Maid of a wealthy family

Chapter 26: Incense Matters (2)
At this time, a bolt of lightning tore through the black clouds, and then, a thunderbolt exploded in the garden.After a while, the pouring rain began to fall.

The old lady, Ning Shi and Lan Hongen just walked over, dispersed the onlookers, and said, "What's there to see? Such a troublemaker deserves to die! Hurry up and drag the body out and tell her family tomorrow. "

After hearing this, the two servants dragged Xi Juan's body and walked out.A bright red blood stream continued to extend as the corpse moved.

Everyone followed in silence.

After the people dispersed, the chrysanthemum was still bathed in the storm.God, a fresh life disappeared in an instant.what the hell is it?What crime did this girl commit?How many secrets did Lan Mansion hide... Lightning flashed from time to time, which made her see clearly the overflowing rainwater in the garden.The long sound of the wind passed through the rain curtain, dignified and dull.She stayed for a while, and once again made up her mind to leave Lan Mansion.

Early the next morning, Chrysanthemum guessed that Lan Mansion had already opened the gate, so she quietly went downstairs with her bundle.

There is no one in the garden.

It was a very beautiful morning after the rain. The overnight rain washed every plant, tree, brick and stone in the garden extremely clean.On the rockery, the blood stains left by Xi Juan last night were all gone.The garden was as quiet as ever.On the lotus leaves and grape trellises, the crystal dewdrops rolled drop by drop, like naughty children playing.Even a spider web under the grape trellis was covered with dew, glistening like silver beads.The big-bellied spider lay peacefully in the middle, and the light fluff on its body seemed to be covered with silver armor.The few lotus flowers that bloom late in the lotus pond are so bright and beautiful with tall lotus arrows.The sun showed its face early again from the thin and thin clouds in the east, and the light it cast had a sweet taste of greeting the earth, so soft and warm.A few birds that flew in from the outside sang joyfully on the grape trellis and some sweet-scented osmanthus trees, and sang together with crisp voices, cheering for the arrival of this beautiful day.The air is so sweet and so fresh.Chrysanthemum walked down the stairs and came under the grape arbor, and suddenly breathed in the mellow and sweet air, as if something touched her heart that had been stretched all night, she looked back and stopped. After more than ten days in the small building, I suddenly became nostalgic.But she didn't let this awareness stay in her mind for a long time, she only hesitated there for a moment, and then walked out of the Moon Gate firmly.Then, as if she was afraid that her will would be shaken, she strode outside along the corridor without looking to either side.

However, just after she finished the "Ouheyuan" path, she stopped involuntarily——

In front of the "Zhizu Pavilion", the old lady and Mrs. Ning stood there motionless as if they knew it a long time ago.

Chrysanthemum was stunned for a while.

The old lady and Ning Shi were also stunned unexpectedly.

After a while, Chrysanthemum finally plucked up the courage to meet the eyes of the old lady and Ning Shi.

However, the eyes of the old lady and Ning's sizing her up did not show a trace of blame or sullenness, but were full of concern, guilt and inseparable expressions.

Chrysanthemum panicked again, and her body began to tremble like a leaf in the wind.At this time, the old lady walked over with a dragon-headed crutch as if she was very sad, hugged Chrysanthemum, and said sadly: "My child, why do you have to leave? You were killed by that unsatisfactory slave last night." , scared you?"

The old lady shed a tear.

Chrysanthemum shook violently, and an inexplicable and inexplicable emotion immediately surged up in her heart, only feeling aggrieved, angry, and sad.She opened her lips, wanting to say and shout out everything in her heart.But when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.

She was too embarrassed to say it.

Ning Shi also came over at this time, grabbed Chrysanthemum with one hand and said as if very ashamed: "Chrysanthemum, my good girl, I know you are angry with me! Yesterday I was just in a moment of pain in my heart, and I told you I said those words. But I am a little monk who recites the scriptures, and I have no intention of speaking. Why do you remember it in your heart? You didn’t go downstairs for dinner last night, so I knew you were angry with me. I also knew that you might want to leave in a fit of anger. But I didn't expect you to leave like this without even saying hello..."

After hearing this, Chrysanthemum calmed herself down and said, "I'm going to say hello and farewell to the old lady and madam..."

After hearing this, the old lady stroked Chrysanthemum's head in a hurry and said: "My child, can you not go? If you go like this, outsiders will say that our Lan Mansion can't take care of people! Die, go, let us take What shame is there? I beg you, child!"

