Foster son and husband

Chapter 12
Meiniang returned to Tsinghua University, before returning to her room, she went into the main hall to see her mother and elder brother.

She was a little apprehensive in her heart, after all, she was not the real deity, and she really didn't show much joy, for fear that the meeting would appear too raw and hurt the hearts of her relatives.

Her worries were superfluous. When she met Mrs. Qin and the son of the Qin family, two tired but caring faces instantly moved her. One called "Son" and the other "Sister", with sincere affection and tears Roll, Mei Niang couldn't help crying like a tearful person, lying in Madam Qin's arms, refusing to get up.

Seeing that the three mothers were almost crying, Mama Wang stepped forward and said, "Grandma, madam and uncle are rushing all the way. Needless to say, they are tired. We have been here for a while, and we haven't eaten yet!"

Mei Niang hurriedly sat upright, wiped away her tears and said, "Has no one from the kitchen brought over the food and drinks yet? I was in the room just now..."

But the little girl outside the door shouted: "Mother Liang, please come this way, the eldest grandma is in the hall!"

Mama Wang hurriedly stepped forward to open the curtain, and saw Mama Liang leading four or five women in the kitchen, bringing in several food boxes. Cuixi Cuisi helped open the food boxes, and the steaming chicken, duck, fish and various There are a total of twenty or so bowls and dishes for each dish, filling a whole table.

Mama Liang bowed to Meiniang and was about to step back, Meiniang looked at her: "Are you Mama Liang, in charge of the big kitchen?"

Liang's mother lowered her head: "Back to grandma, it's the old slave!"

Mei Niang said: "There are four of you in charge of the kitchen. I met Mama Cai, and Mama Liang today. I heard that Cheng'er went to ask for a bowl of porridge at noon today and you didn't have time to make it?"

Liang's mother was sweating: "Back to grandma, this old slave only found out later that it wasn't..."

Mei Niang said with a smile: "I didn't say anything, I just felt that the big kitchen was a bit messy, but you can manage it better and more orderly... By the way, prepare some fresh ingredients tomorrow, I'll go and pick them out, I will teach you how to choose, wash, cut and cut, what kind of copper pots are there in the kitchen, find some exquisite ones and let me see, I will prepare the old lady's dinner tomorrow night, presumably Ji's mother will tell you tomorrow."

Liang's mother didn't dare to raise her head, she replied: "Yes, this old slave knows!"

After sending the women away, Mei Niang came to accompany her mother and brother to have dinner, and said to her brother Qin Boqing apologetically:

"Brother, let's drink a glass of wine to warm up your body. Lord Hou is inconvenient today, so let him accompany brother tomorrow!"

Qin Meiniang was born delicate and beautiful, and Qin Boqing, who was three or four years older than her, was also handsome and extraordinary. Perhaps because of his father's weak physique, he was thinner and thinner than the sixth master of the Xu family just now, and turned his face away slightly. , covered his face with his sleeve and coughed lightly, then smiled and said to Mei Niang:

"It's okay. Master Hou is busy with important affairs every day. It would be nice if we could meet each other. How can we expect him to sit down and drink with me? I don't drink too!"

Mrs. Qin looked worried, and said: "Your brother worked too hard to cope with the autumn test. He didn't know he was sick, and he had a cough. He was taking medicine and couldn't drink alcohol."

Qin Boqing hurriedly said: "Mother, don't worry, my son is already much better—it's my younger sister who frightened my mother and elder brother this time, thinking that I would never see each other again. My mother almost cried all her tears during this journey. Hou Mansion, we heard that we are back again, and we are so happy. From now on, my sister must take care of her, take care of her, and don't let my mother and brother worry!"

Meiniang smiled and nodded: "Mother and brother please rest assured, Meiniang will be fine from now on!"

Mrs. Qin looked at her lovingly and smiled: "That's good! I don't want anything in my mother's life. As long as my son and daughter are safe and healthy, I'm content!"

