Don’t Show the Son

Daxia, Jiangnan Mansion.

The small town is simple and elegant, surrounded by water on all sides, with rivers forming streets, white walls and black tiles, and black-covered boats rowing across the water, creating layers of blue waves.

There are two figures standing on the bow of the boat, a man and a woman, the man is handsome and the woman is pretty, the two drifted along with the boat, attracting the attention of many passers-by.

Lin Xiu had been to Suzhou before and lived there for a while.

But it is modern after all, and it is also the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. Suzhou in the 21st century and this small city in the south of the Yangtze River have two completely different feelings. No wonder people say that Jiangnan is good. Being here is like being in a picture scroll.

Only such a place can give birth to women like Caiyi and Guifei.

After bidding farewell to the noble concubine Ning'er, and taking a long vacation at the School of Different Arts and Martial Arts, Lin Xiu brought Caiyi to this small city in the south of the Yangtze River called Huai City, which is also Caiyi's hometown.

After paying the boatman a few pennies, the awning boat leaned against the shore, Lin Xiu and Caiyi got off the boat, climbed up the steps, and came to the side of the river, on the bluestone-paved street.

The streets here are much narrower than the main streets of Wangdu, and they are less grand, but more elegant.

Most of the women walking on the street are like Caiyi, small family jasper, gentle and graceful, while the women in Wangdu are more generous and unrestrained.

On both sides of the street, there are rows of shops selling embroidery, jewelry, kites, and various cakes and fruit stuffing. Caiyi held Lin Xiu's hand, pointed to a shop, and said excitedly: "This shop The shop is still there. When I was young, I liked their sweet-scented osmanthus cake the most, but only during Chinese New Year, I could share a piece with my sister..."

Lin Xiu bought a box of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, fed her a piece, and said, "If you like it, I will come and buy it for you often in the future."

The straight-line distance from Wangdu to Jiangnan is less than three thousand miles. If Lin Xiu flies at full speed, she can go back and forth once an hour, and fly here to buy some pastries for her and the imperial concubine. They will still be hot when they bring them back.

After arriving at the Jiangnan Mansion, Caiyi became visibly excited and agitated. This is the place where she lived when she was a child. Now that she returns to her old place, she can't wait to tell Lin Xiu everything about her childhood.

However, when she reached an alley, her steps slowed down significantly.

The feeling of nostalgia is even more timid. She hasn't been back for ten years. Lin Xiu held her hand and walked to the end of the alley. There is a yard here. Although it is dilapidated, it still looks neat and clean.

The courtyard door was open, Lin Xiu and Caiyi knocked on the door, walked into the courtyard, and saw two young children chasing and frolicking in the courtyard. A stranger came in and asked boldly, "Who are you and what are you doing at my house?"

Caiyi looked at the little boy and asked softly, "Excuse me, is this the Gu family?"

After her words fell, two figures came out from the inner room.

It was a pair of young man and woman, the man was handsome, the woman was average in appearance, the two children ran over quickly, called "Father" and "Mother", and hid behind them, looking at them with timid eyes. Lin Xiu and Caiyi.

The young man stepped forward, looked at the noble couple, and asked, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

Caiyi looked at him, memories appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she murmured: "You, are you Gu Xing?"

The man looked at her, and after being stunned for a long time, he asked in disbelief, "You, are you the second sister?"

Lin Xiu heard from Caiyi that when she was a child, there were four siblings in her family. Among them, the eldest sister worked as a maid in a wealthy family, she entered the theater troupe to learn arts, and the third sister became the child bride-in-law of others. The person in front of her should be their younger brother.

The young man looked at Caiyi and asked, "Second Sister, where have you been all these years, when parents left, they were still thinking of you..."

Caiyi turned pale, and tremblingly said: "Father and mother..."

The young man sighed, and said, "Three years ago, my father fell ill and passed away. A year later, my mother also left..."

In fact, whether it is Caiyi or her older sister and younger sister, since they left home, they are no longer considered family members.

When they were very young, they had to make a living by themselves. When Caiyi joined the theater troupe, she would follow wherever the theater troupe went. There was no chance for her to choose.

Not long after, in a field behind the small courtyard, Lin Xiu and Caiyi burned incense in front of a tombstone that was buried together. When they returned to the small courtyard again, the young man touched the heads of the pair of young children and said, "Hurry up!" aunt."

The pair of young children came out from behind him, and said timidly, "Auntie."

Then he looked at Lin Xiu and asked tentatively, "This young master is..."

Lin Xiudao: "You can call me brother-in-law."

It was the first time for the elders to meet the younger generation, and it was unreasonable not to give them some gifts, but Lin Xiu really had nothing to give to the children, so he had to take out two bank notes and put them in the hands of the little boy and the little girl, Said: "The first time we met, I didn't prepare any gifts. I used the money to buy candy."

