Li Daitao

Liang Xiao saw that it was getting late, so he was already waiting impatiently. He originally wanted to send Xu Ji home so that he could go back, but he didn't expect to be left alone, and someone came to call him in, saying yes The master wants to see him.

After entering, he saw Yi Zhen sitting upright in the hall, but looking at him with burning eyes, his eyes were intense - as if he wanted to grab him and bite him.

Liang Xiao was a little at a loss. Seeing that this man exuded a sense of dignity and majesty, he didn't dare to be rash.Seeing Xu Ji with a smiley face lying on the man's feet, smiling and waving at him, he knew that this should be Xu Ji's father.He timidly called the old man, wondering if he should kneel down and salute.

The sound of "Master" sounded like a sharp knife piercing Yi Zhen's heart, it was truly unbearable pain.But it was also this sentence that made Yi Zhen wake up from the great joy.He froze slightly and adjusted his emotions so that his voice sounded more normal: "Good boy, come here and let me have a look."

Hearing the words, Xu Ji stepped forward again, and stood two steps in front of Yi Zhen very politely, but Yi Zhen grabbed his hand and pulled him tightly.

Yi Zhen looked at his biological son who stood in front of him but couldn't recognize him for the time being, and tried his best to restrain his urge to hug him tightly.But his hands involuntarily touched his face and shoulders, and his eyes looked greedily at Liang Xiao up and down.Until Liang Xiao was a little scared by his actions, he struggled hard to get out of Yi Zhen's hands, trying to get out of Yi Zhen's hands without a trace.

Yi Zhen felt that he had lost his composure, and forced a smile to cover up: "Thanks to you for taking care of Xu Ji these two days, he likes your brother very much, I saw you today, you are really a good boy, just looking at you People hurt."

Saying this, he at least withdrew his hands that were groping Liang Xiao's face. While letting Liang Xiao sit, he ordered people to take this and where, wishing to hold all the good things in front of Liang Xiao. On the other hand, But he held Liang Xiao's hand and was reluctant to let go.

There was genuine joy on his face, and eagerness in his eyes.Although Liang Xiao still felt that the middle-aged uncle was a bit weird, he didn't look like a bad guy, so he wasn't as nervous as before.He felt that someone was pulling the corner of his clothes, and looked down, it was Xu Ji who climbed down from Yi Zhen's lap, seeing him looking at him, he smiled sweetly, and called his brother sweetly.He didn't have as many as Yi Zhen, and he wanted to climb onto Liang Xiao when he hugged him.

Liang Xiao was thinking that the acquaintance of the father and son might be hereditary, when he heard Yi Zhen asking him how many years he had been in school and what books he had read.

Liang Xiao was a little embarrassed, and lowered his head shyly: "I have never been to school.

Yi Zhen let out a light snort, the smile on his face froze for a moment, but Liang Xiao wanted to be strong, seeing his face, afraid that he would look down on him, he quickly added softly: "But I can read."

Yi Zhen's face looked a little better now, so he asked someone to fetch the book and let Liang Xiao read a paragraph to listen to it.

Liang Xiao saw that he looked serious, although he was literate, but he didn't study every day, and being watched by Yi Zhen intently, he couldn't help stuttering, and in the end he couldn't read any more, so he had to stop and look at Yi Zhen pitifully.

Yi Zhen's face was ugly, and he was lost for a while, only to realize that Liang Xiao had lost his voice. He smiled at Liang Xiao, and nodded to indicate that he could put the book down.But in the end it was hard to bear the surprise and disappointment in my heart, I endured it and asked again: "Why are you not allowed to study?"

Let me ask how many of the children from rural families can read and write. Liang Xiao didn't care much about whether he went to school or not, but Yi Zhen seemed very dissatisfied with this. After thinking about it, he told the truth: "Uncle Qin It is useless to read too many books, but it will be painful if you just understand the great principles in the book but can't do it. As long as I can read and understand accounts, when I grow up in the future, I don't have to do big business. It is enough to learn the surgery I like, to be able to support my family, and to live a peaceful life.”

Yi Zhen was speechless, and wanted to say something else, but seeing Liang Xiao's pure and clean face, he swallowed his words back, and just asked, "You think the same way yourself."

Liang Xiao hesitated a little, but nodded slightly.

But Yi Zhen was about to die of anger a few times. He could imagine that after Qin Shu became disheartened, he wanted Liang Xiao to spend his life in mediocrity like a villager.But that was his son—his Yi Zhen's son!

His strength increased a bit, and Liang Xiao's hands hurt from the burden, so he couldn't help but struggle.

Yi Zhen noticed something, loosened his strength, and felt that the little child had a thin layer of calluses on his palm, and said slowly, "Then, did he teach you swordsmanship? Have you ever learned how to bow and horse?" Skill in riding and archery?"

Liang Xiao looked at him with horror, and said in surprise: "We are ordinary people, where do we go to learn those things..."

Yi Zhen's complexion was ugly again, it could be said to be livid. Of course, he had already found out everything he could find out in the past two or two days.According to the neighbors, Liang Xiao was adopted since he was a child. Although he treated him very well, when it comes to his identity, he is almost like a servant boy. There are only three people in the family. Liang Xiao knows his identity. Children are sensible.Children of this age in ordinary farm families also help the family with some housework within their ability, but it is the nature of children to be playful, and there are always times when they are lazy and slippery.Only this child fetched water, washed clothes, and chopped firewood all in secret, and he never complained.

Since the thin calluses on his hands were not caused by martial arts, of course they were worn out by doing things all year round.Now that the evidence is clearly in front of him, Yi Zhen thinks about what he did at such a young age, how can he not feel distressed.

