[Red Mansion] Father and Son Crossover

As villagers who have hunting experience in the northern forests, they definitely showed a certain degree of caution and attention to the issue of opening up new hunting locations.Not only is it fully staffed (the men of the village once again gathered together to go up the mountain), but also a variety of tools (if you have money, and there is Jiao Yufeng who can make bows and arrows, there will naturally be people who buy them on credit in the village, such as the third grandfather, I took a pair, which increased the overall attack power by no less than [-]%, and even made a certain plan for the route (according to the third son, I drew a small map and decided to go to the small lake to check the animals first. Footprint plan), I don’t know how much better than the last time when I rushed up with my head and didn’t know how to do it.

The most important thing for Jiao Yufeng is that this time, the lonely old man in the village, oh, that cousin of Jiao Da, the 56-year-old, somewhat lame Grandpa Chun, also went up the mountain with him, full of life. passion.You say that the old days are muddling along, why should the old man who is just waiting to die come along?Still full of passion?Isn't this a bit wrong?Of course there is a reason for this.

Speaking of Grandpa Chun, his family was not as deserted and dilapidated in his early years. As the only herbal collector in this village, even though he became lame and could no longer go up the mountain to collect herbs to earn money, he still had two sons. He has inherited his craftsmanship, and even the eldest has married a wife. Seeing that the family is about to prosper, life is quite good.

But who would have thought that this matter is so small, when the boss went to the city to sell medicinal materials, he accidentally bumped into a nobleman, and was beaten on the ground by a group of vicious servants who didn't know which family, hurting his internal organs, and reluctantly returned home. He lay down and coughed up blood from time to time.

In order to cure the disease, all the valuables in the family were sold. The daughter-in-law weaves non-stop day and night, and the youngest son goes to the mountains frequently to make money. Even the old man himself has to find a way around. make money.At this point, if all the sacrifices can make people feel better, even if it is a bit hard, it will be worth it.But who knew that their family didn't know which god they had collided with, and they were so unlucky that they drank water and stuffed their teeth. The youngest son was in the mountains, but because of a medicinal plant, he lost his hand and rolled down the cliff, waiting for the family to see him back for a long time , panicked, and invited people from the village to help him search for him in the mountains. The man was already out of breath, and if the place where he fell was not desolate, he might not even be able to find his body.

While waiting to bring back the youngest son's body, the old man on this side has not yet recovered from the grief of losing his son, and the boss on the other side heard that his younger brother lost his life because of himself, so he didn't catch his breath and spit out a big puddle of blood. I also lost my breath, okay, all of a sudden, I lost two sons in a row, how do you let the old man live like this?If it wasn't for his son's funeral matters, the old man would probably be killed on the spot.

But it’s all like this, this unlucky thing is not over yet, the son here has just been buried, and the in-laws over there come, saying that they want to take the daughter-in-law home, and the reason is quite legitimate, there is no son here, the family The only one left is the old man and the new daughter-in-law who have just passed the family for less than two years. Living together is really ugly and hurts the reputation. After filial piety is over, remarry.

How did Grandpa Chun object to this?There is no way to object, because what people say is reasonable. Besides, the daughter-in-law here is really good. When his son is sick, he is very dedicated. How can such a good boy drag on and let people spend his whole life in vain? Reputation as a widow?Poor people don't pay much attention to it, so it's better to take it over, anyway, everyone should leave room for it.

But it was also like this that made the old man completely lose the desire to live. In the end, Jiao Da came and had a good talk with him, saying that he can't be regarded as a person, anyway, he still has himself Cousins, a nephew like Jiao Dazhu, and a relative like Jiao Yufeng in the village, even if it's for these relatives, it's important to live well.

In one, it is said that God has eyes. Could it be that he doesn't want to know who the person who killed his eldest son is?Even if they are rich and powerful, they can't move, and they can't do anything, but who can be such a good person?What good can come of it?Doesn't he want to see what happens to these people?

