Chapter 73 Xu Yu never mentioned it to her
Xu Mingyang covered his ears, which had turned red from the cold wind, and shook his head: "I don't know."
"My mother and aunt asked me to come and tell you to go back. The man said he was from Kyoto."
Kyoto?
Sang Zhixia tasted this place name that represented so much unpleasantness on her tongue. Before she could answer, she heard the old man say, "Since someone is looking for you, go back and take a look."
"Go ahead."
Sang Zhixia took Xu Mingyang to the door of the house, and when they entered, they saw someone waiting under the eaves.
She recognized the man's attire immediately.
Postman.
Her heart skipped a beat, fearing that this person would blurt out the story of her last trip to the post station to deliver silver to Kyoto. Unexpectedly, this person looked at her and said, "Are you Sang Zhixia?"
Sang Zhixia curled her fingertips and nodded: "Yes."
"Oh, I finally found you."
The man panted and said, "It should have arrived a few days ago, but the snow was too deep on the road and it was delayed for a few days. This is something your family sent you from Kyoto. Please check it with the list."
As he spoke, he moved the box on the ground forward a little. Judging from the bulging veins on his forehead and his labored breathing, the things in the box were really heavy.
Sang Zhixia took the envelope in a daze, opened it and found a list neatly written on it.
Clothes, shoes and socks, commonly used medicines for wounds, and even some dried meat and non-perishable food.
There was also a piece of letter paper with ink handwriting visible under the list.
The first sentence on the letter was: My daughter, I hope you are well...
Sang Zhixia scanned the text quickly and the corners of her eyes turned red silently. When she was about to burst into tears, a small hand hooked her fingers.
"Don't cry."
Xu Mingyang's fleshy little face was filled with worry. He grabbed Sang Zhixia's hand tightly and said, "Don't cry, sister-in-law. I will protect you!"
Sang Zhixia wiped away her tears awkwardly with the back of her hand and said in a hoarse voice, "I lost my composure."
She patted Xu Mingyang's head, hurriedly folded the letter and put it away, trying to remain calm and said, "Did my mother say anything else?"
"I didn't say anything, just told you not to worry and that everything is fine at home."
The postman wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "If you verify everything, I will leave first."
"Okay, thank you."
Sang Zhixia personally sent the person to the door, and only turned back and squatted down after the person had gone far away.
The box was so big that she couldn't hold it with both hands, and of course it was impossible for her to lift it by herself.
Xu Mingyang tried to help but to no avail. He lay on the box worriedly and groaned, "I can't move it."
"It would be nice if Big Brother were at home."
In his heart, his elder brother and his own brother are omnipotent.
If my eldest brother were here, he could lift at least two boxes like this at a time!
Sang Zhixia was amused by his words, and after thinking about it, she decided to call for help.
Unlike last time, this time when they saw someone from her parents' home delivering something, Xu Wenxiu and the others hid in the house and did not come out. It was obvious that they did not want to look any longer so as not to arouse her suspicion.
But apart from the envelope that felt hot in her arms, she didn't have any secrets she wanted to hide this time.
She called Xu Wenxiu and Aunt Xu out, and they worked together to move the heavy box into the west shed. Seeing that she was about to open it, they turned around and left.
"Mother-in-law, Third Aunt, wait a minute."
Sang Zhixia struggled to open the sealed box, sat on the small stool Xu Mingyang had brought over, and said, "My mother sent quite a few things this time, and there's some for my younger brothers and sisters, too. You can take them all back."
Xu Wenxiu was surprised for a moment, and then she saw Sang Zhixia constantly rummaging things out of the box.
There were small cotton shoes that were not very delicate but were thick enough, and even a few small leather hats made of sable skin, and small hand guards. There were many of them, big and small.
There are also paper labels on them, so you can clearly see what is for whom.
"Grandma, these two little hats are for Mingxu and Jinxi, and these two little jackets are also theirs."
"Aunt San, this is Yanran's."
"Mingyang, this is for you and your brother. Take it back and show it to your mother."
Xu Mingyang ran out with a thick new coat in his arms. Aunt Xu was speechless for a moment: "This... How can this be so embarrassing?"
They were once the wives of wealthy families, and they were too noble and noble to treat their children well.
If Xu Yu had not insisted on marrying Sang Zhixia, even if they lived in the same capital city, they would probably never know that the Sang family had a concubine named Aunt Xie.
