Shu Wangbei wanted to get up and go out to open the door, but Zhou Xi stopped him.
Zhou Xi got up and put on his shoes, "I'll go."
Shu Wangbei looked at him with firm eyes, and said, "Let's go together."
Zhou Xi patted the top of his head, then nodded, and the two simply put on their coats and went out.
The people outside the door seemed very impatient and tired. During the time they got up and got dressed, the banging on the door continued.
Zhou Xi went to open the door, and Shu Wangbei held the shovel behind the door in his hand.
With a bang, the door opened, and the knocking finally stopped.
Shu He's wrinkled and gloomy face appeared behind the door, and Shu Li cried behind him, her face was swollen and red.
"What do you want to do?" Shu Wangbei clenched the shovel tightly, secretly exerting force in his hand.
Shu Wangbei didn't know what they were here for, but if he dared to hurt Zhou Xi, he would fight them desperately.
Unexpectedly, Shu He knelt down on the concrete floor outside the door with a thud, and knocked his head on the ground three times. There were obvious bloodstains on the khaki skin of his forehead, which showed how much effort he had used.
"I beg you, save Shu Long." Shu He cried, his voice was no longer as loud as it used to be, it was hoarse and full of despair, and his whole body followed these words Get down.
Shu Wangbei was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked at Zhou Xi, neither of them spoke, they just looked at the father and daughter quietly in front of them.
Seeing that the two did not respond, Shu He looked back at Shu Li and reprimanded, "Quickly kneel down!"
Shu Li obviously hesitated for a moment, before taking a step forward, she also knelt down with a plop, and the moment her knees landed on the ground, she let out a sharp cry.
Their movement caused all the neighbors around to quarrel, and there were people from the nearby doors looking over their heads.
"Wang Bei, in the past, it was the uncle who was sorry for your family. It was the uncle who saw money and disregarded his brother's affection, and failed to take good care of you and your mother. But Wang Bei, you can't just watch your brother die. He is the head of our Shu family. The head of the room, grandson, is the root of our Shu family, if this root is broken, our Shu family will be finished." Shu He wailed with snot and tears.
Watching this scene, Shu Wangbei felt sore in his heart, he never thought that it would be such a day that Shuhe would admit the mistakes he had made.
Shu Wangbei felt angry, and said in a cold tone, "You asked the wrong person to save him, let alone whether I have the ability, what did Shu Long do with the knife in his body yesterday? Don't think I don't know , if it wasn't for the unlucky encounter with that person, it would be me who is still alive and dead in the hospital."
"No, Wang Bei," Shu He quickly explained, "We are all real relatives, Shu Long just wants to scare you, he won't really do it."
Shu Wangbei sneered, he didn't believe him at all, but he didn't want to argue with him anymore, so he simply said, "Whether Shu Long is in prison or shot at has nothing to do with me, and he is still the eldest grandson? What is wrong with you, Shu He?" As the boss of the family, are you worthy of the ancestors of the Shu family? Why do you ask me to help a person who almost killed me? Shuhe, you asked the wrong person. Even if I have the ability, I will not save him. If I don't make trouble, you should thank me well."
This is the first time that Shu Wangbei called Shuhe by his first and last name. No matter what kind of quarrel between the two families in the past, Shu Wangbei would at most not call people, and he has never done this before.
Shu He faintly felt that something was wrong, looked up at him, and was about to continue crying, but Shu Wangbei had already spoken again.
"Shu He, and Shu Li, I want to tell you one thing. From now on, I, Shu Wangbei, and your Shu family will be named Shu. I will have nothing to do with you in the future, and I will never ask you for anything. , in the same way, don't bother me." Shu Wangbei's tone was flat, but every word was clear and firm.
Shu He's expression changed, "Wang Bei, even so, the blood relationship cannot be broken, you can't do nothing like this..."
Shu Wangbei's throat twitched, "Blood relationship? Have you ever cared about it? My father is gone, we have such a difficult life, how did my mother die back then, don't you feel any guilt?"
Shu He stopped talking, and Shu Li looked back and forth, sobbing, and said to her father, "Dad, my aunt's grave is still outside, and I haven't been buried with my uncle after so many years. You can let Wangbei move my aunt back to the ancestral grave in a graceful manner."
Shu He's expression changed when he heard the words, and there was hope in his eyes again, "It's okay, I can ask the Great Immortal to do the math now, and I'll settle this matter on the nearest good day, Wang Bei, Just help uncle for the sake of your father and mother, please."
As he said that, he kowtowed on the ground again, and Shu Li also kowtowed crying when she saw it.
Shu Wangbei watched quietly, neither speaking nor stopping.
After a while, Zhou Xi, who had been watching coldly, said, "If the man in the hospital dies, Shu Long will not escape the death penalty."
Hearing this, Shu He's whole body froze, and Shu Li also let out a shrill cry.
"If that person is lucky enough not to die...Shu Long did not hurt ordinary people, even if he is not sentenced to death, his life will not be easy in the future." Zhou Xi continued.
