Countryside of Pingyang County.

The snow has melted, the weather is getting warmer, and the sun is warming up.

Xu Zhenfa walked out of his house, paced forward, and along the way, many people greeted him, and he responded twice.

When he arrived under the old locust tree, Xu Zhenfa sat down.

Soon, someone on the side accosted: "Uncle Xu, are you waiting again?" ”

Xu Zhenfa bowed slightly, did not speak, he received a letter from his younger brother a few years ago, saying that it was estimated that he would return to his hometown with his wife and children after the year, and his younger brother has always been the pride of their branch.

I still remember that when my younger brother fled from the wilderness, their branch was very unpopular in the clan, but after the younger brother returned to his hometown, he not only repaired the largest house in their clan, but also distributed a lot of money to the children of the clan.

The younger brother is far away in Minjiang, and these things are found by him.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhenfa showed a hint of comfort between his eyebrows.

"Tell that kid of mine to wait at the entrance of the village." Xu Zhenfa finally opened his mouth, the smile on his face couldn't be stopped, he had been waiting for several days, and he estimated that it was almost time to get home.

The villagers listened to his words and couldn't help but envy: "That's good, it seems that the second master will bring a lot of good things when he comes back this time." ”

Xu Zhenfa glanced at him and did not speak.

As he was talking, from a distance, he saw his youngest son rushing back, and Xu Zhenfa couldn't help frowning.

"Why did you come back? What about your eldest brother? And what about your second uncle's family? ”

The thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy immediately snorted: "Dad, it's terrible, it's terrible." ”

"What's the matter, say it well!" Xu Zhenfa scolded.

"Dad, my eldest brother and I only received the fifth brother, and he is wearing filial piety!" Xu Tailiang shouted at the top of his voice, "I didn't see the second uncle and the second aunt at all, so the eldest brother asked me to come back and tell you first." ”

"What did you say!" Xu Zhenfa stood up suddenly, scolded angrily, and slapped Xu Tailiang on the back of the head, "Are you sure you didn't pick up the wrong person?" ”

Xu Tailiang rubbed the back of his head aggrievedly: "It's not like I haven't seen the fifth brother, I played with him when I was a child!" ”

Xu Zhenfa didn't care about what his son said, and hurriedly ran to the entrance of the village, and soon, he ran to the entrance of the village out of breath, and saw two children of Dai Xiao, who were standing in front of his eldest son, he was stunned and didn't move.

It was the eldest son Xu Taiming who saw him, said something to the two children, and then walked over.

"What's going on?" Xu Zhenfa grabbed his eldest son.

Xu Taiming whispered: "The fifth brother said that they met mountain bandits on the road, and the second uncle and second aunt were killed. ”

"...... you" Xu Zhenfa glanced at Song Yu suspiciously, and said in a low voice, "That's your second uncle's son?" ”

"All the questions were answered, and he had a token from the second uncle, and the younger brother also said that he remembered the face of the fifth brother."

Xu Zhenfa listened to his words, looked at Song Yu and Xing Runan with a complicated expression, and was speechless for a long time.

————————————————

"That's the way it is." Song Yu's voice was low, and after speaking, he lowered his head and said nothing.

At this time, most of the people of the Xu family came, and after listening to what Song Yu said about what happened on the road, they sighed for a while, and even some old elders wiped their tears sadly.

"Good boy, suffered." An old lady wiped her tears and hugged Song Yu into her arms.

Xu Zhenfa squatted by the door and didn't say a word.

The death of the younger brother means that their good days are over.

sighed that the world is impermanent, and the topic finally returned to the question of Song Yu's upbringing, who will raise it!

There is nothing wrong with this.

"Zhenfa, now there is such a lone seedling left in the second child's family, you are his uncle, this child will be handed over to you in the future." The patriarch on the side hammered the ground with his cane and said, "You haven't split up before, let's wait until Brother Yu'er marries a wife and has children." ”

As the patriarch spoke, his eyes fell on Xing Runan, who had been standing behind Song Yu, and asked, "Who is this kid?" ”

Seeing this, Song Yu hurriedly said: "She is the younger sister of my aunt's family, and my aunt entrusted it to my father and my mother before she died." ”

"Poor children." The patriarch sighed and said to Xu Zhenfa, "You have to take good care of these two children. ”

As soon as the patriarch's words fell, Xu Zhenfa's wife Wang finally couldn't help it: "Uncle, what you said is wrong, we are not a big family, even if we help the second uncle raise a son, why do you have to help an outsider raise a child!" ”

Wang's words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the patriarch.

Pingyang County is very poor, and the Xu family was also poor and couldn't eat, if it weren't for the fact that Yu Nu and his father escaped from the wilderness and fought a way, where would the Xu family be today!

"Wang, don't forget, the house you live in now is still built by the second child, if you don't want to raise these two children, it's okay." The patriarch paused and said slowly, "Then you don't have to wait until Brother Yu'er marries a wife and has children, and then separates the family, let's divide it now." ”

When Wang Shi heard this, his face suddenly changed.

She said curtly: "Uncle, Yunu is still young, who will take care of him in the family!" ”

"If you don't want to take care of it, I'll find someone in the clan who is willing to take care of it, and I won't miss you." The patriarch scolded.

At this time, Xu Zhenfa dragged the Wang family and said to the patriarch: "Uncle, don't listen to this woman's nonsense, my brother is left with this one son, and I will raise him even if I smash the pot and sell iron." ”

"I don't want to be separated from my sister." At this time, Song Yu suddenly looked up at the patriarch.

The patriarch gently touched the top of his head, and then looked at Xu Zhenfa: "You have received so much help from the second child over the years, and you are more comfortable than the people in the town, since the second child promised to raise this child before his death, what do you say?" ”

"Brother Yu'er, it's okay, your uncle will raise you and your sister in the future." Xu Zhenfa said directly to Song Yu.

The dust settled.

Song Yu remembered another thing and said to the patriarch: "Patriarch Grandpa, my father's bones are still in the countryside, and I want to move them back to the ancestral grave of the Xu family as soon as possible." ”

"You're right." The patriarch nodded approvingly, "It's just that you remember where your father's bones are?" ”

"Approximately." Song Yu nodded.

The patriarch looked at the young man who lost his father and mother in front of him, and felt a little uncomfortable: "Okay, then we will take your father and mother home tomorrow." ”