Four years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the master has been sick on the kang for a while, during this period, Dahu invited several Lang Zhong to the master, and he took a lot of Chinese medicine without effect. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Recalling the bits and pieces with Master, Dahu didn't want to leave regrets, so he asked his boss for leave and wanted to return to Master to take care of Master.

The arrival of the big tiger was originally to accompany the master more when the master was coming, so as not to let the master pass away alone, but this kind of friendship between master and apprentice caused the dissatisfaction of the master's younger brother's family, and even became hostile to the big tiger.

That day, Dahu went to invite Langzhong to the master, and happened to pass by the master's brother's house, and the younger brother's son blocked the way of the big tiger, and he said to the big tiger:

"The surname is Jin, don't think we don't know what you think, you are 'weasel to the chicken New Year's greetings, not well-hearted', my second uncle is about to die, you chase after the front and back, isn't it just to occupy his family's property? To tell you the truth, even if my second uncle is gone, the property is also surnamed Chang, and it has nothing to do with your surname Jin, so don't bother with that. ”

Listening to the provocation of the master's nephew, Dahu didn't want to talk nonsense with him, what he wanted now was to let the master live in this world for a few more days, and he could fulfill his filial piety more, he pushed the master's nephew's arm with his hand, meaning to ask him to get out of the way, but his move actually provoked the master's nephew to make an abnormal move.

I saw the master's nephew fall to the ground, crying out loudly:

"Come on, the guy surnamed Jin is beating someone!"

Hearing the shouting, soon, a lot of people with the surname Chang came, the master's nephew insisted that the big tiger beat him, the countryside was originally particular about a family to help relatives, and then I saw that the master's nephew was lying on the ground, a few young men with the surname Chang, surrounded the big tiger, just when they were about to fight the big tiger, the master came out to pour dirty water, just happened to meet the situation of the big tiger being besieged, she squeezed into the crowd, and said to the people present:

"This kid's name is Dahu, he is not an outsider, he is his wife's apprentice, he is going to invite his wife to be a husband, you must not beat him."

"Don't listen to her nonsense, what to invite Langzhong, he wishes that his master would die soon, and the family property would be all his." Master's nephew said.

"What nonsense are you talking about here? Who is worried about our family's property, you know best in your heart, and you still have the face to say. My wife said.

"I'm worried about what's wrong, after all, I'm also from the Chang family, it's better than a person surnamed Jin who comes to the house to rob property." Said the nephew.

"We're all still alive, aren't you in a hurry?" The wife blamed the nephew.

"That's no way, who made your family not have a man and a woman."

The nephew's words hit the key point of the master's wife, married to the Chang family for so many years, no one dares to expose her shortcomings like this, as the saying goes, 'don't hit people in the face, don't expose the shortcomings when scolding', the mother's face turned blue by the nephew's words, she gasped, couldn't say a word, or her sister-in-law stood up and said a word for her:

"No matter what you say, you are also a junior, it is almost meaningless to talk to the second aunt like this, we have something to say, we should not hurt people with words."

In order not to worry the master, after the two of them returned home, no one mentioned what happened outside the hospital, but the master and mother hid in the kitchen and shed tears.

Since that day, it is said that Master's nephew has no face to come to Master's house again, because at least no one welcomes him, but Master's nephew takes his property too seriously, to the point of shamelessness, he not only came by himself this time, but also called his father, who is also Master's younger brother, to put pressure on Master, which is undoubtedly worse for the already terminally ill Master, Master took Dahu's hand weakly and said:

"Big Tiger, you have also seen it, they just want me to die immediately, and if they die, they will be able to occupy the family property."

"Master, you just treat them as if they don't exist, doesn't the old saying 'people are doing it, the sky is watching', I don't believe it, they do things like this, they don't suffer retribution, I live here these days, don't be afraid of anything." Big Tiger said.

"Big Tiger, if it weren't for you, I would have reported to Lord Yama, I would have thought about it a long time ago, no matter how old a person lives, it is impossible to escape death, I just can't rest assured that your wife, you have to promise me, you have to treat her well after I leave, she has been with me for decades, although she failed to give me a boy and a girl, but she has accompanied me, the two of us have depended on each other for so many years, and I am still very grateful to her." Master said.

