Gu Lanzhi and Chou Gu took Li Hui and looked at him from head to toe, wiping away tears while commenting.
"My son has grown taller, but he has lost some weight. How much hardship has he endured?" Gu Lanzhi said.
"Yes, my face used to be chubby, but now I have lost weight. Oops, I have grown a beard," said the ugly aunt.
"I feel in good spirits. I feel much stronger and look like an adult." Gu Lanzhi said.
"Madam, why does this slave look more and more like he has seen the eldest young master back then? It's so similar," said the ugly girl.
Gu Lanzhi sighed: "Isn't it? It's really more and more similar."
Li Hui smiled and said, "Can we go inside to talk? I've been on the road for a few days. My followers are still at the entrance of the alley."
Gu Lanzhi said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, look at us, we are enjoying ourselves. We must be exhausted after walking for several days. Come in quickly, come in quickly."
Azhu said: "Sir, I'll ask them to come in."
Li Hui nodded in agreement. As soon as he entered the house and sat down, Dachun Dazhuang Jiang Sheng and a group of more than ten people arrived driving two mule carts. The mule carts could not enter the yard and could only park at the door. Everyone was there
As they poured into the courtyard, the front door of the small courtyard was suddenly overcrowded.
Gu Lanzhi went out in shock and looked at so many people in the yard, and said in surprise: "Hui'er, are these all your followers?"
Li Hui nodded and said to everyone: "This is my mother. This is the ugly girl."
"Kowtow to the eldest lady! Kowtow to the ugly girl!" Jiang Sheng shouted loudly and knelt down to kowtow. Everyone cheered and knelt down to say hello.
Gu Lanzhi hurriedly said: "Get up quickly, you can't do it."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Mother, these are my servants, and they should be treated with courtesy."
Gu Lanzhi was happy and sad at the same time. There were so many followers around her son, which was obviously the appearance of a wealthy family. But how to support so many people? The family had no land or property.
Li Hui ordered everyone to unload things from the car. Soon, the things from the two carts were piled up in the yard. Both mule carts were equipped with flat trailers, and all the things they could carry were carried, so there were all kinds of miscellaneous things.
Big pile.
Gu Lanzhi looked at the things in the yard and asked, "Hui'er, are you moving? Why did you even bring back the bedding? Didn't you become an official in Juchao County?"
Jiang Sheng smiled and said: "Madam, you don't know yet. Xiao Lang has been promoted and will go to the capital to become an official."
"Ah? Going to be an official in the capital?" Gu Lanzhi was surprised and happy. Azhu also widened his eyes in surprise.
Li Hui smiled and said: "Let's talk about it later, and settle down first. With so many people, I'm afraid it won't be easy to live here."
Li Hui's worries were unnecessary. The Li family in Danyang was once an official, and his family also had some land. Although this house was dilapidated, it was also a large house with two entrances and two doors. When Li Zhi was an official in Danyang County, Shicheng County
There are more than ten servants in my house. It is considered a middle-class family.
Li Hui walked around the front and back houses twice and decided to settle down for the time being, and then spent time repairing the front and back houses. After repairing several damaged and collapsed walls and roofs, the house was still very good. It just cost some money and
Materials, but affordable.
Immediately, the three rooms in the front house were vacated to allow everyone accompanying them to settle down temporarily. Things were put away and put away temporarily.
In the evening, Gu Lanzhi and Azhu cooked together, Chou Gu lit a fire and arranged a sumptuous banquet. Everyone had a delicious meal and went back to their rooms to rest for the time being.
After dinner, Li Hui and Azhu accompanied Gu Lanzhi's ugly aunt to talk in the small courtyard to the east. Gu Lanzhi had many things to say to his son. He asked Li Hui about going to the capital to become an official, and then asked
Regarding Li Hui’s affairs in Juchao County, Li Hui patiently answered them one by one.
The topic unknowingly turned to what happened when leaving Wu County this time. As soon as this topic was brought up, Chou Gu became filled with indignation.
