Yu Ahu was stunned, as if he didn't expect Shi Chunquin to ask him this question. He lowered his head awkwardly, "I...I don't dare to think about it."
"Don't dare think about it?" Shi Chunquin frowned, "What kind of answer is this?"
Yu Ahu sighed heavily, "When Yumei first went, I thought that the more I missed her, the more I deserved her. But as the days passed, I became less and less afraid to miss Yumei because I was very
Afraid, afraid that she will meet a man like me on the road to hell."
"This..." Shi Chunquin didn't expect that he would say this about himself, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
She thought that Yu Ahu chose to let go of the past when he married Dan Rou, but she didn't expect that it was the opposite. It was because the other party couldn't let go that he couldn't face himself. He devalued himself without any bottom line and found a woman casually.
Getting married is a sign of giving up yourself.
When a person gives up himself, he will turn a blind eye to the sharp edge of the enemy.
Although Shi Chunfen didn't know how to evaluate Yu Ahu's behavior, she knew very well that Nian Nian was watching them at this moment. He might not understand Yu Ahu's answer, and might think that Yu Ahu was making excuses.
So she had to continue to guide Yu Ahu to say what she wanted.
"Stop making excuses for yourself!" Shi Chunfen rolled his eyes, accusing him in a tone that Nian Nian could understand, "If you really love her, you should pay for her with one life instead of living in an ignoble way.
Just pretend to survive in this world as if nothing has happened!"
"A life for a life?" Yu Ahu didn't expect her to say that, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Yes, I am indeed greedy for life and afraid of death, and I deserve to die, but my body and skin have been hurt by my parents. You want me to take my own life with my own hands,
I can’t do the same.”
"In other words, if someone else took your life, you wouldn't resist?" Shi Chunquin asked.
Yu Ahu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized, "Did Nian Nian tell you something, and he still wants my life?"
Seeing that he was not too stupid, Shi Chunfen smiled slightly and said frankly: "A life for a life, what he said is not unreasonable."
Yu Ahu sighed heavily, "If you take away my life and can live a good life every year, I wouldn't mind giving this life to him at all."
"You put it lightly." Shi Chunfen raised his eyebrows and said, "If he stood in front of you with a knife and thrust it at you, wouldn't you even be able to hide?"
"I really have no intention of hiding." Yu Ahu said calmly: "Last time he tried to stab me with a knife. If Shan Rou hadn't stopped him, I would have given my life back to Yumei now."
Seeing that he called Shan Rou by her first name but was extremely gentle to Du Yumei, Shi Chunfen frowned and said displeasedly: "What if I kill you again every year? If Shan Rou doesn't help you this time, will you still be able to do it?"
hide?"
"No, I still don't know how." Yu Ahu said firmly.
Shi Chunquin looked at him puzzledly, "You are already married, don't you have any attachment to this world?"
"Yes." Yu Ahu said frankly: "Apart from my parents, I also hope that I can grow up and be successful every year without incident. Now that he is determined to kill me, what's the harm in letting him kill me?
Anyway, I have accomplished nothing in my life, so using my life to exchange for a child’s future is a good deal."
"you……"
Although he deliberately guided him to say what he wanted to hear, at this moment Chun Equinox was still moved by his sincerity.
People are so complicated. It was true that Yu Ahu harmed Du Yumei because of a wrong thought, and it is true that he is now willing to risk his life for every year.
Good guy or bad guy, who has a standard answer in this life?
Just when Shi Chunfen was looking at Yu Ahu in a daze, Niannian could no longer hold back and rushed out with a dagger in his hand, "Don't be so pretentious here. I won't be easily deceived by you. Since you keep saying you are willing to pay with your life,
Then I'm here to kill you now, don't hide if you can!" As he said that, he ran to Yu Ahu without thinking and stabbed him in the chest with a knife.
"Tsk!" Blood splashed all over Nian Nian's face instantly. He raised his eyes in astonishment and looked at the unmoved man in front of him in disbelief.
Yu Ahu looked down at his wound and smiled bitterly at Nian Nian, "I knew my cousin wouldn't ask these questions for no reason. You are really standing here waiting for me to pay for it with my life."
Seemingly irritated by his tone, Nian Nian gritted his teeth, reached out and pulled out the dagger, "Don't think that I really won't kill you, I will do it, I really will do it..."
