Master Zhou wondered in his heart, it is a good thing of great merit to deliver a baby, what kind of disaster can it cause?

So he asked, "What happened?"

Mrs. Xu tilted her head, rolled her gray eyes, and said while recalling: "That was more than twenty years ago. That year, the sister of the He family, who had been married for many years, finally got pregnant, and after conceiving in October, she finally gave birth to a baby boy. ”

"I'm glad to be a noble son, this is a joy for their little couple. Her husband held the red eggs that day, and delivered them door to door in Wuyi Lane, smiling so much that he couldn't close his mouth, and the sister of the He family held her son as a treasure, and she was reluctant to let go for a moment. ”

"It's a pity that the blessing is incomparable, the disaster is not a single line, no one would have thought that it would be such a small couple who do their duty, sometimes you don't get into trouble, but the trouble will come to the door by itself. ”

"Just a few days after the sister of the He family gave birth to her son, in this Qingping County, a team of people suddenly came, saying that they were escorting the family members of officials in the capital to Beijing and living in the pavilion. It is said that the official position in the capital is not small, and even the county magistrate of Qingping County at that time went to visit the post house in person. ”

"The wife of the big official in the capital is also pregnant, and she can't help the tiredness of running around for days, and on the night of arriving at the post house, she has abdominal pain like a twist, and she is about to give birth. The county magistrate recommended the He family's sister to them, saying that she was a well-known Wen Po who had delivered many children and had rich experience, so the official's domestic servant brought someone to invite the He family's sister. ”

When Lord Zhou heard this, his heart couldn't help but move.

He remembered the past that his mother, Mrs. Zhou, told him in the morning, more than 20 years ago, wasn't he born in this Qingping County, and the stable woman who delivered the baby was also Mrs. He?

At that time, my father was an official in the Beijing Tai Hospital, and my mother happened to be passing through here on the way to the capital?

Two confirmations, it turned out to be the slightest thing, there is such a coincidental thing in the world, could it be that this blind old woman is telling the story that happened to her back then?

However, what did she say about this, why did the old lady's family bring a big disaster?

Lord Zhou's heart was uncertain, and he continued to listen to Mrs. Xu.

Mrs. Xu continued: "The servant brought someone to the He family's sister's house, only to find out that the He family's sister had just given birth to a child, and she was weak after giving birth, how could she go? But in a moment's eagerness, where are you going to find Wen Po?"

The servant then took out a lot of money and handed it to the two sisters of the He family, so that they could say that they must go to the sisters of the He family to deliver the baby. The husband shirked in every possible way, resolutely refused to accept it, and for a while, the two sides froze. ”

Lord Zhou nodded, hearing this, it was basically the same as what his mother said before.

The servant who came to ask Mrs. He to deliver the baby should be Uncle Shunzi, according to what the mother said, their family should finally accept a lot of money and come to the post house to deliver the baby.

But what's the misfortune here?

But what Mrs. Xu said next surprised Mrs. Zhou: "The husband of the sister of the He family is also a rough person who works hard, has no culture, and the stalemate between the two sides is in the end, he is also eager to protect his wife and children, and he said a few heavy words for a while. Who would have thought that just because of a few words, his evil slave would immediately turn his face. ”

Mrs. Xu slammed the edge of the bed with both hands, and said angrily: "That evil slave actually drank the people he brought, and rushed up and beat the husband of the He family's sister. At that time, when they heard the movement of their house, almost all the people in Wuyi Lane came to watch, but next to the evil slave stood the official sent by the county commander to guide him, looking at their fearless appearance, but no one dared to step forward to take care of this matter. ”

"Pity such a man who is five big and three rough, in front of so many neighbors, he was beaten by them and vomited blood, and fell to the ground. And none of us, the neighbors who are usually taken care of by the couple and the couple, have the courage to stand up and say a word. ”

Mrs. Xu stopped when she said this, her whole body trembled with excitement, and she didn't know if she remembered the past

is still angry because he didn't have the courage to stand up and hurt a fair word back then.

Lord Zhou was silent, this is really the same thing as what his mother said? Why is it so different from what his mother said? That evil slave is really Uncle Shunzi?

Uncle Shunzi has served in the Zhou family all his life, he has simply watched Lord Zhou grow up since he was a child, in his memory, Uncle Shunzi is loyal to the Zhou family, not only loves him, but also is an amiable and good person, and he has never seen him blush or quarrel with anyone.

Such a person will be the evil slave who bullies others and is domineering in Mrs. Xu's mouth?

But looking at Mrs. Xu's expression, she clearly did not lie, she told what really happened back then.

Lord Zhou was a little stunned for a while.

Mrs. Xu paused for a while before continuing to narrate: "Later, when the sister of the He family saw that her husband was really beaten, she knelt in front of the evil slave and cried and begged them to stop, saying that she was willing to go to deliver the baby, and these wicked people stopped. It's a pity that a good strong man was beaten by these people and was almost out of shape, and he couldn't move when he lay on the ground. ”

Although the sister of the He family agreed to go, but the baby who was born for a few days could not do without her mother, she had no choice but to hold her son and cry and follow those people. ”

"It wasn't until they left that everyone stepped forward to carry her injured husband into the house, and hurriedly went to ask a doctor to come for treatment.

It is said that the wife of the senior official also gave birth to a son, and the mother and son were safe, so they were willing to let her go home. ”

When she got home, she didn't say anything, and even when the child was hungry, she didn't even feed her, and let the baby cry, she just cried over her unconscious husband. ”

"At that time, none of our neighbors dared to go up and persuade them except to help them catch the decoction and make a bowl of hot rice for the two of them, perhaps they were ashamed that they didn't dare to stand up and stand up in the situation just now. ”

Mrs. Xu let out a long sigh and stopped again.

