Several times in dreams

Chapter 8 Encounter

Meng Guangfu looked at his granddaughter. In two months, this girl has lost a lot of weight.

The original apple face became an oval face, with a pointed chin, and the black and white eyes became larger, with lowered eyelids, and he said "Grandfather is well" and stopped talking.

The old man felt an inexplicable pain in his heart, and it took him a long time to say: "Ying'er, do you still hate grandpa?"

"Granddaughter dare not," but she stopped talking. "

"Tomorrow, you will go to the spring banquet with your eldest aunt and elder sister. I thought it was your first time entering the mansion, so I called you to give some advice. You have to listen carefully."

Wanying's eyes flickered for a moment, then she lowered her voice and said in a low voice: "Granddaughter respects my grandfather's teachings," she was speechless again.

Meng Guangfu sighed inwardly, and then explained the rules of going to a banquet in the mansion.

These should be the responsibility of the He family, but Mrs. Meng is not at ease to let her teach. It is not a question of whether to teach well, but whether to teach well.

This is not only related to the dignity of the Meng family, but also the granddaughter's first official appearance in front of the world, so it is best not to make any mistakes.

"When you're away from home, get along well with your aunt and sister..."

"Granddaughter knows, go out, don't lose face to our Meng family, bear with it if you can." Meng Wanying had a cold face, and the coldness all over her body made the old man shiver.

Fu Chang Meng Guang took a deep breath and continued, "Ying'er, do you know how many steles there are in the ancestral temple of Lu Shenggong's mansion?"

Meng Wanying looked at her grandfather hesitantly, shook her head and said, "Granddaughter doesn't know."

"There are more than 2000 inscriptions in the forest of steles, from the Han Dynasty to the Republic of China, real cursive script, seal script, and various calligraphy. Most of them record sacrifices and temple repairs. Our Meng family ancestor has a side branch, which is dedicated to the forest of steles of Lu Shenggong's mansion. As for seal cutting, it can be said that most of the steles in the forest of steles were carved by our Meng family."

Seeing Wanying raise her eyes in amazement, Meng Guangfu felt relieved, and continued, "These steles have survived thousands of years and have survived the wind and rain, and are well preserved. Do you know why?"

Meng Wanying shook her head, and Meng Guangfu said slowly: "That's because they have gone through thousands of tempers, and have been meticulously crafted with knives and axes before they can be perfectly displayed in front of the world. The words on them are the essence of the inscriptions. , without content, no one will appreciate it, and it will not last forever.”

Wanying was thoughtful, and the old man Meng looked at his granddaughter carefully, and said softly: "Ying'er, grandpa knew about the sacrifice, you were wronged, everyone was accusing you, and you couldn't produce any evidence If grandpa doesn't punish you for what others have done, how can you explain to the whole clan? Do you know where you are wrong?"

Meng Wanying looked up at her grandfather, her face calmed down a lot, "It's my granddaughter who didn't act well. First, she didn't bring a maid, and no one testified for me. Second, she shouldn't get angry at Liu Mama casually, let alone scare her with needles, offending her for nothing. People are being used by people with ulterior motives..."

The old lady Meng breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a harmonious voice: "Ying'er, being able to go to the Spring Festival Banquet means that you have grown up, and becoming an adult is not about how old you are, but about how well you think about the problem, whether you have thought about the consequences before doing things , you must be cautious in your words and deeds, especially girls, you must know how to protect yourself and not get involved in danger, so that you can escape unscathed, and you must remember Grandpa's words for the rest of your life."

Wanying nodded vigorously, only to hear her grandpa still nagging: "And you have to change your quick temper, there is no absolute fairness in the world, you have to fight hard for what belongs to you, and you have to fight for what doesn't belong to you." It's better to let go in time, don't hurt yourself is the best policy, what Grandpa is most worried about is your temper."

"Okay, Grandpa, I know everything, I will change it properly, tell me more about Lu Shenggong's family." Wanying said coquettishly.

"You girl, hahaha..."

The cold spring was expected, but Meng Wanying didn't feel it at all.

After coming out of her grandpa’s room and passing by the garden on the way home, Wanying found signs of spring everywhere, the grass on the ground had already sprouted, and the willows by the pool looked like they had been dyed from a distance, bright yellow One piece, but it just looks like a lot of buds.

The winter jasmine flowers bloomed in large swaths, the strong yellow color dazzled the eyes, the ice on the water surface in the pond had long since melted, and a few ducks were swimming leisurely in the water, all this put Wanying in a good mood.

When I got home, my mother's nagging became more pleasing to the ear, and it was nothing more than to tolerate the aunt's family, to bow my head and be obedient, and I agreed to everything.

Seeing that her daughter was in a good mood, Mrs. Li was overjoyed, and gave instructions with concern before going back to her room.

