Jian Jue, like Xu Fenglin, is reading the memoirs written by the writer, the writer rarely mentions but still mentions that when the old man of the Xu family died, those relatives began to conspire with the old lady to keep the family property, and the second young master Xu Xuanyan colluded with the local Democratic League to reverse everything in the Xu family!

The second young master was very disdainful of these, he ignored the words of his eldest brother and sister-in-law, and left alone. And Xu Xuankang can only go to other places to take over his father's business for the sake of the Xu family's livelihood, after all, the Xu family is all dependent on the master to do business in other places to maintain.

Although the writer is attacking the economic structure and feudalism of the traditional family, there is still a lot of useful information.

That is to say: in the years when the Xu family had an accident and no longer met with the relatives of the various clans, it happened to be when the eldest young master and the second young master were not there, and there were only female relatives and unknown relatives in the family. Later, the eldest young master died outside, the whereabouts of the second young master were unknown, and it was a few years of famine, and everyone still didn't see anyone from the Xu family coming down the mountain.

Those years were the critical time for the Xu family's tragedy.

After sorting out these things, Xu Fenglin's head would not faint.

Looking at the desolate courtyard, and the deep mansion, the tall walls imprisoned it all, Xu Fenglin sat on the steps of the attic, and he was fantasizing about what happened before the Xu family.

"Drink? Pu him...! "It's rare that the old lady didn't mention the big fat boy again, her attention was on the second aunt's question. She screamed, but no one paid attention, and she didn't care about the puffing cheeks. Instead, he raised his voice and asked Xuankang: "How long has it been since your father has written?" ”

Xuan Kang thought about it and shook his head slightly, his father's letters have always been irregular. Maybe tomorrow, maybe... Somehow, I feel that the second wife deliberately came to ask today, but it seems to have gotten an omen that something is wrong. "Maybe soon. In these days and months, it is not uncommon for the messenger to be delayed for a few days. He said to the eyes of hope or worry in the lobby, his tone was very casual, like the old lady talking about homely things, and after speaking, he laughed a few times, and took the tea.

Xuankang scratched off the tea leaves with the tea lid, and the lid bowl collided with a crisp sound. This is the only one in the lobby that seems to deliberately show a leisurely movement.

"What? Oh, I'll send someone to the post office this afternoon to ask. If not, I'll think of a solution. The tea leaves were thrown on the edge, but he stared at the transparent tea soup and did not drink it. After brewing a few dishes of tea, there is no mellow fragrance that can confuse people to relax, and the afternoon sun can only make people sleepy, even if it is strange warm and comfortable.

Xuan Kang put the tea on the table. He got up, and Yu Shu immediately helped. After he stood still, he repeated: "I'll ask in the afternoon." ”

As the eldest son, he couldn't help but care about his father. However, he understood better why his father left home. So the old lady urged the old man of the Xu family, Xu Puxuan to go home a few letters. Xuan Kang told the servant to send only one letter. He didn't want to disturb his father.

And the aunt sat down slowly in the chair as if she had lost her soul. She seemed to have no strength, and she needed to support her head with one so that her face would not collapse, possibly on her knees. She opened her mouth, but she didn't speak. A sound came from the throat: "Well..."

The old lady was always anxious about her son's affairs: "It's really not good, hurry up and send a letter to let him come back." It's a big deal if the master isn't at home! Earn? The Xu family is not short of two copper plates for him! Her pointed eyes, like jujube pits, glared at this time. As she spoke, she slapped the table, and the hand of the ancient branch, wearing a round jade board finger, slapped the wooden table with a clang. After saying that, he slapped again, as if he was going to demonstrate with someone.

The second aunt's wife only heard thunder, but the soul returned. Her eyes lit up, her eyelids drooped, and she didn't look at anyone. "Then there is Young Master Lao Xuankang. Don't worry, old lady, it's a good thing that he is busy with his career, which man is not like this? She said it very smoothly, and after a set of words, the second aunt and wife left the lobby. The corridors are all wooden, and you can hear the "dang dang dang" of high heels when you walk far away.

Xuankang listened to "Dangdang", and felt uncomfortable. He also set up a set of rhetoric and left with Yushu.

In the courtyard, the housekeeper was still pruning the trees. Xuan Kang beckoned to him: "Uncle Fu, leave them alone, let them toss." Go to the post office and ask if there's any letter from the old man. Buy another newspaper and get a copy if you have it. Xuan Kang's mind was suddenly confused, and he waved his hand, "Go ahead!" ”

The housekeeper didn't ask anything else, put down the scissors and went. The trip would take three or four hours, and he couldn't afford to slack off.

