Beautiful step by step

Chapter 81

On the Gobi Desert, wooden chariots and horses form a long queue.Where the horse treads, the yellow sand flies over the horse's hooves and wheels, like a mosaic on a thick and colorful oil painting.

Wei Wei let go of the curtain, and waved his hands in front of his face, fanning away the ubiquitous dust.It took less than three days to go to Youzhou for an audience, but the motorcade had to stop and set up camp after half a day's journey with their families. In just three days, it has dragged on until now, and it has not traveled half the way in three days.Sitting on the sponge cushion, she flipped through the storybook boredly.

The storybook was kindly provided by A Tong, a copy of "The Story of Yingying".In the thread-bound books of some years, on the yellowed pages inside, the changes in the past dynasties since the creation of the storybook are written in small script.In some places, Wei Xiang's personal opinions are even marked. For example, the part of Yingying's private meeting with Zhang Sheng expresses his criticism of the social atmosphere.

Of course, this is Wei Wei's happy imagination, and Wei Xiang's comments only have the word "pedantic" from beginning to end.

Conversing with the deceased through the annotations, imagining his mood at that time, and unknowingly, most of the fatigue of the journey disappeared.Turning to the next page, Wei Wei looked at it with relish.

"Ah, the convoy is camping ahead."

Looking out along the curtain that Yan Heng opened, he had already arrived at the grassland before he knew it.Compared with the east side, the grass here is dominated by thorns, and the short leaves are like needles.

"It's the grassland."

Wei Wei said with emotion: "Let Batu follow Zhuzi to clean up the camping site today. Mama Wulan cooks well. Let her help cook."

Yan Heng's body froze, looking at the filigree phoenix wooden hairpin inserted into Ah Mao's simple bun, the phoenix suddenly became a blooming golden chrysanthemum.Entered Youzhou Grassland again.

With a long sigh, Yan Heng stretched out his hand, Wei Wei put his hand on his hand habitually, and then a princess hugged him off the carriage.

As her feet hit the ground, she heard an unbelievable gasp behind her.Looking away from the corner of the eye, Mrs. Qian, who had deep nasolabial folds around her lips, frowned.

"In broad daylight, it's indecent."

The corners of Wei Wei's lips lifted into a smile, Yan Heng relaxed seeing her like this, nodded slightly to Qian Tongzhi's mother and son, took Wei Wei's arm with his big hand, and he helped her to walk forward.

There was a faint mocking voice from behind: "Master Tongzhi saw Yan Zhenfu, but he didn't know how to say hello, it's really... hey."

"Aheng, does this seem to be Madam Qian's voice?" Wei Wei asked uncertainly.

Yan Heng turned his head quickly: "It is indeed Mrs. Qian, that's right, she and Mrs. Qian are not using the same carriage."

Gu Yu came up to meet her, and behind her, Ulan's mother and Batu were a little depressed.Seeing them like this, Wei Wei felt sad for a while. Although Batu's father died at the hands of horse thieves, they were also responsible.If they hadn't stayed overnight that day, the horse thief would not have found it.

"Gu Yu is good at taking care of Madam, Ulan's mother and Batu will follow me to the front."

The three of them walked forward, Gu Yu supported Wei Wei, and walked towards the temporary arbor.

"Madam, do you want to relieve yourself?"

Wei Wei shook his head and nodded again: "Look at this, there is still a long way to go after lunch. It's inconvenient to get off when the carriage is moving. Besides, there is no water source all the way in the morning. There are so many barrels in total, and the people who use them Too much will inevitably taste bad. I will be there in a few steps, so you go to the servant girl's side to line up first."

While talking about Wei Wei, he looked to the other side, tied down the four pillars outside the awning, wrapped them with coarse cloth half a person's height, and formed a curtain.This is the place where the servant girls who followed the audience team in the entire Liangzhou prefecture went to urinate.

And in front of her, there are two more spacious places behind the pergola, which are used by several official wives.

Stepping on the hard ground, one of Wei Wei's doors opened.As soon as he got closer, a figure from behind rushed in quickly, and rushed in with a whoosh.

Fushen, the same black and thin maidservant of Mrs. Tongpan, said embarrassedly: "There are three urgencies in people, and I ask Mrs. Yan to forgive my wife."

Wei Wei held her head high and held her chest high, "Of course, I just don't know if your wife has diarrhea or constipation?"

The servant girl held back, her dark face was faintly red, she was so ugly that she couldn't tell.Wei Wei sighed inwardly, to find such a personal servant girl as a green leaf, how much effort Mrs. Tong must put in.

There was faint laughter from the adjacent curtain, and not long after the tent door opened, Madam Chu came out with square steps, her leisurely posture did not reveal that she was paying respects just now.

