The room, a bright room, a luxurious room. But whose room is this?

Li Huaiyu woke up and realized that he was in a strange room, lying on a soft bed, and heard someone in his ear: "Master, he is awake!" Li Huaiyu sat up with a weak body, and saw a tall and strong man sitting next to the bed; Under the bed sat a sixty-year-old man wearing a six-petal scarf, a lace robe, and black-soled boots. Li Huaiyu looked around and asked, "Where is this?" Am I dead? ”

The old man on the stool smiled: "Childe, you are still in the world." ”

Li Huaiyu asked, "How did I get here?" ”

The sturdy man said, "My lord brought you back from the street." ”

Li Huaiyu arched his hand and asked, "Dare to ask who the two are?" Where is this? ”

The old man said: "This is Zhangjiazhuang, ten miles east of Xuzhou City, I am a member of the village, surnamed Zhang Mingzhong." He pointed to the sturdy man and said, "That is my butler Zhang Neng." ”

Yes, this person is indeed a member of Zhangjiazhuang ten miles east of the city, and his name is Zhang Zhong. He only has a daughter in front of his knees, and has no children, in order to let God bless his wife to give birth to a noble son early, he usually does good deeds and accumulates virtues, fights righteousness and squanders wealth, and helps the poor. Because he likes to help the poor and helpless, people gave him a nickname: Zhang Dashanren.

On this day, Zhang Zhong planned to go to the Chenghuang Temple to offer incense, and took the servant and housekeeper to Xuzhou Street in a sedan chair.

The housekeeper saw that there was a faint person in front of him, approached the sedan chair, bowed down and said, "Master, there is a poor flower fainting in front." ”

Zhang Zhong got out of the sedan chair and stretched out his hand to probe in front of Li Huaiyu's nostrils, and found that his snort was still alive, so he ordered his family to carry him back to the house and asked Lang Zhong to diagnose him.

Lang Zhong said: "This person is too hungry, just feed him some water to drink, and he can wake up." ”

The family fed Li Huaiyu half a bowl of water, and he really woke up.

"Thank you for your life-saving grace, Xiaosheng saluted!" Li Huaiyu knelt on the bed and kowtowed.

"Childe doesn't need to be polite, save someone's life, and win the seventh-level floating slaughter. The so-called rely on your parents at home and rely on your friends when you go out. Zhang Zhong returned the salute to Li Huaiyu, ordered someone to bring tea and food from the kitchen, helped him to sit down at the table, and waved his hand: "Son, don't be formal, please eat!" ”

Li Huaiyu was already extremely hungry, and when he saw the sumptuous meal on the table, his saliva was about to flow out. He picked up the dishes and chopsticks, ate and drank wildly, and a pair of chopsticks flew around the table. He hated to swallow a table full of food in one bite.

Seeing that he ate so wolfly, the old man smiled and said, "Childe eat slowly, be careful to choke, there is food here." ”

Li Huaiyu didn't care about whether his behavior was elegant or not, and he just ate hard. In the blink of an eye, he had eaten five bowls of rice, and a pile of dishes was stacked on the table. He drank another half bowl of soup, touched his stomach, and said to himself, "God, I am finally full." He hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Engong is grateful to Xiaosheng for reconstruction, and Xiaosheng will be grateful for life." ”

Zhang Yuanwai patted Li Gongzi's shoulder and said, "This minister, don't say that, which person who goes out doesn't have a disaster?" Since the old man has saved you, he should take care of your full meal. This is to save people to the end and send the Buddha to the west. ”

Li Huaiyu suddenly found that his shabby clothes were missing and were replaced with a new set of clothes, and he exclaimed: "Oh, grandfather, why are those few torn clothes of Xiaosheng gone?" ”

Zhang Zhong thought to himself: "This person is so strange, he changed his shabby clothes into new ones, and he is still not satisfied, so he wants to break his clothes again." But he said, "I have the servant put it at the head of the bed for you." ”

Li Huaiyu picked up his torn clothes from the bed, touched them, and said, "This is my mother's own sewn, even if I have new clothes, I want to save these few broken clothes." ”

Zhang Yuanwai seemed to understand something, and hugged his fists and said: "If the son doesn't mind, why don't you talk with the old living room?" ”

Li Huaiyu arched his hand and said, "Of course you can." ”

The housekeeper led the way, and Zhang and Li then walked into the living room and sat down, and the tea boy served them fragrant tea.

