Time went back to the night when Li Xiaoxi was fourteen years old. Li Xiaofeng was still sitting in front of the window, thinking about Li Xiaoxi. At this moment, he was still confused. He wished that Li Xiaoxi could tell him to help her. But she didn't tell him and he was no longer confident.
Li Xiaofeng didn't know what he should do to benefit Xiaoxi. So he made a decision to have a good talk with Li Xiaoxi no matter what tomorrow.
The next day, Li Xiaoxi did not come to school.
On the third day, Li Xiaoxi still didn't come. Even the person who asked for leave for her didn't come. Although she knew that no one would ask for leave for her, Li Xiaofeng wanted to know what happened. So after school, Li Xiaofeng returned after six years.
Once I went to the Hong Mansion, but now he was just a teacher and was stopped at the door by two doormen who looked similar.
Li Xiaofeng asked the guard about Li Xiaoxi's situation. Unexpectedly, the guard repeated that he didn't know and hurriedly chased Li Xiaofeng away. Li Xiaofeng, a child who grew up in a businessman's family, didn't understand these worldly things. He quickly took out two gold coins and said thank you for your hard work, while quietly
It was stuffed into the belt of the doorman. Although these doormen work in wealthy families, they rarely touch gold coins, which is enough for their half-year income. Their bodies are stunned, but their mouths are still unrelenting.
Tell Li Xiaofeng to get lost
"Teachers like you are always looking for trouble. If I were you, I wouldn't care about such trivial matters. Wouldn't it be better to find a teahouse to have tea? Get out of here before the master comes back.
I’ll have you to eat the good fruit.”
So Li Xiaofeng found a seat near the door of the nearest teahouse and sat down in a private room an hour later when the two doormen walked across the threshold.
"You two are busy." Li Xiaofeng waited for the tea boy to leave the room and immediately stood up and bowed.
The two men looked more and more alike. They were the two doormen who were guarding the door before. They were not polite and waved their hands and said: "My brothers are straight people, so there is no need to resort to such tricks. My name is Niu Da.
This is my brother Niu Er. We worked as guardians for half a year, but then we were injured. After we came back, we worked as guards in Hong Mansion to make ends meet."
Li Xiaofeng quickly stood up again, but Niu Da glared at him and smiled awkwardly, "I'm Li Xiaofeng, Li Xiaoxi is my student."
Niu Da was a little impatient and waved his hand again: "You said before at the door that no further introduction is needed. There is nothing we can do to let you enter the house. We can't even inform the house about Miss Xiaoxi. We can't do it."
Please forgive me, sir."
Li Xiaofeng asked in confusion, "Why is this?"
"We don't know either. We're still curious, but we don't dare to ask." Niu Er also spoke at this time.
"I don't know, I just don't know. No need to say anything else." Niu Da was a little angry and Niu Er shouldn't have spoken. He continued: "Miss Xiaoxi's matter is a relatively sensitive matter in the Hong Mansion anyway. It's best for me as a servant.
I just don’t know, but you gave me too much today. My two brothers want to take the money, so we came here to tell you what we know. By the way, when we were at the door before, we really didn’t know that Miss Xiaoxi hadn’t been there recently.
School, I don’t know why. But don’t worry, I already asked about it before I came here.” Niu Da took a sip of tea and continued.
"Miss Xiaoxi was beaten by the young master yesterday morning! It is said that Miss Xiaoxi, who is usually completely unnoticed, braided two beautiful braids yesterday, and the third young master and the young master who were also going out saw them. The third young master was joking
He said that the young master was really lucky, so the young master grabbed Miss Xiaoxi's braid and dragged her to the nearby pool, letting her take a look at his bitchy look. It was not worthy of him. He also asked her if she was
He wanted to go out to seduce a wild man, and then he started to fight. His face was bruised and bruised. He stopped after being stopped by the passing city lord. The city lord asked Miss Xiaoxi not to go out until she recovered from her injuries. So you
I guess I have to wait a few more days if I want to see Miss Xiaoxi."
