Heroes of the Sons and Daughters

Chapter 40 Incognito
Who would have thought that when Chu Yiguan went out without half a cup of tea, he would still come back empty-handed.As soon as he entered the door, he waved his hand first and said: "No! No! Not only do I not recognize him, but this man is a bit sour, and he looks very burdensome. I asked him, and he said that his surname was Yin, and he was from Huai'an. He Yantai was right. When I asked him to keep the bow first, he made a big fuss, saying he wanted to see you, old man. I said that you, old man, have something to do and can't make time. He said that even if he was there Waiting under the shade of a tree is enough, I must ask to see you."

When the girl heard that she was not Mrs. Hua, she said to Deng Jiugong: "Otherwise, your old man will see him." Only Deng Jiugong and Chu Yiguan said: "Don't leave him outside the door, and invite him In this front hall, you just sit with him and go out after I finish this work." After Chu Yiguan left, the bar here was also stopped for a while, and Deng Jiugong slowly wiped his face and straightened it out. Beard, dress and hat.At this moment, Mrs. Chu asked the girl, "You just said that this man is our relative?" The girl said, "Since he is not, why mention him?" Mrs. Chu said, "When I come back, the old man will go out to see him Let's take a peek and see who it is." The girl is fine too.

Lie Gong, this book is going to be told in this way, isn't it just from the storyteller's mouth, and he said that there is someone who is not tit-for-tat?Even this thirteenth sister, is she a puppet, who can be played with by the storyteller's hands as she pleases?This is not the case.There is a reason here, Lie Gong thinks about it, this thirteenth sister is a person who loves to move and have fun, and in it is a family treasure, a beloved weapon; I have to listen to that person again Things, what did Mr. An say? Even if Mrs. Chu didn't say it, he would go to listen to it, not to mention being teased from the side.

Don't gossip.But when Deng Jiugong finished cleaning up and went out, Thirteenth Sister and Mrs. Chu sneaked to the front hall window to eavesdrop, and pierced two small holes with hairpins to look out.I saw that the man had a straight face with a long face, neither fat nor thin, with a slightly pale and sparse beard, wearing a pair of luggage, with a gold crown on his head, and a blue felt hat on the table. On the back of his body is his embossed gold and silver body, copper body and iron back, and a slingshot that can hit two hundred paces away, sitting on the top of the Nankang.He first said in his heart: "This man has such a strange and heavy life, he is definitely not a servant."

Just as he was thinking, he saw Chu Yiguan pointing to Deng Jiugong and the man and saying, "This is Mr. Deng Jiu, our relative." The man stood up.Kung bowed his back and said, "Little brother is polite!" Deng Jiugong also paid his respects.Everyone returned to their seats, and the long-time worker brought tea.

Just listen to Deng Jiugong saying: "Your surname is Yin, I dare not ask your name? Where is the fairyland? Since I have accepted the light, why can't I go to Shexia, but I have been looking here? How do I know that I am here? Seeing the man smiling, he replied: "My younger brother's surname is Yin, and his name is Qiming. He is from Daxing, Beijing. He is a close friend with Anxue Hai'an, who is in the banner. Because he distributes Nanhe, he goes with him Go to Huai'an and help him with writing and ink." At this point, Deng Jiugong said, "It turned out to be Mr. Yin!"

The man said modestly, "Don't dare." Then he said, "Now, under the entrustment of my old Dongren and Shaodong's Anji, entrust me to send this slingshot to Jiugong, your Baozhuang, and find this Chu Yi first." Lord, and then troubled him to introduce, met the honorable master, handed back the slingshot, and took an inkstone, and asked the honorable master about the residence of a girl of the thirteenth sister, and asked me to visit. I don’t think I arrived at the 28 Willow Tree Treasure Zhuang Shang asked, saying that Master Chu has moved to Dongzhuanger, and even Jiugong, you are not at the village, and you may come back that day. When you find Dongzhuang, Master Chu is not at home. Ask his family The farmer also said that he had something to do. He didn't know where he was going. He would definitely come back sooner or later. Because there was no one in the family, it was not easy to keep guests. I sat in a wild teahouse and waited. I saw two sheep herding by the roadside. Because of playing football, one lost money, the other refused to pay, and the two had a lively fight. I had nothing to do, persuaded the two of them to leave, and gave him a few pennies to gossip When asked who the sheep belonged to, he pointed to the gate and said, "It belongs to Chu's village." I asked where Mr. Chu was, and he said, "I went into the mountain with Mr. Deng from Xizhuang'er." , went to Shi's house.' I thought, don't you both have whereabouts? Kuang is in the same place again. I said to the boy herding sheep: 'Who of you two will take me to the mountains to find him? I'll give you a few more pennies." He said that he was afraid of losing the sheep and going back to be beaten, so he told me the direction, villages, paths, and gates in the mountain. I followed what he said and walked through two villages to find Come up the mountain pass. Sure enough, there is a small village on this hill, and there is indeed such a black lacquer door in the village. When you go to the door and ask, it is the Shi family, and you are both here. It is a lucky meeting! Please accept it Invent this slingshot, hand over the inkstone to my younger brother, and ask for the address of that thirteenth younger sister, I have to hurry."

