The husband's son-in-law

"Brother Lin, why don't you come over?" Mrs. Li asked her daughter-in-law.

Brother Lin's mother has no face to learn that Brother Lin likes a house slave, she was afraid of angering her mother-in-law, so she said: "A few days ago, I showed up to entertain many guests, but yesterday I felt uncomfortable after eating cold tea, I asked him to rest. "

Mrs. Li heard the words and said: "We still need to invite a doctor, don't just rest, our brother Lin and Niang Fei were raised as petites, no less than that official lady, they value it more."

Fei Niang is Brother Lin's cousin, and she was also raised pampered.

"Got it, Mommy, I'll go right away."

Mrs. Li stopped, "Let the boss go. Let me ask you, what do you think of the two brothers Lin? Both of them are good, and they are close to us, but let's look at Brother Lin."

"What does his child's family know? I mean Liu's family. Although it is a branch of Jiting Liu's family, it is also rich..."

Li's house has a large courtyard, and the backyard is built up layer upon layer. The birthday greetings to Mrs. Li arrived a few days ago, especially the two families that told Brother Lin about her husband's family. One family is a relative of Brother Lin's aunt's family , is a man as tall as Brother Lin, his family name is Liu, he is a wealthy gentry from the town next door, he has a lot of land and houses, and Brother Lin was Mrs. Leisure when he married.

The other family belongs to Ji Tinglin's family. They used to be wealthy households in a dozen or so villages along the coast, specializing in marine business. The boys in this family are hardworking, and they know how to earn money when they have a property. They are not idle like other wealthy families. of.

Now the business is booming, the money is rolling in, and the flowers are endless.

Mrs. Li knows the situation of the two families. She thinks that the Lin family is good and has a lot of momentum. She even got into the business of Boss Li's factory. The one in the Liu family lived on ancestral property.

But the Liu family was introduced by her daughter-in-law's relatives. The old lady knew in her heart that her daughter-in-law had taken a fancy to the Liu family, so she didn't say much. His mother makes up her mind.

She is old, so it is not good for her to meddle too much in the marriage of her grandchildren, so as not to be annoying.

"I think both of them are good. You can also decide on Liu's family. Go and ask the doctor to show brother Lin first." The old lady lost her interest in talking.

Mrs. Li knew that her mother-in-law was partial to the Lin family, so she had nothing to talk about when she saw that she had decided on the Liu family.

"Hey, then I'll go." But she didn't want to leave this matter either, the man from the Liu family was soft-tempered and couldn't make brother Lin angry, and the man from the Lin family spoke so loudly that brother Lin must be afraid.

As for Meng Jianyun.

Mrs. Li's heart is hard, it is impossible to even think about it, it will never happen, so she quickly set a date.

Brother Lin's body is fine, but his mother said he was suffering, so he wanted to come back, and it would not be a problem to invite the doctor to come to the house to have a look.

The smile on Mrs. Li's face froze on the spot, she laughed and laughed and said that Brother Lin was homesick after being away for a long time.Brother Lin didn't say anything, he was obedient and clever, and listened to his mother, taking medicine when he should take medicine, and eating when he should eat.

Mrs. Li felt uncomfortable at first, and stroked Lin Ge'er's hair, "You are sad and sad and hate A Niang, but after you can, you will know that A Niang is right and good for you."

"If it gets out that the younger brother of the Li family falls in love with a house slave, our Li family will not be able to gain a foothold in Jiting. It will be ridiculed."

"If you are filial, you should think about our family's reputation."

After Madam Li finished coaxing and talking, she asked the servants to watch over the young master. She also had to worry about her mother-in-law's birthday and greet guests.

The Li family’s house is large, and the front yard and the back yard are clearly divided, especially the back yard. Every door leading to the front yard is guarded by a grandma, who locks it before it gets dark at sunset. Especially those who have not left the cabinet.

Seeing that Mrs. Li's birthday is approaching, Brother Lin has been obediently staying in the room these days, and does not leave the door. Mrs. Li asks three times a day, what did Brother Lin use, what happened, and where did he go today? , it sounded cute and looked like he had taken a break.

That's right, Brother Lin was raised by her. He was obedient, obedient and filial since he was a child. He never had a fight with her for anything, and he never lost his temper over clothes and jewelry. when.

It's still her brother Lin who is good.

