didn't notice her unnaturalness.

Zhilu chuckled, "Okay! Girl, I'll go right away! Ma'am, the plum wine our girl makes is delicious. Mr. Gu wants to drink, but the girl is reluctant. That is to say, Madam is here, and she is very happy." , I’m willing to take it out and drink it.”

Gu Xing came back to her senses, sat down, took a sip of the mutton soup, it was neither hot nor bright, the temperature was just right.

When Duan Hao heard it, she clapped her hands, and she smiled blushingly, "Niang usually doesn't let me drink with my younger brother, but today I entrusted my sister, Hong Fu, to let us have a taste of this wine. What a taste!"

Zhilu was nimble, and after a while he took out the plum wine and paired it with four colored glass cups. Once the clear wine was poured in, it shimmered like a golden light.

Gu Xing picked up the wine cup and took a sip. The aroma of plums and the slightly spicy taste of the wine made her mood more complicated.

She rubbed the wine cup lightly, "This wine cup is really pretty."

Duan Yi lowered her eyes, "It's my birthday gift from elder brother Mingrui."

Gu Xing paused while touching the cup, "What does your grandfather mean? But he wants you to marry Ming Rui?"

(End of this chapter)