Zhou Peiling didn't dare to relax, and hurriedly followed Tie Niu and stepped into the thatched house.

The thatched hut was very simple, with little furniture, and on the thatched earthen bed, a middle-aged man was lying, and next to him was a middle-aged man serving him.

"Uncle Zhao, what's wrong with my father?"

Zhou Peiling glanced at his father on the bed, and suddenly felt a little incredulous.

The man in front of him was emaciated, his legs showed unnatural bending, and he was not wearing clothes, so he could see that he was covered with bruises all over his body, and because he was too poor, he did not go to the banquet to the doctor, and could only rely on himself to suffer.

Seeing Zhou Peiling coming back, Uncle Zhao shook his head and replied, "Alas. Otherwise, how could this be?" swept the iron bull next to him, and said, "You go out with me, let their father and son stay alone." So saying, he pulled the iron ox out of the house.

Seeing his father like this, Zhou Peiling couldn't help it, and hurriedly stepped forward, knelt in front of his father, hugged his rough arms, and kept saying, "Father, why did you become like this?"

The repeated shouts finally made the man open his eyes.

The pitch-black eyeballs rolled for a moment, and the man was a little surprised, and asked, "Is it Xiaoshan? Didn't you go to Chang'an? Why did you appear in front of me again?" He coughed a few times, and a hint of blush appeared on his face, but he laughed: "Yes, you must have come to report the good news, right? Tell me, have you been admitted?"

"I was admitted, of course I was admitted. ”

Zhou Peiling hurriedly responded, hugged his father with both hands, but felt that his father's weight had been reduced too much, and the bent legs made him even more angry, and asked in a low voice: "It's just father, you tell me what's wrong with you, why did you become like this?"

"Huh. It's good to be admitted, it's good to be admitted. ”

But the father in his arms didn't seem to hear it, he couldn't stop muttering, and a hint of a dream appeared in his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to touch the proud son in front of him.

Zhou Peiling hurriedly lowered his head and let the big rough hand grope his face, just like when he was a child, but this movement was too slow and did not have that kind of strong strength.

Two lines of clear tears fell, and Zhou Peiling whispered: "Father, tell me, what's wrong with you? Why did you become like this?"

Within a few days, his father's condition took a turn for the worse, which really made him angry, and he wanted to know who did it.

The iron bull stood aside, as if he wanted to say something, but after sweeping the old man in Zhou Peiling's arms, he couldn't help but lower his head, and he didn't dare to say anything?

"This, is it really a hill?"

It was only at this time that the father in his arms realized that his son had really appeared, and there were still some suspicions in his eyes, thinking that the person in front of him was just someone else in disguise.

Zhou Peiling carefully put his father on the bed, then took out the notice he kept closely, and said, "That's right. Father, you see, this is the admission letter from Truth Academy, and the child is really in high school. ”

"Really?"

Father Zhou, who was lying on the bed, was originally a little out of breath, but after seeing this thing again, he didn't know where the strength came from, and he raised his hand with some difficulty, and his rough fingers groped for the paper, revealing incredible.

It's just that this kind of action made Zhou's father extremely difficult, as if he had exhausted his whole body strength, and his arms seemed to be difficult to support, and he suddenly slipped off Zhou Peiling's face.

Zhou Peiling stretched out his hand, held the rough big hand, and hurriedly replied: "That's right, it's true!"

"That's good, that's good—"

Father Zhou, who was lying on the earthen bed, kept muttering, as if comforting the heavens, his voice gradually weakened, and finally returned to nothingness, and his eyes closed gently, just because he finally heard the news he was looking forward to.

"Father, father, wake up, father—"

However, Zhou Peiling clenched his big hands with both hands, his round eyes were full of madness, but he couldn't accept everything in front of him.

The loud call couldn't call the father in front of him, and the pain in his heart was even more inventive, so he could only sit in place in a daze, watching the death of his loved ones.

Walking into the house, the iron bull couldn't help but feel sad when he saw Zhou Peiling's lost look, and opened his mouth to persuade: "Xiaoshan." Your father, who has died. You don't want to do that, okay?"

Since the original incident, Tie Niu knew that Zhou Peiling's father was difficult to rescue, just because of his expectations for his son, so he had been hanging on his breath and never fell, so he trekked through mountains and rivers to catch up with Zhou Peiling and bring him back, but after several days of suffering, Zhou's father's life finally came to an end.

Zhou Peiling was dazed, as if he hadn't heard, and sat on the side of the bed.

"Alas!"

Uncle Zhao sighed and walked up, but picked up the person on the bed.

