Taohuaxi

Chapter 82 Hua Lian’s thoughts

When the Zhao family's servants heard this, they realized that the person in front of them was Uncle Zhun.

Fearing that they might cause trouble, they all stopped.

The young lady from the Zhao family didn't realize that she had just made a mistake. She was just annoyed that Zhu Xifeng was shouting "no marriage" for a wild girl, which was unbecoming. She turned angrily into the shop and complained to Mr. Zhao.

After a while, the Zhao family master came out and taught Zhu Xifeng a few words as his quasi-father-in-law.

I originally thought that Zhu Xifeng would borrow the donkey from the slope and say a few soft words, and the matter would be over.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Xifeng not only refused to apologize, but also took Hua Lian and ran away.

In front of everyone, Mr. Zhao was embarrassed.

Immediately, he sent the servant to return the betrothal gift to Zhu Mansion.

The young man from the Zhao family told my father what happened today, and said: "Our master said that the young master of your house is undecided and disrespects his elders. My young lady cannot reach him. You should choose another wife for the young master."

After hearing these words, my father couldn't help but get angry. He vomited out the decoction he drank, pointed at Zhu Xifeng, and yelled: "You are a traitor! You are a traitor!"

Zhu Xifeng knelt outside the threshold and muttered: "Her family is not happy, and I am not happy yet. Even if I marry a wife, I should marry someone I like. That Miss Zhao's heart is as narrow as the eye of a needle... "

My dad said: "Beast! How dare you talk back?"

I quickly comforted him: "Dad, don't be angry. Maybe Xifeng and Miss Zhao are not destined to be together."

Hua Lian followed Zhu Xifeng and knelt outside.

She always felt that this marriage was dirty and it was her responsibility.She deeply regretted that she should not have caused a scene in front of the rice store.My father was already in poor health, and the Zhao family's divorce made his condition worse.

At dusk, I coughed up blood three times.

Qin Mingxu was so busy that he spent a lot of money to hire a miracle doctor from You Fang to diagnose and treat him.

At night, when my father went to bed, I helped them both up.

Hua Lian lowered his head and said, "My boss, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought the young master to do mischief."

Zhu Xifeng looked at her face, holding and loosening his hands, then loosening and holding them again.

After a long while, he gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and summoned up the courage to say: "Hua Lian, you messed up my marriage, why not give yourself to me as your wife!"

Hua Lian was stunned.

She spat: "That's nonsense!"

She almost fled back to the house.

Seeing this, Zhu Xifeng sat on the threshold, his round face full of disappointment.

"Sister, Hua Lian doesn't like me."

His two thick eyebrows drooped downward: "Sister, am I too useless? I am not good at reading, and I am not successful in martial arts. I am just a useless person."

He has been spoiled by Lin Yue to be overbearing since he was a child.

I never thought that one day he would be able to reflect on himself so clearly.

I sat next to him, stretched out my hand and patted his head: "You, you have no long-term success in anything you do, how can you blame yourself for not being able to do well? It's just for practicing with flowers, you may just be on a whim, say something casually, and tease others , no wonder Hua Lian is angry!"

He shook his head desperately.

"Sister, no, no, I don't know how to tell you. I am serious about this damn girl... The more cruel she is to me, the more I want to get close to her. She beats me and scolds me. , I’m not annoyed either…I’ll tell you quietly——”

He approached me mysteriously, blushing and said: "Sister, although I took in two people in the house in the past, it was my mother's decision, not what I asked for. My mother said that the young master of the family has three wives and four children. Concubine, ordinary things. I... I... I was too young at that time, I was confused... After my mother passed away, I asked my father to send them away... Can you tell Hua Lian, say, say that I am not like that Bad...I'm afraid that she will dislike me after hearing about those things..."

I said, "Do you really like Hua Lian?"

He raised his hands and said seriously: "Sister, I swear, I swear that I am serious about her. If I lie, I will get sores in my throat, leprosy on my head, and there will be five thunderbolts from the sky..."

