Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 189 Returning to Banhe Village

"Miss, I have tidied up the house. Although it is a bit cramped, there is Mr. Lin's house, so it is still a good place to live."

After all, Xiaomei bought it from outside, and she is not familiar with Lin Zihao, but she often hears Changshun's uncle Zihao calling, but she can't follow the call so affectionately, so she can only call him Master Lin,
"Well, there are no outsiders. It's good if you can live here. The environment is like this, and you can't force it. This is Mrs. An. Come and see me."

Seeing how formal the eldest lady's introduction was, Xiaomei immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. An,
"Hi old lady an!"

The carriage is a bit small, but the etiquette is well done, and no one will be offended. Mrs. An also hurriedly motioned for Qiuyue to help him up.

"Okay, okay, it looks like a polite person, come on, take this and play with it."

Qiuyue immediately took out a small purse and stuffed it into Xiaomei's hands. This was all prepared in advance. Mrs. An also knew about Lan Lingxue's home, and only two servants were left to watch over the house and fields, but she heard that They are all in your hands and need to be used, so you have to show your heart to some extent. Being able to stay and help the owner take care of the business alone must be considerate and considerate, so I prepared two purses early and packed them. How much money is broken into silver, keep it as a reward,

"Thank you Mrs. An!"

Xiaomei blessed Mrs. An again,
"She is a good girl."

Mrs. An gave Lan Lingxue a thumbs up. This little girl has such a good eye for choosing someone. It is really not easy for a bought girl to be so polite and a governor without much training. .

Lan Lingxue smiled very complacently. It is not easy to be praised by Mrs. An. The old lady seems to be very kind and not very picky, but in fact she is very picky in her bones. The cultural background she cultivated naturally penetrated into her bones. She looked down on ordinary people and things, but because of her self-cultivation, she didn't show it on the surface. But Lan Lingxue As far as she is concerned, she has always been confident in her own vision of seeing people. Only the second prince back then, she didn't see it through. Naturally, he has his own set of ideas and style of doing things. How can a little girl like himself see through his thoughts? Then this emperor is too inferior. When Lan Lingxue thought of the second prince, she also prayed in her heart, I hope that the second prince can achieve success and ascend to the unique throne. After all, only his success can bring his family a peaceful and comfortable life.

"It's here, old lady, please slow down."

Xiaomei got out of the carriage first, but she didn't dare to help Mrs. An. She just watched Qiuyue take out the footstool and carefully helped Mrs. An out of the carriage before she stretched out her hand to the eldest lady. The usual Lan Lingxue She didn't need help, but when she saw Xiaomei's hand stretched out, she borrowed some strength. After all, it was the little girl's wish, and it's always bad to make people sad.

"Grandma, this way you go."

Lan Lingxue took two quick steps and supported Mrs. An on the other side. Beside the carriage in front, Lan Erzhuang and Lin Qiutang were also waiting there.

"Let's go together, let's go together, why are you being polite to my old lady."

That being said, Lan Erzhuang and Lin Qiutang still followed the old lady, and Lan Lingxue helped old lady An into the main room on the east side. This was the room where Lan Erzhuang and Lin Qiutang lived. They came out and let the old lady live. After all, they have different identities. Although the house is not big, they still have to be courteous.

"That's right. I didn't expect there to be such a nice house in the countryside."

Mrs. An looked at the blue brick and large tiled house in front of her, and she was very moved. She knew that the Lan family went to the capital from a small village, and thought their house was very dilapidated. Seeing the houses with brick and tile structures, it was beyond her expectation. It seems that when the Lan family was in the village, the conditions were already quite good.

"It's not a good house, it's just a temporary place to live. If we didn't have this house back then, our family would have lived on the main road."

Lin Qiutang is not very sad now, she just took it as a joke and said,

"Why, there is no other story, I have to listen to it."

As soon as she heard that there was a reason for the incident, Mrs. An cheered up.
"Okay, you want to listen all the time, I will tell you slowly in a while, you go to the house to rest, the road is full of cars and horses, there is no shortage of people, I will cook with the little basket, you go to the hot kang first Lie down, rest enough, I will tell you a story."

Mrs. An nodded in satisfaction, followed Qiuyue into the main room, and immediately smiled like a child when she saw the burning big kang covered with newly made mattresses.

"How long has it been since I slept on the hot kang, and it feels comfortable just looking at it."

Mrs. An reached under the mattress and touched the big kang, which was a bit hot to the touch. Lan Lingxue thought, yes, you look very comfortable, and you should feel panicked when you sleep on it. The rich and noble families in Beijing all sleep As for the bed, there are also ground dragons in the room, but it is not cold. She hurried to the west room first, and secretly took out a few quilts from the space, all made of silk and satin, brought over from Zhuangzi. , the workmanship is naturally good,
"Chunhua, Qiuyue, you two come here and add some more mattresses to the old lady, so that the old lady can't sleep comfortably."

