(5)
The good deeds of the eldest son of the Tong family in Woye Town were not accepted by others at first, and everyone shunned him at that time.
For whatever reason, those who accept the favor either question its purpose, speculate on its bad intentions, or delusionally believe that the favor in front of them is just to temporarily appease the people. When the storm is over, war will resume and the people will mourn again.
Slightly older people will advise and say: "Stop using this trick to deceive the world! How can you treat us as donkeys and give us little conveniences to make us work desperately."
After the ridicule, all those who originally wanted to receive pensions and relief had to think twice. Those who are determined not to accept charity from the Tong family actually just want more. In the final analysis, it was because they hated the Tong family and this land that they did not want to have much to do with Woye Town.
One thing they often say is: "Why did God want me to be born here!"
They live in their own world but think they have seen through the world. They want to change something but have no goals. Therefore, they can only focus on how to maximize their own interests.
Give them a chance, and they will not hesitate to choose to betray their neighbors or companions in exchange for the opportunity to leave this place, the opportunity to gain glory and wealth, and the opportunity to become a local tyrant.
Affected by these unruly people, a feeling of astonishment enveloped the Tong Jiajun who participated in the operation to comfort the people for a long time.
It wasn't until some people among them recalled that General Tong Yao often sneaked out at night to distribute pensions. He was a leader with an innocent heart and caring about the poor people, that the situation changed.
"It's General Tong. Look, everyone, it's General Tong who gave us money at night!"
"General Tong, I want to thank you on behalf of my son!"
"Why are so many people from the Tong Family Army here today?"
Seeing the excitement among the crowd, Tong Yao immediately waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down. He stood in the middle, holding a small bag of grain in his hand, dressed in military uniform, and looking majestic.
"Everyone! Woye Town has been engaged in military warfare for many years. We have spent a lot of money and killed and injured countless people! I have seen all this and it hurts in my heart!" Tong Yao held up the bag of charity food and declared very sincerely and solemnly: "Our Tong family I am really ashamed of the fertile fields and the people! For this reason, I, Tong Yao, have just issued a decree. I believe that your mother, father, and son will all come back here soon! As for disaster relief, although the money and food are meager at the moment, we The Tong family is determined not to let Woye Town fall into disaster again!"
After hearing this, everyone cheered and celebrated the arrival of peace, and gradually more and more people were in the queue to receive pensions and relief.
Xia's home was not far away. When she saw Tong Yao arriving, she had been hiding behind the window sill and thinking about him carefully. Every time this happens, a smile always appears on her face, like a pregnant girl.
Seeing how happy she was, the mother in the roommate couldn't bear to delay her daughter's future happiness any longer, so she asked, "Xia'er, are you still happy with General Tong?"
"Mom..." Xia couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard her mother talking about this matter again. She sat back on the bed, picked up the child and sobbed, saying, "I am a mother now, so I can't talk about these things anymore."
"What is there to talk about?" The old mother coughed heavily, stood up and walked to Xia's side. She put her hands on Xia's head with trembling hands and gently combed her hair: "You are supposed to be a couple. It’s just a twist of fate... Your dead husband-in-law will be very happy to see that our family can live a better life, and he has a spirit in heaven."
At this point, Xia was already crying and didn't even dare to face his mother. In the end, he had to explain to his child: "They are comrades in arms and best friends... Seeing that General Tong can change back to his current appearance, I will love him." He is the happiest person.”
After hearing this, the old mother realized that Xia's mind was hard to calm down, so she decided to stop lobbying and returned to the spinning wheel to continue helping with simple tasks.
After a while, the hustle and bustle outside the house finally spread, and it turned out that the young swordsman suddenly came to visit.
Bai Feng knew that Xia's temperament was constantly striving for self-improvement and was far different from those unruly scum who were also in poverty. If there were no more outsiders to support her and recognize her sincerity for Tong Yao, she would never be willing to marry another person on her own. other's.
"As long as Tong Yao promises to marry Mrs. Xia, the marriage between the Tong family and the Zhao family will be as self-defeating as child's play!" Bai Feng had already planned this in his heart. He was one of the direct promoters of this coup. One, and as the person who rescued Xia and Tong Erniang from the gangsters, his words were powerful enough to touch others.
