Chapter 22: The Misfortune of the Year
Shishi Town House, the stone steps in front of the door are smooth and clean, and it is obvious that people often clean them. The eaves of the pen are www.biquge.info and the eaves fly into the air, as if they want to ride the wind and clouds, among which the plaque is written with two big characters of Yanfu, and the huge copper ring on the door is bright, and it is not stained with dust.
In a trance, Fang Baiyi seemed to have a delusion, and it seemed that he had never left.
The ears and eyes are clear, and there are hidden words in the house, which is no different from that year. Fang Baiyi's eyes flashed with hope, could it be that Kou Zheyuan was suffering from madness, all nonsense, how could there have been a tragedy, if this was the case, I was afraid that the Yan Mansion would already be ruined, and the weeds on the wall would be several feet long.
Secretly worried, I wanted to step forward, but I was timid, afraid that the door of the house would open, and finally it would be a mirror and a moon, and I saw that the house was bleak and dilapidated, the grass and trees were withered, and the fallen leaves were scattered.
The sound of the clothes breaking through the air, Fu Xiangning and the little pitiful couldn't take off and jumped down, and they also came to the door of the Yan Mansion. In the distance, the neighbors on the street stopped moving, their eyes were full of surprise, and they looked over, looking puzzled, not knowing what was going on.
"...... in White"
Fu Xiangning touched Fang Baiyi's arm with white and soft eyes, her beautiful eyes were full of melancholy, Xiujing was anxious, and wanted to comfort a few words, but she didn't know how to talk about it, so she could only accompany Fang Baiyi by her side, so as not to make Fang Baiyi feel lonely.
The little poor face was sad, hanging down, his eyes were bright, as if he wanted to look through the heavy mansion door, his expression was unbearable, but he was helpless.
The body stood still, the hope in his eyes dissipated, and all the silence was gloomy. Divine power through the mysterious, is already known to the huge Yan Mansion, empty and silent, although there are beautiful trees verdant, strange flowers shine, clear spring flowing water from the depths of flowers and trees, zigzag under the stone gap, but the pavilion pavilion is vacant, no one lives for a long time, lack of vitality.
The starry eyes were full of tears, and they couldn't be stopped at the moment, gurgling down their cheeks and wetting their chests.
It was the height of summer, but there was a cold chill through the body, the body trembled, fifteen years of soul haunting dreams, thinking about the twilight, but in the end it was empty in the blink of an eye, leaving only a heart-wrenching pain, painful heart.
Sorrowful roar, the howling sound runs through the sky, like a whimper, doubly desolate, echoing in the mountains and forests, shaking the source. The neighbors on the left and right looked stunned, and for some reason, they all looked in the direction of Yanfu.
Fu Xiang cried in her eyes, no longer caring about her reserve, she hugged Fang Baiyi tightly from behind, leaning on her thick back, crying silently. The little pity also convulsed and wept, turned his back, couldn't bear to see this tragic thing in the world, couldn't afford to lose and looked up to the sky, tears in his eyes were faint, and he sighed.
Outside the town, the old man in a gray cloth robe, with gray hair and a rickety body, looked forward to Qingyuan Town, his eyes were bright, but he was faintly a little worried, and the old woman dressed in palace clothes stood beside her, smelling the whistling sound, and also sighed and shook her head.
After a while, the old man muttered: "Old woman, it seems that it is time for us to move our muscles and bones, and send away those rats who are following, Fang Gongzi's mind is lost, and it is best not to see blood in front of him, so as not to change his heart." ”
"Yes, if you become bloodthirsty and murderous because of this, I'm afraid it won't be the blessing of the young lady, alas......" The old woman also looked sad, and secretly shook her head and sighed.
Fang Baiyi was full of hope, but he was suddenly subjected to this great change, so that his heart was traumatized and his soul could not be stopped. If you are stimulated, you shoot angrily, and you are too bloody, I am afraid that you will tend to be extreme because of this, and you will act too ruthlessly in the future, but it is not what the two people in front of you want to see.
Yan Mansion.
The heavy courtyard door was opened, and a fat woman stepped out of it.
Seeing Fang Baiyi and the others standing in front of the door, his expression was confused, and he looked at it a few times, but his expression was extremely excited, he stretched out his finger to Fang Baiyi, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... You are...... Are you a young master, Brother Fang?"
Fang Baiyi's eyes were hazy with tears, but he had already recognized the fat woman, the mother of his childhood playmate Xiao Mo, and said sadly, "Fat aunt, it's me, I'm back." ”
Widowed for many years, the fat aunt had to be helped by Mengyan Mansion and raised her posthumous son Xiao Mo. I was very grateful for the kindness of Yanfu, and wanted to sell myself to Yanfu as a slave and a servant to repay Yanfu's kindness, but Yan Leshi refused, and asked him to give a good life to support Xiao Mo to study, and in the future, he will gain fame to glorify the lintel.
