That Chen Mo, has actually been to Luyang?

After reacting, Zhao Yu was really taken aback.

"Did he recognize me?"

His eyelids jumped.

After all, there is one thing Xu Fen said right, then Chen Mo does pay a little special attention to him and Jingnu, and the reason, Chen Mo does not explain, so Zhao Yu can only guess randomly.

"No, no, he shouldn't have seen me...... It should be ......

With the feeling of suffering from gains and losses, Zhao Yu returned to the room.

At this time, Xu Fen was waiting for Zhao Yu to come back outside the room, and when he saw Zhao Yu and Chen Mo walking towards the room respectively, he immediately greeted him, and asked in a low voice: "Huzi, how is it, has the owner of the second village agreed?" ”

Zhao Yu shook his head and told Xu Fen what Chen Mo said to him, but omitted the matter about Xu Fen's father, Xu Xin, he felt that those words were undoubtedly a harm to Xu Fen.

"It's a pity ......"

Seeing that Chen Mo did not agree, Xu Fen sighed regretfully.

But at this time, Zhao Yu didn't care about regret, he asked Xu Fendao: "Brother Xu, the second village master, when did he defect to the village?" ”

"More than a year ago."

"Exactly?"

Xu Fen glanced at Zhao Yu strangely, but still answered Zhao Yu's question: "It seems to be more than a year ago...... April. Yes, yes, in April, Uncle Sun just took me to the village, and then it didn't take long for many people to defect to the village, including the second owner. ”

"April, a little over a year ago?"

Zhao Yu estimated in his heart, if he remembered correctly, he Luyang had not yet implemented cash-for-work at that time, and besides, he had not yet come - he 'arrived' to the Luyang Township Marquis Mansion in August a year ago, and then in the autumn of that year, Luyang County ordered Liu Wei and his father Luyang Township Marquis to work together to implement cash-for-work.

If Chen Mo arrived in Luyang before April of that year, Zhao Yu felt that Chen Mo probably hadn't seen him.

Including Zhao Yu, the original owner of this body.

After all, before Luyang implemented cash-for-work, he Luyang was greatly damaged because of the influx of refugees, how could the Luyang townsman and the Zhou family allow their son to go out at will?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

But then again, since he didn't know his identity, why did Chen Mo pay special attention to him and Jingnu?

Don't......

"Does the owner of the second village have a wife and children?" He asked Xu Fendao.

"Huh?" Xu Fen thought about it, shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem like there......"

"About the same age as my father, but without a wife or children?"

Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "I'm not asking now, I'm asking before." ”

"Before?" Xu Fen was stunned, frowned and thought, "I really don't know much about this......

Seeing this, Zhao Yu didn't ask any more.

He guessed that Chen Mo's wife and children may have been on his way from Wannan to Luyang, or simply in Luyang County, and encountered an accident, which can explain why Chen Mo 'opened the net' to their children and turned a blind eye to their group of children stealing meat and eating in the gang.

Of course, this is just Zhao Yu's personal speculation.

The days passed, and in a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year.

After the martial arts class that day, Zhao Yu sat on the log outside the room, under the light of the warm sun in the sky, and he was full of thoughts.

In the distance, there were Deng Bai, Deng Song, and Ning Niang shoveling snow, to be precise, it was the Deng brothers who were making trouble, and Ning Niang was beside them, building a snowman with the help of Xu Fen.

On the side, Jingnu quietly accompanied him.

At this time last year, it was so lively in his hometown's mansion.

In order to send New Year's gifts, he alone visited Luyang County Ling Liu Wei, Wancheng General Wang Shangde, Ruyang County Ling Wang Dan, his father also visited Ye County Commander Mao Jue, visited Yuncheng's grandfather, grandmother, and the busiest is the chief steward Cao Ju, in just ten days, before and after visiting more than 200 businessmen under the name of Lu Ye Freemasonry, door to door to send New Year's gifts.

At that time, he was even more ambitious in planning a series of countermeasures against the Zheng family in Ruyang, waiting to return to the Zheng family after the beginning of spring and teach the Zheng family a lesson.

And for now......

Zhao Yu exhaled with some sadness and melancholy.

"Brother?" Hearing Zhao Yu's sigh, Jingnu immediately turned her head with a concerned expression.

"Nothing." Zhao Yu shook his head.

"......" Shizunu opened her mouth, but didn't say anything.

Or she didn't dare to ask, for fear of arousing the sadness in Zhao Yu's heart.

At this time, Xu Fen's scolding suddenly came from afar: "Deng Bai, Deng Song, damn ......"

Zhao Yu looked up, and then understood what was happening, it turned out that Xu Fen was helping Ning Niang build a snowman, but Deng Bai and Deng Song brothers deliberately made trouble on the side, and finally, the two brothers made Ning Niang cry, and at the same time provoked Xu Fen.

No, seeing that he couldn't catch the two Deng brothers, Xu Fen said angrily: "Huzi, Jingzi, come and help me block these two bastard boys, I must teach them a lesson today!" ”

Ning Niang also ran to Zhao Yu and Jingnu to complain: "Brother Erhu, Deng Bai and Deng Song are bad, can you help Brother Xu arrest them?" ”

"Ning Niang, why do you call me Brother Erhu?" Zhao Yu asked puzzled.

To be honest, this is not the first time Ning Niang has called Zhao Yu like this, but Zhao Yu didn't have time to ask a few days ago.

The cute little girl blinked her eyes and replied with her fingers: "Brother Xu is the eldest brother, and the second tiger brother is the second brother......"

"I already have such a status in feelings?"

Zhao Yu asked funny: "Shouldn't that be the second brother of the tiger?" How did you become the second tiger brother? ”

"......" The little girl tilted her head and thought for a long time, but she didn't come up with a reason.

