Rebirth of Wendong Xiaoji

After walking for a while, Chen Wendong felt that something was wrong. He always felt that someone was staring at him from behind. When he looked back, there was no one, and when he looked back again, there was still no one.

Yo, it seems that the vigilance is quite high!Chen Wendong didn't think it was an illusion, he walked for a while pretending to be okay, and saw that there was no shelter on the side of the road, then turned his head suddenly, who was it if it wasn't the kid just now?Maybe it happened suddenly, the child seemed a little at a loss, but he quickly regained his composure and walked straight towards Chen Wendong.

"I want to go with you." After speaking, the child looked at Chen Wendong, waiting for a reply.Although the kid spoke domineeringly, he couldn't hide the anxiety in his eyes, and Chen Wendong didn't expose him.

"What's your name, isn't this one who can talk? Why do you have to pretend to be dumb at Mrs. Wang's house?"

"Wang Yanzhi" the child hesitated for a moment, and said his name.

"Your name is Wang Yanzhi?" Chen Wendong frowned. Judging from the name, this child should not come from an ordinary peasant family, and he might be troublesome.

"Huh! It's fine if you don't agree." This kid is not a good-tempered one. Seeing Chen Wendong frowning and sighing, he thought Chen Wendong didn't want to go with him, so he couldn't hold back.

"Okay, I'm not a big person, but I have a big temper. I can't decide this matter. I have to ask my father." Chen Wendong watched the child walking forward with a disappointed face, although he knew that the child might be troublesome. , still relaxed.

At this time, the father also noticed the child, so he came over to ask what was going on, Chen Wendong briefly explained to his father, and the father was also free and easy, and immediately agreed.

A few people lived and slept in the open air, and it took half a month to reach Linping County. The journey was smooth. Although the few people lost weight, they were still in good spirits. Chen Wendong was quite satisfied with this. If he didn't go with Wang Yanzhi at night Sleep is more satisfying.

Speaking of this matter, Chen Wendong became angry. This guy sleeps like a donkey. He goes around in circles. Chen Wendong has to make him toss several times every night. Every time Chen Wendong wants to lose his temper, this guy will be ignorant Looking at him with small eyes, Chen Wendong could only hold back his temper.After half a month, he didn't even have the strength to lose his temper, and suffered internal injuries...

As the father walked, he inquired about the aunt's residence. After one day, he finally found out the exact location of the aunt's house from a woman who sold cloth. The whole family was very happy, and rushed to the aunt's house. It was already dark at the place mentioned.

Father knocked on the black-painted door, and it took a long time for someone to open the door. The person who opened the door was an old man. He was taken aback when he saw Chen Wendong's family, and then turned to his father and asked, "Who is this gentleman looking for?"

The father bowed his hands to the old man, and hurriedly replied: "Dare to ask the old man, this is Wang Bingren's family, I am his brother-in-law, please trouble the old man to report."

"Sir, did you find the wrong person? My master's surname is Zheng, not Wang."

After hearing the old man's words, Chen Wendong's family felt a little lost and didn't know what to say for a while.

Looking at the clothes and expressions of several people, the old man also guessed the best point, "It's getting late now, I'll go and report to the master to see if I can stay a few people for one night, and wait for a while." Close the door and go to the inner courtyard.After a while, the door opened again, and the old man smiled at Chen Wendong and the others, "Come in quickly, the master ordered, it is not easy for you to come from a long distance, and it is not too late to rest after eating, let's talk about finding someone tomorrow."

"Thank you, old man!"

"Thank you grandpa!"

"Don't dare. If you want to thank, please thank our master. Our master has always been kind and generous. He is a bodhisattva. Today our master has fallen asleep. You will know when we see you tomorrow." The old man led Chen Wendong and the others. When I came to a side room, I greeted a few people to enter the room. There were meals, two large buckets of hot water and a bathtub.

"You guys eat slowly, take a hot bath to relieve fatigue after eating, just leave the things in the house, I will find someone to clean up tomorrow." The old man gave a few more instructions and left.Chen Wendong's family was indeed hungry. They finished their meal quickly, took turns taking a bath, and then lay down to rest.

