On the sixth day of the tenth lunar month, the third day after the beginning of winter, the coffin of Old Man Li was sent to Lotus Mountain and buried in the ancestral tomb.

It was already dusk when he sent off relatives, friends and guests, Li Siwei felt a little physically and mentally exhausted, and sent the old lady back to the east wing with his two brothers, then sat on the steps of the backyard and lit a cigarette and smoked it.

"Right...... Let's ......."

Footsteps sounded, and Li Gan and Li Kun also walked over slowly, looking haggard and walking heavily.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Siwei glanced back at them, silently took out a cigarette and handed it over.

Li Kun took the cigarette, sat down next to Li Siwei, took the cigarette in his mouth and took out the match.

"Alas......"

Li Qian also took the cigarette, but looked at the bare banyan tree, and sighed softly, "This person...... Just like these flowers and plants, they will naturally wither when the time comes......"

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

Li Kun didn't smoke often, so he choked on the smoke and coughed violently.

"yes!"

Li Siwei spit out a string of smoke rings and looked at the big banyan tree in a daze, "Life is a lifetime, the grass and trees are autumn, there will be life and death!" ”

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

Li Kun's coughing slowly stopped, and he hurriedly shook his head, "When we survive the cold winter, the flowers and plants will recur...... I think people are more like the branches and leaves of the banyan tree! Branches wither, leaves fall, but trees are always ......"

As he spoke, Li Kun pointed to the big banyan tree that can only be hugged by three or five people, "This tree was planted by Gaozu and has been around for more than 100 years...... It's been as long as our Li family! ”

"Uh......"

Li Siwei and Li Gan were both stunned, and they also looked at the bare big banyan tree.

"That's the reason!"

Li Qian nodded, "The Li family is like this big banyan tree, we are all branches and leaves on the tree, the branches will wither, the leaves will fall, but the tree can live for a long, long time......"

"Hmmm......"

Li Gan's voice gradually lowered, and Li Siwei hesitated to speak, "Big brother, second brother...... I'm going to go out after the break...... Go out and find a new fertile land for the Li family's tree. ”

According to the custom of Sifang Village, after the death of the elders, it is necessary to pay tribute once every seven days, and it ends on the seventy-seven forty-ninth day, a total of seven seven, and seven seven is also called seven, full seven or broken seven.

"Where to go?"

Li Qian and Li Kun were both taken aback, and hurriedly dissuaded, "Fourth, the roots of the big tree of the Li family are in Sifang Village!" ”

"I know,"

Li Siwei stood up, looked back at the two elder brothers, and his expression gradually became solemn, "But...... I have a reason to go, and you'll see it in two or three years at most! ”

Hearing this, both of them looked at Li Siwei with some surprise, and suddenly, Li Gan's expression moved, and he lowered his voice, "Haven't the agreements been signed?" ”

After all, Li Gan is a person who mixes with officialdom, and he knows much more about the current situation than Li Kun.

"Agreements?"

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The agreement can be signed, and naturally it can be torn ......."

"Holy shit!"

Li Gan suddenly shook his hand, threw out the cigarette that had not been lit in his hand, and scolded excitedly, "Haven't you had enough after so many years?" They have to beat the world to a pulp to the ground......"

"Big brother!"

Li Siwei was startled, and hurriedly interrupted Li Gan, with a solemn expression, "No matter what, I can't get involved...... can't let the Li family get involved! ”

"Yes!"

Li Kun on the side also understood, and nodded hurriedly, "You can't get involved!" I'll write a letter to the third child and ask him to come back too......"

"I can't write it!"

Before Li Siwei could speak, Li Gan hurriedly interrupted Li Kun, "It's a ...... to hurt him if he writes."

"Yes!"

Li Siwei hurriedly agreed, "I already persuaded the third brother when I left...... He's prepared, he's going to come back! ”

"That's good......"

Li Gan and Li Kun both breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly looked at Li Siwei with a solemn expression, "Fourth, find a place and discuss it well!" ”

In the end, the people's minds are at peace!

The three of them went straight into Li Siwei's bedroom, lit the oil lamp and closed the door.

As the night deepened, the bedroom window shone in a dim light, and a faint whisper floated out.

"At present, that's all I can get out of the house, if it's not enough, I'll sell some of the house and land......"

"Enough! We're here to make money......"

"Bang...... Snap ......"

Ning Rou held Qiansheng, Wu Ruolan hugged Lele, walked to the door one after the other, and hurriedly stopped when she heard the faint whispers floating in the house.

"Mom's ......"

