Chapter 95 The water will flow even more when the knife is cut off!
Horsepower can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen from time to time!
Ms. Zou was also very grateful to Liu Hanyi. From the time Liu Ruyi and her son escaped from the Liu Mansion until now, Liu Ruyi was able to gain a foothold in Caishi Town, and Liu Hanyi was indispensable!
Some things may be trivial to Liu Hanyi, just a simple effort, but to Liu Ruyi and her son, their significance is completely different.
The world only knows how to add icing on the cake, but how many people know how to provide help when it is timely?
After a while, Ms. Zou walked into the room with Xiao Zixin, Chun Yunu and Qing'er.
"Ruyi, is this Uncle Liu?" Zou said with a smile.
Liu Ruyi nodded, quickly held Zou's arm, and welcomed her mother into the room, "Mom, this is the eldest brother Liu Hanyi you have been talking about for many days!"
Mrs. Zou nodded lightly, walked up to Liu Hanyi with the three girls, and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Uncle Liu, for taking care of me and Ruyi these days. Please accept this lady's bow!" Xiao Zixin and the three girls were also deeply touched at the same time.
Deep blessings.
"Auntie, you three siblings, you can't do this!" Liu Hanyi stood up in a hurry and wanted to help, but was unable to reach out and just winked at Liu Ruyi wildly.
Liu Ruyi understood her mother's thoughts and Liu Hanyi's character. She hurriedly stretched out her hand to help her mother up and put her on the soft couch aside. She joked: "Mom, we are all family members. If you continue to be so polite, my eldest brother will not dare to come here in the future."
It’s over!”
"You kid." Ms. Zou gently tapped Liu Ruyi's forehead, but did not refute.
After Xiao Zixin and the three girls bowed to Liu Hanyi one by one, the atmosphere in the room relaxed.
In the Ming Dynasty, the religious education was limited, and the folk customs were incomparable with those of later generations. Like now, Mr. Zou brought Liu Ruyi's wives and concubines to visit Liu Hanyi. This was already quite a close friendship!
Liu Hanyi naturally felt the sincerity of Liu Ruyi's mother and son, and was very pleased with it. His gloomy mood improved a lot. Looking at the beautiful faces of Xiao Zixin and the other girls, he secretly gave Liu Ruyi a thumbs up.
He said: "Brother, you are so awesome! My brother is not as good as you!"
Liu Ruyi laughed loudly, "Brother, are you laughing at me? Who doesn't know that you can even..."
Before Liu Ruyi could finish speaking, Liu Hanyi had already covered Liu Ruyi's mouth fiercely, "By the way, aunt! Ruyi just told me that the scenery in the back mountain is nice, and we must go and browse it tomorrow."
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Ms. Zou is someone who has been here before, so she doesn’t understand the little Jiujiu in these two brothers’ hearts. She doesn’t reveal it, but just smiles softly, “You two, be careful, you are so old, yet you still act like children! The kitchen has already gone.
Prepare the food and wine for later, if you wish, you should accompany your elder brother and have a drink!"
"Mom, don't worry! Brother is not an outsider!" Liu Ruyi said with a smile.
Liu Hanyi nodded with deep sympathy.
However, since Mrs. Zou and the girls were present, they both stopped talking about those dull topics and instead talked about some interesting things about family life. Xiao Zixin and the girls also started to interject, and the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.
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The night in the mountains is a bit cold, revealing the most primitive wildness!
On the stone table in the garden, there were several dishes and wine. A large pot of old hens, two large plates of fully chopped cooked mutton, weighing seven or eight kilograms, and a small plate of fried peanuts next to them, some light dishes.
pickles. Under the stone table, there were already several empty wine jars.
Zou and the three girls had already gone back to their room to rest, but Liu Ruyi and Liu Hanyi were still not enjoying themselves!
Both of them were shirtless, moving the battlefield from the room to the garden, holding large bowls, and poured spicy wine into their stomachs again and again.
Not far away, Xiao Liu'er and Huo Lang stood aside.
Huo Lang was still the same, silent and silent, looking at the lonely night sky, not knowing what he was thinking about. Xiao Liuer kept staring at the two drunken people not far away, "Huo Lang,
It seems that the young master and uncle Liu are going to have a showdown today! Hey, guess who of them will get down first!"
Huo Lang rolled his eyes at Xiao Liu'er, as if he was questioning Xiao Liu'er's IQ.
"You're so fucking boring!" Xiao Liu'er was a little dissatisfied. He looked at the wine jar not far away and swallowed, "Well, Xiao Huo'er, if someone guesses correctly, two jars of old wine, what's the matter?
Sample?"
"Is this true?" Huo Lang's eyes lit up.
"That's natural! What Mr. Liu'er said, it's like the young master. When did he not admit his fault?" Xiao Liu'er patted his chest hard.
"Brother is a bit thin, I'm afraid he won't be able to defeat Uncle Liu, I bet on Uncle Liu!" Huo Lang thought.
"Hehe, it's settled! Then I'll bet on you, young master!" Xiao Liu'er chuckled evilly. You can't tell how tall you are when you drink. It seems that tonight, I got these two jars of fine wine!
At this time, Liu Ruyi and Liu Hanyi were already half or six points drunk.
Daming's brewing technology is already very advanced. Although it is not the 40 or 50 degree aged brews of later generations, according to Liu Ruyi's feeling, this wine must be at least 20 degrees or higher, which is twice as high as that of ordinary beer. Even though Liu Ruyi
Ruyi’s alcohol battlefield is now too much for him!
"It's so good! It's so good!" Liu Hanyi burped hard. He picked up the wine jar and poured another full bowl, "Come on, Ruyi, let's have another one! Today, we must have a good drink!"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but smile bitterly. Beer was not his strong point in the first place. He was used to drinking lightly in later generations, but now Liu Ruyi was really overwhelmed.