"We don't want to move Wangbei's mother to the ancestral grave," Zhou Xi looked up at Shu Wangbei, who was looking into his eyes, and then said after a pause, "We want to move Wangbei's father's cemetery out."
Shu He was thinking that Zhou Xi would let go of his mouth, and he would agree to any conditions, but this request was beyond his expectation. He was stunned for a moment, and said, "It's not so good, people have to admit it when they die. The ancestors return to the ancestors..."
Shu Wangbei understood Zhou Xi's meaning, he shook his head and said, "At this point, I don't care about it, and I don't think my parents care about it either."
Shu He's face changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, as long as you can help."
Zhou Xi turned around and walked into the yard, "Come in and say, there are many people outside."
Shu He and Shu Li got up and followed in. Shu Wangbei closed the door.
After entering the living room, Zhou Xi said, "There is no way to fight against the law regarding Shu Long's matter. The sentencing depends entirely on the court's decision, but if he goes to jail, it is likely that he will serve his sentence in the county. I will find a way to find a relationship." Make him as comfortable as possible in prison. It may cost a lot of money, though."
Shu He himself had no connections and had no way out. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I agree, no matter how much money it needs, I will find a way to get it together."
Shu Li, who had been sobbing all the time, looked up at her father, a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say anything, and lowered her head again.
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After Shu He's father and daughter left, because they got up too early, they couldn't sleep when they went back to lie down. Shu Wangbei went into the study to accompany grandma to talk for a while, and told her everything that happened just now. Sighed and said nothing.
Before eating at noon, news came from the hospital that the injured person had passed the critical period and woke up.
Shu Long was taken to the county early in the morning, and Shu He hurriedly packed his luggage and found a car to follow. He was still thinking about spending money to find a way out, to see if he could give Shu Long a light sentence for a few years, and it is said that he later went to The hospital begged the victim, but the family members kicked him out.The victim was the only child of the leader's family. He was raised as a young master since he was a child. If he doesn't want compensation, he wants a heavy sentence from the court.
After a few more days, Shu Wangbei got the news in a twists and turns, knowing that Shu Long and the young master happened to bump into each other at the corner that day. It was fine to say sorry to each other, but Shu Long was used to being arrogant. Domineering, he drank a lot that day, and there was resentment in his heart. Seeing that no one was pleasing to the eye, he was very rude in words. It happened that the young master was also praised since he was a child, and his temper was not good, so the two quarreled , Later, when Shu Long got drunk, he stabbed someone when he committed a crime.
He will have such a day, after all, it is the character of the family influence, and he will be to blame.
The incident of Shu Long's wounding caused a sensation in the town and even the county for a long time. He was caught at the scene of the crime. The police obtained sufficient evidence and there were enough witnesses. It is estimated that the family members of the victim were also influenced by the case. And the evidence was quickly transferred to the procuratorate, and a public prosecution was filed within a few days after arriving at the procuratorate.
On the day of the trial, both Shu Wangbei and Zhou Xi went, while Shu He and Shu Li sat in the front row. When Shu Long was escorted out by the judicial police, Shu He burst into tears. During this time, he did not eat or sleep well. , I spent a lot of money, but didn't get any effect, and now I finally gave up, and I looked ten years old.
Shu Long's appearance has also obviously changed. He has lost a lot of weight, his mental state has obviously become depressed, and his eyes seem to be absent-minded. They only burst out with some brilliance when they saw Shu He and Shu Li. .
Shu He howled violently, the chief judge stopped him several times but failed, and asked the bailiff to take him out on the grounds of disturbing the court. Shu Li looked back at his brother and followed him out.
After the public prosecutor read out the indictment, he presented evidence one by one, and finally Shu Long's signed statement.
Shu He did not hire a lawyer for Shu Long. In this case, hiring a defense lawyer is useless and just a waste of money. It is better for the criminal suspect to defend himself.
The judge asked Shu Long if he had any objection to the evidence, Shu Long said no, and asked him if he admitted to the crimes committed, and he also admitted one by one.After the court adjourned for 15 minutes, Shu Long was sentenced to [-] years in prison, and a separate court session was held with civil compensation.
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Shu Wangbei met the victim once later, that person was called Zhong Qing, he was actually not a bad person, but his temper was not very good when he was being praised all the time, the family members were quite reasonable, after knowing what happened, they gave Shu Wangbei He gave a big gift and said that he could find them in the future if he needed help. After all, Shu Wangbei won Zhong Qing valuable rescue time that day.
After Shu Long was sentenced, he was escorted from the detention center to the county jail. The detention center is a place where criminal suspects are held before sentencing, and the conditions are not as good as prisons.
Zhou Xi kept his promise and helped to find a relationship. Shu Long lived a comfortable life in prison, but no matter how good he was, he would try not to be beaten as much as possible. He ate the same thing as corn bread and rotten vegetable leaf soup, and he had to do labor. Shuhe occasionally went to deliver some food, and it was because of the arrangement, but it would always be in Shulong's hands.
Just like that, Shu Long stopped being serious for a while.
After this matter is over, we have to start thinking about moving the grave. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is only a few months away, this matter has to be settled years ago.
