Chapter 078: A Beggar
The next day, the two carriages, escorted by a group of people, left Luoyang.
Qi Jingyan lifted the curtains and looked at the familiar faces that had frequently appeared beside her in recent days: "I really didn't expect you to ...... Looking for so many people to follow me? I said, how can you find me so quickly? ”
Lin Shijun leaned on the big soft pillow, his straight legs were straight, taking up most of the space, holding a book in his hand, I don't know if he really looked into it, or was pretending.
"If I hadn't sent someone to follow you, you would have been abducted a long time ago, I heard that the brazen Zhong Mingjun came to you again."
Qi Jingyan looked out the window in despair, where did she not think about it, why didn't she take a car with Qingmiao? Wait a while, I'm going to listen to him talk about Zhong Mingjun at length again.
Lin Shijun tugged at her sleeve, she shook it off, and he smiled: "Oh, okay!" For the sake of your good performance, I won't mention it, I really won't mention it. ”
She sighed in her heart, you have to have such an awareness, that is the best.
Qi Jingyan looked at the street boringly, picked up the pu fan and fanned the wind, the cramped and narrow carriage was unexpectedly stuffy, and there was nothing to do, so he read the book in his hand, and thought it was a book to pass the time.
"Did the sun come out of the west? How did you get to read too? You won't ...... I'm thinking about taking this year's autumn exam! ”
Lin Shijun turned the page: "Why can't it?" ”
"It's not that I look down on you, I advise you to save it. Not to mention, it's only two months, and the time is a little late. Take this year's test questions as an example, they are more difficult than in previous years, so in the exam three years later, the questions are simpler, and you can pass the test in confusion. ”
Lin Shijun closed the book angrily: "Why are you so underestimated?" What if I pass the exam? ”
"If you can pass the exam, our ancestral grave will have to smoke."
He couldn't read the book in the first place, and he was struggling to concentrate on her, and let her pour cold water like this, he was suddenly a little disheartened, but he still held on to his mouth.
"Then if I pass the test, what reward will you give me?"
Qi Jingyan shook his head, as if he was persuading him to save it.
Lin Shijun thought about it: "If I pass the exam, you will give me a son." ”
Qi Jingyan was stunned, of course she knew that the son he said was not the one in her belly. But will they still have sons?
"And what if you don't pass the test?"
Lin Shijun was very embarrassed and said, "Then give birth to a daughter." ”
Qi Jingyan's face darkened suddenly, and she pushed away his big face, and she still looked forward to it a little in her heart.
Lin Shijun leaned over: "Yes, it won't take long." I will receive a letter from Bofu, and when you have given birth and we have ensured the safety of your brother-in-law and mother-in-law, we will go to Beijing. ”
"Speaking of which, you still want to enter Beijing. I said a long time ago that you will definitely enter Beijing, so I shouldn't believe you, saying anything that will be far away from the capital. ”
"There were so many people bullying you at the beginning, why don't we go back and settle accounts?"
Qi Jingyan's tears fell, if you want to talk about bullying, he is the culprit who bullied him.
Lin Shijun wanted to comfort him, but withdrew his hand again, no matter how fanciful he said now, he couldn't make up for the mistakes he made at the beginning. He looked out the window and suddenly saw a familiar beggar in the crowd, looking enviously at the bun stall on the side.
"Stop!"
He hurriedly got out of the car, went to the bun stall on the side, bought a few buns, walked up to the beggar, and took out a tael of silver from his body.
"These are for you."
The beggar, though his clothes were in tatters, was neat and clean, and his face was thin but good-looking, and he accepted the bun, but pushed the silver two back.
"I'm not a beggar, and I don't need your handouts."
Lin Shijun reminded: "Pei Ruyi, you don't remember me?" When I was in Zezhou, when we were repairing the city wall, we moved bricks together, and I didn't have enough money to sell things at that time, so you gave me 20 yuan. ”
Pei Ruyi thought about repairing the city wall, it was at least two years ago, and his impression was a little blurred.
