Poetry of Baiwu

At the end of summer and early autumn, Fengtian in the north is getting chilly, and the cold air covers Fengtian from time to time. At this time, the Huo family with red lanterns and red colors is very eye-catching in the white mist. .

Today is the Huo family's big day, the mansion is decorated with lights and festoons everywhere, not only the facade is well-groomed because of Huo Tianxing, the youngest of the Huo family, but also the layout when you walk into the house She was extremely extravagant, without the low-key and simplicity that the concubine should have. Not to mention the wedding in a sedan chair for eight people, she also entered and exited through the middle door, showing off to the fullest.

The people who came to congratulate almost stepped through the threshold, and the congratulatory gifts were piled up as high as a hill. It can be seen that the Huo family has a wide range of friends, and the huge red banner hanging in the main hall is even more festive, and the auspicious words of congratulations One after another, it's so lively.

Under such joy, Dudu Huo Junshu didn't have a good complexion at all. He moved his chopsticks from time to time but didn't take a few mouthfuls of food, and his flushed face didn't make his complexion any better after drinking a few sips of wine. The second brother Huo Tianhong, who was at the same table from time to time to toast to the groom and was full of tongue, was far away from heaven and earth.

The discord between him and his brothers who were born from different wombs was nothing new in the neighborhood, and the separation of the family not long after his father's death made it obvious. In the final analysis, he and the two On the surface, the elder brothers thought it was too much trouble to respond to the story.After the family split, he came here to hold a grand wedding banquet like a grand wedding with an emperor's house. It was considered as a way to save face for the elder brother, so Lizi couldn't let others decide what he wanted to do, with all kinds of impatience on his face, Not being able to utter a good word out of his mouth is the only thing he follows his heart here.

However, someone still pretended not to see Huo Junshu's thoughts, and just aimed at his heart and stabbed him to death. That person was Huo Tianhong who couldn't calm down all the time.

"Brother, it's good for you. With a slip of your shoulders, I just let the younger brother carry all the burden of inheriting the family, and just pretend to be a good person. I'm afraid that everyone in Fengtian will not know that you are hugging left and right now, big brother. Gentle, it’s nothing to make my younger brother stare blankly, but it’s impossible for the elder brother to thank our younger brother.” Huo Tianhong’s mouth is very skillful, and the face of a full-fledged businessman has already attracted all the guests. Afterwards, he would never forget his younger brother, and the conversation turned smoothly like a couplet, "Look at my younger brother, he is weak compared to his elder brother, this time he must be under the burden of my family." You can't even take a breath, so you will have a green face, otherwise our Huo family is a respectable family in Fengtian, and we will have the education we should have. You think so, Jun Shu ?”

How could Huo Junshu not know the accusations and scolding Huai heard, and the hand holding the wine glass tightened even more, and after drinking the wine in one gulp, the wine glass knocked heavily on the table and shook, if it wasn't for the lobby It's lively, such a sound will definitely attract many people to chew their tongues.

Huo Tianhong's knife was indeed stabbed deeply, but it was not only Huo Junshu who was stabbed, Huo Tianxing, who was the eldest brother, even the master of the Huo family who had returned to the west, stabbed him a few times.

Back then, when the master of the Huo family, who was in charge of the family, passed away not long after the sick bed, he called the three brothers to the bed, and personally said that when the Huo family was handed over to the third Huo Junshu to inherit, this sharp knife was buried in the hearts of the three from time to time. In the depths, from time to time, he would stab his brother's heart a few times desperately.

It has always been a custom for the family to be inherited by the eldest son. Even the emperor's relatives inherit the title according to this custom, but the one or two words before his father's death completely abandoned this custom. The family is his own face.

Different from Huo Tianxing, who came from the main family, Huo Tianhong, as the second son, is only the adopted son of the main family. He knew that he would have no way to inherit the family, so he was considered worthy, and he didn't even have a big dream; His poor background further highlights his penny-pinching disposition for money. In his eyes, everything is imaginary, only the money in his hand is real. Head, after the separation of the family, the Huo family's restaurant and pawn shop business has been done well.

The youngest son, Huo Junshu, is the son of a concubine. He is not as steady and dignified as Huo Tianxing in terms of temperament, and even less as smart as Huo Tianhong in terms of shrewdness. However, he has inherited the big house of the family and the family crest representing the heir. Outsiders must not understand why just looking at the surface, but A discerning person will not know the tricks.

Huo Tianxing is not stupid, he would not seriously think that his little brother would have some superficial leisure time with them, so he continued, "Second brother's words are not good, the one who should be thankful is father, right? As the eldest brother, I haven’t even carried the burden of my family for a day, so how can I say that my shoulders slipped.” Huo Tianxing said sideways, seeing Huo Junshu’s clothes embroidered with the Huo family’s crest that should belong to him, he squinted Qi Qi's eyes were sharp and sharp, but the corners of his mouth were raised high, "Speaking of which, Dad really cares about our brothers, and he is reluctant to let me carry the whole family on his shoulders. Up to now, doing whatever you want is the second, and repaying the family to the younger brother is the third."

The word "compensation" sounded extremely harsh to Huo Junshu's ears. If Huo Tianhong's words were to stab him in the bottom of his heart with a knife, then the word "compensation" would smash his heart into a bad shape with a thousand knives.

Huo Junshu stood up quickly with a pale face, his hands under his sleeves were clenched into fists, which was quite different from his brothers who were still sitting leisurely and watching him. The woman who stepped out to the hall lightly lighted sandalwood on the table beside her with lotus steps, and then sat down meekly beside Huo Tianxing, pouring wine and vegetables for him.

