Chapter 7 Chapter VII

One day, when Manzhen came home, her grandmother told her: "Your mother has gone to your sister's house. Your sister is not feeling well. Your mother said to go and see her. She probably won't come back for dinner. Let us Don't wait for her." Manzhen then helped her grandmother heat up the meal and serve it.Her grandmother said again: "Your mother said that your sister has always been uncomfortable since she moved to the new house. Maybe it's because the house is not big, so I didn't find someone to look at Feng Shui first. Where did I say it? It's not 'a lot of money and a weak body', your brother-in-law is getting rich like this now, you remember when they first got married, they rented a living room in someone's house, and now they buy land and build a house by themselves - it's really fast, we watched him make money Yes! Your sister is really lucky, this person is really married to her! Cough, it’s really 'you don’t have to eat fast’!" Manzhen laughed and said, "Didn’t your sister help your husband luck?" Her grandmother clapped her hands and laughed Said: "No, if you don't tell me, I'd forget! The real fortune-telling spirit is scary. I will ask your mother later, where did the calculation used to be? Is this person still there? Find him to figure it out." Manzhen laughed and said, "That's what happened when my sister was first born, it's been twenty or thirty years, where can I find him at this time."

After dinner, Manzhen went out to teach again.The second time she came back, her mother usually opened the door to let her in, but this day it was her grandmother who opened the door for her.Manzhen said: "Mom hasn't come back yet? Grandma, go to sleep, I'll wait for the door. Anyway, I still have a while to sleep." She waited for more than half an hour, and her mother came back.As soon as he entered the door, he said, "Your sister is sick. You can go see her tomorrow." Manzhen locked the back door and asked, "What's wrong with my sister?" , and there are old problems, muscle and bone pain." She whispered to her daughter in the dark kitchen: "It's not the problem left over from the previous abortions. — Cough!" In fact, Manlu probably has other things. However, Mrs. Gu deceived herself, so she couldn't bear and didn't want to think about it.

When the mother and daughter returned to the room, there was a big lump on the right side of Mrs. Gu's cheongsam. Manzhen had seen it a long time ago, guessed that it was the money her sister gave to her mother, and said nothing.Mrs. Gu did not dare to tell her because Manzhen had repeatedly advised her not to take Manlu's money.When a person is old, for some reason, he is a little afraid of his children. When it was time to go to bed, Mrs. Gu took off the cheongsam and carefully put it on the back of the chair.Manzhen saw that she was not going to make it public, so she asked with a smile: "Mom, how much did my sister give you this time?" He took out a towel bag and said with a smile: "I don't know, I'll see how many there are." Manzhen smiled and said: "Don't look at it, go to sleep, you're going to catch a cold like this." Her mother still kept the towel Opened the bag, took out a stack of banknotes, counted them, and said: "I said no, she insisted that I take it, and told me to buy something to eat." Manzhen laughed and said: "Where are you willing to buy anything to eat, but in the end Didn’t it get posted at home!——Mom, how many times have I told you not to take money from my sister and give it to the surname Zhu? I only said that my sister posted on my mother’s house, but I don’t know how many times I posted it What!" Mrs. Gu said: "I know, I know, ah, for such a small amount of money, I'll give you such a meal!" Manzhen said: "Mom, that's what I said: no offense, you use it!" With his little money, later on he will think that our family is supported by him, his surname is Zhu's temper!" Mrs. Gu laughed and said: "Now that he is rich, he may not be so stingy." Manzhen He smiled and said, "Don't you know, the richer people are, the more stingy they are, as if their money is very valuable!"

Mrs. Gu sighed and said, "Son, don't think that your mother is so unambitious. After all, your brother-in-law is an outsider. Would I be willing to rely on outsiders? Wouldn't it be good if I could rely on you? Thank you for your hard work, I have been busy all day and night, and my heart is so distressed." After saying that, he took up the handkerchief that wrapped the money and wiped his tears.Manzhen said: "Mom, don't be like this. If everyone suffers for a few more years, we will soon be at the top. When the eldest brother can go out to do things, I will be much more relaxed." Mrs. Gu said: "You are a girl. Are you busy with your younger siblings all your life? I would like you to get married earlier." Manzhen laughed and said, "It's still early for me to get married. At least I have to wait until my elder brother grows up." How long can they wait?" Manzhen chuckled unknowingly, and said softly, "I deserve it for waiting." She stretched out a white arm from under the quilt, and turned off the light.

