Heroes of the Sons and Daughters

Chapter 54 Meeting Your Parents
Last time, it was written that the families of An and He were busy on the road, and the families of Deng and Chu were in a hurry to see them off.There was nothing to say all night.The next day, when He Yufeng woke up at dawn, she saw that Mrs. An's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang and Deng Jiugong's aunt had all washed up, watching the servants and maids return their luggage.Only Mrs. Chu was not in front of her. The girl thought that he couldn't get over the troubles, so she hurriedly cleaned up. She wanted to take advantage of this moment to go and say goodbye to Mrs. Jiugong and Mrs. Chu to say goodbye.When I asked the aunt and grandma, I found out that his father and daughter went to the mountain to take care of Qi Ling at five o'clock.

Miss Yufeng heard this and said, "I've lived here for three whole years, and I've inherited so much from his father and son. I don't know if I may see you again in this life. I have a lot to say. Why did I leave so early? Why don't you say a word?" Mrs. An said: "Jiu Gong left a message, saying that they had to go around a long way from the mountains. He, his uncle, aunt, and your eldest brother all went first, and stayed behind. Your uncle is here to call for protection, and our girls will start from here, and wait on the boat at the pier. When we get to the boat, his father and son will also come, how many people there can't say anything!"

The girl was helpless, so she had to eat something with everyone in a hurry, resigned from the aunt, packed up and left.

When we came to the hall, Mr. An was waiting outside. People from the Chu family, together with Dai Qin, Sui Yuan'er, and Kan Lu'er, had prepared vehicles in the large courtyard on the east.Mr. An led the way, and a group of people got on the car from the courtyard.At present, Mrs. An is in the same car with Miss Yufeng, and Mrs. Zhang is in the same car with Miss Jinfeng. Master An saw that everyone got into the car, so he got into the car himself, and took Dai Qin and other escorts with him.

Then he left the fork in Qingyun Castle and came along the main road to the canal.It took less than half an hour to walk for a total of ten miles, and I saw three large flat boats and a few meals disembarking by the ferry wharf.Jin Sheng, Liang Cai, and Ye Tong were all waiting on the bow.Also, Deng Jiugong sent three veteran dealers and a few idiots to help take care of them along the way, because Mr. An took few people with him, and sent them straight to Beijing. Springboard, carry luggage.Master An put everyone on Mrs. An's boat.Although Miss Yufeng has been to Gansu Province with her father, they have traveled by dry road and have never been on a long boat. Now when they get on the boat, they feel that the general flavor is different, refreshing.

Mrs. Zhang looked for the girl's luggage when she entered the door. Miss Zhang said: "My mother and sister live on that boat, and the luggage is over there." Mrs. Zhang said: "Aren't we sleeping here? Then let's go at my house and see." Luggage to go." Said, looked into the cabin and left.Mrs. An said: "Family, don't be busy. There are people on board to take care of you. You didn't eat anything just now. It's not too late to go after dinner." He said, "What do I eat? I'm not that big bowl of plain rice ! When you come back to eat with everyone, serve me a bowl." Said, and passed the boat earlier.

Everyone rested for a while, only to see Mrs. Chu coming first by car.As soon as he entered the cabin door, he said, "if you dare, you're all here. I missed it. Who knows that it's going to be more than ten miles around!" Yin said to Miss Yufeng again, "it's very safe to go up the road. Don't worry! It's really difficult for us young master. We picked it up for thirty or forty miles. Our old man and your brother-in-law took the car instead; he followed Ling and never left. He, he said a lot, and said that the second uncle ordered him to follow him. Just look at it, when you come back here, you are also sloppy."

Mrs. An said: "He is a child, shouldn't he take care of his sister!" After hearing this, Yufeng felt very upset.Just as Mrs. Chu was waiting to speak, she suddenly heard him ask, "Where's Zhang's mother?" Miss Zhang said, "The old man was thinking about his sister's luggage before he got on the boat." Mrs. Chu said, "Really?" Damn, I'll go over there to have a look too." Saying that, he got up and left.Miss Yufeng said: "What are you busy with? You are so panic-stricken?" Before she could finish her sentence, Mrs. Chu stood up and left the cabin.