Deng Jiugong said: "It turns out that the master has already arrived at my house, and I am really disappointed! It is true to say that the slingshot and the inkstone are combined. But the inkstone is not in my hands for a while, and it is kept in my house. You and I will see you today. It's over, just leave the bow first, I'm busy these two days, and I can't go home, so I ask you to stay in Dongzhuang for two days, and when my business is over, I will go to 28 red willow trees with you to pick it up. The inkstone was handed over face-to-face, there is nothing wrong with it. You don’t have to inquire about the girl’s residence, and you don’t have to look for it, you can find it there, and he won’t see outsiders. If you have anything to say, just tell me.”

I saw that Mr. Yin sank after hearing this, and said: "I dare not obey orders. When I, young and old, from the East handed me this thing, it was originally said that the inkstone was taken by the bow, and the bow was paid by the inkstone. Now the inkstone How can I explain this bow if I have never obtained it?" Deng Jiugong laughed and said: "Sir, although you and I are new friends, if you ask outside, Deng is quite famous. What's more, at my age, how can I still earn money? Is your slingshot not good?" The gentleman said: "That's not what it means. This slingshot is often mentioned to me in my east, and it belongs to the thirteenth younger sister I mentioned just now. This girl is a filial piety and righteousness." The most benevolent and courageous hero once used this slingshot to save the lives of his whole family, so his family set up a longevity tablet for the girl, worshiped day and night, and made offerings of fragrant flowers, and this slingshot was offered in front of the tablet. It is so precious! Because I saw that I was a friend like Mount Tai, I was willing to entrust this thing to me. "Scholars are for confidantes", so I have to be more careful. Besides, I and my Dongren Coming all the way north, when we parted ways on the main road, we agreed that today he would take care of his family and stay in the old shop of Yuelai in Chiping to wait for me. I came here from the Tongkou fork. See you. Don’t argue that I’ll stay here for two days. It’s a trivial matter to make him spend some money on the store’s bicycles, but it’s not going to cause his father and son to worry about what I’m doing. Now that I don’t have the inkstone, I have a reason: brother Come on, I'm just worried that I won't be able to see you two. Now that I've seen you, why worry about not being able to explain these two things? I'm going to leave now and rush back to the store to explain why. We simply stayed at Yuelai store and waited for two days. Ninth Master, your business is over, I will meet again at 28 Red Willow Tree Treasure Village and explain these two things face to face. Where is the girl's residence, I still need to ask for advice." After saying that, he picked up the hat cover and seemed to be in a hurry to leave.

The girl saw it outside the window and was anxious.Do you know why he is in such a hurry?As explained in the book, this bow was originally an inseparable thing for him, only because his mother passed away, and he was eager to go far away to avenge his father. He was just waiting for this bow to be used, but he didn't know when Mr. An would be returned. , I can't wait for a long time, so I left it to Deng Jiugong.Now that Chacha has never left, this thing is delivered to the door, and he is well known, how can there be any reason to allow him to come and go?So after hearing Mr. Yin's words, he was afraid that Deng Jiugong would not be able to keep him, so he said through the window: "Master Jiu, don't let Mr. Na go, and I will come out to see him by myself." Pressed!
Deng Jiugong said there: "Stay here, let's discuss it again." Hearing that the girl wanted to come out by herself, he said, "It's better. The owner has come out." Front hall and back door.That Mr. Yin stood up, pretending to be surprised and asked: "Who is this person?" He looked the girl up and down attentively, and saw that although she looked like a wild crane and a cloud, she seemed to recognize her face at that time. When he came out, he saw the two cinnabar moles on his left and right sideburns at a glance.Deng Jiugong pointed to the girl and said, "This is the thirteenth younger sister you just asked, sir."

