In love with the richest man's wife
Chapter 31 I will ask myself
001.
Scaring people away, Bai Kan turned back to look at the bundles of herbs on the side.
This medicinal herb has only been preliminarily cut, and it will be transported back to the warehouse for secondary treatment before it can be dried.
Bai Kan was not in a hurry to go back to Dong's house. He followed the workers and watched them transport the medicinal materials back to the warehouse for further processing.
There were already many women waiting on the warehouse side at the moment. After the bundles of medicinal materials were transported back to the warehouse by the men, they untied the ropes and began to remove the old branches and leaves on them.
Then pick off the remaining mature branches and leaves and shoots, and put them into different baskets separately.
After these were done, the people waiting next to them took the leaves in the baskets to wash, cleaned them and dried them on the racks that had been set up long ago.
The process of drying is also very particular. The leaves should be dried separately and curled up into small groups, not lumps.It should not be too dry in the sun, otherwise it will become difficult to store and transport if it becomes brittle.
There were a lot of people next to the warehouse, at least a few hundred, and it was very lively in such an environment. Bai Kan walked from one end to the other, receiving greetings from many people.
After responding one by one with a smile, Bai Kan walked towards the direction of the Dong family.
Walking through the street, Bai Kan was thinking whether to go around to buy his favorite milk tofu, when a person appeared in front of him.
Lu Qingye was wearing brocade clothes and a snow-white cloak. He smiled and waved at him, "I'm going to find you."
"Is something wrong?"
"Nothing, let's go for a walk together?"
Bai Kan glanced at him suspiciously, ignored him, and continued walking towards Dong's house. Seeing this, Lu Qingye followed beside him.
The streets in winter are less lively and more deserted, as if even the hawkers have become lazy and unwilling to go out.
Lu Qingye casually looked at the street, and said, "Where's Dong Qingqing, why didn't you see him? Don't you get tired of being together every day?"
"He's gone back." Thinking of what happened just now, Bai Kan smiled.
Lu Qingye looked at Bai Kan thoughtfully, he seemed to have thought of something, and said mysteriously: "How much do you know about Dong Qingqing's family?"
"what do you mean?"
"It's what happened to the Dong family back then."
Bai Kan glanced at him, did not answer, and continued to walk forward.
Lu Qingye gave him the feeling that he was too sinister and malicious, and he had the kind of personality that didn't take too much trouble. He might not even be able to tell the truth from the lies in what he said.
"Why, you're not interested at all?"
"Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"
"It's nothing, I just remembered it all of a sudden." Seeing that Bai Kan didn't seem very interested, Lu Qingye was a little surprised, he thought Bai Kan must be out of curiosity.
"What's the matter with you?"
"I want to talk to you about a business."
"Business?"
"Why don't we cooperate." Lu Qingye said with a smile.
"Cooperation?" Bai Kan stopped and turned to look at Lu Qingye.
"My father is a king with a different surname, and he can be regarded as covering the sky with one hand in the court. Cooperating with us will only benefit and not harm to the Bai family." Lu Qingye looked at Bai Kan with a smile. Bai Kan is a smart person. What does he mean by Bai Kan? Surely understand.
Bai Kan is indeed a smart person, he understood the meaning of Lu Qingye's words almost immediately.
Lu Qingye's so-called cooperation is not so much cooperation as it is a name for Lu Qingye's father.
"People who do business must have their own connections." Lu Qingye said with emotion.
Bai Kan frowned, but he really forgot about this.
There was his grandfather in the Bai family before, and the people in the court didn't have certain official positions, so they didn't dare to embarrass them directly.
But now that his grandfather is gone, the situation of the Bai family is very different from before. It will be fine within three years of the mourning period. dealing with people.
Even if they don't want to go deep, there will always be times when people in business need to do things conveniently. It is naturally necessary to know one or two people who can do things.
This is the relationship between Dong Qingqing and Lu Qingye. What Dong Qingqing needs is convenience, but what Lu Qingye and the others need is money.
The two are said to be cooperation, rather than mutual benefit.
Bai Kan wanted to understand this, and couldn't help but smile, Lu Qingye's feelings are here to collect protection money?
However, Lu Qingye's idea is really good. If the family charges a little, he can make a lot of money in a year.
"If we cooperate, I can also tell you something about Dong Qingqing's family." Lu Qingye shook his finger mysteriously, "Are you really not interested? I don't believe it."
Bai Kan looked directly at him, it wasn't that he was really not interested in Dong Qingqing's affairs at all.
But with the previous events and understanding of Lu Qingye, he would never trust Lu Qingye again.
Bai Kan remained silent, but Lu Qingye misunderstood. He said sadly: "If you don't believe me, you can ask the people in Nanjiang's family afterward. They can testify for me. What I said is absolutely true."
"Nanjiang married?"
"Cheng Shao is in charge, he is very interested in Dong Qingqing, how about I call him for you?"
Bai Kan frowned, "If he dares to come, I will break his legs."
Lu Qingye suddenly laughed, it is well known that there is a lot of tension between the young master and the Bai family.
"What about the cooperation?"
"I reject."
"Why?" Lu Qingye was surprised.
Bai Kan is a smart person, Lu Qingye didn't understand why he refused, and why he refused so decisively.
"Although what you said is very reasonable, but the Bai family doesn't need these now, at least no one has dared to touch the Bai family in the past three years." Bai Kan said, "In this case, why should I pay three years for nothing?" Protection fees?"
The emperor had issued an order that the Bai family should not be touched within three years. If Lu Qingye and the others made trouble for the Bai family for that little money, if they really wanted to make a fuss, the trouble would be themselves.
Anyone with a brain can understand that this is not cost-effective.
And Bai Kan believed that Lu Qingye's father was also a smart man, and would not ask for trouble.
As for three years later, that is already three years later.
The Bai family at that time must no longer be as passive as the Bai family is now.
Lu Qingye laughed, "You are not stupid at all."
Three years later, there must be many people who took the initiative to seek cooperation from the Bai family. They are not the only ones, and the Bai family has more choices.
Whether or not to cooperate with Lu Qingye depends on how sincere Lu Qingye is.
"Thank you!" Bai Kan only thought that Lu Qingye was praising him.
It is not impossible for him to agree to cooperate with Lu Qingye now, but this is too passive, the current Bai family is not worth mentioning at all, and there must be very few conditions that can be mentioned.
Seeing such a thing, other people might agree to it immediately, but Bai Kan would not.
Lu Qingye also saw that Bai Kan couldn't please him, he shook his head helplessly, "Are you really not curious about what happened to the Dong family back then?"
"If I want to know, I'll ask myself."
He believed that Dong Qingqing would not hide it from him, let alone lie to him.If Dong Qingqing didn't want to say it, he would just tell Bai Kan that he didn't want to say it yet.
After talking with Lu Qingye, Bai Kan straightened his cloak and headed towards Dong's house.
When he came back, it happened to be the beginning of class, so he hurriedly took his materials and went to listen.
Medicine is a very profound subject, and the more you study it, the more you will feel this way. Although Bai Kan made mental preparations at the beginning, when he really learned it, he realized that he still underestimated this profession.
Besides, he is different from other people. Others only learn how to grow medicinal materials, which is more like learning how to grow vegetables, but he has to understand the efficacy of medicinal materials and all aspects of the market, which naturally consumes more time and energy than other people. There are many more people.
When it was getting dark in the evening, the master teacher who gave the lecture called to stop.
After the class was over, the rest of the people couldn't wait to stand up and move their bodies that were a little stiff. Bai Kan twisted his neck but continued to sit.
