Tranquility

All of a sudden, the people in the room were a little overwhelmed, and even the cheerful and noisy heat froze for a moment.

Everyone followed Niu Niu's little hand to look at the silver lock on Tangning's chest. Tangning felt her chest burn instantly and wished she could throw away the lock immediately.He grabbed the cleat and was about to take it off, but his little hands were wrapped in a pair of warm hands. Tang Yun held his younger brother's hand tightly, and said to Niuniu seriously: "This is a gift from Niuniu's mother. It belongs to the cat."

Niuniu stared at her, and was about to jump over to grab her, but her mother hugged her back tightly. Mrs. Tang blushed, and looked at Niuniu with her head slightly down, looking very ashamed, "Niuniu is obedient, this lock is given to you by your mother. , how can Niuniu grab something with my brother?"

The corner of Tang Yun's mouth twitched, the words were the opposite, it should be how the elder brother could steal the younger sister's things.Was she implying him, or implying him, or implying him.

Niu Niu became angry, she kept twisting and turning in her mother's arms, her little brows were deeply wrinkled, her eyes were tightly closed, as if she was about to gather strength.

When Tang Mu saw it, he felt bad. He was most afraid of his younger sister like this, and he would cry loudly, but this lock belonged to his younger brother, and he loved his younger brother very much, but his younger sister would die if she cried, let alone the three It's not auspicious to cry, so in a hurry, he took out a very delicate windmill from his arms and handed it to his sister, coaxing clumsily: "Sister, don't cry, look at the windmill that brother made for you, blowing it will be fine." It’s much more fun than a lock.”

Niuniu opened her eyes a little, looked at the windmill, opened her eyes a little wider, and took the windmill over, then looked at Tangning, and said, "That lock used to be mine, it was mine." It didn't look like it would Let it go.

Tang Mu didn't expect that there would be such a rascal in a child, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.Tang Yun glared at Tang Mu bitterly, and the silly brother made another loss-making deal.He made up his mind and decided not to give this silver lock. Damn, if she gave something away, there would be no reason to go back. If one wants to take a silver lock from here today, one will not know what to take tomorrow.What's more, Niu Niu must feel that Mao'er is easy to bully after she got the lock, and she doesn't know how to make things worse in the future.

There was a momentary stalemate in the room, and Niu Niu insisted: "It's mine, it's mine, it's mine," the child's voice became the background music of this dispute.

Mrs. Tang was sweating in anxiety, and she kept coaxing Niuniu, but the more she coaxed Niuniu, she became more excited, and her voice became louder, making Tangning's brain twitch and hurt.

Mrs. Tang suddenly raised her head and looked at Carpenter Tang for help. Her small eyes gleamed faintly under the dim light, her face was as ruddy as a delicate rose flower, and she looked weak and pitiful.

Carpenter Tang was already at war between heaven and man, and two children quarreled.If you want to help your own children, you can’t let people point and scold you for being biased when you say it. This wife has been in the house for less than half a year, and Niuniu has been ill for three days. His own reputation for being tough is even greater.Besides, it's just a cleat, so what if you give it to me, the things left by Mao'er's mother are worth more than this.And I originally planned to have a good time with my wife on the night of the New Year's Eve. If my wife is not in the mood because of this, it's not worth thinking about it.On one side are the imposing three brothers, and on the other side are the weak mother and daughter. Tang Carpenter's balance unknowingly leans towards his wife.

Shocked by his wife's pleading eyes, Carpenter Tang shook his body, straightened his body, and glanced at Tang Yun majesticly.

"Tang Yun, how old are you, how can you choke with your sick sister. Cat, a good brother should take care of your sister."

Tang Yun's hands froze, usually when his father called him by his first name, it meant he was serious.

When Niu Niu heard that someone supported her, she became more energetic, as if she was about to burst out all the energy she had accumulated in a whole day's sleep, her shrill voice rose another octave: "It's mine, it's mine, it's mine, That lock is mine..."

Tang Ning was possessed by the Popeye stimulated by the magic sound, and suddenly pushed away the second brother's hand, quickly took off the silver lock and put it in Niu Niu's arms. The set of movements was completed in one go. Tang Ning took a breath, and tried her best to speak softly to Niu Niu: "Since my sister likes this lock, my brother will give it to my sister."

Mrs. Tang grabbed the silver lock, retreated back, and stammered: "This, how can this be, this is the meeting gift I gave to Maoer back then, and it is all of my heart."

Carpenter Tang took Mrs. Tang's hand again, and dragged her back, "Now this cat lock is given to Niu Niu, which is also my brother's love for my sister." He suppressed his wife who was about to speak, and continued: "That's it. ,Let's eat."

With the final word, Mrs. Tang lowered her head to pick up her chopsticks. A smile flashed on the corner of her mouth, which happened to be seen by Tang Ning who was sitting on her brother's lap.

Tang Ning sneered in her heart. This lock was probably worn by Niu Niu when she was a child. The poor widow who was bullied by her ex-husband's relatives had no choice but to give her stepson what she loved, what a selfless and loving mother.

Originally, Tang Ning didn't think that a village woman would have such a deep scheming mind. She would think of using a silver lock as a pathfinding stone to test her position in Tang Carpenter's heart.At most, she thought of giving the lock to her husband's most beloved youngest son, and then Niuniu said it unintentionally, so as to show her husband how virtuous she is.However, after seeing Mrs. Tang's smile, Tang Ning was sure that even if she hadn't thought of it before, she would be enlightened after experiencing it.

However, Tangning wasn't afraid of her either. She didn't even have a son, so planning anything now was useless.Besides, there is nothing to calculate about this little family property, he decided, soldiers will block it, water will cover it, let's wait and see.

