Zhao Siye's front yard

"Fourth master, please take care of me later."

"You're welcome, gentlemen, come, I'll introduce you, this is my daughter-in-law Zhao Sun."

A beautiful young woman stood beside Zhao Siye with a child less than a year old in her arms, and gave a gentle blessing

"Hello, sir."

Bow to her: "Hello. ”

"My son is not at home at all on weekdays, and you may see that he has no money, and my wife has been gone for many years. There are only a few people in my family, you can put the clothes you want to wash at the door, and my daughter-in-law will wash them and put them at your door, what do you want to eat, you tell me. ”

"You're polite, look, I'll put things away first, let's talk later?"

"Yo, look at me, come, come, I'll help you."

The fourth master helped me make the bed, and hurriedly moved the hanger at the door in:

"Look at this ancestral thing, what good material."

"Ask moving, your ancestors are."

"Red belt, Jue Luo, in old age, we can exchange this belt for 30 taels of silver, and after the Qing Dynasty is over, this belt is just a belt."

"You can write and calculate, can't you find something to do?"

"Who wants to starve! However, who wants the banner people, now that I think about it, the Qing Dynasty is not necessarily good, but when I get to the Republic of China, I am about to starve. ”

When I saw that he was sad, I looked at the birdcage hanging on the verandah and asked, "What are you raising here?" ”

"Yellow Bird, how about you take a look at the sentry?" Open the hood

"Yo, that's good"

"Look, look, what a decent! As soon as I saw it, I was reluctant to die! ”

"Don't talk about death, death, you will have good luck one day! , I'll go get some wine, let's drink some, let's get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows. ”

The fourth master nodded: "I'll talk to my daughter-in-law, stir-fry a side dish, let's get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows." ”

I drank with the fourth master for half a night, and halfway Zhao Sun's came to see if he wanted to add a dish, and the fourth master babbled a lot, but there was no specific content, but he talked hard.

In the end, I moved him back to the house with Zhao Sun, and I originally planned to go to the bathhouse today. The other day the night was too cold, this month to wipe my body, I have never experienced a southerner, all tasted, but now it is too late, all curfew, or honestly stay at home.

The next day, I came to meet with Zhao Sun's family, ate the breakfast prepared by Zhao Sun's family, and asked the fourth master if he got up, and Zhao Sun's said that the fourth master only got up every day when it was almost noon. I went to the warehouse, took a look with Brother Qiu, and was busy with myself, now I have completely started, Brother Qiu has entrusted most of the things to me, and he spends most of his time drinking tea and reading newspapers in the office.

The days passed without panic.

One day when I came back from work, I saw a white sail hanging at the door, and I was shocked, who was gone. Crossing the gate of the courtyard to the courtyard, Zhao Sun knelt beside the coffin with the child, and Zhao Siye was busy there, and the spiritual position had not yet been placed. This is who goes, no matter who goes first.

Zhao Sun reported that the child bowed and returned the salute.

"Please mourn!"

Zhao Sun nodded, knelt there and didn't know what to think.

I walked to Zhao Siye's side: "You see what I can help, you just command." ”

"Thank you, I just brought people back, and my relatives and friends are on the way, but I'm going to bother you these days."

I nodded and said, "You're there, but what's going on, do you know?" ”

"Alas, some time ago my stupid son was sent an envoy to join the petition group of citizens of the five tribes, and from 12 o'clock onwards, he surrounded the House with everyone, and gave 5 corners to the ocean every hour, and paid it immediately when they dispersed. He also said that the roster had been reported to the prime minister, and early this morning he waved a small flag and distributed leaflets, and in the evening, I don't know who threw a stone and killed a foreigner, and the police immediately arrested people, and they also dispersed in a hurry, but unlucky, my stupid son somehow fell, those thousands of people! Saying that, Zhao Siye's tears fell down like beads with broken threads, and the ones were almost connected.

I hurriedly sat him aside.

"But they all stepped on him, all into a stall, a stall of meat, the messenger said, said, said, if it weren't for the belt on his waist, it would not be recognizable at all, I went to collect the corpse, just like that, I couldn't take it, I still spent two oceans to ask people to put it away, he is now all relying on clothes hoops!"

"My son."

patted his back, waited for him to feel better, and asked, "What, is there anything to say about the messenger now?" ”

Zhao Siye wiped his tears and said: "When collecting the body, someone gave the public fund four yuan and two corners and five cents, and said that the matter was so bad that the prime minister refused to admit it, and I am afraid that the murderer will be dealt with strictly, and I will not be allowed to mention this matter again." ”

"It's gone"

"No, I know that he went to the citizens' petition group, and when the president was elected on October 6 in the second year of the Republic of China, he made a fuss, elected President Yuan, received the remuneration and dispersed in a hurry. This time, what's wrong with this time"

I don't know how to comfort this, a grain of dust in the times, falling on ordinary people is a mountain, white-haired people send black-haired people, and they die so miserably. I took out 5 silver dollars from my arms and stuffed them into Zhao Siye's arms.

"This is my gift."

"That's more, that's more"

"You take it, there are a lot of things behind this, this is my heart, you take it"

"Alas, thank you, if you have any orders in the future, please just give orders, if I Zhao Mingyang have two words, I will not die well."

"You're serious, you look like someone, I'm going to say hello"

"Then I'm greeting someone, I've been bothering Mr. these days."

"It's okay, go and say hello."

Zhao Siye saw that his hair had turned a lot grayer overnight, and his back was even more rickety. Children are the hearts of their parents, although they eat, drink, prostitute and gamble on weekdays, Zhao Siye seems to not even shed a drop of tears when his son dies, but when his son dies, he will still feel uncomfortable.

For a few days, Zhao Siye's relatives and friends came and went, Zhao Siye and Zhao Sun lost a lot of weight, and they were finally sent out of the city to be buried.

After Zhao Siye's body seemed to have a serious illness, although he could get out of bed, his appetite was greatly reduced, and he was much older, and he saw his grandson when he was in spirit, Zhao Sun's family was the same as before, taking care of his father-in-law, taking care of the children, and taking over the laundry, the clothes seemed to have no end, I was washing when I got up in the morning, and I didn't stop until I almost didn't see the light.

I have only seen Zhao Siye's son once, with a hemp stalk figure, sunken eye sockets, and a little stunned eyes, it is estimated that he smoked too much that night, and the person reacted slowly, and the police couldn't react when they drove him away, and his body was even worse, and he was trampled to death.

I watched Zhao Sun's busy life, and he was widowed, Zhao Siye was not in good health and didn't come out often, I had to find someone to serve me, or it would be a long time, and I didn't know how others arranged me and Zhao Sun's. But I have to talk to Zhao Siye first.

"The fourth master is basking in the sun, is he feeling better?"

"Thanks to you, it's not like a while ago, but it's a lot better than when I started."

"Your body is important, don't you still have a grandson, you can see him get married."

"Lend you good words"

"Today, I have something to tell you, you can listen to it first"

"You say"

"I think, I have to find someone else to serve me, or after a long time, I don't know how others arrange me and Zhao Sun's. I rented all the five upside-down rooms in your front yard, and from next month the rent will be added to the monthly rent plus 5 silver dollars, what do you think?"

"It's still thoughtful, I'll listen to you."

"Later that night, I asked Brother Qiu to renew the contract."

"I'm sorry for you."