As everyone knows, Brother Lin, who is so obedient and has never resisted anything, has been holding back something in his heart since that time.

On the day of the old lady's birthday, the whole Li Mansion was bustling with activity. After all, for her [-]th birthday, a troupe was invited to sing for three consecutive days, there were also jugglers, and there was a charitable act of handing out old rice at the front door.

Brother Lin wore a new jacket and skirt made by his mother, combed his hair in a beautiful bun, put on makeup and jewelry, kowtowed to his grandmother calmly, and said a lot of auspicious words to congratulate her on her birthday.

The old lady loved Brother Lin very much, she couldn't stop laughing from ear to ear when she heard the auspicious words, and gave out big red envelopes.

Brother Lin sat with him for a while, when his mother and aunt talked about his marriage, they shyly lowered their heads and smiled, and did not make a sound to speak in agreement. After a while, they got up and said it was convenient.

"Then you go, it will be a while before you leave the banquet." Mrs. Li said.

Brother Lin should be, go down and go back to the house.

Until the banquet was about to start, Brother Lin didn't come back. Mrs. Li asked the girl next to her to take a look, and it was delayed for a long time-the girl rushed to nothing, and heard from the girl in Brother Lin's room that Brother Lin had something to do with Li Mu I went to Feiniang's yard, as if I had brought something from Zhaozhou and forgotten it to Feiniang.

The girl next to Mrs. Li, the little girl in Brother Lin's yard naturally held her, saying that my sister should sit and wait for a while, and she should be back in a while.

Feiniang's yard is a bit far away, the older girl thought about it, and she was too lazy to make another trip, in case there was a break in the way back, it would be a waste of time, so she sat and waited, eating the melon seeds given by the little girl and talking .

This has been waiting, until the banquet was delayed and no one was seen, Mrs. Li sent someone else to remind him.

Brother Lin is gone.

When I found out, it was almost evening, and the Li family was still beating and beating. The old lady was having fun watching a play, and she didn't pay attention to whether Brother Lin was there. It's such a humiliating thing to run away as a house slave, especially with so many visitors today, how can you be famous?

So he held back and asked the people in the house to look for it again.

"The road to Zhaozhou City is blocked, so it shouldn't be far away."

"Where's Li Mu?"

No need to ask, Li Mu is nowhere to be seen.

Such a delay lasted for half a day, and when the whole family found out that it was already dark at night when they mobilized people to look for them, the Li family didn't dare to go to war and say they were looking for Brother Lin—what kind of words did they spread.

The little brother who has not left the cabinet went out and lost it?

Or was it kidnapped?

Or who ran away with?

It was passed around, and the Li family became a joke.Naturally, he couldn't come like this. Later, brother Lin's father said, "Just talk to Li Mu."

Find a servant to make up excuses, such as stealing valuables from home, etc.

It was dark at this time, and the gates of the town had been closed long ago. If you want to look for it, you can only look for it in the city. The Li family searched all night and found no one. Early in the morning the city gate was opened, and servants were sent to block the road to Zhaozhou.

Brother Lin's father was so angry that he scolded his wife.

"How are you disciplined, you dare to sneak out, and you don't know anything about it with a servant, what's the use of him, it's really embarrassing—"

Mrs. Li was wronged and covered her face and wept.

What's the use of saying so much, what if Brother Lin gets into trouble outside?She really didn't want to live.

Father Li was also angry and said angry words, so he went to find him himself.

I didn't find it on the first day, and I didn't find it on the second day. The old lady's birthday was over, and the guests should go back. Now, Mrs. Li felt something was wrong. Why didn't Brother Lin come to her for two days?It's just that his mother said she was not feeling well, but the old lady felt that she hadn't seen the child for a long time.

After being pressed, I realized that the child was gone. At that time, the old lady was covering her heart and her eyes were black, and she fell back. She was supported by a group of daughters-in-law, and she asked the doctor and took the medicine oil. Unsteady, he said: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry to Zhaozhou Li's Mansion and see if Brother Lin has gone there."

The old lady didn't say all the things, she was afraid that Brother Lin would go to Li's mansion, and the soft-hearted child would be coaxed by the slave to do some nasty things, so what would happen to the reputation of the Li family.

Sin ah.

