Improper stepping stone for men

The fact that the brothers of the Su family are all studying is not hidden from outsiders. The villagers only think that their family is drifting away, but because of the presence of the master Juren, at most they whisper a few words in their own homes, and they dare not gossip outside.

But this matter fell into the eyes of others, but there were other interpretations.

In Jinshouhou's mansion, Zuo Yangan sneered after hearing the servant's report: "He knows that he has no future, and wants to train those wastes of the Su family to work for him?"

"My aunt is generous to a fake son. I'm afraid she gave most of her dignity to him. Otherwise, where would he have the courage to raise such a big family for nothing?"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help showing resentment. When he was young, he had been raised by his aunt for two or three years, but as soon as she had his own flesh and blood, she couldn't wait to kick him out, and she didn't care about the mother and child who had been there before. mutual affection.

Now that she knows that she has raised the fake son as her own for so many years, she has become a good person. Not to mention driving him away on the spot, she still wants to stay by her side as an adopted son.

Although he is a bastard, he is still of his father's blood. How can he enjoy the treatment that even he can't get, as a lowly farmer who has nothing to do with him?

"Master," the servant carefully speculated on his thoughts, and made a vicious gesture, "Should I find someone to abolish those brothers of the Su family and completely cut off his hope?"

"No need," Zuo Yangan shook his head, seemingly helplessly said, "My good brother! I have been used to being praised since I was a child, and people who have never suffered are always very naive."

"He thinks that everyone has a photographic memory like him, and that he can get fame after just a few years of study?" When he said this, his face was contorted with jealousy, "How many rich and powerful children were enlightened at the age of five, and they asked famous teachers to teach them, Hard work doesn’t necessarily lead to success.”

"Several coolie peasants didn't start to read until they were in their eighteenth, nineteenth, and twenties. I'm afraid their brains are dead. How can you expect them to learn?"

The more Zuo Yangan said it, the more he felt it was ridiculous, and then he really laughed out loud, tears came out from laughing.

"I'm hoping that they can learn more. Only in this way will my good brother spend more energy on them. Wait three to five years, ten to eight years..."

"The more you pay, the greater your expectations. Wait until they really have something to learn. When he is full of hope..."

He loosened his fingers, the cup in his hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "All the expectations are gone in a blink of an eye, I really can't wait to see the expression on his face when the time comes!"

"Master, this trick is wonderful!" The servant flattered, "Su Yangyan has been slumping since his legs were crippled, and this time he will cheer up this time, he must think that he can stand up."

"When he thinks he is going to succeed, let's take action to destroy his hope. At that time, he will definitely fall into deep despair and die of pain."

"Don't mention that word in front of me," Zuo Yang'an withdrew his smile, and looked at him coldly, "Disgusting."

The servant was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, the blue floor tiles soon saw bloodstains: "Yes, I will never mention the small promise again, master forgive me."

"Okay," Zuo Yangan waved his long sleeves, and said coldly, "Go down, don't do anything for now, just send someone to watch from afar."

"Yes, the little one retire."

***

If Yang Yan knew about Zuo Yangan's scheming, he might have to applaud and praise "good intentions", but he doesn't have that extra energy at this time.

Nearly a month later, the family finally bought all the medicinal materials he wanted, and he could finally start treating his legs.

The Su family all knew that he wanted to heal the broken leg by himself, but they thought he got the prescription from somewhere, and planned to take a bath or wrap it on the affected area, but they had no idea that he would break the bone and reconnect it in a frenzy!

How painful that is!Ordinary people feel scalp numb just thinking about it.

Yang Yan didn't mean to tell them the truth. He prepared the ointment by himself, and when it was time to prepare for the day, he ate and drank enough to tell his family members not to come in to disturb him. Then he sat on the bed and groped for the broken bones to break off the healed leg bones one by one. .

Of course the pain is painful. In order to maintain a clear mind, anesthesia cannot be used, and one can only bear the huge pain while awake. Moreover, this kind of pain is brought on by oneself, and most people simply cannot do that.

Fortunately, Yang Yan is not an ordinary person. During the long years of practice, he has been injured countless times, and almost half of his body has been destroyed. The upper limit of the pain he can bear is naturally higher.

His forehead was already covered with cold sweat, and he could still control his hands not to tremble. He calmly re-aligned and connected the broken bones. The cloth strips were tightly wrapped.

He didn't even hum during the whole process, he raised one leg and then lifted the other leg up, with a soft "click" sound with both hands, the bone broke in response, but there was no expression on his face, as if the leg was not long As if on oneself.

