Embroidered golden branches

Chapter 63
"Old madam, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I died alone in that small yard..."

As he said this, Sangsang's eyes turned red and tears fell down.

Seeing this scene, the old lady felt distressed.

"Bah, bah, bah, don't talk nonsense. You will definitely live a long life with me here. I am an old woman who is not dead yet. What do you mean by death?"

The old lady really liked Sangsang, and she naturally felt heartbroken when she saw him looking so pitiful.

"Old madam! I wish you a long life, but after having that dream, I was very scared. I also saw an old Taoist priest in the dream. His shadow has been hovering in my mind. I want to look for it..."

Saying that, Sangsang wanted to kneel down, but was helped up by the old lady.

"Sangsang, what are you doing? If you have anything to say, just tell me directly and do whatever you want."

"Really?" Sangsang looked up at her with surprise.

"Of course it's true. Is the old Taoist priest in your dream important?" the old lady frowned and asked seriously.

Sangsang nodded vigorously.

"It's very important, that old Taoist priest saved my life!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady also said seriously: "I have always fasted and chanted Buddha's name to make the whole house peaceful. Since you had this dream, it must be God's instruction. You can go if you want, but you must pay attention."

Having said this, the old lady sent two servants to Sangsang.

"The two of them are quite skilled. I feel relieved to have them follow you. I heard that the streets have been a bit unsafe recently, so you must be careful!"

On normal days, the old lady would never allow anyone to leave the house at this time.

After all, the death of one person is a trivial matter. If word spreads, it will inevitably affect the reputation of the entire Wei family.

But since it was about Sangsang's life and death, she had to agree.

Sangsang burst into tears of gratitude, her eyes turned red, and her tears were like broken beads.

She thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, old lady!"

"Silly girl, what's there to thank you for? Your life is the most important."

"Okay, look at your pale face. Stop blowing the wind and go back quickly. It's going to rain again today."

The sky was overcast, and it seemed like it might rain at any time.

Coming out of the old lady's yard, Sangsang was so excited that she couldn't control herself.

Having two servants behind her gave her a little boost.

She will never be alone in this family again.

Thinking of this, Sangsang's footsteps became more and more brisk, and he planned to return to the yard quickly, draw a few more pictures, and let Sequoia give it to the landlady.

Recently, it has become more and more difficult for Sequoia to go out. It seems that the situation outside is indeed not optimistic.

There was wind under Sangsang's feet. As soon as she walked into the garden, she heard discussions coming from inside.

"Have you heard? The Master got very angry in the school today and said he wouldn't let my brothers eat!"

"That's the young master! What should I do if I'm hungry?"

"Is this something we servants should care about? You should still care about how you eat the next three meals!"

Sangsang frowned slightly, just listened to a few words briefly, didn't take it to heart, and returned to his yard.

As soon as I arrived in the yard, heavy raindrops fell from the sky.

Sangsang ran blindly to her small room, brushed off the water drops on her body, and straightened the wet hair on her forehead.

Looking at the heavy rain falling on the eaves, she fell into deep thought.She has experienced so many rainy nights one after another, and now her mood is increasingly different.

Seeing that Sangsang was in a daze, Sequoia said, "Miss Cousin, don't stand here anymore. It's too cold on the porch. Go take a hot bath quickly, so as not to get seriously ill again later."

Sangsang was quite obedient, and obediently took a hot bath, wrapped herself in a quilt, sat in the living room and lit a candle.

Looking at the pouring rain outside, Sangsang became more thoughtful and started to draw.

Sequoia and Lvzhi stood aside and watched Sangsang painting carefully.

Although they have been watching each other for a long time, the two of them have never been able to find a solution.

Sequoia couldn't help but said: "Miss Cousin, are you really the Weaver Girl who descended to earth? How can you be so powerful?"

Sangsang chuckled and said, "Will the fairy who descends to earth be tortured in this small courtyard every day like your cousin?"

Sequoia shook his head, but after thinking about it, he said in surprise: "Maybe the lady came to the mortal world to suffer, because I heard in those dramas that fairies always come to the mortal world to suffer."

This did give her, a poor gentleman, a reasonable explanation.

"Then when I return to heaven, I will definitely promise you a good family! Let you marry in a glorious manner, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Sequoia blushed and said shyly: "Miss Cousin, you are teasing me again!"

Sangsang smiled softly and showed the painting to them.

"I think you two should also learn more about painting. Maybe you can find a legitimate livelihood instead of being a maid, which is quite tiring."

Upon hearing what Sangsang said, the two couldn't help but sigh.

The two of them knew that they were not the material. What's more, they only wanted to follow Sangsang now. Even if they got back the selling contract, they were not willing to leave her.

"Miss Biao, if you can leave this place, can you take us with you? We want to follow you and always follow you!" Luzhi looked at Sangsang seriously.

Hearing what she said, Sangsang couldn't help but laugh.

"Sooner or later we will be separated, and sooner or later you two will get married. In such a society, a woman has only one way back in her life..."

Saying that, Sangsang shook his head again.

"Not just in this society, even in..."

She stopped talking mid-sentence.

Sangsang laughed absentmindedly, "Everyone's way of life is different. It's not that I dislike you two and won't let you follow. I just want you to find what you want to do."

Looking at the finished sketch, Sangsang said: "Actually, I still don't know what I want to do. I just want to escape and feel unwilling to do so."

Inexplicably, I thought of that cold face in my mind. Whenever I hesitated, I would think of him, as if it was like an invisible rope, tightly tying the two of them together.

Once she makes any change, that person will notice it.

Just as I was lost in thought, the door suddenly opened.

Wei Cheng ran in from the rain, and his dark clothes were soaked.

Sangsang was in a trance for a while, thinking she was hallucinating.

Until the redwood tree next to it screamed.

"Master, where did you come from? You're all wet!"

Only then did Sangsang come back to her senses and looked at him in surprise.

(End of this chapter)