Chrysanthemum's heart went "Gordon", and the emotions that had just worked hard to settle down began to waver again.Yes, the old lady treated her well, and Lan Fu treated her well.Are you a bit too much?However, another judgment immediately denied her hesitation and movement. She heard what his wife said last night in her ears, and suddenly realized that their evil intentions were hidden in this good thing.Thinking of this, Chrysanthemum shook her head and said firmly: "No, old lady, madam, I want to go back."

The old lady sighed, and suddenly shed two more tears, continued to caress the chrysanthemum and said: "Okay, my child, since you have made up your mind, we will not keep you anymore. We can keep your body, but we can't keep you." Your heart! It's not your fault, child, it's our family who offended you by speaking lightly. But you can't just leave like this..." As she spoke, the old lady wiped her tears again.

Chrysanthemum's heart suddenly tightened.What does the old lady mean by this? "You can't just leave like this", do you want to ask for the money for the meal?Housing rent?Chrysanthemum immediately screamed in her heart, my God, what should I do?It seems reasonable that they really want to do this.For more than ten days, I didn't give them any work, but I ate so many delicacies, and wore so many silk and satin clothes... Chrysanthemum raised her heart to her throat, her feet shivered unconsciously, and she stared blankly. old lady.

After a while, the old lady stopped crying, reached into her bosom to take out a pair of silver jewelry, stuffed them into Chrysanthemum's hand, and said, "My child, take these two things! Follow me for ten I haven't given you anything for many days, but I brought these two silver hairpins from my mother's house, so I'll give them to you as souvenirs."

Chrysanthemum was stunned suddenly.After a long time, she turned her head and said hastily:
"No! No! Old madam, how can I accept such a huge gift from you..."

Before she could finish speaking, the old lady pressed her hand and said:
"Take it, my child! Don't say that a person has been with me for so long, even if a cat stays by my side for a few days, I will miss it if I get used to it. Let people say that I am sure"

At this time, Ning also turned back to the "Zhizu Pavilion", took out a small package, put it in Chrysanthemum's arms and said, "My dear girl, I'm sorry! These are the two clothes I showed you yesterday. After everything is done, I can’t wear it if you leave it, so I’ll give it to you and take it home!”

When Chrysanthemum heard this, she was even more shocked, backed up again and again and said, "No, no, ma'am, I can't have..."

Seeing this, the old lady took the chrysanthemum and said, "Take it, child, we have a good heart!" Then she turned around and said, "So you didn't bring the clothes I made for you? Huijuan, go and see, but you didn't bring them with you." Bring it to her."

Ning agreed and ran back in a hurry.

Not long after, Ning came over with Chrysanthemum's clothes in her hands and said, "Sure enough, I didn't take any of them!"

The old lady blamed Chrysanthemum and said: "My child, this is your fault! I made it for you, why didn't you take it away? Put it at home, it's not like no one wears it. Didn't you mean to make people laugh? Us?" As he spoke, he hurriedly said to Ning Shi: "Wrap her up quickly."

Ning came over and snatched the chrysanthemum bundle, untied it, and wrapped each piece of clothing in it.

At this time, Chrysanthemum really felt a little hesitant, apprehensive, and even a bit remorseful, her mind was in chaos.What is the meaning of the old lady and his wife being so enthusiastic?She is going to leave here now, they still treat her like this, what is the plan?She recalled what Ning shi apologized to her just now, and she couldn't figure out whether it was the truth or a lie.For a while she was almost shaken, about to say "I'm not going" to them.But after hesitating for a moment, the girl's instinctive defensive psychology and the thought of saving face after saying something that she was embarrassed to regret were intertwined, and finally drove away her hesitation.Her chaotic thoughts gradually became clear again, and she suddenly knelt down to the old lady and Ning, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, old lady, for your great kindness, I will never forget it in my life."

The old lady quickly helped her up, and said with tears in her eyes, "Go, my child! Go back and say hello to your parents!"

Chrysanthemum felt warm in her heart, with tears in her eyes, she nodded towards the old lady.Then he picked up the burden, as if he was afraid that he would be shaken again, and strode past the old lady and Ning Shi.

Walking out of the "Zhizu Pavilion" and passing the middle living room, Juhua suddenly saw Dacui wiping tears in the yard.When Chrysanthemum saw her, she suddenly remembered Xi Juan's death last night, and her heart skipped a beat.For a moment, a kind of grief and pity welled up, and she couldn't help but shed tears.She wanted to go over and ask Da Cui, what happened to Xi Juan's funeral?But when he saw Dacui's indifferent and sad eyes, he hesitated again.She stood for a while, choked with sobs and shouted to Da Cui: "Sister Da Cui, I'm leaving!"

