Chapter 5 Taking the opportunity to reveal the truth
The small mountain village seems particularly quiet at night.
Just like this, the sounds of insects and other small animals that could not be heard during the day suddenly started to make a noise, as if some grand event was being held.
However, it should be easy for people to fall asleep on a night like this. Of course, people who are worried or not yet sleepy will not be able to fall asleep.
Lei Lie didn't sleep. Of course he had something on his mind. What Ding Guxu said to him during the day was really beyond his expectation. He didn't know now whether he should tell Ding Xilan about it. Although he had promised
Passing Ding Guxu, but if Ding Xilan finds out in the future, how will she deal with herself? How will he explain to her?
Of course, Ding Xilan didn't sleep either. She was doing her compulsory homework every night - reading. Although she was a girl, she was Ding Guxu's only daughter, and she was very fond of Ding Guxu. Ding Guxu didn't
Like the average pedantic scholar, he does not believe that "it is virtue for a woman to have no talent." He believes that it will be very beneficial for his daughter to read and read in the future. Therefore, when Ding Xilan was five years old, Ding Guxu began to teach her
She learned calligraphy and studied. Ding Xilan was very talented. Over the past few years, she had learned a lot of words and could read and read articles. However, since her mother passed away, she no longer had time to study with her father during the day. She had to work.
To support my family, I can only find time to read in the evening.
In the past few years, she has read a lot of books. She has read 70 to 80% of the books in Ding Guxu's study. She can be said to be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. In addition, she has also briefly read "Three Kingdoms" and "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu".
" and other books. Now, she was holding "Historical Records" in her hand.
At this time, she heard a knock on the door. She opened the door and was surprised when she saw it was Lei Lie.
"Grandpa Lei, are you still awake at this late hour?"
"It's easy to get up if you don't want to sleep at night. I saw there was a light in your room, so I came over to take a look. Why, don't you invite Grandpa Lei to come in and sit down?" Lei Lie said with a smile.
Although Ding Xilan felt inconvenient, he had already spoken, so it was hard for her to refuse. "Look at me, I'm just talking. Grandpa Lei, please come in. I'll get you a cup of tea."
Lei Lie took the teacup handed over by Ding Xilan and took a sip. His eyes fell on the book on the table, "You are still reading so late. Haha, tell Grandpa Lei, what book are you reading?"
""Historical Records"." Ding Xilan answered simply, "By the way, Grandpa Lei, I made a sachet for you. I planned to give it to you tomorrow. You are here tonight, so I can give it to you. I will take it to you.
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After saying that, he took out a small cloth bag from a basket of needlework fabrics beside the bed and handed it to Lei Lie.
"Oh, really? Let's take a look. Don't just stand there," Lei Lie eagerly opened the cloth bag and saw a red gauze sachet inside. However, the workmanship was exquisite, with every stitch and thread, and there was no mess at all.
, it seems that a lot of thought has been put into it, and the word "Thunder" is embroidered on it, exuding a light fragrance.
"Grandpa Lei, I don't have any good fabrics at home, so I can only sew one with red gauze to express happiness. I hope Grandpa Lei won't dislike it." At this point, Ding Xilan lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Haha, where did Xilan go? Grandpa Lei, I like this thing very much. I can see that you made this sachet with great care. However, you are busy collecting herbs during the day, so how can you have time to do this?
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"It doesn't take a long time to make this." Ding Xilan was happy when she saw that Lei Lie liked it. "As long as I prepare the ingredients, I can make it in an hour. Also, I added some dried white flowers in it.
Grandpa Lei, you should always carry this with you, so that you don’t have to be afraid of snakes in the future."
"Xilan is so thoughtful, haha. I'll take it with me right now." After saying that, Lei Lie put the sachet around his neck and hid it close to his body, "This way, it won't fall. This is Xi Lan's.
I will definitely keep the gift Lan gave me."
"By the way, Xilan, I just heard you say that you were reading "Historical Records". Where did you see it now?"
"I just finished reading "The Chronicles of Xiang Yu"."
Ding Xilan answered accurately.
"I was born as a hero, but died as a ghost hero. I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River." Lei Lie stroked his beard and said, "Xiang Yu is indeed a hero of his generation, but unfortunately, the hero is short of breath. What a tragedy, what a tragedy."
"Victory and defeated soldiers have unforeseen family affairs, and it is a man to endure shame. The children of Jiangdong are so talented, and there is no telling when they will come back." Ding Xilan quite agreed with Lei Lie's statement, "Actually, Xilan's thoughts are similar to those of Grandpa Lei, you and Mr. Du Mu.
I think Xiang Yu is so weak that he hesitates on many things and acts on his own initiative. In fact, if he is willing to cross the Wujiang River, then the world may not belong to Liu Bang. Xiang Yu does not need to be ashamed of his elders in Jiangdong, because that
It cannot solve the problem. If he knows that he is guilty, he should make amends and make amends instead of apologizing. Doing so is nothing more than stabbing Jiangdong's father in the heart. The world.
Parents hope that their children will become dragons and phoenixes. No matter what mistakes their children make, the first ones to forgive them are their parents. Parents are always good for their children."
"Since you think so, then I have nothing to hide from you." Lei Lie's expression became solemn, "Originally I promised your father not to tell you. However, after thinking about it again, I still think I should tell you.
you."
Ding Xilan looked at Lei Lie's solemn face and couldn't help but have an ominous premonition. "What...what's going on?"
Lei Lie then told Ding Xilan about Ding Guxu's condition word for word, and after listening to Lei Lie's story, Ding Xilan lowered her head and was stunned, as if she had turned into a clay statue.
Lei Lie knew that she couldn't accept it for a while, so he persuaded: "Xilan, you are a sensible child. From your words just now, I also understand that you are a sensible child. Although I promised your father, I think
You should know this. I don’t want you to have any regrets in the future, so I’m telling you this. Your father’s days are numbered. I hope you can spend more time with your father and talk to him more in the future.
Talk. I will try my best to help you. I know that you are very sad now and may not be able to accept it for a while. You should calm down now. I hope that when I see you tomorrow, you can still be the same as usual. Don't let you
Dad realizes that you already know the truth, otherwise, your dad will definitely be very sad. And I, with my old face, will also feel very embarrassed. I believe that you will not let me down."
Ding Xilan was still shocked and didn't say a word.
Lei Lie shook his head, got up and went out. He knew that nothing he said would work now. Only if she figured it out herself would everything be fine.
The moment Lei Lie went out and closed the door, Ding Xilan suddenly raised her head and said, "Grandpa Lei, thank you. Don't worry, I will pretend that nothing happened tomorrow. Please also pretend that nothing happened."