Mrs. Gu really wanted to take this opportunity to ask her if Shijun and her had a private life agreement.Test her tone first, and then ask again if you have a chance, and ask her if she knows what Shijun's income is and what his family is like.Mrs. Gu was silent for a while in the dark, and then said: "Are you asleep?" Manzhen said: "Hmm." Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "Will you agree when you're asleep?" She thought she was pretending to be asleep, But after thinking about it, she was probably very tired too. After running outside for a day, she was made to wait for the door just now, so she slept very late today.Thinking about it this way, I felt very sorry in my heart, so I stopped talking.

The next day was Saturday, and Manzhen went to visit her sister's sick.Her sister's new house is on Hongqiao Road. Although the location is a bit desolate, fortunately the people living in this area are all car class, so it is not inconvenient to go in.After they moved, Manzhen hadn't been there yet, but her grandmother and mother had taken the children there twice, and when they came back, they said it was very elegant, walking in was like a movie theater, and walking out was like visiting a park.This afternoon, Manzhen passed the garden for the first time. Holly trees were planted on the grass to form a wall, and a gardener creaked and pushed a mowing machine across the wall. A sleepy squeaking sound, and all else soft silence.Manzhen felt that her sister was ill, so it would be very appropriate to rest here.

The interior of the house is of course extremely luxurious, Manzhen didn't have time to take a closer look, and followed a maid, all the way upstairs to her sister's bedroom.Facing the bedroom is a row of glass windows as high as ten feet high, and amethyst-like gauze curtains are hung obliquely in a herringbone pattern, layer by layer, with more than a dozen overlapping hanging.Manlu sat on the bed with her head unkempt.Manzhen smiled and said: "Sister is better today, sat up?" Manlu smiled and said: "It's better. How was Mom going back yesterday? This place is really too far away. I'm a little bit worried about letting her go back alone at night. Don't worry. Pick her up to stay for two days next time." Manzhen said with a smile: "Mom must say that the family cannot do without her." Manlu frowned and said: "I didn't say that, you are too frugal, even a servant No one is needed. Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask my mother yesterday, where is the Bao I used before?" Manzhen said: "I'll ask my mother when I go back. Is my sister looking for her? Man Lu said: "I didn't bring her here when I got married because I thought she was too young and I was afraid that she would be unreliable. Thinking about it now, it's better to be an old servant."

The phone rang.Man Lu said: "Second Sister, answer it one by one." Manzhen ran to pick up the receiver, and said, "Hello?" It was Hongcai's voice, so he said with a smile, "Hey, brother-in-law, wait a moment, I'll let my sister answer the phone." Hongcai laughed and said, "Second sister, you are such a rare visitor. You can't even invite me. Today How did you remember that you came to our place——" Manzhen sent the phone to Manlu's bed, and along the way, she heard the receiver say something. Manlu took the receiver and said, "Huh?" Hongcai said, "I bought a refrigerator, did it come?" Manlu said, "No." Hongcai said, "Damn it, why didn't it come?" With that said, I'm about to hang up the phone.Man Lu hurriedly said: "Hey, where are you now? You didn't even promise to come back for dinner—" She suddenly lost her breath while talking.She put the receiver on the shelf as hard as she could, and said angrily: "He has already hung up on him before he finished his sentence. Your brother-in-law's temper has changed now! I said he hasn't gotten rich yet, first Got crazy!"

Manzhen turned away and said something else.Manlu said: "I heard from my mother that you are very busy recently." Manzhen smiled and said: "Yes, so I have been wanting to visit my sister, but I can't leave." During the conversation, Manlu suddenly listened to the Her car horn honked, and she could tell it was their car.After a while, Hongcai walked in with great strides.Manlu looked at him and said, "What? You came back after a while?" Hongcai smiled and said, "Eh, I'm not allowed to come back? Is this my home?" Manlu said, "Is it your home? I’m asking you! I don’t come back all day and all night.” Hongcai laughed and said, “I won’t argue with you! In front of my second sister, is it embarrassing or not?” He sat down with his legs crossed and lit a cigarette She smoked, smiled and said to Manzhen: "I don't blame your sister for being unhappy, I'm too busy, leaving her at home alone, I'm afraid I'm bored, if I'm not sick, I'll get sick. Sister, you don't come to accompany her." Man Lu said: "Look at you, you still have to blame Second Sister! Second Sister is so busy, how can she have time to accompany me, she has to go out to teach after work." Hong Then he said with a smile: "Second sister, you teach as well, why don't you teach your sister? I hired a husband for her, a foreigner, thirty yuan an hour - equivalent to a month's salary! She's impatient, so she doesn't want to read anymore." Man Lu said: "I'm so sick, why should I study?" Hongcai smiled and said: "It's just that I don't make progress! I really want to study more It's a pity that things are too busy, and I have never had the opportunity to study and study, but I have always had this ambition. How about it, second sister, you take us two apprentices!" Manzhen laughed and said: "Brother-in-law is joking. My ability is only suitable for teaching children."