Wei Wei nodded slightly, since she left Liangzhou City, Mrs. Chu seemed to be a different person.Pay more attention to dressing and dressing, but also behave generously.So Wei Wei realized that it's not that the governor's wife doesn't know how to pretend, but because she is the biggest in Liangzhou City, and she doesn't even bother to pretend under the absolute power.

"Change Madam Yan's pail."

Being supported by the servant girl and passing by her, Mrs. Chu showed a gentle smile on her plump face.The phase was born from the heart, so that her face full of flesh was three points more beautiful.

The servants fetched the new Gong bucket and specially lit a stick of incense.Before going in, looking at the motionless tent door next door, Wei Wei smiled and said firmly, "I see, Mrs. Tongju is not suffering from diarrhea, but really constipated."

Then she squinted at the servant girl: "You wait for the master and don't go in. If you are constipated, you can help dig out the excrement."

"Madam Yan is really a real person."

Madam Qian and A Luo mother and daughter came together, Madam Qian just smiled lightly, A Luo directly bent down to pick up the thorn stick on the ground, and said loudly: "This thing is thin and soft, and it is also very resilient. It should The most suitable."

Is it really good to discuss this kind of issue so frankly in broad daylight, when we are about to eat lunch?
Wei Wei thought about it carefully, and felt that it seemed to be pretty good.

Looking at the shaky curtain wall, Wei Wei smiled and said, "Ah Luo, some people will misunderstand you when you talk like this."

"Misunderstand what, I just..."

Madam Qian hurriedly stopped her daughter: "Ah Luo just thinks that this twig is thin and soft, and it is just right for my grandmother to weave baskets."

Wei Wei praised: "Ah Luo is really sensible and filial. Mrs. Qian is really blessed to have such a daughter."

This is what she said in her heart. Wei Wei has always agreed with a slogan of the Red Party in her previous life: Fewer births and better births.Giving birth to a son in order to buy a three-piece fruit set, threatening the old mother who picks up garbage by jumping over a sky bridge to take money, and giving birth to a litter of sons who are all gnawing at home, so it is better to have one.No matter men or women, as long as they have good character, they can still enjoy family happiness.

Ah Luo is a very good-natured little girl.

Madam Qian closed her eyes, and she separated from Qian Tongzhi on the night of her son's full moon banquet.Ever since she was drugged and nearly died ten years ago, and Qian Tongzhi asked her to understand Mrs. Qian's difficulties, she knew that this man was unreliable.From then on, she deliberately collected power, and she earned all the money in the Qian family, and she was also in charge of managing it, and it was easy to do things with the money, so it didn't take much effort to replace the house with hers.Not only that, even Qian Tongzhi's servant, the long follower, was more convinced of her.

On the second day of separation, Mrs. Qian wanted to fight back, but the nurses she had called turned back and helped build the wall with the people in her courtyard.It took only one day to build a wall between the third entrance and the first two entrances.After closing the door, the Qian Mansion was divided into two, and the only key was in her hand.

Mrs. Qian was so angry that she jumped up and down. On the third day, Qian Tongzhi went out in person.Standing outside the door, talking about the relationship between husband and wife for many years.She asked people to close the doors and windows and play the piano, and ordered her confidant maids to stand by the door in turn.Qian Tongzhi talked for a while, and the maid knocked on the door.Qian Tongzhi, who was chattering outside the door, thought she was listening, so he simply lifted the teapot to the door and talked while drinking.After changing several pots of tea, she asked the servant girls to stand in a row and said "I heard" in unison.

A row of clear and playful voices successfully knocked Qian Tongzhi to the ground.After that, she was pure for a day, and she did not appear at the door until the eve of the audience.In Qian Tongzhi's expectant eyes, she told him that she was willing to provide food for the chariots and horses for this meeting, but he had to cooperate in front of others.

Along the way, she was stuck with food, and Mrs. Qian died several times. Her solution was simple: no food!

Mrs. Qian wanted to find someone else to cry and tell her about being abused, but she had already given up on it.Before leaving, she told Mrs. Qian that she was taken this time only to confirm to Huangmiao in Youzhou whether she had personally gone to ask for medicine for her brother.If there were any mistakes on the way, she would tell all about the scandal of the Qian family.

Qian Tongzhi is obsessed with officialdom.Mrs. Qian is also smart, knowing that if something happens, Qian Tongzhi will definitely abandon her in the end.All the way was calm and calm, but the two launched an offensive against A Luo.

Faced with Qian Tongzhi's softness and Mrs. Qian's pretended kindness, A Luo was not moved at all.

Thinking of Mrs. Qian felt relieved for a while. Although Ah Luo has a big face, he is like her in his heart, and he is never confused when encountering big right and wrong.The Qian family's mother and son were wrong from the very beginning. If they show the sincere care that belongs to their grandmother and father along the way, Ah Luo will definitely soften their hearts.This child is very soft-hearted, she can see clearly who is true and who is fake, and she can't help but look at those who really care about her.

