The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 19
Meng Zhongjing borrowed a donkey cart from a villager with whom he usually made friends, and soon invited the doctor.

The doctor entered the west wing, and Meng Zhongjing sat with Lin Chongjiu in the upper hall, his eyes drifting to the side of the wing from time to time.

In the wing room, Liu's mother and daughter surrounded her, watching the doctor touch Ru Niang's bones.

The trouser legs were rolled up, the socks fell to the ankles, not to mention the old man, even the three of Mrs. Liu were stunned. They never expected that Ru Niang's appearance was not amazing, but her skin was as white as new snow and smooth as creamy fat, and that foot, It was obviously wrapped, not very strong, but smaller than Lin Zhu's.

Being stared at by so many people, Ru Niang lowered her head shyly, her hair fell down, and her six-point color became eight-point.

Ah Ju withdrew her gaze, turned to behind her sister, and stopped looking there.

Soon the old doctor came to a diagnosis, Ru Niang was not seriously injured, took the medicine on time and took a good rest, and she could walk around normally in three days.

Ru Niang wanted to pay for the consultation fee and medicine, how could the Liu family let her, a poor orphan, pay for it, leaving her two daughters to take care of Ru Niang, she invited the old man to an outside room, paid a penny, and then sent him out.As soon as the two came out of the wing room, Meng Zhongjing immediately chased after him, wanting to ask about the medical fee, but was glared at by Mrs. Liu, and Meng Zhongjing had to shut up.

The Langzhong came by himself on a donkey, and the Liu family watched him walk a certain distance and then turned back.Meng Zhongjing said embarrassingly: "Auntie, I have already caused you trouble by bringing her here, so let me pay for the consultation fee, or I will feel really sorry."

Mrs. Liu laughed at him: "You will be my son-in-law soon, why are you being polite to me?" A son-in-law is kind-hearted, it is better than seeing death without saving him.

Meng Zhongjing still wanted to insist, but Ah Ju suddenly walked out from the door of the wing room, Meng Zhongjing stopped and looked at her stupidly.

Ah Ju bit her lip and went down the steps.

The eldest daughter obviously wanted to say something to Meng Zhongjing, but Liu Shi was puzzled and found it interesting, so she glanced at Ah Ju with a smile, and went in.

"Aju?" There were only two people left in the yard, and Meng Zhongjing was quite happy, "Is there something wrong?"

Ah Ju felt unhappy, so she was not as shy as usual, and asked Meng Zhongjing, "What did you just say to my mother?"

Mentioning this, Meng Zhongjing felt embarrassed again, took a step closer to Ah Ju, and said in a low voice: "Miss He was brought back by me, and I have already troubled you, how can I ask my aunt to pay for the medicine? Did you hear that in the room just now?" , tell me, so I can return it to my aunt." The two were very close, talking like they did when they were children, more like a family discussing things.

He was generous and didn't feel guilty at all. Ah Ju saw that he was pleasing to the eye, but she was still unhappy, and asked deliberately: "Do you want to help her pay? Then how much do you have with you?" After the engagement, Meng Zhongjing told her about the Meng family. The family property, because of preparations for the wedding banquet, there is not much savings left.

Meng Zhongjing didn't know the girl's small thoughts, so he honestly took out the three coins: "I saved a little on the shopping last time, I saved it secretly, waiting, I will hand it to you after I get married..." The voice became more and more He lowered his eyes and stared at Ah Ju eagerly.He and his younger brother Qiudong would go to work in the town, and most of the money they earned would go to his father, and he would keep some money for her private house.

Being stared at by him like this, Ah Ju's face was a little hot. She looked at his big hands, then at him, turned her head and said, "Since it was for me, why are you taking it out now?" .

"I didn't..." Meng Zhongjing opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but seeing the red glow on her face in a short period of time, and the shameful look of biting her lip with her white teeth, he was fascinated by it, and reacted obsessively. His heart was about to melt into water, and he bravely grabbed her hand and stuffed all the money in it, "I'll give it to you, Ah Ju, I'll give it to you, and no one will give it."

"I don't want it, go buy her medicine!" Ah Ju refused to accept it, and turned to leave.She would rather pay for it herself than Meng Zhongjing.