After doing it in the same way, both legs were treated, and less than an hour passed. At this time, he felt exhausted all over his body. He put the things away, lay back with his head back, pulled the quilt cover, and felt tired. He fell asleep in between breaths.

At this time, the Su family's parents didn't know how much their fourth son had suffered. They looked at the quiet room with worries in their eyes.

"The doctor said that Yan'er's leg is hopeless, but he still doesn't give up." Mother Su whispered to her husband worriedly.

"He's still so young, it's normal to be unwilling, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he wants to try it." Su's father sighed and said, "Don't we all hope that he will get better?"

"I understand," Mother Su thought a little more, "It's just that Yan'er has been sad for so long, and it's hard to get back together. I'm afraid that the medicine won't work by then, and if he can't bear the blow, he will become a What should I do with the previous appearance?"

"You're right." Father Su didn't think too much before, and became worried after hearing her words, "But what can we do? We can't stop Yan'er from trying, can we?"

That is of course impossible.

Su's mother frowned and remained silent for a long time, her heart full of bitterness: "Why is Yan'er so miserable? If only I had been more careful back then, the two families didn't make a mistake. Didn't Xiaosi have a very happy life in our house before?" Is it?"

"If there is no mistake about it, although our family's life is a bit bitter, it is better than suddenly falling down for so many years, and encountering such an accident that ruined our whole life."

"How can you be blamed for this?" Father Su hurriedly comforted, "At that time, the army was in turmoil, and you were lucky to have a big belly and nothing happened. You don't know that when I heard about it, I was so frightened that I almost lost my mind. "

"Let's not always think about the bad things, maybe the medicine that Yan'er made will really work?" Seeing that she still looked depressed, she said, "The matter hasn't come to an end yet, instead of worrying about it here, you might as well think about it." If you think about it, how will you get rid of him then."

This sentence really touched Su's mother, and she immediately regained her spirits: "Old man, this is the most correct thing you said today, we can't help Yan'er even if we think about it, I'll go to the boss and the others Discuss, if it really doesn't work, let them accompany and enlighten them more."

Yang Yan, who knew nothing about his parents' worries, slept deeply all night. When he woke up the next day, although his legs were still swollen and painful, he could feel that the bone setting was successful and he was in a good mood.

The heavy curtains did not block the light outside. It was obviously getting late at this time, but no one came to wake him up. The Su family knew that he was still a little weak, so they were happy to let him sleep for a while.

He put on the clothes by himself, and moved himself to the wheelchair with his arms. The door of the room was remodeled by Carpenter Su after the wheelchair was completed. There was no threshold and it was wider. He turned the wheel easily Out.

"Good morning, fourth brother." The four brothers of the Su family were boxing in the yard, and greeted him loudly with a smile when they saw him.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, fifth brother." As usual, Yang Yan immediately replied, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, he always felt that there was something wrong with the brothers today.

Hmm... the smile on his face was too bright, and stayed for too long, a little stiff, and a little fake.

What are they doing?

Yang Yan pretended not to notice, and went to fetch water to wash up as usual. He couldn't accept the care of his old mother with peace of mind. He has been doing these things by himself since he got a wheelchair.

Mother Su advised him not to move, so she had to install wooden slopes everywhere in the house to make it easier for him to move around.

At the beginning, the brothers of the Su family also wanted to help him, but he resolutely refused, and seeing that he was indeed fine, they never intervened again. They were all old men, and they didn't have the care to treat their brothers like delicate flowers.

But today, Yang Yan came to the well in his wheelchair, and Boss Su had already rushed over and threw the bucket down with a bang, and brought up a bucket of water in twos and twos.

He quickly ran into the kitchen to scoop up a ladle of hot water, mixed it in the washbasin, rubbed the hot hair and handed it to him.

Yang Yan who was too late to stop: "..."

Sure enough, there is a problem.

He took it slowly, and said: "I can do these things myself, and I don't have to bother my brother in the future. If you feel that you have too much energy and want to vent, why not add half an hour to today's running."

Brother Su who wanted to let the younger brother feel the care of his loved ones: "..."

Oh——

After the boss retreated, the brothers didn't dare to try to curry favor with him anymore. Yang Yan taught the brothers ten big characters, and explained an article to the fifth brother so that he could comprehend the deep meaning by himself, so he spread a pen and paper under the eave .

I just broke and reattached my legs last night, and now his legs are still in pain, but he is like a normal person, with clear thoughts and no hesitation in writing, and quickly wrote the second chapter of the storybook. end of section.

