Joyful Reunion

"A straight purple bamboo seedling, give it to my elder brother to make a pipe flute~

Elder brother and I go boating, playing the tunes of picking lotus on the flute~

Ask, brother, a lotus flower is strong with a red grid, and a lotus flower is a white grid..."

The soft and melodious tune of picking lotus is gently blown by the wind from a lotus pond on the bank to the boats passing by in the river. There are no figures and boats in the lotus pond, but a cheerful humming in a pretty voice, which is fascinating Stretching his neck, he wanted to see what the girls who were picking lotus in the pond looked like. The boatman in the river here was a black-faced man in his forties. , with a grin, he lowered his arms and pushed the boat forward. The white walls and black tiles on both sides of the river, green willows and yellow flowers were far away. He straightened up and let go of the little girl's tune and sang:

"White guys don't love me ~ red ones are too strong~

Knead it to make rouge, put it on my sister's face,

My sister is beautiful, more beautiful than a lotus~~~~”

He dragged the end of the note a long time, with a bit of arrogance and a bit of teasing. The surprised girls who sang songs in the lotus pond fell silent for a while, and the boatman laughed triumphantly, and looked at the standing on the bow of the boat. One of them said: "Young master, come back to Yingtian Mansion for the first time. This lady who picks lotus and sings songs has a good voice and ingenuity. She is as beautiful as a delicate flower!"

Li Yuncong was facing the wind with his hands behind his back and smiling, listening to him tease the singing lotus picking girls, after hearing what he said, he turned around and said with a smile: "Since you have even surprised the singing, I guess we won't see the lotus picking people. "

His hair is tightly tied, with a high crown and plain belt, cross-necked and narrow-sleeved crow blue gown, dark green trim, azure blue jade belt, thick eyebrows, starry eyes, a long sword on his waist, without a sword tassel, Obviously different from the arty behavior of some sons and brothers, he is a real martial arts practitioner, which adds a bit of toughness, but under the high nose, he has a pair of thin red smiling lips, which is even more eye-catching at this time. With a smile, suddenly there is the beauty of spring wind and rain, the boatman secretly praised in his heart, and said with a smile: "Young master is such a character, but those little girls are unmatched. In my opinion, they are the golden branches and jade leaves mentioned in the opera. , Young Master deserves it too!"

Li Yuncong smiled and shook his head, but before he could speak, a voice in the cabin said indifferently: "My third brother has achieved great fame and aspirations for his family and country. If he marries some golden branches and jade leaves, what is the difference between him and a useless person!"

The ancestral system of this dynasty is to prevent foreign relatives from intervening in politics. Not only do concubines come from small households, but sons-in-law are not allowed to enter the court to ask politics. Recruiting as a son-in-law ruins his future.

The young man who spoke was only in his teens, and his tone was obviously very high-minded. At this time, his words were very mean, and he even gritted his teeth when he said the word "cripple". Silently, when he boarded the boat today, he saw this young man with disabled legs, and he could only sit in the cabin all the way, thinking that he lost his freedom at a young age, and his temperament is naturally surly, why bother to get angry with a child, besides, He worked so hard at the bottom every day to make a living, and he was always patient when encountering these things.

Li Yuncong frowned, and took a serious look at the child in the cabin, and Li Hui and Li Liang, who accompanied him, moved him out of the cabin, seeing his gloomy expression, and said slowly: "Seventh brother, what do you say and do now?" The more rude you are, the others are just joking, how can you blindly guess others' thoughts in the dark, speak extreme words, and make groundless accusations!"

Li Yunting didn't dare to answer, and hung his head in silence for a while, staring straight at his legs, tears fell down patter.

Seeing him like this, Li Yuncong squatted down in front of him, wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and said softly: "Why are you crying again, we have all entered Yingtian Mansion, and we will see Mr. Yang soon, he will definitely be cured You, even if he said no, isn’t the third brother still here, and the third brother will take you to find another famous doctor, but you can’t act so willfully because of your leg injury, even your temperament has changed!”

Li Yunting burst into tears, and said: "Third brother, stop talking, my leg can't be cured at all, I'm already disabled, so many gentlemen say it can't be cured, let's go back to Huai'an Mansion, I don't want to be cured, you Just let me die!" Before finishing speaking, he burst into tears.

After he injured his leg, he refused to listen to persuasion in every possible way, and it was not a day or two that he wanted to die. Li Yuncong was furious when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "Nonsense! Could it be that your brain was also broken! You can die How dare you call him fourth uncle and aunt! He is over half a hundred years old, and he only has you as his son, how dare you have such unfilial thoughts!"

Li Yunting choked up and said: "I can neither practice martial arts nor take scientific examinations in the future. The Wu family is so snobbish that they resigned the marriage without saying a word. My mother has been ill for many days because of this. It can be seen that it will only bring more trouble to my parents in the future. !"

Seeing that he was still cowering and ignorant, Li Yuncong reprimanded him seriously: "How dare you blame others! You have been spoiled since you were a child. You met those prodigal children in Huai'an and rode horses in the downtown area. You are so frivolous! But you are not hurt. Leg, what kind of parents can tell you about your behavior in the past? You can’t blame the Wu family for this matter. Our family also has girls. If you change the sixth sister and the others, what should you think? Now I dare not bear it anymore. Where did the sages read in the past? Since you were seriously injured, how have your cronies and gangsters ever asked more questions? Whether your legs are bad or good, take advantage of this to break off contact with them, and pick up the books you should read. The Li family has a clean and upright family style for generations. Using ghost tricks to randomly speculate on people's hearts, and your heart is not right, I will definitely act according to the family law, and I will never let you go! Do you hear me clearly!"