Huo Tianxing always looked at Huo Junshu, the younger brother. After the woman sat down, he stretched out his arms to hug her firmly, but he still didn't move his eyes away, "Lan'er, look, Junshu can't wait for you, sister-in-law. I can’t even sit still now.”

Upon hearing this, Lan'er nodded slightly to Huo Junshu with a shy smile as a greeting.Lan'er was born like a flower like a moon, and although her family background is not as good as that of the Huo family, she is also a lady of a good family, her beautiful eyes seem to be enough to captivate all living beings; however, in front of this kind of beauty, the smell of sandalwood mixed with rouge and gouache only irritates Huo Jun Shu was dizzy for a while, didn't eat much, but felt nauseated frequently as if his stomach was full of food, and put his fists on the table, his blue face couldn't tell whether it was because he was unwell or unwilling to leave the place immediately.

Huo Tianxing's beautiful wife was in his arms, and his eyes looking at Huo Junshu did not lose strength because of this, and Huo Tianhong who robbed Bai even poured fuel into the fire, "Isn't it true that your temper is just like Erniang's, If you are stubborn and can't see it, who will pay you if your father doesn't pay you? Erniang really has to learn from our mother, eat a meal, knock on the wooden fish a few times, and then recite the Buddha. Common knowledge? Look how generous Sister-in-law Lan is. She has explained the matter of elder brother taking a concubine very well. Wouldn't it be possible to live in peace as long as she wants? But I can't blame you and Erniang entirely. Seeing that my brother and husband are getting better, I really don’t know how many wooden fishes I have to break to get peace of mind.”

Hearing this, Huo Junshu was so angry that he didn't even care about his face, endured his stomach nausea, turned around and took unsteady steps while calling to the person standing at the entrance of the main hall, "Come here, prepare the sedan chair! "

The servants of my family who came together were still a bit inexplicably startled, and Huo Tianhong deliberately showed a look of surprise, "I'm going to leave now, the journey back to my family is quite a long way, didn't it mean that I wanted to stay here, brother?" Are you bothering me all night?"

Huo Tianxing waved his hand at Huo Tianhong, obviously not intending to keep him, "My family is far away from our two brothers, but it is quite close to Jun Shu, isn't it?"

How could Huo Junshu fail to understand the pun in these words? Since his elder brother didn't care about breaking the unification of their brothers, he didn't have to worry about anything, and just strode under the gazes and whispers of the guests. Once across, even if there is some discomfort, I don't want to stay here for longer.

"Third brother." Huo Junshu just took a step, Huo Tianxing called out again, Huo Junshu stopped, but he couldn't hear the meaning in his ears, he only knew that he didn't want to keep people, "I will be as stubborn as Er Niang , is not good for you."

Huo Junshu turned back and glared angrily, the two elder brothers were still so immovable, and Lan'er was completely out of the way, with Lingling water eyes and a sweet smile, but her hands were only concerned with her husband-in-law Busy, as if Huo Tianxing is the only one in his eyes, and the rest is nothing.

Huo Junshu couldn't say a word, and just left the place where things were right and wrong, even if the "slow walk and don't see him off" that the elder brother said then turned into a thorn on his spine, which made him feel very painful.

"Third young master, now we have to find an inn to stay."

As soon as he sat in the sedan chair, Huo Junshu's nausea became even more serious, with bursts rushing to his throat, and the words of the servants outside the sedan chair heard him getting angry, and shouted, "Who said you want to stay? Let’s go back home today!”

"Third Young Master, it's getting late, it took a long time to get to the Eldest Young Master's mansion this time, this..."

"Then find the fastest way back home!"

"...The third young master doesn't want to cross Baiwu Mountain, does he?" the servant said in a difficult way, "People always say that there will be big insects on Baiwu Mountain at this time, it's very dangerous!"

He was pressed and beaten everywhere by his brothers, and none of them went as he wished. He never thought that even a servant would fight against him. Huo Junshu was so angry that it was all right, and his discomfort made him even more angry. Fa, "I just want to go this way, what do you dare to do to me? If I encounter a big bug, I will be bitten, and none of you can escape. If I will be buried with you, who do you have anything to say?"

No one outside the sedan chair dared to say another word. The journey was very quiet, but gradually began to limp a little, and he must have entered Baiwu Mountain.

Baiwu Mountain lay obliquely across Fengtian, and when the family was divided, it was even more so with Baiwu Mountain as the boundary. To the north, Han's family belonged to him, and to the south, the two elder brothers divided into two.At first glance, it seems that he has taken advantage of it, because most of the Huo family's land is in the north of Baiwu Mountain, but when you look closely, you can see that most of the land is barren and barren wasteland; while Huo Tianxing's name is full of fertile land. Not to mention the well-worn Huo Tianhong, the few shops and restaurants are his golden rooster for earning money, and every penny is saved in his hands, unlike him, who only inherited his family, but everything is empty.

Looking at the Huo family's family crest embroidered on the upper and lower sides of the clothes and the hanging curtains on the sedan chair, Huo Tianxing's words could not be shaken in his mind. He didn't want to admit his mother at all. It's just the husband's guilt, and because of this, he had to let his son inherit the family. Would there be such a sliver of joy in Jiuquan?

Only then did he recall his mother, the tragic death of hanging himself made his face pale.The marriage fat gouache that my mother used to smear floated in the room, it was so thick that it even covered the blood, and the sandalwood that the lady in the room next door often lit floated in to mix it. The appearance he saw was full of blood and filth, but the aroma he smelled was so strong that he couldn't tell the difference from the smell just now.

Before he was so dizzy that he almost lost consciousness, the sedan stopped, and the panic outside the sedan became his mind-boggling experience.

Could it be that he really encountered a big bug?Huo Junshu's heart tightened.