The gentleman pretended to be pleasantly surprised and said: "So this is the girl Shisanmei. I, Yin Qiming, accidentally saw this heroine, heroine today. It's a joy in life! It's just such a coincidence that this girl is here too? " Chu Yiguan laughed and said: "Why is it 'here'? Is this their home?" Mr. Fake Yin pretended to understand again: "So this is the girl's house. I only listen to what the sheep-herding boy said The Shi family, the Shi family, I only know that it is a family surnamed Shi.—Since I saw the girl, this matter has been settled, so there is no need to rush away." After finishing speaking, he held his hand and bowed to the girl for half a salute , the girl also hurriedly flashed her body, and all blessings will be returned.

Mr. Na Yin said: "My father and son An's family from the east once said that if they were to see the girl, they asked me to pay homage to him first. He said that because he was protecting his family, he was not allowed to separate himself, so he was allowed to send his family to Beijing. Come to thank me personally. He also said that the girl is a hero who does not expect to repay her kindness, and she is a young lady, so she will definitely not accept the gift; he said that there is a dignified old lady who asked me to see her and make a full gift for him. It’s the same as thanking the girl. The old lady must be in the hall, and I hope the girl will call someone to let me thank you, Yin Qiming.” After hearing this, the girl replied: “Sir, do you ask my mother? Unfortunately, she passed away. After hearing this, Mr. Yin stumbled and said, "Why did the old lady go to heaven? Cough, it's a pity that my father and son from the east are so sincere. I don't know how to honor this old lady of yours. Nourishment, try his best to repay him! Now that the old man passed away first, how can he repay your life-saving kindness, miss? I don’t believe that Yin Qiming never even got a chance to worship! Anyway, may I ask where Zuntang is buried? ? Waiting to worship in front of my grave, it is not in vain to walk this way."

The girl was about to answer, but Deng Jiugong said, "It's not buried yet, it's just parked in the back hall." Mr. Yin said: "So, let me take this slingshot and pay homage to my soul, so that I can go back to my east." People's words." Saying that, he walked inside.The girl hurriedly stopped her and said: "Sir, I've never met you before, and I don't dare to accept this great gift." After she finished speaking, she closed her eyelids, and her little face was tighter than a tight-fitting flute membrane.Deng Jiugong twitched his beard and said, "Girl, that's not what you said. What does the saying say? 'It's hard to buy a hanging with money'. This is not an excuse for your children. Besides, Mr. Yin is loved by others. Trust me, it must be a personal matter, and he must be able to handle the pomp."

As he said that, he called Chu Yiguan and said, "Come on, go and light the incense candles first, and the lady also please go in and wait for the gift. I will accompany you in when the inside is ready." The girl thought, the slingshot is here, and she Let him go in and worship before the spirit.In response, he turned around and went in.

Chu Yiguan was also busy preparing joss sticks.At this moment, Deng Jiugong secretly slapped Mr. An on the shoulder with that big slap, then put his four fingers together, and stretched out his old and strong thumb, smiling all over his face, but said nothing. .Said outside the words: "You are really good! You have estimated everything!"

After a while, Chu Yiguan came out to invite him, and Mr. Zhen'an, the fake Mr. Yin, went in with Deng Jiugong.I saw a small house with three rooms and two volumes inside. The first volume connected the three rooms, the left and right shops were next to the south kang by the window, and the back volume was one bright and two dark. It is placed in the middle of the hall.The girl knelt on the right side of the spirit, waiting to return the gift.I saw Mrs. Chu standing behind him to take care of him.Master An went to the coffin, and Chu Yiguan presented the sandalwood box.The master respectfully picked up three pinches of incense, then took off the slingshot, held it in both hands, and with tears in his eyes, he said to Lingzhu: "Ah, old... old lady! I, hey, hey, hey , Xixi! Yin Qiming..." The girl looked at it, feeling a little impatient.I said in my heart: "This gentleman must have some symptoms. What is his nondescript praise? Where did he come from this tear? It's okay!"

How can the poor girl know the pain in Master An's heart at this moment!Generally speaking, in this world, you stand upright and deal with as many people as the sands of the Ganges River in the world. Even if loyalty, filial piety and righteousness are all false, only you can deal with yourself. The four words "joy, anger, sorrow and joy" are genuine. Business, no holidays.If these four words are included but not uttered, it is nature; if all the words are in the middle, it is human affection.There is no joy, anger, sorrow, and joy in the world that follows natural human feelings; if joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are separated from natural human feelings, that friend will be far away from others.Since this bean was bitten by Mr. Zhu Kaoting, it has not been able to jump out of these two sentences.

(End of this chapter)