Liu Xin's eyes were quick, and he covered Ma Yun's mouth and said, "Don't make a sound, I'm doing good deeds." ”

After speaking, Liu Xin pulled Ma Yun, who was still angry, walked forward quickly, and caught up with an old man in front of him in a moment, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Boss, please stay, have you lost anything?" ”

The old man was startled at first, and then touched it, and the package on his back was already empty, and he couldn't help but cry out: "Oh, why don't I have my things, how can this be good." ”

Liu Xin comforted: "Don't worry, boss, you can see if this is your thing." ”

The old man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the little burden in Liu Xin's hand, and said, "Thank you for this little brother, you didn't pick it up, I didn't know that something had fallen yet, what a blessing!" ”

Ma Yun also understood, embarrassed to stab Liu Xin, and said softly: "I blamed you just now." ”

Before Liu Xin could speak, the yellow-faced man heard the commotion behind him, and he had already reacted, and rushed over and shouted: "Where did the wild bird come from, dare to spoil the good deeds of your gold digger uncle!" ”

Liu Xin stretched out his hand to block Ma Yun and the old man behind him, looked at the yellow-faced man with contempt, and sneered: "What a gold digging rat, it really looks like a mouse, haven't you heard of 'rats crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats'?" ”

Pedestrians on the road had already gathered around when they saw this, and they burst into laughter when they heard Liu Xin's words. Liu Xin sweated profusely in his heart, it turned out that the habit of Chinese people who like to watch the excitement was already in the Eastern Han Dynasty!

Seeing this scene, the gold digger rat can hold it, and he pulled out a bull's ear sharp knife from his waist with his probing hand, and snorted coldly: "Uncle wants to see who beats whom today!" ”

After the gold nuggets finished speaking, he took a step forward and stabbed Liu Xin in the chest with a sharp knife. As soon as Liu Xin saw his posture, he knew that this gold digger was just a gangster, and he didn't have any real kung fu. As the saying goes, the meeting is not busy, Liu Xin flashed lightly, let go of the sharp knife, did not wait for him to take it back, and gently stretched out his left hand on the right wrist of the gold digger holding the knife. Listening to a scream of "ah", the gold digger held his right wrist in his left hand, and he was in a cold sweat in pain, but the bull's ear sharp knife had already reached Liu Xin's hand. A breeze blew, and the gold digger's hair actually fell down, and it turned out that in an instant, Liu Xin not only snatched his knife, but also shaved off half of his hair. Liu Xin looked at the gold nuggets coldly, and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't get out of here!" ”

The gold nuggets ran away in a daze amid the applause of the onlookers, and did not even dare to say a cruel word. When the crowd of onlookers saw that the gold nuggets were gone, they were not lively to see, and they all dispersed in a hurry.

The old man walked up to Liu Xin and gave a deep salute and said, "Thank you for this little brother's help." The gold diggers are going, I'm afraid they will have to find someone to retaliate, so please leave quickly. ”

Ma Yun didn't wait for Liu Xin to answer, and said first: "Uncle, don't worry, I have seen a lot of these people, they are the most bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, and I have seen Brother Xin...... Brother's kung fu, I don't dare to come again. ”

Liu Xin's hairs stood on end when she shouted "Brother Xin", and said to her in a low voice: "Pay attention to the image, you are a policeman." ”

Ma Yun attached to his ear and exhaled like an orchid: "I am more of a woman." ”

When the old man saw the pretentious appearance of this guy who was more handsome than a woman, he couldn't help but feel sick - how could two men do this.

Liu Xin saw the old man's disgusted eyes, and hurriedly explained: "Uncle, don't get me wrong, we are brother and sister, and she is a woman dressed as a man." ”

Ma Yun secretly pinched Liu Xin, still attached to his ear and said, "Who is brother and sister with you?" I don't want to be your sister. ”

The old man looked at his two intimate appearances, and said with a smile: "Brother and sister? I don't look like it, hehe, it's a bit like a couple. ”

Liu Xin secretly said in her heart that Hu Lai was an old and immodest person, and was about to speak, but Ma Yun rushed to say: "Don't hide it from the uncle, we are indeed not brothers and sisters." We were childhood sweethearts, but my parents disliked him as an orphan, with a low status, and the door was not right, so I eloped with him. ”

"Elopement! You are ...... blind" Liu Xin was almost not intimidated by her, this kind of words can be made up, what era is it now, I'm afraid this old man is going to sue the official.

"Hehe, I guess so. It's nothing, who hasn't gone through the time of youth and frivolity. The old man interrupted Liu Xin's words, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Little brother, this girl is good to you, you can't afford to lose people." Isn't there just no good identity, how about the old man accept you as a righteous son, give you an identity? ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. Liu Xin was annoyed in his heart, he had only been in the Eastern Han Dynasty for less than a day, and he had made trouble doing good deeds, and someone wanted to be my father! In fact, there were still many cases of recognizing righteous sons in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, for example, Lu Bu recognized Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo as his father-in-law respectively, Liu Feng recognized Liu Bei as his father-in-law, and Guan Ping recognized Guan Yu as his father-in-law, but Liu Xin is from modern times and is not very suitable for this.

"Little brother, I see that you are extraordinary, but you are a mother-in-law and mother-in-law when you do things. Come with me, and I will tell you a story, and you will know that it will not disgrace you to recognize me as your father-in-law. The old man saw that Liu Xin was hesitant, and led them to his home without saying anything.

