On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, as soon as Ma Liangchen and his wife were kicked out of the gate of the Wang family, they almost collided with a tall, thin man with oily hair and powder.

Shuzhen just wanted to complain that the person didn't look at the road in the aisle, but when she saw the other party clearly, she shouted affectionately: "Yo! I said who is so hot in the aisle, it turns out to be my uncle! ”

Sai Xishi twisted his waist and looked at Shuzhen with a smile and replied: "Yo, this is not Shuzhen's two sons!" It's been a while since we've seen each other! He saw Shuzhen carrying a large bag of things in his hand, so he asked curiously, "What's the matter?" The juniors in this big year don't give gifts to the elders, but carry things from their parents' houses to their own homes? ”

"Hey, hey!" Shuzhen was embarrassed to say anything, so she could only laugh dryly. Ma Liangchen diverted the conversation and said: "Uncle, your excerpts have been really popular recently, and I will get you to cheer in the opera garden tomorrow!" ”

Sai Xishi said with a disdainful face: "Liangchen, my play is true, but when I look down on the stage, the first few rows in the theater garden are either devils or traitor slaves, they are worthy of listening to my play!" I couldn't be happier when they cheered me on! ”

Ma Liangchen was quite embarrassed when he heard that there was a thorn in the other party's words: "Uncle, what are you more serious, who is singing this play for, you can make a lot of money!" ”

Sai Xi Shi twisted his face to the side and said, "Humph! You're looking at the wrong person, I'm not a shameless money string who only needs money! ”

Ma Liangchen said sarcastically: "What you said is also true, I think back then, if you took money as your life, your reputation would not be made smelly by a prostitute!" ”

Sai Xishi didn't look down on Ma Liangchen, the traitor's nephew and son-in-law, from his bones, and he didn't want to talk nonsense with Ma Liangchen anymore, so he said to Shuzhen: "Shuzhen, today I came to see my sister and brother-in-law, you can accompany me in for a while." ”

Shuzhen excused herself: "No, I have other things to do with Liangchen." ”

Sai Xishi pursed his mouth and said, "Hmph, since you don't give your uncle face, I won't force you!" After finishing speaking, he shook his hand angrily, twisted his body and walked into the gate of the Wang family.

Wang Yunqing and his wife had just blasted away Ma Liangchen and Shuzhen, and the anger in their stomachs had not yet subsided, and when they saw Sai Xishi pushing the door and walking in, they immediately put on a smiling face.

Seyss called out to his sister and brother-in-law and sat down. Mrs. Wang asked affectionately: "Both, you haven't come to see your sister for a few days, how are you doing lately?" ”

Sai Xishi replied: "Sister, I am very good for you to worry." ”

"Both, tea." Wang Yunqing personally poured a cup of tea for his brother-in-law. Sai Xishi took out a carton from his pocket and handed it to Wang Yunqing and said, "Brother-in-law, this box contains a century-old Changbai Mountain wild ginseng, which is in good condition, so I will give it to you to nourish your body." ”

"Oh, what are you doing for me, why don't you honor your old man with such a precious thing?"

"Brother-in-law, the things I honor the old man are much more precious than this ginseng, you're welcome, you can stay!"

Mrs. Wang also said, "Master, this is my brother's heart, you can accept it." ”

"My brother-in-law is going to do something. Okay, then you're welcome! Wang Yunqing happily put away the ginseng. Then he called in a servant and instructed: "Child, his uncle likes to eat fried sesame tofu in mutton fat, go, go to the tofu shop opposite the alley and buy two catties of sesame tofu." If his house is gone, go to a few more stores, and you'll have to buy it back anyway. ”

Sai Xi Shi hurriedly stood up and stopped him and said, "Don't mind, today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and according to the rules, I will go home to have dinner with the old man." I'm here to tell you something very important, and I'll leave when I'm done. ”

Wang Yunqing was not reluctant to see that Sai Xishi wanted to go home for dinner, so he sent the maid away and asked Sai Xishi: "Brother, if you have anything, just say it, your sister and I will listen." ”

"Hey!" Sai Xi Shi held his cheek with his hand, and let out a long breath before he could speak, "Since I did that shameful thing, my heart has always been blocked in panic for more than these years. But when I was about to forget about it, it was hooked up again! Speaking of this, Sai Xishi's eyes turned red, and he took out a perfumed flower handkerchief from his pocket to cover his eyes.

