Paternity

Chapter 78

"The mountain is dangerous, don't run anymore."

Su Aobai did not have any bad feelings towards this little girl, only the adults made a mistake, but she did not have any closeness to Xiao Fubao, even Su Aobai was also somewhat selfish towards essence, she only acknowledged Erniang as her daughter, so I just wanted to be nice to Er Niang alone.

So after a short reminder, Su Aobai leaned on a stick, carried a bamboo basket, and walked slowly towards the hut at the foot of the mountain where she was temporarily staying.

"Second Uncle, are you picking herbs?"

Fu Bao grabbed the tip of his shirt with his two small hands, and asked in a low voice after hesitating for a long time.

"Will your feet heal after drinking the herbs? I can find a lot of herbs. When I find her, I'll bring it for you, okay?"

Fu Bao thought, after Erbo's leg injury healed, he would be able to work in the fields again. His parents say that Erbo works very hard, and the proceeds from the family farm are almost due to Erbo being alone. .

Then when the second uncle recovered from his leg injury, would he be able to grow a lot more food?Now that they lived separately, the food that the second uncle himself had grown did not need to be shared by the grandmother, so that the second uncle of the cousins could have enough food?

"I'll give you a lot of herbs, can you treat Erniang's sister better, like my father treated me."

He asked carefully, thinking it was the child who exchanged sweets, what kind of candy you gave me, and what kind of candy I would give you.

Even if Su Aobai hated the people in the old house so much, she could not help but be touched by the words of this little girl.

But he still did not want to return the ginseng at the base of the bamboo basket to this little Fuwa, why would he have to return it because of the opportunity given by his strength.

"I know how to pick herbs myself. Also, your second cousin is my daughter, my own daughter! Needless to say, I'll treat him very well, even better than your father treats you."

Su Aobai turned around and said seriously to this little girl who was not as tall as her thighs.

Fu Bao pursed his lips, second uncle lied to others, he obviously treated second cousin badly.

"Alright then, you must keep your promise."

Fubao could only hope that his current second uncle was a good boy who kept his promise and did not lie to the child.

*****

Su Aobai went to Dr. Li with the potion he just picked up.

"Not bad, not bad, all herbs are recorded in the Pharmacopeia, and the quality is acceptable."

Dr. Li nodded in satisfaction. Su Lao Er's memories were beyond his imagination. He simply looked at the pictures in the medicinal books and fresh herbs in his pharmacy, and found the right one.

He took out the herbs in the bamboo basket bit by bit, except for a few weeds that were accidentally brought in, he did not find the wrong species.

"It!"

When it reaches the end, Dr.'s eyes. Li was wide-eyed when he saw that the fresh wild ginseng was still covered in soil.

It's ginseng!

"I found it by accident at the foot of the mountain. I saw the leaves look like ginseng leaves painted on a tree, so I tried digging, but I didn't expect it to be really ginseng."

Su Aobai put on an honest look, and explained in detail where he found the ginseng.

Dr Li had been to that location many times while digging for plants, but he, an old doctor, had never found it.

He was so jealous, there was always someone smarter than you and even luckier than you.

No. gabe... Su Lao Er's luck had never been better for more than 20 years before her life Could it be that the family's separation this time made her very happy?

"How about this, I will replace the other herbs with some nutritious herbs that are more suitable for your body. For this ginseng, what are you going to do?"

Of course, Dr. Li wanted to accept this ginseng, because wild ginseng at a certain age was hard to come by now, but the price he gave was definitely somewhat different to the price given by the county, he said, but selling it to him can cause some problems, and he won't cheat on his second child.

"I don't understand either, Uncle, if you need it, please give me a price."

About the character of Dr. Li, Su Aobai could still believe it.

"The age of ginseng is not very high. If you take him to the large pharmacy in this county, you might be able to sell him for twenty taels, but I can't give you such a high price. How, I'll give you eighteen taels. This time you want, I'll give you the tonic again.

Dr Li considered his abilities and gave a very reasonable price.

In fact, even though clueless people brought ginseng to large pharmacies, they might not be able to sell it at the price Dr. Li, so eighteen taels is very good.

Su Aobai naturally agreed without thinking.

"For this money ... You can consider buying the yard where you live from the village chief and fixing it up ... If, if you have the heart, go to ethnography and study for a few years."

Doctor Li hesitated for a moment, but still gave him two suggestions.

Although Su Laoer was not young, but for someone like him who possessed the ability of photographic memory, it was not too late, not to be, and he was not a scholar who did not pass the examination until he was in his seventies and eighties.he would not be that rising star? .

If second brother Su could really achieve something in his studies, even if Su Youwen became prosperous in the future, the people in the old house would have to respect him as a second brother.

"learned? No way, no way, how old I am, how could I dare to sit down and study with a group of children."

