Old things in Nancheng

"I am Zimo's master." The middle-aged man said lightly.

In the Wang family, there are only two people who can make Lin Zhilan like her, one is Wang Ziyan, and the other is Xing Rong.Lin Zhilan was surprised by Xing Rong's appearance. After all, Xing Rong was just the accountant of the Wang family and was not qualified to interfere with the Wang family's heirs. However, Wang Zimo had always respected Xing Rong, so Lin Zhilan naturally did not dare to make mistakes. She respectfully respected Xing Rong. After the junior ceremony, invite him into the house.

Xing Rong's impression of Lin Zhilan was not as good as Lin Zhilan's. If it weren't for Lin Zhilan, Wang Zimo would not have been completely rejected by the Wang family at the beginning. Originally, Wang Zimo was very likely to return to the Wang family to recognize his ancestors, but now, I'm afraid it's just the second bedroom's wishful thinking.

However, when he saw that Lin Zhilan and Bao'er were both dressed in white and plain clothes, and that there was already a spiritual case in the room, Xing Rong suddenly realized that he might be preconceived. Lin Zhilan was not the one who was shameless. Such a person can also have a conscience.But people's hearts are unpredictable, and he has spent most of his life in intrigue, if Lin Zhilan's conduct is not good, he will find out the clues.

"Sir, please have tea." Wang Xingen served the tea, silently carried Bao'er and left the room, leaving room for the two to talk.

"Sit down, Mrs. Lin."

Lin Zhilan sat down as she said, and asked pretending not to know: "Why are you here, sir?"

"I'm here to pick you up for the funeral at Wang's house." Xing Rong said bluntly.

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to be a slave." Because she was Wang Zimo's master, Lin Zhilan still gave Xing Rong enough respect, and her words were very tactful.

"It's true that the masters in the mansion don't agree with you going back, but the second master insists on this, do you know the reason?"

"I don't know, please enlighten me, sir."

"Before the second young master died, he asked the second master three things. First, he hoped that the Wang family would let the second young lady go back to his mother's house. Second, he asked the second master to stop. Third, he begged the second master to bring Zimo back." Xing Rong He looked deeply at Lin Zhilan and said.

None of Wang Ziyan's final entrustments could be accomplished easily.

Letting the second young lady back to her natal family would greatly damage the face of the Wang family. There are almost no cases of widows from rich families returning to their natal family to remarry. The husband's family needs widows to be chaste and disciplined in order to demonstrate the family's morals. Naturally, Wang Ziyan knows it, but he doesn't want to be fooled. Shi spent the rest of her life in solitude. She couldn't give her what she wanted in life, and it would be good to have her wish fulfilled after death.

It is impossible for the second master to stop.In order to fight for the position of Patriarch, Wang Qinian had devoted most of his life's effort to it. If he was told to stop before he was old, then all his previous efforts would be in vain, how could he be reconciled.

And taking Wang Zimo back to the mansion is even more difficult.Wang Qinian was willing to do so out of a thousand, but the Wang family disagreed from the old man to the third bedroom. The second bedroom lost his son and cut off the incense. Li Xuan, how could Sanfang give up this great opportunity.

These three things are difficult!Disaster!Disaster!

"I won't say much about the past. As Zimo's master, I think you should go to the Wang family. If you don't go, Zimo will never be able to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan. This is a rare opportunity. You Going this time is not on behalf of myself, but on behalf of Zimo, how can a person be rootless, and, if you don’t look at the Second Master’s face, only the dead Second Young Master’s face, you should go too.” Xing Rong reminded road.

Xing Rong's words touched Lin Zhilan.Indeed, a person needs a root. I am a duckweed. When I met Wang Zimo and took root, I will not be afraid of everything that is strange here. And Wang Zimo, no matter how unwilling she is to admit it, she hopes in her heart that the Wang family can Lin Zhilan is very clear about accepting her.

For Wang Zimo's knot, for Wang Ziyan's kindness, Lin Zhilan felt that she should go, and Xing Rong persuaded her, but she always felt that this matter was not that simple.

