On the road leading from the county seat to Zhoujia Village, five military vehicles drove quickly towards Zhou's house, and in the first car of the leader sat Cheng Lao and his wife, Zhou Xiaozheng and Mrs. Zhou, and Zhang Guoqing drove the car carefully.

Zhou Xiaozheng pondered for a while and instructed him, "Xiao Wu, let us go to the door of Zhou's house later, and you go to the old patriarch's grandson and the current patriarch to go to Zhou's house together." Let them all bring their genealogy. ”

"Understood." Zhang Guoqing immediately replied that he also planned to call the newly appointed captain and clan elder in the village now.

Five cars roared into the village. At this time, some villagers found out, and when they saw that they were all driving towards Lao Zhou's house, they immediately patted the door of the house next door, "Something happened, five cars came to Zhou's house." ”

"Maybe Zhou Xiaozheng is going home? What could happen? ”

The other party said anxiously: "No, I saw that there were all soldiers, and there were all people inside." Let's go and see, something really happened. ”

Zhang Guoqing watched them all get out of the car, and he hurriedly turned around to find the patriarch and the grandson of the old patriarch. Driving all the way into the village, he had already seen many people walking towards Zhou's house in a concealed manner.

Cheng Lao helped his wife and knocked on the courtyard door directly without waiting for Mrs. Zhou to step forward, and led a group of people directly into the hall. As soon as I entered, I saw a few men sitting in the hall, and the oldest on the kang should be Zhou Jiaren.

Zhou Jiaren, the old man of Zhou, was shocked when he saw these soldiers breaking in, the pipes in his hands fell to the ground, and he pointed at the old couple led by Cheng with his finger.

Cheng Lao sneered and said, "What? When we see it, we should understand that we are looking for you, right? Do you think we won't find the child if we hide it? ”

Old Man Zhou trembled all over, and said hesitantly: "You, what do you say, what do you say? I don't understand. ”

Cheng Lao saw a few people around Old Man Zhou shouting, and instructed Xiao Chen, "You hold down all the people around this old man for me." ”

After speaking, he directly helped his wife to sit on the chair, and said to him with a cold face: "Still pretending?" Do you think I'll come to the door without evidence? I see that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin. ”

Old Man Zhou saw that the eldest son and two grandsons in the family were all pressed to the ground, raised their heads and begged him, hurriedly put aside their faces, and sat motionless on the kang with their heads down.

Cheng Lao knew that he didn't give up, and he ignored him, and waited for everyone to sit down before he said: "Gu Mingzhu said that you would bring a token to Liu Xizhi, why didn't you fulfill your promise?" That box of gold and silver dollars can't fill you? You can use the tokens of the Zhou and Gu families with peace of mind, so you are not afraid that the heroic souls of Zhou Jinyu and Gu Mingzhu will find you? ”

Seeing that he still didn't respond, Cheng Lao patted his anxious wife, and then said: "Gu Mingzhu left a small box for the child, left the photos taken abroad for the bottom, and even explained the characteristics on paper. Do you want me to call the police and have people search, or do you want to confess? The old patriarch is dead, but do you really think that there is no proof of death? What kind of person Gu Mingzhu is, you won't know in your heart.

It took me a few days to find all your comrades-in-arms and all your wife's colleagues. Also to the military/ministry archives, household/registration section, veterans/military/personnel office. I found all the documents, do you think I will have no witnesses, physical evidence and will take a military plane overnight? ”

Cheng Lao looked at him silently, sneered a few times, and didn't speak, just waiting for him to make a statement.

Everyone in the living room was quietly waiting for Old Man Zhou to speak, but seeing him like that was a liar.

Zhou Xiao looked at Old Man Zhou expressionlessly, and no one knew what he was thinking. Lin Lishan pulled his hand uneasily, seeing that he was still indifferent.

"Dad, the grandsons of the patriarch and the old patriarch are here, and I also invited the captain, as well as two clan elders." Zhang Guoqing noticed something strange when he walked into the house and said to him softly.

Xiao Chen also came in at this time and whispered a few words in Cheng Lao's ear, and Cheng Lao nodded.

