Chapter 49 forty nine

Shen took Chunlan and Yuan Cheng away lonely on her scheduled day.Juexin, Juemin and Qin sent her to the wooden boat.After the boat sailed, they were still standing on the bank, watching the boatman steer the boat to the middle of the river with a pole. "Two years ago, I sent my third brother away like this," Juemin said, pointing to the wooden boat going away, half melancholy and half envious. "One day we will leave the provincial capital on such a boat," Qin said a little excitedly. "It's fine to leave, there's nothing left to miss about this place," Juexin then sighed, "But I can't leave. Now there's another burden on my shoulders."

"You found this by yourself again. You know you can't afford it yourself, why did you agree to it?" Juemin complained lovingly.Then the boat began to turn, and they could still see a little shadow here. Juexin frowned and replied sadly: "The third father entrusted me like that on the sick bed, how can I have the heart to shirk it? It doesn't matter if I feel wronged." The shadow of the ship disappeared completely.Qin waved her hand beside her and said in a low voice, "Bon trip." Her words filled Juexin with infinite melancholy. "Brother, you have such a spirit of sacrifice, why don't you use it to do something serious?" Juemin said regretfully.

A withered and yellow leaf floated to Juexin's shoulder.Juexin reached out to pick it up and dropped it into the water.The leaves were just floating on the water, following the current, and mixed among the countless dead leaves on the water surface, they couldn't be identified.He didn't answer Juemin's words, but sighed to himself: "It's autumn again. I'm really afraid of autumn. I'm afraid of seeing the leaves fall one by one. I thought about a person's words. My life is like It’s fall, now is the time to float.” "Big cousin, let's go back, the sedan chair is still waiting on it," Qin said gently to Juexin.

"It's good for us to stand a little longer, but it's very quiet here," Juexin replied with nostalgia. "Brother, how do you talk about Piaoluo? You are only in your twenties, which is the time when you are young and promising," Juemin said disapprovingly, his voice was young and powerful. "You don't know that my heart is old. My state of mind has reached autumn," Juexin said stubbornly; he felt that his heart was like the gray sky above his head, and his life was like the leaves falling from a nearby plant. Most of the trees fell.He picked up a leaf that fell on his left arm, and added: "In the past three or four years, all I can remember clearly is autumn."

"Big cousin, why did you forget? Autumn will come after spring. There is no such thing as a permanent autumn," Jean reassured him with an encouraging smile. Juexin thought for a while, then put a leaf in his hand into the water, sighed in a low voice and said, "But the fallen leaves won't turn green again." "Big cousin, you don't understand again! Next year, won't the trees be covered with green leaves as well?" Qin said with a smile. Juexin pondered for a while before answering: "But it's not the same green leaves." "Don't the trees want to live for those new leaves?" Jean said again, with a bright smile on her face. "I've never seen a tree that died just for the fallen leaves and didn't bloom next year."

Juexin smiled.He pretended to say, "Sister Qin, I can't say enough about you." Juemin listens to Qin talking to Juexin these days.He thought Qin's words were good, so he simply asked her to argue with Juexin.Now he couldn't help but interrupt.He then said, "Brother, you are avoiding again. It's not a question of whether you can speak or not. You should think more about what sister Qin said." "You are fine now. Once the third father dies, no one can control you. You can do whatever you want. As for me, my arms are tied even tighter, and I can't even move," Jue Xin suddenly burst into anger and said that his eye circles were already red.

"Brother, no one is restraining you, you are the one who restrains you. If you want to move, you can naturally move. If you are not willing to move, then there is nothing you can do," Juemin said with full confidence Say persuasively. Juexin didn't answer directly, but shook his head and said, "Second brother, how can I compare to you? You have a solution. The house was burned, and within a few days, your newspaper came out again. I don't have the courage like you." He sighed again, bent his head and grabbed the leaf that had just touched him, and said bitterly, "Let's go back." He sent the third leaf into the water.

"Brother, I think you have been poisoned, the air of the old family has smoked you like this," Juemin said pitifully. "Maybe one day I will find the antidote too," Juexin unexpectedly replied with a sigh.He turned around and walked towards the stone steps. Juemin and Qin walked behind, and Qin whispered in Juemin's ear: "Big cousin has been stimulated too much recently. Talking more will make him sad." "I think he might understand. Once the third father dies, his last backing is gone. Listen to what he said just now, it's a bit interesting," Juemin replied excitedly in a low voice.