"Master, I told you a long time ago that it is my responsibility to take care of your second elder, you don't have to be polite to me, besides, you still have to live well, see me marry a daughter-in-law, what kind of line have you gone like this." Big Tiger said.

Dahu said so, in fact, the psychology is clear, the master is the matter of the past few days, he is sad when he thinks of this big tiger, he is reluctant to let the master go, he has not dealt with the master enough, he still wants to do something for the master, so that the master leaves without regrets, so he took the master's hand and said:

"Master, the weather outside is very good, I want to carry you to take you outside, see the scenery outside, breathe fresh air, tell me where you want to go?"

"Big Tiger, how tired are you carrying on your back? Forget it. Master said.

"Look at what you said, can you still be tired of carrying me on my back? Where do you want to go? Dahu asked.

"Then I said, I want to go to the 'Baihua Mountain' to see, I heard that there are wild flowers everywhere, very beautiful, for decades have been running for a living, never had the luxury of being able to enjoy nature, your wife always complained about me, didn't take her around to see, today our family also went out for a walk?" Master said.

Thinking that his master and wife would also go for a walk with him, Dahu thought about it, and he asked his master to wait for him at home and come back in a while.

When he came to the master's relative's house, Dahu used a piece of ocean to charter the donkey cart of the relative's house, he drove the donkey cart back to the master's house, asked the master to spread the bedding at home on the donkey cart, and asked the master to prepare dry food, the big tiger carried the master to the donkey cart, helped the master to the donkey cart, and the family of three went to the 'Baihua Mountain'.

The big tiger drove the donkey cart, and the old couple sat on the donkey cart, and the master's words increased, and he said to his wife:

"You always complain that I don't take you out, this time it's okay, the big tiger helped us fulfill our wishes, not to mention how open my heart is now, lying at home for more than a year, my body is not good and my heart is not good, you have also been with me for decades, I haven't taken you there, I'm sorry, wife."

"I'm really not used to seeing you say these things in front of children." The master looked at the master and said.

"It's okay to say anything in front of the big tiger, I have long taken him as my biological son, don't believe you to ask the big tiger if that's the case?" Master said happily like a child.

"Master, Master, I am your son, if you treat me as an outsider, I won't do it." Dahu deliberately made the master happy.

"I think you two are really carved out of the same mold, and you have the same temperament and temperament." My wife also said.

Soon the 'Baihua Mountain' arrived, and Dahu put the donkey cart under the mountain, and he carried the master on his back and climbed towards the 'Baihua Mountain'.

Climbed to the middle of the 'Baihua Mountain', the big tiger found a flat meadow, put the master down, sat on the meadow to see the beautiful scenery of the 'Baihua Mountain', the master actually smiled like a young man in his twenties, the master is even more, she picked a few wild flowers of various colors, brought to the master, also like a twenty-year-old girl, the two of them selflessly enjoy the sunshine, air, and life given by nature, at this time, the master forgot that he was a terminally ill old man, The master took out a small yellow flower from the colorful flowers picked by the master and inserted it into the white hair of the master mother, and the master smiled happily like a flower.

The big tiger who has been sitting around the two elders and observing, seeing the joy of the two old men's forgetfulness, tears are about to fall, decades of staying together, is it for today? It is said that life is short, but when it comes to separation, who is willing to accept it? Take my wife as an example, the master is her heaven, it is her all, once the master is gone, it means that the sky of the master has fallen, and all of the master has been taken away, will she have the ability to face all this at that time? Will she be able to withstand such a blow? There were more and more question marks in Dahu's mind, so much so that he didn't feel the tears flowing down his cheeks.

The master and the big tiger both responded positively, and the three of them chewed dry food and enjoyed the scenery of the 'Hundred Flowers Mountain', how the big tiger wished that time would always be frozen in this period, if that was the case, there would be no pain of separation, and there would be no worries in the future.

When the sun set, the second elder was still still happy, considering that the master could not get cold, Dahu proposed that the tour be over, but he promised the master that if he still wanted to come tomorrow, he would rent a donkey cart for another day, and the master and his wife reluctantly got on the donkey cart and walked in the direction of home.

