Chapter 189: Leave Xiao Qi behind
Xiao Qi came to say goodbye to Su Mo. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Sujiazhuang was noisy for more than two hours last night, and it was both a dog and a soldier, and although Xiao Qi was arranged in the courtyard next door, he could also hear it.
Later, when I learned that the matter was over, I wanted to leave at that time. It's just that Su Mo immediately went to the secret room to interrogate Ma Si'er, and then he fainted, Xiao Qi had no choice, so he could only wait until this hour today.
"Why do you want to go, isn't it good here for Brother Su?" Su Mo looked at him and asked softly. He could see the stubbornness in the child's eyes, and he didn't want to hurt this insistence.
Xiao Qi was silent, and said in a low voice: "No matter how good it is here, it is not my home after all." ”
Su Mo looked at him without speaking, and a distressed look flashed in his eyes. How old is this child, eight, nine, or ten?
In the next generation, such a big child is the age when he has no heart and lungs, and only knows the truth. But the child in front of him understood the world early, and it was so profound.
In a short sentence, it is full of the desire for a happy life, and a "final" turning point perfectly interprets his own strength.
"Brother Su, you are a good person. I shouldn't have stayed here though, thank you for taking care of me and I'm leaving. Seeing that Su Mo was silent, Xiao Qi looked up at him, and there was a rare hint of softness in his originally indifferent gaze, and he bent down to Su Mo and said goodbye again.
"Well, you can't go yet. Su Mo couldn't find the right words for a while, so he had to interrupt forcefully.
Xiao Qi looked puzzled and looked at him fixedly.
Su Mo was a little helpless, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration in a hurry, clapping his hands and saying, "Look, last night's incident, although it is said that it is over for the time being, it does not mean that the matter is all over." The government has arrested those thieves, and they must be interrogated, right? If you want to be interrogated, you need to have circumstantial evidence, and you must come out to testify when you need to. And you, who were the first discoverer of this incident, if you were to leave here, how would I answer if the government approached me and asked me about the situation? Wouldn't that put me in trouble? You wouldn't bear to do this to me. ”
The more he spoke, the smoother it became, and in the end, his face was nervous and pleading. After all, Xiao Qi is only a child about ten years old, and he already misses Su Mo, where can he tell the truth from the false? Seeing Su Mo's embarrassed appearance, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Su Mo saw it in his eyes, and his heart was overjoyed, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and said first: "You see if this will work, I know that you should have read the book." As for me, there is a young scholar around me, and when I usually write and paint, I am busy alone, which is quite annoying. If you are willing to stay, then you will be aggrieved, and how about being a scholar by my side for the time being? Oh, and also, you are not a servant as my scholar, you are not naturalized, you are just helping, we are brothers, is this okay?"
When he first heard Su Mo say that he knew that he had read the book, Xiao Qimeng's face showed a nervous look, and he looked at Su Mo vigilantly, quite a posture of finding that it was not good to turn around and run.
And wait until you hear the back, and then relax. It's just that when I heard Su Mo say that he was not naturalized, not a servant, and that he was commensurate with brothers, he couldn't help but be surprised and moved.
Although he is young, he has a lot of knowledge. For someone like him, it is a great blessing to be able to be a scholar. Because no one wants to use a child of unknown origin as a scholar, the scholar is considered a personal person.
Not to mention that there is nothing else that is not naturalized, not a servant, and is still commensurate with brothers, is this a joke? The entire Ming Dynasty has traveled all over the south, north, and six places, and has never heard of such a thing.
But Su Mo just said that, after Xiao Qi's initial shock, his heart suddenly warmed, warm. That kind of care, which was so far away that he was about to forget, suddenly poured out from a corner of his heart like a tide, and instantly annihilated him.
Family affection, he just hid it deeply, but never forgot it, stubbornness, just a layer of protection, but at this moment was defeated by warmth.
"Xiao Qi, meet the young master. The indifference in his eyes was no longer there, tears flowed down like a spring, he took two steps back, knelt down and kowtowed. The title became "young master", but it was in response to Su Mo's statement that he was not naturalized and not a servant. The meaning is naturally that he is willing to be a servant and not arrogant.
Su Mo smiled, and finally got rid of this tough little guy like a cow. got up and took a step forward, stretched out his hand to pull him up, shook his head and said, "What do you shout, young master, I have said it, we are brothers." Just call me Brother Su. ”
Seeing that Xiao Qi was still going to say, he said: "What's the matter, don't you look down on Brother Su? If so, then I have nothing to say, everything is up to you." ”
Xiao Qi was in a hurry, and waved his hand again and again to say no.
Su Mo smiled again: "It's good since it's not." Okay, Brother Su is not a stupid person, how can you not see that you have a good background? It's just that you are in such an embarrassment today. But life is impermanent, there are ups and downs, there are troughs, there are **, who dares to say that you will not revive your family again in the future, the day when you glorify your ancestors? Maybe at that time, I will be commensurate with your brother or take advantage of you. You're right?"
He spoke warmly, explaining and encouraging, Xiao Qi's heart became more and more grateful, and tears flowed down again. The expression on his face moved slightly, as if he was going to decide something, but after struggling for a while, he finally disappeared again, just lowered his head and wept, and knelt down to thank him.
