in spring

Chapter 222 Pack up
Chunying put all the jewelry and belongings she had accumulated over the past few years into a half-worn small box, locked it again, and packed those out-of-season clothes made of good materials into another bag, and then began to pack what she wanted to bring to the village. luggage.

I don’t know how long I’ll be staying here, the weather is getting colder, and it’s going to be winter in a blink of an eye, so I must bring a few more cotton-padded jackets for autumn and winter. Listening to Mei Xiang’s tone, “It’s not much in a year and a half,” maybe I’ll have to wait until the beginning of spring. , By the way, bring some spring clothes.

After packing up the two big burdens, Chunying suddenly remembered that leaving this time was regarded as a reprimand, and her father lost his job as a shopkeeper. Zhuangtou's character is not good, and the clothes his family wears are too good to be envied by others, so he hurriedly picked out those clothes with better materials, and replaced them all with cloth. I packed two of the old jackets I wore when I lived there.After thinking about it, I added a few more inconspicuous old purses, which contained a dozen taels of silver and hid them in the sleeve pockets of the cotton-padded jacket, leaving no trace on the outside.

After tidying up, she took a look at the room again, only to think that she liked this thing, and she was reluctant to part with that thing, thinking that this house would not necessarily belong to her own home in the future, even the scraps of paper here, the table and the The chair will belong to someone else, so I feel uncomfortable, take a deep breath, and simply turn my head and leave the room without thinking about it.

Lu's mother was packing her youngest son's clothes, shedding tears while she was doing it, when she looked up and saw her daughter looking at her at the door of the room, she glared at her: "What are you doing in a daze?! Why don't you pack more luggage! The big ones The furniture can’t be moved, and the pots, pans, and chopsticks should be brought along! They are all things that have been used for decades..."

Chunying said indifferently: "We were sent to the village because we were punished. We didn't move. We just picked out the important things. We don't have a car at home, so we don't know whether we should walk tomorrow."

Mother Lu was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't help feeling sad: "Really, what's the matter! If it's still the same as before, your father works at the gate, and the family doesn't have much money, so I'll admit it! But you I have become a steward, and my family is well-off. When we go outside, others respect us a little bit. Unexpectedly, I have suffered half my life, and finally lived a few years of comfortable life, but now I am not as good as when I was poor. Yes! What crime did you do?!"

Chunying has long since lost the desire to argue: "You can think whatever you want, maybe you still blame me for trying to persuade daddy to fight for the top, but now it's all in vain, and you've lost your job as a concierge instead."

"Fart!" Lu's mother spat at her, "If your father is able to succeed, that's because he is capable. What does it have to do with you?!"

Chunying turned around and went out: "Why don't you see Dad? Isn't it time for Xiaohu to leave school soon?"

"He went to Wang's house to discuss matters. I asked Shui Chu from Lao Ke's house to send a message to your second uncle and eldest sister. It's been a long time. You go and see if they are here? If they come, you will go pick up Xiaohu " At this point, Lu's mother's eyes turned red again, "Poor Xiaohu, he has only been studying for a year, and his sister has been implicated, and he has to go to the countryside to suffer..."

Chunying pretended not to hear, opened the courtyard door and looked out, but did not see Shui Chu's figure, but saw a group of people gathered in front of Wang's house from a distance, pointing at the courtyard, chirping and sighing Yes, some were curious, some gloated, and some turned around and pointed to Lu's courtyard.Chun Ying hurriedly retracted her head and closed the door, and after a while, she looked out again, only to secretly breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was looking over for the time being.

The Wang family tree attracts a lot of attention, so when a family is demoted, it attracts the attention of all parties, but for the parties involved, this kind of attention is uncomfortable, right?My father is also at the Wang family's side, so I don't know how he feels.

No matter what her mother thinks, she still feels that she is not wrong.If the wife is accusing her of helping her cousin Huo Yi avoid the crisis of fame, or of not helping Yulan spread the word a few years ago, then she is somewhat convinced, but the wife blames her for not reporting the fact that the Huo family is rich , tantamount to betraying the Lord, she would never accept it no matter what!It is a despicable act to calculate the property of the sister-in-law's family behind the back of mother-in-law and husband, not to mention that she has not received similar orders or hints, so why should she work for others? !A loyal and capable steward is replaced by a few words of sowing discord from people around her. This kind of housewife does not deserve the respect of others at all!

However, as my mother said, my father had struggled for half his life to achieve what he is today, and he was suddenly dismissed, somewhat because of her daughter.She doesn't care about his position in charge, she just hopes that her father won't suffer, if possible, she can go to the village alone, there is really no need to drag her parents and brothers into the water.If the family can stay in the capital, even if they leave the house completely like Nan Deng, with the money deposited in Hu Fei, the real estate that the brother-in-law helps to take care of, and the help of the sister's family, their family can still live comfortably!
Is there any way to change the wife's decision?The old lady is sick and can't manage the affairs; my father is not in front of Lord Hou, so Lord Hou will not interfere in such trivial matters; I'm afraid I can only ask the third young master.

But now she can't go into the mansion to find the third young master!

