I rewrote family history

Chapter 129 Accept Your Ordinariness

"die?"

It is quite taboo to talk about the word "death" in front of the elderly.Even old people can face death calmly.Otherwise, Xu Jianwen would not easily mention this word, except for some behind-the-scenes events related to digging the grave for the elderly.

"Grandpa, you can't think like that."

When Xu Jianwen heard the old man talk about the "fox fairy" story just now, he had an intuition about it, as if the fox fairy was the old man's incarnation.

According to ancient legend, before a person dies, he will be able to touch unknown ghosts and gods just like a child...

Of course he knew it was nonsense.

Maybe...the so-called fox fairy is just the old man's obsession with living.There has never been a fox fairy, but the old man's remorse for what happened before his death, he guessed a fox fairy himself.

A fox fairy who can only help the old man change his life in the past.

And when the old man felt that this fox fairy could not change his fate.

It... naturally deserves to die.

"Everyone has to realize their own ordinaryness."

"Just like now, aren't we having a good time?"

"Even if you can't compare to some rich people and don't eat delicacies from mountains and seas, you can still afford big fish and meat every meal..."

As the pillar of a family, Xu Jianwen spoke his mind.

Once upon a time, he also thought that in the future, he would not be an ordinary person who would attract the attention of all.

But the truth is always a lie, and he has to trick himself into accepting the ordinary.

He is just a tower crane driver.

Working hard for three meals a day.

If he was a rich man, maybe he wouldn't have so many disputes with his daughter Xu Qing, and he would have the opportunity and time to listen to his daughter's thoughts.But he is not, he spends less time with his daughter and leaves more. After the economic ties are cut off, he suddenly realizes that his daughter has left him like a kite for a long time.

This was something he had been thinking about before going to Xinye Zudi.

"Accept your own ordinary?"

Xu Er's eyes started to cloud again.

He recalled scenes from the past.

In Xu's house, he was reprimanded and punished by the master to kneel and teach him the rules.Marry a daughter-in-law, the wedding is simple, let the old wife eat bran and swallow vegetables with him.On the way to escape from the famine, he and his father were forced to separate and never saw each other again...

He accepted his ordinariness early on.

He is just an ordinary person.

Before there was a fox fairy, he was already very happy when he watched the children go to school to speak foreign language and become young masters.

What else is there to be dissatisfied with? !
When did it change?
Oh?
It is that it has life....

From the moment of life.

A newborn life seems to be in line with the ambition of being fearless.

Father's hostility towards it is just an introduction for it to want to die.

It is a young fox, but it carries the thoughts of an old man.Hence the contradictory behavior.

"I think……"

"It's time to grow up."

Xu Er's eyes were as clear as a pool of spring water.

……

……

In the third year of the Republic of China, August.

In the guest room of Shangyangguan, Xu Cong stared wide-eyed, looked at the gray-white fox in front of him, and said in surprise: "Master Hu, you have grown up. You... have grown up?"

The fox fairy on the Eight Immortals table is more than a circle bigger than before.

As if in an instant, suddenly grew up.

Xu Cong rubbed his eyes, a little in disbelief.

Ever since Master Hu was invited by him to be the Baojiaxian, Master Hu's form has remained the same as when he first met, and he has never grown up.However, just as he was apologizing for Master Hu, it grew up.

"Is it because of the old gentleman?"

"The old gentleman has appeared?"

Xu Cong had a whim.

This is Shangyang Temple, the dojo of the old gentleman.Although he has always thought that Mr. Hu is a good fairy, but the countryman's fairy is just a respectful title, it does not mean that the fox fairy is really a fairy.

According to what his father said, he prayed to the old gentleman to cure his "disease".

And this "disease" is also related to the fox fairy.

Now that the fox fairy is growing up, maybe the old gentleman saw that Mr. Hu is a good fairy, so he gave it good fortune and helped him upright.

With the old gentleman's nod, the future Mr. Hu will no longer be evil.

The gray-white fox was also watching the changes in his body in wonder.

It is also uncertain about its own "growth".

Is it... experienced a "death calamity" of being killed, and then got rewarded?

It guesses according to the storybooks of "Fengshen" and "Journey to the West".

But at this moment Xu Cong has already thought of a suitable reason for it.This reason couldn't be more appropriate, proving that it is not an evil spirit that kills people, but a good fox.

Its suspicion with Xu San'er and Xu Cong will also disappear with this reason.

Poor people worship prostitutes and worship evil spirits, and gentlemen don't worship these things.

