Chapter 67 Adopted Son Comes to Repay Parents
In a relatively quiet teahouse in Qingliu Town, Zhao Wangshan had been sitting for several hours. His thoughts were floating, and his face was sometimes happy and sometimes entangled. Obviously, his heart was not calm, and he didn't even notice that the tea in front of him was cold.
What made him happy was that after almost half a year of observation in secret, he finally recognized three children in his heart that could inherit what he had learned. But what was entangled was that there were too many three children. What he wanted was those who could inherit his legacy, rather than cramming teaching, which required wholehearted training. If three people were to join the wall at the same time, he would not have so much energy.
It was very difficult for him to make a choice for a while, which was why he was unable to make up his mind to choose one to accept disciples, and it has been delayed until now.
It is undeniable that the three children he identified as being from wealthy families in Qingliu Town are all from wealthy families and family environments. Their foods they usually eat are nutritious and have a physical condition that is more physical than ordinary children. In addition, they are also more stunning than other poor children. They are all satisfied with Zhao Wangshan's inheritance of his legacy.
"Of course, their qualifications cannot be compared with the genius disciples obtained by Dalang Taosha of the big sect, but they can't find a better one in Qingliu Town. Both their character and qualifications are the best choice. Who should I choose..."
He murmured to himself, I don’t know how many times Zhao Wangshan has been struggling with it, but he still couldn’t make up his mind. It’s not that he is indecisive. After all, he has no wife and children, and choosing a disciple to pass on his legacy is comparable to treating his own son, so he can’t be careless.
Zhao Wangshan sat on the first floor by the window. There was a street outside. Not far from the window, there was a weeping willow tree, and the willow branches were almost hanging to the ground. At this time, a conversation under the weeping willow came into Zhao Wangshan's ears, which made him frown at the already entangled mood.
No one will feel good when he is disturbed when he is considering big things. Zhao Wangshan is no exception and subconsciously looks up.
When he saw the scene over there, a trace of anger flashed in Zhao Wangshan's eyes...
Liu Xiu stepped into Qingliu Town, and his eyes were filled with mixed feelings. Early spring was a time when the weather was not connected, and many rural people on the streets looked dirty.
Last year, the place in Qingliu Town was flooded, and the harvest was not good for a year. The six-month-long winter ended. The only food stored in the people who finally survived the winter was eaten. The fields were now inseparable and they had to go to the ground to work hard. Hunger and fatigue inevitably led to someone's unfortunate death. So Liu Xiu saw many people wearing mourning clothes and bitter faces buying funeral supplies, and also saw such people selling their children and daughters and even burying their fathers...
Seeing this scene, I honestly want to be overwhelmed by Liu Xiu’s feelings, but he is powerless to change anything, he has no ability or obligation, and can only sigh in secret about the sufferings of the people.
Liu Xiu asked himself that he was not the kind of poet and scholar who talked a lot, and he would not be sad about spring and autumn, but he did not do anything to make people laugh. He was just an ordinary person, without expressing any opinions, seeing or walking through, that's all, just like most ordinary people.
Walking on the street, soon Liu Xiu's footsteps stopped under a willow tree. Liu Xiu saw Zhao Wangshan in the teahouse not far away. Because he had been a little unhappy with him, he did not mean to say hello.
What made Liu Xiu stop was a child under the willow tree, a little girl in a ragged state who looked only three or four years old.
The reason why she stopped paying attention to her was not because she was struggling with tender leaves of the weeping willows. Although Liu Xiu saw such a scene in his heart, he did not intend to adopt and take care of the little girl. He had seen many such scenes at a distance before, and even children who eat dirt, so he could not take care of one of them when he saw one, but because the little girl was obviously holding a big white bun in her arms, but she still went to pick up the tender leaves of the willows to eat, which made Liu Xiu feel a little curious.
When the little girl finished picking up the tender leaves of the bottom willow branches and couldn't reach the taller tender leaves, Liu Xiu had a willow branch and handed it to her and asked, "Little sister, you have a big bun in your arms, why do you still have to eat willow branches? This is not delicious, right?"
