Beautiful step by step

Chapter 5

There was the sound of a watch shift outside the courtyard wall. Sitting on the recliner under the grape arbor in the small courtyard, Mother Wei was very anxious.

After bidding farewell to the old matriarch and leaving the mansion during the day, she rushed to the usual dental shop in the Hou's mansion without stopping.She waited and waited but did not see Hong Ling. It was not until the curfew was about to rise that she realized that the Wu family used another dental shop.Mrs. Shizi has a close relationship with her natal family, and the dowries around her are all from the Wu family, so she probably won't follow the custom of the Hou family.

Sure enough, when she arrived at the dental shop, she happened to hear a few gossips talking about it: a ferocious military master who came from the northwest fell in love with the house sold by the Hou's mansion, and snatched it away without saying a word. .

At that time, she was in a dizzy situation. Her poor child had just escaped from Mrs. Shizi's clutches, and entered the wolf den of the vulgar soldier again.

She pulled herself together after despair.She gave birth to this daughter, who looked like a snow ball since she was a child, and her temperament is even more clever, so that people are afraid of melting in their mouths and afraid of falling when they are held in their hands. Method.After spending a lot of money to find out the identity of the soldier, Wei's mother saw a glimmer of hope.The northwest is far away from the capital, and officials and business travelers usually stop at the post station to rest. She waited at the post station in the west of the city.

With a score in mind, she returned to the courtyard and began to pack her things.Hong Ling had wounds on her body, so she had to bring the wound medicine and anti-scar patch; she was very clean by nature, so she had to take care of her green salt and toothbrush; she had to bring extra clothes for a change of clothes, so she could be picky; and her favorite jewelry , the customary comb... things add up little by little, and the carriage is quickly filled.

Finally, there is a meeting gift for the military master.Gritting her teeth, Mother Wei opened the biggest cage and pulled out a treasured knife from the bottom of the cage.

Put the cage back, and the east is already pale.Wake up the boy who is curled up beside the wheels of the carriage, and the two of them wait until the gate of the city is wide open, soak in the dew and comb the wind, and drive towards the post station in the west of the city.

Before dawn, Wei Wei, who was bleary-eyed and wondering what to use to brush his teeth and how to comb his ancient hair, was knocked out by the sudden news.

A woman came outside the station, claiming to be her, no, it was Hong Ling's mother.

Wei Wei subconsciously looked at the bank note, a huge sum of 500 taels.Aren't the maids in the novel sold off because their poor parents wanted to raise their sons?The kind-hearted one was sold a contract to work, and then took her home to marry after working for a few years; but judging from the fact that she was changed hands by the dental firm instead of being sent home, the original body was obviously a dead contract.

Although she does not deny the greatness of maternal love, she must be on guard against others.

When she went out with a braid and saw a middle-aged woman with a fat figure, her doubts were quickly confirmed.The woman was dressed in silk and satin, although she was no more wealthy than yesterday's old bustard whose ten fingers were covered with gold, silver, jewels and rings, but her majesty and grandeur could not be faked.No matter how you look at it, this person doesn't look like someone who is poor enough to sell his daughter.

Could it be that she was originally a concubine model?In order to seek wealth and honor, the kind-hearted aunt sent the concubine's daughter and the prince's family as concubines.Although it always feels weird, this is indeed the most reasonable explanation at present.

So when the woman rushed towards her with red eyes and excited expression, she ignored Yan Heng who was still "hating her" before going to bed last night, squeezed the bank note in her sleeve and retreated behind him, keeping a safe distance from the woman, Opened his mouth and shouted:
"lady."

Seeing her daughter in plain clothes and casual hairstyle, her heart aches so much that she looks like Mother Wei, but it's as if a holding spell has been cast on her by these two words, her heart and soul's cries are stuck in her throat.

"Hong Ling greets Madam."

There was a moment of silence in the courtyard, looking at the woman whose eyes were starting to steam, Wei Wei said inwardly.

She finally understood what was strange.Although she is also a middle-aged woman with a fat body and rich clothes, she is different from the old procuress, who almost visualizes two gold ingots in her eyes. The woman in front of her has a dignified and steady demeanor. There is no trace of malice in it.

Just as she was about to understand, the woman in front of her was already howling: "My son, mother knows that you feel wronged, but don't deny your mother."

What a real mother!Rubbing his hands together, facing the two unscrewed faucets, Wei Wei was a little at a loss.

In the end, Yan Heng opened his mouth to make a rescue: "There are too many people in front of the post station, so it's not a place to stay for a long time. Madam must be tired all the way, why don't you go into the wing room and have a sip of tea, and the mother and daughter talk slowly."

Only then did Mother Wei notice Yan Heng, seeing her coming out with her daughter, she thought to herself, could this be the soldier of that military household?Seeing his young age, but his demeanor is polite and polite, she felt a little relieved.If the subordinates are like this, the military household should not be a vicious military ruffian like the prostitute said.

Immediately, she annoyed the young man: "The old lady is rude, I let you watch a joke."

"It's okay."