Since it is the blessing of the old gentleman, the gray fox must also thank the old gentleman.It jumped off the Eight Immortals table in one swift motion, then pushed open the door, and trotted out.It bypassed several Taoist priests and a group of laymen, came to the Laojun Palace, and kowtowed three times to the Laojun Lord.

"Thank you, old gentleman, for curing my illness."

When it kowtowed, it said silently in its heart.

The old gentleman cured its "death" disease.

At the moment when it grows up, it feels the limbs are healthy and full of vitality.In addition, its head is not as easy to fall asleep as before.

The young fox's brain can't bear all the memories of an old man.

It is about three years old now.

Xu Cong came after him and watched the scene.

"Lady Xu, it's almost time for us to do the evening class. The Laojun Palace will not accept outside guests, so please leave first. When the evening meal starts, Taoist Huo will notify Layman Xu... "

A middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a lotus crown stopped Xu Cong and said.

"Yes, Daoist."

Xu Cong stopped and nodded his head.

After the gray-white fox kowtowed to the gods and Buddhas, it walked out of the temple gate without being struck by lightning.

"It seems that the old gentleman really helped..."

"The old gentleman of Shangyang Temple is as effective as the villagers say."

On the way back to the guest room.

Xu Cong believed in the existence of God.

Taking a three-day fast and bathing at Shangyang Temple is boring.

One person and one fox started to find some interesting things.

They were surprised to find that the vegetarian meals in Guannei were all vegetarian, and there were not only Taoist scriptures but also Buddhist scriptures in the guest room.They have heard their classmates talk about Taoist priests in the school, and Taoist priests eat meat.A bald monk doesn't fit well with a bun-nosed man, so how could Buddhist scriptures be allowed to exist in Taoist temples.

An old Taoist priest named Xuanming helped Xu Cong practice bathing, and resolved the doubts about one person and one fox. It's also backwards, "

After speaking, he recited the "Diamond Sutra" from "Thus I Heard".

"Don't Taoist priests fight when they meet monks?"

Xu Cong asked curiously.

He has seen many worldly things in the workshop, but he knows very little about monks, Taoists, and Christians.It is amazing that a Taoist priest can recite Buddhist scriptures.

"No fight."

Taoist Xuanming handed the Taoist robe after bathing to Xu Cong. He smiled slightly and said, "What the layman heard from the outside world is too biased. We are all monks, and the monks are all empty. How can we fight?"

"At most it's...debating scriptures."

When he said the last sentence, his tone was a little heavier.

One person and one fox thought it was funny, and they all laughed out loud.

Although debating the scriptures is more elegant, it can still be regarded as a fight.Secondly, combined with what Xuanming Laodao said just now, the monks are all empty, it really makes people feel a little funny.

The three-day sojourn is coming to an end soon.

A few days after returning to the county seat, it was time for Er Chaozi to say goodbye.

After Er Chaozi left for about a month, Lanhua became sick and vomited several times.

Nursing hospital Lai Fu ran to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic and asked the doctor to come over for treatment.

"Xi Mai! It's Xi Mai!"

"Congratulations, madam, you have a happy pulse..."

As soon as Xu Cong stepped into the house, he heard the old Chinese doctor in the living room congratulate Lan Hua.

"It's the old gentleman who appeared..."

"I went to Laojun's palace to pay respects to Laojun, and I gave my son."

Lan Hua clasped her hands together, made a pious gesture, and thanked the old gentleman a few words.

"This is a happy bag."

"Thank you, doctor."

She took out the red envelope she had prepared and handed it to the old Chinese doctor.

The doctor diagnosed Ximai.According to the rules, the host's family wants to give the doctor a happy package.One is to make a good mouth, to make auspicious.The second is that the doctor got a happy package, and will pay extra attention to a series of things after the pregnancy of the pregnant woman in the future, so as to have a guarantee.

"Madam, you should pay attention to your diet these few days, and don't eat raw or cold food..."

"So as not to miscarry."

The old Chinese doctor accepted the happy package and began to exhort each sentence.

"Xu Cong, please do one thing..."

"Although I can write a little and have studied, I still can't write letters very well. Please write a letter for me, write to my father, and tell him the good news..."

After the old Chinese doctor left, Lan Hua said to Xu Cong.

While speaking, she stroked her belly, with a warm expression of a mother on her face.

"It's a matter of course."

Xu Cong agreed.

He then asked, "Only writing about pregnancy?"

