I rewrote family history

Chapter 89 Two Inequalities Meet
"Master Xu, I'm showing you a joke. I'm an incompetent person." After the dog barked, Aunt Da Ya and Qiu He took Xiao Baozi away in a hurry. Er Chaozi squatted on the ground for a long time before supporting the wall stood up.He swayed his body a few times at first, and when his two chopstick-like feet poked on the ground obliquely, he was solid and stable, and then he noticed Xu Er who was waiting by the side, so he said something self-deprecating.

Rickshaw drivers basically wear long-sleeved white coats, white or black hakama, fat trousers and thin belts around the ankles.Looking from a distance, the lower body looks like a pair of chopsticks with square heads and round feet.

It was difficult for Xu Er to respond to these words. He paused for a while and said, "Uncle Chao, you haven't eaten yet. These are red dates. You should pad your stomach first."

The people who work hard in the city are different from the people in the country.Villagers eat a few thin meals a day during the slack season, and they can cope with things.But coolies have to eat dry food at night to fill their stomachs, otherwise they will have no strength to sell the next day.The same is true for Er Chaozi. He is reluctant to eat out and usually cooks for himself at home.

"Auntie Big Tooth just asked me for a handful of dates."

Seeing that Er Chaozi didn't answer, Xu Er was stupefied and muttered to himself, then involuntarily cleaned up all the dates in his pocket, grabbed Er Chaozi's right hand, broke it hard, and stuffed it.

After completing this matter, he no longer regretted it, and gradually felt at ease.

After a while, Xu San'er went home before Aunt Da Ya.Hearing Xu Er's low-pitched narration, he let out a "hmm" without any other expression on his face, "It's fine if you sell it, but you don't want her, you can buy her for one yuan and five, maybe it's cheaper A little, maybe a silver dollar. It's good to go to Zhao's house..."

"It's good to go to Zhao's house," the father and son agreed surprisingly.Although both of them sympathized with Xiao Baozi's experience, they didn't feel that Er Chaozi's stocking up was good for Xiao Baozi.In the Zhao family, Xiao Baozi's life was at least guaranteed to some extent.

Sleeping late at night, Er Chaozi's beating and scolding and Xiaobaozi's crying were gone.Everyone in the courtyard fell asleep early and had a peaceful sleep.

Two days later, a messenger from the post office delivered a letter to the courtyard.

The envelope was signed by Xu Shuwen from Hongwentang.

"Brother Xu Cong:"

"A few days ago, I ran into your father and told me about my marriage. My younger brother's wedding was on June [-]th. Mr. Yin Yang said that this day is an auspicious day, suitable for marriage..."

After hastily skimming through the previous paragraphs of meaningless nonsense, Xu Er stunned to look at the second half of the letter.

"I am deeply sorry for the braid cutting. Because of me, my brother has been imprisoned for several days and cannot be at peace. It is hard to let go of the love of parents. There are also brothers who are afraid of life and death and dare not face the villagers. I am ashamed. Liang Rengong once said in "On Similarities and Differences in Change": "When two equality meet, public law is power; when two unequal meet, power is public law."

"This statement was read by my younger brother in the Weixin "Current Affairs News" afterwards. So I deliberately chose to copy the full text on the letterhead, and hope that my brother will consider it..."

"Book. The first year of the Republic of China, May 21st."

The letterhead came to an abrupt end.Xu Er was stunned for a moment, opened the opening of the envelope, and took a closer look. In addition to a copy of the original text of "On Similarities and Differences in Change", there was also a red invitation card inside.

He put the letter paper, the original copy, and the invitation on the desk, and stared blankly for a while.

Fragments of sunlight filtered through the paper and shone into the house.

very bright.

Xu Shuwen... apologized?

In the earthen house prison in Xuemiao Village, he always wanted to ask the young master to come and apologize to him, but the young master didn't.After leaving the ancestral hall, the young master stood by the archway, took off his hat and saluted, and apologized to him once.This apology is the second time.It was the second apology to him in the letter.

At the same time, a sentence was introduced in the letterhead.

"Two equals meet, public law is power..."

"When two inequalities meet, power is public law."

In the rented room, Xu Er was stupefied holding this piece of letter paper, looking at this sentence, reading a sentence, and walking around.He was groping for the original meaning of the sentence.The original meaning of this sentence was vaguely clear to him.The reason for pacing was thinking whether to forgive Xu Shuwen for this.

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Inpatient Department, Ward 315.