He heard the sound of leather shoes outside again.Man Lu said to her sister, "Probably the nurse who gave me the injection." Manzhen said, "What injection did my sister get?" Hongcai interjected, "Glucose injection. Look at the medicine we have here, it's enough to prescribe one pill." The pharmacy is here! Cough! Your sister is really sick!" Manzhen said: "My sister's complexion is not bad." Hongcai laughed and said, "It looks like her face is painted like this, her complexion Can you still be sure? Second sister, you are talking in layman's terms! You haven't seen those women, even lying in the funeral parlor, their faces are still red and white!"

At this time, the nurse had come in and was there giving Manlu an injection.Manzhen felt that it was too embarrassing for Hongcai to hurt her sister like this in front of people, but her sister was silent and pretended not to hear.I don't know when, since her sister became so virtuous, Hongcai's arrogance is getting higher and higher, Manzhen feels very aggrieved looking at it.She stood up and said she was leaving.Hongcai said: "Let's go together. I'm going out too. I'll take the car to you." Manzhen said repeatedly: "No, it's very convenient to go out here and call a car." Man Lu asked Hongcai with a sullen face: " Why do you want to go out again just after you come back?" Hongcai said coldly: "You are not allowed to go out after you come back, do I dare to come back like this?" According to Manlu's temperament, she was going to make a big fuss with him, No matter what, don't let him out.But no matter what, once a person has money, he has status, and he is bound by his status.In front of that nurse, of course it was even more inconvenient to have an attack. Manzhen picked up the leather bag and wanted to leave, but Hongcai stopped her again and said, "Second sister, wait for me. I'll be leaving right away." He hurried into the next room, not knowing what to do.Manzhen then said to Manlu: "I won't wait for my brother-in-law, I really don't need to send it off." Manlu frowned and said: "You just let him send you off, hurry up." The younger sister is absolutely at ease, knowing that she will not seduce her husband.Although Hongcai was a bit lecherous, it is expected that he would not dare to do anything. At this time Hongcai had already come out, and said with a smile, "Let's go." Manzhen felt that if he had to refuse, it would be a bit ridiculous to be watched by the nurse, so he didn't say anything.The two went downstairs together, and Hongcai said: "You haven't been here yet, have you? There are two places you have to take a look at. I took a lot of trouble and asked experts to design it." After going around in circles with the dining room, he said again: "I am most proud of my study room. The murals on the wall are a bargain. I asked a student from an art school to draw them. It only cost me 8 Ten yuan. If the design expert introduced someone to paint this, it would cost thousands of dollars!" Sure enough, the walls of that room were filled with colorful oil paintings, with paintings of angels, the Virgin Mary, Cupid holding a bow and arrow, peace The goddess and the dove of peace, all kinds of landscape figures, densely covered, from the roof to the floor, there is no gap.The ground floor is paved with Arabic-style mosaic multicolored small square bricks, and the windows are inlaid with multicolored glass, which makes people dizzy even more.Hongcai said: "Sometimes I come back and feel tired, so I just rest in this room." Manzhen almost burst out laughing out loud.She remembered that her sister said that he was insane, even if he was a good person, he would become insane if he rested more in this room. Walking out of the gate, the car is parked at the gate.Hongcai said again: "I've been duped in buying this car!" Then he said an astonishing amount.Anyway, he can't stop bragging, but whether bragging or not is the same for Manzhen, she is not familiar with the market price of cars at all. As soon as he sat in the car, he could understand why Hongcai went to another room to take a look around just now. Apart from plastic surgery, he obviously also sprayed a lot of perfume.In the occluded air in this carriage, the aroma was so strong that people couldn't help but notice it.When a man puts on perfume, it seems to be something for a boy to dismantle the white party. It really makes people