Looking at her frowning and meditating, Zhao Yu couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, okay, the second tiger brother is the second tiger brother, but what about Deng Bai and Deng Song?" ”

As soon as the two brothers were mentioned, Ning Niang immediately wrinkled her nose: "Da Deng and Er Deng are bad, they always bully me, and the snowman I just built with Brother Xu was also deliberately damaged by them." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu and Jingnu couldn't help but want to laugh.

In fact, to be honest, the brothers Deng Bai and Deng Song also love Ning Niang very much, after all, Ning Niang is the youngest, but these brothers are out of the blue by nature and like to tease Ning Niang, so that Zhao Yu has only been here for more than a month, and he has taken the position of the second brother in Ning Niang's heart.

No, even if Xu Fen has been provoked, the brothers Deng Bai and Deng Song still don't think it's a big deal, and they provoke Zhao Yu and Jingnu from a distance: "Come on, Huzi, Jingzi." ”

"It's a lesson to be learned."

Zhao Yu and Jingnu glanced at each other.

After a while, the two brothers Deng Bai and Deng Song were knocked all over by Xu Fen, bowed their heads to apologize to Ning Niang, and honestly helped Ning Niang build a snowman.

Then, the brothers didn't say anything, and they were chased by Ning Niang angrily.

This simple joy finally diluted Zhao Yu's melancholy for the end of the year.

The thieves in the village do not have any special feelings for the year, as always, but for these children in the room, the year is a special day.

No, Ning Niang said happily to Zhao Yu: "Brother Erhu, let me tell you, I am six years old now, but after tonight, I will be seven years old." Amazing, right? ”

"Hm...... Magical. Looking at the little girl's elated appearance, Zhao Yu nodded.

The little girl was very satisfied and said with a smile: "I will be able to grow up soon." ”

At this time, Deng Bai was filling the stove with firewood, and when he heard the words, he smiled and teased: "Ning Niang, when you grow up, will you be my daughter-in-law?" ”

It seems that Ning Niang also roughly knows what her daughter-in-law is, and when she heard this, she wrinkled her nose and refused: "I don't want it!" ”

"What about me?" Deng Song, who was carrying firewood into the house, said with a smile.

"Don't!" Ning Niang said seriously: "When I grow up, I will be Brother Xu's daughter-in-law, wash his clothes, cook for him, ......"

Hearing this, Xu Fen, who was cutting meat, was stunned.

"Oh, I said, no wonder Brother Xu is always protecting you......"

"I see......"

The Deng brothers began to tease Xu Fen in a weird way.

Under the strange gazes of Zhao Yu and Jing Nu, Xu Fen's face flushed with embarrassment: "I just treat Ning Niang as my sister...... If you're a child, don't take it seriously. ”

Everyone laughed, and even Zhu Wang, who entered the door later, couldn't help but laugh after learning what had happened.

That night, several people bolted the door of the room and had a good meal in the house, this time Zhu Wang simply ate with a group of children, filled himself with wine early, poured into the firewood pile in the house and fell asleep, and finally Xu Fen carried him back to the room where he slept.

It is the New Year's Eve in the new year.

Zhao Yu and Jingnu continued their previous lives, in addition to working in the thief village every day, they practiced martial arts under the supervision of Xu Fen.

I have to say that although Chen Mo has a very low evaluation of Xu Fen, thinking that Xu Fen is destined to be just a thief in his life, Xu Fen is well performing the role of a big brother in the room.

Even for Zhao Yu and Jingnu, who had just arrived, it was the same.

For example, one day, he said to Zhao Yu and Jingnu: "How to use weapons, I have already taught you the basic things, and then it is nothing more than familiarity, but if you two are determined to take revenge, then there is a hurdle that you must overcome." ”

Before cooking at noon that day, Xu Fen sent the Deng brothers to burn the fire, and took Zhao Yu and Jingnu to the chicken coop in the village, only to see him grab two chickens and say to Zhao Yu and Jingnu: "Let's have a simple one first." …… One for each man, and slaughtered them. ”

Only then did Zhao Yu realize that the hurdle that Xu Fen said meant 'seeing blood'.

Jingnu was born in a poor family, and when she was very young, she helped kill poultry at home, and she was not afraid at all, she took the wood-chopping axe that Xu Fen handed her, and cut off the head of the chicken with half of her neck when she got up and down with the axe.

And Zhao Yu was stunned.

Where did he do such a thing?

Seeing this, Xu Fen frowned and said, "You don't even dare to kill chickens, you still want to avenge your parents?" Hurry up, don't grind, the guy is still waiting for these chickens to get out of the pot! ”

Hearing this, Jingnu hurriedly said, "I'll come, I'll do it......"

"It's not your turn."

Xu Fen interrupted Jingnu's words, handed the blood-stained axe to Zhao Yu, and said in a deep voice: "Huzi, you are the elder brother, take out your responsibility!" ”

At Xu Fen's urging, Zhao Yu nodded with a tense face, held his breath, and cut off the head of the chicken with an axe like Jing Nu.

Seeing the headless chicken body flowing out of chicken blood, dripping into the wooden basin drop by drop, Zhao Yu turned his head a little uncomfortable.

I'm not afraid, it's just a little disgusting and a little disgusting.

On the side, Jing Nu looked at Zhao Yu's uncomfortable expression, and a distressed look appeared in her eyes.

"It's good to get used to it."

Xu Fen obviously also noticed Zhao Yu's discomfort, patted him on the shoulder and said, "From tomorrow, the matter of killing chickens and pigs will be handed over to you, Huzi." ”

"Hmm."

Zhao Yu Zhengse nodded.