By the way, Zhou Nian!It's getting dark now, he should go home, right?Go find him and try!

Chunying closed the door behind her back, looked left and right, then quietly avoided people, and quickly went towards the end of the street, into the alley, she quickly ran to Zhou Nian's door, was about to knock on the door, but the door opened first , Dianran came out with a bundle.

When the two met, they were both very surprised.Dianran was still angry with Chunying, so she frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?!"

Chunying didn't want to say anything else, she looked into the courtyard and asked, "Is Master Zhou there?"

"Not here!"

"Not here?! Where did he go?!"

Dianran raised her eyebrows: "I know, but I won't tell you!" After finishing speaking, she proudly turned around and closed the door, and put a big lock on it.

Chunying secretly gritted her teeth, but with a smile on her face, she said: "I have something urgent to ask Master Zhou for help... Or, you can send me a message, I want to find the third young master..."

"The third young master has no time to pay attention to you!" Dianran glanced at her impatiently, "I don't know what to praise! What do you think of yourself?! What? Know the benefits of the third young master? Then what did you do before?! Get out of here Don't stand in your way!"

Chunying held back her anger, and hurriedly stopped in front of him: "I really need to find the third young master in a hurry..."

"The third young master is busy! I don't have time to pay attention to you!" Dianran sneered disdainfully, "Don't try to think of Master Zhou, he won't help you if you make the third young master angry! Who do you think you are? "After saying that, he waved Chunying's hand away and walked away.

Chunying was so angry that she stomped her feet. At first, she just thought that Dianran was nonsense, but slowly, she couldn't help but wonder whether the third young master was really angry with her?Maybe, Zhou Nian might not help him, right?It's not because I don't want to, but because I have scruples about the third young master and my wife's thoughts.After all, his family is not in danger of life, and Zhou Nian is sheltered by the Hou Mansion, and he has to rely on the Hou Mansion to rehabilitate his identity and revive his family business, so it is impossible to do as he pleases.

Chunying stood there for a while, then looked at the big lock on the door, and walked back disappointed.

When I got back to the door of the house, I met an eleven or twelve-year-old boy talking to his mother while sniffling. She hurriedly took two steps, just in time to hear him report to his mother: "... I have gone to the country, and I won't be back until tomorrow." What! Manager Lu went to the west of the city, and his wife said, when Manager Lu comes back, let him come over immediately!"

Lu's mother asked anxiously: "Why is it such an unfortunate coincidence?! Did you ask clearly? Son-in-law Lu really took my daughter and grandson out of the city?! What about the rest of his family?!"

"It's true!" The young man sniffed again, "I asked the janitor of his house! Others... my aunt only said that I wanted to find my daughter and son-in-law, and I didn't call anyone else..."

Lu's mother was full of remorse, even if her daughter and son-in-law were not at home, it would be nice to have a family.

Chun Ying hurriedly said: "Shui Chu, I have told the Lu family, is there something urgent at home?"

Shui Chu tilted his head, and said a little harder: "I said it! Really!"

Lu's mother sighed and went back to the house, and Chunying hurriedly took a hundred dollars to Shui Chu: "It's hard work, can you help my sister run around again, and go to Baofu Lane, north of Fahua Temple, to find Erye Hu." ? You found him, and I will give you this much money and treat you to some delicious fruit."

Shui Chu grinned: "I don't need the fruit, if my sister's house has rice noodles that I can't eat, can you weigh a few catties for me?"

Chunying agreed and sent him away before closing the door and returning to the house.Lu's mother asked suspiciously: "What do you call Brother Hu? Although he is on good terms with us, he is an outsider after all."

Although Hu Fei is an outsider, he is extremely reliable. Since his sister and brother-in-law can't come tonight, and his second uncle can't get rid of his identity as a child of the family, just in case, it's better to hand over part of the belongings to Hu Fei for safekeeping.

Someone was knocking on the door outside, Chun Ying thought it was her father who came back, and hurried to open it, but found that it was Hu Fei, followed by Shui Chu, she was very pleasantly surprised: "Why did you come so fast?!"

Hu Fei smiled and said: "I heard him ask how to get to Renbaofu Lane, and said that he was looking for a Hu Erye, so I realized that you were in a hurry to find me." Then he turned to look at Shuichu: "Look, I said I This is Erye Hu you are looking for, do you believe me now?"

Shui Chu stared blankly at Chunying, Chunying quickly counted a hundred coins, and gave him another bucket of flour, and he left happily.Hu Fei was still laughing: "Why did you ask this kid to send me a message? I see that he is a bit stubborn. He said that I am Hu Erye, but he still insisted on going to Baofu Lane to look for it."

Chunying smiled: "He was originally an honest man, but his memory is excellent. If you ask him to pass on a message to do something, he will pass it on verbatim. If you tell him not to tell anyone, he will never tell anyone. Therefore, although he I'm a bit stupid, I can't be selected into the mansion, but many people like to ask him for help." After a pause, he flattened his mouth: "Brother Xiao Fei, I'm so miserable, you have to help me..."

Seeing that Chunying's eye circles were red, Hu Fei quickly took out a handkerchief and handed it over: "Don't cry, don't cry! I've heard about it, did you get beaten? Is the injury serious? I'll find you some good medicine?"