The room was very quiet, Xing Rong waited patiently, Lin Zhilan thought seriously, occasionally the candle on the spirit case would make a "cracking" sound, breaking the depressive atmosphere in the room.It was getting dark soon, and the snow outside was getting bigger and bigger. When the tea in Xing Rong's cup could no longer steam, Lin Zhilan raised her head and said, "Go to my house."

This time, you have to face the discrimination of the Wang family and the pointing and pointing of the people in the village. It’s not as simple as just saying go. In Wangjiazhuang, Wang Zimo and Lin Zhilan left the biggest stain in their lives. It was more serious than Wang Zimo's imprisonment, but Lin Zhilan made up her mind, so she never hesitated.

Xing Rong nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "Since you have decided to go, I still have some things to ask. If the Wang family does not recognize Zimo's identity, then it will be over, but if Zimo can recognize his ancestor and return to his clan, once Zimo returns , you have to persuade Zimo not to get involved in the struggle between the eldest and the second wife, and you must not be greedy for vanity and dream of getting everything from the Wang family."

Lin Zhilan couldn't believe it when she heard the words, how could she have the feeling of jumping into a fire pit after she mustered up the courage to think over and over again?According to Xing Rong, Wang's family is like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. Wang Zimo will be eaten until his bones are left. What's the point of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his family? This is the rest of his life.

Who is greedy for vanity, even if Lin Zhilan really wanted to be rich, she would not reach out to the Wang family, she did not want to have anything to do with the Wang family from the bottom of her heart, if it was not for Wang Zimo, she would not agree to go back to the Wang family manor!

But the decision has been made, it is not Lin Zhilan's style to go back and forth, just go, she can save the effort of being active, anyway, Wang Zimo hasn't come back yet, let's talk about it later.

After instructing Wang Xingen to look after the shop, Lin Zhilan took Bao'er into the carriage and returned to Wangjiazhuang after a year away.

Wangjiazhuang is wrapped in silver makeup, and the ground is covered with thick snow. Lingpan wreaths on both sides of the main road extend all the way from Zhuangkou to Wangjia Mansion. In the brightly lit mansion, there are monks and priests singing scriptures and offering sacrifices. Let Wangjiazhuang be immersed in a solemn and solemn atmosphere.

Wang Ziyan was a kind man, praised by Wangjiazhuang, and he died young, and everyone in the village regretted him.However, the deceased is already dead, and what the village can do is to make his funeral a smooth one and take the last journey well.Therefore, even though it has been changed now, there are still many Zhuang residents helping Wang's family, and some even plan to watch the night for Wang Ziyan. foot.

When Lin Zhilan arrived at the gate of the front yard, mourning and music rang out at the same time. Lin Zhilan hugged Bao'er and followed the maid sent by the Feng family to the mourning hall of Wang Ziyan step by step. The young woman led a five or six-year-old girl and knelt beside the spiritual case. Lin Zhilan looked at the woman, shocked by the despair in the woman's eyes.

Yes, being young and widowed is a tragedy in the world. As Wang Ziyan's wife, Hu, how can she not be sad, this has nothing to do with love, it is the death of a relative, and what is left to her is a confused future.If it were not for Wang Ziyan's dying words, Hu would definitely be a widow for Wang Ziyan, but when she heard that Wang Ziyan gave her freedom, Hu did not feel the joy of anticipation, but a strong sourness.

Hu's dull and desperate eyes shocked Lin Zhilan, because she thought of Wang Zimo who was far away in the prison camp. If Wang Zimo failed to survive his sentence, Lin Zhilan couldn't help asking herself whether she would show such eyes.

With a "plop", Lin Zhilan knelt in front of the coffin, and cried out mournfully, "Brother, why did you just leave like this, why didn't you wait for Zimo to come back!"

Lin Zhilan couldn't say the latter words anymore. According to folk customs, Lin Zhilan needed to cry, but she couldn't, but it didn't mean she wasn't sad.