Grandpa Chun was persuaded that he could actually live a good life. Who would want to die? Now that Jiao Da gave such reasons, he naturally took over. Although his life was still very decadent, he could still live

With such maintenance and Jiao Yufeng's original care, the days passed day by day. Even after Jiao Yufeng lost his home, he may not be as good as before emotionally, but he has never made any mistakes in matters such as arable land. Even because his family is doing well, he often sends some food over to make his life better.

Human beings, living has some ups and downs. When two sons died in a row, Grandpa Chun's fortune was so low that it is not an exaggeration, but what about now?After surviving the harsh winter, spring came naturally. A few days ago, he suddenly received a letter from his in-laws who had gone to Shandong. The letter said that not only did his wife not remarry, but he also had a grandson. The posthumous son of his eldest son is now 6 years old.For the lonely old man like Grandpa Chun, it was like spring flowers blooming, his whole body was brightened, he felt that his whole body was full of strength, and the sky was bright.

So what's going on here?It's also a coincidence, since the daughter-in-law Fang returned to her mother's house there, the man fell down. At first, the parents thought it was because of the hard work, and the grief was too much, so the body couldn't bear it. For months, this man vomited what he ate, and now the old lady felt that something was wrong, so she hurriedly invited a doctor to take a look, and only then did she know that Fang was four months pregnant. Flirting, so that there is a little redness, and there are some faint signs of miscarriage.

How good this is, according to the rules, this girl should go back to Chun's family. After all, this is the only seedling in Chun's family. If it is a son, it will be blessed by God and a happy event.The in-laws can be regarded as hopeful, but the current living condition of this girl is not satisfactory, so send it back, what if she dies?Just when there was hope, and then it suddenly disappeared, then the courage to live that the in-laws had worked so hard to muster, might really be gone.Besides, with the current situation at the in-laws' side, it seems that there is no way for my daughter to raise her baby well.

Thinking about it this way, the old couple of Fang's family immediately made up their minds to keep this matter a secret for the time being, and at least wait until the birth.If the child is fine after the birth, and the daughter is willing, then it will not be too late to go back, and the old man of the Chun family can't say it's his fault, after all, they are all for the child.

These old couples have good intentions, and things do make sense. It's just that things never happen according to people's wishes.It’s so easy for this child to be born, but I don’t want it to be eight months of dystocia. Also, I have encountered a life-and-death event in the early stages of pregnancy. Not to mention that the body has not been taken care of, and the mood is always immersed in sadness. Even if I know later With a posthumous child, there is hope, but the sorrow of losing her husband cannot be relieved in a short time. In this way, it is not bad to have a premature birth before seven months.

But as the old saying goes, seven live and eight don't live, these eight months of childbirth are already very difficult, plus the health is not good, can it be difficult to give birth.So when they were born, the old couple of the Fang family saw that, not to mention the thin child, even the daughter was sick, how could such two people be sent back?Even though they knew that the child was the only seedling and the only incense in the Chun family, they were really worried about sending it over. , even letting Grandpa Chun know about it was a little hesitant, after all, it is not certain whether the child will be able to support him or not.It's just like what I thought before, if one side just happily feels that they have a grandson, and the child suddenly disappears over there, wouldn't this kill the old boy?

What's more important is that when Fang's eldest brother saw his sister, this child, he also had some other ideas. He and his wife had a son in the early years, but he didn't want that child to be unlucky too. He had a cold at the age of four. Died of illness, after that, because my daughter-in-law hurt her body early in childbirth, she has never had a child, and now is the time to be greedy for children.Now looking at the child that this girl gave birth to, the man didn't even know the letter, and the two of them were thinking whether to bring the child over and treat it as their own.Anyway, it's my own bloodline, uncle and father and so on, it's not bad, right?

With the instigation of these two couples, the old couple naturally became more hesitant. In addition, the daughter was so weak that they were not at ease. The girl is already a girl, so with her current body, can she do it?The old couple have only one son and one daughter, which one is not a treasure?Back then, if it wasn't for seeing that the Chun family had two brothers and their craftsmanship, they would never have allowed their daughter to marry there.Could it be that he just watched his daughter go back to suffer like this now?

