In just half a day, the news about the Wen family spread throughout Yuncheng.
Shanshan happily returned home with the Monkey King Sugar Man, and saw many guests coming to the house. They are all members of the Wen family's branch. Her smile fell, and most of her good mood suddenly disappeared.
Shanshan didn't like them. Ever since she was born, these uncles and uncles didn't look at her kindly, and they were even less polite to her mother. The important events in the family were never told to her as a child, but Shanshan knew that she had heard her nanny scold her. When her maternal grandparents passed away, her mother was bullied a lot by them.
Today, these uncles and uncles rarely smiled at her.
Even his words were amiable: "Sister Shan, did you go out to play? What did you bring back? Let's take a look, oh, here's Sun Wukong!"
Shanshan turned around and walked towards the backyard.
She didn't take two steps, then stepped back and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Look at you child." A clan elder came forward, caressed her head lovingly, and said kindly: "We are here to find your mother."
Another person couldn't wait to say: "Sister Shan, is your mother really the biological daughter of Uncle Jingzhong?"
"I just spoke to Mr. Qian. It's absolutely true and cannot be false. I said they gave birth together at that time, but I accidentally gave birth to the wrong child."
"Qing Niang is so blessed!"
"I have long seen that this child is extraordinary."
"..."
Shanshan listened in his ears and couldn't help but open his eyes wide. He looked at these tribesmen as if they were looking at the monsters and monsters Sun Dasheng encountered on his way to obtain scriptures. The last time she saw these uncles, they didn't behave like this.
They just hated that all the Wen family's wealth had fallen into Wen Yiqing's hands. They came to her door many times to try to get a piece of the pie, and they all pointed at her mother and said that she was a vicious and cruel woman. Although the wet nurse covered her ears, Shanshan still heard a few words, which made her so angry that she didn't eat snacks for two days.
The nanny couldn't stand listening to it for a long time and said in a strange tone: "Sister Shan, please cover your ears. The dog outside is barking so fiercely that it hurts your ears."
The clan elder's face darkened: "Mother Chen, what are you talking about?"
The wet nurse was not polite to them. She straightened her back and started scolding: "Since the master and his wife left, how many advantages have you come to our door to take advantage of? You come to our door every two days to beat the autumn wind. The lady gives in again and again, and the money is thrown into the water." I can hear the sound, but there is nothing good about you! Now that our lady has got good luck and has established a relationship with the nobles in the capital, well, you are all like dogs that haven’t smelled the smell of meat for three days. He actually had the nerve to come to the door with his face licked, it was really a nose painted on the door panel - what a big face!"
Everyone was furious: "Mr. Chen!"
Just as he was talking, Wen Yiqing also came back.
Shanshan ran over with the candy man in his hand: "Mom!"
Wen Yiqing came back looking tired after listening to the praise all the way. When she saw her daughter, her eyebrows relaxed and she was about to smile. The next moment she saw the elders of the Wen family in the main room, her face suddenly turned cold.
She handed Shanshan to Nanny Chen, but Shanshan refused to leave. She struggled to get out of Nanny Chen's arms and took Sun Wukong in front of her.
The sugar man Sun Wukong opened his fiery eyes, and her eyes also widened.
Seeing Wen Yiqing, the clan elders had put on a good face again.
They said earnestly: "Qing Niang, we have heard about the matter. It turns out that you are the daughter of a high official in the capital."
Wen Yiqing slowly walked to the main seat and sat down, followed by a respected elder in the clan. He wanted to sit on the other side, but Shan Shan quickly took the seat. The clan elder's face turned red and he took a deep breath. He didn't say anything and sat down below.
Seeing her daughter's little movements, Wen Yiqing's eyes softened and she smiled in her heart.
She raised her eyes and looked at everyone with a calm expression: "Uncles, you have come so neatly today, but what is the important matter?"
