Brocade legend

Chapter 24 The Voice of the Stone

The next day, Lu Bing woke up from his lethargy, feeling dry mouth and splitting headache, Lian Qiu quickly brought him tea to sober up.

When Lu Bing's head got better, Lian Qiu told him softly: "Go out and have a look... That big man has been kneeling outside all morning..."

Lu Bing put on his coat and pushed open the door, only to see Shi Shi kneeling outside the door.

Lu Bing stepped forward hurriedly, trying to lift the stone up, but unfortunately he was unable to do so, so Lu Bing gave up and asked, "What's wrong with the stone? Why is it so?"

Shitou said in a naive voice: "My lord. Although Shitou is stupid, he also knows that you saved Mammy's life. Mammy said that the favor of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. Shitou has nothing else to repay Master, so he had to come If you kowtow a few times, you are giving your life to the adults."

Lu Bing frowned and said: "Shitou, my officer... I admit that I want to accept you, but it's not because of this that I extended the doctor for Nanny Li. Doctor Li didn't come here just for Nanny... I just want to be able to have you." You are a brother, but you are not willing to repay your kindness!"

Shitou paused and said: "Shitou understands, Shitou is willing."

Lu Bing asked suspiciously: "Didn't we discuss it yesterday? What's more... did the mother agree?"

Shitou stood up straight, but his simple and honest expression was full of sadness: "My lord, Shitou has been stupid since he was a child. Fortunately, he has a father and a nanny, so he can live until now. When he was young, he wanted to play with children from other families and was seen by adults. , always came to chase me, afraid that I would accidentally hurt someone. Those children always said that I was a monster, and they dared not approach me, but they threw stones at me from a distance. Later, in order to protect me, Mammy was killed by I smashed my head, that time... I really hurt people. Later, my father and mother would not let me go out. My father told me that I was a rock. It’s okay to be smashed. Actually. Actually, I don’t want to Get out. I have Papa and Mammy enough!"

As Shitou talked, tears gradually came down.Lu Bing was by the side, listening silently...

"Actually, I know...I know that my father will never come back again. He can no longer teach me boxing, lift a stone lock with me...I understand it all. So I practiced by myself and practiced desperately. I want my father to watch Look, look at me lifting the ancestral thousand-jin stone lock. Dad always said that no one has lifted it for several lifetimes. I am his hope... I think, if I lift it, will Dad come back! After lifting the stone lock, I will lift the big rock in the yard! Lift one thousand catties, two thousand catties, three thousand catties! I won’t be lazy anymore, I’m going to practice boxing well! Dad, have you seen it?”

Shi Shi seemed to want to say everything he hadn't had the chance to say in 20 years. He couldn't make a sound while he was talking.At this time Lian Qiu also came out of the room, looked at the stone with pity, took out his handkerchief and handed it to Lu Bing, Lu Bing took the handkerchief and wiped the stone.Stone did not dodge, but continued to mutter:

"Father never came back, and Mammy was sick too... I was scared, but I didn't know what to do. Mammy asked me to take the things at home to the pawnshop... Actually, I knew that the pawnshop cheated me, but I I dare not say anything, for fear that they won’t let me become a nurse. The nanny won’t be able to see a doctor. The things at home are all gone, so I go to work and move desperately all day. The steward only gives me ten pennies. At least, but I still dare not say a word, because I am afraid that if I say it, I will not be in charge, so I will not eat if I can not eat, and drink water if I can..."

While talking, Lianqiu couldn't help crying, Lu Bing remained silent and clenched his fists.Shi Shi's expression gradually became firmer!

"I'm stupid! But I've read books, and I debate right and wrong! I know who treats me well and who treats me badly! My lord!" Shitou looked up at Lu Bing fiercely, with his waist straight: "I know who is right, my lord. Be good to me! I know that the lord will not harm me! I also know that as long as there is a lord, the nanny can live! No one will dare to bully me again! My lord! Shitou’s life will be given to my lord!"

The morning sun was shining gently on Shi Shi's shoulders. Standing in the shadow of the eaves, Lu Bing could feel Shi Shi's eyes were hotter than the sun...

"I don't need wages, as long as I let my mother live well! I will give my life to my lord! My lord, you can accept me!"

Lu Bing couldn't see Shitou's face clearly at this time, but he could feel the sincerity bursting from that thick chest.

Lu Bingang was about to say yes immediately, but he saw Li Mama rushing out from the side room.

Lu Bingang was about to say yes immediately, but he saw that Nanny Li rushed out from the side room. Her weak legs and feet could not support her weak body. She fell from the steps like a fallen leaf and fell directly to the bottom of the steps.

She didn't seem to feel the pain, and struggled desperately, trying to throw herself at the stone.

Just as Lu Bing was about to go forward, a person jumped out of the door, and in a flash, he had already helped Nanny Li up first.

Lu Bing looked over and saw a little brother with a thin body and delicate features.

Lianqiu, who was almost exclaimed by Nanny Li's dangerous action just now, called out: "Little brother!"

The person who came was Yang Lianqiu's third brother, Yang Sen, the Saburo of the Yang family.

Yang Sen supported Nanny Li, but Nanny Li was still struggling desperately to get to the stone.

Yang Sen had just arrived, and he hadn't figured out the situation yet. He looked at his sister and brother-in-law suspiciously. Seeing that his brother-in-law had no objection, he gently lifted Mammy Li and walked to the side of the stone.

Yang Sen first glanced at the unusually tall stone in surprise, then put down Nanny Li.

Shi Shi supported Nanny Li, but didn't get up, Nanny Li tightly hugged Shi Shi's thick arm, and didn't let go, just muttering: "No, no, it's very dangerous, the old woman just said this After thinking about it, we can’t do without stones!”.

Yang Sen walked up and called his brother-in-law, Lu Bing said yes, and Yang Sen walked to his sister Yang Lianqiu.

Lian Qiu asked: "What are you doing here?"

Yang Sen said casually: "I came here with my father. I heard that the imperial doctor came yesterday, so my father insisted on coming here early in the morning to ask about the situation."

Lianqiu groaned and asked again: "Daddy?"

Yang Sen looked at the stone and replied: "Talk to Master Lu in front." Without waiting for Lianqiu to ask again, Yang Sen asked first: "What's going on here?"

(End of this chapter)