If this is the case, the old lady is thinking of the worst, she would rather the Li family raise Brother Lin for the rest of her life than ruin the reputation of the Li family, if Brother Lin knows how to be ashamed, she should, she should—

Zhaozhou City, Li Mansion.

Gu Zhaogang lifted his feet to go to the study in the front yard, and seeing the servants hurrying towards the gate, he asked, "What's the matter? It's early in the morning."

It was only after eight o'clock in the morning.

The servant hurriedly replied after seeing the ceremony: "Go back to your lord, there is someone from Ji Ting's Li family, and he is waiting at the door. He is the father of Young Master Li Lin."

Why did Brother Lin's father come to his house?Counting the days, Gu Zhao shouldn't be sending Brother Lin back. Mrs. Li's birthday seems to be just a few days away. Besides, this early in the morning, it was appointed that he rushed to Zhaozhou City overnight.

... For some reason, he thought of what he said to Zhou Zhou a few days ago.

Gu Zhao's brows twitched, and he had a bad feeling, so he asked someone to come in, and then told the people around him: "Go and invite the boss to come to the study in the front yard—and call Meng Jianyun over."

On the second day after Wang Jian led the team away, Meng Jianyun took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Xinzhou on business. It was a coincidence that he only came back yesterday to deliver the official letter.

Father Li came in a hurry, his face was also anxious, and he couldn't drink any tea while sitting in the living room.

Seeing this posture, Gu Zhao immediately felt that the bad premonition had come true. The other party wanted to stand up and kneel down to salute, but he made it unnecessary for him to do so first, "Sit down and talk, what's the matter?"

"Brother Lin ran away from home five days ago..."

Father Li came from Shangli Mansion to ask for someone from their family.

"Li Lin didn't come, he wasn't here," Gu Zhao said.

Father Li is in a hurry now, it's already the fifth day, Brother Lin is not in Zhaozhou, where can he go?

Li Zhouzhou heard this as soon as he came in, and immediately frowned, "Brother Lin is missing? Wang Jian's goods are not here, go ask first, see if it is in Wang Jian's house, have you looked for it elsewhere? Where can I go, how many days?"

"Five days, from Li's house in Jiting to Zhaozhou, it is enough to take a carriage for two or three days, and this is the fifth day—" Gu Zhao guessed half, and seeing that Zhou Zhou was more anxious, he said: "It's okay. It's not necessarily in danger, brother Lin hasn't been out of the house very much, he might get lost on the road, anyway, it's important to find someone first."

"Our family didn't come, Wang Jian's didn't go, and there were grocery stores to check, Liutao's, Su Jiayu's, send people to look for everything that can be found, if you can't find it, go out of Zhaozhou City and go in the direction of Jiting to inquire. The nearby villages..." Gu Zhaoneng thought about everything.

Father Li looked hesitant, but after the last few struggles, he still had the courage to ask: "Master Gu, is Meng Jianyun from your residence here?"

"Yes, but your guess is wrong. Meng Jianyun just came back from a business trip yesterday, and he has never been out of the mansion. Besides, with Meng Jianyun's heart, it is impossible to hide Brother Lin." Gu Zhao said halfway, thinking that Father Li He looked in disbelief, thinking that he was covering Meng Jianyun, and said, "I'll let him come over and ask yourself."

Don't blame Li's father, the child is anxious to become a father, and Li's father doesn't know how Meng Jianyun's character is, but he suspects Meng Jianyun——

It seems that Brother Lin ran out of the house and had something to do with Meng Jianyun.

Li Zhouzhou also guessed it, but he didn't know how to ask. When Meng Jianyun arrived, Li's father stared and was furious when he saw him, and pointed at Meng Jianyun's face, and almost scolded him—he forced himself to hold back, but he really hated him. Ji, said that Meng Jianyun, a domestic slave, seduced their brother Lin.

"Brother Lin is lost, it's the fifth day." Gu Zhao said.

Meng Jianyun blamed Li's father with a cold face, but when he heard the reason, he became anxious, "Why did he lose it? Didn't he go home—"

"You still want to pretend, do you think you harbored Brother Lin, if it weren't for you, Brother Lin is already engaged..." Father Li grabbed Meng Jianyun by the collar angrily.

