276. The Old Man Who Practices Taoism (7)

That night, Madam Wei had a dream.

In the dream, she was still the eldest daughter of the mansion. At that time, the old people in the family were still there and had not yet separated. Because her family was the eldest branch and the old lady was not energetic, her mother managed the entire mansion.

Although she was young, her mother taught her to manage accounts early. After so many years, her memory of the mansion had long been blurred, but for some reason, Madam Wei still remembered that one afternoon, she was originally watching the lotus flowers, and suddenly it started to rain heavily. The cold wind accompanied by raindrops blew on people's bodies and hurt them. The maids around her hurriedly ran back in the rain to get an umbrella. Holding the umbrella, she led the two maids to the yard.

Then, she met the youngest little sister in the mansion.

At that time, she was dirty and was crying in the rain, hugging her legs and hiding in the rockery.

That day, there were lightning and thunder, and the wind was blowing. The two maids didn't hear any sound. Only when she accidentally glanced at her, she saw the little sister.

This youngest little sister has always been the most pitiful in the mansion. Madam Wei has heard this sentence from her mother countless times.

Although Madam Wei's father liked to have fun and was not at home all day, he was very sensible. He played outside but never brought women home.

The third brother of the father in the mansion, whom Madam Wei called Uncle San, was an out-and-out dandy. His wife's family was not of high status, so she could not and dared not control her husband. In Madam Wei's memory, from childhood to adulthood, Uncle San brought women home one by one, and one illegitimate child was born.

This youngest little sister is Uncle San's youngest daughter. Unlike those illegitimate sons and daughters, she was born by a maid.

Madam Wei once heard her mother accidentally say that Uncle San drank too much and went back to the yard to pull the maid in Aunt San's room, which gave birth to this youngest little sister.

But the girl was not good-looking. After waking up, she was not loved by the master, but was treated coldly. Although Aunt San could not control Uncle San, she could control a little maid. The little sister's mother suffered a lot. She fainted while washing clothes in the winter and found out that she was pregnant.

After all, she was the blood of Uncle San, so she was taken back and gave birth to a little sister.

Later, the girl died of heavy bleeding. Aunt San thought that the little sister was unlucky because she had killed her mother just after she was born, so she gave her to another concubine to raise.

The concubine gave birth to a son later, and naturally had no love for this girl who was picked up for nothing. In addition, the master and the mistress made it clear that they didn't care, so the little sister's life became difficult.

After all, the little sister was still young, and she would not leave Uncle San's yard except on big days like the New Year.

And on such a big day, she would definitely be cleaned up, put on beautiful clothes that she would never have on ordinary days, and be led to show the oldest old man and old lady in the family, and then be taken away.

If she hadn't seen with her own eyes that the little sister had red marks on her face but dared to hide and cry secretly, Mrs. Wei would not know that she had been bullied by her brothers and sisters since she was a child.

That day, she personally held an umbrella, walked to the rockery, and took the person down.

Madam Wei had a high status among the younger generation, because she was the eldest daughter of the family, and was favored, and her mother was the head of the family who was in charge of the entire family.

Since then, she has paid more attention to this little sister who she had never paid attention to. She always asked the servants whether the little sister's share was harsh, and would visit her from time to time, or take her to do needlework.

Madam Wei liked this little sister very much. Perhaps because she had learned how to handle housework from her mother since she was a child, she could always easily see the thoughts hidden in the eyes of a group of younger brothers and sisters.

They all wanted to please her and gain benefits.

But only this little sister, although timid and spoke so softly that you had to listen carefully to hear, her eyes looking at her elder sister were full of pure admiration.

Maybe because the age difference between the two was too big, sometimes Madam Wei even felt that the little sister looked at her as if she was looking at her mother. In fact, she herself lived a tight life, and she saved up her monthly silver and bought a silver hairpin for Madam Wei.

Being favored, she naturally had no shortage of hairpins, but for the little sister's kindness, Madam Wei happily put it on her head and promised her that she would always keep it with her.

Madam Wei didn't remember much about the memories afterwards. That year, the old man suddenly passed away, and the old lady cried and passed away with him. The family was divided in the mansion, and the little sister naturally left with the third uncle.

In her memory, it seemed that before leaving, the little sister had a quarrel with her, and while she was busy with the affairs of the mansion with her mother, she was told by other sisters that she was a little disappointed to see that she loved her brother and was jealous. She just felt that the little sister was ignorant. They had a good relationship, but the brother was also her own brother. Her mother lost her body when she gave birth to him, so what was wrong with her, the biological sister, taking care of him more.

She didn't go to find the little sister, and the little sister didn't come to find her. Until they parted, she didn't see her.

It was said that the third uncle bought an official position and was going to Yunnan, so the whole family naturally followed him.

When she received the letter from her uncle, which did not mention her younger sister, she regretted not reconciling with her younger sister. After so much time, she had long forgotten the disappointment and only missed her.

Mrs. Wei wanted to write to her younger sister, asking her why she was upset and apologizing. She was the elder sister and should have gone to her first. After she sent the letter, it was her aunt who replied.

