Chapter 33: Freemasonry
For a moment, Wen Yi was stunned. She never expected to meet Liu Guanhai in such a place. She looked back at Nie Heng's figure a little helplessly, remembering that he and Liu Guanhai were old classmates, could it be that his eldest cousin invited him to be a guest? Although it was a little strange to entertain guests in a place that had not yet been tidied up, Wen Yi quickly woke up and saluted Liu Guanhai gently: "It turned out to be Liu Gongzi, but the eldest cousin invited you here?" ”
Liu Dongxing didn't answer, just kept staring at her and asked, "Are you really not complaining?" The people are so ruthless, and even the only foreign family you can rely on is so unrighteous that you are so tired that you are alone, and you can only barely struggle to survive under the contemptuous and wary gaze of others. You are just a woman, you can't stand on your own, you can only endure the poor treatment of those so-called relatives year after year, don't you have any complaints in your heart?! ”
Wen Yi looked at him blankly, not quite understanding why he asked these words: "Liu ...... Liu Gongzi, you ......" She felt a little strange, and the impression of Liu Guanhai was a gentleman who was a little cold in silence, but secretly would silently care about others. In any case, it is always a gentle image, and the person in front of her who has a slight hint of anger in his sharp eyes and is pressing step by step, is it really the Liu Guanhai she knows?!
Liu Dongxing seemed to notice that his tone was a little rushed, and quickly looked away, lowering his eyes: "It's rude, Liu occasionally passed by here, and when he saw Brother Nie's figure, he thought about coming over to say hello, but he didn't expect to hear Brother Nie and Miss Gu's conversation." Although he said that he should not listen to the indecent manners, Liu really couldn't move his feet......" He raised his eyes again and stared at him: "Please also ask Miss Gu to confess, what Brother Nie said...... It's all true, right? Do you really not complain in your heart?! ”
Although he is a life-saving benefactor, he has only met a few times, and he is not familiar with each other, and Wen Yi does not realize that he is still just a little girl, in most cases, he looks at the problem from the point of view of Wen Yi, who is in his twenties in his previous life, and is somewhat worried that the other party is a foreign man, if it were not for Liu Guanhai repeatedly asking this question, she would never confess to the other party. However, he stared at her with such a gaze, which made her feel strange in the bottom of her heart. In that kind of gaze, there is no selfishness between men and women, nor is it pure curiosity, but it makes people feel that he is asking her questions with his heart.
Wen Yi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Big cousin is just too worried, this land is so big, even if it is cheap, I can't buy it all." My uncle liked it, bought some of it, and became neighbors with our family, so that we could watch over each other in the future, which is also a good thing. I didn't know there were hot springs, but I just wanted to buy a piece of land, and hot springs weren't a necessity for me. My eldest cousin treats me like a sister, and he is not in good health, and if this hot spring can help his body, I will feel happy in my heart. She looked at Liu Dongxing, wondering if such an answer could be mixed up?
Liu Dongxing didn't know what disputes there were over the land property of the Gu Nie family, but he just heard the conversation between the two cousins and sisters, which caused him to worry about it, so he couldn't help but jump out and ask Wen Yi. Now that I listened to Wen Yi's answer, I was not very interested, and there was a feeling that she was somewhat coping, and she was depressed in her heart, and she turned her head, only to feel that the voice of injustice in her heart was getting louder and louder. He clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "You think the Nie family treats you well, so even if you suffer a loss, you don't care." And what about your people?! Listening to what Brother Nie said, your people treat you very badly, what do you think of them?! It won't be the same without complaints, right?! ”
Wen Yi was silent. She asked herself, did she have no complaints about her people?
No, she does have a grudge in her heart. She can forgive her uncle's family for going back on their word, because when they still care about her and love her, they will think of trying their best to make amends after hurting her. But what about the Gu clan? First the family property, then the grandmother, and finally the manipulation of her marriage, they repeatedly took away what she had, and in the end she gave up everything, and the cousin of the long house connived at her accomplices to take her life! After being reborn, she looked around with the eyes of an adult, and every day she could feel the contempt and indifference of her people to their ancestors and grandchildren. How could she not complain?!
However...... Even if she has a grudge in her heart, what can she do? Do you want her to go to great lengths to get revenge? She wouldn't do that, the Buddha let her be reborn, because he took pity on her for living a suffocated life in her previous life and dying unjustly, her time is very precious, it's too late to take care of her grandmother and revitalize the family business, where is the spare energy to take care of the clansmen?! If someone else bullied her, she would naturally fight back, but it was better to take the initiative. If she is reborn and only cares about taking revenge on those who have wronged her in the previous life, it goes against the will of the Buddha, and I am afraid that she will live even more unbearable in the future! She is just an ordinary little woman, as long as she can recover everything she lost in her previous life, live in peace, and let her grandmother enjoy a few more years of comfortable life, live a long life, and be safe.
