swear not to be concubine

Chapter 63

It was almost midsummer, the weather was getting hotter, and the house was especially stuffy.So in the evening, Jian Yan ordered Si Yue and Bai Wei to sprinkle some water on the ground in the courtyard, and carried two wooden couches under the banana tree in the courtyard.After dinner, she ordered Siyue to close the screen door, and then the three of them simply lay down on the couch, holding round fans in their hands to enjoy the cool, while chatting some gossip.

The night sky is blue and the stars are shining.The gentle breeze brushes over the smooth and green plantain leaves, bringing the fragrance of lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the nearby pond.

Jian Yan slowly fell asleep, and then she had a dream.

In the dream, she was still the carefree third-year student who didn't know the world.By the end of the week, I took the bus home.

The school is located by the West Lake.The bus drove leisurely along the tree-lined road. It was August, and the city was full of sweet-scented osmanthus.

When they arrived at the compound where her home was located, the acquaintances downstairs greeted her one after another, and asked her kindly: "Are you back from vacation?"

Jian Yan nodded and greeted them one by one.She carried a backpack and didn't take the elevator. She walked up the stairs humming a song.The fluffy rogue rabbit hanging on the backpack jumped up and down with her movements.

Her family lives on the seventh floor.On the sandalwood-colored gate, a big blessing character was pasted upside down, with two carp wagging their tails beside it, and a big red lantern on the upper, lower, left, and right sides.The couplets sprinkled with gold powder pasted on both sides of the door during the Chinese New Year have not been removed, and when I touch it with my hand, it is full of gold powder.

She took out the keys from her backpack, opened the door, and yelled: "Mom." Then she took off her sneakers and took a pair of home shoes from the shoe cabinet next to her to wear, but she still hated herself. His sneakers were in the way in front of him, so he kicked them aside.

It was almost noon, and her mother was busy in the kitchen, and the sound of the range hood was rumbling.

She sneaked into the kitchen, put her hand on one of her mother's shoulders, and asked, "Mom, what good food do you cook?"

On one side, I saw a plate of deep-fried prawns on the beige countertop.So she reached out and picked up the long beard of a big shrimp, and threw it into her mouth.

Her mother was frying fried pork with broccoli, and on the other stove was a casserole, which was stewed with yam and carrot soup, and there was a small rice cooker on the counter next to it, which was simmering braised pork.It was rare that her mother stretched out her hand in her busy schedule, patted her hand lightly, and annoyed her: "Did you wash your hands when you came back, and you are in a hurry to eat? It's so dirty."

She giggled, and didn't take it seriously, ran to the sink to get soap to wash her hands, and asked her mother loudly, "Mom, are dad and brother coming back for lunch today?"

Her mother replied: "I called your father and brother early in the morning. As soon as they heard that you, the young lady, would rarely come back this weekend, they all said in a hurry that they would put down what they were doing and come back to be with you." Have lunch. I'm afraid I'll be home in a while."

Jian Yan let out a groan, and then said with a smile: "I haven't seen my father and brother for a long time, and I really miss them."

Then she opened the cabinet and took a look, took out a tube of potato chips, took out a box of yogurt from the refrigerator, collapsed on the sofa, turned on the TV, took the remote control, and pressed 82 directly.

She didn't like watching idol dramas very much, she thought it was too childish.What I watch the most on weekdays is nothing more than documentaries and animal world, and then there are various orthodox historical dramas.

Her mother poked her head out of the kitchen at this moment, holding a spatula in her hand, and yelled at her: "Why are you eating junk food like potato chips? Also, it's almost time to eat, you eat so many potato chips , drink yogurt again, do you want to eat later?"

Jian Yan smiled grinningly: "Mom, I'm hungry. I can eat an elephant if I'm so hungry. Even if I eat potato chips and drink yogurt now, I guarantee that I will be able to eat them when I eat later." After two bowls of rice, these delicious dishes you cook will definitely not go to waste."

Her mother said a few more words to her, and then went back to cooking.

