My head was still stuck on the Lingfu tree. After Mrs. Ru said a few words to me, she found that I had been stunned, so she called me a few times.
"Oh, I'm listening." I smiled sheepishly.
"Actually, there's nothing good to hear. They're all old stories. Even the young master doesn't care to listen to them anymore, but you, the nephew, listen to them with gusto." Sister-in-law Ru also finished cleaning up the stove and shook off the water droplets on her hands.
He shook it off, then walked towards me with a smile.
I was half-leaning against the kitchen door, but when I saw Mrs. Ru coming over, I hurriedly made room for the half of the door that I had occupied.
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"Sister-in-law, you've finished your work, then I'll make you a pot of tea. I like hearing this kind of story the most. Can you tell me more?" I said in a pleading tone.
"What a silly boy, what's so funny about these sesame and mung bean things?" Sister-in-law Ru said with a smile, then turned back to the kitchen and took out a tea set from the closet.
"The young master changed the living room into a study. He is usually quiet and doesn't like liveliness, so there are basically no guests. Therefore, there is no teahouse in the study. The sun has not gone down yet, so we
Let's make some tea and drink it by the small pond in the yard with some sunshine." Sister-in-law Ru said with a smile.
"Okay, it's really pleasant to make tea by the fire. It's just that it's not cold yet. If it gets a little colder, it will be even more comfortable." I said, reaching out my hand to take it from Sister-in-law Ru's.
Tea set: "I'm here to help you."
"Okay, then you move to the yard first."
She was not polite to me, she stretched out her hand and pushed the tea set in her hand into my arms.
Sister-in-law Ru worked very quickly. By the time I placed the tea set next to the small square carp pond in the center of the yard, she had already walked over carrying a table and two chairs.
I hurried over to help.
The tables and chairs were all made of bamboo, so as soon as I took the chair with my hand, my fingertips were pricked by the protruding burrs.
"Oops," I yelled reflexively.
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"What's wrong?" Sister-in-law quickly put down the things in her hands and asked me.
"It's okay, it's okay."
I felt that I was really useless. Chen Mo's back was so seriously injured that he didn't even squeak. But when I was pricked by this little burr, I just made a sound.
What a shame.
"I thought something was wrong, Master Zhou Cang, you have such a good character. My aunt is so lucky to have raised two such good sons." Sister-in-law Ru sighed.
I was already pouring water into the purple clay pot. When I heard Sister-in-law Ru say this, I suddenly thought of Chen Mo's mother.
"Sister-in-law, is my aunt still alive?" I asked cautiously.
"Oh, I hope you are still alive."
Originally, I thought the answer to the question I just asked was either/or, but who knew Rusao answered like this.
"Sister-in-law, I don't seem to understand." I closed the lid of the purple clay pot, then picked up the somewhat broken cattail leaf fan and gently fanned the mouth of the red clay charcoal stove.
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"Madam, she and the master have a very good relationship. In ancient times, it was written in books that a husband sings and a wife follows her, and they raise eyebrows together. That's probably how they are." Sister-in-law Ru seemed to be lost in memories.
"Sister-in-law Ru, let me interrupt you. Are the wife and the young lady you are talking about the same person?" With a family background like the Chen family, there may be three wives and four concubines, although I think it should be
It's impossible, but I checked it anyway.
"Yes, after the young lady got married, the old man asked me to change my name to the young lady and the uncle as the madam. I don't know the reason, but I am a servant. Whatever the master asks me to do, I have to do it. At the beginning
I was speechless for a long time, and then I gradually got used to it." Sister-in-law Ru said with a smile.
The water in the purple clay pot has boiled, and the hot steam inside frequently lifts the lid of the pot, making a popping sound.
I picked up the purple clay pot and poured water into the tureen where the tea had been placed.
"According to what you just said, is my aunt missing?" I placed a cup of freshly brewed tea on the table in front of Sister-in-law Ru, and then continued to ask.
"Oh, yes," Sister-in-law Ru sighed deeply, "My wife is in poor health, and she was infected with cold when she gave birth to the young master, so she has basically not stepped out of the Chen family home in the past few decades.
The gate is half a step away. The carriages and horses used to be slow. Returning
A trip to the Northeast took several days, and my wife couldn't bear the torment on the journey, so she rarely visited her natal family. Later, the masters and wives in the Northeast passed away one after another, and my wife basically severed ties with her hometown in the Northeast. She was rarely mentioned.