After shouting, regardless of whether Dacui heard it or not, she turned around and left.After walking out of the court door, she breathed a sigh of relief.She was glad that she had finally walked out of this deep house.No matter what the old madam and wife said just now is true or not, now she doesn't have to bother to think about it.She is just a girl from a poor family, she does not have the ability to understand the hearts of these wealthy families, nor does she have a pair of piercing eyes that can read people's hearts.Unable to understand, unable to see through, 36 strategies are the best way to go, and go back to live a life of poverty but stability.She looked up at the wilderness, and saw "bang bang" sounded early in the unharvested rice fields in the east and west.

The sound of threshing, the sound was particularly loud in the early morning air, and Chrysanthemum's spirit could not help but suddenly lifted, just like the soldiers heard the sound of a horn.She thought that if she went back now, she could also help others dry the grain for a few days, and help her mother and siblings make a few "miscellaneous bags".More importantly, she suddenly thought of Ran Longgui.She suddenly felt as if they had been separated for many years, and she missed him very much at this moment.Yes, she was about to meet her sweetheart!I'm going to be with him again!Somehow, after the Lan Mansion incident, she suddenly had a realization that if Ran Longgui still wanted to "ride" her as strongly as before, she would definitely give it to him.Although the matter of the Lan Mansion was nothing serious, she suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.Thinking of this, she herself felt embarrassed, tried her best to suppress her wild thoughts, and started to walk away in a hurry.

While walking, she suddenly heard heavy footsteps behind her, as if someone was following her.Chrysanthemum felt strange, and when she looked back, there was indeed someone behind her—it was the housekeeper of the Lan Mansion!
Chrysanthemum couldn't help but stopped, looked at the butler in surprise and asked, "You, what are you doing?"

The butler looked at the chrysanthemum, and a friendly smile appeared on his chubby face: "I'll take you home, girl."

"For me?" Chrysanthemum was even more surprised.

The housekeeper replied unhurriedly: "Yes, girl. You were picked up by someone from Lanfu, so you can't be allowed to go back alone! Besides, you only worked with the old lady for more than ten days before going back." Now, we have to explain to your lord."

After hearing this, Chrysanthemum seemed to understand a little bit.After a while, he said: "I want to go back myself, it's none of the old lady's business. You go back, I can go home by myself..."

The butler didn't finish listening, so he shook his head and said to Chrysanthemum: "That's not okay, girl. The master, the old lady, and the wife are all benevolent people. I will definitely send you back! Besides, I still have something to say to your father." say."

After hearing this, Chrysanthemum turned around and walked away without saying a word.But after walking a few steps, I still couldn't help but turn around and ask the butler, "Is there anything else you need to tell my father?"

The butler blinked and said, "Girl, you really don't understand?"

Chrysanthemum said, "I won't ask you when I understand."

The housekeeper said: "Okay, girl, I'll tell you. When I asked you to come to Lan Mansion, the old lady and madam agreed with your father. You will work in Lan Manor for a year, and you will be paid every month. In addition to wages, your father also waived the five shi rent that your father owed to Lan Mansion last year. But you only worked in Lan Mansion for more than ten days, and the old lady and wife gave you jewelry and clothes. Righteousness! But renting grain for five stones can’t just be waived, right? As the saying goes, it’s only natural to pay back money in debt! We housekeepers have to do things for others after serving the boss’s bowl. Let’s go, Girl, as long as I send you back, I will also urge your father to pay back the grain rent. You don’t owe the next year’s bill for fishing roe, do you?”

When Chrysanthemum heard this, her head swelled up with a "boom".She hadn't thought of that yet!That's right, dad still owes Lan Mansion five shi for renting grain!But what will Dad pay back?If she had paid it back, she would not have entered the Lan Mansion in the first place.As she thought about it, her father's wrinkled face, her mother's crooked body, and the yellow and emaciated faces of her siblings all shook in front of her.Moreover, she immediately thought that what they owed now was not the five shi grain rent, but Ran Longgui's loan!If the big housekeeper in front of him turned his back on him, he would have to pay them back right away. Even if they sold all their belongings, they still wouldn’t be able to make up the ten stones of grain... Chrysanthemum only felt chills in her body, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. It also instantly darkened.

(End of this chapter)