170, a city of frost
It was Xu Hongyan who came.
"Mother, Youniang is not feeling well, please be excused."
"In that case, let her rest."
She said: "It's true that the daughters-in-law now have such a big row, and even the mother-in-law doesn't serve anymore." ”
Xu Hongyan replied: "I remember that my mother didn't serve either, grandmother." ”
"If my mother is uncomfortable and wants someone to serve her, I can find my third brother and sister to come, so that my mother will not be bored."
After saying that, he left to see Master Xu.
"Daddy." "That's what Mother did," he said. ”
Master Xu didn't raise his eyelids and said, "Isn't the person still dead?" Then your mother didn't do anything excessive. ”
"You have to remember, you are a member of the Xu family, although your mother is not your biological mother, you can't be unfilial, this is a big disrespect."
"Or for a woman."
His expression was extremely disgusted, as if Xu Youniang was an insignificant person.
"If you die, you will marry one."
A sentence floated out of his mouth.
Xu Hongyan lowered his head and clenched his fists and said, "My son understands." ”
When he was about to leave, Master Xu stopped him and said, "You go out to do business after a long time and take Hongtai with you, and you, the eldest brother, should take care of your younger brother more." ”
"This husband and wife are really a natural couple." Ye Xuanqing said.
Doctor Niu said: "Yes, but this Master Xu also died miserably." ”
At that time, although it was said that the head of the Xu family was Master Xu, the land deed and house deed of the Xu family were all in the hands of the old grandmother of the Xu family.
When she was about to die, she invited the prefect, and the Xu family, and under the testimony of the prefect, she handed over the majority of the Xu family's family business, bypassing Master Xu, and handing it over to Xu Hongyan.
In her eyes, this son is useless, and she still has to rely on her eldest grandson to lead the Xu family to the next level.
Master Xu immediately jumped up, pressed Old Grandmother Xu's hand and said, "Mother, you are dazzled, my son is here." ”
The implication is that you are always wrong.
Although the old grandmother of the Xu family was still very sober, her hands and feet were inconvenient, this time she used all her strength to push Master Xu down, and with a smile, she gave things to Xu Hongyan.
Doctor Niu said: "She thought well, but she forgot what kind of person her son is. ”
Master Xu is naturally unwilling to have only a name, and that person is still his son.
"This couple is also black-hearted."
As soon as Master Xu and Mrs. Xu put it together, they felt that it was better to drag the money in their own hands.
So the two of them even used Xu Hongtai this time, and asked Xu Hongyan to take this younger brother to go to other places to do business, and he couldn't come back in three or two months.
The husband and wife spent a lot of money to go to Jingzhou to buy off the bandits, and ambushed Xu Hongyan on the way back, trying to kill people.
Xu Hongyan met bandits on the way back and almost died at their hands, but Xu Hongyan offered to give them all his property.
Naturally, it is his own private property, but it is very considerable.
The bandits in Jingzhou were reluctant at first, although they were bandits, they still had credit, how could they ruin the order.
"Wait, the bandits still have credibility to speak of." Ye Xuanqing said, it was the first time she had heard that bandits were trustworthy, and there was still a gap between bandits and green forest heroes, okay.
Chu Ling explained to her: "The bandits in Jingzhou used to have a reputation at all, but they changed after changing a boss. ”
He looked at Doctor Niu and said, "Is Chu Jing there?" ”
Doctor Niu said: "Yes, it is precisely because of the little master that Xu Hongyan escaped." ”
At that time, Chu Jing was gradually taking over his family's business.
He felt that Xu Hongyan's proposal was very cost-effective, but he still let Xu Hongyan's legs be broken.
He was cured again.
In the end, it was fully loaded.
After Xu Hongyan went back, he frightened Mr. Xu and his wife.
A few days ago, I was still dreaming, and I came back before I did a few days.
Master Xu thought about it, isn't this that the bandits didn't handle things well? He also collected so much money from himself, so he went to Jingzhou to find bandits himself.
I don't know if it's going well, he actually thought about going to the bandit theory.
He also scolded the bandits in the bandits' den, and finally asked people to return the money to him.
Xu Hongyan came back, but he also became stingy, not only deducting food, but also the money spent.
However, he himself was disabled and stayed in the courtyard and did not come out, and he invited bandits to help and protect him, and it was impossible for him to report to the official, in that case, he would not be able to escape in the first place.
Which one he faced was Chu Jing, an unusually irritable eight or nine-year-old child, who didn't like others to teach him.
So he ordered his subordinates to tie people up, and then wrote to Xu Hongyan and asked him to bring money to ransom people.
Xu Hongyan gave him a lot of money, but let people tell Chu Jing that he didn't want to see his father, and he would dispose of it.
Doctor Niu said: "According to Xu Hongyan, Chu Jing broke his legs and feet, and then threw them on the street to beg for money. ”
Where can Master Xu stand it, but he doesn't want to die at all, he still thinks that someone will come to take him home.
