Daughter's Poisoned Wife

Chapter 14 Father and Daughter Meet
Mammy Liao and Yangmei have been helping Du Heng take care of this small piece of land for these years, and they also have a rough knowledge of medicinal materials. Mammy Liao frowned distressedly when she looked at the medicinal materials that were not yet fully mature, and Yangmei was even more so. I was so distressed that I was about to cry, it was really not easy for their master and servant to grow this kind of medicinal herb!

"Girl, these are not yet fully mature, this year's work will be wasted!" Yang Mei looked at the herbs in the small bamboo basket with tears in her eyes, feeling really sad in her heart.

Why doesn't Du Heng feel distressed, but she knows that if these traces are not eliminated as soon as possible, it will bring disaster to herself and Mammy Liao Yangmei in the future.You must know that what she planted is not an ordinary medicinal herb, she is planting plants that are quite poisonous, such as curare poisonous schistos, aconitum, poison celery, pokeweed and so on.Once discovered, wouldn't it be an excellent reason for her cruel grandmother, father, and stepmother to be punished? Therefore, no matter whether these plants are mature or not, these plants must be eradicated immediately to eliminate hidden dangers.

The three masters and servants were busy for several days before they settled down. Mrs. He was busy with spring apricot affairs these days, and Mrs. Su's relationship with her husband Du Dahai seemed to be much better after that night. The oil was so oily that Mrs. Su didn't find time to find trouble with her stepdaughter Du Heng, so Du Heng only had a few days of peace.

The days of winter are short, and time seems to pass faster. Unknowingly, it has entered the twelfth lunar month. After eating Laba porridge, every household, no matter how rich or poor, is busy. .Except for Nanny Liao and Yangmei, no one in the mansion remembers that the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month is the eldest girl's birthday.Since the wife passed away, the eldest girl has not had a birthday in the past seven years. Every year, Mammy Liao secretly cooks a bowl of noodles. It is a rare and grand birthday noodle to be served with a poached egg and two drops of sesame oil.However, other people in the mansion celebrate their birthdays throughout the year, and every time they come back, they will have a feast of wine and entertainment, and it will take three or four days of excitement before they can give up.

Unknowingly it was already the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. Du Heng opened his eyes in the morning and saw a brand new middle coat and a new coat next to his pillow. The hair was made of soft fabric that had been washed several times, and the coat was made of poisonous fabric that was soaked in vinegar and sent by Madam Jiang.

Du Heng hasn't celebrated her birthday in seven years, and she has already lost the idea of ​​celebrating her birthday, so Du Heng couldn't help being stunned when she saw the brand new middle coat and coat.At this moment, Nanny Liao and Yang Mei came quickly to the bed, knelt down on the ground at the same time, and said: "The old slave (servant) congratulates the girl on her birthday, and may the girl get all the hardships from now on, and every day goes well!"

"Today is my birthday?" Du Heng asked blankly, which made Madam Liao feel sad for a while, she hurriedly lowered her head and wiped the tears from her eyes with her sleeve, and said with a tearful smile: "Isn't today the girl's birthday? Girl, you are thirteen!"

"I'm thirteen?" Du Heng said in a low voice, she didn't know what she thought of, and her eye circles turned red.Nanny Liao understood very well the girl she was taking care of. She knew that the girl must have thought of the suffering and hardships of these years. Since his wife passed away, it was really not easy for the girl. This is not living, it is clearly living. !
What makes Mammy Liao even more anxious is that the girl will be thirteen after this birthday, but now the mansion has absolutely no intention of arranging a marriage for the girl.Girls in Daliang usually start looking at people when they are ten years old, and they have already decided on their marriage by the age of thirteen or fourteen. After another two or three years of preparation, they will send the girl out to get married when the girl is 16 years old. If someone's girl arrives If you are not married, you will become a laughing stock among everyone, and you will never be able to marry into a good family again.

"Girl, get up and wash up, Mammy, cook noodles for the girl now." Seeing that the girl and Mammy Liao were both a little sad, Yang Mei hurriedly said with a smile.

Nanny Liao hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I'm really confused, why did I forget about this, Yang Mei, you help the girl to wash up, and I'll cook the noodles right away." After saying that, Nanny Liao ran away in a hurry.

Du Heng lifted the quilt out of bed, and Yang Mei stepped forward to help her put on the new clothes. Du Heng, who rarely put on new clothes, couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart, but he didn't want to let Mammy Liao and Yang Mei feel uncomfortable. Not as cold as usual.

After washing up, Yang Mei opened the dowry and said softly: "Today is a good day for the girl, so why don't you use some rouge?"

Du Heng didn't want to spoil Nanny Liao and Yang Mei's interest, so he nodded slightly.Seeing that the girl agreed, Yang Mei immediately happily took out all the rouge, gouache and other things that their master and servant prepared on weekdays. She must dress up the girl well today.Obviously the girl is the most beautiful girl in the house, but she never refuses to make up herself, let the second girl who is not so beautiful take the lead, Yang Mei is not convinced.

After some make-up, Yang Mei stared straight at her girl. She always knew that the girl had a very good life, but she didn't know that the girl after a little make-up was so beautiful that she even forgot to breathe.

"Young lady has eaten noodles..." Mammy Liao's voice came from outside, which woke Yang Mei who was stunned.As soon as Momo Liao finished speaking, she walked in with a bowl of steaming longevity noodles.Putting the birthday noodles on the table, Mammy Liao raised her head to look at Du Heng, her eyes suddenly became hot, and two lines of hot tears came out of her eyes, Mammy Liao couldn't control her emotions anymore, and cried out in a sad voice: "Girl ..." and wept so hard that I couldn't help myself.

Both Du Heng and Yang Mei were stunned. They didn't know why Mammy Liao cried so sadly all of a sudden. Nanny Liao cried and rushed to Du Heng's side, hugged Du Heng tightly in her arms, and called out "Girl" over and over again. ..."

Being hugged and crying by Momo Liao made Du Heng a little at a loss, she didn't know what happened to Momo Liao.Yang Mei naturally didn't know, but she knew that today was a good day for the girl, so she couldn't cry, otherwise she would be hurt by the girl, so Yang Mei cried out anxiously: "Nurse, what's wrong with you? Don't cry, today is a good day for girls!"

Nanny Liao hugged Du Heng and cried for a while before she gradually calmed down. She rolled up her sleeves and wiped away her tears, and said in a choked voice, "It's so similar, it's so similar, the girl and the madam are exactly the same..."

After hearing these words, Du Heng finally understood why Mammy Liao was crying so sadly. It turned out that she was thinking of her own mother.Du Heng couldn't help but looked up at the bronze mirror on the table. The beautiful girl in the mirror really looked like the mother in her memory. Her skin was as beautiful as jade, her eyes were like cold stars, and her tender red lips shone with a faint brilliance. , It's just that there is always a warm smile on the corner of my mother's lips, but my own lips are always tight, exuding a frosty chill.

(End of this chapter)