Lord Zhou asked, "Does the yamen care about this matter?"

Mrs. Xu sneered: "Yamen? That's the family of a big official in the capital, does a small county magistrate of Qingping County dare to take care of it? He still has to take care of the black gauze hat on his head! When we ordinary people encounter this kind of thing, we can only consider ourselves unlucky." ”

The lieutenant chief on the side also snorted and said: "Since the county magistrate has sent the officials around him to guide the way, he naturally has a heart, how can he care about the life and death of your people, and offend the officials of the capital for you?"

After saying this, he suddenly saved the identity of Lord Zhou, consciously lost his words, and couldn't help but shrink back.

Lord Zhou lowered his head and was silent for a moment before asking, "So, what happened later?"

"Later?" Mrs. Xu shook her head and said, "Of course, the family members of the big officials went to the capital to enjoy their blessings, and we ordinary people must not continue to live?"

"The husband of the He sister-in-law lay straight in bed for a month before he could get up, but according to the doctor, he was injured internally and needs to recuperate slowly in the future. ”

"But everyone sees that his complexion is not bad, and he is recovering quite well, and, when he encounters such an unfortunate thing, and hopes that he will get better, in order to chong chongxi, the sister of the He family is even pregnant again, this is the girl who was born later. ”

It's a pity that not long after this girl was born, the husband of the sister of the He family suddenly recurred from an old injury, so he went. I know that everyone hasn't figured it out now, obviously looking at the recovery well, why did the little couple quarrel and die that night?"

Lord Zhou was stunned: "They quarreled before they died?"

Mrs. Xu nodded: "That night was very noisy, no one knows why the quarrel was made, but which one didn't quarrel and quarrel? ”

Lord Zhou asked with some meaning

He said, "Have you asked the doctor to come and check it?"

Mrs. Xu rolled her eyes and said, "I know that you people in the yamen are suspicious, and everyone looks like a bad person." At that time, I was naturally invited, because I was too emotional, so I caused a recurrence of internal injuries and died, which is what the doctor said. ”

Lord Zhou nodded a little abruptly, it seems that there is nothing suspicious about this husband's death.

Mrs. Xu sighed and said: "Since the death of her husband, I have suffered this sister of the He family, a person has worked hard to pull the child to grow up, not very old, but her temples are white, and she looks much older than her actual age, so she is called by others Mrs. He, Mrs. He." ”

It is also strange to say that since then, the sister of the He family has regarded her daughter as a treasure and cared for her, but she has been a little indifferent to her son, ignoring him, and sending him outside as an apprentice helper before he was ten years old, looking out of sight. It was about the incident that led to her husband's early death, and she was somewhat angry with her son. ”

Lord Zhou nodded, that incident can be said to have changed the fate of Mrs. He in the second half of her life, and it is not difficult to understand that she has such behavior.

"But it's also very strange to say, just two years ago, this He family sister was like a sudden change of person, changed her mind, insisted on taking her son back, not only ate and drank every day, but also ran to invite Mr. to teach him to read, and kept saying that he would send him to Beijing to take the exam, Jinbang High School, others thought it was impossible, but she didn't know why she was full of confidence, and she looked like she was nine out of ten. ”

Mrs. Xu sighed: "In my blind old woman's opinion, it was probably because she suddenly found out in her conscience, felt that she had been ashamed of her son all these years, and wanted to make amends, so she did this." ”

As for going to Beijing to take the high school exam or something, maybe it's just a wish in her heart. She has been taking care of even the old lady of a neighbor like me all these years, such a kind person, I only hope that she can be a good person and have a good reward, and his son can really win the gold list, and his wish has come true. ”

"But I can't think of it...... Is it true that she is going to suffer such a catastrophe now? What should I do in the future, a blind old woman?" As she spoke, Mrs. Xu burst into tears again, choking up and unable to continue.

This is not the first time that Mr. Zhou has heard people talk about the sudden change in Mrs. He's attitude towards her son two years ago, the previous Aunt Li, and the lieutenant just now, also said so, in their words, "It's like a different person", such a big change in attitude surprised everyone.

What happened two years ago that made Mrs. He's attitude towards her son change so much?

Lord Zhou wanted to figure out this question, maybe it was related to her murder, and after thinking about it, he asked Mrs. Xu: "Regarding Mrs. He's son, has anything special or strange happened to him in the past two years?"

Mrs. Xu shook her head: "No, that's a good boy! Since he was a child, he has known the hardships of life, his mother treats him like this, but he has never complained, he works hard outside, and the little money he earns is saved as much as possible and taken home to supplement the family." ”

And he was never jealous of his sister's love for his mother's favoritism, the brother and sister had a very good relationship, took good care of his sister, and was a good brother. How could such a good person be the murderer of his own mother? Brother Gongren, you must be aware of everything, and you must not wronged a good person!"

Lord Zhou heard this and said secretly in his heart, speaking of which, this old lady He's son is really a good person.

After Mrs. Xu finished speaking, she thought about it, and suddenly said again: "If you want to say that this child is strange, it is not nothing. I remember when he was born, we were all there and we all hugged him. I vividly remember that when he was born, he had three cinnabar moles on his chest, and we joked that this child would be rich and prosperous in the future. ”

"But after that one night, when we saw the child's chest again, the three cinnabar moles were gone. ”

When Lord Zhou heard this, his whole body was shocked, and he asked in surprise: "What did you say? There are three cinnabar moles?"