In the end, he died on a snowy night.
"I thought he was dead, and it would be fine, but when Xu Hongyan went out for a long time, Youniang was passive."
This was moved by Mrs. Xu, and their husband and wife were one to the outside and the other to the outside.
Xu Zhiyi asked, "When my father went out, he didn't ask someone to take care of my mother?" ”
Doctor Niu sighed and said, "Why not, but you must know that this world is always unfair to women." ”
"Youniang is waiting, and with you again, she wants to protect you, and she will always suffer."
After Xu Hongyan came back, his legs were crippled, in fact, his legs could be cured, but he did not go for treatment.
He was always afraid of the bandits, and even the court couldn't help them.
So he wanted Xu Youniang to leave the Xu family, and Xu Youniang and Ben couldn't leave him at this time, so they had to leave as early as Mrs. Xu's tricks again and again.
Xu Youniang said to Xu Hongyan: "If you don't worry, we won't leave here and stay here all the time, okay?" ”
Only her and him, and their children.
"After you were born, Youniang's health became worse and worse."
"Then when you were three years old, you left."
Doctor Niu said: "Xu Hongyan will send you to me immediately." ”
He still has to raise children for them at this age, which is really hard work
Xu Zhiyi said: "I remember grandpa, you said that he didn't want to see my mother, and after I was born, there were only a handful of people who saw me." ”
Doctor Niu's eyes moved, "Did I say that?" No, you remember wrong. ”
He shook his head and nodded affirmatively.
As soon as Xu Zhiyi heard it, he knew that he was pretending again, so he said: "Then why, he ...... after I return to Xu's house."
A thousand words, all in words.
Doctor Niu patted his head and said, "It's not because he thinks I've taught you too upright." ”
Xu Hongyan's original words were: "What kind of big thing can this kind of character achieve." ”
So Xu Zhiyi continued to copy books and kneel in the ancestral hall later, so he came.
"So he tolerates everything to everyone in the Xu family, and gives Mrs. Xu a kind of love for the juniors of the Xu family."
Doctor Niu said: "Well, according to his words, it has always been smooth sailing, and one day when there are waves, they will be washed away." ”
At that time, it was the time when the edifice was about to die.
"Do you think he doesn't like you at all?" Doctor Niu said: "How is it possible, if you didn't have you when Youniang left, he would have followed." ”
"Your mother died in the Xu family, that is where he grew up, and it is also the place he hates the most."
"However, he can't do anything about the Xu family, he promised his grandmother that he would protect the Xu family, he can't do it, and he can't destroy it himself."
So he wants to borrow other people's hands, borrow the hands of the Xu family, and push himself step by step like a cliff.
But he had to take Xu Zhiyi out, thinking that he would be safe with him, but he was still found by the Xu family.
Xu Zhiyi said: "At that time, they beat me on purpose. ”
Doctor Niu said, "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have taken you back to Xu's house." ”
It's just that he is too much like Xu Youniang, which is very good when he is just his grandson, but it doesn't work when he is the son of the Xu family.
"The only way he can think of to completely remove you from the Xu family is that the Xu family can't stand you."
"The world has compassion for the weak."
At this time, there was a knock on the door, "Ergen, your brother is back, go and open the door." ”
When the scholar came in, he saluted them and said, "The son is here, but the uncle has not woken up yet." ”
Doctor Niu said: "Scholar, you and Ergen go to cook, do more." ”
The scholar said, "Okay, grandpa." ”
A group of people gathered around the table to eat, and after eating, the wind and snow did not stop.
After the meal, Dr. Niu asked Xu Zhiyi to go in to deliver food and medicine to Xu Hongyan.
Xu Zhiyi had been sitting in front of the bed, looking at him as if he had never looked at him like this.
The food was getting cold, and he hadn't woken up yet, and he wondered if he was going to wake him up or not disturb him.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xu Hongyan woke up slowly.
He blinked like a child, and only turned his head after seeing Xu Zhiyi clearly.
Xu Zhiyi helped him sit down.
Xu Hongyan pushed the food and medicine and said, "You are here." ”
"Open the window."
Xu Zhiyi opened the window as he instructed, and the snowflakes rushed in with the wind and slapped on his face.
Xu Hongyan stared at the snow scene outside the window and said, "It's snowing." ”
"I'm going to see your mother."
Xu Zhiyi walked back, sat in front of him, and listened to him with a smile.
"I haven't seen her in over twenty years."
Xu Zhiyi said: "I know."
Xu Hongyan said: "It's a pity, it's snowing now. ”
Not the day they meet.
"After I leave, you carry me back to Xu's house from here, and I'll pick her up."
This time they walked together and never to be separated again.
Xu Zhiyi agreed: "Okay." ”
Xu Hongyan said: "In the future, you have to take care of yourself, I can't take care of you." ”
"I don't seem to take care of you either, you don't need me to worry about it."