Sheng Fu

Chapter 384

About fifty miles outside the east city, there is a village called Fengmao Village.

The houses in the village are built by mountains and rivers, and they are scattered and orderly. Because it is a newly built village, it looks much more grand than ordinary old villages. Every household has a small courtyard.

Life is mainly based on farming, and the men in a few families live outside.

Wenyu came to a family of four under the leadership of Xingluo Spies. The small courtyard was not dilapidated, and there were weeds growing in the corners. Generally speaking, it was not clean or sloppy.

There are five houses in total, three bedrooms, one main hall, and one kitchen room.

The people who participated in the cabinet assessment this time came in the name of coming to the poor village to experience the hardships of the people. Before Wenyu came here, the entire Fengmao Village knew that a scholar was coming under the propaganda of Panlong Spy.

A family of four, hostess and hostess, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and a bedridden old man.

The male host, Su Zhengyun, is 40 years old, his wife takes her husband's surname, named Su, and his son's name is Su Ming.

Before coming here, Wen Yu had already inquired with other families in Fengmao Village and learned about the specific situation of this family, but he still needed to find out the details from the person concerned.

In the main hall, Su Zhengyun was wearing a well-washed brocade dress, and on his right thumb was wearing a jasper wrench. From Wen Yu's eyes, this wrench was also a fake, not worth a lot of money.

Su Zhengyun's appearance could not be considered handsome, but he was tall and capable of doing a lot of physical work. He was born in a peasant family, and he was born with extraordinary strength, so he was considered stronger than most peasants.

"I really didn't expect that a scholar would also come to my Su family. I hope you don't mind the hospitality." Su Zhengyun smiled softly.

His wife, Mrs. Su, did not serve the table, but kept busy around the stove.

There are three or five side dishes on the table, and a pot of flower carvings that have been heavily watered. As for the tea, it is the baby's breath that ordinary people often drink, that is, tea dregs.

Wen Yu smiled gently: "Just kidding, the food here is very humane."

Su Zhengyun said: "Scholars just know how to talk. I heard that there is a unicorn and a white tiger in the Hengchang Sect. They are very mighty and extraordinary. I wonder if you have seen it, tell me about it?"

Wen Yu responded implicitly: "I'm lucky enough to have seen it, but I don't know how to describe it. Ordinary people will be scared to death when they see such a beast. Those who are less timid may die."

In fact, Wenyu has never seen the white tiger and black unicorn, and it is also hearsay.

Su Zhengyun said thoughtfully, "Is that so."

The host is very talkative. He talked about the general situation of Fengmao Village, and his speaking skills are quite good. He can talk endlessly without getting bored.

For a farmer who has never read a book, this is not easy.

Wen Yu asked curiously, "Where is your son?"

Su Zhengyun laughed and said: "I went up the mountain to cut firewood, and the young man's strength has gradually improved, so he can share some burden with the family."

Wen Yu continued: "What do you plan to find a way out for the child in the future?"

Su Zhengyun immediately put down his chopsticks, and said with a calm expression: "As for the way out, it's up to him to make a fuss. I'm not a rich man, and I'm not a scholar like Mr. My children and grandchildren have their own blessings, just follow the fate."

Wen Yu nodded slightly, and echoed, "That makes sense."

After chatting for a while, Su Zhengyun got up and said: "Sir, whatever you want, I have to go out to find friends."

Wen Yu hummed, and Su Zhengyun stroked his fake finger-wrench, and strode out the door.

His wife, Mrs. Su, began to clear the table at this moment. Just as she was about to pour a cup of tea for Wen Yu, Wen Yu slightly dissuaded her: "Sister-in-law is busy. I will do it myself. My son went to the mountain to chop firewood. He should come back."

Su's appearance is not bad, but she is old and a peasant woman, her skin is a bit rough, and her eyes don't have much luster.

He nodded somewhat restrainedly, and began to clear the table again.

Wenyu began to drink tea here on his own. Wenyu's birth is not bad, at least he is much better than this family. He comes from an ordinary big family in the north. On the way to study.

Not long after, Su Ming came back. The young man was dressed in coarse linen and carried a bundle of firewood on his back. From Wen Yu's eyes, the bundle of firewood weighed at least two hundred catties. The young man was born with extraordinary physical strength.

Seeing her son came back, Mrs. Su subconsciously revealed a radiance on her obscure face, and said softly, "Hurry up and eat."

Su Ming glanced at Wen Yu curiously, Wen Yu nodded slightly to pay tribute to him, and was also observing this young man. In terms of appearance alone, he was considered a handsome man. After putting on a suit of splendid clothes, he really looked like a crown jade. elegant demeanor.

Although poor, the young man's eyes are piercing, exuding an air of neither humble nor overbearing.

Seeing this, the Su family on the side quickly introduced: "Son, this is Mr. Wenyu from Hengchangzong. He came to our village to observe the people's sentiments."

