An old lady's life

As the Chinese New Year approached, the palace became even busier, and the imperial guards were not able to take a holiday. The more holidays they had, the busier they were.Lou Gao couldn't help being a little depressed, he had already obtained the master's consent, but unfortunately they didn't have time, so could it be that they made a special trip to Lin's house and told the old lady that they couldn't wait to marry a daughter-in-law and go home for the New Year?

Moreover, although the old lady acted like everyone was familiar with her, in fact, everyone had only met her twice, so she was not very familiar with her.

Ai Cao really didn't care about them at this time, Lin Hai took a rest for the last time a year ago, and now the family of three was in the carriage heading to the village.

Other departments are too busy, and the idle yamen of the Imperial Academy makes Lin Hai go to and from get off work as usual, so the other six departments are busy with the end of the year, and only a few departments such as the Imperial Academy should still take a rest. , the naughty go naughty.

But obviously, going out today is not rational at all. The snow on the road is very thick, and the sky is still falling with heavy snow like goose feathers, making the road difficult to walk.

They set off at Chenshi in the morning, and at about noon, Ai Cao and his party arrived at the village.

Manager Xu and a group of people have long waited for it. Looking at the snow in the sky and seeing the old lady and the old lady waiting for a long time, everyone couldn't help but feel anxious.

Simply, finally arrived.

The three of Ai Cao took a carriage, and because they would return that day, the servant girl didn't follow them when they came out this time, so they brought a few guards with them.There are a total of three carriages, two of which are occupied by people, and the remaining one is loaded with various items.

Before Zhuangzi had only seven children, he took in two more during this period, and now he has nine children.Brother Zhou and sister Xiaoqi mentioned by Hou Yuanlong are nine-year-old Zhou Dong and eight-year-old Lin Xi respectively. The first few children were named according to the southeast and northwest. Lin Xi was called Xiaoqi before, and she didn’t have a last name. , then surnamed Lin.

When the children saw the old lady, they had cheerful expressions on their faces, and they felt a little embarrassed facing Lin Hai and Jia Min.

Ai Cao caressed Xiaoqi's little head, and looked at all the children, "Children, these are the old lady's son and daughter-in-law. You can call them Uncle Lin and Aunt Min."

Lin Hai didn't expect that Zhuangzi would have nine children in just a short period of time. He sighed deeply, and couldn't help thinking, since he couldn't raise him, why did he have to give birth?

Jia Min looked at the children with a smile, and slowly, the children relaxed.

Among the nine children, Zhou Dong clearly remembered how he was reduced to being a vagrant. It was because his parents died, and his uncle and aunt wanted to sell him into a dirty place. Jiamen became a homeless beggar, wandering from one city to another, and then on the way to the capital, he fainted because of hunger, and when he woke up, he was in the village.

Lin Xi vaguely remembered that it was because she was the seventh girl in her family, and her parents couldn't support her, so they sold her to Ren Yazi.Afterwards, I followed Ren Yazi for several years, and traveled around. Not long ago, I set foot on the road to the capital. It was dark and rainy day, and I walked to the narrow and long mountain road. A boulder rolled down from the top of the mountain, and Ren Yazi and some of the children were killed. The big stone was crushed to death, and the children who survived scattered and fled in all directions. Lin Xi was discovered by Manager Xu and others when he was wandering outside Zhuangzi.

Regardless of the reasons for the same or different reasons, in short, these children have been vagrants outside for a period of time. Now they can eat well in the village and can read and practice calligraphy. The steward and others are good people, and this is their home.

Hearing that the master is Tan Hua Lang, Zhou Dong was very excited. He summoned up his courage several times, and finally got into a conversation with the master. The master even explained to him what he didn't understand.

While the children were surrounding Lin Hai and Jia Min, Ai Cao looked at the two new arrivals, the older was five years old, the younger was two years old, they were brothers and sisters.The two children didn't seem so shy. The older brother was holding the younger sister, but unfortunately the younger sister broke free from the older brother's hand, stumbled, and then ran to hug Jia Min's leg.

His eyes were bright and clear, Jia Min was overjoyed, bent over and picked up his little sister.

The elder brother pursed his lips tightly, his eyes were a little rosy.

Ai Cao has already learned from Manager Xu and the others that the brothers and sisters were rescued by the men of the village in the col on the other side of the mountain. It was a woman in brocade robes, but when the strong man found out, she had died.

Seeing that my brother looked like this, he thought of their mother. I got confirmation from my brother that the woman was the mother of their brothers and sisters, but they called them aunts, so they were the sons and daughters of some big family.

I just want to know who the father of the two brothers and sisters is from my brother, but my brother refuses to say anything, and keeps silent when he asks.

