in spring

Chapter 229
I don't know how long I cried this time.Chunying vented happily, her mind was empty, and she slowly stopped crying.

She kept grabbing Hu Fei's sleeve, but Hu Fei didn't care, he just comforted him softly.When Chunying calmed down, she realized that his sleeves had already been pulled into prunes by herself, with a lot of tears and snot on them, her face was flushed red, she was caressing the corners of her sleeves tremblingly, and stammered: "Yes. ...I'm sorry...I'll clean it up for you right now...It's windy in autumn, so it will dry quickly...Can you wear my father's clothes first?"

Hu Fei smiled: "It's almost noon now, when you finish washing and drying, the sun will go down, how can I make it back?"

Chunying was extremely annoyed, seeing the narrow smile in the corner of his eyes, she said angrily, "Then I'll go and ask how to get to the town right away, buy a horse with good material, and make you a new dress to compensate you, how about it? "

Hu Fei laughed twice, glanced at her, and then sighed: "Forget it, what's there to be polite to me? In the first few years when I was outside, I still wore the same clothes for ten days and eight days. These tears count as tears." What? What's more, the tears of our sister Xiaochun are so precious, it's a great blessing to have some on my clothes! If you still want to cry, it doesn't matter how many tears you have, just let the other sleeve If it is stained, the two sides will be symmetrical, and it will be regarded as the pattern on the fabric of the clothes, so there is no need to wash it."

Chunying blushed, stomped her feet and said, "I really want to apologize to you, what are you making fun of me for?!"

Hu Fei hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Okay, it's my fault, don't be annoyed." After a pause, he looked at her tenderly: "Is it not uncomfortable now?"

Only then did Chunying realize that he purposely made her happy because he saw her sad. As soon as his heart softened, he lowered his head and whispered: "I'm much better...your sleeve...isn't a problem at all...turn around I'll fetch a basin of water, let me rub it for you twice?"

Hu Fei didn't make jokes any more, he followed her wishes, and took out a snow-white handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over: "Wipe it?" Chunying smiled, shook her head, and took out her own handkerchief Come to wipe your face.

Seeing that her mood had calmed down, Hu Fei slowly persuaded her: "You don't have to worry too much about leaving your nationality. Things have to be done slowly, and there will be a way. You have survived for so many years before, There is no need to be discouraged by this temporary setback.”

Chunying said in a low voice: "How can I not be discouraged? It was just one step away... I sent my belongings to Mother Li that day, and she promised me that it would be done within three days... As a result, my wife Called. If I could have thought of bribing Steward Li a few days in advance, I would have already obtained the slave release document, and no matter how angry my wife was, she would not be able to deal with me. Now someone has left the house in my name, and I If I want to be free, I don't know how long I have to wait..."

Hu Fei said softly: "It's all my fault. I should have reminded you a long time ago. When you go to the government office, you have to run errands, which is not beneficial. He is naturally not reconciled. I know that your paperwork has not been processed for a long time, but I forgot to remind you that I delayed you."

Chunying burst out laughing: "You are not a god, how would you know that such a thing would happen later? If it's all your fault, it's better to blame myself. Back then, I should have spoken to the third young master and kicked out that damn girl Manru. Far away, so that she can no longer make troubles, or expose her in front of the wife on the night of the wedding banquet, these things are gone now. It is because people cannot predict that they will feel regret afterwards. If Everyone can know what will happen in the future, and there will be no poor people in the world."

Hu Fei laughed and said: "Since you know this truth, why blame yourself? Besides, even if you really got the documents, you still live in the back street, your parents are still working in the Hou's mansion, and Mrs. Hou is going to have a fit. It's almost the same, except that you may go to your sister's house instead of following you to the village. If something goes wrong, you should think about the solution first, and regret it blindly, it's not like you."

Chunying obediently bowed her head to be taught. Hu Fei couldn't bear to see her like this. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly caught a glimpse of two farmers coming out of the woods, and one of them turned his head to look this way.He was worried that this rural place would easily breed rumors and hurt Chunying's boudoir reputation, so he hurriedly moved a step aside to block the two people's sight, and said to Chunying in a voice they could hear: "Sister, it's still early. Go back soon, the family will be worried. I know you feel wronged. You were hurt by others, not because you made a mistake, but you shouldn’t run out suddenly? Uncles and aunts are afraid of you being sad, even if it’s for They need to take care of themselves more."

Chunying was feeling baffled by what he said, when he caught a glimpse of two people coming out of the woods behind him, she suddenly understood what he meant, wiped the corners of her eyes cooperatively, and said: "Brother, I just feel uncomfortable in my heart. Don't do this anymore." He said while looking at Hu Fei and smiling.