When the patriarch came in, Cheng Lao asked people to move chairs for them to sit down, and said, "Please come over today to be a witness." You should all remember Zhou Jiaheng, the youngest son of the main house in the capital, Zhou Jinyu, and his wife is Gu Mingzhu, the main son of the Gu family in Jiangnan, and these two should be recorded in your genealogy.

At that time, Zhou Jinyu left, Gu Mingzhu took the newborn child to find the old patriarch, entrusted Zhou Jinyu's cousin Zhou Jiaren to take care of the child temporarily, and gave a lot of gold and silver dollars, which were handled by my wife Liu Xizhi. In addition, Gu Mingzhu left a small wooden box, which contained the Gu family's mutton fat jade and Zhou Jinyu's seal, as well as the amulet around the child's neck as a token, and agreed that if she didn't come to find the child, let the old patriarch and Zhou Jiaren take the token to send the child to the aunt Liu Xizhi to raise.

My wife is Liu Xizhi, the adopted daughter of the Gu family. We have been waiting for more than 40 years, but we have not seen anyone come to the door, and we still can't find it after searching all over the country.

Now that we have come to the door, as the son-in-law of the Gu family, I must give your Zhou family an attitude. Zhou Xiao is Zhou Jinyu's son, and the Gu family and the Zhou family are the only blood and bones, and they must be recognized.

I don't want to say how much sin they have suffered in this line. I just want to know if Zhou Jiaren admits the facts, if I pretend to be stupid again, I will immediately call the police to deal with it. We have the vouchers and photos left by Gu Mingzhu, as well as human and physical evidence, which can prove that Zhou Xiaozheng is not Zhou Jiaren's biological son. ”

The patriarch listened and looked at the old man Zhou who bowed his head and was silent, sighed, and turned his head to discuss in a low voice with the two clan elders beside him. After a while, the patriarch opened the genealogy, took the old genealogy, compared the two books, and looked at Old Man Zhou, "Jiaren, what do you say?" Take a stand. ”

Cheng Lao took the box handed by Cheng Sijin, opened it and took out a stack of notes and photos, picked out two and handed them to the patriarch.

"This is a photo of the family heirloom jade pendant and small seal in the token, as well as the characteristics described by Gu Mingzhu. If he doesn't exit yet, I'll have someone call the police to search Zhou's house. ”

An elder of the Zhou family shouted angrily, "If you don't open your mouth again, I will let people give your family to the clan." Do you still want to get away with it? Isn't it enough for your family to lose face? ”

Old Man Zhou looked up at everyone, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but closed it, lowered his head and didn't gnaw.

The patriarch frowned and said, "You have nothing to say, just hand over the things." Everyone else has the evidence, you don't say anything, we're leaving, and then you go to the cell to eat or where, we really don't care. ”

Hearing this, Old Man Zhou lowered his head and gently touched his chest, reluctantly slowly took out a bloodstone seal from his chest, looked at it before closing his eyes and handing it to the patriarch, and then got up and went to the inner room.

Cheng Lao gave Xiao Chen a look, and Xiao Chen then followed him in. After a while, Old Man Zhou came out with a small box.

Mrs. Cheng cried and stepped forward to grab the box, and gently fm it with her hand, "It's this box." My sister took out this box with her at the time. As he spoke, he hugged him tightly in his arms and cried.

Zhou Xiaozheng and Cheng Sijin hurriedly stepped forward to hug her and hurriedly fed her with medicine and water.

As soon as Mrs. Cheng came back to her senses, she hurriedly stuffed the box into Zhou Xiaozheng's arms, "Look at it, this is what your mother gave you." You open it and look at it, you must put it away. ”

Cheng Lao took Zhou Jinyu's seal and handed it to his wife, "Let's see if it's my brother-in-law's first?" There is also my sister's jade pendant, you can take a look. ”

Mrs. Cheng picked up the seal, looked at it, and nodded with tears in her eyes, "It's my brother-in-law." There is a black dot here, and my brother-in-law said that I originally wanted to engrave a dragon pattern on it to give the finishing touch. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng opened the box and saw that it was a round piece of top-quality mutton fat jade, and sarcastically hooked the corners of his lips, which was really rich.

