The next morning, three horse-drawn carriages quietly drove out of the ink studio and walked along the country road that winded forward, towards the official road outside the village.

Shen Kang stood silently behind the big tree outside the village, watching Liu Yuan and his wife go away, just as silent in his previous life.

The silence at that time was innate, and the silence today is caused by emotion.

He saw that the carriage that had started suddenly slowed down, and then three carriages slowly stopped one after another. Liu Yuan seemed to be aware of it, and opened the curtain of the carriage to look back at the small village that had been in seclusion for several years.

Shen Kang's eyes were moist, in this life, God has given him too much, a warm and harmonious family, and a good teacher who learns from high morality. He shuddered and sighed, and after the curtain was lowered, he took a deep breath and walked out from behind the tree, bowing and bowing to the path where his teacher had gone.

The villagers who got up early saw this scene and asked with a smile: "Shen San, your husband is gone, why don't you go forward to send it off, it's really useless to hide in the dark and cry your nose." ”

Shen Kang didn't care about the banter of the neighbors, but smiled calmly: "My husband is not without tears, and he doesn't spill parting." If my husband sees me crying, he will hit me in the palm of my hand. ”

"Haha." The villagers pointed at Shen Kang and said, "You donkey boy is also afraid!" Smash it again, smash it, and said with a slightly red face: "It's different if you've read a book, and you can speak well." With that, he continued to walk towards the field, carrying his hoe.

Shen Kang rubbed his nose with his index finger and smiled with relief, when can he make a few decent poems, and he can also write praiseworthy current texts, then it is called a real entry, and there is no end to learning, hey.

"Shen Saburo!" Liu Shu ran over from afar, his white face was slightly red, and his bright eyes revealed the unique playfulness and naughtiness of young people, and he panted and said: "The whole village is looking for you, I wanted to catch up with the master's carriage and go to Yingtianfu, but I met you again." ”

Shen Kang smiled: "Little brother, didn't you leave with Mr.?" ”

Liu Shu said half-jokingly: "If I don't find you, I won't leave." He shook his head in annoyance, and sighed for a long time: "I can't go now, I can't go at all." ”

He squatted down, looked at the road away from the village with helpless eyes, and turned to look at Shen Kang and said, "Master asked me to stay and take care of you... and Shen Erlang. Suddenly, as if biting off his tongue, he changed his words: "Let me urge you two to study!" With me, you have to study diligently, don't think about being lazy! ”

"Huh?" Shen Kang smiled lowly and said, "No need, my second brother and I never dare to slack off on our studies, if it is to supervise, Mr. Xiao should leave." He said ashamedly: "How can we delay the future of Mr. Xiao because of our two children?" Feel free to do so. ”

Liu Shu wanted to be bigger, but he was countered by the first army, and he was about to explain and change his words, but he saw Shen Kang walking back without looking back. He chased after him and said, "How can that be done?" Don't you listen to what the lord says? ”

Shen Kang raised his head and smiled: "Sir did ask you to urge the two of us?" I think that my husband will send someone back to inquire soon, if I don't ask others in person when the time comes? ”

Liu Shu shrank his neck, licked his lips, and secretly said that this kid is not easy to deceive. Then he smiled very resignedly: "Eh! Shen Sanlang, don't laugh, I'm a scholar, a scholar... Don't take it seriously. The small one is a joke, how can you take it seriously. ”

Shen Kang thought about it, probably out of love, Mr. left someone to take care of himself and his second brother, and now that the person has gone away, it is not easy to refuse.

Just thinking about it, Liu Shu said again: "The small one has already rented the village house next door to the Shen family, and all the silver has been given by the master, not taking any of your bricks and tiles, not taking your gold and silver, but it is your loyal scholar, San Lang don't mention the words of letting me leave again, it's weird and sad." ”

Although I know that "San Lang" is just an ordinary name, it is uncomfortable to listen to half of the old men call it like this. Shen Kang pursed his lips and said, "I know." ”

As he spoke, he quickened his pace, trying to escape from the man.

When I walked near my house just now, I heard the woman's heart-rending cry from a distance, and I turned a detour, and finally saw a group of people surrounded by black people.

Shen Kang's heart was mentioned, his eyes instantly froze, and he rushed towards the crowd.

"Wronged! Treat unjustly! The slave husband is dead, and he just wants to pull the child up, where is the distorted mind, folks, fathers and elders, everyone help me, just help the dead ghost of my family! ”

Shen Kang squeezed to the front of the crowd, and then saw that his parents, sisters and brothers were all in the courtyard of Widow Ma's house.

The horse widow is about twenty years old, with a little resentment in her eyes, looking at everyone with teary eyes, the whole person presents a half-mature state, with the charm of a mature woman, with the youth of a girl, is a fatal charm.

On the other side, Ma Chau and seven or eight strong men stood at the other end of the courtyard, and Ma Chau sat on the stump of the tree, smoking two puffs of dry tobacco, as if thinking about something.

After a long time, he spoke: "Ma Kui's daughter-in-law, add a dress to Ma Yuan's daughter-in-law, cry and make trouble, what does it look like." ”

"Huh!" The five big and three thick women on the side responded sharply, turned their heads and went into the house to look for clothes.

Ma Chau said bitterly: "Let you remarry, and don't force you to die, you cry a lot!" Look at Ma Tao, this body, good crop style, but he lost his wife, and he didn't have a son and a half daughter, you two used to enjoy Qingfu. ”

The horse widow didn't appreciate it, snorted lightly, and glanced at the wooden Ma Tao with the corner of her eye, and said softly: "The widower is a widow, and the grandfather is a good match!" ”

continued: "Whoever loves to enjoy this kind of Qingfu goes, as the saying goes, a good woman does not marry a second husband, although the slave family is not the daughter of a noble family, but also understands this truth." Grandpa came here today, didn't he just want us to get out of this yard? Let me tell you, the roots of our family are still there, and the slave family will never marry again, and you can't take back this yard. ”

Ma Tao was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly looked at Ma Suo: "Grandfather...", the husband of the five big and three thick men, but he begged for help like a child, and he couldn't say a word.

Ma Su glared at him with hatred, and then said: "In these years, who knows how many days our Runing Mansion will be peaceful, how can you orphans and widows live?" Just a few acres of land? There is no laborer at home, can you survive the spring ploughing and autumn harvest? Is it difficult to sit and eat empty? ”

Sit and eat the mountain empty... Shen Kang suddenly realized, could this Ma Su be the one who coveted the little silver that the widow Ma had received for his grandson?

Shen Kang thought about it for a while, it seems that Cao Zongming also gave Widow Ma fifteen or sixteen taels of silver, is it worth it for these people to do this?

He shook his head slightly, wondering if he should leave this matter alone. Here, Liu Shu had already stepped forward from the crowd.

"W-what's going on?" Liu Shu frowned and looked at Ma Sue.