Chapter 67: The Adopted Son Comes to Repay His Parents' Kindness
In a relatively quiet teahouse in Qingliu Town, Zhao Wangshan has been sitting for several hours, his face is sometimes happy and sometimes tangled, obviously his heart is not calm, and he doesn't even notice that the tea in front of him is cold.
What made him happy was that after almost half a year of secret observation, he finally recognized in his heart that three children could inherit what he had learned, but the tangled thing was that there were too many children in three, and he wanted someone who could inherit his mantle, not cramming teaching, he needed to cultivate wholeheartedly, if three people were included in the door wall at the same time, he would not have so much energy.
For a while, he was very difficult to choose, which is why he couldn't make up his mind to choose one of the apprentices, and it has been delayed until now.
It is undeniable that the three children he identified in Qingliu Town were all born in large families, and because of the family environment, the things they usually eat are nutritious, and their physique exceeds that of ordinary children.
"Of course, their qualifications can't be compared with the genius disciples of the Great Sect, but they can't find a better one in Qingliu Town, whether it is their temperament or qualifications, they can be said to be the best choice, who is to choose......"
Muttered to himself, I don't know how many times Zhao Wangshan has been entangled, but he still can't make up his mind, not that he is indecisive, after all, he has no wife and children, and choosing a disciple to inherit the mantle is already comparable to treating his own son, so he can't be sloppy.
Zhao Wangshan sat by the window on the first floor, outside was the street, and there was a weeping willow not far from the window, and the willow branches were about to hang down to the ground.
Anyone who is disturbed when thinking about something big will not be in a good mood, and Zhao Wangshan is no exception, subconsciously looking up.
When he saw the scene over there, a trace of anger flashed in Zhao Wangshan's eyes......
Liu Xiu set foot in Qingliu Town, and there were some mixed feelings in his eyes, early spring is the season of green and yellow, and many countrymen on the street are full of vegetables.
Last year, there was a flood in this part of Qingliu Town, the harvest of the year was not good, and it was the end of the six-month-long winter, and the people who had survived the winter had only eaten up the grain, and now the land was not completed, and they had to work hard in the field, and it was inevitable that someone would die of hunger and fatigue, so Liu Xiu saw that there were many people wearing filial piety clothes and bitter faces buying funeral supplies, and also saw that such people were selling their children and even selling their bodies to bury their fathers......
Looking at such a picture in his eyes, to be honest, Liu Xiu's heart is full of feelings, but he is powerless to change anything, he doesn't have the ability or the obligation, he can only sigh secretly about the suffering of the people.
Liu Xiu asked himself if he was not the kind of poet who talked loudly, he would not be sad and sad, but he would not make people laugh at it without doing the slightest, he was just an ordinary person, he didn't express any opinions, he had seen it, he had walked through, and that's it, just like most ordinary people.
Walking on the street, Liu Xiu's footsteps stopped under a willow tree soon after, Liu Xiu saw Zhao Wangshan in the teahouse not far away, because he was a little unhappy with him, so he didn't mean to say hello.
What stopped Liu Xiu was a child under the willow tree, a little girl dressed in tatters, who looked to be three or four years old.
The reason why he stopped to pay attention to her was not because she was laboriously eating the young leaves of the weeping willows, although Liu Xiu also had the compassion of human nature when he saw such a picture in his heart, but he did not intend to adopt and take care of the little girl, he had seen a lot of such pictures at a distance before, even the children who ate soil, and he could not take care of one when he saw one, but because the little girl was obviously carrying a big white bun in her arms but still went to eat the young leaves of the willow tree, which made Liu Xiu feel a little curious.
When the little girl finished the bottom willow branch leaves and couldn't reach the higher leaves, Liu Xiu folded a willow branch and handed it to her and asked, "Little sister, you have a big bun in your arms, why do you still eat willow branches?" It's not delicious, is it? ”
The little girl looked at Liu Xiu with some fear, blinked her eyes, didn't say anything, took the willow branch handed by Liu Xiu and ate the young leaves seriously, she looked a little frightened, as if she was afraid that Liu Xiu would snatch her buns.