Qiansheng saw Ning Rou stop, raised his little face and looked at Ning Rou curiously, "What is making money?" ”

"Uh......"

Ning Rou was stunned for a moment, squatted down, and looked at Qiansheng dotingly, "Making money is ...... Well, it's ...... to get rich."

"Money?"

Qiansheng's little face showed a sudden look, a hint of brightness floated in his big black eyes, and his voice was immature and crisp, "A gentleman loves money, takes it in a proper way, sees it in a moderate way, and uses it sparingly......"

Qiansheng and An An have been reading some Confucian enlightenment classics with Mr. Li since they were children, and they have never heard of the word "making money".

"Squeak......

Before Qiansheng's words fell, the door was pushed open, and Li Qian and Li Kun walked out with a smile, "Qiansheng's baby will definitely be amazing in the future!" ”

"It's hard to know how to endorse!"

Li Siwei also followed with a smile, walked straight to Qiansheng, squatted down, and rubbed his little head, "Qiansheng, every man must support his parents and children when he grows up...... But all these things cost money! So, every man has to make money when he grows up......"

"Hmm!"

Qiansheng nodded hurriedly, his little face was full of seriousness, "Raise children and replace the elderly, and accumulate grain to prevent hunger...... Cangqiao is empty and lacking in years, and his children and grandchildren are stupid and polite. ”

"Uh......"

Li Siwei was stunned, and a wry smile quietly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Turtle's, this has been taught as an elementary school!

"Daddy......"

Perhaps seeing the wry smile on the corner of Li Siwei's mouth, Qiansheng hurriedly added very seriously, "Qiansheng must work hard to make money when he grows up...... Feed you, take care of ...... The ...... who raised me Doll. ”

"Poof......

Before Li Siwei could speak, Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan on the side couldn't help laughing.

"Good son!"

Li Siwei ignored the laughter of the two women, and gently patted Qiansheng's shoulder, with a smug look on his face, "I know how to help the Li family spread out at such a young age!" ”

"Daddy......"

Seeing this, Lele in Wu Ruolan's arms stretched out his hand to Li Siwei, and his small body struggled vigorously in Wu Ruolan's arms, "Daddy......"

Hearing the shout, Li Siwei hugged Qiansheng up, walked over with a smile, took the struggling Lele into his arms, lowered his head, rubbed his little head vigorously, and looked at Lele with a smile, "Lele, you have to learn from your brother in the future!" ”

"Gotta get it!"

Lele nodded his head vigorously.

"Good!"

Li Siwei praised with satisfaction, and looked up at Wu Ruolan and Ning Rou, "What about the two girls?" ”

"At my mother's place!"

Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan glanced at each other and smiled, "An An and Jiu Jiu both said that they wanted to accompany their grandmother...... The two girls know that they are distressed! ”

"Fourth,"

Li Kun walked up, his face full of envy, "Seeing that Qiansheng is so well-behaved, I want to have a few more......"

"Uh......"

Li Siwei was stunned, looked at Li Kun and smiled, "Second brother, it's still too late...... I don't know if my sister-in-law is willing? ”

"Poof...... Poof......"

Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan couldn't help laughing.

"Turtle's!"

Li Kun's old face turned red, turned around and left, "Stay at home with peace of mind, I will prepare things as soon as possible......"

"Alas......"

Li Qian sighed and slowly followed, "When I go back, I will find a daughter-in-law for my eldest family, maybe I will be able to hold my grandson next year......"

"Daddy,"

Looking at the backs of Li Gan and Li Kun, a trace of doubt appeared on Qiansheng's little face, "Uncle, what's wrong with them?" ”

"Uh......"

Li Siwei was stunned, picked up the two babies and walked to the door, and gently moved away from the topic, "Qiansheng, Lele, don't study during this time, Dad will take you to play a good game ......for a while."

After the expiration of the old man's seven-seven period, Li Siwei has to leave again, so he can only accompany them during this time!

Since then, Li Siwei has been staying in the Sifang Village, accompanying the old lady and her mother-in-law with peace of mind.

In the winter, the days are getting colder and colder, and after a few days, Li Kun came back and sent Li Siwei a sandalwood box, which contained twenty "big yellow croaker", which were all the surplus wealth accumulated by the Li family's ancestors for generations.

The winter nights are long and the days are short, and the time seems to pass faster, and the winter solstice has passed in a blink of an eye.

This day is the old man's "Sanqi", the morning sun is rising, Li Siwei is walking in the village with four babies as usual.