Su Aobai waved his hands repeatedly, his face flushed red, what it was like for a man in his twenties to be sitting in a room with a group of six or seven year olds.

Seeing his rejection like this, Dr. Li felt a little regretful.

The talent of this child was completely undermined by Su Kuishan and his wife.

However, the reason Su Aobai refused so much was because she had chosen another path for herself.If she wanted to become a marquis and prime minister, she could not only take the imperial examination.

*****

Su Aobai was carrying a potion that had been captured by Dr.Li for her, and eighteen taels of silver were wrapped in cloth and placed at the bottom of a bamboo basket.When she was about to reach the hut at the foot of the mountain, she was, Su Youwen stopped him.

"Second brother."

He bowed deeply, his expression full of guilt.

Many people were at the foot of the mountain. It is a busy time for farming. Su Youwen stopped him on the street, which of course attracted the attention of many people. Ears eavesdrop on the two brothers' conversation.

When they saw Su Youwen coming, they bowed deeply to this brother first, and they immediately felt that Su Youwen was indeed a good bamboo shoot, much better than that cowardly Su Kuishan and that chatty Li Shi.

Sure enough, the child still has to be educated, who have been educated can read and understand manners, but different.

"His son never blamed his mother, but ..."

Su Youwen raised his head, some struggle appeared in his eyes.

"That's because I didn't persuade my mother well, second brother, don't worry, this parting agreement isn't fair to you and big brother, either, I will definitely persuade my parents to cancel this parting agreement, you and I are brothers, how can you suffer It is gone, but my own brother has left you, even if I don't study or continue my scientific exams, I still have to raise enough money to take care of your injured leg.”

Su Youwen's expression of sincerity made the eavesdropping villagers unwillingly clap.

"The Su family has Wen. You are right to think so. How much has your second brother dedicated to the family. How can you throw him out of the house just because his leg was injured?"

Su Youwen's appearance was too good, he proposed to cancel the unfair separation agreement, and he also proposed to take care of the injured second brother's leg at any cost, after all, that really bought some people's hearts.

"That's true, but you still have to read this book. If you become famous in the future, even if your second brother cannot heal his leg injury, no one dares to underestimate him with your protection."

Seeing Su Youwen proposing to treat his second brother's leg injury, he would rather not go to school for it, but everyone advised him not to think that way. Compared to the foot injury with little possibility of treatment, Su Youwen's future was clearly better.

But the more they persuaded, Su Youwen's expression grew more determined.

"Four!"

Su Aobai's sudden cries of sadness and anger interrupted the words of those around him.

I saw her pursing her lips, her eyes were already red with tears.

"Second brother knows that, second brother knows you're a good man."

He also appeared to be moved by Su Youwen, threw out the crutches in his hands, and patted Su Youwen on the shoulder with both hands. Originally, he had been doing menial work all year, and his palms were extremely strong. Where Su Youwen Youwen, a weak scholar It could be withheld, as soon as he clapped, Su Youwen's face turned pale, and her aching teeth twitched.

But in the eyes of an outsider, the two brothers looked at each other affectionately with tears in their eyes.

"Since I was a child, my parents told me that you are the most promising person in our family. As long as you are cultivated, we will have supporters, so I work hard all day. If you want to learn, your part I'll do the job, my mom says that the sound of firewood I cut will bother you, I'll cut off all the dry firewood I picked up on the mountain, and then take her into the basket. You said that classmates in your city use Zhiyan's high quality pen and ink, I will do my best to do the odd jobs during the low season, and I'll give all the copper money I've saved to my mother, so she can buy you what you want ..."

Su Aobai spoke with gratitude about what she had done to her younger brother in those years Hearing this, the expressions of the people around her changed.

"Truely, you are my best sister as my mother said, my parents don't care about me anymore, only you still remember me."

Saying that, Su Aobai patted his shoulder again excitedly, his palm wide and thick, like the bear claws that fell on his body as he slapped, Su Youwen's face suddenly became paler.

He looked suspiciously at this foolish second brother whom he had never noticed.

Did the other party say such a thing on purpose?

No, his second brother did not have such a plan.

Su Youwen knew it was bad after Su Aobai said a few words, but he was powerless to refute Su Lao Er's words, because the hardships and sufferings he suffered at home in his early years were all human.

Those who were initially moved by his appearance had now come to a realization.

True, if Su Youwen really respected second brother Su as he showed, wouldn't he see what kind of life his second brother lived in the past few decades?

Why was he able to enjoy Su Lao Er's contribution calmly before, but now he knew it wasn't easy for him?

The people in the village were never educated, but they were no less ingenious than those who were educated. Some people quickly found out the reason why Su Youwen did this. That's no more than two words - fame!

"But fourth brother, second brother still can't go back with you."

Su Aobai wiped her tears, then crouched down with difficulty, and picked up the crutches on the ground.

