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The letter was from the capital, so Xu Shi thought that Li Hongshen lived in Zhong Yanran's residence.After the people from the capital came, they were sent directly to the county government, and turned back to the capital without even saying a word.

Although Zhong Yanran despised the behavior of that woman in Li's residence, she was still her cousin's nominal mother after all, and she was finally sent to the academy angrily.

At this time, it was already November, and the Chinese New Year would be over in a month. Li Hongshen was not at all surprised to receive a letter from the capital at this time.After all, that woman knew that she was going to participate in Qiu Wei, and the letter at this time must be urging him to return to Beijing for the New Year in the name of family reunion and his father's birthday.

At this time, it was only seven or eight months away from Qiu Wei, and there were some delays on the way back to Beijing, and there was very little time to spend on studying.The woman's purpose was clear at a glance, but the excuse she made was so upright that no one could refuse it.If he rejects a label of unfilial piety first, then even if he is admitted to Juren, his career in the future will be extremely difficult.

"A letter from home?"

Hearing Li Zian's words full of concern, Li Hongshen came to his senses.Reaching out to hold the palm of the other party's outstretched hand, he shook it firmly and nodded.

"Well, it will be Chinese New Year in a few days, and my family asked me when I would leave for home."

Li Zian, who was busy with business in the shop these days, was dizzy and forgot about the New Year.Li Zian walked up to Li Hongshen and sat down, looked sideways at him and asked, "Then when do you plan to leave? I'll help you prepare your luggage."

Although I don't want to go back, it's really impossible not to go back.Li Hongshen had already calculated the approximate time just now, and when he went back in the first ten days of the twelfth lunar month, the time on the way back was tighter, so there was still time.

When Li Zian heard that there was still more than a month left, he nodded and said nothing.The two of them sat and rested in the shop for a while, then got up and went back home.

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Li Hongshen was extremely enthusiastic that night, and Li Zi'an knew that he had complicated emotions in his heart.But he didn't know Li Hongshen's family background, and he didn't know what kind of conflicts he had with his family, so he couldn't comfort him, so he could only cooperate with him to make him forget those troubles for a while...

After it was over, Li Hongshen leaned in front of Li Zian, reached out and grabbed Li Zian's head to make him look at him.

"You really don't want to know anything, don't you want to ask anything?"

Hearing the slight tremor in Li Hongshen's voice, Li Zian sighed and hugged him tighter.

"I want to know, and I have many questions in my heart. But if my questions will make you unhappy, then I would rather not know. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, there is no need. You just need to move forward towards your goal Go, what can the thorns and obstacles on the road do to you?"

"Mencius said that when the heavens are about to send a great mission to a human being, he must first toil his mind, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, empty his body, and disturb his actions. You are so smart, you should see it more thoroughly than them. No matter how bad it is, there will always be me in Huangshi Town, and now the business of the shop is gradually booming, and it will only get better in the future, and it will not be a problem to support the two of us."

Li Zian's voice was gentle and firm, which slowly calmed Li Hongshen's heart.Hugging Li Zian's neck and rubbing it lightly, Li Hongshen looked at the stone blue tent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth.

Li Hongshen's father and mother were originally married by two families. At first, Li's father did not look down on the girl from a small family in the south of the Yangtze River, but because of his parents' orders, he could only bite the bullet and marry her into the family.

Li's mother is well-educated and reasonable, with a graceful personality and extremely sincere attitude towards others.After the two got married, the dissatisfaction in Father Li's heart gradually disappeared, and the two of them got along well for a while.Soon, Mrs. Li became pregnant, and she gave birth to the eldest son of the Li family, Li Hongshen, after she became pregnant in October.

But when Li Hongshen was five years old, the nephew and daughter-in-law of the old lady of Li's family had no choice but to bring her daughter to her hometown due to floods.Seeing that it was the old lady's natal relatives, Mrs. Li warmly received her, and even arranged a yard in the mansion for the mother and daughter to live in.

Li Hongshen's mother was afraid that the guests would lose face and would be embarrassed to ask for anything, so she would send people over to greet her every now and then, and at the same time would send some clothes and food.The mother and daughter settled down in the mansion, and gradually became fascinated by the wealth and honor of the mansion.The mother and daughter often go to the old lady's side by virtue of being relatives of the old lady, and tell some interesting stories about their hometown.

The old lady was married and left home for decades, now that she is getting older, how can she not miss her homeland.Listening to the two telling interesting stories about their hometown, they gradually became close to them.The two spent a lot of time in front of the old lady, and occasionally ran into Father Li who came to say hello.The daughter saw that Li's father was born with a good-looking talent, and she was unknowingly moved.

After several 'encounters', Father Li also had some impressions of this little cousin.Knowing that her family was in great trouble, I felt pity for her in my heart.However, this compassion changed in the end. After Li Hongshen's mother found out, the two had already colluded with each other, and they had already secretly tied each other.Helpless, Li Hongshen's mother could only grit her teeth and take the woman into the room instead of Li's father.

