Chapter 15 happy event

More than a month later, Liu Bucai returned to Shanghai. He was very capable, and he succeeded in marrying Hu Xueyan.However, the whole family is going to Shanghai, and Hu Xueyan has something on his mind instead, so he has to ask Grandma Qigu for help because of the unknown identity of Aqiao who lives together in a borrowed "small house". "Seventh sister, you have to give me an idea. I have no one to discuss with except you." "Of course! I can't ignore my uncle's affairs. But first, you need to set a goal for yourself." When asked about Hu Xueyan's attitude towards Sister Aqiao, it was his problem. He could only respond with a wry smile: "Seventh Sister, the whole story of the West Chamber, isn't it all in your stomach?"

Grandma Qigu really knew their situation very well, and she summed it up in one sentence: On the surface, the love is abnormal, but there is a deep gap behind it.Although one fell in love with Hu Xueyan, she would rather live in the outer room than be a small star, because she was afraid that Hu's family would have a lot of people. Besides serving the old lady, she also had to be courteous to the old lady, and even looked at Fu Rong's words.Another way of thinking is: from Xingyuan, the governor of Liangjiang, although he is not a concubine, it is equivalent to "acting" for Mrs. Zhangyin.

In Hu Xueyan, the biggest concern is precisely because of this.Sister Aqiao and He Guiqing's marriage was entirely facilitated by herself, and now that she accepts it, no matter how she feels or the criticism from others, there is always something wrong.Borrowing the "little house" outside to be a dew couple, it is because she is in adversity, because of emotions, she can't be herself, no matter to herself or others, there is always something to say, once you get it back At home, there are no words to explain themselves. In addition, there is another huge obstacle. Mrs. Hu once said categorically: It is not surprising that a promising man has three wives and four concubines, but the title of a big wife cannot be taken away by others, so as long as Hu Xueyan took a fancy to it, so he can go home if he wants to go home, but he can't set up another family outside.At the same time, she also said that she would treat anyone who married into the family as a sister.In fact, the attitude towards Fu Rong has proved that her words and deeds are consistent, so it seems that she is standing extremely firmly. Even Mrs. Hu cannot but respect her words.

However, these are two different things.Grandma Qigu understood Hu Xueyan's difficulties, but she couldn't decide her attitude for him, "Uncle, if you want me to help you, you must first make up your own mind, whether to stay or go, and set a goal before you can figure out a way. But ,” she said bluntly, “I want to say what I said first, no matter what, if you want me to help you hide it, it’s impossible.” With this statement, Hu Xueyan was disappointed.His wish was to ask Grandma Qigu to try to hide him from his wife, so he couldn't make a sound after hearing these words.

At this time, it was equivalent to revealing her thoughts completely, and Grandma Qigu persuaded him: "Uncle, everything will be happy at home! Auntie is virtuous and capable, and is a great helper to you. But let me say one more thing: Auntie is also very powerful, so don't mess with him." She hates you. If you say, you want to take Sister Aqiao back, I will try to persuade her for you even if I break my leg and talk nonsense. Of course, there is no guarantee of success. If you make a decision, prepare to Ben thing, that bag is on me, you come and go with her, and you will never hurt your friendship."

"Then, tell me, how can we get along well with Sister Aqiao?" "I can't say it now, I have to use my brain, but I'm sure about this level." Hu Xueyan thought for a while, but he couldn't make up his mind. He sighed and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow." "Uncle, you'd better think about it tonight and make up your mind. If you are going to take it home, I will arrange it for you as soon as possible." Grandma Qigu pointed outside and said, "I want to ask Uncle Liu to go home first." In front of the old lady and aunt, I will work hard for you."