The little girl looked at Liu Xiu with some fear, blinked her eyes, and said nothing. She took the willow branches handed over by Liu Xiu and ate the tender leaves seriously. She seemed a little scared, as if she was afraid that Liu Xiu would rob her buns.
Next, Liu Xiu asked her a few more questions, but the little girl didn't answer.
As far as Liu Xiu knows, some unscrupulous tea shops on the earth once used the tender leaves of willow trees to pretend to be tea leaves, so they knew that the tender leaves of willow trees were probably not poisonous, so they still broke willow branches for the little girl.
Perhaps because she was full, the little girl looked at Liu Xiu again in fear, and then left with her short legs alertly. She was not looking up, but looking very careful and helpless.
Liu Xiu was curious and prepared to see why she didn't eat buns but wanted to eat willow leaves.
This scene was seen by Zhao Wangshan not far away, which was also the reason why his anger rose in his eyes.
After all, Liu Xiu and Zhao Wangshan had an unhappy relationship. At that time, Liu Xiu's words and behaviors were not like those who had never read books, so he thought Liu Xiu was a liar. When he saw Liu Xiu contacting the little girl, he felt that Liu Xiu was probably a human face and beastly heart had some bad thoughts towards the little girl, especially Liu Xiu was also following the little girl.
"I'm useless to have that look. When I follow you secretly, if you are such a careless person, I'm going to teach you a lesson in person. How can you let the bright and bright world do evil things?"
Thinking of this in my heart, Zhao Wangshan immediately paid the bill and followed him secretly.
That night, he was frightened by Lan Yue as soon as he appeared, so he didn't see Liu Xiu at all. If he had seen the scene of Liu Xiu and Lan Yue's communication at that time, he would probably not dare to trouble Liu Xiu no matter how the sense of justice is flooded. It is human nature to protect himself. The sense of justice is often based on his own strength. It is the way for young people to uphold justice when their brains are hot. Zhao Wangshan is obviously not listed here.
Liu Xiu followed the little girl all the way and came to a dilapidated thatched hut behind the town. The little girl did not notice him, but he noticed Zhao Wangshan who was following him secretly, but Liu Xiu ignored it.
After the little girl returned to the thatched hut, she entered a house with the most intact but collapsed walls. There was a pile of weeds and a woman lay on the weeds. She looked older than forty years old.
With just one glance, Liu Xiu could see that the woman who was as thin as a skeleton was actually dead, and she was most likely dead from illness.
The next scene made Liu Xiu's heart twitch.
The little girl came to the woman and squatted down, carefully took out a big bun and sent it to the woman's mouth and called out, "Mom, I'm up and eating. Uncle Wang from the Wang family bun on the street saw me and gave me one...two buns, I ate one, and there was one left to bring back to my mother..."
"Mom, get up and eat quickly. I've been holding it in my arms, it's still hot. You eat while it's hot."
"Mom, you open your mouth to eat, it's so delicious..."
The little girl put the buns next to the woman's mouth and called them over and over again, but the woman would never respond again.
Obviously, the little girl was too young, and she hadn't realized that her mother was actually dead. Perhaps her ignorant consciousness knew something, but she just didn't want to admit it.
This scene made Liu Xiu feel sad. He was not a cold and ruthless stone, and his eyes were a little red this time.
Swallows look for insects and feed young birds, and adopt children to repay their parents' kindness...
The little girl was very pitiful. She was still so young that she didn't care about anything else. She would rather eat the tender buds of willow trees on her stomach than leave the buns for her mother. Liu Xiu decided to help her and just do it.
"I can't bring her with me, but I have a friendship with the Liu family. I want to come and ask for a visit. It shouldn't be difficult for the Liu family to take her in." My thoughts flashed, and Liu Xiu quickly got an idea.
However, at this time, Liu Xiu was hesitating whether to go up. If he went up, how could he bear to tell the little girl that her mother was actually dead? That was too cruel.
Just when Liu Xiu was undecided, Zhao Wangshan appeared behind him and reached out to put his hand on Liu Xiu's shoulder. Liu Xiu had a feeling for it, so it was not surprising and did not avoid it. Otherwise, Zhao Wangshan would not have encountered Liu Xiu so easily.
