No matter how peaceful life is, occasionally there will be a wave of waves.
Shen Jue practiced sword in the courtyard, Ji Jiu sat watching, and Yi Mo dozed off beside his bamboo chair. On this unusual afternoon, Shen Jue, who had a formidable sword edge, suddenly pulled up a sword flower, put away his long sword and stood aside.
Ji Jiu was a little surprised, at this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door. The door knocker knocked on the wooden board, one sound after another, Ji Jiu signaled Shen Jue to open the door.
As soon as the courtyard door opened, the woman behind the door came in, Ji Jiu was slightly stunned, and quickly said: "Ma'am." But she made her lie on her lap and couldn't stand up.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Ji Liushi led the young girl and her servants behind her, taking in the scene in the courtyard at a glance.
This small courtyard is really simple, with only three rooms, and one is a kitchen room. Standing at the gate of the courtyard, you can guess everything here.
Madam looked at the man leaning on her husband's bamboo chair, but the man had his eyes closed and didn't bother to look at her. He was still lying on Ji Jiu's lap, sleeping in a daze - he couldn't sleep well at night, so he had to sit in the sunlight during the day Sleep. The brighter the sun was, the more soundly he slept. The reason for this was nothing more than the fact that the light was so intense that he couldn't think much about it.
Ji Jiu didn't know whether he was really sleeping or pretending to be sleeping, but she was used to it, so she followed him.
This time, she couldn't follow him. Ji Jiu patted the top of the jet-black hair, and said, "Get up."
Yi Mo said "hmm", then straightened up and shook his head, stood up sleepily, and called out in a low voice: "Xiaobao."
Shen Jue hurried over to wipe off the loess stained on the black robe for him, straightened his long hair that was messed up due to napping, and even picked off the leaf stems that were stained on it.
After being served, Yi Mo walked straight towards the gate of the courtyard.
Ji Jiu told Shen Jue: "Follow him, don't let him mess around."
Shen Jue nodded, and quickly followed Yi Mo's back.
Ji Jiu signaled the servants to wait outside the courtyard, then walked up to Madam, bent over and hugged the little daughter in her arms, then looked at Madam and asked, "Why are you here?"
One sentence is as calm as water.
It's just that this kind of calm, in Madam's eyes, really added fuel to the fire.
"Can't the concubine come?!"
Ji Jiu glanced at her, hugged the frightened daughter tightly in his arms, and said, "Madam, go drink some tea and calm down."
The little girl had never seen her mother get angry in front of her, and she was startled for a moment, and she was about to cry with a grin. After being hugged and coaxed by Ji Jiu for a long time, she was still sobbing and couldn't stop crying.
There was the fragrance of Sophora japonica in the air, and even the round table next to the bamboo chair was filled with the fragrance of Sophora japonica. Ji Jiu grabbed some snacks on the table and fed them to her sobbing daughter. The little girl tried it first, and then the sobbing stopped The petal-like lips were covered with pastry powder. While eating, she stared at Ji Jiu with her big eyes that were still steaming. After eating one, Ji Jiu fed the second one. The girl opened her mouth and almost bit his. fingertip. This greedy look made Ji Jiu laugh, and although the girl didn't know why, she also laughed with him, with tears still on her face.
Seeing that she was well, Ji Jiu hugged her and walked to Madam, grabbed another handful of snacks on the table, passed them over and said, "Try it, I made it myself."
Shen Jue picked so many Sophora japonica flowers, except for the fresh ones for cooking, the rest were boiled into Sophora japonica flower sauce, and when making snacks, add some sophora japonica flowers, so that the flavor of the pagoda leaves will remain fragrant.
Whether it's long or short, Madam also calmed down, took a look at the snack, and said, "I never knew you would do this."
Ji Jiu smiled, "It's not too late to know now."
Madam covered her lips gracefully, tasted it, the taste was unexpectedly good, just about to praise, but suddenly stopped, looked at him and asked: "Did you make it for him?"
Ji Jiu frowned slightly, and said: "I have nothing to do, cook for myself, so what if I share some with him? When did you become so petty?"
The madam smiled when she heard the words, and the smile was bitter for no reason, and said: "In the years of being married to you, you have never cooked it for me. Not once."
Ji Jiu said: "That's because I'm almost not at home at this time of year."
"Is it true that you are not here every year?" Madam asked back, "You were here the year you just passed the door, have you forgotten?"
What she said was too far away to be submerged by the years, Ji Jiu thought for a long time before he remembered that he was indeed at home that year. It's just that at that time, he was so busy that he couldn't even see the bride a few times, so how could he think of making snacks. For this kind of thing, you must have free time, and you must calm down and do it seriously in order to do it well. Otherwise, if you eat it in your mouth, it will not taste that way.
When I was a child, I cooked it for my mother, and it took a few days to make it well
Ji Jiu said: "What are you going to do?" Taking the broken snacks away from her, Ji Jiu sat back on the bamboo chair, hugged the little girl and said, "Say what you have to say. You don't want to make trouble for no reason. If you can’t do it well, it’s not as good as those market women.”
