One

Back in Guangling, Yang Xingmi introduced Peng Nu to his family, especially to his eldest son Yang Wu.

"Wu'er, this is Peng Nu, my father's righteous son, you are two years older than him, and he will be your younger brother in the future, you have to be like a brother, you know?"

"I've seen my brother." Peng Nu saluted Yang Wu. But Yang Wu just glanced at it and ignored Peng Nu.

"Dad, you don't have a son, why do you have to accept a righteous son, is a righteous son better than a son?" Yang Wu asked with an unhappy face.

"Shut up, from now on, Peng Nu is also his father's son, don't bully him." Yang Xingmi said.

"Nu'er, you will follow your brother in the future, you can read and write together, this is your home, tell your father-in-law if you have something."

"Yes, father-in-law, Pennu remembers."

"Wu'er, dad still has something to do, you get familiar with each other first, since you are a brother, you should be like a brother, you know?"

"Got it, Daddy......." Yang Wu replied casually, deliberately stretching his tone very long, and his body was still shaking. After Yang Xingmi went out, Peng Nu wanted to get close to Yang Wutao, and as soon as he shouted the word "brother", he was interrupted by Yang Wu.

"Who is your brother, I don't look at you like that," Yang Wu said with a domineering face, "Dad is really, everyone brings everyone to the house, has our family become a place to avoid chaos?" I'm not your brother, I'm not a brother, you'll be a subordinate to me in the future, serving tea and pouring water, understand? Don't come to my study if you're fine. Yang Wuyi said commandingly.

"Yes, brother." Peng Nu was neither humble nor arrogant, and gave Yang Wu a courtesy.

"Don't call me brother, you still call me." Yang Wu said angrily, and after speaking, he shook his hand and left, leaving Peng Nu alone, a little at a loss.

Two

Yang Wu was very unfriendly to Peng Nu, either asking him to bring water and pour tea, or asking him to run errands and take this and that, and often yelling, no different from treating a subordinate. Peng Nu sometimes thinks that it is better to be in Kaiyuan Temple with the master, at least the master is very good to him, and he doesn't need to be scolded all the time. But he knew that he was under the fence and had no place to reason, so he only cared about his own work. On this day, Peng Nu brought tea to Yang Wu, it happened that Yang Wu was not in the study, Peng Nu put down the tea and was about to leave, when he saw that Yang Wu's desk was a little messy, Peng Nu wanted to clean up. He thought while cleaning up, his mother had taught him to write his name before, and later the master in Kaiyuan Temple also taught him some words, and he hadn't written for a long time, so it was better to write his name now, so that the people in the house would laugh at him for not even writing his name. So he picked up the pen, but he didn't think that Yang Wu came in just halfway through the writing of the word "Peng", he quickly rushed over and pushed Peng Nu away, and roared angrily: "Who let you mess with my things!" Yang Wu used a lot of force, Peng Nu was not prepared at all, the whole person hit the tea table behind him, a hole was opened on his head, and blood suddenly flowed out, Peng Nu didn't care about wiping the blood, and quickly got up to apologize.

"I'm sorry, Childe, I just wanted to clean up your desk, and I suddenly wanted to write my name, so that others wouldn't laugh at me for not even writing my name."

"You are a subordinate, what is the name to write, what is the use of writing!" Yang Wu shouted indifferently, not caring about Peng Nu's injury at all.

Coincidentally, Yang Xingmi happened to walk in at this time, although he was born in a peasant rebellion, he still attached great importance to learning, and he was also very concerned about his son's reading, and often came to check. Seeing this scene, he asked in surprise:

"What's going on?" Yang Wu didn't speak, but Peng Nu spoke first.

"Father-in-law, I accidentally slipped on the sole of my foot just now, but I broke a little skin, it's okay." Yang Xingmi looked at Yang Wu and understood what was going on, so he asked:

"Wu'er, did you get it?"

