When the shopkeeper of the grocery store saw Mrs. Wen's inquiring questions, he put the money on the account table into his arms and shouted loudly to the shop assistant: "Ah Sheng, please look after the shop for me.
I have something to talk with these merchants. Please come in and I will make tea for you." The shopkeeper who received the money warmly greeted the large group of people into the back hall. It was a busy day for small business.
I won't be able to earn two taels of silver until late.
The shopkeeper diligently invited the Su family and Chen Mengsheng into the back hall. After finishing making tea and pouring water, he said: "The Mu Shiguang Madam asked about has a long story..."
In the twenty-fifth year of Shaoxing, the treacherous minister Qin Hui died of illness not long ago. Someone suggested to Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty that he should erect a monument for Qin Hui to show his merits. Unexpectedly, the matter was found out by Master Mu, the envoy of Jiangzhou Town at that time. Master Mu set off on his journey at starry night.
He went straight to Lin'an to meet Emperor Gaozong and exposed Qin Hui's false military exploits to the world, which angered Prime Minister Qin's gang.
In fact, Emperor Gaozong did not know that Qin Hui repaid victory with defeat and fell into the hands of the Jin people and paid for his life. The reason why Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty kept Qin Hui was entirely because the Song Dynasty was afraid of being beaten by the Jin Dynasty.
With the presence of generals like Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, Gaozong was worried that they would rebel in the future. Master Mu was a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers. After the incident in Lin'an broke out, Gaozong stopped casting a statue of Qin Hui and erecting a monument.
The discussion started and Lord Mu was sent back to Jiangzhou. Qin Xiangye’s party members hated Lord Mu deeply. At that time, King Hailing Wan Yanliang was gathering an army and was about to plot against the Song Dynasty. Lord Mu came to
The memorial was willing to lead the troops to fight the Jin people to the bitter end. Unfortunately, when the memorial entered the court, the Qin Prime Minister's accomplices said that Mr. Mu wanted to support the troops and respect himself. This really violated Emperor Gaozong's taboo.
In September of the same year, Emperor Gaozong ordered that Master Mu's house be confiscated and investigated. Master Mu was furious to death. Only a son, Mu Shiguang, who was less than three years old, and his mother, Jiao, were left to depend on each other.
, the young master of the Mu family is good at literature and martial arts, and he is very filial to Mr. Jiao. He is a good hand both inside and outside. In the cold winter months, in order to replenish Mr. Jiao's body, he would not hesitate to break the ice and seek fish. Mr. Jiao is a consumptive person.
Son, life is very miserable...
Su Zhongfan nodded in approval and said, "Okay, he is indeed a man of iron bones. Bai Shanxiao takes the lead. May I ask the shopkeeper where the young master from the Mu family lives now? I want to see if he is as the shopkeeper said."
"Haha, how can I tell lies to deceive you, sir? There are senior and junior members of the Mu family, and they all rely on him to support them!"
Su Zhaoqing screamed and said: "Mr. Mu, he already has a family? Didn't he say that day that he only had one mother?" Su Zhaoqing's face immediately turned ashen, and her fingers were tangled in despair, not knowing what to say.
What's better.
The shopkeeper of the grocery store was confused and said blankly: "Miss, what's wrong with you? Why does your face look like this? Could it be that the child picked up by Mr. Mu is related to you?"
"Picked up child? Shopkeeper, what do you say?" Mrs. Wen pulled Su Zhaoqing and asked strangely.
There was a little fear in the shopkeeper's eyes. He drank half a cup of tea and wiped the water stains on his lips and said: "The incident of Mr. Mu's picking up his son was a strange incident that happened about five or six years ago in Jiangzhou.
Not many people in the house know about it, and I only heard it from shopkeeper Hong of Longwang Rice Shop next door to Young Master Mu."
Chen Mengsheng frowned and asked, "What kind of strange thing is it? Why does the shopkeeper look panicked?"