Li Xiaofeng clenched his fists and burst out with murderous intent. Fortunately, the two brothers Niu and Daniu were too low in realm to feel clearly, so they were suppressed by Li Xiaofeng. He quickly asked: "Elder Hong, just leave it alone?"
"How could Elder Hong care about such a trivial matter? Besides, Miss Xiaoxi is just a wild child in the Hong Mansion. There are no elders in the family. No one will care about her life or death." Niu Er wanted to speak, but Niu Er was probably
Worried that Niu Er said the wrong thing again, he quickly took over and spoke.
"Then there isn't anyone in Hong Mansion who treats her better? Where is her little mother Ting and her uncle?"
Niu Da was a little confused that this gentleman knew a lot about Li Xiaoxi, and then said: "No one cares! Besides, her little mother Ting was married to Master Si Shu as a concubine. She can't protect herself, and she won't be affected by other people in Hong Mansion.
It's good to be bullied. There are many rules in a big family, and Elder Hong's own daughter is still thrown out. Her uncle is even more hopeless. He is lame and drinks all day long, and often asks the Hong Mansion for help.
Send someone to the street to bring the person back, otherwise we don’t know where he died. In short, Miss Xiaoxi is probably alive today just because of the name of the future young lady."
"In that case, Xiaoxi's reputation as a young mistress should not cause her to suffer such humiliation." Li Xiaofeng continued to ask, still puzzled.
"Maybe that's what wealthy families are like! He raised his uncle for his reputation, and raised Miss Xiaoxi for the reputation of his Hong Mansion. But as long as outsiders don't know what it's like behind closed doors," Niu Da said at this time
Sighing, Li Xiaofeng could see that Niu Da was actually slightly angry at this moment.
When talking about this, Li Xiaofeng had to force himself to calm down, so he looked at the two of them seriously: "Why do you hate your employer so much?"
Niu Da originally thought that he had learned to speak cautiously after working as a nurse for several years, but suddenly he realized that he seemed to be more leaky than his younger brother Niu Er. He suddenly became speechless.
Seeing Niu Da's performance, Li Xiaofeng felt that there must be more troubles in Hong Mansion, maybe related to Li Xiaoxi, so he reached out to untie the money bag from his waist.
Niu Dayi saw Li Xiaofeng's appearance and quickly stopped him, breaking the jar and saying.
"Mr. Xiaofeng, you already have enough money. You may be the only one who clenches his fists for her at the moment. For this reason, I trust you. I just dare to ask who you are to her."
Niu Da hugged Li Xiaofeng for the first time, and Niu Er followed suit after seeing it.
Li Xiaofeng didn't know where to start. He couldn't tell them that he had been in love with Li Xiaoxi since he was a child. So he said truthfully: "Xiaoxi always reminds me of my deceased mother, and gradually Li Xiaoxi became
The most dazzling light in my life.
Haha, sorry, let me put it another way. My family owns a restaurant, which is the Fuxiang Restaurant in front of me. Unfortunately, there was a fire in Xiaoxi’s house, so the whole family stayed in my restaurant temporarily. Because the adults were very busy after the fire.
Many times, she left Xiaoxi to me to take care of. At that time, she always liked to stumble around holding tables, chairs and benches and chase after me, calling me Brother Xiaofeng. I also liked this little sister very much. Later, she grew up and became more and more well-behaved.
Cute... She was known as the cutest back then." At this point, Li Xiaofeng seemed to see the cute Li Xiaoxi again, and the smile on his face made both rough guys see Li Xiaofeng's sincerity.
Li Xiaofeng noticed that both of them were staring at him, so he continued: "Later, Xiaoxi would come to the restaurant to play with me almost every seven or eight days, and sometimes she would come more frequently. I also liked to lead her everywhere.
She buys delicious food. I need to study and help in restaurants on weekdays and I don’t have many friends. There is a shortage of children of the same age near her home, so we were considered best friends at first. The last time she came to me was to count the guardians on her city wall.
When did her father come home? I miscalculated that time, and her father never came back. From then on, she never came to see me again. Later, when she moved into Hong Mansion, I rarely saw her.
