Chapter 143: Old Man Bai's Bet
Bai Qiuluo hurriedly washed up, and when she went downstairs to eat, she found that the big guys were already sitting and waiting for her to eat.
Bai Qiuluo said with a smile: "Why don't you eat first?" You don't take the lead, the people sitting here are basically my elders, waiting for me to eat like this, I'm under a lot of pressure. β
Old Man Bai glanced up and saw her smiling, so he said, "It's still skinned, why don't you come over and eat quickly, you're not hungry." β
"Don't say I don't feel hungry, but now I'm hungry." Bai Qiuluo smiled and sat down in the last seat.
The person sitting next to him happened to be Shao Nanchu.
Thinking of what happened last night, Bai Qiuluo still felt tense all over, full of shame, and didn't dare to put his eyes on Shao Nanchu's body.
A few people smiled and said a few words, Chen said: "Qiuluo, the town is in a market today, we have to go buy something and come back, yesterday I asked Lizheng and them to help, we haven't thanked people yet." I'm going to buy some meat and vegetables and make a table for the big guys. Just ask your uncle to come back to pick up your grandmother and your aunt and they will come over for a meal together. β
"Just pick up your mother, your two sisters-in-law and children won't let them come, there are too many people, toss." Chen Huaxing smiled and spoke.
Chen Ping glanced at him with disgust and said, "Brother, what are you talking about, why are the two sisters-in-law and my little nephews tossing, they all have to come, and none of them can be missing, this can be regarded as the joy of my family's housewarming, how can I not come?" β
She has been married to Xiaoxi Village for so many years, and her mother's family has never come to visit her, and now she is finally back to walking, and such a big thing must be dispatched by all members!
Chen Huaxing quietly gave his sister-in-law a look and asked her not to say anything further.
After all, it's not a single family of three living here now, there is also an old man Bai, although the old man Bai was decisive when he split up yesterday, but no one dares to guarantee what he thinks in his heart, in case he sees that the Chen family is here, it is lively, but the Bai family has just broken up, what should I do if I have an idea in my heart?
Chen Huaxing also didn't want his sister-in-law to improve in his days, just because they had a large family, and they were disgusted when they came to eat.
After all, they are not poor enough to fight the autumn wind like this.
Chen Ping looked at Old Man Bai as if he hadn't seen it, and said, "Dad, do you think you don't care what I said?" β
Chen Huaxing glanced at her when he heard this, looked at Old Man Bai, and said, "Old man, don't listen to my sister-in-law's nonsense, this time Ming'er has to invite them to be corrected, and they can't be busy." We are all members of our own family, and it is the same to go back and find a time to come back. β
"Listen to the third daughter-in-law about this. I just moved over, and it's good that the crowd is busy and the house is very popular. Besides, there are many rooms at home, and they can all come and live. Our relatives here are not on the road, their brains are not clear, they can't value it, and you are all doing well. Old Man Bai said calmly, without any displeasure.
Although the three members of the Chen family didn't think it was good, but Old Man Bai and the Chen family were so insistent, it was not easy for them to say anything, and this matter was settled.
After breakfast, Bai Qiuluo and the Chen family got into a carriage and went to the town, while the Chen brothers drove the ox cart to Chen's house to pick up Bai Qiuluo's aunt and uncle.
Bai Zixin didn't go anywhere, he cleaned up the mess that he didn't clean up yesterday at home, and he did his job, and it didn't look messy at all.
Old Man Bai's legs and feet were inconvenient, and he was injured again yesterday, so he couldn't work at all, so he simply dragged Shao Nanchu to play chess in the house.
"Nan Gongzi's chess skills are exquisite, and the old man is ashamed of himself." Old Man Bai defeated again, threw away the sunspot in his hand, and sighed with a smile.
Shao Nanchu's eyes were calm, but he was also curious about the old man's superb chess skills, and at the same time, there were more and more doubts about the old man Bai in his heart.
"I heard that the old man was exiled here, and he had to stay, looking at the old man's conversation and bearing, I am afraid that he was not a simple person when he was young. I don't know who the old man was originally? Shao Nanchu asked casually.
Old Man Bai's movements stiffened slightly, and he sighed lightly: "It doesn't matter where the person is, now it's in this creek village." β
Shao Nanchu raised his eyebrows slightly: "This house was designed and built by the old man himself, looking at the style of this house, it is quite similar to that of Kyoto, did the old man also be from Kyoto?" β
"Nan Gongzi is curious about my past?" Old Man Bai looked up at Shao Nanchu with a calm gaze.
"It's really a bit curious, it's hard to imagine how someone like the old man could stay in such a place willingly." Shao Nanchu said lightly.
Although he has been staying here since he was injured, it will be half a year in the blink of an eye, but his situation is different from that of the old man.
After all, he still has a mess in the capital, and he can better blow up a bunch of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods when he disappears, and again, there is a white autumn fall here, which is also the reason why he is willing to stay here.
But if it was said that Old Man Bai was willing to stay in this nameless small village for the sake of the Wang family, he would not believe it.