Chunying shook her head, told about the beating and punishment today, and the whole family's relegation to the village, choked up and said: "I don't know when I can come back, and I don't know when I can leave the house, my father is wronged so much. It's gone! My mother only blames me. I feel so depressed, if that Cui Manru appears in front of me at this time, I can't wait to stab him with a knife!"

Hu Fei's face turned dark: "How could this be?! It's obvious...it's clear that you will be punished lightly!" Gritting his teeth and thinking for a long time, he sneered and said, "Don't worry, those people have the heart to not argue with you so easily. Harm you, I will never be able to please you in the future!" Then seeing Chunying shed tears, she softened her tone: "Don't cry, I know you have been wronged, I only hate that the Houfu never sells sellers easily to have children, otherwise I will replace your family If you redeem yourself, that’s all. Now I’m afraid I really want to live in Zhuangzi for a while, but do you know which Zhuangzi it is? Can you go there to do some business first?”

Chunying shook her head: "I don't know yet, my father is discussing with the Wang family, and Shi'er's family will also go this time..." She could feel the concern in Hu Fei's words, and she felt better, and couldn't help but glance at him. After taking a look into the room, I began to complain in my heart: even Hu Fei thought he had been wronged, why did his mother insist that it was his fault?
Curling her lips, she sighed: Forget it, they are not her real parents, what is she struggling with? !
Chunying dragged Hu Fei into the house and greeted her mother.Although Lu's mother was sad, she still didn't forget the etiquette, and kept asking Hu Fei to sit down and have tea.Chunying said: "Mom, pack your luggage quickly, Brother Xiao Fei is familiar with us, there is no need to be formal, as long as I'm here." Mother Lu thought for a while, and then agreed, and seeing the sun was westward, she muttered He said: "Why hasn't Xiaohu come back?! The stinky boy is playing again! I don't know that the family has suffered a catastrophe!" Then he went to the kitchen to work on dinner.

Chun Ying invited Hu Fei to sit down, and said: "Brother Xiao Fei, our family will leave the city tomorrow, and we are busy packing things now. I am a little worried. I don't know the origin of the escort. If you want to extort money, or if you go to the manor and get corrupted by the manor, our family will suffer a great loss. Besides, this house has to be returned to the mansion, and there are some things that we can't take away..."

"How about I call a few boys to move away later?" Hu Fei understood what Chunying meant without needing to say more, "Let's keep the ordinary things, just move some valuables and a few beloved ones. It’s best to keep the others, otherwise those inspectors will be suspicious when they see that this place is empty. If it’s inconvenient for you to carry gold and silver, you can leave it to me, but you should also bring some emergencies with you. Don't rush to bring the big clothes, just give them to me, and the journey will be easier, and I will personally deliver them to your village later."

Chunying breathed a sigh of relief: "That would be great! Thank you very much!"

"Silly girl, what can I say to thank you?" Hu Fei looked around, "Is Xiaohu not there? Let me tell you, it doesn't matter to you three adults. Xiaohu is young, and I'm afraid he won't be able to bear the hardships of the village. Why don't you hand him over to him?" How do I take care of him? He and I have always gotten along well."

Chunying smiled and said: "My sister, brother-in-law and second uncle and aunt have been notified. My sister's family has left the city and will not be back until tomorrow. Xiaohu will be handed over to my second uncle."

"Second Uncle Lu?" Hu Fei thought for a while, "I was having a drink with Uncle the other day, and he just mentioned that the Second Aunt is pregnant these days, and she is not very happy these days. I'm afraid his family doesn't have time to take care of Xiaohu."

"Huh?!" Chunying stood up suddenly, and even Lu's mother rushed in: "I'm pregnant?! When did it happen? Why didn't the second uncle say a word?!"

Hu Fei laughed and said, "Second Uncle said, it's just what the mothers-in-law said, and I haven't seen a doctor yet, so I dare not tell others. But I see his expression, it's probably accurate."

Mother Lu slapped her thigh excitedly: "Finally! It's not easy for Second Uncle at his age..." After a pause, she was a little discouraged: "Then Xiaohu better not go to his house, he and his wife don't have any helpers , just taking care of the pregnant woman, but I can't take care of it."

Hu Fei hurriedly said: "Leave it to me!" After a short pause, "Why don't you just stay with me for a few days and wait for Brother Lu and his wife to come back, and then I will leave it to them? But Sister Lu is too busy It's..."

The courtyard door opened with a creak, and Lu Yougui walked in. When he saw Hu Fei, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression became a little complicated: "Brother Hu is here?"

Hu Fei went up to greet him and said hello: "How is Uncle Lu? I've heard about it. If there's anything I can do to help, Uncle Lu, don't hesitate!"

"You're polite?" Lu Yougui smiled self-deprecatingly, "What else can I be polite about? I've accepted your love a long time ago." He put away his ridicule, and bowed seriously to Hu Fei: "Today Thanks to my little brother, otherwise...my Chun'er might have lost her life."

"Father?" Chunying looked at him puzzled, then at Hu Fei, "What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)