"The Gu family is really not a thing. Anyone with a little bit of humanity would not do anything to force us to leave. Xiao Lang must bear in mind the fact that the Gu family bullied our orphans and widowed mothers. In the future, when Xiao Lang becomes a high official, he will take care of them
They all were captured and knelt down to beg for mercy. We were really pissed off. If the old slave hadn't been so handicapped, I would have fought with them if I hadn't been lame in my leg." Chou Gu said loudly.
Gu Lanzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Ugly girl, don't say that. My surname is also Gu. After all, this is my natal family."
The ugly girl said: "My mother's family, do they treat you as one of their own? Not to mention treating you as a servant. I just didn't do what they wanted, so they came to drive us away. That house is the property of your ancestors, so
If we are occupied by them like this, is there any justice left?"
Gu Lanzhi sighed softly. She was actually very angry, but she had a gentle temper and could not say harsh words.
Li Hui asked about the situation in detail and found that what happened was similar to what Jiang Sheng said.
"Mom, do you blame the kid? It's true that the kid didn't obey the Gu family's orders. Dong Weng went to Juchao County to see me. Alas, but the kid has his own ideas and doesn't want to be manipulated by the Gu family. So they got angry and thought I
Ingratitude will lead to these things happening. Is it wrong for me to do this?" Li Hui sighed.
Gu Lanzhi said softly: "Hui'er, although mother doesn't understand the reason, you have grown up and become an official. Mother believes that you have your own decision. How can mother blame you? After all, you don't believe in Gu. Your surname is
Li, if you want to establish your own Li family, how can my mother oppose it?"
Li Hui nodded and said: "Thank you, mother, for being considerate of the child. The child actually has some difficulties, but he didn't mean to fall out with the Gu family. After all, the Gu family has taken us in and has been kind to us for more than ten years."
Gu Lanzhi nodded and sighed: "My son is a benevolent and righteous person. These words are truly benevolent and righteous. In any case, the Gu family has been kind to us. Although they are not good to us, at least if they hadn't taken in them in the first place, they would have been kind to us."
There is no place for us, mother and son. The situation may be miserable. You are an official thanks to your uncle's recommendation, right? What I want to tell you is that as a human being, you must know how to appreciate kindness and justice. No matter how they treat us
, when they were kind to us, they had to think about the good of others."
Li Hui nodded. Although he did not fully agree with Gu Lanzhi's words, her words were just a simple moral statement. In fact, although the Gu family was kind to him, they had to fight with their own lives to achieve results. The Gu family's kindness came at a price.
. If I hadn't been lucky and won the bet, I would have died several times. In the eyes of the Gu family, I should have been put in a water jail and executed that time. If I were to go to Juchao County, that would be
Just a scapegoat.
There is actually some confusion here, and many things cannot be judged by simple morality. But there is no need to worry about these. In fact, if the Gu family had not gone astray as Li Hui thought, and had to take Huan Wen's boat,
Naturally, Li Hui would not have the possibility of breaking with them.
"Also, Qingning from Nanzhai is very kind to us. When you were away, Qingning often came to visit us and was very polite. If she hadn't come forward this time, we would have been entangled for a long time.
Therefore, there are still good people in the Gu family and cannot be generalized. Including Uncle Nan Zhai and others, they are still very good to our mother and son." Gu Lanzhi said softly.
When talking about Gu Qingning, Li Hui fell silent.
Azhu whispered from the side: "Yes, Miss Qingning is very nice and gave us many things. She also asked me to tell the young master that she was sorry and that it was wrong for the Gu family to treat the young master like this. She said, please
Young Master, don’t bear any grudge against them.”
Li Hui sighed lightly, not knowing what to say.
The ugly aunt said from the side: "Although Miss Qingning is good, what's the use? Those people in the Gu family are nothing. Besides, is it good for her to have Zhu'er? The old slave thinks that Azhu is the best and can't be compared with anyone.
