Yijuan cloud

Chapter 103 Family Reunion
In front of you is a private house with two black doors, no plaque, and no guarding stone beast. It cannot be compared with the Lin House in Yangzhou.

But the daffodils lined the corners on both sides looked like white jade, bathed in the drizzle.

The gate faces a corner of the green and black mountains and a large area of ​​open blue sea. It can be said to be picturesque, quiet and elegant.

In the misty rain, it felt like I had seen this house a thousand times before. I seemed to hear it talking to me. It said: "Cirrus, you are finally back."

Uncle Zhao stepped forward and knocked on the door. A servant girl stuck her head out. When she saw me, she hurriedly opened the door and shouted in surprise: "The eldest lady is back! Go inside and pass the message! The eldest lady and the young master are back!"

I recognized her, her name was Fat Aunt, she was an old lady from our Lin family. She was still big and round, and had a loud voice, so that I had the illusion that I was back in the days of Lin Zhai in Yangzhou, and my mother The next moment, he would come over with a serious face and scold the servant woman for making noise.But no.Only the happy and friendly smile of the fat aunt greeted me as I stepped into the familiar yet very strange home.

Yunxian held an oil-paper umbrella and helped me in.

Because it was raining, there was no one in the yard.

Soon a maid opened the curtain, and Aunt Xue and Aunt Jin walked out of the house. Aunt Jin held Xiao Baoxiang's hand.

I saw Aunt Xue, just like Aunt Jin, her eyes were full of surprise, and she didn't even bother to hold an umbrella and come over quickly.

"How are you, my two aunts?" I quickly walked over and saluted.

The fat aunt and the maid who opened the curtain just now came over to hold umbrellas for them, but other than that, no one came out anymore.

Youting and Xing'er also met Li.

Aunt Jin said "Okay, okay", then took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Little Baoxiang saluted me like a grown-up and said, "Baoxiang has met eldest sister."

I looked at his round face, which looked exactly like Aunt Jin, but his eyebrows and eyes looked very much like my father's, and I couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in my chest.

In the past, Aunt Jin had her own yard, and Baoxiang was so small that I couldn't see her much. Now in the blink of an eye, even Baoxiang is so big. Looking at him, I, the eldest sister, suddenly seem to be full of life. Adult.

"Hello, Xiaobaoxiang. My sister brought you some gadgets. They're really fun. I'll give them to you later." I bent down and gently rubbed the top of his dark hair.

Aunt Jin hurriedly pulled Baoxiang and asked Baoxiang to thank me: "Thank you, Miss. You see, you have such a long way to go, and Miss brought you a small gadget. Really, you little brat, how can you be worthy of letting me?" Miss, don’t worry about it..."

"We are all members of the same family. This is the wish that Cirrus gave to her brother. Let's not stand in the rain to thank him. Seeing that there are so many guests here." Aunt Xue said with a warm smile and looked at me again. He glanced at me and said with a smile, "Juanyun, why don't you invite the guests in for a cup of tea? You must be exhausted after coming all the way back. Come on, let's go inside."

The guards accompanying the palace only showed up to protect themselves. They entered the main room with several friends from the world, and the rest of the guards followed Uncle Zhao to the side room to rest.

The furnishings in the house are simple but clean.

The house is filled with the fragrance of medicine.

There is also a bouquet of flowers in a vase under the windowsill.

After everyone sat down, Yun Xian and another unfamiliar maid served tea one by one. The fat aunt brought several plates of snacks and went back and forth, only to see these three servants.

And my dad, how come he never comes out?
Just listen to Aunt Xue say: "Although I know that our eldest lady and young master will be back these days, I don't know what day it is. Unfortunately, someone in the village invited our master to play chess today, and we are the only two women to entertain the distinguished guests. How many people are there?" Please bear with me if I am not thoughtful. Everyone, please have a cup of hot tea."

Under Aunt Xue's gentle words of thanks, Mrs. Cheng and others also became more polite.

After the people escorting me were settled, my father hurried over.

He was originally thin, but after going through a change, he became even thinner.He was wearing a coarse cloth robe and a crow-green melon-skin hat. He looked very easy-going. He didn't show any expression when he saw me. He just put his hands behind his back and said as he walked past me: "You're back, just come back."

He sat down on a locust wood chair in the middle of the main room, asked Youting and I to sit beside him, and asked me about my situation after we were separated from my family.

At first he was drinking tea from a small purple clay teapot, but after listening to me talking, he forgot to drink it and asked me questions from time to time.

Aunt Xue stood quietly beside her father, while Aunt Jin coaxed Baoxiang to go outside to play.

I didn't want to talk about those experiences, and I didn't even want to talk about them, but for some reason, seeing my dad listening to me with all his heart, I suddenly couldn't stop. I wanted to talk, and I wanted to just sit in this cramped and simple new home. , my father was sitting in front of the hall, looking at the empty chair next to me, and telling me about my experiences along the way.

"You have been wronged. It is really difficult for you to serve others. It is already great that you can come back safely," Dad said in a gentle tone.

He slowly took a sip of tea and sighed: "It's a pity that your mother didn't see you and took a step ahead."

As he spoke, he lightly patted the armrest of the chair and said: "Let's not talk about this sad thing for now. Your Aunt Xue has prepared the room early. You are also tired. Go and have a rest early. If you need anything, just ask Your Aunt Xue said."

"Don't worry, sir, I will do my best to serve the good young lady." Aunt Xue said.

Dad stood up, looked at Aunt Xue, seemed to hesitate for a while, and then ordered: "Julian Yun will never have to discipline you in the future. You just show your identity as an elder and take care of them. They are all half-grown children. No." I know a lot.”

Aunt Xue hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in fear: "I'm lucky that I can take care of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the young lady and the young master. Not to mention the young lady, even young master Youting knows more about principles and things than the young lady." , if there is anything you don’t understand, I’m here to help you.”

I stood up and said calmly: "I'm tired, daddy, my daughter goes first."

Youting also hurriedly got up and left with me.

"Come back -" my father's angry voice came from behind.

I slowly turned around and asked softly: "Daddy, do you have any other instructions? Can you wait until I get some sleep? I'm really sleepy."

When she walked out of the door, she could still hear Aunt Xue whispering: "...Rujie, please save it, the child feels uncomfortable too..."

There are only five or six rooms in the small house. I live in one on the east side. The window is open. As soon as I enter, I can see the blue sky and blue sea outside through the window. The sunshine is also very good.

There are also a few books on the ancient shelf, including paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and a pot of daffodils in full bloom.

It really took a lot of thought.

But I am so fed up with these thoughts.

Things that are too deliberate always make people uncomfortable.

Baoxiang was playing with the glass ball I brought on the ground.

I teased him for a while and chatted with Aunt Jin while sitting on the edge of her bed in her room.

I saw that Aunt Jin was sewing a shirt that belonged to my father, and it actually had three patches sewn on it. I asked in surprise: "Dad is the most particular person, so he is still willing to wear patched clothes?"

"What you wear underneath cannot be seen by others." Aunt Jin shook her head, smiled, and sighed, "It was difficult before, but now life is pretty good."

I thought to myself, "How did my mother get sick in the first place?"

(End of this chapter)