As soon as the old couple hesitated, the matter naturally dragged on, and they haven't made a decision yet. Just after the child's hundred days, someone from Shandong came to invite him, and the salary was still 60 taels a year. Not to mention this matter as soon as it came, it didn't matter what they said, it was not as important as making money, so the old couple simply took the whole family to the east.Oh, by the way, this Fang family is an ancestral gardener, and they are quite famous in gardening. For this reason, the family has some money. Although it is not rich, it does not take much effort to raise daughters and grandchildren. It's also one of the reasons why they can do this.

And when they arrived in Shandong, maybe it was the good fortune brought by this child. Within a year, the daughter-in-law there was pregnant again, and a year later, she gave birth to a son, and a year later, she had a daughter again. At first, the eldest brother and his wife of the Fang family no longer had the idea of ​​robbing Fang's child. After all, the flesh and blood are always different, but the same, because they are far away, Fang's body is not very good. , I still haven't communicated with Grandpa Chun about this matter. First, I thought maybe I should go back a year later, and it would be too late to say it. Later, Fang fell ill again.The whole family was worried about this and didn't have the heart to think about anything else.

Up to now, the Fang family has completely let go. Although the child looks not strong enough, he looks like he can support him. In addition, the work over there is finally done, and the family will return to their hometown in a short time. Grandpa Chun delivered the letter here.After all, this Fang family is the daughter-in-law of the Chun family, and girls who are married these days cannot be buried in their own cemetery, even if it is for future sacrifices, they must tell Grandpa Chun that it is convenient to bury her in the Chun family's cemetery.

Of course, because the daughter is gone, the old couple is a little bit angry at the child, thinking that the child is a little bit of a parent, then it's hard to say, anyway, this is the child of the Chun family, so it is always right to send it back.Even Grandpa Chun, the first time he saw the news, he didn't have the time to study the reasons why the Fang family didn't send him letters in the past few years, nor did he want to study the possible reasons for this. The only feeling he had was gratitude, to his in-laws After all, he kept his grandson and raised him so big, so that the Chun family would not have no successors.

And it was precisely because of having this grandson that Grandpa Chun began to worry again in the past few days. Seeing that his grandson was about to go home, what about him?courtyard?This one is okay. In the early years, because of the eldest brother’s marriage, it was refurbished. There are three main rooms in the yard, two side rooms, plus the kitchen and woodshed. They are very neat. Adding soil embryos is also considered strong, less than ten years old, enough for their grandparents to settle down.Even the roof, Jiao Yufeng also helped clean up the house this year when Jiao Yufeng was resting and reorganizing the houses in the village.

But what about this place?At this moment, Grandpa Chun really regrets that when the whole village opened up wasteland, he did not actively participate in it, so that now, his family is only the original 2 acres of land, and he can barely make ends meet on these lands. Yes, but having a grandson is different, not to mention how much it costs to raise a grandson, the grandson will get married in the future, and raising children will cost money. Without a son, wouldn't his grandfather have to pay for all these things?

It was precisely because of this that this time when Jiao Yufeng and the others went up the mountain, Grandpa Chun also followed, not asking for anything else, just to be able to follow behind the crowd and gather herbs on the eastern mountain with peace of mind.

Yes, he has already decided to pick up his skill again.Of course, because of his health and the death of his son, he can no longer go to the mountains to seek wealth like he did when he was young, and he can't even run to the mountains every day, but at least he can follow these hunters. People are not.At least I can explore around this village.Even in this way, the income is not much, it is better than relying on the two acres of land, slowly saving, until the grandson grows up, in about ten years, as long as he does not get sick and has no big expenses, this sum It can always be earned.

If he can dig some traps with these hunters, raise a few chickens at home, let his grandson eat some meat every few days, and wear new clothes for the New Year, he will have hope.He heard from the letter that his grandson was not very strong because of postpartum, premature delivery, and dystocia, so he couldn't be careless.

On the side of the small lake in the col, near the foot of the mountain, Grandpa Chun was digging hard, his feet that could no longer exert much strength were trembling a little, which made Gang Gang check the terrain from one side.