After a while, Jin Sheng came in and said: "Ms. He's spirit is almost at the pier." Master An said: "In this case, I have to go ashore to meet you. You don't even need to move girls, there are many people crowded there. On the boat, there is no place to hide, so Suoxing will go there after he is safe." Then he went out.When I was young, the spirit arrived, and I only heard that after a long time of busy work there, the arrangements were made properly, and the husband had to leave.On one side of the boat, fans were placed, tables and chairs were set up, and they were cleaned up before Master An invited Miss Yufeng to come over.Mrs. An and Miss Zhang also accompanied them.

When the girl entered the door, she saw his mother's coffin, which was tightly wrapped and parked safely. It was even more secure than sending his father back to Beijing that day, so she hurriedly went forward to burn incense and kowtow to offer sacrifices.Because he was with Master He'an's family, he refused to mourn.After worshiping, I was about to thank everyone, but I hadn't seen Mrs. Chu for a long time, because I asked, "Where is Miss Chu? Simply invite the master, and we will talk about it together." Master An said: "Girl, sit down first. Next, let me tell you. Because the father and daughter of the nine fathers have been with you for three years, they were separated once, and they couldn't bear to say goodbye. They were also afraid that you were in love with your brothers and sisters, and couldn't bear to be separated. Make up your mind, it's not up to you to say goodbye. The two of them just left as soon as they finished their work, and they probably have gone a long way by now." While talking, there was only a sound of gongs, and Ye La pulled up the canopy of the boat, and the boatmen shouted When the horn was lighted, the boat left the shore, rippling in the middle of the current, and went down smoothly.

At this time, the girl's Wu Yun Gai Xue donkey followed Hua Zhong into the capital, and the slingshot with a copper tire and iron back was borrowed to fight for courage, only a wild goose feather knife was left hanging in the back cabin , let him take it and jump into the room with a whoosh, probably he didn't have the ability to jump into the water with a thud, so he just stared at the water in a daze.Thinking about it again, the four families of An, Zhang, Deng, and Chu have put in so much effort for me alone, and each of them is doing their best. , It is rare to encounter such a situation.Therefore, he interrupted Liqing, let alone said anything, and only followed Master An and Mrs. An to the north wholeheartedly.Mr. an entrusted Mrs. Zhang to accompany the girl on the boat, and sent his wet nurse and maid, the daughter-in-law He Suiyuan of Dai Qin's family, to take care of her with two rough envoys.Mrs. An gave her two little girls, Hualing'er to Miss Yufeng, and Wicker'er to his wife Zhang Jinfeng.On this day, Mr. An, Mrs. An and Miss Zhang accompanied the girl on the boat, and they didn't return to the boat until the boat docked at night.It was only Mr. An who suffered two big blisters on his heels when he walked, and his legs hurt, and he hugged his legs and hummed.

Don't bother talking.From this day on, either Mrs. an came to chat with the girl, or Miss Zhang came to play with him, and master an came to visit every day.Making a living on this waterway is nothing more than opening early and mooring late, to block the rain and wait for the wind.It took more than a day to reach the ground in Texas early.

But it is said that this place in Dezhou is a place where the north and the south are converging.It was very early in the day when the boat arrived, and the red sun had not yet reached the mountain, and the slanting sun lit up the turbulent stream on the water, and the shadows of the masts on the boat lay across the shore. Taking advantage of the scattered willows, it was the fishermen's dinner. , clearly a picture.It just so happened that the three boats connected head to tail were all leaning against the shore.The atmosphere of the canal is along the river, but when the official boats draw near, some village women rush to the shore, carry a basket, and sell some odds and ends, such as hemp rope, cotton thread, rags, belts, and even eggs, shochu, Dried tofu, small fish roe and the like are also available for a small profit.

