Second-hand lady

Chapter 65

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the women of the Tan family went to the temple to offer incense.

This is the habit of the old lady. Every year, she goes to the temple to burn incense and pray for the well-being of the whole family. By the way, she will take her frail grandson to the temple to meet the abbot.

Tan Jixi was born prematurely. When he was born, his voice was weak like that of a kitten. His breathing became weak after a few times. He was unable to be cured by countless famous doctors. In the end, he went to the monastery to beg the abbot to save his life.The old lady thought that the abbot was Tan Jixi's savior, and she would take him to burn incense every year for the abbot to see.

Rucui was also called to follow by the old lady. All the female family members of the Tan family knew that she was the favorite in the old lady's heart now, so although her attitude was not very friendly these days, she still greeted people with a smile.Miss Rucui also understands that these people don't value her original background. Anyway, she will not live under the same roof as the Tan family in the future, so she is willing to maintain the superficial peace and friendship.It's just that a few cousins ​​occasionally look at their expressions rather resentful. Miss Rucui took a quick look and realized that the root cause was in her family, Mrs. Wen.

Mrs. Wen is indeed a beautiful flower, which makes countless bees want to pick it.

After going to incense, Rucui helped the old lady to meet the abbot. The old lady was accompanied by several aunts and Tan Jixi. The others knew that the old lady and the abbot had something to say, and they talked about it every year, but they were impatient to listen to it. Went away to play.

After the young novice served the fragrant tea, the old lady began to talk about Buddhism with the abbot, accompanied by several aunts.Tan Jixi was still young, and he couldn't bear to listen to the adults talking about the profound Buddhist principles. He glanced at her, then pulled Rucui's sleeve and whispered: "Cousin, I'm so bored, why don't you take me to the temple for a while?" it is good?"

She can't make decisions about this matter, she can only look at a few aunts.The third aunt is Tan Jixi's mother, so she naturally understands her son's temperament, and she always feels pity for holding him like this every year. It just so happens that his body is getting better today, and there is some sunshine outside, so she naturally wants him to go for a walk. Yes, take good care of it.

The eldest aunt also saw the interaction between the two and looked at the old lady and the abbot. When the abbot suddenly mentioned Tan Jixi's physical condition, the eldest aunt woke up and smiled and said to Ru Cui: "Take your little cousin to the Walking outside, I heard that the plum blossoms in the temple are blooming well, attracting many pilgrims."

Rucui got the order, Fang took Tan Jixi who was full of joy and went out together, followed by a few maids.

As soon as he left the meditation room, Tan Jixi immediately showed his original shape, and his cute and lovely appearance was gone. He dragged Rucui to the plum blossom forest on the back mountain of the temple. The crisp air complements each other, and people can't help being deeply intoxicated.

"Cousin, I'm going to play there." Tan Jixi pointed to Meilin not far away.After he used Rucui to come out, he didn't want people to follow, he let go of Rucui's hand, his small body was about to rush forward, but he didn't want to be carried back by someone, but when he looked up, he saw Miss Rucui's smiling face.

"Cousin Jixi, your body is fine, but you don't have to worry about it, it's better to walk slowly." Rucui said slowly, pinching the boy's soft hand, seeing his pretty face stained with anger Flushed, the love in my heart became more and more - as if I was bullying the young version of Mr. Wen, it was really a sense of accomplishment.

Although Tan Jixi bosses around the maid, relying on the old lady's favor, he doesn't care about the older brothers and sisters at home, but the tutor is there, and he always gives people some face. He originally thought that this cousin from a humble background would be easy to deal with, but she didn't. Thinking that she dared to treat him like this, he was stunned for a moment, not thinking of the secret losses he suffered at the hands of Miss Rucui these days, and immediately became angry again.

"Let go, you woman, you bully me, I want to tell grandma, tell cousin Wen, let cousin divorce you!" The boy desperately tugged at her hand to let her let go.

The two maids following behind have long understood that the young master has a naughty temper and always makes the maids who serve him exhausted. When they saw the boy about to run away, they felt bitter in their hearts. But he must be punished by the master.When they saw Miss Rucui carrying the boy, the maids were immediately grateful to her, and turned a blind eye to the boy's look for help.

"Then you go and tell them." Miss Rucui said indifferently, imitating Wen Liang's movements and slapped the boy on the forehead, smiling, "We'll see if it's your cousin Wen who wants to divorce me, or whether you will be slapped on the forehead by him." Son."

The boy said weakly, "I look so similar to Cousin Wen, that's why Cousin Wen is reluctant to hit me..." There was a clear lack of confidence in his voice.Although he is young, he has also heard his mother and several cousins ​​talk about this Cousin Wen in private. The cousins ​​seem to like Cousin Wen very much, but it is a pity that Cousin Wen married a man from a humble background. Women, let them feel disappointed and resentful.