feel strange to be a middle-aged philistine with a scent all over his body. The driver turned around and asked, "Where are we going?" Hongcai said quickly, "Second sister, I'll treat you to coffee. It's rare to meet you. You are a busy person, and I am too." Manzhen laughed and said: " I still have something to do today, so I was in a hurry to go back just now, otherwise I would have to sit for a while, and it’s rare to see my sister.” Hongcai could only smile and said: “It’s really rare for you to come, in the future I hope you often Come and play." Manzhen smiled and said, "I'll always come when I'm free." Hongcai said to the driver, "Send Second Miss first. Do you know Second Miss's family?" The driver replied that he knew him. The car drove silently.Hongcai is proud of the speed of this car, but today he hates it for going too fast.He always thought that Manzhen was an unattainable figure; although the saying goes that "money is the courage of a man", and one's courage naturally grows with money, but he is a little afraid of her after all.He sat in a corner of the carriage, whistling one or two times in a bored manner, without any tone.Manzhen didn't know what to say, she just let out a cold air quietly.Hongcai emits a fragrance quietly. When the car arrived at Manzhen's house, Manzhen said to the driver, "Just park outside the alley." But Hongcai said, "Go in, I'm coming down too, I'll talk to my mother-in-law, I haven't seen her for a long time." Manzhen Zhen smiled and said, "Mom happened to take the children to the park today. Today, grandma is alone at home looking after the door, and I have to go out later." Hongcai said, "Oh, you want to go somewhere else?" Manzhen Said: "A colleague invited me to watch a movie." Hongcai said: "Just now I know that I will send you directly." Manzhen smiled and said: "No, I want to come back once, then Mr. Shen agreed to come here Pick me up." Hongcai nodded.He rolled up his sleeves and looked at his watch, and said, "Oh, it's almost five o'clock, and I have an appointment, so I won't come down, I'll see you some other day." That night, Hongcai played outside until dawn before returning home.Drunk, he staggered into the room without taking off his leather shoes, and fell on the bed.He didn't turn on the light, but Man Lu turned on the desk lamp in front of the bed. She hadn't slept all night, with red eyes and disheveled head, turned over and sat up, and said loudly, "Where did you go? Tell me the truth, I I really fought against you today!" This time she came aggressively, Hongcai pretended to be drunk even if he wasn't drunk, let alone he really drank too much.He was lying straight, closing his eyes and ignoring her, Manlu threw a pillow over to his face, angrily said: "You pretend to be dead! You pretend to be dead!" before she threw the pillow off But she yelled "Manlu" in a low voice!Man Lu felt very surprised, because it had been a long, long time since she had seen such tenderness from him.She thought he must still love her, and today he showed his true emotions after drinking.Her demeanor involuntarily softened.In response: "Huh?" Hongcai stretched out his hand to hold her hand again, and Manlu pretended to be annoyed: "What are you doing?" Then she turned around and sat down on the edge of his bed. Hongcai put her hand on his chest, looked at her and said with a smile: "From now on I will listen to you and not go out, but there is one condition." Manlu suddenly became suspicious, and said, "What condition?" Hongcai said "You don't want to." Man Lu said: "Say it. Why don't you say it again? I guess there is nothing good for you! Hmph, if you don't say it, if you don't say it—" She pushed him hard and beat him, The trouble caused Hongcai's wine to pour up, and Hongcai shouted: "Ah, ah, I'm going to vomit! Ask Mama Wang to pour me a cup of tea." Man Lu became attentive again, saying: " I'll pour it for you." She stood up, went to pour a cup of strong tea herself, Tingting Tingting brought it over, and fed it to him in mouthfuls.Hongcai took a sip and said with a smile: "Manlu, why is the second sister getting more and more beautiful?" up. Hongcai looked up into the air bewilderedly, and said: "Actually, if you say you are beautiful, there are people who are prettier than her. I don't know why, but I miss her all the time." Manlu said: "You have the face to say it! You don't know