"Sick and sentimental. You rejoice there, and I worry here. If you are self-serving, you will be worried. It's like that, if he doesn't see it, he will swim alone. I'm afraid of going up. The moon bends and shines on Kyushu. Yellow flowers bloom in autumn. A few people were worried. Give me a good bed. Such a syndrome. That's what happened. It's harmful, and I'm thin. ”

The words sung by the singing woman are round, round and jade, and very poignant. In addition to the good pipa she plays, it sounds even more sad and sad.

The man in the long robe stood there straight, as if he was not listening, his eyes fixed on the boy, and he looked at the boy in detail, almost looking inside his bones. The boy also seemed to notice that there was something strange about the guest in front of him, and he looked a little restrained, his dirty little face was slightly red, and he peeked at the man very shyly from time to time.

After the woman finished singing the song, she immediately stood up and said softly, "I wonder if the little girl's uncle has ever been satisfied?" ”

The man hurriedly said, "Satisfied, of course satisfied." Two dogs, give money! ”

Behind him, a black-faced house slave hurriedly took out some pieces of silver from his pocket, checked it in his hand, and reluctantly handed it to the woman.

The woman did not move, but the boy stood up in a hurry, with a small face full of smiles, and stretched out his small black hand to take the broken silver from the hand of the house slave Ergou. Although it was a little bit of silver, it seemed that it was the first time he had seen so much money. He couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and he held the broken silver in his mouth towards the woman's mouth, then bent down and bowed deeply to the man in the long robe. "Little thank you, uncle!"

"Huh! This kid is quite polite, yes, really good! The man stared at the boy again, full of praise.

Then he suddenly glanced at the woman and said, "I just heard the girl play the pipa well and sing a good song." However, I see that the girl is not really a singer, but a family embarrassment and she has to do it. ”

The woman did not speak, but glanced at the man vigilantly, and then bowed her head and said nothing.

The boy was very happy because he had just received the broken silver, and hurriedly said, "My sister's name is Liu Jiao, and my name is Liu Feng." My sister and I live in Xiahe Village, outside Yangzhou, and our family life is pretty good, but since my brother-in-law had a serious illness last year and has been bedridden for a year, my sister took out all the money in the family to treat my brother-in-law, but in the end I still didn't save my brother-in-law's life. A few days ago, my brother-in-law finally died.

But my sister's family doesn't have any money now, and the money to bury my brother-in-law has not been found, and now my brother-in-law is stored in the Tiger Hill Temple. My sister sings all to bury her brother-in-law. ”

The little boy Liu Feng spoke in a crisp voice, revealing the situation and inventory of his family like popping beans.

Qin Li and Lin Yan'er were not far from them, and they could hear the boy speak clearly. Lin Yan'er's pretty face was suddenly covered with a layer of mist, and she was full of sympathy for the singing woman in an instant. Singing and funeral husband, what a good woman, a righteous woman!

Lin Yan'er was about to go over, and immediately gave all the silver taels she was carrying to their sister and brother. Qin Li grabbed her and said softly, "Yan'er, don't worry, wait!" ”

Qin Li had been watching the scene just now, and he had already seen that the man was very interested in the boy. Driven by curiosity, Qin Li wanted to take a look at what the man was going to do.

After listening to Liu Feng's account, the man nodded slightly, and a look of pity and sympathy appeared on his fair and quiet face. He sighed lightly and said, "Speaking of which, your sister and brother are miserable people! May I ask this girl, how many taels of silver does it cost to bury your husband? Look at you pitiful, this son is a good person, I really can't stand it. Your funeral money will simply be all from my son! ”

Liu Jiao, the singing woman, still lowered her head, but her body trembled obviously, and after a long time, as if she had made up some kind of determination, she slowly raised her head. Slowly walked to the man's side, squatted down Wanfu, and said softly, "The little girl thanked the uncle, and the uncle's kindness was appreciated by the little girl." But the little girl couldn't repay the uncle's kindness, so she couldn't accept the uncle's gift. ”

Hearing this Liu Jiao speak like this, Qin Li couldn't help but admire, he couldn't imagine that she was still a strong woman. I unconsciously had a little admiration for her.

The man frowned slightly, then focused on Liu Feng, pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "What the girl said is not unreasonable, I am from Cixi County, my surname is Zhao Wenhua, and I am a Cixi Xiucai. I saw that the child was dressed in shabby clothes and looked haggard, and he must have suffered a lot of sins with the girl. I want to find a future for this child, let him be my scholar, I wonder what the girl wants? ”

The woman was even more stunned, raised her eyes and took a closer look at Zhao Wenhua, and turned her eyes to Liu Feng. Some cloudy eyes are full of tenderness and love. Without waiting for her to speak, Liu Feng took the lead in saying, "Sister, I won't go anywhere, let alone follow this uncle to be a scholar, I will always be by my sister's side, I can't bear my sister." ”

Liu Feng's voice was full of pleading.

Liu Jiao nodded lightly, turned her head to Zhao Wenhua and said, "The little girl thanked the uncle for his great kindness, did the uncle hear just now that my brother is not going anywhere!" Please find someone else! ”

"Phew! It's really a bad thing, my son-in-law has taken a fancy to this boy as a scholar, and that's a blessing for you to cultivate. Our son-in-law's family has a big business, so let this cub follow my son-in-law, didn't he fall into the nest of blessings, eat and drink spicy, and enjoy endless blessings? Even you, the, have to follow the light! Childe can give you some alms, and you won't have to sing here anymore, how nice is that? You don't want to! Hum! The house slave Ergou behind Zhao Wenhua looked displeased and said coldly.

Followed by another burly house slave, he couldn't help but say, and stepped forward and stretched out two big hands to grab Liu Feng. He said coldly, "My son-in-law has searched many places, just to see that your cub is pleasing to the eye." Since my son-in-law wants to accept you, hum! Yes, yes, no, yes! Let's go, let's go! ”

When Liu Feng saw him coming to arrest him, his face turned pale with fright, and he ran towards his sister Liu Jiao instead, "Sister, I don't want to be his scholar, I want to accompany my sister!" ”

The voice was anxious and miserable.

At this time, Zhao Wenhua was already hiding aside, looking at everything in front of him expressionlessly.

Liu Jiao was also frightened and hasty, and pleaded repeatedly, "Childe, childe can't be strong!" My brother really doesn't want to go! ”

Zhao Wenhua spread his hands and said bitterly, "The girls have also seen it, although they are slaves around me, they don't listen to me." In my opinion, the girl should give me the child, and I will give you ten taels of silver, and it is better to go home and bury your husband! ”