An old slave who was serving Xu Jing came out and invited the three of them into Xu Jing's yard.
Entering the painting hall, the smell of medicine became stronger, and bursts of coughing came from the back room. The coughing was heartbreaking, and it made people's hearts twitch when they heard it.
Xu Qingyan entered Xu Jing's house first and took a look. After Xu Jing calmed down and tidied up, he allowed An Huajin and Shen Yuanzhi to enter.
There was a dim light in the room, and Xu Jing sat haggardly on the bed, half leaning on the pillow, covered with a thick quilt. There were three charcoal fires in the room, which were as hot as a steamer.
Seeing An Huajin and Shen Yuanzhi, Xu Jing squinted his eyes for a long time and seemed to recognize them. He forced a kind smile and said, "It turns out to be little An'er. He has grown up. At first glance, I thought ..."
He suddenly stopped talking.
Who do they think they are at first glance? All three of them understand that An Huajin looks a bit like her mother.
Shen Yuanzhi was very angry, but he still suppressed it, "Uncle Xu, you only recognized Xiao An'er, and there is a person as old as me standing here."
Xu Jing laughed, "Xiao Yuanzhi has grown up too."
This sentence was accompanied by a long sigh of sadness, which suddenly stopped Shen Yuanzhi.
Xu Jing can no longer see the healthy and healthy appearance he used to have in the past. He looks haggard and has lost his human shape, and there is no trace of his former self.
At the beginning, he was a famous young man of the generation in Nanyang. He was also "riding a horse and leaning on a leaning bridge, with red sleeves all over the building." But now, after eight years of suffering from illness, people can hardly recognize him when they see him.
"Sit down, why are you here today? Is it because I heard that Brother Yan is back?" Xu Jing waved his hand and asked the two of them to sit down.
An Huajin sat down, not too far away from Xu Jing, and said, "The two of us were out on business and passing through Qingzhou. We came here specifically to see Uncle Xu. I heard that Uncle Xu has been in poor health since autumn? Is it a doctor? Isn’t it worth it? Or maybe Uncle Xu didn’t take the medicine well?”
What An Huajin said was no different emotionally from when he visited Xu Jing every day. Shen Yuanzhi couldn't help but look at her again.
Xu Jing shook his head, "With an old physical illness, no matter how good the doctor is, it is of no use. I have been ill for so many years, and the medicine and stone are ineffective. I just try to survive. If I can die early, it will be fine, and I don't have to burden others."
"It is better to die than to live." Shen Yuan said.
He said this with suppressed emotions in his heart. If he wanted to die early, shouldn't Xu Jing have to die early to apologize? Now he has lived for so many years? Why? He wanted to know.
"It would be better to live than to die." After Xu Jing said this, he seemed to be touched by something and coughed violently again.
There was another heartbreaking cough, which made the listeners feel anxious, as if they could not catch their breath even if they coughed.
The old slave came forward, patted his back and stroked his chest, poured water for him to suppress his cough, and took care of him, but it still took a while before Xu Jing calmed down.
An Huajin waited for him to calm down before speaking, "Brother Qingyan brought back a doctor. Uncle Xu asked him to see him as soon as possible."
Xu Jing waved his hand, "No matter how good the doctor is, he can't cure my disease. There's no need to treat me. Let him go."
Xu Qingyan's face was dull, "Since father doesn't want to watch, then forget it, I will let him go tomorrow." After saying that, he turned to An Huajin and Shen Yuanzhi, "People have already watched, it's getting late, and you must be very tired. Okay, let me take you to rest."
An Huajin stood up and said, "Uncle Xu, please rest early. Brother Qingyan is very filial. Since the doctor he brought back specializes in treating old diseases, let's take a look! Maybe he can be optimistic about it."
Shen Yuanzhi also stood up and said, "Uncle Xu, please rest earlier. The doctor still needs to see you."
Since An Huajin said this, he also said the same thing.
Xu Jing waved his hand, "The guest house where you lived before has always been cleaned and has never been occupied by anyone else. Now that Brother Yan is back and he takes care of you, I don't have to worry about it anymore."
An Huajin nodded, "Uncle Xu, don't worry, we will be at Xu's house just like we are at our own home since we were children. We don't need to take care of you."
The three of them left Xu Jing's room together, walked out of the painting hall, and came to the courtyard. The cold air blew away the smell of medicine and the stuffy breath in the room. It seemed that their bodies had been contaminated with the smell of medicine in a short period of time. .
After walking out of Xu Jing's yard, the three of them were all silent.
Xu Qingyan saw An Huajin off, and Shen Yuanzhi went to the guest house and asked the two of them, "If nothing happens in Nanyang, can we stay one more day?"
"Leave early tomorrow morning." An Huajin shook his head.
