Niu Lixin's father thought that Mrs. Miao would happily agree, she had such a background, and now she is homeless, dragging a son who is only a full moon, although Niu Lixin is poor, but after all, he is a young man who has never been married. Seeing her shaking her head, Father Niu said: "You have also seen it, we are not taking advantage of your danger, the place where you live is so big, if you get married, you can put me outside to bask in the sun when the weather is good, and leave you a fire kang." Niu Lixin is more diligent, you said that you can help him, life may be able to go down, now you don't agree, you can't complain about our cruelty, you will find another place tomorrow morning. ”

Father Niu's words were expected by Mrs. Miao, and she didn't want to stay in this kind of place with two men for too long, she knew, don't say that it's for no reason, it's her own brother, don't you also see her come out, and there is no obstruction. Niu Lixin said: "Dad, you are driving them now, just to let her go to a dead end, Mrs. Miao, my father has been sick for a long time, he is worried about my marriage, don't take it to heart, I will go out now and see if I can find some wild food for you to replenish your body." As he spoke, he went out, despite the fact that it was getting dark and the snow was heavy.

Looking at the cold stove and the grain tank where the number of grains could be counted, Mrs. Miao carefully made two bowls of gruel, and she brought one to Daddy Niu. I don't know if it's a woman's hand, or if the craftsmanship is really different, the same gruel, Mrs. Miao brought it to the mouthful, and after drinking it, Daddy Niu looked at Mrs. Miao, and he wanted her to stay. He said, "Your lady, I am a young man in my family, and I have never spoken much to a woman, and my mother gave birth to him and died, and he is also a poor man." When he was twelve years old, I was sick like this, and in his memory, I can count all the people I have seen, if you don't have a place to go, let's live here together, raise your children, and maybe help our family to continue in the future, and I can go over to his mother. ”

Mrs. Miao said: "This uncle, a good girl doesn't marry a second husband, and I have no way to come out and show my face now." I promised my master, he has not been in the show in his life, he has a belly of learning, I came out of the snow from my mother's house, just to find a good place for the child to study and read in the future, in your place, my child grows up to hunt at most, you can pay to your wife in the past, and when I pass, I can't explain to the one in my family. ”

Niu Lixin's father said: "If you want to survive here, you can only hunt, we are not your former scholars." But if your child wants to be literate, I can teach him, but he is young now, and when he can learn, I don't know if I was still there. Mrs. Miao sat down and asked, "Do you know how to read?" Ever read a book? She looked around and did notice some books that didn't match Orion.

Father Niu said: "I'm about to die, it's been more than 20 years, and you don't look like a bad person, so I'll tell you the truth." I was originally an official eunuch, a young man, and after entering high school, I went to other places to fill the vacancy, and I didn't want my lord to offend the traitorous ministers, and I was beheaded all over the house. My real name has been locked in a cupboard, and you will open it when I die, but fortunately my father's colleagues arranged for someone to travel thousands of miles to report the news, and I was able to flee for my life alone before the decree to kill me arrived. I wanted to revenge the blood in my lifetime, but the world was too big to find a foothold, so I ran here to avoid the killer who eradicated the roots. I met Niu Lixin's mother, they knew that I was an orphan, and took me in, I changed my surname to their family, and I was here to survive, seeing that Niu Lixin was about to grow up, I was also preparing a revenge plan, but I fell off a cliff during a hunt. ”

Mrs. Miao didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in such a mountain village, she thought that she was the most unlucky, and there were more unfortunate people in the world than herself, she wiped her tears and said: "Disrespectful, Uncle Niu, I won't leave if you have such a great knowledge, and I will discuss with him when Niu Lixin comes back and ask him to take him in." You just fell and injured yourself, as long as I and him take care of it, there should be no problem in saving your life. Anyway, I can't marry him, if there is a suitable one in the future, I will introduce him to a good one, which will definitely meet your wishes, I just want to take the eldest son, and nothing else can be done. ”

Niu Lixin didn't catch a big game, but just brought back two, and when he was about to cook them, Mrs. Miao stopped them, she carefully cleaned the with snow water, found some herbs from home and put them in, and slowly stewed the guy, and soon, the fragrance came out. Daddy Niu smelled this fragrance and thought of his life when he was young, for more than 20 years, he only cared about food and clothing, and almost forgot his previous life.

