Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 332
After more than five months, Huaiyuan in Xisi Hutong in Beijing finally welcomed its long-lost owner.

Just as Mai Xiang led the three children out of the carriage, Zhao's loud voice rang out first.

"Girl, my poor girl, let mother see what you've become."

"Big sister, big sister..."

As soon as Mrs. Zhao's voice fell, Mai Lu and Mai Di ran out first, and rushed to Mai Xiang, with red eye circles, stupid, unable to even speak.

Instead, Mai Xiang held one hand, looked at the big girl and the young man in front of her, and said tearfully, "They're all adults, they've grown up a lot."

"Mother, are these my aunt and uncle?" Seeing her mother crying, Xiao Yu'er asked sweetly from the side.

"Little Yu'er has grown up so much, come, come, let grandma take a look. Oh, here are my two grandsons, I miss grandma so much." Mrs. Zhao looked at the three beautifully dressed girls. The child, I didn't know who to hug first, so I simply wrapped them in my arms and cried.

"Mother." Seeing Zhao Shi crying, Mai Xiang stepped forward and hugged Zhao Shi.

"You dead girl, you've been away for so many years, you don't even want your family anymore, you don't know how much I miss you, you dead girl..." Zhao cried while beating Mai Xiang's back.

"Mom, I won't leave this time."

"It's better if you don't leave, it's better if you don't leave, the children just came back, it's icy and snowy, let everyone enter the house quickly." Ye Dafu came out leaning on crutches.

"Father..." Mai Xiang hurriedly stepped forward to support Ye Dafu.

Before Mai Xiang could reach the threshold, the Wufu family came again.

After half an hour, everyone finally sat in the upper room and talked about the situation after the farewell.

Mai Huang got married in the autumn of the year Mai Xiang left, and now he has a son and a daughter. Fat Dun was admitted as a scholar after three years of examination. He is still studying in the academy and is preparing to take the provincial examination next year. A child lives in the country.

Mai Qing has been married for three years and gave birth to a son. Tong Libin was selected as Juren, but he failed to try. Now he lives in the city with his wife and children. Coincidentally, his home is near Ji Xiaolan's house, and he occasionally visits him I went to ask for advice, but in the first two years, Ji Xiaolan went to Fujian to be an admiral studying politics.

"Where's old aunt?" Seeing that Mrs. Zhao didn't mention Jiufeng, Mai Xiang hurriedly asked.

"She, she's married too, that's, that's, that's..." Zhao shi glanced at Huaici halfway through speaking.

"Mother-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it." Huai Ci, who was talking to Ye Dafu, noticed Zhao's abnormality, and said.

"Sister, let me tell you. My aunt married my brother-in-law and his father." Mai Lu let out a thunder.

"What?" Mai Xiang and Huai Ci were really taken aback.

"I just got married a year ago and gave birth to a son, and I'm still in confinement." Zhao sighed.

"Still a little wife?" Mai Xiang asked, she vaguely remembered that Wan Chengyao married a wife in the second year after she left, who seemed to be the daughter of a merchant, what happened to Jiufeng?

"No." Mai Lu said.

It turned out that Wan Chengyao's second wife died of dystocia, which seemed to be related to the Jiang family. Jiang was worried that the child born in her womb would rob Wan Zhigao's property, so he bribed Mrs. Wen to do something. Knowing that this matter was discovered by the maid next to the new wife, Wan Chengyao was furious and sent Jiang back to her natal family.

And because of Huai Ci and Mai Xiang, Wan Chengyao went to the countryside with Wan Baocai to see Ye Tiezhu every year, so he naturally knew about Jiufeng's situation. Refusal to get married has become a heart problem for the Ye family.

Wan Baocai couldn't bear to see his brothers in trouble, and remembered the previous agreement between the two families. Although Wan Chengyao was old enough to be Jiufeng's father, at least Jiufeng could be a regular wife after entering the family, and Jiufeng was not perfect. , it is really hard for ordinary people to accept her.

"Old aunt agreed as soon as she heard this?" Mai Xiang thought that the vain Jiufeng had returned.

"That's not true. This matter has been talked about for more than a year. Somehow, my in-laws have fallen in love with Jiufeng. Whenever I have time, I go to the countryside. It's hard to convince your old aunt. No, it's just that I just got married. In a year, tsk tsk, your old aunt is really lucky, and she gave birth to a big fat boy when she came in." Zhao was really happy.

"What about Wan Zhigao?" Mai Xiang asked.

Mrs. Zhao curled her lips after hearing this, and said: "I don't even need to carry shoes for my uncle. I have passed the exam twice, and I can't even pass the exam. Now I am learning business from his grandfather."

Mai Xiang wanted to ask something more, but Ye Dafu said from the side: "Okay, let the children clean up and go back to Wanjia to have a look, they are all waiting."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhao reluctantly closed her mouth. She hasn't said enough to Mai Xiang yet.

"Mom, I won't leave when I come back this time. I will come back when I have time to chat in the future."

Perhaps because of age, Mai Xiang's attitude towards Mrs. Zhao is much more gentle as she has become a mother herself.

