Chapter 65 Suspicion everywhere, fearless
Zhu Da's family got up very early. Zhu's parents wanted Zhu Da to wear neat clothes, but they were just wearing all their clothes, so it was impossible to be neat. At least the patches on it were very conspicuous, which made his mother Zhu Wang keep muttering that he should pull a few feet of cloth to make new clothes.
God is pitiful, and it is only this year that the Zhu family dared to think so. Since the scene of the previous year, I have to thank God for barely eating. Not to mention wearing new clothes, Zhu Da was very calm about this and advised his parents for a few words.
I planned to go from Zheng Jiaji to Baibao Village. I thought Qin Xiucai would arrive in the afternoon, but I never thought that shortly after lunch, Qin Xiucai and his group came to Baibao Village.
The team arranged by the front station yesterday was already scared by Baibao Village. Today, the village of more than 100 families was even more shocked. There were more than a dozen riders alone, and two full-loaded ox carts.
With yesterday's experience, General Li did not dare to stay at home carelessly. After receiving the news, he looked around in the crack of the door to see if there was anyone who needed to meet him. As a result, after a few glances, he hurriedly opened the door and went out. The young man who was leading the horse team was dressed as a scholar, but the two general flags guarding the entourage beside him, and he also recognized one of them. It was General Fan, the deputy general flag of Lao Gao Baihu. He had to treat him respectfully yesterday when he came there. Not to mention that the general flag was here today.
General Banner Li Ji hurriedly greeted him, but he kept wondering in his heart that he had known yesterday that someone was coming to take Zhu Da as his adopted son. He also heard that he was a scholar. Why did this scholar have such a big show? He actually wanted two decent general Banners to come. While he was attentive and polite, he thought in his heart that he would be better to the Zhu family in the future and never be picked up by others.
What surprised Li Zongqi even more was that Zhu Da, the protagonist of the incident, did not come out of the village, but just waited at the entrance of the village. The young man in charge did not complain at all after getting off the horse. It is said that poor children were valued so much, so they should go out to show respect for a few miles. Judging from this, the scholar's emphasis on Zhu Da may be even greater than his imagination.
Not only Mr. Li was guessing, but even those who were with Qin Xiucai were guessing that in their opinion, welcoming at the entrance of the village was negligent, but Mr. Qin did not think it was surprising at all. He was warm and friendly to the young man, which surprised everyone and adjusted his judgment of Zhu Da.
Speaking of which, they really made things complicated. Zhu Da had no idea at all. The same was true for his parents and master. He still heard someone say that the team was coming. Zhu Da himself remembered that he needed to greet him, and ran to the entrance of the village and happened to meet him.
"Mr. Qin, I should have been away from me, but I neglected this matter. Don't be surprised by it." Zhu Da explained the reasons directly and apologized.
Zhu Da's attitude made Qin Xiucai very happy. He just reached out to touch his head and looked at his elders. This kind of friendly behavior made everyone think again. If his ears were pointed, he could still hear someone behind the team whispering "...Is this Mr. Qin's illegitimate son..." "...It doesn't look like..."
What Zhu Da didn't expect was that Qin Qin, who had just been sent back, actually came. The girl was very tempted to her father and Zhu Da's Qin Qin, and she kept her mouth flat and didn't say anything. However, she didn't hold on for long before she ran over excitedly and said she wanted to eat fish.
The scholar Qin Chuan did not lead the team to go straight to the Zhu family, but instead asked everyone to go to the Bo family to rest first. The two general flags and the people around him naturally went to the Li family. Qin Xiucai took his daughter and two guards to the Zhu family together under the leadership of Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun.
Even when three outsiders came to the door, Zhu Da's father Zhu Shitou was still a little frightened. Zhu Da's mother didn't see the outsider and just went to make fish soup for Qin Qin. In such a scene, Xiang Boyan's behavior was a little stiff.
Compared to Zhu Da's side, Qin Xiucai was much easier-going and friendly. Even if he was not considered the power in the salt bank, his status as a scholar was much higher than that of the Zhu family. However, scholar Qin Chuan did not show off his airs or reserve at all, and he completely dealt with relatives' attitude.
Qin Xiucai's attitude made Zhu Da's father and Xiang Bo feel much more relaxed. Qin Xiucai praised Zhu Da, saying that the two of them had a good relationship, saying that they wanted to accept Zhu Da as their disciple, but Xiang Bo was not as blessed, so they could accept him as their adopted son. He also sincerely asked Zhu Shitou's attitude and asked him if he was willing or not.
This posture was really done. How could Zhu Da’s father Zhu Shitou and his master Xiang Bo disagreed? He called Zhu Da to kowtow to Qin Xiucai on the spot. Even if the relationship was decided after three heads, Qin Xiucai also said that there would be a banquet in Xiang Bo’s courtyard later, and it would be announced in public that Zhu Shitou would agree in public, and Zhu Da would kowtow, and then asked Zhu Da what he thought.
Although Zhu Shitou and Xiang Bo didn't notice anything, Zhu Da understood Qin Xiucai's intention. The other party was very considerate. He led so many people over, and some of them had a good status. He also held the ceremony as formal and solemn as possible. This was to give the Zhu family and Zhu Da enough face and also to raise Zhu Da's status. The purpose of all this was to make Zhu Da take this relationship seriously. Even now, the inquiry was mainly based on Zhu Da. The previous face of Zhu Shitou and Xiang Bo was polite.