Liang Xiao was kept here for a long time, and was asked so many strange questions by Yi Zhen. Seeing that the face of this person in front of him was cloudy and uncertain, the initial fear came back little by little. This time even Xu Ji Nor can it reassure him.Riding on Yi Zhen's release, he freed his hand, took two steps back, and hurriedly said: "I've been out for a long time, I'm going home."

Although Yi Zhen couldn't bear him, he didn't want to force him to stay. He personally sent him all the way to the door and watched him leave.

As soon as Liang Xiao stepped out of the gate of Xu Ji's house, he ran away immediately.Accidentally fell, and out of the corner of his eye, the strange middle-aged uncle showed a worried look, as if he was about to come to help him up, Liang Xiao suddenly got up, ran faster, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yi Zhen hugged Xu Ji until he could no longer see Liang Xiao's figure, and then he looked away in bewilderment.

He was angry and hurt, and felt that Qin Shu had really treated his good son badly.Xu Ji's thinking was quite different from his. He looked at the corner with envy on his face: "Daddy is so kind to my brother, I don't need my brother to read and memorize poems every day."

Yi Zhen was already angry, but listening to him say that would add fuel to the flames, and he said with a straight face, "I've already found you a new husband in Beijing, and you can tease him away after you go back." , watch your ass carefully!"

Although Xu Ji is smart and quick-witted, his naughty ability is also outrageous. From the beginning of literacy to the present, he has already left the two gentlemen in anger.Yi Zhen regarded him as a treasure, and was not willing to punish him.Hearing what Yi Zhen said now, he wasn't afraid at all, he snorted and turned his head away, with his two nostrils facing the sky, and the back of his head was facing Yi Zhen.

As expected, Yi Zhen had nothing to do with him, and touched Xu Ji's little head, only then did he have the opportunity to ask about today's situation.

Xu Ji replied: "I played with my brother for a while, and then my father came back, so I asked my brother to send me back." He was very obedient, looking at his father's face, he never mentioned his own fight.

Yi Zhen had something on his mind, and didn't care about his flickering words, he sighed at the empty street, walked in with Xu Ji in his arms.He actually intends to stay here for a few more days, slowly trying to get Xiaoshu and his son back with him, and now he is thinking about whether to hire a teacher for Xu Ji locally, and then find a companion for Xu Ji An excuse, to trick Liang Xiao into going to school, to be a good child, and not to be allowed to go on like this, so I don't think Xu Ji, who is under the old man, is the one who has been taught badly in the eyes of others.

Liang Xiao ran out of the city in one breath, but when he looked back, no one was chasing him, so his pace slowed down.Before he reached the entrance of the village, he saw Qin Shu standing at the entrance of the village looking out from a distance, and the last afterglow of the setting sun stretched the shadow long.

Qin Shu was obviously waiting for him, but the expression on his face was still calm. Seeing that Liang Xiao was still panting, he didn't rush him. When Liang Xiao recovered, he slowly asked, "Why have you been here for so long?" ?” His tone was calm, as if he was just asking casually.

But since Liang Xiao saw Qin Shu, he felt at ease.Thinking about it, the strange uncle didn't do anything out of the ordinary except for having more questions. He didn't tell Qin Shu about it. "I sent Xu Ji back, and his family left me some snacks."

Qin Shu nodded, turned around and walked back without further questioning.

Liang Xiao pulled his clothes and followed behind, walking back slowly together, secretly happy in his heart.He always has a strange sense of closeness to Qin Shu, even if Qin Shu never deliberately treats him well, but as long as he occasionally comes out to look for him when he returns late like today, he will be [-]% satisfied. It's already good, it doesn't matter if you read it or not.

Early the next morning, Qin Shu asked him to go out together.Without saying anything, Liang Xiao also guessed that Uncle Qin didn't want to cause trouble, in order to avoid Xu Ji, lest he beat chickens and dogs in the village and disturb the neighbors.Although I'm not sure if the child will come again, but no one is found at home, he should go back by himself.

So Xu Ji came back excitedly that day, and as a matter of course, he was in vain.

Xu Ji stared at the brass lock on the door in disbelief for a while, but still clenched his fists unwillingly and stepped forward to beat the door: "Open the door, open the door, brother open the door, I am Xiao Ji..."

Naturally, no one answered him in the courtyard, only the little flower dog he had fed was tied to the door, answering him barkingly, sticking out its pink tongue from the crack in the door.

Xu Ji walked around the yard twice, and finally sat down on the threshold resentfully.Although he was spoiled and spoiled, he had a kind of indomitable tenacity, and he still guarded the door and did not leave.

A gust of wind in the afternoon brought a few black clouds and drifted down with a thin drizzle.

The rain in the south is mostly not heavy, but the rain is flying and flying, and the eaves start to drip, and splash up from time to time.

As the so-called June bills are paid quickly, Xu Ji just beat up a few new friends yesterday. Today he is squatting at the gate of Liang Xiao’s house like a puppy, and some children from yesterday saw him. He is still strong, so naturally And no one was willing to come forward to talk to him, and when it started to rain, no one thought of asking him to hide in his own house.

Xu Ji is also a tempered person, if others ignore him, he naturally doesn't want to have the audacity to run into someone's house.With a delicate and tender little face, it seems like a door god is stuck there.

Fortunately, due to the bad weather that day, Qin Shu came back earlier, and when he arrived at the door, he saw a figure sitting on the threshold. Hold an oiled paper bag in your arms, smell the aroma, it should be sweet-scented osmanthus cake or something.

When he saw Qin Shu and Liang Xiao who was full of surprise, his eye circles immediately turned red, and he was about to cry when he was about to cry, but he sneezed first.Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, he couldn't help it anymore, he burst into tears, first he went to throw Liang Xiao, wiped the snot and tears all over Liang Xiao, and then turned to rush to Qin Shu.