"Old Yantou, old Yantou is coming soon, your little young master Brother Fang is back! Brother Fang is back!"
The fat aunt looked at Fang Baiyi fixedly, and shouted without looking back.
As if he was afraid that after turning around, Fang Baiyi would disappear, and his mouth kept shouting, "Come on, neighbors, the little young master in Yan Dashanren's mansion is back, Brother Fang is back......!"
The shouts were sharp and high, trembling like whimpering, and the fat aunt finally sat down on the ground, covered her face with her hands, and began to cry, sad and desolate, and made people cry.
The neighbors who rushed to hear the news were all stunned, looking at each other in disbelief, their brows furrowed, and their eyes wandered on Fang Baiyi's face. Between his eyebrows, he could vaguely see a little bit of his childhood appearance, and he was finally convinced that it was really Brother Fang, the little young master in Yan Dashanren's mansion.
They all came forward and grabbed Fang Baiyi's arm, all shaking their heads and sighing, with tears in their eyes, secretly sighing. Fang Baiyi's eyes swept over everyone, his simple and honest face, he had a vague impression, and he greeted everyone with his uncle.
"Little Master, where is Brother Fang?"
In the trembling sound, a white-haired old man rushed out of the house, already in tears, trembling, staggering, if it wasn't for someone to help, I am afraid that I don't know how many heels I will fall.
"Uncle Yan!"
Fang Baiyi recognized the white-haired old man, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him. The person who came was Yan Hong, who was the gatekeeper of the Yan Mansion, and now he is left alone and pitiful in the huge Yan Mansion, but he is also over the age of old and the vicissitudes of life. If Fang Baiyi returns a few years late, I'm afraid that he won't be able to see it.
Yan Hong's old tears were all over the place, his thin hands clutched Fang Baiyi, and he refused to let go anymore, but he trembled, knelt on his knees, and cried.
"The old slave is incompetent, living in the world, but he can't avenge the old lady, the eldest lady's whereabouts are still unknown, life and death are unknown, the old slave is incompetent, and he is ashamed of Yanfu!"
Fang Baiyi sighed and helped Yan Hong up, but how could he blame him. As the prefect of Jiangzhou, Kou Zheyuan has countless quick knives under his command, and tens of thousands of officials and soldiers help him, and he still has no clue after several years. Yan Hong is in his twilight years, the vicissitudes of life, how to repay this sea of blood and revenge.
After many times of persuasion, Yan Hong finally stopped his sadness. The neighbors and villagers are clustered, and they follow Fang Baiyi and others into the Yan Mansion, the buildings and pavilions, the green trees are shady, the pond water is clear, and the strange flowers reflect each other, which looks the same as in those years.
But time has passed, things are people, touching the scene, it is inevitable to feel sad and crying.
The fat aunt led the way in front and took Fang Baiyi to the Fuzhong Mourning Hall. Although it has been many years, Fang Baiyi has returned to his hometown safely to offer incense and worship for Yan Lefam and his wife to comfort the souls in the sky.
Fang Baiyi saw the spiritual position of his maternal grandparents, read their voices and smiles, knelt on the ground and walked forward on his knees, until he was in front of the spirit, and cried bitterly. When everyone heard this, they all cried, but they could only let it vent.
After a while, Fang Baiyi stopped his sorrow, Yan Hong lit the candle, burned the incense and handed it to Fang Baiyi, bowed and worshipped, and then respectfully inserted it into the incense burner. Nineteen servants who were killed in the house had a spiritual seat in the side room, and Fang Baiyi also went to worship with a respectful expression and kowtow.
Fu Xiangning took pity and couldn't afford to lose, and also offered incense to Yan Lefam and his wife. Just by receiving the golden plaque from the current saint, she can afford to bow down to Princess Ningxiang, and when she enters the Yan Mansion, she also has the intention of meeting the elders.
Accompanied by Fang Baiyi's side, the appearance of the country and the city, and the appearance of the country's color and fragrance have already attracted the attention of the neighbors, but the previous expression was excited, sad and sad, and the tears were hazy, so there was no time to take care of it. At this moment, when they saw Fu Xiangning making a big salute and paying tribute to incense, they all looked sideways and secretly talked about it, thinking that it was the young lady of Yanfu.
Fang Baiyi's expression had calmed down, and the little poor fetched water to serve him to wash and clean his face, and beckoned all the neighbors to sit down in the main hall.