Originally, Shu Wangbei thought that the date of moving the grave could be set on any day, so he simply handled the matter without making any fuss, but Zhou Xi disagreed, and solemnly led him to find a place The famous half-immortal, counting the best days in the near future, also took some time to find a knowledgeable person to help with it. There are a lot of talks in it, and Zhou Xi is afraid that he and Shu Wangbei will not understand and will collide.
Shu Wangbei didn't think it was necessary at first, he even laughed at Zhou Xi as a teacher and practiced feudal superstition, but later he thought that the fact that he was able to be reborn shows that this world has its own inexplicable side.
On the day of moving the grave, Shu Wangbei was still dizzy despite hiring a master. Fortunately, Xie Jianye and his wife also came to help.
There are too many things to say here, Shu Wangbei felt that everything was prepared in advance, but there were still various problems on the day, either something was bought wrong, or something suddenly broke, and he had to buy a new one to replace it.
After the invited master finished reciting the mantra, the workers began to dig the soil. Shu Wangbei put on red gloves and looked at him blankly. When the coffin was revealed, his heart tightened, and Zhou Xi silently held him beside him. wrist.
After everything was finished, the helpers settled accounts and dispersed. Xie Jianye and his wife sat and rested on a wooden pile in the forest. Shu Wangbei and Zhou Xi knelt in front of the grave to burn paper. Shu Wangbei took a bottle of Laobaigan Sprinkled on the tombstone.
"Dad, I brought you the pork head meat and the wine you like to drink. This time you are with my mother. You can live a good life down here. Don't quarrel. Let my mother have more things to do. You are covered in blood. I left with my eyes closed, my mother had a bad life at that time..."
Shu Wangbei cried, but Zhou Xi didn't persuade him, he needed to vent at this time.
Zhou Xi said, "Dad, Mom, my name is Zhou Xi. I used to be Wang Bei's junior high school teacher. We met at the parent-teacher meeting. Wang Bei and I are married. We are doing well now, and we will get better and better in the future. The better, you can rest assured."
"I am 12 years older than Wang Peking University. As his former teacher, I will take care of every step he takes, and never let his future deviate. As his husband, I will love him, love him, protect him, and do my best. make him happy."
Shu Wangbei turned to look at him with tears in his eyes. Zhou Xi wiped his face with a handkerchief. After wiping, he stretched out an arm to wrap his shoulders around his shoulders. They sat together in front of the tombstone for a while before joining the Xie family. go back.
After New Year's Day, Struggle Middle School entered the hectic final exam time. The doctor advised Zhou Xi to increase the walking time. Zhou Xi no longer used a wheelchair and used crutches. During that time, as long as the students heard the crutches falling on the ground The sound made him nervous, and then Shu Wangbei thought of a way to wrap a soft cloth under the crutches, and there was no sound when he landed, and the students became even more nervous.
After the final exam, the winter vacation started, and there was basically no need to go to the nursing home. It would be good to go there once a week to review the situation.During this period of time, Zhou Xi studied with Shu Wangbei at home.
Shu Wangbei found that Mr. Zhou was really omnipotent. Even though he was a junior high school teacher, he couldn't be bothered by high school courses, even regardless of subjects. Sometimes a difficult problem stumped him. He used it to study for more than ten minutes. I can still figure it out.
Another incident happened during that time, Shuhe came to the house again, the old man was several years older than when he saw it a while ago, his waist was bent, his eyes were dull, and he was no longer the fierce look before .
It turned out that Shu Long fought with someone in the prison and injured him. After the prison guard reported it, he gave him an additional year of punishment. Shu He came to ask Zhou Xi for help with a sad face. He could treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, but Zhou Xi rejected him and left with a sigh.
Zhou Li returned to the town at the end of January, and it was already xx o'clock at night when he arrived. When Shu Wangbei went to the train station to pick him up, he almost didn't dare to recognize him.
"Why are you so dark?" Shu Wangbei looked at him in shock.
Zhou Li grinned, his white teeth made even whiter by his dark skin, "A few days ago I went to Hainan with my classmates to play for a few days, and I got them in the sun."
On the way, Shu Wangbei was driving, and Zhou Li patted him on the shoulder with a smile in the driver's seat, "That's right, I'm out!"
In the dark cab, Shu Wangbei turned to look at him, "If you don't smile, I really can't find you."
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A week before the Chinese New Year, Xie Jianye and his wife returned to Beijing. They had originally discussed letting Xie Zhuyun come over to celebrate the New Year. However, just in time for foreign affairs activities during those few days, Xie Zhuyun had to work overtime temporarily. she is gone.
Shu Wangbei's New Year's goods are almost ready, the refrigerator is full, and a big snow pit has been dug in the yard, and the stuff that can't fit is put in the snow pit to freeze.
After the new year was over on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Shu Wangbei and Zhou Li cleaned the house together, hung up 29 lanterns, and put up Spring Festival couplets.
After dinner on the evening of the 29th, Shu Wangbei was busy until late. He put all the meat in an iron pot and stewed it in advance.There are four of them during the Chinese New Year this year, and they buy a lot of things like pork knuckles and chicken feet, and put them on the plate after they are marinated.There are also dried fruits made of white flour, which are fragrant and crispy after being fried.