Mrs. Wang said to Sai Xishi anxiously: "Both, if you have something to say, don't grind." ”

"What, I don't want to mention this old thing to you again, I'm ashamed. But if I don't tell you, I can't keep it in my heart! Isn't it? ”

Wang Yunqing was amused by Sai Xishi, "Brother, what is not, don't beat around the bush!" ”

"That's it, you have to listen to it!"

"Say, speak! It's a real rush! Madame Wang frowned and urged.

Sai Xi Shi shook the handkerchief hard, "Hey! It's really infuriating to say it, the Zhu Gui who ruined me back then, it turns out that he is not Chinese, he is a Japanese devil! When Sai Xishi said this, Wang Yunqing and his wife were stunned.

"You can't think of it, do you? I never thought of it! Last night I was singing in the theater garden, singing and singing, and suddenly I heard someone in the audience cheering me loudly, I looked down the stage, and there were several devil officers sitting in the front row of the stage, one of which was a devil officer I looked very familiar with, and he cheered for me. When I take a closer look, I seem to know this devil, but I can't remember who he really is. It's because of this person that I almost got distracted when I was singing. ”

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Both, you have no contact with the Japanese, how can there be your acquaintances among the Japanese?" I guess you're looking away. ”

"Sister, that devil is really my old acquaintance! After acting, when I was removing my makeup backstage, this guy actually came to me backstage, he took off his hat and bowed to me with a smile when he saw me, I took a closer look at this Japanese is Zhu Gui, who teamed up with that prostitute to calculate me a few years ago. The devil introduced himself as a Japanese Ono Jiro and Zhu Gui was his Chinese name, and when I asked him why he was hurting me, he laughed and said that he was experiencing the life of Chinese, and sarcastically called me stupid. At that time, I was about to explode his angry lungs, I wanted to fight with him but I was powerless, I scolded him for stinky and shameless things, who knew that he was not angry, he praised me for singing well and would come to listen to my play often in the future, and said that he would invite me to sing for him in the future! Sister, brother-in-law, tell me how bad this Japanese devil is, didn't he mean to disgust me, I really can't swallow this breath! ”

Wang Yunqing said thoughtfully: "I think that Ono lurked in China under the pseudonym Zhu Gui a few years ago, but he was actually spying on intelligence for Japan's invasion of China. The Japanese have long had a desire to die. ”

Sai Xi Shi stomped his foot and said: "That Xiao Ye scolded me stupid is actually right, he said Chinese sometimes the words are not clear, at that time I thought he was a southerner, why didn't I see that he was not Chinese?" I'm just a big fool, stupid to the point of home! ”

Mrs. Wang comforted her younger brother and said, "Come on, eat a trench and grow wise, don't blame yourself." We can't afford to mess with this Japanese, so if you want to keep them safe, you should stay away from them, and that Ono will look for you in the future, and you will hide from him. ”

"Brother-in-law, I know that you are well connected, and you know most of the important people in Japan, I want to ask you to go to the Japanese high-ranking officials to seek justice for me."

Wang Yunqing said disdainfully: "Both, you are a fool who doesn't know anything except singing, you let me go to the Japanese to seek justice for the Chinese, is this possible?" If the Japanese were fair, would they still beat us China? ”

"Brother-in-law, you just say that I am your brother-in-law, I was bullied by Ono, and I want them to punish Ono. Just because of your fame, can they not give you some face! ”

"You may be right, they might give me this face. But recently, they visited me twice in three days and invited me to be a traitor, but I refused. If I beg them for this, I will send myself to the door on my own initiative, and I will owe them a favor. I'm not going to do that! Wang Yunqing said categorically.