Jiao Yufeng, who came back, read it, and his heart ached. He was the one who read the letter to Grandpa Chun. He naturally knew why the old man was working so hard now.To be honest, the eldest son of Grandpa Chun's family actually had a posthumous child. This incident has become a big news in the village recently. Everyone in the village can't help but gossip about the family's past.As the only relative in the Chun family village, Jiao Yufeng was naturally the first to lend a helping hand at this critical moment.

"Uncle Chun, didn't I tell you that I'm the one to do this? What's the matter, you can't trust my strength? Hurry up, go to the side and rest, you'll be busy with collecting herbs later on. "

Jiao Yufeng walked over and snatched the shovel from Grandpa Chun's hand without being polite. After a few strokes, he dug out a big piece of soil, and Grandpa Chun couldn't help shaking his head.

"I'm old, I'm really old, I can't compare to a young man like you."

"If you are as strong as me in your grade, wouldn't I be too useless? Besides, my nephew doesn't know how to handle it, and anyone who knows will call you stupid."

"You bastard, your mouth is getting worse. But thanks to you, otherwise I've been..."

Speaking of this, Grandpa Chun couldn't speak for a while.Thinking about his muddled days these years, and thinking about the joy of the past few days, he always felt that this was like a dream, no matter how he thought about it, he felt a little confused, and felt that God had played a big trick on him.If it wasn't for the fact that there was Jiao Dalang in this village, he really didn't know if he would be able to make it to the day when he heard about his grandson.

Speaking of Grandpa Chun, he was Jiao Da's cousin, but he was not related to Jiao Yufeng, because Jiao Da and Jiao Yufeng's biological fathers were actually cousins, but when they escaped here, the two families were separated because they were brothers. A grandfather, the number of people is pitiful, so he simply formed a family and fell down.Waiting for Jiao Yufeng's original body to lose his parents, Jiao Da went to the border with Jia Daihua. The person who took care of this Jiao Yufeng's original body was Grandpa Chun. He was closer to Grandpa Chun, and the two brothers of the Chun family were also playmates since they were young, and they were no different from brothers.It was also because he thought there was such a relationship, so when something happened to Chun's family, Jiao Da took care of Jiao Dalang to take care of Grandpa Chun more, so it was taken for granted.

"Uncle Chun, I remember what you said. At the beginning, you said that I am half of you, and it is only natural to order my son around."

"Yes, you are half of me."

Speaking of this, Grandpa Chun's eyes couldn't help turning red. It was when Jiao Dalang's parents were gone, and Jiao Da was not around. At that time, he acted as an elder to help manage the funeral and burial. This child, let the child feel at ease, once said something like this, saying that he watched him grow up since he was a child, and he is also a relative's nephew.

I don't think it's only been a few years since I said this, but this matter is reversed, and he has become the one who is taken care of.For a lonely old man like him, no matter which village he is placed in, he will only suffer and suffer, even begging is not uncommon.That is him, and there is such a child who looks like a half-son to take care of him. He pulls the cows to help when plowing the land, delivers grain when the crops are not harvested, and even repairs the roof. .

"Wait for that child with the hammer to come back, Dalang, when the time comes, you can ask your uncle if you can teach that child the boxing techniques you have learned. His grandfather said that this child is not in good health, and the weak body brought out of the womb disease, alas, I was thinking, if our family wants to hire a good doctor for recuperation, there is no hope, not to mention the cost of medicine, even such a good doctor is not so easy to hire. It is said that the body of Xuewu is good, if I think about it, I am afraid that I will be able to relax for a while."

Grandpa Chun's mind was full of his grandson, and after being emotional for a while, his mind turned to the grandson again, and he talked to Jiao Yufeng about his future plans.What can Jiao Yufeng say?Naturally nodding.

"You don't need to ask me. I know that Uncle must be happy. Speaking of which, I haven't had time to tell Uncle about it. When he finds out, I don't know how happy I will be. Look at you now, how can you still have the past? Doesn't care about people? So even if you don't

Son, it's just for you, uncle will definitely be willing to follow you. Speaking of Uncle Chun, you are like this, it is not an exaggeration to say that an old tree is in spring, ah. . .Oops, don't fight.my head. "

"Damn child, is there such a joke on the elders?"