He is used to giving a brief summary of what he has learned throughout the day in his own way after listening to the class every day, which makes it easier to review at night and look at it later.
By the time the work was over, the sky had gradually turned dark.
Bai Kan got up and walked towards the door. He didn't see Dong Qingqing all the way away from Dong's house, and he didn't know where he went.
On the way home, Bai Kan remembered what Lu Qingye said before.
Bai Kan was still a little curious about what happened to the Dong family.
There are almost no rumors about this outside, and it can be seen from this point that Dong Qingqing really doesn't want outsiders to know, and he behaves very taboo.
And although I don't know what happened, it's definitely not a good thing.
Bai Kan didn't see Dong Qingqing for several days afterwards, and just when he had some doubts about scaring people before, he learned that Dong Qingqing had left the town from the housekeeper of the Dong family.
Winter is here, which means the end of the year is approaching.
Whenever this time, Dong Qingqing will be extraordinarily busy.
As the head of the Dong family, he had to check and collect accounts everywhere, hold annual meetings, and make plans for the new year during the period of years ago, including annual dividends and other things to deal with.
These things don't need to be so troublesome for the Bai family. In the past, the Bai family was a landlord, and the land under their hands collected rent on a monthly or annual basis.
The Dong family without Dong Qingqing was extremely deserted, so Bai Kan could only focus on the New Year.
The old man of the Bai family has only left for a short time, and the Bai family must not be too noisy this year.Everything is kept simple, just a simple renovation and tidying up.
Compared with the deserted Baijia, Baijia Town is bustling.
Not to mention the children wearing new clothes on the street, but just receiving the sight of new lanterns and window grilles on both sides, people can clearly feel the taste of the new year.
After the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, the Dong family's classes were suspended.
The rest of the Bai family who studied with Bai Kan went home for the New Year, and some visited relatives and friends.
Bai Kan took advantage of this time to reorganize all the things he had learned in the study with the stove in his arms.
It doesn't snow in Baijia's place in winter, but because of its location in the basin, the winter here is not warmer than the snowy place, but colder.
The air will always feel damp, the clothes that hang out will never dry, and the clothes on the body will be wet as if soaked in water after a while.
Bai Kan hugged the stove, but the hand he stretched out to write was still white with cold.When Bai Linyuan saw him, he asked people to put more heaters in the room, but this still didn't alleviate his condition.
On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Bai Kan personally went to the mountain, and took Mr. Qing and another person down to celebrate the New Year with them.
Mr. Qing originally refused, because going up and down the mountain was too troublesome, but Bai Kan persuaded him.
In the past, the three members of the Bai family were quite lively during the Chinese New Year. This year, there was suddenly one less person. This year may be deserted and sad.
Mr. Qing is a soft-hearted person. Hearing Bai Kan's words, he shook his head helplessly. It didn't take long for him to pack up his things and follow Bai Kan down the mountain.
Bai Kan was a little complacent when he got there, but Mr. Qing looked at Bai Kan with helplessness.
002.
After taking Mr. Qing back to Bai's house, Bai Kan sent someone to check on Dong's house again, asking if Dong Qingqing was back.
Knowing that Dong Qingqing hadn't come back yet, Bai Kan left a message, asking the people from the Dong family to come and tell him immediately after Dong Qingqing came back.
Dong Qingqing is also celebrating the New Year alone, so it is inevitable that it will be deserted, so it is better to spend it with them, it will be lively when there are more people.
Thinking about this, Bai Kan was full of expectations, but he suddenly fell ill on the night of the 25th of the twelfth lunar month.
Probably because of the cold wind blowing when he went to pick up Mr. Qing on the mountain during the day, Bai Kan felt a headache after eating, and by the time he went to sleep, he had already developed a high fever in a daze.
Bai Kan fell ill suddenly, both Bai Linyuan and Mr. Qing were a little surprised, but they were also expected.
In fact, Bai Kan's ability to survive until now is already surprising, after all, too many things have happened during this period of time.
The upside down of the Bai family, the death of the old man of the Bai family, Bai Kan should not be overly emotional, each of these things can make him fall ill.
Probably because he was too brave before, Bai Kan fell ill this time, even worse than when he fell into the water before.
Since he fell ill at 25, he has been in a daze all day long and has a high fever that has not stopped.
The time Bai Kan can remember is almost always the time when he was called up to drink the medicine. His sluggish body and the bitter and unpleasant medicine made Bai Kan feel a little dazed and couldn't tell when it was.
It was the 29th of the twelfth lunar month when Dong Qingqing came back from the outside, and when he learned that Bai Kan had fallen ill, he hurried over, Bai Kan had already been ill for four days.
In the Bai family, the dusty Dong Qingqing frowned and looked at the person lying on the bed, her throat hurt by the icy cold air became more and more uncomfortable.
Dong Qingqing always knew that Bai Kan's health was not good, and he would get sick from time to time, but not counting the previous falling into the water, this was the first time he saw Bai Kan fall ill.
Lying on the bed, Bai Kan frowned and closed his eyes, his lips were pale, but his face was flushed, he was visibly thinner, and there was still some sweat on his forehead and neck.
Seeing Bai Kan's pale face revealing painful ravings, Dong Qingqing never let go of her brows.
"Is there no other way?" Dong Qingqing stepped forward and touched Bai Kan's forehead, it was hot there.
Bai Linyuan shook his head and smiled wryly. If there was a way, how could he delay it until now?
Dong Qingqing's mouth opened. He also knows a certain amount of medical theory, so it can be seen that Bai Kan's illness is just a cold, but how can ordinary colds torture people like this?
"I want to stay here for a while." Dong Qingqing said.
Bai Linyuan nodded and went out.
Dong Qingqing stood quietly by the bed and watched, he didn't know what to do with Bai Kan.
There was a faint smell of medicine in the air, there were two heaters next to the bed, and some unfinished papers were placed on the desk beside the bed, on which were the outlines that Bai Kan had sorted out before.
After an unknown amount of time, Dong Qingqing took a step forward and sat down beside the bed.
Reaching out to touch Bai Kan's forehead, Dong Qingqing's heart, which had already sunk to the bottom of the water, became more and more dull and uncomfortable.
In the next few days, Bai Kan's condition did not improve, sometimes getting better and sometimes getting worse.
Mr. Qing has been standing by the side. He once gave Bai Kan an injection, but it didn't work.
Dong Qingqing put aside the affairs of the Dong family and came to guard, but it was of no use, Bai Kan was still in a coma.
A few days passed in a blink of an eye, seeing that Bai Kan's face had lost all color, and Dong Qingqing's face was also extremely dark.
While Mr. Qing was going to rest, Dong Qingqing sat by the bed alone, quietly watching Bai Kan's sleeping face.
He stretched out his hand to cover Bai Kan's forehead, and he didn't move it until his hand was numb, just because every time he did this, Bai Kan's frown would relax a little.
Bai Kan fell into a deep sleep, he was in a daze all the time, this feeling was so familiar, he knew that he must be sick again.
He has been struggling to wake up, but his head is groggy, his eyelids seem to weigh tens of thousands of catties, and he is not obedient at all.
Sometimes awake and sometimes drowsy in the chaos, Bai Kan can occasionally smell a scent of greed that he feels familiar with.At this time, his drowsy body will feel better.
Feeling the cold touch on his forehead again, Bai Kan opened his eyes in a daze, and smiled when he saw the face in front of him.
"You're back?" Bai Kan said hoarsely.