Hu Xueyan was taken aback, what kind of effort was he going to do?Only after thinking about it can I understand that although my wife expresses that she can't help her lover to take concubines, she can't help but feel jealous.Being able to get along with Furong as close as sisters is due to her own intention to be a virtuous role model, and Furong is submissive and willing to be humble.This kind of karma will happen from time to time, and it is an odd number to make up a good couple. You can't expect three wives and four concubines, everyone is like this. Grandma Qigu wanted to ask Liu Bucai to work hard, so naturally she would do the dredging first.Sure enough, she had her own heart, and Sister Aqiao did not object to formally "entering the door". Grandma Qigu's approach was necessary.However, Hu Xueyan was also reminded that Sister Aqiao is also a very powerful character, far from being comparable to Fu Rong.Even if everything goes well, Sister Aqiao changes her original intention, and her wife can keep her promise, but the good times will never last long. The two "female" meet and cannot stand each other. "It's hard to be a husband between two wives".

Thinking about it this way, sorrow and troubles come together at the same time, so the appetite becomes more and more poor.However, he was always unwilling to spoil people's interest. Seeing that Liu Bucai was in a good mood, he tried his best to accompany him, and talked about leaving at midnight. Back at the "Little House", Sister Aqiao prepared tea and snacks as usual.In the bedroom, the heavy curtains were drawn deeply, which isolated her from the chilly spring. She was only wearing a soft satin jacket, which was cut very close to the body, making her waist look more slender and slender.

After shaking hands, I realized that she was wearing too little. "If you want to be pretty, you'll jump in the cold!" he said, "Be careful of getting sick from the cold." Sister Aqiao smiled silently, poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of him, holding a small Qianlong colorful teapot filled with hot tea, using it as a hand stove to keep warm, watching with burning eyes, waiting for him to speak. Every day when he came back, Hu Xueyan always talked about his situation outside, where he ate, what interesting people he met, and what news he heard, but this day he was uncharacteristically sitting down without saying a word.

"Are you tired?" Sister Aqiao said, "Go to bed early!" "Well, tired." He was agreeing to her words, but his eyes were still looking at the kerosene chandelier called "safety lamp" hanging under the ceiling.There was only one time in Sister Aqiao's memory of this incongruity, ignoring the attitude in front of her, and that was the night when she learned of Wang Youling's martyrdom. "Then hum!" She unknowingly leaned on Su Bai with a very soft and charming look, "What's on your mind?" "The old lady is coming!"