Seeing him wielding a dagger and baring his teeth and claws in front of Yu Ahu, Shi Chunfen sighed, walked slowly to his side, and said calmly: "Even if you stab him ten times or a hundred times, he will not hide. He is not only
The enemy who drove your mother to death is still the uncle tiger who almost became your father!"
Probably touched by the last sentence, Nian Nian's expression became obviously hesitant. His hands holding the dagger trembled slightly, but he still did not insert the knife into Yu Ahu's heart.
Just when Shi Chunfen thought he could convince him, his expression suddenly became firm, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Uncle Tiger, regretting the marriage and forcing my mother to death. I don't have such an uncle!" As he spoke, he stretched out his dagger.
, just wanted to stab Yu Ahu in the heart.
Yu Ahu slowly closed his eyes and waited quietly for death to come, but the pain he expected did not come as expected. He heard a "clang" and threw the dagger to the ground every year.
Opening his eyes, Nian Nian's face was filled with tears, "I just don't want to become a murderer, I don't have the heart to do it, I don't!"
With that said, Nian Nian roared loudly, turned around and ran out in pain.
"Nian Nian!" Yu Ahu instinctively wanted to chase, but Shi Chunquin reached out to stop him.
"Don't worry." Shi Chunquin said with a smile: "My men will follow him secretly and won't let anything happen to him."
Only then did Yu Ahu feel relieved and raised his hand to cover his wound, only to find that the degree of blood penetration was far less serious than he imagined. He looked at his palm in confusion, "Strange, why is the blood flowing but not flowing?"
Already?"
Seeing his confused look, Shi Chunquin picked up the dagger with a smile and handed it to him, "See for yourself."
Yu Ahu took the dagger and flicked the blade with his fingertips, then he realized, "Is this made of pig iron?"
"Yes." Shi Chunfen nodded slightly, "How could he kill you with the dagger I gave him personally?"
Although the dagger made of pig iron is sharp and looks like an ordinary dagger, the blade is actually very brittle and cannot hurt the bones of the human body. In addition, Nian is still a child and is not very strong. The power of this dagger can be
Although the thunder was loud and the raindrops were small, it looked like Yu Ahu was stabbed very painfully and bled a lot. In fact, the wound was not deep at all and the bleeding stopped quickly. Not to mention that he only got stabbed once every year.
Even if he really stabbed Yu Ahu with a hundred knives, the other party would definitely not die.
Shi Chunfen bets on Nian Nian that he will stop attacking Yu Ahu before he finds out there is something wrong with the dagger.
In this way, his revenge was avenged, his anger was gone, and his grudge against the Yu family could come to an end.
"I see." Yu Ahu nodded slightly, his expression a little disappointed, "I thought I could really pay for it with my life."
"You have already paid." Shi Chunfen said calmly: "Niannian doesn't know the secret of the dagger, so in his view, he has already taken your life, and you don't need to blame yourself, because it was Niannian who chose to forgive.
your."
"But how can this be the same?" Yu Ahu still couldn't get over the hurdle in his mind, "If Yumei is dead, it's dead, and it's a fact that I'm still alive. I can't convince myself to write off the whole thing."
"Then don't write it off." Shi Chunfen said calmly: "You can continue to repent for the rest of your life to make up for your mistakes, but while repenting, don't continue to feel sorry for others."
Yu Ahu was slightly startled and quickly understood what she meant, "You mean Danrou?"
"Not only Shanrou, but also aunt and uncle, second cousin and cousin, and even Niannian... They are all people you need to be responsible for your whole life. If you fail them again, that would be truly disgraceful.
." Shi Chunquin said bluntly.
Yu Ahu was speechless. After a long moment, he slowly nodded, "I understand."
Shi Chunfen did not continue to persuade him, but turned around and walked out of the yard, "You can go back to find Auntie and the others. Tell them for me that I am leaving first. I have to go there to find him every year."
Leaving the Yu family, Shi Chunquin went straight to the carriage chasing Nian Nian. According to the marks left by her men along the way, Nian Nian should have run back to the tea stall previously run by Du Yumei. That tea stall had not been operated for a long time.
