288.劝学(1 / 2)

月待圆时 怀愫 0 字 2022-01-11

    喜子被救那会儿,吴夫人也曾见过几回,还收拾了些衣裳鞋子给他穿,那会儿已经瘦得脱了形,洗干净了仔细看看也确是个眉目齐整的孩子,不是那生得齐整的,人贩子且还不要他,卖不出价去还得砸在手里。

    可吴夫人却不意他姐姐生得这么个模样,面色莹润长眉大眼,鼻尖挺翘口角含笑,不施脂粉也是唇红齿白,上身绿罗衣,下身白绫裙儿,耳间两粒水滴似的碧玉耳坠子,头微微一动,就跟着轻颤。

    生得不俗,说的话也不俗,规规矩矩站着,眼儿也不乱看,知道她是宋家出来的丫头,怪道站出来也不怯,看着不小家子气,吴夫人笑一声,请了她们吃茶吃点心。

    石桂不怯,秋娘却有些怯,她就跟初见明月时一样,恨不得给吴夫人跪下,也确是差点儿跪下,还是吴夫人身边的丫头扶了一把:“我们太太见不得这些的。”

    秋娘千恩万谢,搂着喜子坐下,吴夫人问了是怎生失了孩子的,秋娘怔得会儿,眼泪就跟着淌了下来,把怎么从村子里被骗出来的,又是怎么先被婆母卖了的,一桩桩告诉吴夫人。

    这里头的事委实叫人难以启齿,婆母要卖了她,秋娘心里怎么不愤恨,从嫁进石家起,自问没有什么对不住俞婆子的,事事都顺了她,委屈便委屈些,体谅她寡妇失业还领大了儿子,可怎么也没想到,她竟会黑了良心,跟人贩子勾结起来把她卖了。

    吴夫人面上很不好看,若不是当着秋娘喜子的面,只怕要出言直斥,到底忍住了,只陪着叹了两口气,劝她道:“虽是艰难,到底遇上了好心人,可见菩萨睁着眼儿,是功是过都记在功德薄上。”

    石桂给秋娘续了茶,看她又翻出伤心事来,拍拍她的背,秋娘这才好受一些,又说到支了馄饨摊子攒钱进金陵找女儿,吴夫人才刚听着卖人还是横眉立目的,这会儿听着忙生计了,反而眼圈一红,落下泪来,拿帕子按着眼睛,叹一口气:“都是菩萨保佑,这才叫你们遇上了,既找着了女儿,怎么又往穗州来了?”

    “我男人说是来穗州跑船的,怎么也得带着儿女来寻一回,真个寻不着了,咱们再回乡去。”说着把石头来穗州跑船,攒钱想替女儿赎身的事也说了。

    吴夫人再看石桂,目光就很是柔和,母慈女孝,又肯劳作吃苦,还有什么日子过不下去,她看看石桂点点头:“原来我们老爷还说要去宋家,替你说合一声,好让你跟你弟弟两个团圆,可还没打点,宋家就有了丧事,老爷又外调,家里忙成一团,这事儿就搁下了,到底还是有缘法,叫你们又再团聚。”

    不论她是真有这个意思,还是随口说上两句,石桂都要谢她,吴夫人吃上两口茶,借着吃茶的动作还去打量她,生的倒是柔眉柔眼的,一双眼睛却熠熠生辉,倒把弯眉小口的温柔处给掩盖下去,只看见眼睛眉毛里流露出来的刚强了。

    秋娘说完丈夫在货运船只上跑船,是跟着官船出海的,带着母子三人过来寻他,就见吴夫人蹙蹙眉头,沉吟片刻道:“旁的事我不好说,这事儿却是知道些的,官船早就回来了,码头上的货也早就发往大江南北去了,上回出去,带了二百五十多艘船,一只船上百来人,算一算也得有二三万,真要查访起来也是难办的。”

    石桂只知道码头上船多,却不知道出一次海会带这么多船出去,船这样多,带的人也多,光是名册就装了一箱子,上船的人都要仔细记上名姓家乡,在船上若是生病去世,还得再做录一份,查上船的名册不容易,查船上去世的人倒是容易的,只这话不知道要怎么开口。

    一家子山长水远的赶到穗州来,还不知道吃了多少苦处,叫别个去查死人名单,还真是不好开口。

    石桂心里一想,明白过来,却不能当着秋娘的面去问,见秋娘听了,愁眉深锁的模样,越发不好开口了,只看看吴夫人,求了她倒不如去求纪夫人,一个是见面更多,一个是还有叶文心能帮着开口。

    吴夫人也不能贸然提起让她们去看抚恤名录,里头军籍的还能得些补偿的银两,就按着战死的算,可民人补的钱却不比军人多了。

    喜子知道秋娘伤心,想问的话便问不出口,握了母亲的手,反是石桂劝上一声:“说不准爹回乡去找我们了,只没料到咱们会又到穗州。”

    秋娘应得一声,看看女儿,又想起明月来,捏一捏喜子的手,喜子一激灵,这才开口道:“吴大哥往哪里去了?”

    吴夫人不意他会问这个,立时笑起来:“你吴大哥如今当了小旗,一个人管着十个人,自然不得闲了。”看他还是个孩子,又知道千里带着他跟带着小儿子似的,多说了两句:“自来了穗州,我们老爷也没有着家的时候,天天都睡在营里。”

    喜子还想回营里去,跟着娘和姐姐,天天都食饱衣足的,可总觉着浑身不得劲儿,非得跟着打拳才爽快些。

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