I have very few mories of my ti in Jiangnan, I only rember being in a tall courtyard with an old nanny and two maids. The old nanny treated very well, often making delicious food for and telling about the outside world. If life could always be like this, it would be a kind of happiness. But such good days didn’t last long. When I was three, my legal mother died in childbirth. When I was four, my father died suddenly from typhoid.
I have little recollection of my legal mother’s passing, but Tingzheng has strong mories of my father’s death. Because after the funeral, Granny Yang, who loved , left, and the two maids who took care of were gone too. By then, I was sent to soone who looked very beautiful.
I overheard the maids calling the woman Maternal Aunt You, and I could feel that this Maternal Aunt You didn’t like . As expected, this woman didn’t like , but at that ti she didn’t leave hungry, nor did she abuse .
But everything changed when we arrived in the Capital City. Maternal Aunt You ate well and drank well every day, leaving only leftovers for , often leaving hungry. When I couldn’t stand the hunger, I couldn’t help but run out to find food, sotis finding sothing to eat, but each ti I returned, I would get scolded by either Maternal Aunt You or the old nanny. I didn’t dare to argue back, nor did I dare to cry, because whether I argued or cried, their scolding would beco more severe.
At night, when hunger woke , I would wish for my sister to appear. Granny Yang told that among the Lian family mbers, only my sister Yueyao would care for and be good to , while others were unreliable. I believed Granny Yang’s words, but I hadn’t seen my sister since my father’s funeral. I asked Maternal Aunt You, but she just said my sister was busy, had no ti for anyone. But I didn’t believe her, because several tis my sister had sent people with gifts for . If my sister didn’t care for , why would she send things? Later, I secretly asked a maid, who told that my sister was ill; she fell seriously ill after our father passed away and hadn’t recovered yet.
It seed like Heaven heard my prayers, as during another reprimand from that wicked old nanny, my sister appeared. She punished the old nanny and said she would take away.
I was overjoyed at the ti; with my sister, I wouldn’t starve anymore or be scolded, but just as I was overwheld with happiness, Maternal Aunt You appeared.
Maternal Aunt You cried and pleaded with my sister to let stay, claiming I was her lifeblood. I forgot to argue, just looked at my sister in fear, afraid she would believe the woman’s words and leave with her. Fortunately, my sister didn’t believe Maternal Aunt You’s words and took away from that nightmare-like place.
After walking for a while, my feet began to hurt terribly. I guessed I had accidentally hurt them while looking for food earlier. At the ti I didn’t care, but now it hurt intensely. My sister quickly noticed sothing was wrong, took off my shoes to look at the blood on my feet, and held while crying.
I didn’t feel the pain, really; I felt no pain at all. But my sister didn’t believe , insisted on carrying . I didn’t think much and followed my sister without protest, and the days after felt like a dream. My sister let stay at Lanxi Courtyard and didn’t let return to the old place anymore. Shortly after arriving at Lanxi Courtyard, my sister taught to read. I studied diligently, but sohow soon forgot what I had learned. Seeing the disappointnt flash in my sister’s eyes, I was very scared, scared she would abandon for this. But the fact proved I was overthinking; my sister continued to be kind to .
My sister took to et our grandmother and Eldest Aunt. I could sense that neither grandmother nor Eldest Aunt liked . But it didn’t matter as long as my sister liked and wanted by her side, it was enough.
It wasn’t long before Eldest Uncle returned. I actually really disliked Eldest Uncle because it was he who sent Granny Yang away, and it was his decision to place with Maternal Aunt You. But facing Eldest Uncle, I was very scared, afraid he wouldn’t let stay with my sister. Fortunately, what I feared didn’t happen.
In Lanxi Courtyard, I diligently studied every day. After I finished ’Hundred Family Surnas’ and ’Thousand Character Classic’, my sister worried about my studies, saying she needed to find a tutor.
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