Half an hour later, Mai Xiang and Huai Ci simply packed up their things, took their three children, and entered Wan's upper room.

Mr. Wan and Mrs. Wan's bodies are not as good as before, but Wan Chengyao, perhaps because of his beautiful wife and young son, seems to be younger than five years ago.

Compared with five years ago, Wan Zhigao has become much more mature and tactful. It must have something to do with his experience. Kang Yi gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the Wan family's generation has really blossomed.

Seeing Xiao Yu'er, the two old people laughed from ear to ear, and hurriedly greeted each other.

Mai Xiang smiled and said: "Grandfather, Grandmother, our things haven't been packed yet, I am in a hurry to see you all, and I will send someone to bring the presents when I pack up and salute tomorrow."

The old lady hasn't seen each other in these years, and her attitude towards Mai Xiang is much better. After all, not every woman can accompany her husband to go to such a distant place to endure these hardships. In addition, Mai Xiang also gave birth to two sons, the old lady is content .

"Girl, you still see others like this. You can come back safely and bring me two great-grandchildren. I'm not too happy. How can I care about gifts?" The old lady said with a smile.

"Great-grandmother, don't you like Xiao Yu'er? Xiao Yu'er heard from her mother that there is a great-grandmother who is almost 70 years old at home. Xiao Yu'er even made a pillow of dried flowers for her. My mother said that using this A pillow of dried flowers can sleep well." Xiao Yu'er held a cross-stitched embroidered pillow in her hand, and looked at old lady Wan with her big black eyes wetly, as long as you dare to say that you don't like me, I will cry field posture.

"Oh, my little baby, how could great-grandmother not like you, like, like, come, great-grandmother hugs." The old lady also realized that she had said something wrong, and was caught by the child.

Xiao Yu'er curled her mouth, two bright tears fell, and said: "But just now, the great-grandmother only mentioned two great-grandchildren, and didn't mention Xiao Yu'er at all."

"Come on, my little baby, come to my great-grandmother. Once you drop this little golden bean, your great-grandmother's heart will hurt. Your great-grandmother is playing with you. I want to see if Xiao Yu'er still remembers her great-grandmother." Come, let's see the meeting gift that great-grandmother gave you." The old lady hurriedly took out a string of emerald beads from her neck and put them on Xiao Yu'er's neck.

Xiao Yuer sneaked a glance at Mai Xiang, feeling quite proud of herself, she knew that her mother liked jade very much, and the color of the Buddhist beads given by her great-grandmother was so bright, it was worth seeing at first glance, this trip was worthwhile.

The poor old lady is still guilty of what she said wrong just now, how could she know that she was being tricked by a little girl of a few years old.

Mai Xiang naturally saw her daughter's little tricks. When she was in Yili, she used her little mouth to deceive people so much. Agui was one of the biggest victims, and she still enjoyed it.

Mai Xiang was about to reprimand the child, but when Xiao Yu'er saw Mai Xiang's serious face, and her little face drooped, she reached out to take off the beads and said, "Great-grandmother, my mother is upset, this gift is too expensive I can't accept it."

"Oh, it was given by my great-grandmother, and the great-grandmother said she could take it if she could." The old lady put down Xiao Yu'er's hand, then turned to Mai Xiang and said, "By the way, girl, have you heard that your father married For your old aunt, your old aunt is in confinement, you go to see her, logically, you should call her mother, if you can't say it, call her madam."

The old lady was also afraid of Mai Xiang's embarrassment, so she asked a few words first.

Mai Xiang sighed after hearing this, it seems that this marriage is really destined, she never imagined that after going round and round, Jiufeng can marry Wan Chengyao as his wife, and she has to call her "mother".

"Okay, I see, I'll go and have a look."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, a maid had led her out a long time ago. Jiufeng did not live in Jiang's yard, but rebuilt the original warehouse into a small yard, which is small and exquisite, but has everything you need.

"Mai Xiang?" Jiufeng was lying on the Kang and changing the child's diaper. Seeing Mai Xiang coming in, there was obvious surprise in his eyes, but after the surprise, he seemed a little ashamed.

Mai Xiang looked at Jiufeng, the skin on her face was tender and tender, she seemed to be doing well, and then looked at the furnishings in the house, it should have everything, I think Wan Chengyao still loves her very much .

"Master, how is he treating you?" Mai Xiang asked too much.

"Okay, it's just that I always feel a little uneasy. Don't laugh at me. I'm sorry for my mother. I didn't want to marry at first, but he kept persuading me, saying that my mother's wish is to hope that I can live well. If I really want to be an aunt, not only my mother will not live in peace in heaven, but also my father will leave in the future, so I agree to marry, I don't want to be a burden to father and elder brother." Jiufeng was also worried that Mai Xiang might misunderstand her, so she specially explained a few words.

Mai Xiang looked at Jiufeng with an expression that didn't look like she was lying. No matter what, at least Ye Dafu should be able to let go of this burden when she got to where she is today. This is enough for Mai Xiang. Everyone has their own destiny.

After returning home from Wan's house, Mai Xiang didn't want to do anything, washed up, ate something casually, and went to bed on the kang.

(End of this chapter)