Maid of a wealthy family

Chapter 11
Ran Longgui understood, and continued to confess: "Yes, Chrysanthemum, before I marry you, I will never touch you again, really! If it's like tonight, I'm not human! I can't bear it anymore, and I'll wait until I get married. Really, Chrysanthemum, we have already borrowed all the rice, and tomorrow we will ask Dad to come and pay it to Lan Mansion, so we can get married as soon as possible, okay?"

As he spoke, he looked at the chrysanthemum expectantly again.Chrysanthemum listened.He also looked at Ran Longgui fixedly, but didn't answer.After a long while, he suddenly threw himself on Ran Longgui's shoulder, and shouted emotionally: "Brother Longgui!" Then, he shed tears again and shrugged his shoulders.

Ran Longgui didn't know why Chrysanthemum behaved like this.But at this moment, he didn't dare to commit any crimes anymore, he just stretched out his hands and gently hugged Chrysanthemum's waist.

After a long time, they separated, pushed the rice and walked home.

Back in front of Ran Longgui's hut, Juhua and Ran Longgui worked together to unload the rice from the cart into the house.After unloading the grain, Chrysanthemum went back alone.

After Chrysanthemum left, Ran Longgui looked at the borrowed five stones of rice, not only did not get angry with Chrysanthemum just now, on the contrary, he felt a sweet feeling in his heart.He knew that with the rice borrowed by the five stones, the chrysanthemum would soon come to him.In this dilapidated hut handed down from his ancestors, he lived alone for several years.He thought of returning home from work during the day, facing the deserted pot and stove; thinking of lying alone on a cold bed at night, looking at the cold moonlight leaking in from the window, how much he longed for a woman by his side at that time!Well now, he is going to marry the most beautiful girl by the Lanjia River as his wife.From now on, he has people who wash clothes and cook meals, have a warm body with Wu's feet warming the bed, and have a bosom friend who can talk affectionately!This dilapidated hut is also beautiful because of the chrysanthemums, and the walls will be full of flowers, full of sunshine everywhere, the air will be fresh, and people will be extra energetic.He remembered what he did in the woods just now, and he really regretted it!He thought he shouldn't be so impatient and reckless, scaring his own chrysanthemum.He should wait until the chrysanthemum passes through the door, then she will let herself ride and kick Baozi to her heart's content.Moisturize his cracked and dry heart that has been waiting for 23 years.And he, like chewing a piece of sesame candy, will slowly melt her in small bites.He remembered a sour song called "The Flowers Are Tender Without Kneading", which said:
"Mastia flowers are as tender as oil,

Picking flowers in my arms,

Shout out brother, slow down,
The flowers are tender without rubbing. "

Yes, his chrysanthemum is still a bud that has just bloomed. He will definitely not be so reckless in the future!Be sure to slow down and be gentle, don't scare her.

Filled with happiness and good hopes, the man who was exhausted all day soon fell asleep, and after an unknown amount of time, Ran Longgui suddenly felt that he had come to a place he had never been to before, where the sun was spewing flames, and the sky was red , shaking so that people could not keep their eyes open, and the heat wave around him made him very uncomfortable.He was wondering why the sun was so poisonous, suddenly the sun made a loud noise, and the fireball fell to the ground and rolled around him.His whole body was roasted even more uncomfortably, as if he was about to burn.He started to run, trying to escape from this hot place, but he couldn't run fast, as if his body was being held back by something.He wanted to yell loudly, but he couldn't make a sound with his mouth wide open. Ran Longgui became anxious and suddenly burst into tears.But at this moment, a louder explosion woke him up.He opened his eyes suddenly, and was suddenly stunned——

The house is on fire!

Huge flames were whistling on the roof, and all the doors and windows were blocked by flames, which were rolling towards his bed.The room was filled with thick smoke, and the pungent burnt smell made people feel suffocated.Ran Longgui screamed, jumped out of bed before he had time to think about it, and jumped around like a desperate beast in the part of the house that was not under the control of the fire.After jumping for a while, a crack opened up in the chaotic consciousness, remembering to fight the fire.He remembered that there was still water in the water tank in the stove house, so he rushed towards the stove house.However, when he rushed over to see, the stove had already collapsed, and the remaining flames jumped up and jumped from the gaps in the ashes.Ran Longgui was in despair. At this time, the fire rushed towards him quickly, and the thick smoke made him cough all the time. He only felt that his face had been baked with blood blisters. He had no time to think about it anymore. Barefoot, jumped over the flames, and escaped through the burnt gate.

When I went outside, I saw that the whole hut had sunk into the sea of ​​fire.The flames lit up half of the sky, and the few clumps of bamboo beside the hut had been scorched by the fire.The fire roared, jumped, and laughed on the hut, and the red flames flew up.Ran Longgui felt that he also had a burning smell on his body, and he wiped it with his hand, only to realize that his hair was on fire.He scratched a few times and extinguished the fire on his head. Only then did he regain his senses and shouted to the night sky in despair:
"Fire! Fire!—"

The mournful call was particularly thrilling in the quiet night.