After making up her mind, Tang Ning began to happily enjoy her brother's meal service, but Tang Yun was angry in his heart. Sometimes he was angry that his father favored his younger sister, sometimes he was angry that he couldn't protect his younger brother, and sometimes he was angry that his brother gave him a windmill for nothing.

At night, even though the neighbors next door and parents were tossing harder than ever, Tangning didn't hear anything because his ears kept playing: "It's mine, it's mine, it's mine..."

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On the first day of the new year, the sun rises slowly amidst the sound of firecrackers, and the children in the village are also wearing new clothes. The whole village is running around and playing to celebrate the New Year. This is probably the busiest day of the year in Zhangjia Village.

Tangning's face was haggard, her double eyelids were swollen into triple eyelids, her big eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes, her small body became a small bulge under the quilt, making her look petite and pitiful.

He didn't sleep well all night. In the first half of the night, he was stimulated by the shrill children's voices, and in the second half of the night, he was shocked by the mixture of children's voices and firecrackers.Being good at hearing and eyesight is sometimes not a good thing, he still needs to get used to it.

Tang Yun came in with a small bowl filled with dry steamed buns soaked in dumpling soup. He picked Tangning up and said with a distressed face, "Mao'er is eating. When brother has money, I'll give you a bigger money later." A lock, no, a golden lock."

Tangning shook her head, "Second brother, I'm not angry because of the lock, I was irritated by the firecrackers. Brother's money is reserved for future marriages."

"Hehe, who did you hear about marrying a daughter-in-law, silly boy."

Tangning smiled, seeing her brother no longer entangled with the broken lock, and pestering him to feed him, it really is getting younger and younger.

As soon as Tang Yun took out the empty bowl, Tang Mu opened the door and came in. The two older brothers were afraid that the younger brother would get sick, so they were very nervous about him.

Tang Mu sat on the kang and pulled out a windmill as if by magic, it was bigger than the one last night, although it was not as delicate as that, but this one was pasted with colored paper, it was really pretty.

Tang Mu blew vigorously, and the windmill made a clear and crisp sound. Tangning's eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at the windmill curiously. After blowing, she raised her head and asked her elder brother for an answer.Tang Mu smiled smugly, a sly look appeared on his usually simple and honest face, and his whole person instantly became alive.Tangning was dumbfounded. He suddenly realized that his eldest brother was only 13 years old during Chinese New Year, and he was still a child.Tang Ning felt sore, the hardships of life made a child grow up prematurely.

In the end, Tang Mu didn't tell Tangning how the sound of the windmill came from.Tang Ning didn't care either. Eldest brother wanted to keep it secret, so let him do it. He blew the windmill, ding dong ding dong, and the magic sound that disturbed him all night seemed to be blown away.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, after Mrs. Tang took Niu Niu back to her parents' house, Carpenter Tang called Tang Ning into the east room.

With a serious expression, he took out a palm-sized black flat wooden box from his sleeve. Tangning immediately recognized that the box was made of rosewood. A style that only young families will have.Carpenter Tang opened the box and took out a string of bracelets. He slowly stroked the bracelets and looked at Tangning with eyes drifting away, far from his usual honest and clumsy look.

Tang Ning looked very uncomfortable, "Daddy?" Tang Ning didn't want to interrupt Carpenter Tang, but he was really curious about who owned this bracelet. His facial features seemed to be more sensitive than ordinary people, and he felt a trace of elegant fragrance penetrate into his body Inside the nose is agarwood, such a bracelet is definitely not something that their family can have, even if it is the box, it is impossible for their family to have it.

Carpenter Tang came back to his senses, patted his little head, and said, "I know, I wronged you yesterday, can you blame daddy?" Tangning shook her head seriously, "I don't blame daddy, sister Youai is my brother What should be done, the eldest brother and the second brother always give the best to me... and my sister."

Carpenter Tang nodded in satisfaction, "Mao'er is such a good boy. This bracelet was worn by your mother before. She left some jewelry before she left. She asked me to sell the jewelry and use it for your imperial examination. This bracelet is the most The precious one, she wanted to keep it for your future daughter-in-law, but unfortunately, she didn't have the blessing to see you marry a wife. Now I give you this bracelet, although you are only 6 years old, but I know that you and others Children are different, they are sensible and prudent, they will definitely keep it well, take good care of it, if you don’t know where to put it, just ask your second brother, maybe this is the only thought your mother left for you.”

Tangning took the bracelet carefully, and looked up at Carpenter Tang. He looked at him lovingly. The sun shining through the window made the crow's feet in the corners of his eyes very clear. At the age of 30, he was already showing signs of aging. He waved at him, letting He goes back to the room.Tangning knew that Carpenter Tang didn't want to be disturbed at this moment, so he swallowed the questions he had asked about his mother and quietly got up to go out. Before closing the door, he took one last look at Carpenter Tang. He was stroking the empty red sandalwood box Looking sideways out of the window, Tangning turned around and shut the lonely figure behind the door.

At this moment, Tangning missed her father in her previous life very much. Maybe every father behaved differently in front of his children than he thought in his heart.His impression of Carpenter Tang's lewdness and insensitivity has changed a bit.

Tangning went back to the house and closed the doors and windows before she took out the bracelet and took a closer look. It was an agarwood bracelet. It was delicate, with even and full pieces. It was black in color and had a mild and mellow fragrance. There was a slight difference. Tangning looked at the bracelet again and again. Even in his previous life, he didn't often see this kind of bracelet. Hey, there is a word on the back of this bead.Tangning brought the beads closer to the window and carefully identified them, it seemed to be "Wan Yu".

Wanyu, is this body's mother's name?