A thick layer of dust has fallen on it. It was originally supposed to be sold to support every year, but for some reason, Shi Chunquin always felt that he would return to Liuzhou sooner or later every year, so he decided not to sell it and kept it as it was. Unexpectedly, it was really
I have been waiting for this day to come back every year.
When the spring equinox arrived, Nian Nian was kneeling in front of the tea stall and crying. His childhood and every bit of life with Du Yumei were recorded here. If Yu Ahu hadn't appeared, maybe he would still be hiding now.
As a carefree child after his mother's death, the arrival of Yu Ahu brought him and Du Yumei short-term happiness, but it also single-handedly destroyed their original lives.
In fact, not only did she feel regretful every year, Shichun also thought that if Du Yumei was still alive, she would also regret her choice.
Shi Chunfen got off the carriage and walked step by step to Nian Nian. He heard the footsteps behind him and quickly turned around and glared at her, "What else are you doing here?!"
Shi Chunquin paused and smiled faintly at him, "Let me see what your plans are for the future."
"What plans I have have nothing to do with you!" Niannian raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears and said stubbornly: "I will not survive on your charity."
"Alms?" Shi Chunfen was a little funny, "This is obviously something we owe you, how can it be considered a charity?"
Nian Nian was startled, obviously not expecting this angle, and suddenly fell silent.
While he was thinking, Shi Chunfen continued: "Although you have decided to give up hatred and no longer take revenge on us, it is an undeniable fact that we forced your mother to death, so we owe you and your mother, and you have the right to do it on your behalf.
Your mother takes back everything you deserve."
Although he said this, he knew very clearly that once he accepted the gift from the Chu family, he would inevitably have to look at his enemies in his life. Although he was young, he was not so spineless.
"I don't want those anymore." Niannian said calmly: "Since I have decided to spare you, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore. Although I am still young and have no ability to support myself, at least I have arms and legs. Even if
If I go to the streets to beg for food, I won’t starve to death.”
Shi Chunfen smiled slightly and said, "If you go to the street to beg for food, how sad will your mother be if she is alive in heaven?"
Nian Nian choked for a moment and raised his neck stubbornly, "Everyone is dead, so why not be sad?"
"If everyone dies, they may not be sad." Shi Chunquin said bluntly: "Besides, even if you don't care about your future, you have to be a beggar. What good will it do to you? Apart from satisfying your little self-esteem.
, your life has been wasted like this. In the future, if you freeze to death on the street, how can you have the dignity to go to the underworld to see your mother?"
"This..." The child was always a child, and he was soon moved by the Spring Equinox every year.
Seeing his hesitation, Shi Chunfen smiled and said: "Don't think it is embarrassing to accept a gift from the Chu family. In the future, when you grow up and become a high official or a big boss, maybe the Chu family and your Uncle Tiger will have to look at you."
If you behave with such a beautiful face, won’t you be a hundred times more majestic than you are now?”
"Humph!" Niannian curled his lips, "It's not that easy."
Although he is still a child, he also knows what the richest man means in Liuzhou. No matter how hard he strives to study hard, it is unrealistic to have a higher status than the richest man in Liuzhou. He is not a three-year-old child, how can he not understand?
Equinox deception?
"It is indeed not easy." Shi Chunquin said with a smile: "So you gave up?"
Nian Nian's lips moved but he didn't speak.
Seeing that he was still reasonable, Shi Chunfen said seriously: "Don't think that the Chu family will give you a lot of things. Although we do owe your mother, at most we will only provide you with education and three meals a day. As for whether you want to live in a better life
You have to strive for a better life on your own. It is difficult to surpass the Chu family, but it is not that difficult to obtain fame in ten years of poverty. Unless you can't bear the hardship of studying, don't give up easily."
"Who said I can't endure hardship?" Niannian was indeed inspired to succeed. "When I was in private school, my academic performance was always the best."
"That's right." Shi Chunfen said with a smile: "You know clearly that you are a promising student, so why give up just for the sake of anger? Maybe in the future you will be admitted to the imperial examination, and your Uncle Tiger and I will have to look at your face.
When the time comes, if you support us in turn, won't you avenge all your vengeance?"
It was probably the last sentence that convinced him. Nian Nian rolled his eyes and agreed: "You can ask me to promise you, but you also have to promise me a condition."