The servants had already set up a banquet and placed it in the main hall. When the three of them entered, it was still steaming and smelled delicious.
"Come here, I have been to the bitter cold place in the northwest. Haven't you eaten something good for a long time? This is your favorite food. Hurry up and put your sister down for a bite!" the old lady greeted in a repeated voice.
Yu Xiang also struggled to get down.
Reluctantly, Yu Pinyan put his sister into the wheelchair, first filled a glass for the old lady, and said in a hoarse voice, "Old Ancestor, my grandson has been gone for many years, and you have suffered! My grandson punishes himself with a glass."
The old lady started to burst into tears again when he said it, but she heard Yu Xiang say angrily, "Brother, we are all one family, whether it is hard or not, we will not punish you. If you work hard outside, let's keep this house safe. That is to say, each perform their duties, and each lives his own life. Drink on an empty stomach and be careful not to hurt your stomach, and eat quickly!" After saying that, he grabbed the wine glass and stuffed a jade shrimp dumpling into his mouth by the way.
Yu Pinyan hurriedly swallowed the food, lovingly rubbing the top of her sister's hair.
The old lady echoed, "Xiang'er is very right. Let's take care of this house and don't say those silly polite words. After years of not seeing you, you have become estranged from your ancestors!"
"It's time to hit!" Yu Xiang picked up the small riding whip hanging on the wheelchair, and lightly whipped his brother's arm.
"The little girl is getting more and more fierce, she is indeed my sister!" Yu Pinyan laughed loudly, the more she looked at her cute and cute sister, the more she liked her, and she couldn't help but hug her on her lap, and reached out to pinch the tip of her nose.
Yu Xiang stole a shrimp dumpling to gag him, and the brother and sister got into a mess.
"Sit down and eat well, and make out with you when you're done. How old you are, you still look like a child!" The old lady scolded, but her face was full of smiles.
Yu Pinyan swallowed the shrimp dumplings, touched his sister's forehead and asked, "Why is there a green spot here?"
The old lady was about to open her mouth, but Yu Xiang snapped back, "I heard you're back, and I slammed into the doorpost as soon as I was happy. It's all your fault!"
Now that the grandson has returned, there is no need to let him know about the hardships in the past. The old lady closed her mouth after thinking this way. Yu Pinyan believed it to be true, and said with a low smile, "Okay, it's all my fault. In the future, Xiang'er's mistakes will be my fault, and I will take care of all the big things for you."
The atmosphere was just right, but Mama Ma came in with a serious face and said softly, "Old Madam, Madam is here."
"It's all right, why is she here?" The smile on the old lady's face disappeared instantly. On such a happy day, she really didn't want to see Lin's family star!
Yu Pinyan's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes gradually turned cold. If Mama Ma hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about this mother. Yu Xiang and his ancestors would write him a letter every ten days, bringing with them a lot of clothes, shoes and socks, and even the dry food that was never lacking in the camp. mouth, often making him dumbfounded. However, Mrs. Lin didn't seem to have his son, not to mention a piece of paper, not even a thread.
Yu Pinyan used to speculate whether he was not born to her like Xiang'er. But now, this question can no longer bother him.
In order to fit in with the festive atmosphere, Mrs. Lin wore a rare water pink dress with a butterfly hairpin pinned to her sideburns. She walked in slowly and said with a smile, "Why can't I come here because of what mother said?" Yep. Yan'er returned to the capital with a big victory, it's time to celebrate him."
Seeing Yu Xiang sitting in Yu Pinyan's arms, she smiled coldly, and scolded, "Come down quickly, and sit in your brother's arms while eating, how decent it is."
Yu Xiang didn't think so, but tugged on Yu Pinyan's sleeves to let him go down.
The tenderness floating in the air was completely wiped away by her few words. The old lady laughed angrily, and said in a cold voice, "It's hard for you to remember Yan'er's son. He was fighting outside, what are you doing? Embroidering Junjie's portrait? Are you planning to embroider another for Yan'er after finishing the embroidery? "
As soon as the words fell, the old lady hurriedly slapped her own mouth and murmured anxiously, "Don't blame the Buddha, believers are confused and can't do it! Don't blame the Buddha!"
Mrs. Lin sat down on her own, with a resentful tone, "Mother burned all the belongings of the husband, and the daughter-in-law didn't think about it, so she had to embroider a portrait. Didn't she listen to you and stop sewing? Yan'er, are you here?" How is Northwest? Are you injured?"
Yu Pinyan stared at his younger sister who was carrying things into his bowl like a hamster, with a smile in his eyes, but his voice was flat, "Mother, please remember, everything is fine, baby."
Yu Xiang covered her cheek with one hand, and mouthed silently to her elder brother, "Eat quickly, don't talk nonsense."
Yu Pinyan couldn't help but rubbed her lips lovingly and pitifully, then lowered his head to eat.
Mrs. Lin also gave him a piece of food with chopsticks symbolically, and said softly, "Eat slowly, don't choke. I heard that you have been promoted to General Guangwei this time? You have 180,000 elite soldiers?"
Yu Pinyan was noncommittal, and fed a spoonful of custard into her sister's diamond-shaped mouth, watching her swallow with a smile on her eyes. Yu Xiang also picked up the spoon and fed him a mouthful. Brother and sister, you come and go, and the food is extraordinarily sweet.
The old lady was so happy that she asked the servant to add another bowl of custard. When my son came back from the first war, he couldn’t eat for three months, and he vomited endlessly when he saw meat and vegetables. He was so thin that he lost his shape. He had to figure it out for himself. She has a deep memory of this, and she is afraid that her grandson will also suffer from this strange disease like his father.