All the fish were bought fresh, six in total, and kept in a large basin. Zhou Li also went to the flower market to buy an oxygen pump to install them. These six fish were eaten from the 31st day of the new year to the fifth day of the new year. Eating one fish a day meant that Every year is more than enough.
On the evening of New Year’s Eve, the family sat together and made dumplings while watching the Spring Festival Gala. Shu Wangbei became dazed when he watched it. Many programs in this Spring Festival Gala, including songs, sketches, and cross talk, became classics later. Shu Wangbei has seen reruns on TV many times.
Shu Wangbei couldn't help sighing in his heart once again the miracle of his encounter.
When setting off firecrackers, Zhou Li insisted on scrambling to ignite the firecrackers, and he had to hold and set off the five-hundred-shot firecrackers with one hand. Shu Wangbei was always alert to him, and sure enough, he saw Zhou Li smirking and trying to throw the firecrackers at himself. Here, he was so scared that he cursed and rushed into the house, Zhou Li was laughing in the yard by himself.
In the middle of the night, the cannons were set off, and the dumplings were finished. Grandma gave everyone red envelopes. The money was not much, just for auspiciousness.
Zhou Li helped clean up the table, packed a box of dumplings in a lunch box, and picked some vegetables to pack two lunch boxes in total.
Shu Wangbei saw it from the side, and asked him, "You ate a lot just now, why are you going back to these things? You can come to eat tomorrow morning if you are hungry."
Zhou Li turned to look at him, "I'll go to Xiao Ran's place."
Shu Wangbei was stunned for a moment, he was busy recently, he didn't bother to go and see Xiao Ran, and he didn't know how he was doing now, and he didn't know how he was living in the New Year's Eve.
Speaking of which, if you don't mention the bad past, he and Xiao Ran are classmates after all, and the relationship is much closer than Zhou Li, but since Xiao Ran's accident, Zhou Li has quickly approached him, which made Shu Wangbei feel a little strangeness.
"I was negligent, I should invite Xiao Ran to celebrate the new year together." Shu Wangbei said.
Zhou Li shook his head, "He's here, you're awkward, and he's even more awkward. Besides, his family has relatives in the local area, so I'm not alone."
"He's celebrating the New Year at a relative's house, why are you still there?" Shu Wangbei thought that Zhou Li shouldn't go to other people's house to join in the fun after the Chinese New Year.
"After thirty is the first day of junior high school..." Zhou Li said halfway, but Shu Wangbei already understood what he meant. Too many tragedies happened on the first day of junior high school in 79, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad , nodded and said, "You go."
After Shu Wangbei returned to the house, he found that Zhou Xi was busy in the living room. He leaned over and took a look and understood that the incense burner had been set up years ago on the square table next to the wall in the living room. On it was the family tree of the Zhou family. , Zhou Xi was exchanging tribute.
From the Zhou family to the generation of Zhou Yan and Zhou Lian, they were all girls. After Zhou Xi changed his surname to Zhou, the Zhou family tree was passed down to Zhou Xi.
Zhou Xi beckoned Shu Wangbei to go over, and they lit incense and worshiped three times.
Zhou Xi walked over on crutches, and carefully removed the family tree from the wall. Shu Wangbei cleaned up all the food on the coffee table, and the two sat directly on the low stool facing the coffee table.
Zhou Xi brought over the pen and ink that he had prepared long ago, and turned the family tree to the last page. Shu Wangbei saw the names of Zhou Xi and Zhou Li on the branch of the last line at a glance, and there were dense names of people on it.
"The Zhou family is really a huge family!" Shu Wangbei sighed.
Zhou Xi nodded, "The Zhou family has been businessmen for generations, and their assets reached their peak during the period of the Republic of China. Later, the domestic situation was turbulent, and most of the family members moved overseas. Now only my mother is left. .”
He pointed at a name next to him with his finger, "This is the real eldest grandson of the Zhou family. It stands to reason that he is the head of the Zhou family. The family tree is currently kept by me temporarily, and I will return it when we meet in the future."
Shu Wangbei couldn't help laughing, "It's a pity to see your tone, why didn't I see that you were so feudal back then."
Zhou Xi smiled and said nothing, picked up the brush and dipped it lightly on the inkstone, and wrote on the opened page of the family tree.
Shu Wangbei stretched his neck to look over, and saw that his small script was neat and beautiful, and his name was written on it, which was next to Zhou Xi's name.
For some reason, Shu Wangbei's face turned red all of a sudden. At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was good to engage in feudal superstition when he was free.
After finishing writing, Zhou Xi closed the family tree and hung it back. He turned his head and looked at Shu Wangbei, whose face temperature had not dropped, and smiled, "You said you wanted to break away from your uncle's family, so I wanted to tell you that day, since If you don't want to be a member of the Shu family anymore, then come and be a member of our old Zhou family."
Zhou Xi stretched out her hand to rub Shu Wangbei's cheek, then opened her lips and said, "Although the marriage certificate has not yet been obtained, you have entered the Zhou family tree, and you are the Zhou family."
