Who wrote The Mute Bride? Where can I see the books?

About 20 years before the Republic of China, in the city of Peiping.

This is a large house with a deep courtyard, including three houses and three gardens. There is a stone lion guarding the door. Two copper door knockers hang on the black door, and a golden piece hangs above the door. The plaque - Yilu. This is Liu Yiyun's home. Liu Yiyun is from a standard scholarly family and a prominent family in Peiping.

In the inner garden, two young women were sitting under a large locust tree embroidering, and two other maids were standing with their hands down. It was a midsummer afternoon, and the cicadas were chirping noisily in the trees. Except for the chirping of the cicadas, everything was quiet. The two maids shook their heads and dozed off.

"Oh——" Suddenly, the older of the young women exclaimed softly, straightened her waist, and put her hand on her bulging abdomen.

"What's wrong?" the younger one asked nervously.

"Nothing," the former smiled, a smile that was a mixture of maternal pride and joy. "I felt like the child was practicing Tai Chi in his belly. He kicked me, and I could almost grab his little feet." She gently stroked her belly with her hands.

"Oh, cousin," the younger one said, "Why does my belly never move?" She also touched her belly with her hands.

"It's still early for you. You are only three months old and you won't be able to move. You will be able to move when you are six or seven months old."

The needle and thread were placed on the On their knees, the two young women talked enthusiastically.

“I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl,” said the older one: “Yiyun is almost 40, and I’m almost 30. This is my first pregnancy, and I hope it’s a boy. , If it is a girl, I will take a concubine to Yiyun."

"I also hope to have a son, the third generation of the Fang family. Now, the two old people are placing their hopes on me. I gave birth to ten or eight children in one go..."

"Ha, giving birth is not like giving birth to a piglet..."

"Cousin!"

< p> "Oh," the former blushed at the foul words he had uttered.

"Let's have a fortune telling whether it's a boy or a girl."

"You must be a boy, your belly is pointed."

< p>"Cousin," said the older one, Mrs. Liu: "If we all have sons, we will make them sworn brothers..."

"That's right," said Mrs. Fang : "Our cousins ??are so good. If they are both daughters, we will become sisters. If they are a boy and a girl..."

"We will become husband and wife." Mrs. Liu said.

"Is it settled?" Mrs. Fang asked.

"Of course!" Mrs. Liu said seriously, took off a jade ring from her hand and handed it to Mrs. Fang: "Let's exchange tokens first, and we won't regret it in the future!"

"Whoever goes back on his word will die a good death!" Mrs. Fang said, taking off an amber necklace from her neck and solemnly handing it to Mrs. Liu. Then, the two women looked at each other and smiled. Mrs. Fang held Mrs. Liu's hand and said, "Cousin, from now on, we are closer. I will go home tomorrow, and you will be a guest at my house next month. "

"I'm sorry for the big belly. Let's go after the full moon. What we said today must count!"

"You, Mr. Liu, won't object, right? ?"

"Of course not! Where is your master?"

"No problem!" The two women looked at each other and held hands. The life of the two children is decided in the hands they hold.

Mrs. Liu gave birth to a boy, named Jingyan.

Mrs. Fang gave birth to a girl, named Yiyi.

Five years later, under the same locust tree, the two women reunited. Mrs. Fang held on to Mrs. Liu's sleeve, and said with tears and runny nose: "Cousin, you blame me, you scold me, I must regret the marriage! Even if I agree to the oath, I will not die well. I also want to regret my marriage. How could I have thought that Yiyi was born a mute? I can’t ruin your Jingyan’s life. Cousin, please find another marriage for him.”

“Cousin, take your time! Come.