Although Sai Xishi is a tendon head, he is also a reasonable person, he felt that what his brother-in-law said was very right, so he said: "What my brother-in-law said is right, I will endure this breath and not cause you trouble!" ”

Sai Xishi changed his conversation and said: "Sister, these little devils also love to listen to operas, there are a lot of devils who have come to the opera garden to listen to operas in the past two days, and I feel uncomfortable singing to them!" I want to quit the troupe and go home to help my father and eldest brother with their business, what do you think? ”

Mrs. Wang sighed: "When I came home a few days ago, I heard from my father that since I entered Beiping as a child, the family's business is not as good as before. Fortunately, our family has a thick foundation, even if you don't run it anymore, you can eat for many years, I don't think you can sing anymore, you are also a big person, hurry up and find a daughter-in-law to go home and live a down-to-earth life. ”

Hearing Mrs. Wang say this, Sai Xishi's face immediately lengthened, "Sister, and brother-in-law, you all listen, when it comes to me marrying a daughter-in-law, don't blame my brother for complaining to you, if you hadn't made a hindrance from it, Yurong would have been my daughter-in-law a long time ago!" ”

Mrs. Wang said unhappily: "Both, why haven't you forgotten Yurong after so many years?" Besides, it's not that we won't let Yurong marry you, it's that Yurong doesn't like the fat powder on you. Why do you reproach us? ”

Wang Yunqing continued his wife's words and said: "Yes, we didn't get in the way for you, why should you blame us!" Although my Yurong is a woman, she has a bold personality since she was a child, and she behaves like a gentleman. The man she likes is a big man who dares to stand up to the sky. Although you are a famous character in Liyuan, people have to give you a thumbs up when they mention your name in the opera industry, but you are not the kind of man that Yurong likes, she and you can't get together! ”

Sai Xi Shi stood up and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, you listen well! Ever since I was deceived by that prostitute, I don't dare to think about marrying a daughter-in-law anymore! If you want me to marry a daughter-in-law, I tell you the truth that I already have a daughter-in-law, and that is Yurong! ”

Mrs. Wang frowned, "Both, Yurong is already married, how can she be your daughter-in-law?" Are you nervous again? ”

"I didn't get nervous! Although Yurong is someone else's daughter-in-law, she is also my daughter-in-law in my heart, and I will always have her in my heart. I hope you don't talk to me about marrying a daughter-in-law in the future, I will be upset when I mention it! Farewell, I'm going home to see my dad. ”

"Two brothers, next time you come to the house, you must finish eating before leaving." Before Wang Yunqing finished speaking, Sai Xishi had already walked out of the house with his legs raised, and Mrs. Wang hurriedly chased out to send her brother.

After seeing off her brother Sai Xishi, Mrs. Wang returned to the house sullenly. Wang Yunqing asked with concern: "Madam, why are you sad for your brother again?" ”

"Not really! My brother doesn't know anything except singing, he is a person who lives in the play all day long, he doesn't understand anything about things outside the play, I think his character who goes to the dark will suffer a big loss sooner or later! Our sister Yurong has been a wife for a long time, but he is still waiting for Yurong and not looking for a wife for himself, do you think there is something wrong with his brain! ”

"Madam, in my opinion, the younger brother of both is a big lover, and there is nothing wrong with his head. Infatuated men like him throughout the ages are not young or old! You don't need to watch the show, he's a living one! ”

At this time, the maid came over and invited the two of them to dinner, although this was the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the fifteenth mile of the first month, after such a fuss during the day, Wang Yunqing and his wife were very unhappy, and the couple was unhappy and the others were not happy, and the meal was hurriedly eaten and dispersed.