A small copper coin, round on the outside and square on the inside, alludes to the ancient concept of the sky and the round place.

Turning into a streamer, it flew up and down in the hand of the man on the left, like a fish swimming into the sea, jumping uncertainly, flexibly and lightly flipping back and forth between the five fingers, playing somersaults.

The man on the right had thief eyebrows and rat eyes, and at this moment he scratched his cheeks like a stubborn monkey, resisted his impatience, and quietly watched this scene, silent.

The hustle and bustle of the city, the chaotic voices of people, the sound of gongs and drums celebrating Chinese New Year's Eve, everything seems to have nothing to do with these two people, only their own breath in the cabin, out of step with the world.

After a long time, the little boy at the bow of the boat finished nibbling on the pork pancake and looked at the man on the right in the cabin with great interest.

"Ahem......"

The man's gaze met with the little boy, and he saw the hidden emotions in the child's clear eyes, and then he thought about it, cleared his throat, and said, "Lao Li, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your son, right?" You don't want your son to be like you, living in a fishing boat, wearing rags, not being able to eat meat, and not being able to get a wife, right? ”

Hearing this, the little boy's eyes suddenly darkened, and he looked up at the other person in the cabin, and then lowered his eyes.

"If we get his vote, we will go away, and the money in exchange is enough for us to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of our lives!"

However, the copper coin flying in the hand of the little boy's father stopped moving in an instant and quietly returned to his palm.

Children are always the weakness of parents.

He took a deep breath, raised his head and said, "Ten years ago, when there was no him, even if the Zhou Mansion was the Longtan Tiger's Den, I would break through with you." ”

With that, he waved his hand and drove the little boy to the boat outside, before turning back and saying, "But now...... I'm not going to venture with you anymore. ”

"Hahaha......"

Hearing his words, the man in the cabin burst out laughing, out of breath.

"It is really strange that Li Dayan, a bandit who killed people on Dongting Lake back then, would have a day when he would be "afraid". If the Seven Generals knew about this, would they be so angry that they would climb out of the coffin? ”

Listening to this person's mocking words, a trace of anger flashed on Li's big face.

But he endured it and didn't have a seizure, after all, the friendship was there, and he didn't want to turn his face.

"What, not convinced?"

The man sneered, and was about to speak again: "......"

"You're going to go yourself!" Li Dayan finally couldn't help but get angry, and scolded sharply: "Leper monkey, for the sake of our friendship for more than ten years, I just let you in." Don't force me to blast you out! ”

The middle-aged man, known as the leper monkey, suddenly looked stunned and closed his mouth stupidly.

He knew that Li Dayan's temperament was incomprehensible.

If he is really thrown into the river, his face will be lost.

He glared fiercely at Li Dayan, who was playing with the copper coin, flicked his robe, and turned around and walked out of the cabin.

On the deck, the little boy holding the oars saw the leper monkey come out, and hurriedly greeted: "Uncle Lai!"

The originally angry footsteps of the leprosy monkey suddenly stiffened, and his face softened a little.

He touched the little boy's head, "It's the time of the big sacrifice, if the Zhou family loses the sacrificial vessel, it will be equivalent to losing face." It is bound to use the power of the officials to turn the whole of Shaoxing over...... Your identity is not ordinary, so let's leave Shaoxing as soon as possible to avoid the limelight! ”

"Huh?"

Naturally, the little boy didn't understand what he said.

In the cabin, Li Dayan, who looked angry, understood these words.

The meaning revealed in the words of the leper monkey is already obvious, even if he doesn't help, this old monkey surnamed Lai will do this vote.

On one side is a brother who has died, and on the other side is a son who is dependent on each other......

When he thought of his son, he had that bright smile and those gentle eyes in his mind......

Li Dayan's fists were clenched tightly, and his heart was full of unwillingness.

"Boy, come in, pack up your things, let's set up a boat into the Cao'e River!"

The years of the rivers and lakes urge people to grow old, and the rain beats the wind and frost, smoothing out the rebelliousness of the body.

……

The twilight was deep, the winter night sky had no temperature, and the snow drifted to the earth.

After the dinner and farewell to the last group of relatives and friends, Zhou Bosheng led many relatives back to the ancestral home of the Zhou family.

Brother Xun was left alone by Master Zhou.

"Keep up!"

Brother Xun watched his old father's face turn from sunny to cloudy, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

He answered and hurriedly followed.

In the study, the lights are dim.

Master Zhou sat on the Taishi chair, staring at his eldest son with blazing eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Do you know what you did wrong? ”

Brother Xun's heart was turning, but he still didn't think of what he was wrong, so he had to bow his head slightly, not daring to look directly at his father.

"Can't think of it?"

Master Zhou squinted, "On the third shelf, on the seventh floor, I found a history of the Tang Dynasty called "Biography of the National Dynasty". There is a story of "Taizong Huai Harrier" in it. ”

It's all at this time, even if Brother Xun is simple, he has also sensed his father's intentions.

The harrier is a bird, and Taizong's harrier is Taizong's holding harrier.

And isn't he just holding the little yellow bird during the day?

"Dad, I have an urgent need to urinate and want to relieve ......"

Without waiting for Master Zhou to continue asking, he immediately wanted to run.

"Stop!"

Master Zhou's loud shout sounded, and he trembled with fright.

He hurriedly stopped, not daring to run away.

Master Zhou looked at the appearance of his eldest son, and his heart was even more annoyed.

"In fact, as long as you don't indulge in 'cockfighting, walking dogs, and playing eagles', a oriole bird, you can raise it. But the bad thing is that you can deceive people for this little thing! Have you read all the teachings of the saints you have been taught by your teacher all these years into the belly of a dog? ”

Master Zhou sighed and said earnestly: "Although our Zhou's lintel is high, we must also pay attention to the door style and not make people laugh, this is a rule passed down from generation to generation."

Seeing that Master Zhou's tone was becoming more and more calm and calm, Brother Xun thought that this matter would be over if he admitted his mistake, so he lowered his head and replied weakly: "I know it's wrong, Dad!" A gentleman should be honest with others, and I will not deceive people in the future. ”

"Good, good! Then you come here, I'll ......."

A hint of cunning flashed in Master Zhou's eyes, and he stretched out his hand to signal his son to come over.

Seeing this, Brother Xun hurriedly stepped up, lowered his head, and asked respectfully, "Dad, what's the matter?"

"Chang Geng, have you heard of killing chickens and making an example of monkeys?"

At the same time, five-year-old Zhou Zhushou had already arrived at the door of the study under the leadership of Master Meng.

"Daddy! Father! I was wrong! Don't—"

Poor Brother Xun also tried to awaken Master Zhou's father's love, but unfortunately......

"Mother, help! Daddy is going to kill me—"

Outside the study, Zhou Zhushou listened to the miserable howl of his eldest brother and was suddenly startled.