Thinking of this, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and there was already a gentle smile on her lips: "It's impossible to say that you don't complain about your clansmen, but I still have my grandmother, and there are more important things to do." When is the time for retribution? In order to breathe a sigh of relief, wouldn't it be worth the loss to leave behind the people, things, and things that should really be valued? People in the world will always have a relationship with their relatives and friends. I didn't treat my people as close relatives, and it didn't matter if they treated me coldly. How the people live their lives is their business, and I just need to keep in mind what I want in my heart. ”
Liu Dongxing looked at Wen Yi's peaceful face, as if he had been hit hard in his heart, he couldn't help but take two steps back, lowered his head, and clenched his fists: "Why don't you care?" Clearly...... There are also parents and relatives, who have a solid family background, and when it comes to their birth status, they are more decent than them! But overnight...... He became an orphan without a father or mother...... Send people under the fence and live with people's eyes...... All the property belongs to the clansmen...... Loving relatives and friends suddenly became strangers...... If it's just a beating and insult, it's just a matter of returning it, just treat it as an enemy, just leave it alone, it's just ...... put on a good face in front of outsiders again! Unconsciously, even the original identity was blurred! has become a person who cannot see the light and is inferior! He gritted his teeth: "Such a clansman...... Such...... How can people not complain?! How not to hate?! ”
Wen Yi listened to it and felt that it was wrong, it wasn't her, was it? Although she is from the lineage, the first five rooms are all lineage, and only the clansmen after the seventh room and those who have separated from the family can also be said to be inferior to her dignity; Moreover, she did not become an orphan overnight, relatives and friends...... It's not a stranger; The Gu clan only treated her coldly and contemptuously, but they would not pretend to be a good person in front of outsiders, let alone blur her identity. Who is Liu Guanhai talking about?
Her heart suddenly moved, could it be that he was talking about himself?! Don't...... He is also a fatherless and motherless man, who is treated poorly by his people? Isn't that ...... How similar is her situation?
She opened her eyes wide and looked at him carefully. Liu Dongxing seemed to be aware of it, looked up, glanced at her, quickly turned his head, silently calmed the anger in his heart, and when he turned back, his expression had calmed down, and even calmed down a little coldly. He didn't look at her squarely, stared at the tree trunk next to him, and arched his hand: "Liu Moufang was rude, please forgive Miss Gu." Liu...... Retire first! ”
"Young Master Liu!" Wen Yi stopped him, he stopped, but he didn't look back.
Wen Yi said softly: "I am a mortal fetus in the flesh, and when I encounter injustice, I will inevitably be angry in my heart, not to mention ...... Is it that you have been taken away from all you have? How can people not resent and hate? ”
Liu Dongxing's body moved slightly, and he turned his head with a surprise on his face.
Wen Yi smiled slightly, lowered her head and said, "But no matter how much I resent and hated in my heart, I also clearly know what I really want." Others have mistreated me, that is because they have not cultivated their personal morality, and I can't violate my own rules of conduct in order to be angry. If I, like them, put profit first, disregard for propriety and shame, and bent on revenge, then what difference am I from them? I've been forced to be miserable enough, should I get worse because of revenge on them? Originally, I had no wealth, and I still had morality, but if I didn't even have morality...... I'm afraid that even my parents under the Yellow Spring will spit on me......"
Liu Dongxing was stunned when he heard it, thoughtful: "You ......"
Wen Yi blushed suddenly, turned her head away, what was she talking about? I don't know what the situation is in other people's homes, so I opened my mouth so recklessly. She cleared her throat and whispered, "Young Master Liu, I'm just talking nonsense, please act as if you didn't hear it." In a word...... In a word...... No matter what others do, the most important thing is to live my own life, so I won't put my mind on other people's homes. I'm busy! As soon as the words fell, I felt that the last sentence was too childish, and my little face turned even redder.
Liu Dongxing had calmed down, smiled at her slightly, and said, "Liu intercepted Miss, and after talking for a long time, he forgot to say hello to Brother Nie for a while, presumably Brother Nie and Miss's family are in a hurry to find you." Shall I send Miss back? ”
Wen Yi was reminded by his words, and hurriedly looked in the direction where Nie Heng was in the distance, only to see that he was looking over from afar, with a worried face, and hurriedly said: "Don't bother Liu Gongzi, the eldest cousin is in front, I can go over by myself." ”
Liu Dongxing raised his eyebrows: "Although it's not far, this is a mountain, and there are mud, trees, and grass everywhere...... If there are any snakes, insects, rats and ants, someone can always strengthen their courage by accompanying them. ”
Wen Yi traveled with her master in her previous life, and she didn't take this kind of road, not only was she not afraid, but she also once grabbed the snake that climbed on her senior sister and threw it away, so she didn't care, she just smiled: "It doesn't matter, I'm not afraid." Besides, the ground here has only been repaired, so what danger is there? ”
Liu Dongxing smiled without saying a word, took out the long sword at his waist with his right hand, and waved it at the branch on her right, and a ruler broke the long snake in two, and the body was thrown several feet away. He withdrew his sword casually, smiled at Wen Yi, and said nothing.