When she came to school recently, the way I saw her made me feel heartbroken. My feelings for her are very complicated, but also very simple. Now I want to protect her and take care of her for the rest of my life! So I ask you to help me.
, tell me all about her situation, I am a sensible person and will not cause trouble." After speaking, Li Xiaofeng stood up, clasped his hands with his fists and bowed to Niu Daniuer in an upright manner, and kept bending down to wait.
The two replied.
"There is a rumor." Niu Da reached out to help Li Xiaofeng. At this moment, he really agreed to tell everything he knew. The two brothers have been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity like today. Even if Li Xiaofeng only looks credible, then
They have to take a gamble.
Niu Er emptied the tea in the bowl in one gulp. Feeling that his elder brother was not speaking clearly, he spoke first, "I trust you. Sir, please sit down. You must be mentally prepared for what I am going to tell you next. It is not a good thing, but it is just a rumor."
, if you want to verify this matter, only a few old servants in Hong Mansion may know the true situation."
Niu Da still interrupted Niu Er and said, "Let me tell you. Let's not talk about the rumors first. Let me tell you what we two brothers have personally experienced. Let's start from the beginning when we arrived at Hong Mansion. No.
Add any conjectures of your own, and only tell what you heard and saw. Mr. Xiaofeng, please keep it a secret for us, or else please collect the body for us."
He paused and looked at Li Xiaofeng's expression: "Four years ago, in the second month when we were working as guards in Hong Mansion, we disposed of the body of a little maid. At that time, the steward told us that the girl had accidentally eaten rat poison. Let us
We went to the boundary river outside the residential area in the middle of the night and threw the body into the river. It was just dark at that time, so we carried the body and placed it in a small side room in an unoccupied yard. When we opened the door, we accidentally didn't lift it properly and almost dropped the body.
When we got to the ground, the white cloth covering the body fell off. After seeing the little maid's face clearly, the second child said, "What a pity." Of course, I felt the same way at that moment, for people like us who are from peasant backgrounds
I have rarely seen such a beautiful little girl. The little maid is probably only eleven or twelve years old, and she is prettier than many girls from wealthy families. I thought that if the little girl looks so dewy, she will continue to live.
If so, I will definitely be able to marry into a wealthy family in the future.
We put her on a board made of two benches, lit the oil lamp in the room, and then noticed that the little maid's body was covered with dust. She might have been rolled on the ground in too much pain before she died. According to our instructions
According to the custom of farmers in the outer city, people must at least scrub their bodies clean before burial. We both felt that the little maid was pitiful, so we went to see Auntie Huai, the laundry manager whom we knew well, to see if we could help the little girl.
The maid wiped herself. Unexpectedly, Aunt Huai happened to be the aunt of the little maid. She didn't know that the little maid was dead before, so she thought she had gone back to her hometown on vacation to help collect food.
Auntie Huai held the body and cried so sadly that we both thought that since they were relatives, we would leave it alone for the time being and come back later to see if her aunt had anything to explain, such as burying her somewhere else or notifying her.
Let’s take a look at the family. After a while, the two of us brothers had just fetched water and put it at the door. The door was opened from the inside with great force. Aunt White was holding something in her hand and angrily walked towards the main hall.
.We were stunned for a moment, and then we followed him.
Arriving at the porch not far from the main hall, Aunt White grabbed a maid who was cleaning and asked, Where is the second master? Where is the young master? The man pointed to the young master's yard and said tremblingly, it seemed that they were discussing something inside.
Seeing that Auntie was frantically trying to push the second master's courtyard door, we quickly stopped her and wanted to ask what was going on. However, Auntie shook my hand away hard and cursed "beast" with a ferocious expression.
, we were stunned for a moment after being scolded, and she rushed in.
We both wanted to follow in, but the housekeeper came up behind us and stopped us. He smiled and told us that it was okay, and told us to go about our own business. It took about half an hour.
We were called back to the second master's yard, and we smelled a smell of blood before opening the door. Sure enough, there was another body, this time packed in a big wooden box, curled up with my aunt in her arms.