"You're awake." Dong Qingqing took away the hand covering Bai Kan's forehead, and ran towards the door in excitement, asking someone to call Mr. Qing.
When he turned back after giving orders to his servants, Bai Kan had already got up from the bed, trying to sit up.
"Don't move, lie down quickly." Dong Qingqing hurried over to help, he wanted to push him down.
Bai Linyuan has been in a coma for several days, but he suddenly wakes up and moves around, which is definitely not possible.
"I feel uncomfortable lying down." Bai Kan's voice was inaudible, he was too weak.
He had been lying like this for an unknown amount of time, and when he woke up, he felt sore all over his body, which made him very uncomfortable.
"I'll help you." Dong Qingqing hugged Bai Kan and helped him to sit up, then took the quilt beside him and stuffed it behind his back, and carefully twisted the quilt for him.
After waking up, Bai Kan's condition was very bad, but he was in good spirits, probably because he had slept enough for so long.
"What time is it now?" Bai Kan asked.
Bai Kan is already very experienced in the matter of sudden serious illnesses, after all, the number of times he has been ill since he was a child cannot be counted.
"Don't talk yet, drink some water." Dong Qingqing poured a cup of hot water aside while speaking, brought it over, and carefully fed it to Bai Kan.
Bai Kan's voice was hoarse, and after drinking a cup of hot water, he felt much more comfortable.
"Today is already the fifth day of the lunar new year." Dong Qingqing answered Bai Kan's previous question.
Bai Kan was stunned, "Is the Chinese New Year over?"
"Ah."
Bai Kan was surprised, then a little disappointed, his memory was still in the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, and he was still thinking about calling Dong Qingqing to his home for the New Year.
Although there have been so many changes in the Bai family, but with Mr. Qing and Dong Qingqing around, this year is also lively.
As a result, when he woke up, it was already after the Chinese New Year.
Seeing Bai Kan's disappointment, Dong Qingqing felt distressed, "When you recover, I'll accompany you one more time, and you can live it as you want."
Bai Kan chuckled, "I'm not a child."
It's over when it's over, can he still cry a lot?
And how about spending another year with him?Like running a house, pretending it's not Chinese New Year yet?
Bai Kan spoke casually, seemingly not caring. Seeing him like this, Dong Qingqing couldn't help but see a miniature version of Bai Kan in his mind, also saying such sensible and distressing words.
Bai Kan looks like he is spoiled, he is the treasure of the Bai family, he seems to be unworldly, but in fact he is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
"It's okay to be willful once in a while." Dong Qingqing said softly, for a moment he wanted to rush up and hug Bai Kan.
Bai Kan smiled, "That's what you said, treat me to a good meal when I get better, I feel so hungry right now."
While speaking, Bai Kan touched his stomach.
His mouth was filled with the taste of medicine, it was unspeakably uncomfortable, but it's a pity that he can't eat big fish and meat now, otherwise he would like to ask a big table to eat his fill.
Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and Mr. Qing and Bai Linyuan entered the door one after the other.
"How do you feel?" Mr. Qing grabbed Bai Kan's wrist to feel his pulse.
"I'm still a little dizzy." Bai Kan smiled weakly, he saw people with double images.
Mr. Qing frowned slightly, and examined Bai Kan carefully. After a while, he withdrew his hand, let out a breath, and said, "It's good if you can wake up, and pay more attention to keeping warm. As long as you don't blow the wind, it should be fine."
Hearing this, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
Needless to say, Mr. Qing, Bai Linyuan relaxed, and Dong Qingqing also felt relaxed as if he had put down the big stone on his shoulders.
Seeing him like this, Bai Kan couldn't help feeling amused.
"I'll ask someone to prepare some porridge, and you can sleep for a while after eating," Mr. Qing said.
Upon hearing this, Bai Linyuan immediately went out to the kitchen to give orders.
Mr. Qing stayed in the room for a while, and after confirming that Bai Kan was fine, he went back to catch up on sleep.During this period of time, apart from Dong Qingqing, he was the one who stayed by Bai Kan's side the longest, and he hardly had a good night's sleep.
Mr. Qing left, and there were only two people left in the room again.
Dong Qingqing went to the bed and sat down, and straightened the quilt for Bai Kan. Afraid that Bai Kan might be blown by the wind, he wrapped Bai Kan up like a silkworm baby, with only one head exposed.
Bai Kan was wrapped up uncomfortably, and stretched out a hand to breathe. Dong Qingqing immediately stuffed his hand into the quilt when he saw it.
"You don't have to be so nervous." Bai Kan smiled and twisted his body, his whole body was wrapped in a warm quilt.
Dong Qingqing remained silent, her face was still pale, and her eyes were also bruised.
Not long after, Bai Linyuan came in with porridge.Dong Qingqing brought the porridge over without looking at his face, stubbornly insisting on feeding Bai Kan herself.
He knew that as a friend, his approach was already a bit too intimate, and Bai Linyuan would find it strange to see it, but at this time he didn't want to take it into consideration.
Bai Kan just woke up, but Bai Linyuan didn't say much, he told Bai Kan to rest earlier and went out again.
With Dong Qingqing's help, Bai Kan ate half of a bowl of porridge, then shook his head and stopped eating.
"Don't you want to eat some?" Dong Qingqing looked at half of the porridge left in the bowl.
"You can't eat too much when you wake up, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable." Bai Kan said familiarly.
Dong Qingqing frowned, Bai Kan's experience made people feel distressed.
"Then go to sleep!"
"Not urgent."
Dong Qingqing put the bowl on the side table, and he sat back on the bed and looked at Bai Kan, as if he was going to watch Bai Kan fall asleep.
"I just woke up and couldn't sleep." Bai Kan had no choice but to explain.
Dong Qingqing nodded, if he slept for so many days, he would definitely not be able to fall asleep for a while.
"You can talk to me!" Bai Kan said.After eating, he felt much refreshed.
"What do you want to talk about?"
Bai Kan thought for a while, and the first thing that came to his mind was what Lu Qingye told him about the Dong family, but he didn't ask about it, but asked instead: "Are you done with the Dong family?"
"Hmm." Dong Qingqing saw Bai Kan's change of subject, "What did you want to ask before?"
"Actually, it's nothing." Bai Kan hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not.
Since Dong Qingqing avoided the taboo, it naturally meant that he didn't want others to know.
"Ask what you want to ask."
"I'm just a little curious. What happened to the Dong family back then? If you don't want to talk about it, you can ignore me." After hesitating for a moment, Bai Kan decided to tell the truth. He wanted to hear it more than hearing it from others. Dong Qingqing said it herself.
"How did you think of asking this?" Dong Qingqing was surprised.
"Before I got sick, Lu Qingye came to me and said that he wanted the Bai family to cooperate with him. At that time, he mentioned that something had happened to the Dong family." Bai Kan said truthfully.
Dong Qingqing's eyes were gloomy. After a long time, he sighed, "How much do you already know?"
Bai Kan shook his head, "I didn't listen to him, you can't believe what he said, and I want to hear you tell me yourself. If you don't tell me, it means you don't want me to know, then I don't know .”
Dong Qingqing couldn't help laughing, he shook his head with a soft light in his eyes.
"Do you still remember what I told you about my mother?" Dong Qingqing asked, "You once asked me what kind of person she was, and the answer I gave you at that time was that she was a stupid person."
003.
Bai Kan naturally still remembered this incident. At that time, he still felt strange and didn't understand why Dong Qingqing used this word to describe his mother.
