Jiapingguan Chronicle

"Indeed." Shen Zhonghe glanced at Liang Jieque, "My father is like this. He is easily excited. Once angry, he is very irritable and what he says is hard to hear. Aunt Liang, what did he say to his second uncle? ?”

"He said that your second uncle, the whole family worked hard, worked hard from dawn to dusk, and ended up supporting such a white-eyed wolf. He didn't know how to be grateful at all, and he didn't know how difficult it was to be considerate of his family. He said that his behavior was the same as having a baby. What's different about my mother? If you do such a shameless thing, you will be punished by God, and you will definitely receive retribution."

"What Uncle Shen said..." After hearing Liang Jieque's words, Xue Ruitian's eyes lit up, "It's quite right, and it's very strong. Most people will curse when they are angry, and there is basically nothing worth listening to. Uncle Shen is different, he can also curse!"

"The Marquis was joking, this is not a curse, it is just a mantra of my father's. Although my father has studied for several years, he still can't learn the way of cursing people in a roundabout way, especially when they often go to sea. , not even paying attention to that, and are more accustomed to talking about being punished by God, retribution, and not having a good death. I later asked those old sailors and so on, and they said that this is their style, and some People who engage in trouble at sea are seeking death and will not end well."

“Is that so?”

"What the Marquis said is not wrong. This is what people often call incompetent rage. Since humans can't do it, we can only entrust it to gods."

"What you said is exactly the same as what your second uncle said. At that time, he was pointed at and scolded by your father for a long time. He didn't care at all. He looked nonchalant and even had a sarcastic smile on his lips. His expression at that time I will always remember that expression, and sometimes I can even dream about that expression in my dreams, which makes people feel angry and angry."

"This expression just adds fuel to the fire." Shen Zhonghe snorted, "In the past few years, I have lived in Xijing City and often dealt with those censors. The expression you mentioned, Aunt Liang, I can often see in those I saw it on the censor’s face.”

"That's right, that's it." Liang Jieque nodded, "Your second uncle has fully demonstrated his contempt for people headed by your father as an official, and his contempt for them. So, wait for your father to go crazy. After he finished yelling, he responded slowly and said, Brother, you are so irritable and speechless, how can you be a good father to Xiaoman? How can you make Xiaoman look up to you? Fortunately, Xiaoman is close to me and is willing to be with me. No I became so rude under your influence."

"Second uncle..." Shen Zhonghe was stunned for a moment and rubbed his ears, "Did you mention me?"

"Don't you know? You and your sister-in-law are the two most convenient weapons to attack your eldest brother." Liang Jieque sneered, "I used you to stimulate your father and say that you are not close to your father and you don't like him after being so rude. , and started to stimulate your father with sister-in-law. It was such a waste of nature that a flower like sister-in-law was stuck on your father's cow dung. She could have married a better person, not someone like her elder brother. Rude guy. A stupid and brainless man like my elder brother is not worthy of having a family and should live alone."

"Even if they are blood brothers, I'm afraid it's just a joke, but it's a bit too much, right? Besides, Second Master Shen is very serious?"

"Yes, very seriously, not joking at all."

"Why? Why did he say that?" Xue Ruitian was puzzled, "Why is he so hostile to Mr. Shen's family?"

"That is to say, haven't the relationship between their brothers always been very good?" Jin Miaomiao didn't understand very well, "Why are they suddenly saying bad words to each other? This doesn't fit in with the impression that the two brothers have always left on people, doesn't it?"

"Yes, what the Marquis and this gentleman said is correct. This does not fit with my impression of the two of them." Shen Zhonghe nodded, "I can understand that my father scolded him. He did something very bad. , but why did the second uncle say this? My father has never been sorry to him. In the only memory I have of him, my father has always been partial to him. It is not so much that the relationship between brothers is good. My father loved him as his own son.”

"That kind of love has surpassed that of you, Mr. Shen?"

"Of course, in our family, my second uncle comes first." Shen Zhonghe nodded affirmatively, "I remember very clearly that when I was young, my father always had the freshest and most seasonal food every year. I always leave the best to my second uncle, and then my grandfather and I. Every time my father comes back from a trip to sea alone, almost all the gifts he brings back are given to his second uncle’s yard, and they are all the ones he likes.”

"That's true." Liang Jieque nodded, "The food and clothing are the best in the family. Xiaoman and his adoptive father are ranked behind the second brother."