what to say." It’s a dream! Let me tell you, even if she is willing, I won’t—to be honest, my sister, I have earned money to educate her for these years, it’s not easy, I sacrificed myself to create this Don’t think that all the girls in the Gu family are concubines—” Hongcai said, “Come on, he’s playing with you, why can’t you mess with him? Started? I ignore you, is the head office okay?" Man Lu was so angry that she would not let it go, she kept cursing: "I knew you were up to no good! Eating from the bowl and looking at the pot. If you have two coins, you will be the emperor. Thinking that there is no one who refuses, everyone only recognizes money. If you don’t think about it, even I, I married you at that time because I didn’t think you were rich!” Hongcai sat up suddenly, and said: Just bring up this sentence! Who doesn't know that I used to be a pauper, and you, what are you! Smudges! Shameless!" Man Lu didn't expect him to hurt people, so she was stunned for a moment, and said, "Okay, you scold me!" Hongcai propped his hands on the edge of the bed, looked at her with red eyes, and said, "I scolded you, I So what if I hit you? Hit you shameless scumbag!" Seeing him like that, Man Lu covered her face with wine, as if she was going to hit someone.If there was a fight, and I was at a disadvantage, I had no choice but to shed tears and burst into tears, saying: "You fight, you fight—you have no conscience! I deserve it too, who told me to admit the wrong person I deserve it! You deserve to be beaten to death!" As he spoke, he fell down on the bed, covered his face and wept bitterly.When Hongcai heard that her tone had already softened, he still sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her. After a long while, he suddenly yawned a long way, then lay down on his side, still sleeping on him.His snoring started gradually, but her crying didn't stop for a long time.Her original intention of crying may be to use this to step down, but after crying, she felt sad from it, and felt that the future was boundless and unimaginable. It was already bright outside the window, and a desk lamp in the room was still on. very. Hongcai hadn't slept for more than two hours, and the maid came to wake him up as usual, because speculation was the most urgent in the morning. Although there were several telephones in the house, and there were direct calls to the office, he still rushed out early in the morning.Anyway, he has a long room in the hotel, and he can go to sleep at any time. That afternoon, Manlu's mother called and told her the address of the former young lady, Abao.Manlu didn't use Ah Bao before, because Hongcai often liked to strike up conversations with her, and Manlu felt it was a bit dangerous.The situation is different now, but she feels that it is good to have someone like Ah Bao by her side, or she can hold back Hongcai.She didn't expect that Hongcai is not what it used to be, how could he care about such a young lady. At the moment she wrote down Abao's address, her mother said: "Yesterday your second sister came back and said that you are better." Man Lu said: "It is much better. I will come and see my mother when I am better." She Originally, she said she would invite her mother to stay for two days, but now she doesn't mention it. It's also because of her sister's relationship. She thinks it's better to keep her distance.Although her sister was not at all to blame for this incident, let alone her mother, her tone of voice on the phone was a little cold, maybe unconsciously.Although Mrs. Gu is not a caring person, but her daughter is too rich now, and there is a huge disparity between rich and poor, so she has to have more snacks in some places.Immediately said: "Okay, come and play as soon as you get better, grandma is thinking about you too." Since the phone call this time, Mrs. Gu hasn't visited her daughter for two months.Man Lu has not communicated with them either.On this day, she went shopping in the city, and stopped by her mother's house to have a look.She hadn't been back for a long time, and she was sitting in an extra-large, extra-long, latest-model car, and the alley watchers and some neighbors stood there watching, so it could be regarded as her return home.Her younger brothers were learning to ride a bicycle in the alley, and a young man supported the bicycle for them. Manzhen also stood at the back