Now my elder brother is called Liu Ling, and my younger sister is called Liu Jing.The name was chosen by Mr. Zhuangshang, and the surname was given by his brother, but it seems that it is not his father's surname, but the surname of his deceased mother.

Today's lunch in the village is shared by everyone. The children are taught to be very well-behaved. Even if they eat by themselves, they behave well and don't waste rations.

For Lin Hai and Jia Min, this is the first time, a very fresh experience.

Around Shenshi, Ai Cao and his group were about to return, but Xiao Liujing hugged Jia Min and refused to let her go. Her teary appearance made everyone feel sad.

Liu Ling hugged her younger sister and talked for a long time before comforting her.

Jia Min's heart was full of sadness. She didn't have such a deep understanding if she didn't touch these homeless children. It's just that no matter how much she sympathized with and loved this little girl, she couldn't take her home to raise her.

She is going to have children in the future, and she can't guarantee a balance between adopted children and biological children, and she must be biased towards her own children.

On the way back, Jia Min was a little depressed. Lin Hai didn't know what she was thinking, but Ai Cao could understand.

"Min'er doesn't need to feel guilty. The reason why people are human is that they have selfishness. We are not saints, and we can't love the world. Little Liu Jing regards you as her mother, but you are not her mother after all. In the future, you will have your own Children, both biological and non-natural, are definitely biased towards their own flesh and blood. She will grow up slowly, and she will eventually understand. In the future, she will go to the village a few more times and take care of these children. When they grow up, they will be able to Independence, we did our duty."

Jia Min twitched the corners of her lips, "Thank you mother for enlightening me." She lowered her head and thought, before she got married, she had never been exposed to these things, and her mother had never taught her about these issues, and she didn't know how to think and how to do it. That's right.

Ai Cao shook her head with a smile. She also came from Jia Min's confused period. Back then, she couldn't have children. When she was resting, she went to the orphanage. When she saw the children in the orphanage, her mother's love was overwhelming, and she wished to take all the children back. Home, of course this is unrealistic.She adopted a child, thinking that when she was older, she didn't need to watch her all the time if she wanted to go to work. As a result, the child didn't know where the bad habit developed, and even sold many valuable things at home. As a last resort, she The child had to be returned to the orphanage.

Since then, she has become more sensible, and she has no time to take care of children, so she no longer adopts/adopts/children, but sponsors the children who are excellent in the orphanage to go to school until the children graduate from college.

Of course, there is also her problem. The child is not a kitten or a puppy. She needs to spend more time and patience. Obviously, she has not done well.

Lin Hai thought silently, should he review his conscience, because he has never considered such things as adopting/adopting/children, he is still young, and he will have his own flesh and blood after getting married to his wife soon. The paternal love that belongs to one's own child is poured on other people's children?

It was completely dark now, but luckily we were approaching the gate of the city.

There was a clatter of horseshoes coming from the front. Seeing this, the coachman immediately steered the horse to the side and moved forward slowly, leaving the road on the left for the horse team coming from the city gate.

Seeing this, Lin Hai opened a corner of the curtain, the light was dim, and the wormwood hadn't been seen clearly yet, a team of at least eight or nine horses galloped past their eyes.

The horse team left, leaving behind a gust of cold wind.

Lin Hai was a little surprised. He recognized the two people, put down the curtain, and said, "Mother, the leader should be Commander Wu, the master of Guard Lou. The person following him should be Guard Yu."

Lin Hai couldn't help thinking about it. Commander Wu was afraid that he would carry the emperor's order to go out to do business again, so he didn't know what it was. The world of ice and snow, and the New Year's Eve, couldn't let people have a good New Year.

Ai Cao's focus was on Jiang, "Handsome Yu, it's a pity I didn't see you last time."

Lin Hai was speechless, "Handsome Yu has a baby face, but he is very powerful. Half of the dozen kidnappers were knocked down by him last time. They are handsome and unrestrained."

Ai Cao said in a strong envious tone, "No wonder everyone wants to be an emperor, and these high-quality talents around the emperor look good when they are around."

Lin Hai felt that the wind was a bit strong, and he hallucinated what his mother was saying, Jia Min didn't look as depressed just now, and there was a deep smile in his eyes, and when he woke up, Lin Hai couldn't help but raise his voice, "Mother! "

Is it possible to say such things?

Ai Cao gave Lin Hai a blank look, and waved her hand: "I know, I won't take it out and talk nonsense."

Lin Hai was speechless, not afraid of [-], just in case his mother got carried away...

Commander Wu and Yu Jiang, who had already left on horseback, had actually seen Lin Hai and the three of them. Commander Wu didn't know Lin Hai before, but he couldn't stop his apprentice from contacting Lin Hai again and again. Commander Wu was curious and made a special trip to meet Lin Hai. Passed Lin Hai, but Lin Hai didn't notice him.