Li Xiaoqi looked at the two of them, and then said: "Also, this is my negligence, you two also have to have monthly money, from next month, one person will have two taels of silver a month, and the fifth brother and Cheng Wang, it is also two taels a month, just forget it, he became a soldier, there is a fortune, and on the fifth day of the first month of each month, the two of you will come to look for wisteria to get silver, and the fifth brother and Cheng Wang's will be hung on the account first, just the same," Li Xiaoqi paused, smiled, looked at the two and said seriously: "You two also have to go up, read more books, practice calligraphy, Don't fall behind, usually listen and watch more diligent brains, if you can take on a more important errand in the future, this month's money will not be three, two, five, two, or five, but don't look at this month, two taels of silver will be enough! ”

"Yes!" Zhang Gouzi and Zhao Liushun agreed loudly, and the sound of the voice startled Li Xiaomi.

The next day, as soon as the city gate opened, Zhang Gouzi ran out and went to Huwei Camp to find Jiang Shuncai to pass the word, and then asked Li Zongliang and Mr. Fan to come back with free time.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Zongliang and Mr. Fan hurried back to Willow Hutong, Li Xiaoqi had not come back, Mrs. Fan hurriedly took the two of them in, and was busy sending hot water and refreshments up, Li Zongliang cleaned his hands and face, handed a cup of tea to Mr. Fan first, took a cup of tea and drank two sips, looked at Mrs. Fan standing next to him and asked, "Xiao Mi is so anxious to let me and Mr. come back, what happened?" Mrs. Fan's face was pale, and she said softly, "It's okay." ”

Li Zongliang looked at Mrs. Fan suspiciously, if there was no big deal, Xiao Qi would not be in such a hurry to call the two back, Mrs. Fan looked at Mr. Fan like asking for help, Mr. Fan frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Li Zongliang and said gently: "You go back and rest first, and wait for Xiao Mi to come back." Li Zongliang hurriedly put down the cup and stood up, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go back first, and the little one will come back and let someone call me." Mrs. Fan hung her head and bent her knees to agree.

Mr. Fan watched Li Zongliang walk out of the flower hall door, slowly drank the tea in the cup, motioned for Mrs. Fan to sit down, and said gently: "Say, what's wrong?" Mrs. Fan bit her lip, pulled the handkerchief in embarrassment, and whispered vaguely: "It's nothing." ”

"Alas!" Mr. Fan let out a long sigh: "Listen, one, Xiao Qi said that there is something, this matter must be trivial, two, Xiao Qi only called me and Zong Liang back, this matter must be related to you, three, I came back with Zong Liang, I saw you not see Xiao Mi, this is Xiao Mi asked you to talk to me and Zong Liang about this, do you understand?" Mrs. Fan looked up at her father violently, her lips trembled for a long time, and she said with a crying grievance: "You all have so many one, two, three, what should I do?" ”

Mr. Fan's fingers trembled, seeing that Mrs. Fan did not speak, Mrs. Fan wiped her tears with a handkerchief, choked up and said yesterday's events: "•••••• I just asked her that, isn't she eighteen after the New Year?" I asked her that, wasn't it for her good? Where did you say something wrong? She's just throwing a tantrum like that! Mr. Fan's face gradually became gloomy, and he stared at Mrs. Fan and asked, "Don't argue with me!" You cover your heart and ask yourself, didn't you say this for Yueting's refutation? ”

Mrs. Fan bit her lip and said nothing, Mr. Fan raised his hand and pointed at Mrs. Fan, and sighed heavily: "I told you, Xiaoqi is not an ordinary woman, you can't treat her as a woman, you can't treat her as an ordinary person!" She won't quarrel with you and play this kind of cautious eye, if she makes a move, it will be life and death at every turn! What did I tell you? You don't have to understand what she says and what you do, and you can't figure it out! Mr. Fan's tone went all the way up, Mrs. Fan shrank and squeezed into the chair, scared and didn't dare to speak, Mr. Fan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and then continued: "Xiao Mi has high expectations for you, I have told you, I have said more than once, this matter is extremely difficult to say, easy to say is also very easy, but it is the word obedient, you can't learn from Sister Zhang?" You listen to what Xiao Qi says, you do what she tells you to do, if there is something difficult, look for her, no matter what kind of difficulty you go to her, what's so difficult about it? ”

Mrs. Fan glanced up at her father, as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it, Mr. Fan waved his hand and motioned to her, Mrs. Fan said in a low voice: "She is also a girl's family in the end, I am older than her, and I have to keep an ••••••eye on it, in case it is wrong, it hurts you and the uncle, and then ••••••" Mr. Fan stared at his daughter and said coldly: "You didn't hear what I said?" I've told you so many times and you haven't listened to a word? ”

"No, she has to get married, and she will •••••• in the future" Mrs. Fan was stunned by her father's staring, and hurriedly explained, Mr. Fan laughed: "She is still her when she is married, even if she is dead, you go to her grave to worship more than yourself!" Mrs. Fan was silently holding the handkerchief, Mr. Fan looked at his daughter with his head lowered, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, when she was born, he was in office, and when he came back, he had a son, he was all focused on his son, daughter, he didn't pay attention to her, and he didn't have any expectations for her. He hadn't even thought about what kind of person she would marry, he didn't have to care about her mother, but now, his wife and children are gone, only him and this daughter, his daughter, is such a daughter!