Seniors and children are orderly. When he mentioned the family law of filial piety, Li Yunting immediately stopped talking, straightened his back and promised, although tears were still there, he no longer dared to act like a dejected little girl.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, the boatman raised his voice and sighed to Li Yunting: "Young man, your elder brother is right. He scolded you hard, and he was worried about you. People in this world, Only when you meet Kaner will you know, only your parents and brothers will treat you like this, only those who think about you will teach you how to behave, listen to your parents and brothers!"

Li Yunting wiped away his tears, nodded and said: "Understood." Turning to Li Yuncong, he said: "Third brother, if Mr. Yang can't cure me this time, forget it, you have been filial piety for the second uncle for three years. It's time to get busy with recovery, the affairs of the imperial court are messy, my aunt is very worried, if she takes me to look around again, when will she go, this time, if I can't really cure it, I will give up in the future, stay Studying at ease in my hometown in Huai'an, I will just be a school scribe at home for the rest of my life."

Li Yuncong was laughed at by him, patted him on the head and said: "Are you fourteen? What are you talking about for the rest of your life? The road ahead is very long. How can you give up making a decision so easily? You should study with peace of mind. Others You don't need to worry too much about it. The Yang family has practiced medicine for generations, and has produced several national experts. When Mr. Yang was working in the Imperial Hospital during the Jiajing period, his medical skills were praised by Shimiao Master, and he was famous all over the world. The eldest son of his family is my classmate Old friend, I am naturally more aware of his old man's ability, so I brought you to find him as soon as I became a filial piety, you don't have to think about these things now, you have learned a lesson from this fall, reflect on yourself Let go of your own faults!"

After hearing this, the boatman continued, "Master, I came here to find Old Immortal Yang to cure his illness. No wonder he was so eager to enter Jinling City, and he didn't even care about the scenery on both sides of the river. Yang's Mansion is not far away. I have been punting on this Qinhuai River all year round, and I have to go through it several times a day!"

Li Yuncong said: "I don't go out for many years, and I didn't have the opportunity to meet the heavens in the past. How come the old man got the title of a god here?"

The boatman said with a smile: "Of course we people in the market are screaming nonsense, and what we are serving is the medical skills of the Yang family. It is said that the old fairy Yang can raise the bones of the dead. We have never seen it, but this Yingtian Mansion hides dragons and crouching tigers, but they are all right. Old Immortal Yang salutes three points, it can be seen that he does not dare to offend, people eat five grains, and there is no one who does not get sick, and if you offend the doctor, it will be your own life!"

Li Yuncong nodded and said: "That's reasonable, a doctor is not easy to offend, let alone an immortal doctor, I haven't seen my old friend for many years, and I don't know how the old man is doing now."

The boatman laughed and said: "It's good, it's very good, last year there was a rascal who didn't know why, and he went to the gate of Yang's house, just in time for the old man to come back from a doctor's visit, and beat the rascal with a stick. Head bag, finally jumped into the water and ran away, hahaha, everyone on the boat saw it, the old man was full of anger, his body was very strong, and the scolding was spread two miles away!"

Li Yuncong and Li Yunting thought about the scene, and they also laughed. Li Yunting asked: "Why does the old man often visit the doctor in person? With his age and status, there should be many disciples and grandchildren, right?"

Gong Gong said: "I'm afraid it's some difficult official. I'm afraid that the disciples are not thoughtful and provoked, or there are some difficult diseases. The old man has to see it himself. We don't know much about disciples and grandchildren. On the contrary, the son-in-law of the Nanyan family in Yingtian City has now become the old man's closed disciple, and she is very famous!"

Li Yuncong was surprised: "Why did Mr. Yang's closed disciple actually take in a girl?"

The boatman nodded and said: "It's the daughter of the Yan family, that's right. The year before last, the daughter of the son cured a high official's illness, and she was very capable. Speaking of the Yan family, Mr. Yan Lang is quite capable, earning a lot of money." Such a huge family business, but it's a pity that they can't stay home. The wife has been away for more than ten years, and I don't see him marrying again. There are quite a few maidservants and concubines, but they haven't been able to give birth to a boy and a half son to inherit the family business in the past few years. It might be difficult to count on this son-in-law, the previous generation of the Yan family was single-handed, this son-in-law has no close brothers to support, it will be difficult in the future, I am afraid that only the senior brothers of the Yang family can help."

The boatman couldn't keep his mouth shut when he began gossip in the market, and continued: "This Yan family's eldest son is also a sinner. He was born with a good appearance and a lot of money. It is said that he has read books and practiced martial arts. I'm used to having fun, and I can't say enough about the romantic debts on the shore, not to mention on the river, my son went to the city today to catch up with the day, if it's night, the Qinhuai River is brightly lit for ten miles, and there are many flower boats. The name of Mr. Yan Lang, hehe, he passed by in a boat along the way, and all the girls shouted out their throats!"

"It's such an unrestrained person..." Li Yuncong sighed after hearing this, the morals of this world are so restrictive and harsh for women, if this person is really so dissolute, I don't know how hard it is for the young lady of the Yan family...

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