They walked up the stone steps to the top, turned a corner, and entered the street.The sedan chair was waiting for them at the street corner.When they got into the sedan chairs, the bearers yelled, lifted up the three sedan chairs, and ran into the busy street. When they returned to Gao's house, they got off the sedan chair in the courtyard of Ermen.Nanny Yang was sitting on a long bench inside the second door talking to Wende, the servant in the third room, while Shufang was crawling around on the ground.When Nanny Yang saw them coming in, she quickly stood up and hugged the three-year-old Shufang in her arms.Juexin silently shook his head.

The hall has been converted into a sutra hall, where eight monks sit in two rows, knocking monotonous wooden fish, and recite a piece of "Diamond Sutra" like a child reciting a book.They entered by the open side door. There is a mourning hall in the main room, where Keming's coffin stops.Several pots of newly bloomed chrysanthemums were placed on both sides of the stone aisle.Shuhua and Qixia stood in front of the flower pots and spoke.Shufen also stood there looking at the flowers, occasionally interjecting a question or two.In the courtyard on the right, Jueying is bending over in filial piety clothes, playing a game of "rolling coins" with Juequn and Jueshi.The two children, Jue Ren and Jue Xian, watched enviously, and made noises from time to time.On the steps of the right wing, Xi'er was wearing brightly colored clothes, sitting on a rattan chair, holding Juefei in her arms, while Keding stood beside him with his head bowed, happily teasing his son, who is not yet a year old.