"Brother, come and have some food! Please let me rest for a while!"
"That's fine!" Liu Hanyi picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and sighed: "The ancients said that it is enough to have a confidant in your life! If you wish, I am so lucky to meet you!"
Liu Ruyi felt Liu Hanyi's sincerity, and a hot breath rushed to her forehead, "Brother, what's the point of you being tied up by a bunch of villains in Jinan City every day? Why don't we brothers work together and live in the mountains?
How about doing it yourself?"
"Do it by yourself?" Liu Hanyi was stunned, then laughed and said: "Ruyi, you want your brother to help you! Don't worry, even if your brother is not by your side, he will take care of it himself!"
Liu Ruyi also knew that Liu Hanyi was the only child of the Liu family in Licheng, and it was impossible for him to hide in the mountains with him. However, thinking of the catastrophe less than a year later, Liu Ruyi felt heartbroken and said in a daze, "Brother, come here
, brother, I will treat you as our master! We will ignore those ungrateful officials and profiteers! Anyone who dares to block our way will be killed!"
"Hahaha! As you wish, it's so happy! It's so happy! Brother likes your character! Yes, whoever dares to make us unhappy, just kill them all!" Liu Hanyi stood up, poured the wine in the bowl into his stomach, and splashed
The wine on his chest wetted the hair on his chest, and he didn't even know it.
Liu Ruyi looked at Liu Hanyi's tall and lonely figure and shook her head slightly. It is really difficult to change some things!
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Liu Hanyi did not stay longer in Caishi Town. Early the next morning, he hurried back to Jinan City with his entourage. The family business had spread so much that it was impossible to stop it, not to mention that he was currently facing a crisis.
An invisible crisis.
Liu Ruyi had already mentioned everything that should be done, except for the catastrophe a year later. Although Liu Hanyi agreed wholeheartedly, it could be seen that he didn't really take it to heart!
"After all, words are still spoken lightly!" Liu Ruyi felt a little helpless, but in her heart, Liu Hanyi's future was cast a shadow.
In the previous life, the Liu family suffered a catastrophe until the Qing army entered the country. However, now that I am a little butterfly fluttering its wings, will everything be the same?
The pensions for Zhao Sanhu and the dozen soldiers who died in battle have been paid out. Their originally grieving families have also reduced their sorrow a lot after seeing the white flowers. People die every day, but how many people have such a generous salary?
What about the pension? The more they were grateful to Liu Ruyi, the heavier Liu Ruyi's heart became.
The road ahead is uncertain, and I don’t know how many good men will lose their lives in vain for this. Even myself, I’m afraid...
People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes!
Fortunately, sadness is always temporary, but life goes on!
For the next seven or eight days, there was nothing unusual outside the town, and life returned to normal.
However, Liu Ruyi did not dare to be careless about the defense of the town. Not only did all the regular and veteran soldiers guard the north and south gates, but he also selected a hundred strong men from the new soldiers to practice in the middle of the town.
Outside the gate of Liu Mansion, if there is any slight movement on either side, support can be sent at any time.
On this day, Liu Ruyi was in the school grounds, instructing new recruits on their drills, when Zhao Canghai and Lao Gui hurried over.
Lao Gui was seriously injured that day. After many days of recuperation, his body has recovered a lot, but his steps are still a little unsteady.
"Sir, there is news about Cheng Jia!" Zhao Canghai lowered his voice.
Liu Ruyi nodded and looked at Lao Gui, "Uncle Lao Gui, how is your health? If there is no emergency, you should take a break and recuperate. Your health is your capital!"
"Thank you for your concern, young master!" Lao Gui said gratefully, "However, something urgent happened today, so I found Brother Zhao and came to report to the young master!"
Liu Ruyi glanced at Zhao Canghai, who nodded, and the three of them came to a secluded area on the martial arts stage.
Zhao Canghai said: "Sir, Chengjia seems to want to attack Uncle Liu's family! Some time ago, someone saw some vicious bandits from Nanshan heading to Chengjia's compound! Moreover, Zhang Da, the shopkeeper of Jibei Commercial Bank, seemed to have the same intention...
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"Go on!" Liu Ruyi gently rubbed her temples.
Laogui said: "Young master, I will tell you about this! That day, when I left the city from the south gate of Jinan, I met Cheng Shiming patrolling the city with his soldiers. At that time, he even joked with me, "Let's go."
I was wary of thieves. I didn’t pay attention at the time, but now that I think about it, it’s clear! That man named Cheng was originally a guard in the North City, so how could he suddenly appear at the South Gate? This is a bit strange in itself. Moreover, I
I heard that this man named Cheng has close contacts with Jin Yiwei and often does shady business. It is said that the year before last, Lord Zhima of Jinan Mansion was attracted by him..."
"Jinan Prefecture and Mr. Zhima?"
Liu Ruyi was startled. Liu Ruyi had also heard of this person. Master Ma was a Jinshi in the Wanli year, and his ancestral home was Xintai, Shandong. He was an upright man with a straightforward temperament. He was very senior, but he had never been able to go up. He was nearly six years old.
Shi still only holds the title of Tongzhi. The Jinshi in the same department, who is not a pavilion elder, can at worst become a powerful person in the Sixth Ministry. There are really not many like him. In Jinan City, he is mainly in charge of criminal law and civil affairs.
It had a good reputation, but the year before last, on his way back to his hometown to visit relatives, Mr. Ma and his family of dozens of people were killed by Nanshan bandits.
If this is really the case, then...
Liu Ruyi frowned tightly.
If you cut off the water with a knife, the water will flow even more; if you raise a cup to drink away the sorrow, the sorrow will become even greater!