farce a ups and downs

As night falls, lanterns are lit in front of each house so that those returning home will not lose their way.

As soon as Shen Mingyu returned to Shen Zhuang, Mrs. Shen's personal maid appeared and asked him to pay her respects to Mrs. Shen.

Mrs. Shen's single name is "Yu". She is over 35 years old and has been well maintained. She looks the same as she did 18 years ago, but she has turned the traces left by the years into a mature charm, and is more demure and graceful than before.

Seeing his son, Shen Yu smiled warmly: "Are you back?"

Shen Mingyu paused slightly, then nodded, "Mother knows already?"

"I asked you to study and practice martial arts in the village. How many times have you followed your mother's advice?" Shen Yu poured a cup of tea himself, and pushed it in front of Shen Mingyu, "Drink a cup of new tea that you just picked, to quench your thirst."

Shen Mingyu took a sip as he said, put the cup in his hand to play with, and swept his slender fingers across the rim of the cup. Under the dim sky, Shen Yu couldn't see his expression clearly for a moment.Shen Yu twirled the jadeite bracelet on his wrist, and asked casually: "But what did you meet outside? Why didn't you see Ah Cai?"

"Tell him to do something."

"what's up?"

"An unimportant matter."

Shen Yu looked at him disapprovingly, "What? You want to hide it from your mother?"

Shen Mingyu didn't answer, and after a long time, she asked something irrelevant, "Mother, did you really send someone to search County Mountain three years ago?"

Shen Yu stopped turning the bracelet, raised his eyes, and instantly tore through the virtuous and gentle disguise: "Are you doubting mother?"

Suddenly, Shen Yu's breathing became heavier. With his hands on the table, he leaned closer to Shen Mingyu, and his eyes met. Shen Mingyu saw hurt and sadness in her eyes.

"Son, Master Mu spent all his strength in the yamen at that time, but he couldn't find that bastard..." Noticing Shen Mingyu's gloomy gaze, Shen Yu changed his words in time, "I couldn't find Feiyu, and finally found a The corpse wearing his clothes. I concealed this matter according to your words, and announced that Feiyu was missing, but you know it, even though the face is blurred, but the figure is him at a glance, why don't you believe it?"

Suddenly, she stared slightly, "Did you see him outside today?"

Shen Mingyu got up, his eyes fell on Shen Yu's face from top to bottom, and after a while, he shook his head: "No."

Shen Yu's lips raised a little, and his tone couldn't tell whether it was sarcasm or something else: "He has been smart since he was a child, maybe he found a way to escape, but since he didn't die, why didn't he come back? He must be angry, and I'm angry with him. Not good, I don't want to come back, but Shenzhuang is always his home. Your father is busy recently, if he is here, you two brothers can also help out..."

Inside and outside the words, she was blaming Shen Feiyu for not returning home. The more Shen Mingyu listened, the more annoying she became, and interrupted her: "If there is nothing else, my son will leave first."

The tall and straight figure of the young man disappeared outside the door, Shen Yu sat up straight little by little, his eyes swept over the teacup Shen Mingyu had drunk, his eyes immediately became resentful, but the trace of hatred and embarrassment quickly dissipated, she called her personal maid, "Go send a letter to Master Mu and ask him if there is Shen Feiyu among the people who have entered the city in the past few days."

The servant girl took orders and left.

When Shen Yu was the only one left in the room, she swung her sleeves and swept the tea set down. The sound of ceramic cracking was extremely ear-piercing, as if mocking her kindness back then.

Shen Mingyu was not in a hurry to go back to the house, but carried a lantern through the pavilions and waterside pavilions, and came to the most remote place in the west of the village, where there was a "small black house". After a whole day, I found out later that the eldest brother was not born by my mother, so he made things difficult for him in every possible way.

Shen Mingyu thought: It doesn't matter, I will protect elder brother.

But this kind of thinking seems to have annoyed mother, so she felt more and more disliked by her elder brother, he was able to hold on in front of his father and outsiders, and he often beat and scolded him in private. He was obviously the same young master of Shen Zhuang, and Shen Feiyu's life was worse than that of a servant.

As time passed, when the two brothers widened the gap in all aspects, Shen Mingyu's thoughts also quietly changed.

Teenagers are the age with the most rebellious psychology.Shen Mingyu was brought in and out of the homes of high-ranking officials and rich men in Liuzhou City by his parents, and all the children of the rich family circled around him. On the other hand, Shen Feiyu, the older he was, the more he looked like a lost pearl covered in dust, and his temperament was weak. He has almost no achievements, he can't shoot arrows and draw bows, he can't hold knives and dance guns, and he is so stupid that he doesn't know how to speak with others. His friends are all laughing at him for having a useless elder brother.

Shen Mingyu is also angry, he is obviously the eldest brother, but he is inferior to him in every way, is this trash he wants to protect?

The opportunity to ease the relationship between the brothers came on his 13th birthday.

That year, Shen Zhuang hosted a banquet for famous people in the city, and countless wealthy businessmen rushed to Liuzhou City just to celebrate his birthday. At the birthday banquet, the elders and people of the same generation all toasted to him, praising him for his youthful spirit, for having his father at such a young age. Demeanor, Shen Mingyu was in high spirits and would not refuse anyone who came. After several glasses of wine, he became so drunk that he was dizzy. When people went out, they were put in sacks by traffickers as soon as they went out.

It happened to be his useless elder brother who saved him.

Shen Feiyu found out that he was taken away by human traffickers, and asked Hongying to go back to the village to rescue the soldiers first. He was alone, leaving a mark while following the human traffickers. Unfortunately, he was discovered by the human traffickers. After being caught, he was drugged. There were five other handsome teenagers, and they fell asleep at the destination, only to find out that this group of people wanted to sell them to a certain adult for the enjoyment of that adult.

