[R18] The stars are brilliant, so lucky even (The stars are brilliant, the moon rises over the sea) – Chapter 13 of “The Stars Are Brilliant, Even Lucky (The Stars Are Brilliant·The Moon Rising Over the Sea)” [English]

Chapter 13

With about ten days left before Zhengdan, General Wan and the four sons of the Cheng family finally arrived in the capital in a huge baggage team. The two families were divided, and the Cheng family received back the “luggage” of seventy or eighty carts.Shaoshang suddenly realized: No wonder his four sons were needed to escort him along with him.

According to the eldest brother Cheng Yong, as soon as the filial son Wan saw the gate of the capital, he shouted with tears in his eyes, “Mom, I’m coming.” Without even saying hello to everyone, he drove the car to his new home as fast as he could. As the responsible eldest son, Cheng had to escort the Wan family’s belongings there before returning home.

“I’m tired, I’ve been waiting for a long time.” Brother Cheng described him as calm, broad-minded, and very similar to Cheng Shi, who was almost eighteen years old.

“Not tired, not tired! Not tired at all!” Cheng’s mother was so happy that she couldn’t speak incoherently.

According to the second brother Cheng Song, heThey were already the last group of military generals to return to the capital to report on their duties. Some of them looked displeased and wanted to say something, but as soon as General Wan heard the news, he came to his door, hugged his legs and cried bitterly in front of them, “Oh my legs, my legs, my legs, my legs, my legs, my legs, my legs, my legs.My miserable legs, my legs…”, his deep voice spread straight out of the Sanli camp – Cheng Song imitated it perfectly and made everyone laugh. Even Mrs. Xiao couldn’t help but smile, not to mention Cheng’s mother who laughed with two rows of molars in her back.

“Is General Wan’s leg really injured that badly?” Second uncle Cheng Cheng asked doubtfully.

“If your hamstring is injured, you can walk, play Cuju, or walk slowly, but you can’t gallop immediately.” Riding a horse at high speed in a battle requires tightening the legs on the horse’s belly.

Cheng Cheng grasped the key point: “You can play Cuju, but you can’t run horses?” Cheng Shi glared at his second son, and Mrs. Xiao smiled bitterly and shook her head.

Cheng Song knew he had made a mistake, so he quickly made up for it seriously: “It’s just a matter of fun and walking slowly. But…” He suddenly lowered his voice and said to Cheng Shi and Mrs. Xiao, “Just now, Uncle Wan was in a mood and was about to mount his horse. There were so many soldiers, commanders and officers at the city gate watching, so I quickly shouted for the Wan family’s chariot to come over.”

Cheng Shi said “hmm” and said to Madam Xiao, “Let’s talk to the old lady later.” Madam Xiao nodded slowly.

Over there, a child of about school age, Cheng Zhu, slapped his little palms on the desk with great force and shouted dissatisfied: “Brother, I’m still in the car! He pulled me out of the car and threw me back. If the third brother hadn’t caught me, if I fell to the ground, I would have knocked out a few teeth. Can I still eat now?!”

Cheng Song pointed at he and said with a smile: “Could it be that if I didn’t throw you away, you wouldn’t have lost your teeth?! I threw away those two teeth on your left side?!” Cheng Xiaozhu, who was in the period of teeth replacement, covered his mouth, his fat face turned red with anger, he wished he could throw the toothpick in his hand as a hidden weapon, and poke four holes in he with his double knife!

Everyone burst into laughter, and even Uncle Cheng fell down on the table.Cheng’s mother laughed so hard that she dropped her toothbrush and hugged Cheng Zhu’s child in her arms.Among Cheng Shi’s children, only he was born outside, and Cheng’s mother had never seen him since he was born. Therefore, when they met, they kissed and hugged each other affectionately, and even had to sit by his side when eating.