Mrs. Liu said sadly and solemnly: "If you Yiyi were a normal child, I agree with you to regret the marriage. Now that Yiyi is a mute child, our Liu family will never regret the marriage!" Cousin, your life has been hard enough. Your only child is disabled, and the master has three bedrooms and four bedrooms for his aunt... Think about it, if Yiyi doesn't marry Jingyan, will she be an old girl for the rest of her life? Are you going to be angry for the rest of your life? Our Liu family is not unfaithful, and the friendship between our sisters is more than that, right? Cousin, let me tell you, unless Jingyan marries Yiyi, I will never allow him to marry! ”

“Oh, cousin! "

Mrs. Fang shouted, hugged Mrs. Liu, and cried bitterly. Mrs. Liu patted Mrs. Fang's shoulder comfortingly and said softly: "Don't worry, cousin, everything is destined. God will take care of things. ”

Liu Jingyan sat in the study, looking at the books in front of him irritably. The revolution brought a new world and many new ideas, but he still had to sacrifice his role in the old society. It's unfair, but he can't resist. The wedding date has been decided, and he is waiting to be the unlucky groom. He has never seen Fang Yiyi, or when he was very young. , they had played together. Anyway, he had no impression of Yiyi, a mute, why should he marry a mute just for the sake of his mother's childishness? Recently, he has read a lot of translated Western movies! Literature, he admired their naked love, without any talk of matchmaking, let alone such ridiculous weddings! Some of his friends all have the most beautiful wives in the world, and he, from the moment he fell in love, From the beginning, he was destined to have a mute wife. He really wanted to rebel against this fate and even wanted to escape from marriage. Influenced by the new trend of thought, Liu Jingyan was dissatisfied with many traditional old habits, especially the ancient Chinese marriage law. It is indeed unreasonable for strangers who have no feelings and have never met each other to insist on getting married overnight!

"I want to resist! I want to resist! " He thought angrily.

The study door was pushed open, Liu Yiyun walked in, and when he saw his father, Liu Jingyan immediately stood up, stood with his hands down, and shouted respectfully: "Dad! "

Liu Yiyun sat down in the chair. He was an old man full of poems and books, with stubborn old brains and old thoughts. In this family, he had incomparable authority and power. Looking at Liu Jingyan, he Quietly said: "Jingyan, come here! "

Liu Jingyan took two steps forward.

"From tomorrow onwards, there is no need to come to the study," Liu Yiyun said, "Get ready for the wedding. You know, a man marries a woman, This is a major event in life and an obligation as a human being. ”

“Yes, Dad. "Liu Jingyan responded respectfully, but she was resentful in her heart. What else did he need to prepare for the wedding? Except that the groom had to do it himself, everyone else had already done it for him. He was so strange. Why don't they even do it for the groom?

"About your marriage," Liu Yiyun said solemnly, "I know you are not very willing. But your mother, who is married to the fingertips of the Fang family, did not expect that Yiyi would be mute. We scholars, who value our integrity, must never break off an engagement just because the other person is mute. Do you understand? ”

“Yes, Dad. "

"Now, I tell you, you must marry Fang Yiyi. This is a human responsibility. If you don't like her, you can have three wives and four concubines at home, but Fang Yiyi must be your first wife. ”

“Yes, Dad. " Liu Jingyan responded, "Three wives and four concubines, what kind of three wives and four concubines does he want? He couldn't tell his father, his thoughts and wishes, he would like to have a beautiful wife with a good relationship, sing in the boudoir, and grow old together. One is enough! Why bother with three wives and four concubines?

"Look, Jingyan," Liu Yiyun thought that he had solved his son's unhappiness, and nodded and said, "Parents don't know how. I can agree to let you be wronged, even if you marry Fang Yiyi one day and take a concubine the next day. You can also take over the maids at home if you like them. Do you understand? ”

“Yes, Dad. "

"Okay, now go to your mother's place and have a look. Don't stay bored in the study all day and make your mother worry. ”

“Yes, Dad. "Liu Yiyun stood up and walked out of the study calmly.

Liu Jingyan bowed his hand and sent it away respectfully. When his father walked away, he sat down slumped, threw the book on the table, and murmured: "Surely marrying seven or eight concubines, does Fang Yiyi forget his responsibility?" How could she be willing to be a nominal wife?"

A week later, the wedding was held as scheduled, with a grand ceremony and a rich dowry that attracted the attention of passers-by. Along the way, the bride's sedan chair led the way, followed by seventy or eighty dowry cars, with the sound of firecrackers and drums, and the excitement was unprecedented. The sedan chair entered the gate of Liu's house, and the door was filled with guests, everyone vying to see the bride. The bride was helped out by Xi Niang, with a phoenix crown and colorful flowers. The trembling figure was supported by Xi Niang and bowed as expected.