door, leaning on the door with her arms folded and watching.Manlu jumped out of the car, Manzhen smiled and said, "Hey, my sister is here!" The young man seemed to pay attention when he heard this address, and turned his eyes to Manlu's side, but Manlu's eyes were like lightning, He was also looking at him there, his eyes were not as full as hers, he was no match for her, and hurriedly looked away.All he got was a middle-aged lady in a fur coat.It turns out that Man Lu is striving for the top right now. In order to match her status, she has given up her stage makeup, false eyelashes, dark eyes, and red rouge.Little did she know that she was automatically disarming herself.Time is cruel. At her age, heavy makeup makes her look more haggard, but suddenly she looks like a middle-aged woman, and she only looks more like a middle-aged woman.Man Lu didn't think so at first, but when she went to the silk shop to buy fabrics today, she picked up a purple-red one to have a look, and while she was thinking about it, the ignorant guy strongly recommended a dark blue one, saying: "You wear it yourself. This blue one is nice and generous.” Man Lu was very angry and thought, “Do you think I’m an old lady? I’d rather buy that red one!” Although she bought it in a fit of anger, she was very unhappy. Her mother was not happy today because her little brother Jaymin broke his leg.Manlu went upstairs, where her mother was bandaging Jiemin's knee.Man Lu said: "Oh, why did you fall so hard?" Mrs. Gu said: "It's his own fault! You must learn to ride a bicycle, and I know you're going to get into trouble! With this car, I'm going crazy Yes, you ride and I ride too!" Man Lu said: "Is this a new bike?" Mrs. Gu said: "It's your elder brother who said that his school is too far away, so he goes there by tram every day, or ride a bike It’s a good deal. I’ve always wanted a bicycle, but I didn’t buy it for him. Recently, Mr. Shen bought one for him.” At this point, she frowned tightly.Shijun gave them a bicycle, she was very happy at the time, but now because she loves the child, she can't help but turn her anger on Shijun. Man Lu said: "Who is this Mr. Shen? I saw someone at the door just now, but it was him?" Mrs. Gu said: "Oh, you have seen it?" Man Lu laughed: "Is it Second Sister's friend? Mrs. Gu nodded, and said: "It's a colleague of hers." Man Lu said: "He comes here often?" Mrs. Gu pushed Jiemin away, and then said with a low laugh: "This is almost every day here." Man Lu smiled and said, "Are they engaged?" Mrs. Gu frowned and said with a smile, "That's to say, I'm also wondering here, I only see two people together all day long, why don't I hear that they are married?" If you want to talk about it." Man Lu said: "Mom, why don't you ask the second sister." Mrs. Gu said: "It's useless to ask. If you ask her, she will say stupid things, saying that she will not marry until her younger siblings are older. I How can people wait! But looking at it like this, Mr. Shen is not in a hurry at all. It made me anxious by the side." Man Lu suddenly said: "Oh! This lady, don't be fooled by others. " Mrs. Gu said: "Then she won't." Man Lu said: "Don't tell me, the more inexperienced you are like Second Sister, the easier it is to be fascinated. This kind of thing is not certain." Mrs. Gu said: "But Mr. Shen, I think he is an honest man." Man Lu smiled and said, "Hmph, honest man! I think his eyes are pretty bad, and he slips straight towards people!" As she spoke, she couldn't help raising her hand Come, stroking your hair proudly.She didn't expect that Shijun paid special attention to her just now, because he knew her history, so he couldn't help being curious about her. Mrs. Gu said: "I think he is quite honest. If you don't believe me, you will find out after talking to him later." Man Lu said: "I want to talk to him. I have met many people. He is a I will never miss any kind of person." Since Man Lu is married now, Mrs. Gu did not object to her getting close to Man Zhen's boyfriend, so she said, "By the way, help me see Look." Just as she was talking, Manlu suddenly heard Manzhen talking to her grandmother at the top of the stairs, and hurriedly gave her mother a wink, but her mother fell silent.Then Manzhen walked into the room, opened the cupboard door and took the coat.Mrs. Gu said: "You want to go out?" Manzhen smiled and said: "Go to the movies. Otherwise, I won't go, the tickets are already bought. Sister, play a little longer and eat here." She hurried away up.Shijun never came upstairs, so Manlu had no chance to observe him. Mrs. Gu and Manlu stood side by side in front of the window, watching Manzhen and Shijun leave, and watching the children learn to ride bicycles and ride around in the alley.Mrs. Gu said leisurely: "Ah Bao came here a few days ago." Ah Bao is now a servant at Manlu's place.Manlu said: "Yes, I heard her say that there is a letter from the country, and she came to get it." Mrs. Gu said: "Well.