After watching Luo Donger finish speaking, in the eyes of countless pairs of eyes with different meanings, he walked out of the Ding family courtyard with unprecedented courage, Ding Hao was so excited that he could no longer say a word. The moment when they promised each other with a hairpin, touched his heart.
He has lost his heart for the rest of his life. What more can a husband ask for when he has a wife like this? All the injuries and pains have disappeared.
Ding Yuluo watched with admiration as Luo Dong'er, who was always soft and timid in her eyes, like a timid rabbit, left, and immediately said to Ding Tingxun with a hint of joy: "Dad, now the truth is revealed. Last night
, Ding Hao was with Miss Dong, and Ding Hao still refused to tell where he was last night because he cared about Miss Dong’s reputation, so he would rather bear the unjust charge himself."
Ding Chengye rolled his eyes and sneered: "Sister, don't talk too much. Is it impossible for Luo Dong'er to lie?"
Ding Yuluo said: "If they were not together last night, what reason would Miss Dong have to tell this in public? For money or for what? Even if she is good with Ding Hao and has the intention to rescue him, she will still get points.
What happened? Will she not hesitate to ruin her reputation because of Ding Hao's shameless behavior of entering the back house at night and raping a woman? Dad, Ding Hao must be unjust. My daughter feels that there is something hidden in this. We can't be unjust.
Good people."
After such a while, Ding Tingxun seemed to have lost the last bit of strength. In fact, his body could no longer hold on for a long time, and was only supported by hatred and anger. Now Miss Dong publicly admitted her affair with Ding Hao, and used Ding Tingxun to
After a lifetime of experience, a person like Mrs. Dong is like a clear spring in front of him. He can't tell whether what she says is true or false. But... if what Mrs. Dong says is true, then...
…who could it be that broke into my wife’s daughter’s room last night?
"Master Ding is very smart. You only need to think about it carefully to know who has a reason to harm me. Why do you need to ask me?" Thinking of Ding Hao's words, Ding Tingxun felt dizzy and felt a chill in his heart. If it weren't for Yan Jiufu,
At this moment, he was about to fall down and collapse to the ground.
Ding Yuluo said anxiously: "Dad, please speak. Did you hear what your daughter said?"
An unspeakable bitterness gradually appeared on Ding Tingxun's face. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the doctor Zhuang Zhong yelling angrily: "Master, Master, Mr. Yang...Ms. Yang...she has been ill for a long time."
The body is too weak, and now the fire in the heart has caused old obsessions, and there is no way to save it."
"What?" Ding Tingxun was shocked. He didn't know where a sudden force came from, and he rushed over and rushed in front of Yang. Ding Hao was also very nervous when he heard this, and shouted urgently: "Mother, mother, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Mrs. Yang lying limply on the ground, dying, Ding Tingxun couldn't help but bend down and shouted nervously: "Ms. Yang..."
"Uncle, maid... I'm afraid... I can't do it..."
"Ms. Yang..." Ding Tingxun had been tired of her for half his life and only wished that she would not die early. Now when he heard this, he felt flustered for no reason, as if something had suddenly been taken away from his heart, leaving it empty.
"Uncle, I'm sorry for you. If I had listened to you and not stayed in Ding Mansion, Madam wouldn't have found out... She wouldn't have left, and she wouldn't have died...
This is...this is the sin caused by this servant, a debt that will never be repaid in a...lifetime..."
Ding Tingxun's nose felt a little sore after hearing this. The title "Guye" suddenly brought his memory back to the time when he was young. One spring, during the outing season. The gentle and beautiful lady, and the playful and lovely maid beside her.
.Things from the past emerged clearly, and countless sadness came to his heart. Ding Tingxun opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to talk to the woman in front of him.
Ding Hao struggled hard against the rope and hissed: "What's wrong with my mother? Let me go! Let me go! Mother..."
A sad smile appeared at the corner of Yang's mouth: "Uncle, actually... this maid... just wants to stay and serve my aunt, girl, I didn't... didn't want to harm you. If I had known that there would be... such a result, maid
I will definitely go, I will definitely go..."
