There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 26

After walking for more than an hour, Ning opened the curtain and looked out. The road was relatively wide and smooth, and there were some sparse trees around. She guessed that she had reached the outskirts of the town.

"Liniang..." Ning asked the woman walking in front.

The woman heard the shout and hurried to the curtain: "What orders does Mrs. Ning Cheng have?"

Ning smiled: "Is this walking along the official road next to our town? This will be almost half way?"

"Yes, Mrs. Cheng, it will take some time to go through the town. The few of us figured that we might not have time for dinner, so we decided to hurry up and go a little further. Don't blame Mrs. Cheng." Li Jin, who was sitting in front of the car and driving the car, answered.

"How come, I'm not familiar with the road, it depends on a few of you, you just choose the right road and go."

Several people said yes again and again, and Liniang also started chatting with Ning Shi, and after a few words, Ning Shi suddenly said: "Look at me, Liniang also come up and sit, there is still room in the carriage .”

"How can this be done?" Liniang quickly waved her hands.

"It's okay, Li Jin stopped the car and let Liniang come up."

As soon as she said that, Li Jin and Li Yin in front reined in, and the carriage stopped slowly.

"Come up." Ning waved her hand kindly, and Liniang sat up after a few more pushes.

"Niu Gui, go ahead and squeeze." Ning didn't forget Niu Gui who also walked for a while.

Niu Gui hurriedly thanked him, went to the front and squeezed with the Li brothers to the driving place.

After Liniang entered, she sat alone on the seat opposite to the three of them. Looking at the posture of the three of them, she was a little surprised and couldn't help smiling.

Ning was sitting near the curtain, the boy Cheng Zhiyuan was sitting near the outer door, and the cute little girl was sitting in the middle, probably sleepy at the moment, with her head resting on her mother's thigh, her short legs On my brother's lap.It could be said that the mother is willing to spoil the child like this, but boys of this age care about the little face the most, so they are not willing to do this.What's more, the little girl was not honest, her little feet turned from one side to the other, and the boy's clothes had many shallow shoe prints.

"I made you laugh." Ning said to Liniang.

Liniang came back to her senses, and saw the boy staring at her with a blushing face, obviously shy, but she still didn't push her sister's leg away, she hurriedly said to avoid the boy's embarrassment: "Nothing, nothing, I think it's pretty good."

Ning stroked her little daughter's hair, letting a few strands of hair scattered on her face go back behind her ears, revealing her clean and white skin: "The child hasn't been restrained much down here, and when I go back to my sister's house, I have to let Li Mother can help."

"It should be, it should be, besides, the two children are so sensible, everyone will love them when they see them, and they can't even feel the pain."

Ning didn't continue talking, she opened the curtain, and Liniang hurried over to help her hang some, so that the car could breathe.

After doing these things, maybe because she was worried about her sleeping daughter, Ning didn't talk anymore, and occasionally looked out of the window, and occasionally looked down at her sleeping sweet little daughter, with a few gentle smiles on her face, touching her. her face.

"Xiao Yuan, are your legs tired?" Ning asked her youngest son in a low voice.

Cheng Zhiyuan shook his head, indicating that he was not tired.

"When you're tired, lean on the cushion over there and sleep for a while."

Cheng Zhiyuan took a look, pulled the thick cushion, tilted his head up and closed his eyes.

Liniang saw it in her eyes, and she was very moved in her heart, with a bit of sadness on her face, and she let out a long sigh.

"What happened to Liniang?" Ning asked in a low voice.

"It's okay, I'm just, seeing Mrs. Cheng and your two children, it's really... really good. The eldest son who stays at home is also very sensible, not to mention that uncle, he is a solid person at first glance."

"Country people are like this. They don't have so many rules, which makes you laugh." Ning said lightly.

"No, Mrs. Cheng, you don't know..." Liniang said with a wry smile, "I shouldn't have said these things, but I often heard my wife talking about you and things about you when you were young. I think you should be able to Solve the grievance and depression in her heart, Madam is a bit stubborn, if I don't tell you, she will definitely not tell you, she has not been living well these years."

Ning patted her daughter who was purring a few times in her sleep, and frowned slightly: "What's wrong with sister?"

Liniang sighed again and again: "I followed Ma'am when she got married. At that time, the master already had a few housekeepers. If it weren't for the fact that it's not easy to raise concubines if you haven't married yet, I'm afraid you already have several concubines." Yes, at that time, the old lady was still there, and she didn't let those women conceive a son. The lady was angry in those years, because she didn't conceive for a long time, and the master spoke coldly to her. Fortunately, the lady was strong, she went to the doctor to see a doctor, and found the crux of the problem. After drinking the medicine for more than a year, with the support of the old lady, she became pregnant later, and the first child was a boy. This made the master happy for a while. After the person passed away and the three-year period of keeping filial piety expired, the master saw that his wife's stomach had stopped moving, and no one stopped him, so he started to..."