When I woke up the next day, the old man had just finished washing up. "Sir, our master has invited us, so let the young masters come together."

"Okay, I'm just going to thank Mr. Zheng, please ask the old man to lead the way." Chen Wendong's family followed the old man to the main room.As Chen Wendong walked, he looked around. The inner and outer courtyards were all made of blue bricks. The walls of the courtyard were carved with brick carvings of flowers, birds and turquoise stones. The family is relatively well-to-do.

Sitting on the main seat in the main room was an old man in his fifties. He was very burly, dressed in a brown silk dress, a short shirt with arrow sleeves on his upper body, leggings tied on his lower body, and soft boots with thin soles. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a martial arts person, which is beyond Chen Wendong's expectation.

"Master Zheng, thank you for taking me in yesterday, I am very grateful." As he spoke, his father gave a deep bow to Master Zheng.

"Hahaha! The trifles are nothing to worry about, please sit down, come and have a cup of tea!" Master Zheng's voice was loud, and the whole room echoed with his smile, "Young brother seems to be a well-educated man, unlike me who is illiterate What a rough man, there are places in the house where the hospitality is not good, so don’t take offense, my little brother.”

"Where is there, Mr. Zheng is so noble and elegant, and he is so humble! Xiaoke's family is grateful for your care, and I will remember it from the bottom of my heart. It is too late to be grateful, so why talk about strange things." Hearing this, Chen Wendong looked at his father with admiration. Well, it seems that my father is also good at dealing with the world, look at how loud this flattery is.

"Little brother doesn't need to coax old brother with good words. Don't you know how much I own?"

"Master Zheng was joking, you are really temperamental, Xiao Ke is ashamed of himself." After speaking, his father glanced at a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, obviously not believing it.

"Hehe, little brother, don't you believe me? Don't look at my place is full of calligraphy and paintings, as well as flowers and plants. To be honest, I really don't care about these things. This garden was given by my elder brother. The old man is a bit more refined, don’t you think this is not burying me, hahaha!"

"Hehe, Mr. Zheng really knows how to joke."

"I said little brother, if you don't mind calling me brother Zheng, this old man is short, I sound awkward."

"This……"

"Why, you think I'm a rough person?"

"No, no, no! Xiao Ke is afraid of being disrespectful to you. If that's the case, then respect is worse than obedience."

"That's right, let's call and listen."

"Brother Zheng."

"Hey, that's just right, hahaha!"

Mr. Zheng's joke made his father let go a lot, and the two chatted happily for a while.Chen Wendong happily looked at the two of them chatting and laughing, and narrowed his small eyes several times. This old man is not as simple as he appears on the surface. However, through the eyes of the old man, Chen Wendong caught a trace of cunning and cunning.

This is purely an intuition, a skill that Chen Wendong has cultivated in Shanghai for many years. After carefully observing the details of the old man's speech and behavior, Chen Wendong became more certain of his opinion.The calluses on the middle finger of the old man's right hand are not from martial arts training, but from long-term writing. If you say he doesn't know how to read and write, you can lie to ghosts?

After the servants came in with tea and snacks, Mr. Zheng asked the servant girl to invite Chen Wendong and the others to have snacks, and then he chatted with his father about the business.

"I heard that my little brother is here to find relatives?"

"Brother Zheng, to be honest, Xiaoke's hometown is Chenjia Village, Bei'an County. Half a month ago, my hometown was hit by a flood. I escaped with a few children. I came here to join my sister. I didn't want to find the wrong door yesterday. I was lucky enough to meet Brother Zheng."

"Oh, so that's the case. Zheng Fu, go out and ask someone to see if there is the family that the little brother is looking for around here, and get back to me immediately if you have any news." Master Zheng rushed to the middle-aged man behind him and said, The man left quickly.

"Thank you Brother Zheng, I really can't repay you." As he said that, his father gave another deep bow.

"Little brother, you're being polite. It's not too early to do anything. It's getting late. Let's eat first. Come on, hurry up and serve the food. I'm hungry."

Chen Wendong had a good impression of this old man. After all, they met by chance, and it was not easy to achieve this step. Zheng Fu, who went out to inquire about news after several people had breakfast, also came back.

