The countrymen are timid, and if they know that they owe a few thousand taels of silver to the outside, the whole family will not only not be able to eat well, but they will not even be able to sleep. Therefore, Han Yucai took care of the Pan family's borrowing of silver, and Han Xiufeng never told his family in the countryside.

At the age of eight, he went to Yamen with Han Yucai to beg for a living, Cili was not close to the county seat, and the mountain road was not easy to walk, and it took two days to go back and forth on the road. So I rarely come back these years, and only when the county lord is sealed at the end of the month and the yamen has nothing to do, I come back to have a reunion with my family. It's just because I went out at a very young age, and I don't usually come back much, so I finally went home, and I had nothing to say to my honest father and three brothers.

After eating lunch at home, I teased the three babies of the eldest brother and the second brother's family for a while, went around the field, left more than 1,000 yuan for my father and mother, and returned to Zoumagang before dark.

Walking for most of the day, I was a little tired, and after eating a few bites of food and taking a shower, I went to the front room early to sleep.

The aunt knew that he didn't know when he would come back, and even more so that he left his hometown for this family, so she cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and cried silently for a while, and then lit an oil lamp and pulled her sister to do a night of needlework, and changed all the clothes left by Han Yucai that could be changed, and if he didn't change it, he was not dressed properly.

The sky is getting brighter, and the rooster crows.

Han Xiufeng kicked Ding Zhu, who was sleeping at the other end, sat up and said, "Zhu, don't sleep, get up, I'm going to hurry today!" ”

"Oh, it's dawn." The pillar reluctantly climbed up, rubbing his eyes and yawning.

Han Xiufeng put on his clothes and walked out of the house, his sister, who hadn't slept all night, had already helped to make cold water, and there was a cleanly washed willow branch and a small dish of salt on the stone table in the patio.

"Sister, why are your eyes so red and crying again?"

"No crying, nothing." The younger sister stuffed the handkerchief into his hand and urged: "Fourth brother, hurry up and wash it, wash it and drink a bowl of porridge, and my mother also bought you a pot helmet." Eat a few in the morning and bring the rest for lunch. ”

Now that it is not as good as before, Han Xiufeng can imagine that the two of them are reluctant to eat, and suddenly feel sour. Thinking that this was also their intention, it would be even more sad if they didn't eat it, so he forced a smile and said, "Okay, bring it later, so you don't have to spend money on the road." ”

After washing up and eating well, the aunt took out two large bags from the back room, for fear that he and the pillar would not be able to carry well, and checked the knots that had been tied before over and over again.

For Han Xiufeng, her aunt is not her mother, but she is better than her mother!

He was both moved and uncomfortable, he didn't know what to say for a while, so he simply didn't say anything, first put a stick of incense on Han Yucai's spiritual seat, and then lifted the corner of his clothes and kowtowed to his aunt.

The most painful thing in life is life and death, and all this happened to the Han family in just over a month. The aunt couldn't hold back anymore, and hugged her sister and cried.

Han Xiufeng's heart was like a knife, but he could only dust off his knees, picked up his bags and walked out, and when he walked to the door, he was already in tears, thinking about it, he turned around and shouted: "Sister, brother is gone, you have to take good care of this family and take care of your mother, you know?" ”

"Well...... "My sister also cried so much that the pear blossoms brought rain.

"Auntie, don't worry about me, this lack will definitely be filled, and when I become an official and make a fortune and pay off my debts, I will take you to enjoy the blessings!"

"Auntie, sister, the fourth brother went to the capital, and I won't go, I will come back to see you often." The pillar also cried, and even snot flowed out.

"Well, be careful on the road, and remember to send a letter to your family."

………

Walking out of the house, Han Xiufeng suddenly felt that the bags on his shoulders had become heavier, heavy, like a mountain, so that he couldn't walk, and he couldn't even breathe.

Seeing that he was not dying, the pillar reminded: "Fourth brother, fourth brother, shopkeeper Pan is here." ”

"Oh," Han Xiufeng relieved himself and looked up to see that the four of the Pan family, father and son, were indeed waiting down the slope in front of him.

"Fourth brother, watch your step!" Pan Er trotted up to meet him, pulled his arm, pointed to his feet and scolded: "The good road is missing a stone slab, who is so lacking in virtue?" If you want more on the stone mountain, why pry the road, what should you do if you trip and fall carelessly? ”

Shopkeeper Pan stepped forward to take a look, looked up and said, "There is really a piece missing!" Make it up, Changxi, what are you doing in a daze, hurry up and find a slate to make it up! ”

"Dad, there's a piece here."

"If you have it, bring it."

"Here we are." Pan Da picked up a stone slab from the corner, ran over to the left and right, put it down against the gap and stood up to step on it, and said with his eyebrows dancing as he stepped on it: "Dad, fourth brother, look at it, the size is just right, just make up for it." ”

The pillar was confused by their father and son, thinking that there was no such coincidence in the world, and looking at the stone slab that had just been paved, it was clearly here, who was full and had nothing to do to pry it out and not take it away.

Han Xiufeng reacted, and before he could speak, Shopkeeper Pan touched his chin and looked at the stone slab that had just been paved and was amazed: "There is a stone slab missing, and if you encounter it, you will make it up again." Virtuous nephew, isn't this just to fill the vacancy, this is a good omen! ”

Pan Er seemed to be a dreamer who was awakened by a word, and suddenly exclaimed: "It's really a matter of filling the vacancy, fourth brother, what a good omen!" ”

Han Xiufeng secretly laughed at what was missing, and knew with his toes that the stone slab that had just been paved was pried out by their father and son in advance. Thinking of today, although it is not the day to leave for Beijing to surrender, it is similar to the departure, and it is not a bad thing to be auspicious, so he quickly wiped away the tears on his face and said with a smile: "It is a good omen to make up for the vacancy, it seems that God has eyes, and I will not die in my Han family!" ”

"Virtuous nephew, this must be the blessing of Second Master Guan, let's go, let's go to the pillar incense in front of Second Master Guan to make a wish."

"I'm tired of Uncle Pan."

"What's the trouble, the family doesn't talk to each other! Virtuous nephew, you are an official, and you are in front. Shopkeeper Pan snatched the bag from his shoulder and asked the third child of his family to help carry it. As for the little trick on the pillar, he was so bad that not only would he not help with his bags, but he even asked the third child of his family to stop him and prevent him from going to Guandi Temple together.

Zhuzi also felt unlucky about being self-sufficient, and didn't want to delay the future of the fourth brother, so he stayed away with Pan San, watching them go to incense and make a wish.

Shopkeeper Pan thought it out very well and prepared it properly.

Not only prepared three incense sticks and high incense, but also prepared sacrifices such as pig's head, Han Xiufeng felt that he really needed the blessing of Guan Erye, so he commanded it like a puppet, he should put incense on incense, kowtow when he should kowtow, and make a wish when he should make a wish.

After the ceremony, the shopkeeper Pan sent Han Xiufeng to the gate of the mountain, looked back at the gate of the mountain and sighed: "Virtuous nephew, look at it, where are we, this is a horse!" ”

Han Xiufeng waited for the pillar and asked absentmindedly, "Why did Uncle Pan say this?" ”

"This is also a good omen!" Shopkeeper Pan took his hand and said vividly: "Virtuous nephew, you are a scholar, it is impossible not to know what the following two words are." It is said that it is better to choose a day than to hit the day, but I didn't expect us to hit a good day. I flipped through the almanac before I went out, and everything is right today! No, first I made up for the vacancy, and now I am taking office again, it's really auspicious, and you can't make up for this shortage! ”