I stood up and said, "In that case, I will go and talk to her. If this happens, you will not let her down for the rest of your life. Hua Lian is a good girl, and I have always treated her as a sister."

"Yes Yes Yes."

He was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet: "Thank you sister, thank you sister, sister is the best person in the world. Don't worry, how can I dare to betray her? If she doesn't beat me, I will be Amitabha. "

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Just stay patient. I can't guarantee that it will come true. In the end, it all depends on Hua Lian's own wishes. We wish that people in the family will not do things that are difficult for others."

He nodded, nervous and worried, and at the same time watching me leave with expectation.

The door to Hua Lian's room is closed.

I raised my hand and knocked on the door.

She shouted: "Master, stop making trouble!"

"It's me." I said softly.

"Master." She quickly opened the door.

There were no lights in the room and it was pitch dark.

I walked in and said, "Hua Lian, I'm here to see you tonight just as sister Xifeng. Don't treat me as your boss, and I won't treat you as my buddy."

She took out the fire sickle and lit the lamp.There was some light in the room.The mirror becomes clear again.

She was a little uneasy. "Master, I'm sorry."

"Hua Lian, you don't need to say you're sorry, you haven't sorry to anyone. Say whatever you think in your heart. From the first moment I saw you, I liked your straightforward nature and your real life."

I paused and said, "My father cannot afford to fall ill. His biggest wish is to watch Xifeng get married while he is still alive. Xifeng told me that he wants to marry you, are you willing?"

She sat down slowly.

"Master, I have never thought about this. My mind is very messed up. I am just a wild girl from the mountains. I will not be a young mistress."

I said: "You don't have to think about whether you want to be a young mistress, you only need to think about whether you want to be Xifeng's wife. That kid from Xifeng grew up with me, I know him. Although he is incompetent and loves to make trouble, he also He can't speak and is heartless, but he..."

Hua Lian blurted out: "The young master is not that unbearable. If the young master is serious, he will be more careful than anyone else. He will take notes on all the goods being shipped. The young master is kind-hearted. I saw an injured bird on the road with him. The young master brought the bird back and cured it before releasing it. The young master was also very brave. Last time at the ferry, he knew clearly that he couldn't beat the snake, but he still held on to the snake's waist, just to prevent others from harming my snake... "

I laughed: "I didn't know Xifeng had so many benefits."

She suddenly realized something, lowered her head, and wrung her hands back and forth.

After a long while, she raised her head and looked at me: "My boss, have you ever tried running in the dark?"

I looked at her, waiting for her to speak.

She stared at the burning lamp oil on the table and said: "I lost my mother when I was a child. My father had consumption and could not do heavy work. I went to the fields when I was six years old, and when I was eight years old, I went hunting in the mountains with people in our village. One spring, My father became ill again, and I wanted to go up the mountain to catch a snake and sell it to give my father medicine. There was a lot of rain in the spring, and my feet were covered in mud when I walked. By nightfall, I still found nothing. I heard the cry of wild beasts. , I was not afraid. Because I knew that I had to be the breadwinner of the family, and I had no reason to be afraid. I caught a female snake. But I found it was pregnant. I couldn't bear it, so I let it go. There was a wolf , stared at me, with green eyes. I ran hard, the mist spread over the mountains, the moonlight shone brightly on the creek, and the wind blew from all directions. At that time, I thought, the days are sometimes very short, and in the blink of an eye, It’s over. But sometimes it’s very long, like an endless mountain. After climbing one mountain, there’s another one. Every time I climb a hillside, I think about how great it would be if I could meet someone and come to save me. . But, no. Never."

"I ran until dawn that day. The wolf did not outrun me. I was sweating profusely and fell asleep on the path back to the village. Later, I experienced such things many times. I am becoming more and more experienced. I know How to take shortcuts, how to climb trees, how to cross cliffs. I no longer need anyone to accompany me. I killed all my expectations."