Dong Qingqing looked at the window, the window was opened, and in the distance was the tree with the swing in Baikan's yard.
Dong Qingqing once said that the yard he used to live in was somewhat similar to Bai Kan's yard.
"My mother was an orphan. She had no parents and grew up begging. Later, when she was four or five years old, a passing troupe found that she looked good, so she bought it back..."
The theater troupe bought her back, and after freshening up, they soon found that they had picked up a treasure, and what made them even more excited was that they found that his mother also had a good voice.
This made the theatrical troupe leader extremely excited. After that, he spent a lot of thought on his mother, trying to make her popular as a pillar.
His mother was really up to date, she learned things quickly, and within two years she became a pillar, popular all over Zhenjiang, and became famous as a nine-year-old celebrity.
Speaking of Nine-year-old Hong, even now, there are still many old people who remember her beauty back then.
Such a famous actor could be said to have saved the entire theater troupe at that time, making their originally unpopular theater troupe become the most popular theater troupe in Zhenjiang.
The head of the theater troupe took advantage of it, and his eyes became more and more red, wishing to let his mother perform on stage to make money without resting for a moment.
But even this couldn't fill his purse and his vanity.
Not long after, he found a way to get money faster, and began to force his mother to sing at the homes of some wealthy people.
It is said that he is going to sing an opera, but what he is actually doing, everyone outside knows it well.It was okay once or twice, but after a long time, people outside began to make irresponsible remarks.
By the time his mother kissed her at seventeen, she had already become the joke of the outside world.
But even so, with her face and figure, there are still many men who are crazy about her, and his father is one of them.
At that time, his father really loved his mother so much, he paid a lot of money to redeem his mother's body despite the objections of his family, and then brought her back home to make her the third wife of the Dong family.
To put it bluntly, she is just a concubine.
But at the beginning, his mother lived happily for two years, and his father loved her in every possible way.
This liking didn't last long, probably because of the freshness. After all, no matter how good-looking a face is, there will be a day when you get tired of looking at it. In addition, people often whisper in his ears. After three years, his father regretted it. decision at the time.
At that time, a large sum of money was spent to redeem his mother's body, which was by no means a small sum for the Dong family at that time.
At the beginning, his father didn't show it directly, but just ignored his mother.
It was also at that time that his mother accidentally discovered that she was pregnant.
At that time, the Dong family already had two boys, one belonged to the eldest wife and the other belonged to the second wife. Although the two children were still young, the family property dispute had long existed, and the two women fought fiercely.
His mother's pregnancy immediately made the two of them nervous, and they hated her even more.
During this period, his mother also had several accidents and almost miscarried, but he was lucky to survive.
When he was born, his mother immediately asked about his gender. Knowing that he was a boy and knowing that he would not live long, her mother begged the midwife to tell her that she had given birth to a daughter.
The midwife probably felt sorry for her, so she agreed.
Knowing that his mother gave birth to a daughter, the eldest lady and the second lady, who had been eager to move and regarded them as thorns in their eyes, put their minds back.A daughter is not a threat to them.
Since then, he has been raised as a girl.
After that, they lived a peaceful life for a long time.Although I will be picked on from time to time, it is not unbearable.
But such lies cannot be maintained forever, as he grows up day by day, he gradually no longer looks like a girl.
Especially after he started to grow Adam's apple and his voice became hoarse, all this gradually became impossible to hide.
But at the beginning, no one thought about it. He followed his mother's appearance and was very beautiful since he was a child. Although some people doubted it, it was nothing more than that.
Rather than doubting his identity, it was during that time that the eldest lady and the second lady came up with new tricks to deal with their mother and child.
They encouraged his father to ask his mother to perform when his father held a banquet. Nine-year-old Hong's reputation was extremely popular, so it was naturally very eye-catching as a gimmick.
It was very successful the first time, and let his father taste the sweetness.
After that, he would invite people to his house from time to time, and then he would let his mother perform.
When he was a child, he didn't understand that every time his mother was called to perform, he would feel happy and proud.
Because every time the guests look at his mother at the banquet, their eyes will shine. Although the eyes make him a little uncomfortable, it can be seen that they like his mother.
As for the contemptuous eyes of the aunt and the second mother at the banquet, he always felt that those two women were jealous, they were not as beautiful as his mother, and they did not have her voice.
Later, when he grew up, he had a certain understanding of his identity as a man, and he hated the so-called banquet.
At that time, he didn't understand why his mother agreed to do such a thing, she could have done without it.
His mother can take him away, leave the Dong family, although their life may be more difficult, but it is better than that.
For this reason, Dong Qingqing had lost her temper with her several times.
This kind of confusion has been haunting him until he couldn't hide his identity and his mother died of illness after his identity was revealed. He didn't understand why.
Dong Qingqing finally stopped when he said that his mouth was dry. He didn't look at Bai Kan's face, but at that moment he was a little afraid to look at it.
Knowing that his mother is such a person with thousands of people, what kind of expression will Bai Kan have on his face?pity?disdain?Or surprised?
He didn't want to see any of this.
After a pause, Dong Qingqing said again: "She had countless opportunities to take me out of there, so she wouldn't have to be taken out as a plaything to attract guests, but she didn't."
"At first I didn't understand, I couldn't figure it out, but when I grew up, my two so-called elder brothers were gone, and I was the only one left in the Dong family, so I figured it out."
Dong Qingqing pointed to her face with a smile, her eyes mocking, "She chose to stay because of me."
Dong Qingqing inherited his mother's beauty, and before revealing his manhood, he was so beautiful in a green shirt and skirt that even his father would be dazed when he saw his face.
Those who had witnessed his mother's nine-year-old beauty back then were even more amazed when they saw him.
At that time, although he still lacked a bit of his mother's charm, he was still just right.
Under such circumstances, with such a face, their lives would only be worse if they left the Dong family.
Later, his mother let his father manipulate him because he didn't want those people's eyes to focus on him.
It's okay for his mother to be really stupid. She couldn't break free from the shackles of the theater troupe and his father when she was the most popular and touted, so she didn't dare to take him to take risks, so she chose to bear the burden, so she chose to stay. At Dong's house.
When he understood this, it was already a few years after his mother died of illness.
At that time, he had changed his original name to Dong Qingqing, who had the same pronunciation, and stood up as the illegitimate son of the Dong family to take over the Dong family and became the head of the Dong family.
After that, he kept the Dong family's past in dust, and hated others to talk about his face.
"I didn't want to be the head of Dong, at least before my mother died, I never had such an idea." Dong Qingqing looked out the window with absent-minded eyes.
After his man's identity was exposed, his father was furious, feeling that he had been cheated, and his aunt and second mother wanted to kill him immediately.
Those days were very difficult, especially for Dong Qingqing, those harsh words were like awls piercing his body with cuts and bruises.
Then one day his mother suddenly fell ill, collapsed suddenly, and died within a few days.
At that time, he was no longer a child, and seeing his mother getting weaker day by day, he naturally understood what was going on.
After his mother died, he wanted revenge like crazy, and it took him two full years before he finally killed the second brother who poisoned him.
"My second brother has always been a somewhat extreme person. He has a perverse and violent personality. At first I suspected that it was because of his personality."
"I found out later that although he also poisoned my mother, he was not the one who killed my mother. He was a step too late. The one who killed my mother was my elder brother."
"Later, I confronted my elder brother face-to-face and asked him why he did this. He told me that if I was really a girl, he wouldn't kill everyone, but I am a man, and everything is different."
"He said that he didn't intend to kill my mother, but he wanted to kill me."
