Chapter 13: The Vanishing Family
Outside the humble hut, Er Zhuang helped his mother to walk in the yard, and the expressions on the faces of the mother and son were much better than when Lin Xi first began to see them.
Lin Xi waved outside the door and made a gesture of silence, and Er Zhuang understood what Lin Xi meant, so he casually found a reason to go out to meet Lin Xi.
Er Zhuang was very excited when he saw Lin Xi, and said, "It's great that Xiao Linzi is okay, my eldest brother and I are worried about you." It's good to be back, it's good to be back. β
Hearing Er Zhuang's words, Lin Xi said with a little embarrassment: "Actually, I'm in trouble. Lin Xi told Er Zhuang everything from beginning to end.
After hearing this, Er Zhuang sighed and said: "No one cares about us at such an old age, but now we are stared at by these big families, I am really not used to it." Thank you, Xiaolinzi, we don't care, everything is up to you. β
Lin Xi nodded and said: "On the way back, I noticed that there is a good inn, no matter how powerful they are, they don't dare to arrest people in the inn in broad daylight, when the time comes, I will arrange a guy for you, tell him if you have any needs these days, don't go out by yourself." Lin Xi said these words very seriously and carefully, for fear that Er Zhuang would not write them down.
Lin Xi asked Erzhuang to go back and continue to accompany his mother, and by the way, he found a reason not to worry about his mother. Lin Xi, who had explained everything, was still not at ease, he was waiting, he had to wait for Uncle Zhuang to come back and explain again.
"Xiao Linzi, you're back, it's just the right time to come back, see what I caught. Da Zhuang carried a rabbit and shook it in front of Lin Xi.
Lin Xi smiled bitterly: "Uncle Zhuang, put this rabbit down first, I have something important to tell you." Lin Xi told Da Zhuang all about the matter again.
After listening to Lin Xi's words, Da Zhuang didn't have a surprised expression, on the contrary, he just listened to Lin Xi's arrangement just like Er Zhuang's answer.
In fact, deep down in his heart, he has always had a heart to repay Lin Xi, but now this troublesome matter not only troubles Lin Xi, but also implicates his family, but he can't do anything. He felt his own incompetence, the helplessness of the most ordinary people.
Da Zhuang sat on the ground with a sigh of relief, and the rabbit in his hand also took the opportunity to slip away. Lin Xi looked at Uncle Da Zhuang, his face full of vicissitudes. I don't know when Uncle Zhuang seems to be many years old.
Lin Xi took them to the inn, and didn't say anything along the way, but just warned Uncle Erzhuang not to finish drinking his daughter red when he left, and when he came back, he would have a drink with them. Erzhuang agreed, and also told Lin Xi to be careful.
Lin Xi took care of everything here, and he was going back to the ancient city.
"Brother Liu, how did you make an appointment with someone from the Zhang family?" After Lin Xi came back, he immediately rushed to Liu Ye's house.
Liu Ye said hesitantly: "The appointment is here, and the location is on the second floor of Manchun Building, but I can't accompany you." β
"It's okay, Brother Liu can help me make an appointment, I'll go by myself. Lin Xi thanked the willow leaves and left again.
Lin Xi must finish these things in the fastest time possible, so that he can get out of this family struggle.
Since ancient times, how many people have been killed and injured in family battles, and even some families have disappeared forever in this struggle. Not to mention that Lin Xi is an outsider, most of these people will become outcasts in this struggle. So why isn't Lin Xi in a hurry.
The Manchun Building, which is almost noon, is very lively, and the sound of eating and talking fills the hall on the first floor. Lin Xi walked through the hall on the first floor and went directly to the second floor. The second floor and the first floor are completely two places, and the second floor is very quiet, which contrasts sharply with the noise of the first floor.
Lin Xi came to the room marked Yingchun Pavilion, pushed open the door and saw that there was a woman inside!
This woman's skin is better than snow, her beautiful eyes are longing, and she has a light spirit on her body, and she is a natural beauty embryo. Lin Xi had never seen such a beautiful woman, and she was stunned.
Seeing Lin Xi looking at her like this, the woman's face was slightly red and said, "But the friend introduced by Brother Liu Ye?"
"In Xia Yufeng, it was Liu Ye who introduced him, and he inadvertently offended the girl. Lin Xi also realized his rudeness and hurriedly apologized. And it is not easy to determine this woman's status in the Zhang family.
"Brother Liu Ye's friend is my friend, just tell me something, I'll do my best. By the way, my name is Zhang Xueqing, and my son calls me Xueqing. After speaking, he lowered his head again, as if he was very afraid of life.
Xue Qing, this name is as beautiful as she is.
In order not to look so embarrassed, Lin Xi took the initiative to sit down opposite Zhang Xueqing and said, "Miss Zhang...... Oh, Xueqing, I want to know how the relationship between the three major families of your ancient city is now?"
Xue Qing suddenly looked up at Lin Xi and didn't speak.
Lin Xi told her that if it was inconvenient, she could not say it, she thought about it and said slowly: "The three major families have always been peaceful on the surface, but behind the scenes, you fight with me. And now the situation of our Zhang family is very bad. Lin Xi listened very carefully, and little by little he memorized the powerful relationships in his mind and quickly sorted them out.