"At the beginning, you said that you used to buy hand fat, did you marry that girl?"
Lin Shijun was proud, pointing to the head that poked out of the carriage: "Look, that's it." ”
"By the way, didn't you say you would go back to the capital? The capital is in the north, why did you come to Luoyang in the south? ”
Pei Ruyi rubbed his eyes sadly: "I'm lost!" Someday, though, I'll go back. ”
"This money is what I paid back to you. You just take it, if I didn't have your twenty wen at that time, I might not be able to marry my daughter-in-law. ”
Pei Ruyi didn't refuse, and Lin Shijun chatted a few more words: "I heard that Zezhou is going to build a new temple, and there will be work there at that time, maybe we can meet again." ”
"Goodbye."
Lin Shijun got into the carriage proudly, Qi Jingyan looked at him strangely, he kept pursing his lips and didn't speak, but he just leaned in front of him, looking like he was about to ask me.
"Who was that beggar just now?"
"An old man!"
Qi Jingyan glanced at him, went to see it himself, and after meeting the man's eyes, the more he looked at it, the more familiar he became: "Is he, the guest who used to come to our house often, looking strange, who is he?" If you are not someone who can be used, you will be so attentive for no reason. ”
"Look at what you're saying, it seems like I'm a villain who tends to be inflammatory. However, his identity is indeed unusual, he is the current sixth prince Liu Pei. ”
Qi Jingyan was taken aback: "Today's six princes? He is a sixth prince, how can he be so depressed? ”
"What else can I do, it's that I eat too much meat, and I want to come out to experience life and feel the suffering of the world. As a result, he was a road idiot, and he couldn't tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, so he couldn't go back. ”
When Qi Jingyan heard this, he felt that the six princes were inexplicably a little miserable: "No, I remember that when we arrived in the capital, weren't the six princes dead?" ”
"So, I'm going to save him before he dies."
"You know how he died, so you go and save him?"
Lin Shijun nodded: "Back then, after I was drunk, I learned his identity, so I wrapped the only remaining silver taels for him. Let him go back to Beijing, but on the way from Licheng to Handan, he passed by Gushan, was arrested by the female bandit leader there, and became a husband-in-law, and later died in the mountain bandit rebellion, and his children were sent back to the capital. ”
"Mountain bandit, but you haven't been home for half a year, so you went to investigate this?"
"Well, my father also died from this group of bandits. But by the time I found out what happened back then and went to that cottage, it was already too late. The cottage is in pieces, and no one knows about the robbery back then. ”
Qi Jingyan pondered for a moment: "Then why don't you send him back to the capital directly, and then ask him for compensation?" ”
"Then how can I do it, he is very wary, and he needs to approach slowly, and wait for me to become friends with him, so that I can naturally borrow his momentum."
"You're such a nuisance!"
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Lin Shijun took Qi Jingyan back to Lingchuan and settled in the courtyard where they got married. Originally, she was reluctant to give up the yard in Zezhou, her small vegetable garden, and her small gazebo, all of which were gone. But Lin Shijun said that in Lingchuan, this is closer to home, even if they are born, it is more convenient for their parents to move around, and they can take care of the affairs of the family.
As soon as she thought of it, in order to save her brother's life, she resolutely compromised. There were many people living in the courtyard at once, and it was very lively, and Lin Shijun also specially invited three experienced old mothers from Zezhou to condition her body.
When he returned home, his father was not angry with them, and he only knew at that time that it was their husband and son-in-law who acted together, and she became an outsider and was excluded. She was frightened and couldn't sleep well all day.
But she had such a big belly, and it really scared my father. As soon as she looked at her father's face, she knew what her father was thinking, he thought that it would be less than half a year before the child would come out, which would be embarrassing.
Lin Shijun is out of breath, most of the time is reading books, inviting a martial artist, practicing martial arts with Qi Lin in the garden every day, and calling Qi Lin to swim, he said that Qi Lin drowned in his last life, and if he knew how to water, he would not drown.