Dong Qingqing said this, mockingly
Scaring people away, Bai Kan turned back to look at the bundles of herbs on the side.
This medicinal herb has only been preliminarily cut, and it will be transported back to the warehouse for secondary treatment before it can be dried.
Bai Kan was not in a hurry to go back to Dong's house. He followed the workers and watched them transport the medicinal materials back to the warehouse for further processing.
There were already many women waiting on the warehouse side at the moment. After the bundles of medicinal materials were transported back to the warehouse by the men, they untied the ropes and began to remove the old branches and leaves on them.
Then pick off the remaining mature branches and leaves and shoots, and put them into different baskets separately.
After these were done, the people waiting next to them took the leaves in the baskets to wash, cleaned them and dried them on the racks that had been set up long ago.
The process of drying is also very particular. The leaves should be dried separately and curled up into small groups, not lumps.It should not be too dry in the sun, otherwise it will become difficult to store and transport if it becomes brittle.
There were a lot of people next to the warehouse, at least a few hundred, and it was very lively in such an environment. Bai Kan walked from one end to the other, receiving greetings from many people.
After responding one by one with a smile, Bai Kan walked towards the direction of the Dong family.
Walking through the street, Bai Kan was thinking whether to go around to buy his favorite milk tofu, when a person appeared in front of him.
Lu Qingye was wearing brocade clothes and a snow-white cloak. He smiled and waved at him, "I'm going to find you."
"Is something wrong?"
"Nothing, let's go for a walk together?"
Bai Kan glanced at him suspiciously, ignored him, and continued walking towards Dong's house. Seeing this, Lu Qingye followed beside him.
The streets in winter are less lively and more deserted, as if even the hawkers have become lazy and unwilling to go out.
Lu Qingye casually looked at the street, and said, "Where's Dong Qingqing, why didn't you see him? Don't you get tired of being together every day?"
"He's gone back." Thinking of what happened just now, Bai Kan smiled.
Lu Qingye looked at Bai Kan thoughtfully, he seemed to have thought of something, and said mysteriously: "How much do you know about Dong Qingqing's family?"
"what do you mean?"
"It's what happened to the Dong family back then."
Bai Kan glanced at him, did not answer, and continued to walk forward.
Lu Qingye gave him the feeling that he was too sinister and malicious, and he had the kind of personality that didn't take too much trouble. He might not even be able to tell the truth from the lies in what he said.
"Why, you're not interested at all?"
"Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"
"It's nothing, I just remembered it all of a sudden." Seeing that Bai Kan didn't seem very interested, Lu Qingye was a little surprised, he thought Bai Kan must be out of curiosity.
"What's the matter with you?"
"I want to talk to you about a business."
"Business?"
"Why don't we cooperate." Lu Qingye said with a smile.
"Cooperation?" Bai Kan stopped and turned to look at Lu Qingye.
"My father is a king with a different surname, and he can be regarded as covering the sky with one hand in the court. Cooperating with us will only benefit and not harm to the Bai family." Lu Qingye looked at Bai Kan with a smile. Bai Kan is a smart person. What does he mean by Bai Kan? Surely understand.
Bai Kan is indeed a smart person, he understood the meaning of Lu Qingye's words almost immediately.
Lu Qingye's so-called cooperation is not so much cooperation as it is a name for Lu Qingye's father.
"People who do business must have their own connections." Lu Qingye said with emotion.
Bai Kan frowned, but he really forgot about this.
There was his grandfather in the Bai family before, and the people in the court didn't have certain official positions, so they didn't dare to embarrass them directly.
But now that his grandfather is gone, the situation of the Bai family is very different from before. It will be fine within three years of the mourning period. dealing with people.
Even if they don't want to go deep, there will always be times when people in business need to do things conveniently. It is naturally necessary to know one or two people who can do things.
This is the relationship between Dong Qingqing and Lu Qingye. What Dong Qingqing needs is convenience, but what Lu Qingye and the others need is money.
The two are said to be cooperation, rather than mutual benefit.
Bai Kan wanted to understand this, and couldn't help but smile, Lu Qingye's feelings are here to collect protection money?
However, Lu Qingye's idea is really good. If the family charges a little, he can make a lot of money in a year.
"If we cooperate, I can also tell you something about Dong Qingqing's family." Lu Qingye shook his finger mysteriously, "Are you really not interested? I don't believe it."
Bai Kan looked directly at him, it wasn't that he was really not interested in Dong Qingqing's affairs at all.
But with the previous events and understanding of Lu Qingye, he would never trust Lu Qingye again.
Bai Kan remained silent, but Lu Qingye misunderstood. He said sadly: "If you don't believe me, you can ask the people in Nanjiang's family afterward. They can testify for me. What I said is absolutely true."
"Nanjiang married?"
"Cheng Shao is in charge, he is very interested in Dong Qingqing, how about I call him for you?"
Bai Kan frowned, "If he dares to come, I will break his legs."
Lu Qingye suddenly laughed, it is well known that there is a lot of tension between the young master and the Bai family.
"What about the cooperation?"
"I reject."
"Why?" Lu Qingye was surprised.
Bai Kan is a smart person, Lu Qingye didn't understand why he refused, and why he refused so decisively.
"Although what you said is very reasonable, but the Bai family doesn't need these now, at least no one has dared to touch the Bai family in the past three years." Bai Kan said, "In this case, why should I pay three years for nothing?" Protection fees?"
The emperor had issued an order that the Bai family should not be touched within three years. If Lu Qingye and the others made trouble for the Bai family for that little money, if they really wanted to make a fuss, the trouble would be themselves.
Anyone with a brain can understand that this is not cost-effective.
And Bai Kan believed that Lu Qingye's father was also a smart man, and would not ask for trouble.
As for three years later, that is already three years later.
The Bai family at that time must no longer be as passive as the Bai family is now.
Lu Qingye laughed, "You are not stupid at all."
Three years later, there must be many people who took the initiative to seek cooperation from the Bai family. They are not the only ones, and the Bai family has more choices.
Whether or not to cooperate with Lu Qingye depends on how sincere Lu Qingye is.
"Thank you!" Bai Kan only thought that Lu Qingye was praising him.
It is not impossible for him to agree to cooperate with Lu Qingye now, but this is too passive, the current Bai family is not worth mentioning at all, and there must be very few conditions that can be mentioned.
Seeing such a thing, other people might agree to it immediately, but Bai Kan would not.
Lu Qingye also saw that Bai Kan couldn't please him, he shook his head helplessly, "Are you really not curious about what happened to the Dong family back then?"
"If I want to know, I'll ask myself."
He believed that Dong Qingqing would not hide it from him, let alone lie to him.If Dong Qingqing didn't want to say it, he would just tell Bai Kan that he didn't want to say it yet.
After talking with Lu Qingye, Bai Kan straightened his cloak and headed towards Dong's house.
When he came back, it happened to be the beginning of class, so he hurriedly took his materials and went to listen.
Medicine is a very profound subject, and the more you study it, the more you will feel this way. Although Bai Kan made mental preparations at the beginning, when he really learned it, he realized that he still underestimated this profession.
Besides, he is different from other people. Others only learn how to grow medicinal materials, which is more like learning how to grow vegetables, but he has to understand the efficacy of medicinal materials and all aspects of the market, which naturally consumes more time and energy than other people. There are many more people.
When it was getting dark in the evening, the master teacher who gave the lecture called to stop.
After the class was over, the rest of the people couldn't wait to stand up and move their bodies that were a little stiff. Bai Kan twisted his neck but continued to sit.