Su Youwen took another step back, and the surrounding people looked at him strangely. If he really respected his second brother, he should have helped him pick up the crutches before his brother, who had uncomfortable legs, right now. Not hard enough .

"Why?"

With a smile on his face, Su Youwen forcefully squeezed these words between his teeth, he felt like it seemed like the wrong decision for him to come looking for this second brother today.

"You should have heard from my parents that I can only have Erniang and one child in my life. I didn't separate the family before because I thought it was good for Erniang. After she got married, she still had her birth family to rely on, so No matter how much work my mother asked Erniang to do, I would make Erniang obedient. Only if he behaves better, his grandparents will love him, and his brothers and sisters will miss him, but I feel depressed. Every time I see this child for the first time Someone wakes up to make a fire to boil water for everyone making breakfast, washing dishes at night and cleaning the stove, and making a meal, and the last one went to sleep on his shoulders and hit his lower back with his little hands. It's all because of fatigue. Ah, I feel depressed seeing it, but I can only comfort myself, it will be fine in the future..."

Su Aobai said in a trembling voice, all the men and women present are infected by his words, everyone is father and mother, how could they not understand his mood.

It was normal for girls in the village to do small jobs, but it was rare to see them dominate their children like Li, let alone compared to the other granddaughter, Fubao, Erniang suffered so much.

“After parting ways, Erniang is much happier than before. He did not have to get up to mow the pig grass before dawn, did not have to prepare breakfast for the whole family, did not have to wash the whole family's clothes, but this boy had a lot Be good, Be good, he was not unemployed, he went to ask some aunts and girls for vegetable seeds. These days, he tidied up the small yard at home, and he hummed a little song as he watered the vegetable seedlings . I've never I've never seen her so happy."

The big man cried again, but this time, he was touched.

"It's my fault. What do I ask him to bear? I suffered a lot in my mother's family. Could it be that after marrying into my husband's family, my mother's family can change their gender?"

This was the first time he had directly conveyed his complaint against the family.

Su Youwen intuitively grasped Su Aobai's grip. After all, he had always been honest and devoted before, but what he said just now showed that he hated the family and his parents. Before Su Youwen could speak, Su Youwen Aobai continued to speak .

"No matter how my parents treated me, I didn't complain, because one of them gave me my life, and the other raised me for a few years, she said, but second mother cannot. She's just unlucky and reincarnated as mine. daughter."

Su Youwen clenched his fists, it was fine, his second brother covered the gap in his words.

His point was that all his grievances were for Er Niang.

"So, fourth child, now that we've separated, I won't think of going back, and you shouldn't try to persuade me. Besides, no matter what mom says, she treats you sincerely. He doesn't want to see me. , why should you let me back?"

Su Aobai calmed her excitement, she did not want to get involved anymore with Su Youwen, so she left this sentence, walked around him, and walked towards the hut not far from there.

There was a resurgence of discussion around, and most of the discussion this time revolved around Su Lao Si.

They had already begun to doubt his initial intention of suddenly stopping Su Lao Er at this place today.

Su Youwen's face turned blue and then pale, and he suddenly turned around, looking behind Su Lao Er.

Both of them have changed!

Su Youwen could be sure that his former second brother would never say such a thing.

With the last sentence just now, he put it on the fire to bake it.

Yes, Ms. Li is eccentric, both the firstborn and the second child can accuse her of not being good, but the fourth child cannot, because in this family Bu Li loves her the most, she said, and many calculations are also for his own good.

He clearly knew that Li Shi did not like his second brother, so he tried every means possible to drive his second elder brother out of the house, but as Li shi's most beloved son, he did, he always wanted to get those two older brothers back.

If you think about it in a good way, he understands the truth, but if you think about it in a bad way, he is not devoted to his mother.

Moreover, what he said at the beginning was tantamount to directly questioning Li's character.

"Although everyone in the village felt aggrieved by Su Aobai, it was because she acted well at first. If he faces Su Kuishan and Ms. Li as soon as he appeared, the entire family would be turned upside down. In this past-formed feudal society, Su Kui Shan and Li Shiguang oppressed him with filial piety, even if he left that family, most people would think he was wrong.

Parents can be eccentric, but the child should not be unfilial.This is the main idea.

Su Aobai also relied on step-by-step guidance to reach his current position.

The more Su Youwen thought about it, the more worried he became. Looking back at the series of things that had happened before, he, the second brother, never took the initiative to make a move. Even the reason for the separation was because the village chief wife took the lead in apologizing for him.

She was passive, Madam Li was active, and the people in the village who complained about her were active, in this way who could say that she was unfilial?

Even the conversation they had just had!

Su Youwen clenched his fists, ever since the second child said the first sentence, he had taken her away!

He looked at the second brother's back in awe, and realized that he never really understood it.