Fuck her. If she hadn't taken care of us during this period, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to hold on anymore. We are busy every day. Xiaolang, I'm not a talkative old slave, but you have to treat her well. You are lucky to meet her.
If you don't treat her well, I will... be... unhappy."
Li Hui turned to look at Ah Zhu and said with a smile: "Now that Ah Zhu has a backer, I won't dare to bully her anymore."
Azhu blushed and said: "Chou aunt, the young master treats me very well. If the young master hadn't taken me in, I would have passed away."
The ugly aunt smiled and said: "Then you should also serve me well. I will make the decision for you."
Gu Lanzhi smiled and said: "Chou aunt, I shouldn't ask you to drink two glasses of wine. You talk a lot tonight."
The ugly aunt said: "I'm so happy, why don't I ask someone to say a few words?"
Gu Lanzhi waved her hand and said: "That's all, Hui'er is tired from the journey, so go to bed early. If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it tomorrow. Where will Hui'er sleep? The west wing has been packed out, why don't you sleep in the west wing first?"
Li Huidao: "I'll just go to the small courtyard to the west to sleep. I'll also say a few words to Azhu."
Ah Zhu's face was red with shame and she didn't dare to speak. Chou Gu glared and said, "Ah, just say it, old slave. Have you already..."
Gu Lanzhi quickly stopped and said: "Chou Gu, don't say anything. Hui'er, you go. Zhu'er... you go too."
Azhu blushed and agreed in a low voice, bowed and ran away quickly. Li Hui bowed and said goodbye. Gu Lanzhi grabbed him and whispered: "You bastard, treat Azhu well. Azhu is very good, but...
…Hey… let’s talk about it later.”
Li Hui didn't notice Gu Lanzhi's hesitation. Gu Lanzhi liked Ah Zhu, but Gu Lanzhi believed that Ah Zhu's status precluded her from marrying him as a head wife. She wanted to remind him, but she felt that today was inappropriate.
Li Hui came to the west courtyard. The buildings in the west courtyard were very dilapidated and the yard was full of weeds. Only a path was cleared in the middle. The road was rugged.
Li Hui was walking in the dark and almost tripped over a grass root and fell down. Ah Zhu came out with a lantern and said softly: "Master, please slow down, I will give you some light."
Li Hui frowned and looked at the yard, smacking his lips and saying, "This house is in such a dilapidated state, wouldn't it be scary for you to sleep alone in the west courtyard?"
Azhu said: "Don't be afraid. I haven't had time to take care of this yard yet. I want to clean up your mother's place and the front yard before taking care of this place. This small yard is quite nice."
Li Hui stretched out his hand to take the lantern, and held A-Zhu's little hand with one hand. He felt that A-Zhu's hand was rough and abrasive. He sighed: "It's really hard on you. If you hadn't come back for me this time to accompany my mother and
Ugly aunt, I don’t even know what to do. Fortunately, I have you.”
Azhu smiled and said: "Master, please don't say these things. Isn't this what I should do?"
Li Hui put his arm around her shoulders, and the two of them snuggled into the house. The house was extremely shabby. The north wall seemed to have collapsed, and the cold wind was blowing inside. The east house was relatively complete, but the bed inside was
It was built of mud bricks. In addition to an earth bed, there was only a small table.
Li Hui was extremely distressed. A-Zhu had been sleeping in a place like this these days. In fact, the house in the east courtyard was also dilapidated, and his mother's house was also extremely shabby. Li Hui felt very guilty in his heart. Although he had returned to his former residence,
How can one live in such a place? It is said that it has been repaired, but in fact it is just cleaned and barely lived in.
However, even though they were in a shabby house and a broken bed, they were naturally very happy when they reunited after a long separation. Within a short time, they were entangled like honey mixed with oil.
That night, the wild waves crashed on the shore and the drizzle moistened the water, making it a beautiful scenery. The young man didn't know how to control himself, asking for and asking for, asking for and asking for, until midnight.