Cheng Lao saw that the token had been received, smiled at the grandson of the old patriarch, and asked, "Don't be nervous, did your grandfather mention Xiaozheng's matter?" We want to hear about it. ”

The other party said with a sincere smile: "I have lived a handful of years, and after too much time, I remember that his old man left by accident, and he didn't leave anything behind." There's something he won't tell us. It is often said that ignorance is bliss. ”

The patriarch looked at Zhou Jiaren and asked him, "What about the gold?" Gu Mingzhu left something to say before leaving. ”

Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Old Man Zhou broke the jar and said in a sullen voice: "Those Gu Mingzhu told us at that time that it was child support. Some were also left to donate to the clan.

At that time, my wife happened to have a miscarriage, and Gu Mingzhu and the old patriarch came to the door and entrusted us to take care of the child temporarily for a year or two. Gu Mingzhu asked the old patriarch to add the word Zhou Xiaozheng to Zhou Jinyu in the family tree, saying that Zhou Jinyu had instructed her. After the old patriarch added his name to the old family tree, he then heard Gu Mingzhu say that many people were staring at the Gu family's property, and the child was in danger now, and she had to deal with it before she could take the child back. He also copied a new genealogy, intending to add it to the new genealogy when the world was stable, and the genealogy of his family would be kept as evidence.

She did say that she didn't show up before the child was three years old, so she brought a token to Liu Xizhi. But how to find it with a child at that time? When the child is older and the patriarch is gone, I am reluctant to give up the child, he is the child of our Zhou family, and I don't feel at ease when he is handed over to outsiders. ”

Mrs. Cheng hurriedly asked, "Then did my sister say anything at that time?" ”

"No, just say that the child's father is gone, and she is also very dangerous now, in case she can't come back, and she can't find Liu Xizhi. waited for the child to be sensible and told him about his life experience, and said that Zhou Jinyu had instructed the child not to forget to learn martial arts before he died, and to leave the gold just in case, and to find a master for the child in the future. ”

Cheng Lao asked him immediately, "Where did you find Liu Xizhi at that time?" ”

"Left us two addresses, d and on the outskirts of the capital. It's just too far away for us to send our children there. ”

Cheng Lao ignored his explanation, looked at his wife, saw her nodding, and said, "The matter has also been clarified." Forget about the gold. Patriarch, when do you think you can let your children go to the ancestral hall? ”

After the patriarch discussed it, he said, "Let's bring the genealogy to the ancestral hall tomorrow morning, and as for the sacrifices, you can go yourself." ”

Cheng Lao nodded, understanding that Zhou Jinyu's tomb was on the outskirts of the capital, and the people who worshipped here were also ancestors. "Then we'll make an appointment. See you directly at the ancestral hall tomorrow morning. ”

looked at Zhou Xiaozheng again, "Child, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head, stood up and walked to Mrs. Zhou, knelt down and kowtowed three times, "I won't go back here in the future." You miss me and send me a letter, and I will pick you up for the elderly. ”

After speaking, he got up, watched the old lady cover her mouth with her hands and cry in a low voice, ruthlessly, turned around and walked to the old lady Cheng to support her and leave.

Cheng Lao saw that Zhou Xiaozheng and his wife had already walked out, "Let's go." I'm sorry for you tonight. ”

Watching them leave, Old Man Zhou sat in the hall and remained silent. After a while, ignoring the reproachful eyes of his son and grandson, he got up and went straight to the bedroom.

Tonight is a nightmare for Zhou's family's room. Zhou Xiaocun looked at the old mother, didn't step forward to comfort him, and took his sons back to the house.

The eldest son, Zhou Lidong, stopped his family from asking questions, and asked himself: "Dad, you already knew that your uncle was not a relative, didn't you?" Even my aunt knows, right? ”

Zhou Xiaocun glanced at the people in the room, looked at their depressed expressions, and said angrily: "What if I knew earlier? He was raised by our family. The fault is that your father received so much gold, not to mention. I knew that Zhou Xiaozheng's life experience was so not simple, how could things be so out of control? You're a fool. Okay, it's all gone, and it's all settled in the future. ”

"I won't dare to go out in the future. As soon as the ancestral hall opens tomorrow morning, everything will spread. Shame on the dead. The youngest son muttered in his mouth, watching his father's face gradually dare not make a sound.