"More than that, if he goes to work in the shop and comes home very late, the family will have to wait for him to come back before eating, and even if they want to leave food, they have to choose the best for him. Otherwise, they have to wait. He will make new ones after he returns home. Anyway, he must make sure that the food he eats is hot and cannot have bad taste or quality." Shen Zhonghe looked at Liang Jieque, "Isn't that right, Aunt Liang?" Look. When Aunt Liang nodded, he continued, "Moreover, in my impression, my father is very good to my second uncle, and my second uncle respects my father very much. The two of them have always been brothers and sisters. Although sometimes , the second uncle is very annoying, and my father will also have a headache, but he has never said a bad word to the second uncle. The most important thing is that the two of them really rarely quarrel, at least I rarely see it Arrived. Even if they had a verbal quarrel, it was over quickly. After the quarrel in the morning, they reconciled in the evening, right? "

"What should I say?" Liang Jieque thought for a while, "The two of them have an agreement. No one is allowed to quarrel at home. If they quarrel, it cannot last more than a day. It cannot alarm your grandfather or make the elderly and family members worried. But in fact, their relationship cannot be described as brotherly and respectful, it can only be said that it is pretty good. Whether it is your father or your second uncle, they are trying their best to control themselves and not provoke each other. "

"No provocation?" Shen Zhonghe frowned slightly, "Aunt Liang, you mean that there is a feud between them, right?"

"Of course, and this is not a small holiday! Especially your father, in fact, he feels guilty towards your second uncle, so he will always let your second uncle, no matter what excessive demands your second uncle makes, no matter what your second uncle makes, Even if my uncle says something outrageous, he won’t really get angry.”

"Guilty?" Shen Zhonghe raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why are you guilty? Is it possible..." He looked at Liang Jieque, "My father also likes you?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Liang Jieque almost spit out a mouthful of tea. She quickly waved her hand, swallowed the tea, and continued, "What are you thinking about? It has nothing to do with me!"

"What's the reason for the festival?"

"That was when your second uncle was very young, and your father almost killed him by mistake."

"Ah?" Not only Shen Zhonghe, but also everyone in the big tent looked at Liang Jieque in surprise. Shen Jiu, who was already almost asleep, immediately jumped up when he heard Liang Jieque's words. Looking at Liang Jieque brightly, "What do you mean, Aunt Liang? You almost killed Second Master Shen? Uncle Shen? Did he do it on purpose?"

"How should I say it? It should be half intentional and half unintentional!" Liang Jieque thought for a moment, "If I say it, it should be intentional."

"Why? What happened?"

"As you know, the second brother was the son of my adoptive father, and the adoptive mother suffered a lot because of giving birth to him. Therefore, the second brother was raised as a sweetheart as soon as he was born. Later, the adoptive mother passed away, leaving behind An unweaned baby made my adoptive father very anxious. After my adoptive mother passed away, many people gave him suggestions to marry a new wife as soon as possible. He refused, thinking that it was just to let someone come to take care of her at home. My child, this is so unkind and disrespectful to others."

"Mr. Shen's approach is quite serious."

"Yes, he was not happy anymore, so he could only suffer from it. His adoptive father was both father and mother, and he brought up the second brother. Although the eldest brother was not young at that time, there were suddenly many people in the family. As for a child, the father's attention was focused on that child, and he inevitably neglected him a lot. When he was injured at sea, his adoptive father would ask questions and help him treat his injuries. Cook him something delicious or something, but since he had the second brother, all this care and love has disappeared, which makes the eldest brother feel very uncomfortable." "There is a gap all of a sudden, and I feel uncomfortable. "

"Yes!" Liang Jieque nodded towards Xue Ruitian, "I just felt that the second brother had usurped his adopted father and took away the father who originally belonged to him, so he was not very polite to the second brother. But the second brother was still young at that time , when he was very clingy, he didn’t know that his eldest brother had any objections to him. Every time he saw his eldest brother, he would pounce on him to play with him or something. At that time, the eldest brother, although he didn’t like his second brother, he didn’t go too far. Apart from being busy with things and not having the patience to accompany him, I would still play with him whenever I had time. However, something happened later that made the eldest brother completely dissatisfied with the second brother."

"What's the matter?" Shen Zhonghe looked at her curiously, "Why have I never heard of these things?"