Yushu asked him not to worry, but Xuankang said, "I'm not in a hurry. I can't walk, I need to know what's going on outside. At this moment, Xuan Yan came out of the small door, drooping his head. Yu Shu saw that the two brothers were about to collide, and they were both absent-minded, so

Reminder: "Why don't you say hello anymore?" ”

Xuan Yan scratched his head stupidly and nodded to them: "Big brother is good, sister-in-law is good." After speaking, he smiled, but his brows turned into eight characters and turned into a bitter smile. March kicked me out, and she said she wanted to write, not play. It's boring! ”

"You also accompany her to practice calligraphy, why are you complaining to us?" Xuankang said. "Brother Xuan, I'm going to school soon, but I have to finish my homework." Yu Shu said helplessly. Xuan Yan scratched his head quickly and said, "Yes, yes, you will only teach me a lesson." ”

"I'll teach you? You told your dad yes! What did Daddy tell you? Think about how you promised your father? Xuan Kang looked at his younger brother and asked him very sternly, without a smile or ease on his face. He put his hands behind his back and straightened his back, and his paternalistic demeanor was established. However, as soon as his tone was heavy, he coughed dryly.

Yu Shu stroked Xuankang's back and shouted softly, "What are you anxious about Brother Xuan?" ”

Xuan Yan lowered his head: "I know, big brother." "Oh, it's really...," Yu Shu was slightly stunned, "Brother Xuan, go and do things yourself."

"Okay, I'll go write." Xuan Yan twitched his nose and said, he was afraid that his eldest brother would be angry since he was a child. And as soon as he heard his father, he remembered what he had promised his father.

After Xuanyan left, Yu Shu asked Xuankang, "What's wrong with you?" Xuan Kang's ears circled "What's wrong" several times, and the last time, he asked himself in his heart, what's wrong with me......

Xuankang said: "Brother Xuan is greedy for fun, and he has to be scolded to know what he should do." "I don't care about it on weekdays. You have something on your mind today, but Brother Xuan hit the muzzle of the gun. Yushu's tone was obviously blaming him,

Her slender eyebrows showed no signs of closing. But her eyes could speak, and Xuan Kang could read.

"That's right," Xuan Kang nodded to her, and quickly explained, "I think of my father." Dad also instructed me to take good care of Brother Xuan'er. "Oh, I understand." Yu Shu's eyes were bent, her gaze scanned Xuan Kang's neckline, even if it wasn't messy, but those folds just couldn't be ignored by her. When the sun shines on Xuankang, it should be bright and flat, as if those wrinkles are shadows

Target. She flattened her shoulder and reached for her lizi.

After a long time, she found that Xuan Kang nodded lowly, looking at her intently, his pupils were always flashing with a little white light. "What kind of god are you?" Yu Shu put down her hand, she actually thought it was funny.

"Wait for me, wait for me to get better", Xuan Kang closed his eyes, "I'll take you to Tianjin, go to Shanghai, find a foreigner store, and buy you a music box."

Yu Shu took a step, took a step back, walked to his left side, and took his arm. "I'm not a kid, what music box do I want? Besides, if you go to Shanghai or where to go, what will happen to the people in this family? She didn't have any expression, but rested her head lightly on Xuan Kang's shoulder. After a while, she buried her face, "How can you go?" She muttered.

Xuankang said: "Dad is not the same as leaving, at that time, Xuanyan only graduated from elementary school, and I have been married to you for less than a year." He can let go, but I have to take it over for him, what is the saying? ”

"You are the eldest son in the family. It's the rule. Yu Shu's voice trembled as she said the last two words. Yushu, you didn't say that before. You said you want to go to Tianjin, you want to go to Shanghai! "yes, I used to think about it, but I don't think about it now. Suzhou is fine, Xuankang, I just hope your illness can be better. "This is the Xu family, not even Su Zhou..."Xuan Kang sighed.

Yu Shu lifted it up, she stared at Xuankang, as if she was looking at a strange thing, she was so confused, after taking a deep breath, she said: "The Xu family..., the Xu family's compound is also the same in all seasons." But so what? I'm used to it, and if I count the time of year, I can tell when the month comes. Xuankang, I'm fine, you must take care of your illness, don't think so much. ”

Xuan Kang didn't speak again, he remembered five years ago, thinking like this, he naturally recalled four years ago or even three years ago, and now, he looked at the high-walled courtyard like a fool and was stunned.

At dusk, the housekeeper returned.

"Young master, there is no one at the post office, but there is a newspaper, and the newspaper has gone up. There was a war! Fighting everywhere! When I went to the teahouse to rest, I met a messenger, and when I asked, Shandong cut off contact. Hundreds of letters come and go every day, and few of them are from Shandong, let alone from the master. I can't read, young master, hurry up and see what's going on! Steward Xu panicked, but still respectfully handed over the newspaper.

Xuan Yan opened the newspaper and looked at it very quickly, and the first headline was the Shandong War. In the back was the retreat of Shanghai. He was shocked! The trees in this courtyard still have to be pruned like haircuts, and the big city of Shanghai outside, but the music box is smashed to the ground, and the little people dancing on the box are fragmented, as if they are resigned to their fate.

"This...", Steward Xu asked cautiously, "Is there any news from the master?" Steward Xu thought that he could see everything in the newspaper, otherwise everyone in the teahouse would rush to buy a copy to read. Moreover, the lord of the Xu family is valued by the town, and it stands to reason that the lord is qualified to be in the newspaper.