When bowing to heaven and earth, Liu Jingyan once glanced at Fang Yiyi. Her face was covered with silk scarf, so her face could not be seen. Her waist was slim and graceful, and she had such a slender figure! After the ceremony, visit the ancestors' tablets, parents and elders. Then, in the discussion of the guests, he heard the word "mute" more than ten times, which was like a needle pricking his heart, and he felt a sharp sting. Treating guests, drinking...it's all over. He was sent to the bridal chamber and ate wine with the bride. When he walked into the bridal chamber, he saw the bride sitting in a chair with her head bowed, her face still covered by her wedding dress, and the two bridesmaids standing beside her. He looked at her, and for a moment, he lost the courage to lift the hipa. Who knows what kind of face is behind that Xipa! Besides being mute, does she have any other flaws? Standing there, he hesitated. One of the Xi Niangs nodded to him and smiled encouragingly. He finally walked over, mustered up the courage, and lifted up the screen that covered them. For a moment, he was stunned, and then, completely out of subconscious action, he gently lifted the bride's chin with his hand and stared at the face carefully.

The long eyelashes were drooped. She was startled because he held up her chin. In panic, she quickly raised her eyelashes and glanced at him hastily. That was enough. It was enough for him to see her eyes as clear as water and as bright as stars. The eyebrows curvedly cover the top of the eyes, clearly showing two virgin eyebrow lines. Under the small nose is a pitiful little mouth, so small, so soft, so delicate. Fair skin, delicate and smooth, like a piece of water-red jade... He could not hope to have a more beautiful wife than her. In an instant, he understood why the Fang family did not let Yiyi meet him before the wedding. They deliberately wanted to give him a surprise in the bridal chamber to make up for the shortcomings in another aspect. He put his hands down and breathed out gently. The two brides laughed, so he drank a glass of wine with the bride in a daze, and then found that everyone in the room had left, leaving only him and the bride.

For a while, he stood there in confusion, not knowing what to do. Finally, he walked up to her and smiled at her. She looked at him in panic, obviously more flustered and at a loss than he was.

"You are beautiful." He said with praise.

She looked at his mouth blankly and lowered her head helplessly. It was as if he had been struck with a stick, and he suddenly understood that she could not hear him at all, that she was deaf. It seems that all deaf people are dumb, and all dumb people are also deaf. But, he didn't think of this beforehand. He didn't expect that she was mute and deaf! He took two steps back dejectedly and fell into the chair.

"Oh my God!" he murmured.

Seeing his expression, she understood. She stared at him for a while, with sad questions in her eyes, as if she was asking him in fear: "Don't you know? Didn't they tell him? You? Were you deceived into marrying me?"

Liu Jingyan looked at the face in front of her; it's so beautiful, so good! He couldn't believe that someone with such a beautiful face was deaf and dumb! He covered his face with his hands and was angry at the gods who arranged everything. He shook his head and said to himself: "This shouldn't be done! She should be the incarnation of everything perfect. This is unfair. "God must have made a mistake somewhere!"

Seeing his lips moving, she understood that he was talking, but she tried in vain to understand what he was saying. The desperate expression on his face shocked her. She closed her eyes and lowered her head in a hurry. Two drops of tears quickly wetted her long black eyelashes. Realizing that it was unlucky to shed tears in the bridal chamber, she tried her best to hold back the tears that were welling up in her eyes. Liu Jingyan woke up from her thoughts and immediately understood that her attitude had hurt her. He stood up from his chair and walked to her side.

Although he knew she couldn't hear him, he still said to her tenderly and compassionately: "You are beautiful, you are also very cute. I know your flaws, but "Don't worry," he gently stroked her cheek: "I will treat you well, and I won't make you miserable by having many wives and concubines."

He stared at her face gently. Sighed. "You are so beautiful!"

She looked at him questioningly and submissively, so he asked: "Can you write?"

She widened her eyes at him in confusion. .

"I'm so confused," he murmured: "I have to get used to not using words to you."

He made a writing gesture, and she understood, shyly The nodded.

"Okay," he said to himself: "It seems that from now on we can only talk with a pen. I am not used to gesticulating."