Su Mo saw it clearly, but his doubts flashed. Who in the world has no secrets? What's more, Xiao Qi may have some secrets, he already had suspicions, and now that he has made up his mind to take him in, he said that he doesn't care about his secrets, so naturally he won't go to the bottom of it or anything.
At the moment, he stopped him and didn't let him worship, but smiled and said: "Boy, don't you hurry up and call Brother Su, don't you want to play tricks on the ground?" Tell you, Brother Su is very powerful, dare to beat you." ”
He said it harshly, but there was a smile on his face. Xiao Qi held back his tears, sniffled, and choked up, "Big brother." ”
Su Mo's eyes showed a look of relief. He asked Xiao Qi to call Brother Su, but Xiao Qi shouted Big Brother. Although there is only a difference of one word, there is a world of difference between relatives and distance. That's good, a grateful child is always a good child. As long as the character is good, the rest, is it important?
appeased Xiao Qi, went out and summoned Chu Yushan, and asked him to take Xiao Qi to change clothes and arrange accommodation, etc.
After Xiao Qibai left, he turned around and went back, and began to think about what to do next.
As I told Xiao Qi just now, Dongchang made a fuss last night, although it seems to be over now, but in fact it is a hidden danger.
One of the hidden dangers of this is Ma Si'er. After all, Ma Si'er disappeared in his own Sujiazhuang, and the dominance of the East Factory would definitely not admit it so honestly.
Maybe with Shen Song's horizontal intervention last night, he attracted most of the suspicions, but that doesn't mean that he has completely escaped from his side. Once you can't find clues from Shen Song's side in the future, you will still set your sights on your side again.
Shi Yue said that he buried Ma Si'er's body in the forest in the backyard and promised that he would not go on a business trip, but Su Mo thought about it now, and it was still not very safe. Later generations have seen many cases of bones buried in the ground being inadvertently discovered, and Su Mo didn't want to take such a risk.
Therefore, Ma Si'er's corpse must find a more appropriate way to deal with it thoroughly, which needs to be done immediately;
Secondly, Wu Qingwen will be considered to be over. Then, several judges should also leave, and they should have an attitude, and they must be given a send-off, and they must not lose their courtesy.
In addition to a few Confucians, there is also the Zhang family, this time the Wenhui made a great effort, and even expelled Zhang Wenmo from the house, this friendship is very heavy, and he must visit the door in person to thank him.
Of course, the content of the thanks is debatable, and it is impossible to just pay lip service to it. Su Mo pondered, most of the last time the old man of the Zhang family proposed to recruit himself, he had to give a clear statement, and he couldn't be vague anymore.
It's a headache to think about it, and there's no way to do it for a while, so let's put it down for the time being.
In addition to these two things, there is also the follow-up work on Zhang Wenmo's side, which must be stare at and get it out quickly. I have tossed so hard that I can't fall short at the last moment. What's more, Li Zhaoxian's side has already made a move, he must deal with it, and he must not be negligent, if the boat capsizes in the gutter, it will not be beautiful.
The last thing is the source of all these things, the investigation of the case. Counting up, there are two bright and one dark three groups of people in this matter, Jin Yiwei and Xu Ge Lao are clear, and last night the Dongchang side was dark.
After last night, this dark road can be regarded as a temporary solution, and in the middle of the two bright roads, Jinyiwei has also been inexplicably evacuated, which can be regarded as a temporary solution. Then, only Xu Ge Lao and the university are on the way.
This road is the most transcendent, but it is also the most difficult to deal with. Because they are obviously under the guise of inspecting the Beidi School and Politics, all matters related to the Wuqing case cannot be said explicitly, and they can only passively control the rhythm by the two old men.
And this old man, he didn't show up from the beginning, and he went directly to the mountains and rivers, and this depressed day was really the old fox among the old foxes, so that people just didn't leave their hands and had nowhere to go.
Su Mo thought about it, and finally found out helplessly that he had no other way to wait. Fortunately, he still holds two cards in his hand, one is the queen of the university, who is a guest in his house at the moment, and after a few days of contact, he is a friend, and he may be able to say a word or two at a critical moment;
The second is the letter of recommendation that Old Master Zhao left for him at that time. As long as I can see Dazheng, I will have Wang Yu's help first, and this letter should have some effect.
As for the old Xu Ge, he could only let it go, and he really couldn't find the door to catch it.
After taking stock like this, I have a general plan in my heart. There was also a timely report from the next person outside the door, saying that Zhang Wenmo was visiting.
Su Mo hurriedly asked people to come in. After sitting down, Zhang Wenmo mentioned the matter of seeing off several Confucians who were judges.
Su Mo asked him what his charter was. Zhang Wenmo spread his hands and said: "What kind of regulations can there be, it is nothing more than a banquet and some ceremonies." ”
Su Mo laughed and said Since this is the case, you will do it step by step, what will you say to me?
Zhang Wenmo was so angry that he jumped up and shouted: "What are you talking about? The whole thing is going around for you, and now you are like an unrelated person, just waiting to see the excitement, can there be such a reason?"
Su Mo hurriedly said Don't worry, isn't that what I said. Then asked seriously for advice, if there was anything he needed to do, Zhang Wenmo gave up.
"Everything else is easy to say, but this ceremony is not easy to do. Zhang Wenmo said with a sad face. "They are all famous and Confucian, and ordinary things can be unsightly and sad. ”
"A gift?" Su Mo stroked his chin and pondered.