Chapter Forty-Nine: Why Go
In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the New Year, in order to drive away the terrible monsters, every household has lit firecrackers, crackling sounds, and drove away the bad luck for a year.
This year's Chinese New Year's Eve was quite unhappy, in the courtyard of the Feng family, Zhang Man was eating food, and Feng Junyan took his sister to the side. Since Sister Yan and the two sisters got married, these trivial things have been handed over to the Feng Junyan brothers and sisters.
Today is a special day, and the Li family, who has not gone out for a long time, once again appeared in front of everyone. The Li family, who came out of the room, did not have a good face for his son. While guiding Zhang Man to handle the Chinese New Year's Eve meal, he greeted his grandchildren. Li's face lost its former lightness, and Feng Siji, the head of the family, became silent. Even the hourglass, which has always been eccentric and heartless, can detect the unusualness of this year's Chinese New Year's Eve, and no longer sticks to Zhang Man as in previous years to suppress the money.
The Jin people did not have the habit of sitting at a table to eat, and there was a desk in front of each person, and the table was filled with personal food. Dividing and eating is the etiquette at this time. Li sat on the main seat, Feng Siji and his wife sat on the left, and Feng Junyan took his sister to sit on the right.
The four people who sat down looked at the Li family on the main seat, but in the face of the eating of the wild table, the Li family, who had been holding the chopstick, did not move. I picked up the food chopsticks a few times, and put them down a few times, which made the four people who were going to wait for Li to start eating after they started to eat quite puzzled.
"Mother, but the food made by your daughter-in-law is not your liking?" Seeing that Li hesitated several times, Zhang Man couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Man'er, it's none of your business. The food you make is exquisite and refreshing, how undesirable. It's just that my mind is restless and worried. Li looked at Zhang Man, who sat down virtuously, and became more and more dissatisfied with Feng Siji in his heart. A good wife and a young son, just like that, if you leave home, you will leave home, and you don't think about the opinions of your family at all.
"I don't know why my mother is stuck, and if there is something I need my daughter-in-law to do." Zhang Man heard Li's words, his heart was at ease, and then he asked with concern. And Feng Siji looked at the Li family who had been staring at him on the main seat, and knew that this matter must be related to him, so he didn't talk, but pretended not to hear it, bowed his head and said nothing.
"Unfilial piety, when are you going to hide it!" Did Li Shi hear Zhang Man's words, seeing Feng Siji's eyes dodging, he directly pointed the finger at him.
Feng Siji heard Li Shi point the finger at him, and the expression on his face suddenly became struggling, what should come will always come. He didn't tell Zhang Man about it these days, as for Feng Junyan and Hourglass, they were busy taking care of the Jiang family all day long, and they didn't care about family affairs at all, especially Hourglass, since he met Liuniang, a peer, he took the little girl around all day long, and he couldn't see anyone at all. Although Zhang Man was suspicious of Feng Siji's behavior, she didn't think too much about it. Feng Siji returned with the official god, although he went out to visit friends everywhere after he came back, but he thought that these interpersonal contacts were inevitable in the officialdom, although Zhang Man also greeted the visitors with him, but he didn't pay too much attention. Now when he heard Li Shi on the main seat say this, he immediately looked at Feng Siji in puzzlement. For a while, the four of them all looked at Feng Siji suspiciously, and the surrounding atmosphere suddenly froze.
"Husband, do you really have something to hide from us?"
Zhang Man saw what Li said and looked sideways at Feng Siji on the left hand side and asked suspiciously. Feng Siji heard what Li said, and knew that things were going to be bad, and now when he saw that his wife and children were looking at him suspiciously, he could only raise his head and cast a look at Li for help, but unfortunately Li snorted directly, and even ignored him.
"What's the matter, Man'er, don't think about it. Mother, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve, I am here to wish you a blessed life, good health, and good health. The corners of Feng Siji's mouth twitched, but he still didn't plan to tell the matter so early, so he directly changed the topic, filled the cup on the case with wine, and congratulated the Li family. Zhang Man, who didn't have much suspicion, saw Feng Siji doing this, even a fool knew that he had something to hide from him.
