The four of them arrived at Yantong Mountain. They first bought some things for the New Year in the town, and then hired a horse sledge to deliver them to their village on the side of the mountain.
When Xiaowuzi entered the courtyard, he saw that Tacheng was not there. Only the uncle was looking at the medicinal materials collected in the house and was worried.
Seeing Xiao Wuzi and the others coming, he smiled a little, and then saw that they brought two beautiful girls with them, which made the smile in his eyes even wider.
Xiaowuzi introduced them, and both girls called him uncle in unison. Liu Xiaodian was so happy that he couldn't help but say "good boy" over and over again.
Xiao Wuzi said to the uncle: "Don't worry, I have already contacted you. Just send it to you. Even if the journey is a bit long, you can still make more money. You can save up a carriage and send it there. It's hard work." No matter what, it's better than doing the work for others.
But the uncle said: "I'm not worried about this, I'm worried about your Uncle Cheng. He just left last night and said he went to Shuangyang to join the gang because he committed a murder case and killed someone."
Xiaowuzi was stunned when he heard this. Xiaowuzi never thought that an honest and honest man like Tacheng could kill people and commit crimes.
It turned out that the living conditions of the two brothers were better, but Tacheng still missed his biological brother a little bit, so he hitched his horse to the sledge and returned to Shuangyang County a while ago.
When he walked into his small courtyard, he saw his brother-in-law. She saw Tacheng coming back in the house, but she locked the door and went out without saying anything to him.
Tacheng didn't want to talk to this girl. If it wasn't for the sake of her younger brother, Tacheng would have fallen out with her long ago.
The women locked the door, which meant that his brother was not at home. Tacheng had no choice but to go back to the east room where he originally lived. When he entered the room, he was startled to see a large black and red coffin placed on the floor of the house.
The tower in Chengdu is covered, what's going on?
He went out and shouted: "Lao Er, Lao Er, Tayi, Tayi."
No one agreed, but he called out the neighbor. The neighbor's uncle told him that his brother Tayi drank too much and fell asleep outside a few days ago. He was frozen solid when others found him.
Only then did Tacheng realize that the person inside the coffin was his only relative in the world.
Tacheng burst into tears. His brother had only been married for two years, and he didn't even have a child before he just said goodbye and disappeared.
When he calmed down, he felt that something was wrong. Tayi had a good drinking capacity and a good taste in wine. He was also afraid of his wife. He had never drank too much since he married his wife. How could he drink like that?
Especially when he saw his brother-in-law and his wife running away in a panic when they saw him, there was definitely something going on here.
Ta Chengyi ruthlessly found an ax and pried open the coffin lid in three strokes. When he opened the lid and saw his brother, he knew at the first sight that his brother definitely did not freeze to death. Because he saw that his brother's lips were dark purple, it was obvious that he was poisoned to death. Tacheng was a half-hearted doctor, so of course he could tell whether he was poisoned to death.
Tacheng sat in front of his brother's coffin all night, his tears drying up.
Early the next morning, Tacheng sharpened the ax and decided to kill that damn bitch for his dead brother. How could he still get away with murdering his own husband?
He put the ax on his waist and went to Shi Damitai's house. He squatted in a corner next to him and watched people coming and going from the Shi family.
After waiting for a whole day, the water and rice were completely dry, and the rice was almost frozen to dryness. At dusk, Shi Damitai came out alone, probably because he had eaten enough and came out to digest food.
Tacheng moved his stiffened hands and feet and followed him. Shi Damitai heard footsteps behind him and was about to look back when an extremely sharp ax was chopped hard on the back of his neck. There was a crisp "click" sound, and Shi Damitai's head was almost completely chopped off by the axe. Only the trachea and esophagus in front were still connected. The head drooped on the chest, and the body leaned over and fell.
Blood splattered everywhere. Tacheng still couldn't understand his hatred, so he went up and chopped off the head with two axes, and threw it into a ditch on the side of the road.
Tacheng didn't wait for his brother's wife to come out. He carried the ax back to his home in a daze. Looking at the home where he had lived for more than thirty years, none of his relatives were gone. Tacheng felt sad again. He Holding back tears, he set a fire and set his home on fire. He led the horse out of the yard. He looked back at the house where the fire was getting bigger while riding on the horse. He then left the house that he had come back to in countless dreams. s home.
He didn't know that he had killed the wrong person. Although Shi Damitai had an affair with his brother's wife, his brother's death had nothing to do with Shi Damitai. This was something he found out later.
Tacheng took revenge and burned down his house. When he came out, he was very confused. He didn't know where he was going. He couldn't go back to Brother Liu. Once he went back and the police followed him, he would implicate that good friend. He couldn't do that. A person who repays kindness with hatred.
He heard that there was a gangster on the mountain behind here. If he couldn't do it, he might just become a bandit! Anyway, I can’t be an ordinary citizen anymore.
Not to mention, I found him as soon as I got to the mountain. The big cabinet on the mountain heard him talk about his affairs. Seeing that he was a loophole and didn't understand anything, he accepted him. I didn’t say anything about the customs test. After all, there was a shortage of people on the mountain.
I didn’t expect him to have medical skills, so I found a treasure.