Grandpa Chun has indeed changed completely, his whole body is full of vitality, even though his face is still old, in his fifties, he looks like he is in his 70s, and his head is full of white hair, but that is the aftereffect of the loss of two sons in a row. However, the energy and spirit are very different. If it was a dead tree in the past, it is now an old tree with new flowers.Look, he has the strength to even hit someone, and he has the mood to talk and laugh, which shows how important this grandson is to him.

"To tell you the truth, Uncle Chun, wait for that child to come back, and let him study with my boy and learn how to read. Since that child is not in good health, it is naturally not easy for him to do herbal medicine. Learning martial arts Although he can be strong, but there is no need to send him to the barracks. After all, it is not a good way out. After such a calculation, if this child wants to live a more relaxed life in the future, know a few words, and learn some accounting skills, what kind of shop will he go to in the future? It's a good way out to be a clerk and bookkeeper here. What do you think?"

Jiao Yufeng's suggestion really touched the old man's heart. Ever since his youngest son had an accident in the mountain, his feelings for the mountain are quite complicated now. If it wasn't for his grandson, he would probably not Will go up the mountain.And as for letting his precious grandson learn to pick herbs, that's even more impossible. Now he can't afford to lose it anymore.So when Jiao Yufeng said, he nodded immediately, sat down, rubbed his hands, frowned and asked cautiously:

"Then help me figure it out, how much money do I need to save to send my child to school?"

For the sake of his grandson, even if it is more expensive, as long as he can afford it, he will risk his life and be willing.

"You don't need to spend any money. Uncle can get some pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and I can also ask for some from the yamen. Even Shu Xiu doesn't have to worry about it. It's not about imperial examinations or anything. I only know a few words. I can do it here." Can teach. Of course, if the child has this talent, reading is really good, then let’s think about it, and it’s okay to send it to study. At that time, you don’t have to worry about money. Whether it’s uncle or me, life will be different. It’s not good, I have a little bit in my hand, and I will never ignore it. Speaking of my family, there is only one, and the elder brother’s family has only one, plus your family, three only seedlings. If they don’t help each other, what will happen to the children in the future? What to do? Not even a single help."

When he said this, Grandpa Chun was happy, Le's gums were exposed, and he smiled and said cheerfully:

"Yes, they are brothers, about the same age, and they happen to help each other, just like the two of you and my family back then, when they were close, they were almost together in the same hut."

As he spoke, the old man's voice lowered again, and his eyes brought back a bit of reminiscence. Needless to say, he missed his son again.Jiao Yufeng also thought about it, although he took over his body, not the original owner, but he has memories, which have been squeezed into the corner, and the memories of his youth, which are so clear at this moment.It was as if I could see the three teenagers whizzing by in the village in the past, laughing and playing.Unknowingly, Jiao Yufeng's eyes turned red.

"It's done, Uncle Chun, do you think there is something else to put in this trap? Clips? Or a few wooden points? By the way, you should quickly tie the cloth strips on this side, and don't forget it later."

With great effort, Jiao Yufeng, who covered up his gaffe with labor, waited for the work in hand to be finished, and hurriedly began to change the subject, calling Grandpa Chun to get busy.And waiting for them to finish here, the other village men who were busy digging traps were almost finished together, and the group of people reunited and started to walk up the mountain.

"Hey, Jiao Dalang, why don't you dig one? Is it too late? You said earlier, wouldn't it be enough if we helped together?"

"No, there are so many here, I'm not the only one missing. I'm going to go deeper. You said it yourself. You can help me later. I'm just having a bad hand."

"Yo, you are...Cheng Chengcheng, we are together, it's really hard to say more, once you say it, you will be caught."

"That's my wit."

"Uncle Chun, you don't care about your nephew, just look at this embarrassing one."

"If you don't suffer, you will succeed."

"Hey, Uncle Chun, why are you like this? You weren't like this before..."

"What was I like before? Why can't I remember? Brat, how old are you? How do you know what I was like before?"

"what?"

"Hahaha..."

Everyone in the village has eyes, knowing that Grandpa Chun is happy now, they are also happy to say a few more funny words to make this poor old man happier.Although it was joked, it was a bit sad.