Ying Huaizhen looked at the old man's anxious and worried eyes, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know where to start.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Grandma Xu asked tentatively, "Did you quarrel with your father?"

Ying Huaizhen saw that she had begun to guess on her own, so she shook her head: "There is no noise." ”

Grandma Xu asked: "What is that for? What's the big deal crying so that her eyes are red and swollen? It must be extremely strict?" Maybe seeing that Ying Huai really seemed to understand whether she understood or not, Grandma Xu hugged her and sighed: "I know the character of the eldest girl best, she is a very strong and assertive person, if it weren't for the really difficult to solve important things, it would definitely not be ......like this."

Li Ailing was thirteen and a half years old and quite sensible, so she interjected and said, "Mother, is my brother-in-law bullying my eldest sister?

Grandma Xu hurriedly shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, eat your cake quickly." ”

Ying Huaizhen sat on Grandma Xu's lap, and suddenly got up, Grandma Xu said, "What's wrong with Brother Zhen?"

Ying Huaizhen leaned close to Grandma Xu's ear and whispered, "Grandma, don't say that I said it...... Something happened to my father, who was an official. ”

When Grandma Xu heard this, she looked at Ying Huaizhen in surprise: "What?" Her expression gradually became solemn, but she didn't say anything more, only whispered: "What's weird, I thought that if it weren't for such a life-threatening event, the eldest girl would never cry like that......"

Grandma Xu picked up Ying Huaizhen, put it on the ground, and said to Li Ailing: "Siya'er, don't take him to run around when you look at Tuwa, my mother will go out for a while." ”

Li Ailing asked, "Where is my mother going?" The eldest sister said that she would wait here to eat noodles. ”

Grandma Xu said: "I'm just going to see your eldest sister, if the noodles are good, you will eat them first." ”

Ying Huaizhen took the old man's hand and said, "I'll take my grandmother there, I know where my mother is." ”

The two walked out of the living room, all the way back, crossed the corridor, turned the moon gate, walked a long and narrow road, turned left and went up the steps, and walked along for a while before arriving at the county government study.

Grandma Xu looked around and said, "Although I came here last time, I still don't remember these twists and turns, thanks to my brother's cleverness." ”

After taking two more steps, Ying Huaizhen "shh

When Grandma Xu heard this, her heart jumped with fright, and she hurriedly frowned and recited the Buddha: "Amitabha, these are not counted. ”

Ying Lanfeng said: "Didn't we say it before?"

Li Xianshu said: "I thought it was a soldier who came to take people, but since this is not it, those words naturally can't be counted!"

Ying Lanfeng hurriedly said: "Isn't it good, just give us room to turn around, if it is really a child, make the chickens fly and the dogs jump, and there is no room to retreat, the partial mother-in-law came at this time, you will take Zhen'er back to Beijing with her, just like the will of heaven, if you don't follow, catch Ming'er or the day after tomorrow a real soldier comes, how is it good? An old and a young are all present, do you want to follow us together to be frightened and tortured? Think about it carefully!"

When Li Xianshu heard this, she was really speechless, and after being silent for a while, she sobbed and cried, and whispered: "How can you tell me to leave you? Even if there is really something, it is better for the two of us to be husband and wife together, otherwise it will be like this...... Let my mother bring Zhen'er back......"

Before he finished speaking, Ying Lanfeng said: "No way!" At the same time, a voice outside the window said: "No way!"

Ying Lanfeng and Li Xianshu hurriedly turned their heads to look, but saw that at the door, Grandma Xu led Ying Huaizhen in, Li Xianshu greeted him in fright, looked at the old one and looked at the small one, and smiled to cover it up, Grandma Xu said: "Don't panic, I heard it outside just now." ”

When the two couples heard this, they were speechless. Grandma Xu said: "Uncle, really an official, something happened? What did you do wrong? It went so far as to put people's lives at stake?"