Next, Liu Xiu asked her two more questions, but the little girl didn't answer.
As far as Liu Xiu knows, there used to be some unscrupulous tea merchants on the other side of the earth who used willow leaves to pass off as tea, so he knew that the willow leaves were probably not poisonous, so he still broke willow branches to the little girl.
Maybe it was because she was full, the little girl glanced at Liu Xiu fearfully again, and then left vigilantly with her little short legs, not looking up, especially careful and helpless.
Liu Xiu was curious, and then prepared to see why she didn't eat buns and wanted to eat willow leaves.
This scene was seen by Zhao Wangshan not far away, and it was also the reason for the anger rising in his eyes.
After all, Liu Xiu and Zhao Wangshan had an unpleasant quarrel, and Liu Xiu's speech and demeanor at that time did not look like a person who had not read a book at all, so he felt that Liu Xiu was a liar, and when he saw Liu Xiu contacting the little girl, he felt that Liu Xiu probably had some bad thoughts about the little girl, especially Liu Xiu was still following the little girl.
"Blind that look, wait for the old man to follow him secretly, if you are really the kind of person who has lost his conscience, I can't say that the old man is going to teach you a lesson in person, how can Lang Lang Qiankun wait for Xiao Xiao to do evil!"
Thinking like this in his heart, Zhao Wangshan immediately checked out and secretly followed.
As soon as he appeared that night, he was frightened by Lan Yue, because he didn't see Liu Xiu at all, if he saw the picture of Liu Xiu and Lan Yue communicating at that time, I am afraid that no matter how much the sense of justice is overflowing, he will not dare to trouble Liu Xiu, Mingzhe protects himself This is human nature, and the sense of justice is often based on his own strength, and it is the practice of young people to uphold justice as soon as his brain is hot, Zhao Wangshan is obviously not among them.
Liu Xiu followed the little girl all the way, and turned around to a dilapidated thatched house at the back of the town, the little girl did not notice him, but he noticed Zhao Wangshan who was secretly following behind, but Liu Xiu did not pay attention.
When the little girl returned to the thatched hut, she entered a house in the most intact form, with a collapsed wall, and there was a pile of weeds, on which lay a woman, who looked older than forty years old, despite being in her twenties.
With just one glance, Liu Xiu could see that the woman who was as thin as a skeleton was actually dead, and it was very likely that she died of illness.
The next scene made Liu Xiu's heart twitch fiercely.
I saw that the little girl came to the woman and squatted down, carefully took out a big bun and sent it to the woman's mouth and called: "Mother, get up and eat, Uncle Wang, who is a bun of the Wang family on the street, saw that I was pitiful and gave me a ...... I ate one of the two buns, and I left one for my mother to bring back......"
"Mother, get up and eat quickly, I've been holding it in my arms, it's still hot, you eat it while it's hot"
"Mother, you open your mouth to eat, it's delicious......"
The little girl put the bun to the woman's mouth and called over and over again, but the woman never answered.
Obviously, the little girl was too young for her to realize that her mother was actually dead, and perhaps her ignorant consciousness knew something, but she just didn't want to admit it.
Liu Xiu was very sad to see this scene, he was not a cold and ruthless stone, and his eyes were a little red this time.
The finch looks for insects to feed the young birds, and the adopted son comes to repay the kindness of his parents......
The little girl was very pitiful, she was still so young, not for anything else, so she would rather eat willow buds hungry than leave the buns to her mother, Liu Xiu decided to help her, just do it.
"It's impossible for me to take her with me, but I have a friendship with the Liu family, I want to come and ask for it, it shouldn't be difficult for the Liu family to take her in" The thought flickered, and Liu Xiu soon had an idea.
But at this time, Liu Xiu was hesitating whether to go up, if she went up, how could she bear to tell the little girl that her mother was actually dead? That's too cruel.
Just when Liu Xiu was undecided, Zhao Wangshan appeared behind him and stretched out his hand on Liu Xiu's shoulder, Liu Xiu had already felt that it was not strange and did not dodge, otherwise, Zhao Wangshan would not have touched Liu Xiu so easily.