The two farmers walked all the way, and there was a faint conversation: "Did you just come from the capital yesterday? The little girl seems to be quite fresh..."

"What big mistake did you make? They were all sent to the village."

"Send it to the village. Didn't one come here a few years ago, who looks better than this one? Didn't your aunt's Er Gouzi come to say hello?"

"Fart! The one who slept with the young master refused to marry even if he died. He knelt and cried all night in front of Mr. Cao's house. When Er Gouzi heard about it, he turned around and left. There is no need to provoke that bad luck..."

"Girls from the city are all delicate, and our farmer's family can't afford it, but this brother is very good, energetic, and wears decent clothes. Isn't your silver lady turned fourteen? Do you want to talk about it... ..."

Chun Ying and Hu Fei looked at each other in blank dismay for a while, and couldn't help laughing.

After Hu Fei finished laughing, he said seriously: "It sounds like people in this village will also try to trick the girl who was kicked out. You must be careful. If anyone dares to propose marriage, please ask Uncle Lu to reject it immediately. You can't do it just for the sake of marriage." If you quit your citizenship, you will be confused!" When he said the last sentence, his face turned dark.

Chunying was startled, and thought it was a little funny: "You don't need to say that, I know it too! I want to quit my nationality and become a citizen, because I want to live a comfortable life. If I marry a man I don't understand, isn't that just looking for it for myself? !"

Hu Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. The girl is still young, so there is no need to worry about the marriage. How can an ordinary man in the world be worthy of you? You need to be cautious."

Chunying covered her mouth and snickered: "This is too exaggerated, what kind of person am I? I need an extraordinary man to be worthy of me? I'll just ask with the cheek, what kind of person do you think is unusual? ?”

With a flash in Hu Fei's eyes, he said slowly: "First of all, you must have a good character! Secondly, you must have a compatible temperament, a natural and tidy appearance, and a wealthy family - a girl is not the daughter of a poor family, so he naturally needs some wealth to be worthy. Of course, you don’t have to be too rich—in addition, you have to be knowledgeable, but not a nerd; you have to know how to run a business, so you don’t have to sit idle; you have to get along with your family members, whether it’s Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, Brother Lu, Sister-in-Law, and Xiaohu Brother, it’s good that you like them all; come again..." He took a peek at Chunying, "It's best to know you well, know your benefits, and treat you sincerely... When you feel sad, he will comfort you; you When he is happy, he will accompany you to be happy; whatever you want to do, he will be there to help... He will always think about you and solve your problems..."

Chunying lowered her head and listened, her heart was beating faster and faster, and when she raised her eyes to meet Hu Fei's eyes, she felt a strong force hit her heart suddenly, and it became more difficult to breathe.She hurriedly turned her head away, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down, but her mind couldn't help thinking that the words Hu Fei said seemed more and more like himself, what did he mean by saying that? !

Thinking about that day at the gate of the yard, he held his hand...

Chunying's face became hot, she gritted her teeth, and boldly said: "How can there be such a person in the world? Besides, I usually know very few people, and the only one who can get along with them, and they are not relatives, is you. Could it be what you said? Is it yourself? Don't make fun of me again?"

Hu Fei opened his mouth and smiled embarrassedly, his cheeks were stained dark red, coughed twice, and glanced around: "I'm not kidding you—it's getting late, let's go back?"

What does that mean? !

Chunying was a little ashamed and annoyed, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it was better not to be explicit.Even if it is clear, so what?She can't help herself now, can she still marry someone outside the Hou's mansion?
A person like my wife knows that the person she is going to marry is a wealthy family outside the house, so she will definitely not let her go!She doesn't care about accumulating virtue or not, she will only do things according to her heart.Back then Nanqi was dragged by her for several years, and she almost pointed it out to An Sikui. It was not until the age of 20 that Miss Biao signaled her to marry him.What if the wife knew that she wanted to marry a good family outside the mansion, and she directly vetoed it, but made herself a wretched servant? What should I do? !Isn't Mrs. Cao just betrothed indiscriminately?She can deal with the dowry girls, let alone someone like herself who doesn't like her.

In the final analysis, it was all because of his own failure to escape from nationality.

Chunying was depressed, and listlessly followed behind Hu Fei, walking slowly towards the village, thinking about the situation a few days before being punished, and falling into infinite regret again.

Hu Fei noticed something strange behind him, so he stopped, turned his head to take a closer look, and asked, "Chun'er, what's wrong with you? But I said something wrong and made you angry?"