Only then did Su Ming come to his senses, he didn't know how to bow, so he bowed to Wen Yu bluntly, and said clearly, "Su Ming, my junior, has met Mr. Wen."

As a village boy, it is not easy to have such a courageous and calm demeanor when seeing outsiders, at least much better than most village boys.

Wenyu felt more and more that the young man in front of him was very pleasing to the eye.

Softly said: "No need to be too polite, you eat first."

Su Ming hummed, looked at his mother and asked, "Have you eaten, grandma?"

The family thought that there was an old man who was bedridden, and Su Ming cared about this old man very much.

Su replied: "Hurry up and eat. I have already settled down with Grandma. I must be exhausted after cutting such a large bundle of firewood today."

To his mother's cold and warm questions, Su Ming responded flatly: "It's not too tired."

The young man began to eat on the table, took a few mouthfuls, and asked hesitantly, "Did dad go to gamble again?"

Su Shi's energy and energy that he had gathered with great difficulty suddenly faltered, and he nodded helplessly.

Su Ming didn't react much to this, he was used to it.

Su Zhengyun is addicted to gambling, and he doesn't care about family affairs. The reason why he was able to settle down in Fengmao Village is because his father left him a legacy, which is not a small amount for ordinary people, but the large Most of them caused Su Zhengyun to lose in gambling. In the end, he was forced to make a living and offended some ruffians in his hometown, so he came here to settle down in desperation.

His wife, Su, is busy with household chores and taking care of the elderly, while his son, Su Ming, cuts and sells firewood to make ends meet. But if his father runs out of money, he will ask Su Ming for it. A severe beating.

This is the case with this family.

The assessment that Wenyu accepted here was to help the family get out of the quagmire and start over.

As far as I can see, the most direct way is to kill Su Zhengyun and let his son be the master of the family. As long as there are no gamblers in the family, life will be prosperous sooner or later.

But this violates benevolence, righteousness and morality. As an official, you should not take the edge of the sword.

Not long after, Su Ming finished his meal and was about to go out to sell firewood. Wen Yu suddenly said, "Young man, why don't we chat."

Mrs. Su was slightly startled, and then gave Su Ming a positive look, thinking that if he could chat with scholars, he could learn a lot of truths.

Su Ming hesitated, he didn't want to delay selling firewood.

Wenyu saw what was going on in his heart, and casually took out a tael of silver from his cuff and put it on the table, saying, "Just treat it as if I bought this bundle of firewood."

Su Shi immediately covered her mouth in surprise, one tael of silver is not a small amount for a peasant family.

However, the young man was extremely calm. He came to Wen Yu and sat down, and said very seriously: "Although I don't know why the master wants to talk to me, this bundle of firewood is not worth a tael of silver. The master is a guest, and he is also a guest." I really want to have a chat with me, and I will sell this bundle of firewood tomorrow."

Su's eyes were erratic, and he felt that his son was a little too honest, this is only one tael of silver.

But Su didn't say much, she admired her son from the bottom of her heart. Since he was about ten years old, his son has already undertaken most of the physical work in the family, and now his son is the real breadwinner.

Seeing this, Wenyu was taken aback, feeling that she had just bought the young man with money, a little superficial, and a little sorry for the young man. It has been a long time, and such a sincere apology has never come to her heart.

I really lost the face of a scholar...

After adjusting his wording a little, he said slowly, "I already know about the situation in your family. I think you have worked hard all these years."

Speaking of this, Su Shi's tears fell down without disappointment, they all said that it was good to have a baby, and it was indeed good to have a baby, and his son really suffered a lot and suffered a lot of beatings.

Su Ming was silent for a while, then took a sip from the teacup, probably because he spent too much energy chopping firewood on the mountain today, and his throat was always a little dry.

"It's a bit hard. My father is impetuous by nature and loves to gamble. I can't do anything about it, but since some things are in front of my eyes, someone has to do it."

"I don't complain about my hard life, and I don't complain that my father is not a thing, although he is indeed not a thing."

When saying these words, Su Ming showed a maturity that did not belong to his age.

Wen Yu felt a little sad for the young man in front of him.

Yan said: "In a few years, you will have to start a family. Finding a wife will always cost a lot of money. If you count on you to sell firewood, you may not be able to save enough money for a daughter-in-law."

Speaking of this, Su Ming smiled bitterly, and glanced at the sky today, it was misty and misty, quite poignant.

"He doesn't think about doing these things. One step at a time is one step at a time. Fate depends on luck."

"I'm not a scholar, and I don't understand those so-called great principles. I just know that people have their own destiny when they live."

At this moment, the mother on the side was already in tears, if she was not afraid of losing her son's face, she would have cried a lot to complain.

It is impossible to chop firewood and sell firewood to save a daughter-in-law. The benefits are too small, and the hard-earned money Su Ming earns will not fall into his own hands. There is also a grandmother in the family who needs to drink medicine frequently. His father has no money for gambling. I will also ask Su Ming.