Wen Yi calmly looked at the landing point of the snake corpse and sighed: "Actually...... It's a non-poisonous thing, and being bitten is just a pain, so why should Liu Gongzi hurt its life? ”
Liu Dongxing was stunned for a moment, but soon came to his senses and smiled: "If you are bitten, you will also suffer." ”
Wen Yi couldn't resist him, so he lowered his head and walked towards Nie Heng. Liu Dongxing silently followed behind, and when Wen Yi walked to Nie Heng about ten steps away, he clenched his fists and signaled to Nie Heng, turned around and left, but in the snap of his fingers, he had disappeared behind the mountains and forests.
Nie Heng hurriedly stepped forward and asked Wen Yi: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" I was so caught up in my mind that I forgot about my cousin! Are you okay? ”
Wen Yi smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine, eldest cousin doesn't have to worry, it's just that I saw Liu Gongzi and said a few words of gossip." Did his eldest cousin invite him to be a guest? ”
Nie Heng glanced in the direction where Liu Dongxing disappeared and sighed: "He came here for a purpose, where can an idler like me be invited?" It seems that he is familiar with the terrain here, but I have been here for more than ten days, and I have not seen him say hello......"
Wen Yi whispered: "He just told me that he was going to call you, but he just ......" paused, and she didn't continue.
Nie Heng smiled bitterly: "It's just an excuse, otherwise he wouldn't have turned around and left." After hesitating, he said cryptically: "Cousin, he is the ...... Although he is a decent person, he always acts a little unscrupulously, and he seems to have a lot of resentment in his heart, and he ...... The fame is very important......" Seeing Wen Yi's eyes widen, he couldn't help but smile and said embarrassedly: "Look at what I'm talking about...... In short, he is not a generous gentleman. Originally, he saved you, and you are grateful, and it is human nature to be unwary when dealing with him. But...... It's better not to associate with him too much, and don't trust people easily......"
Wen Yi thought of what Liu Guanhai said, but she felt a sense of sympathy in her heart, and naturally felt more sympathy for him. However, although she felt that Nie Heng's words were harsh, she didn't want to make her cousin uncomfortable for this little thing, so she said to Nie Heng: "Big cousin, he is a foreign man, although I am grateful that he saved me, I have no reason to have more contact with him." I just happened to meet and exchanged a few pleasantries. ”
Nie Heng nodded, and there was a hint of shame: "Look at me, you are negligent, you are a girl's family, follow me up the mountain alone, it is not in accordance with the rules, I should have thought of this, and asked one or two maids and servants to follow and wait." ”
Wen Yi smiled: "Who does my eldest cousin think of me?" Could it be that without the girl's mother-in-law, I won't even be able to walk? ”
Nie Heng smiled dumbly, hurriedly opened the topic, and pointed to a narrow clearing not far ahead, the color of the soil was slightly different from the surroundings: "This piece was originally full of shrubs, not to mention that it was difficult to grow, and it was easy to stab people. I had someone wipe it out. In fact, the soil quality is good, and it is okay to grow food, but I am afraid that once it is burned, the land will be wasted, so I have to use it to plant trees. I pondered that this piece, along with the land that our family bought, would be used to plant peach trees, so that we could enjoy the scenery in the spring and eat the fruits. I told someone to circle a piece of land in front of me, and when the weeds and branches were cleared, we could start building the house. It's just that it's still messy now, and it's easy for people to fall down when they walk over, so my cousin doesn't have to look at it. ”
Wen Yi looked at the clearing at the other end of the forest, and sure enough, he saw that there were freshly cut tree trunks on the ground, and even the stones between the grass had not been tidied up. She looked back at her own field, which was so clean that it seemed that she could immediately plant a sapling, and then she thought of the fields below the mountain, and the same. She is like a mirror in her heart, where does she not understand? Then he whispered: "Big cousin, why are you doing this? Our family hasn't decided what to plant, you just care about finishing our land first, but you have delayed your own autumn sowing when you turn around, and there will be no production before next spring! ”
Nie Heng smiled: "It's okay, our family's land has nothing to cultivate, just planting saplings and building a house, no more wheat than your family." I'll lead you to the other side of the gentle slope, where the soil has been turned over, and the wheat is a little reluctant, but as long as you wait well, there will still be production, otherwise you will plant some peanuts and potatoes...... You can sell it for money after all. There was a flat land on the sloping land, which was not easy to cultivate because of the rocks, but it was just right to build a house. You take a closer look, do you need to cover a few, look at the land at night, or live in your spare time, and wait for the fruit trees to grow up, blooming in the spring, it is a good scenery. ”
Wen Yi followed his gaze and guessed where the gentle slope was, she took out the title deed sent by Nie Heng's friend Jun Minxing, and asked him, "......What did the eldest cousin say?" But the land on this contract? ”