When he returned home, the master's spirit was still undiminished, and his wife brought him a bowl of porridge for him to drink, but he complained that he didn't care if he was full of light drinking, he wanted to eat hard goods, and the master's words reminded Dahu of his grandfather, and he remembered that his grandfather was going to eat dry and full the night before he left, and he heard his grandmother say that this is called 'returning to the light', that is, before people die, their whole body is unblocked, and there is no illness, just like normal people, the master and wife did not realize it, and joked with his wife, and said that he had a trip. Baihua Mountain', and his body is also like a young man.

But Dahu's premonition became stronger and stronger, he was afraid that the master would leave them after eating this full meal, and he didn't dare to tell his premonition to his wife, after all, she was also old and couldn't stand the fright, and the master was tired after playing all day during the day, especially when she saw that her wife was surprisingly well, she went back to sleep in the back room with confidence.

At this time, there were only two masters and apprentices left in the room, the master looked at the big tiger with wide eyes, the big tiger thought, he should try his best to make him happy when the master was dying, let him slow down the pace of going to that world, because that world is too far away, and if he goes, he will never come back, now for the big tiger, even if he can prolong the master's life for one more minute, he is also happy, the big tiger took the master's hand and said to the master:

"Master, did you have fun today?"

"Happy, how can you not be happy when you have a son to play with." Master said.

When the master said the word 'son', Dahu's tears fell uncontrollably, this tear is not a master and apprentice in the general sense such as father and son, but a son in the face of the dying father's life and flow, the tears contain a sweet taste, but also contain a sour taste, that feeling Dahu himself can't say, his throat and eyes are like a blocked ball, can't go up or down, very uncomfortable.

"Master, can I call you 'Daddy'?" The big tiger suddenly said the words buried in his heart.

"That's a good dare, even when I get over there, I have to tell the ancestors of the Chang family loudly that I am not a 'desperate family', I have a son, and my son is called Dahu." Master said as tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Dad, tomorrow I will take you to play, as long as you are happy, I will accompany you." Big Tiger said.

"Tomorrow we won't go anywhere, just at home, let my wife cook us a delicious meal, let's have a good drink, I still have a lot to tell you." Master said.

"Okay, Dad, just listen to you, we won't go anywhere tomorrow."

If it were in normal times, Dahu would not gossip with Master until so late, he must have asked Master to rest quickly, but he can't do it today, he will keep talking with Master until Master stops talking.

Slowly, the big tiger found that the master's voice was getting smaller and smaller, and the eyes that were originally wide were also closed, and there was no god in the eyes, but the master was still trying his best to speak, but the big tiger couldn't hear a word clearly, but in stark contrast to the physiological decay and changes, it was the big tiger's hand that the master tightened, he didn't know, where did the master get the strength, in order to let the master go to live in peace, the big tiger's hand was always held by the master until dawn, he felt that the master's hand holding him was getting looser and looser, until it was completely released, the master was gone, Gone forever.

Seeing that the master closed his eyes as if he was asleep, so peaceful, Dahu covered the master with a quilt, closed the door and walked out.

Dahu told the master the fact that he was gone, and told his wife, who was also a little abnormal, and the master did not shed tears when she heard it, but told the big tiger to make a good coffin for the master, so that the master could go.

At this time, Master's younger brother and nephew came to Master's house again, and they still wanted to make trouble about the property, and when Dahu told them that Master was gone, they did not stop in moderation, but sat in the courtyard and made a big noise, and wanted to sort out Master's property now.

The master was in a bad mood, but when she heard that the little uncle was making trouble again, she rushed out of the house and shouted at them:

"Your brother is gone, but I'm still alive, with me for a day, you don't want to divide your brother's property, you are a compatriot, my brother is gone, don't say how to bury my brother well, I will know how to divide the property all day long, you all give me out!"

"Sister-in-law, it's not right for you to talk like this, my brother's property is originally surnamed Chang, and if outsiders want to fight the idea of Chang's property, we won't sit idly by, and tell you that from now on, we won't leave my brother's yard for half a step." The younger brother hit back at the sister-in-law.