"No, there is a war in Shandong, and many places are occupied by Japan, and letters are not allowed." Xuan Kang sighed. He looked nervously towards the small courtyard, although it was separated by the wall, it seemed that the second aunt was eavesdropping at the moment.

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Then, what should I do, young master?" He arched his hands, not knowing how to put them. Wait for me to see, and then send someone to inquire about the news. Don't tell the old lady, you really can't get it. Such a big factory, in

Shandong can't say no. As for the master, didn't you say that Shandong's letter couldn't come? It's good to be in the limelight as soon as it's over. Xuan Kang folded the newspaper, and he wanted to take it to his room to read it.

"Yes, yes, okay, young master." The housekeeper had no choice but to say.

There are a lot of place names in the newspapers, all of which are familiar and unfamiliar, and the familiar ones are Shanghai, Kunming, Jinan, Tianjin... Not in the news of defeat! No! Xuan Kang sighed deeply, he was full of emotion in his heart, but he wouldn't open his mouth - what's the use of him yelling here alone? Amusing!

"Alright, so be it." He didn't just say it to anyone, only Yushu, who was helping him by his side, glanced at him.

Xuan Kang didn't go to dinner, he grabbed Yu Shu stiffly, "Send it here, say you want to take care of me." He didn't let her move, and as soon as Yushu frowned, he shook his head slightly.

He went to see Xuanyan's homework every day, and his face was serious, as if he was reading a war report. After reading it, he didn't criticize, and asked the servant to send the newspaper to Xuanyan. "I can't teach you your eldest brother, you have to rely on yourself." Xuan Kang suddenly said this as he stepped out of the room with his hands behind his back.

Xuanyan occasionally went to see Xiao March, and stuck out his tongue at Xiao March, "Big brother punished me for copying books." I wanted to play more, but... "But what?" Xiao March was still holding the brush in one hand and turned his head to look at him.

Xuan Yan's brows slowly closed, "There's a war outside!" It's all Shanghai, and it's not far from Suzhou. The school is meeting every day to discuss the closure of classes! ”

Seeing him like this, Xiao March said sadly: "Are you unable to go to school?" "I don't know. I heard that Shandong, where my father is located, is also... Tsk, I shouldn't have said that. ”

"Shandong?" Little March shook his hand, and a cloud of black dots was branded on the white paper. She hurriedly put it down, didn't care about the dirt on the paper, and asked urgently: "Second young master!" Please, tell me, what's wrong with Shandong? ”

"There is a war in Shandong, what? Do you have family over there? Xuan Yan was startled by her, and his body stepped back. Xiao March nodded desperately, "My father, my eldest sister, and my younger brother are all in Shandong!! "Don't worry, my father is also in Shandong, maybe, the battle situation in Shandong is not so bad." Xuan Yan was a little surprised, he didn't expect that March still had a family, he thought she was just sold to the troupe. "Second Young Master, you can't lie to me! March shook her head and looked at him. No... I kid you not. Xuan Yan lowered his head.

Silent and perfunctory, Xuan Yan hurriedly withdrew, sweating on his head. Xiao March asked him, and his heart was beating uncomfortably! He was also in the Analects at school, a journal of new thought. But what is the use of ideas on paper? Didn't he watch his eldest brother marry Little March? He watched! Say a few words once in a while! Gone! It's gone!

Somehow, Xuan Yan wanted to cry. Grievance. But there were servants walking around in the corridor, and they all had to greet him. Xuanyan held back his tears.

Dongfang's dream was awakened by artillery fire, and the sound of the boom made her feel that she was retreating step by step. Jiangsu was captured, and the national army retreated. Suzhou may only be a matter of time, but even more perhaps, this artillery fire can hit the high wall of the Xu family and blow up the old trees, old houses, and old sandalwood tables!

There was no good news in the newspapers, and Xuan Kang's words became less and less. He didn't dare to look at the word Shanghai, for fear that it would shed tears on Chinese paper.

Usually, the Xu family had dinner, and they had nothing to say, so they were going to disperse.

Someone broke open the door, the butler went out, and the door was unlocked. A few of the housekeepers picked up the sticks and rushed over, and the one who took the lead shone with a lantern exclaimed: "Come on! Get water! This is Ryoko-chan! ”

Xiao Liangzi's face and body were all black, his hands were grinding and bleeding, and his clothes were torn with a few conspicuous cuts. Someone poured sugar water on him, Xiao Liangzi closed his mouth, and the water flowed all over. Someone slapped him in the face, "Ryoko! Ryoko! ”

The old lady, Xuankang Xuanyan, and Xu Yuanming all came. Dozens of people gathered in a courtyard.

When Xiao Liangzi opened his eyes, he screamed, and everyone thought he was crazy, so they saw him crawling towards the old lady and began to kowtow, one by one, and his face was covered with blood, which was very scary at night. Someone grabbed him: "Ryoko! You are crazy! ”

"Old lady," Ryoko said almost roaring, her throat a little hoarse, "I'm sorry for you! I'm sorry for the Xu family! Old lady!

"How?" The old lady was stunned.

Ryoko drew two tears down, and he almost lay on the ground, "Master...... Master...... Gone! The lord is gone! ”