Zhou Xi got up and put on his shoes, "I'll go."
Shu Wangbei looked at him with firm eyes, and said, "Let's go together."
Zhou Xi patted the top of his head, then nodded, and the two simply put on their coats and went out.
The people outside the door seemed very impatient and tired. During the time they got up and got dressed, the banging on the door continued.
Zhou Xi went to open the door, and Shu Wangbei held the shovel behind the door in his hand.
With a bang, the door opened, and the knocking finally stopped.
Shu He's wrinkled and gloomy face appeared behind the door, and Shu Li cried behind him, her face was swollen and red.
"What do you want to do?" Shu Wangbei clenched the shovel tightly, secretly exerting force in his hand.
Shu Wangbei didn't know what they were here for, but if he dared to hurt Zhou Xi, he would fight them desperately.
Unexpectedly, Shu He knelt down on the concrete floor outside the door with a thud, and knocked his head on the ground three times. There were obvious bloodstains on the khaki skin of his forehead, which showed how much effort he had used.
"I beg you, save Shu Long." Shu He cried, his voice was no longer as loud as it used to be, it was hoarse and full of despair, and his whole body followed these words Get down.
Shu Wangbei was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked at Zhou Xi, neither of them spoke, they just looked at the father and daughter quietly in front of them.
Seeing that the two did not respond, Shu He looked back at Shu Li and reprimanded, "Quickly kneel down!"
Shu Li obviously hesitated for a moment, before taking a step forward, she also knelt down with a plop, and the moment her knees landed on the ground, she let out a sharp cry.
Their movement caused all the neighbors around to quarrel, and there were people from the nearby doors looking over their heads.
"Wang Bei, in the past, it was the uncle who was sorry for your family. It was the uncle who saw money and disregarded his brother's affection, and failed to take good care of you and your mother. But Wang Bei, you can't just watch your brother die. He is the head of our Shu family. The head of the room, grandson, is the root of our Shu family, if this root is broken, our Shu family will be finished." Shu He wailed with snot and tears.
Watching this scene, Shu Wangbei felt sore in his heart, he never thought that it would be such a day that Shuhe would admit the mistakes he had made.
Shu Wangbei felt angry, and said in a cold tone, "You asked the wrong person to save him, let alone whether I have the ability, what did Shu Long do with the knife in his body yesterday? Don't think I don't know , if it wasn't for the unlucky encounter with that person, it would be me who is still alive and dead in the hospital."
"No, Wang Bei," Shu He quickly explained, "We are all real relatives, Shu Long just wants to scare you, he won't really do it."
Shu Wangbei sneered, he didn't believe him at all, but he didn't want to argue with him anymore, so he simply said, "Whether Shu Long is in prison or shot at has nothing to do with me, and he is still the eldest grandson? What is wrong with you, Shu He?" As the boss of the family, are you worthy of the ancestors of the Shu family? Why do you ask me to help a person who almost killed me? Shuhe, you asked the wrong person. Even if I have the ability, I will not save him. If I don't make trouble, you should thank me well."
This is the first time that Shu Wangbei called Shuhe by his first and last name. No matter what kind of quarrel between the two families in the past, Shu Wangbei would at most not call people, and he has never done this before.
Shu He faintly felt that something was wrong, looked up at him, and was about to continue crying, but Shu Wangbei had already spoken again.
"Shu He, and Shu Li, I want to tell you one thing. From now on, I, Shu Wangbei, and your Shu family will be named Shu. I will have nothing to do with you in the future, and I will never ask you for anything. , in the same way, don't bother me." Shu Wangbei's tone was flat, but every word was clear and firm.
Shu He's expression changed, "Wang Bei, even so, the blood relationship cannot be broken, you can't do nothing like this..."
Shu Wangbei's throat twitched, "Blood relationship? Have you ever cared about it? My father is gone, we have such a difficult life, how did my mother die back then, don't you feel any guilt?"
Shu He stopped talking, and Shu Li looked back and forth, sobbing, and said to her father, "Dad, my aunt's grave is still outside, and I haven't been buried with my uncle after so many years. You can let Wangbei move my aunt back to the ancestral grave in a graceful manner."
Shu He's expression changed when he heard the words, and there was hope in his eyes again, "It's okay, I can ask the Great Immortal to do the math now, and I'll settle this matter on the nearest good day, Wang Bei, Just help uncle for the sake of your father and mother, please."
As he said that, he kowtowed on the ground again, and Shu Li also kowtowed crying when she saw it.
Shu Wangbei watched quietly, neither speaking nor stopping.
After a while, Zhou Xi, who had been watching coldly, said, "If the man in the hospital dies, Shu Long will not escape the death penalty."
Hearing this, Shu He's whole body froze, and Shu Li also let out a shrill cry.
"If that person is lucky enough not to die...Shu Long did not hurt ordinary people, even if he is not sentenced to death, his life will not be easy in the future." Zhou Xi continued.
"We don't want to move Wangbei's mother to the ancestral grave," Zhou Xi looked up at Shu Wangbei, who was looking into his eyes, and then said after a pause, "We want to move Wangbei's father's cemetery out."
