After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

"Old madam, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it anymore. Let's rest at the inn for one night and go up the mountain tomorrow."

In the carriage, Aunt Jin looked at her master, Liu Yunxiang, the old lady of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, with some worry.

She was just over fifty. She should have been graceful and elegant, but she had worked hard all her life. She looked older than her actual age, and her body and bones were getting worse and worse.

The old lady opened her eyes, with a bit of anger on her old face: "I'm going up the mountain today, cough cough..."

"Old lady!"

Aunt Jin hurriedly supported the old lady and saw that she actually vomited a mouthful of blood.

"I won't be willing not to see him before I die."

Liu Yunxiang pushed Aunt Jin away and tried hard to suppress the rising bloody air.

Aunt Jin had no choice but to help Mrs. Liu get out of the car.

They came here after a long journey, but Wangshi Village is in the mountains. This section of the mountain road is rugged, especially after it rains, so they can only go up on foot.

Liu Yunxiang's legs and feet were not good, so it was very difficult to walk on this mountain road. She couldn't straighten her back just after walking a short distance, but she refused to stop, even for a moment.

When she was 16 years old, she married Xie Zian, the third son of the Marquis of Jing'an. On the night of the wedding, before the marriage was consummated, her husband was summoned to go to war. Once I left, I never imagined I would never come back.

She was widowed at a young age, the Hou family was in decline, and all the men were dead. There were seniors and juniors, so she could only support the family.

This has lasted until now, a lifetime, and I came here in a daze.

Now that the Hou Mansion ranks first among the eight aristocratic families, she can be regarded as worthy of the ancestors of the Xie family and her deceased husband. When he was supposed to be enjoying his old age, he didn't expect news about his husband who had been dead for 40 years.

Finally, I finished walking this mountain road.

Looking up again, the peach blossoms all over the mountains and slopes are in full bloom. Cluster after cluster, like clouds and brocade, the wind blows, and the pink petals are like a rain of flowers.

The letter said: The peach grove has winding paths and secluded courtyards, and the walls are covered with flowers and trees.

That's his home.

Walking along the bluestone road, stepping on the thick peach petals and smelling the fragrance of peach blossoms, you feel like you are in a fairyland. I didn't expect that there would be such a paradise in the suburbs of Shengjing.

Liu Yunxiang once imagined that when she got old and could let go of her family affairs, she would find a quiet place to retire.

It's a pity that she has thought about it and dreamed about it all her life, but she still can't let go of it.

There is a small stream in front, and the gurgling water is filled with pink petals, which is so beautiful that it makes people feel trance-like. There is a wooden bridge over the creek. After crossing the bridge, you can see the square yard.

As the letter said, the walls were covered with colorful flower vines.

"Old madam, it's still..." Aunt Jin's face was filled with distress.

"We're already here. I have to go see him." Liu Yunxiang patted Grandma Jin's hand.

She was calm and tough when she was young, gentle and charitable when she was old, and she lived a magnanimous life.

The wooden door was open. Liu Yunxiang walked to the door and saw a tall man pruning the peach tree. He was wearing a short green shirt. He also had white hair, but not much, and his body was not rickets.

"Grandpa, I want that peach blossom!"

"I want me too."

Six or seven children ran out of the house and begged the man to cut peach blossom branches for them.

The oldest of these children is ten years old and the youngest is two or three years old. There are boys and girls. They are all white, fat and very cute.

The man cut one branch according to this and another branch according to that, making the children happily circle around the peach tree.

"You, just pamper them. When these peach blossom branches are cut bare, will they still bear peaches this year?" At this time, a woman came out of the house, wearing a Yunjin spring shirt, with black hair and a rosy face, smiling. helped the man down the wooden ladder.

"With children and grandchildren around our knees, we are happy as a family." The man smiled.

When the man turned around, he saw an unfamiliar face. It took Liu Yunxiang a while to see some familiarity in this face.

"Jin Yan, is it him?"

Aunt Jin sighed, "It's Third Master."

"Then the woman next to him is his wife?"

"It's an outer room at best."

Liu Yunxiang smiled bitterly, "Why do they look so much younger than me?"

Aunt Jin was filled with bitterness, "You, you have supported the huge Marquis Mansion and worked hard all your life. As for them, they live a leisurely life in this place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. How can this be compared? It is incomparable."

The man cut another peach blossom and carefully inserted it into the woman's bun.

"Liniang, you are still so beautiful."

Even though the woman was old, she still looked shy after hearing this.

"By the way, the Marquis Mansion sent a letter saying that the man is sick. I'm afraid he won't have much time left. Why don't you go back and take a look?"

The man held the woman's hand and said, "You want me to go?"

"How could I want my husband to see another woman?"

"Then I won't go. I don't have any friendship with her."

"it is good."

The man held the woman in his arms and sat under the peach blossom tree, while a group of children played around them.

On the way back, Grandma Jin saw that the old lady kept her eyes closed, and she was really worried.

"Old madam, you are not in good health, why don't we rest at the inn for two days?"

Seeing that the old lady didn't respond, Aunt Jin asked again, but there was still no response.

She panicked and hurriedly went to check the old lady's breathing, but she was gone...

"The old lady has passed away!"