Right now, it's good. The grandson looks energetic and eats deliciously. Her heart that has been hanging high for a year and a half is finally on the ground.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Lin felt a little embarrassed on her face. Fortunately, she is careless, and she doesn't care about anyone except her deceased husband, so she quickly adjusted and said, "There are too many people, should we hurry up and get your sister..."
Yu Pinyan put the bowl on the table with a bang, and looked at it coldly, "Mother, don't talk too much while eating!" Then he lowered his head to look at Xiang'er, and found that her face was ignorant, and the frost in her eyes melted a little open.
Is this why she came to co-author? Which is more important, the son who grew up under his knees or the daughter whom he has never met in person? The old lady shook her hands in anger. Because the word "daughter" always comes from Lin's mouth, and she often chooses it at this time, the old lady's expectations for her granddaughter are getting worse day by day, to the point of indifference.
It's not that she doesn't want to get him back, but can she let her grandson rest for a few days? Just after returning from the smoky battlefield, I was in a hurry to find someone for you. What do you take him for? A stone that knows no weariness or pain
The old lady suppressed her anger, looked at Yu Xiang and said softly, "Xiang'er, the ancestor has something to say to your mother, you should go back first." After saying that, she ordered Mama Mama to pack up some good dishes and let Tao Hong Liu Lv mention it. go back.
Yu Xiang didn't want to know her life experience now, so she obediently agreed. Yu Pinyan carried her back, put ointment on her bruised forehead, coaxed her to finish her meal, and then returned to the main hall.
As usual, Mrs. Lin wiped her tears with a handkerchief in her hand, and choked up when she saw him coming, "I know it's dangerous on the battlefield, but isn't it dangerous for my daughter to be wandering outside? The world is so chaotic, and the Shen family is a businessman." Yes, sudden wealth or extreme poverty can only happen in an instant. What kind of good life can a daughter live in his family! Compared with unspeakable children in high positions, riches and honors... "
"Shut up! Do you think our glory and wealth are brought by the strong wind? It's all because of Yan'er's life! In addition to your daughter, do you still have Yan'er's place in your heart? Is he your own?" Yes, huh?" The old lady flew into a rage and slapped the table loudly.
Yu Pinyan stepped forward to hold her wrist, rubbed it lightly, and said in a cold tone when he spoke again, "Mother, I will order someone to look for it right away, and I will find it for you even if I turn Lingnan over. When my sister comes back in the future, you will follow her." An Sheng, go live." Don't make trouble for me any more, but I don't care about you two anymore after repaying this favor!
Mrs. Lin didn't understand what he meant, but the old lady did. She looked at her grandson, twirled the beads, and finally let out a long sigh. Forget it, with such a mother on the stand, who can consistently maintain that kinship? It is Lin himself who begged to get to where he is today!
Only then did Lin hold back her tears, and left quickly.
The grandparents and grandchildren sat opposite each other in silence. After a quarter of an hour, the old lady asked in a low voice, "Is Xiang'er asleep?"
"Sleeping." Yu Pinyan nodded.
The old lady sighed to the beam, "Your mother is careless, but your sister is sincere. The blood relationship is fake, but the love for you is not adulterated at all. You really think her forehead is a bump. Knock down the doorpost? But it was knocked out for your blessing every day. It just disappeared today, and tomorrow it will knock down desperately. I will not bear it!" Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, she continued, "In the future you When my own sister comes back, don't leave Xiang'er aside!"
Yu Pinyan's throat was so congested, he raised his hand to pour down a glass of strong wine, and said in a hoarse voice, "Look at what you said, how could I leave Xiang'er alone? Although she is not my own sister, she is closer than my own sister when it comes to affection." Don't worry, old ancestor, even if I treat anyone badly, I can't treat Xiang'er badly. By the way, Xiang'er is in good health?"
"It's fine now. One month after you left, you suddenly suffered from angina pectoris. The doctor came to the doctor every day and couldn't figure it out. Before she got sick, she seemed to have a nightmare, and she yelled, 'Brother, get out of here'." The old lady He looked at his grandson with suspicion in his eyes.
Yu Pinyan's eyes flickered slightly, and he took out a deformed copper coin from his close-fitting pocket, and said with a wry smile, "There is such a miracle as telepathy in the world. I was killing the enemy at that time, and I heard Xiang'er tell me to avoid it. Only then did I avoid the cold arrow shot from the back of the heart, and then let this copper coin block it, only my chest hurt for half a month, but no flesh was hurt. I killed the enemy on the battlefield, and the troubled Xiang'er also suffered , What is the Buddha going to do? I killed a living being, and only punishing me is enough!"
Yu Pinyan never believed in Buddhism, but now he had to believe in it.
The old lady was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, and quickly comforted her, "This is not the Buddha's sin, but the Buddha's blessing for you. Looking around, who in the world has such a great blessing as you can escape from death Don't think about it, just come back!" Hua Luo took the copper coin and touched it again and again, and since then he has firmly believed in the statement that Yu Xiang is a nobleman of Taiyi.
Yu Pin said goodbye to the old lady, and went straight to Yu Xiang's house. The little girl slept soundly, her small mouth was slightly opened, and she exhaled a scent of lotus. Yu Pinyan leaned closer to look at her bruised forehead, and used his fingertips to trace her more and more delicate facial features. He felt that his heart, which was as cold and hard as cold iron, was completely softened by being soaked in blood.
He took off his boots, took off his shirt, lay on his side beside her, and closed his eyes in peace.
Taohong, Liulu, and Liulu were neither called, nor were they called, so I had to go to Mama Mama.
Mother Ma looked into the house, waved her hands and said with a smile, "Let the young master sleep peacefully! How can brothers and sisters be so particular!" It is precisely for the young master to be more blessed by Miss Xiang'er ! What a festive day, all messed up by my wife!