The eldest young master of the Li family said that his parents were not human and he wanted to kill them.
Tang Shatou was shocked, but did not show it. He asked the eldest young master of the Li family why?
The eldest young master of the Li family said that every night he would see many people coming to the old yard of the Li family carrying large and small bags. He heard them complaining to their parents about that person, and that person came to complain to his parents about the person in front of him.
People. Their parents always pretend to listen, and then say the same thing to everyone: You know it.
The most hateful thing is that parents always put on airs with people who come to the door, angrily scolding them for how they can be so vulgar? What did they bring? But as soon as they left, their parents couldn't wait to open it to see what they had brought.
If something doesn't catch their eye, they'll scold you, pick up the phone and say: This person is unavailable.
Once, a teacher from the school came timidly with two bags of local specialties in his hands. In person, his parents were quite polite and asked what happened.
The teacher said that his lover has been teaching in the mountains for more than 30 years. Now the parents of both parties are sick and need to be taken care of. He has been taking care of the graduating class and usually does not have much time to take care of him. Can you think about it and arrange for your lover to come up? Anyway, there is not much time.
Will retire next year.
Well, there are quite a few!
The parents answered the teacher with the same sentence.
The teacher thanked him profusely and left the Li family's old courtyard. The eldest young master saw his eyes sparkling with tears.
That night for the first time, the eldest young master smiled and asked his parents to help the teacher because the teacher was having a hard time.
The parents smiled and promised the young master that they would get it done.
The eldest young master happily went back to the kitchen to sleep and had a good dream.
When I woke up the next day, I saw the two bags of souvenirs brought by the teacher in the trash can. I thought they were thrown away by the nanny at home, so I picked them up and took them into the kitchen.
After more than a week, the teacher's lover was not transferred, but the teacher himself was transferred to the mountains.
The eldest young master went home and asked his parents. The parents replied: Isn't it taking care of the husband and wife when they are transferred together?
The eldest young master was so angry that he clenched his fists tightly, but he had no choice but to go back to the kitchen, pick up the teacher's two bags of souvenirs, and cry alone...
After listening to the eldest young master's story, Tang Shatou sighed: It's good to be able to distinguish right from wrong, but the thought of killing is something evil people do, not to mention that the target is his biological parents, you are not a kind person!
From then on, Tang Shatou no longer allowed the eldest son of the Li family to come to the barber shop, let alone follow him through the villages and alleys to get his hair shaved.
The eldest young man of the Li family was depressed. Except for going to school, he locked himself in the kitchen all the time until the fire broke out.
"Master Caijiao, do you mean that my father started the fire?"
Li Ya was thoughtful when she heard what Cai Tou Tou Tou said.
After taking a sip of tea, Cai Tootou replied:
"The fire was indeed set by your father, and he admitted it himself afterwards."
"My father admits it to himself? How can such a cowardly person admit it to himself?"
"Manager Li, your father is not cowardly, he is just taciturn and independent. Do you think if he was cowardly, he would still dare to set fire?"
"My father hates my grandparents so much?"
"Your father hates evil so much that he certainly can't stand the behavior of your grandparents."
"Didn't you say that the fire was strange at the beginning? There were two kinds of rumors among the neighbors. Since my father took the initiative to admit that he started the fire, what else is strange? What are the rumors?"
"Manager Li, what's strange is not how the fire happened? It's that the fire was caused by your father setting the fire in the kitchen, but he and the kitchen were intact. As for the two rumors, Master Jiujin has already said that the first one is superstitious.
People with ulterior motives deliberately fabricated it. But the second rumor is the truth. Just listen to me."
"Did my grandparents deliberately make up the first rumor because they didn't want others to know the truth? Oh, you'd better tell yours."
Li Ya continued to listen to Cai Toutou's story.
The eldest young master of the Li family became obsessed with killing his parents.
With a knife? He doesn't have the strength to tie a chicken. He has never even held a kitchen knife, so it definitely won't work. Poison? He has no place to get poison. Except for sleeping, there are people following him at other times. The only way is to set fire and burn it.
This old courtyard was reduced to ashes along with them.
The eldest young master of the Li family made up his mind and started collecting matches.
Since he moved into the kitchen, there was no fire in the kitchen for cooking, and there were no matches or other fire starters.
The old courtyard of the Li family is an ancient wooden structure, and all fire starters are strictly guarded. Especially after the eldest son grows up, he is not allowed to touch matches, lighters and other fire starters.
"Master Caijiao, I would like to ask, why did my father cry in the main house when he was young? But he was very comfortable in the kitchen? Also, how did Grandpa Tang know this?"
Li Ya couldn't help but interrupt Cai Toutou's story.
"Manager Li, I originally wanted to tell you this later, but since you asked, I'll talk to you first."
The eldest son of the Li family has been crying since he was born. Only when he saw Tang Shatou did he smile. As soon as Tang Shatou left, he started crying again. The Li family had no choice but to ask Mr. Li to ask if Tang Shatou could come over often.
Li’s old courtyard on Lushan Road?
Tang Shatou didn't even take a bite of the full moon wine and the Hundred Days Banquet served by Li's family on Lushan Road. He only shaved his head standing in the tunnel. How could he come here so often? But because of Mr. Li's face, he said the word "kitchen"
Turn around and leave.
The Li family carried the eldest young man into the kitchen. Sure enough, he no longer cried, so they asked Mr. Li to go to Tang Shatou to ask why?
Tang Shatou said, this is very simple. The Li family on Lushan Road has been a family of officials for generations. In order to protect privacy and safety when building the old courtyard, the main house was tightly sealed, basically dark and damp, with no light or ventilation. How can a child accept this?
Only the kitchen was built separately on the east side of the yard, which is now the east wing. It has enough light and warmth like spring, so children can feel comfortable entering it.
"Master Caijiao, then why is my father so happy to see Grandpa Tang?"
"Manager Li, this is a better explanation. I still remember your grandparents. They had a straight face all day long, without a smile. They were all official at home and outside. Naturally, other people in the family did not dare to talk much.
, a little more smile. And Tang Shatou, although he looks a bit ugly, he has a kind face and a kind heart. He always greets everyone, especially his customers, with a smile. Your father will naturally be happy when he sees his smiling face.
The ground giggled along."
"Well, this makes sense. However, I always feel that our Li family and the Tang family always have some connections, or are inextricably linked."
"Manager Li, you are indeed beautiful on the outside and smart on the inside, and you can realize this. However, without Master Jiujin's permission, I cannot talk nonsense in front of you without permission."
"Master Caijiao, I understand, I won't ask you to insist."
"Manager Li, thank you for your understanding. I'd better tell you about the fire."
"Okay, did my dad light up the kitchen after collecting the matches?"
"Your father was about fourteen or fifteen years old at the time. If he had been born into a poor family, he would have known all about making a living at this age. But your father grew up in such an environment, and this was the first time for him to even light a match."
"Did my father fail to light the match and someone took the opportunity to set the fire?"
"That's not true. How could it be such a coincidence? Manager Li, I can understand your mood, because you don't want your father to be an arsonist."
"Well, it's impossible to have someone waiting there specifically."
"That's true. There was indeed a person waiting there when your father lit the fire."
"What did you say?! Master Caijiao, you first said how could such a coincidence happen? Then you said there was indeed a person waiting there? Can you make it clearer? Don't whet my appetite like that!"
Li Ya stood up abruptly, looking a little impatient.
"Manager Li, don't be anxious, listen to me and tell you slowly."
Caitou Toutou picked up the hot water bottle and refilled Li Ya's and his own glasses.