Chapter 53 New Year's Eve
In the past two days, Mo Rushan was busy with a job that originally had no hope, but because of the marriage with the Xu family, it seemed that there was some hope. So he planned to treat guests and give gifts.
Mo Ruhai was worried about Mo Yi's affairs, and he was unwilling to accept it, but he couldn't keep his temper. He deliberately strolled to Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, thinking about whether he could meet Liang You by chance.
When he reached the imposing gate, his heart was pounding. For a moment he was afraid that he might actually run into him... that would be embarrassing.
The funeral of the Liang family had been completed, but there was no festive mood. In addition to the usual gatekeeper, there were two more soldiers with swords, and the atmosphere was very solemn.
Walking slowly, Mo Ruhai squinted at the gate. Inside was a huge glazed flower screen, and nothing else could be seen. He smiled bitterly. To be honest... it was really a bit awkward for his daughter to become the mistress of such a family... He rubbed his nose and went home with a broken heart.
The two brothers were busy with their own thoughts, so when Liu started to make a fuss again, they realized that there was still no news from Mo Rushong even at this time.
This is not right!
In previous years, even if he didn't come back, he would definitely send a letter home, and he would also ask a familiar escort agency to send this year's harvest and New Year's goods.
The two brothers grumbled to each other for a long time, feeling uneasy, and decided to send an urgent letter to ask after the New Year.
On New Year’s Eve, the family prepared a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner.
Everyone dressed up their rooms and came to eat in a lively manner.
Zhou, who had never left the house, also came. She wore a floral velvet jacket, a brocade half-sleeve long gown, and gold ornaments on her head. Fearing that she had a poor appetite, she specially prepared some light food for her.
Wang thought that Mo Wen would be getting married the following autumn, and this would be the last New Year's Eve that her eldest daughter would be with her. She immediately felt uncomfortable and even cried while sitting there.
Liu drank a glass of wine in depression, thinking of her husband who had no news at all, and hated him in her heart: There is still no news, maybe he is dead!
Mo Yuan knew her mother was upset, so she poured her another cup...
Before he could even sip the second cup, there was a sudden commotion outside. The servants who were eating New Year's Eve dinner in the front room ran in panicked, "Master, Master, our Third Master is back!"
Everyone in the room was shocked. What? You came back at this time? It's New Year's Eve. Is there anyone on the road now?
Mo Rushan looked at his second brother, immediately stood up and hurried out. The three Mo Da brothers followed him, and then Mo Yuan supported Liu and went out with everyone.
When I arrived at the front yard, I saw a dozen people hurriedly moving things in. It was a mess.
"Third brother!?" Mo Rushan shouted.
A middle-aged man, who was busy inside and outside, turned around and responded, "Big brother...Second brother." It was Mo Rushong. He looked at the family members who came out to greet him with a complicated expression.
"Why did you come back at this time?" Mo Rushan was very surprised.
The busy people were holding several lanterns, and the yard was quite bright. Mo Rusong looked unhappy, and he said in a deep voice, "I'll tell you later."
Things were piled up in the house and yard without any particular care, and they were moved in a short time. Zhang Hu, Mo Rusong's long-time attendant, counted them and took out a bag of silver. He said to the leader with some embarrassment, "Thank you for your hard work, this is the extra hard work fee our master paid!"
Seeing that the silver was quite generous, those people's faces were finally not so bad. But they didn't say much, they took the silver and left. I don't know how anxious everyone was.
The light dimmed and only a pile of things remained.
Two women were standing in the corner of the gate, one of them was holding a son and a daughter, looking around the yard and the Mo family curiously.
The other one, with his head lowered, was holding a boy of six or seven years old by the hand, and was hugging a younger one, also a boy.
"Third brother, why did you come back on New Year's Eve? Did you have trouble on the way?!" Mo Ruhai asked.
Liu didn't talk to her husband, but looked at the two women sharply. Mo Yuan was a little nervous and didn't care about pretending.
"Let's talk inside! Second brother, that..." He pointed at the woman who was holding a pair of children, "this is Song Jiayou's wife Yang, and his children. The three of them came back with me first. We'll talk in detail later. That... is Yunniang... Yunniang! Come in!" He said to the woman who lowered her head.
"Wait!" Liu shouted, "Yun Niang? Who is Yun Niang?!"
"Let's talk inside!" Mo Rushong said with a gloomy face.
"Mo Rushong! If you don't explain it clearly today, don't even think about entering the door!" Liu raised her voice by eight octaves.
Mo Rushan frowned, and Zhuang said quickly: "Okay! It's freezing cold, what can happen in the yard? Let's all go into the house first! Meixiang..." She raised her chin towards her maid.
Meixiang walked towards the woman.
Mo Rushan knew: This is something new! On New Year's Eve... this is really amazing! He turned around and went back to the dining room.
Although it hadn't been said explicitly, everyone had almost figured it out. Wang looked at the "Yun Niang" and laughed in her heart: Liu Sujin, are you still laughing at me? She walked over, pulled Liu and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go in and talk."
Seeing that all the men of the Mo family had gone in, Liu shook off Wang and followed them angrily. Mo Yuan glanced at "Yun Niang" and the two boys with cold eyes, and turned around to follow her mother.
Everyone followed him into the house with a grunt.
"Are you Song Jiayou's wife?" Mo Yi stayed.
Song Jia had been back to his hometown for so many years, but he had only come back once, saying that he got married there. But it was the first time he had seen his wife.
The woman laughed and said, "Miss, my surname is Yang, and the head of the family is Song Jiayou. These are his son and daughter! Our head of the family didn't come back with us this time."
"Come with me into the house and warm up! And... Madam, please bring the child inside. It's cold outside."
Yunniang raised her head and looked at Mo Yi. She looked tired and there were tears on her face.
Mo Yi said softly, "Come with me!" He reached out and led the little girl from Song Jiayou and the eldest son from Yun Niang's arms. The two children were very well-behaved. They looked at their mother and followed Mo Yi into the front living room obediently.
There was no one in the living room, everyone had gone to the dining room. Only two candles were lit, and it was a little dim.
"Sister Meixiang, go pour some hot tea! Sister Song, this lady, please sit down first!"
There was a charcoal brazier burning in the main room, so it was quite warm.
"Hey! Thanks girl!"
"Thank you, young lady..." Yunniang also spoke, her voice very soft.
Mo Yi was puzzled, "Sister Song, why are you coming in at this time?"
Mrs. Song was a quick-witted person: "Originally, I planned to come back after the spring plowing, but then the third master and my boss decided to come back the previous year, so I left in a hurry. It was New Year's Day, and there was no escort company to take me there. At the ferry, I met the Yuanwei Escort Company in the capital. They were escorting goods out, and there weren't many goods coming back. The master paid a high price, so we got on board. It was unexpected, and there were a lot of things, so we stumbled all the way and only arrived now. The people in the escort company... were all very angry..."
Yunniang sat quietly on the chair, with two children leaning against her.
"Oh, Miss, this is Yunniang..." Yang lowered her voice and said, "The three old masters' two sons, Hao'er and Lin'er."
It’s going to be really lively on New Year’s Eve… Mo Yi smiled bitterly.
(End of this chapter)
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