Shu He was thinking that Zhou Xi would let go of his mouth, and he would agree to any conditions, but this request was beyond his expectation. He was stunned for a moment, and said, "It's not so good, people have to admit it when they die. The ancestors return to the ancestors..."
Shu Wangbei understood Zhou Xi's meaning, he shook his head and said, "At this point, I don't care about it, and I don't think my parents care about it either."
Shu He's face changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, as long as you can help."
Zhou Xi turned around and walked into the yard, "Come in and say, there are many people outside."
Shu He and Shu Li got up and followed in. Shu Wangbei closed the door.
After entering the living room, Zhou Xi said, "There is no way to fight against the law regarding Shu Long's matter. The sentencing depends entirely on the court's decision, but if he goes to jail, it is likely that he will serve his sentence in the county. I will find a way to find a relationship." Make him as comfortable as possible in prison. It may cost a lot of money, though."
Shu He himself had no connections and had no way out. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I agree, no matter how much money it needs, I will find a way to get it together."
Shu Li, who had been sobbing all the time, looked up at her father, a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say anything, and lowered her head again.
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After Shu He's father and daughter left, because they got up too early, they couldn't sleep when they went back to lie down. Shu Wangbei went into the study to accompany grandma to talk for a while, and told her everything that happened just now. Sighed and said nothing.
Before eating at noon, news came from the hospital that the injured person had passed the critical period and woke up.
Shu Long was taken to the county early in the morning, and Shu He hurriedly packed his luggage and found a car to follow. He was still thinking about spending money to find a way out, to see if he could give Shu Long a light sentence for a few years, and it is said that he later went to The hospital begged the victim, but the family members kicked him out.The victim was the only child of the leader's family. He was raised as a young master since he was a child. If he doesn't want compensation, he wants a heavy sentence from the court.
After a few more days, Shu Wangbei got the news in a twists and turns, knowing that Shu Long and the young master happened to bump into each other at the corner that day. It was fine to say sorry to each other, but Shu Long was used to being arrogant. Domineering, he drank a lot that day, and there was resentment in his heart. Seeing that no one was pleasing to the eye, he was very rude in words. It happened that the young master was also praised since he was a child, and his temper was not good, so the two quarreled , Later, when Shu Long got drunk, he stabbed someone when he committed a crime.
He will have such a day, after all, it is the character of the family influence, and he will be to blame.
The incident of Shu Long's wounding caused a sensation in the town and even the county for a long time. He was caught at the scene of the crime. The police obtained sufficient evidence and there were enough witnesses. It is estimated that the family members of the victim were also influenced by the case. And the evidence was quickly transferred to the procuratorate, and a public prosecution was filed within a few days after arriving at the procuratorate.
On the day of the trial, both Shu Wangbei and Zhou Xi went, while Shu He and Shu Li sat in the front row. When Shu Long was escorted out by the judicial police, Shu He burst into tears. During this time, he did not eat or sleep well. , I spent a lot of money, but didn't get any effect, and now I finally gave up, and I looked ten years old.
Shu Long's appearance has also obviously changed. He has lost a lot of weight, his mental state has obviously become depressed, and his eyes seem to be absent-minded. They only burst out with some brilliance when they saw Shu He and Shu Li. .
Shu He howled violently, the chief judge stopped him several times but failed, and asked the bailiff to take him out on the grounds of disturbing the court. Shu Li looked back at his brother and followed him out.
After the public prosecutor read out the indictment, he presented evidence one by one, and finally Shu Long's signed statement.
Shu He did not hire a lawyer for Shu Long. In this case, hiring a defense lawyer is useless and just a waste of money. It is better for the criminal suspect to defend himself.
The judge asked Shu Long if he had any objection to the evidence, Shu Long said no, and asked him if he admitted to the crimes committed, and he also admitted one by one.After the court adjourned for 15 minutes, Shu Long was sentenced to [-] years in prison, and a separate court session was held with civil compensation.
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Shu Wangbei met the victim once later, that person was called Zhong Qing, he was actually not a bad person, but his temper was not very good when he was being praised all the time, the family members were quite reasonable, after knowing what happened, they gave Shu Wangbei He gave a big gift and said that he could find them in the future if he needed help. After all, Shu Wangbei won Zhong Qing valuable rescue time that day.
After Shu Long was sentenced, he was escorted from the detention center to the county jail. The detention center is a place where criminal suspects are held before sentencing, and the conditions are not as good as prisons.
Zhou Xi kept his promise and helped to find a relationship. Shu Long lived a comfortable life in prison, but no matter how good he was, he would try not to be beaten as much as possible. He ate the same thing as corn bread and rotten vegetable leaf soup, and he had to do labor. Shuhe occasionally went to deliver some food, and it was because of the arrangement, but it would always be in Shulong's hands.
Just like that, Shu Long stopped being serious for a while.
After this matter is over, we have to start thinking about moving the grave. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is only a few months away, this matter has to be settled years ago.