"No, Dad, he said that the soles of his feet slipped and fell." Yang Wu quibbled. Yang Xingmi asked his subordinates to take Peng Nu to bandage, and when he left, he glared at Yang Wu fiercely, Yang Wu didn't care, and muttered, "Don't look at yourself like that, you want to call me a brother, who are you?" ”

Three

Yang Xingmi, whose strength has increased greatly, is still on guard against Zhu Wen at all times, and after Yang Xingmi discussed military affairs with Xu Wen and others that day, he left Xu Wen alone.

"I want you to take Peng Nu as your son, I don't know if you are willing." Yang Xingmi said to Xu Wen.

Xu Wen asked puzzledly: "The adult just accepted him as a righteous son not long ago, why is he ...... now?"

"Hey, I really like this kid, it's very clever, it's a good piece of material. Why can't Wu'er tolerate him, and let him continue to stay with me, I'm afraid it will be bad for this child. So Yang Xingmi told Xu Wen what he saw and what the people around him told him about what Yang Wu did to Peng Nu. After hearing this, Xu Wen said:

"Since the adults can trust their subordinates, and their subordinates will live up to their trust, to tell you the truth, I also like this child very much." Xu Wen's words were not compliments, when he first met Peng Nu, he felt that he was a little different.

"Okay, then it's decided," Yang Xingmi was very happy, "I believe that this kid will definitely be a personal masterpiece in the future." ”

"His subordinates must treat him as their own, train him well, and make him a pillar of Huainan."

In this way, Peng Nu became Xu Wen's righteous son again, Xu Wen already had four sons at this time, namely the eldest son Xu Zhixun, the second son Xu Zhixun, the third son Xu Zhixuan and the fourth son Xu Zhixuan, except for the eldest son Xu Zhixun, the rest of the sons were younger than Peng Nu. Xu Wen's wife Li is a good wife and mother, with kind eyebrows and good eyes, and a pleasant face, as soon as she saw Peng Nu, she smiled and said: "This child, how handsome he looks, we will be the two mothers in the future, hehehe......" Peng Nu began to roll in his eyes after hearing this, because since his mother died, no one has ever cared so much about him, and no one has spoken to him so gently. A simple ceremony was held under Xu Wen's arrangement, and Peng Nu officially changed his name to Xu Wen and his wife as "Daddy".

"Don't worry, my mother will treat you as her own, aren't you surnamed Li? My mother is also surnamed Li, our mother and mother are a family, and this will be your real home in the future, and no one will let you be wronged anymore. Mrs. Xu took Peng Nu's hand and said kindly.

"In the future, you will be my Xu Wen's son, my father will change your name to you, and I will be called Xu Zhihe in the future, and my father hopes that you will become a usable talent in Huainan in the future."

"Thank you Dad, the child must remember his father's teachings." Pennu finally has a home, and he is very happy and full of hope for the future.

Four

Xu Wen asked Xu Zhihe to study and practice martial arts with his own son, firstly because of Yang Xingmi's entrustment, and secondly, Xu Zhihe was really likable. But life seems to be deliberately playing tricks on him, less than half a year Xu Wen's third son Xu Zhiyu died of illness, Mrs. Xu cried very sadly, Xu Zhixun saw that his mother was crying badly, and he was in a very bad mood, and after seeing Xu Zhihe, he couldn't help but say that he gave him two punches, and scolded:

"It's all your fault, I knew that it would be bad for you to come to my house, it's really unlucky, if it weren't for your third brother, he wouldn't have died." Xu Zhihe didn't refute, although he was very innocent, he didn't know what to do at this time.

