Chen Xuejiao remembered that the day of her father Chen Xiucai's accident was a fine weather in late autumn.

The sun was shining brightly, shining warmly on the fence walls around the yard, and the last morning glory flowers that bloomed in late autumn on the fence exuded a vague fragrance.

Chen Xuejiao moved a small bench and sat at the gate guarding the stove to sell tea eggs. A toon tree at the door, constantly falling yellow leaves, dappled sunlight through the branches and leaves fell on Chen Xuejiao's body. Because the business is very good, Chen Xuejiao's whole body and mind have a few empty and clear.

Today, there is a family in the neighboring village who marries a daughter-in-law, and the second brother-in-law Zheng Huozi is invited to set up a flowing water seat, and Zheng Huozi ordered a hundred tea eggs from Chen Xuejiao. Afraid that Chen Xuejiao would not be able to buy so many raw eggs, she specially pulled a hundred eggs from the town and asked Dongping to send them.

Chen Xuejiao was in a good mood, and before the sun set, she collected the tea and egg stall, sat in the yard, and Li and others concentrated on cleaning the eggs needed on the flowing water mat tomorrow.

Through the open door, I saw Zhao Yiming running from the trail from a distance.

"Brother Yiming, are you here to buy tea eggs again?" Chen Xuejiao asked at the top of her voice.

"No, no" Zhao Yiming was panting, because he was running in a hurry, his face was red, and he couldn't even speak clearly, "Xuejiao, what about the master, hurry, something happened to Mr." ”

"What?" Chen Xuejiao's brain buzzed, and she couldn't tell the difference between east and west, north and south.

Li was sitting in the yard cleaning eggs, when he heard Zhao Yiming's voice, he stood up, his steps were unsteady, and the egg in his hand fell to the ground with a "pop", and the egg white yolk was left from the broken shell and pasted onto Li's shoes.

"What do you say? What's wrong with your husband? Li took a few steps forward, his steps as heavy as lead.

Zhao Yiming stabilized his feelings: "Mr. was beaten, in a private school." ”

Beaten?

Zhao Yiming's voice was very loud, and Chen Xueru Wang Jing, who was in the house, listened to it. Hurriedly walked to the courtyard and stood beside Li with an anxious face.

Qi Ping and Big Egg, who were chopping pigweed, also came over, and Qi Ping was already crying.

I saw the panicked appearance of the family. Chen Xuejiao calmed down and asked clearly: "Who beat my father?" Who told you to report the letter? ”

"Surrounded by two masked men in black. I came to report the letter myself. Seeing his wife's anxious look, Zhao Yiming calmed down, "The master is now lying in the private school, and Han Xingjian has already gone to the town to invite Langzhong." ”

Lee's tears fell, crying and rushing to the private school. Chen Xueru and Wang Jinghao had no idea at this time, and they also cried.

Chen Xuejiao was also anxious, but she ordered herself to be steady. Her father is just a country talent, and he has no grievances. How can you be beaten.

This is not the time to think about this problem, Chen Xuejiao walked out of the house with the Li family.

Li cried all the way and trotted all the way, and just halfway through he met Chen Xiucai. At this time, Chen Xiucai was carried by several strong students, the person was already unconscious, covered in blood, and it was Chen Qi'an who walked at the forefront.

As soon as Li saw Chen Xiucai's appearance, he covered his mouth and cried.

Chen Qi'an carried Chen Xiucai, and when he saw that Li was crying, his eyes were wet, so he had to endure and instruct Chen Xuejiao: "Take care of my mother." ”

Everyone walked towards the house, and two people walked out from behind. It's Gu Siyuan and Huang Sanlang, who I haven't seen for a long time.

Chen Xuejiao was a little surprised why the two of them were here, but she didn't care to ask, now Chen Xiucai is the most important.

Chen Xiucai was carried back to his home.

"Mother. Now is not the time to cry, hurry up and get hot water to wipe the blood on my father's face. Chen Xuejiao said in a deep voice.

"It's me who is confused." Li came to his senses and hurried to fetch water, Chen Xueru had already gone.