He is used to giving a brief summary of what he has learned throughout the day in his own way after listening to the class every day, which makes it easier to review at night and look at it later.
By the time the work was over, the sky had gradually turned dark.
Bai Kan got up and walked towards the door. He didn't see Dong Qingqing all the way away from Dong's house, and he didn't know where he went.
On the way home, Bai Kan remembered what Lu Qingye said before.
Bai Kan was still a little curious about what happened to the Dong family.
There are almost no rumors about this outside, and it can be seen from this point that Dong Qingqing really doesn't want outsiders to know, and he behaves very taboo.
And although I don't know what happened, it's definitely not a good thing.
Bai Kan didn't see Dong Qingqing for several days afterwards, and just when he had some doubts about scaring people before, he learned that Dong Qingqing had left the town from the housekeeper of the Dong family.
Winter is here, which means the end of the year is approaching.
Whenever this time, Dong Qingqing will be extraordinarily busy.
As the head of the Dong family, he had to check and collect accounts everywhere, hold annual meetings, and make plans for the new year during the period of years ago, including annual dividends and other things to deal with.
These things don't need to be so troublesome for the Bai family. In the past, the Bai family was a landlord, and the land under their hands collected rent on a monthly or annual basis.
The Dong family without Dong Qingqing was extremely deserted, so Bai Kan could only focus on the New Year.
The old man of the Bai family has only left for a short time, and the Bai family must not be too noisy this year.Everything is kept simple, just a simple renovation and tidying up.
Compared with the deserted Baijia, Baijia Town is bustling.
Not to mention the children wearing new clothes on the street, but just receiving the sight of new lanterns and window grilles on both sides, people can clearly feel the taste of the new year.
After the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, the Dong family's classes were suspended.
The rest of the Bai family who studied with Bai Kan went home for the New Year, and some visited relatives and friends.
Bai Kan took advantage of this time to reorganize all the things he had learned in the study with the stove in his arms.
It doesn't snow in Baijia's place in winter, but because of its location in the basin, the winter here is not warmer than the snowy place, but colder.
The air will always feel damp, the clothes that hang out will never dry, and the clothes on the body will be wet as if soaked in water after a while.
Bai Kan hugged the stove, but the hand he stretched out to write was still white with cold.When Bai Linyuan saw him, he asked people to put more heaters in the room, but this still didn't alleviate his condition.
On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Bai Kan personally went to the mountain, and took Mr. Qing and another person down to celebrate the New Year with them.
Mr. Qing originally refused, because going up and down the mountain was too troublesome, but Bai Kan persuaded him.
In the past, the three members of the Bai family were quite lively during the Chinese New Year. This year, there was suddenly one less person. This year may be deserted and sad.
Mr. Qing is a soft-hearted person. Hearing Bai Kan's words, he shook his head helplessly. It didn't take long for him to pack up his things and follow Bai Kan down the mountain.
Bai Kan was a little complacent when he got there, but Mr. Qing looked at Bai Kan with helplessness.
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After taking Mr. Qing back to Bai's house, Bai Kan sent someone to check on Dong's house again, asking if Dong Qingqing was back.
Knowing that Dong Qingqing hadn't come back yet, Bai Kan left a message, asking the people from the Dong family to come and tell him immediately after Dong Qingqing came back.
Dong Qingqing is also celebrating the New Year alone, so it is inevitable that it will be deserted, so it is better to spend it with them, it will be lively when there are more people.
Thinking about this, Bai Kan was full of expectations, but he suddenly fell ill on the night of the 25th of the twelfth lunar month.
Probably because of the cold wind blowing when he went to pick up Mr. Qing on the mountain during the day, Bai Kan felt a headache after eating, and by the time he went to sleep, he had already developed a high fever in a daze.
Bai Kan fell ill suddenly, both Bai Linyuan and Mr. Qing were a little surprised, but they were also expected.
In fact, Bai Kan's ability to survive until now is already surprising, after all, too many things have happened during this period of time.
The upside down of the Bai family, the death of the old man of the Bai family, Bai Kan should not be overly emotional, each of these things can make him fall ill.
Probably because he was too brave before, Bai Kan fell ill this time, even worse than when he fell into the water before.
Since he fell ill at 25, he has been in a daze all day long and has a high fever that has not stopped.
The time Bai Kan can remember is almost always the time when he was called up to drink the medicine. His sluggish body and the bitter and unpleasant medicine made Bai Kan feel a little dazed and couldn't tell when it was.
It was the 29th of the twelfth lunar month when Dong Qingqing came back from the outside, and when he learned that Bai Kan had fallen ill, he hurried over, Bai Kan had already been ill for four days.
In the Bai family, the dusty Dong Qingqing frowned and looked at the person lying on the bed, her throat hurt by the icy cold air became more and more uncomfortable.
Dong Qingqing always knew that Bai Kan's health was not good, and he would get sick from time to time, but not counting the previous falling into the water, this was the first time he saw Bai Kan fall ill.
Lying on the bed, Bai Kan frowned and closed his eyes, his lips were pale, but his face was flushed, he was visibly thinner, and there was still some sweat on his forehead and neck.
Seeing Bai Kan's pale face revealing painful ravings, Dong Qingqing never let go of her brows.
"Is there no other way?" Dong Qingqing stepped forward and touched Bai Kan's forehead, it was hot there.
Bai Linyuan shook his head and smiled wryly. If there was a way, how could he delay it until now?
Dong Qingqing's mouth opened. He also knows a certain amount of medical theory, so it can be seen that Bai Kan's illness is just a cold, but how can ordinary colds torture people like this?
"I want to stay here for a while." Dong Qingqing said.
Bai Linyuan nodded and went out.
Dong Qingqing stood quietly by the bed and watched, he didn't know what to do with Bai Kan.
There was a faint smell of medicine in the air, there were two heaters next to the bed, and some unfinished papers were placed on the desk beside the bed, on which were the outlines that Bai Kan had sorted out before.
After an unknown amount of time, Dong Qingqing took a step forward and sat down beside the bed.
Reaching out to touch Bai Kan's forehead, Dong Qingqing's heart, which had already sunk to the bottom of the water, became more and more dull and uncomfortable.
In the next few days, Bai Kan's condition did not improve, sometimes getting better and sometimes getting worse.
Mr. Qing has been standing by the side. He once gave Bai Kan an injection, but it didn't work.
Dong Qingqing put aside the affairs of the Dong family and came to guard, but it was of no use, Bai Kan was still in a coma.
A few days passed in a blink of an eye, seeing that Bai Kan's face had lost all color, and Dong Qingqing's face was also extremely dark.
While Mr. Qing was going to rest, Dong Qingqing sat by the bed alone, quietly watching Bai Kan's sleeping face.
He stretched out his hand to cover Bai Kan's forehead, and he didn't move it until his hand was numb, just because every time he did this, Bai Kan's frown would relax a little.
Bai Kan fell into a deep sleep, he was in a daze all the time, this feeling was so familiar, he knew that he must be sick again.
He has been struggling to wake up, but his head is groggy, his eyelids seem to weigh tens of thousands of catties, and he is not obedient at all.
Sometimes awake and sometimes drowsy in the chaos, Bai Kan can occasionally smell a scent of greed that he feels familiar with.At this time, his drowsy body will feel better.
Feeling the cold touch on his forehead again, Bai Kan opened his eyes in a daze, and smiled when he saw the face in front of him.
"You're back?" Bai Kan said hoarsely.
