Something happened to the Shi family's caravan!
It's like trying to fulfill the truth of "you never get wet shoes when you walk by the river." Shi Cang was devastated. The caravan of dozens of people didn't arrive in Anyang on time, and it dragged on for another two days. The mark of Shijiapu was found on the wheel rut mark and the horse corpse brand.
When the news came back to Wucheng, the Shi family fell into a state of panic and grief.
Shi Cang is thirty-two years old this year. Apart from playing an embarrassing role in Master Fei's stupid story, the people of Wucheng still have a good impression of him. He is handsome and brave. The whole Dongning County wants to pick out someone who is more beautiful than him. men are difficult.
Shi Feng had been ill for many years and stayed at home, and was more like his mother than his brother, far less heroic than Shi Cang. After becoming an adult, Shi Cang has added a restrained and mature charm. Not only is he excellent in martial arts, but he is also in charge of the Shi family's business.
In the minds of Shi's shop stewards and staff, the eldest young master is much better than the young master who can only read and has a bad body. The Shi family always counted on Shi Cang in the future. Now that Shi Cang has an accident, what should I do
There are many merchants in Wucheng who are watching the excitement, those who are anxious for the Shi family, and those who want to grab the business of the Shi family during the chaos.
After such a big incident, Shi Feng naturally couldn't leave.
The release members hurriedly inquired about the news, and the wife stopped reciting the Buddhist scriptures, and every day she and her daughter-in-law washed their faces in tears. Shi Cang has been married for many years, but has no son and half daughter. The etiquette is different. Over the years, Shi Feng has not seen this sister-in-law a few times.
Things were far worse than expected.
The Shi family caravan was ransacked, and no body was found. The other party may want to demand a ransom. The Shi family's shop has never received such extortion letters, and dozens of people have disappeared without a trace. I am afraid that the other party has used some kind of poisonous trick.
Sure enough, within half a month, news came that a body had been dug up on the beach not far away, and Shi Cang had died unexpectedly.
Shi Feng's sister-in-law fell ill immediately, and Shi Feng's sister-in-law committed suicide. Shi Feng's mother knew nothing about business, and those with ulterior motives seized the opportunity to do it. The Shi family collapsed in an instant, the shop was sold, the steward Juan Yin ran away, and Wucheng Ling took a fancy to the Shi family's house again.
"When I was seventeen, I suddenly realized that no matter how neglected I was in the Shi family, in the eyes of outsiders, I was still the Shi family. This tree fell and everyone scattered, and the desolate fall happened too fast and too terrifying. "
Shi Feng said it indifferently, but Chen He heard a faint sarcasm in it.
Chen He asked cautiously, "At that time, it was not easy..."
Of course it was difficult. When Shi Feng was young, he had never been in contact with his family's business and affairs. He didn't understand at all, couldn't do it, he was overwhelmed, and every day was bad news.
Debt and loan receipts flew like snowflakes, some were real, most of them were fake, there was only an empty shell left in the Shi family. Can it live
The Shi family's mansion was finally mortgaged, and Wucheng Ling got the garden without spending a penny. He was happy, and he let go, indicating that the Wucheng family and businessmen should stop. It's another thing to go to hell.
Under such "mercy", Shi Feng was able to keep twenty taels of silver, and together with several loyal old servants of the Shi family, he hired a carriage and took his parents to leave.
Wucheng, sadly, they are never going to come back.
"...I was lying on the bumpy carriage, looking at the dark night, all kinds of things in the past were like a big dream. I once wanted to run away from home, and the complaints against my parents and brothers seemed so naive and ridiculous. A real disaster can destroy everything. Outsiders Their sinister intentions are to step you into the abyss, and they arrogantly give away their way of life, compared to them, being ignored and ignored is nothing."
Shi Feng fell into a long memory and sighed in a trance.
That night, he comforted his parents, left Dongning County, went to a remote country, bought a few acres of land and settled down in a house, and then resolved other matters step by step, so that he could support the Shi family in the future.
The pain of loss will always exist, but the future is not without hope.
Unfortunately, when he woke up the next day, his parents were gone.
The release officer dragged the sick body, took his wife, his loyal old servants, and took all the money, leaving only an old mama who was unable to move to Shi Feng, and just went on his way.
"Master said, the corpse of the eldest young master is still lying in the Yizhuang in Anyang." The old mama told Shi Feng where the prisoner was going.
"Anyang's case is not over yet, brother... Didn't the government arrange for everyone in the caravan to be buried? How could they lie in Yizhuang?"
"It's a mass grave, how can the eldest young master suffer that kind of grievance."
"… "
After a long time, Shi Feng found his voice: "They are going to Anyang?"
"Yes, the old man and his wife said that they don't want to go to the countryside to buy fields and make a living. They will live by the eldest young master's side for the rest of their lives. If the eldest young master is gone, no one burns paper money for food during New Year's and festivals.
Shi Feng's body stiffened, and for a moment, he suspected that even his sister-in-law was not hanging herself, but that her mother "sent" her down to accompany her brother to relieve the boredom.
The Shi Yuanwai couple took their preference for the eldest son for granted, to the point that Shi Feng couldn't understand.
- Tell Shi Feng in person that they are going to Anyang, is it difficult
No, they didn't say a word, just like before, they didn't care, they didn't care what the younger son thought. They took away the silver carriage, not even the servants forgot, but left Shi Feng behind.
The remaining old servants of the Shi family were all who served by their side when they migrated to Wucheng seventeen years ago. It is said that they were brought over by their hometown in Guanzhong. This old lady was no exception. She was used to the host's attitude towards the youngest son, so she didn't feel anything wrong, and said in a ramble: "The revenge of the eldest young master has not been reported, the case has not been settled, and the murderer has not been brought to justice! Forget it, little young master, how can you say such things as running to the country to hide, the master was so angry that he couldn't sleep last night, so he left overnight!"