On this day, Mrs. an's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to eat on Miss Yufeng's boat.Mrs. An saw that there were only women on the shore, and the weather was not cold, so she closed the bright tile window outside, and hung up the drawers of the inside window, and stood in front of the window, chatting with the village women for a long time and a short time. .Ask him about the local customs and stories here, and ask where they all live in that village.One of them said: "My village is called Xiaozi Village." Mrs. An said: "How did you get such a good name? I think everyone in your village is filial." He said: "That's not the case. That's it. It has been a hundred years, and I also heard my old man say that there is no teacher in his old age who is a native of Nanzhi. He opened a school in this place, but he is no longer here. He has no relatives either. Everyone buried him on the mass grave. Later, when his son became an official, he came to find his father. When he heard that he was gone, he went door-to-door to ask where he was buried, but no one knew. My house is not far from his school, but my old father-in-law knows about it, who cares about it? I didn’t tell him where it was. He was helpless, just in the wilderness After crying for a while, who knew he was caught by the wind, returned to the store, became sick and died, and my village built a small temple about three feet high for him. Because of this, everyone said he was a dutiful son Yes, it’s called Xiaozi Village.”

Mrs. An listened and couldn't help nodding her head in admiration.After hearing this, the girl thought to herself: "It turns out that being a filial son also has its fortunes and misfortunes, and it also has its flaws. I just heard that this man is a man, he became famous in his studies, and he wanted to find his father's bones, but he was nowhere to be found. I hold grudges. Thinking of me, He Yufeng, who met this Uncle An, the two places were fulfilled, and the same mound was buried together, so I can’t say the phrase 'don’t ask for help’." After thinking about it, I felt that listening to these words was more enjoyable, and I couldn’t help but Ask the village woman, "You still have stories like this here. Let's hear two more things."

Another older one said: "We have a lot of weird things in Dezhou! The weirdest thing is the new city god in our city!" The girl laughed and said, "How come there are old and new city gods? "The man said: "What can you say! There is a Town God's Temple in every state and county, and there is a City God in that temple. Who has seen that the City God has a great spirit? Three years ago, one day suddenly arrived here. In the middle of the night, I heard in the Temple of the City God, it sounded like the people and horses playing the sheng and the fine music, saying that the Lord of the City had been replaced and a new official had arrived. From that day on, the Lord of the City became enlightened: "If it doesn't rain, please Beg him, and the sky will rain; if there is no harvest, beg him, and the land will reap; if there are locusts, beg him, and the locusts will fly on the tree and eat the leaves of the tree, without harming the crops; Burning incense sticks and making a wish for an old illness is more responsive. At the end of this year, a big tiger appeared in our mountains, and it took the pigs and sheep raised by other people to eat every day. The state sends How many hunters beat him, and injured several people, but no one dared to provoke him. Everyone went to beg him, the old man. That day, there was a strong wind that blew all night, and the thing disappeared. Later, these people I went to the temple to fulfill my vows. When I opened the door of the hall, I saw a dead black tiger bigger than a cow lying upright in front of the altar. Then I realized that the city god had taken him. They reported it to the official, and the state official came to the temple to kowtow to him in person. I heard that the Long Live Lord will repair the temple and hang a robe for him. You said that the City God is not good!"

The girl has always believed in ghosts and gods except for one day, but for some reason, after hearing these words, she seemed to have encountered something in her heart, and seemed to have heard someone say such things there. It's like, I just can't remember it for a while.With that said, it was getting late, the lights were on inside the boat, and the village women sold some money to go home.Mrs. an and Miss Zhang also went back to the boat, and Miss Yufeng and Mrs. Zhang stayed here to sleep.

Along the way, Mrs. Zhang slept on the horizontal bed in the back cabin, and the girl slept on the bed in the sleeping cabin. The daughter-in-law followed the girl to build a floor bunk under the bed, and everyone took their pillows.But what's wrong, this girl never knew what insomnia is. She didn't want to be on the pillow all day, tossing and turning, but she couldn't sleep well. After watching the drums turn three times, she fell into a deep sleep. Then she heard Suiyuan's daughter-in-law call him "Girl, the master and wife sent someone to invite the girl." The girl said: "Sooner or later, the master and wife should also rest. What's the matter? Please invite me to cross the boat in the middle of the night?" Suiyuan's daughter-in-law said: "Not here Master, madam, it is my master and wife who sent someone from the post to invite the girl." The girl was in a daze when she heard this, as if her parents were still there, so she straightened her clothes and went out without knowing it.No one was seen, only a pink and white horse with Diao An Jin Wei waiting on the shore.