Seeing Brother Juexin and Qin coming in together, Shuhua ran over to meet them.Her first sentence was: "Aunt Wu is gone?" This is a superfluous question, but it is the only sentence that can express her current mood. "We didn't come back until the boat was out of sight," Jean whispered softly. "I'm really unlucky. I missed a class today. I wanted to rush back to see her off, but who knows, it's still too late," Shuhua said angrily. "People are really strange. Why did you treat Aunt Fifth so well all of a sudden?" Juexin sighed. "Now I feel that she is more pitiful than everyone else in the mansion, so I don't hate her anymore," Shuhua replied frankly.She suddenly turned her head to look at Keding and Xi'er and said, "Look at them, they are happy." "Fifth Uncle is too unkind. Fifth Aunt left. Not only did he refuse to see her off, but he also didn't allow Xi'er to do so," Qin said feeling injustice. "Actually, how many people are close to humanity in our family?" Juemin said angrily, "Fifth Aunt also did it on her own. She only wanted to treat Simei better, so why did she end up like this? It's strange, people have to go to the The last step, you won’t be enlightened. But at the last step, it’s too late.” "Second brother, you forgot that there are still people who will not realize it until they die!" Shuhua interjected, she said it unintentionally, but she didn't know that this sentence was a blow to Juexin's head. "Don't say any more, fifth uncle is here," Qin whispered while touching Shuhua's shoulder. "Maybe he came to ask about Fifth Aunt's departure," Juexin replied.Everyone stopped making a sound, and they all pretended to be looking at the chrysanthemums, waiting for Keding to come. Keding walked over, and called out with a half-smile: "Mingxuan," and then said, "Aunt Wu is going out this time, and you're too busy!" Juexin hurriedly smiled politely, "I'm not busy. Even if I'm busy, I should." Keding sneered twice, his long white face seemed to look longer.He spit on the ground, and then said: "I know you've been out of space for a day, so you're looking for things to do. My wife is out and I won't send you off. I heard Fifth Aunt say you don't approve of selling the mansion. Let me ask you , what reason do you have?" This unexpected question made Juexin stunned.He looked at Keding in horror, blushing and unable to answer a word.Juemin anxiously pushed his shoulder beside him, and he said hastily, "Where did the fifth dad say that?" "I don't think you alone dare to object," said Ceding with a contemptuous expression. "You have to know that the fourth dad is the head of the family now. No one can object to his idea. We are all short of money, and now there are few people, so we can't live in this big mansion. It's better to sell it as soon as possible. It's convenient for everyone. This matter will be discussed in the future. Let the fourth dad do it. The person who bought the house has been found. The fourth dad is the head of the family, and he can make the decision. Do you think so?" Juexin was so angry that his face turned from red to white, and he reluctantly agreed with the word "yes".Juemin couldn't help but interjected coldly, "The house is about to be sold, so what kind of parents are there?" "Second, what did you say?" Keding suddenly changed his face and asked sharply. "Fifth Dad, you heard wrong, the second brother didn't say anything," Juexin quickly concealed. "I said, if you are a parent, you will only sell the house, and now it's not your turn to bother fourth dad," Juemin felt even more angry when he heard Juexin's words, deliberately raised his voice, and said it again. "Are you looking down on fourth dad?" Keding said threateningly. "I can think highly of anyone. I just said a few words when I heard Fifth Dad talk about being a parent and selling houses," Juemin replied calmly. "Then do you object to selling the mansion? Tell me, what are your reasons?" "Five dad's question is weird! What does it matter to me whether the mansion is sold or not? I didn't pay for the repair of the mansion. But I know that grandpa won't let the mansion be sold, and his will is very clear," Juemin said. Said in a mocking tone. "Second brother, okay, you dare to ridicule us? I will settle accounts with you when your fourth father comes later!" Keding had no choice but to curse. Seeing this situation, Juexin was startled, anxious, angry, and afraid.While dissuading Juemin from speaking again, he humbly explained to Keding.But his words had no effect.Qin and Shuhua were silent by the side and did not try to dissuade Juemin, they believed that Juemin must have made up his mind. Juemin did not follow Juexin's advice, and Juexin's weakness only aroused his disgust.He thought: "You are so afraid of trouble, I just want to cause trouble for you!" He deliberately added a sentence after Keding's words: "It's best to invite Zhang Bixiu too." "Second brother!" Juexin interrupted, half pleading, half commanding. "Second brother, be careful, if you have something to say, do you dare to tell fourth dad in person!" Keding warned with a pretentious attitude. "Hey, isn't the fourth dad there? Do you want to invite the fourth dad over?" Juemin caught a glimpse of Ke'an coming in from the outside, and asked Keding deliberately with a smile. "Okay, you just wait here!" Keding said angrily, and walked to look for Ke'an with a high spirit. "Second brother, you go! You go, I'll give them a gift and everything will be fine," Juexin