Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 70
The one who walked over was a slightly thin scholar. His clothes looked clean and his hair was well combed.He held a few rolls of calligraphy and paintings in one hand, and hung a table-like wood on his shoulders. He supported an old lady in the other hand, and walked slowly towards Li Xin.When he met some people who were in a hurry, the scholar tried his best to avoid them, protecting the old lady with his body, lowering his head from time to time to ask the old lady what to do, with a smile on his face all the time.

Li Xin walked to Guan Wen, pouted his lips in the direction of the scholar, and said with a smile, "Ah Wen, who do you think is that?"

Guan Wen's deer has not been sold yet, because the price Guan Wen called is too high, and most people can't afford it.But this kind of wild animal is rarely caught, and Guan Wen is now waiting for a wealthy family to pay the price he wants to buy, so he is not in a hurry.

Hearing Li Xin's question with a smile, Guan Wen raised his head and looked in the direction she indicated, and immediately smiled, "Isn't that Wei Shusheng?"

Wei Shusheng, Li Xin kindly offered to help on the pier that day, and Wei Xingzhi was mistakenly regarded as his savior.

"Would you like to say hello?" Li Xin smiled.

Guan Wen was about to nod his head when Li Xin stopped him suddenly, hesitated and said, "Let's forget it."

Seeing her hesitate to speak, Guan Wenqi said: "It's rare to meet someone you know, so it's good to say hello."

Li Xin smiled wryly, "On normal times, I would be happy to say hello and build a relationship with someone, but..." He said in a slightly lower voice, "But I always feel sorry for him. He sent calligraphy and paintings As Xie En, he sold it after changing hands in our hands... Although the possibility of him knowing is very small, I just feel indebted to him, and I feel that I have failed him."

Guan Wen nodded silently, bowed his head and did not speak.Li Xin smiled reassuringly, "It seems that he is not paying attention to other things, but only staring at the old lady. It's okay, if he greets us, it will be embarrassing."

However, things didn't go as expected, Wei Xingzhi just raised his eyes and looked over at this moment, and Li Xin just turned his head away, and the two of them happened to be looking at each other.

Wei Xingzhi immediately said pleasantly, "That sister-in-law!"

One sentence nailed Li Xin in place, Wei Shusheng helped the old lady slowly move over, Li Xin had to put on a smile and said: "Brother Wei is coming too?"

"Yes, I'm here to sell calligraphy and painting." Wei Xingzhi smiled a little, "It's a fate to meet thousands of miles away, brother and sister-in-law, we meet again." He said to the old lady's ear: "Mother, this is I told you, the sister-in-law who spoke out and saved me."

The voice was a little high, presumably because the old lady was deaf.

Li Xin was a little confused, how could this old lady be Wei Shusheng's grandma, yet Wei Shusheng called her mother?
The old lady didn't care about anything else, and immediately bowed cheerfully to Li Xin.How can Li Xin afford this!Hastily stepped forward to help her, and said: "It's just a word, it's rare that Brother Wei still remembers, don't do this, ma'am, isn't this ruining my life?"

The old lady held her stubbornly, "Courtesy cannot be broken, you are the benefactor of our Wei family!" She insisted on bowing down.

Li Xin had no choice but to accept a gift from others, not to mention how awkward it was!Wei Shusheng supported the old lady and said: "Sister-in-law, don't be offended. My mother is a person of courtesy. It is not surprising that she is polite. She has been like this all her life, and she can't change it."

Seeing a deer next to Li Xin and Guan Wen, he said in surprise, "Brother, did you hunt wild animals?"

Guan Wen hurriedly said: "I caught it on the mountain earlier, and I'm selling it today. Where does Brother Wei set up a stall?"

Wei Xingzhi stretched out his fingers, and it was not far from this place. There was an open space there, but there was a puddle of water underneath, and the environment was not good.

Wei Xing knew: "I didn't have enough ink at home, so I came out to sell calligraphy and paintings, and helped people write letters and so on. My mother was afraid that I would be bullied again, so she insisted on coming out with me. What happened last time scared her."

Li Xin felt a little sad when he heard it, "It's better for you to rest at home when you're old. You will make Brother Wei more worried after you come out, won't you? With the lesson from last time, Brother Wei must be careful everywhere."

"That's what I said too, but mother just doesn't feel at ease." Wei Xingzhi held his mother by his arm and said with a smile, "I'm telling sister-in-law to see a joke."

Li Xin shook his head, only to realize that he didn't tell anyone his real name.If you want to make friends, it is better to exchange names.Li Xin said quickly: "Brother Wei, you are welcome. The surname of my head is Guan, with a single name. My maiden name is Li. If you don't mind, just call him brother Wen and me sister-in-law."

Wei Xingzhi hurriedly said, "Brother Wen, sister-in-law."

"Ah Wen has nothing to do now, let him help you with your stall." Li Xin asked Guan Wen to help with a smile, and Guan Wen enthusiastically took the things on Wei Xingzhi's shoulders and under his armpits to set up a stall.Wei Xingzhi said embarrassedly: "Brother Wen and sister-in-law are bothering you..."

"It's no trouble, it's just a matter of little effort." Li Xin smiled and helped Wei Xingzhi help his mother over, found a place to lay some grass for her to sit on, hesitated for a while and asked: "Brother Wei, where is your family?" Just you mother and son?"

Wei Xingzhi nodded and said, "My father passed away when I was ten years old, and now it's just me and my mother at home."

Li Xin said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry..."

"It's okay, it's been like this for these years. Although it's poorer now, but fortunately, life is also ordinary. My mother always said that peace is a blessing, and it's good to be able to stutter and drink now."