The girl thought to herself: "I was with my father when I was young, and I loved riding horses the most. Since I was in trouble, I have never seen a fine horse. This horse looks like a fine horse. Let me try it."

As he said that, he recognized the stirrup and pulled the saddle up.I saw the horse's ears pricked up, its four feet soaring into the air, as if flying through the clouds, and only the whirring of the wind could be heard in its ears. Serve there.The girl said in her heart: "It turns out that I have come to my father's post. He is just a deputy general in the office, how can he have such a spirit?" Thinking in her heart, the horse had entered the door all the way until it stopped in the lobby.

As soon as the girl abandoned the stirrups and left the saddle, a pair of girls came out from the screen to welcome the girl in.When he arrived at the back hall, as soon as he entered the door, he saw his parents sitting on the bed.When the girl saw her parents, she threw herself in front of her eyes, cried bitterly, and cried: "Father! Mother! You two old people have left a child so hard!" Only his father said: "Don't admit your mistake, we are not yours. Parents. If you want to find your parents, you have to go to the comfort zone, but how did you get on this road? Since you have come here, don’t return empty-handed, and entrust this thing to you to find the glory of the rest of your life. , so that you can pay off your hard work." As he spoke, he took out three flowers from the vase on the table.It turned out to be a golden peony, a yellow phoenix, and a white phoenix, all in one place.The girl took it in her hand, looked at it, and said, "Father and mother! Your daughter has endured all kinds of hardships and hardships in the mountains for three years. It's so easy to see her relatives. No matter how affectionate she is, I don't want to say a word, and I don't care about it." Tight flowers? Besides, I’m about to jump out of the world of mortals in front of my eyes, so what do I need these flowers for?”

His mother was still as if she was still alive, she didn't say a word, she just listened to his father's words: "Why are you so persistent? You only looked at the horse just now, it's your reason; these three flowers are you It is the critical moment for you to settle down. I have four lines of verses to tell you." After speaking, he read four lines:
"Heavenly and unconstrained, famous flowers are on the same side; come from the same place, go to the same place. You must keep it in mind, don't make mistakes! I have a different way here, so I can't stay for long, just go!"

The girl bowed her head and listened to the four lines of gatha, and was about to raise her head to ask why, when she saw his parents sitting there?But it is the sleeping palace of the three City God's Halls. On the case, there is a clay sculpture of Dezhou City God Heyuan Pei's wife, and there are many ghost judges lined up on both sides.He was so scared that he grabbed the handful of flowers, turned around and left in a hurry.When he was about to go out, he liked that the horse was still in the yard, so he stepped on it and ran back with a bridle, but lost his way.

Just when I couldn't make up my mind, I only heard someone on the side of the road say: "The road ahead is boundless, it's unbelievable that the road is wrong!" The girl hurriedly urged her horse to the man, and at first glance, it turned out to be Mr. An.He also heard him say: "Sister, I can't find it anywhere! Your parents are looking for you because you disappeared, but you are playing here!" Seeing the young man coming, the girl had to get off the horse.When he got off the horse, the horse disappeared in a daze.Mr. An stepped forward to help him and said, "Sister, you have worked hard! Wait for me to help you go." The girl said, "Hey! It's unreasonable! If you and I don't know each other, you can remember that I saved your remaining life in Nengren Temple , In such a breath of life, I still keep this great gift and support you with the tip of the bow; why are you so rash in this wilderness and no one?" The young master laughed and said, "Sister, you only know whether men and women can accept it or not. Dear, Li Ye, do you remember the next sentence?" After hearing the young master's words, the girl clearly felt slighted to him, and she couldn't help feeling furious in her heart, so she was ready to use force, but her limbs were weak, and she couldn't use her usual strength, so she was in a hurry She was covered in cold sweat and woke up with a sound of "Aiya", but it was Nankeyi Meng!Hastily turning over and sitting up, before waking up to understand, he clenched an empty fist in one hand and said in his mouth, "Where are my flowers?"

(End of this chapter)