In fact, Cheng Rui had been with her since he was a child, and his relationship should have been better, but it was not easy for Ge family to have a child. The young son he protected was like a glass dome. He would make a fuss when others gave him a bite of food. He would cry and wipe his eyes for a long time when he went outside to get some air. The Cheng Rui he raised was arrogant and stingy, and Cheng’s mother really didn’t like it. He was not as easygoing and lively as Cheng Zhu.

So Cheng’s mother secretly defended herself: She didn’t care about Mrs. Xiao, not because she was afraid of her eldest son, but because she was good at raising children for the sake of her grandchildren.

——This spacious main hall has no place for either the Wan family or the previous Cheng family. Today, everyone is laughing and chatting, and it seems to be a prosperous atmosphere. Thick tallow candles that are more than a foot long are hung on the walls of the hall.

Cheng Shaoshang lowered his head and looked at it. The black lacquered wood table was made with straight straight lines. Only the edges of the table were painted with exaggerated and strange animal patterns in deep vermilion. Suddenly he felt eyes glancing at him. He raised his head and looked to the right, only to see a fair and delicate young man secretly sizing him up.

“Young palace, why don’t you say anything today?” Mrs. Xiao looked over with a smile.Cheng Shaogong said in a familiar tone: “Mom, I’m looking at my sister. We are twins. How come Shaoshang looks nothing like me?”

The smile on Mrs. Xiao’s lips was a little stagnant, and Cheng Song hurriedly said: “I was really shocked when I saw Niao Niao just now. She is prettier than all our brothers combined. We haven’t seen you for many years, and my elder brother has brought you a lot of delicious and fun things…”

Cheng Shaoshang noticed Mrs. Xiao’s discomfort and secretly sighed. He sat upright and said, “Recently, my mother has been teaching me to read more and practice calligraphy and less to play. I’m afraid I won’t be able to use the young man brought by my brothers.”

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yong smiled and said: “Ignore your second brother, heI just wanted to have fun.I brought you a lot of good copybook ink, including a piece of rosin ink…” Cheng Shaogong interrupted quickly and said with a smile: “This piece of ink is a good thing. It was given to me when my eldest brother became my apprentice. I hid it for many years. I don’t even want to touch it.” Cheng Zhu quickly said, “Third brother, are you touching it? If the eldest brother hadn’t noticed it, you just wanted to leave!”

Second Uncle Cheng just took a sip of the wine and almost spit it out. Amidst the roar of laughter from everyone, Cheng Shaogong said bitterly: “Huangkou boy, where is your conscience! If I had known I wouldn’t have caught you today, I would have made you fall like a dog and chew the mud!” Then he turned around and said, “…Young Shang, don’t listen to Azhu. I asked for it, and I will keep it for you!”

Although the four brothers have different temperaments, the eyes they looked at him were all looking forward to getting close. Cheng Shaoshang softened his heart, put away his joking expression, thanked him happily and softly, and said naughtily: “Actually, I have loved playing since I was a child. I just hope that my brothers will not think that I am causing trouble in the future.”

The girl’s skin is very beautiful, her tone is sincere, and her eyes are clear. These words have double the effect. As expected, everyone from Cheng Shi to Cheng Zhu’s children laughed with joy, thinking that this sister (sister) is as beautiful as a white jade doll. She is so small, and her voice is better than others (big misunderstanding).

Little Cheng Zhu also added thoughtfully: “Sister, don’t worry, no matter how much trouble you make, you can’t compare to me. If you don’t believe me, just ask my father.” Next to him, Cheng’s mother wanted to say, “My dear grandson, you must have misjudged the evil barrier.” However, the three brothers of Yongsong Shaogong nodded in unison.Cheng Shaogong was still resentful and said softly: “Father, too, every time he beats Azhu, he has to sit down with the three of us. After the beating, he tells us to be sibling in harmony! We all want to squeeze Azhu to death, how can we be harmonious?!”

