Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Chapter 34: Changing Pillars

At Yinzheng, the corner door of Wang's house was quietly opened, and a large vegetable cart stopped there. Boxes of vegetables were carried in, and then the "empty boxes" were put back on the cart.

Nanny Chun wrapped her head with a gauze scarf and came out carrying a large bag. She looked around carefully, then sat in the car and hid next to the box.

Just as the carriage was about to leave, a gatekeeper suddenly poked his head out, rubbing his eyes. "Eh? Er Hulu, didn't you say you were going back to your hometown to worship your ancestors? Why are you delivering food today?"

The coachman froze, and was about to respond with a forced smile, when the gatekeeper's eyes slid open and saw Aunt Chun, who came out involuntarily, grabbing her hair which had been tilted due to sleeping, and said in surprise:

"Why? You're still worried about your son who's this old. Are you going back with Aunt Chun? Isn't the old lady awake? How can she leave you?"

Aunt Chun was discovered and could only smile awkwardly. She quickly thought of a solution and raised the bundle in her hand: "The old lady took the medicine and went to sleep.

"I'll go see him off and check if he has brought everything he needs.

"I'll be back after breakfast!"

The gatekeeper suddenly realized what was going on. He looked around the bundle with an ambiguous gaze, folded his arms with one hand, and rubbed his fingers under his armpit with the other hand:

“Normally, this baggage that goes out should be carefully checked!

"But if I really read it carefully, I'm afraid it will delay my good brother's departure..."

Aunt Chun hurriedly handed over a purse and then scolded her son who was driving the cart: "You bastard, I told you to give this to your good brother a long time ago, how could you forget it and leave it on the cart!"

The gatekeeper reached out to take the purse, pinched the size and hardness of the pieces inside, raised his eyebrows and smiled, then yawned, "Oh, I'm so sleepy.

"Aren't you guys catching a boat? Hurry up!

"I'm going to go back and take a nap..."

As he spoke, he didn't even look at the mother and son. He walked in in his slippers and closed the door.

Then his face changed and he took out a small piece of something from his purse. When he looked at it in the dim light, he found it was about two cents of silver.

The gatekeeper tossed a piece of silver and smiled crookedly: "A good meal and some wine!"

He took it and put it in his arms, but turned back to look at Jiaomen with jealousy and hatred, and spat fiercely on the ground: "Such a big bag, so much gold, silver and jewelry, but only gave me such a small thing!

"what!

"Sooner or later, you will kill all the girls!"

The carriage quickly left the corner gate, galloped along the street where the curfew had just been lifted, and headed straight for the South City Gate!

Wang Ziteng, who was on his way to court, heard the sound, reached out from the sedan chair, lifted the curtain, and looked outside, but only saw half of the wheel of the carriage turning.

"Who is that?" Wang Ziteng asked his servant.

The boy's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I can't see clearly. But at this time, they should be delivering vegetables. Maybe they are in a hurry to sell them again in the South Market? It's not easy for them to make money."

Wang Ziteng accepted this explanation and gave another instruction: "If the old lady has any problems, report to me immediately no matter where I am."

The servant and everyone else agreed and watched his sedan chair go north.

When the sedan chair turned the corner, the servant and the gatekeeper gathered together, all frowning, "Is that the stupid son of Aunt Chun? The one nicknamed Er Hulu?"

"It's his car, but he doesn't even know who's driving it. Is he in a hurry to visit the grave so early in the morning?!"

The two of them smiled at each other as they talked, then put the topic behind them, walked back to the mansion with their arms around each other's shoulders, and chatted quietly: "The master is sick in the mansion, so there must be ginseng and bird's nest or something in the kitchen. Let's go and get some!"

Nanny Chun and her son Erhulu drove straight to the dock. They did not move the box into the cabin until the hired boat had sailed two miles away and then opened it like thieves.

"Miss, please don't blame me. I had no choice." Aunt Chun muttered to herself, opened the lid of the box, and asked her son to help carry the person in the bag out.

Placed on the bed in the cabin.

The simple-minded man driving the coach reached out to untie the bag, but was stopped by Aunt Chun.

Giving her son a signal to stand aside, Aunt Chun took a deep breath and said, "My dear, you are in good health. Even if there is a thief in the house, three or two men can't hold you down.

“I’m a timid person.

"So if you want to feel more comfortable, then just lie in this bag, on this bed, and have a good sleep. When we pass Cangzhou, even if you kill us mother and son, you will not be able to enter the palace in time, and I will untie the bag for you.

“But if you struggle, thinking that you can go back while you are out in a short time,

“That’s unacceptable, I have no choice but to let my son knock you out.

"This way, both you and I can save trouble."

The bag that was struggling on the bed immediately stopped, moved its position, even resting its head on the pillow, stretching its legs, and lying down neatly.

Then there was no movement.

Aunt Chun looked at her quietly.

After a dozen breaths, the person on the bed completely relaxed, and not only fell asleep, he even started snoring!

Aunt Chun was both angry and amused, but she relaxed as well.

I suddenly felt pain in my back and waist, so I pulled my son to squat in front of me, asked him to carry me on his back, and slowly walked out of the cabin.

Although Erhulu is stupid, he is filial.

He massaged my mother's back, served her a meal, and let her take a nap. When he saw the sun setting, he pointed to the next cabin and asked, "That one?"

Aunt Chun thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure you haven't been making a fuss?"

"No. I slept soundly. I just turned over and groaned in the middle. I guess he felt the cabin bed was uncomfortable." Er Hulu answered honestly.

Aunt Chun thought for a while, gritted her teeth, slapped her thigh, and stood up: "Let's go. After all, she is a grown-up girl.

"When we return to the South, we have to rely on her to speak well of us in front of the master, so that we can survive!"

Er Hulu was unhappy: "How could the old lady assign such a life-threatening task to my mother..."

"I raised the eldest master. No matter how many wet nurses and nannies he had, whenever he came to the old lady's room, he would only play in my arms!"

Aunt Chun was very stubborn. "Besides, if the eldest girl enters the palace, she will definitely be a target for others. She will only suffer and not have the blessing to enjoy!"

"The eldest master and the eldest lady said privately that they didn't care about the talent show!"

As the mother and son were talking, they went to the next cabin.

The bag was opened, the string was removed, and the hair was smoothed.

Aunt Chun's face lost all color and she sat down on the ground: "You, you...why is it you..."

Ping'er rubbed her bruised wrist, took the handkerchief out of her mouth, moved her chin, and after a while, she finally said something:

"Our girl is as good as a god!

"Get me a doctor quickly!

"I'm covered in injuries and have been hungry for a day and a night, so I've developed a high fever!

"If I die of illness on this road, don't say you can't explain it. Even if you can explain it, do you think our girl will spare your family?!"

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