Zhang Zhong put down the teacup and asked, "Dare to ask the son's name?" Where do you live? Who is Daddy? ”。

Li Huaiyuxin said: "Zhang Yuanwai is kind enough to save me, and he will not harm me, even if I tell my life experience, it will not hurt." Said: "Xiaosheng's family lives in Luoyang, Henan, his father's surname is Li Yinglong, and his mother Xu is a good person. One mother gave birth to two of them, the eldest brother is named Li Huaizhu, and my name is Li Huaiyu. ”

"Oh, it turns out that Ling Zun is the famous richest man in Luoyang, Li Yinglong?" Zhang Zhong was extremely surprised.

"Exactly. Could it be that he knows his father outside the staff? Li Huaiyu smiled slightly.

"I used to do business with your father, but I never veiled my face." Zhang Yuanwai glanced at Li Huaiyu and asked, "Li Xianggong, your father is the richest man in Luoyang, why did you fall here?" ”

Li Huaiyu's face suddenly added a little sadness, and he took a breath and said: "I don't know anything outside, my father was buried in the fire three years ago, and my hometown has suffered a major drought for three consecutive years, and now my family is poor and unbearable. He also told Wujiazhuang that he had joined his family, that his eldest brother had caused a lawsuit, and that he had fled to avoid trouble.

Zhang Yuanwai was very sympathetic to Li Huaiyu's experience, and asked: "If Li Xianggong hadn't suffered such an accident, he must have been a person who went to Beijing to take the exam, right?" ”

Li Huaiyu shook his head and sighed: "Xiaosheng is fortunate to be able to escape his life now, how dare you think about rushing for the exam?" ”

Zhang Zhong comforted: "Son, don't be sad, if you are really a pillar of the imperial court, the old man is willing to help you go to Beijing to take the exam." ”

Li Huaiyu said uneasily: "How can this be made? If you and I don't get married, and you don't have a cause, how can you use your money in the future? ”

Zhang Zhong hugged his fists and said, "This ...... If the son doesn't dislike it, he might as well be an old son. ”

Li Huaiyu was stunned and said, "Grandpa, this is a joke, right?" How can Xiaosheng be so blessed? ”

Zhang Zhong stood up and said: "It's definitely not an old joke, I want to take in a son in my dreams." He walked a few steps, turned around and said, "I think my Zhang Zhong family has a great business, but he has no heirs, and the family property can only be inherited by his daughter." The lady of the front room gave birth to a daughter, but never gave birth again, and later married Liu's Lanying, and now she has not given birth to a boy and a girl. Since the son is helpless, why don't you recognize me as your father and be the heir of my Zhang family? ”

Li Huaiyu said: "Outside, it's not that Xiaosheng doesn't want to be your son, it's just that how can I dare to take on such a big responsibility?" ”

Zhang Yuanwai clasped Li Gongzi's hands and said, "Li Xianggong has new clothes, and he can still regard the torn clothes sewn by his mother as treasures, so he must miss his mother very much." How can such a virtuous and filial person who attaches great importance to love and righteousness be without virtue? Look at your extraordinary spirit, full of poetry and books, and your talent is world-class, you are by no means incompetent. Therefore, you, a virtuous and filial son, have both ability and political integrity, and the old man is recognized today, unless the son insists on refusing. ”

Li Huaiyuxin said: "Zhang Yuanwai pleaded earnestly, if he didn't agree, he would be sad." Besides, I am helpless now, and I really need funding to go to Beijing to take the exam, so why don't I be an adult? Thinking of this, he knelt on the ground and said, "That is the case, Daddy is above, and he is worshiped by the child!" ”

Zhang Zhong was overjoyed when he heard Li Huaiyu calling him a father. After Li Sheng poured tea and finished the ceremony, Zhang Yuanwai took him into the ancestral hall, put on a few pillars of incense, and officially recognized him as his son. After the ceremony of recognizing the son, the sky was dark, a bright moon rose in the sky, the moonlight was scattered all over the earth, and a sandlamp was lit up up and down Zhang's mansion.