He After smiling gently at her and knowing that he had no contempt or malice, she looked at him with a timid and shy expression, which had a shy and pitiful charm. He looked into her eyes heartily and gently put his hand on her shoulder. "It's time to go to bed, right?" he asked softly, looking at the two red candles burning high on the table and the two large candle flowers piled under the flames.

Two months later, Mrs. Liu was surprised to find that her son was very satisfied with his mute wife. He often stays in his room, doesn't go out much, and doesn't often go to the study. One day, a little girl saw him painting Yiyi's eyebrows, so the whole family made fun of Liu Jingyan. Liu Jingyan's half-sister Jingwen smiled and said, "Brother, are you imitating Zhang Chang?"

< p>"Don't be busy," Liu Jingyan pointed at her sister and said, "One day, your Zhang Chang will give you eyebrows!"

Liu Jingwen blushed suddenly and hurriedly wanted to take revenge on her brother. Immediately and without thinking, she said: "After putting on makeup, I asked my husband in a low voice. Do you think my eyebrows are too dark or dark? It's a pity that I, the new sister-in-law, can't ask in a low voice! Brother, is she asking in a gesticulative way?"

< p>Liu Jingyan immediately changed her expression, darkened her face, turned around, and walked away without saying a word. From then on, no one in the family dared to mention that the young mistress was mute in front of him, or even hint at it. Everyone knows that Liu Jingyan likes his wife. And this new young mistress can't speak, so she has no conflict with anyone. She also knows how to serve Weng Gu and is polite. Therefore, everyone from top to bottom was polite to her, but there were also some people who secretly hated and despised her.

As time passed, Liu Jingyan began to discover many advantages in his mute wife: gentleness, obedience, demureness, and a wealth of poems.

On this day, Liu Jingyan had a party with several young friends. This was the first time he got together with his friends after his marriage. As soon as they met, they started joking with each other, and one of them took a picture. He said over his shoulder: "Brother Jingyan, you got your name very well. Jingyan, you have indeed married a 'Jingyan' wife."

Liu Jingyan changed his expression, but the other He laughed again and said, "Brother Jingyan, I haven't seen you for so long, so I'm probably busy having a silent chat with my beloved wife!"

"Have you learned sign language?" Third I asked a question, imitating it with my own babbling, gesticulating with my hands for a while, and then casually recited two lines of limerick: "My beloved wife raises her lotus finger, and I don't know what I mean to you!"

"Tell me," the fourth one said, winking: "How did you spend your first night?"

These friends were used to joking with Liu Jingyan, but this time This time, Liu Jingyan was furious. He said coldly: "Please note that it is best not to involve the boudoir in the conversation."

"Why," one said: "You have always considered yourself a new school, why are you like this? Old Master, get up?"

"Yes," Liu Jingyan said with a straight face: "My wife is mute, isn't it funny?"

"Oh, don't mention it, just kidding. Well!" said one with a smile, and came over to pull Liu Jingyan: "Sit down! Don't be angry." "You're kidding!" Liu Jingyan waved his sleeves and said loudly, "Why don't you make fun of your wife? "After saying that, he turned around angrily and walked away with long strides.

After returning home, Liu Jingyan rushed into her room. Yiyi was embroidering in front of the window. When she saw him running in with an angry face, she stood up in surprise and looked at him silently. Liu Jingyan glanced at her, shook her head, sighed, and lay down in the chair to sulk.

Yiyi came over, took a piece of paper and pen, and hurriedly wrote: "Why are you angry?"

Liu Jingyan wrote: "For you."

"What did I do wrong? "Yiyi's big eyes were filled with panic.

"It's not you who are wrong, it's God who is wrong." Liu Jingyan wrote.

"How could God be wrong?"

"You should not have been born mute!"

Yiyi's hand holding the pen trembled. After a long time, Then he wrote: "Who made you angry?"

"Forget it, it's irrelevant."

"Is it my sister? Please don't be angry for me and my sister, okay? ?”

Yiyi wrote with shame, sadness and embarrassment on her face. The younger sister refers to Jingwen, the daughter of Aunt Liu Yiyun. Liu Jingyan looked at Yiyi, grabbed a pen and wrote: "Did Jingwen bully you?"