Meiniang held Mrs. Qin with one hand and Qin Boqing with the other, and said with a smile, "It will get better! I heard that on a snowy day, making a wish is the most effective. I sincerely wish our family is safe, healthy, happy and happy!"

Qin Boqing looked at her and smiled: "Mother, my sister is really good, you see she has given birth to a child again!"

Mei Niang patted him: "What kind of child's heart, I'm already a mother—oh, where is Heng'er? Why didn't you hear his voice, hurry up and show grandma and uncle!"

Mrs. Qin said with a smile: "I've always wanted to see Heng'er, but unfortunately he just fell asleep when we came, so let him sleep, don't make him wake up and cry!"

Mei Niang said: "It's okay, kid, just coax me!"

There was a little girl on the porch outside the door and shouted with a smile: "Brother Heng is here!"

Mrs. Qin stood up happily, and took a few steps forward: "Oh! My grandson is awake!"

Qin Boqing also stood up with a smile, Mei Niang hurriedly supported Mrs. Qin, and said: "It's cold by the door, mother and brother sit down, the nurse will carry him in!"

Mrs. Qin straightened her sleeves carefully, stroked her skirt lightly, and said: "Brother Heng is young, but he is the eldest son, the eldest grandson, the eldest son, and the one who will inherit the title in the future has a noble status, so don't treat him slowly... ..."

Just as they were talking, the girls opened up the warm curtains, and the nanny brought Heng Geer in. The seven-month-old Heng Geer, who was chubby like a little noodle man, woke up after a deep sleep, and had just eaten again. She is full of milk, her little face is flushed, she is in good spirits, she smiles when she sees people, and she is very cute.

Regardless of Mrs. Qin's eagerness to reach out to hug him, Brother Heng leaned towards Meiniang. Meiniang hugged him with a smile, kissed that pink and jade-like little face a few times, and pointed at Mrs. Qin's hand. Patiently teach:

"This is my grandmother! She's my mother's mother. Heng'er must respect and be filial to my grandmother. Don't break the etiquette! Come, let my grandmother hug you!"

Little Brother Heng seemed to understand, Madam Qin stretched out her hand again, and he passed obediently, and looked at Madam Qin with his big black, clear and bright eyes.

Mrs. Qin was happy and hugged Brother Heng, loving her endlessly, laughing until tears flowed down her cheeks.

Mei Niang was afraid that the child would be too heavy for the mother, so she pointed to Qin Boqing and said to Brother Heng: "This is uncle, mother's real brother, Brother Heng also wants to be hugged by uncle!"

Qin Boqing hurriedly took Brother Heng, hugged him tightly and said with a smile, "Heng'er will grow up quickly, uncle will teach you how to write!"

Mei Niang smiled and pinched her son's face: "That's right, uncle's calligraphy is unmatched!"

Qin Boqing blushed: "It's not easy for my younger sister to say that in front of others. My brother just thinks he has some good handwriting skills!"

"Good is good, are you afraid to say it?"

The two brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they were arguing intimately. Mrs. Qin teased Brother Heng while laughing:
"Heng'er looks really good, but she doesn't follow Mei Niang, she must be like Master Hou!"

Presumably like Lord Hou?Mei Niang asked: "Mother, have you never seen Lord Hou?"

Qin Boqing said: "Sister forgot? Hou Ye and sister got married for two days, and then went to the north to fight. Mother never had a chance to see Hou Ye!"

Mei Niang said oh, no wonder the relationship between Xu Junying and Xu Junying is indifferent. It turns out that they separated after two days of marriage, and the war will definitely not end in three or two months. What a sad couple. The relationship is indifferent before they get together again. Together, that’s right, didn’t Mother Wang say that Meiniang had given birth to the child less than a month after Master Hou came back from the frontier?The old lady returned Tong Fang, that is to say, they had been separated for nearly a year.

Then Xu Junying married a bride and went home, went to war, and when he returned home, all the children were born to him, and he was cheap enough to be a father.

