Chapter 955: Honor in troubled times 23
The group of people in Dafang suffered a lot of sin along the way and almost died halfway through the way.
They did not come to Nanyi with all their hearts.
Along the way, all the old man's wife died, and the old woman was sick and stolen, so she was so hung up.
There was also Xiao Lian, who was from the big house, and Xiao Lian, who was from the fifth house, asked someone to snatch him away. A little wife of Xiao Su of the second house, sold him to change the food and water.
Anyway, when they came to Jingtian Village, they were really like those who fled the famine. They were ragged and pale and thin. After they arrived, the old man brought Xiao Jue to find the three of Xiao Yuan brothers.
Here, Xiao Yuan and An Ning moved the furniture to their home, made new quilts and mattresses, and bought some utensils on the stove, cleaned up the inside and out of the house, and the old man came to find it.
The old man came here to treat him.
Even if we divide the sect, this is Xiao Yuan's father, and his relationship cannot be broken.
There was no choice, so Xiao Yuan invited the old man and Xiao Jue into the house.
When An Ning saw the old man coming in, she smiled and said, "You are here."
The old man wanted to laugh but couldn't.
He was hungry all the way, now he was thin and only had bones left on his body, and the wrinkles on his face were even more obvious. The corners of his mouth were really like crying, and he looked scary: "Here you come."
Xiao Yuan led the two into the house and said to An Ning again: "Hurry up and serve tea for my father and elder brother."
An Ning smiled: "Okay, I'll go to the kitchen to boil water."
Xiao Fu and Xiao Yin also quickly followed An Ning into the kitchen.
As soon as he entered the kitchen door, Xiao Yin lowered his voice: "Mom, what are grandpa and uncle doing? You can't live in our house, right? I'll agree first that no one can live in my house."
Xiao Fu was unwilling to let the old man and the big house come over.
They have never been against the big house. In addition, when they were in Dali Temple, An Ning and Xiao Yuan became ill, and the Liu family did not give money. The big house knew that the three houses had nothing to rely on, but they only thought about how to separate the family, regardless of the life or death of the three houses. This made the children completely feel cold towards the big house.
"I don't know what they are doing now, but we will avoid letting them all live."
An Ning said to Xiao Yin while boiling water: "Don't worry, I won't let someone enter your sister's room."
"I am willing to come and live with my sister Ke'er, but no one else can think of it." Xiao Yin has learned a little more domineering now. She is not willing to touch her things. If it is a relative, that's OK, but if it's someone she doesn't like, she would rather throw them away than give them to others.
An Ning burned water, took some inferior tea leaves in the cabinet and put them in a rough porcelain teapot, and took a few cups with gaps.
"Mom? Why do you get those tea leaves?"
Xiao Fu didn't understand.
An Ning smiled: "Your father must be crying with the old man now. If you give them good tea, wouldn't you tell them that your father is lying?"
She smiled and patted Xiao Fu: "Go, bring the tea in."
Xiao Fu nodded and brought the tea in.
Xiao Yuan and the others came to Nanyi and the children were sick all the time. They built houses, had to farm, bought items, and had to work in various relationships. Although they had eaten well, they were still a little weak and they were all exhausted along the way. They had not made up for it yet, so they looked thin and thin, but they had suffered a lot.
When the old man saw Xiao Yuan's family like this, he thought in his heart that the third brother must have no money, otherwise he would not have been hungry.
After entering the house, the old man wanted to speak, Xiao Yuan said: "Dad, my elder brother and I have a sect. I don't tell you anything about borrowing money to me. I just want my father, do you still have money? If you have it, can you lend it to your son? I really can't get rid of the blame."
Xiao Jue sneered: "Three, don't cry with us poor. You built this big blue brick house. You still say you don't have money. Who would believe you say this?"
Xiao Yuan held his forehead with a wry smile: "Brother, do you still know how much I have? When I came out of prison, the Zhao and Wei families gave money, but what about us? The Liu family didn't even show their face, let alone money. We were almost in poverty and started to make money. There were many disasters and difficulties along the way. Where can we get money? This house was also borrowed a little money from the fourth brother, and sold a bracelet hidden by my wife to build it up. This really exhausted all the money and was gone. If you don't come, I have to go to the town to copy letters to others to earn money, or do some coolies, anyway, I have to live a life."