——Young Master, is this always the same?" Manlu knew it must be Abao After reporting Hongcai's recent extravagant behavior to his mother-in-law, she smiled and said, "This Bao is such a talkative!" Mrs. Gu laughed and said, "You're going to say I'm talkative again—I want to persuade you You, don't make trouble with him as soon as you see him like this. It hurts feelings." Man Lu remained silent.She was unwilling to complain to her mother, although she needed to cry to someone, and there was no one more suitable than her mother, but her mother's words of comfort never scratched the itch, and often made her feel both funny and funny.Mrs. Gu said quietly again: "How old is my uncle this year? Is he looking forty? Don't say that men don't like children, but at a certain age, they also want them very much! I thought, you have nothing else to do to him, That’s the only thing.” Manlu had had two abortions before, and the doctor said she would not be able to have another child. Mrs. Gu said again: "I heard you say that the one in the country has no son, only a daughter?" Man Lu said lazily, "Why, didn't Abao tell you? Someone from the country came out and brought the child out. Mrs. Gu was very surprised when she heard that, and said: "Oh? Didn't you stay with her mother all the time?" Man Lu said: "His mother died, so now I have sent it to her father." Mrs. Gu was taken aback for a moment, Said: "Her mother is dead?—Really?—Ah, child, your grandma has always said that your life is good, it is good to dare to love your life! I am not as calm as you!" The face is smiling.Manlu just smiled faintly. Mrs. Gu said again: "I want to persuade you again. It's a pity for a child without a mother. You should treat her better." There was a shoebox in the package that Manlu bought on the street just now. As soon as she gave it to her mother, she said with a smile: "Here, look, I bought her leather shoes here, and I'm still teaching her how to read blocks there, what else?" Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "How old is the child?" " Man Lu said: "Eight years old." Mrs. Gu said: "What's your name?" Man Lu said: "It's called Zhaodi." After hearing this, Mrs. Gu sighed again, and said, "If I can give her a younger brother That's it! Cough, you said your fate is good, but why did you die without a child?" Man Lu suddenly turned her face down, and said angrily: "The left sentence is good fate, and the right sentence is good fate, you know that I am full of bitterness here !” As she spoke, she turned around and turned her back to her mother, only to hear her impatience tapping on the glass window with her fingertips, making a sound of “de”.Her nails are extremely long and pointed.Mrs. Gu was silent for a while, and Fang said: "Look away, my miss!" Unexpectedly, after saying this, Man Lu burst into tears.Mrs. Gu stood beside her, but was speechless for a while. Manlu blew her nose with a handkerchief, and said: "The man changed his mind so quickly. At that time, he was willing to commit bigamy and marry me. Now his wife is dead. I want him to go through the marriage procedures with me again. He No matter what, he didn't agree." Mrs. Gu said: "Why do you need to go through any formalities, aren't you officially married?" Man Lu said: "That doesn't count. His wife was still there at that time." Mrs. Gu frowned Looking at Manlu, she said: "I don't understand.