Everyone looked at each other, and the senior one spoke first: "We heard about your life experience from outside, and came here to ask whether you are true or not. We just met Mr. Qian, and Mr. Qian told us the whole story. "
"Although you are not a biological child of the Wen family, you have been raised by the Wen family for so many years. Now that you have such luck, we uncles are naturally happy for you."
Everyone agreed: "Yes, yes."
Wen Yiqing's expression did not move, still cold.
She has a soft and gentle appearance, without any sharp edges. She was originally the little girl who was doted on by her father and mother. However, in recent years, she has been in charge of the family, supporting the family business and raising her daughter by herself. She is no longer weak and can be squeezed or rounded by others. woman.
"If you have something to say, just say it directly." She picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake from the snack plate and handed it to her little daughter next to her. She said in a calm tone: "What uncles want to say is nothing more than the Wen family's shop industry. There is no need to beat around the bush."
Everyone looked at each other again.
The clan elder who is still the most senior said: "Qing Niang, when your parents passed away suddenly, they left everything to you. Over the years, you have worked hard and we have seen it. If you are of the Wen family's blood, Those things are given to you as a matter of course, but..."
But she is fake.
Concerned about her true identity, the clan elder did not dare to threaten her. He only used a negotiating tone to please: "Qing Niang, those are the things of the Wen family. Besides, you are going to the capital, and you can't take care of the industry in Yuncheng." , it’s better to…”
Although the unfinished words are not clearly stated, the thoughts of everyone present are clearly revealed.
Wen Yiqing raised his eyebrows slightly, curled his lips and said with a smile, "Okay."
Everyone never expected that she would be so cheerful, and they immediately beamed with joy, stroking their beards and saying compliments.
She interrupted: "How much money do you plan to pay?"
"...W-what!?"
"If you go to the capital, you won't be able to take care of these properties in Yuncheng. They are also some Zhuangzi shops. If any of you can afford the money, then I can sell them to you."
"Sell...sell?!"
Wen Yiqing said firmly: "Sell!"
Everyone looked at each other again.
The clan elder took a deep breath and reasoned with her: "Qing Niang, I also know that you have an extraordinary status now, but for the sake of past friendship, this is the hard work of your parents, and you are already a noble person in the uncle's house. Miss Qianjin..."
She laughed softly, and everyone shut up again.
"Uncles also know that this is the hard work of my father and mother." Wen Yiqing said softly and calmly: "They left these things to me at the beginning, but now something like this has happened. Although I am not of the Wen family's blood, the capital city Then there is my parents’ biological daughter. If we want to exchange it, these things should be given to her. It probably has nothing to do with you... no, it should have nothing to do with it. "
"This this……"
Several clan elders wanted to say something else. Wen Yiqing turned to ask the maid: "Where is Manager Qian? Where is he? Go find him and ask him, my father - my father who was awarded an official title in the capital, Apart from taking me back, did you say anything else?"
She picked up the tea cup, took a sip slowly, and said, "Uncle Zhongyong is a dignitary in the court, and I don't know if he can have any dignity in front of the prefect."
No matter how arrogant the clan elders are in the Wen family, they are just ordinary people in Yuncheng. How dare they say anything against the earl? Their mouths opened and opened again, their faces changed again and again, their skins turned blue and red, but the last words they said out were compliments and congratulations.
Wen Yiqing didn't like hearing those words and just asked people to send them away.
When everyone was gone, she lowered her head and met her daughter's round, sparkling eyes.
She smiled and took out her handkerchief to wipe away the snack residue from Shanshan's mouth.
"Mom, you are so amazing!"
"It's not that I'm great." Wen Yiqing wiped her mouth with a faint smile and said, "It's Uncle Zhongyong in the capital who is great."
In the past, these tribesmen would not stop until they took advantage of her, but today they didn't even dare to say a word and just left in despair. It's not the Zhongyong Mansion who is watching behind her.
"Were they scared away by their grandparents in the capital?"
"That's right."
