Chapter 42: Midori's Life Story (Part II)
Mrs. Fang sighed and said, "Xiao Lu's background is very bitter. More than three years ago, your father went to Xingqing Mansion to discuss a business, passed by a village, and found corpses everywhere, which turned out to have just been looted by the Turks, and after the looting, the entire village was slaughtered by the Turks. Your father sent people to search around, and finally found the only living hole in the rubble, and it was Xiao Lu, who was only twelve years old at the time. ”
"Xiao Lu had already fainted at that time, your father woke her up, she kept crying as soon as she woke up, her body was still soft and couldn't move, so she was clamoring to get up and find her mother. After your father asked, I found out that Xiao Lu's father was the defender of Xingqing Mansion at that time, or a partial general, and Xiao Lu was only ten years old when he died in battle. There was a pair of orphans and widows left in the village not far from Xingqing Mansion to live a difficult life, who knew that God did not have long eyes, the Turks came, and killed the whole village, her mother was in danger, and hid Xiaolu in a water tank, which survived. And her mother, because of her beauty, was snatched away by the Turks, and the poor girl became an orphan without a father and a mother at the age of twelve, alas! ”
"Later, your father took Xiaolu back to Fang's mansion, and planned to accept her as a righteous daughter, but who knew how this girl didn't agree, she kowtowed to your father three times, saying that she was only willing to be a slave in the Fang family to repay your father's life-saving grace. When she turns sixteen, she will leave our house, maybe to Xingqing Mansion, maybe to the grassland desert, in short, she will find her mother, she firmly believes that her mother is still alive...... Alas! ”
I see! Fang Zheng suddenly realized that Xiao Lu's life experience was so miserable, this was something Fang Zheng could never have dreamed of, four years as a slave and a maidservant, repaying the grace of saving his life, and then going to the end of the world alone, looking for her mother who didn't know if she was alive or not, not to mention anything else, just this persistence, this bearing, and this filial piety were enough to make Fang Zheng, a five-foot-tall man, moved to tears.
"Xiao Lu's father is a military general, Xiao Lu was trained by her father when she was young, so she also knows some martial arts, and her skills should be good, which is why your father and I transferred her to serve by your side, alas, after being loyal and good, she was willing to be a slave and maid to take care of your eldest young master, I really wronged this girl."
Xiaolu can even do martial arts, no wonder my mother once said that she is my second life at a critical moment.
"Mother, why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had said it earlier, how could I have asked her to bring me tea and water. Fang Zheng said dissatisfied, after being loyal, I will be a maid and lose my life.
"It's Xiao Lu who doesn't want us to tell you, she said that since she is a maid, she has to keep her duty, and when she reaches the age of sixteen, she can leave without worry, this stupid girl ......"
"Zheng'er, Xiao Lu can't stop her from leaving, she has her responsibility, this is filial piety, it's a good deed, and it can't be stopped. And it doesn't matter if you don't get married, don't be stupid. "Mrs. Fang's meaning is very clear, there is no way for Xiao Lu to leave, and Fang Zheng's family affairs are even more certain, and neither of them can be changed.
"Mother, let the child think about the matter of getting married, I will go and persuade Xiaolu first."
"Well, it's okay for you to persuade this girl, alas, it's been almost four years, even if her mother is still alive, I'm afraid that the situation will be ......" Mrs. Fang shook her head and didn't continue to speak.
Fang Zheng understood what she meant, even if her mother was still alive, I am afraid that she had become a slave girl of the Turks, living a life worse than death in the tribe of the Turks, and the situation was in danger, so what if she found it? No matter how high her martial arts are, it is impossible to rescue her mother from the hands of the powerful Turks, she can only be sent to death in vain.
Back in the small courtyard, Xiao Lu was sitting on the steps with his knees crossed, staring at a certain point with empty eyes, and his face was a little pale.
Fang Zheng felt distressed for a while, a girl who was only fifteen years old, what a heavy pressure she had to carry, thinking about the safety of her relatives day and night, and what kind of suffering she had to endure every day, no wonder she always had a cold and indifferent temperament, no matter who carried such a heavy psychological burden, she couldn't be happy.
Walking forward, Fang Zheng squatted down and held Xiao Lu's hand tightly. Her hands are very slender, her skeleton is small, and due to her emaciation, her delicate skin bursts out with green tendons, pale and bloodless.
Xiao Lu retracted his hand back, but he couldn't break free, Fang Zheng clenched it very tightly.
"Little Midori,...... I'm sorry, I don't know......" Fang Zheng wanted to say something to her.
"Young master, don't say I'm sorry, you...... It's good to the slave, the slave is very grateful to you......" Midori lowered her head and whispered.