When Mr. Chen heard that his eldest son had been injured, he hurried back from the field. Mrs. Chen went back to the upper room after a slight stop at the door of the north wing, it was not her own son she didn't care, she cared about Chen Xiucai being injured at this time, if she couldn't sit in the hall in the future, the family would lose twenty taels of silver in vain.

Chen Zichang breathed a sigh of relief. He was saved by his eldest brother when he was beaten, which made him always unable to raise his head in front of him. Now that feng shui is taking turns, you won't be beaten too.

Zhao and Chen Zi have the same heart. Her heart trembled when something happened to the big house, and she saw how long you could be proud.

"Daddy, can you hear me? What are you doing, you have no grievances and no hatred, why were you beaten? Li cried while wiping Chen Zichang's face.

Chen Zichang had no injuries on his face, he was stabbed in his legs and abdomen, the knife was turned out, and a piece of silk cloth was tied to the wound and was already stained red with blood.

Lee began to weep bitterly.

"Zheng Langzhong is here." With Han Xingjian's shouting, everyone felt that they would get out of the way and let Zheng Langzhong walk in.

Chen Xuejiao helped Li out, and Cai, the third-room daughter-in-law, came out to help Li and comfort her.

Chen Xuejiao looked at Chen Xueru, who had been crying and crying, and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to cry, wipe away your tears, cheer up, there are many places that need us, why don't you keep crying, you cry, my mother is even more confused when she hears it." ”

Chen Xueru heard Chen Xuejiao's words and gradually stopped crying.

Chen Qi'an nodded slightly.

"What did Master Qin say?" Chen Xuejiao asked Chen Qi'an.

"Master Qin has gone to Yingchuan." Chen Qi'an replied.

Chen Xuejiao thought for a while and said, "I heard Zhao Yiming say that my father was injured by two black-clothed masked men. Dad only teaches in a private school on weekdays, and he doesn't have a grudge against anyone, why was he beaten? Dad is also a well-known gentleman in our ten miles and eight towns, presumably no one is so bold as to dare to beat Daddy, let alone the difficulties suffered in the private school. ”

Chen Xuejiao said her suspicions.

Gu Siyuan and Huang Sanlang, who were standing beside Chen Qi'an, not only admired the insight of this rural girl, she was very calm from the beginning and grasped the key to the problem.

"It's all our fault." Gu Siyuan thought for a while, stepped forward and said, "It's me and Huang Sanlang who are planning to go back to Beijing, thinking that we got acquainted with Brother Qi An, so we came here to say goodbye, but I didn't want to attract thieves."

Gu Siyuan's face was full of shame.

"When we came to the private school, we didn't want to lure the thief in, and the thief entered the study and hurt my husband." Huang Saburo added.

Chen Xuejiao looked at the two in front of her, and was skeptical of their statement: "What about the thief?" Everyone knows that the people of our Baitu town are simple and simple, and they have never been out of the countryside bandits and thieves. What's more, it's going to a private school to beat people. This thief is probably not an ordinary thief, and I see that my father's wound is not the appearance of an ordinary thief stabbing indiscriminately. ”

Gu Siyuan secretly screamed badly. Originally, it was my fault that I introduced the man in black into the private school, but I didn't think it would affect Master Chen. This little girl is too smart, and the more she talks, the more suspicious she becomes, so she is silent.

"The thief has been arrested by the government." Chen Qi'an said simply.

It's that simple? From Chen Xiucai's wounds, it can be seen that he is not an ordinary thief, and he was arrested by the government so soon after the accident.

Chen Xuejiao looked at Gu Siyuan and Huang Sanlang, I'm afraid the identities of these two people are not so simple.

"How's it going, Zheng Langzhong?" Old Man Chen asked anxiously.

Usually, Old Man Chen has always been very cold to his eldest son, but in the end, he is still distressed when something happens.

Zheng Langzhong walked out. Chen Xuejiao put down her doubts, Chen Zichang's injury was the most important at this time.

"The bleeding has stopped. But however, I'm just a country man, and I'm afraid I'll be ...... if I look at the injury," Zheng Langzhong said thoughtfully.

"I'm afraid of what? Zheng Langzhong might as well say it directly, so that we can be prepared. ”

"If I continue to bleed, I'm afraid I won't survive tomorrow." Zheng Langzhong bowed his hand and apologized.