The flower hall was so quiet that only the sound of dripping was heard, and a drop fell on Mr. Fan's heart, and the pain spread out from his heart, Mr. Fan turned his head to look at the drip, and said weakly after a while: "It's all my fault, I didn't teach you since I was a child, so that you can grow into such a •••••• fool." Mrs. Fan bit her lip so hard that her fingers trembled and she could barely grasp the handkerchief. Mr. Fan stood up, hunched his back, and walked out slowly.

Behind the rockery not far from the flower hall, Li Zongliang stopped in the shadows, watched Mr. Fan's gait walk by with a dragon clock, his brows locked in one place, stood for a long time, and turned to enter the flower hall.

Mrs. Fan was lying on the kang, covering her mouth and crying bitterly, but she didn't dare to let it out, Li Zongliang quietly stood behind Mrs. Fan, looked distressed for a moment, turned to Mrs. Fan, half-squatted in front of her and gently persuaded: "Don't cry, crying too much hurts your body, tell me if you have any grievances." Mrs. Fan cried so much that she couldn't raise her head for a while, and it took a while to cover her face with a handkerchief, and barely sat up, Li Zongliang got up and poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to her, Mrs. Fan sobbed and took it, looked down at the tea, and fell into the cup like a bead-on, Li Zongliang silently took the cup and put it aside, replaced it with a clean cup and poured her a cup of tea, Mrs. Fan took the cup and held it in her hand, lowered her head, sobbing and said yesterday's events, mixed with Mr. Fan's words just now, and mixed with many short trivial matters in the middle, Li Zongliang listened attentively, gradually sorted out the ins and outs, pulled a chair and sat opposite Mrs. Fan, looked at her with gentle eyes and said softly: "Don't think about it, I don't blame you for this, Mr. and Xiao Mi are rare smart people, don't talk about you, I don't understand what they say, if you don't understand, you don't understand, it's nothing, don't force yourself, let's not ask for those rich and noble, my father often said when he was alive, a safe family is a blessing." ”

Mrs. Fan sobbed a few times, her heart gradually calmed down, she hung her head, pulled the handkerchief and listened to Li Zongliang, Li Zongliang looked at her with pity, and then said: "You follow me, I don't plan to ask for any wealth, I marry you, and I don't want you to be smart and capable, that's it, I think it's good." Mrs. Fan was told by Li Zongliang's tears and kept falling, Li Zongliang persuaded her softly: "Don't cry, love is deeply responsible, this is what Mr. often says, if Mr. doesn't hurt you, who will hurt you?" This woman's business, the Fan family has a husband, and the head of this clan does not necessarily have to be the head of the family, our Li family, in addition to me, there are also Erhuai and Guizi, don't be difficult for yourself. Mrs. Fan's body stiffened, and she looked up at Li Zongliang: "Eldest brother is like a father, you ••••••"

"I know what you mean," Li Zongliang gently interrupted Mrs. Fan's words: "Blame me for this, I haven't told you about the outside, we have five brothers and sisters, escaped from Lijia Village, and all the way to the present, the masters of the house are all Xiaoyi, this matter is worrying, it's useless for me, but let my sister worry about it, Mr. said that Xiaoqi is almost a demon, and persuaded me to say that those who can work harder, and this is the reason, but when I think of Xiaoyi's girl's family, I feel uncomfortable when I work hard as an adult." Li Zongliang looked at Mrs. Fan, who was full of doubts, and said in a low voice with a wry smile: "Xiao Mi is thoughtful, when he was on the mountain, he was also strict inside and outside, and the things on the mountain, you have time to talk to Sister Zhang, she knows something," Li Zongliang stopped, and then said: "The entire military quartermaster in Beiping is managed by the Shui family, since we entered the Huwei camp, the swords, guns, bows, and horses are the best, and the marshal is also very polite to me, these few months, but there is half a credit, he has to report all the way, and the second master of the Shui family also made a special trip to the camp to see me a few times, These are all the favors of Xiaoqi. ”

Mrs. Fan was stunned and couldn't react, Li Zongliang said with a gentle smile: "Xiao Qi is a very sensible person, she has high expectations for you, but she will not be difficult for you for this, besides, even if it is for me, she will not be difficult for you, you relax, Mr. and Xiao Qi are both high-spirited, this patriarch, whether it is a clan woman, we can afford it, if we can't afford it, we can't afford it, if you like Xiao Mi, just get close to her, if you don't like it, respect her more." ”

Mrs. Fan hung her head, wrapped her fingers back and forth with a handkerchief, and for a while, her voice was as low as a mosquito flying by: "I know, it's mine." Li Zongliang exhaled lightly, and said with a smile: "It's all my fault, I didn't bother to talk to you when I came back these few times, I don't say it, you naturally don't know about the things outside, there are many small things, and the temper is not good when people are busy, you take care of it more, the Fan family, our family, these people in Beacon Mountain, she is worried about so dozens of things, she is not easy, what's the matter, you just look at my face." Mrs. Fan hung her head, and Li Zongliang accompanied her and gossiped for a long time, before getting up and accompanying her to slowly walk to the corner gate, watching her pass through the corner gate and go back to Fan's house.