"You—" My wife was so angry that she almost collapsed.

Dahu hurriedly helped his wife back into the house, Dahu brought a quilt to cover his wife, he comforted his wife, everything was left to him to deal with, don't go head-to-head with the little uncle's family, burying the master is a big deal, and the master nodded in agreement with Dahu's statement.

Dahu put Master's body in the main room, and he rushed to make the coffin in the courtyard, while Master's younger brother's family took turns sitting in the courtyard and looking at Master's property.

Everything seems to be calm, there is no quarrel and no action, but behind this is the coming of an even bigger storm.

Master's coffin was finished, and Master also stopped at home for three days, according to the old principle, three days after the funeral, the mourning must be carried out, just when the master's younger brother called the relatives of the Chang family, who did not know the truth, to the courtyard of the master's house, and as soon as they entered the door, they came to open the posture of 'forcing the palace'.

One of the older men was angry at the big tiger:

"How did your master die, what I heard is that you deliberately delayed Master's illness in order to occupy Master's property, resulting in your Master's death, you must have an explanation with the Chang family today, otherwise you won't be able to leave Changjia Village."

"I have to tell you, what you heard is not the truth, what the truth is, I will explain it to you clearly, but now that it is time to bury the master, let's bury the master first, and let the old man be buried in the ground." Big Tiger said.

"No, in front of the Chang family, you don't have the right to speak, you are all decorations in our Chang family? Then you're on the wrong page. "The older ones are still unforgiving.

Seeing that the matter is not explained, the master will not be able to be buried, and the big tiger does not want the master to go uneasy.

So, Dahu said his true thoughts in front of the Chang family:

"Elders, I am the master's apprentice Dahu, I have studied art with the master for three years, because the master has no children and no daughters, he recognized me as a godson, over the years, I am trying to fulfill the responsibility of a son, not to let the second elder worry about eating and drinking, last year, the master told me to make a will, leave his family property to me, I refused."

"Don't listen to his nonsense, he didn't refuse at all, but promised to ask for Master's property in front of us." Master's younger brother stood up and pointed at the big tiger and said.

"He is right, I said it in front of them, but my original words are that I will provide for the Master's old age, and the property is mine." Dahu corrected Master's brother's words.

"Then you still worry about Master's family property!" The older man asked the big tiger.

"That's what I said, but there are antecedents and consequences, Master told me that his younger brother and nephew often come to his house to make trouble over family property, and Master couldn't bear their 'forced palace', so he told me that he wanted to live a few years of idle life, and he didn't want to be harassed by his younger brother's family all the time. Big Tiger explained.

"It's better to say than to sing, who of you here believes it?" Master's nephew also jumped out.

"That is, people say that you can't afford to be unprofitable, you are an apprentice, if you don't care about the master's property, you will often come to the master's house to give small favors, don't you just want to buy it in front of the master, and then let the master give you the property?" Said the older man.

"It's not what you said, my thoughts now are the same as at the beginning, I have also expressed this to Master many times, today in front of the Chang family, I repeat again, Master's property, I will not ask for a brick and a tile, I respect Master purely from the heart, I think that is my responsibility, and it has nothing to do with Master's property, as for Master's property, it is still left to Master's family to deal with." Dahu then made his point of view.

Hearing what Dahu said, it did not make Master's family wake up, and the son of Master's eldest brother also stood up and said that he would also participate in the distribution of his uncle's property, so the children of Master's brother and younger brother's family quarreled over how to distribute Master's property.

The big tiger didn't want to see the farce of their fight for property, he went into the house to see his wife, when he called his wife a few times, the master did not answer, the big tiger walked to the master, and saw the master and mother lying motionless on the kang, he felt that something was wrong, touched the nose of the master with his hand, and found that the person was no longer breathing, the big tiger ran to the yard and shouted at all the people:

"You are still making a lot of noise, the master was quarreled with by you, and now the master and wife are also gone, and the family property is all yours, you can rest assured, can you stop?"