"No!" Yiyi wrote in panic: "Absolutely not! She treated me very well!"< /p>

Liu Jingyan stared at Yiyi for a long time, and he understood that Liu Jingwen must have expressed something. He began to understand that Yiyi's position in their family was difficult. This big family was full of hatred and jealousy. My father's three concubines all hated his only son, and now his favored mute wife was the target of their bullying and ridicule.

"Yiyi, I don't allow anyone to laugh at you!" he wrote, looking at his pitiful wife with pity.

Yiyi picked up the pen, blinked her big eyes, and wrote hastily: "Jingyan, as long as you treat me well, I'm not afraid of anything. When I was in the Fang family before, I was even more angry than There are a lot more here, and my half-brothers and sisters make fun of me all the time. Now that you are so kind to me, I am already in heaven. As long as you don't think I am disabled and allow me to serve you for life, I have nothing more to ask for. "

Liu Jingyan pulled her over and kissed her gently.

In the spring of the next year, Yiyi became pregnant.

This is big news for the Liu family. Liu Jingyan is Liu Yiyun’s only son. Now, the third generation is coming. Mrs. Liu was so happy that she smiled from ear to ear all day long, and Liu Yiyun also had a happy face. Liu Jingyan said that he was surprised and delighted at first, and the novelty and joy of being a father made him dizzy all day long. Yiyi suddenly became the treasure of the Liu family, and Mrs. Liu immediately ordered that Yiyi not be allowed to do anything, and she was even asked to skip morning and dusk sleep. The kitchen is busy making food for Yiyi all day long, including bird's nest and sea cucumber. Mrs. Liu herself runs to her daughter-in-law's room again and again every day, asking about this and that. The three aunts and wives also ran away. The rules of the Liu family are very strict. The concubine is the maid of the eldest wife. Wherever the eldest lady goes, the concubine must follow and serve her. For a while, the servants and concubines were all complaining.

One day, Mrs. Liu went to her second aunt’s house. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Jingwen saying in a sharp voice: "This mute has become a phoenix now. Who knows what he will give birth to?" Come on? He's probably a little mute too!"

Mrs. Liu walked in, her face turned blue with anger. When Jingwen saw Mrs. Liu, she cut her hair short and shouted: " Mom!"

The second aunt stood up in fright and did not dare to speak. Mrs. Liu walked over, slapped Jingwen hard twice, and cursed: "I will kill you. This rotten-tongued girl will be beaten to death. I will give you a mute boy tomorrow. Do you think you are still talking behind my back?" Then he angrily said to the second concubine, "You have raised a good daughter! If you don’t know how to discipline and you’ve learned to be sharp-tongued, if the child does something wrong, I won’t blame you!”

Mrs. Liu left angrily. Yiyi has formed another unsolvable grudge. It didn't take long for Yiyi to discover that as long as Mrs. Liu and Liu Yiyun and his son were not around, there would be many girls and servants behind her criticizing her, imitating her, and laughing at her in front of her. She was so frightened that she hid in the house and never dared to come out again.

On this day, Liu Jingyan came back from outside and walked into the bedroom. She saw Yiyi leaning in front of the window and crying. Seeing him, Yiyi hurriedly turned her back, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile to receive him. Liu Jingyan frowned, took out a pen and paper and wrote: "What happened?"

"Nothing happened." Yiyi wrote.

"Don't lie to me, tell me why you are crying?"

"I didn't cry, it was the sand that blurred my eyes."

"I don't believe it.

Yiyi looked at him, pondered for a long time, and then wrote hesitantly: "Others told me that you married me because your father promised you to marry seven concubines, right?" "

Liu Jingyan looked at her reddish face and red eyes, and burst out laughing. He smiled and wrote: "Not bad." "

"Then, why aren't you married yet? "Yiyi pouted and wrote.