The young couple's eyes widened.

These two bank notes are both in denominations of one hundred taels of silver. The money the husband and wife earn throughout the year is only enough to feed and clothe the whole family. To them, two hundred taels may not be enough for them to save in their lifetime. .

Although the couple's eyes showed longing and eagerness, the young man still took the banknotes from the two children, returned them to Lin Xiu, and said, "No, no, this is too much, too much, we can't... ..."

The woman pursed her lips, but said nothing.

Lin Xiu sent the banknotes to the two children again, and said, "This is for the children, not for you."

He squatted down, holding a child in one arm, and said, "Ignore your parents, uncle will take you to buy candy later."

The two children were not as timid as before, and were soon giggled by Lin Xiu.

The young couple looked at Lin Xiu and then at Caiyi, they were shocked.

What kind of person did the second sister marry, so she could casually take out so much money and give it to the two children who met for the first time? They could tell that the clothes they were wearing were all high-quality Silk, this young master, has a noble and outstanding temperament, none of the princes of the city here has such a temperament.

This discovery also made him cautious in his attitude towards the two of them.

At this time, Caiyi looked at him and asked, "Where are the elder sister and third younger sister?"

The young man said: "Eldest sister has been working in the Wang family's family for these years. A year ago, she married a servant of the Wang family. The third sister has also lived well these years. She just gave birth to her third child last month. I will call them, they must be very happy to hear that you are back..."

Gu Xing quickly ran out, while Lin Xiu and Caiyi were teasing the two children.

Lin Xiu used to think that bear children were the most annoying thing, but looking at the little girl in her arms, she couldn't help but yearn for it.

As a man, who wouldn't want to have such a little angel?

He held Caiyi's hand and said, "In a few years, we will have two children for fun, preferably a girl like you..."

Caiyi blushed and nodded, her eyes also revealed longing.

The current Lin Xiu spends most of his time in practice every day, and he doesn't even have a lot of time with Caiyi. When he succeeds in practice and doesn't need to work so hard, he wants to live a few years in peace as a normal person Days, giving birth to a daughter with Caiyi and growing up with her should be a very happy thing.

After a while, footsteps came from the door again, the woman looked over and said in surprise, "Why did you come back so soon..."

When she saw the person walking into the yard, her expression changed slightly, and the two children also hid behind Lin Xiu and Caiyi in fear.

Lin Xiu looked over and saw a man with a scar on his face, and behind him were several figures.

The man with the scar swept his gaze across the yard, and said unexpectedly, "Yo, we have guests today..."

The woman hurried to the yard and said, "Uncle Huang, haven't you already paid the asylum fee for this month?"

The scarred man said with a smile: "I paid it once, but now the rules have changed, and I will pay it once every half a month, and then I will pay another 100 Wen. In this half month, I will cover your shop, and no one will come to trouble you." ..."

The woman was angry and helpless. Apart from his subordinates, no one would come to make trouble. This is clearly a money grab. It used to be once a month, but now it has become once every half a month. The small shop of their husband and wife, All the meager profits were given to them.

Lin Xiu stood up, glanced at the man with the scar, and asked, "What's going on?"

The woman whispered: "We have a small shop on the side of the street. We cut clothes for others and earn a little money to support their families. They need a sum of protection money every month, otherwise they will find someone to make trouble..."

This kind of thing happened in the capital too, but in the past few months, this kind of small black and evil forces have long been attacked by the clean officials.

Lin Xiu took out a bank note, handed it to the man with the scar, and said, "Two hundred Wen a month, right? I'll pay for them for a year first, please find the money..."

The man with the scar looked at the one hundred taels, his eyes glistened, and he decisively reached out to take it.

However, when his hand touched the silver note, his fingers suddenly froze, and the ice layer was still spreading towards his arm, but in an instant, his arm lost all feeling.

He immediately withdrew his hand and looked at Lin Xiu in horror. Lin Xiu put away the one hundred taels, shook his head and said, "You really dare to take it..."

The man with the scar was startled and terrified. The younger brothers behind him had never seen such a battle before, and they also took a few steps back, but they stepped on an ice surface, and the ice spread from their feet, and soon froze Their lower bodies, including the man with the scar, were all frozen in place.

Lin Xiu glanced at the man with the scar, and said, "How much money I took before, now spit out ten times to me, or today next year, let your family burn ten times to you."

The whole lower body of the man with the scar was unconscious. He had never encountered such a situation. He was startled and terrified, and quickly took out a large pile of broken silver from his arms, and said, "Here, I'll give you all, my lord." A large number, let the villain go, let the villain go..."