Originally, Shu Wangbei thought that the date of moving the grave could be set on any day, so he simply handled the matter without making any fuss, but Zhou Xi disagreed, and solemnly led him to find a place The famous half-immortal, counting the best days in the near future, also took some time to find a knowledgeable person to help with it. There are a lot of talks in it, and Zhou Xi is afraid that he and Shu Wangbei will not understand and will collide.
Shu Wangbei didn't think it was necessary at first, he even laughed at Zhou Xi as a teacher and practiced feudal superstition, but later he thought that the fact that he was able to be reborn shows that this world has its own inexplicable side.
On the day of moving the grave, Shu Wangbei was still dizzy despite hiring a master. Fortunately, Xie Jianye and his wife also came to help.
There are too many things to say here, Shu Wangbei felt that everything was prepared in advance, but there were still various problems on the day, either something was bought wrong, or something suddenly broke, and he had to buy a new one to replace it.
After the invited master finished reciting the mantra, the workers began to dig the soil. Shu Wangbei put on red gloves and looked at him blankly. When the coffin was revealed, his heart tightened, and Zhou Xi silently held him beside him. wrist.
After everything was finished, the helpers settled accounts and dispersed. Xie Jianye and his wife sat and rested on a wooden pile in the forest. Shu Wangbei and Zhou Xi knelt in front of the grave to burn paper. Shu Wangbei took a bottle of Laobaigan Sprinkled on the tombstone.
"Dad, I brought you the pork head meat and the wine you like to drink. This time you are with my mother. You can live a good life down here. Don't quarrel. Let my mother have more things to do. You are covered in blood. I left with my eyes closed, my mother had a bad life at that time..."
Shu Wangbei cried, but Zhou Xi didn't persuade him, he needed to vent at this time.
Zhou Xi said, "Dad, Mom, my name is Zhou Xi. I used to be Wang Bei's junior high school teacher. We met at the parent-teacher meeting. Wang Bei and I are married. We are doing well now, and we will get better and better in the future. The better, you can rest assured."
"I am 12 years older than Wang Peking University. As his former teacher, I will take care of every step he takes, and never let his future deviate. As his husband, I will love him, love him, protect him, and do my best. make him happy."
Shu Wangbei turned to look at him with tears in his eyes. Zhou Xi wiped his face with a handkerchief. After wiping, he stretched out an arm to wrap his shoulders around his shoulders. They sat together in front of the tombstone for a while before joining the Xie family. go back.
After New Year's Day, Struggle Middle School entered the hectic final exam time. The doctor advised Zhou Xi to increase the walking time. Zhou Xi no longer used a wheelchair and used crutches. During that time, as long as the students heard the crutches falling on the ground The sound made him nervous, and then Shu Wangbei thought of a way to wrap a soft cloth under the crutches, and there was no sound when he landed, and the students became even more nervous.
After the final exam, the winter vacation started, and there was basically no need to go to the nursing home. It would be good to go there once a week to review the situation.During this period of time, Zhou Xi studied with Shu Wangbei at home.
Shu Wangbei found that Mr. Zhou was really omnipotent. Even though he was a junior high school teacher, he couldn't be bothered by high school courses, even regardless of subjects. Sometimes a difficult problem stumped him. He used it to study for more than ten minutes. I can still figure it out.
Another incident happened during that time, Shuhe came to the house again, the old man was several years older than when he saw it a while ago, his waist was bent, his eyes were dull, and he was no longer the fierce look before .
It turned out that Shu Long fought with someone in the prison and injured him. After the prison guard reported it, he gave him an additional year of punishment. Shu He came to ask Zhou Xi for help with a sad face. He could treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, but Zhou Xi rejected him and left with a sigh.
Zhou Li returned to the town at the end of January, and it was already xx o'clock at night when he arrived. When Shu Wangbei went to the train station to pick him up, he almost didn't dare to recognize him.
"Why are you so dark?" Shu Wangbei looked at him in shock.
Zhou Li grinned, his white teeth made even whiter by his dark skin, "A few days ago I went to Hainan with my classmates to play for a few days, and I got them in the sun."
On the way, Shu Wangbei was driving, and Zhou Li patted him on the shoulder with a smile in the driver's seat, "That's right, I'm out!"
In the dark cab, Shu Wangbei turned to look at him, "If you don't smile, I really can't find you."
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A week before the Chinese New Year, Xie Jianye and his wife returned to Beijing. They had originally discussed letting Xie Zhuyun come over to celebrate the New Year. However, just in time for foreign affairs activities during those few days, Xie Zhuyun had to work overtime temporarily. she is gone.
Shu Wangbei's New Year's goods are almost ready, the refrigerator is full, and a big snow pit has been dug in the yard, and the stuff that can't fit is put in the snow pit to freeze.
After the new year was over on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Shu Wangbei and Zhou Li cleaned the house together, hung up 29 lanterns, and put up Spring Festival couplets.
After dinner on the evening of the 29th, Shu Wangbei was busy until late. He put all the meat in an iron pot and stewed it in advance.There are four of them during the Chinese New Year this year, and they buy a lot of things like pork knuckles and chicken feet, and put them on the plate after they are marinated.There are also dried fruits made of white flour, which are fragrant and crispy after being fried.