Yan Heng tensed his face, stood straight at the door, and stretched out his hand sideways to ask the women to enter the small courtyard.

Wei Wei took a step back and passed him, and saw that his lips were almost drawn into a straight line.This person... is he reluctant to part with her?
Flicking the sleeves, the fingernails pretended to be inadvertently brushed across the back of his hands, watching him withdraw his hands as if being scalded, curling the corners of his lips, she followed the woman into the wing.

Thanks to the fancy time travel novels, even if there is no preparation in advance, Wei Wei can play on the spot and get over his identity.

"Woke up from the dental clinic yesterday, my body hurts badly, my mind is blank, and I don't remember many things."

Mother Wei, who was sitting on the kang, had no doubts that many people will change their temperaments when they encounter major changes.Seeing that her daughter is safe and well, and her temper is more refreshing than before, she can only be happy.As for not remembering one's own mother after amnesia... Although it is a little hard to accept, it is not a loss to forget the discomfort of the Hou Mansion even with her.

She took her daughter's hand distressedly, and she had a loving face: "Those things are not important, they are all in the past, and it doesn't matter if you can't remember them. Now mother will tell you again, your name is Hong Ling. Your father who died early My surname is Wei, and everyone in the Hou family calls me Mother Wei. After a while, you and your mother will go home and heal your injuries first."

"Oh, Mother Wei."

Seeing the woman's gloomy expression, Wei Wei turned his head away from her disappointed gaze.She is not the real Hong Ling, and she cannot call a stranger's mother without any grievances.Feeling that the atmosphere was getting more and more dull, she quickly changed the subject.

"Yesterday at the tooth shop, there was a bustard who wanted to buy me off."

Sure enough, Mother Wei was attracted by the huge amount of information in the words: "The old bustard? Mrs. Shizi is so vicious, and she wants to kill everyone."

"You misunderstood. Later, a prostitute stopped the old bustard, saying that it was Shizi's wife who ordered me to sell me far away from the capital regardless of high or low."

Unexpectedly, after she finished explaining, the woman became even more excited, and she gritted her teeth even more in her voice: "It's a good one to sell the capital, isn't it because she is afraid... She is too bullying, she wants to drive you away, but we won't let her do what she wants. Hongling, later you will go home with your mother generously. Mother will ask the old lady to set up a separate household for you. The house deed and land deed will all belong to your name. In the future, you will be a justifiable daughter. serve others."

Hearing her words made her cloudy and foggy, but Wei Wei figured out one thing, Wei's mother is by no means the kind of heartless wife who sells concubine daughters for glory as she imagined.On the contrary, compared to people of this era, she was a little too kind to her daughter.Not only did she not mention the 500 taels of silver, but she also transferred all the family property to her name.This style of pie is like a fighter among mothers.

But she still doesn't understand a few points: "What is Madam Shizi afraid of? Mother Wei is also a slave? How can a slave have real estate?"

Not only can the daughter not comb her hair, but she doesn't even remember it.The nose was sour, Wei's mother patiently explained to her.

"I work as an errand in the old matriarch's house, and I have some face. The Hou's mansion is rich and noble. These years, the old matriarch has rewarded me, and the people below are filial, and I have saved a lot of personal money. Your dead father left a set in the east of the city. A courtyard and a shop. The shop is located in a good location and earns a lot of income every year. The two places are saved together, and I will buy a few acres of land every one or two years, regardless of the harvest and rent, just to make use of the money in the treasury.

You are the only girl in our family, and you are still working in the mansion. You have your own rules for four seasons clothes and daily food.Except for frying up a few new bracelets during the holidays, there is no other expenses at all.Year after year, you can only get in and out, and the money is accumulating more and more.I didn't want you to be a servant girl who judges people's faces, but we are the children of the family, and life and death are in the hands of the master.Mrs. Shizi drove you out of the Marquis's mansion, but I couldn't ask for it. The wealth in the left and right families is enough for you to squander eight lifetimes. "

Wei Wei's eyes are bright, no wonder Wei's mother is so confident, she has strength and capital.So what if we were kicked out of the Hou Mansion, we are not willing to serve you.

"But isn't the slave's property owned by the master's family? Could it be in someone else's name, in case Mrs. Shizi finds out that person."

After amnesia, the child became more transparent. Thinking of her own arrangement, Mother Wei couldn't help but be proud: "The house deed and land deed are all in the name of your father and adopted son, and the seal document is with me. After a few days, the household registration is completed, and I will find the assistant in the store." Just change into clothes and take a walk with you."

Wei Wei just wanted to say that things are not that simple, how to prove that the adopted son is the adopted son, the land deed is the land deed, and even I am me.But she suddenly thought that this was ancient times, and property affiliation and transfer were so simple and rude.

It couldn't be more sour!

Then, the last question: "According to this, even if I am kicked out of the Marquis Mansion, I can be easily redeemed by you, and I will not stay away from the capital as Madam Shizi expected. In this case, why does she want to spare my life? What are you afraid of?"

(End of this chapter)