Hometown beacon smoke old time shadow

In autumn, the leaves of sycamore trees on Meier Southwest Road in the French Concession of Shanghai are turned golden by the sun.The largest mansion on this road is called "Shen Garden", which probably used to be a beautiful garden in the south of the Yangtze River.Now the westerly wind is blowing eastward, replaced by manicured lawns and three-story western-style buildings with red bricks and gray tiles.There is only a tile-roofed house with a width of three rooms in the southeast corner, and the flying corners and the wisteria trellis beside the whitewashed wall still retain the charm of the garden.

The wind blows the curtains, and the old-fashioned clock rattles and rattles in the living room.The owner of the mansion, Shen Qiushan, was sitting in front of the French window in the bedroom reading a newspaper, his legs covered with cocoon quilts.Older people always feel that there is wind everywhere as soon as autumn comes, and it always blows into the bones.Old Sun, the steward beside him, knocked on the door and came in, bringing a pot of new tea. "Master, grandma is here to say hello." He likes quiet and he is also engaged in foreign affairs, so he doesn't care much about these etiquettes. He has already told their juniors that they don't have to come to Ding Xing. Now that he wants to say hello, he must have something to discuss.

Grandma Gu Jingxian entered the door. She was wearing a sky-colored trousers jacket with sapphire blue skirts, and her hair was combed meticulously. She had already put her feet down and was wearing a pair of sapphire blue embroidered shoes.The room is very large, and the sunlight from the floor-to-ceiling windows cannot be fully illuminated.She got used to the dim environment first, and walked lightly into the sunny area. The change of light and dark light made her squint her eyes.

"Father, Jing Xian greets you." She knelt by the chair.

"Forget it, sit down."

Jingxian sat down on the chair with a slanted sign, "Father, the thing I told you last time has been done. That girl is a distant relative of mine, also surnamed Gu, and the family knows the basics. She arrived today. See if I'm here to give you a kowtow."

Master Shen waved his hand, "No need, this is your young couple's business. It was originally the wife's business, but now that she's gone, you can tell me that it's your filial piety. For the rest, you can figure it out. "

Jingxian remained calm, her voice remained unchanged, "Father, the weather is fine today, let's go to the restaurant for lunch. Let Zhaoshi accompany you to the yard for a walk in the afternoon. Zhaoquan also sent someone to come and see you in the afternoon. "

The old man frowned, "What's there to see, let's see if I'm dead or not?"

He raised his voice, and the daughter-in-law couldn't sit still, she stood up, "After all, she is a girl from our family, so she should go back to her mother's house to have a look. Besides, isn't she and Mr. Chen a harmonious husband and wife now?"

Shen Qiushan didn't take it seriously, "How many days can we be reconciled with a person who has abandoned his wife and children? Breaking up the couple will result in retribution. I, Shen Qiushan, are getting old, and this kind of thing happened in my family that made people poke my back. I really don't know what happened in my previous life. What a crime!" Gu Jingxian didn't dare to say anything more, the sun shone sideways, and she was already standing in the shadow, wringing the handkerchief in her hand uneasily.

Shen Qiushan sighed, "You don't have to bear such a fault for them, let me serve the lunch. You don't need to greet Zhaoquan when you come, I don't want to see her. You don't need to come when Zhaosong comes back, I don't even want to see her. "

"Yes" Gu Jingxian backed out silently.

She went out and took a deep breath.In any case, she is still the eldest young mistress in charge of the mansion.

The girl Sangzhi said, "Grandma, here comes the concierge. Mama Yao asked me to ask, can I bring it in?"

"Take me to my room. Who's with you?"

"Uncle Huang, the concierge at home, sent it, and Mother Zhou accompanied me."

"Mother Zhou is here? Bring them in quickly!" The always solemn eldest grandma finally showed joy.Mother Zhou is her wet nurse, who loved her in every possible way since she was a child, but now it is very difficult to meet her.After a while, Sang Zhi led Zhou's mother and a girl who looked upright into the door.The little girl had slender eyebrows and thin eyes, her face was pale, and even her lips were pale.The silver earrings on the ears look like new ones, and they still look new this year. He is also wearing a brand-new light yellow jacket and a skirt. Under the skirt, three-inch golden lotuses and bright red embroidered shoes are exposed.Mother Zhou pursed her lips and smiled, and gently pushed the little girl.Although the movement was small, everyone in the room saw it. Sang Zhi took a mat and put it on the ground.The girl knelt down, kowtowed three times, and called "Grandma" Sang Zhi handed over a bowl of tea, the girl took the tea, and handed it to Jing Xian, "Grandma, please use tea." Gu Jingxian took the tea and took a sip , and passed it to Sangzhi.He raised his hand again, gave a little support, and Sang Zhi stepped forward to help the girl up.Jingxian took off a gold strand bracelet from her wrist, and Mother Zhou took it and put it on for the little girl.

"Go and ask Huanzhu to come." She lowered her head and thought for a while, "ask the second master to come too."

Zhou's mother was a little confused, she stepped forward and asked, "Miss, is the second master also seeing you?" Although Gu Jingxian is already the eldest grandma of the Shen family, in the eyes of Zhou's mother, she will always be the eldest lady of her Gu family.Jingxian smiled, "Mom, look at the house in this mansion. The whole family lives upstairs and downstairs, and eats in the dining room. It is unavoidable. Since we will see each other sooner or later, why not pay attention to the etiquette now?" Otherwise, if we turn around and bump into each other suddenly, we don't know who is who. Besides, the second master is still young, so it's okay."

The second master of the Shen family, Shen Zhaoshi, brought Jingxian's daughter, Shen Huanzhu, into the door.Zhaoshi called his sister-in-law and began to look at the people in the room. Huanzhu smiled slightly and ran to his mother, wanting to sit in her arms.Mother pulled her to laugh, "There are people here, so you can't be rude." Huanzhu smiled embarrassedly and stuck out his tongue.The mother pointed to Zhou's mother and the little girl and said, "You have all seen Zhou's mother, this is the new aunt." Huanzhu smiled again.The young master frowned, and continued to look at the new girl, thinking that he should express something, but he didn't know what to say, so he nodded at the girl. "

Jingxian said to Zhaoshi, "My aunt's surname is also Gu, she is a relative of my family." Zhaoshi raised his face and asked Auntie, "Then what's your name?"

"Xiaozhen," the little girl blushed and replied softly.

"Zhaoshi!"

Jingxian interrupted Zhaoshi's questioning. "My son asked my aunt's name, what kind of etiquette is this?" Zhaoshi blushed, and lowered his head.He is only 13 years old this year, his mother died when he was seven years old, and his father is busy with business again.The eldest brother is not at home all day long, and the eldest sister is also married, and the elder sister-in-law takes care of her daily life.For him, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and she must obey her words on weekdays.Gu Jingxian didn't want to embarrass him in front of so many people, so she could only say lightly, "Let's take Huanzhu to play. Auntie Zhou
The car is exhausted, and I must be tired, so Sang Zhi takes Auntie to rest. "

Zhaoshi still bowed his head and answered "yes" and took Huanzhu out, and Sangzhi also took the new aunt back.Only Gu Jingxian and Zhou's mother were left in the room. She stood up and held Zhou's mother's hand. Zhou's mother patted the back of her hand, "My eldest lady, I am really wronged." In one sentence, Gu Jingxian's eyes turned red, Tears could not stop falling.