Strange love across time and space

Su Qing was moved and her eyes were a little moist. Jiang patted Su Qing's hand again and laughed at herself, "I say I work hard to make money, but in the past six months, my family has relied on you to prosper. Mom feels very guilty!"

Su Qing choked up and said, "Mom, we are all a family, why do you say that! If you say this, my daughter will feel uncomfortable." Jiang hugged Su Qing and patted her back, "Okay, don't say it anymore, Mom. No more talking."

The carriage bumped all the way and only stopped at the foot of a hillside at noon. Several servants fed the horses. Jiang ordered Linglong to take out the vegetable pancakes that had been prepared and distributed them to everyone. That was it, regardless of the servants. The master still drank the water he brought and ate vegetable pancakes. After finishing lunch, he rested for two quarters of an hour and continued to set off. It was not until the end of the Shen Dynasty that he entered Fuyang County.

Fuyang County is relatively prosperous because it is close to the capital. Although it is getting dark, there are still people coming and going on the streets. Once the carriage enters the county seat, it can only slow down. Although the Jiang family is a merchant, they only do small business. An ordinary businessman, Jiang's residence is on the west side of Fuyang County. Under Jiang's guidance, three carriages marched to Jiang's house in an orderly manner.

Finally, at two o'clock in the morning, the carriage stopped in front of a house. Everyone got off the carriage. Su Qing moved her stiff body while looking at the door of the house. Above the painted red door, the two characters "Jiang Zhai" were engraved on the plaque. The red paint on the door is brand new, and it looks like it was just painted during the New Year. Nanny Lin stepped forward to knock on the door. Immediately, someone opened the door. The person who opened the door was an old man with silver hair. When she opened the door and saw the carriage and people parked in front of the door, she asked, "Who are you?" Jiang stepped forward and tested. Then he asked the old man, "Are you Uncle Li?" The old man nodded and said, "My surname is Li, madam, who are you?"? Mr. Jiang was a little excited, "Uncle Li, you don't recognize me? I'm Jiang Rong! Miss Jiang Rong of the Jiang family!" The old man named Uncle Li was shocked when he heard Jiang Rong's name. Maybe it was because of the weather. He looked at Jiang carefully, or maybe he was dazzled. Suddenly, he said in a trembling voice, "You are Miss! Miss, you are back!" Jiang nodded, "Yes, Uncle Li, I'm back." Uncle Li hurriedly said He opened both doors and said, "Quick, quick, come in. The old lady is in the main room. Oh, I haven't seen her in years!" Then she thought of something, and turned around and said, "Isn't it the chick who knocked on the door just now? "Nanny Lin walked up quickly, "Uncle Li, it's me!" Nanny Lin's nickname was Lin Que. Uncle Li looked at Nanny Lin and asked, "Is Girl Que getting married?" Nanny Lin smiled and shook her head, "No. , I don’t want to get married, I just want to be with the lady all my life.” When she arrived at Jiang’s house, Granny Lin also remembered that when she was young, she couldn’t help but change her name to Miss Jiang. In her heart, Mrs. Jiang will always be her Miss. , his master, although Jiang is not popular in the Jiang family, it is the place that carries the memories of their youth.

Uncle Li sighed, "Oh, you've been saying this since you were young. I didn't expect you to never get married." Then he pointed to the carriage outside the door and said to Aunt Lin, "Little girl, you are familiar with the Jiang family. Let them Let's drive the carriage in through the back door." Seeing Jiang nodding to her, Grandma Lin went out to lead the way.

Jiang's house is not as grand as Su Qing imagined. Although the house is not small, it has a withered appearance. Along the way, he didn't see any crowds of slaves, but occasionally there were one or two people dressed as servants, who were also in a hurry. Su Qing saw that the walls of some houses were peeling off, and the paint on the pillars was also different. It's very bland, and it looks like it hasn't been repainted for several years. It seems that the Jiang family has been unhappy in these years. Even during the Chinese New Year, they only painted the front door. What the people have said is that the surface of the donkey shit is shiny.

Jiang's expression was also one of surprise. Maybe the Jiang family was not like this when Jiang came back last time. Uncle Li kept talking about how Jiang had not come back to see her for so many years and rarely wrote letters. He said that although the old lady was partial, she was still her mother no matter what. Jiang didn't say anything and walked all the way to the entrance of the main courtyard. Jiang paused. Uncle Li looked at her and sighed, "I'll go in and report first."

Uncle Li came out not long after he went in, followed by an old nanny. The old nanny smiled and walked to Su Qixuan and Jiang Shi and knelt down and saluted, "Old slave, please say hello to my aunt and uncle. Auntie and uncle, please go in quickly. The old lady is waiting for you." He saw Su Qing and Su Rui behind Jiang and said, "Are these the young master and young lady cousin? Wow, they have grown so big! Come on, come on, please come in ."

As soon as he entered the main room, Su Qing saw an old woman with silver hair and a rag on her head sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals. She was neatly dressed and had a serious face. She didn't say anything when everyone came in. When Jiang saw her Her mother felt a little chilled by this look, but she still knelt down and kowtowed in a proper manner, "Daughter, please say hello to your mother." Su Qixuan also knelt down, "Son-in-law, please say hello to your mother-in-law." It stands to reason that Su Qixuan is now a second-rank official, and Jiang is also a third-rank official. Madam Gaoming, even if Mrs. Jiang is her mother, she does not need to pay such a grand courtesy. Su Rui also knelt down behind Su Qi For Jiang's sake, he had no choice but to abide by the rules.

Seeing that everyone had finished saluting, Mrs. Jiang slowly said, "Get up, everyone. Sit down and talk." After everyone sat down, Mrs. Jiang said to the old lady beside her, "Mother Zhou, go and tell the kitchen, uncle. My aunt and I are back, let them add some more dishes. Also, let the eldest and second family members come over." Aunt Zhou must have walked out.

Mrs. Jiang looked around at everyone and asked Jiang, "Where is Lin Que? Why didn't I follow you?" Jiang's mood at this moment was not as exciting as when she first entered the door. She raised her eyes and said, "My daughter asked her to lead someone to park the carriage." ." Mrs. Jiang nodded, looked at the clothes of Jiang and others and said, "I know your family lived in poverty in the capital. Even though you haven't been back for ten years, you don't need to buy such expensive clothes and jewelry to support your appearance. Although Qi Xuan is a fourth-year-old. A good official, but it's nothing in a place like the capital, and there's not much money in the yamen, so I'd better keep the money to live on." Obviously, the Jiang family doesn't know about the Su Mansion yet. While they were talking, the maid served tea. Mrs. Jiang took a sip of tea and said, "You are so cruel. You haven't come back to see me for ten years. Those who don't know think I don't have a daughter! You are reluctant to come back." What about the money? Or are you afraid that you will have to buy gifts for the children of the Jiang family when you come back? Don’t worry, although the Jiang family is not as good as before, they are not greedy for your property!"