Not only did Liu Xiu see this scene before him, but Zhao Wangshan also saw it, but he decided to ask Liu Xiu what he had in the future.
"I remember your name is Liu Xiu, right? I saw you following the little girl all the way, what are the intentions?" Zhao Wangshan looked at Liu Xiu as he turned around. The aura of being a warrior was emitted. Zhao Wangshan asked himself that an ordinary person like Liu Xiu could not tell a lie in front of him.
If Liu Xiu really had bad intentions, Zhao Wangshan would have to deal with Liu Xiu. As for killing Liu Xiu, it would not be enough. After all, Zhao Wangshan was not the one who killed him.
From the actions Zhao Wangshan secretly followed and the meaning expressed by his words, Liu Xiu quickly understood Zhao Wangshan's purpose, so he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhao, you misunderstood me. I didn't have any bad intentions for the little girl. But I saw that she was pregnant with a bun but wanted to eat tender leaves. I was curious, so I came to take a look. I never thought that I had such a sad scene. I was thinking about how to help her, but I never thought that Mr. Zhao had appeared."
"You want to help her? How are you going to help her?" Zhao Wangshan felt that Liu Xiu's words were not fake, and he asked again after a slight anger in his eyes.
Liu Xiu said: "I am still two of the pretentious feelings with the Liu family. I am thinking about letting the Liu family take it in. I think that the Liu family will not be able to eat this stutter. Even if you can't be rich and powerful, you can find a place to settle down for her. This is the best way that the younger generation can think of."
"Are you sure you are asking the Liu family to take care of it instead of selling it?" Zhao Wangshan frowned again.
Liu Xiu shook his head and smiled, "This little girl is a person from the town. I think many people know her. How can I kidnap him to the Liu family and sell him? If that's the case, how can I face them in the future after the Liu family knows it?"
Zhao Wangshan nodded and asked again: "Then why don't you take care of her personally? I think it's not a problem for you to be young and strong, right?"
"Old sir, I am only fifteen years old this year and I haven't gotten married yet. How can I keep him with me?" Liu Xiu glared and said to myself that if I dared to adopt a little girl in my hometown at the age of less than 40, I would go to jail!
After scrutinizing Liu Xiu, Zhao Wangshan's anger and vigilance disappeared, and he let go of his hand and said, "You go, leave the next thing to me."
"What does Mr. Zhao mean?" Liu Xiu was surprised now.
Zhao Wangshan looked at the little girl with a kind face and said, "I have been looking for a satisfactory disciple who wants to pass on his legacy. Now, God has given me the best disciple!"
"Inheriting the mantle? Did the old man want to adopt her to teach her how to read and read?" Liu Xiuming asked knowingly.
Zhao Wangshan smiled faintly, not wanting to reveal his identity as a warrior in front of Liu Xiu, an ordinary person. Otherwise, a person like Liu Xiu would not climb up the pole, and nodded and said, "Of course, and you also know where I live. If you think I want to be unfavorable to her, you can go to me often to see it."
Zhao Wangshan misunderstood Liu Xiu before, but Liu Xiu began to misunderstand him in a blink of an eye.
"It's good." Liu Xiu nodded when he saw Zhao Wangshan's serious expression. Since Zhao Wangshan took care of him, he could put down his mind and continue the journey. Following Zhao Wangshan, the warrior, the little girl would undoubtedly be better than sending her to the Liu family. Moreover, Zhao Wangshan obviously wanted to teach her martial arts.
This is also the little girl's fortune.
After looking at the little girl, Liu Xiu found that the other party was also alarmed and was looking at this side helplessly. Liu Xiu smiled at her kindly, and then turned around and left.
Zhao Wangshan looked at the little girl, but he felt even more satisfied. So what if he was the best qualification? So what if he was born? Her filial piety alone exceeded everything. This is the disciple he wanted.
As for the few satisfied children who had made him tangled for so long before, he was subconsciously ignored by him...
Chapter completed!