Mei Niang said to Qin Boqing: "I have been seriously ill, and I have forgotten many things in my mind. To tell you the truth, I don't even remember my mother and my brother. If there is no Mama Wang and the others to help me remember, I don't know. What to do!"

Qin Boqing looked at her in surprise: "Oh, how can this be good? Don't forget Hou Ye and Heng Er!"

Mei Niang said with a smile: "I really forgot, but I remembered it later!"

Mrs. Qin sighed: "Your father also had such a situation before. When he became seriously ill, he didn't recognize anyone, and he remembered it slowly after a few days. I only hope that you will never get sick again..."

Mei Niang comforted her and said: "Mother, don't worry, no matter how sick my daughter is, she will never forget Mother and brother!"

Looking at Qin Boqing again, he asked, "My brother participated in the autumn test, how is the situation?"

Qin Boqing smiled and said: "Your brother is weak, but reading is no problem, Xie Yuan is taken down!"

Mrs. Qin said: "I will return to Beijing after the new year, and I should prepare for the exam... Because of you, my mother and your brother came here in a hurry. Your sister-in-law is five months old and can't travel in bumps. Yuezhou."

Mei Niang blinked, a little anxious: "Who is my sister-in-law staying in Yuezhou with?"

Qin Boqing said: "Don't worry, there are quite a few of them. They are all maids and servants brought by her from her natal family. They are very honest people. My mother and I will go back to our house in the west of the city tomorrow to clean up the yard. My mother is getting old. It’s not easy to run around, so I’ll stay in the capital, and I’ll rush back to Yuezhou to pick up your sister-in-law. I’ll walk slowly all the way, and I should be able to come back in time for the Chinese New Year, so that the family can reunite and celebrate the New Year.”

Meiniang looked at Qin Boqing worriedly, it would be fine if he was a little stronger, but wouldn't it be fatal for such a frail and frail scholar to run around in a snowy day?

But it’s impossible not to run away. There is a pregnant woman in Yuezhou over there, and an old lady here. He can’t just focus on one side. For the New Year or something, the most important thing is to reunite the family. As the only son of the Qin family, Qin Boqing is the pillar of the family. You have to shoulder the responsibility of being a son and a husband.

It was all because of Mei Niang's illness. Fortunately, she came to replace her, and Mei Niang was alive again. The mother and son of Qin's hard work is worthwhile. Isn't it heartbreaking!

The people who had traveled a long distance were too tired, so Meiniang arranged for her mother and elder brother to settle down. Bai Jingyu listened to the old lady's words very much, and sent someone to bring four thick and soft quilts, and Meiniang asked Mama Wang to use them all She felt better when her mother and brother slept comfortably.

Leaving Ms. Wang to serve her mother, Meiniang went back to the room, sitting under the lamp and meditating on her chin, thinking about everything. Cui Xi, Cui Si, and Cui Lian didn't dare to disturb them, and sat aside to do needlework accompany.

Xu Junying, this son-in-law is too much. He knows that Meiniang's mother and brother are here. After paying his respects to the old lady, can't he come over to meet and say a few words?As a mother-in-law, Mrs. Qin would definitely like to see her son-in-law very much. Qin Boqing also meant this when talking, but if Xu Junying didn't come, what could she do?
The people in Xu's mansion are just so stinky, arrogant and arrogant. The old lady relies on the old to sell the old, and it's fine if she doesn't see her in-laws. The first wife and the second wife should at least send someone to inquire about it. The food and drink on the table has been delivered, but you don't even want to take a look at it. Send the beggar?Really, what's the matter with the high family?Is the Marquis amazing?Look down on small families and small households, don't marry other people's daughters back then!
Quietly sulked alone, and after a long time, the red charcoal fire in the brazier gradually dimmed, Cuixi was about to urge Meiniang to sleep, when suddenly the warm curtain was lifted, and Xu Junying walked in.

(End of this chapter)