Seeing Lin Zhilan crying bitterly, Mrs. Hu began to cry too. The two girls, seeing their own mother like this, and the dirge playing in their ears, also burst into tears. sour.

"What are you? Why do you enter my Wang family's door? You are not qualified to offer incense to my second brother!"

While everyone was mourning, a sudden voice sounded. Lin Zhilan turned her head and saw a young man in filial piety. The sackcloth on the filial piety let Lin Zhilan know the identity of this person. He must be Wang Ziyan's cousin one.

"Third young master, the lady was specially invited by the second master, you can't talk nonsense." At this time, most of the servants in the mourning hall were the servants of the second bedroom, and a steward kindly reminded Wang Zishu when he saw that Wang Zishu was so unreasonable.

"Second Uncle is so old-fashioned. My grandfather drove them out of my Wangjiazhuang last year. He clearly stated that they are not allowed to enter Wangjiazhuang in this life. How dare Second Uncle disobey Grandpa's decision!" Wang Zishu is confident, he is not afraid of Wang Qinian, now The second house is weak, and it's time for the third house to get up.

"Zi Shu, so I've lost my mind?"

A serious voice sounded from behind Wang Zishu, and Wang Zishu's body trembled immediately. Looking back, it was indeed Wang Qinian. Wang Zishu suddenly lost his arrogance just now. He shrank his head, not daring to speak back.

"Lin Shi, offer incense to Yan'er." Wang Qinian said to Lin Zhilan.

The appearance of Wang Zishu made Lin Zhilan disgusted. She was in the upper class in her previous life. Although her family was quite harmonious, she had heard a lot of infighting among her friends, and the scene in front of her was vivid. For example, although Xing Rong had reminded her, Lin Zhilan did not expect that the internal conflicts in the Wang family had become so intensified that they could be pinched in the mourning hall.

After offering incense, Lin Zhilan accompanied Hu to Feng's courtyard. Kneeling down this day, Hu was exhausted, but as a daughter-in-law, she wakes up in the morning and evening, and it is her duty to serve the elders. Feng doesn't know today. How many times she fainted from crying, Mrs. Hu was worried, she had to take care of her herself, and Lin Zhilan also needed to see her aunt.

Meeting Feng's was not a happy event, Feng's treatment of Lin Zhilan was extremely cold, her son had just died, and if she wanted her to accept someone else's son, she really couldn't do it.However, the Feng family also understands the situation of the second room, and now the second room is in great need of Wang Zimo, so although Lin Zhilan is not affectionate, the due courtesy can still be guaranteed. The Feng family also gave Bao'er a golden lock as a meeting gift, which is considered generous up.

Lin Zhilan lived in the Wang family like this, and watched the Wang family's performances every day with cold eyes. His early death won the sympathy of the two elders.Among them, it is unavoidable to meet the wives of Wang Ziyan's cousins, those ladies from rich families, their speech is really artistic, without half a dirty word, they scolded all eighteen generations of Lin Zhilan's ancestors .

For these, Lin Zhilan ignored all of them. She disdained to talk to people like clowns, and she did not have to lower her style. However, her attitude of being neither humble nor arrogant, honor or humiliation, made many people in the Wang family look at him with admiration, especially Wang Qinian. Regretted, he should have made the decision for Wang Zimo in the first place, married Lin Zhilan's matchmaker, such a majestic daughter-in-law who could hold up the scene, but he couldn't find it even with a lantern.

Cry what should be cried, what should be socialized, Lin Zhilan survived the first seven days of Wang Ziyan's life with difficulty, and finally it was the day of the funeral. She only hoped that this farce would end early and go back to the county to live her life in peace. These few days After staying down, she felt that the water in Wang's house was really deep and muddy.

The coffin was buried and buried in the ground, and Wang Ziyan's short life ended here. When Lin Zhilan asked the Feng family to return to the county, the Feng family actually took her to see the old lady.

It turned out that the real fun had only just begun.