Li Shiwu took a closer look and saw a large boat, with a couple and a boy standing there whom he didn't recognize. Then he asked.
Huo Xi looked over to him and saw that it was indeed his great-uncle, standing there.
Several years have passed and he has aged a lot, but he is still the same person as he remembers. His eyes suddenly became sore and swollen.
Yang glanced at Huo Xi and saw people coming and going at the entrance of the village, and said, "My father-in-law, we are from Beijing. We are old friends of yours. Can we come to your house to talk?"
When Li Shiwu heard that he was from Beijing, he was stunned, and looked at the family carefully, but he still didn't recognize them.
Then he said: "Yes, why not? I will take you home right now."
"Okay. Dad, can our boat row across?"
"If you can row, you can row along the river. There is a small pier behind the village where you can park your boat. I will lead you by the river embankment."
"Okay, I'm sorry."
He followed Li Shiwu all the way to the river in Yaojiaba, rowing all the way to the back of the village. Seeing that there was indeed a small dock, Huo Erhuai threw a rope to the boat pole and tied the boat.
Li Shiwu stood on the shore carrying a basket of fish and shrimp, watching the mother and son carrying and carrying many things off the boat.
I wanted to dissuade him, but I didn’t know who the other person was and what his intentions were, so I had to keep my mouth shut.
Seeing that Huo Erhuai was not moving on the boat, he asked, "How about we go to the Taoist family?"
Huo Erhuai smiled and said: "We usually call the boat our home. There is a lot of stuff on the boat, so I will keep watch on the boat."
Li Shiwu wanted to find someone to help him guard it, but the other party had a boatload of belongings, so it was difficult to speak for a while, so he nodded and looked at the mother and son again.
Seeing that the two of them had no intention of speaking, he smiled and led the way, mentally identifying all the old friends in Beijing.
His two grandchildren looked curious and turned to look at Yang and Huo Xi after taking a step forward.
Huo Xi had no impression of the two children and just smiled at them. Yang loved children and teased the two children all the way.
I know there are two of them, the eldest is called Li Yin, who is five years old, and the younger is called Li Yi, who is three years old. There is an older brother at home.
"You have three grandchildren?"
"Yes, there is another older one, who is seven years old. He is studying at a private school with his father."
Seeing that both Yang and Huo Xi were friendly, Li Yin became bolder and said, "This is a private school run by my family." She looked proud.
"Well, how many students are there in your private school?"
"There are more than forty schoolchildren. In addition to my father and my second uncle, we also invited a gentleman!"
"Wow, how awesome is that? Then your father can educate these country urchins, but how lucky are these urchins?"
After saying that, Huo Xi smiled when he saw her straightening her body and looking proud.
Li Shiwu looked back at Huo Xi and thought to himself, this family said they were from Beijing, but they still knew that Yi'er was a scholar?
Huo Xi met his gaze and smiled at him: "Let's talk about it when we go home." She stopped his questioning.
Li Shiwu's home is on the outskirts of the village. He walked across the river behind the village and arrived quickly.
"Come in quickly, the house is simple, don't blame the guests."
After saying that, he raised his legs and walked into the yard first, then called to Li Yin and Li Yi: "Go to the house quickly to see if your grandma is there? She said we have a visitor."
Li Yin nodded and ran into the house while shouting: "Grandma, grandma, there is a guest at home!"
Li Yi also ran after her, also shouting as he ran.
Soon Mrs. Wu came out from the backyard with her two children: "Is there a guest? Who is it?"
Yang then looked at Huo Xi, who put down his things and saluted Li Shimian and Wu: "Great uncle, great uncle."
Li Shiwu was stunned, and Mrs. Wu was also stunned. He came up to her and looked at her, calling them maternal uncle and grandparents? Are these the descendants of a daughter from a certain house in their hometown?
"Are you from your hometown of Xunyang? Who is your mother?"
Huo Xi shook her head and looked at the couple with tears in her eyes: "My mother, Li Xinrou."
Li Shiwu froze.
Wu came back to her senses after a while, and with a cry, she came up and grabbed her shoulders, looking at her carefully: "You, are you Sister Ning?"
Huo Xi suddenly burst into tears, choked with sobs and nodded at her, speechless.
Mrs. Wu screamed, hugged her tightly in her arms, and immediately began to cry: "Sister Ning, my son, my poor son..."
Li Shiwu cried out at her, with tears in his eyes. He came over and touched Huo Xi's head, then raised his head and sighed.
"My son, how did you survive? Didn't the mansion say that you and your mother are both gone? Our family even went to pay homage to you, what about you?" Mrs. Wu cried with tears all over her face.
Huo Xi came out of her arms and saw Yang standing aside blankly. He pulled her over and said, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm afraid that you will be in danger."
Yang touched her head: "Mother understands, mother understands everything."
Seeing Li Shiwu and Wu looking at Yang, Huo Xi said to Li Shiwu and Wu: "My mother disappeared in Zhuangzi. I found out that they were going to do harm to me and my brother, so I ran out of Zhuangzi with my brother in my arms.
I met my parents and was raised by them."
A simple sentence can express endless sadness and helplessness.
Li Shiwu clenched his fists.
Mrs. Wu looked sad and came up to hold Ms. Yang's hand.
"I would like to thank you on behalf of my child's maternal grandparents. Without you, Sister Ning would not know what she would have done. I would like to thank you for your great kindness on behalf of them, and on behalf of her troubled mother, I would like to thank you for your great kindness and kindness."
He knelt down to salute Mr. Yang, but Mr. Yang held him tightly.
He stopped Wu but not Li Shiwu, so Yang received a great gift from him.
"You saved my poor niece's bloodline. The whole Li family is deeply grateful for your great kindness."
"Don't, don't do this, the little woman can't bear it." Yang was so frightened that she evaded again and again.
"I can bear it, if it weren't for you, there would be no Sister Ning in the world." Mrs. Wu took Ms. Yang and thanked her again and again.
Li Shiwu asked Huo Xi again: "Didn't you say that your brother was not born?"
"When my grandfather was in exile, my younger brother was already born about ten days ago." Huo Xi said lightly.
After hearing this, Li Shiwu gritted his teeth with hatred: "Hateful! A wealthy family would do such a dirty thing!"
"Damn it, these people treat human life as a trivial matter! They can throw away their own flesh and blood at will!"
Wu was so angry that she cursed a few words. After she finished cursing, she still couldn't understand her hatred and wiped her tears: "Fortunately, you and your brother survived. How happy your grandfather would be to hear that."
After saying that, he took Huo Xi and Yang to the main hall to talk.
Li Shiwu called his two grandsons: "Go and tell your father and second uncle that there is something going on at home. Let them take half a day off from school and come home quickly."
"Do you want to call mother back?"
Li Shiwu paused: "Call your father back first."
"Hey." Li Yin responded and ran out of the house with her cousin.