Tacheng made a big deal with Tuanzi and after sharing some money, he told Dashi that he wanted to go back and repay his kindness. Dashi gave him dozens of yuan and let him go with a wave of his hand.
No, Tacheng came back and left a hundred yuan for the uncle, telling him that he had gone up the mountain and would not come back. He asked Brother Liu to live a good life and send him a message if he had any difficulties.
Then the two brothers had a drink and said goodbye in tears.
Xiaowuzi asked which gangster it was, but the uncle had a bad memory and could only remember what he was called.
The uncle saw that there were many people and immediately started cooking. At this time, the neighbor from the east courtyard came. She was an ordinary rural woman, the kind you wouldn't find in a crowd, but she looked neat and tidy.
She heard that they seemed to be here, so she came over to take a look. Seeing that the uncle was busy, she rolled up her sleeves and got busy, as if she knew the uncle very well.
Xiao Wuzi saw the helpless expression on his uncle's face, which was very similar to his own state when facing Xiao Fengxian.
Xiaowuzi knew it well and stepped forward and said: "Uncle, introduce me to him."
Liu Xiaodian said hurriedly: "This is my nephew, my nephew. I regard him as my own son. This is your neighbor, Aunt Liu, who is very close to our family."
Xiaowuzi nodded and saluted, "Auntie, thank you for taking care of my uncle. There are many things in this old man's life that he can't even think of. No woman is as considerate as this. Please be more considerate."
When Widow Liu heard that he was Brother Liu's nephew, she immediately burst into laughter. "Oh, eldest nephew, I have heard about you. I heard that you are an official. Brother Liu is a kind person and often takes care of us orphans and widowed mothers." Yes, it's not too late for us to thank him. My eldest nephew, please come in quickly, the meal will be ready in a while, just wait and eat."
During the meal, Widow Liu had already gone back, so Xiaowuzi went to the east courtyard to invite her back, and also called all the children over. The children saw that there was a beautiful sister behind him who looked like the sister in the painting, and they all came happily .
Erniu also told the uncle that he was going to get married, which made the uncle very happy. Lian said that this was a great event and he had to celebrate it properly, so he went to the warehouse and brought a jar of wine to prepare for a good drink.
The two children were a little afraid of Xiao Wuzi. Although he was not wearing the black dog skin this time, they were very affectionate to Bai Xue and couldn't look away from that beautiful face. It seems that it is human nature to yearn for beautiful things. Xiao Wuzi The child didn't have many thoughts, he just intuitively wanted to get close to this sister.
The uncle stewed fish and sauerkraut again. This time there were oil stars on top, and there were some white meat slices in the dish. Widow Liu also fried a few vegetables, including eggs and fried shredded potatoes. These are all household staples. There really isn’t much to eat in the winter, so it’s amazing to be able to make these.
The whole family had a lively reunion dinner. After the meal, while the women were packing their things, Xiaowuzi said to the uncle in a formal manner: "Uncle, we may have to go on a long trip after the Chinese New Year. No. You must come back at some time. This time, I am here to first contact you with the buyer who sent you the medicinal materials, and secondly to say goodbye to you. I'm not here. Please pay more attention to your health. You can't go back to the Jiaohe River. I think the neighbor is there. The woman is not bad, she is a person who lives her life, if not, just marry her, I can worry less when I am away from home."
The uncle hugged Xiao Wuzi's neck and cried bitterly, muttering in his mouth: "My poor child, you have shouldered a lot of responsibilities at such a young age. I listen to you. I won't go anywhere, just leave it here." When you come back to support me until the end of your life, you have to live a good life and don’t let me, a white-haired man, give away a black-haired man!"
Early the next morning, several people said goodbye to the uncle, and the neighbor Widow Liu's family also came to see him off. Everyone waved and left, but they saw Li Dazhao not far away. Old Li was not an outsider, and kept complaining that Xiao Wuzi was not interesting enough. , I didn’t look for him when I came back.
Xiao Wuzi said with a smile: "Brother Li, I have other things to do this time. Come over and see my uncle. I will leave immediately. Please take care of him for me when you have time. Thank you in advance, brother." After that, he gave He stuffed him with twenty yuan and asked him to talk things over with the uncle and Widow Liu.
Lao Li patted Xiao Wuzi on the shoulder and said, "Brother, don't worry. I'll leave this matter to you. I promise to handle it for you."
Everyone returned to the town, bought tickets and waited for the bus. Today was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the New Year. Xiaowuzi remembered that he still owed Bai Xue some delicious food, so he walked out of the station and saw that there was a stove candy seller in the distance. Went and bought a pack.
At this time, a group of people came over in the distance noisily, and many people in the town were watching the fun. Xiaowuzi took a closer look and saw that it was a group of Manchukuo security forces, about ten people in number. Behind them There were also two Japanese soldiers. They carried two people, two people who were beaten with bruises and bruises on their noses and faces. When they walked past Xiao Wuzi, Xiao Wuzi was shocked when he saw the man's face clearly.
Although the faces of the two people were swollen and deformed, Xiao Wuzi felt familiar after taking a look at them. He lowered his head and wondered, why are they so familiar? Who is this? In short, he should be one of his own, definitely not an enemy, so he couldn't just leave. He had to find a way to get the person out.