She turned her head with difficulty, looked at her son who was looking at her anxiously, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, please... spare him. Your status as a servant is... humble, but he... after all, the blood on his body is yours."
Bloodline, please... please... uncle!"
Yang suddenly grabbed Ding Tingxun's hand. Ding Tingxun was startled and subconsciously tried to break away. However, his wrist only moved once and then stopped unexpectedly. However, Yang only tightened his grip, just this grip.
, then the hand loosened weakly and hung down softly. Ding Tingxun raised his eyes and saw that Yang had passed away suddenly, with a bitter smile still at the corner of his mouth. Ding Tingxun's heart suddenly fell to the bottom.
abyss.
"Mother..." Although Ding Hao couldn't see the specific situation clearly, he already knew what happened from their expressions. He couldn't help but let out a heartbreaking cry with tears streaming down his face. The yard became quiet.
Hundreds of people were silent, except for the cry of Ding Hao.
Ding Hao cried bitterly for a long time, then suddenly shook away his tears and roared loudly: "Ding Tingxun, you old man! What a good thing you have done. All the people in this courtyard, in this world, are my witnesses: Those who have failed me today,
I will pay you back one by one in the future. Those who have wronged me today will eventually receive my retribution!"
"You slave dog, you are so arrogant, you dare to threaten me!"
Ding Chengye became so angry that he stepped forward to slap him. Ding Tingxun shouted: "Stop!"
"Dad, you..."
Ding Tingxun said: "Untie the rope and let him down."
Yan Jiu and Liu Shiyi were both startled and called out at the same time: "Master..."
Ding Tingxun, whose expression had been shaken by Yang's death, had regained his composure. He smiled faintly and said, "I, Ding Tingxun, have never seen anything in my life. How can I be afraid of a young boy like him? Let him down!"
Liu Shiyi was unwilling to give up and said: "Master, what Mrs. Dong is passionate about is having an affair, so what she says may not be true. This matter... we have to get to the bottom of it. How about we let him go now?"
Ding Tingxun raised his eyelids and said solemnly: "Am I still the master of the Ding family now?"
Liu Shiyi felt a chill in his heart and did not dare to say anything. He quickly took two steps back and waved his hands. Several servants immediately stepped forward to untie Ding Hao's rope.
As soon as the rope was untied, Ding Hao rushed over, hugged Ms. Yang, and cried bitterly again. Strictly speaking, this woman with a rough life was not his mother. But since he reached this era, she was the one who cared about and cared for him the most.
woman.
In Yang's heart, maybe she still loves the Ding Hao from before, but it is the Ding Hao in front of her who feels her motherly heart. He really regards Yang as his own mother. He has not done anything for her.
Ding Haoqing was so embarrassed that he had given her a few days of good life, but she had lost her life because of him.
Ding Yuluo was heartbroken when she heard that a big man like him was crying. She just cried while she was there. She came forward several times to try to persuade her, but... the initiator of all this was her Ding family, so why did she have the face to come forward to comfort her? he?
Ding Hao caressed the corpse and cried. After a while, he suddenly stood up and jumped up. Ding Yuluo was startled, thinking that he was resentful and wanted to hurt his father, so he hurriedly stepped in front of his father.
Ding Hao stepped forward step by step and walked two feet in front of Ding Yuluo. Then he stopped and looked over her shoulder at Ding Tingxun. Ding Yuluo said quietly: "Ding...Ding Hao..."
Ding Hao didn't look at her, but stretched out a hand, still staring at Ding Tingxun's old face, and said coldly: "Bring it here!"
Ding Tingxun was stunned and asked: "What?"
Ding Hao said every word: "The contract of sale!"
Ding Tingxun was stunned for a while and shook his head slightly.
Ding Hao was furious: "What, you want to break your promise?"
Ding Tingxun's face twitched, and after a while he said in a low voice: "The contract of sale..., that contract of sale was burned by me nineteen years ago..."
Ding Hao shouted: "How dare you lie to me!"
Ding Tingxun raised his head and looked at this young man who had his own blood but had never been his son for a day. Ding Hao still had the hair of a childish boy on his lips, but the resolute and cold charm in his eyes already resembled his own, who was nearly three years old. The charm of the ten-day period is full of vicissitudes of life.