The brothers didn't know how much pain he was enduring. Seeing that his face was normal, they quietly bit their ears: "Looking at the appearance of the fourth brother, is it true that his match is working?"

"Are you stupid? What kind of medicine can work overnight? Do you think it's a elixir?"

"I don't think things are as scary as mother said, right? Fourth brother is open-minded, and won't get into a corner so easily."

"Xiao Wu, you haven't seen the loveless look of the fourth brother before, we are just guarding against the future, ah, is this sentence used like this? I remember it clearly when the fourth brother said it yesterday. "

"Brother, it's the past, not the future."

"Oh, I remember..."

"Duoduoduo" Yang Yan knocked on the desk: "It seems that the elder brothers have already recognized a few words, and the fifth brother also understands the meaning of the article, why don't I test you now?"

"No, no, it's only a stick of incense, how can it be so fast!" The brothers retracted their heads with a whoosh, and sat upright, with serious faces, expressing that they were studying hard and did not desert.

Little did they know that Yang Yan had sharp ears and eyes, and had heard their conversations that they thought were quiet enough, and almost guessed the reason why they were acting abnormal today.

I was angry and funny for a moment, if they did this, a sensitive person would probably feel that he was a useless person, wouldn't he?

"Brothers write an article for each character, and the fifth brother will copy the article ten times!" Although it was out of good intentions, it was not feasible to take a break in class, and it happened to be practice calligraphy.

"what--"

There was howling in the temporary tent.

After lunch, Yang Yan deliberately went to talk to Su's mother for a while, trying to reassure her. Although she said yes, she could tell from her expression that she didn't listen.

Yang Yan had no choice but to ask her to tell them not to do any more weird things on the grounds that the actions of the Su family brothers made her feel troubled.

Only then did Su's mother realize that she had done something bad with her good intentions, and she quickly agreed. The Su family regained its previous calm, but the family was still shrouded in a cloud.

He couldn't do anything about this, he said everything, but he couldn't stop everyone from worrying about their relatives. He wanted to wait for a while to see himself recover, and they would recover naturally, so he didn't care about it anymore.

Time passed quietly, and Yang Yan completed the remaining nine volumes of the storybook in three months at the speed of one chapter in ten days. Unsurprisingly, his storybook became popular, a big hit.

In addition to bringing him a large amount of income, half of the literati in the capital are now discussing who this layman Xianyun is, and want to invite him out to make friends with everyone.

However, Yang Yan acted cautiously. From the first time he sent Su Wudi and others to submit articles, he disguised them for them, and later taught them some disguise techniques.

When the reputation spread, the brothers already had some martial arts, and their whereabouts became even more difficult to find. Even Zuo Yang'an, who had been watching the Su family, didn't realize that he wrote the words, let alone Others are gone.

Today is the finale of Third Brother Su going to the capital to deliver the storybook alone. When he came back, his face was not very good-looking: "Fourth brother, when I came back, I saw Zhang Laizi looking at our house again. This is not the first time. I'm afraid he has malicious intentions."

In He'an Village, "Su" is the common surname, but there are also many people with other surnames.

Zhang Laizi's family is the latter. Most of them are quite xenophobic these days. They have only moved here for a few years and haven't been able to fully integrate into it. If there are good errands in the village, they usually don't turn to their family. Life is relatively difficult. .

On weekdays, the Su family and the Zhang family have no social relations, and the two families are one at the head of the village and the other at the end of the village. It is rare to see each other several times a year, but in the past half a year or so, he has often been seen around the Su family.

In the past, the Su family didn't think much about it. Recently, the family has a lot of money, and the Su family brothers are often asked to think about it by the fourth brother, so they noticed this strange thing.

After the original owner read the story in the empty space, he suspected that his falling off the cliff and being disabled might not be an accident. Yang Yan had noticed the surroundings after he came, and had already discovered that Zhang Laizi was monitoring his home, but he kept silent.

Now even the slowest third brother in the family has noticed it, so he didn't hide it anymore, and told everyone about it during the storytelling time that night.

The brothers' brains have become more flexible recently, and they immediately realized: "Isn't it an accident that the carriage turned over the cliff at that time?"

Su's father and Su's mother's face turned pale all of a sudden: "Yan'er, someone wants to harm you?"

"There is such a suspicion, but I have no evidence." Since Yang Yan decided to speak out, he did not hide it from them.

"Who is it? Who would do this? Who on earth is so cruel?" Mother Su asked repeatedly, and it turned into a weeping sound, and tears burst out of her eyes.