"My only son is going to be gone, it's good not to be angry with you, there is still a long life and health there. Anyway, I don't have a few years to live as an old woman, so you don't have to worry about being strong or healthy. "For Feng Siji's blessings, the Li family doesn't have a good face. After hesitating for a few days, she originally had the illusion that Feng Siji was just hot-headed, and she would not just send her to death for no reason. It's a pity that judging from what Feng Siji has done these days, he has eaten the scales and is iron-hearted. After several struggles in her heart, although she knew that it would not be useful to do so, she really did not want to lose her son, and finally told this matter on this Chinese New Year's Eve reunion day, hoping that Zhang Man could use the family child to keep her son.
Looking at the eyes of his wife and children, Feng Siji knew that there was no way to hide it this time. He thought about telling Zhang Man everything before leaving, but now it seems that he can only confess to Cheng Kuan.
"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that General Human wants to send me to the north on business, Man'er, you don't have to worry." Although Feng Siji can't lie, he still has reservations about things. looked at the worried Zhang Man and carefully comforted.
It's a pity that as soon as he finished saying this, Li snorted softly, which made Zhang Man doubt Feng Siji's words.
"Husband, but you want to lead the army north?"
Zhang Man is not a stupid person, when he heard Feng Siji say this, he immediately guessed the reason. At this time, Zhang Man didn't care about any etiquette, and was directly startled by the speculation in his heart, and looked at the pillow person next to him in disbelief. Feng Siji has been back for a few days, but he has never revealed this news in front of him, and now he is terrified when he hears the news, if it weren't for the Li family opening his mouth today, I'm afraid Feng Siji wouldn't tell him until the last moment.
"Ah, Father, are you going on another expedition?" On the other side, who was still waiting to grab the dried meat in his brother's bowl, saw that the atmosphere had changed greatly, and listened to Zhang Man's words, he couldn't help but exclaim.
In the past six months, the three women and children in the family have been worried about Feng Siji and the two who are away on the expedition, and now they are finally waiting for the two to return safely.
Compared with Zhang Man and Feng Hourglass's reactions, Feng Junyan was relatively calm, but looking at Feng Siji's wordless appearance and the angry grandma on the main seat, he knew that this matter must not be as light as Feng Siji said, maybe this matter is inseparable from himself. For a while, the four pairs of eyes all looked at Feng Siji intently, and Feng Siji, who was originally pretending to be relaxed, was directly forced to a dead end.
"That's right, I have asked the general for his order to lead the army north to resist the enemy, and I will set off in three days." Feng Siji saw that the matter had come to this point, and directly said an answer that made Zhang Man desperate. As soon as Feng Siji's words were finished, Zhang Man, who was still lucky, suddenly panicked.
"Isn't Husband Mo joking? How to go north, how to turn the husband and a new soldier, this kind of joke will not be made again in the future. Tonight is a festive day, let's hurry up and start the table, otherwise it will be cold when the food is served. Zhang Man no longer looked at Feng Siji, but beckoned everyone to open the table, obviously she didn't want to believe this fact.
"I have already made a military order to the general on this matter, and after returning to Longxing, I will immediately go north, and the military order will not be disobeyed." Although it was cruel to say this on this festive day, on this day of reunion, Feng Siji still forcibly told the truth.
"Do you have to go?" Zhang Man looked at Feng Siji and asked unwillingly, but Feng Siji only replied to her with a faint acquiescence.
"Why go north? Aren't we having a good time here? What does it matter to us in the north, there are so many people there, why do we have people here? At this point, Zhang Man already knew that this matter was inseparable from Feng Siji's own reasons, but she didn't want to accept this result, so she still looked at Feng Siji in disbelief. As if asking himself, as if asking Feng Siji, and as if asking everyone present, he said his question lightly.
"Man'er, don't do this."
Looking at his wife, who suddenly fell into the abyss but forced herself to endure the trembling, Feng Siji's whole heart tugged. But the matter has been decided, even if Feng Siji wants to regret it, there is no way to disobey. If you go north, you may die, but if you resist the order, you will definitely die. Looking at his wife, children and mother in front of him, Feng Siji began to doubt for the first time in his heart whether his decision was really as great and correct as he thought.