Mrs. Miao divided the cooked soup into three parts, she didn't put a little meat in her own bowl, she said: "Niu Lixin, Uncle Niu told me just now, I really can't be your daughter-in-law, I will help you introduce it if there is a suitable one in the future." If you can take me in, when the weather is fine, you can help me build another room together, and I can help you cook, laundry, spin, and collect medicine to help Uncle Niu heal his legs. ”

I heard that it can cure the leg, and Niu Lixin has always wanted more people to speak, so after he looked at his father, he gave the meat in the bowl to Mrs. Miao, so that she could make up for her body, and the child had to be fed. Niu Lixin said: "This kind of weather, such a world, you can't go anywhere as a woman, I will stay outside for a while in the future, and I will definitely be able to hit more." I just didn't want to fight more before, I like those little animals, just to ensure the life of two people, Dad, don't force others anymore, haven't you been educating me to accumulate virtue and do good, why don't you do good things when you get home, in short, I agree with them to stay. ”

Niu Lixin's father's surname is Mei, he is the top minister of the previous dynasty, his own name is Mei Yaoming, he drank the soup that was used as a supplementary food at home back then, and the taste aroused his thoughts about his relatives, and two lines of tears came down. Niu Lixin said: "Why are you crying? Okay, if you don't want to take them in, I'll find her a new place, or you can go to the back cave for a few days, there is also dry food, it's my temporary shelter when it's raining, and I'll talk about it when the day is good. ”

Mei Yaoming said: "I told her everything you always wanted to know about my life experience, but I didn't want her to go, it was the taste of this soup that reminded me of the past." At that time, I was about the same age as you are now, but I had already done great things at that time, not only did I have such soup every day, but when I encountered something like Mrs. Miao, I didn't go out hunting to help like you, I had already done it for her, and I had this ability. The hero didn't mention back then, you know that my affairs are all in the box, and I am glad that I can still drink such soup before I die. Mei Yao sniffed the soup again, like a dream, he had been here for too long, he didn't want his son to take risks, and the idea of revenge was a little faint.

Niu Lixin said: "Although you don't teach me to read, I know that you are a scholar, and your life experience is a thing of the past. I didn't want to know before, I just wanted to live the life in front of me, if Mrs. Miao didn't leave, I would help her take this child with me, and it could be regarded as my companion. He looked at his father on the kang, waiting for his statement.

Mei Yaoming said: "My days may not be numbered, the snow outside is heavy, since Mrs. Miao is not ready to leave, Lixin is willing to take in, I will explain my future life first, in case in the future....I will not leave regrets." He didn't wait for their response, he opened the box himself, took out a jade flute and said: "This is my family heirloom, now I will give it to you, remember, it can't be revealed outside, this is the reason why I haven't taught you before, it is a sign of killing." It's also a reason not to teach you how to learn words, you always have to take an exam after you learn it, I'm afraid that you will accidentally let people recognize it. ”

Then Mei Yaoming briefly talked about his life experience, and Niu Lixin asked, "Who is the person who harmed our family?" I'm going to kill them. Mei Yaoming said: "This is what I have always thought, but if you go and kill them, what will I do if something happens?" Since I arrived here, I have been learning the skills of hunting with your grandfather, and when my physique is better, I wanted to find an opportunity to peel them with my own hands, but the heavens did not fulfill me, and I became what I am now. At that time, I set a goal for myself to wait for you to get married, and when I had no worries, I went to fight to the death, and then I heard in the bazaar that the other party should not say that he would kill him now, it is not easy to get close to him, and I can't let you die in vain. In that way, our Mei family doesn't talk about revenge, and we don't even have a descendant to sacrifice. After I die, you must have descendants, remember the surname Mei, and then we can find our enemies from this box, and we must not affect our families. ”

Niu Lixin nodded, looked at his weak father and said, "I remember." Mrs. Miao said: "Mr. Mei, your illness is not to the point of dying, don't be so pessimistic, your son is so kind, he will definitely be able to find a good daughter-in-law." When the weather is clear, I'll go and get you herbs, maybe you'll get better, and my son will still be counting on you to teach you to read. Niu Lixin said: "Yes, I can't play the flute, when Yu Qi grows up, you teach him all together, when I have a child, he is teaching me a child, isn't it good to be a companion?" When my child is sensible, I will definitely avenge you, and you will hold on until that day, and I will let you see our enemy under my sword. ”

Mei Yaoming said: "It's been a long time, I don't have so much murderous energy, and you don't want it, I admit that it's useless to be a scholar, but I have observed you for many years, and I am reluctant to let you die." Now I tell you, it's because Mrs. Miao and her mother are here, and if you promise to take care of others, you can't let them go, and the gentleman will take revenge, and there is time. By the way, it's not early, Mrs. Miao, you sleep inside, it's hot, Lixin and I sleep outside, rest assured, no matter how poor we are, we are good people, and we won't do things you don't agree with. ”

Mrs. Miao went to sleep inside after feeding the child for a while, she and Mei Yaoming separated her own son Yu Qi, she thought about what happened to her, and tears fell on this snowy night. The quilt on the body is very thin, and the fire kang should also be made by their own local method, and in the second half of the night, there is not much temperature, a wild family, surrounded by a howling mountain wind. In order to prevent the child from getting cold, she held her son in her arms in the middle of the night.