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"How long will my brother stay..."

"Why are you still wearing this Confucian robe? This is still a thick autumn robe. Didn't I send a lot of new ones..."

"Brother, I'll help you..."

"Brother is thirsty? Wait, I'll pour water..."

At the dining table, it was like a family reunion, and four people sat around.

Among them, a young man in Confucian shirt was burying his head with rice, and a thin bamboo pole girl next to him put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hand from time to time, chattering.

The girl's eyes kept looking at the young man, as if she had endless things to say.

Ouyang Rong was not angry at all. Except for the first question, he answered every word she said, without nodding or shaking his head.

"I'm used to wearing this piece, and it's almost autumn again; well, this plate of vegetables is delicious, is it grown in the vegetable garden in the yard? If you are not thirsty, don't go... Ah Qing also eats more and grows up."

Ah Qing put down the bowls and chopsticks again, her eyes bent into crescent moons, and said with a crisp voice:

"If you like this, I'll make two more thin sets for you. You can wear them all year round. If you are cold, add a garment, and don't delay..."

The brother and sister-in-law Yunniang, who was standing beside her, held back her head and chewed the rice;

It was the first time that Liu's mother couldn't stand it anymore. She looked at her little daughter who was a little excited and glared at her:

"Okay, I keep talking nonstop for dinner. My daughter's family has so much to say. It depends on how you get married in the future... It's just your brother who has the patience to listen. You, learn more from your sister-in-law, be quiet and gentle."

Ah Mother Ban was so strict that Ah Qing didn't dare to fight with him, so he stopped talking and said "Oh".

The thin bamboo pole girl sat upright, lowered her head and ate in small stutters.

Yunniang immediately spoke to ease the atmosphere:

"Grandma, it's not my sister-in-law's fault, it's not like this all the time. It's just that I haven't seen Tan Lang for a long time, so my sister-in-law has kept a lot of things."

Ah Qing didn't dare to answer the conversation, so she looked up quietly, shook her head hard at her sister-in-law, and signaled her not to help her speak.

Liu's mother didn't say anything, she trembledly picked up a piece of lean meat and placed it in Ouyang Rong's bowl.

Ouyang Rong took a big mouthful of rice and said:

"Don't worry, Ah Qing is very obedient. The master Shandao I met is praised and praised Ah Qing."

Liu's mother nodded gently.

The family continued to have a happy meal.

The old woman had a small appetite and didn't have much rice in the bowl, so she put down the bowl after a while.

Ouyang Rong once heard Yunniang say in the letter that her mother likes to drink cold porridge and eat overnight leftovers. Yunniang and Aqing want to make hot for her every day, but Liu’s mother is stubborn and refuses to eat, and insists on heating up the leftovers last night.

Yunniang and Ah Qing were both helpless.

Fortunately, the elixirs in Gezaoshan work, and with Ouyang Rong and them, the old woman has escaped from the shadow of her eldest son's death. She has just recovered from a serious illness and can get out of bed and move in the hospital.

When Yunniang saw Liu's mother put the bowl, she stood up and Liu's mother waved her hand immediately:

"No need, I'm always full..."

But Ouyang Rong suddenly stood up, took the empty bowl that Liu's mother put down, took the empty bowl he had eaten by himself, and walked to the kitchen without saying a word.

After a while, I brought two bowls of white rice and put a bowl on Liu's mother's table.

A Qing, Yunniang looked sideways and saw the young man in Confucian shirt laughing heartily and said:

"My grandma, the leftovers in the pot are all here. Let's eat more together. Today the food is delicious. Let's finish eating together and try not to leave any leftovers."

The two girls thought that Liu's mother was going to refuse again, but unexpectedly, the old woman smiled with a wrinkled face, picked up her job, and was coaxed by Ouyang Rong to continue eating.

They couldn't help but look at each other.

Soon, the food on the table gradually bottomed out.

Everyone also put down the bowls one after another.

Liu's mother looked around and said with some relief to Ouyang Rong who had stood up and took the initiative to clean up the dishes:

"In the past, some food left from time to time. It's so good that Tan Lang is here. Can he eat all the plates? Is Tan Lang still hungry? I'll make more dishes next time."

