After nightfall, the servants who received the order left one after another, and the torches that were lit one after another to deal with the aftermath of the fire were also put out. The courtyard that originally had two small buildings now only has one of them left. With the lights on at this time, it became more...
The past days were brighter and warmer.
After dinner, until around midnight, the visiting relatives actually continued to come over one after another, asking about the situation of the fire and asking after each other. There were also maids or followers following these people. They were not qualified to come in and sit, but it was still very lively to gather nearby.
During the day, everyone gathered together and watched a large number of people busy cleaning up the fire scene. There was still an atmosphere of regret after the disaster. In the evening, after asking about the fact that no one was injured in the fire, everyone felt happy and like a party.
The mentality was average. The parents had a brief chat, and some said that Ning Yi and Su Tan'er should have moved to another yard. After the fire, everyone felt a little happy when they got together.
Also, the Su family is not short of money for this house. If it burns, it will burn. Since no one was hurt, then this is nothing more than a small accident. The owner doesn’t care much, and everyone doesn’t need to
Too much thought was put into this matter, so more and more people came to visit, and it was just a small gathering in the living room.
In fact, the reason why Su Tan'er chose to live in this courtyard now was just a temporary liking when she was a girl. Theoretically speaking, she is now in charge of the affairs of the big house. After annexing various things handed over by the Wu family,
It is expected that the business managed by his subordinates will reach half of the entire Su family's. This yard is not suitable as a place to live.
This courtyard has a somewhat unique layout, and there is nothing uncomfortable about living in it. It is just that it seems a little unattractive in terms of hospitality. Everyone also thinks that Su Tan'er will take advantage of this time to choose another courtyard to live in, and everyone is talking about it.
They chatted about these things and expressed their own opinions.
Some atmospheres may only be felt by a few specific people.
Su Tan'er chatted happily with the relatives who came and left, and she was full of laughter, but in fact she was a little absent-minded. She only responded with formulaic expressions. Of course, there are probably not many people in the Su family who can feel this.
Ning Yi was just like usual. A group of relatives came over, and he was always polite. He and Su Tan'er entertained these people, chatting with everyone about the style of the house, as if nothing happened.
It happens often, sometimes I even take out pen, ink and paper to write, draw and design.
Due to the large number of people coming, Chan'er, Juan'er, Xing'er and three others would come in and out from time to time, carrying fruits, serving tea, greeting the people who came, and also being responsible for arranging the followers and maids who came over in the yard next door. They were in the yard next door.
The family is no different from a manager-level person, so at this time, it is natural for them to be at ease and in order.
It seems that everything is business as usual and there is really no problem.
Just like last year at the end of the year, when the weather got colder, everyone would gather in the living room. Su Tan'er would look at the account books, or do embroidery with the maids, listen to Ning Yi's stories, and everyone would play chess and chat together.
When guests came, the three maids served tea to them. Everything was no different from today, perfectly normal. However, today there was a fire after all.
If everything is too normal, sometimes it will create an inexplicable sense of dissonance. Others may not be able to feel it, but as time goes by, at least in the hearts of Chan'er, Juan'er, Xing'er and others, there will be some strange feelings.
The questions and ideas are there.
No one said anything about the aftermath.
It does not refer to the aftermath. The Su family is not short of money, and Su Tan'er is not short of money. Burning a building is not a big problem, so others will not find it weird. But in any case, that small building
was burned down. Ning Yi and Xiaochan’s residence was burned down, and the kitchen and bathroom were also affected. Theoretically speaking, even if they didn’t care, they would still have to explain something. However, no one mentioned this.
thing.
Some of Xiaochan's things have been moved to the room next to Juan'er, but Su Tan'er did not express her opinion on whether she will live in this room in the future. Of course, she herself has some power over this matter. Originally, the room
Many things were burned, so she could secretly ask the servants to bring them over directly. What to do with the kitchen and bathroom in the future? Most importantly, where should Ning Yi stay tonight? No one mentioned this
.