All the fish were bought fresh, six in total, and kept in a large basin. Zhou Li also went to the flower market to buy an oxygen pump to install them. These six fish were eaten from the 31st day of the new year to the fifth day of the new year. Eating one fish a day meant that Every year is more than enough.
On the evening of New Year’s Eve, the family sat together and made dumplings while watching the Spring Festival Gala. Shu Wangbei became dazed when he watched it. Many programs in this Spring Festival Gala, including songs, sketches, and cross talk, became classics later. Shu Wangbei has seen reruns on TV many times.
Shu Wangbei couldn't help sighing in his heart once again the miracle of his encounter.
When setting off firecrackers, Zhou Li insisted on scrambling to ignite the firecrackers, and he had to hold and set off the five-hundred-shot firecrackers with one hand. Shu Wangbei was always alert to him, and sure enough, he saw Zhou Li smirking and trying to throw the firecrackers at himself. Here, he was so scared that he cursed and rushed into the house, Zhou Li was laughing in the yard by himself.
In the middle of the night, the cannons were set off, and the dumplings were finished. Grandma gave everyone red envelopes. The money was not much, just for auspiciousness.
Zhou Li helped clean up the table, packed a box of dumplings in a lunch box, and picked some vegetables to pack two lunch boxes in total.
Shu Wangbei saw it from the side, and asked him, "You ate a lot just now, why are you going back to these things? You can come to eat tomorrow morning if you are hungry."
Zhou Li turned to look at him, "I'll go to Xiao Ran's place."
Shu Wangbei was stunned for a moment, he was busy recently, he didn't bother to go and see Xiao Ran, and he didn't know how he was doing now, and he didn't know how he was living in the New Year's Eve.
Speaking of which, if you don't mention the bad past, he and Xiao Ran are classmates after all, and the relationship is much closer than Zhou Li, but since Xiao Ran's accident, Zhou Li has quickly approached him, which made Shu Wangbei feel a little strangeness.
"I was negligent, I should invite Xiao Ran to celebrate the new year together." Shu Wangbei said.
Zhou Li shook his head, "He's here, you're awkward, and he's even more awkward. Besides, his family has relatives in the local area, so I'm not alone."
"He's celebrating the New Year at a relative's house, why are you still there?" Shu Wangbei thought that Zhou Li shouldn't go to other people's house to join in the fun after the Chinese New Year.
"After thirty is the first day of junior high school..." Zhou Li said halfway, but Shu Wangbei already understood what he meant. Too many tragedies happened on the first day of junior high school in 79, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad , nodded and said, "You go."
After Shu Wangbei returned to the house, he found that Zhou Xi was busy in the living room. He leaned over and took a look and understood that the incense burner had been set up years ago on the square table next to the wall in the living room. On it was the family tree of the Zhou family. , Zhou Xi was exchanging tribute.
From the Zhou family to the generation of Zhou Yan and Zhou Lian, they were all girls. After Zhou Xi changed his surname to Zhou, the Zhou family tree was passed down to Zhou Xi.
Zhou Xi beckoned Shu Wangbei to go over, and they lit incense and worshiped three times.
Zhou Xi walked over on crutches, and carefully removed the family tree from the wall. Shu Wangbei cleaned up all the food on the coffee table, and the two sat directly on the low stool facing the coffee table.
Zhou Xi brought over the pen and ink that he had prepared long ago, and turned the family tree to the last page. Shu Wangbei saw the names of Zhou Xi and Zhou Li on the branch of the last line at a glance, and there were dense names of people on it.
"The Zhou family is really a huge family!" Shu Wangbei sighed.
Zhou Xi nodded, "The Zhou family has been businessmen for generations, and their assets reached their peak during the period of the Republic of China. Later, the domestic situation was turbulent, and most of the family members moved overseas. Now only my mother is left. .”
He pointed at a name next to him with his finger, "This is the real eldest grandson of the Zhou family. It stands to reason that he is the head of the Zhou family. The family tree is currently kept by me temporarily, and I will return it when we meet in the future."
Shu Wangbei couldn't help laughing, "It's a pity to see your tone, why didn't I see that you were so feudal back then."
Zhou Xi smiled and said nothing, picked up the brush and dipped it lightly on the inkstone, and wrote on the opened page of the family tree.
Shu Wangbei stretched his neck to look over, and saw that his small script was neat and beautiful, and his name was written on it, which was next to Zhou Xi's name.
For some reason, Shu Wangbei's face turned red all of a sudden. At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was good to engage in feudal superstition when he was free.
After finishing writing, Zhou Xi closed the family tree and hung it back. He turned his head and looked at Shu Wangbei, whose face temperature had not dropped, and smiled, "You said you wanted to break away from your uncle's family, so I wanted to tell you that day, since If you don't want to be a member of the Shu family anymore, then come and be a member of our old Zhou family."
Zhou Xi stretched out her hand to rub Shu Wangbei's cheek, then opened her lips and said, "Although the marriage certificate has not yet been obtained, you have entered the Zhou family tree, and you are the Zhou family."
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