Not only Liu Xiu saw this scene in front of him, but Zhao Wangshan also saw it, but he decided to ask Liu Xiu what his intentions were first.
"I remember your name is Liu Xiu, right? When the old man saw you following the little girl all the way, what was his intention? Zhao Wangshan looked at Liu Xiu when he turned around, the aura of being a martial artist on his body emanated, and Zhao Wangshan asked himself if an ordinary person like Liu Xiu couldn't tell a lie in front of him.
If Liu Xiu really had bad intentions, Zhao Wangshan said that he would have to clean up Liu Xiu, and as for killing Liu Xiu, it was not enough, after all, he Zhao Wangshan was not the one who killed him.
From the actions that Zhao Wangshan secretly followed before and the meaning expressed by his words, Liu Xiu quickly understood Zhao Wangshan's intention, so he shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhao, you misunderstood me, the younger generation didn't have any bad intentions for the little girl, but I saw her obviously carrying a bun but was going to eat young leaves, so I was inevitably curious, so I came to take a look, I never thought I saw such a sad scene, I was thinking about how to help her, but I never thought that Mr. Zhao appeared."
"You're going to help her? How are you going to help her? Zhao Wangshan felt that what Liu Xiu said was not a lie, and the anger in his eyes decreased slightly, and he asked again.
Liu Xiu said: "There are still two points of hypocrisy with the Liu family, thinking about letting the Liu family take it in, and thinking that the Liu family is not bad for her to eat, although she can't be rich and rich, she can find a place to live and live, which is also the best way for the younger generation to think of."
"Are you sure you want the Liu family to take care of it instead of selling it?" Zhao Wangshan frowned again.
Liu Xiu shook his head and smiled: "This little girl is originally from the town, and many people know her, how can the younger generation abduct him to the Liu family and sell him?" If that's the case, how will I face them in the future after the Liu family knows about it? ”
Zhao Wangshan nodded, and asked again: "Then why don't you take care of her personally?" I guess it's not a problem that you're young and strong, right? ”
"Old man, the younger generation is only fifteen years old now, and he has not yet married a family, how can he take him with him?" Liu Xiu suddenly glared and said, "If I dare to adopt a little girl under the age of forty in my hometown, I will go to prison!"
Looking at Liu Xiu a little, the anger and vigilance on Zhao Wangshan's face disappeared, and he let go of his hand and said, "You go, the rest is left to the old man."
"What does Mr. Zhao want?" It's strange to change Liu Xiu at this time.
Zhao Wangshan looked at the little girl and said with a kind face: "The old man has been looking for a satisfactory disciple who wants to inherit the mantle, and now, God has given me the best disciple!" ”
"Inheritance mantle? Does the old gentleman want to adopt her and teach her to read and write? Liu Xiu asked knowingly.
Zhao Wangshan smiled faintly, he didn't want to expose his identity as a martial artist in front of Liu Xiu, an 'ordinary person', otherwise Liu Xiu would not be able to climb up the pole, nodded and said: "Of course, and you also know the old man's residence, if you think that the old man is going to be unfavorable to her, you can often go to the old man to see the natural understanding."
Treating others with himself, Zhao Wangshan misunderstood Liu Xiu before, but he didn't want Liu Xiu to start misunderstanding him in a blink of an eye.
"That's good" Liu Xiu nodded when he saw Zhao Wangshan's serious expression and said, since Zhao Wangshan took care of him, he could also let go of a matter of heart and continue the next journey, following Zhao Wangshan, a martial artist, the little girl is undoubtedly better than sending it to the Liu family, and Zhao Wangshan obviously wants to teach her martial arts.
This can be regarded as the creation of a little girl.
Looking at the little girl, Liu Xiu found that the other party was also shocked at this time and was looking at her helplessly, Liu Xiu nodded at her with a kind smile, and then turned to leave.
Zhao Wangshan looked at the little girl, but his heart was more satisfied, no matter how good the qualifications are? What about the best background? Her filial piety alone surpasses everything, this is the disciple she wants.
As for the few satisfied children who had made him struggle for so long before, he subconsciously ignored them at this time......
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