"Which old grandson?"

"It's the one who used to sell cloth on Xinxing Street," Chen said, "the one who has a stubborn temper but is a good person." ”

"I remember," Sister-in-law Tian nodded, "I remember that he was quite strong." ”

"yes, he hanged himself."

"Hanging?" Sister-in-law Tian looked surprised, "Why did you hang yourself well?" ”

"What's the matter," Chen Loach said, "it's all ruined in his uncle's hands." ”

"I think I heard that his uncle loved to gamble?"

"That's right, the gambler, let me tell you, his poor jingle is chaotic, you give him some money, he doesn't go to buy food first", Chen Loach couldn't help but sigh and said, "Old grandson, this family is folded in the hands of his uncle." You said that you were doing a good business, but his uncle gambled every once in a while, and there were people who asked for debts. In the end, this time it was even more outrageous, he stole the deed to others as a mortgage to borrow money, and if the money didn't come back, the people would naturally not give up, and took the deed to collect the old grandson's shop. His daughter is still pregnant, do you think it's okay for this pregnancy center to be haggard? In the end, he died of dystocia, and the old grandson probably couldn't think about it for a while, so he followed and left. ”

Sister-in-law Tian also sighed, but she remembered something else in her heart. Lin Hongwen used to come here to eat with a young man before, they didn't come together, they all came first, and the other came late. Although she didn't deliberately listen to the two of them when they spoke, she heard some of them more or less, and Xinxing Street was mentioned many times in those conversations, and it seemed that Lao Sun Tou was also mentioned. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but now that I think about it, I always feel a little strange. Especially the last time the two of them came, they both had a calm face, and the young man began to plead again. Sister-in-law Tian didn't know that person, but she didn't know Lin Hongwen for a short time, and she only knew that he was an obedient, sensible and laughing child who got along with him on weekdays, but her face was so overcast that day that she was about to drip water.

"And who does his shop belong to now?" Sister-in-law Tian asked.

Chen Loach said: "I didn't inquire carefully, but when I passed by, I saw that the plaque of the shop had been changed to Zhouji Cloth Shop, and I glanced inside, it was a young man." ”

Sister-in-law Tian felt strange, but she didn't have any real evidence, so she didn't comment anymore.

38.

After a few days of rain, Aunt Feng finally ushered in a sunny day, and Aunt Feng began to work early in the morning, taking out the books in the study and putting them in the yard to dry. Lin Hongwen saw that she was working hard, so he helped move the books together, and the two were busy for a while, but the books were not finished, and there was no place in the yard.

Aunt Feng shook her head while wiping her sweat with a handkerchief, "I'm getting older, and I'm gasping when I move books a few times." ”

"The book is already heavy, and I have a hard time moving it, not to mention Aunt Feng, you", Lin Hongwen took a copy and flipped through it, found that he had read it, and put it back.

"I see that you have read almost all the books in the young master's study in the past few years", Aunt Feng said, "It's good to read more books, but I see that your temperament is becoming more and more calm, you are still young, it is better to be lively." ”

Lin Hongwen smiled and said, "The more I read the book, the more I feel that I know less, and the more I dare not say a lot of things rashly, and in the past few years", Lin Hongwen lowered his eyes to hide his sadness, "There have been too many changes in the past few years, and I really can't be lively." ”

Aunt Feng knew that he was thinking of his father and brother, and if she went on to say that she was afraid that she would be even more sad, she changed the subject, "If the young master is at home, I will be happy to see that you like his books." In the past, when he was at home, only Zheng Yun and Cheng Yu were the same age as him, but the two of them didn't like to watch these, and the young master often complained. ”

"I often hear them mention it, but I have never seen it", Lin Hongwen said, "I don't know what kind of person he is, I only know that his name is Qingzhi, and he doesn't like red tape." ”

"Speaking of the young master, I really miss him, and I can be regarded as watching him grow up", Aunt Feng said, "At that time, the lady passed away early, and the master was heartbroken, so the young master accompanied the master every day and comforted the master, he was only six or seven years old at that time, and he was already very sensible." The young master was smarter than others when he was a child, and the husband who taught him said so. But he is also naughty and mischievous, he has a good idea, can speak well, and sometimes speaks to his husband dumbfounded, so although he is smart, he is also quite annoying. The young master, like you, is willing to read, he was young at that time, and he was quiet when he entered the study, and he didn't stop when he left the study. Later, the young master was determined to go abroad to study, but the master refused to let him, and the two quarreled many times, and finally the master agreed. It's been almost four years. Aunt Feng glanced at the books on the ground and became happy again, "When he comes back, I must be happy to know that you have read all his books, his chatterbox is open, and he may be able to pull you until dawn." ”

"Originally, I also had a lot of things I couldn't understand," Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "just ask him." ”

Lin Hongwen wanted to stay a little longer, but Zheng Yun came over and called him back to the front hall. As soon as the day is hot, some people are greedy for cold, and they don't pay much attention to eating, and the number of patients who vomit and diarrhea increases. The recipes are almost the same, Lin Hongwen has been busy for a day, and when he wants to help Aunt Feng move the books back, it is almost dark.

