Yipin Tianxia

The sandalwood is curling up, and the ash is quiet.

Kneeling under the tall white jade Guanyin is a young man in purple with his back facing the door. He has not yet turned twenty, so his hair has not been tied up, and the black hair is loose and faintly glowing.

Beside him, the old lady of Ouyang's family was wearing a heavy leather jacket embroidered with pine and crane patterns in a reddish color. She closed her eyes and twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, as if she had fallen into a trance. , until people thought she had fallen asleep.

From the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the young man baring his teeth and cracking his mouth, secretly rubbing his knees, the old lady sighed almost imperceptibly, and finally opened her old eyes.

"Do you know what's wrong?"

"The grandson really doesn't know what he did wrong."

"If you don't know, just keep kneeling until you remember."

His eyes flickered, and the young man muttered discouragedly, "Grandson doesn't think he did something wrong. Besides, if it wasn't for her, grandson wouldn't be unable to worship Mr. Wu as his teacher!"

The old lady was slightly annoyed, "You still know she's making trouble? Then why don't you say something nice to her at the dinner table? Even Sister Mu is better than you at this point!"

The young man was angry, "That's because she is young and ignorant, and she doesn't know her details!"

The old lady snorted softly, "Speaking of being young and ignorant, I think you are worse than her! Her mother was so tired and went back like that, this girl is not a fool, how can she not know what's wrong? If she is confused, she can come out and do it for you. Is that dish? You also said that on purpose, so that your aunt can push brother Qing to be a teacher, is this something a fool can do?"

The young man became angry, "If she understands in her heart that her mother has been wronged, and she still wants to flatter and flatter her enemies, it shows that she is spineless!"

"Bones? Can the bones be more important than the lives of the whole family? You look down on her for flattery. If it were you, would you be able to bear the burden of the whole family?"

The young man proudly said, "Even if I work as a coolie, I can support a family!"

The old lady sneered, "With your stubborn nature, how can anyone be willing to invite you? Besides, it's the cold winter months, where do you ask their family to find a job? They came to bear the humiliation, and when they saw you encounter difficulties, they thought Seeing your little favors, wanting to repay, but not daring to offend your third aunt, how difficult is this? But a little girl can do it by birth. If she talks about her integrity like you, she can simply do it today. If you don’t come, can you keep Mr. Wu?”

The young man choked up and was speechless for a while.

The old lady sighed, "A good man must have arrogance, but he must also use it in the right place. He can bend and stretch, and he can be a man. That day, you saw the Mu family's wife suffer, so you kindly helped her. But do you know that your third aunt turned around Just ran to ask me, do you want to put someone in your house, so that you don’t have to be so nice to a manless woman, in case some unpleasant words come out and ruin the reputation of the family.”

"She! She's bullying too much!" The young man was so angry that his face turned purple, and he jumped up from the ground, wishing he could rush out to argue with others immediately.

"She bullied you, what can you do? If you go to her to argue, you are disrespectful to your elders. Even if you win the quarrel, what will happen? These gossips will only get darker and darker, you can cut it Her tongue, or gag her mouth?" The old lady suddenly showed a bit of sadness, "Grandma is old and can't protect you from the wind and rain for a few years. If you can't grow up quickly, will you be in the future? In this family, you will be angry with your uncle and aunt all your life?"

"I—" The young man was hoarse and unable to speak, only the desolation and grief in his eyes that did not match his age made people feel sad.

A drop of turbid old tears fell, and the old lady reached out and took the young man into her arms, caressing his head and neck and said, "My good boy, God treats you a little softer, but it's not the thinnest. Look at that Mu Sister, isn’t it more difficult than you? But even a little girl has survived, and you are a masculine man, so what is there to be afraid of? Now that grandma is still here, she should plan for your future. When you grow up, The wings are stiff, so why do you need to look at people? But before that, you must bear it."

She snorted softly and said in a low voice, "Your third aunt is just a shallow woman. Although her natal family is rich now, she is just a nouveau riche. It's hard to say whether she can survive this generation. Why do you care about her? You The most important thing now is to follow Mr. Wu and learn some skills. This is not only the knowledge in books, but also the knowledge of life. Mr. Wu is a very knowledgeable person. It is your blessing that your uncle can invite him , you can't let him down for a lot of painstaking efforts."

The young man choked with sobs and nodded vigorously, "It's my grandson's recklessness that made my grandmother worry. However, Mr. Wu still refuses to accept me..."

The old lady patted him on the back and smiled, "People, they all get along with each other. Since Mr. Wu promised to guide you, you should show him well, and when he sees your benefits, he will naturally accept you. Don't be discouraged, go back and study hard, and after the new year, Mr. Wu is free, let's invite him, and then you can get close to him."

The young man nodded in response, said he was going back to study now, took his leave and left.

When his figure disappeared, the old lady had a sad look on her face again.

The old servant He Nanny came forward with a cup of ginseng tea, and softly persuaded, "Don't worry too much, old lady, the young master has a kind heart, and there will be future blessings."