Chunying looked at him fixedly, her eyes were red: "What should I do? Dongfu's idea can't be won, and I have to continue to stay in this village to endure life. It's nothing but suffering, I only hate that I can't do it." Own Lord!"

Hu Fei fell silent, turned around and walked to her side, took a corner of her sleeve, and gently pulled her forward: "Don't worry, have you forgotten? I will help you."

Chunying walked slowly along with him, her face gradually blushed, and she hurriedly pulled back her sleeves: "Don't pull it, be careful if someone sees..." Her face blushed again, her gaze quietly swept around, and then fell back to him On the body: "How do you want to help? You are neither the master or steward of the Hou Mansion, nor the master or steward of the East Mansion. The young master has already separated, and Miss Biao is married... It doesn't matter who can help you What can you do about this..."

Hu Fei thought for a while, then smiled and said, "The third sister-in-law of Zhao just now didn't really mean what she said. The elder sister of Miss Shi'er she mentioned as an example is the girl next to Miss, so the master needs to be here to make things happen, but What if it's not the girl in front of the master?"

Chunying was startled: "You mean... a girl who does ordinary work?"

"Exactly. I'm on good terms with brother Xu, your fourth roommate. We talked about the East Mansion on weekdays. I heard that his mansion is less than half the size of the Hou Mansion, and all the servants added up are not enough. Hundreds of people. I think the master of his family is away for many years. Originally, if the manpower in the mansion gets married or gets old, sick and dies, there will always be vacancies. Because the master is not around, it may not be filled in time. It is not difficult to find a way to fill the vacancies for you. It's just that this kind of job is much worse than your original job, I wonder if you're willing to accept this grievance?"

If it can make her achieve her goal, she won't care if the work is less tiring and the money is less, but is it really useful?
Chun Ying said sullenly: "Even if I really succeed, I'm just transferring from the Hou Mansion to the Dong Mansion, and I'm still a girl... how can I get out of my citizenship when the master is not here? It's better to maintain the status quo, maybe the third young master When you come to save Shi'er, you will give me a hand..."

Hu Fei sighed slightly, and said: "It's because I didn't think well, it's just...the current situation of your family..." Chunying was silent, she didn't know that it was one thing for her to escape, and her parents had to go back to the city , but it is another matter.

After a while, Hu Fei said: "Forget it! It's not unthinkable. Do you remember where the owner of the East Mansion became an official and what year did he leave?"

Chunying blinked and thought about it: "Has it been five or six years? I can't remember clearly. When the second master took office, I seemed to be still working in the third young master's courtyard. Everyone said they went To the south, it should be the area around Jiangsu and Zhejiang, right?"

"That's right!" Hu Fei clapped his hands, "So, this year and next two years, he should serve two full terms and return to Beijing to report on his work, right? If the second master can ask Zhuangzi to come back, your parents will be here In this village, there is no need to be afraid!"

Chunying thought about it, and it was indeed the case, and she was very pleasantly surprised: "As long as they live in peace and contentment, decency is the second priority. In fact, as long as they live comfortably, Zhuangzi also has the benefits of Zhuangzi. Our family still has money, which is enough for the whole family to live on." I need to be comfortable, as long as no one messes me up!" But after thinking about it, she became a little discouraged: "But I still can't get rid of it..."

Seeing her like this, Hu Fei almost stretched out his hand to comfort her, but he managed to catch a glimpse of the nearby houses in time and turned around a few women, talking and laughing while crossing in front of them. He held back and said in a low voice: "It would be great if the old matriarch of the Hou Mansion can recover from illness and manage affairs... I can ask the Wang family for help, and pass the message to the old matriarch for your sister... You and Miss Shi'er are both responsible for her." The one who spoke in front of everyone..."

Chunying was overjoyed again.After thinking about it carefully, this option is more feasible. In fact, she also thought that as long as the old lady recovered from her illness, it would be fine, but after listening to her sister Qiuyu, she realized that if no one mentioned it in front of the old lady, the old lady She will never know that her daughter-in-law has disobeyed her orders. If there is a way to pass the words in, everything will be easy to talk about, but...

She raised her eyes to look at Hu Fei, bit her lip, and said in a low voice, "It's not easy, isn't it? My sister didn't even make it, and you're not from the Hou Mansion..."

Hu Fei was stunned, and said with a smile, "What's the point? People think of solutions. As long as you work hard, be patient, and add some tricks, what can't be done?"

Chunying rubbed her handkerchief, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "Brother Xiaofei...why are you so nice to me?"

(End of this chapter)