Tan Jixi is more familiar with the sisters at home, but not with Miss Rucui. Hearing them talk a lot, he naturally feels that this woman has taken away Cousin Wen to make the sisters sad, so sometimes he thinks of ways to torment Miss Rucui, It's a pity that because he was too young, he was tossed by Miss Rucui instead.

Like now, he was an adult, and they asked Miss Facui to take him out to play, and then took the opportunity to get rid of her in the Merlin.He came to visit Meihua every year, so he was already familiar with the terrain here, and when the time came, he would take a shortcut and leave, so she should be in a hurry.It's a pity that Miss Rucui didn't listen to his tricks at all, and kept him tightly by her side, so angry that the boy wanted to bite her.

"Cousin Jixi, you're not in good health, it's better to walk slowly." Rucui tried to remove the sweat stains on his face with a handkerchief, and led his paws slowly into the plum blossom forest.

The boy who couldn't break free could only let Miss Rucui lead him into the plum blossom forest, his face sullen.

Today, there are many female relatives of rich and noble families who come to the plum forest to enjoy the plum blossoms. They all recognize the eyeballs of the old lady of the Tan family in the Tan family. After a while, a lady came over to chat.

This is another female family member of the Mei family, another big family in Pingjin City. She also has a little girl about seven or eight years old with her. Through the meeting of plum appreciation, she knows that Rucui is the wife of the grandson of the Tan family, Wen Liang and Wen Zixiu. , suddenly overjoyed.Her husband was worrying about how to get in touch with Wen Liang, and now the opportunity came.

The two were talking, when suddenly there was a scream, and the girl from the Mei family fell to the ground with red eyes and a frightened look on her face.At this time, a yellow and white shadow jumped out from behind the Mei family girl and jumped into Tan Jixi's arms.

It's a snow squirrel.

"Xiaohua!" Tan Jixi called out happily, then pouted her mouth and glared at the girl from the Mei family, saying, "Sister is really timid, Xiaohua doesn't bite people." Instead, she blamed her for scaring his little flower.

The maids of the Mei family hurriedly helped their girl up. The wife of the Mei family saw her daughter falling and was feeling distressed. Hearing Tan Jixi's words, she felt a little annoyed. , did a lot of messy things, which one in Pingjin City doesn't know his stubborn temper.

"Mother, it clearly bites..." the little girl from the Mei family said aggrievedly, and stretched out her hand to show her mother, there was a tooth mark on her white and delicate wrist.

Mrs. Mei's complexion suddenly paled.

But Tan Jixi argued: "It must be something delicious hidden on your body that lured Xiao Hua over. My sister is as big as her, but she still hides something on her body. Let me show you, okay?"

"You..." Mrs. Mei was angry, she was not angry but held her breath, she didn't know how to react for a while.The Mei family is not as powerful as the Tan family, even if they knew that the little demon king of the Tan family had done something wrong, he didn't dare to make a big fuss, lest he offend the Tan family.

At this time, Rucui came over and picked up the squirrel, and said, "Jixi, I apologize!" When Tan Jixi asked "why" with his eyes hanging from the corners of his eyes, Rucui smiled and said, "Well, it's actually not your fault, but It was the fault of this squirrel, it bit Miss Mei. Mrs. Mei, the culprit is for you, you use it to skin and make a scarf for Miss Mei, the fur of this squirrel is soft and soft. As for the squirrel meat , also take it to stew soup for the young lady to replenish."

Mrs. Mei's family couldn't react all of a sudden, but Tan Jixi was stunned, unable to believe that someone could be so cruel.

"You, if you dare to peel off my little flower, I will..." I don't know why, but the little guy is in a hurry. Xiaohua is his good playmate, and he has spirituality. Many bad things are done by Xiaohua for him. .

Miss Rucui said softly and meticulously: "Cousin Jixi, your cousin Wen said that if you do something wrong, you will be punished. If Xiaohua bites someone, you must be punished accordingly. Are you right? Did you do something wrong? Do you want your parents and grandmother to apologize on your behalf? Are you so unfilial? " She said with a look of surprise.

Tan Jixi blushed, his head was a little confused by what she said, as if his thoughts were following her words, although he was young, he didn't want his parents and grandmother who loved him to apologize for doing something wrong.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I apologize to you on behalf of Xiaohua." Tan Jixi said obediently, looking at Mrs. Mei eagerly, "Mrs. Mei, you are a good person, you will not peel my Xiaohua's fur, will you? Sister Mei, wait When I go home, I will ask someone to bring you the Eliminating Stasis and Muscle Regeneration Ointment, it is a gift from the emperor and it is very useful."

