Qingming, the tender green wicker swaying in the wind.

There are occasionally a few pink peach blossoms, interspersed with them, which is extraordinarily enchanting.

Chen's mother took Siyu and Yunzhi to the outskirts of the city for two or three miles, and a mass grave was mourned and the tomb was sweeped.

It was late spring, and the flowers were red and willow green elsewhere, but here it was still barren grass.

Pale yellow vines crawled all over the grave, and in the depths of the artemisia grass, they were all one man high.

A sleepy crow squatted on a dead tree next to it, startled by the sound of his younger brother Yoon-sik hitting the grass with a shovel.

Stunned, fluttering his wings, unwillingly, he reluctantly flew around the tree, and let out bursts of shouts.

The crow's cry, heard in Siyu's ears, was like shouting: "Coming, coming......"

I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.

This grave is different from other places, there is no tombstone, and there are no other graves around.

In addition, it is much larger than other tombs, a full dozen paces away.

It seems that there is not just one person buried underneath, but many.

From childhood to adulthood, every Qingming, Chen's mother would bring herself and her younger brother to worship here, but never firecrackers, just incense on the pillar and burn a few paper money.

Why did Mother come here to worship?

Who's buried underneath this?

Mother never talked about it, Siyu never dared to ask, but her younger brother Yunzhi asked once when he was a child.

As a result, he was beaten violently by his mother.

In my memory, it was the only time my brother was beaten.

Seeing his mother's pale face with a solemn expression, Siyu didn't dare to ask more.

Once upon a time, there was a small statue of the king on this tomb, and in my memory, the king stepped on a ghost with one foot.

The little ghost's face was very painful and miserable, but he struggled to get out.

Later, the statue of the king was smashed by his mother's own hands, and I still remember my mother's face distorted by anger.

To this day, Siyu is hard to forget.

Who is this buried, and what does it have to do with your own family?

Is it the father?

It seems that it is not, if it is, why did the mother never tell it.

Chen's mother didn't say a word during the whole process, only the wind blew from the tree above, and watched the paper money burn little by little, and the flames gradually extinguished.

The ashes fluttered like black butterflies.

"Mother, after so many years, can you tell me, is my father buried here?"

Mother Chen's originally pale face, after hearing this, became even paler, without a trace of blood.

"It's not something you should inquire about now, and one day, I'll tell you at the right time."

Siyu was very surprised when she heard this.

But she didn't want to say anything, and when she looked back at her younger brother Yoon-sik's face, she was also at a loss.

On this day, the spring is bright, and all kinds of unknown birds chirp among the trees.

But the mother didn't say a word, and the atmosphere seemed dreary and strange.

The three of them, when they were about to arrive at the door, suddenly saw a group of people gathered at the door of the house.

The neighbors on the long street were all tearing and scolding with someone there, and when Zhang Butcher saw their family coming back, he hurriedly came over and said to Chen's mother: "Come back and take a look, the people of Leshantang have been scolding at your door for a long time."

Chen Siyu immediately understood that the big thing was not good, so he hurriedly rushed into the crowd with Chen's mother and Yunzhi, only to find that his door was shockingly red, and he didn't know what was splashed.

Mother Chen was angry and anxious when she saw this, and under the anger of her heart, a violent cough made her almost out of breath.

At this time, in the crowd, two scoundrels, one tall and one short, were squeezed out, and Siyu trembled when he saw these two people.

"Yo, several, let's meet again, originally our brothers were thinking about it, and they didn't bring any greeting gifts, no, it's all splashed on the door of your house, authentic black dog blood, how about it? Specially warding off evil spirits. ”

When Siyu saw it, these two people were the scoundrels he had met that night, one was thin and tall, and the two scoundrels who were round and fat.

These two people also recognized Siyu at the same time, especially the fat scoundrel who had been hit by an inkstone on his brain.

When he saw Siyu, his eyes lit up, "Ouch, little lady, we don't know each other." ”

"What are you going to do? Something is coming at me. ”

The thin younger brother, Yun-sik stretched out his arms to protect Siyu.

It's a pity that his actions are good, the confidence of his speech is still insufficient, and there is a bit of cowardice in his tone.

"You!?"

The tall and thin man rolled his eyes at Yoon-sik, and with just one slap, his younger brother Yoon-sik couldn't stand and took several steps back.

"Grandma, you go to my side, don't rush you today, rush her!"

The two scoundrels pointed at Siyu, who looked shocked and didn't understand why they were targeting him.

"My young lady said, today, the door-to-door dignitaries, the sedan chair is ready!"

As she spoke, these two scoundrels were about to come up to catch Siyu, so frightened that she hurriedly hid behind the crowd.

saw a group of neighbors fighting for Siyu's family, and surrounded them to block the two scoundrels.

Especially with the Zhang butcher with a full face, and the Li Caitou with a big waist and a round waist, one left and one right, like two door gods caught these two scoundrels.

In addition, there were blood stains on a long pig-killing knife in Zhang Butcher's hand, and the knife was on the big thick neck of the meat ball, which was cold.