The bigger her belly, the heavier her body becomes, except for the three mothers-in-law invited by Lin Shijun to eat, not far away, her mother also has to make soup, and from time to time, she was raised by them and gained a lot of weight. After standing for a while, my feet were swollen and I couldn't stand up, and my body was not as good as before.
In the cool autumn of October, she felt the wind chill several times in a row, and Lin Shijun spent a lot of money to win and spread floor heating in her yard, and in a blink of an eye, it was already December 12.
The mother who delivered the baby was invited two or three days ago and stayed in the house. Qi Lin, Qi Rong, Lin Huan and Lin Shijun were waiting outside the door, and it was the first time for him to wait for the child to be born with his family. In his previous life, he thought that if his father was alive, I am afraid that this would be the same scene, and if he had a good relationship with his father-in-law, it should be such a scene.
Lin Shijun felt it for a moment, it was really good.
Qi Lin took his hand: "Brother-in-law, how can I be jumping up and down, waiting for a child, it's so hard!" ”
Qi Rong smiled: "I already asked you to go back and wait with your mother, you little kid can't help, and you are making trouble here." ”
"Brother-in-law, I'm here, are you much more at ease."
Lin Shijun nodded, and Qi Lin immediately told his father with confidence: "Who said I couldn't help?" My brother-in-law said that I was here. ”
Everyone was amused by him, and they heard a cry, and the mother inside pushed the door and shouted: "The old man gave birth to a son, 5 pounds and 7 taels." ”
December 12, three quarters of Shen, 5 catties and 7 taels, Lin Zhaoxing.
Everyone went to the other room to see the children, only Lin Shijun went to the room where he gave birth, Qi Jingyan's whole person was like washing, her hair was wet with sweat and stuck to her face, and Qingmiao and Mama were busy cleaning up.
Qingmiao held the basin, turned around and bumped into Lin Shijun, almost stumbling down, a little displeased: "Look to the side and stand, don't block people from working, besides, you men are not the most taboo to watch the scene of blood hula, why did you come in and not go to see the child?" ”
Lin Shijun leaned to the side, didn't answer her, just looked at Qi Jingyan and said, "Are you okay?" ”
Qi Jingyan looked at him with confused eyes, tears were about to fall, and he suddenly turned his head and didn't look at him.
"I've seen the child, and he looks much better than before, white and fat. Our Zhaoxing is back. ”
The midwife's hands and feet are neat, and she finishes cleaning up. asked Lin Shijun to roll up the quilt and put her on a clean bed, cover the quilt, wipe her face, and Qi Rong walked over with the child in her arms.
"It looks very similar, when Lantern Festival was a child, I don't know if it will follow my father or my mother when I grow up."
The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, as soon as Qi Yu said this, Qi Jingyan turned his head away and closed his eyes.
Lin Shijun stood up and was childish: "Then it must be with me." People have said that they followed their mothers when they were young, and their fathers when they grew up. Lantern Festival looked like this when I was a child, and it has to be grown now, otherwise I wouldn't be able to marry such an ugly girl no matter what I said. ”
Qi Lin nodded on his toes and leaned over to look: "Brother-in-law, don't be in the midst of blessings and don't know the blessings, I look at my nephew." ”
Everyone watched around the child for a long time, and when they saw that the time was not early, Qi Rong patted Qi Jingyan to rest, so he took the lead to go home, and came back tomorrow, and the mother took the child to the side.
Lin Shijun sat on the edge of her bed and touched her forehead: "When I was born, I didn't cry out about pain or cry." I've survived the hardest time, and now I'm crying for what, this child is given by fate and can't be avoided. ”
Qi Jingyan looked back at him and tugged at his sleeve: "I'm sorry......"
"What stupid are you talking about!?"
"You've been saying that you've been right, I've been waiting for today, I thought it wouldn't be. I didn't expect it to be true...... I thought in my previous life, there was no place to be sorry for you, I thought ......"
Lin Shijun smiled and pulled her face: "Don't be like this, ah, don't say it." Be happy, you are a new mother, how can you be sad? Let our family Zhaoxing hear it, how sad he should be, his mother, don't like him at all. ”
"I ......"