The royal gold plaque is hung high in the hall, the tables, chairs, and tea cases are spotless, and the windows are bright and clean. The neighbors of the town are grateful for the kindness of Yanfu, and several people come to clean it every day, although the building is vacant, it is also very clean.
Fang Baiyi thanked the neighbors for their love for Yan Mansion, pondered for a while, and finally asked about the disaster of the year. Yan Hong couldn't help but be dizzy with tears, wiped his sleeves, and talked about the tragedy of Yanfu intermittently.
Fourteen years ago, near the full moon and the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yan Hong followed the instructions of Yan Dashan and prepared wine, meat, rice and noodles to send to the neighbors in the town.
When eating, he couldn't stand the persuasion of the neighbors to drink, greedy for a few more drinks, and fell drunk at the blacksmith's house in the town, not wanting to wake up in the middle of the night, and watching Yanfu fall into a sea of fire. In a hurry, he ran back to Yanfu with all the neighbors to fight the fire.
rushed into the mansion but saw corpses all over the ground, bloodstained, Yan Leshi and his wife were in different places, and the servants were all killed. Shocked, with the help of the neighbors who rushed to put out the fire, the bodies of Yan Leshi and others were snatched out. The huge Yan Mansion was buried in a sea of fire, and the pavilion collapsed, and the mess was everywhere.
Kou Zheyuan, the prefect of Jiangzhou, rushed to the scene when he heard the news, and was furious, ordering the arrest of the head of the knife to solve the case within a time limit, and he was determined to return justice to the Yan Mansion. Yan Hong was in charge and donated all the property in the house, hoping to save the young lady and avenge Yan Oxfam and his wife, but the years have passed and it has not been resolved.
Kou Zheyuan felt guilty in his heart, and allocated silver to rebuild the Yan Mansion, according to the previous layout, moved flowers and trees to plant, and restored the old appearance of the Yan Mansion. Usually there are many people who are sent to take care of it, and they have to help the neighbors in the town, which is why today's Yan Mansion is here.
According to the town's husband, he once saw more than a dozen black shadows, sweeping and leaping, like ghosts and ghosts, all covering their faces with black scarves. Before he could shout, he had been pierced through the chest by a sharp blade, if he wasn't born with a natural talent, he was afraid that he would have died of anger.
A moment later, the Yan Mansion was in flames, and a faint scream came out.
Before the husband passed out, he saw the man in black snatching out of Yan's mansion, wrapping the figure with a bed sheet, his hair scattered, and disappeared into the vast night in an instant. After counting the number of people killed in the house, it was only then that I learned that Fang Baiyi's biological mother, the eldest lady of the Yan family, was abducted by the murderer, and her life and death are still unknown.
Fang Baiyi heard about the tragedy of the year, and he also burst into tears, and almost collapsed the table by mistake, but fortunately, he woke up in time and was already deeply trapped in his palm prints. The marble table, under Fang Baiyi's hands, is as light and soft as tofu.
The merchants of Yanfu sit in Jia, rarely have grudges with people, and never come into contact with people in the rivers and lakes.
Only Mr. Jiaoshu has peerless martial arts, but he has been gone for a long time, how can he provoke the characters in the rivers and lakes to seek revenge. The man in black acted resolutely, killing more than 20 people in a moment, taking no gold and silver from the house, as if he had come specifically for killing, and took his mother captive, and there was no news.
Inadvertently caught a glimpse of Yan Hong's lips moving, as if he had something to say, Fang Baiyi's thick eyebrows frowned slightly, and said strangely: "Uncle Yan, is there anything else?"
"Little master, there was a girl who came to the house two months ago, and she looked like a fairy, but she treated people coldly, which made people feel like a cold winter moon. Eyes swept over Fu Xiangning, Yan Hong said.
There is a secret comparison in my heart, or the young lady in front of me is more victorious, and she is kind, no better than the girl before, which makes people dare not breathe.
Two months ago, girl?
Fang Baiyi and Fu Xiangning glanced at each other, both feeling inexplicable, at that time, Fang Baiyi was still trapped in the underground labyrinth, Fu Xiangning also lived in the deep palace, and they had nothing to do with each other, where did the girl come from, why did she visit Yan's mansion. After pondering for a moment, Fang Baiyi frowned and said, "Uncle Yan, what did that girl say?"
"I said that I was entrusted by someone to make a special trip to Yan's Mansion to have a look, and there was nothing else, the girl's eyes were like knives, cold and too scary, and the old slave didn't dare to ask more. Yan Hong snorted.
Entrusted by someone to make a special trip to visit?