Li Hongshen's mother fell ill because she was angry and ashamed, and she had fallen ill when she gave birth.But because he couldn't let go of Li Hongshen, he insisted on procrastinating for three years before finally passing away.

Because the mother and daughter flattered the old lady very well, after Li Hongshen's mother's filial piety period passed, the daughter was helped from the concubine's room to become the main house.Li Hongshen was already 11 years old at that time, and he already had the ability to distinguish right from wrong.Knowing that her mother left her because of that pair of mother and daughter, she hated that pair of mother and daughter in her heart.However, the other party was extremely scheming, and each had a different face. Li Hongshen, an inexperienced kid, could not handle it.

It didn't take long for Li's father to dislike Li Hongshen, the eldest son.Fortunately, the old lady still has a fancy to this eldest grandson, and pity that she lost her biological mother when she was young and often sends someone to take care of her.But the old lady is old, and she also drove west of Hexi in a few years.

Without the protection of his grandmother, Li Hongshen's situation in the mansion became more and more difficult.In the end, he had no choice but to stay away from the capital, and took Zhao Yang all the way to Lin'an to join his cousin Zhong Yanran.

Li Hongshen said it lightly, but Li Zian could hear the hatred hidden in his chest.With a sigh, he brought the person into his arms again.Thinking about how hard he has been tortured by his stepmother at such a young age, it is extremely rare that he has not grown crooked, and his heart is full of distress for a while.

"The wicked will reap their rewards. One day those people will be punished. Just watch."

Looking down at Li Hongshen's red eyes, Li Zian lowered his head and kissed him.Seeing Li Hongshen's obedient face, Li Zian's heart became angry, turned over and pressed Li Hongshen on his body X...

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As the weather got colder and colder, the academy also had a holiday.After Li Hongshen stayed in Huangshi Town for a few more days, he and Zhao Yang boarded the carriage back to the capital.After Li Zian sent the people out of the city, he watched the carriage gradually disappear from sight, and then turned back to the shop.

After the academy was on holiday, the business was much quieter than before.In order to maintain the business, Li Zian opened up all private rooms.Because there are more and more people entertaining and entertaining guests at the end of the year, it seems that they are not as busy as before, but after a day, they earn more than before.Li Zian simply stopped the food stalls and concentrated on making small stir-fries.Although the business is busy, fortunately, Li Zi'an is busy with Mrs. Li and others.

Li Zi'an runs a food shop, mainly delicious and affordable.Naturally, the business would not be bad, and some colleagues occasionally wanted to use their brains, but with Chen Qiyun's frequent visits and Li San'er's previous reputation, not many people dared to cause trouble, but the only annoying thing was that Great aunt.

Ever since Li Zian slapped her face with eggs that day, the eldest aunt and father Li had a big fight.Seeing that the situation was not right, Li Wenming went home privately and told Brother Li and Brother Li about the matter.

The two knew that their father and aunt were ambiguous, but the father had promised that he would not have any contact with her again.The two of them also let go of their hearts. Now that they heard that the two of them were resurrected, they couldn't help being angry and angry for a while.After discussing, the two brothers went to the shop to find their younger brother.

Li Zi'an knew about this matter better than the two of them, but because of the busy business of the store, he had no time to take care of it.Seeing the two elder brothers come to discuss countermeasures now, I feel extremely depressed.

"Before, my senior brother was working for someone in the next town. I dragged him to find out about my aunt. That woman was greedy for money and volunteered to be the young lady of the rich gentry, but I didn't expect that the rich gentry's right lady was a powerful woman. The role of her, she was severely punished. In the end, she couldn't stand it and ran back. There is also a pair of blood left by my uncle..."

Having said that, Brother Li paused for a moment, clenched his fists unconsciously, looked at the faces of the two people and said: "It is said that the two were drowned while playing in the water, but it is rumored locally that the two died It’s a little unclear, saying that someone saw that the woman pushed it down by herself.”

Brother Li originally didn't want to tell this matter, but only planned to keep that woman away from him in the future.I didn't expect my father to rush to post it again, and now it's almost a mess that everyone knows about.

Hearing this, Li Zian couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.If it's what Brother Li said, then that woman, Auntie, is really cruel.In this way, that woman can't stay even more.

Since that woman is so cruel for money, he has no scruples about what to do.

Looking at the faces of the two elder brothers, Li Zian said, "Leave this matter to me, and you don't have to worry about it anymore."

Seeing that his younger brother looked confident, Second Brother Li was afraid that he would do something irrational, so he hurriedly asked Li Zi'an what he was going to do, but the other party just hugged the gourd and refused to open it.

"Second brother, don't worry, I won't dirty my hands because of that kind of woman. You all go back first, and you have the right to pretend that you don't know about it."

Seeing this, the two didn't ask any more questions, and after a few words of advice to Li Zian, they turned and left.

After seeing off the two elder brothers, Li Zi'an thought for a while and went to the back kitchen to find Uncle Yang who was carrying water, and said, "Uncle Yang, I have something to ask for your help."