Gu Zhaoxian persuaded him that Father Li is also brother Lin's father, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground by now with Meng Jianyun's skill, and besides, you are not as tall as Meng Jianyun, so don't provoke him——

"Regardless of getting angry and talking about other things, after letting go of these things, it's important to find someone." Li Zhouzhou scolded coldly, and looked at Meng Jianyun, "Hurry up and get someone out of the city to look for it, in the direction of Ji Ting."

"Call Steward Zhou, and the guards at home will also order people, so go to several houses in the city to find them."

Meng Jianyun's figure was long gone.

After searching for two days, I really lost it as Gu Zhao said.

Fortunately, brother Lin went out with the caravan before, Wang Jian taught a lot of outing experience at that time, don't dress too well, don't be curious about everything, and don't be too kind. Wrapped up, my brother's mole is smeared, and I can't make it too sloppy like a beggar——

Brother Lin and Li Mu got ready early, so he wore Li Mu's clothes, linen and dark bunt, and took silver coins, but his hands were full of broken silver and no copper coins.

The two took advantage of the excitement at home, and Li Mu found an excuse to trick the gatekeeper's mother-in-law, and the two went out through the back door without a car or horse. When they went to rent a car, the owner of the car dealership Looking at Li Mu's attire, one could see that it was someone's servant, but it was money, so naturally he asked a few more questions.

Brother Lin's heart was pounding, afraid of being caught back, he quickly asked Li Mu to collect the money and leave, and rented another place.But when they walked out of the city, it was dark and cold, and they didn't dare to spend the night with other people in the village—for fear of being defrauded of their money and detained.

Every time Wang Jian came back, he would talk about anecdotes and strange things. Seeing that Brother Lin loved to listen, he was afraid of some bad manners, so he said something more serious.So after Brother Lin ran out, he saw that everyone was on guard. The two young brothers went on the road alone, and they still had money on them, so they were afraid of disaster.

It's okay to lose the money, but I'm afraid that I will be cheated into being someone's wife.

Brother Lin is terrified of this. Brother Wang Jian said that there are young brothers and girls who kidnapped and unsuspecting on the road alone to sell.

The two of them left the city, which is terrible, the road is concrete road, except for the next town in the village, there must be some walking, go back and rent a car, then the city gate will definitely not be closed, and it is easy to be caught, so we can only Bite the bullet and walk along the cement road.

Fortunately, the city gate was closed, and the Li family could not catch up.

He didn't dare to spend the night in the village, so he nestled in a tree for the night, and brother Lin had a fever from the cold.As soon as Li Mu felt hot, he asked for a doctor. Brother Lin didn't want to bother, because he was afraid of being caught, so he said that he insisted on going to the town to see a doctor, and then the two detoured to the nearest town to see a doctor.

...It happened to be missed with the people who came out of the Li family.

"This kid is really—" Li Zhouzhou couldn't say anything to blame Brother Lin, "It's also my fault. I saw early on that he and Xiao Meng had intentions, so I should point it out and tell them clearly."

I am afraid that something will happen to people now, and there will be no place to regret it.

Gu Zhao patted Zhou Zhou's arm, "I can't blame you, I know what you think, Xiao Meng's temper is like that of a donkey, at that time there was only a sign of sparks, and it was forced that if the two of them didn't get along, they would have a bad life after marriage. , who is responsible?"

Coupled with the relationship between Brother Lin's family - he and Zhou Zhou are not real parents, so it's hard to meddle in this.

Gu Zhao also reflected that he still thought too little about the relationship between the two children, mainly because Meng Jianyun's performance was not enthusiastic, indifferent, and at the age of seventeen or eighteen, maybe there was only a hazy relationship, a little spark, With Xiaomeng's background, the Li family is definitely not willing to do so, and has repeatedly obstructed——

To say a thousand words and ten thousand, he and Zhou Zhou were both overly cautious.

"I'll go to the Li family, and I'll tell the Li family in person." Li Zhouzhou couldn't sit still and wanted to leave.

"Find someone first. Brother Lin's father is here. I'll chat with him first to make a point. If you care about Xiaomeng's slave status, it's easy for me to get rid of it."

But now that the flames are on fire, even if Meng Jianyun is out of slavery, the Li family does not recognize it, and they are very disgusted, and the words are ugly, meaning that Meng Jianyun is an orphan without father and mother, and he is also a pariah if he is out of slavery , there are no good farms and houses, just a servant who runs errands.