Ying Lanfeng saw that the matter had been leaked, but because Ying Huaizhen was there, it was inevitable that he would not be able to speak, so Ying Huaizhen said: "Dad, I heard what you said to my mother before, and I won't leave." ”

Ying Lanfeng was startled, her eyes turned red, Grandma Xu hugged Ying Huaizhen and said, "Your father didn't hurt you in vain." ”

Ying Lanfeng endured the sour nose, and told Grandma Xu about his relationship with Lin Tang, and said: "If this matter is not the two of them, if it is someone else, you can explain it, but I didn't come forward...... It was the stewards of the towns and villages who talked about it themselves, but I personally talked to Lin Yushi and them, and there were many offenses in the words, and I didn't know what else to say......"

In addition, Ying Lanfeng introspected, and did not mention the communication with the Zhang family before, but recently because Huaizhen accidentally bumped into Zhang Zhen's "scapegoat", the Zhang family was grateful, so he took Huaizhen's birthday and sent a gold collar...... But he also left it with a big heart, but Lin Tang and the two of them saw this matter really and clearly, although this matter was said in the past, but his identity was related, if he was really investigated, it would also be a crime, and it would be even worse.

On that day, Zhang Guanren guessed the identities of Lin Tang and the others, so they did not show up for a few days, since they also knew the details of Lin Shenzhou, and they were very jealous......

Grandma Xu bowed her head and said silently, Ying Lanfeng said again: "I just told Xianshu that you came at the right time, and it is best to leave with them immediately...... You persuade Xian Shu, she is still young, don't ...... for me"

Li Xianshu didn't wait for Grandma Xu to speak, her eyes were erected, and she glared at Ying Lanfeng and said: "If you dare to say this again, I will die in front of you immediately, lest you always suspect that if you die, I will find someone else!"

Ying Lanfeng said: "Wronged me!" Looking at Li Xianshu's eyes, he hurriedly slapped himself lightly: "I won't say it." ”

Li Xianshu couldn't help but smile when she saw that he was soft, and her mind turned around, and she hated again: "It's too affectionate to be angry with this Zhang family! Obviously he already knows the identities of those two, but he actually quietly doesn't say a word, and he is willing to hide these words until he is gone, what's the use of this? I really have a friendship with them for nothing on weekdays!"

Ying Lanfeng said: "Since he knows Lord Lin, most of Lord Lin also knows his details, his family still has roots in the capital, how dare he offend the imperial history by acting rashly?"

When Grandma Xu heard this, she said, "Uncle, are you willing to listen to my wife?"

Ying Lanfeng said: "You say." Naturally, I listened. ”

Grandma Xu nodded and said, "We have a saying there, called: It is better to be beaten to death than to be scared to death." If you really do it with a knife and a gun, you can say that you are alive and dead, if there is nothing, you will be scared to death by people first, then this suffocating mouth and bag, but in which life will you be liberated? ”

Ying Lanfeng saw her suddenly talking about this, she was slightly moved, and listened attentively.

Grandma Xu said: "Let me see, uncle's crime, say big or big, say small or small, let's just think of these two sides, listen to you, these two officials live here for a few days, and see and hear what my uncle did, if they want to embarrass my uncle, I'm afraid they would have started a long time ago, why wait so many days? So my uncle should be fine." Of course, this is for the good......"

When Li Xianshu heard this, she couldn't help nodding: "That's right." ”

Grandma Xu said again: "Don't worry...... There are also two arguments about the bad ones: first, they really want to investigate it, but it doesn't stop at the fatal situation, in case the uncle is demoted or demoted to some crime, it is actually a good result, after all, as long as people live, there is nothing that cannot be overcome; second, if the uncle is really as worried about, he loses his head...... That's no way, but, uncle, don't worry, I may not be able to control her, but really brother, as long as I am there for a day, I will guard her well and will not let her suffer a little grievance. ”

When the two husbands and wives heard this, they looked at each other, and their eyes were moist.