"I really can't say what this gentleman is asking. Why don't you go out and walk two miles west to ask the shopkeeper Hong of Longwang Rice Shop in person to find out." There were three things in the words of the shopkeeper.
She was extremely afraid and seemed extremely reluctant to talk to anyone about this matter.
Xiang Xiaotian shouted loudly: "You, the shopkeeper, are so unhappy. You know what you know and you still show off in front of us!"
The shopkeeper said with a bitter face: "Why am I unhappy? I really can't talk about this matter. The eldest girl gave birth to a child and she didn't even know who the child's father was. What did you say to me, uncle?"
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When Chen Mengsheng heard what the shopkeeper said, he immediately thought of Bai Wanzhen, and asked the shopkeeper in a deep voice: "Where is the child's mother now? Can she be cruel enough to abandon her own flesh and blood?"
The shopkeeper of the grocery store was so frightened that he trembled and said: "That child is not an ordinary person. Please don't mind the business here. Can I return the money to you? I just ask you not to ask anymore. I still have some children at home."
It’s not worth it if your wife, children, children lose their lives..."
Mrs. Wen frowned and said: "Forget it, Master Hong, the shopkeeper of Longwang Rice Shop in Jiangzhou Prefecture, is my cousin-in-law. Didn't he come to have a wedding banquet on our wedding day? Don't you remember, Master?"
"Yes, I really almost forgot about him. Madam, I think you should take Qing'er and a few maids back to your Wen Mansion first. Let Qing'er kowtow to the second elder properly. I
Let's go to Mu's house with Brother Chen and others." After Su Zhongfan sent Mrs. Wen and the girls out of the grocery store, he asked the shopkeeper that Mu Shiguang's family had hired a big car, and then got in the car with Chen Mengsheng and others.
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In less than a moment, the car dealer arrived in front of a dilapidated house. As soon as Su Zhongfan took a look at the house, he began to murmur in his heart. If Qing'er married into the Mu family in the future, wouldn't he have to suffer a lot? Su Zhongfan got out of the car with his hands full.
I couldn't help but sigh behind me, and I went forward and knocked on the door. The door was really dilapidated and in disgrace. No one from the house needed to open the door, the door opened by itself and you could see the courtyard inside.
Su Zhongfan opened his hands with a wry smile and made a helpless gesture to Chen Mengsheng and the others. Chen Mengsheng also smiled lightly and stepped into the yard. There was a cough from the house, and a woman over forty years old was leaning on a bamboo stick.
The supporter came out. Chen Mengsheng saw that the woman's temples were stained with frost. Although she was wearing a coarse rag, she could not conceal her scholarly aura that only ladies can have. The woman tried hard to smile at everyone and say hello, but she didn't wait.
She coughed violently, making her breathless.
The master of the Su family frowned slightly and said, "I wonder if the Mu family master lives here?"
The woman coughed repeatedly and nodded: "Ahem, cough, cough... this master... cough, cough, you ask my family Guang'er... I don't know whether you want to call... cough, cough... ask him to help build the house or repair the beams.
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When Su Zhongfan was asked, he was confused and said: "What is building a house or repairing beams?"
Chen Mengsheng pointed at the furniture piled on the corner of the courtyard where carpenters and masons worked. Su Zhongfan looked along the corner pointed by Chen Mengsheng, but what Mr. Su was looking at was not the furniture piled on the ground but the fragments of a song left on the mottled wall.
The first two lines of the poem have been eroded by the rain and the sun, leaving only the last two lines. "But the flying generals of Dragon City are here, and Hu Ma is not taught to cross the Yin Mountains." Under the iron hook and silver strokes
After reading these two poems, one can't help but feel the desolation of the battlefield...
Xiang Xiaotian grinned and said: "You saw the iron fork-like words left on the wall, and you were fascinated by Mr. Su. I saw a pair of stone locks on the ground. I guess it weighs at least a hundred pounds.