Fang Baiyi's heart was shocked, could it be that his mother was still in the world, and she was worried about her former home, so she specially sent someone to visit? But if this was the case, why didn't her mother come back in person? Could it be that her body was sick and her mobility was inconvenient?
Taking a deep breath and shaking his head slowly, Fang Baiyi asked, "Uncle Yan, has my father ever come back all these years?"
"Uh...... The old slave had never seen it. ”
Yan Hong hesitated for a moment, and finally said.
When the neighbors heard Fang Baiyi's question, their expressions were also different, and the fat aunt sighed and opened her mouth to speak, but was stopped by the neighbors with sharp eyes, and hurriedly kept silent. But it was all under Fang Baiyi's eyes, knowing that there was something hidden in it, so he didn't ask again, and there was always a chance to ask in the future.
Remembering something in his heart, Fang Baiyi's eyes swept over the neighbors, and he asked again: "Uncle Blacksmith is in good health, why haven't you seen Uncle Blacksmith?"
The neighbors all shook their heads and sighed, and the fat aunt wiped her tears and said regretfully: "Alas, longing became a disease, but I didn't get through it, and the old couple died of illness a few years ago." ”
Fang Baiyi was stunned, but he only thought that Tie Sheng was out of the house, and the blacksmith uncle missed his beloved son, so he couldn't help sighing: "I see, it's just that Tie Sheng has ever come back?"
Tie Sheng?
Hearing Fang Baiyi's question, all the neighbors were surprised, and the fat aunt was already hateful: "How could that little cub come back, I'm afraid he has been reincarnated for many years, if it weren't for those little cubs messing around, how could it affect Brother Fang, you have been missing for many years, and they should be buried in the belly of the bear." ”
"What?" Fang Baiyi was shocked, Huo Di stood up, and said in a lost voice, "Could it be that a few of them failed to escape back then?" This is absolutely impossible, in terms of time, it is enough for them to escape back to the town. ”
The fat aunt hated herself and told her the details of the year, but it made Fang Baiyi look sluggish, sat down dejectedly, and couldn't speak for a long time.
At that time, the master of the town academy had a guest to visit and let the students go home in advance.
The playmates led by Tie Sheng and Xiao Mo proposed to go to the back mountain to play and invited Fang Baiyi to go with him. However, the teacher at home did not return from the outing, and Fang Baiyi was also a naughty child, so he stole half a day of leisure, so he ran out of the town with Tie Sheng and other playmates, laughing and excited, and provoked the blacksmith uncle to rush out of the shop and scold a few words.
The naughty boys were making noise in the back mountain, and before they knew it was evening, but on the way down the mountain, a brown bear more than a foot tall suddenly burst out, with bloody fangs, and rushed towards Tie Sheng and others.
Fang Baiyi has been practicing breathing and breathing with Mr. Jiaoshu for a long time, although he has not been able to practice the true qi of internal strength, he is also strong and strong, and his arms have more than 100 catties of strength. Seeing the brown bear pounce, he picked up a sharp stone, followed the instructions of Mr. Teaching, and hit the corner of the brown bear's eye.
The brown bear was injured, went berserk, gave up Tie Sheng and the others, and rushed straight to Fang Baiyi. Fang Baiyi turned around and ran, fled to the stone forest where all the naughty children were playing, shouted to Tie Sheng and the others to run, and went back to the town to shout for help.
Tie Sheng and the others fled back to the town and called the neighbors to go up the mountain to save Fang Baiyi. Along the way, I saw broken branches and cracked stones, and blood stains were faint, which was obviously caused by the brown bear's injury and rage.
It's just that Fang Baiyi has no trace, and he can't find it, so he thinks that something happened and drags him away for the brown bear. The Yan Mansion was gloomy, Yan Dashan was even more ill, and almost left the West, the blacksmith uncle and the fat aunt and others felt deeply remorseful, and angrily tied up Tie Sheng Xiaomo and other naughty boys, and threw them into the back mountain to pay for Fang Baiyi's life.
When Miss Yan learned about it, she hurriedly took her servants to rescue, but it was already night, and Tie Sheng Xiao Mo and other naughty children had disappeared, only bloodstained, and the blood-stained clothes left at the scene were Tie Sheng Xiao Mo's clothes.
Fang Baiyi sighed secretly and shook his head with a wry smile.
In order to avoid the brown bear, he fell into the mountain stream and waterfall, rushed to the underground labyrinth for the underwater undercurrent, and survived for 15 years, but he did not expect Tie Sheng and others to be so abused.
After a while, Fang Baiyi sighed and said, "Tie Sheng is not dead, I saw it a few days ago, although it is many years apart, I can still be sure that it is Tie Sheng." ”
"What?"
Everyone present stood up, looked stunned, and asked in a lost voice.