"… "
How to report? How to get through the joints without money? Did they forget that the house of the Shi family was blackmailed by Wuchengling, a small local official with empty gloves. With the mark of the yamen, the Shi family has fallen to this point. Who gave it to me
Shi Cang died wrongly, but if he wants to take revenge, he must first live well.
Mammy is an old woman who doesn't know it, and even the releaser-
"Little young master, I am old and can't walk anymore. The master is merciful, and he gave me a little money as a retirement pension. Don't make the master angry, hurry up and catch up, the master and wife will forgive you."
Mammy was talking, but Shi Feng's eyes were straight and he didn't want to listen.
He fell ill again on the same day. Originally, his body was weak after recovering from a serious illness, and then he caught up with the great changes in Shi's family. During these days, he was exhausted and worried. After finally leaving Wucheng, he suffered such a blow again, and his body couldn't hold it anymore. .
After going through the hot and cold world, he just felt that he belonged to the Shi family, and his blood and kinship were inexhaustible.
After all, the five fingers are still long and short, and it is human nature for parents to love their children. With the family behind closed doors, no matter how big the conflict is, no matter how big the conflict is, when outsiders want to destroy Shi's house, no matter who is talking at home and who is the proudest son of Shi's family, they will bully, crush, and persecute the same.
"I thought I had come to my senses, that I no longer had the youthful spirit, that I needed to settle my parents, and I needed to get the Shi family back up again. It would take a long time and a lot of energy to investigate the death of my brother and take revenge on those greedy guys in Wucheng. The road ahead is bumpy. , but I'm still young, I can learn if I don't understand, and think if I don't, ten years or eight years, there will come a day..."
"Senior brother." Chen He nervously held Shi Feng's hand, not daring to let him go on.
Just putting himself in his shoes, Chen He felt a chill in his bones.
Heart disease is the most difficult to treat in the world. At the age of seventeen, Shi Feng was physically and mentally exhausted, full of despair and resentment. This fall, I am afraid that he will be even more ill than before.
Shi Feng's fever persisted and he was in a daze.
Shi Feng took away all the money, leaving only a few hundred copper plates, which was enough for Shi Feng to use it for three months. Now that he is seriously ill, please ask the doctor to prescribe a prescription to buy medicine, and it takes only a few days to use it cleanly.
The innkeeper was afraid that it would be unlucky for someone to die inside, and seeing that he couldn't pay, he expelled Shi Feng and the old lady out of nowhere.
The old mama was faint and broken, but she was not a villain. She did not leave Shi Feng and left. Not only did she spend all the valuables on her body, she begged along the street, and begged the doctor in the medicine hall for mercy.
Shi Feng's appearance was seen, and it was not necessary to say more, passers-by believed that "the master's family suffered a change and fell, and the young master could not afford to be seriously ill".
Even everyone's sons are rarely born with such looks.
They had just left Wucheng, and the matter of the Shi family was very big, and it spread to the nearby villages and towns. Others thought again about the rumored young master of the Shi family, who was weak and sick. There was nothing they didn't understand. Give some relief.
This little thing can't starve a beggar to death, but it is difficult to treat Shi Feng's illness.
Just when he was desperate, seeing that he was dying of illness on the street, and both the master and the servant were dragged into the Yizhuang and buried in the mass grave, a passing Taoist stopped.
"Master?"
"Yes."
Shi Feng lowered his head and touched Chen He's nervous and worried face: "If I hadn't met Master, I would have died a long time ago."
Nan Hongzi traveled all over the world and happened to hear the news of some rare elixir in Dongning County, so he passed by this place.
This year, Nan Hongzi was only more than two hundred years old, and he was already in the late Nascent Soul cultivation. Jinjing was not the fastest in the realm of self-cultivation. Doing any kind of exercise is amazing.
After he saw the world and became a monk, he joined the Beixuan faction by chance, but he was unruly by nature and could not stay in one place for long, so he was used to traveling everywhere. He entered the Dao with martial arts, and his own strength was strong. Apart from the sect and the venerable Demon Dao, no one could stop him.
Nan Hongzi glanced at Shi Feng, and first realized that he should not die, so he didn't care to reach out to save him.
Mortals suffer a lot, and the misfortune of the Shi family was passed from the mouths of passers-by to Nan Hongzi's ears. He didn't care, but when he reached out for the pulse, he found that Shi Feng was terminally ill, but he was supported by an unwillingness to die.
Nan Hongzi is not a Taoist of the Heluo School, and he is not so proficient in face-to-face communication.
Shi Feng was already awake at that time, staring blankly at the mice running on the beams of the ruined temple.
Sitting in front of him was the crying and red-eyed old mama, as well as a dignified Taoist who had white hair and beard, blue clothes and cloud shoes, eyes like cold eyes.
"My name is Nan Hongzi, would you like to leave with me?"
"release…"
"Your family's affairs are nothing. Anyang mountain bandits, I can kill them with a single sword. The prefect of Dongning County is of high-mindedness and integrity, and Wucheng left a lot of evidence. You are bound to be dismissed from office, and all the merchants will hand over your family's wealth in order to get rid of the crime.
Nan Hongzi asked decisively, "Are you going to be a rich boy in the mundane world, or leave with me?"
"Where is Daochang Xianju?"
"The Great Snow Mountain outside Guan."
"What can I learn?"
"Opening the mysterious and clear aperture, forgetting love and leaving the commonplace, the spirit of heaven and earth, the metaphor of all things, the courage of ten thousand people, the unpredictable art of ghosts and ghosts." Nan Hongzi finally added, "The wealth of your family, It is more than enough to make your parents worry-free in Anyang I."
"…it is good."