happy fisherman

Chapter 244 Night Vision (2)

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After an unknown amount of time, the movements of his hands slowed down, as if he had gradually stabilized his emotions.

"Did I discover that I could have night vision on the second or third day after my mother passed away." He said lightly.

No emotion could be heard from his calm voice, but Beibei's heart throbbed inexplicably.

"Your mother... How long has it been since you passed away?" She asked hesitantly, but regretted it again.

She could feel the grief in his heart, and she shouldn't let him reopen the scars.

He fell silent again, but this time he quickly spoke again: "Five years!"

She opened her mouth and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

But once he opened his mouth, he couldn't seem to stop.

"My mother has a noble status, but my father is a commoner. They came together after going through a lot of hardships, so they cherish each other very much."

His voice was very soft and slow, but Beibei felt it was extremely heavy. She raised her head slightly, trying to stop him from continuing, but she couldn't bear to interrupt his talk.

"They thought that after going through ups and downs, they would be able to hold their son's hand and grow old together, but at this moment, my father's clan patriarch came to the door and asked my father to return to his hometown in the Northeast."

"I told you before that my father was originally a child of a poor family. He received help from the clan before he made his fortune, so he had to obey the patriarch's request, so he took my mother back to the northeast."

"It was at this time that my mother was pregnant with me, and the patriarch of the clan used my mother's inability to serve my father as an excuse to seduce my father with women, and even gave my father a concubine..."

When Duan Yixu said this, there was obvious hatred in his voice.

At this time, Beibei couldn't help interrupting him, and asked with grief and anger in his voice: "Why did your patriarch give your father a woman? He is not your grandfather, what right does he have to let your father take a concubine?" ?”

What she hates the most is people who destroy other people's marriages. Even if their clan patriarch has helped Duan Xin, can he use this as an excuse to destroy his family?
Seeing her cheeks puffed up in anger, Duan Yixu's hatred for the patriarch of the clan miraculously disappeared, replaced by warmth in his heart, he squeezed her hand tightly, raised his lips and said: "You grew up by the sea , the folk customs in your place are simple and honest, it is impossible to understand how much power the clan has in us."

"I know!" Beibei pursed her lips and said seriously.

She has read about the ancient clan in some history books. In ancient times, the clan was very authoritative. It symbolized the ancestor's staff, which could punish any clansman who made a mistake without going through the government, and even had the right to punish him. After the stick.

"You know?" He froze for a while.

Ever since he came to the south, he felt that the southerners have less concept of clan than the northerners. In the south, as long as you work hard enough, when you reach a certain height, the old people in the clan, such as patriarchs, elders, etc., may still worship you .

But their side is different, even if the clansman on their side becomes an important minister in the court, the clan still has the right to ruin his future and decide his life or death.

Therefore, any member of the clan must obey the reprimand of the patriarch and elders.

Because of his beliefs since he was a child, and his father's help from the clan, he didn't dare to disobey the request of the clan leader, so he tied himself to the clan all his life, and even tied his mother to death!

After listening to Duan Yixu's words, Beibei sighed deeply. She originally thought that he had a good fate, that he was born into a rich family and lived a life without worrying about food and clothing, but she never thought that his life experience would be so rough.

Beibei originally thought that this was already miserable enough, but what Duan Yixu said next made her whole body ache.

"Because my father lost his family very early. He had no father or mother. The patriarchs and elders of the clan saw that my father was promising, married a wife and set up a family business. They were very worried that my father would be won over by my mother sooner or later. Go, so they have one less puppet."

"Even though my father was unwilling, the patriarchs and elders kept giving my father women, saying that they would let him spend the night, but the relationship between my father and my mother can't be destroyed casually. In a hurry, in the end I paid a lot of money to buy a woman with means from other places... That woman tricked her into climbing into my father's bed, and even got caught by the patriarch!"

Duan Yixu's voice became colder and colder, it was no longer as peaceful as it was at the beginning, and even carried a penetrating sinister meaning, Beibei's heart also rose.

Duan Yixu omitted the embarrassment that woman had repeatedly given his mother with the support of the patriarch and elders during the old man's absence, and finally told her how his mother was killed.

"The Northeast is a barren land. It takes a long mountain road to go to the market from our house. On that day, because I received a letter from my father to come back, my mother took me and a few servants to buy food... "

When Duan Yixu said this, he paused again, and his voice changed, as if coming from hell, with a trembling and sinister air: "Who would have thought that those servants had been bribed long ago, and killed us on the mountain road? The mother and child were knocked out and locked in a secret room where you can't see your fingers."

"Who bought those servants?" Beibei asked tensely.

"There is no clue so far!" He clenched his vacant hand bitterly.

"Have you got doubts?" she asked.

"There are a few, but they are all excluded by the old man."

"Is it because there is no evidence?"

"Ah."

"How long have you been locked up?" she asked again.

"I don't know exactly how long we've been locked up. After they locked my mother and me into the secret room, they never showed up again, and they didn't give us food or drink. It was dark there, and they let us fend for ourselves in the secret room. "

Thinking of the scene at that time, Duan Yixu swallowed with difficulty, and his voice became heavier and heavier: "My mother and I were thirsty and hungry, and I don't know how long it took, I felt my throat was so dry that I couldn't even speak , my stomach was screaming from hunger, and I was dizzy. I felt my mother hug me tightly and call my name softly. I wanted to open my eyes to see her, but I didn’t know it was because the secret room was too dark. , I'm still too tired, I can't see my mother's face anyway."

"I was so scared at the time. I wanted to ask my mother, would I die? But I couldn't say a word when I opened my mouth. I felt scared and wanted to reach out and hug my mother, but I couldn't even raise my hand. My consciousness is becoming more and more blurred, and I feel my mother's soft cry is getting farther and farther away."

Hearing this, Beibei noticed that his voice was a little choked up, so she couldn't help shaking his hand, and said softly, "Stop talking."

He shook his head and continued: "Just before I fell into a coma, I felt water dripping from my lips, and I greedily sucked it regardless... Later, I gradually became conscious and asked my mother Where did this water come from, why did it smell like blood... I remember my mother still told me with a smile..."

(End of this chapter)