"Mom, why didn't you leave just now? Why did you say those last words?" Liu Ruyi couldn't help but sigh as she walked out of Qi's courtyard.
"Ruyi, mother, mother just wants you to see your father one last time!" Zou said, her eyes became red again, and she couldn't help but shed tears.
Seeing her mother's helpless look, Liu Ruyi felt very distressed, "Mom, you don't have to blame yourself! What's coming will come back sooner or later. Even if we, mother and son, kneel down to beg for mercy now, she will never let us go! You
It’s better to take care of yourself, I will take care of what happens in the future!”
Mrs. Zou nodded silently, and the mother and son slowly returned towards the way they came.
The next half month was calm and the Qi family did not send anyone else, as if they had completely forgotten Liu Ruyi and her son. However, this also allowed Liu Ruyi and her son to spend some time quietly.
Perhaps due to the mental and physical exhaustion that day, coupled with the cold, Ms. Zou has been bedridden since she came back that day. Fortunately, her son Liu Ruyi has been by her side, and Ms. Zou's mood has gradually improved, although her health has improved.
It's still a little weak, but nothing serious.
In this era, medicine was not developed, and due to the influence of the Little Glacier climate, the weather was very cold. The most common mild cold in later generations may easily take away people's lives at this time. Therefore, after my mother fell ill,
, Liu Ruyi took good care of her and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Fortunately, although the Qi family hates Liu Ruyi and her son deeply, they have not completely broken up with each other now. The monthly money, food and medicinal materials that should be paid can be delivered to the Zou family's courtyard on time.
These days, Liu Ruyi gets up before dawn every day, runs around the small courtyard, practices a few sets of boxing skills passed down by his father Liu Hu, and exercises his body carefully. At noon, he reads a collection of poems donated by Zhang Guangqi and chats with his mother.
Chatting, the day was quite uneventful.
"Young master, tell me, is the earth really round? Then how can we not fall when we stand on the top?" A tall and strong boy with a very childish face looked at Liu Ruyi with admiration.
He asked angrily.
This young man’s name is Xiao Liu, he is Uncle Fu’s adopted son. Although he is only fifteen years old, he is half a head taller than Liu Ruyi, at over 1.9 meters. Xiao Liu’s family were originally hunters in Nanshan.
Just more than ten years ago, the family suffered a disaster. Both parents and the five brothers above them were starved to death, leaving only three-year-old Xiaoliu alive. At that time, Uncle Fu happened to go to Nanshan to buy furs, and saw Xiaoliu.
Liu'er was pitiful, so he adopted him.
After all, Xiao Liu'er can be regarded as growing up with Liu Ruyi. Although they are called master and servant, their relationship is very deep and they are one of the few people Liu Ruyi can trust. Although Xiao Liu'er is young,
Not only is his strength astonishing, but his archery skills are also outstanding. Among the hundreds of villagers in the Liu family mansion, Xiao Liuer is definitely a good hunter who can be ranked at the front.
However, God is fair. When he opens a window for you, he will also close a door for you. Xiao Liuer had a serious illness when he was a child, which burned his brain. Although he is fifteen years old, he
His IQ is only the same as that of a seven or eight-year-old child.
But having said that, idiots must be blessed. Although Xiao Liuer has a bad mind, he has always had a temper with Liu Ruyi. He is Liu Ruyi's most loyal bodyguard and younger brother. Therefore, in this world where most people don't have enough to eat. In the 1960s, thanks to Liu Ruyi's protection, Xiao Liuer was not only well fed and clothed, but also grew taller. Liu Ruyi even estimated that he could grow over two meters. In this era, he was definitely Unthinkable.
On that day, when Liu Ruyi and Liu Jianwu had a conflict, Xiao Liuer went to the mountains to hunt and did not accompany Liu Ruyi. This allowed Liu Jianwu to succeed. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to predict who would win and who would lose.
"It's because of gravity! Just like an apple falling from a tree, why doesn't it fall to the left or the right, but instead falls to the bottom? It's because of gravity!" Liu Ruyi smiled at Xiao Liu'er. explained.
Although Xiao Liu'er likes to listen to Liu Ruyi's stories, when it comes to these professional terms, Xiao Liu'er looks confused, as if he is listening to a book from heaven.
Liu Ruyi also felt a little bitter in her heart. Apart from her mother, Zou, she really had nothing in this world, so Liu Ruyi revealed her heart in front of Xiao Liuer.
"By the way, Xiao Liu'er, let's not talk about this anymore! Where have you been hunting these past few days?"
Hearing this, Xiao Liuer became more energetic and said, "Young master, I have been following your orders these days and have been heading south. The afternoon before yesterday, I encountered a big insect in the mountains, which was as big as a calf! Originally, I encountered a big insect in the mountains. I also wanted to shoot him to death and carry him back to give the young master a tooth-beating sacrifice, but who knew that another female came later. I couldn't defeat him, so I ran back and hunted a few hares." Xiao Liu'er. After saying that, he pointed angrily at the few hares left in the yard, obviously still unwilling to do so.