"I hope so." The old lady's eyes fell on a letter pressed on the top of the cabinet, and she sighed deeply, "I don't have a mother, but I still have such a father. If God refuses to open his eyes again, I really don't want to Give people a way to live."

Mother He tried her best to laugh and said, "The old lady was overwhelmed. Thinking of our young master, her good intentions will be rewarded, so she helped the Mu family's wife, and her daughter came to repay the favor. She is really a smart girl, thanks to her teasing Mr. Wu is happy to make such fresh and interesting dishes."

But the old lady sighed again, "Clever is clever, I'm afraid she is too clever, and if she doesn't know how to restrain her edge, she will cause trouble instead."

"No way?" Nanny He wanted to say a few more words, but suddenly the corner of her eye flashed, and she caught a glimpse of a pomegranate red dress outside the door.Just about to ask, the old lady suddenly stretched out her hand to twiddle her, and said as usual, "I'm not a gentleman in our family, so don't worry about it. Brother Qing, let someone pass a message so that he can read the book." , so as not to turn around and ask three questions, and lose face at home."

Nanny He agreed to go out and pass on the message, and the old lady continued to close her eyes and read the scriptures.

■

Sister Mu, who was too smart, was wilted today, squatting quietly in the kitchen to light a fire, completely transparent.

Soon, another pot of soybeans was fried. Of course, each bean was fried very well, crispy and golden, but the problem was that the soybean oil could not be refined.Seeing that the pot of oil would be ruined any longer, Nianfu was so worried that he drew a circle on the spot and said to himself, "Why can't it work?"

It's still the straightforward Mrs. Chen, who couldn't stand it anymore, so she kindly suggested, "Sister Mu, I'm afraid you can't do this, right? Why don't you ask Aunt Yu?"

Mrs. Zou immediately said sarcastic remarks, "Hey, I didn't even open my mouth, what are you doing so wrongly? If Sister Mu didn't have any skills, could I get you some rewards yesterday? You can rest assured, maybe this time Once it’s done, I can still earn ingots of silver for you!”

Seeing being squeezed out like this, Nianfu didn't get angry, but said pitifully, "Sister-in-law said this, is it because I did something wrong yesterday? If so, just say it straight, but don't drive me away. I still have grandma at home Both grandpa and aunt are sick. If I mess up this job, the whole family will really die. Before coming here, our family can only drink some sweet potato and vegetable leaf soup. Now we finally have some porridge. If you don’t even have this, you really can’t live on.”

Seeing her talking, tears came down, and many people couldn't bear it anymore.Everyone has sons and daughters, and they know the difficulties of living. Thinking about this girl, although she is a bit shrewd, she is really in a pitiful situation.She was willing to divide the reward yesterday, and it may not be because she wanted to buy people's hearts, but she was afraid that she would offend others if she swallowed it all by herself, so she was so careful, right?

Mrs. Chen had a good impression of Nianfu. When she heard what she said, her eyes turned red immediately, "Sister Mu, don't say that, no one will drive you away. It's just that we don't know the method of refining oil, so you should go out and inquire about it." .”

Seeing Sister Mu rubbing the corner of her eyes, she stepped forward and bowed to everyone, and said timidly, "I know that I am young, and I have never learned any rules. If there is anything wrong, I hope all the sisters-in-law will help you." Don’t be offended, aunt. If you need to be beaten, you can be beaten, and if you want to be scolded, at least I can work here this winter, so that my family will not starve to death. I am here, thank you in advance.”

Seeing how sad she was speaking, as weak as a little white rabbit letting others bully her, Mrs. Zou couldn't say those sarcastic remarks.Even Aunt Yu began to wonder if this girl is too high-minded, but she has no combat power at all?

Everyone was thinking in their hearts, she is a foreigner, and she can't work for a few days, what can she do?In this way, the sense of crisis was lifted, and everyone's expressions softened.

Aunt Yu even said generously, "Okay, don't worry about it. It's rare to work together, and if your wife doesn't speak, who will drive you away? Anyway, you have finished your busy work, and it's getting late. You still have patients at home. Just go back sooner."

"How can I do that?" Nianfu kept shaking his head, but he didn't dare to leave early.

Aunt Yu thought of a ready-made excuse for her, "Then you can go to the grain and oil store and ask if there is anything else that can be used to make your soy sauce, it is considered a serious errand."

Sister Mu finally agreed this time, she turned her head and came out, slightly relieved.

Damn it!The crisis has finally paid off.If she can't even pretend to be a little white flower, she doesn't know how to dispel everyone's wariness towards her.

Just about to leave the mansion, a young man with a dark complexion suddenly chased after him, "Sister Mu, Sister Mu!"

Nianfu took a closer look and recognized him. He came back from the kitchen to call for someone. Bai Xuan said his name was Mo Yun, "What's the matter?"

Mo Yun held a small cloth bag and handed it over, "Our young master said, this may be used to refine the oil Mr. wants, would you like to give it a try?"

After reading the blessing, he opened it half-suspiciously, and then, he really wanted to call out "Er Di Niang" again! (Continue to ask for recommendations and favorites!)

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