Zhang Yuanwai talked with Yizi for a while, noticed that Li Sheng was lacking, and said to the housekeeper: "Zhang Neng, you and lead your young master into the backyard library to rest." Whatever he commands, you do it, and if you don't serve you well, the lord will never spare you! ”

Zhang Neng didn't dare to slack off, and quickly led Li Sheng into the backyard library, added fragrant tea to him, and waited for a long time before exiting the front yard. Zhang Zhong asked the housekeeper to instruct him to double the wages of all the servants and maids in the whole house this month, and then go to Xuzhou City to give porridge for three days, and then renovate the Chenghuang Temple, and all the silver used was paid by the Zhangfu accountant. After listening to the orders of the staff, Zhang Neng went to the account office to ask for a sum of silver taels, and paid all the maids and mothers-in-law in Zhang's mansion twice the salary than usual. As soon as the people saw that the wages had been paid before the end of the month, and they had doubled the number of people as usual, they did not understand what was happening in the house, and they asked the housekeeper, only to learn that they had received a righteous son outside the staff, and everyone was happy for the old staff. After Steward Zhang paid his salary, hired a few workers, and prepared to start giving porridge and repairing the temple the next day.

It was night, and everyone in the whole house was very happy and happy.

Li Huaiyu looked at the luxurious bookstore, his heart was full of joy, and he said to himself: "Zhang Yuanwai regards me as his own and loves me very much, and I must treat him as my biological father in the future, and I will provide for him in his old age." Thinking of this, he began to feel sad again. He walked out of the library, came to the garden, shed a few tears, and said to Mingyue: "I think my Li family was also rich and majestic, and the family lived a happy life, but now the family is broken and uprooted, so miserable!" I don't know where my mother and eldest brother are now, whether they are okay, and whether they have been arrested by the government? Alas! When will I meet them? Li Gongzi missed his hometown and recalled many past events, but he felt mixed feelings and sorrow. How he wished to be reunited with his family, how he wished that the time would go back to before the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, even before his father was alive, but the reality was so cruel that at this moment, all his dreams could only be shattered into powder. If he wants to reunite with his family, he can only hope for the imperial examination high school, and when he becomes famous. After thinking about it, Li Huaiyu felt that he could not be sad anymore, and should go to review and review the Five Classics and Four Books, and then carefully plan the steps for him to realize his lofty ideals and aspirations. After all, he has been freed from the predicament, has food and clothing, and can open his heart and brew his own bright future. So he went back to the library, searched the shelves for many books that were useful for scientific research, and began to review his homework. After a long time, it was nearly three watches, and he felt quite tired and sleepy, so he untied his clothes and lay down on the bed. He was about to close his eyes, when he suddenly remembered Wu Fengying's flowery and smiling face, and his heart ached instantly. He found the burden, took out the jade bracelet from it, wiped it with his hand a few times, and muttered, "Sister Fengying, I miss you so much." Thanks to you for going downstairs to save me that day, Huaiyu would have died in Huangquan long ago. In order to save my elderly mother, you did not hesitate to kill officers and soldiers, get into a lawsuit, and make yourself homeless. With such a great kindness, when will Huaiyu be reciprocated? I don't know where you are at the moment, are you thinking about me? Li Gongzi held the jade bracelet and didn't feel tears rolling down his chest. I don't know how long it took, Li Huaiyu finally fell asleep.

In the dream, he found Wu Fengying, saw her beautiful face, and saw her charming phoenix eyes. Li Huaiyu was very happy, holding his beloved and strolling on the field road. Suddenly, two young and beautiful women ran behind him, he took a closer look, did not know these two, and asked, "Dare to ask who the two young ladies are?" ”

The two said, "Li Lang, we are all your wives!" ”