Xu Qingyan nodded, "Grandpa An is not in Nanyang. You two cannot leave Nanyang City for too long. I heard that Cui Zhuo left the Cui family and went to Nanyang?"
Shen Yuanzhi said, "It's not all because of the little girl who caused trouble and caused trouble to Brother Cui. The Cui family is probably very annoyed with her now and probably never wants to see her again."
Xu Qingyan glanced at An Huajin and smiled, "Our little sister is lovable, what's wrong with her?"
An Huajin smiled helplessly.
Shen Yuanzhi clicked his tongue, "She doesn't want to be liked. She used to call her brother Zhuo, but now she calls her brother Cui Shi instead. It can be seen that being liked by others is also a burden, and it is not as easy and comfortable as me, who is annoying." ."
Xu Qingyan laughed, "How can I compare you to that?"
"How about comparing you?" Shen Yuanzhi asked.
Xu Qingyan shook his head, "Forget it. Compare it to yourself!"
The three of them talked for a long time in the painting hall of the guest house. It was late at night. Xu Qingyan left and let the two of them rest early. Only Shen Yuanzhi and An Huajin were left.
The guest house has two entrances to the east and west. An Huajin lives on the east side every time he comes, and Shen Yuanzhi lives on the west side. They are separated by a long corridor. Now the two of them are sitting in the living room of the painting hall in the middle of this place. After Xu Qingyan leaves, They were silent facing each other.
"No more questions? Just forget it?" Shen Yuanzhi asked.
An Huajin was silent for a long time and said softly, "Forget it."
Shen Yuanzhi looked at her, "Are you willing? You've come here, and just because he was terminally ill and haggard and tortured yourself for eight years, you couldn't bear it and stopped asking? Little girl, this is a deep hatred. How could you not ask for more information?"
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An Huajin raised his eyes and said calmly, "It's not that I can't bear with him, it's because of brother Qingyan and my sister-in-law. Brother Qingyan treats me well, and he treats the An family well. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to bear it alone." The family couldn't help the sister-in-law to escape and hide, and she wouldn't have the lively, cute and smart Ning'er now. But he is the sister-in-law's father after all. The sister-in-law doesn't say it in her mouth, but she also misses him very much in her heart. For the sake of brother Qingyan, Sister-in-law, for Ning'er's sake, forget it."
Shen Yuanzhi pursed his lips. He was somewhat unwilling to accept it and wanted to find out what happened back then.
An Huajin understood his mood and said lightly, "So what if we understand what happened? Restoring the truth of that year in detail may be more unsightly than we imagined, and even harder to hear. After listening to it, Maybe you and I would like to kill him on the spot, which will only make our hearts aggravate with hatred, anger, sadness and mourning. He is already worse off than dead. Killing him will not have much meaning, and it will not bring my father and brother back to life. On the contrary, it will be tiring. You and I have got our hands dirty, and Brother Qingyan has witnessed all this with his own eyes. What reason do we have to get together again, even if we have a meal, a sip of tea, and a joke about our childhood friendship? How can I see my sister-in-law in the future? Tell her. The truth back then? That was her biological father, and she gave birth to Ning'er and stayed alone with her eldest brother for the rest of her life. It was a blessing that the An family had cultivated over many lifetimes. I don't want to throw it away. So, I also would rather not know what Xu Jing did back then. What happened?"
Shen Yuanzhi closed his eyes and said, "Is that okay?"
"Forget it!" An Huajin said softly but firmly, "Before I came, I wasn't sure what I would do when I saw him. After I came, I saw brother Qingyan and saw him, but I knew what to do. If I whitewash it Taiping is a kind of mistake, I would rather make a mistake clearly. After all, he is Qingyan's brother, my sister-in-law's father, and Ning'er's grandfather."
"Forget it, I listen to you." Shen Yuanzhi has no reason anymore. He can't say that An Huajin did something wrong. He has an old crush on Xu Qingyan and Xu Qingling since childhood, and he also loves Ning'er even more. ,Love is like a treasure.
An Huajin's words probably made Shen Yuanzhi feel discouraged. So, that night, he had a restful sleep in the West Guest House of the Xu family, making up for all the sleep he had missed earlier. Come back.
And An Huajin also slept peacefully all night.
Early the next morning, the two went to see Xu Qingyan to say goodbye.
Xu Qingyan was much quieter than yesterday. When he was about to send the two of them out of the house, he suddenly stopped An Huajin who was about to get on his horse and leave. He grabbed her arm and said softly, "Little girl, I know you are here." What are you doing? Are you planning to let it go when you leave so easily? Come on, I will accompany you to find him again. I also want to know what he did back then, which caused Uncle An of Yuxueling, Qichen, and Qiyan to Bone burial ground."