Along the way, the old man told Liu Xin and Ma Yun stories. It turned out that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty had a great-great-grandson named Liu Fan, who was enshrined as the Marquis of Chao, Liu Ban had two sons, the eldest son Liu Kai, the second son Liu Xian, Liu Ban loved the second son, and once made a will to pass the throne to Liu Xian. After Liu Ban's death, according to the regulations, the eldest son Liu Kai should be the lord, but in order to fulfill his father's last wish, Liu Kai insisted that his younger brother Liu Xian take the title, and he fled to other places. The consul asked for instructions to take back Liu Kai's feudal state, and the emperor at that time, Emperor Zhang of Han, praised Liu Kai's benevolence and righteousness, and granted permission not to take back the feudal state and wait for him to return. And Liu Kai never came back, more than ten years later, when it came to Emperor Han He, the consul mentioned the matter again, and Emperor Han He thought that he wanted the beauty of sincerity and benevolence, and agreed to Liu Xian's ascension. When Liu Kai left, Liu Xian once divided a box into two, Liu Kai held the lid, Liu Xian left the bottom, and agreed that as long as Liu Kai's descendants came with the lid of the box, they would share the country. Later, Liu Xian died, and the current Marquis of Juchao was his son Liu Chong. And this old man's name is Liu Jian, who is the only son of Liu Kai who fled back then, and has been living in seclusion in a remote village in the east of the town.

Before I knew it, I had walked to Liu Jian's door, and the story was over. Liu Jian smiled, looked at Liu Xin and said, "Little brother, it just so happens that you are also surnamed Liu, which shows that our two masters still have fate." If you are willing to recognize me as your father-in-law, I will add your name to the family tree, and you will be a relative of the Han family in the future. ”

Liu Xin looked up at Liu Jian's home, but it was only three thatched houses, and couldn't help laughing: "Uncle, I didn't expect you to be a member of the Han family, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be very good." ”

When Liu Jian heard this, his face sank, and he said: "I saw that you were chivalrous just now, but I didn't expect that you were a person who hates the poor and loves the rich!" ”

"Uncle, you misunderstood, Brother Xin doesn't hate the poor and love the rich, he just speaks without his brain, and is a little casual, don't take it to heart." Ma Yun was full of hope that Liu Xin would recognize this father-in-law, and he would have a place in this world, so that he would have to be a thief again, and when he saw that Liu Jian was angry, he hurriedly said, "Liu Xin, don't kneel down and salute your father-in-law quickly." ”

Liu Xin was wondering, this old man's face became really fast. Ma Yun pulled him hard beside him, and knelt down first. Liu Xin was not resolutely opposed to recognizing Liu Jian as his father-in-law, but he was not suitable for a while, but now seeing that Ma Yun was more anxious than him, he didn't feel funny, so he had to kneel next to Ma Yun and said curtly: "The child visits his father-in-law." ”

Only then did Liu Jian turn his anger into joy, helped the two of them up, and said, "Okay, get up, let's go into the house and talk." I, Liu Jian, finally have a future, and I will have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors after I die. ”

Since Liu Xin has recognized him as his father-in-law, he did not have the slightest hypocrisy, and said: "Father-in-law, I see that you are in good health and will be able to live a long life." ”

"Xin'er, I know my body, and it's only been a few days." Liu Jian said as he took the small bag that Liu Xin had taken back, and took out a boxy silk bag from it and opened it, but it was a box lid, "Look, this is the box lid I just talked about." I knew that I didn't have much time to do, and today I wanted to go to the town to find a messenger and send the lid to the nest, but I almost got it stolen. ”

Liu Jian put the lid of the box in Liu Xin's hand and continued: "This box was passed down from the palace in the early years, and now I will hand over this lid to you." I know I won't live tonight, and when I'm done with my funeral, you'll go to Juchao to find Liu Chong. He is your cousin, your grandfather and his grandfather had an appointment in the early years, the lid and the box are compatible, and half of the family property will be given to you, and then you will marry as a Han clan member, and welcome Miss Ma into the house, and her parents will not be embarrassed by you. ”

Liu Xin was shocked and said: "Father-in-law, I see that you are free of illness and disaster, even if you live for another twenty or thirty years, there is nothing impossible, how can you say such frustrating words." ”

Liu Jian said calmly: "Xin'er, my father suffered a secret injury in the early years of hunting in the mountains, and this injury will attack every night. However, I can accept you as a good son today, my wish has been fulfilled. ”

In the middle of the night, Liu Jian really had a dark injury and was in pain, Liu Xin and Ma Yun stayed at the head of his bed, and before dawn, they left the west. Where did Liu Xin think that he had just recognized a stepfather, and before he had passed the night, he was separated by yin and yang, and he couldn't help but feel sad. Ma Yun insisted on wearing linen and filial piety with Liu Xin, guarding Liu Jian's soul three times, and buried him on the hillside behind the house.

"Liu Xin, what are your plans for the future?" Ma Yun looked at Liu Xin, who was staring at the lid of the box, and asked carefully.

"Ma Yun, look at the lid of this box, it should be a piece of lacquerware, which is a variety of patterns depicted with black lacquer on the red lacquer ground, with bright color, delicate and smooth ornamentation, and exquisite workmanship, probably a box for rich people to store jewelry. With this lid and the genealogy, Liu Zhong should recognize me as a nephew, so I want to go to the nest. Liu Xin handed the lid of the box to Ma Yun, picked up the family tree and looked at it, looked at it, and couldn't help but cry out with an "ah".