Grandma Xu held Ying Huaizhen in her arms, and when she saw her listening quietly, she was not afraid or panicked, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Zhen, do you know what Grandma is talking about?"

Ying Huaizhen looked up at her and nodded. Grandma Xu looked at her crystal clear eyes and sighed, "Our real brother is not an ordinary child......

She made up her mind before she said: "Although I don't understand the affairs of the official, I know that my uncle is a good official who thinks about the common people. You said that the big official was dedicated to punishing corrupt officials for the good of the people, so I don't believe that he would even arrest a good official like my uncle, if he was really so black and white, he would not be worthy of being this big official. I say this for nothing else, just to tell you: Since everything has been done, and you are worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, then you can do whatever you want to do in the future! Just come! We are not afraid, we can hold on, and we can bear it! Heaven sees it all in its eyes!"

Li Xianshu threw herself into Grandma Xu's arms with tears in her eyes and shouted, "Mother!"

Grandma Xu patted her on the back and said, "No matter what it is, after all, this thing hasn't happened yet, can't we just be scared and miserable all day long, and leave nothing behind, as if sitting and waiting for death, people live for a lifetime, who knows what will happen?

Ying Lanfeng slammed Grandma Xu to the ground and said, "Thank you mother-in-law for your teachings, I know how to do it." Shaking off the worry and sorrow all over his body, he smiled again and straightened his back.

Grandma Xu smiled: "This is my uncle." ”

Ying Huaizhen was by the side, listening to Grandma Xu's words in her ears, these words corresponded to what Lan Feng said, but they coincided with her state of mind.

Slowly breathing a sigh of relief, Ying Huaizhen ran to Ying Lanfeng, stretched out his hand to hug his legs, Ying Lanfeng saw that his daughter was coquettish, so he laughed, raised his hand to pick her up, held her in the air, and made a flying shape.

Ying Huaizhen giggled, happy like a real child, yes, she was...... Those who have been to hell should know better how to spend this precious life.

Although the future is still not very clear, at this moment, the heart is warm and determined.

On this day, Li Xianshu Yinghuai really followed Grandma Xu in the yard, looking at the newly grown green radish, and talking about various matters on how to make pickles in the new year. Ying Huaizhen squatted on the dragon and looked at a green grasshopper lying on the leaf.

Li Huo also stood behind silently, and when he saw this, he stepped forward lightly, and he grabbed it lightly, Grandma Xu pulled a grass leaf and tied it, Li Huo carried it, and handed it to Ying Huaizhen to play.

Ying Huaizhen held it in her hand, looked down at the green grasshopper hanging in the air, jumping on the fine grass but struggling to get out, Li Huo stood and watched again, she urged narrowly, and carried the grasshopper to Li Huo's face, startled him to scream, jumped out, Ying Huaizhen looked at him with round eyes and a look of disbelief, and couldn't help but laugh and laugh.

At this moment, Jinbao ran in like the wind, and said in a hurry: "Young grandmother, there are two gentlemen sent by the government at the door, saying please, please young master." ”

Li Xianshu froze in place, but Ying Lanfeng's faint voice came from behind her: "Got it, let them wait a while." ”

Everyone turned around and saw that Ying Lanfeng had come at some point, so he walked forward and said with a light smile: "You guys are at home well, I'll come when I go." …… Mother-in-law, I went. ”

Grandma Xu looked at him, nodded and said, "Uncle, don't worry." ”

Li Xianshu was beside her, and finally took a deep breath, looked up and smiled, and said, "I'm with Zhen'er...... Waiting for you to come back. ”

Ying Lanfeng nodded vigorously, hugged Ying Huaizhen, kissed her little face, turned around and strode out.

As soon as Ying Lanfeng left, Zhang Zhen and a few servants happened to enter the door, and when he saw that everyone was standing here without saying a word, he asked, "What are you doing standing here?"