Shanshan said "Wow" and said longingly: "My grandparents are so powerful, they are like gods in the sky. Mom, when we get to the capital, won't anyone bully us?"
Wen Yiqing made a move: "Who bullied you?"
Shanshan thought for a while: "No."
"..."
She reluctantly poked her daughter's forehead, causing the child to stagger.
Shanshan shook his head and said, "But if we go to the capital, Mom will have parents too."
There is a big difference between having parents or not. Shanshan likes her mother the most on weekdays. Her mother has great powers and can find her anything she wants. She gets delicious snacks and fun toys every day, and her mother coaxes her to sleep at night. But Brother Shitou is different.
Every time she saw Shitou and saw that he was not well fed or clothed, she felt extremely pitiful for him. Her mother also has no parents. If the mother also has the love of her parents, she can become as happy as Shan Shan!
Just like now, the bad guy ran away before the grandparents showed up.
If they went to the capital and had grandparents and so many sisters, it would be a magical life!
Shanshan said happily: "Mom, let's go to the capital!"
Wen Yiqing: "You only want the good and don't want the bad?"
"What's wrong with going to the capital?"
Wen Yiqing paused.
She looked at her daughter's innocent and innocent face. Although her facial features were so similar to hers, she always thought of someone else. She sank into memories and didn't come back to her senses until Shanshan shouted twice.
She lowered her eyes, her eyelashes covering the emotions in her eyes, and said softly: "What if there is someone you don't want to see?"
"Isn't it okay if we don't see him?" Shanshan said innocently: "I heard from Uncle Qian that the capital city is as big as many cloud cities. Usually I can't find brother Shitou if I want to see him. If I don't want to see him, then I won't be able to see him. arrive."
"..."
"mother?"
Shanshan looked at her in confusion: "Don't you want to see your parents?"
Wen Yiqing's emotions were complicated, but he couldn't express them to the child. Finally, he sighed softly.
She touched her little daughter's cheek lovingly and said, "Yes, they are my biological parents, and they should meet each other no matter what."
…
The Wen family's mother and daughter finally agreed to go to the capital, and Manager Qian was the happiest person.
He happily drank two jugs of good wine and already thought of the good day to return to the capital. Unfortunately, after waiting for two days, the Wen family was not seen leaving. Instead, they were leisurely preparing to celebrate the New Year.
When asked again, Wen Yiqing said, "There's no rush."
"Why aren't you in a hurry?"
Manager Qian said anxiously: "It's a long way from Yuncheng to the capital. If we don't set off quickly, how can we get to the capital before the New Year's Eve?"
"Even if you want to go to the capital, you must first arrange all the affairs in Yuncheng." The Wen family is not a poor people, there are many shops and shops, and there are so many mouths relying on them to eat, so we can't be careless, "The new year is approaching. , it’s better to celebrate the New Year first, and it’s not too late to set off again when spring begins.”
"The master and his wife are waiting in the capital!"
Wen Yiqing said calmly: "Anyway, after waiting for so many years, it won't be short of this time and a half."
Manager Qian: "..."
Manager Qian didn't dare to say anything bad, lest she regret it again, so he had to go to the capital with sweating profusely to write a letter, saying that he would arrive later.
After that it was time to count down the days.
Shanshan was originally full of expectations, but when she really made a plan, she couldn't let go.
She asked her maid sister to accompany her, and first visited her friends' homes, saying goodbye to them one by one. This took many days. After saying goodbye to everyone, she went all over Cloud City looking for stones.
Shitou is a little beggar in Yun City. He has no fixed abode and usually wanders around the city looking for work to earn money to fill his stomach. Shanshan asked people one by one in the city, and finally found him in a grain store.
He was helping unload the goods at the grain store today. The half-year-old child was crowded among a group of adults, and the bag of rice and noodles was weighing heavily on his shoulders, teetering on the edge. Although he is small, he is born with great strength. He can barely carry a bag of rice weighing one stone. He only pays half and half wages, and many shops are willing to hire him.