If you have been a slave, even if you have escaped, with this level of experience, you will be a pariah for three years and cannot buy good farmland and houses. You can only earn wages by working part-time.Dali is such a rule.

The Li family was so furious because the child hadn't been found yet.Gu Zhao felt that it was inappropriate to talk about this topic at this time, so Li's father said first that there was no dispute, and the child found everything to talk about.

After three days of searching, Brother Lin finally found it.

The person was found by Meng Jianyun, who went from Zhaozhou to Jiting, looking for each village and asking one by one, but if some people faltered and hid their eyes, they had to be caught and forced by Meng Jianyun, and it turned out that they heard The man had an affair with the widow in the village, and there was a sneaky one, anyway, he didn't see or hide Li Lin.

I searched for villages along the way, even a few towns, and even wrote big characters and posted them outside the city gates. Finally, I asked for clues at the town medical center near Jiting.

"A few days ago—"

"Be clear, a few days ago." Meng Jianyun asked.

The clerk in the hospital was so scared that he didn't dare to be ambiguous, and hurriedly counted and said: "Ten days ago, two brothers came to seek medical treatment, and one had a fever, but he was wearing either very good or ordinary clothes, and took the medicine. Prescribed the medicine, drank two doses, the whole person was terrified, as if someone was chasing them, but they didn't answer when they asked..."

What the man said was messy and complicated, but Meng Jianyun didn't interrupt and listened all the time, unwilling to miss a single clue.

Li Lin stayed in the medical center for half a day, bought some medicines, and rented a car from a car dealership.

Meng Jianyun went to the car dealership to ask for clarification. The owner of the car dealership said it carefully, and the driver also explained clearly, "The two of them said they were going to Zhaozhou City, but they didn't want to go straight through the main road. You should take a detour. Why bother?"

……

It’s also a loss. Meng Jianyun has been running because of the road construction in the prefectures and counties. He is familiar with the road. up.

They all ran to the road from Rongguan to Zhaozhou.

In the dark of night, brother Lin's fever has not been cured quickly, because he was worried and frightened, thinking of his disobedience, thinking of his parents and grandma, but he didn't want to listen to the family's arrangement to be engaged to others, and wanted him to go back to Zhaozhou City now Yes, the family must have been looking for them these days.

He was the one who hurt the boss and also hurt Meng Jianyun.

With a lot of thoughts and worries, Brother Lin can't sleep well at night, not to mention having nightmares, and always afraid of being caught back or being cheated by someone when he wakes up.

It's no wonder that the fever is cured.

When Meng Jianyun arrived in a village, he knocked on the door of every household to ask questions, and some households faltered and dodged. Naturally, they were forced to question, and they all shook out of fright. This time it was not gossip in the village.

"...Those two little brothers stuffed money, saying that bad guys are chasing them, so let's not say they are here."

Meng Jianyun released the man and immediately went to the room he pointed to. It was still in the grain room. The bed was made of hard boards. The quilt was wet and had a musty smell. Brother Lin frowned and put a cold handkerchief on his head, which became hot.

Still muttering in his mouth.

Don't, don't get married, I'm so afraid of Meng Jianyun.

Meng Jianyun's eyes were red at that time, so he rubbed his eyes, frowned and tried to scold Li Lin harshly, but he choked up every word and his hands shook.

Seeing that it was Meng Jianyun who immediately breathed a sigh of relief, Li Mu was very happy.

"It's great that you're here, Guanshi Meng. Brother Lin has been feverish all the way, and he's calling your name every night..."

Brother Lin woke up in a daze and saw that it was Meng Jianyun's face. He was so confused for a long time that he thought he was dreaming, and said, "I'm not afraid of you coming in my dream. Meng Jianyun's mother wants to betroth me, and I don't want to marry to others..."

"Don't dislike me, Meng Jianyun."

Meng Jianyun hummed hoarsely, "I don't dislike you, I just don't deserve you."

"You are so beautiful and delicate, you are a beautiful flower, and I am a lowly mud..."

"I'm afraid, Meng Jianyun."

Meng Jianyun lifted Brother Lin up with trembling hands, and carefully hugged this delicate and beautiful flower into his arms. He hugged the person in his arms as if he was holding a treasure that he would never get again in this life.

"Don't be afraid, Li Lin, don't be afraid, Meng Jianyun is here."

You want me for a lifetime.