Chen Xuejiao only felt that the world was spinning, and Li was stunned, and his face lost his blood.

"I don't believe it, I'm going to Xuzhou Mansion to find the best Langzhong." Chen Xuejiao turned around with a "Huo".

"Don't worry, Siyuan has already given him a name post. My father has already sent someone to Xuzhou Mansion with the name card to ask for Imperial Doctor Zhu. Han Xingjian said.

Everyone's thoughts were slightly certain.

It is said that his grandfather was once in charge of the Tai Hospital, and he was in charge of the entire Tai Hospital. Won the trust of the first emperor. After returning to his hometown after old age, Dr. Zhu's father took over the position of the director, Dr. Zhu lived in Xuzhou Mansion with his grandfather since he was a child, learned a body of medical skills, and hung the pot to help the world regardless of remuneration, and was famous in Xuzhou Mansion in the whole Xuzhou Mansion.

When it got dark, Chen Xuejiao persuaded the students of the private school to go home, leaving only Han Xingjian, Zhao Yiming, Gu Siyuan and Huang Sanlang at home.

Gu Siyuan and Huang Sanlang were anxious, and they were negligent. was actually targeted, so that Master Chen suffered an unwarranted disaster in vain. If they can't be saved, they are really sinners of the Chen family.

Huang Sanlang felt a slight feeling in his heart. He grew up so big, the so-called peace is in exchange for the lives of the people around him, and when he dies, he has never felt much, but Master Chen is different, they don't know their identity in this village and give themselves the most equal treatment. They are different from the dead soldiers around them, they have feelings, joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

It must be King Peng's people, but they suffer from no evidence. Even if there is evidence, it is not the time to move.

Chen Xuejiao and Li sat around the bed together. Li Shi had already recovered his feelings, stopped crying, and looked at Chen Xiucai on the bed with a tough face.

"Say please Imperial Doctor Zhu, where is there so much silver at home?" Mrs. Chen broke through the crowd and squeezed in.

Just now Zhao told her that Zheng Langzhong said that Chen Xiucai could last until tomorrow at most, and Mrs. Chen had no other thoughts in her heart except for the pity of twenty taels of silver a year, and she was not happy when she heard that she invited Imperial Doctor Zhu.

"It's all people who are leaving, what kind of Imperial Doctor Zhu please." Old Mrs. Chen walked to Chen Xiucai's bedside, "Boss, if you are conscious, you can nod." Although I am your stepmother, I am not thin on you, for you to read Xiucai, now Zheng Langzhong said that you are not saved, even if the gods are coming, it is useless, I said simply don't let Imperial Doctor Zhu come, save some money to support your wife and children, we have a mother and son, I will be good to the eldest daughter-in-law and children. ”

The crowd was stunned when they heard this.

Chen Xuejiao was even more bleeding in her heart, Chen Xiucai was still panting, and Mrs. Chen's words were so mean and cold. Chen Xiucai needs to recuperate now, and I'm afraid that the consciousness of surviving when he hears this will also be eliminated.

"Milk, what did you say, who said that Dad was not saved, who said it." Chen Xuejiao's eyes were cold, "Master, you think so too?" ”

After all, Old Man Chen felt sorry for his son, and reprimanded him bitterly: "What nonsense is the old woman, even if I scatter all the family wealth, I will save the boss." As he spoke, he burst into tears, "Boss, your mother and your sister-in-law are gone, you can't have an accident." ”

What else did Mrs. Chen want to say, Chen Xuejiao knew that she couldn't let her say something depressing, so she couldn't help but pick up the knife on the table and shouted: "Who is saying that my father is not saved, the knife in my hand does not recognize people." ”

Mrs. Chen was so frightened that her neck shrunk and walked out.

Everyone was anxiously waiting for Imperial Doctor Zhu, until the time of the lamp, Chen Zichang's face became more and more sallow, everyone stopped talking, and the room was terrifyingly quiet.

"Daddy, daddy, bleeding, bleeding again." Chen Qiping's incoherent cry interrupted the silence. (To be continued)