Seeing Shanshan, he wiped the sweat from his head and walked over quickly.
Shanshan held the hot meat pie that had just come out of the oven. She hurriedly handed it to Shi Shi and breathed out her palms, which were slightly red from the heat.
"Shanshan, are you lost again?"
"Brother Shitou, I came here specifically to see you." Shanshan said, "I'm going to the capital!"
Shitou was stunned for a moment.
He held the meat pie and thought for a long time before finally remembering: "I've heard that... your mother is the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital."
"My mother is going to the capital, and I want to go with her."
The stone was speechless.
He looked at Shanshan for a long time. The little girl's face was full of sadness, so he lowered his head and searched in his arms and took out a few coins.
Shi Shi pursed his lips, revealing two shallow pear dimples on his cheeks, "Do you want to eat roasted sweet potatoes?"
After a while.
Opposite the hot roasted sweet potato stall, two children, one big and one small, squatted at the base of the wall, each holding half of a fragrant roasted sweet potato.
Shi Shi ate very quickly, and in the blink of an eye he had eaten away the golden, sweet and glutinous potato flesh, leaving only a thin, plain brown skin with ash. After finishing eating, he picked up the meatloaf that Shanshan gave him and ate it in big gulps.
Shanshan held the remaining half of the roasted sweet potato, but had no appetite, and looked at him wolfing it down worriedly.
They were about to part ways, and she took it very seriously. It seemed like it was the first time she had looked at the stone so carefully.
Shanshan heard him mention that his father was a Hu businessman, and he looked different from ordinary children. He had deep facial features, a high nose and deep eyes, and a pair of gray eyes that were exactly the same as his biological father who died young. Children in Yuncheng always regarded him as a monster, so he covered his face with his messy hair.
But Shanshan can really see clearly today. Under the reflection of the snow light, those gray eyes are still a little blue, like the sky shrouded in thick fog when the cold wind blows in Yun City.
This was the beggar brother she fed him snack by snack. He was extremely strong and his belly was like a bottomless pit. He could not be fed no matter how much he was fed. Shanshan had been feeding him for almost a year. Apart from seeing him grow taller, he also had no facial features. A little more meat.
The stone held her hand just now, and she knew it as soon as she touched it. There were rough calluses and unhealed scars in his palms, and his life was harder than before.
He has no father or mother, and has a sick brother to take care of. He is still so young - although he is older than Shanshan, he is not yet an upright adult. He has no place to live and is always hungry.
Shanshan said worriedly: "Brother Shitou, what will you do if I go to the capital?"
"I can work." Shitou said while eating, "I can make money."
"How about... I'll beg my mother to take you to the capital as well."
"no."
"Brother Shitou, if you become my brother, you will be my biological brother!"
"My mother is here, I am spending time with my mother."
He is also reluctant to part with kindness.
In the entire Yuncheng, even other little beggars would not play with him because of his unusual appearance. Only Shanshan was willing to approach him.
But he is not a real little beggar, his mother is still in Yuncheng. He has a family here.
Shitou thought for a while, stood up, wiped his hands on his coat, then lifted up the hem of his clothes, revealing a small shirt with yellowish material underneath, showing it to Shanshan.
He said shyly and joyfully: "Look, these are the new clothes my mother made for me."
Shan Shan was dumbfounded.
After a long while, she asked: "Do you have a mother?"
"Um."
Shanshan had been feeding for a year, but this was the first time she knew about this. She was shocked, as if the sky had fallen, "You have a mother?!"
"Um."
Shanshan tried to reason with him: "You don't even have a home, so you are looking for a place to live everywhere."
"Her family is small and can't accommodate me."
Shanshan's eyes widened in disbelief. Those gray-blue eyes, like clouds and mist in the sky, looked directly at her.
She pursed her lips, but still couldn't hold it back, and burst into tears.
Shan Shan - was deceived -!