"Second brother, take him away." Xu Zhixun shouted Xu Zhixun, Xu Zhixun generally listened to the eldest brother, they came over and pushed Xu Zhihe from the house to the gate of Xu's mansion, and shouted "Get out" and closed the door tightly, Mrs. Xu was sad at the moment, and she didn't notice what happened between the children. Xu Zhihe didn't resist, he was at a loss for grievances, and it was raining outside. He wondered if he was really unlucky, his father died, his mother died, and now his adoptive father and son also died, he felt that he was really a superfluous person, Xu Fu obviously didn't welcome him, why did he still rely on this? Leave, but where can you go? The little Xu Zhihe endured the torture of his heart, he stood outside the door of the Xu Mansion and let the rain fall, he moved his legs and walked a few steps and stopped, because there was really nowhere to go.

At this time, Xu Wen hurriedly came back from outside, he already knew that his son was gone, and when he saw Xu Zhihe standing in the rain, Xu Wen entered the house without even asking. Because Xu Wen was in a bad mood, just before learning of his son's death, Xu Wen and Li Yu had a big quarrel in the court, which was caused by a disagreement between the two about transporting supplies to the front. Li Yu insisted on using a big boat, because the big ship has a large capacity, while Xu Wen insisted on using a small boat, because the river was seriously silted up, the big ship might not work, and the two had their own opinions, and finally Li Yu scolded Xu Wen for not understanding military affairs, which made Xu Wen angry.

Xu Zhihe wanted to go back to find his master, but he was too far away and didn't know the way; Or go to Yang Xingmi again, but when he thinks of Yang Wu, he is scared, he is entangled, thinking that his mother told him to "live well", Xu Zhihe gritted his teeth, plopped and knelt at the door, tears snapped and fell, since there is no place to go, then stay here, it is better than wandering around, it is better to have a place to sleep at night, and the adoptive mother is still very good to herself. In this way he knelt in the rain, and his whole body was soaked, and he thought that in a little while his adoptive mother would remember him. I don't know how long he knelt down, he felt that his legs were extremely sore, and he was about to lose his strength. At this time, the door opened, Xu Wen came out, and when he saw Xu Zhihe kneeling in the rain, Xu Wen asked in some surprise:

"Why didn't you leave?"

"Parents are here, children can't go far." Xu Zhihe endured his sadness and said.

"Xun'er treats you like this, don't you hate him?"

"It's the child's fault, I'm causing trouble for the family." Seeing that Xu Zhihe was mature beyond his age, Xu Wen's heart was sour, he thought that he had lost a son, and he couldn't lose another son, so he walked over and helped Xu Zhihe up, and said:

"Go back to the house, Dad knows that you have been wronged, and this matter has nothing to do with you!"

Five

Xu Zhihe served tea and poured water, cleaned up the house, and greeted Xu Wen and his wife every morning and evening, all of which benefited from his experience since childhood. Xu Zhihe has very few words, but he is organized and measured, and he is very thoughtful at a young age. Once his father and mother were sick, Xu Zhihe always delivered water and medicine at the front of the bed, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, which made Xu Wen and his wife very happy. After a long time, even the people in the house often say that Xu Zhihe is a filial son, and he will be a person who is affectionate, righteous and promising. However, Mrs. Xu is straightforward and fast-talking, and often praises Xu Zhihe in front of Xu Zhixun's brothers: "You, none of you are as filial as He'er." ”

"Mother, no matter how good it is, it is also an adopted son, and an adopted son can be more filial than his own son." Xu Zhixun said unconvinced.

"Hugh will talk nonsense again, in the future, you are not allowed to raise a son or adopt a son at every turn, he is my mother's own son, just like you."

"Hmph, I really don't understand my father, I obviously have several sons, I have to adopt an adopted son, I really don't think there are many sons."

"It's nonsense, Xun'er, you are the son of the Xu family, you should be like the eldest son, and you should know how to take care of your younger brother." Mrs. Xu said to Xu Zhixun affectionately.

"I don't care, I don't have him in my brother anyway." After speaking, Xu Zhixun left angrily.

Xu Zhihe knew that Xu Zhixun didn't like him, and he learned to tolerate it for a long time, but as long as he thought of Yang Wu, Xu Zhihe felt that it was nothing, after all, his adoptive parents were still very good to him, and he was very satisfied.