"Ah Ju!" Meng Zhongjing quickly grabbed her and looked at her beggingly.Ah Ju lowered her head and didn't show him, but this kind of acting like a spoiled child is the cutest, it's the charming look she seldom shows in front of him.Meng Zhongjing's heart was thumping, and he held her hand and whispered: "Ah Ju, don't think too much, I just helped her because I saw her pitiful, I didn't have any other thoughts, I, I just like you, you... "

Before he could finish his speech, Lin Zhu's voice came from inside.Meng Zhongjing let go quickly, and Ah Ju also wanted to avoid it in embarrassment, but before he took two steps, he heard Lin Zhu's yin and yang behind him say strangely: "Brother Meng, Miss He insists on seeing you, go in quickly!"

Ah Ju paused, and turned to look at Meng Zhongjing.

Meng Zhongjing was a little taken aback: "Why did she see me?"

"I'm not her, how do I know?" Lin Zhu snorted, put down the curtain and went in.

Meng Zhongjing couldn't help looking at Aju, who gave him a glare, then walked up to the room.No matter how stupid Meng Zhongjing was, he knew she was upset, so he quickly ran two steps and grabbed her, almost pleading: "Aju, Aju, come with me, look, I really don't care about her."

Ah Ju didn't want to go, so Meng Zhongjing simply pulled her away. Of course Ah Ju was not as strong as him, and he felt a little happier because of him. When he reached the door, he shook off his hand and went in by himself.Meng Zhongjing breathed a sigh of relief, and followed her obediently.

Ru Niang was sitting on the kang, and when she saw Meng Zhongjing coming in, she immediately wanted to stand up, but was held down by Liu's hand, and smiled and persuaded her: "The doctor said that you should take good care of it for the next two days, if you have anything to say, just sit like this." Tell me." It is reasonable to want to be grateful for being rescued in that situation.

Ru Niang looked at Mrs. Liu, didn't try to get up again, and said softly to Meng Zhongjing: "Brother Meng, thank you, if it weren't for you, I would definitely not be able to live today."

There were tears in her eyes, but Meng Zhongjing didn't even look at her. He peeked at Ah Ju and said, "It's all right, let it go, you don't have to keep it in your mind. My Aunt Lin Shulin is a good person, you can rest assured here Rehabilitate your injuries, and make plans after you recover from your injuries.”

"Yes, I know." Ru Niang answered with her head lowered, and turned to Liu Shi, "Then Ru Niang has caused trouble for my aunt these few days, Ru Niang will always remember the great kindness of my aunt's family and Brother Meng all my life. .”

Liu's soft voice comforted her a few words, nothing more than those polite words.

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Meng Zhongjing took his leave and left, and glanced at Ah Ju quietly before going out.Ah Ju looked down at the ground, pretending not to know that he was looking at her, and only when Meng Zhongjing walked away in a huff did she slightly bend the corners of her mouth.

Mrs. Liu left after a short stay, leaving only three girls in the house.Ru Niang lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, Ah Ju saw that she didn't show any strangeness to Meng Zhongjing just now, maybe because she knew about their marriage, she stopped thinking and couldn't bear to neglect her, so she occasionally said a few words to her.Ru Niang responded politely, A Ju asked her to answer, and she didn't make any noise if she didn't ask, she was quiet and really not very offensive.

Ruiniang shared dinner with Aju sisters, so they naturally slept on the same kang.

Lin Zhu likes to sleep on the kang, Ah Ju sleeps outside her, and then Ru Niang sleeps next to her.

Lin Zhu got into bed first, lying on his side and looking at the two people beside him.Perhaps her elder sister was used to seeing her, but she actually felt that although Ru Niang was not as good-looking as her elder sister, there was an indescribable smell about her, not her appearance, but her every move, which made her unable to move her eyes away.

Although she doesn't like each other, the girl's family is naturally beautiful, so she still can't help asking about some things.After the lights were turned off, Lin Zhu asked curiously: "Sister He, are you a girl from the city?" I used to read books that people praised Jiangnan beauties as gentle as water. Could it be that the attractiveness of Runiang is a Jiangnan girl? Unique?
Ru Niang paused for a while before saying: "Well, my father is a businessman, but unfortunately his family was in trouble, and then he suffered another disaster..."

Lin Zhu understood: "No wonder you move so beautifully, have you learned from the etiquette mother?"