"Husband, Jun'er and the hourglass are still young, what should they do if you leave. Is there no way to stay? Also, Mother, Mother is also old, husband, you don't know when you will come back when you go north this time, without your husband, how can a concubine be able to manage the big and small things in the clan. ”
Zhang Man didn't give up and pulled out the Feng Junyan brothers and sisters and the Li family, but unfortunately although Feng Siji couldn't bear to listen to Zhang Man's words, he still turned his eyes away.
"Ah, Father, does this matter have anything to do with me?" Seeing that Feng Siji didn't want to take over Zhang Man's words, Feng Junyan immediately figured out some things. The most fundamental reason why Feng Siji changed from a white body to an official army was because he had offended people who should not be offended, and now he was going north, which had to make Feng Junyan think wildly.
"Jun'er, don't think about it. This matter is up to Father himself, and it has nothing to do with you. At this time, going north is just a simple rescue, and you don't have to worry about it at all. Feng Siji saw Feng Junyan standing up, and immediately comforted.
But Feng Junyan didn't believe his explanation at all, thinking of what Xie Yanran and Xie Qingnaen had done to take revenge, and what else they couldn't do. The more Feng Siji explained like this, the more Feng Junyan was sure that this matter was inseparable from him. Unexpectedly, they refused to let them go until now, and the resentment towards Xie Yanran and Xie Qing deepened in their hearts.
"Husband, tell me, why are you going?" Zhang Man looked at Feng Siji and wanted to get an answer from Feng Siji.
"We're from the north, shouldn't we go back?" Feng Siji did not answer Zhang Man's question directly, but raised his head and asked softly.
"Yes, we're from the north, and we should go back. For so many years, my husband has been waiting for this day, and the military order is difficult to disobey, since the opportunity is rare, it is good to go back and see. Since my husband has decided, then I will wait at home for my husband to return triumphantly. ”
The Li family, who was waiting for Zhang Man to persuade Feng Siji, didn't expect Zhang Man to say such a thing, so he was directly stunned. Seeing that Zhang Man didn't look like he was lying, Li didn't even say anything more, and just brushed his sleeves away, leaving Feng Junyan alone and his siblings to look at Zhang Man, who had lost his mind, leaning on Feng Siji and muttering to himself.
The Feng family's Chinese New Year's Eve was sad, and on the other side of Abaca Town, the Liu family's Chinese New Year's Eve was not so happy.
"Qi'er, are you really going north this time?" The old lady of the Liu family looked at her stubborn son in front of her and wanted to hear a different answer from Liu Nianqi's mouth. Liu Nianqi had just told her about his decision to go north, and Liu's mother, who couldn't believe all this, looked at her son in front of her and hoped that someone could tell her that all this was fake.
"Mother, it's hard to disobey the military order. This time, Zaibei and I have already made a military order in front of the general, and this time we will come back with the general's grace, let us go home and arrange things. The child will set off in three days, and he specially told his mother tonight. ”
Liu Nianqi knelt in front of Liu's mother, completely ignoring the reaction of his wife and children behind him when they heard him say this. Liu Yiyi, who was standing beside Song Hua, saw his mother who almost fainted on the ground after listening to what Liu Nianqi said, and looked at his father kneeling in front of him at a loss. Ah, my father has only been back for a few days, is he going to go on another expedition so soon?
"You're all young, haven't you given up yet? More than a dozen people went on the expedition, and in the end you were the only one who came back, how many clansmen will you take with you this time? Mother Liu knew that since her son had made up his mind, she had no way to change it at all, so she could only look at it and ask a superfluous word.
"Mother, it's not that the child doesn't know what to do, but this opportunity is rare, the general let the army lead in the north, if we can create a foundation in the north, we can also recognize our ancestors and return to our ancestors. For more than 100 years, we have been waiting for this day, and the child really wanted to go north to see how the rivers and mountains in the mouth of the ancestors were different from Jiaozhou. Liu Nianqi looked at Liu's mother and gave his own answer.
"Okay, I see. Now that you've decided, what's the use of me objecting. I'm tired, you still think about how to comfort your wife and children behind you. Mother Liu glanced at Song Hua and the others behind Liu Nianqi, and left the hall directly and went back to the room.
"Husband, are you telling the truth?" Behind Liu Nianqi, Song Hua, who was still being supported by Liu, looked at her husband in disbelief. It's a pity that Liu Nianqi got an affirmative answer.