She said that her uncle took them to an inn but encountered bandits. When the government came to rescue them, her younger sister had disappeared.

The letter said in an understatement, perhaps because she was young and ignorant, and got separated from the adults. After several days of searching, there were many wild wolves on the roads of the villagers at the foot of the mountain. A person as young as her could not survive.

Mrs. Wei held the letter and cried all night.

She only regretted not looking for her little sister before her third uncle left. As an older sister, she should have given in to her younger sisters.

How frightening it would be for such a timid little sister to be thrown into the mountains alone.

Afterwards, she got married.

It was a bit hectic when I first got married, but after everything was settled, my husband never flirted with women even though he had a small official position. He had not been pregnant for three years, but neither my father-in-law nor my husband urged me. My son was well-behaved and sensible, and he gave birth to a little girl. Got the right words together.

Mrs. Wei is very happy.

Tonight, I suddenly thought of my little sister. Looking at the silver hairpin that I had worn for more than ten years, I couldn't help but feel sad.

If she were still alive, she would be getting married now.

It was rare for Mr. Wei to change out of his own clothes today. He took a careful look at his wife sitting in front of the bronze mirror. He thought that during the day, his wife misunderstood that he had a woman outside. She was obviously so sad and sad, but she still had to hold on and carry her. Tears were needed to help him organize everything, and it was normal to have a little temper at this moment.

Look at the lady under the candlelight. Although she is not a stunning beauty, nor is she a young girl, her appearance and bearing are both very good.

Comparing this to the beautiful and young woman who used sinister things like daughter's fragrance on him, Mr. Wei suddenly felt that his wife was perfect.

With such a lovely wife, how could he go looking for those women outside?

Thinking about it, he stepped forward, put his hand gently on Mrs. Wei's shoulder, and said warmly, "My dear lady, you really misunderstood me as your husband today. I, Wei Ziqing, can swear that there is no other woman except you. "

Seeing Mrs. Wei looking back at him blankly as if she had just come to her senses, Mr. Wei smiled and helped her stand up, "Okay, it's getting late tonight. It's hard for you to wait for me for so long. Let's take a rest."

The two of them lay back on the bed. Mr. Wei was frightened today and fell asleep quickly. Mrs. Wei, on the other hand, looked at the candlelight shadow outside the window, thinking about her little sister all the time.

Maybe she was thinking about things day by day and dreaming about things at night. On this night, Mrs. Wei, who had not dreamed for a long time, actually dreamed about herself when she was young.

It was still that rainy day, the little sister was hiding under the rockery, but there were no two maids around.

Mrs. Wei climbed up with an umbrella and pulled the person down the corridor.

She looked at her little sister, with her thin body, delicate features and fair complexion, looking at her timidly.

Mrs. Wei still remembered that she went out with her third uncle but died in the mountains. She touched her little head and advised her gently, "Mother Yan, don't go out with your father. I'll go with you." Mother said, let you stay in the house and be our eldest daughter. From now on, you will always follow my sister and she will take care of you, okay? "

The little sister nodded, then she laughed happily, and her whole body seemed to feel lighter.

When the rain stopped, she took her little sister to enjoy the flowers, feed the fish, and catch butterflies. They also did embroidery work together. The little sister embroidered a flower, which was very beautiful.

When it got dark and the little sister stood up to leave, Mrs. Wei suddenly felt a strong sense of reluctance in her heart. She felt that if the little sister left, she would never see her again.

She pulled her little sister and said, "Can you please stop leaving? You can live with your sister."

The little sister also laughed, and tears fell from her eyes as she laughed.

With her little hands, she took out the jade pendant hanging on her clothes. The jade pendant broke into two halves, and she held half of it in one hand.

She asked, "Sister, do you still remember this?"

Mrs. Wei recognized it, "Isn't this what I gave you?"

At that time, she saw that her little sister did not have a jade pendant, so she specially gave her her own to avoid being laughed at by the other children in the third room.

The little sister nodded, with a timid expression, as if she was afraid of being scolded, "I broke this jade, so I haven't dared to see my sister."

Mrs. Wei nodded her forehead, "It turns out that you didn't come to me because of this. My sister thought... I won't say it anymore. It's my fault. If this jade is broken, I'll give you another one."

As she spoke, she took off the jade pendant she was wearing and handed it to her little sister, "Okay, you can sleep here with me tonight and don't leave."

"My sister is lonely without you. Can you stay with her all the time?"

The little sister took the jade, with tears in her eyes, but a happy smile on her face.

She cried and smiled gratefully, "Thank you sister, I always remember this jade and didn't tell you that I broke it. I wish you didn't blame me."

"Sister, I'm leaving."

"I really want to be your sister."

***

Master Wei heard the sound of the rooster's crow. He turned over, stretched, and stood up with a yawn.

But he found that his wife was crying in her sleep.

He was startled and quickly pushed her to wake up.

Mrs. Wei slowly opened her eyes, but she burst into tears the next moment she woke up.

She remembered.

Her little sister would never be with her again.

The author has something to say: The first ten little angels will give out red envelopes, good night everyone!