Hu Xueyan seldom talked to her about marriage.Sister Aqiao only knew that his whole family was stuck in Jiaxing and couldn't be reunited for a while, so she didn't think about it.Hearing this sentence suddenly at this time, my heart was immediately confused. "It's a happy event!" she said with a forced smile. "A happy event is a happy event, and a worry is also a worry. Aqiao, what do you say?" "What do you say?" She asked knowingly. Hu Xueyan thought for a while, then said ambiguously: "Our situation is not a long game." Sister Aqiao's color changed, she lowered her head, she saw her eyelashes flickering, but she didn't know what was in her eyes.As a result, Hu Xueyan's heart was also disturbed, he stood up and fell on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze. Sister Aqiao didn't speak, but it wasn't tears under the lamp. She put down the teapot in her hand, took down a crock pot sitting on the kerosene stove, poured out the extremely thick chicken soup, and took out seven teapots from the tin box. Eight "salt crackers" on a china dish, grouped together on a dresser.Then he took off Hu Xueyan's boots and put on a pair of embroidered overshoes. She followed the order to the end, and then she said, "Get up and eat!" Sitting by the dressing table and having a snack before going to sleep was the happiest moment for Hu Xueyan every day. While watching Sister Aqiao take off her makeup, she listened to Wu Nong's soft words, saying something interesting It's not easy to talk about gossip without worrying about thinking that you are the king of the south. However, the mood today is a little different.But in a second thought, he still refused to give up this fun, and jumped off the bed like a tiger, scaring Miss Aqiao. "You!" She rolled his eyes at him, "You're really a bit evil today." "Let's have fun." Hu Xueyan suddenly felt very hungry, "What else is there to eat?" "This time of day, I only eat dry dim sum. The wonton dan and the seller of Huzhou zongzi and tea eggs have all been here." Sister Aqiao asked, "Could it be that you haven't eaten enough in Gu's house?" "Didn't eat at all!" "Why? The food doesn't match your appetite?" "Grandma Qigu's Lusong chicken wings are raw fish, but it's just too bad to eat." "What's the point?" "Oh!" Hu Xueyan shook his head, "Stop talking about it. Bring some more salt crackers!" He didn't say anything, and she didn't ask, and she did as she was told, then sat down to remove her make-up, holding a handful of hair in her hand , Take a boxwood comb and comb it constantly.The room was very quiet, only the sound of Hu Xueyan biting a biscuit was heard. "When will the old lady arrive?" Sister Aqiao asked out of the blue. "Soon!" Hu Xueyan said, "It will only take ten days and half a month." "Where do you live?" "I don't know yet." "People are coming soon, I don't know where they live, isn't it a joke?" "There's been a lot of things these two days, and I haven't had time to do it yet. Let's talk about it when Mr. Liu leaves tomorrow. I'm afraid I can't find a house if I have money? But—" "What?" Sister Aqiao turned to look at him and asked, "Why don't you continue?" "How big or small the house should be, but I don't know." "This is strange again! How many people live in what size house, can't you figure it out yourself?" "It's just that I can't count how many people there are." Hu Xueyan glanced at her and turned his face away on purpose, but he was actually looking at her expression in the mirror. Sister Aqiao was silent and composed, looking unpredictable and profound.Then, he stood up and made the bed and folded the quilt, without making a sound. "Go to sleep!" Hu Xueyan patted his waist, his stomach was full, and his heart was empty, as if he couldn't get up or down. "What's on your mind? Tell me straight up. It's making people's stomachs itch." What's on her mind, with her cleverness, vigilance, and familiarity with people, how can she not know why?It's not a good sign to deliberately pretend to be puzzled like this.Hu Xueyan didn't like to use his deep heart in front of women, but this person was an exception at this time, so he answered Shen Shen with a smile: "It takes a long time to guess what's on your mind to be interesting. Why expose it all at once?" Sister Aqiao had no choice but to keep silent, folded the quilt, and waited for him to undress and go to bed.Then he moved a foreign lamp to the table inside the big mahogany bed, and twisted the wick so that a hazy yellow light concealed the hesitation on her face. After this calm down, Hu Xueyan's mind was concentrated, and he realized that there were only two ways to go between himself and Sister Aqiao, one was to follow the current situation, and the other was to go their separate ways. "You don't have to think about it." He said unconsciously, "Wait until I figure out a way." "What the hell are you talking about?" "It's not for you!" Hu Xueyan said, "My wife refuses to live outside, and you don't want to live together. Then I have to use my brain." Miss Aqiao remained silent.She is a sensible person and knows Hu Xueyan's