hurriedly urged. "Why should I leave? They don't know how to eat people!" Juemin said angrily. "You're going to make a big mess. I say you need to change your temper," Juexin complained anxiously. Juemin's expression changed, and he said angrily, "My temper was born by my parents. If you want me to change it, I can't change it. I have never done anything to embarrass my parents. Please leave me alone!" When Juexin heard this, he buried his head and remained silent.He was very sad. "Second cousin," Qin called Juemin gently, and she hinted to him with her eyes that he shouldn't speak to Juexin so harshly.Juemin suppressed his anger, nodded to her, and forced a smile. But Keding came with Ke'an.Keding said triumphantly: "Second brother, fourth dad is here, what do you say!" "What did I say?" Juemin asked intentionally. "Weren't you mocking fourth dad just now?" "I'm not being sarcastic at anyone." At this time, brothers Jueying and Juequn all ran over to watch the commotion and gathered around them. "You are laughing that fourth dad is not qualified to be a parent," Keding said again. "I don't understand what it's like to be a parent at all, and I haven't heard anyone announce that the fourth dad is the parent," Juemin still replied indifferently. "Hmph!" Ke'an scowled with a straight face. "You scolded us for selling the mansion," Keding continued. "The mansion was built by grandpa. Grandpa's objection to selling the mansion has nothing to do with me." "Don't hold back. You still mentioned Zhang Bixiu!" Ke Dingzheng said loudly with a red face. "Zhang Bixiu sang Xiaodan, who wouldn't mention him?" Juemin even replied proudly. At this time Juexin intervened and said, "Second brother, please don't say any more, okay?" He seemed to have been greatly wronged. Juemin ignored Juexin.Ke An took this opportunity to speak. "You still want to talk about Zhang Bixiu! I x your mother!" Ke'an's thin yellow-black face suddenly became darker, he cursed arrogantly, and stretched out his hand without any explanation, and slapped Juemin on the cheek. Some people around were worried for Juemin, some were afraid of Ke'an losing his temper, and some were secretly happy.Juexin thought horribly, "It's over." A few terrifying black clouds suddenly flew over Juemin's face.But his eyes were shining like stars.He calmly stretched out his hand and squeezed Ke'an's skinny hand tightly.He said proudly and angrily: "Fourth dad, you have to be a little bit measured. My mother is still in the house, what do you dare to do to her?" Ke'an's weak body has no strength at all.Most of the excitement brought about by opium smoking has disappeared.Hearing Juemin's stern reprimand, he was so angry and anxious that he could not answer. Juemin put down Ke'an's hand with a bit of contempt, and said sarcastically, "It's not as good as it used to be. Fourth dad can hit people less in the future. We should clarify the matter first, and then do it again, so we can suffer less." "You've taught me a lesson! As an uncle, I can't beat my nephew!" Ke An cursed again, his face getting darker and his voice getting louder.However, he was just scolding, but he stopped raising his hand to hit people. "I've never heard it said that an uncle can scold his nephew like hell," Juemin retorted with a straight face. "You still dare to talk back to me? You disrespectful thing! Your mother!" Ke'an couldn't help but stamped his feet and cursed again. "Fourth dad, please don't be angry. The second brother is young and ignorant, so don't be as knowledgeable as him. You'd better go back to the house. Wait for me to teach him a lesson," Juexin stopped Ke'an in great panic, and humbly apologized .He was only afraid that things would go wrong.He still believes that the method of information and peace is supreme. When Ke'an heard Juexin's humble words, his arrogance rose again.He said more pompously and sternly: "That won't work! I have to ask him to kowtow to me in the main room! He's a bitch! I'm fuckin'!" "Fourth Dad, you said this yourself. May I ask who is disrespectful?" Before Juemin could finish speaking, he was stopped by Juexin, who half begged and half blamed: "Second brother, you still have to say!" Juexin's attitude angered Juemin even more than Ke'an's words.He could no longer suppress his anger.He can't control himself anymore.He pushed Juexin away and scolded Juexin: "Brother, do you still have the face to talk to me here? You don't even have any popularity as a person! You doormat, you have the nerve to control me!" Juexin covered his face, lowered his head and took two or three steps back.This time his heart was broken.An unwashable shame and regret weighed on his head, body, and heart.His past beliefs were completely gone.He couldn't refute Juemin.Only now did he realize that Juemin was telling the truth.He hardly lived like a human being.He should have gone back to his own room.But even at this time he still cares about Juemin.He would like to know the outcome of the quarrel.He leaned against a flower pot stand.Qin thought Juemin's words were too strong, and she knew they would hurt Juexin greatly.She walked up to Juexin kindly and whispered a few words of comfort. "Fourth Dad, one of my mothers is inside the house and the other is on the cemetery. My father is your eldest brother, and he has never offended you. How dare you say such dirty words like 'no respect for elders'! You just said To accompany the ceremony, today you have to kneel in front of your father’s god to