The two maids hurriedly carried the quilt over, and re-made the bed for Mrs. An, oh, it should be called the kang, and then helped the old lady wash her hands and face, took off her outer clothes, put the old lady to rest, and then went to the carriage , moved the curtains, tablecloths, teacups, tea trays, everything that could be used into the room, and quickly replaced them one by one, of course, quietly, not daring to make a sound, until Mrs. An got up At the time, the appearance of the house had changed drastically, as if it was not much different from the rooms in the capital. Mrs. An had to admire the Lan family's ability to act. She was surprised that they were so fully prepared, and she was very happy that so valued.

Lunch is very comfortable, Mrs. An never thought that in such a small village, you can eat such delicious meals. Even on the way, the meals specially made for yourself in the inn are not prepared by the Lan family. so good,

"Is Qiutang the two of you cooking this meal?"

Mrs. An loves the house and the black, because she likes the little fence so much, she is also very kind to Lin Qiutang now, she no longer calls her Mrs. Lan, but directly calls her boudoir name,

"Old lady, I made the little basket with me. When we were at home, our mother and I cooked. The little basket made more than me. At that time, I had to go to the town to look after the shop and do some housework at home. We all need small baskets to make them. Now that we think about it, our little baskets are really capable. We were only 11 years old at the time, and we could afford everything inside and outside the house. Shops in towns and counties were all It was she who started it. At that time, I was afraid that it would be inappropriate for her to show up as a girl, so I detained her at home and didn't let her go out. She just stayed at home to help her father watch the land, and made for the family. Food and laundry, this family is also thanks to my daughter, otherwise, I don’t know what it would be like, I think I was kicked out at the beginning, but there is no room, no land, and no money."

Once back in Banhe Village, Lin Qiutang recalled the encounters in the village at that time, and couldn't help feeling very moved.

"Why do you have no room, no land, no money, who kicked you out?"

Mrs. An quickly picked up the conversation, afraid that Lin Qiutang would divert the conversation. She had been thinking about the story Lin Qiutang was going to tell herself since before going to bed.

"Okay, the old lady is willing to listen, so I'll tell the old lady about it. It's not a secret thing. There is no one in Banhe Village who doesn't know about it."

Lan Erzhuang coughed lightly, Lin Qiutang ignored him, and chatted with the old lady. Although the past years were not very pleasant, but fortunately, life at home is better now, those sadness and bitterness are not so important, but, At that time, the big family wanted to marry Lan Lingxue in exchange for money. Lin Qiutang is still full of anger when he thinks about it. Meeting the kind people who helped her, shopkeeper Meng, Li Yongtai, Lin Zihao, etc., these people all gave the family selfless help, and Lin Qiutang was full of gratitude in his heart.

"You see, things have to be looked at from both sides. If there is no previous experience, how could our family meet such kind-hearted people. So, you have to put your mind on it. Good luck and bad luck are unpredictable."

Those were his relatives after all, and Lan Erzhuang couldn't say that they were right, so he could only laugh and let Lin Qiutang look at the problem from both sides.
"Yes, yes, yes, misfortune and fortune are unpredictable. If no one in your family treats us like this, maybe we are still living in your one-acre three-point land. From this point of view, I am still very grateful to them of."

What I said, blocked Lan Erzhuang there, he was speechless for a long time, and after a long time, he finally said something,
"No matter what you say, it is your father-in-law and mother-in-law. We are going to visit the old house now. Even if there is any dissatisfaction, you should take it first. Now that the family is doing well, we have to do our best. Filial piety, no matter how wrong they are, they are still my parents."

Although Lan Erzhuang felt that those encounters in the past were hard to talk about even for himself, even thinking about it, he felt heart-wrenching pain, but after all, it was his parents who gave birth to him and gave birth to him. My own life, this is what I can never finish repaying in my whole life.

"Of course I know that they are my father-in-law and mother-in-law. If I should be filial, I will not do anything. They like money so much, and their son is not as important as money. It is not too difficult for them to live a happy and happy old age." Things, things that can be solved by letting go, since we have the ability, why not do it, not to mention that we should do this kind of filial piety, you don't need to say this, I understand, but the past, let My mentality is different. Before the separation, I might have treated them wholeheartedly and would not have any karma, but now, I only regard them as my parents and take it as my duty. , I won’t fail to fulfill my responsibilities, but I won’t have that intimacy anymore.”

(End of this chapter)