There was still a little hoarfrost left on the dead grass on the roadside, and the four little ones were not afraid of the cold, so they looked for the hoarfrost and put it in their hands, jumping up and down so happy.

Li Siwei didn't stop them, just quietly followed them and walked all the way to the entrance of the village.

"Da Da Da ......"

Just when Li Siwei had just reached the entrance of the village, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the foot of the mountain, and the sound of hooves was approaching, rapid and heavy.

It's finally here!

Listening to the sound of approaching hooves, the corners of Li Siwei's mouth quietly raised.

If you want to go to Hong Kong Island to make a career, in addition to money, you have to have a group of brothers who are desperate.

"Da Da Da ......"

The sound of hurried and heavy hooves drew closer and closer, and the four horsemen came straight from the avenue to the entrance of the village.

"Daddy......"

Li Siwei was about to take a closer look at who was coming, but his trouser leg was pulled, and September's timid voice sounded, "Go home...... Go home...... The bad guys are coming! ”

"Uh......"

Li Siwei was stunned, lowered his head, and touched her little head dotingly, "It's not a bad person, it's an uncle......

"Uncle?"

The little girl was stunned for a moment, and looked at the avenue at the entrance of the village with some surprise, but heard a voice like thunder, "Cannon!" Lee Cannon! Turtle's ......"

Immediately, I saw a bearded man pull the reins of his horse, turn over and jump down, and ran straight over...... The little girl's face turned white, and she quickly shrank behind Li Siwei's thighs and clutched his trousers.

Even the slightly older An An and Lele, who had never been afraid of life, were also frightened by Liao Heiniu's appearance, and they both subconsciously hid behind Li Siwei.

Qiansheng was a little better, standing aside and staring at Liao Heiniu tightly, frowning slightly, and his little face was full of doubt.

He clearly saw Liao Heiniu smiling, and he could clearly feel that this very scary uncle was very happy at the moment, but his words ...... Does he always say this to people?

"Turtle's!"

At this moment, how could Liao Heiniu have the kung fu to pay attention to a five- or six-year-old doll, strode in front of Li Siwei, and gave Li Siwei a bear hug as soon as he stretched out his hand, and his big hand slapped Li Siwei's back with a "bang" sound, "I didn't come to Lao Tzu for so long, Lao Tzu thought that your turtle didn't come back!" ”

"Turtle's!"

Li Siwei also hugged Liao Heiniu, patted him on the back vigorously, and scolded with a smile, "It's been so long, haven't you never come to Lao Tzu?" ”

"Alas!"

Hearing this, Liao Heiniu let go of Li Siwei, smiled, and his expression darkened, "My old man is gone, and the day before yesterday just finished Qiqi." ”

As he spoke, there was a hint of moisture in Liao Heiniu's voice, "The last side...... I haven't even seen it! ”

Li Siwei was stunned and patted Liao Heiniu's shoulder heavily, wanting to persuade him, but found that he didn't know where to persuade the roots.

Perhaps, from the moment their sons set foot on the battlefield, the parents who sent them to the battlefield no longer expected them to come back and "send them to their deaths...... I don't even dare to hope that they will come back alive!

"Commander,"

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded, Li Siwei hurriedly raised his head, and saw Huang Hua walking up with a smile on a horse, "I'm afraid I'm late, but I'm too early if I don't want to...... I knew that I should go to Hengshan Ridge and Xiaojie Ridge to have a look. ”

"Yes!"

Wu Tianyou also led a horse to follow, "I'm afraid it's too late, we didn't go north when we arrived in Baiguo Town......

"Mosa,"

Li Siwei's gaze slowly swept over the two of them, "There must be a chance in the future...... When the time comes, gather more brothers to go over together! ”

Li Siwei also wants to go to the place where he once fought and the place where those brothers are buried, but now is not the time!

Liao Heiniu arrived, Huang Hua and Wu Tianyou also arrived, since then, there have been brothers looking for them one after another, and by the time of the sixteenth of the winter moon and the seventh and seventh days of Old Man Li, Li Siwei has reunited twenty-one brothers.

Three days later, the morning fog has not yet dissipated, Jiangcheng Wharf is already a busy scene of crowds, the War of Resistance has just been won, all kinds of waste to be rebuilt, unlimited business opportunities, and there is an endless stream of merchants.

Li Siwei and his entourage of 22 people boarded a passenger ship bound for Chongqing, and they will go down the river and go to sea from the mouth of the Yangtze River......

Of course, their trip was only the vanguard, and according to Li Siwei's words, "we have to lay a position first in this trip......

Lay a position first, and the follow-up troops can follow up one after another!