difficulties, but if she says she understands his difficulties and is willing to live together, if they don't get along well, she will go to the court and ask to leave, not only will they ruin each other's faces, but they will also get a very bad reputation : "Follow one, scatter one".It's better to be ruthless at this moment, let him worry about it, see what the result is, and then make sense.However, the meaning of consolation is indispensable.She stretched out a hand from under the quilt and squeezed Hu Xueyan's left arm tightly, expressing her appreciation and leaning on him. Hu Xueyan has no one to ask for advice, so he can only discuss it with Grandma Qigu. "Seventh sister, you don't need to mention the idea of ​​living together. I think it's best to keep it as it is now. Since you won't hide it for me, can you please clear it up for me?" "You mean, you want me to talk to your aunt for you, so that you can still live outside?" "yes!" "Difficult!" Grandma Qigu shook her head loudly, "The state owns the state laws, and the family has its own rules. My aunt is now in charge of the house, and the rules she sets are reasonable. Even the old lady can't break her rules, let alone us as juniors?" "Your junior is not a junior. She prefers to buy you, so you go and beg for me once, just this once, don't make an example!" "Uncle, do you still want to use it as an example? Don't say this, and she will get angry instead: Oh, there are already two, it's not enough, and I'm thinking about the third one!" "Your words are good, you can say whatever you want, as long as things are done successfully." "I'm afraid it won't work!" Grandma Qigu pondered for a long time and said, "Because of my uncle, I have no choice but to take this nail head-on! If it doesn't work, you can't blame me." "Seventh sister, please explain this sentence more." Hu Xueyan said, "Please do everything. Don't read it, don't read it. The illness I suffered in Ningbo was really due to her." This is to remind Grandma Qigu that when she speaks, she should pay special attention to this point: Sister Aqiao should be lenient for her contribution and be extra graceful.Actually, what he said was a lot of explanations, and Grandma Qigu had of course thought about it, even though she was going to hit a wall, she still had to rely on something, and there was hope that everything would happen.The reason for this is that Sister Aqiao ventured to Ningbo to serve the decoction in her clothes.Moreover, she also decided where to start, starting with persuading Liu Bucai. "Last winter, my uncle transported rice to Hangzhou. He was unable to enter the city. Instead, he fell ill with typhoid fever when he transferred to Ningbo. When the news spread to Shanghai, I was so anxious. Think about it, Uncle Liu, Ningbo is growing again in that kind of time." Mao’s hands, and the people are unfamiliar, how can I get this typhoid fever? This kind of disease depends on having considerate people to take care of it, and you can’t be negligent. I discussed it with Lao Gu, and I said I’m the only one, and Lao Gu said I’d go It will delay important matters. Why? First, I am impatient, and it is not appropriate to serve the sick; second, although our friendship is already the same as that of relatives, I don't care. I am afraid that my uncle will have scruples instead. There are some messy things about water, I’m sorry to ask me to do it. The sickness is not bad, if there is no one who cares about it and cares about it, the illness will not be cured.” "That's true." Liu Bucai asked, "Sister Aqiao volunteered later?" "No! I begged her." Grandma Qigu said, "Although there was a past between her and my uncle, it was over long ago. Everything is restarting, but I started the fire. Uncle Liu, Think about it for me, am I not also responsible today?" "I understand! Without you begging her back then, there would be no troubles today. And you begged her to save Xueyan's life. In fact, Xueyan's life was also saved by sister Aqiao. .Is that what you said?" "Yes!" Qigu's grandma said happily, "Liu Sanshu, you really are a 'bachelor and exquisite heart, you can see through it'!" "Seventh Sister!" Liu Bucai said sternly, "Take these two reasons, Mrs. Xueyan, who is very sensible, must have nothing to say. However, she will not feel comfortable in her heart. Seventh Sister, you are like this" Take a hard bet', whether it is worth it or not, you should think about it!" "Thank you, Third Uncle Liu!" Grandma Qigu replied, "For the sake of Uncle, I have nothing to do." "That's not the way to say it. Now that our friendship has reached this level, we don't have to worry about the other party's displeasure. Doing this, Seventh Sister, you have to think about it, is it good for the Hu family? Can it teach Xueyan When a person is satisfied for a while, even if he has an explanation!" Liu Bucai's opinion was very deep, and Qigu's grandma thought about it carefully, and she suddenly realized it.However, she is different from Liu Bucai. One is a close relative of the Hu family, and they live together. This family has some "difficult