Wei Xingzhi smiled shyly, "Brother Wen and my sister-in-law said, my family is also considered a scholarly family, but the family has fallen, and my parents have experienced many hardships in the first few years. My mother only had me when she was 40 years old. My parents love me very much. My father taught me the way of Confucius and Mencius since I was a child. I hope that one day I will be able to shine again. Next year there will be a big competition, and now I have to pay for the travel expenses to the provincial capital Let’s try to be admitted to Juren in the next autumn. If that’s the case, the family will have no permanent property, so at least there will be some income.”

Li Xin asked in surprise, "Brother Wei is a scholar?"

"Yes, I took the exam two years ago. Among the students, I was the fifth among the students. Although there is food from the government, I can't help but sit and eat. So in the past two years, I have been selling some calligraphy and paintings one after another."

Li Xin said with emotion: "Brother Wei is determined and tolerant, and he will definitely be able to go to high school."

Wei Xingzhi was a little embarrassed at this. Boys of eighteen or nineteen years old are still a little immature. Hearing Li Xin's praise of himself, he couldn't hold back his smile and said, "Thank you sister-in-law for your good words." Suddenly, he seemed to think of it, Feeling a little depressed, "Students who are fond of strategizing and discussing talents are quite popular today. I am weak in this area, but I am more proficient in poetry and prose..."

"There are advantages and disadvantages, and everyone has their own strengths. Being able to use your strengths in the field you are confident in is enough to honor your ancestors." Li Xin said politely: "Brother Wei, I am optimistic about you."

Guan Wen also laughed and said, "Brother Wei will definitely succeed!"

Wei Xingzhi's eyes lit up, and Li Xin didn't know that he actually took his humble and polite words of encouragement as a golden rule, which became his inspirational words.

Wei Xingzhi's mother smiled and said: "My son is sensible and sensible. He is eighteen now. I told him about the marriage, but he said he was not busy, and said that he would think about it when he returned home..."

"Mom!" Wei Xingzhi was a little embarrassed when his mother said such things, "How to start a family before you start a career? Mother is talking about this again."

"I'm in a hurry..."

Aunt Wei muttered a few words, and buried her head in picking her ankle, thinking it was a little itchy.Li Xin's sharp eyes saw that Aunt Wei's calf was exposed and there were white spots on the back of her instep. She guessed it was ringworm.

Li Xin asked with concern: "Auntie, is this ringworm?"

"The doctor said it was ringworm, and he was taking medicine, but it didn't improve, and he was itchy." Aunt Wei rubbed her feet and asked curiously, "What is ringworm?"

Li Xin choked and didn't know how to reply for a while.Wei Shusheng said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is talking about psoriasis, right? That's right, my mother is suffering from this disease. After taking two doses of medicine, the condition has eased somewhat, but it still hasn't improved."

Aunt Wei sighed: "When people get old, they will have more problems. Thanks to my son's filial piety, there are those unfilial children and grandchildren, whose parents can't walk when they are old, and they will complain to those who stutter."

Li Xin nodded and said yes, and praised Wei Xingzhi a few more words. The young scholar shyly placed calligraphy, paintings and paper, took out an inkstone, paperweight, brush and ink stick from under the table, took out a brush from his pocket and put it on the table. above.

"If you feel that taking medicine won't help you, ma'am, you can try some loofah." Li Xin remembered two folk remedies for this disease, "Eating loofah is good for your health, and if you keep eating it, ringworm will also disappear. If the itching is uncomfortable, you can also mash the garlic into a paste and apply it for a while, then rub the garlic cloves and grind it, and the itching will disappear.”

While busy, Wei Xingzhi listened carefully, nodded and said, "I have memorized what my sister-in-law said, let my mother try it when I get back."

Li Xin smiled and said: "Brother Wei, you should also pay more attention. This ringworm may also be transmitted to those close to you. Every time you help your mother, you should pay attention to washing your hands."

Wei Xingzhi naturally said yes in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law knows a lot."

"It's nothing. I've seen people do it like this before. It's just some life experience. I don't know if it's useful. It's good to try it." Li Xin agreed vaguely, and heard Axiu calling her, and hurriedly Turning her head, she saw Axiu waving at her.

Li Xin said quickly: "Brother Wei, Ma'am, my sister-in-law told me to go over there, I'll go over there first to have a look."

Aunt Wei was about to stand up to see her off, but Li Xin hurriedly held her down, "Sit down, Auntie, if I have nothing to do, I'll come over and talk to you."

After speaking, he greeted Guan Wen and Wei Shusheng and walked over quickly.

Axiu was standing there with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and Amei sat quietly on the side, looking forward to Li Xin's direction, and when she saw Li Xin coming, she softly called "Sister-in-law".

It was only then that Li Xin realized that there was a gorgeously dressed woman standing in front of the stall. She was about 40 years old. Although there were wrinkles on her face, her skin was still smooth and delicate. There is no extra jewelry on the whole body, only a jade bracelet on the wrist, a pair of gold earrings on the ears, and even a hairpin on the hair.Behind him stood two strong servants and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old servant girl.

One look and you can tell that this noble lady came to visit the market out of her heart, but the maid looked a bit like facing a formidable enemy, always looking left and right.

Seeing Li Xin approaching, Axiu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, this lady wants to buy this knot you made! This is the biggest one, and I don't know how much it will cost."

Taking advantage of those people not paying attention, Axiu even winked at Li Xin quietly, very weird and clever.

Li Xin was amused in his heart, afraid that this girl took this lady as a fool.

(End of this chapter)