Su Tan'er, who has always been a comprehensive leader in the past, did not show a clear attitude towards anything after the fire tonight. She was just socializing with visiting relatives. Ning Yi himself did not ask any questions. He was still the same as before.
With his attitude, when he wanted to get pens, inks, paper and inkstones, he still went to Su Tan'er's room to find them - at this time, his belongings had piled up the room in a mess. When he came to look for it, he even asked Xing'er to help: "They moved in
Where did I put my pen, ink, paper and inkstone when I went to work..." I rummaged through the boxes and cabinets.
Su Tan'er's current room is the biggest feeling of dissonance. Where should things be moved? There is no mention of it. After dark, the time is gradually getting late, and Su Tan'er always has to go to bed tonight.
Yes, these things are piled up here. She seems to have forgotten what to do. Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er probably thought about asking, but after thinking about it, some strange feelings and emotions emerged in their hearts.
The guessing started, and in the end, everyone could only make eye contact, murmur in their hearts, and have complicated emotions, but no one asked any questions. Everyone was busy silently, whitewashing the peace.
It was half past Haishi, and the people who came to visit had gone back one after another. After the surrounding area became quiet, the three maids tidied up the room and cleaned it. When they came back after having nothing to do, Su Tan'er was talking to Ning Yi
They played backgammon as a pastime. The three maids looked a little weird and sat there bored for a while. Then Xing'er drank tea, Juan'er worked as a hostess, and Chan'er boredly counted the stitches on Juan'er's insole, and then the three of them
He also found a deck of cards made from bamboo slices to play with.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Su Tan'er lowered her head and did not talk to Ning Yi. She just remembered something occasionally and asked the three maids if they had entertained a certain relative when they came over just now.
, Xing'er and Juan'er replied in a low voice. On the chessboard, the couple patiently blocked each other's chess pieces in a style they hadn't used in a long time. They were blocking each other's chess pieces with gusto. On the other side, they were absentmindedly playing with bamboo tiles. Three girls.
Every time a card is played, a number is reported, which sounds a bit cute. Something may happen tonight. Because of this possibility and complexity, the three maids are somewhat uneasy.
The only time when everyone was relatively friendly was when Ning Yi asked Chan'er if a lot of things were burned. Chan'er replied that nothing valuable was burned. Ning Yi estimated that she might have some jewelry burned. Or clothes that I like very much. Su Tan'er said that she would buy them for Chan'er in the future.
The atmosphere was strange, and time became a bit unbearable. Chaner, Juaner, and Xinger would go out sometimes, fetch hot water, make tea, and so on, and occasionally have a few conversations in the room. Time gradually came to midnight. , I don’t know what will happen next. The host didn’t sleep, and he didn’t tell them to leave, and they couldn’t leave. But it looked like Su Tan’er and Ning Yi could enjoy their stay until tomorrow morning.
In fact, Su Tan'er didn't have the nerve to wave her hands and say: "You guys go to bed." The more time passed, the more uneasy she felt.
Then, after midnight, the bell rang, and the surrounding yards became quieter. Today was actually quite busy. Myolie, who was playing cards, couldn't help but yawned. Ning Yi glanced at her, Su Tan Er also looked over and finally said: "Well, Myolie, you are tired too, go to bed first." After she finished saying this, she held the chess piece in her hand, lowered her head and continued to act like she was concentrating on thinking about chess. The three maids stood up to talk, prepared to leave, and packed tea and other things. Ning Yi tilted his head and greeted them one by one with a smile. Amid these movements, Su Tan'er's mood calmed down a little. .
Chan'er, Juan'er, and Myolie all walked out of the room. The figures in the corridor seemed to be doing the work they had arranged before going to bed. Another chess game was played. Ning Yi got up and went to the toilet in the yard next door. He came back. At that time, I met Chan'er walking on the road. She was somewhat silent, holding a copper basin in her hand, but that was not silence caused by loss or depression. The girl's expression was a bit complicated, which maybe she couldn't handle yet. Some feelings, when seeing Ning Yi, let out a soft "Ah".