In the end, Lin Xi got a big news from Xueqing. Twenty years ago, there were four great families in the ancient city, but since a down-and-out monk came to the ancient city, the fourth family disappeared into this place in one night, as if it had never existed. Everyone else thought that the fourth family had moved out of the ancient city, and only the other three families here knew that the fourth family had disappeared forever.
What's even more bizarre is that the down-and-out monk died tragically in the ancient city, and the ancient city was in a lot of trouble that year, and the secrets are estimated to be only known by the people of the three major families who are still there.
The fourth family, the down-and-out monk who died violently in the ancient city, and the current struggle of the three major families, this information made Lin Xi unable to digest it for a while.
"Which ...... Yu Gongzi, how is Brother Liu Ye doing lately?" Xue Qing's question interrupted Lin Xi's thoughts.
"Hey, I'll just call him to see you himself. Hearing Lin Xi's words, Xue Qing snorted, stroked her hair with her hand, and her face flushed with a little red again.
Lin Xi felt that this was most likely the favorite woman of Liu Ye's kid, and this Xue Qing cared so much about Liu Ye, there should be a drama between the two of them.
"Haha, it seems that Miss Xue Qing cares about Liu Ye very much, are you two ......" Lin Xi quipped, and then observed the expression on Xue Qing's face.
Xue Qing's face is even redder now, "Yu Gongzi, you...... Don't talk nonsense, Brother Liu Ye and I are just friends, and I already have a fiancΓ©. With that, she lowered her head again.
"Oh, no! that's a surprise. β
Xue Qing told Lin Xi that it was okay, and also stated that she and Liu Ye were brother and sister. Then he said that he had something important to do, so he left first. Lin Xi said that Xie Xueqing took the time to come over and tell him these secrets, and then went back to the room to eat and drink.
"The woman is in trouble, so many dishes can't even be moved, I'm embarrassed to move the chopsticks, I've been hungry these days. β
Eating and eating, Lin Xi muttered, "Monk......"
Lin Xi, who was well-fed, returned to Liu Ye's house again, this time Liu Ye did not play with those antiquities at home but stood quietly by the fish pond.
Lin Xi walked lightly behind Liu Ye and slapped him heavily to scare him, but Liu Ye looked back at Lin Xi expressionlessly, which made Lin Xi very embarrassed.
"Brother Yu, have you found out what you need this time?" Liu Ye's words were calm, but he still squeezed out a smile on his face.
Lin Xi thought that it was because of Miss Xueqing's incident that Liu Ye was also so sentimental.
Lin Xi no longer smiled, and said, "Thank you, Brother Liu, I know a lot of things that I still can't digest now." Brother Liu didn't ask about Miss Xueqing, of course, others care about you very much. β
"Xue Qing...... How is she lately?" asked Liu Ye, her words full of concern.
"I don't think she's very good, others thought you would go today, but you and others were disappointed, can this be good?" Lin Xi also looked at the fish pond after speaking.
"She already has a fiancΓ©, and when I go to see her, others will gossip. Willow Ye's reply was perfunctory.
"By the way, Brother Liu, I feel that you are quite a good match, why didn't you propose to her, but cheapened others for nothing. β
"The relationship between the two of them can't be reluctant, now I only have a brother and sister relationship with her, and the past events will be regarded as a good memory, why bother?" Liu Ye replied, a trace of sadness flashing in his eyes.
Brother and sister love, Lin Xi didn't believe them, but both of them said this, what did Lin Xi have to say? In fact, to be honest, Lin Xi felt that the two of them were quite a good match, not to mention that the two families could be called a good match, just say that the two of them had feelings for each other, Lin Xi felt that there was more than just the friendship between brother and sister.
In this world, the emotions between men and women are mostly sad endings, and how many people can finally go to the end together? In the end, it is just a matter of nothing.
Lin Xi patted Liu Ye's shoulder and said, "I think you and Miss Xue Qing are quite suitable, really I never lie." I also think there's a chance you can go and get her back now. β
"Brother Yu laughed, fate is over, what's the point of having to reluctantly end up losing both?"
Lin Xi and Liu Ye sat in the hall side by side, no longer discussing the topic just now.
Lin Xi suddenly asked, "Why does Brother Liu like antiquities so much? I see that Brother Liu should also be a big family, but he hasn't seen his uncle and aunt so far?"
"My father was gone before I was born, and my mother was gone a few years after she gave birth to me. Liu Ye's tone was calm, but there was a tremor in his lips.
"In this way, isn't there a huge change in Brother Liu's family?" Lin Xi continued to ask.
"It's just a natural disaster, and nothing has changed. β
"Oh yes, you've been Brother Yu, Brother Yu screaming makes me a little unaccustomed, I feel that Brother Liu should be a little older than me, dare to ask Brother Liu how old is he?"
Liu Ye looked at Lin Xi and said thoughtfully: "It's seventeen." β
"Then I'm much younger than you, oh yes, what's going on with your fourth largest family here, why is it gone in an instant. Brother Liu, do you know some truths?"
"The Fourth Family...... All I know is that its demise is related to the arrival of a downcast monk, and I don't know anything else. β
Lin Xi sighed and stopped asking, but he talked about some of the experiences in the rivers and lakes that Master Yang told him, but he didn't expect Liu Ye to be deeply interested in this, and the two of them began to talk and laugh.