However, it was too late. When everyone woke up from their dreams, the thatched hut had been burned to the ground.It's just that red flames, puffs of green smoke, and the pungent smell of burnt grains are still emitting from the room where the rice is stacked.Seeing that the good hope suddenly vanished, Ran Longgui finally couldn't bear it anymore, squatted on the ground, hugged his head and cried.

On the morning when Chrysanthemum set off for Lan Mansion, Luo Cheng cruelly killed an old hen that was laying eggs, and made a table of very rich meals in the eyes of the poor, for Chrysanthemum's money.The old lady of Lanfu sent Wang Ma to Luo's house early in the morning to pick up Chrysanthemum, and Chrysanthemum's mother also got up from the bed where she had been lying for several years, and cooked a farewell meal for her daughter in the kitchen with tears in her eyes. He wanted to help, but was stopped by his mother.Before leaving, the mother really couldn't give anything to her daughter, so she could only express her love and attachment to Chrysanthemum in this way.After the fire broke out, Ran Longgui temporarily lived in Juhua's house.The skin on his face, which had been scorched by the fire and bled and blistered, was already broken and festered, but he stubbornly insisted on not going to the doctor to apply the medicine.It was the chrysanthemums that went to the humid place by the riverside, smashed gentian and other anti-inflammatory and detoxifying herbs, and applied them to the wound, so the wound stopped festering.Early in the morning, he got up and sat on the stone bench in front of the gate without speaking, just staring at the distance stupidly, as if in a daze.

When the meal was ready, a group of yellow, hungry, and ragged siblings stood in the distance, staring at the chicken on the table, drooling and sniffing their noses.Rhodes was prejudiced and roared viciously.The few children just pouted, went to the kitchen to fill a bowl of porridge full of vegetable leaves, and drank it sideways.Seeing Chrysanthemum, with tears in her eyes, she moved her lips for a while, trying to shout, but she didn't.

Only Luo Luocheng, Juhuaniang, Ran Longgui, Juhua and Wang Ma from Lanfu sat at the table.Wang Ma was respected as a guest and sat at the head.The whole family ate at the front door, only Wang Ma seemed to have something on her mind, her eyes kept sweeping back and forth on Juhua and her group of younger siblings, until Juhua felt a little embarrassed and buried her head even lower.

Seeing the surprised gaze and hesitant expression of the old servant of Lan Mansion, Chrysanthemum Lady couldn't help asking: "Old lady, what are you looking at?"

Wang Ma fixed her eyes on the chrysanthemum face for a while, and then said hesitantly: "I, I think this girl looks different from her younger sisters..."

Mother Chrysanthemum didn't wait for her to finish, she lowered her face and said unhappily: "What's the matter? One mother gave birth to nine sons, all of them are different, and the leaves on the tree are not the same!"

Wang Ma got bored and choked, and it took a long time before she said sadly: "That's, that's, I'm just joking." As she spoke, a few tears flashed from the corners of her eyes.

Chrysanthemum Lady was even more puzzled, she thought that she had offended the guest with her few words just now, and quickly apologized and said: "Old lady, what I said is not serious, don't take it to heart."

Wang Ma smiled wryly and wiped away her tears, and said, "Brother, where are you thinking? I like to cry right now." After speaking, a table of people sullenly ate, and the air seemed to freeze.

After a long while, Lady Chrysanthemum seemed to want to break the silent atmosphere, and looked at Wang Ma earnestly and said: "Old lady, Chrysanthemum is young and ignorant. When you arrive at Lan Mansion, there is something wrong. You should treat her like a daughter. It's up to you to scold!"

Wang Ma took another look at the chrysanthemum, and in the moonlight, there was indeed a kind of motherly tenderness, and she said: "Don't worry, big brother, I will definitely treat her as my own daughter."

After hearing this, Chrysanthemum Niang became happy, quickly picked up a chicken leg and put it in Wang Ma's bowl, and said: "Old lady, with your words, we can rest assured! Come, come, eat vegetables! We are poor Little family, there is nothing good to entertain you, so don't be offended!"

When Wang Ma saw her, she declined and said, "Where is it, no one with hair wants to be a mangy head, so you are welcome."

Chrysanthemum Lady looked at the other chicken leg in the bowl, and then at the other three people on the table.Chrysanthemum, Ran Longgui, and Rhodes all ate with their heads down, and they didn't look at each other. Lady Chrysanthemum thought for a while and put the chicken legs into the chrysanthemum bowl.

Chrysanthemum seemed taken aback then, raised her head to look at her mother, then at her father.After a while, she suddenly picked up the chicken legs and put them into her father's bowl without a sound from the door.