The kung fu learned by Shen Mingyu is almost useless here, and it is useless to show his identity. The leader of the human trafficker said that if he entered the house of a certain adult, he would never get out alive. Someone with a background like him would paint his face and bury him indiscriminately. Once the post is lost, no one is alive or dead, and it is useless for the family to find it.

The man also said that some people prefer to find teenagers with backgrounds, because they have high spirits and they feel more satisfied after taming them.

Hearing this, Shen Mingyu wished she could bump her head to death on the spot.

It was Shen Feiyu who held him back and told him quietly that the best time to escape was when the two were handing over.Shen Mingyu was dubious, but Shen Feiyu had already communicated with the other teenagers, and secretly untied the rope.

The traffickers placed them in a ruined temple, and did not send them directly to the man's house, but the man sent someone to collect them.

When the traffickers went out to meet people, Shen Feiyu untied everyone, and several teenagers fled through the back door in a hurry, but they were soon discovered. A fire was set, and the sound of killing sounded, Shen Mingyu's knees softened, and Shen Feiyu carried him on his back.

At that moment, Shen Mingyu felt that there was no more reassuring existence than the back of the elder brother, even if there was a raging fire behind him, as long as he stayed by the elder brother's side, he would be safe.

Shen Feiyu placed him in an uninhabited thatched hut somewhere, intending to go back to save others.

After learning of his plan, Shen Mingyu couldn't believe it: "Are you crazy?"

The eldest brother took a breath, his eyes were firm and soft, Shen Mingyu's heart was pounding, without thinking, he grabbed Shen Feiyu's wrist, "Then I will go back with you."

But the eldest brother gently stroked the top of his head, patted him awkwardly, and said to him just like when he was a child: "It's okay, I'll be back soon, Mingyu is waiting here."

"I do not want……"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Feiyu waved his hand away and turned around resolutely.

Shen Mingyu stared at the empty palms and was stunned.

The elder brother who was always submissive and weak in his memory actually had such resolute eyes, the light in those eyes made it hard for him to look directly at him.

Shen Mingyu hugged his knees and waited for half an hour. Shen Feiyu finally came back with someone. Unfortunately, the person had extensive burns all over his body, even half of his face was burnt. In the danger of being caught, Shen Mingyu went to the nearest town. Shen Mingyu was worried, and went out to search, and happened to meet someone from Shenzhuang.

The two brothers managed to escape, but when they returned to the hut, the burnt man had disappeared.

Shen Feiyu looked very sad.

Shen Mingyu then said: "Maybe he doesn't want to die in front of us."

Originally, he wanted to comfort the elder brother, but for some reason, the elder brother looked even more sad, his eyes seemed to be soaked in water, Shen Mingyu felt guilty when he looked over.

Originally, he promised to take good care of that person, but he failed to do so.

Fortunately, the eldest brother did not blame him.

On the way back, Shen Mingyu circled around her eldest brother, imagining holding his hand like she did when she was a child, or letting her head touch her, fearing that she would be rejected, and feeling very anxious.

Maybe Shen Feiyu was tired, or maybe it was acquiescing, but he didn't refuse. Shen Mingyu felt the warmth of kinship deep in his blood for a long time.

After this incident, Shen Yu strengthened the guards around Shen Mingyu, not to mention not allowing him not to return home for no reason, even his face towards Shen Feiyu became much better.

But the accident still happened.

When the two brothers were 15 years old, there was a severe drought and the crops failed. The rich merchants in Liuzhou city generously donated money, built greenhouses, set up fires, cooked rice porridge, and took in refugees. Shen Feiyu gave charity to every refugee he could see. Seeing a doctor with a helping hand, taking out his own savings to help the refugees, seeing this, Shen Minglang entrusted him with the job of comforting the refugees. For a while, the name of Shen Feiyu, the young master of Shen Zhuang who never went out, became a household name.

Not long after, Shen Yu proposed to go to Ruoxu Temple in Junshan to pray for the disaster victims, and the two brothers accompanied him.

Unfortunately, the team met fierce refugees on the road, and the group dispersed. Shen Yu was kidnapped and robbed by the refugees. Shen Mingyu was cut off on the left arm in a hurry.

Shen Feiyu and Hongying protected him and retreated to a cave. Shen Mingyu was concerned about Shen Yu's safety, but his eldest brother did not agree with his idea of ​​going to save others. Show a little coolness.

"Brother," Shen Mingyu said with a choked voice, "Even if Mother treats you badly, even if she's not your biological mother, you can't..."

Shen Feiyu looked at him quietly, with hesitation and entanglement in his eyes, as well as a trace of imperceptible indifference.After a while, that indifference melted into deep helplessness.

"I'll go." He said, "Stay here, Hong Ying, and take care of the second young master."

Hongying: "Master, let me go..."

"Hongying!" Shen Feiyu seemed to be born without putting on airs, even if it was a reprimand, he was gentle, "I'm relieved if you stay."

Hongying wanted to say something else, but Shen Feiyu didn't allow her to say more, turned around and left the cave.

"Brother!" Shen Mingyu chased out of the cave and called for someone to stop him.

Shen Feiyu stopped without looking back, "Wait for me to come back."

"Brother, you must come back."

The eldest brother seemed to smile, and Shen Mingyu heard his laughter, and felt a little pity that he couldn't see the elder brother's smile. He could hardly see Shen Feiyu's smile in the village.

"Well, I promise."

He really wanted his elder brother to pat him on the head like before, and tell him not to be afraid, and his elder brother will be back in a while, but this time Shen Feiyu left in a hurry and did not give him any extra time.

Shen Mingyu returned to the cave and waited bored.

However, what waited in the end was a corpse wearing the clothes of the eldest brother, whose appearance could no longer be seen.