, let alone go.”
"Then, did she go there again later?" That's probably what I heard from Ru's sister-in-law's words.
"Isn't that so?" Sister-in-law Ru said, picking up the Ru kiln tea cup in front of her, but she didn't drink it. Instead, she focused all her eyes on the tea that was still swaying gently in the cup.
"Then, did my aunt disappear?" I asked gently, because I felt that something was wrong with my sister-in-law's mood, and her face no longer had the relaxed state it had before.
"My wife's health has always been bad, but my husband's body is very strong, and he has been doing something and often has to go out to work. Ten years ago, after going out to work once, my husband died again.
He didn’t come back either. Later, my wife tidied up the master’s study and didn’t know what she saw in it.
I wanted to go back to my hometown in Northeast China. You know, my hometown in Northeast China has not been taken care of for so many years, or it may have collapsed. I tried to persuade her for a long time, but to no avail. My wife insisted on this, and the old man later agreed.
That's it." After Rusao said this, she finally raised her head and drank all the tea in her hand.
I hurriedly took the teacup from Sister-in-law's hand, but I didn't speak quietly, for fear that if I interrupted her, she would miss some important information.
"But what I didn't expect was that my wife didn't want anyone to follow her, saying that she could just fly back alone." Sister-in-law Ru continued, while her eyes were staring at the little flowers swimming happily in the pond.
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"She wants to go back to her hometown in Northeast China alone?" I was also a little surprised.
"Yes, at first we all thought that my wife was overly sad, which is why she behaved so abnormally. We even invited the young master who was in college to come back. However, after the young master had a talk with his wife,
He actually said to us, let my wife go." Sister-in-law Ru continued.
"Then my aunt went away and never came back, right?" I couldn't help but interject.
Rusao didn't speak at this moment, her lips were trembling, and her eyes were red and bloodshot.
"If I had insisted on going with my wife, there might have been room for recovery," she said reproachfully.
"Then did you go look for it?"
"Of course, three months after my wife left the Chen family, we felt something was wrong. It was impossible to stay there for so long and then not hear a single word from her, and her phone had no signal all the time. Chen
The family also began to feel that something was wrong, so they sent many teams to the Northeast to search for her. What they finally learned was that Mrs. 1 disappeared after arriving in the Northeast."
"Disappeared?"
"Yes, it just disappeared like evaporation from the world. The Chen family used a lot of efforts, covering both red and black, and checked for a long time. In the end, both sides gave the same answer, that is, after my wife left the airport, she
Gone, disappeared into thin air.”
"This, this is incredible." I didn't believe it. "Could he be kidnapped or something?"
"With the strength of the Chen family, it probably wouldn't be possible. Later, my aunt came back. After learning about this incident, she and her uncle went to the Northeast to investigate for half a year. In the end, they also came to the same conclusion. My wife disappeared out of thin air, and she was still there.
Disappeared on his own initiative, without being forced by anyone."
"Mother, does mother also know about this? Doesn't she have no contact with the Chen family?"
"Who said that? When my wife got married, my aunt was only a teenager. She had a very good relationship with my wife, and they almost became close friends. Otherwise, you two brothers are the same age as our young master. At that time, we were very close friends.
This is when my wife needs help the most. As my wife's dowry, how can I take care of Master Lan?"
It seemed like I was aware of this problem for the first time, but what I heard from my grandparents was that because the Chen family was determined to take Zhou Lan away, my mother almost severed ties with the Chen family.
Could it be that my grandparents lied, but why did they lie to me?
"Sister-in-law, does my mother come back to her parents' house often?" I asked cautiously.
In fact, I was afraid, thinking that I would get more information from Sister-in-law that was inconsistent with the information I had originally received.
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"Yes, my aunt and uncle come back often, and sometimes after they come back, they go out with me. They all like things in the fields and do some archaeology all day long." Rusao said, and she looked up from the tea tray.
After serving a cup of tea, I seemed to remember something temporarily before drinking it, so I added: "Oh, my wife told me this."
I was still immersed in chaotic thoughts, but Sister-in-law Ru had already put down the teacup and stood up.
"The sun is already setting in the west. I'm going to make some medicine for the young master. Master Zhou Cang, just drink tea here by yourself. When you've had enough tea, don't worry about these guys. When I'm done,
Just come and clean it up." Sister-in-law Ru said, then turned around and walked towards the kitchen.