What Xiao Yuan said is nothing wrong, everyone knows it in their hearts.
The members of the Liu family did not show up at the beginning. The third room was the poorest. Xiao Jue didn't believe it if he had a lot of money.
The old man held his face and never mentioned borrowing money.
Xiao Jue looked around and said, "Last brother, your house is pretty good. Let's live in, you see, we just came, there is no place to live..."
Xiao Yuan looked at the old man: "Dad, what do you mean?"
The old man whispered: "Your house has a lot of houses, let's move in, after all..."
Xiao Yuan smiled bitterly: "Do you give the house money?"
"What's the thing?" Xiao Jue glared: "What do you mean by saying this? Parents have to pay for your house. Third brother, are you afraid that others will scold you if you say this?"
Xiao Yuan shook his head: "It's natural for parents to live in. I won't ask for money, but you have to pay for your living, brother and second brother. After all, we have divided the sects. You can't live in my house in vain. You see, my house is built large, but I'm useful. I don't have any money in my hand now, and my family is almost out of business. I just want to clean up the front yard and make a school, and take some students to teach them to study."
"You teach people to read?"
Xiao Jue jumped up all the way: "San, are you joking? Do you have any fame? Have you passed the exam for scholars or juren, do you teach people to study?"
The old man shook his head, "Third brother, you can't even understand the contents of the book yourself. You are also teaching people to read. Aren't you misleading your children?"
Xiao Yuan looked at the old man with disappointment: "Dad, I can tolerate what others say, but you are my real father, how can you say that? Have I never studied? When I wanted to take the scientific exam, who said I didn't need it? When I was studying, my husband said that I was good at studying and would definitely pass the scientific exam, but you didn't let me go... When I asked my wife, my father-in-law had all taken the exam. He said that I would definitely pass the imperial examination. How old was I at that time? I didn't study for a day later. I had a good level, but I just didn't take the imperial examination."
"Why brag?"
Xiao Jue didn't believe this.
Xiao Yuan was helpless: "Dad, you listened when Yushi Liu praised me. I didn't lie. This is all true."
The old man thought about it, it seemed that this was really the case.
He nodded: "I'm just a polite sentence."
"Dad, that's true. If I don't have that talent, would he let my wife marry me? Yushi Liu likes scholars the most. If I don't study well, our family will be in the Duke's Mansion, and they will not marry my daughter to me."
Xiao Yuan's words made the old man stunned for a moment. He frowned, but he still didn't believe that his third son really had the talent to study.
Xiao Yuan continued, "Also, my wife, you always say that she grew up in the countryside and was a food scattered from the soil. But don't forget what my father-in-law was from a poor family. He won five yuan in a row when he participated in the imperial examination. However, the article was written slightly in the palace examination. In addition, my father-in-law grew up well, so he ordered Tanhua. Otherwise, my father-in-law would be the top scholar who won six yuan in a row. My wife has such a father, how can she be bad? Is she just farming? That's not, my wife read the Four Books and Five Classics well. At the beginning, my father-in-law even praised my wife for being the top scholar."
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The old man and Xiao Jue were both stunned.
Xiao Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to the old man with great sadness: "Dad, I have given birth to five children, but you still don't understand what kind of person I am, your son, you still don't understand. It shows how neglected me on weekdays. I... I feel so uncomfortable in my heart. I'm almost cold. You just say that I'm not good, my wife is not good, and my wife is not good at all. People are talented and capable, and they are not inferior to my eldest and second sister-in-law. This time, whether it's looking for water or looking at the road along Nanyi, it's thanks to my wife. If she hadn't been there, a lot of us would have died halfway through the road."
Speaking of this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help crying: "I'm honest, my wife is responsible, and you all look down on our family. When we were in the mansion, we had the worst food and the worst living room. I won't argue with these, and I don't care about this. Who told me to be my father's son? My father said it's all right, but now I want to earn money to support my family and teach a few students, so you just blame me like this, as if I'm a little good at it, it's just a hindrance to you. Dad, I'm your son, I have talent and I can live a good life. Shouldn't you be happy?"
Chapter completed!