Liniang said here, she raised her sleeves and wiped her tears: "He first raised two of the former maids who were charming and charming as aunts, and then brought in another girl from outside.

Later, when the master's official position was promoted, many people began to flatter him. Many good-looking women were sent in, and the master did not refuse.

Those women in the backyard were fighting for favor, creating a miasma. Madam persuaded him many times for this, only asking him to find some decent and obedient women. The master only thought she was jealous, and brought those women home even more.

After these years, Madam was also desperate and said nothing, even those favored women who came to make trouble in front of her would just turn a blind eye and close one eye.

Poor lady and young master..."

Ning also lowered her head. It's not that she didn't know about her sister's situation, but a long time ago, her brother-in-law was somewhat restrained, and he wouldn't be so presumptuous. It was probably because the Ning family had long been dilapidated, and his sister had no support. Second, he was also an official. Let's be more confident.

Thinking back to the past, Ning was not optimistic about her elder sister's marriage, but her elder sister was only thinking of avoiding marrying a countryman at that time. She said that she could not live a life of farming. Even if it was different from before, she still needed maids and servants. There are carriages, laundry and servants.Everyone has their own choices, and the life you want may not be the life others want to live. After Ning shi persuaded her for a long time, she could only watch her sister marry that man who had never had a good reputation before. home.

After all these years, my sister may have regretted it, but she can only knock out her teeth and swallow her blood. Who can she cry about her choice.Therefore, neither he nor his elder brother heard her complain once, and it was even more difficult to even visit her once.Now, if you take the initiative to invite yourself like this, is it really hopeless?

Both the son and the daughter are asleep. The child probably has very good adaptability. Although the sleeping position is not very comfortable in the carriage, they both sleep soundly. Looking at their sleeping faces, Ning feels full.

Different from her elder sister's stubbornness and toughness, as well as her disposition unwilling to fall from the clouds to the mud, she silently packed up her underwear and the rest of her jewelry and silver, and begged her elder brother to entrust someone to promise her a kiss. She wanted a down-to-earth A man, a country man, has a tile to cover his head and a field to plant.In this way, under the auspices of her two older brothers, she married Cheng Daman only a few months after her sister got married.

At that time, it was not without fear and uneasiness, she had never even washed her clothes, and she could not even start a fire, but after she saw Cheng Daman's honest face, she felt calm, and started from scratch little by little. From the beginning, she is no less than any country girl, and she manages the house in an orderly manner, even better.

No one knows what kind of tomorrow the original choice will bring. Ning knows that if she forced her elder sister to marry a poor family, she might be even more destitute today, and even complain and blame others.

However, since I know that she is having a hard time, how can I not care about it? If I can't help you, at least go to accompany her, enlighten her, let her put all her body and mind on her only son, wouldn't it be okay? of?
Ning opened her slightly red eyes, and said to Liniang, "Thank you, Liniang, for taking care of my sister all these years."

"Mrs. Cheng upset me. This is what I should do. Madam is very kind to me, very reasonable, and handles everything properly. If she wasn't here, those women in the backyard would have fallen out. Where is the master? Can you go to work in peace and stability every day? But the master is extremely confused and never knows how to be considerate of his wife. This time, his wife is also exhausted and seriously ill. He wants to see you no matter what. I can comfort her a little bit."

"What disease?" Ning asked anxiously.

"Everything is fine. I got wind a few days ago, and my heart was depressed. I was sick for half a month. The young master has also become a lot more sensible because of this, and Madam is very pleased."

Listening to the sound of horseshoes outside, Ning could not wait to fly to see her poor sister immediately.

"Is the young master called Zhiwen?"

"Yes, Zhiwen, Qu Zhiwen. Mrs. Cheng can just call him Zhiwen."

"Zhiwen Zhiwen, I remember seeing him when I was young, is he ten years old this year?" Ning said reminiscently.

"Mrs. Cheng has a good memory. The young master is about to celebrate his tenth birthday. If you can stay longer and you can catch up, maybe this is Madam's idea to let you stay longer?" Liniang laughed.

"it is good."

They kept chatting on the road, and the time gradually passed. When it was getting dark outside, the carriage stopped.

Li Jin walked to the side and said: "Madam, there is an inn here, let's stay here for one night, shall we continue our journey tomorrow?"

Ning opened the curtain to look at the sky outside, and Li Jin hurriedly explained: "The next point is still far away, I thought it would be unsafe to travel at night, so I took a rest."

"It's okay, I don't understand these things, you can make up your mind, let's go, I've been tired all day, let's go eat and rest."

Cheng Zhiyuan rubbed his eyes, jumped out of the carriage in a daze, looked at this strange place, a little excited, he turned around, helped his mother who was holding his sister, and let her get down carefully, and when she stood still, he couldn't help but Raising his hand, he wanted to turn his sister's face so that she would dare to sleep so soundly.Ning hurriedly retreated, and gave her youngest son a warning look.

A group of people entered the inn.

(End of this chapter)