[Tess of the D'Urbervilles] Concubine Wan Gui counterattacks the doormat

Durbeyfield Jack died, in the heap of the favorite wine of his life.It was too late when the servant who fetched the wine found him, and the poor drunkard was stiff.

The children gathered around the entrance of the wine cellar, listening to the intermittent cries of their mother, Mrs. Durbeyfield, from below, and no one spoke.

"Lisa, will we never be able to talk to father again?" Panpan asked suddenly.

In the past, Mrs. Durbeyfield always talked about the fact that old Jack's heart was full of oil. Everyone heard it a lot, and they had long been accustomed to his father's illness. Sitting drunk in the tavern at night for everyone to search for, life goes on as usual, who would have thought that one day old Jack would really not be able to sleep?

Lisa's heart was very sad at this time, with an indescribable bitterness and astringency. This was the first time she saw the people around her leave.Hearing Panpan's words, it took her a long time to come back to her senses, and then she said "um" slowly, and stopped talking.

When old Jack was alive, maybe he didn't have much value. The children thought of their father, and he was the only one who often drank heavily. When he was sober, he wobbled the old horse named "Prince" to the market to sell honey. man.He was lazy and vain, but it was such a man who took all the burdens of the family and supported their whole family, but this man would never be seen again.

Lisa was thinking like this, her eyes were sore, and tears flowed down involuntarily, "I miss him now..." She endured and endured, and finally cried loudly, "Dad...Dad... "This kind of crying is very contagious. Immediately, Panpan and Susu began to cry one after another. Even the man Abraham turned his head and stubbornly wiped away the uncontrollable tears.

Among these children, maybe even Lisa, an outsider who came through because of falling down the stairs, may not really understand what the heavy word death means. Jia really lost his father, which was much more serious than what his mother had nagged about before.

The old lady d'Urberville paused while touching the rooster, raised her head and squinted her almost blind eyes, and asked, "Is the child crying?"

Groby also heard the little guy's heart-piercing cries, and quickly replied, "Yes, Master Alston is crying."

The old lady d'Urberville lowered her head and stroked the cock in her hand again. When Groby thought the old lady was just asking casually, the old lady asked suspiciously: "Is he hungry? Why does he keep crying? "

Groby thought for a while, and replied solemnly: "Madame's father passed away. Miss Lisa and Master Abraham were very sad. Master Alston woke up and couldn't find anyone he knew. Maybe he was very scared. No matter how much the maids coax him, they can't coax him."

"Where are his parents?"

"Sir and Ma'am went out this morning," said Groby, "but I've had someone send for them, and they'll be back a little later."

"It's really ridiculous!" The old lady was so angry that her hands were shaking, "It's so ridiculous that such a small child is left at home, and they run out to play by themselves! It's really ridiculous!"

Groby dared not speak.

The old lady was angry for a while, and when she heard the little guy was still crying, his voice had even started to break, which caused ripples in the old lady's heart.

She thought for a while, but finally couldn't hold back, and ordered Groby: "Hold the young master down and let me see."

Groby got the order, and immediately turned around and went out to carry the little guy downstairs who was about to convulse from crying.

The little guy is very willful and has a big temper. He can't see his mother and anyone who has the same taste as his mother. Even the maid put warm milk to his mouth and refused to drink it. He just kept crying and his little nose twitched. , the beautiful blue eyes are full of crystal water droplets, which makes the maids feel very distressed when they see it.

Groby pushed open the door, and the maids quickly stood up and nodded to him. Groby's thoughts were all on the poor little guy, and he directly took him from the maid's arms and took him to his place. Grandma there.

When Groby entered, the old lady had just finished washing her hands, and when she heard the sound, she turned towards the door, showing unconcealable worry and anxiety about meeting her grandson for the first time.

Groby carefully put the little guy into the old lady's arms.