Ding Tingxun's old face couldn't help showing a hint of sadness: "I didn't lie to you, and there is no need to lie to you. Her contract of sale was burned nineteen years ago. I...because I did something stupid, I gave her He paid her a sum of money and burned the deed of sale in front of her, hoping that she would leave, but...she refused..."
Ding Hao's hand slowly and feebly slid back to his side. He could see that Ding Tingxun was telling the truth, and there was really no need for Ding Tingxun to keep a dead man's contract.
He stayed in Ding Mansion for so long just to earn a free identity for his mother. But now he realized that the deed of sale no longer existed and had been burned to ashes nineteen years ago. My mother is already free and can leave Ding Mansion at any time.
But the deed of betrayal was not burned, it was always kept in Yang's heart. For a woman to love the man she loved, or for a kind of servility deep in her bones, or because she preferred to stay in Ding out of guilt. There is no way to find out the family now. He only knows that no one can destroy the deed of sale except Yang himself...
He was silent for a while, nodded, walked back a few steps, slowly untied his belt, and untied the robe worn by the deacon of the Ding family. He opened his arms and saw that his body had been beaten to pieces and stained with blood. The robe slowly fell to the floor.
When Ding Yuluo saw his strange behavior, she couldn't help being surprised and scared. With her martial arts skills, Ding Hao would definitely not be her three-in-one enemy. However, she took two steps back timidly, and said indifferently: "Ding Hao, you... …what you do?"
Without saying a word, Ding Hao raised his arms covered with whip marks, took off the scarf from his head, and his long hair fell down. He kicked off his two boots again, his hair was disheveled, he was only wearing a small coat, and his feet were bare. He turned around, picked up his mother's body, and walked towards the door of the mansion.
Ding Yuluo took two hurried steps after him and asked, "Ding Hao, where are you going?"
Ding Hao kept moving and said proudly: "I... want to find a place, a place not named Ding, to bury my mother!"
Ding Hao walked towards the gate of the house step by step. The villagers and servants were like the bow of a boat breaking through the waves, and they suddenly separated. They silently watched Ding Hao, with disheveled hair and bloodstains all over his body, holding Yang's body and walking forward step by step.
Ding Yu shouted again in confusion: "Ding Hao..."
Ding Hao held Yang's body in his arms, stood inside and outside the door, and said in a deep voice: "From today on, please don't call me Ding Hao. From now on, Ding Hao's surname will only be Yang..."
On Jiguan Ridge, the hillside where Ding Hao used to pick wild vegetables for his mother has changed from clumps of new green to lush greenery all over the mountains and plains, with pine waves and wind, swaying green trees, chirping birds and insects, and full of life.
The fingernails of Ding Hao's hands were somewhat cracked, and traces of blood seeped out, which hurt his fingers and even more in his heart. He dug out a pit with both hands, gently put Yang's body in it, and dug himself into the pit.
The blood-stained undergarment was taken off and gently placed on her face.
Ding Hao knelt in front of her, his tears dry.
After kneeling for a long time, he kowtowed his head and said softly: "Mother, my child is unworthy. You can't enjoy happiness while you are alive, and you won't even have a decent grave after your death. Today, I will bury my mother among the green mountains and green waters."
…”
Tears rolled down one by one. He grabbed two pieces of soil and choked: "Here... the scenery is beautiful. When Mom is bored, you can walk around and take a look. This is no longer the Ding family compound, and Mom will never be here again."
You don’t have to… be bound and oppressed by them.”
He raised his wrist to wipe his tears and said word for word: "Mom, son... I will come back to see you one day. When that day comes, what others owe us will be repaid ten times and a hundred times! You don't have a coffin now?"
There is not a single mound in the tomb. When I come back, I will give my mother a grand burial. As big as my son’s future is, I will build as big a grave for my mother as possible! Repair tombs, graves, and mausoleums... as long as I have the ability.
!”
After Ding Hao finished speaking, he kowtowed three times, then grabbed the soil with tears in his eyes and covered it up...