accompany the ceremony. I also want you to go to my mother to accompany the gift in person.” After Juemin drove Juexin away, he saw that Ke’an and Keding still had expressions on their faces. Standing beside him with an angry face, he knew that the arrogance of the two uncles was low, so he naturally refused to let go of the opportunity, so he raised his eyebrows and used his strong hand to touch La Ke'an's arm, as if scolding a child. He scolded mercilessly. Such words and actions are beyond anyone's imagination.No one can know how deep Juemin's heart is. Those stone-like words made everyone feel a little afraid of Juemin.Ke'an was angry and embarrassed, his face turned red and then black, and part of the power of opium smoke disappeared from his body.He stood in front of Juemin, not knowing what to do.He no longer speaks pardons.He argued in a bit of embarrassment: "I didn't scold your mother." "You didn't scold me? You said it three times in a row, and now you're going to die. Everyone heard it. Are you going?" Juemin sneered.He knew he had cut off Ke'an's wings.He decided to take this opportunity to embarrass Ke'an in front of many people, so that he, who regarded himself as a patriarch, would not dare to be a domineering person in the future. "I said, how dare you do anything to me again? Your mother's x! I'm x your mother!" Ke'an became anxious, and his temper flared up again. He couldn't control himself, and cursed again. "Fourth dad, you dare to scold me again! You have to give my mother a gift today! In front of everyone here, I'll see how you deny it?" Juemin asked sternly. "I won't go! Let me go!" Ke'an struggled and said loudly. "If you don't go, you can't do it! The fourth father himself proposed to accompany the gift. When the fourth father gives my parents a gift, I will also accompany the fourth father," Juemin forced him not to relax. "Do you want to let go?" Ke'an seemed to be about to yawn, so he pulled himself together and asked sharply.But then a discouraged sentence was answered: "I still have something to do." "Fourth dad still has something to do? Didn't fifth dad invite you to settle the score?" Juemin asked with a deliberate sneer. "I'm not happy to settle accounts with you. I will settle accounts with your elder brother later!" Keding interjected and replied. "No, this has nothing to do with my elder brother. Don't bully him just because he is weak. He will rise up to resist one day." After saying these words, Juemin warned them unceremoniously: " Fourth Dad, Fifth Dad, don't think that being a junior is afraid of the elders. In fact, in our family, no one can control anyone, and no one can control anyone!" He saw Ke'an's face turning red and then black, showing a pitiful embarrassment , coupled with that smoky face, really looks like a clown in an old play.Ke'an's eyes drooped, not daring to meet his angry eyes.He looked at Ke An contemptuously two or three times, sneered twice, and said sarcastically, "Since Fourth Dad is afraid to go, it's fine if we don't go. Let's just say so." He put down Ke An's hand.But when he saw Ke'an's body move and his chest straightened, he hurriedly preemptively sternly taught: "You are elders, you should act like elders, and you should also set an example for us as juniors. You seduce old mothers at home Who doesn't know about the scandals of girls? Which of you can't do things like being a prostitute, making trouble with Xiaodan, and eating opium? Why did the fourth sister jump into the well? What are you doing as a father? You don't even try to save her She ran to the small mansion. You keep talking about etiquette and scolding others for being disrespectful. You are the sinners of etiquette. You are angry with grandpa and forced third dad to death. When third dad was sick, you forced him to sell the mansion , Said that he wanted to occupy it by himself. You did all these things. You only know how to sell the mansion left by grandpa, but do you remember what it said in grandpa's will? You talk about ethics, but grandpa's three years of filial piety have not been done for one year. Dai Man, just seduce the old lady to openly accept the house and give birth to a son! Tell me, where can you set an example for our younger generations? Well, I know, this mansion cannot be kept anyway. Let you sell it. The mansion is sold , The family also broke up, and everyone went their separate ways. You can be your own parents. At most, there is still a little land in the public account, which one of you can swallow! Let me tell you, relying on your ancestors for a living is not an honorable thing. It will be eaten up one day. I'm not like you, I have to earn my own living. I don't know what a parent is! I only know myself. Only I can control me." With an incomparable courage, with a sense of justice and indignation, Juemin continued arrogantly, and he didn't let them interrupt him.There was an overpowering power in his voice.What he said was the truth, a fact known to everyone, and there was no hypocrisy in his accusation.No one can contradict him, beat him.He stood there and spoke without any weakness in his whole body from head to toe.He was nothing like those he attacked.They don't know him, so they can't subdue him.They listened to his words quietly, trying to find a handle, a gap in the words.But after Juemin finished speaking, he looked at them contemptuously, and told Shuhua with a straight face: "Sister, let's go," and walked away proudly.Those who were dissatisfied