Madam managed to calm down a bit, and quickly said: "Husband, let's take a concubine."
She spoke quickly, as if she had already thought about it, just waiting for Ji Jiu to nod. All these years, men have always doted on her. Although they get together less and leave more, they give her nothing less. It is precisely because they spend too little time together that they give her more. She also knew that Ji Jiu would not nod, but she had to say so before she could say the following.
But there was no chance to speak out.
Ji Jiu teased the girl in her arms, and answered her indifferently: "Okay."
Madam was stunned there, her mind seemed to be hollowed out all of a sudden, and she lost all thoughts.
Ji Jiu waited, then raised his eyes, looked at the woman's unknowingly wet eyes, and said calmly: "Since I want to accept, in my capacity, how can one room be enough? I heard that there is a house in Cotton Lane in the east of the city. A family named Huzhang has given birth to a pair of good daughters. Go and see for me. If you are really beautiful, you can choose a day to finish the matter." After a short pause, seeing that she didn't respond, he said again: "The sooner the better Right. Maybe I can add another brother or sister to the good girl before I go to war."
Saying that, Ji Jiu rubbed her daughter's cheek and asked her: "Good girl, do you want a younger sister?"
Good Girl is the little girl's nickname, and when she heard her father call her, even though she couldn't understand the wit in the adult's words, she nodded cheerfully with a smile.
Madam's face was as pale as paper, and she could hardly stand still.
Ji Jiu waited for a while, put down the girl in his arms and let her play, walked up to Madam, rubbed the tears on her cheeks, and then whispered: "Madam, you are not as magnanimous as you think, do you understand?" ?”
"Although Ji Jiu has no expertise, it is still possible to take in a few concubines and a few singing and dancing girls." Ji Jiu said lightly: "Even if you raise a few more boys in the backyard, Madam, you have no reason to refuse."
Holding the woman's cold hand, Ji Jiu pulled her to sit by his side, and said slowly: "Ji Jiu doesn't take concubines, doesn't keep concubines, it's not all because he spoils you."
The lady's hand trembled in his palm, like a frightened animal.
Ji Jiu tightened his grip again, and then continued: "Those people Ji Jiu can't see, no matter how good they are, they don't care about them. Besides, I'm already married, so I shouldn't make my wife sad. The reason why Ji Jiu has not taken concubines these years."
Letting go of his hand, Ji Jiu stared at her tearful eyes and asked, "Do you think if Ji Jiu got into her eyes, would it be useful for Madam to stop her?"
The woman suppressed her crying and shook her head.
"A few years ago, the emperor wanted to reward me with several court ladies. Although I never said it, you should have heard some rumors. It is indeed true, but Ji Jiu didn't want it." Ji Jiu smiled and said lightly: "If I If I want it, Madam can’t stop it. If I don’t want it, the emperor can’t force it.”
After pondering for a while, Ji Jiu said the last sentence: "If I have a heart for him, how can I let him be wronged in this small courtyard in the mountain. I will bring him into the general's mansion in front of everyone in the world. Ma'am , this is Ji Jiu. If Ji Jiu didn't do this, you don't have to worry about anything."
At this time, the good girl just picked up a few wild flowers from the corner of the wall, happily threw herself on her mother's knee, and called out in a soft voice: "Mother, look, Xiangxiang." No response, the good girl looked up. , "Pa-ta-", the still warm water droplets hit her upturned forehead, the good girl was startled, and burst into tears instantly.
The madam was crying silently, and the girl was howling at the top of her throat. In the midst of such crying, Ji Jiu sat on a bamboo chair beside her, with a calm expression, neither sad nor happy, only the wind blowing by.
After a cup of tea, the depressive and unrestrained crying stopped. Madam stood up holding the good girl, bowed her head and said: "I understand. It's getting late, I should go back home."
Ji Jiu got up to open the door for her, and when she walked to the door, Ji Liu asked in a low voice: "If your husband doesn't care, why don't you..."
Ji Jiu lifted the hair on her forehead, and said in a deep voice: "Some people, if you hurt him a little, you will feel very guilty. Ji Jiu doesn't want to live in guilt for the rest of his life."
The lady asked, "Why?"
Ji Jiu smiled, but didn't answer.
—Because there are some people that you owe when you are born.
The carriage was driving on the loess road, and it gradually went away. Ji Jiu watched the carriage and horses disappear, and stood for a long time before returning to the courtyard.
Afterwards, she waited and waited until night fell, when Shen Jue and the man came back.
Ji Jiu said, "Where did you go crazy?"
Yi Mo didn't answer, but went to embrace him. Ji Jiu patted him on the back and asked, "Drink?"
Yi Mo didn't speak, Shen Jue said: "I just drank a few cups, and then went to the forest to pick fruit."
Ji Jiu said "hmm" and said, "I'm hungry, who will cook?"
Shen Jue put down the package and said, "I bought some food by the way."
"Then eat." Ji Jiu pushed away the tired man, pulled his arm, and brought him into the room.
The small courtyard returned to silence. In the dark sky, the moonlight is bright and the stars are shining.