In Ding Tingxun's bedroom in Ding's house, he lay tiredly on the couch, waving his hands and saying: "Get out, get out, don't say anything to me... I just want to be quiet, get out of here..."
"Master..." Yan Jiu stopped talking and winked secretly at Ding Chengye. Ding Chengye hurriedly said: "Dad, then you have a good rest. Doctor Xu has said that you need to rest now. He went back to the city to get some necessities.
Please come back early tomorrow morning and let him give you a good diagnosis and treatment."
After saying that, he led everyone back quietly. Ding Yu covered Ding Tingxun with a bleak look, stood up gently and said: "Dad, you will take good care of yourself. Now the Ding family... can't be separated anymore."
Daddy's support, you must take care of yourself. My daughter is out, I'll call someone to come in and serve her..."
Before she could finish her words, Ding Tingxun's eyes suddenly opened. His eyes burst with energy, and the depression and depression just now were swept away. Ding Yuluo was surprised. Before she could speak, Ding Tingxun had already grasped her hand.
The strength in his wrist was so strong that even Ding Yuluo felt some pain.
"Dad, you..."
"Silence!"
Ding Tingxun glanced at the door and whispered: "Take your sword and go find Ding Hao quickly."
Ding Yuluo's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Dad, what are you..."
"Dad, now I can't trust anyone except your daughter."
Ding Tingxun smiled sadly and said quickly: "You must be careful not to even see Ding Hao, so as not to reveal his whereabouts. As long as someone is chasing Ding Hao, Dad wants you to protect Ding Hao immediately and rescue him well. No matter what, you can't
Let him be damaged."
Ding Tingxun's eyes were burning, and he looked very scary, as if he was burning all his life force. Ding Yuluo was shocked and horrified, with countless questions in her heart, but seeing her father's burning eyes, she could only nod her head: "Don't worry, father, even if you try hard
Even if he wants to die, my daughter must protect him, but...what does dad mean?"
Ding Tingxun said: "You don't have to ask, just do what my father told me. The doubts in my father's heart can only be solved when the murderer who wants to kill Ding Hao shows up. Whether Ding Hao is suspected or not, it must be determined at that moment.
There will be no more doubts in your mind. Remember, if someone goes after Ding Hao, no matter who that person is, don’t be surprised when you see him. You can catch the murderer if you can, but you have to do it according to your ability. The first priority is
Bring Ding Hao back to dad!"
Ding Yuluo quickly agreed: "My daughter will remember it!"
She stood up in a hurry, glanced at Ding Tingxun again, and said, "Dad, you will have a good life, your daughter is gone."
She turned back and took two steps, then turned around again, with bright eyes, and asked softly: "Dad, have you believed that Ding Hao is not a thief who wants to harm my Ding family?"
Ding Tingxun lay there, silent for a moment, and smiled bitterly: "Yesterday, as a father, I only hoped that he was not the thief. Now... As a father, I only hope that he is the thief..."
Even though Ding Yuluo was smart, she still didn't seem to understand her father's strange words. However, her father's instructions clearly cleared Ding Hao's doubts and meant a lot to protect her. She was naturally happy in her heart.
At this time, I had no time to think too much, let alone ask any more questions, so I hurriedly responded and left my father's bedroom like a gust of wind.
Ding Tingxun looked at the camphor wood and the ornately carved roof with a sense of sadness. He suddenly felt that the room was frighteningly dark, so he raised his voice and called out: "Come here, hold the lamp, and light a few more lamps..."
Ding Hao was naked, wearing only a pair of calf-nosed trousers and a pair of stockings that had been worn black under his feet. He came down from the mountain with disheveled hair and walked straight back to the village.
His body was criss-crossed with scars from whippings, and his hands were covered with dirt. When people in the village saw him, they were so frightened that they all avoided him. Even those who were usually close to him did not dare to talk to him.
Ding Yuluo wore strong clothes, a sword hidden at his waist, and men's clothes. His face was dyed yellow with ginger, his beard was glued on, and he wore a hat with a big brim to protect him from the sun. He was walking far away under the shade of the trees on the roadside. If not
It was really hard to tell her identity when someone she knew well met her face to face. At this time, everyone was paying attention to Ding Hao, so it was easier for her to hide it.