"You're awake." Dong Qingqing took away the hand covering Bai Kan's forehead, and ran towards the door in excitement, asking someone to call Mr. Qing.
When he turned back after giving orders to his servants, Bai Kan had already got up from the bed, trying to sit up.
"Don't move, lie down quickly." Dong Qingqing hurried over to help, he wanted to push him down.
Bai Linyuan has been in a coma for several days, but he suddenly wakes up and moves around, which is definitely not possible.
"I feel uncomfortable lying down." Bai Kan's voice was inaudible, he was too weak.
He had been lying like this for an unknown amount of time, and when he woke up, he felt sore all over his body, which made him very uncomfortable.
"I'll help you." Dong Qingqing hugged Bai Kan and helped him to sit up, then took the quilt beside him and stuffed it behind his back, and carefully twisted the quilt for him.
After waking up, Bai Kan's condition was very bad, but he was in good spirits, probably because he had slept enough for so long.
"What time is it now?" Bai Kan asked.
Bai Kan is already very experienced in the matter of sudden serious illnesses, after all, the number of times he has been ill since he was a child cannot be counted.
"Don't talk yet, drink some water." Dong Qingqing poured a cup of hot water aside while speaking, brought it over, and carefully fed it to Bai Kan.
Bai Kan's voice was hoarse, and after drinking a cup of hot water, he felt much more comfortable.
"Today is already the fifth day of the lunar new year." Dong Qingqing answered Bai Kan's previous question.
Bai Kan was stunned, "Is the Chinese New Year over?"
"Ah."
Bai Kan was surprised, then a little disappointed, his memory was still in the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, and he was still thinking about calling Dong Qingqing to his home for the New Year.
Although there have been so many changes in the Bai family, but with Mr. Qing and Dong Qingqing around, this year is also lively.
As a result, when he woke up, it was already after the Chinese New Year.
Seeing Bai Kan's disappointment, Dong Qingqing felt distressed, "When you recover, I'll accompany you one more time, and you can live it as you want."
Bai Kan chuckled, "I'm not a child."
It's over when it's over, can he still cry a lot?
And how about spending another year with him?Like running a house, pretending it's not Chinese New Year yet?
Bai Kan spoke casually, seemingly not caring. Seeing him like this, Dong Qingqing couldn't help but see a miniature version of Bai Kan in his mind, also saying such sensible and distressing words.
Bai Kan looks like he is spoiled, he is the treasure of the Bai family, he seems to be unworldly, but in fact he is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
"It's okay to be willful once in a while." Dong Qingqing said softly, for a moment he wanted to rush up and hug Bai Kan.
Bai Kan smiled, "That's what you said, treat me to a good meal when I get better, I feel so hungry right now."
While speaking, Bai Kan touched his stomach.
His mouth was filled with the taste of medicine, it was unspeakably uncomfortable, but it's a pity that he can't eat big fish and meat now, otherwise he would like to ask a big table to eat his fill.
Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and Mr. Qing and Bai Linyuan entered the door one after the other.
"How do you feel?" Mr. Qing grabbed Bai Kan's wrist to feel his pulse.
"I'm still a little dizzy." Bai Kan smiled weakly, he saw people with double images.
Mr. Qing frowned slightly, and examined Bai Kan carefully. After a while, he withdrew his hand, let out a breath, and said, "It's good if you can wake up, and pay more attention to keeping warm. As long as you don't blow the wind, it should be fine."
Hearing this, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
Needless to say, Mr. Qing, Bai Linyuan relaxed, and Dong Qingqing also felt relaxed as if he had put down the big stone on his shoulders.
Seeing him like this, Bai Kan couldn't help feeling amused.
"I'll ask someone to prepare some porridge, and you can sleep for a while after eating," Mr. Qing said.
Upon hearing this, Bai Linyuan immediately went out to the kitchen to give orders.
Mr. Qing stayed in the room for a while, and after confirming that Bai Kan was fine, he went back to catch up on sleep.During this period of time, apart from Dong Qingqing, he was the one who stayed by Bai Kan's side the longest, and he hardly had a good night's sleep.
Mr. Qing left, and there were only two people left in the room again.
Dong Qingqing went to the bed and sat down, and straightened the quilt for Bai Kan. Afraid that Bai Kan might be blown by the wind, he wrapped Bai Kan up like a silkworm baby, with only one head exposed.
Bai Kan was wrapped up uncomfortably, and stretched out a hand to breathe. Dong Qingqing immediately stuffed his hand into the quilt when he saw it.
"You don't have to be so nervous." Bai Kan smiled and twisted his body, his whole body was wrapped in a warm quilt.
Dong Qingqing remained silent, her face was still pale, and her eyes were also bruised.
Not long after, Bai Linyuan came in with porridge.Dong Qingqing brought the porridge over without looking at his face, stubbornly insisting on feeding Bai Kan herself.
He knew that as a friend, his approach was already a bit too intimate, and Bai Linyuan would find it strange to see it, but at this time he didn't want to take it into consideration.
Bai Kan just woke up, but Bai Linyuan didn't say much, he told Bai Kan to rest earlier and went out again.
With Dong Qingqing's help, Bai Kan ate half of a bowl of porridge, then shook his head and stopped eating.
"Don't you want to eat some?" Dong Qingqing looked at half of the porridge left in the bowl.
"You can't eat too much when you wake up, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable." Bai Kan said familiarly.
Dong Qingqing frowned, Bai Kan's experience made people feel distressed.
"Then go to sleep!"
"Not urgent."
Dong Qingqing put the bowl on the side table, and he sat back on the bed and looked at Bai Kan, as if he was going to watch Bai Kan fall asleep.
"I just woke up and couldn't sleep." Bai Kan had no choice but to explain.
Dong Qingqing nodded, if he slept for so many days, he would definitely not be able to fall asleep for a while.
"You can talk to me!" Bai Kan said.After eating, he felt much refreshed.
"What do you want to talk about?"
Bai Kan thought for a while, and the first thing that came to his mind was what Lu Qingye told him about the Dong family, but he didn't ask about it, but asked instead: "Are you done with the Dong family?"
"Hmm." Dong Qingqing saw Bai Kan's change of subject, "What did you want to ask before?"
"Actually, it's nothing." Bai Kan hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not.
Since Dong Qingqing avoided the taboo, it naturally meant that he didn't want others to know.
"Ask what you want to ask."
"I'm just a little curious. What happened to the Dong family back then? If you don't want to talk about it, you can ignore me." After hesitating for a moment, Bai Kan decided to tell the truth. He wanted to hear it more than hearing it from others. Dong Qingqing said it herself.
"How did you think of asking this?" Dong Qingqing was surprised.
"Before I got sick, Lu Qingye came to me and said that he wanted the Bai family to cooperate with him. At that time, he mentioned that something had happened to the Dong family." Bai Kan said truthfully.
Dong Qingqing's eyes were gloomy. After a long time, he sighed, "How much do you already know?"
Bai Kan shook his head, "I didn't listen to him, you can't believe what he said, and I want to hear you tell me yourself. If you don't tell me, it means you don't want me to know, then I don't know .”
Dong Qingqing couldn't help laughing, he shook his head with a soft light in his eyes.
"Do you still remember what I told you about my mother?" Dong Qingqing asked, "You once asked me what kind of person she was, and the answer I gave you at that time was that she was a stupid person."
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Bai Kan naturally still remembered this incident. At that time, he still felt strange and didn't understand why Dong Qingqing used this word to describe his mother.
Dong Qingqing looked at the window, the window was opened, and in the distance was the tree with the swing in Baikan's yard.