Luo Luocheng also seemed to be taken aback. He glanced at the chicken legs in the bowl, and said sullenly, "What are you doing for me? If you don't want to eat, give it to your mother!" Into the chrysanthemum mother bowl.

But Lady Chrysanthemum immediately picked up the chicken leg again, put it into the chrysanthemum bowl, and said with tears in her eyes: "Chrysanthemum, you can eat it! You are leaving. In the past, you always saved something delicious to let us eat." Damn, this time, Mom will also let you turn your back and wipe your tears once you speak.

When Chrysanthemum heard the words of leaving, she suddenly became sad, but she didn't cry, she bit her lips tightly, just as if she was angry with others, she picked up the chicken leg again and put it back into the soup bowl in the middle of the table.Because of the force, the chicken soup in the bowl splashed all over the table.

At this moment, Ran Longgui took off the rice and put down the bowl heavily.

Chrysanthemum glanced at him, and suddenly felt an unknown anger.Somehow.This morning, Chrysanthemum always felt that she was angry with others, and an inexplicable fire in her heart was constantly rushing, which made her always want to quarrel with others.Now, she has finally found a "punch bag" that she can use to get angry.She immediately widened Danfeng's eyes, stared at Ran Longgui coldly and said, "Why don't you eat?"

Ran Longgui didn't agree to her, he stood up and walked out, turning his broad back towards her.

Chrysanthemum felt that she couldn't restrain herself anymore, and suddenly yelled: "Come back!"

The people at the table were immediately startled by her expression, they all stopped their chopsticks and looked at her.Ran Longgui also stood down involuntarily, but did not turn around.

Chrysanthemum Lady looked at Chrysanthemum in puzzlement and asked, "Chrysanthemum, what's wrong with you?"

Chrysanthemum did not answer her mother's words, but still stared at Ran Longgui's back and asked loudly, "I asked why you didn't eat, why didn't you agree?"

After a long time, Ran Longgui answered a few words in a low voice, the words seemed to be squeezed out between his teeth: "I'm full!"

Chrysanthemum said angrily: "Usually three bowls and five bowls are not enough to fill you up, but today one bowl will fill you up? Are you looking down on my mother's cooking? You come back and eat this bowl." After filling a bowl of rice, he put it on the table with a "boom", but there were tears in his eyes, and his body was trembling slightly.

Ran Longgui still stood still, his shoulders were constantly shaking.When Chrysanthemum saw it, she ordered loudly: "Did you hear that? Come and eat!"

After a while, Ran Longgui turned around slowly, with tears in his eyes.

Chrysanthemum looked at him for a while, then suddenly picked up the bowl of chicken soup in the middle of the table, poured it together with the chicken leg into Ran Longgui's rice bowl, stared at Ran Longgui and said without doubt: "Eat! Eat it even if you are full!"

Ran Longgui didn't say anything else, walked back to the table as if he was drunk, picked up the rice bowl with trembling hands, and stared at the chicken leg in the rice bowl with tears dripping down.

Chrysanthemum also lowered her head and picked up the bowl again.But after a while, her shoulders trembled like leaves in the wind, and her teeth collided as if they were shivering.In the end, she suddenly put down her job and cried "Wow".Then, covering her face with her hands, and crying in pain, she ran back to her room.

The people at the table were stunned for a moment, looking at it in bewilderment.After a while, the chrysanthemum girl stood up, called chrysanthemum's name, and went to visit and comfort chrysanthemum.

As soon as Lady Chrysanthemum left, Ran Longgui suddenly stood up again, like a furious lion, staring at big blood-red eyes, suddenly put the rice and chicken legs from Chrysanthemum, even the rice bowl on the ground, screaming like a volcanic eruption He said: "I don't want to eat." Then, he also rushed out of the house.

Luo Luocheng panicked, and hurriedly chased him out, only to see Ran Longgui bumping his head against the pillar, yelling in pain, "I'm not alive! I'm not alive!"

Luo Luocheng hurried over to hug him, and persuaded him, "Long Gui, don't do this! I beg you."

Chrysanthemum Lady heard the noise outside, she didn't have time to comfort Chrysanthemum, she hurried out of the house, came to persuade Ran Longgui with Luo Luocheng and said: "Long Gui, don't hit me! If you want to hit again, let me die first!" , Wept again sadly.

After a while, Ran Longgui gradually calmed down like a tired beast.Mother Chrysanthemum knew the pain in their hearts, thought for a while and said to Ran Longgui: "Long Gui, mother knows what you are thinking. Before Chrysanthemum leaves, you go in and talk for a while."

After hearing this, Ran Longgui sat down in the yard without saying a word. When Luo Luocheng and his wife met, they stood beside him for a while and left without a word.

(End of this chapter)