Aunt Feng naturally moved all the books back to the study a long time ago, and Lin Hongwen thought that he hadn't been to the shop for a few days, so he should go and see it, so he walked out after dinner. After passing through the miscellaneous market, he saw that Tian's sister-in-law's stall had not been confiscated, so he went over to say hello.

There were no diners at the food stall, and Sister-in-law Tian was washing the dishes, and when she saw him coming, she dried her hands and stood up, but she didn't talk to him. Lin Hongwen looked at her a little inexplicably, and Sister-in-law Tian pointed to the bench and motioned for him to sit down.

Lin Hongwen sat down and still didn't understand, "Auntie, what's wrong?" ”

"Hongwen, we've known each other for a long time, my aunt asked you something today, I hope you will tell me the truth", Sister-in-law Tian sat down opposite Lin Hongwen and asked, "Have you been involved in the matter of the old grandson?" ”

Lin Hongwen lowered his eyes and thought about it for a while, and when he looked up again, he already had a plan, "Since my aunt asked like this, she must have heard something, but it is a false hearing, so you can just listen to it, auntie." ”

"I only heard that the old grandson's aunt was not angry, and he gambled so much that he even lost the shop, and his daughter died in childbirth, and the old grandson couldn't think about it for a while, so he hanged himself", Sister-in-law Tian looked at Lin Hongwen intently, "The others didn't say anything about you, but I had doubts in my own heart, and once I passed by the door of the shop after closing the stall, and actually let me see the young man who often meets you with me." ”

"So auntie, you think I forced their family to death?" Lin Hongwen asked with a wry smile.

"You two came to me, although I didn't mean to, but I can hear a little bit of what you say", Sister-in-law Tian said with some coldness, "Hongwen, my aunt has no evidence, but I feel that this matter is a little wrong, and I want to hear you tell the truth." ”

Lin Hongwen closed his eyes a little tiredly, was silent for a while, and said, "Auntie, do you still dream of your separated daughter now?" ”

Sister-in-law Tian was stunned for a moment, and Lin Hongwen continued, "I always dream of my father and my eldest brother, and I always think of them, but every time I dream of starving and suffering together." When they were by my side, they didn't have a good day, and if they hadn't died, they would have come back to me sooner or later, and I would have let them live a hard life? Auntie, I don't want to be poor anymore, I've had enough of those days. I was pushed outside barefoot in the middle of winter, freezing so cold that I couldn't even feel it, and I didn't want that to happen again. If my father and my eldest brother come back, I want them to eat well and dress warmly, and if they don't come back, then I myself must eat well and dress warmly. ”

"Even if you want to get rich, you shouldn't do it," Sister-in-law Tian said with red eyes, "I know you're having a hard time, but they're also pitiful." I was a widow back then, and I was bullied a lot, and I told you, don't bully the poor man anymore. ”

"Auntie, if I don't make a move, they will have a good life?" Lin Hongwen asked rhetorically, "Even if I don't make a move, his uncle is addicted to gambling, and the cloth shop has long been unable to make ends meet, and it will be a matter of time before he sells the shop." I can still give him some money, let him pack up the softness, and take the inventory with him, and the other person may not be like me. ”

"Forget it", Lin Hongwen closed his eyes and shed two lines of tears, "I know that no matter what I say, my aunt must be complaining about me." ”

Sister-in-law Tian saw him crying, her heart softened, and she changed her tone and persuaded, "Auntie is not complaining about you, but if you do this, even if you become rich in the future, you will be poked in the back, saying that you are rich and unkind." ”

"Will my aunt tell someone else?"

Sister-in-law Tian looked at Lin Hongwen's eyes that couldn't hide her tears, and shook her head, "Auntie won't say it, but you also have to be yourself, you know?" ”

Lin Hongwen nodded, got up and saluted to thank Sister-in-law Tian before leaving. The wind was slightly cool in the early summer night, Lin Hongwen walked a few steps, the tears on his face were dry, he remembered that Xu Shihuai asked Zheng Yun to take him to Peach Blossom Lane at that time, and said that he would let him go to see for a long time, don't look at people's tears, you can't find the north. Lin Hongwen raised his hand to wipe his tears, hooked the corners of his mouth and thought, now he really will never be like this again.