Jian Yan just slumped on the sofa and watched a large group of reindeer running thousands of miles in order to survive.Even though there are lions, leopards, and crocodiles rounding up one after another along the way, they are still proud and mighty, and they never look back and rush to the place with abundant water and grass.

After watching for a while, her father and her brother came back.

As soon as her brother came back, he saw the messy sneakers being kicked at the door, so he smiled and complained to her mother: "Mom, look, Xiao Yan didn't put the shoes in the shoe cabinet when he came back, he just kicked them casually. Kicked to the middle of the door. Where should the foot of the person come in?"

While saying this in her mouth, she bent down again, put away the pair of sneakers she kicked in a mess, and put them in the shoe cabinet.

Her mother's helpless voice came from the kitchen: "How many times have I said this, and I don't know how to change your bad habit? Now we as parents and brothers are tolerant of you. Could it be that you will get married in the future? Will your husband tolerate you like this?"

Jian Yan was secretly in love with her senior at that time.She thought about the cold and proud appearance of her senior, and felt that he should not be the one to criticize her for such a trivial matter.But on the one hand, he felt a little embarrassed, and his face became a little hot, but he said to her mother in a drawn-out voice: "Mom, what are you talking about? I am only so old, and you are thinking about my marriage." Is it? When I get married and won't come back for a long time, I'll see if you miss me then."

Her mother put the braised pork on the dining table, wiped her hands on the apron, and said to her: "With your virtue, you are still married? Who will want you?"

Jian Yan sat up straight on the sofa, pointed at her face, tilted her head and smiled at her mother: "Your daughter is so beautiful, how could no one want it? My people have all lined up to the Bai Causeway of the West Lake, I just don’t want to be too rare.”

Her mother only smiled angrily at her, turned around and went to the kitchen to serve the dishes again.

Her father smiled at this moment: "Yes. Our Xiaoyan is the most like father. If someone marries you in the future, it will be the blessing he has cultivated in several lifetimes."

Jian Yan rushed over, hugged her father's arm, and while being coquettish to her father, she yelled into the kitchen: "Mom, did you hear that? My father said that whoever marries me is his blessing." Woolen cloth."

Her mother didn't bother to talk to this pair of father and daughter whose skins were thicker than the city wall, so she just took the bowl and spoon and started serving rice.Her brother washed his hands, and then went into the kitchen to help her mother serve the food.

When the family of four was eating, her father kept filling her bowl with vegetables, and he only said, "I haven't seen you for two weeks, and you've become so skinny? Hurry up and eat more."

Her brother smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? There are restaurants next to the school, and she won't buy what she wants to eat? Xiao Yan, if you don't have enough money, just tell me, and I will call you on the card right away." .”

Jian Yan was sucking the bone marrow in her barrel bone.Wen Yan didn't look up, but said vaguely: "Thank you in advance, brother. Next time I have no money, I will find you. Remember to transfer me at least five digits."

"No problem," her brother said with a smile, "as long as you open your mouth, let alone five figures, six figures will do."

Her brother started a company by himself, and the benefits are good. In his eyes, this little money is really nothing.

Seeing their father and son like this, her mother sighed: "Look at the two of you, how have you spoiled her? How can you ask for so much money? Your university is in this city. You can go home in less than two hours by bus, where can I spend money? We won’t buy you what you usually want? What do you want to spend after giving you so much money? Just follow me Said, you father and son should not give her so much money, for fear that she will not improve and fail in her studies. Just pay according to the average monthly living expenses of college students now."

Jian Yan said angrily: "Mom, why do you care so much? How can I learn badly? You don't know what your daughter is like?"

Her mother just glared at her: "You were born by me, why can't I care so much about you?"

But even though she said so in her mouth, she put another piece of braised pork into her bowl and said, "Don't listen to your brother, why don't you always go to restaurants outside. No matter how good the dishes cooked in the restaurant can be Does your mother cook well? Not to mention anything else, at least the dishes my mother cooks are healthier than those outside, and I don’t have diarrhea after eating them. Next time, if I mix it up and want to eat something, just call back and my mother will cook it for you Alright, let's eat when you come back. If it's not good enough, let your brother drive it to you."