Dong Qingqing once said that the yard he used to live in was somewhat similar to Bai Kan's yard.
"My mother was an orphan. She had no parents and grew up begging. Later, when she was four or five years old, a passing troupe found that she looked good, so she bought it back..."
The theater troupe bought her back, and after freshening up, they soon found that they had picked up a treasure, and what made them even more excited was that they found that his mother also had a good voice.
This made the theatrical troupe leader extremely excited. After that, he spent a lot of thought on his mother, trying to make her popular as a pillar.
His mother was really up to date, she learned things quickly, and within two years she became a pillar, popular all over Zhenjiang, and became famous as a nine-year-old celebrity.
Speaking of Nine-year-old Hong, even now, there are still many old people who remember her beauty back then.
Such a famous actor could be said to have saved the entire theater troupe at that time, making their originally unpopular theater troupe become the most popular theater troupe in Zhenjiang.
The head of the theater troupe took advantage of it, and his eyes became more and more red, wishing to let his mother perform on stage to make money without resting for a moment.
But even this couldn't fill his purse and his vanity.
Not long after, he found a way to get money faster, and began to force his mother to sing at the homes of some wealthy people.
It is said that he is going to sing an opera, but what he is actually doing, everyone outside knows it well.It was okay once or twice, but after a long time, people outside began to make irresponsible remarks.
By the time his mother kissed her at seventeen, she had already become the joke of the outside world.
But even so, with her face and figure, there are still many men who are crazy about her, and his father is one of them.
At that time, his father really loved his mother so much, he paid a lot of money to redeem his mother's body despite the objections of his family, and then brought her back home to make her the third wife of the Dong family.
To put it bluntly, she is just a concubine.
But at the beginning, his mother lived happily for two years, and his father loved her in every possible way.
This liking didn't last long, probably because of the freshness. After all, no matter how good-looking a face is, there will be a day when you get tired of looking at it. In addition, people often whisper in his ears. After three years, his father regretted it. decision at the time.
At that time, a large sum of money was spent to redeem his mother's body, which was by no means a small sum for the Dong family at that time.
At the beginning, his father didn't show it directly, but just ignored his mother.
It was also at that time that his mother accidentally discovered that she was pregnant.
At that time, the Dong family already had two boys, one belonged to the eldest wife and the other belonged to the second wife. Although the two children were still young, the family property dispute had long existed, and the two women fought fiercely.
His mother's pregnancy immediately made the two of them nervous, and they hated her even more.
During this period, his mother also had several accidents and almost miscarried, but he was lucky to survive.
When he was born, his mother immediately asked about his gender. Knowing that he was a boy and knowing that he would not live long, her mother begged the midwife to tell her that she had given birth to a daughter.
The midwife probably felt sorry for her, so she agreed.
Knowing that his mother gave birth to a daughter, the eldest lady and the second lady, who had been eager to move and regarded them as thorns in their eyes, put their minds back.A daughter is not a threat to them.
Since then, he has been raised as a girl.
After that, they lived a peaceful life for a long time.Although I will be picked on from time to time, it is not unbearable.
But such lies cannot be maintained forever, as he grows up day by day, he gradually no longer looks like a girl.
Especially after he started to grow Adam's apple and his voice became hoarse, all this gradually became impossible to hide.
But at the beginning, no one thought about it. He followed his mother's appearance and was very beautiful since he was a child. Although some people doubted it, it was nothing more than that.
Rather than doubting his identity, it was during that time that the eldest lady and the second lady came up with new tricks to deal with their mother and child.
They encouraged his father to ask his mother to perform when his father held a banquet. Nine-year-old Hong's reputation was extremely popular, so it was naturally very eye-catching as a gimmick.
It was very successful the first time, and let his father taste the sweetness.
After that, he would invite people to his house from time to time, and then he would let his mother perform.
When he was a child, he didn't understand that every time his mother was called to perform, he would feel happy and proud.
Because every time the guests look at his mother at the banquet, their eyes will shine. Although the eyes make him a little uncomfortable, it can be seen that they like his mother.
As for the contemptuous eyes of the aunt and the second mother at the banquet, he always felt that those two women were jealous, they were not as beautiful as his mother, and they did not have her voice.
Later, when he grew up, he had a certain understanding of his identity as a man, and he hated the so-called banquet.
At that time, he didn't understand why his mother agreed to do such a thing, she could have done without it.
His mother can take him away, leave the Dong family, although their life may be more difficult, but it is better than that.
For this reason, Dong Qingqing had lost her temper with her several times.
This kind of confusion has been haunting him until he couldn't hide his identity and his mother died of illness after his identity was revealed. He didn't understand why.
Dong Qingqing finally stopped when he said that his mouth was dry. He didn't look at Bai Kan's face, but at that moment he was a little afraid to look at it.
Knowing that his mother is such a person with thousands of people, what kind of expression will Bai Kan have on his face?pity?disdain?Or surprised?
He didn't want to see any of this.
After a pause, Dong Qingqing said again: "She had countless opportunities to take me out of there, so she wouldn't have to be taken out as a plaything to attract guests, but she didn't."
"At first I didn't understand, I couldn't figure it out, but when I grew up, my two so-called elder brothers were gone, and I was the only one left in the Dong family, so I figured it out."
Dong Qingqing pointed to her face with a smile, her eyes mocking, "She chose to stay because of me."
Dong Qingqing inherited his mother's beauty, and before revealing his manhood, he was so beautiful in a green shirt and skirt that even his father would be dazed when he saw his face.
Those who had witnessed his mother's nine-year-old beauty back then were even more amazed when they saw him.
At that time, although he still lacked a bit of his mother's charm, he was still just right.
Under such circumstances, with such a face, their lives would only be worse if they left the Dong family.
Later, his mother let his father manipulate him because he didn't want those people's eyes to focus on him.
It's okay for his mother to be really stupid. She couldn't break free from the shackles of the theater troupe and his father when she was the most popular and touted, so she didn't dare to take him to take risks, so she chose to bear the burden, so she chose to stay. At Dong's house.
When he understood this, it was already a few years after his mother died of illness.
At that time, he had changed his original name to Dong Qingqing, who had the same pronunciation, and stood up as the illegitimate son of the Dong family to take over the Dong family and became the head of the Dong family.
After that, he kept the Dong family's past in dust, and hated others to talk about his face.
"I didn't want to be the head of Dong, at least before my mother died, I never had such an idea." Dong Qingqing looked out the window with absent-minded eyes.
After his man's identity was exposed, his father was furious, feeling that he had been cheated, and his aunt and second mother wanted to kill him immediately.
Those days were very difficult, especially for Dong Qingqing, those harsh words were like awls piercing his body with cuts and bruises.
Then one day his mother suddenly fell ill, collapsed suddenly, and died within a few days.
At that time, he was no longer a child, and seeing his mother getting weaker day by day, he naturally understood what was going on.
After his mother died, he wanted revenge like crazy, and it took him two full years before he finally killed the second brother who poisoned him.
"My second brother has always been a somewhat extreme person. He has a perverse and violent personality. At first I suspected that it was because of his personality."
"I found out later that although he also poisoned my mother, he was not the one who killed my mother. He was a step too late. The one who killed my mother was my elder brother."
"Later, I confronted my elder brother face-to-face and asked him why he did this. He told me that if I was really a girl, he wouldn't kill everyone, but I am a man, and everything is different."
"He said that he didn't intend to kill my mother, but he wanted to kill me."
Dong Qingqing said this, mockingly
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