Even after they found out about it later, no one, including Xu Wenxiu, considered a mere concubine a worthy relative.
How can a concubine who is not even allowed to go out and is not presentable be related to these wives who are born into a noble family?
But the Xu family had been in trouble for a long time, and none of their close friends and relatives had responded at all. The only one who still cared about and thought about the bitter cold of the northwest was this person they had never met and who had once looked down upon them...
Xu Wenxiu felt the object in her hand was too hot. "Xia Xia, your mother's life back home isn't easy either. This..."
"No matter how hard it was, didn't we get through it?"
Sang Zhixia said with mixed feelings: "They are not expensive things, just a token of my appreciation. What's wrong with using them?"
She pointed at the small jacket in Xu Wenxiu's hand and said with a smile, "It's already been delivered. If mother-in-law doesn't accept it, who will wear such a small piece of clothing?"
These were made according to the size of the children and she couldn't wear them herself.
Xu Wenxiu lowered her head with mixed feelings: "Your mother is thoughtful."
"If there's a chance in the future, I'll definitely ask Mingxu and Jinxi to thank you in person."
Sang Zhixia tugged at the corner of her black jacket, lowered her eyes, and forced a smile as she said, "Why is grandma saying this?"
If she really wanted to thank someone, she should thank Xu Yu...
Aunt Xie was very thoughtful and had prepared gifts properly. There were gifts for everyone, from the oldest to the youngest, but the number of adults was less than that of children.
Apart from these, the one who gained the most was Sang Zhixia, followed by Xu Yu, the cheap son-in-law who had not even had the chance to meet his mother-in-law.
Xu Wenxiu and Aunt Xu saw that she looked unhappy and guessed that she was probably missing her mother, so they simply found an excuse to let her be alone for a while.
When the door of the west shed closed again, Sang Zhixia took a deep breath and couldn't help taking out the letter paper she had kept close to her body.
In the letter, Aunt Xie said that the silver she had asked someone to send back had been received, and also warned her not to send it again next time.
in addition……
She also said that within two days of receiving the silver, Mrs. Bai from the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion came to visit her and made it clear that she only wanted to see her.
Mrs. Bai told Mrs. Sang that her son was restless all night long and needed advice from an expert. She needed to find someone with a special fate to help make a bed and a quilt to comfort him. Aunt Xie was the person she was looking for.
Although the Sang family is also a prosperous family, its influence in Kyoto is far less than that of the Dingguo Mansion. Madam Bai just asked a concubine to pray for her son and do some needlework, so naturally she would not be rejected.
After a few interactions, Mrs. Bai began to care about an inconspicuous concubine. She would send some things to Concubine Xie from time to time, and gradually alleviated her difficulties in the Sang family.
A concubine who caught Mrs. Bai's eye, even if her status is still as insignificant as before, no one will treat her with disrespect.
When he was sick, he could seek medical treatment and medicine in time; when he was cold, there was endless charcoal to burn. Even his younger brother, who had always been neglected, was able to study in the Bai family's clan school, and no longer had to be confined to the palm-sized courtyard every day.
Others only thanked the aunt for suddenly being noticed by a noble person, which was considered a great blessing in her rough fate.
But few people know that the young master of the Dingguo Mansion and Xu Yu are close friends, and there is also the letter that Xu Yu sent along with the silver...
For such a long time, Xu Yu never mentioned it to her.
Xu Yu...
Sang Zhixia bit her lower lip and carefully put away the letter. She turned around and saw the neatly folded quilt against the wall, and her heart felt silently blocked.
It's already the eighth day, hasn't Xu Yu come back yet?
At the same time, in the deep mountains covered with thick snow.
Xu Yu, who was hiding in his snow cave, couldn't help but sneeze. Wu Changgui, who was rubbing his hands and breathing heavily, saw this and said with a smile: "Oh, is it because someone at home is thinking about you?"
Xu Yu wrapped himself in his thick outer coat and said in a voice so soft it was almost trance-like, "That should be it."
Zhizhi seems to have a strong personality, but in fact she is the softest-hearted person.
He has been away for so many days. Looking at the empty side of the bed at night, Zhizhi will probably think of him, right?
Should be possible, right?
Wu Changgui wanted to make a few jokes, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he saw Xu Yu narrow his eyes and made a gesture to keep quiet.
He slowly pressed down his cold palm, his eyes flashing with a fierce cold light: "Shh."
"It seems what we've been waiting for has arrived..."
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