—" She didn't understand, but she also understood Manlu's situation in her heart, it was very dangerous anyway. Mrs. Gu thought for a while, and then said: "Anyway, don't make trouble for him. Even if he has someone else, there is still a first-come-first-come-" Man Lu said: "What is first-come-first-served, the mother who recruits the younger brother is a role model , I really feel chilling, she was still a married couple, she died in the country, and the coffin was bought for her by the family members." Mrs. Gu sighed for a long time, and said: "It's still the same sentence In other words, it would be great if you had a son! It would have been easy to handle in the past, the wife decided to find someone for the master, and borrow someone else's stomach to raise a child. I know you won't listen to this." She also felt that This kind of thinking is too outdated. Speaking of this, I couldn't help but smile.Man Lu forced a smile too, and said: "Come on, come on, Mom!" Mrs. Gu said: "Then you take a child." Man Lu smiled and said: "Come on, there is already a motherless child at home, Get another one—to open an orphanage?" The mother and daughter were just talking, and before they knew it, it was getting dark and the room was dark. It was Mrs. Gu who stretched out her hand from the outside, turned on the light, and said with a smile, "Why are you sitting here in the dark? Where did you two go?—Auntie, are you eating here today?" Mrs. Gu also said to Manlu: "I'll get you two lighter dishes, so you won't be spoiled." Manlu said: "Then I'll call back and tell them not to wait for me." She called back, half of which was to investigate Hongcai's actions at any time.A Bao came to answer the phone and said, "Young master just came back, do you want to ask him to answer the phone?" Man Lu said, "Well—no need. I'm coming back soon." She hung up the phone and said she wanted to go back.Her grandmother didn't know where to go, and kept her for dinner again and again, her mother said: "Let her go back, her uncle is waiting for her to eat." Man Lu hurried home, went upstairs and came to the bedroom, just met Hong before going out, it turned out that he came back to change clothes.Man Lu asked: "Where are you going?" Hongcai said: "You don't care!" He slammed the door of the room without any hassle.Man Lu opened the door and chased after him, and Hongcai had already gone downstairs with a gust of wind, a gust of fragrant wind. The little girl named Zhaodi ran out at this time. She was very excited because Manlu told her before going out today that she would buy leather shoes for her.She was playing in the maid's room, and when she heard the sound of high heels, she ran out, shouting, "Abao! Mom is back!" She called Man Lu "Mom", which was taught to her by the maids. It's not the first time Hongcai heard her call like that, but today he didn't know why, deliberately trying to make things difficult for Manlu, he said loudly at the foot of the stairs: "What the fuck, you call her Mom! She deserves it?" When Manlu heard it, she immediately picked up a porcelain flowerpot and wanted to throw it down, but Abao hugged her desperately. Man Lu was so angry that she couldn't speak, Hongcai had gone far away, and she cursed just now: "Who wants her snotty girl as a daughter, a beggar, a countryman, I don't even want to give it to me!" She hated it to death I saw the child, and the child blinked his eyes and stood by, watching the performance of this scene.If the child's mother has a soul, she must feel very happy. Manlu seems to hear her triumphant laughter in the air. 自从招弟来到这里，曼璐本来想着，只要把她笼络好了，这孩子也可以成为一个感情的桥梁，鸿才虽然薄情，父女之情总有的。但是这孩子非但不是什么桥梁，反而是个导火线，夫妻吵闹，有她夹在中间做个旁观者，曼璐更不肯输这口气，所以吵得更凶了。 那女孩子又瘦又黑，小辫子上扎着一截子白绒线，呆呆地站在那里望着她。她真恨不得一巴掌打过去。她把她带回来的那只鞋盒三把两把拆散了，两只漆皮的小皮鞋骨碌碌滚下地去，她便提起脚来在上面一阵乱踩。皮鞋这样东西偏又特别结实，简直无法毁灭它。结果那两只鞋被她滴溜溜扔到楼底下去了。 在招弟的眼光中，一定觉得曼璐也跟她父亲一样，都是喜怒无常。 曼璐回到房中，晚饭也不吃，就上床睡了。阿宝送了只热水袋来，给她塞在被窝里。她看见阿宝，忽然想起来了，便道：“你上次到太太那儿去说了些什么？我顶恨佣人这样搬是非。”阿宝到现在还是称曼璐为大小姐，称她母亲为太太。阿宝忙道：“我没说什么呀，是太太问我——”曼璐冷笑道：“哦，还是太太不对。”阿宝知道她正是一肚子的火，没处发泄，就不敢言语了，悄悄地收拾收拾，就出去了。 今天睡得特别早，预料这一夜一定特别长。曼璐面对着那漫漫长夜，好像要走过一个黑暗的甬道，她觉得恐惧，然而还是得硬着头皮往里走。 床头一盏台灯，一只钟。一切寂静无声，只听见那只钟滴答滴答，显得特别响。曼璐一伸手，就把钟拿起来，收到抽屉里去。 一开抽屉，却看见一堆小纸片，是她每天教招弟认的字块。曼璐大把大把地捞出来，往痰盂里扔。其实这时候她的怒气已经平息了，只觉得伤心。背后画着稻田和猫狗牛羊的小纸片，有几张落在痰盂外面，和她的拖鞋里面。 曼璐在床上翻来覆去，思前想后，她追溯到鸿才对她的态度恶化，是什么时候开始的。就是那一天，她妹妹到这里来探病，后来那天晚上，鸿才在外面吃醉酒回来，倚风作邪地，向她表示对她妹妹有野心。被她骂了一顿。 要是真能够让他如愿以偿，他倒也许从此就好了，不出去胡闹了。他虽然喜新厌旧，对她妹妹倒好像是一片痴心。 她想想真恨，恨得他牙痒痒地。但是无论如何，她当初嫁他的时候，是打定主意，跟定了他了。她准备着粗茶淡饭过这一辈子，没想到他会发财。既然发了财了，她好像买奖券中了头奖，难道到了头儿还是一场空？ 有一块冰凉的东西贴在脚背上。热水袋已经冷了，可以知道时候已经不早了，已经是深夜，更深夜静，附近一条铁路上有火车驶过，萧萧地鸣着汽笛。 她母亲那一套“妈妈经”，她忽然觉得不是完全没有道理的。有个孩子就好了。借别人的肚子生个孩子。这人还最好是她妹妹，一来是鸿才自己看中的，二来到底是自己妹妹，容易控制些。 母亲替她出主意的时候，大概决想不到她会想到二妹身上。她不禁微笑。她这微笑是稍微带着点狞笑的意味的，不过自己看不见罢了。 然后她突然想道：“我疯了。我还说鸿才神经病，我也快变成神经病了！”她竭力把那种荒唐的思想打发走了，然而她知道它还是要回来的，像一个黑影，一只野兽的黑影，它来过一次就认识路了，咻咻地嗅着认着路，又要找到她这儿来了。 她觉得非常恐怖。