""Current Affairs News" is a newspaper sponsored by the reformers in the late Qing Dynasty. This sentence was very famous at that time." Xu Cong lay halfway on the hospital bed, his eyes revealing the color of memory, "Young master wrote this sentence in the letter, without saying, But he also told me cryptically that this matter was not decided by him. Also, the young master and I were not equal at that time, even if he stood up, the person who was probably arrested... was also me..."

"Two inequalities meet... and power is public law."

Xu Qing thought about this sentence carefully.She is very familiar with Liang Rengong, but she doesn't know this famous saying.The times have hidden many insights in the past.

She shook her head and sighed, "Grandpa, after all, you and the young master are young friends, so you just forgave the young master? That's right, in the face of death, who can be calm and calm."

If this happened to her, she wouldn't be able to let it go.But the old man has said so, she can't be like Wu Hao, disobedient to her elders and disobedient.Furthermore, she did not understand how deep the friendship between the old man and the young master was.In this matter, whether to forgive or not, there is no right or wrong.

"No, how could I forgive such a flimsy letter." The gray-white fox watched Xu Er's every move, and it knew how indignant Xu Er was.Xu Cong accepted the memory of the fox fairy. He stared out the window and looked at Yunjuan and Yunshu, "People always have knots in their hearts. At that time, I was destined not to be able to go with him, but I had to. Because of this, I occasionally write him a few letters."

Xu Er's stupid letter is not about reminiscing about old feelings, but a kind of competitive spirit.The gray and white fox could see it clearly.It knew that the letter written by Xu Shuwen, in Xu Er's eyes, didn't look like an apology, but more like a silent provocation.

pen pal?Isn't this also a friend?

Xu Qing silently complained about the old man's stubbornness. She didn't want to expose the old man's scars, so she returned to the theme, "June [-]th is the big day for the young master to get married. Did you go to participate, grandpa? And little treasure, What happened to her after that..."

"Master, he sent the invitation, and Dad agreed, of course I have to go." Xu Cong smiled this time, "I entered the county government and became a respectable person. Those uncles are rushing one by one. Come here and apologize to me. I'm just a secretary and I don't have any power, but I work in the county government and know my colleagues in the Sixth House. If I say hello, they won't be able to please them."

Although he had not been wronged as much as Xu Erlianzi before, his family was poor and it was common for him to be oppressed by powerful uncles.What's more, it feels the same as Xu Erlianzi, and it also bears a grudge against what Xu Erlianzi suffered.Seeing this group of people humbly apologizing, it was naturally happy in the bottom of its heart.

"As for Xiao Baozi..." Xu Cong was silent for a while when he said this, "She lived well in Zhao's house, but after about four or five days, before I returned to my hometown, her father, Er Chaozi, ran away. He disappeared without a trace, and his whereabouts are unknown."

"He ran away?"

Xu Qing was surprised.

The "he" she said refers to Er Chaozi.

"Yes, he ran away, it was a night..."

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Night, pouring rain.

There was a light rain at noon, and when the evening approached, the rain became heavier, and the whole courtyard was filled with the sound of raindrops hitting the ground.Some noisy other voices are also hidden in it.

Purple lightning flickered, suddenly illuminating the courtyard under the rain curtain.

The snoring in the rented room was still there.It was raining outside, and the humidity on the eaves was too high to weave bamboo strips.So both father and son went to bed early.As for Xu Er's stupid falling asleep, he was afraid of Xu San'er's snoring.Such a noisy rainy day is the most suitable for falling asleep.

The gray-white fox sleeping on the couch suddenly raised its head. It is a fox and a fox fairy. It is much more sensitive to the outside world than humans. It heard a strange noise outside the house.

Another flash of purple lightning.A vague figure can be seen on the window paper of the rented house, staring at the house.The figure stood outside the window for a long time.

The door latch was pushed back by a sharp object, which should be an iron dagger.

Immediately afterwards, with a creaking sound of the door being pushed open, a man walked in. He walked to the side of the bed and stopped beside Xu San'er.

He was in no hurry to act.

Because there is no moonlight tonight, I can't see my fingers.A torch lit up in his hand.Relying on the faint light, he cut Xu San'er's gown, and a few pieces of silver and a silver dollar were revealed from the inside of the gown.

The silver was held in his palm.

It's just that when he left, he put some silver back.

Take money, put money, and leave, all in one go.

No extra action.