Lin Shijun pressed her forehead: "I said it, it's not your fault." In my previous life, I didn't have half a point, I hated that kid, but I was messing with you. To be honest, Zhao Xing's every move, words and deeds are not alive and easy to get rid of my copy? It's just that he's smarter than me, a little more sensible, and will please his mother a little. ”
"Don't call him Zhao Xing anymore...... I don't want to call him Zhao Xing anymore. ”
Lin Shijun nodded: "Okay, if you don't call it, you won't call it." So what's the best name? Have you thought of it? ”
Qi Jingyan was covered in the quilt and sobbed: "You can think about it." ”
"Okay, I think so. My name is Lin An, and I'll be safe and sound, okay. ”
"Hmm!" Lin Shijun patted her through the quilt.
"Don't cry, if you cry during confinement, your eyes will hurt in the future, you don't know, the bottom of the confinement is terrible, and you can suffer from the problems."
"Hmm."
Lin Shijun slapped twice and went out, he still went to see the child, after all, it was he who pulled the big child with a handful of and urine, and he saw him enter the sea of fire at the beginning, and now he can see him again, he is inexplicably comforted in his heart.
He went to the cubicle, but he didn't see the child on the bed, he pushed the door and saw that an old mother was walking outside the courtyard gate with a small quilt in her hand.
"Stop!"
He shouted, and instead of stopping, the old woman ran up, crossed the second gate, and ran straight to the gate like a gust of wind. Lin Shijun chased out of the gate before catching up, and saw a luxurious carriage under the locust tree not far away, parked there.
He chuckled, he really didn't expect that Governor Zhong was so unsophisticated. He patted the child in the small quilt and said to the mother, "You go and tell Master Zhong to fight this child less." Also, if you don't use it tomorrow, presumably Lord Zhong will give you money. ”
Zhong Zihan lifted the cool cotton curtain: "Lin Shijun, wait a minute, you have to let me see the child's face." ”
Lin Shijun looked back and smiled: "What are you looking at?" My son is mine. Why, does Lord Zhong want to recognize me as his godson? ”
Zhong Zihan got out of the carriage, he glanced back at Zhong Mingjun who was shrinking in the car, and strode towards Lin Shijun.
"Don't forget, you promised me in the first place."
Lin Shijun smiled: "My words never count, doesn't Lord Zhong know?" Or does Lord Zhong want to take it on his back and connive at his heirs to ruin the reputation of his subordinates' daughters? ”
Zhong Zihan gritted his teeth: "If it weren't for your father's sake, do you think I wouldn't do anything to you?" Give me the child, and I'll keep you on track. ”
"Why bother, Zhong Mingjun has arms and legs, a face, money and money, and marries a basket of women, do you still have a basket of grandsons? Why bother fighting with us ordinary people for this, children of unknown origin. Adults won't have not checked, I used to go to Qi Mansion to spend the night, and the insiders were in Zhongfu Mansion, and if something happened, I also took them home. Lonely men and widows are in the same room, how can they not go off the rails? If you insist on this, I can't help it, because I'm really not sure who this child is, but my possibility will be greater. ”
Lin Shijun put his arm on Zhong Zihan's shoulder: "My lord, forget it." In this matter, the insider is already very guilty, several times, I can't think of self-determination, what about me, I finally persuaded her. Be a man, leave some leeway, I don't want your son to have anything to do with us anymore, no matter who this child is, except for the surname Lin, he will not have a second surname. If adults have to insist on this, then I can't help but break the net, is this half and half of the grandson important, or the son you have raised for more than ten years important? The puppet was angry and blood splattered five steps, and the adults should think twice. ”
Zhong Zihan thought a lot, and sighed: "Can I take a look at the child?" ”
Lin Shijun uncovered the burden, and Zhong Zihan took a few glances through the faint light: "It's not like it!" It's really not like it, it's not like it at all, it's so cold, don't freeze the child, go back quickly. ”
As soon as Qi Jingyan finished feeding the child, he saw Qi Lin entering the house with a bucket of snow.
