Chapter 2 Chenjiazhuang
Before He Yu died, he asked Shen Cheng to dig out a small cloth bag from the only broken box at home. Then he grabbed the hands of the brother and sister, and said to Shen Cheng with tears: "Cheng'er has grown up, my mother can no longer take care of you! After my mother dies, I will beg the uncles and aunts in the neighborhood to bury my mother and your father together! After burying my mother, you will take Yue'er over Qingyun Mountain and go to Chenjiazhuang over there to find your aunt, and she will think of the love of sisterhood and take care of Yue'er on behalf of your mother!"
At this time, Shen Cheng's mother had only one breath left, and said strongly: "This, the things in this bag were left to you by an immortal master who has attained the Dao." When you were born, the immortal master promised to take you as an apprentice. Settle down, settle Yue'er, go to Jinxia Mountain in Yuanzhou to find him to learn from him! Cheng'er, maybe your life should be so ......."
Only speaking of this, He Yu swallowed his last breath and returned to the West! The pain of losing his father and mother one after another made the brother and sister cry silently!
The neighbors heard the crying of Shen Cheng's brother and sister, and they all rushed over. At first glance, I realized that I had just helped bury the child and his father, and the child and his mother left again two days later. When the neighbors saw this scene, they couldn't help but cry, how could they not help with this kind of thing! Everyone helped the two children hastily handle the funeral and buried Shen Cheng's father and mother together.
Early the next morning, the brother and sister took the little savings left in the family, took the two coarse grain nests wrapped by their kind neighbor Aunt Liu, came to the cemetery at the foot of the mountain, and kowtowed goodbye to their father's grave.
After kowtowing, Shen Cheng wiped the tears from his sister's face, looked back at Qinghe Town in the distance, and secretly made up his mind that in the future, he must learn his skills to get ahead, and no longer live that poor life of bullying! So Shen Cheng pulled Shen Yue, who turned back in three steps, and walked towards Qingyun Mountain.
Along the way, the two children walked and rested, usually adults walked for half a day, but the brother and sister walked for a whole day, but fortunately, they had been along the mountain path, and sometimes they could meet passers-by and woodcutters in a hurry, but they did not lose their way! In the evening, they finally came to Chenjiazhuang, which is separated from Nanhe Town by a mountain.
Shen Cheng's uncle, Chen Tianhua, is one of the richest businessmen in this Chenjiazhuang. The three brothers of Shen Tianhua inherited the ancestral business and did the medicinal materials business, because the brothers, especially the third Chen Tianhua, are bold and righteous and like to make friends all over the world, and are better at doing business, honest and trustworthy, in recent years, the business has become bigger and bigger, and now the Chen family can definitely be called a rich party, not those ordinary people can compare.
Two years ago, Chen Tianhua also invited Shen Cheng's father to help take care of the business at home, and he could also support this brother-in-law by taking the opportunity. But firstly, Shen Xiaokong has the backbone of a poor and sour talent, and he excused himself by saying that he does not know how to deal with medicinal materials, and refuses to accept Chen Tianhua's kindness; secondly, Chen Tianhua is also afraid of his brother and sister-in-law gossiping, after all, this business is not his alone; third, the old father-in-law's eldest brother and uncle did not agree when they learned of his idea, and Shen Tianhua was afraid of estrangement from his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, so the matter was stopped!
The Shen Cheng brothers and sisters inquired all the way and easily found the Chen family. was taken into the door by the subordinates of the Chen Mansion to see the aunt, and everyone naturally cried again, so there was no need to elaborate. Brother-in-law Chen Tianhua hurriedly sent his subordinates to prepare food and accommodation for the brother and sister.
Shen Cheng, who had eaten dinner, lay on the bed alone and looked straight at the roof, but the fatigue of these days could not make him feel the slightest sleepiness. On a bed next to her, her sister Shen Yue was already asleep in her aunt's arms, with crystal tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.
"No, such a big thing must be said to the old lady, at least ......" Chen Tianhua, who was dressed as an outsider, stood up with his hand pressed on the edge of the table, and there was a slight anger on his face. But before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by Shen Cheng's aunt He Ling making a gesture to cover her mouth.
"Tomorrow I'll go to Nanhe Town. Chen Tianhua lowered his voice and added, then walked out of the room and looked back and closed the door.
After a while, Mrs. Chen sighed, and after covering Shen Yue with the quilt, she picked up the lamp and turned around to go out.
"Auntie", Shen Cheng called out to Mrs. Chen softly.
"Why can't you sleep?" Mrs. Chen turned around in disbelief.
"Auntie, I, I have something to discuss with you. Shen Cheng sat up straight and let Mrs. Chen sit on the edge of the bed, and hesitated to speak. Although she is her own aunt, she has not seen each other for three or four years, and Shen Cheng still seems a little restrained and rusty!
"If you have anything to say, you don't have to talk to your aunt, as long as your aunt can help you do it. Mrs. Chen put down the lamp and looked at him by Shen Cheng's bedside.
"Auntie, I have something I want to ask Auntie. I don't know if my mother has ever mentioned to you that after I was born, there was an immortal master who cultivated in Jinxia Mountain and wanted to take me as an apprentice?" Shen Cheng said the word "immortal master", and his eyes were much brighter.
"Immortal Master, oh, why did you remember to ask this? Auntie heard your father mention it. Mrs. Chen seemed to remember something, and then paused, and then said: "Your mother said that your name was given by the Taoist priest who cultivated immortals, and I heard that the other party still wants to take you as an apprentice in the future! I didn't pay much attention to your father and mother when I talked about this, it's been almost ten years! Why, are you going to go to the Taoist priest who cultivates immortals?" Mrs. Chen asked suspiciously.
"Hmm", Shen Cheng saw that his aunt guessed his thoughts, and he didn't want to hide it, and replied excitedly: "I'm going to apprentice to learn art and cultivate immortals, and I also want to become an immortal who knows magic." I used to hear people say that immortals can still live forever!"
"That's it?!Cheng'er, it's not that my aunt has to stop you from cultivating immortals and learning the Tao, but you are still young and ignorant, this god and immortal master's words should not be true!" Mrs. Chen continued with a sad face. "I think you still live in your aunt's place with peace of mind, study hard and gain fame in the future, this is the right way! As long as your aunt's family has something to eat, she will never watch you and Yue'er go hungry, can't you still trust your aunt?"
"Auntie, of course I believe you, but I have already planned to leave tomorrow! In the future, Yue'er will ask her uncle and aunt to take care of and raise her, if my aunt can take in my little sister, it is already a great kindness to our family, Cheng'er will thank you on behalf of my father and my mother!" Shen Cheng's tone became more and more firm, and he got out of bed and knelt down and kowtowed.
Shen Cheng, this child follows his father, although he is poor, he has a poor backbone! The little sister Shen Yue has already asked her aunt to raise her, and she must no longer drag her aunt down, since there is still a way to go by apprenticing to a teacher, then she has to fight hard.
How could Mrs. Chen really let Shen Cheng bow down, hurriedly got up to pull Shen Cheng up, and said in her mouth: "Cheng'er, what are you talking about, get up, get up!"
But Shen Cheng still insisted on kowtowing three times before standing up. Mrs. Chen couldn't do anything about this stubborn nephew, so she had no choice but to promise and said: "Okay, Cheng'er, even if you want to go, you don't have to rush to this day or two, and I will reply to you after discussing it with your uncle tomorrow, don't think about anything now, hurry up and go to bed!"
After speaking, he dragged Shen Cheng to the bed and lay down, covered him with the quilt again, shook his head, turned around with the lamp, and walked out of the door lightly.