The gray-white fox who was waiting by the side heaved a sigh of relief.As long as it's not fatal.When it saw this man sneaking in, it wanted to remind Xu San'er and Xu Er, but at the next moment, it saw the iron dagger gleaming with cold light, so it stopped moving and could not hold back.

Losing money is a small matter, but losing your life is a major matter.

"What, the silver was stolen." After the gray fox urged the father and son to wake up, Xu San'er saw the knife marks on his jacket, and his face changed drastically, "What a bastard stole it from me."

"Fox Fairy, who stole the silver?" Xu Er was staring at the broken silver left on the bed, but his expression was calm, and he said to himself: "Stolen the silver, and put down some silver, this person and We are familiar with each other very well. There is only Er Chaozi in the courtyard. You said last time, let me be careful about him. Aunt Da Ya and Uncle Lai Fu are impossible, Aunt Da Ya is too fat to run away..."

Although Auntie Da Ya's family is poor, they are not to the point where they can't get rid of it.In the whole courtyard, the poorest is Er Chaozi's family.Last time, Gray Fox reminded him that Er Chaozi hated him.If he hadn't given Xiao Baozi something to eat, he wouldn't have owed so much debt.

Secondly, the silver stolen by Er Chaozi was not much, only one or two halves of broken silver.In the three caves of the cunning rabbit, the father and son deposited some of the more than 20 taels of silver in the bank, and some of them were hidden elsewhere.The silver sewn on Xu San'er's jacket is only a part, only three liang.

The gray-white fox nodded.

When the thief entered the house, it knew its identity, and it was Er Chaozi.

"How dare he?"

Xu San'er couldn't believe it, "He's a coolie, poor, haha, he looks honest on weekdays, he doesn't seem like someone who dares to be a thief. Steal one or two halves, report to the government, and at least break his legs."

"Yes, that's him." Xu Er shook his head in a daze, "I saw that he didn't run around for a few days. Yesterday he bought candied haws and a new rattle for Xiao Baozi. I asked him, where is he?" The money came. He didn’t say anything, so he probably wanted to run away at that time.”

A candied haws and a rattle don't cost much.But that's not how money is spent, and sooner or later the eighty cents left over from selling Xiao Baozi will be spent.

Now that he thought about it, the reason why Er Chaozi did this was because he was determined...to steal their father and son's money.

"Reporter!"

"One tael and a half of silver can't be lost like this!"

Xu San'er gritted his teeth.He developed hatred for Er Chaozi, "At the beginning, he was the one who begged you on his knees to save Xiao Baozi, and he spent one yuan and seventy cents, so it was a waste of time. This is a shitty thing, I don’t know how to read grace, but instead become a thief and attack the benefactor, is there such a person in the world?”

If someone else was a thief and stole the money, Xu San'er would definitely not be so angry.But what Er Chaozi did was contrary to common sense.How can anyone start with a benefactor?
"At the beginning, I thought Xiao Baozi was pitiful, so I didn't stop you."

"Now it seems... I should have stopped you and let his daughter die of illness!"

Xu San'er scolded.

"You are the master of the county government. You go to report to the official. If he can't escape, catch him and break his dog's legs."

He added another sentence.

Dare to steal money from the magistrate of the county government, this is a big basket.Xu Erlian is the secretary of the county government. If Xu Erlian reports to the government, the government will never let it go.And this two and a half money is not a small amount.

"Father, he... finally left us half of the money."

Xu Er's fool didn't want to report to the official.

After reporting to the official, although there is a high possibility of catching Er Chaozi, he can avenge today's revenge.But after that, what will Xiao Baozi do?There is a thief's father, she will be excluded in the Zhao family, and even die.Again because of him.

Furthermore, Er Chaozi is a strong man after all, and good deeds are left behind, regardless of when he left the money... What was he thinking in his heart, but if he pushed people to a dead end....

"You're right..." Looking at Xu Er's fool, Xu San'er's anger gradually subsided.He was also afraid that these vicious gangsters would be the next best thing to attack him if they had nowhere to go, but if they attacked Xu Er, it would be too late to regret.

"If you don't take back one and a half of the silver, you will be troubled."

Xu San'er was wearing a coat, sat on the threshold, glanced at the rain curtain, and sighed.

"It's only one or two and a half dollars."

"Soon..., he will earn back again. Er Chaozi probably has left Xinye County by now. There is no place for him here..."

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PS: Is Erchaozi stealing silver abrupt?I'm not sure.

(End of this chapter)