Mrs. Mei came to her senses at this moment, and she was overjoyed. This was a gesture of friendship with the Tan family. As long as they didn't care about their belly, the Tan family would also miss them.It seems that today is really a lucky day for their Mei family.

Mrs. Mei pretended to evade for a while, but Mrs. Mei, who had just been intimidated by Miss Rucui, was still afraid that her little flowers would be brutally skinned and made into a scarf, so her attitude was very firm, and Mrs. Mei responded accordingly.But she won't really bother with a child, she just wants the Tan family to remember her goodness, which can lead to many things, it all depends on Mrs. Mei's communication skills.

After bidding farewell to Mrs. Mei, Tan Jixi stopped making trouble now, and obediently followed Rucui to stroll around the plum garden with the squirrel in her arms, looking a little sullen.

"Is your little squirrel named Xiaohua? I also raised two little foxes. They are very obedient, snow-white and snow-white. They are called Dabai and Xiaobai respectively. They are much bigger than Xiaohua. They like to eat carrots..."

The two special little foxes that Miss Rucui mentioned really caught the attention of Mrs. Zheng, so she stopped being awkward, heard what Rucui said was interesting, and asked about the little foxes.

When the servants of the Tan family found them, they told them that the old lady had finished offering incense and was going back home, and asked them if they wanted to leave together.The reason why I ask is because most of the children of the Tan family have already been brought to play by adults. Tan Jixi has never played with his brothers and sisters because of his weak body. This year, his health has improved. Adults I don't want to hold him back either.

Tan Jixi naturally wanted to play, and looked at Rucui eagerly, and Miss Rucui asked the servant to take the word, so that the old lady would not have to wait for them.

After leaving the monastery, a carriage stopped in front of the monastery. When they approached, the curtain of the carriage was opened, revealing an indescribably handsome face, which instantly became a scene in this desolate winter day, making people unbearable. forget.

"Let's get in the car together, let's go for a stroll in the city." Wen Liang said with a smile.

Not to mention that Tan Jixi was happy, even Ru Cui was a little bit excited. After carrying the child into the car, she climbed in and sat next to Wen Liang, and asked happily: "You didn't have any social gatherings today? How did you know we were going?" shopping?"

"It's all over." Wen Liang didn't want to say more, and after letting the coachman set off, he said to her: "It's rare to come back, so naturally I will take you to see the interesting places in Pingjin City, and also buy some things for Yanping, she Now that my injury is not healed and I can’t come out, I guess I feel lost in my heart.”

Ru Cui nodded, thinking that he had thought carefully, the little girl might not be able to come out because of her injury, and she was feeling sad right now.

When Tan Jixi heard that Wen Liang said that he would take them to some interesting places in Pingjin City, his peach blossom eyes widened and he was overjoyed. He felt that it was right for him to rely on his cousin and sister-in-law today, and he completely forgot that he was playing tricks on him earlier. her purpose.

It took a whole day to go around like this, and it was already evening when I returned to the mansion.

When getting off the car, Tan Jixi was carried into the mansion by Wen Liang.

After playing for a day, he was weak and fell asleep early.But even though he was tired, this kid felt that he could go to many interesting places with Cousin Wen, and that Cousin Wen knew a lot, so he was much more interesting than his brothers and sisters at home, so he decided to support Wen Liang more in the future.As for the cruel girl Rucui, Tan Jixi felt that she had to keep an eye on her little flower, but she couldn't let her peel her fur to make a scarf.

The two went to visit the old lady first, and then returned to Piaoxiangyuan.Wen Yanping was sitting on the bed drinking medicine at the moment, his eyes lit up when he saw them coming back.

"Father, mother, you are back."

The hearts of the two were weakened by the "Father, Mother", and they nodded with a smile.Seeing that her little face was wrinkled into a bun after drinking the medicine, Ru Cui stuffed one of the candied fruit I bought today into her mouth, then gave her the small jar containing the candied fruit, and said, "You want to drink the medicine now, we will give it to you." You buy a jar of candied fruit, and eat one if your mouth is bitter."

Children love to eat sweets, so they were overjoyed when they heard her words, hugged the jar like a baby, and pestered the two of them to tell him about the things in Pingjin City.The two are now parents, this experience is fresh, and naturally they will not refuse when they hear the child's words.

But after they finished talking, the child was thoughtful and said, "Uncle Jixi is really too much, mother, let's find a chance to cut Xiaohua's tail and make him cry."

"..."

Wen Liang sighed in his heart, this child is really childish, and he can't tolerate people bullying the girl, she is obviously a little girl, why does it always give him the feeling of raising a boy?
"Father, don't worry, I won't let others know." The child smiled sweetly at Wen Liang, not hiding his narrow-mindedness.

Wen Liang smiled after hearing this, rubbed her hair, and let her go.

(End of this chapter)