Mrs. Xiao couldn’t help it anymore and laughed directly on Cheng Shi who was almost spitting out her wine. Cheng’s mother burst into tears with laughter and hugged Cheng Zhu almost out of breath. The rest of the people were so happy that they fell on their backs laughing.

Cheng Shaoshang was smiling when he suddenly felt movement on his skirt. He lowered his head to look and saw a plate full of preserves being gently moved to his knees on the floor. When he turned his head, he saw his twin brother looking at him with a smile.

It turned out that Cheng Shaogong took advantage of everyone’s laughter and pushed the plate over from under his wide sleeves.Cheng Shaoshang turned around and saw his empty preserves plate, knowing that Cheng Shaogong had specially left it for him because he liked to eat.She picked up a large candied fruit and threw it into her mouth. She puffed her cheeks and smiled at Cheng Shaogong with crooked eyebrows and bright eyes.Cheng Shaogong’s eyes were filled with flowers, and he suddenly felt that his sister was indeed a hundred times stronger than his brother.

No one else saw this action, but Cheng Shu, who was sitting opposite, could see it clearly. She couldn’t help but feel envious. As her mind wandered, she thought of the cousins of the Ge family who had pampered and cherished her like this since they were young. However, Cheng Shaoshang had only experienced this feeling today and felt pity for her…

Cheng Yong was attentive and caught a glimpse of Cheng Shu’s lost look. He hurriedly smiled and said: “I almost forgot… Sisi, we didn’t know you were back, so we were not prepared. We took away your handmade shoes, socks and wedding slips. The foolish brothers were very ashamed. They went back to prepare good things and send them to you, Sisi.”

Cheng Shu quickly came to his senses, waved his hands repeatedly, and said awkwardly: “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. It’s a little careful, brothers, don’t remember it.” Mrs. Xiao was satisfied when she saw this situation.

After a few rounds of drinking, Uncle Cheng, who was not drinking well, was the first to lie down on the table. Mrs. Xiao persuaded everyone to stop eating, “You can’t drink too much today. The third brother will come in a few days and there will be a big family dinner.” Hearing that her beloved little son was coming, Cheng’s mother reluctantly put down the wine and went back to the house to rest with Hu’s support. Cheng Shu quickly directed the maids to carry her father away.

Afterwards, Mrs. Xiao helped Cheng Shi, who was slightly smoked, to leave the table from the side corridor. Cheng Shaoshang was supposed to follow him to the side corridor, but suddenly he touched something in his sleeve. His heart moved and he turned around to look for his brothers.Cheng Zhu was fed some wine by Cheng’s mother and was shaking unsteadily. Mrs. Qingyuan touched the little boy’s hot cheek and angrily asked someone to bring the hangover soup to each room. Cheng Yong skillfully picked up the little brother and held him in her arms, and then called the two brothers back to their respective homes.

“Brothers, please stay here for now.”

Cheng Shaoshang caught up with him in a few steps and took out a string of insects woven from twine from his sleeve. There were small grasshoppers, small mantises, and small bats on them… The weaving method was not very refined, and he was clearly a beginner.Shao Shang put it into the sleeping Cheng Zhu’s arms, pretending to be shy since he was admitted to a key high school in his previous life, and said: “I don’t know a few words, and I don’t know how to embroider. I just learned this in the countryside. I will give it to my brothers later when I have some success in learning.”

After hearing these words, Cheng Song and Cheng Shaogong felt sad and heartbroken. They hurriedly said, “No, no, no,” “Take your time, don’t be in a hurry,” “Why are my brothers and sisters so polite?” and “Don’t be too tired. It’s important for your health,” and so on…

Although Cheng Yong didn’t speak, he looked at his little sister, who was almost two heads shorter than him and looked like a girl. He felt like an old man early on; he silently freed up a hand to touch the round bun on Shao Shang’s head and said goodbye with a smile.

Shao Shang also bowed and said goodbye, with a sweet smile on his face that never dissipated until he arrived at his residence. While Lian Fang took off her hairpin, he smiled and said, “Young lady is so happy today.”