scriptures", of course he knows much more than her.Therefore, Grandma Qigu felt that the matter should be discussed again. "Uncle Liu, I want to listen to your words. I always want to be good for the Hu family. Besides, we will live in Shanghai in the future, and there will always be a lot of time for family members. If Aunt Hu's family has a feud with me, it will make things worse. What's the fun of being at odds with each other? There's only one level, and I still can't figure it out. If this matter is to be successful, will it cause disharmony in their family?" "It's hard to say! As far as I know, Mrs. Xueyan has another way of running the family. If you break her rules and make an exception, what she says will be discounted in the future." "My little uncle said: 'This is the only time, the next is not an example.' If this happens again in the future, I don't need Auntie Hu to speak up, I will fight for her first!" Hearing this, Liu Bucai laughed "puchi" and sighed silently. This seemed to make people laugh and be ignorant, and Grandma Qigu was a little annoyed, and immediately chased after her: "Uncle Liu, did I say something wrong?" "Your words are good, and your heart is hot. But, if that's the only way, you're just asking for trouble. As the saying goes: 'It's hard for an upright official to decide on housework', Seventh Sister, even if you are Baogong, you are still a good person if you decide clearly. trouble!" "Why! I don't understand that." "Seventh Sister, you've been smart all your life, and you've been ignorant for a while. When you get a lawsuit, either the plaintiff wins or the defendant wins. Once the treatment is done, the treatment is damaged. Why bother!" Grandma Qigu suddenly realized that if she helped Mrs. Hu in the future, she would definitely offend Hu Xueyan. "Okay, okay, Uncle Liu, you too, there is a reason why you don't say it outright, and you have to go through such a big circle! Fortunately, I am not as patient as before, and I am not as patient as before. Otherwise, it didn't make me go the wrong way?" These complaints are really a bit unreasonable, but unreasonable is so funny that Liu Bucai can only laugh. "I don't want to be a 'female Baogong' either! It's better to be my 'female Zhang Fei'." Liu Bucai immediately understood that there was something wrong with the words, and had to ask: "Seventh Sister! What are your plans? It's all right to be a female Zhang Fei, and it's no fun to be a reckless Zhang Fei." "Zhang Fei also has rough and thin moments, and I naturally have a sense of proportion. Don't worry, there will be no disturbances." Liu Bucai thought for a moment and asked, "Then, do you want me to do kung fu in front of Mrs. Xueyan?" "Yes! But the words are not the original ones." This made Liu Bucai stunned.It is a matter of one and not two, or write it off and not talk about it. If you want to talk about it, do you need another explanation? "The words in the first half can still be used. Why did Sister Aqiao have feelings for my uncle again? There is always a whole story. Let Aunt Hu's family know so that she won't be prejudiced against Sister Aqiao first." Grandma Qigu stopped. Say it all at once, "Change the second half of the sentence to this." Her approach was to appease Mrs. Hu first, that is, to appease Hu Xueyan first.Because once the Hu family members arrived in Shanghai, it was impossible to hide the fact that Hu Xueyan had a concubine, and Hu Xueyan himself would ask Grandma Qigu about the result, so she needed Mrs. Hu to cooperate with her to stabilize the situation first. "I want a period of time, so that I can work hard in front of Sister Aqiao. I'm afraid that the matter has not yet come to fruition, and the couple has already quarreled. Once everything is embarrassing, it will often lead to a deadlock. Therefore, it is best for Aunt Hu's family to pretend Zuo didn't know about this, and if my uncle 'doesn't come back to camp at night', there's no need to ask about it." "I understand what you mean, Mrs. Xueyan can definitely do it. However, Xueyan often surprises her when she does things. If one pretends to be confused, and the other gongs and drums in front of the other, what if I have an honest talk with her?" "I don't think this kind of situation is likely to happen. If so, Aunt Hu's family will not admit it or object, so just perfunctory him." "I think we have to deal with it like this." Liu Bucai nodded, "In one word: overcome rigidity with softness." "It's tactful to overcome rigidity with softness. Please tell Aunt Hu's family that she will leave it to me within three months to settle this matter. What is proper? It means not breaking her rules. If Sister Aqiao refuses If you enter the house with the surname Hu, then you must have someone else’s surname.” "It turns out that you are trying to use a trick." Liu Bucai asked enthusiastically, "Seventh Sister, have you found someone for Sister Aqiao?" "No, no! You have to look for it slowly." Grandma Qigu laughed suddenly, "Actually, Uncle Liu, you are quite a match!" "Just kidding! How can I be 'same subject' with Xueyan?"