with him only dared to send him hateful eyes behind their backs and scolded him. Juemin led Shuhua into the corridor.They went to Juexin's room.Ke'an and Keding were angry and ashamed, standing there dumbfounded, I looked at you and you looked at me, without any idea in mind.Ke'an blamed Keding a bit, he felt that this humiliation was all caused by Keding.At this time, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Chen came over together.Aunt Chen just came back from her cousin's house, dressed neatly, wearing a new light yellow lake crepe jacket, smelling more fragrant than usual, with a happy smile on her pink face.Wang said to Ke An: "Fourth Master, what's the matter with you today? Why don't you go to the Eldest Young Master to explain it?" Ke An looked up and saw that Juexin was still standing beside the flowerpot stand, talking to Qin.He felt he had an idea, so he mustered up the courage to walk towards Juexin.He also wanted to make a face-saving move. "Mingxuan, did you hear what the second child said? He is young and ignorant, so I won't tell him. He is your biological brother, and you should be responsible for him," Ke'an walked up to Juexin and said aggressively. "The second child is simply insulting the elder, and must be dealt with by 'family law'," Keding said in agreement. "Fourth Dad, Fifth Dad, please look at it for Dad's sake..." Juexin begged in pain, but he was interrupted by Ke'an after only half a sentence.Ke An ordered sternly: "What are you talking about for your father's face? If it weren't for your father's face, I would have to deal with the second child today! You go and call out the second child to accompany me in front of everyone, and you promise that this kind of thing will never happen again. , and the second child will listen to me from now on!" "No, it's too light. Both the eldest young master and the eldest wife should accompany the ceremony, and a family meeting should be held, and the second child should be beaten," Wang added a few words beside her. Keding saw Juexin buried his head and dared not make a sound, so he threatened him again: "Mingxuan, are you willing to do it? Otherwise, don't blame us for being ruthless!" "I'm afraid even you are at fault for holding a family meeting. Mingxuan, you have to make up your mind so that you don't regret it!" said Wang. "Mingxuan, what's the matter with you? Please understand! Anyway, I won't let you go for nothing!" Ke'an said harshly. Juexin couldn't take it anymore, they pushed him to the end.He had no other way now but to turn around.There is another one, that is to die, but at present he is not willing to die.He raised his head a little higher with full of resentment, and replied simply: "I can't do it!" "You can't do it? No matter what, you must do it." Ke'an spat the words on Juexin's face like a leaf. "At the family meeting, fourth dad scolded my mom with dirty words, so what should I say? Should I also be subject to 'family law'?..." Juexin asked with a sullen face. Ke'an, Keding and Wang fell silent.This move was completely unexpected to them.They thought they knew Juexin's character so well that they could hold him in their palms and play with them.But now even the weakest man can say something that is not weak. "Eldest young master, don't worry too much. The fourth master didn't want to scold the eldest lady. He didn't mean to say it." Aunt Chen explained to Ke An from the side. "Whether intentional or unintentional, I've had enough!" Juexin burst into tears and interrupted. "I lost your deposits, lost your stocks, I bought coffins for your girls, I paid for your daughter's corpse in the well. You ruined my family, you killed my wife, and drove me away Brothers, are you not enough? I am not afraid of you. I will die sooner or later. I only have this life anyway, so I will use it to fight you! You hold a family meeting, I am not afraid! You just want to go to court , I’m not afraid either!” He ignored them at this point, turned around and ran up the steps alone.Qin was worried that he would behave strangely, so she also ran to take care of him.When he saw Jane approaching, he slowed down, sobbing all the way down the hall. Juexin and Qin went into his own room.When he saw Juemin and Shuhua, the first thing he said was: "Second brother, third sister, I will never be a doormat again." He sat on the movable chair, did not wipe away the tears and snot from his face, He leaned over the desk and wept sadly. "Big cousin," Qin bowed her head and called out with concern. Juexin didn't agree.But Juemin said to Qin from the side: "It's okay, let him cry for a while." He paused and added: "Didn't you say before that there is no permanent autumn? Autumn may be over soon." .” Qin looked at Juemin in surprise, and nodded as if comprehending. There was a rush of footsteps outside, and Cuihuan came in rushing away.Seeing the excited expression on Cuihuan's face, Qin immediately gave a gentle command: "Cuihuan, go get the young master a basin of face water." Cuihuan hurriedly agreed: "Yes." Then she smiled and raised her voice and said, "Miss Qin, our wife gave birth to a young lady, and the aunt and eldest wife are still in the wife's room. Miss Qin, would you like go?" "Cuihuan, when was the baby born? How is the third wife?" Juexin suddenly raised his head and asked with concern. "It's been a while. My wife is very good. Thanks to my aunt and eldest wife to take care of me," Cuihuan replied with a smile. Juexin sighed in relief.