"The time has not come yet, when you hate me and don't want me! "

Yiyi threw away the pen and threw herself into his arms. It was night, her thick hair was loose, and her arms were placed on his knees. Liu Jingyan couldn't help but think of an ancient poem called "Midnight Song" 》:

“I didn’t comb my hair in the past, my silk hair was draped over my shoulders, my wrists were stretched out on my knees, how pitiful I was. "

He wrote this poem down and showed it to her. Yiyi blushed and looked at Liu Jingyan deeply. Then she picked up the pen and wrote a Yuefu poem:

" Evil! I want to know you,

My long life will never fade,

There are no hills in the mountains, and the rivers are exhausted,

Thunders in winter, rain and snow in summer,

Heaven and earth are united,

I dare to fight against you! "

After finishing writing, she glanced at Liu Jingyan quietly, and wrote a line of small words beside the poem:

"I hope your heart is like mine - okay? ”

Liu Jingyan held her hand. The two of them cuddled quietly in front of the window, watching the moon rise, looking at the flower shadows in the courtyard, looking at each other’s people and each other’s hearts. Liu Jingyan could hear The sound of dewdrops falling from the branches, a pair of blackbirds in front of the eaves whispering to each other, and the unknown chirping of insects under the steps. He longed to convey the feeling of these sounds to his wife who could not use her hearing. He looked at her with clear eyes and a drunken expression. He knew that he didn't need to tell her anything. The world she accepted was as beautiful as his. There had never been a time when he felt so close to her, as if he had become one. People.

It snowed heavily this winter, and Liu Jingyan’s eldest daughter was born in the winter. For Jingyan, it was like the end of the world with heavy snow falling outside the window. Whiter than snow. The delivery lasted for a full twenty-four hours. Looking at the cold sweat on Yiyi's forehead, struggling and frightened, he felt like an executioner as the servants and wives in the house kept coming and going, and his mother and concubines tried their best to carry him. Pushing outside the delivery room. He wondered if his mother and concubines were not nervous at all. Didn't they know that Yiyi was struggling on the line of life and death? Every time he heard Yiyi's vague and painful murmur, he He felt a convulsion all over his body. Finally, when he began to despair that this torture would never end, a loud cry came from the delivery room, and he suddenly fell into a chair.

“Thank God! "He murmured, and for a moment, he felt that life was so magical, and a little life from him had arrived.

He rushed to the delivery room, and a maid opened the door and came out, smiling at him. He said with a smile: "Congratulations, young master, you are a thousand... no no! The young master can't go in now, he has to wait a little longer! "

A daughter! A girl! But regardless of whether he is a boy or a girl, he just wants to know if Yiyi is okay. The maid smiled from ear to ear: "Of course the young lady is fine, and the child is fine, too. No matter how smooth it is, can it be called smooth after suffering for so long? Liu Jingyan was angry at the servants, surprised that their hearts were so hard! Then, Mrs. Liu and her concubines came out. Mrs. Liu's face was full of depression, which surprised Liu Jingyan, thinking that Yiyi was still finished. However, Mrs. Liu only said: "It's a girl!"

"The first child will be a girl, and the next child is guaranteed to be a boy." The aunt said, and then Liu Jingyan understood that her mother's depression was because of the birth of a boy. A daughter. Regardless of this, he rushed into the room and saw Yiyi's face lying on the pillow. It was so pale and haggard. Her big eyes were closed, and two tears were rolling down the corners of her eyes. Come down. He was startled again, ran over and held Yiyi's hand. For a moment, he forgot that Yiyi couldn't hear and shouted to her: "How are you? You are not okay!"

Yiyi opened her eyes, gave him a weak look, then turned her head and looked at the child on the bed. Only then did Liu Jingyan realize that the little baby wrapped in swaddling clothes had a red, wrinkled face. He looked at the wriggling little creature curiously, unable to connect the relationship between the little creature and himself for the moment, and he only felt strange and confused. However, when he leaned over to look at the child, fatherhood was already stirring gently in his heart.

He lightly touched the child's tender face with his fingers. The little kid opened his eyes in shock. Liu Jingyan took a deep breath and looked at Yiyi in surprise. Then, after wandering around the room, he finally found a piece of paper and pen, and he wrote happily: "The child is very beautiful, just like you."

He showed the note to Yiyi, and Yiyi raised her eyebrows. , with doubts in her eyes, gestured for a pen, Liu Jingyan handed her the pen and paper, and she wrote: "Do you like her?"

"Of course. Great."

A happy smile appeared on Yiyi's face, and she wrote again: "I'm sorry, the next child may be a boy."

Liu Jingyan was a little angry and grabbed the pen and paper and wrote: "Having a baby is so painful. , I hope you never give birth again."

Yiyi raised her pen in panic: "Don't talk nonsense, I will give you a boy."