"Didn't you say you were going to sleep?"
"The basin is gone, so I went to get one." Chan'er lowered her head.
The two of them walked towards the courtyard gate. After a while, Ning Yi didn't know what to think of and laughed softly. Chan'er looked at him, he was still laughing, as if he was amused by today's events. Then, Chan'er couldn't help but laugh softly. When she walked to the courtyard gate, she called out in a low voice: "Uncle..."
"Um?"
Chan'er looked at him: "My uncle wants to... uh, my uncle wants to..." I don't know what she wants to say, but after thinking about it for a moment, the little maid smiled and shook her head: "I won't say anything anymore." She hugged her face. Pen ran to his room.
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Su Tan'er's mood has actually been anxious. The more time goes by, the more anxious she becomes. It's like the mood when waiting for the dust to settle on a big business. It's just that she is experienced in business, but she is completely unfamiliar with this kind of thing. With.
She had been a little shy the whole day, but she didn't dare to think about what happened when the arson was discovered. In any case, she couldn't predict the next result. She didn't know if the arsonist would be able to summarize these emotions, no I don't know what will happen next, what kind of conversation there will be, and I don't know if the husband will suddenly say: "Where will I stay tonight?" If he really asks, how should I answer?
All kinds of messy moods, but now she can only walk. After Ning Yi left for a while, she sat there feeling uneasy, then got up and walked back and forth a few steps, not knowing what to do. She picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Seeing that a potted plant behind the dining room screen seemed to be short of water, I couldn't help walking over and pouring all the tea into it. After pouring it, I realized that the tea was hot, so I quickly found cold water to neutralize it. During this process, Ning Yi
The sound of footsteps has also returned.
She took a breath and went back with the tea cup. She was wondering how long she would have to play backgammon, but she found that Ning Yi had already walked to the bedroom, seeming to be worried about a lot of furniture that had been crammed in.
Su Tan'er put down her teacup and walked over: "Mr.
"Tsk." Ning Yi smiled, "These things have made the room a mess. Let's clean it up."
Various tables, chairs and items crowded the room into chaos, mainly because some small things, baggage, boxes and the like were placed on Su Tan'er's table and stools when they moved in, so now they are all mixed together.
, no one said anything about cleaning up after that. Su Tan'er nodded: "Okay, okay."
She passed by the cabinet that was a bit blocked and moved a chair. Ning Yi had already walked in and started to collect his personal belongings. Su Tan'er also opened some bags and took out Ning Yi's clothes.
Sort it out and occasionally pass the things at hand to Ning Yi.
"The Analects of Confucius, Mencius..."
"The manuscript of the lecture..."
"Guangyuanzhai's jade pendant, tsk, this one is still there..."
"These drawings... should be useless."
"Well, there should be another copy of this, where is it..."
"Whose fan is this? Mine?"
Although Ning Yi is relatively indifferent to material desires, there are still many of these things at this time. When the two got married, although Su Tan'er had escaped from the marriage, under the instructions of the old lady, she still prepared various arrangements.
Various things were later given by various people, or collected by Ning Yi himself. At this time, the two of them were sorting them out in a small space, sorting them out bit by bit, and it took a lot of time.
Su Tan'er sat back on her bed and looked at this boudoir, which no longer looked like a boudoir. Half of the space was actually occupied by Ning Yi's things.
"We can't put these big items away tonight." Ning Yi put a chair in front of the desk, "Let's ask someone to sort it out tomorrow."
"Yes." Su Tan'er nodded. For a moment, she felt the edge of the bed beside her shake, and her body suddenly trembled. Ning Yi also sat down next to her.
Ning Yi didn't come to her room for a long time. The most time in the past was when she was sick. But even then, if he wanted to sit next to her, he would bring a stool over and sit on it. This is her embroidery
In the past, the bed had only had her breath, or she had stayed with cousin Danhong for a few nights. But at this time, the presence of a man suddenly came closer.