"Don't worry."
The man nodded with a smile, took the ocean skillfully, and stuffed it into his arms.
Immediately, Xia Yuanzhang turned around, cupped his hands towards Li Jie, and said solemnly.
"Brother Zhu, sister-in-law, let's say goodbye today. I will definitely visit you in person tomorrow to thank you for saving my life!"
"See you again someday." Seeing this, Li Jie also bowed his hands.
After a while, Li Jie and his group got into the carriage driven by the middle-aged man. After everyone was seated, the man flicked his whip and the carriage sped away.
The carriage was speeding on the thick snow, and the cold wind blew against everyone's cheeks like a knife. The two brothers Chuanwu and Chuanjie shivered unconsciously, then shrank their necks and buried their heads directly in their knees. between.
cold!
It's so cold!
Born in Shandong, they had never experienced the severe cold in the Northeast. At this moment, they felt that the cotton clothes on their bodies were as thin as paper, and the howling cold wind poured into their sleeves from all angles in the blink of an eye.
Even though they were dressed very tightly, they were still shivering from the cold.
"Come, come to mother's arms."
Seeing the two brothers shivering from the cold, Wen's mother hugged the youngest Chuanjie, and then he pointed at Chuanwu.
"Chuanwu, come on, sit behind me."
At this moment, the man in front suddenly asked in an angry voice.
"Sister-in-law, judging from your accent, you should be from Qiluna. Are you here to break into Guandong?"
"yes."
Although Wen Tainiang recognized Zhu Kaishan, she deliberately pretended not to recognize him. She wanted to see what Zhu Kaishan was going to do.
"What are you doing in that corner of Fangniugou?"
"My man is there, let's go find him."
"Oh? What's your man's name? I'm very familiar with that place, so maybe I know him."
"My man's name is Zhu Kaishan."
The two of them just chatted about each other. At first, the man's tone was normal. When Wen's mother revealed the purpose of the trip, the man's tone suddenly changed. He laughed dryly twice and said in a strange way.
"So you are here to find that bad guy, sister-in-law, listen to me, you'd better go back to where you came from."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the car except Li Jie was stunned.
"What's wrong?"
"What's going on?"
The two brothers Chuanwu and Chuanjie raised questions one after another.
"Hehe, that old boy is serving food here, messing around all day long, not only married a Guandong girl, but also gave birth to several fat boys. Just like that, you still want to find him?"
"nonsense!"
"you're lying!"
In the eyes of the two brothers Chuanwu and Chuanjie, Zhu Kaishan was an upright hero. When they heard what the man said, the two of them became furious on the spot.
"OK!"
Hearing this, Wen's mother also lost her intention to continue pretending and choked directly.
"Well, Zhu Kaishan! You old man, we have come all the way to find you, and you treat us like this?"
As he spoke, Wen's mother raised her hand and punched Zhu Kaishan.
Zhu Kaishan chuckled, slowly took off the scarf covering his face, and then turned his head with a flattering smile.
"Isn't this a joke?"
"Dad?" x2
When Chuanwu and Chuanjie saw the middle-aged man's true appearance, they seemed to be under a restraining spell. They froze in place, motionless.
After being away from home for many years, Zhu Kaishan hadn't heard anyone call him "Dad" for a long time. When he heard the calls of his two sons, he burst into laughter.
"Eh!"
Then, Zhu Kaishan looked at Li Jie again, thinking in his mind.
Why doesn't the boss scream?
wrong!
There seems to be something wrong with the boss's face?
This is anger in my heart!
Thinking of this, Zhu Kaishan couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Too.
He had been on the run for several years, and his family didn't even have a supporter. In addition, the past two years had been bad, with wars and famines. It was really not easy for them to be orphaned and widowed.
And the root of all this is, in the final analysis, because he went out to cause the Boxer Rebellion.
'well. '
'It's normal for the boss to be angry. It's because I, as a father, didn't do my job properly. '
After thinking about this, Zhu Kaishan didn't blame the boss for not calling him. Then he turned his eyes and looked at Xian'er, who was huddled in Li Jie's arms.
Zhu Kaishan naturally knows Xian'er, and now it seems that Xian'er has married into their old Zhu family.
"Uncle...Dad."
When Zhu Kaishan looked at her like this, Xian'er suddenly became a little nervous. She called out "uncle" first, and then immediately realized that she was now the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family and should follow the others in calling "father".
"Eh."
Hearing Xian'er's timid cry, Zhu Kaishan's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.
This "Dad" sounds so comfortable!
After all, it was the daughter-in-law who called her, so it is naturally different from the son.
"drive!"
Snapped!
Zhu Kaishan raised his whip again and slapped the horse on the butt. The speed of the carriage increased again.
"My dear, the cowherd is about to arrive."
After about ten minutes, the carriage stopped in front of a small farmyard. Although the yard was not big, with only three mud houses and a kitchen, it was neatly organized.
Opening the courtyard door, the scene inside immediately came into view. On the east wall of the courtyard, there was a whole wall of firewood. On the west wall of the kitchen, several pieces of bacon were fluttering in the wind. You could still vaguely smell the smoke. The aroma.
Zhu Kaishan put his hands on his hips and said with a cheerful expression.
"My dear, from now on, this is our home!"
When the two brothers Chuanjie and Chuanwu saw the bacon hanging on the beam, they were amazed.
"Wow! Brother, meat! Meat!"
"Mom, I want to eat meat!"
Wen Tainiang glared at the two of them. She was used to living a hard life, and she immediately thought about it when she saw the bacon. The meat didn't look like much, and if she really ate it, she probably wouldn't be able to cook it for a few meals.
In addition, the Chinese New Year will be coming in half a month, so it is best to save this meat for the Chinese New Year.
"How many times have you eaten meat along the way? Save this meat for the New Year."
When Zhu Kaishan saw this scene, he laughed, touched his youngest son's head, and then said to Wen's mother.
"My dear, let them eat. There is not much else here in the northeast. There is no shortage of meat in the mountains. Come back, I will take a few boys to the mountains tomorrow and I will definitely hunt a silly roe deer for you." .”
Wen's mother rolled her eyes at him, as if she was complaining that Zhu Kaishan was too doting on his children, but she did not continue to object.
"Dad, I heard someone say that people in the Northeast use sticks to beat roe deer and gourds to scoop up fish. Is this true?"
Zhu Kaishan smiled and explained: "That's all from the old almanac."
"ah?"
Hearing this, Chuanwu seemed a little disappointed.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Kaishan changed the subject.
"However, as long as you and I are here, there will be roe deer and fish. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will take your kid into the mountains!"