Be heavy." Xiang Xiaotian said as he grabbed a stone lock and waved it.
Su Zhongfan said angrily and displeased: "What do you know? This is crazy grass. The ancients said that words are like seeing people. Well, well, well, it's true that Mingzhu secretly invested such good writing power and momentum to become a mason for others! What a pity!
, what a shame!”
Seeing that Su Zhongfan praised her son so much, the woman hurriedly came over to salute and said: "Old woman... cough cough cough... I am sick and can't give the full gift to the master... cough cough cough... I hope the master will take care of himself."
Su Zhongfan quickly supported the woman and said, "Sister, you don't need to be polite, it's because I sighed when I saw the words. I wonder where your son is now? I want to see him!"
Shangguan Yanran saw the woman trembling slightly while leaning on the bamboo stick. She stepped forward and took the woman's arm, put her hand on her pulse gate, thought for a moment and said: "Madam, you have been suffering from this disease for some years, and your blood is weak."
My pulse is unstable, my mood is agitated, and I have internal discord. Senior brother, you should come over and help me."
The woman smiled sadly and said: "I'm getting old... cough cough cough... I'm no longer useful, I'm just tired... cough cough cough... two children. The doctor they hired for me... cough cough cough...
I have taken a lot of medicine...cough cough cough...I have made this whole family poor because of me...cough cough cough..." Chen Mengsheng concentrated his hand, put his finger on the woman's head, and shot a nectar spell directly at the woman.
Tiandu Parkway.
"Black man, what do you want to do? Stay away from my mother and wait and see!" A nine-foot tall and majestic man came in from outside the door. He punched Chen Mengsheng without caring about it.
Xiang Xiaotian said angrily: "Good boy, my brother is so kind to save your mother, but you still don't care about everything. I'll have fun with you. I've been itching for a long time, so I'll use you to open a business today." Both of them are tall and powerful.
Big men, one is like a tiger coming out of the forest, the other is like a dragon roaring through the sky. His punches are like lightning, and his moves are like shadows. When Chen Meng Sheng's luck skill was helping a woman to cure her stubborn illness, she could hear the powerful punches behind her.
He turned around and shouted: "Brother, he should be Mu Shiguang. Just give him some tips, but don't hurt him."
Xiang Xiaotian laughed and said: "Brother, don't worry. This guy's kung fu is very good. I will naturally know how to handle it." Chen Mengsheng shook his head and said no more, and treated the woman with peace of mind.
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In the courtyard, Shangguan Yanran and Qi Ying looked at Xiang Xiaotian and Mu Shiguang, who were fighting in the courtyard, fisting and kicking, and couldn't help but feel anxious and frightened. Su Zhongfan looked intently and saw that Mu Shiguang was indeed handsome, capable of both literary and martial arts.
He is indeed a rare talent. If he can kill enemies for his country in the future, his future will be limitless. I nodded and praised him secretly.
"Guang'er, what are you doing?" After the woman shouted, Mu Shiguang stopped and ran over to help the woman, looking at the five people in his courtyard with a puzzled face.
"Mom, are you okay? Are they?"
Xiang Xiaotian smiled and said: "Of course we are good people who are here to save your mother. I am itching all over after this fight with you. I must have a good discussion with you next time."
"Haha, you are being too modest, good man. Mu Shiguang fought with you just now, and you let me go, otherwise I would have been lying down long ago." Mu Shiguang said with an embarrassed smile.
The woman tried to adjust her breath for a few times, and she no longer coughed. She was surprised and bowed to Chen Mengsheng. Chen Mengsheng smiled and said to Su Zhongfan, "Master Su, what do you think?"
Su Zhongfan said calmly: "Brother Chen, should we go have something to drink before we talk. Hahaha..."
Chen Mengsheng also smiled and said: "Master Su has said so, so of course we should be respectful rather than obey." Mu Shiguang, mother and son were left confused in the yard, looking at them strangely as they walked away from a distance...