Frightened, the fat scoundrel asked for mercy again and again, his face was as pale as earth, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to lift the red letter of appointment upward, and hurriedly explained: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, the daughter of this family has been sold to my master as a concubine!"

The butcher took the big red letter of appointment, looked left and right, looked upside down, looked at it for a long time, and didn't know why.

He threw the red letter of appointment to the scoundrel and said something very weighty: "Phew, I don't know how to read."

When the fat scoundrel heard this, he almost turned his back on it, and hurriedly tried to explain: "That's the case, this girl is ......."

"You don't talk nonsense, take your people out! If you are far away, don't come again! ”

Butcher Zhang didn't wait for him to finish speaking, he interrupted him, provoking the thin and tall scoundrel behind him to shout loudly to Siyu's mother and daughter: "My young lady said, at most three more days, either hand over the person, or return the silver, otherwise we will report to the official!"

After Siyu's mother and daughter heard this, their faces were sad.

Under the watchful eyes of the neighbors, this group of scoundrels did not dare to make another attempt, and hurriedly squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and walked away.

Leaving behind a group of angry neighbors, as well as a lonely Chen family mother and daughter.

"Old sister-in-law, don't worry, with us, they don't dare to do anything to you!"

"Siyu, it's okay, don't be afraid, how much silver is short, you squeak, brother!"

"Brother, by the way, how much silver do you owe, is fifty taels enough? We've got you covered! ”

……

Siyu's family declined the kindness of the neighbors, they knew that it was not easy for everyone to get together for fifty taels.

Siyu's family suddenly fell into a state of sorrow, and when the two scoundrels left, they named the young lady of the Zuo family.

That makes sense!

How could this Leshantang find the home of his younger brother Chen Yunzhi.

With Zuo Mingzhu, the people of Leshantang easily inquired about Chen Yunzhi's home, and it is estimated that she also saw this letter of appointment, only to find out that Siyu and Yunzhi were sisters and brothers.

It's really a coincidence.

Presumably, the thought of Shen Canglang's insistence on liking Siyu made her jealous and vindictive.

But with just such a light word, her family almost fell into despair.

Three days, three days later, the exam has just begun, and it is still early after the release of the list!

Dean Fan's money can't be counted on at all.

What can I do?

In addition to the three thousand seven hundred taels of silver of Shen Ergongzi, there is still a gap of more than six thousand taels of silver, even if you add the little silver earned in the academy in those days, there is still a shortage of six thousand taels.

In three days, where to raise six thousand taels?

This is hard to think about!

The courtyard was a mess, the gate was smelly, and the shocking red blood stains on the gate made the Chen family very eye-catching on this long street.

When the neighbors dispersed, there was a dead silence in the house.

Chen's mother, Siyu and Yunzhi were relatively speechless.

It may be that Yoon-sik couldn't stand such an atmosphere at the first time, and wanted to say a word of humility to his mother, but suddenly found that the words of apology were so pale and powerless here.

The atmosphere in the room was very dull, everyone seemed to be drowning, and the water was about to reach their mouths and noses, and they were afraid that if they opened their mouths to say something, they would be suffocated by the dead atmosphere in the room.

Siyu wanted to say a few words to explain her mother, but she only opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't say anything.

"Siyu, let's go!"

Mother Chen said resolutely.

Siyu became inexplicably angry when she heard this, she was a little out of control, and shouted loudly to her mother: "What else can you say besides saying this?"

Mother Chen's eyes widened, looking at Siyu in disbelief, she never thought that her well-behaved daughter who came up would suddenly be so angry with herself.

But she instantly seemed to understand what was going on, and covered her mouth with her hand, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Siyu was suddenly stunned at that moment, and didn't understand why he was so angry.

The whole person was depressed, she didn't know what to say, she wanted to comfort her mother, but Chen's mother was angry and avoided her hand.

Yoon-sik hurriedly came over to hug Chen's mother, and soon a violent cough made her gasp again.

In the huge coughing sound, Siyu's whole person seemed to be extremely annoyed, scratching his long hair with both hands, and sat on the ground as soon as he fell, hugging his knees, and sobbing quietly.

At this moment, Chen's mother stopped coughing tremblingly, crawled over, hugged her daughter and cried.

On the contrary, Yoon-sik was alone, standing on the side in a daze, helpless, he was a big man, but at that moment, he felt surprisingly powerless.

Today's situation is completely of his own making, and he feels that at this moment, he even has the heart to die.

Mother Chen choked up again, "Siyu, you are obedient, we really can't fight, you can run, don't care about me and your brother, Shen Gongzi's three thousand seven hundred taels of silver, you take the three thousand taels of silver, the seven hundred taels of silver, enough for me and my brother to live outside for a while, and enough for my brother to do a small business outside, but you can't go with us, the power of the Zuo family is too great, you can run as far as you can!" ”

Mother Chen cried when she said this, and wailed sadly: "If you leave, you will never come back!"