Ru Niang said "hmm" and said to the dark night outside: "But it's hard to learn, I don't want to learn at all."

Women are all flowers, and the Lin sisters are flowers that grow freely in the mountains, loved by their parents without restraint.As for her, she is a bonsai kept in the house, and she has to endure what others want her to be. Others only see her good-looking, but they don't know how much pain she has suffered.

She didn't want to compete with Ah Ju, but Ah Ju had something better waiting for her, and Meng Zhongjing was her only hope to return to the mountains.

Ru Niang turned over, closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

Hearing the movement on the left, Ah Ju stretched out her arm and patted her sister quietly, signaling her not to ask.

When she woke up the next day, Ru Niang felt that it was very difficult for her to move, and Ah Ju helped her a lot, Ru Niang thanked her softly.She didn't mention Meng Zhongjing, and Runiang didn't show curiosity when Lin Zhu mentioned it deliberately, so the Aju sisters were not as defensive as they were yesterday.After the meal, the three girls sat together and talked, and they got along well.

Mrs. Liu occasionally came over to sit for a while, chatting so she couldn't avoid asking about Ru Niang's future plans.Ru Niang shook her head blankly, and Liu Shi asked about her relatives in Dengzhou, Ru Niang said, Liu Shi had never heard of it, went out to inquire with the villagers, and no one knew about it.Mrs. Liu was enthusiastic, so she made a special trip to the town and asked Mrs. Xiao Liu and his wife to keep an eye on them.Zhou Pei is well-known in Fucheng and has a wide network of contacts, but news of this matter cannot be heard within a day or two.

For this, Ru Niang is very grateful, although she knows that the Zhou family can't find anything.

Three days later, Ru Niang recovered from her foot injury and wanted to leave. Knowing that she had nowhere to go, Mrs. Liu kindly persuaded her, "Why don't you stay a few days longer, what if news comes from the town? Don't worry. Living here can be regarded as being a companion for Ah Ju and the others."

Ah Ju also asked to stay.Meng Zhongjing hadn't been here for three days, and Ru Niang hadn't inquired about it either. She had long since lost her sour thoughts.After all, Ru Niang is a girl from the city. Although she likes Meng Zhongjing very much, she is actually a rough person. Others may be excited for a while, but they may not really see it.

Ru Niang continued to live in Lin's family because of the hospitality.

Ah Ju took out her own set of shirts and handed them to Ru Niang, asking her to change and wash them.

Ru Niang accepted it embarrassingly, thought for a while and said, "Miss, I still have some money with me, I want to go to the town to buy some cloth, I feel sorry for wearing yours all the time."

Of course Ah Ju said it was okay, but Ru Niang insisted on going, so Ah Ju went to mention it to Liu Shi, and Liu Shi readily agreed.The next morning, Lin Xian hitched a donkey cart, Liu's Lin Zhuhe sat in the cart, Ah Ju didn't plan to go out until she got married, Liu's asked Lin Chongjiu to stay at home with her sister.

The donkey cart walked briskly on the small road, and when it was about to reach a fork in the road, two horse-drawn carriages rushed towards it from the opposite side, heading north from another road.

Lin Zhu looked at the two carriages curiously, and for some reason thought of Mr. Zhao who hadn't heard from him for many days.

At this time, Zhao Chen was accompanying the Ning family to take care of the orchids in the courtyard.

As the morning light moved slowly, there was suddenly the sound of horseshoes outside the village, and soon a young man ran in to announce: "Madam, young master, the master is back!"

In this village, except for Ning's Zhao Chen and Wenmei Chenping, no one knows that the master who is away all the year round is the Marquis of Yanping in the capital.

Zhao Chen looked at his mother.

As if she had never heard of it, Ning folded a white orchid in her plain hand and stuck it in her ear, then turned her head and asked her son, "Is your mother so pretty?"

With a bright face, gentle eyes, and a calm smile, it was just like the appearance in childhood memories.

Zhao Chenwen helped his mother up steadily, and said with a smile: "It's pretty, there is nothing more beautiful than your mother in the world."

Ning gave him a sharp look: "Where did you learn the glib tongue? Save it for your future daughter-in-law!"

Zhao Chen laughed silently, and went out to meet people with his mother.

(End of this chapter)