Chapter XXXVIII
After saying the news, why bother to ask resolutely refused to return to the ship, insisted on going to the guest house, and finally left the water, he didn't want to go back, he staggered back to Fuzhou City to find the inn alone, Wang Lie and the others were not so tossed, and rested directly on the "Qianshandu".
Early the next morning, Wang Lie got up early to finish the morning class, and then called Li Suning and Fan Feng, of course, Su Xinghe, who had to follow, and several people looked for three inns in a row to find the one who hadn't woken up yet, so why bother asking, called him up and had breakfast together, and then the group went to the Huang family's house on the outskirts of Fuzhou to go.
According to the information that Fan Feng got back yesterday, the Huang family is a very large family, and there are probably no less than hundreds of people in a few rooms, just this branch of the lineage, there are four sons, and the grandchildren are even more innumerable.
Although it was on foot, it didn't take long for them to come to a magnificent mansion, the vermilion lacquer gate of the mansion, the teacup-sized copper nails on the door were shining, the plaque on the top of the door was written "Huangfu" two gold lacquer characters, and there were two people sitting on a bench at the entrance, which should be the gatehouse.
"This is a private place, if you are okay, please go somewhere else. As soon as Wang Lie and the others approached, one of the two people sitting on the bench stood up and walked to the door and shouted at them.
"This brother, may I ask if this is the Yellow Mansion?" asked Wang Lie.
"That's right, it's not written. The man stretched out his finger and pointed to the plaque above his head, and said proudly: "There is only one such one in Fuzhou City, if it is fake!"
"It's good to be Huangfu, we want to meet Master Huang. Wang Lie said.
"I don't know if you have a post?" The porter was not rude, and asked very politely: "We don't have Master Huang in Huangfu, only Old Lady Huang, and the other masters are not in the mansion." ”
"I don't have a post, but we have something to ask the master of your mansion, it doesn't matter if it's the lord or the old lady, and I also ask my brother to pass it on. Wang Lie said, and as he spoke, he shoved a piece of silver into the porter's hand.
"I don't dare to take it. The porter hurriedly withdrew his hand and said, the rules of the Huang Mansion are very strict, he didn't want to lose his job for such a little silver, and said: "I don't dare to let you in without a post, you wait, I'll go in and ask." ”
"The door style of the Huang family is not bad, and every gatehouse is so polite. Fan Feng said that he had seen too many snobbish porters, and he could also see the atmosphere of the family from this.
"Lao He, did you hear the news that the Huang family had lost the child?" asked Wang Lie, too late to ask about the specific situation.
"It seems to be the third child of the Huang family, it is said that he is a cripple with bad legs, and he has not shown up in Fuzhou City for many years, if it weren't for the fact that the class owner has been in Fuzhou for decades, this news can't be inquired, but it was many years ago, and the class owner didn't care, and I don't know much about the details. Why bother asking, he was still shaking the folding fan he bought yesterday, thinking that this was very flattering to his demeanor.
"If you are disabled, you can't go to Shanxi. Li Suning said: "This trip we may have to run in vain." ”
"It's all here, why do you have to ask clearly. Wang Lie said.
It didn't take long for the porter who went in to report to come out and said: "Our old lady is not in good spirits today, and I don't see any outsiders, but our third master happens to be in the house today, if you have something important, you can also talk to the third master, although he doesn't take care of things on weekdays, but he is the most enthusiastic, and he will definitely help if there is a place that can help you." "The concierge regarded Wang Lie and the others as those scholars who came to fight the autumn breeze.
"It's really not about people during the day, and don't talk about ghosts at night. Wang Lie said secretly, just said that the third master of the Huang family lost his child, and the third master appeared, but it just so happened that it was clearer to ask the main master.
"In that case, please take us to meet the third master of your mansion. Wang Lie said.
Following behind the gatehouse, I passed through several courtyard gates before I came to the front of an ordinary courtyard, the scale of this Huangfu seemed to be larger than the manors of the Xiaoyao faction, and it was worthy of being a wealthy family that had been inherited for many generations.