Dahu's shouting made the noise silent, and the older Chang family also understood Dahu's intentions and behavior, he accused Master's elder brother and younger brother's family of framing Dahu for the sake of property, and he asked Master's elder brother, younger brother, and children to help bury Master, at this time, they ran away early.

Dahu paid for the burial of the master by hiring a few young people in the village, and then began to make the coffin for the master.

In just a few days, Master and Mother passed away one after another, which was undoubtedly the biggest blow to Dahu, but he didn't have time to grieve, there were still many things waiting for him.

After the coffin was ready, Dahu paid for the burial of his wife, and he also erected a monument to his master and wife, and the payment was made by his son Dahu.

The big tiger sitting in front of the tombstone had a lot of thoughts, he thought of the second elder who was still enjoying himself in the 'Baihua Mountain' a few days ago, but now he was separated from his yin and yang, but fortunately, the master and mother also followed the master, and the two of them also had a companion on the Huangquan Road, which may still be a comfort to the big tiger.

Thinking of the unkindness of the master's family, for the sake of the master's family property, he even disregarded the fact that the master was still alive, and fought shamelessly, Dahu's heart seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't cough up, but after being sad, Dahu calmed down, he had a lot to say to the master, he wanted to tell the master that he had no regrets, and when he saw the scene when the master was happy in the 'Baihua Mountain' before he died, he told himself that he had no regrets.

Dahu also wants to tell the master that not everyone has such a blessing as you, the two elders were inseparable during their lifetime, and they can fly with wings when they come.

Suddenly, the big tiger's throat was hot, and a stream of heat gushed out of the big tiger's throat, he subconsciously touched his mouth with his hand, and found that it was blood, he knew that it was caused by grief and overwork in the past few days.

As the sky gradually darkened, Dahu, sitting in front of Master's tombstone, still didn't want to leave, but he also reminded himself that the deceased was gone and could not be changed, and the living had to live well.

When Dahu stood up and turned around to leave the cemetery, he saw dozens of people from Changjia Village standing in front of him, including the elderly man who participated in the accusation of Dahu, he patted Dahu on the shoulder and said:

"Child, I'm sorry, I've never seen a good person like you at this age, compared to you, your master's family is not a person, it stands to reason that we are all from Changjia Village, and we shouldn't say such things, but what they do is really against public order and good customs, and it is a shame for the people of Changjia Village."

"It's all over, it's up to me to decide which is right and who's wrong, and I still have something I want to ask you." Big Tiger said.

"Son, say whatever you want." Said the older man.

"My master has been frank all his life, he is a rare good person, every Halloween or something in the future, when you burn paper, by the way, burn a few sheets for my master, so that the two elders are over there, and they also know that there are people in your Chang family who are worried." Big Tiger please.

"Don't worry, child, we will definitely do this, even if I die, I will tell my children to burn paper for their uncle." Said the older man.

"The number of times I come in the future will definitely be limited, and when you are in Qingming, you will also give more soil to the cemetery of my master and mother." The big tiger asked.

"Child, you are Master's godson, that is, a member of our Chang family, if you have time in the future, you will go to Changjiazhuang, and we will treat you as a relative." Said the older man.

"I'm sorry for what I just asked." Dahu said and knelt down for everyone.

Dahu's actions brought tears to the eyes of those present.

Under the escort of dozens of people in Changjiazhuang, Dahu walked out of Changjiazhuang, he had no desire to go back to Master's house to see the last look, to be honest, he didn't want to see anyone in Master's family again, through the performance of Master's family, Dahu can only be described as ugly, greedy, and extremely selfish.

Dahu dragged his tired body back to his home in Shayu Village, and collapsed as soon as he entered the house.

When his parents learned the news that his master and mother had passed away one after another, they kept comforting Dahu, for fear that Dahu would be too sad and fall ill, Dahu still lay at home for several days, and when his body felt strong, he went to work in the coffin shop again.

Afterwards, Dahu learned from a relative of the master that the master's elder brother and the younger brother's two sons, in order to get more of the master's property, in a fight, the younger brother's child accidentally beat the elder brother's child to death, the elder brother's family refused to forgive the younger brother's child, and the younger brother's child was sentenced to death by the police.

Two families and two children were lost because of their property.