"And..., if there is anything else, tell the master that Xiaobaozi and I are living a good life. The autumn clothes I sewed for him, let him remember to put them on. The military uniform is too cold, wear more warm ones, and If there are not enough pickled vegetables, I will ask someone to give them to him. I am sewing winter clothes, and I estimate that I can hand them to him in another 20 days, so that he will not buy any more and save some money..."

Lan Hua thought for a while, and then said.

Her eyes also revealed a faint nostalgia for Er Chaozi.

"I remembered."

Xu Cong nodded.

He left the living room of the left house, went to the study of the right house, and began to grind ink and write.

[Respect my uncle, Xu Cong ghostwritten...]
The eight Chinese characters were quickly branded on the plain paper.Immediately afterwards, he polished it up in Lanhua's tone, and wrote all of Lanhua's stories on paper, about three to four hundred words.

After writing this letter, he seemed to think of something.

He opened the cupboard and took out a letter sent a few days ago.

[Mr. Xu, I arrived in Yanjing on August 23 and went there by train.This is my first time on a train.On the train to Beijing, the flight attendants were selling a kind of "awakening medicine", fresh mint leaves in cloth bags.I bought a small bag for five coppers.I went through a journey of about three days, with several carriage rides in between.After arriving in Beijing, I first went to eat mutton boiled in a copper pot...]
[Beiman Girls' School was opened in Tongfu, which was the residence of Kangxi's mother, Tong Jiashi.I heard that this house was first owned by Yan Shifan....There were not many students in the girls' school, so I entered Zhongzhai. (Peiman primary school is called Peiyuan Mengxue, middle school is called Zhongzhai, and university is called academy.)]
[In the school building, I share a room with a girl named Chu Yu...]
[That’s all for now, I’ll write to you again when I have time. ]
[Please also forgive me for writing in vernacular. ]
[——Chen Xian'an. ]
Xu Cong closed the letter.

He wanted to write a letter to Chen Xian'an, but when he started writing, he couldn't write a single word.His life was so unchanging that it was lackluster.

"I'll write in a few days..."

He put the brush on the brush rack and thought to himself.

After writing the letter for Lan Hua, he got up, pushed open the study door, passed the moon gate that separated the two houses, walked around a corridor, and came to the living room of the left house again.It's just that in the living room, besides the voices of Aunt Big Tooth and Lan Hua, there was another woman's voice.

It's Qiuhe.

He recognized the voice.

"Sister, it's my fault that I called you here not long after you gave birth. It's just that I don't know many people, only you, who have given birth, so what we women should pay attention to... I can ask you."

Lan Hua held Qiuhe's hand and said kindly.

"Sister Lanhua, we have been friends for many years."

"Well, let me tell you now..."

Qiuhe replied.

However, at this moment, there was a creaking sound of feet landing on the hard wood outside the door.

Several women stopped talking.

It's not good for some pregnancy concerns to involve women's family's private affairs.

In Zuo Zhai, only Lan Hua is the master.Xu Cong is a man, so when he walks, he deliberately aggravates his steps to attract Lanhua's attention, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Auntie, the letter...is finished."

Xu Cong heard the sudden silence in the house, his footsteps froze for a moment, then quickly recovered, and walked in as if nothing had happened.

He landed in the guest seat, opposite to where Qiuhe was.

A man and a woman looked at each other, and then moved their eyes away naturally.

"This is Qiuhe."

"Xu Cong, don't you remember?"

Lanhua was a little surprised.

With these words, Xu Cong turned his attention to Qiuhe again.

He took a look at Qiu He and found that this slender woman had gained a lot of weight.Pregnant women will become fat, it is inevitable.Her eyes were less bright than when she was in Zhao's house, and they were a little dim.The skin also deteriorated somewhat, turning black and rough.Her head was wrapped in a blue cloth, and her braids could not be seen.Pregnant women can’t stand the wind….

He didn't dare to look at the back.

Afraid of watching too much, giving birth to too much self-blame.

"Remember, she is Jiashu's maid."

Xu Cong forced a smile.

"Just remember. She left Zhao's house earlier than me, maybe eight or nine months earlier..."

Orchid Road.

"Aunt, please read the letter..."

"If something is wrong, I will correct it."

The scrutiny of several women in the room made Xu Cong feel a little uncomfortable. He handed over the letter and said tightly.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Lan Hua took the letter and read it line by line.

She knew how to pronounce and mean every word, but she couldn't write long letters.

The Zhao family did not teach this.

(End of this chapter)