Throughout the year, Su Ming worked very hard, but left nothing behind.

This sadness can only be understood by those who have experienced it.

Wen Yu asked again: "If your father can help you, what are you going to do?"

From the heart, Wen Yu likes the young man in front of him very much.

Su Ming smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "If there is a chance, I would like to venture outside. I am still strong enough to join the army and serve Hengchangzong. It is also possible to be a pawn."

"As for lofty aspirations, I may have them, but I haven't read a book, and I can't tell what my ambitions are."

"I wish I could be a general in the future."

When he said these words, Su Ming's eyes were full of hope, but more of despair.

Because he knew it was impossible.

Wen Yu continued to ask: "Do you care about your grandma?"

This time, Su Ming showed the youthful spirit he should have at this age, and said: "Yes, I was often beaten when I was young, thanks to my grandma who stopped my father for me. Grandma is an honest person. She loves me, and I love you too. she."

"It's a pity that grandpa passed away a few years ago. I remember that when grandpa was still alive, his family was fairly well off. It's a pity that my father was not a good person after all, and the family fortune fell because of him."

"If you still have a wealthy family like in previous years, you can spend money to hire a better doctor to cure grandma's illness."

"And mother, you can also save a lot of hard work."

I don't know if it's because the fantasy is too good, or because of other reasons, the corner of the young man's mouth is slightly raised, as if he has a good heart.

Wen Yu poured a cup of tea for Su Ming, Su Ming felt a little rude, how could he ask his husband to pour tea for him.

"It's okay, I'm a guest at your house. Today you and I are considered friends, so you don't need to care about those red tapes." Wen Yu softly said.

The children of the poor are already in charge of the family, but Su Ming is not the head of the family, but he has the reality of being the head of the family.

Su Ming drank this cup of tea, the tea poured by the scholar, it tasted special.

Wen Yu said: "I'm not familiar with the village, why don't you walk with me?"

Su Ming didn't think about it, nodded and said: "Okay, speaking of it, we really did not entertain well, sir, please don't mind."

Wen Yu laughed it off, and then the two walked out of the small courtyard.

A quiet narrow path, the two of them walked slowly, there was a small river in front of it, the water flow was clear, and the river was also very shallow.

On the river is a wooden bridge, about three feet wide, which can only be passed by one person, Su Ming leans slightly forward.

Wenyu glanced at the small river, secretly circulated his true energy, and hooked his hands slightly. A fish in the river jumped onto the wooden bridge uncontrollably, writhed violently on the wooden bridge, and wanted to re-enter the water, but was secretly controlled by Wenyu. No matter how much you toss, you can't get off the wooden bridge and re-enter the water.

This fish is not big, just an ordinary grass carp. Although it is not big, it is enough to cook a pot of fish soup.

For most, this is an undeniable windfall.

It is not easy for a grass carp to emerge here, but Wen Yu has prepared this fish long ago, and he wants to see how this young man handles this fish.

When Su Ming saw the grass carp, he walked up to it, pushed the fish out of the water slightly with his foot, and said in surprise, "There are very few grass carp in this place."

Wen Yu smiled gratifiedly, but still asked: "This fish is not enough to eat meat, but enough to cook soup, don't you think it's a pity?"

Su Ming didn't think too much, and replied naturally: "Maybe that's the case, grandma, maybe this fish is healthy, but this fish hasn't grown up yet, and it accidentally came to this wooden bridge, maybe I should catch it, Let's cook tonight."

"It has a place where it should go, and I do it smoothly, and I don't feel lost in my heart, which is also very good."

"Isn't this a little silly? After all, there are many fish in this river."

Wen Yu smiled and said: "I'm not stupid, just do things according to your heart."

Su Ming didn't understand, but still smiled, his eyes were clear and shining.

At this moment, Wen Yu already had her own destiny in her heart.

And he also guessed that the content of the assessment of the other nine people was basically the same as his own. Although the actual situation was different, it was more or less the same.

Right or wrong, sometimes it doesn't matter what anyone says.

Wen Yu also felt that she was very lucky, and the suzerain had already fulfilled the prophecy in the Hengchang Palace.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you today." Wen Yu said.

Su Ming didn't take it too seriously, and said, "It's our blessing that Mr. can come to a poor family like ours. It's true that it's disturbing to some extent. It may suddenly cause some ripples in our life like stagnant water. It's also a beautiful thing."

Su Ming continued to take this scholar around the village. There was a gambler in the family, who was destined to be unable to hold his head up in the whole village. Along the way, Wen Yu saw many people beating Su Ming, a young man intentionally or unintentionally. Lang pointed, and many parents saw Su Ming coming, and even drove their daughters back to the house.

Wen Yu saw it all and laughed silently.And Su Ming's eyes were as calm as ever.

(End of this chapter)