Zhu Da was calm on the surface, but he was a little nervous on the inside. What Qin Xiucai did was because he was far superior to his peers. Can he continue to be so "outstanding" and eventually become truly "outstanding"... However, Zhu Da did not have too long a dispute. It has come to this point, so he could only calm down and work hard. There is no use in panic.
"......Entertainment father, I want to take turns to the Zheng family for a few days and Baibao Village. There are parents here to be filial and learn martial arts from the master..."
Zhu Da did not call himself "son" or "child", but used a more equal "me". Qin Xiucai looked at him without any abnormality. He obviously accepted this name, but he waved his hand to Bo and said, "What can I teach you, Mr. Qin will ask you better..."
"It takes time to go on the road, and you can come back for five days a month." Qin Xiucai replied with a smile, but his tone was very firm.
"Zhou Qingyun and I have a deep affection and are really reluctant to leave. Please allow me to go with him." When Zhu Da asked about this, his etiquette was very correct.
Qin Xiucai had no objection to this, and nodded with a smile and said, "It should be so. Qingyun, a child, is calm and generous, and it will be beneficial to you to experience and explore with you."
Speaking of this, Xiang Bo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly called Zhou Qingyun who was waiting outside and asked him to kowtow to Qin Xiucai. Qin Xiucai made it clear that Zhou Qingyun's relationship started from Zhu Da's side. He recognized Zhou Qingyun as his nephew and was naturally willing to this Xiang Bo.
I thought there would be some entanglement in terms of conditions, but I didn't expect that Qin Xiucai agreed to be quick and easy. It was reasonable to think about it carefully. Zhu Da suppressed his thoughts and knelt down and kowtowed to Qin Xiucai in a serious manner and said, "The adoptive father is above, and the child will never let down his adorable father's kindness and care."
Zhou Qingyun was signaled by Xiang Bo to kneel down and kowtow together, but he didn't know why he kowtowed. Qin Xiucai, who had been relaxed, stood up solemnly at this time, helped Zhu Da up and said, "I will definitely not let it go after reading sages for my father."
On this occasion, Zhu Da's kneeling and Qin Xiucai's response were a bit inexplicable. However, the two of them understood that in addition to establishing the relationship between adoptive father and adopted son, Zhu Da's kneeling was more about clear loyalty, or the establishment of a contract and exchange relationship. Qin Xiucai also understood this. He did so much for this.
Zhu Shitou was moved when he saw these, and he only wiped the corners of his eyes. He had a very strong sense that his child was snatched away, but Xiang Bo couldn't see it. He said in a muffled voice: "This is a great joy, don't make you cry!"
After the ceremony here, everyone has to go to Xiang Bo's side, and there will be a relatively formal ceremony and banquet. As for Qin Qin, she will stay at the Zhu family, with guards watching here, and the prepared wine and food will be delivered there.
"I didn't dare to be careless after losing my daughter once, so I came here to take it with me this time." Qin Xiucai said with a smile.
Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun followed behind, and Zhou Qingyun came over and whispered, "Do we have to live in the Qin family in the future?" Before Zhu Da answered, he asked and answered, "I always feel strange. I can't live at home when I open my eyes."
After saying this, Zhou Qingyun glanced at Zhu Da and asked in a low voice: "Are you a little scared?"
"I'm afraid? What am I afraid of..." This question made Zhu Da laugh, and he replied subconsciously, stopped halfway, scratched his head and said, "I'm a little scared."
Zhou Qingyun stared at Zhu Da for a few more glances. Both of them had already fallen behind the team. Zhu Da was puzzled by Zhou Qingyun and asked, "What are you staring at?"
"Now I feel that we are about the same age. You usually look like an adult." Zhou Qingyun said bluntly.
Since they got close to each other, they only saw Zhu Da calm and composed, with many wisdom, and even his body movements were very regular, and his expression was not in disguise. He was different just now, and he was stunned and scratched his head, but some of the boys' original appearance was revealed.
"You are careful." Zhu Da asked with a smile.
Zhou Qingyun raised his chin and said, "A good archer must be careful."
Zhu Da fell silent, but he did not continue to argue. Zhu Da realized that Zhou Qingyun was right. In this Baibao Village, the villagers were ignorant and had a closed and backward environment. Here he felt a sense of security and felt that everything was under control. However, after going to Zheng Jiaji, the world around him was many times bigger, and the people he came into contact with became experienced and experienced figures. Zhu Da's confidence began to shake a little.
For some reason, Zhu Da remembered those years, from welfare homes to schools, from schools to society, he was even more helpless than he is now, and he was also afraid and fearful at that time, but at that time he had a kind of fearlessness in his heart. He had nothing, so he naturally was not afraid of anything, and he had the fighting spirit and courage to try anything.
"...what are you afraid of..." Zhu Da murmured in a low voice. Zhou Qingyun next to him didn't hear it clearly, and turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
"I said I'm not afraid of anything!" Zhu Da replied loudly in a spirited voice. What's the difference now, why bother to worry about gains and losses?
Chapter completed!