I don't know if it was the first time I saw a strange grandma. The little guy stopped crying the moment he was hugged by the grandma, and looked curiously at the old man above him with wet eyes.But this curiosity was only temporary, and soon the little guy seemed to think of his missing mother again, and opened his mouth to cry again.

"Go and get the things in the chest of drawers over there." The old lady ordered to the maid beside her.

"Yes."

The maid opened the cabinet door and saw the only wooden box inside. A lot of dust had accumulated on it, and it seemed that it hadn't been touched for a long time.

The maid took down the wooden box and returned to the old lady.

"Open the box, I remember there seems to be a music box inside..." the old lady said, her dark eyes seemed to be stained with nostalgia.

Sure enough, the maid found the music box, "Would you like to turn it around? My wife."

The old lady's voice was a little sluggish: "Turn around..."

After the maid turned the key a few times, the music box began to jingle, it was Beethoven's "Moonlight".The beautiful melody sounded slowly in the house, accompanied by the ballet puppets on the music box circling along with the music.

The little guy was crying, and his eyes were gradually attracted by the puppet that could make sounds and move. He gradually stopped crying, and his eyes moved with the puppet's rotation.Seeing this, the following maid hurriedly passed the milk bottle in her hand to the old lady.The old lady's hand touched the warm feeding bottle, and she froze for a moment before groping to take the feeding bottle. With the help of the maid, the little guy successfully sucked the pacifier, and his little hand covered the old lady's holding the feeding bottle. hand, unconsciously suck-suck up.

The old lady hugged the soft little guy, feeling a long-lost sense of satisfaction in her heart.Amid the beautiful melody, her thoughts gradually drifted away, and memories of the past floated up in her mind.

Little Alec ran in with a ball in his arms, with a smug smile on his immature face, "Mom, this is my birthday present from Dad." Mrs. d'Urberville bent down and touched his messy skin with a smile. "Good boy." Alec lowered his face, a little shy, and her husband stood at the door, looking at them with a smile.

The corners of the old lady's mouth curled up slightly, immersed in fond memories.

Only later...

The old lady's smile stopped suddenly, and her expression was a little sad.

"Ah, ah." The little guy couldn't help but snorted twice after taking a few sips of milk.

The maid beside him quickly helped the old lady's hand to raise the bottle higher, the little guy drank the milk again, his little feet flicked, and his eyes returned to the music box that made sound.

The old lady's mind returned to the little guy.

When Alec and his wife found the child, he was fast asleep in the old lady's arms.

Knowing that they were coming back, the old lady cooperated with the empress to take the child away without saying a word the whole time.

Alec didn't know why, seeing this situation, he was also silent, and when his wife took the child back, he silently accompanied her and left.

"I've sent someone to contact the coffin shop and the church." Alec suddenly said these words when he went upstairs.

The empress said "hmm", and there was no other reaction.

In fact, facing Tess' father's death, she didn't know how to react.To be honest, she didn't know him very well, and the only time she really got along with him was during the first three days when he came here. He was no different from a stranger to her. She has always been a cold person, and she really can't be asked The departure of a stranger is sad.Lisa obviously understood this too, so she used the excuse of taking care of Auston to let her go back.

Seeing that his wife was different from ordinary people, Alec only thought that she was petrified by the news of his father's death, and she was unwilling to admit this fact until now, so he remained expressionless.So, after he considered it carefully, he said, "Honey, I am saddened by Mr. Durbeyfield's departure, and you...don't be too sad."

Hearing Alec's clumsy comfort, the empress couldn't help but raise her head, and thought about what a bereaved lady should say, after a while, she said: "...I will leave the rest to you, Alec... ..."

It was the first time that Alec was so solemnly asked by his wife, and he couldn't react for a while, but he soon became happy because of the wholehearted dependence in his wife's words.

"Don't worry, my dear, I will make Mr. Durbeyfield's affairs decent!"

The empress lowered her eyelids, hiding the desolation in her eyes.