He is just a gangster on the street, how dare he go against a powerful magician.

He has never seen many different magicians in his life.

In the yard, the woman was already stunned by the scene in front of her. She gently tugged on the sleeves of Caiyi, and carefully asked, "Second sister, who is brother-in-law..."

When Gu Xing led the other two women back, he found that there were neighbors standing in front of his house.

They poked their heads and looked inside, still talking about something.

"Huang's surname is actually today!"

"He deserves it. The money is collected from such a big man. Is that someone he, a rogue, can offend?"

"I heard that the second daughter of the Gu family has come back. I haven't seen her for ten years. That little girl has grown up so much and married such a big man. How do you think her life will be good..."

"The Gu family is well-developed..."

...

The three Gu Xing brothers squeezed in from the crowd, and when they saw Huang and a few of his subordinates shivering in the cold, they were also taken aback.

His wife walked up to him and told him what happened just now with a face of joy. Only then did Gu Xing realize that the second sister's husband was actually a powerful magician. He was happy for the second sister in his heart. , and speak more cautiously.

Caiyi came over with a look of surprise, looked at the two women, and said happily: "Eldest sister, third sister..."

Lin Xiu teased the two children, and looked at the fourth sibling who was talking not far away. It was obvious that the other three were careful when talking with Caiyi.

Although they still have blood in their bodies, but after seeing each other for ten years, things are different, and it is difficult to return to childhood.

After a while, a few policemen in official uniforms came in from the outside, glanced around the yard, walked up to Lin Xiu, and said respectfully: "Young Master, Cheng Ling is hosting a banquet at the Yanyu Building, please honor me." A story."

The city magistrate's movements are not slow, and Lin Xiu can understand.

He has been in the royal capital these days, where the rich and powerful are everywhere, and it is also the economic, political and cultural center of the Great Xia. Naturally, there are many strong people, but in this small city in the south of the Yangtze River, some people may never see a different magician in their entire lives. , A strong man with different arts appeared in the city, and the local parents and officials must have raised their hearts.

After a while, Lin Xiu held Caiyi's hand, followed by the obviously embarrassed Gu family, and came to the most famous restaurant in this small town.

A middle-aged man with a mustache on his chin was waiting at the door of the restaurant. Before everyone had reached him, he greeted him proactively and said: "My official Huaicheng Commander Zhai Hong, the young master is here. I'm sorry to welcome you. I hope you don't." Odd..."

Lin Xiu said with a smile: "I and my wife went back to the hometown to visit relatives. Seeing that Pompey caused trouble, I couldn't help but teach him a lesson. I caused trouble for this lord."

The middle-aged man immediately said: "No trouble, no trouble, where does this lord work?"

Lin Xiudao: "The royal capital clears up the official department."

The middle-aged man was shocked when he heard the words, and the smile on his face became even brighter. He came from the capital, and he also possessed powerful magical powers. I have already asked them to prepare food and drinks, and the honored guests are here, please let me do my best as a landlord..."

The three brothers and sisters of the Gu family never imagined that one day they would be able to eat in the Yanyu Building with Lord Cheng Ling. The dishes on the table were all delicacies from mountains and seas that they had never even seen before.

After moving their chopsticks, they only dared to eat the dish in front of them, and their eyes were fixed on the table, not daring to glance around.

And the majestic and majestic Lord Chengling on weekdays, when he saw the husband of the second sister, he was obviously very careful in speaking, which made them even more shocked. The scene of the four siblings playing together more than ten years ago was more and more vivid in their minds blurred.

Lin Xiu and Caiyi stayed in Huai City for three days.

Before leaving, he left a thousand taels of silver for each of the three siblings, which was enough to change their lives in the future. Lin Xiu also took care of the Huaicheng Order and asked him to take care of them on weekdays. , they should no longer be bullied by those local hooligans.

Afterwards, Lin Xiu and Caiyi bid farewell to them and left here.

Lin Xiu bought a small boat and planned to take another trip in the south of the Yangtze River with Caiyi.

At night, the starlight shines on the river, and the boat floats on the water, moving with the power of thoughts.

In the cabin, Caiyi was leaning against Lin Xiu's arms, feeling a little depressed. This meeting made her realize that the once intimate family members could never return to the past.

Lin Xiu hugged her, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and said, "Whenever you want to come back in the future, I will accompany you back."

Caiyi looked up at Lin Xiu, and said emotionally, "Thank you Mr., thank you for everything you have done for Caiyi..."

Lin Xiu looked at her with a smile and asked, "Is the only word thank you?"

Caiyi blushed, lowered her head, and whispered: "There are more..."

Soon, ripples appeared on the surface of the water, crushing a pool of stars.

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