"Haha! Liu'er, we can't hit the big insects, we can wait until next time. But, are you more familiar with the terrain in the south now?" Liu Ruyi said casually.
"Oh! The mountains there are all the same! But after leaving the house, go straight south for thirty miles, there is a small river, and there is a village over there. I heard the old man in the village say, follow the small river all the way west , and then over a dozen mountains, there seems to be a small town over there." Xiao Liuer said in a naive voice.
Liu Ruyi nodded. Liu Ruyi's hometown in her previous life was not too far away from here, and she had some understanding of the terrain here.
Zhangqiu City is located in the Shandong Plain, east of Jinan Prefecture. The terrain here is flat, the land is fertile, and the population is densely populated in later generations. However, in this era, there were natural and man-made disasters, and the population was not prosperous.
Liu Ruyi knew that Mrs. Qi had already had murderous intentions towards her mother and son, and she was unwilling to take action now just because Liu Hu was still alive! If Liu Hu passed away, she would definitely not be merciful!
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Although Liu Ruyi is now in decline, it does not mean that he will be slaughtered by the Qi family and Liu Jianwu. These days, Liu Ruyi has been carefully arranging his retreat. After all, there are many places near the Liu family's mansion. The plains are flat, but if you want to escape the pursuit of Qi Meng's cavalry, you must find another way.
Going straight west from Liu's mansion is Jinan City, to the east is Xincheng, and to the north is Zhangqiu City. The only way to survive is to go south and escape into the vast mountains. This is the only way for Liu Ruyi and her son to survive.
In fact, Liu Ruyi also mentioned to her mother that she wanted to leave here early, but Zou was worried about Liu Hu's body and couldn't bear to not see him for the last time, so she had to wait until the last moment.
The land of Shandong, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, places etiquette, justice, integrity and filial piety first, and attaches great importance to these! Although Liu Ruyi has no feelings for his cheap father, after all, he occupies the body of his most beloved son.
Both emotionally and rationally, one should stay with his father and accompany him on this last journey. Although this will bring a lot of dangers, at this point, Liu Ruyi has no choice.
Fine snowflakes are floating in the sky. In the blink of an eye, the bleak autumn has passed, and winter has quietly come to people.
In the end, Liu Hu could not survive the double torture of cold and illness. In early November of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Liu Hu passed away, leaving only this huge inheritance.
Every corner of the mansion has been tied with white cloth, and the large main hall, with its black and white contrast, has been decorated to look like a mourning hall.
"Mom, dad has passed away, you still have to take care of yourself!" Liu Ruyi helped her mother, Zou, kneel beside the straw mat on one side and comforted her softly.
"Ruyi, is your father really gone?" Zou held Liu Ruyi's hand tightly and repeated this sentence over and over again, as if she did not dare to accept this fact.
Liu Ruyi didn't know what to say, she just held her mother Zou's hand tightly.
This is already the third day. After tonight, Liu Hu will be buried at noon tomorrow. In the past three days, Liu Ruyi's eldest mother Qi and eldest brother Liu Jianwu only showed up on the first day. The rest of the time,
It was arranged for Liu Ruyi and her son to take care of them in front of the mourning hall.
After kneeling for three consecutive days, Liu Ruyi's knees no longer obeyed her command. However, seeing her mother Zou's mournful expression, Liu Ruyi had no choice but to grit her teeth and persevere.
"Ruyi, do you know? When you were just born, your father was really happy! From the first moment he saw you, your father held you in his arms for the whole day. Your father didn't even care about food.
Went up to eat and hugged you all the time! At that time, Mom was really happy. She had a husband and a son. She felt like the happiest person in the world! But, your father, how could he have the heart to abandon us?
Mother and son..."
If the sky is affectionate, the sky will also grow old. Liu Ruyi sighed deeply, but tears could not stop pouring out.
At the same time, in the Qi family's courtyard, the Qi family was carefully telling Liu Jianwu, "Wu'er, if you don't remove the roots, they will grow again with the spring breeze! Right now, that bitch and that bitch have lost their last support. Tomorrow
The time of mourning is when we take action. You must not be careless and must be well prepared!"
Liu Jianwu said with some disdain: "Mom, what about that? That little bastard has been gutted by my knife, what kind of trouble can he cause? I heard that he has already become a disciple of Zhang Guangqi and is preparing to study for merit and fame. It should be
Is there no threat to us anymore? Besides, my father just left, and he and I are considered brothers. Isn’t this a bit..."
Although Liu Jianwu was a bit cruel, he was Liu Hu's son after all. He still had a little nostalgia for the brotherhood in his bones. He just wanted to teach Liu Ruyi and his son a lesson so that they could retreat when faced with difficulties, but was not willing to be so ruthless.
"Humph, what do you know!" Ms. Qi glared at Liu Jianwu fiercely, "Isn't it all because of you that I did this for my mother? Do you think that if that bitch mother and son succeed, we two will still have a chance to survive?
?Stop talking any more and just do as my mother tells you!"
"Yes, yes!" Liu Jianwu did not dare to say anything more, but nodded heavily in response.
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