Zhou Peiling was startled at this time, and hurriedly got up to stop Uncle Zhao, and shouted in a low voice: "Uncle Zhao, what are you going to do to my father?"

"Don't you understand? Your father, he's dead. ”

Uncle Zhao drank in a low voice, which suddenly made Zhou Peiling's eyes widen, as if he wanted to argue something, but when he saw the already stiff corpse in Uncle Zhao's arms, he finally had to bow his head in despair.

Anyway, it's already a fact that his father is dead.

"And the only thing we can do now is probably just let it be buried in the ground. ”

Uncle Zhao's eyes showed sadness, for example, it was not uncommon for Zhou's father to suffer like this, for them tenants, and he was also full of anger when he thought that he might be like this in the future.

But so what?

That Zhang Feng is a county councilor, and he is the patriarch of the Zhang family, which is not something they can fight against at all, even if Zhou Peiling is admitted to the Truth Academy, as a student, what can he do?

He didn't have much hope for the future.

Zhou Peiling also knew this, so he had to take over this fact, and the three of them found a secluded place together, and buried Zhou's father, as for the so-called rituals and the like, subject to the current conditions, everything can only be simplified.

After waiting for these things to be dealt with, Zhou Peiling raised his head suddenly, but looked at Uncle Zhao deadly, and asked, "Tell me Uncle Zhao, what happened when I left?"

"Alas. What else could it be? But I didn't get enough food, and I was beaten by the people sent by that Zhang Feng. Alas. It's also our life, no wonder others. Uncle Zhao replied calmly, he has seen a lot of this kind of thing, and he has long been used to it.

"It turned out to be Zhang Feng? This guy is really greedy for profit, and he actually did such a thing?"

Zhou Peiling was unwilling, especially when he saw Uncle Zhao's disapproving appearance, he felt inexplicably angry, and opened his mouth to retort: "Uncle Zhao, what are you talking about? That Zhang Feng killed someone, how could he just let him go?"

"That's right. But what can we do?"

Uncle Zhao shook his head, as if he had already gotten used to all this: "Don't talk about the county order, if he can really bring Zhang Feng to justice, why would he be arrogant so far? And even if it makes trouble in Chang'an? We are just pariahs, where can we fight each other?"

It has been like this here for hundreds of years, and Uncle Zhao has been used to it since he was born, and he has never noticed the mistakes in it.

Zhou Peiling was already shocked in his heart, and hurriedly turned his head, begging with an expectant expression: "What about you, Tie Niu, if you think the same way, then why did you find me?"

"Isn't this my uncle who wants to see you before he dies, so I chased after you. Tie Niu scratched his head, and with worry in his eyes, he persuaded: "But Xiaoshan, you can go and don't make stupid things, otherwise it will be bad." That chapter is not an ordinary person, and it is not something you can fight. ”

"Why do you talk like that——, you talk like that?"

Zhou Peiling felt a pain in his heart, but he felt that the two people in front of him were too strange, and they were too different from the previous people.

In the past, if he called Tie Niu, Tie Niu would definitely agree, and there would never be any opposition, but now, Tie Niu has always maintained an attitude of opposition, which makes Zhou Peiling feel betrayed.

Tie Niu looked dazed and asked back, "Did I say something wrong?"

"Xiaoshan, I know you're unwilling, but listen to my advice and give up. Uncle Zhao also persuaded.

Zhou Peiling was not reconciled, and continued to shout: "But is it just watching the father who killed me, and I can't do anything?"

"Otherwise, what? And even if we really sue him to the county government, what can we do? At best, we will only fine some money. And if we offend Zhang Feng, how will we still live here at that time? His family is powerful, and it is not something we can fight against. Uncle Zhao was also a little annoyed and retorted directly.

Although he didn't spend much time, he was older, he had seen a lot of things, and he understood the strength of the Zhang family, so he naturally refused to come forward when he was afraid.

Zhou Peiling was silent, and he also knew that standing on Uncle Zhao's position, there was some truth in saying this.

But he was still unwilling, unwilling to let his father-killing enemy go unpunished, and swore in his heart: "No matter what, I will make that Zhang Feng pay the price." ”

Uncle Zhao and Tie Niu shook their heads secretly, knowing that with Zhou Peiling's temperament, they were afraid that it would be difficult to accept this fact.

Uncle Zhao had no choice but to persuade: "Xiaoshan, listen to Uncle's advice." You still don't have to be obsessed with this matter, go to Chang'an quickly. After all, you're already a student at the Academy of Truth,"