"Master, there is news. The Wang Bingren family did live near here, which is the courtyard behind us. They just moved away two years ago. I heard that the old man missed his hometown and moved his family back to Ru'an. .”

Hearing this news, everyone was silent. Father and Chen Wendong naturally felt uncomfortable, and Mr. Zheng didn't know how to comfort them for a while.

After a long while, my father said to Mr. Zheng: "Thank you Brother Zheng for your great help. Since we already know the whereabouts of my sister, we won't bother you any more. We will set off for Ru'an in a while."

"Okay then, since the little brother has made up his mind, the big brother won't keep you anymore, but it's a long way from here to Ru'an, at least five or six hundred miles, so take care of the little brother on the way, Zheng Fu, to the little brother Seal two taels of silver as a package."

"Brother Zheng, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Listen to me, just accept it. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about these children, right?" Mr. Zheng couldn't refuse, and directly stuffed the money into Chen Wendong's arms.

"Thank you, Uncle Zheng!" Chen Wendong accepted it without saying a word, making his father so angry that his nose was twisted. If Mr. Zheng didn't stop him, he would have to slap him.

Chen Wendong's family sat down for a while, thanked Mr. Zheng again, and started to rush to Ru'an. His father didn't say anything except for a few words to Chen Wendong at the beginning. Chen Wendong and the little buns were not in a good mood either. At the end of the day, the family is a little depressed.Chen Wendong and the others failed to reach the next village at night, so they could only sleep in the open. When he woke up the next day, his father had a cough. Chen Wendong cooked some hot soup for him, and continued on his way.

"Daddy, let's find a doctor in the next village." Chen Wendong saw his father's face flushed and his feet fluttering. He was worried that he might have caught the wind and cold at night, but there was nowhere to find a doctor in this wilderness.

"I'm fine. What doctor are you looking for? You should take care of your brothers first."

"Father, listen to me. If you fall down, how will my brothers and I live?" Chen Wendong stood in front of his father, staring at him fixedly, while Wen Guang and Wen Ju also tugged at their father tearfully. sleeve begged.

"Okay." Father patted Wen Guang and Wen Ju's heads, and finally compromised.

At noon, Chen Wendong's family rushed to Shiyuan Town and found an ordinary inn to stay.Hastily ate lunch,

Chen Wendong asked his father to lie down first, twisted a damp cloth and applied it to his forehead, and then hurriedly asked the shopkeeper where the doctor lived.

"Wen Guang, Wen Ju, take good care of your father. I'll go find the doctor." After speaking, Chen Wendong walked out.

"I'll go with you." At this time Wang Yanzhi followed.

"Let's go." Chen Wendong didn't say much, and went straight to the doctor's house. When he arrived at the doctor's house, he realized that the old doctor hadn't come back from his morning visit. In desperation, Chen Wendong could only wait at the doctor's house. After more than an hour, Chen Wendong was sweating all over, and only then did he expect him to come back.

When they returned to the inn, Wen Guang and Wen Ju were changing the wet cloth on his father's forehead. Chen Wendong saw that his father was in a trance, which was more serious than when he left.

The doctor checked the pulse, prescribed a few decoctions, comforted his father, and called Chen Wendong out.

"Your father's body is yin and cold, coupled with the excessive grief and depression in his heart for several days, this has aggravated his condition. You should pay attention to comforting your father more. If this heart disease is not cured, it will be difficult to recover from the disease."

"Thank you, doctor. I will pay attention." Chen Wendong paid the consultation fee, sent the doctor away, took the medicine, and then went to the store to discuss the matter of decocting the medicine. Fortunately, the store was good and did not embarrass them.

After the medicine was boiled, Chen Wendong and others waited for his father to take it. When his father fell asleep, Chen Wendong breathed a sigh of relief. For his father's serious illness, Chen Wendong felt very guilty because he was negligent.The father's sudden catastrophe, the sudden loss of his parents and his beloved wife, coupled with the exhaustion of running around for days, I am afraid that no one can bear such a blow, let alone a frail scholar like his father.Now that his father fell ill, Chen Wendong's family could only temporarily live in the inn for more than ten days.