Waking up from the memory, hearing Mrs. Yan praise A Luo, Mrs. Qian and You Rong said, "I will be relieved that A Luo will be half as good as Mrs. Yan in the future."

Ah Luo looked at Wei Wei's hibiscus face, and said embarrassedly: "Mother, Mrs. Yan is so beautiful, I can't compare to her."

Being praised unexpectedly, Wei Wei said happily: "Don't think so, Ah Luo, I think you are very beautiful. Mrs. Qian, Ah Luo has a very good temper, this meeting may have some great fortune."

After finishing speaking, she showed a determined smile to Ah Luo, nodded apologetically, entered the curtain and closed the door.

Great fortune?

Watching Wei Wei enter the curtain, pondering over these three words, Ah Luo was in a fog, but Madam Qian's heart was touched.Mrs. Yan came from the capital, and she worked as a maid in the Zhenbeihou Mansion.She knew about the Chu family in Zhenbeihou's mansion, and they used to say what they said in the northwest.The current Wu family is known as the uncrowned king of the Northwest, but it is not a star and a half worse than the Chu family back then.

When Mrs. Yan came out from there, she must have seen some things better than they did.

She tried her best to entangle with Qian Tongzhi's mother and son, just for this meeting, so that Ah Luo could see the world.Ah Ro has lost two precious years because of her pre- and post-pregnancy struggles.In any case, she'll have to make it up elsewhere.

After inquiring about Madam Yan's news from many sources, and deliberating for several days, Madam Qian finally made a decision.

Now it seems that she has the upper hand everywhere, but she has never underestimated Tongzhi Qian.No matter how confused he is, having an official position above his head is always his greatest advantage.The simplest way is for him to recruit soldiers from the Northwest Army with public and private rights, force his way into the third camp, and take away the title deeds of her shops. She has absolutely nothing to do.

She had to find a strong backer, and after deliberating for a long time between Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Yan, she decided to fall to Mrs. Yan.

"Mom, have you figured it out?"

Madam Qian turned her head and saw her daughter looking at her steadily, her black and white eyes were full of anticipation.

She finally asked: "Which family does Ah Luo want mother to choose?"

"With Mother's ability, they will gladly accept whichever one they choose. I know Mrs. Chu has been wooing Mother over the years, but if I had to choose, I would choose Mrs. Yan."

Madam Qian was full of interest: "Oh? Ah Luo is just talking about your own thoughts."

"Because she looks comfortable."

Madam Qian is helpless, is this a reason?Madam Yan's face was really good-looking, and anyone who looked at her couldn't help but feel good about it, especially men.That's why Mrs. Tong San hates her so much.

"I don't mean that, mother, it's my feeling. Although Mrs. Yan is sometimes aggressive, it's because others provoke her first. But I think she is very kind in nature, and she can obviously ignore her brother's affairs, but in the end she helped Let's give it a go."

After a pause, Ah Luo took out an amulet from his purse, it was the one given by Wei Wei that had been consecrated by an eminent monk in Huguo Temple.

"Mother, Mrs. Yan said to me on the day my brother caught the Zhou banquet: If we do nothing, even if the Bodhisattva wants to bless him, there will be no place to manifest his spirit. Look at this amulet, the Bodhisattva is really protecting my brother. Maybe Mrs. Yan is She sent it. We should trust Madam Yan."

Madam Qian pondered for a moment, then looked at her daughter with relief.Ah Luo has really grown up and turned out better than she expected.Mrs. Yan was right just now, the most valuable thing about Ah Luo is her temperament.

"Then listen to you."

Ah Luo's smiling eyes were curved, and the corners of his lips were slightly parted, revealing the two shiny canine teeth inside.

That's great, Mother has chosen Mrs. Yan, so she can play with Ah Tong in the future!
"Little bastard, bah."

The mother and daughter were talking in a low voice, the curtain was opened unexpectedly, and the black and thin Mrs. Tongju came out from inside, and spat hard into the Gong bucket.

Bending the thorn in his hand, aiming at the angle, Ah Luo threw it out, and by coincidence, it hit Madam Tongju's exposed neck.

Facing Mrs. Tong who was staring over, she stared back without fear: "It's your own fault."

Mrs. Tong judge rushed over: "I scolded you, do I have to take my seat?"

Ah Luo slapped his nose in disgust: "I still love you? I have to stretch my neck. It stinks to death. I don't know how to let it dry after constipation. I have to run in front of people to smoke them."

"Aro!"

Mrs. Qian snorted at A Luo, but there was no trace of anger in her eyes: "Madam Tong, I'm really sorry. My family A Luo has been sensitive to smells since he was a child, and he can't smell bad smells the most."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Mrs. Tongjuan to respond, the mother and daughter walked towards the source of the smell, and looked at Wei Wei who came out with a smile.

(End of this chapter)