As soon as Bai Feng entered the door, she saw tears on Xia's face. Knowing that the other party had just experienced some inner disputes, she gently comforted her and said, "Mrs. Xia, are you okay? Why do you look so sad?"
Xia didn't respond directly, just nodded.
"I took the liberty of visiting here just to say goodbye. I have no other thoughts." As soon as Bai Feng finished speaking, she turned back to look at Tong Yao who was ordering his servants to do things outside the house, and said with emotion: "General Tong really loves the people like a son. He has a graceful demeanor. Come to think of it, this gentle and gentle gentleman's demeanor is his true self, right?"
"Bai Shaoxia, come in first, don't stay out in the cold." Xia didn't dare to look at Tong Yao for a few more seconds, quickly closed the door and went back inside to make tea for Bai Feng. But when he saw his old mother, he still kept lamenting.
Seeing the cold atmosphere, the young swordsman couldn't help but joked: "Mrs. Xia, if it was General Tong who just came in, would Madam still be crying like this?"
Xia couldn't help but be speechless for a moment because of these words. He felt that nothing was appropriate. In the end, he could only say with a straight face and said: "General Tong and I have nothing to do with each other now. Mr. Bai, please don't put us together anymore." .”
"I have offended you." Bai Feng also imitated Xia's old mother and sighed, and continued: "I have found Yan'er's traces, and I think I will leave tonight. Mrs. Xia, please take care of yourself. .”
"Miss Murong, where was she taken?"
"There is a group of travelers who have seen her on the road. I plan to follow them and make plans later." Bai Feng finished drinking the tea in front of him and stood up immediately. Just as he was about to leave, he dropped his farewell words: " Madam Xia, I have completed what you asked me to do before, and your feelings for General Tong are also evident from the blue sky! I think General Tong is the same, he will definitely not let you down."
When Xia heard this, he recalled it and thought to himself: "Could it be that the strange things that happened these days were planned by this young man in front of me?"
"Mrs. Xia, please allow me to offer you a gift in advance for your wedding to General Tong." After saying that, the young swordsman took out a swallow-tailed silver hairpin from his arms and handed it back to its owner. He said: "Please take care of yourself and General Tong. We and other knight-errant vagabonds are destined to wander around for the rest of our lives. I am afraid that we will never meet again in the future."
Xia stared at the hairpin blankly. She was convinced that the hairpin should be on Murong Yan's body because she had seen it with her own eyes.
"Bai...Bai Shaoxia?" She asked with doubts in her words, "Where did you get this hairpin?"
"It was me who picked it up in that cave." Bai Feng showed his childish smile, and then rushed out the door without leaving a trace.
Tong Yao, who had been organizing disaster relief and house repair work outside, heard that his spies came to report that he saw Bai Feng leaving Xia's home. He thought for a moment and realized that he had been careless once, and immediately rushed to Xia. Asked in front of him.
"Where has Mr. Bai Shaoxia gone? What did he tell you?"
Xia replied: "He said he wanted to find Miss Murong far away. Look!" After saying that, Xia took out the hairpin - it was a relic left by her dead husband. In fact, it was A gift from Tong Yao.
"Has General Tong seen this hairpin on Miss Murong before?"
"Yes...yes." Tong Yao pretended to be calm, but in his heart he admired and cursed Bai Feng, thinking: "This guy actually told everything to Xia Mei?"
"It seems that Bai Shaoxia really didn't deceive me. He is really helping you complete this important task?"
"Young Master Bai helped me rescue you and Er Niang, and you have done a great job! It's a pity that I couldn't keep such talents." Tong Yao pretended to be sorry, and then he bowed his hands to the other party and said, "Sister Xia, in this matter, you There is also a lot of credit. So I want you to be by my side to help me in the future... You also understand that Er Niang has been thinking about you because of the incident of being kidnapped. "
When Xia heard the other party's specious confession and marriage proposal, she couldn't help but snicker, and then timidly replied: "Then can I bring my mother and child with me?"
Tong Yao smiled and said nothing, ran to the bedside and picked up Xia's child, with tears in his eyes and a smile. He seemed to be murmuring to his dead friend, the children in front of him, and the many suffering people: "I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for you!"