“…… Xiaolu, don't call yourself a slave in the future, no one is qualified to let you be a slave, after you are loyal and good, you have to live a backbone! Do you understand? ”
Xiao Lu shook his head: "Young master, everyone has their own life, some are good, some are bad, and no one can complain." Being a slave is Xiao Lu's life, in order to repay the lord for saving his life, Xiao Lu is willing, if my father has a spirit in the sky, I believe he will not object. Since I was a child, my father taught me that you can't owe other people's debts, in this troubled world, if you die one day, you will never pay off the debt, in that case, you will always owe others, and the next life will be more difficult. ”
Xiao Lu raised his head, with a touch of firmness in his eyes: "Therefore, in Xiao Lu's lifetime, I must pay back the master's life-saving grace, so that I can go to my mother without worry." ”
"Young master, Xiao Lu envy you very much, you have food and drink, both parents, no need to carry hatred, no need to worry about relatives, young master, you have to treat the lord and Mrs. well, after Xiao Lu has no parents, he knows how precious his parents' affection is."
Fang Zheng's tears rolled in his eyes, blinked vigorously, took a deep breath, and forcibly didn't let it fall. The son wants to raise but the parent is not there, how much irreparable remorse is contained in this sad sentence! After such a long time, he developed a deep hatred for the Turks for the first time, this group of bastards, how many families were ruined and their wives were separated!
"Midori, have you thought about it? Maybe your mother has already ......" Fang Zheng stopped before he finished speaking, isn't it too cruel? Her mother is now her only spiritual sustenance, how can she bear to let it be broken?
"No, my mother is still alive, she must be alive, she is waiting for Xiao Lu to save her!" Midori's expression was firm, and her hands were clenched into fists.
"Midori, would you like me to help you? Maybe, I mean maybe, maybe I can help you a little bit...... "Go to the fat man, go to Feng Qiudao, and even find the princess Changping who he has been trying to hide, everyone he can find, there are so many people, there is always a way."
"Really?" Xiao Lu's big eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed Fang Zheng's hand tightly in turn in excitement.
"Really, I'll help you beg someone, and the more people you help, the more hopeful it is to find your mother." Fang Zheng looked at Xiao Lu deeply, and made up his mind, I must help her, no matter what the cost, I must help her fulfill her wish. Even though her mother may no longer be alive, she still has to get a result.
"Thank you, young master, if you can help Xiao Lu find his mother, Xiao Lu...... I am willing to be a slave in the Fang family for life. Little Green tears rippled, and she couldn't cry.
"No, I don't want anything, as long as you're happy to live, well, just like I am." Fang Zheng touched her head lovingly, this little girl's life is too bitter.
In the afternoon, Fang Zheng came to the Fuwang Mansion alone, the palace was still heavily guarded, Feng Qiudao led the army to the grassland, and the commander of the guards of the Fuwang Mansion was also changed, replaced by a tall and thin person, after Fang Zheng stepped forward to report his name, the commander looked Fang Zheng up and down, and his attitude was polite, saying that he asked Fang Zheng to wait at the door, and he went in to report.
If you don't have acquaintances, it's troublesome to do things, and there are so many rules for even meeting people. Feng Qiudao led himself swaggering in last time, and no one asked, but now that the commander has changed, the treatment is different.
After a while, the fat man himself came out to greet him, followed by the new commander.
When the fat man saw Fang Zheng, he smiled happily: "Why are you here today?" I don't say hello beforehand. ”
Fang Zheng pouted and said, "How hypocritical are these words, where can I go to greet you?" Your house is so well guarded, what if they shoot me against the wall if you move a little? ”
Then he added, "With a bow and arrow." ”
The fat man patted his forehead, pointed at Fang Zheng and said to the guard commander, "See?" This Brother Fang is my classmate and friend, and when he comes in the future, he doesn't have to report it, let him come in directly, and no one can stop him. Remember! ”
Seeing that Fang Zheng and His Royal Highness King Fu were talking in such a casual tone, the commander was already surprised in his heart, and when he heard the fat man's command, the commander quickly bowed his head and said yes respectfully.
"Don't stand at the door, talk inside." The fat man took Fang Zheng's hand and walked straight to the house.
Fang Zheng felt a chill, and quickly broke free of the fat man's hand: "Hey, talk well, don't move your hands and feet, young master, I'm not as good as Long Yang." ”
The fat man paused for a moment, and after reacting, he quickly wiped his hands in disgust: "Nonsense! I don't like this tune either, tsk, it's disgusting......"
The two of them shuddered at the same time, then looked at each other and laughed.
After sitting down in the apse, the small yellow door offered a clear tea and bowed down respectfully.
The fat man smiled: "Are you here today, are you here to see me, or to see my sister?" Coincidentally, I'm both at home today, hehe......"
"Huh? Is your sister at home? …… Fatty, let's go out and find a teahouse to sit in, shall we? ”
The fat man was dissatisfied: "What are you doing? What's wrong with my sister? I don't want to see you like this. ”
Fang Zheng mysteriously leaned into the fat man's ear and whispered, "You don't know...... I've looked for a fortune teller, and I don't agree with your sister, so I'm ...... a rush."
Before he finished speaking, a loud shout came from behind him: "Fart! Which son of a bitch said that? The old lady wants to punish him for the nine clans! ”
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