Her brother raised his hand and protested: "Why should I deliver it? You can deliver it yourself, or ask my dad to deliver it. My company is busy, so I don't have time for it."

Her mother just glared at her brother and said, "What's so busy in your crappy company? Don't think I don't know. I've been hanging out with your gang of cronies all day long. Besides, you're just like Xiaoyan." A younger sister, we consulted you before we gave birth to her. You said you wanted a younger sister, and you swore that you would be good to her for the rest of your life. If anyone bullies your younger sister, you will go up and beat them up. What, Now you are not willing to give her a meal?"

Her brother was only being nagged by her mother's nagging, like an eggplant beaten by Shuang, drooping his head, poking the rice in the bowl with his chopsticks, and saying: "Isn't it just a meal? As for nagging so much."

Jian Yan made a face at the side, and said: "Master Jian, if I trouble you in the future, if you have nothing to do, give me a meal. I will thank you in advance, little sister. Come on, I will give you this bone as a bone." My thanks."

After finishing speaking, she took the bone she had just gnawed and handed it to her brother.

Her brother could only squint at her angrily, and sneered: "Do you still want pocket money? Just tell me if you don't want it."

She quickly withdrew her hand again and said haha: "Haha, I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding."

Her father and mother were watching the two of them laughing, and then they tapped the plate with their chopsticks and said to them: "Okay, don't make trouble. Let's eat quickly, it will be cold if you don't eat any more."

Jian Yan cheerfully agreed, picked up a deep-fried prawn, and happily gnawed on it.

Just gnawing and gnawing, she suddenly felt that the taste of the prawn was not quite right, it was sour and astringent.Moreover, it was as if a weight had fallen on her chest, which was also sour and astringent, and it only weighed on her heart and lungs so that she couldn't breathe.

She struggled to wake up, opened her eyes and looked at the deep sky above her head, but saw a waning moon and a sky full of stars.Turning his head to look, Si Yue and Bai Wei beside him were sleeping soundly, and there was a soothing sound of snoring.

She was startled for a moment, then slowly got up from the couch and sat up, reaching out to wipe her face, it was full of tears.

It turned out that it was just a dream.But how she wished that all this was just a dream. When she woke up from the dream, she was still the lively and jumpy Jian Yan who was complained by her mother every time she went home because she was lazy and would kick the changed shoes.

Suddenly, Jian Yan only felt that her heart was tight, and she couldn't sit here any longer.So she simply got up, opened the screen door, and walked along the Chaoshou corridor all the way.

The woman who was on duty at night in the small room next to her was soundly asleep.Jian Yan didn't alarm her, she just opened the gate of Hexiangyuan by herself, walked out in a flash, and walked aimlessly on the road by the pond with her arms folded.

She didn't know what time it was, but guessed it should be past midnight.Since today is the end of April, the moon tonight should be the last quarter.The last quarter moon will not appear in the sky until after midnight.

It was dark at night, and there was no one on the road, but there were a few lamps on the side of the road, and the candles were still dimly lit, illuminating a small area around.

Jian Yan found a flat rock by the water and sat on it, with her arms around her legs and her head resting on her knees.

Summer insects chirped in the grass, and there was a faint gray mist floating in the pond in front of him, and the fragrance of lotus leaves and lotus came from time to time.

Jian Yan was still thinking about the dream she had just now, thinking about it, she couldn't help but feel sad again, tears flowed out again uncontrollably.

But even in such a silent night, she didn't dare to cry out loud.I could only bury my head on my knees, suppressing the sound of crying, and in a low and sad voice, I called Dad, Mom, brother, I miss you, I want to go home.

She was so focused on crying that she didn't notice at all that there was a slender figure standing there under a willow tree not far from here, staring at her intently.

As the breeze came, the slim lotus leaves and lotus flowers on the water swayed one after another, and the soft willow branches also swayed from side to side, gently brushing the man's cheek.And the candlelight in the poking lamp at the side was like water, reflecting on the face of the man, piercing eyes like jewels.But seeing this person, Huo Ran is undoubtedly Xu Zhongxuan.

(End of this chapter)