In the early morning of the next day, the Meng Manor's carriage was ready. There were two drivers in total, Meng Zhaoxuan was driving, He's mother and daughter and Wanying were driving, and the maids, mothers-in-law and servants followed naturally. Well-groomed, it looks extraordinarily dignified and eye-catching.

But seeing her, she was wearing a lake-green brocade long jacket with dark green thin piping, and on the sleeve piping was a cloth-patched butterfly with gold thread. When she raised her hand, the butterfly seemed to spread its wings in the wind, which was really beautiful.

On the outside is a short ermine shawl, dark green wide folded long skirt, two emerald water drop earrings, which complement the delicate skin better than snow, and the same color emerald jade bracelet, which is matched with a gilt carved bracelet.

Among the demeanors, there was a pleasant clanging sound, and Meng Wanyun was tall and tall, and when she walked, she really looked like a Tingting girl, with all manners.

Meng Zhaoxuan looked at his daughter with a smile on his face, this first-class good-looking, must promise a good family.

Here, Meng Wanying also packed up, accompanied by Chunni, and her mother, Li Shi, sent her out in person.

The family didn't have fashionable materials, and they didn't dare to steal Meng Wanyun's limelight, so they only wore a navy blue muslin half-length jacket newly made during the Chinese New Year, with the same color trimmed with silver thread.

In order to avoid being too shabby, Mrs. Li paired it with a half-length embroidered vest with a squirrel border as her dowry, which was quite suitable.

Below are wide-mouth trousers of the same color, and a pair of navy blue embroidered cotton boots.

Eyebrow-level bangs, hair parted in the middle at the top, braided into a thick black braid at the back, with a silver butterfly pinned to the end of the braid.

Wanying is petite, with a slender waist that fits comfortably in her hands. She is not as glamorous as Wanyun, but she has an indescribable charm.

The whole family boarded the carriage and walked slowly towards Lu Shenggong's mansion. When they got to the gate of the mansion, several carriages had already arrived.

Entering the mansion, the family met Lu Shenggong and his wife, saluted, and exchanged pleasantries with Liu Yuanwai and County Magistrate Liang who had arrived earlier.

Meng Zhaoxuan was surprised to find that these two not only brought their female relatives, but also brought several sons and brothers with them.

Just as he was thinking about whether to let the two young ladies in the family avoid him for a while, the county magistrate Liang laughed and said: "Master Meng, this is the Republic of China, so young men and women don't need to avoid suspicion in public. I heard that this big Shanghai Foreign schools are already co-educational!"

Meng Zhaoxuan was a little embarrassed, "Isn't our place the same as Shanghai?"

"Why is it different? It's just a matter of time. A few years ago when women were advocated to liberate their feet from binding, didn't some people also make a lot of trouble? How about now, isn't it all the same?"

Meng Zhaoxuan looked at his daughter, and then at Wanying. Indeed, Wanyun let go of her feet not long after she started binding her feet, and Wanying never bound her feet at all.

Just when he didn't know how to answer the conversation, he heard the announcement from the doorman: "Director He Xizhi and his wife have arrived!"

"Uncle is here!" Meng Wanyun hurried forward to greet her uncle and aunt, "Cousin Qiongzhi, you are here too."

I saw He Qiongzhi wearing a white dress, with a light blue long skirt underneath, a beige coarse woolen overcoat, a shawl that was permed into big waves, a red hairband sprinkled with gold on her head, and gold stud earrings with diamonds sparkling Shining, looking like a modern girl who walked off a pictorial.

She walked up to Meng Wanyun without looking sideways, threw the coat she had taken off to the maid, and gave her a big hug.

By the way, she glanced at Meng Wanying who was standing next to her, and whispered in Meng Wanyun's ear contemptuously, "Why did you bring this local turtle here?"

After finishing speaking, the two of them laughed tacitly, then chatted about the fashionable clothes styles, and went to the side hall.

Meng Wanying followed out of the front hall, but she didn't want to go to the side hall, so she took Chunni into the legendary palace garden.

The Gongfu Garden is really well-deserved, with winding paths leading to secluded places, exotic flowers and plants everywhere, especially the rockery in the east, with low peaks, twists and turns, and specially designed springs and waterfalls, it is really beautiful like a fairyland.

Tired from walking, Wanying dragged Chunni to sit down in the gazebo to rest, it was meal time, but Wanying didn't want to go to the side hall.

Thinking of He's mother and daughter and He Qiongzhi showing off his power, he would rather go hungry than deal with them.

"Let's leave when we go back," Wanying teased Chunni, "But, just don't cry from hunger!"

"Miss, don't cry from hunger!" The two laughed together.

"What are you so happy about?" Meng Wanying was startled when a man's clear voice came from behind her.

Looking back, he saw a young man wearing a navy blue robe, holding an ancient thread-bound book in his hand, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, staring at her intently.

(End of this chapter)