"Why do you run this way in three days? It's snowing outside and you're still running? ”
Qi Lin took off his shirt, took off his hat, patted the residual snow on his body, and came over.
"Oh, didn't I want to meet my little nephew? I'm an uncle now, an elder, a person of status. Sister, you'd better be polite to me. ”
Qi Jingyan just laughed, the two nephews and uncles, babbling and gessing, forget it, he went with him when he was happy, and Lin Shijun came in.
"Brother-in-law, are you sneaking here again?"
Qi Lin shook his head: "No, I remember what my brother-in-law told me." Not only did I come with my mother, but I also brought two young men with me. ”
"Mother is here too? She's not in good health, what are you doing here? Save time for Daddy to chatter. ”
"Dad doesn't dare to say his mother now, he can't be straight, he is not angry, and his aunt has given birth to a little brother. Not only did he not let me play with my little brother, but he also said that my mother and my little brother were in conflict. Dad has already lost his temper with my aunt, so I took my mother to take refuge in you, and my mother is now pointing to the cook and making you food. ”
Qi Jingyan smiled and didn't speak, but the worry in her eyes couldn't deceive people, and the day when the accident in her previous life was approaching, the more bottomless she was in her heart.
Lin Andao is a good child, he doesn't cry or make trouble, even if he pees, he always claps his hands silly.
When Lin Shijun changed his diaper: "This kid was a worry-free person before he was beaten." ”
"It's thanks to him for worrying, otherwise we won't be able to figure it out, it's not all about him, I heard that grandma say, you are skillful, like taking care of a child."
Lin Shijun wrapped him in a quilt: "An'er, look at your mother who said that she practiced with you." ”
Lin An clapped his hands and giggled, and Lin Shijun hugged her to show her: "This stupid boy, you know how to laugh, when will you wait for him to grow up." ”
Qi Jingyan shook a rattle to tease him: "In a blink of an eye, it's very fast." ”
On the third day of the first lunar month, when he woke up in the morning, Lin Shijun came to visit and followed Qi Lin all day.
Yesterday of that year, after Qi Jingyan gave birth, there was no confinement yet, and the New Year was supposed to go back to the door, but people did not go back. The family made a table of dishes, and she waited from noon to evening.
Qi Yan waited in front of the window without saying a word, saying that everyone should eat, and he didn't even move the chopsticks in his hand, but the child didn't come back.
Qi Yu waited until the third watch in the middle of the night before he was willing to let people remove the dishes on the table, and sat alone until dawn without saying a word.
And Qi Lin didn't know which subordinate he heard about it, his sister was not doing well, the poor family couldn't take the pot, there was no last meal, and Xu refused to come back because of his face. Before dawn, I went to the kitchen to dig up a small bag of rice, and I wanted to see her, so I took a carriage to Zezhou, and when I saw that it was about to arrive, I fell into the Qinyang River.
And they didn't know anything about this matter, and they didn't know the truth of the matter until Qi Ying came to the door to be held accountable, and Qi Jingyan cried so fiercely that that day that his eyes fell wrong, and he cried as soon as he faced the wind, and he remembered Qi Lin in tears.
In the evening, Qi Lin held a bamboo pole and stood in the pond to catch things. Lin Shijun searched around before he found someone by the pond, and suddenly Qi Lin's feet shook and he slipped out of the water.
Lin Shijun grabbed him: "Didn't I tell you, don't get close to this river or anything on a cold day, why are you disobedient?" ”
Qi Lin smiled disapprovingly, and continued to hold the net to fish: "Brother-in-law, why are you like a fart today, following me." ”
"What are you fishing?"
"My sister gave me a purse, just now I fell and fell into the pond, and it contained a few taels of silver, so it sank very fast, and I wanted to pick it up."
Lin Shijun looked at it, the clothes on his body were stained with the slightly moist mud on the ground after the heavy snow, and there were traces of slippery feet on the ground.
"Don't fish, let your sister embroider one for you."
"No, I don't want to lose what my sister gave me."
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