"The day I met my boss on the street, my father died. I sold some mountain goods and wanted to buy a coffin to bury my father. The young master looked playful and smiling, so I immediately concluded that he was not a good person. I was ready to fight him to the death." She smiled. Laughing: "I'm always like this. It's easy to think about fighting for my life. Probably, from the bottom of my heart, I feel that my life is worthless. People in our village say that they have never seen a girl like me who is not afraid of death."

"The young master said that he didn't want people to kill my snake because it would make me sad. Everyone on the dock laughed. Everyone thought this behavior was ridiculous, right? The young master was beaten until his head was covered with blood. I Suddenly I felt that he was not cowardly at all."

"I have run in the mountains countless times. In spring, the branches are covered with wild flowers and lively. In summer, birds return to their nests in flocks, and the scorching sun shines overhead. In autumn, leaves are flying one by one. In winter, At that time, snow fell from the plum blossoms on the trees. I have many things to say to the trees, to the snakes, to the birds, to the flowers, but I can’t say them to people.”

"The streams in the mountains, no matter how far they travel, will still flow into the river. That evening when I came back from the dock, I cried secretly. No one, like the young master, has ever cared whether I was sad or whether my snake would He won't die. I chased him and ran around the yard, but he didn't get angry. He pretended to be afraid of me. He probably wasn't afraid of me, but he cared about me."

"If I could go back to that night ten years ago, I hope that the person who climbed over the hillside and was waiting for me was the young master."

"I don't want the young master to fight with me. I just want to fight alone. The young master only needs to wait for me, and he will be very happy."

night, quiet.

The bright moon enters directly, and there is no heart to guess.

I have never heard Hua Lian say so many words.

She is still a girl who catches snakes with her bare hands in the mountains, with pure and wild eyes.

July [-]th, Qiqiao Festival.

Qin Mingxu and I organized the wedding for Zhu Xifeng and Hua Lian.

Zhu Xifeng's mouth was always grinning and never closed.He walked around the house, making a loud voice, handing out wedding candies, and inviting guests to drink.

It seemed that his body couldn't hold so much joy, and it spilled out, flowing all the way.

My father initially criticized Hua Lian's identity and family background.But I was quickly convinced.Human life is very short, and many things are fleeting, cold and indifferent.And love will make people brave and resist the impermanence and turbulence of the world.

My father saw Zhu Xifeng's smile at the wedding and was completely relieved.

He was pleased and satisfied.He forced himself to get up from the bed, was supported by the servants, sat on a chair, and drank the new wife's tea presented by Hua Lian.

That night, the guests dispersed, and Qin Mingxu and I were busy until the middle of the night.

When I walked through the corridor, my eyes were dazzled, my strength seemed to be exhausted, and I staggered.

Qin Mingxu anxiously supported me and ordered the boy to call the doctor.

The doctor came, took his pulse, and congratulated Qin Mingxu repeatedly: "Your Majesty, Madam, you are very happy. Congratulations. Congratulations."

Qin Mingxu seemed to have fallen into a rich dream and couldn't believe it: "Really?"

The doctor hurriedly said: "I have been practicing medicine for many years, how can I mistake my pulse? My wife is pregnant for the first month, so she needs to be well cared for, and she must not overwork herself."

A month ago, Qin Mingxu and I spent a night together in a cabin in the backyard of the wine shop.

That night, I had a baby.

I stroked my belly and thanked the Bodhisattva for his mercy.

After losing Peas, my heart always seemed to be missing a piece.

Now Bodhisattva, give me back the peas.

July [-]th, double happiness.

Qin Mingxu gave the doctor six gold ingots and ordered the housekeeper to reward the servants of Qin Mansion and Zhu Mansion with three months' worth of silver.

Up and down, there was joy.

He helped me back to the room.We sat on the couch, and he leaned down and put his face on my belly: "Sang Yu, how lucky I am. How lucky I am. For the rest of my life, I will use my life to be good to you and my children... …”

His tears seeped into my body through my clothes.

Warm and hot.

(End of this chapter)