Ouyang Rong made a belly touching position and smiled:

"It seems that you guys are waiting for me to come back to eat before. They have a lot of food. You can make more of the next meal, but my mom has to help me eat it all together."

Liu's mother was a little helpless, but she looked at Ouyang Rong with a very doting and accommodating look:

"Okay, okay."

Ouyang Rong, Yunniang and Aqing went to the kitchen to clean the dishes and chopsticks.

Liu's mother held the wooden stick and slowly moved out of the room. She stopped at the kitchen door, leaned over and leaned against the door frame, and looked straight at the back of the young man, woman and girl chatting together and washing dishes.

Her old eyes were a little yellow and turbid, staring at her blankly, not knowing what she was thinking.

The three of them quickly finished washing the dishes, turned around and found the figure of Liu's mother.

Ah Qing didn't even have time to untie the apron, so she ran to support her and said anxiously:

"Why did my mother cry?"

Liu's mother shook her head immediately.

"No, nothing is because the eyes are getting into the sand. The wind is so strong today, the sand leaves are floating around, and it is said at night that it will rain."

Ouyang Rong and Yunniang saw that the old woman turned her head and looked at the night scene, rubbing her fingers with her eyes, as if nothing happened.

The three of them helped Liu's mother together and returned to the main house.

It was indeed windy outside tonight, with rustling leaves, and many monks near Sanhuiyuan made a 'squeak' sound in the night wind.

They closed the doors and windows, returned to the brightly lit table, and sat down to chat.

There is a brazier in the middle, and the charcoal fire inside is burning strong. These new charcoals are sent by the show. The old woman's legs are cold. Although it is not late autumn, she must keep warm at night.

Ouyang Rong and Aqing sat on the side of Liu's mother.

Yunniang added a spoon of lamp oil to the oil lamp again.

Ouyang Rong held Liu's mother's palm in one hand, lowered her head and used a wooden stick to slid the charcoal fire.

The charcoal fire soon burned a little more, and the warm and faint orange light fell on his face, making the originally marble-like clearing arc soft.

"When will Tanlang get married? How is his progress with the Xie family's noble daughter?"

Ouyang Rong held his palm, and Liu's mother clenched his hand and asked with concern.

Ouyang Rong looked calm and peaceful.

He said truthfully:

"I'm going to Luoyang, and I've made an appointment. My aunt is also talking to the elders of the junior sister's family."

Liu's mother was a little relieved:

"That's good. Did you get married in Luoyang? That's under the feet of the emperor. Tan Lang is really promising. He is good and big in his official position, and can still marry a woman from five surnames... I have been thinking about something recently."

"What's up?"

"It was Tan Lang who mentioned it and took us to Luoyang."

Ouyang Rong immediately said ashamed:

"My mother, I'm useless. I have to wait for this matter. In fact, I can already send you there, but I can't go there for the time being. I'm not very relieved to send you there alone..."

Seeing this, Liu's mother was stunned. When she heard that he was halfway through, she breathed a sigh of relief and waved her dry hands:

"It's okay. No hurry. Lao Zhen actually wants to say, if I go back, can Lao Zhen only go there for a while and attend Xia Tanlang's wedding banquet? After the end, if nothing happens, can Lao Zhen send him back?

"This Longcheng County has been around for a lifetime, and my wife has been buried here. I always think about my body bones. After a hundred years, I can't float outside."

Ah Qing and Yun Niang were moved when they heard this.

Ouyang Rong was silent for a moment and said:

"My grandma will live a hundred years."

The two women also clenched the old woman's palms.

Liu's mother shook her head:

"I hope, but I don't have any regrets in my old age. Ah Qing and Yun Niang can't let go of it except Tan Lang.

"Can Tanlang take them to Luoyang and settle down for a long time? It's best not to separate."

Yunniang shook her head immediately:

"I don't go anywhere. I just want to be with my grandma. I will come back with my grandma and let my aunt stay in Luoyang and accompany Tanlang."

Ah Qing spoke in a hurry: "Then I..."

She was held by Liu's mother and Yunniang together.

Liu's mother and Yunniang looked at each other for a moment, and the old woman sighed and nodded, interrupting Aqing's words:
To be continued...