Liu Jingyan sighed. He shook his head at Yiyi and smiled softly. The child suddenly cried, with a clear and loud voice. Liu Jingyan happily listened to the child's cry and wrote on the paper: "The child's voice is very good."

"Really?" Yiyi wrote, her face Both caring and pleased: "So, she won't be mute?"

"Of course." Liu Jingyan brushed the hair off Yiyi's forehead.

"Thank God!" Yiyi wrote three big characters, then closed her eyes in relief and fell asleep tiredly.

The child was named Ruixue by her grandfather because she was born on a day when it snowed heavily. However, the whole family called her Xueer. Although Xue'er was a girl, it didn't take long for her to gain unanimous love from everyone. Mainly because Xueer is extremely beautiful, with a pair of big black and white eyes just like her mother, and a straight nose and bright eyebrows like Liu Jingyan. She is the product of her parents, combining the best qualities of both of them. However, in this complex big family, being favored is not a blessing. The aunts and wives are behind Yiyi's back all day long, trying to catch the mistakes of their mother and daughter.

On this day, Xueer was about to turn one year old, and her wet nurse was holding her in the yard to bask in the sun. Liu Jingyan walked over and called from behind Xue'er: "Xue'er, come here, let daddy hug you!"

Xue'er lay on her nanny's shoulder, seemingly unaware of her father's call behind her. Liu Jingyan suddenly shuddered. He motioned to the wet nurse not to move, walked over, and shouted loudly behind Xue'er: "Xue'er!"

Xue'er remained the same, neither looking back nor moving. He concentrated on nibbling on the clothes on the nanny's shoulders. Liu Jingyan felt her heart sinking all the way to the bottom. After being dazed for a long time, he took out a pocket watch from his arms and put it next to Xue'er's ear. Xue'er didn't move. He tried it with the other ear, but Xue'er still didn't move. He put away his watch, walked heavily into the room, and leaned back in the chair. Yiyi was busy making small clothes for the child. When she saw that his expression was wrong, she looked at him with a pair of questioning eyes. He took out a pen and paper and wrote: "I want to take Xueer to see a doctor."

"Why?" Yiyi wrote in confusion.

"I suspect there is something wrong with her ears. Most likely she is deaf, so she will never learn to speak."

Yiyi stood up in shock, holding the sewing basket on her knees. It rolled on the ground and turned over everything on the ground. She rushed out of the room, found the wet nurse, snatched Xue'er over, carried her into the room, and looked at her blankly. She looked at Xue'er's mouth, then at Xue'er's ears, and shook Xue'er's body in panic.

Liu Jingyan walked over, found a copper basin, took an iron chopstick, and hit Xueer's ear hard, and there was a loud "Dang!" sound immediately. Xueer was looking at her mother, smiling, and playing with a beaded flower in her mother's hairpin. The loud noise had no effect on her at all, and she was still playing with the beaded flower. Liu Jingyan threw away the water bowl and hot chopsticks dejectedly, fell into the chair, covered her face with her hands, and said desperately: "Oh my god! Oh my god! It's Fang Yiyi again! But she doesn't have Liu Jingyan who is married to her fingertips. How will she live her life with lifelong disability and shame? Oh my God, who will be responsible for this cycle of inheritance?"

Yiyi Holding Xue'er tightly, she knew that Liu Jingyan's experiment failed and she had a daughter just like her! Looking at Xueer's big black and white eyes and her surprisingly beautiful little face, her face turned pale.

She put Xue'er on the bed, threw herself on the bed, put her head on the edge of the bed, and begged frantically in her heart: "Oh God, I am willing to lose another eye to replace my daughter's deaf ear! Don't let me The pain will be passed on to the next generation!”

The next day, Liu Jingyan took Xueer to see a Western doctor, which confirmed Liu Jingyan’s guess that Xueer was indeed deaf because she could not hear sounds! , and will never learn to speak. Liu Jingyan asked about the heritability of this disease and found out that it was very complicated. In fact, Yiyi's parents are both normal. How Yiyi became deaf and mute has to be traced back several generations. And Xueer's offspring cannot be guaranteed to be normal. As for Yiyi's future children, it cannot be said whether they are normal or abnormal. With a heavy heart, Liu Jingyan returned home. Leave Xueer to Yiyi and lock yourself up