Shao Shang laughed and said, “How can I not be happy to see some of my brothers?” He glanced sideways at A-Zhi, who was holding a charcoal pot to warm his bed, and said, “Mother Fu, my brothers are treating me very well.” A-Zhi straightened up and said with a smile, “Here.”

She had been laughing for too long, so when she sat on the edge of the bed, Shao Shang felt sore on her cheeks. She rubbed her cheeks, wishing that Vice President Baoyu, who always looked down on her acting skills, could see how it was possible to smile with misery, how to turn three parts of weakness into five parts of silent grievance – Vice President Baoyu always felt that he could be the heroine because President Xianyu was obsessed with it (actually, at the beginning, sheI think so too, and I was secretly happy that even though I was so pretty, I could take the route of beauty and advancement). Now it seems that she just hasn’t reached her full potential.

The efforts were indeed not in vain. Before I could finish drinking the hangover soup, the gifts promised by my brothers were carried overnight. There were three or four boxes in half a person’s height.When I opened it, I saw that it was really colorful and full of all kinds of things – several pairs of smooth and flawless jade, seven or eight boxes of mismatched but very precious hairpin rings (straight men don’t know how to match jewelry), dozens of pieces of exquisite and soft brocade, a number of calligraphy and calligraphy in precious sandalwood boxes, and many children’s toys, including tops, chess players, chess players, slingshots… and there were all kinds of poker utensils.

The little waiter who came along also said: “There are also large items, which are all bundled in the cart. They will be delivered after they are unpacked.”

After hearing this, A-riu showed a rare smile and led people over to sort and pack the boxes.

Shao Shang held a gold jade pendant in his hand and looked at it carefully. The jade was translucent in color and shone brightly under the candlelight. It reflected half of her cheeks with an unclear expression. She didn’t know what she was thinking.

Lian Fang knelt on the floor and took off Shao Shang’s thick socks to wash his feet. He carefully raised his head and glanced above.

Whenever the young lady shows such an expression, she always feels a sense of respect and fear.Before coming here, whether it was Mrs. Qingyuan or others, the implication was that the fourth lady of the Cheng family was afraid of the strong and bullied the weak. She was domineering on the surface but had no independent opinion in her heart.

But after these days, Lianfang felt that none of these rumors were true – first of all, why no one mentioned that the young lady was so beautiful, and they all spread her bad temper. When she raised her eyes, Lianfang felt that the quality of the jade pendant was not as good as the young lady’s cheeks.

Shaoshang looked at the jade pendant for a long time, and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. It was sweet and cute, but also seemed to be ridiculing. Lianfang smiled cautiously and said, “I don’t know why the young master is smiling.”

Shao Shang smiled innocently: “I gave birth to a good child.” He threw up the jade pendant and gold chain childishly.

“Parents are loving, brothers cherish, and family is harmonious.” Shao Shang smiled and put his hands together to catch the jade pendant falling from the air – doesn’t she know what Mrs. Xiao thinks of herself?Although I don’t know the reason.

She has known since she was a child that there is really no need to work hard to please those who have long been prejudiced against her, as it takes a lot of effort and little effort.

After saving this effort and holding her breath, she was admitted to a key high school and a prestigious university. As a result, no one in the whole town squinted, but instead said nonsense like “I have always seen this child differently from her.”However, she was quite happy to be able to make the once-ignorable Mayor Yu hold his head high, and at the same time make his parents murmur all day “She doesn’t have a father or a mother, so how can she do better than you in the exam?” and became the nightmare of those children who looked down upon her.

The question now is, how should girls in this world work hard?She can’t stand out in school, so why not go into business, and she doesn’t know whether Liangbo’s father has inherited some talent for profiteering from her? Or can she imitate the eldest lady of the Qiu family and become a country leader and carve out a world for her?When there is a chance, she will have to investigate carefully.