The Evil Man’s Lazy Lady Chapter 61 (Part 2)
Chapter 61: Ah Lan, Help Me (2) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.
After a short period of excitement, the Shu family quickly returned to its former quietness and tranquility. The only difference was that Xiao Lang moved back to his own house.
The first question Shu Zhan asked when he came home was why Xiao Lang moved out.
Qin-shi didn’t dare to tell him that her silly daughter was taken advantage of but only said that she wanted to marry Shu Lan to Xiao Lang, so they built a new house for him.
Shu Zhan nodded, touched Shu Lan’s head, and went to talk with Xiao Lang.
“Don’t think I don’t know you already have other thoughts about Ah Lan. Since you want to marry her, you have to be nice to her in the future. If you let me know that you bullied her, even if I can’t beat you, I will be able to deal with you.”
He was slightly thin, standing in front of Xiao Lang condescendingly. He clearly said the same impulsive words as when he was a child, but his face was very calm, and his handsome face, which was 70% similar to Shu Maoting, was as elegant as water, which made people feel good at first sight.
Xiao Lang stepped back two steps and looked carefully at the man who had fought with him for more than ten years. It had to be said that Xun Mu still had some ability. If he didn’t see Shu Zhan with his own eyes, it was hard for him to believe that Shu Zhan would be happy and angry, making it impossible for people to see through his true thoughts.
Thinking he was the lazy girl’s older brother, Xiao Lang replied to him with great face, “I will be good to Ah Lan for the rest of my life.”
Shu Zhan patted his shoulder with satisfaction and quietly surveyed the room. He didn’t know this kid could make money, much better than when he was 13 years old. He only knew how to read and play.
Memories came without warning, and scenes from his childhood flashed before his eyes. Shu Zhan suddenly felt a little sad. He would spend almost all of his future life in the prosperous capital. When he had a future, he would definitely pick up his parents to enjoy happiness, but his gentle older sister and silly younger sister would continue to stay in this peaceful village.
After all, who made them all grow up!
In the name of “concentrating on preparation for the spring palace gate (chūnwéi)”, he declined everyone’s invitations to various banquets and poetry gatherings. He began to study behind closed doors at home. When he was tired, he taught his younger sister to read and recognize words. When he was confused, he went to town to find Xun Mu to play chess and chat. Occasionally, he would go hunting in the mountains with Xiao Lang. The dull days passed like flowing water without knowing it.
(T/N: chūnwéi: metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times).)
On the 15th day of the first lunar month, Shu Zhan set off again and went to the capital to prepare for the exam.
Before leaving, Shu Maoting hesitated, but in the end, he didn’t say anything. Maybe others wouldn’t recognize him...
But he was always worried.
He was absent-minded for several days, either forgetting to bring the medicine or forgetting his wife’s instructions. Qin-shi finally saw something was wrong with her husband, and touched his forehead worriedly: “Is there something uncomfortable? Why do you look out of your mind?”
Looking at his wife’s gentle face, Shu Maoting suddenly held her hand: “Yi’an, if, if one day we have to live in the capital, will you be accustomed to it?”
Qin-shi was slightly stunned, then laughed and said jokingly: “Our son hasn’t become an official yet, so you are thinking of becoming an official’s master?”
Shu Maoting didn’t dare to look at her face to face and said: “I didn’t mean that. I’m just afraid you won’t be accustomed to it when the day comes.” He was afraid she wouldn’t be used to the rules in the capital, and afraid she wouldn’t be able to cope with deceit and treachery in the backyard. There was the battlefield where smoke of gunpowder couldn’t be seen and a woman’s heart was more terrifying than a sword.
Qin-shi snorted and curled her lips: “What should I be afraid of? Isn’t the capital more prosperous than here, with more rules than ours? As long as I’m honest and don’t violate those rules, who can still eat me? Humph, if others bully me for no reason, I won’t swallow the anger, don’t forget, I have seen the world too!”
There were many big families in the town. It was immersed in her eyes and ears when she was a child. She knew a lot of dirty things, but because she was married to Shu Maoting, it was useless. In the future, if her son really became a high-ranking official, she would naturally take care of the back house for him, marry him a virtuous and good wife, and then enjoy the blessing with her husband in peace.
“Yes, I forgot, you used to be the master who refused to suffer!”
Shu Maoting felt a little at ease, reached out and took his wife into his arms, and did not speak for a long time. Even if he went back, he was no longer the young and impulsive youth he used to be. He had a family and a home, he would definitely protect them.
The spring palace gate was in the second month and the court examination in the third month. In the blink of an eye, grass grew, warblers flew, and butterflies circled the flowers.
Sitting on the heated-brick bed, Qin-shi sewed summer clothes for Shu Zhan while talking about her son’s return date. No matter whether he did well in the exam or not, the first time her son left home alone, she was in a panic. She was afraid he would not be able to sleep well when he was studying, afraid he would be cold and ill and no one would take care of him. In short, since the day her son left home, her heart had not been stable.
“Mother, I heard the rattling of a carriage.” Shu Lan sat up from the heated-brick bed and rubbed her eyes.
Qin-shi stopped the needle and thread in her hand and listened carefully. She really heard the movement and the carriage was still heading towards their house.
Was it the eldest daughter or her mother’s family? Maybe her son was back?
She hurriedly put on her shoes and got down from the heated-brick bed. As soon as she stepped out of the kitchen, she saw her husband who had returned early had already walked to the middle of the yard. He also seemed to hear the sound of the carriage. He turned sideways and looked back.
Qin-shi looked at the unfamiliar carriage suspiciously, and just as she was about to greet it, a white-haired old man in a gray robe suddenly stepped out of the carriage.
The next moment, she saw the medicine box on her husband’s shoulder slip and fall to the ground. She watched him run towards the old man, watched him plop down to his knees, and finally heard him shout “Grandfather!”
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