"You are a child, why do you know these past events of your elders?" Liang Jieque couldn't laugh or cry, "Does it make you have a bad impression of your second uncle?"

"If I didn't say it before, don't I have to say it now?" Shen Zhonghe sighed softly, "If I had said it before, I wouldn't be so shocked. I feel that the image of my second uncle has completely collapsed in my heart."

"Wouldn't it be good to collapse later? At least you can still remember your second uncle's kindness to you. At least you won't be too harsh on him after so many years." Liang Jieque picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said, "Big brother really broke out. , when your second brother was four or five years old, he came back from the sea and was seriously injured." She glanced at Shen Zhonghe, "You know that your father's left leg was actually broken once, right? ?”

"Yes!" Shen Zhonghe nodded, "I know this. It's because I almost delayed the treatment and the leg was useless, right?"

"Yes, I almost gave it up. That time I went to sea, the original plan was for your grandfather and your father to go together, so your second uncle left it to my family to watch. As a result, when we were leaving, your second uncle said nothing. He refused to let your grandfather go, and even cried a lot, and suddenly got high fever. When your grandfather saw this, he panicked and couldn't leave at all, so he handed the fleet to your father. At that time, your father was already independent. Although he was still not experienced enough, he arranged for an older sailor to take the boat. Your grandfather felt that this was a short voyage and there would be basically no problems, so he let your father go on his own. I stayed at home to take care of your second uncle. Your second uncle was very happy when he saw that your grandfather was not leaving. Although he was sick, he recovered in one night and was alive and kicking the next day. "

"Second uncle did it on purpose?"

"I don't know." Liang Jieque shook his head gently, "My grandfather revealed this matter unintentionally. He also inadvertently revealed it, but he was pestered by me endlessly before he told me a complete story. Story, but no one knows whether your second uncle fell ill on purpose and left his adoptive father behind."

"But the second uncle was very young at that time. He probably didn't do it on purpose, right? He didn't have the brains to do it, did he?"

"Who knows? I didn't dare to ask them later, and I didn't want them to know. Now that I knew this, I just pretended that I didn't know anything and that they really had a good relationship." Liang Jieque paused and said, "The second uncle pestered my adoptive father so that he could not go to sea. The adoptive father thought that there should be no problem on the short trip, but unexpectedly, something happened on the short trip. I don't know if it was bad luck, but on the fifth day when the eldest brother went to sea, he... Encountered robbery by pirates. As mentioned before, large-scale pirates do not rob fishing boats. They can easily distinguish fishing boats from merchant ships and will deliberately avoid them. They may even see fishing boats passing by a more dangerous place. When traveling along the route, they will silently follow and escort them for a while, and they will not leave until this section of the road is over. Therefore, many fishing boats are not actually worried when they see some large pirate ships carrying flags, but will instead Don't worry. But what they encountered that day were not these large pirates, but those stragglers. Those people didn't know why they were so vicious. They not only robbed the things they were wearing, but also injured people. Your father was injured. The very heavy one. Because the robbers saw that he was young but very fierce in fighting, they regarded him as their opponent and directly broke his left leg. My grandfather said that the people who went to sea this time were actually When I met those pirates, I originally thought that I might be lost at sea and never come back, but I was rescued by a passing Fan Bang merchant ship. There were many people on board the Fan Bang merchant ship, and they were also equipped with firearms. Just scare those pirates away, and your father and the sailors who went to sea together can be considered as saving a life."

"Didn't the people from Fanbang treat father's injuries?"

"It's cured, but as you know, the treatment conditions on the ship are limited. We can only carry out simple treatment. In the end, we have to return to shore for treatment." Liang Jieque looked at Shen Zhonghe, "Your father suffered from a leg injury. Because of this, he was in a coma and high fever before returning home. The old sailor who accompanied him to sea sent a message to your grandfather in advance, telling him what accident they had encountered, etc., with emphasis on you. Your father was seriously injured. This news did reach your grandfather, because after your grandfather received the news, he came directly to my grandfather and asked our family to help look after the second brother. He was going to the dock to pick up your eldest brother. "

"Then what?" Shen Zhonghe was stunned, "Will my second uncle get sick again? If he gets sick again, I have to suspect that there is something wrong with him."

"He's not sick. He came to my house obediently. But just when your grandfather was about to go to the dock, he had already walked out of the town. He didn't know why he fell off the bed. His head..." Liang Jieque pointed out. Pointing to his forehead, he said, "It's swollen. This scared my grandfather, father and mother. Please call your grandfather back quickly and ask your grandfather to accompany you to see the doctor."