Seeing the criss-crossed whip marks on Ding Hao's shoulders and back, Ding Yuluo felt uncomfortable, but the thought that if he could be cleared of suspicion, the father and son would recognize each other and get back together, she would feel infinite joy in her heart.
She was a little worried that Ding Hao would return from the funeral of his mother and go to Ding's house to cause trouble. Then even if the murderer was found, he would not show up again. The Ding family and Ben Hao didn't know how to get along. But when she saw that he had reached a fork in the road,
But he turned left and walked along the courtyard wall of Ding's house.
Ding Yuluo felt relieved when he saw it: "Yes, he is going to find Miss Dong. Miss Dong admitted in public that she was with him last night, and she will be bullied by her mother-in-law again when she goes back. If Ding Hao goes, he will definitely be with the Li family
When those rough guys are fighting, will I show up? If I come forward, if someone wants to harm Ding Hao and sees it secretly, he will be wary. Wouldn't it ruin my father's affairs? But if I don't come forward, he is no longer the Ding family.
Manager, those guys from the Li family have no scruples, why don’t they even hurt him?"
Ding Yuluo was worried about Ding Hao. Ding Hao had already arrived in front of Dong's house. Many villagers followed him along the way. Ding Hao walked to Dong's house, looked up at the closed door, stretched out his hand and pushed it, and it opened with a "squeak".
, Ding Hao strode in. A few chickens holding food in the corner of the yard looked up nonchalantly, fluttered their wings, and continued to dig at the soil. The wooden basin in the center of the yard was still there, and there were a lot of things to be washed next to it.
clothing.
Ding Hao felt sad and shouted: "Dong'er, Dong Li!"
The courtyard was silent, and no one answered. Many villagers crowded around the door with their heads stretched out to look around. Ding Yuluo, who did not dare to approach, listened to the movement in the courtyard from a distance, feeling anxious but unable to do anything.
Ding Hao's heart tightened, and he hurriedly stepped forward and pushed the door. Only then did he realize that General Tie had opened the door. The door was actually locked. He walked around the yard, and there was not even a single person in the woodshed. Ding Hao walked out of the yard in a daze.
, standing on the steps in shock.
As soon as they saw Ding Hao, who was covered in blood, came out, the villagers had already backed away timidly. However, there was a half-year-old child who was not afraid. Seeing Ding Hao covered in blood and looking murderous, he felt admiration and shouted: "Uncle Ding Hao, you
Are you looking for the Dong family’s young lady?”
Ding Hao was overjoyed and walked over quickly, bending down and saying, "Yes, Uncle Ding Hao is looking for the Dong family's young lady, Xiao Zhen, do you know where she went?"
Xiaozhen replied: "Uncle Ding Hao, when I was playing in the village, I met Dong Laoqiu..."
Inadvertently calling out the nickname given to Dong Li by the children in front of the adults, Xiao Zhen stuck out her tongue and felt a little embarrassed: "I saw several brothers from Mrs. Dong's family grabbing Miss Dong fiercely and going there.
As they left, Aunt Dong followed angrily, saying she wanted to open an ancestral hall, family rules and so on..."
Ding Hao was shocked after hearing this. The direction Xiao Zhen pointed to was the location of Lijiazhuang, which was not very far from Dingjiazhuang. That village was a village where the surname Li lived. Seventy-eight percent of the people in the village were surnamed Li, so the Li family
Although there are no official officials or gentry celebrities, they are still well-known in the local area. At least few people dare to go to Lijiazhuang to provoke people named Li. The Li family has no one who is really promising to teach and guide them, and they are domineering in the countryside.
, they have developed a arrogant, unruly and savage character. Even the women in the clan, like Dong Li, have been arrogant and unreasonable since childhood.
"Daughter Dong kidnapped Dong'er to Lijiazhuang? What is she going to do?" Ding Hao was anxious and had no time to think about it. He hurriedly thanked her and rushed towards Lijiazhuang.