Early the next morning, Aunt Zhou knocked on the door of Huo Shichu's house: "Xiao Huo, get up soon, everyone has gathered at the entrance of the village."
"Get up, I'll bring breakfast to Wei Qi and then we can leave." Huo Shichu said as he opened the door.
"What did Dalang have for breakfast?" Aunt Zhou asked curiously.
"It's just steamed buns. There's nothing else even if he wants to eat it." Huo Shichu said with a smile.
"The steamed buns are already very good. Our family all eats sweet potato porridge, and some families can't even eat sweet potato porridge." Aunt Zhou said.
"Isn't that because Da Lang needs to recuperate and needs to eat something good? I went to the market today to see if I could buy some bones to make soup for him to replenish his body. He is too exhausted now." Huo Shichu explained .
Aunt Zhou nodded and agreed: "Da Lang really needs to take a lot of supplements, he is too thin to look like a man."
Wei Qi opened his eyes and listened to the two people talking outside without getting up. After a while, he heard Huo Shichu's footsteps coming in. He didn't know what he thought, so he immediately closed his eyes again and pretended not to wake up. appearance.
As expected, Huo Shichu just muttered "not awake" and put the steamed buns and water on the table. When he woke up and could eat by himself, he left with Aunt Zhou.
As expected, many people who were going to the market were already waiting at the entrance of the village. They were still chatting and joking lively, but when they saw Huo Shichu, they all stopped involuntarily. Their eyes widened and they stared without blinking. She looked at those direct, unabashed eyes, as if they could see through other people's clothes. If a young man with a thin skin could see such eyes, his face would turn red and his whole body would feel uncomfortable.
But who was Huo Shichu? No matter how sharp the eyes of these people were, they had no effect on her. She turned a blind eye and walked forward calmly, very generously. Some people even looked too far, but she could still look straight. Look straight over, make eye contact with the person, and don't stop until the person can't stand it anymore and looks away.
So in this way, everyone will know that she is not someone to be trifled with.
"This is Dalang Wei's wife, right? She is really good-looking and has a generous and neat personality." A woman in her fifties took Huo Shichu's arm, looked at her with a smile and said, "The village in this village Chang Hu Baigui is the head of the family, so you can just call me Aunt Hu."
"Hello Aunt Hu, my name is Huo Shichu, please call me Xiao Huo." Huo Shichu introduced himself with a smile.
"Xiao Huo, your name is so nice... What are you going to buy in town?" Aunt Hu asked again.
"We don't have anything at home, and we have to buy everything again. Alas, Da Lang still has to ask the doctor to buy medicine. Life is very difficult." Huo Shichu looked worried and sighed.
Hearing her words, the people around who listened with their ears pricked up immediately got involved.
"Old man Wei is also ruthless. His son is so injured that he has to drive people out of the house, and he doesn't leave anything for them. Isn't this trying to force people to death?"
"That's right, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather, but if Mrs. Wei, the stepmother, can do this, she is not afraid of others poking her spine and scolding her?!"
"What is she afraid of? Anyway, if you take advantage, the scolding will be worth it!"
"I feel sorry for Dalang Wei. He died at a young age. What will we do in the future?"
"Old Wei is not too cruel. Isn't this a new wife who comes back to take care of the elder man?"
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Those people started chatting, and even without the participation of Huo Shichu, the central figure in the topic, they could talk non-stop for a long time, almost explaining all the eighteen generations of the Wei family's ancestors.
Speaking of which, the Wei family is not a native of Baisui Village, but moved here due to war a hundred years ago. At that time, many people died in Baisui Village due to the war. The Wei family moved here to make up for the lack of population. By the time the new dynasty was established, the Wei family had also established a foothold in Baisui Village.
Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and the Wei clan has completely integrated into the local people, and is basically no different from the local people.
However, it is said that the ancestors of the Wei family once had high-ranking officials, so they pay more attention to the cultivation of their offspring and study. A private school was also built in the village, and several children and scholars were produced. The reading atmosphere is stronger than that in other villages.
Wei Dalang attended a private school for two years before his mother died. I heard he was quite smart and a promising scholar.
Unfortunately, his fate was not good. His biological mother died early before he grew up. Once his stepmother came in, it was naturally impossible for him to continue studying, so he delayed it. Later, when he was fourteen or fifteen years old, he went to the frontier to work as a soldier. The soldiers exchanged their lives for money.
In fact, Mrs. Wei's youngest son Wei Silang is still studying, but he doesn't seem to have any talent for reading. Now he is seventeen or eighteen years old, and he has not passed the boy's entrance examination, and his grades are mediocre, not outstanding at all.
But the Wei family all believed that he was just a late bloomer, and he was still very young at only seventeen or eighteen years old. In the future, he would definitely become famous, rise rapidly, and lead his family to great success.
With such expectations, the Wei family was naturally very kind to Wei Shilang and put him first in everything. This also developed Wei Shilang's character of having a high self-esteem and being arrogant.
Therefore, even though he was studying with Wei Dalang's money, he still looked down upon Wei Dalang, a rude warrior in his eyes. This time he saw Wei Dalang being carried home, badly injured and half dead. , instead of expressing sympathy or concern, he just covered his nose in disgust, saying that the smell of blood on Wei Dalang's body was smelling like him, and asked his parents to drive him away quickly...
This shows how cold and heartless this person is.
Huo Shichu was stunned when he found out, and asked the aunt who spoke so eloquently: "Isn't he afraid of ruining his reputation by saying such things? Dalang is his eldest brother after all, and he was injured on the battlefield. Isn't he treating his brother harshly? Scholar Isn’t reputation the most important thing?”
The aunt curled her lips and said:
"What does it mean to have a bad reputation? If he fails to pass the exam to be a scholar or a Jinshi, how much does it matter if his reputation is ruined? If he really does become a scholar or a Jinshi, the village and county will help because of the merits of many scholars. He suppressed the bad reputation.
——After all, isn’t your elder man half a cripple? There are many ways to control him. When the time comes, let his brother come forward and personally explain that it was a misunderstanding. They have a very good relationship as brothers. Look at the bad reputation..."
Huo Shichu's eyes widened immediately. This aunt had thought thoroughly. No wonder the Wei family was so confident. A scholar brought many benefits to the village and county. Someone would naturally handle Wei Silang's reputation. , so we can only "wrong" Wei Dalang.
It seems that the Wei family is not really stupid. They are smart and know the advantages and disadvantages of bullying a Wei Dalang, so they are naturally confident.