"This..." Shen Cha frowned slightly, "Is it really not intentional? Although such a young child may not have so many thoughts, but if it is a coincidence, isn't it too much of a coincidence?"

"Yes!"

"Don't ask me, I really don't know, but the injury this time is indeed not serious, at least for a four or five-year-old child, it is very serious." Liang Jieque pointed to his forehead, "I still I have an impression that it is very swollen and bruised."

"That's quite scary. If it gets damaged, it will really be a big deal."

"Yes, my adoptive father thought so too." Liang Jieque sighed softly and said, "It took about four or five days before the second brother recovered. The doctor said that the great misfortune was just a flesh wound. , There is no damage in the brain or anything. After hearing what the doctor said, the adoptive father was relieved. However, this will delay the elder brother's affairs. "

"He didn't pick him up, right?" Seeing Liang Jieque nodding, Shen Zhonghe sighed, "No wonder my father has a grudge against his second uncle. He originally felt that his younger brother had taken away his father. In this way, This knot is even more difficult to untie.”

"Who says it's not the case?" Liang Jieque smiled bitterly and said, "Your father was carried off the ship. When he came back, he was still unconscious. The old boatman was very anxious to take him to the ship. The largest medical clinic in the town sent him to the hospital. Almost everyone in the town knew that the eldest son of the Shen family was seriously injured. My grandfather took my father there. When he came back, he looked very bad, saying that everyone in the town The doctors all said that if you don't wake up in the past two days, you may not wake up, which is very dangerous. Moreover, I have to thank the foreign merchants. If they hadn't sent people back as quickly as possible, more than one person would have been unable to wake up. It's possible that even if you wake up, the leg will be useless."

"Because the leg injury caused high fever and coma." Shen Cha and Shen Haolin looked at each other, "If it is not dealt with in time, there will be a danger of life. It used to be very common here, just to destroy the leg to save life. This is a very serious matter and may ruin this person's life." She looked at Liang Jieque, thought for a moment, and said, "Where is the old man at this time? Not in the hospital, not in the hospital. Are you with me?"

"No." Liang Jieque shook his head and shrugged at everyone, "He stayed with his second brother from beginning to end. It wasn't until his second brother was completely recovered that he remembered that he still had an eldest son to take care of. But at that time , Big brother is out of danger, he has woken up, his leg has been reattached, and those terrible symptoms have disappeared."

"To be honest, if it were me, I would hate my brother and my father very much. One has flesh wounds and the other is in danger of death. My father chose flesh wounds. I can't accept this." Xue Ruitian looked at it. Looking at Shen Cha, then at Shen Jiu, he sighed softly, "But I'm quite surprised that Uncle Shen can forgive me."

"Master Hou, don't worry, this is just the beginning, and it's just the beginning. The exciting things are yet to come!" Liang Jieque looked at Shen Zhonghe who lowered his head and said nothing, patted his shoulder gently and said, "When my eldest brother was in the hospital, it was my father who always went to see him. My grandfather told my adoptive father to go see my eldest brother, but my adoptive father's heart was always on his second brother and he had no time to think about his eldest brother. He even told his grandfather that it was probably just an exaggeration by the people at the medical clinic. In fact, it was not that serious. But the second child was young, and if something happened to him, it would be too late to regret it. My grandfather had seen it. The eldest brother was in a bad situation. When he heard what he said, he almost slapped him. If my father hadn't stopped him, his adoptive father would have been severely beaten. In the end, my grandfather just warned his adoptive father that if he didn't look at it now, he wouldn't regret anything. Yes, but my father said that my adoptive father didn’t take it seriously at all and never took his eyes off my second brother.”

"Later he found out that his father's injuries were very serious and he almost died?"

"I know, but it seems to be quite indifferent. I said something that was very difficult for my elder brother to accept." Liang Jieque thought for a while and said, "It seems like something, you just almost couldn't wake up, but you still woke up. But your brother's head was smashed." Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, she felt helpless and said, "Don't look like this, you heard me right, that's what it meant."

"Is my grandfather too biased?" Shen Zhonghe snorted coldly, "Suddenly, I felt that the yelling of my second uncle on the boat that day was no longer so harsh. This is a child raised by bias. , isn’t it?”