Her fourth son was only 16 years old, and his good life had just begun, and it was so ruined. She would rather hurt herself than see him suffer like this.

"Father, mother, elder brother, fifth younger brother," Yang Yan said with a smile, "I just became suspicious because someone was watching nearby. I'm not sure if someone really hurt me, and it might have been an accident."

"It's been so long now, and it's impossible to verify the matter. The reason why I said this today is to let you pay attention, and be careful not to be harmed by others."

"Report to the government!" Fifth Brother Su thumped the bed, and said, "Fourth Brother, let's report to the government. You are a juror anyway. If you are harmed like this, the government will definitely investigate strictly. They are experts in this area. Maybe you can do it." Find out the truth."

"Where is it so easy?" Yang Yan shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about it, it's been almost a year, and the clues are probably gone long ago. Instead, he will be beaten up and charged with a false accusation."

"Yan'er means that the murderer is from Jinshouhou's mansion?" Su's mother turned pale with shock, this is the only noble person their family can get involved with, so she thought of this immediately.

"It's hard to say. Naturally, there are people in Hou's mansion who have grievances with me, but it's hard to guarantee that it's not from outside the mansion." Yang Yan said, "I used to be kind to others, and I rarely had conflicts with others. His talent will inevitably attract the jealousy of villains."

"I used to be the son of the Hou family, so naturally no one dared to make trouble in front of me. Later, when my background was exposed, it's not surprising that some people wanted to make trouble."

"Isn't this as difficult as finding a needle in the sea?" Second Brother Su scratched his head, "How about I go and catch Zhang Laizi and beat him up, and ask who sent him here?"

"It's the second brother of 'Looking for a Needle in a Haystack'," Su Wudi corrected, "I'm afraid it's useless for you to beat him. Those big families never come forward when they find someone to do things, and they will change hands a few times if they have too many thoughts. And the fourth brother didn't say Well, he has someone to suspect."

"Who is it that wants to harm you?" Brother Su and the three brothers immediately said, "Speak out, fourth brother, and we will avenge you."

"First of all, I'm just a suspicious person. I'm not sure which one it is. We can't find them one by one. I don't think anyone will admit to harming someone without evidence."

Yang Yan reasoned with them bit by bit: "Secondly, I have already said that the person I suspect is from an extraordinary family background. Don't blame my brother for saying discouraged words. With the current situation of our family, if we can't fight, if we don't talk about it, we will put ourselves in the wrong place." Take it in."

"Even if this is the case, we can't just sit and watch you being bullied for nothing. Even if you risk your life, Big Brother will help you get revenge!" Big Brother Su said excitedly.

Second Brother Su and Third Brother Su also nodded in agreement.

"Yang Yan thanked you brothers for their kindness here." Yang Yan cupped his hands and said, "But there is a saying that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. This matter can be done slowly. I don't want to see everyone do it for me. People fight to the death."

"Fourth Brother is right," Fifth Brother Su followed, "And with the current situation, even if we fight against others regardless of family ruin and death, we may not be able to hurt each other."

One sentence made everyone feel sad. The reality is so cruel. It is too difficult for ordinary people to seek justice for powerful people.

"If brothers want to help fourth brother, why not study hard and practice martial arts, and when our family climbs up, one day we will be able to avenge our hatred." Fifth brother Su said loudly, not only to his brothers, but also to set goals for himself .

Seeing that the three elder brothers were thoughtful, Yang Yan couldn't help giving the younger brother a thumbs-up in his heart. In fact, he will tell this story today, firstly to tell everyone to be careful when going in and out, and secondly to encourage the next three brothers .

Brother Su and the others are not lazy, but that refers to work, perhaps because they have no ambition in their hearts, they are very passive in reading and writing, and they need to be supervised before they can work hard.

Now that they knew that their side was not safe, they would feel some sense of urgency in their hearts, so it would not be in vain for him to waste his words.

And things did not go as he expected, the next day the three elder brothers started to work hard, and they no longer had the perfunctory appearance of muddling along before.

In order not to scare the three sister-in-laws, this matter was hidden from them. It was very strange to see the three of them working so hard. However, it is a good thing to be motivated. Although they were surprised, they were still very supportive.

Fifth brother Su decided to take the imperial examination route, and he worked very hard after this incident. The brothers all held their breath and wanted to learn something famous, so as to avenge their brothers, and also In order not to be bullied again in the future, there is nothing I can do.

Su's father and Su's mother became a little depressed, guilty of their inability to help their son, but after Yang Yan quietly revealed that his legs had improved and stood up in front of them, the two of them felt much better again.