"Third master, the guest has been brought. "Walking into the courtyard, I saw a man in a gray Confucian costume sitting under a tree, he looked forty or fifty years old, but his hair was half white, and his appearance was not handsome, but he revealed a sense of peace, and the rumors may be true, he was sitting in a wheelchair.
"A few are polite, but they are physically inconvenient and can't be greeted from afar, please forgive me. The man spoke, his voice was warm and flat, which made people feel very good when they heard it, and they felt that this was a gentleman who was as gentle as jade.
"Master Huang is polite, he took the liberty to disturb 1, it should be that we are sorry. Wang Lie said.
"Blessing, tea. Master Huang San instructed the porter, and the porter retreated, "I don't know how many high surnames there are?"
"You're welcome, I'm just nobodies. Wang Lie said, he didn't say his name, they and this Huang San Master are people from two worlds, they may never see each other again after seeing this face, and it makes no sense to know each other by name. "Master Huang, we are here to ask for advice, I heard that Master Huang has a son who is missing, I don't know what to do?" Wang Lie didn't make a detour, and asked directly.
Master Huang San's eyes were instantly full of sadness, and he sighed and said, "Where did you hear about it? I do have a son who is outcast, and I don't know if the poor child is still in the world. It may be that time has passed, and although he is sad, he is not too excited.
"Then I don't know if Master Huang has ever heard of the person of Tiannan tourists?" asked Wang Lie.
Master Huang San looked puzzled, he didn't know how his topic jumped so quickly, and said: "I used the loose name of Tiannan tourist for a few years when I was young, and not many people know about it, but I didn't expect a few people to hear it." He didn't think about anything else, although not many people knew about this scatter, there were still some of them, and he couldn't think of the child.
Wang Lie and Li Suning glanced at each other, it couldn't be such a coincidence, their luck was too good, they found it as soon as they looked for it?
"Master Huang, I don't know if you recognize this?" Wang Lie pressed his hand on the stone table in front of him, then withdrew his hand, and a piece of jade pendant was left on the table.
Huang San's face changed greatly, and he threw himself on the stone table at once, everyone almost fell off the wheelchair, he picked up the jade pendant with a little trembling hands, and looked at Wang Lie, "Where did you get this jade pendant? This is the jade pendant I brought up with my childhood, and it was lost with my poor child more than ten years ago, where did you get it?" He saw that the age of several people did not match his own children, and the only one who looked about the same age was a girl.
"Alas-" Wang Lie sighed, "Then you should know this too." He took out the swaddling clothes and handed them to Master Huang San.
"It's this, it's this!" Huang San burst into tears, "I didn't expect to see this again in my lifetime, Miss Gongzi, do you know the whereabouts of my child, as long as you sue me, I will agree to whatever you ask." ”
"You don't have to get excited. Wang Lie saw a man in his forties and fifties crying profusely, and comforted him unbearably: "We don't have any requirements, we do know the whereabouts of this child, but whether it is your son or not is not certain." ”
"Yes! Yes, it must be!" Huang San said loudly: "I have carried this jade pendant with me since I was a child, there is absolutely no second piece of the same in the world, this swaddling clothes are made by my wife, I will never admit my mistake!"
Why bother to ask with a smug face, it is his credit to be able to find the right master so quickly, he said: "Although the things are the same, it is right to always see people." ”
"Yes, you're right. Master Huang San said, "Where is my son, take me to see him!" Before he was sure, he already decided that it was his son.
"Master Huang, since we have found it, we will naturally give you a chance to meet people. Wang Lie said: "Although things are right, people may not, and with all due respect, he may not be willing to see you." ”
"Alas. Huang San's face turned gray, "It's normal for him to blame me, I don't know how much he has suffered for so many years, it's because I don't have the ability! It doesn't matter if he blames me, but his mother has been guilty for him, and his health is not good, can I ask you to let his mother meet him?" )