Although it is said that Old Man Bai and the Wang family have three children, the old man Bai has no feelings for the Wang family, there is no affection in his eyes, and even his demeanor is indifferent.
Since it's not for love, then there is another hidden feeling.
Old Man Bai raised his head and sighed lightly: "When I stayed, I had no choice but to stay. β
"My real name is Bai Zhengxing, and my family can barely be regarded as a scholarly family, and my father gave me this name because he hopes that I can study hard, serve the country, and be a good official with awe-inspiring integrity. I was still competitive, and I won the top position, and was later arranged to be the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion. β
When Shao Nan first heard this, a fine light flashed in his eyes.
He didn't expect that Old Man Bai had once been the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, which was not something anyone could do!
"I always kept in mind my father's teachings to be an upright and good official. Therefore, he is conscientious and unwilling to be in the same stream as others. Old Man Bai narrated in a flat tone.
He's also gambling.
Bet on Bai Qiu's position in Shao Nanchu's heart, and also bet on how big the power behind Shao Nanchu is, and whether he will retreat after knowing his past.
"Sometimes, however, justice is not always preached, and a very bad thing happens under my hands. At that time, I had a good friend, he was a military attachΓ©, he went to the battlefield at a young age and became a general, but he was working outside, and his daughter suddenly disappeared. I ordered someone to investigate the matter, but I was hindered by layers of obstacles, and later I almost took my life for it. After being exiled here, he broke another leg and couldn't leave. There is no other way but to live like this. Old Man Bai said lightly.
These words were calm, but thinking of the blood he had paid and the infamy he had carried, Old Man Bai still felt in a trance.
After hiding for decades, he didn't dare to mention the past, and finally unveiled a corner at this time, but it was still bloody and painful.
Although he said it in general terms, if Shao Nanchu really had some forces, he would naturally be able to find out what happened at the beginning, and it would be best if he was a friend or an enemy, even if he couldn't help him rehabilitate him, at least it wouldn't harm him.
If he is unlucky, Shao Nanchu is the opponent's person, he also admits it, and has nothing to say.
After nearly forty years of hiding, he is now sixty-five, and he doesn't know how long he has to live.
From the moment Bai Qiuluo's medical talent was revealed, Bai Zhengxing pressed all his hopes on her, and Shao Nanchu was also one of his hopes, anyway, it was a gamble, so it was better to gamble once.
Left and right are just one life.
Shao Nanchu was silent when he heard this, and said after a long time: "If the old man's words are true, even after a few decades, I will definitely return your innocence." β
Old Man Bai's breathing suddenly became rapid, he gasped a few times, and then laughed loudly.
"Good, good, good!"
"With your words, my old man can be regarded as dead without regrets."
Shao Nanchu did not answer.
Naturally, he can't listen to it and believe it, but the original matter is very old, even if he wants to check, it will take time, and he wants to check it later.
Old Man Bai doesn't care about this.
He has been silent for many years, barely surviving, just wanting a hope.
Now, this hope is in front of him, even if he made a wrong gamble and ended up with a butcher's knife that ended his life, he would die without regrets.
He was so tired and lonely, and for nearly forty years, he didn't know how he had survived.
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Bai Qiuluo didn't know that something had happened in the old mansion that was enough to affect her life, and she was shopping in the town with the Chen family.
Tomorrow I have a treat, and I have to buy a lot of things, such as fish, ribs, meat, etc., and I have to buy fresh food.
The mother and daughter shuttled through the crowd, bought a lot of things, and their hands were full.
"Mother, let's send things to the car first, if you still have to buy so many things, you can't lift them." Bai Qiuluo said with a sad face.
She is not the kind of woman who is very good at shopping, she didn't like shopping on the earth in the last life, let alone in this ancient time when materials were barren, at most she could see a lively and fresh experience, and experience the customs and customs that are completely different from modern times.
If it weren't for the fact that these things must be bought today, Bai Qiuluo would really want to pick a pick.
Chen Shi looked down at the things in Bai Qiuluo's hand when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Listen to you, let's send the car up first, by the way, Qiuluo, give me some of the things in your hand, and my mother will mention it." β
Her family's autumn hands are used to heal diseases and save people, don't crush them.
Bai Qiuluo's heart warmed slightly when he heard this, but he didn't hand the things to Chen, but said, "It's okay mother, let's go faster." β
Seeing that Bai Qiuluo refused to give her the things, Chen frowned slightly, and wanted to take one or two things by himself, but he didn't pay attention to the surrounding road conditions at all.
"Mother, be careful." Bai Qiuluo saw that there was someone behind Chen's back, and hurriedly snorted softly.
Although there was a reminder from Bai Qiuluo, Chen Shi turned his back to the person, and he still bumped into it solidly, not to mention that the thing in his hand was knocked off by the impact, and he even rushed forward with the whole person.
Bai Qiuluo was in a hurry, and was about to lose something to pull Chen, when a big hand stretched out from the oblique side, grabbed Chen's hand, and stabilized her body.
"This lady, are you okay?" A gentle voice sounded, and Bai Qiuluo raised his eyes and was slightly stunned.