The Life of a Fool in a Siheyuan

Chapter 123.Huo Shanlin's Heart Knot

Lu Ping saw that her wife was still acting like this, so she couldn't help but said: "You old stubborn, can you stop eating like this and be more peaceful?"

Hearing Lu Ping's words, Huo Shanlin restrained himself a little, but he still didn't like Li Xingyi. Lu Ping shook his head and was too lazy to say anything about him.

Li Xingyi was not affected at all, he was still smiling, but Wang Dachui could see that his smile was a little stiff!
Wang Dachui sat here and watched, not knowing what to say to save the awkward atmosphere, so he could only take the initiative to open the wine and fill it up for everyone.

Then he turned to greet Li Xingyi and Wang Dachui and said, "Xingyi, Dachui, you two should eat more."

Li Xingyi: "Master's wife, then I won't be polite to you, haha."

Wang Dachui also smiled and nodded, stretching out his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables. He said that his wife's cooking skills were quite good, and the food tasted much better than the food cooked by Aunt Wu.

After eating a few mouthfuls of food, Li Xingyi stood up, picked up the wine glass and said, "Master, I respect you."

Huo Shanlin acted as if he hadn't seen him and ignored him at all. Li Xingyi stood there awkwardly. When Wang Dachui saw this, he quickly helped him out.
He picked up the wine glass and said to him: "Senior brother, I respect you."

When Li Xingyi heard this, he glanced at Wang Dachui gratefully and drank the wine in the cup. Wang Dachui had no choice but to drink it all in one gulp.

Then he took the initiative to refill their wine glasses. After taking a few bites of food,

Wang Dachui stood up again and raised his glass to toast his master. Huo Shanlin also raised his glass and took a sip.
After drinking, he said: "Sledgehammer, don't imitate some people. If you dare to imitate him, I will break your legs, old man."

Wang Dachui:
"No, master, what do you mean by this? What should I learn? I don't understand what you are saying."

At this time, Li Xingyi, who was sitting aside, had a lonely look in his eyes!

Seeing the subtle change in Li Xingyi's face, the wife couldn't help complaining: "Old man, what's the matter with you? I can't stop you from eating, so you can't stop saying a few words. How many years have passed since that happened?" .”

Lu Ping: "Why are you still holding on to this matter when you can't live in peace even if you just have a meal? Didn't this kid Xingyi do it in the first place? Are you going to hate him for this matter all your life?"

"It's not like you didn't know that there was nothing he could do about Haishan at the time. Besides, it was Haishan who made the mistake anyway. How could you ask Xingyi to help him?"

Hearing Lu Ping's words, Huo Shanlin slammed the table angrily and said, "Why can't he do anything? When I didn't come back from the field, you told me that something happened to Haishan, and I called him specifically. Ask him to help delay the time,"

Huo Shanlin: "But what did he do? I was back half a day away, but Haishan didn't wait for me to come. If this heartless person could delay his time until I came back, Haishan could still sit with us and have dinner together." .”

Huo Shanlin: "You asked me to forgive him, how can I forgive him? If I die in the future, how can I be worthy of my senior brother? It's not like you don't know that my senior brother entrusted Haishan to me before he died, how can you expect me to be worthy of him? Him."

After saying so much in one breath, Huo Shanlin's face also showed a hint of guilt and sadness.

Hearing these words, Lu Ping also sighed heavily and said: "Old man, I can understand what you said, but you should listen to my advice. Each of these people has his own destiny. Each person has his own destiny."

After hearing this, Huo Shanlin went back to the bedroom without eating, and the look on Li Xingyi's face became more and more guilty and helpless.

Wang Dachui sat next to him and heard a few people's conversation. He had some guesses in his mind. He estimated that his master was always worried about the man named Haishan.

And this Haishan has a relationship with his master's senior brother, that is, his uncle. I don't know if he is an apprentice or some other relationship. And based on what they just said, this person named Haishan may no longer be alive.

The master resented his senior brother probably because he didn't help save Haishan. Wang Dachui couldn't completely guess the specific situation.

At this time, Li Xingyi smiled miserably and said: "Master, I shouldn't have come today. Master gets angry as soon as I come here. I'll try my best to come here as little as possible to avoid making Master angry, which will make my sin even greater."

Hearing this, the master's wife said: "What are you talking about, you kid? Your master and I are both happy that you can come and see our old couple. It's not like you don't know your master's temper."

"He is obviously thinking about you in his heart, but he doesn't admit it with his mouth. You have grown up beside us since you were a child. Can your master really blame you? He just can't pass the test in his heart. You Don’t argue with him, he will figure it out sooner or later.”

"I know there was nothing you could do about Haishan's incident back then. After all, it was at the cusp of the storm at that time. If you helped Haishan, you had to get yourself involved. Besides, you were also powerless at the beginning, and Master Niang knew it in her heart."

After listening to Lu Ping's words, Li Xingyi felt a lot better, but the look on his face was still gloomy.
The mistress did not continue to talk about this topic, and just kept asking the two of them to eat. She went to the kitchen to get a plate, kept some of each dish and sent it away to put away, and then returned to the dining table to eat.

During this period, Li Xingyi drank several glasses of wine. Wang Dachui looked at him and didn't know how to persuade him.
As a man, I naturally understand how a man thinks. Sometimes a man has troubles in his heart that he cannot express, and he is unwilling to say anything more. He has to bear the pressure of life and the pressure and emotions brought by people around him alone.
Only when you really can't bear it anymore, you can drink some wine in silence. When you are drunk, you can relax and continue to roll like a gear the next day.

Seeing my senior brother drinking like this, it seems that he wants to get drunk and relieve his worries today.

Wang Dachui thought for a while, no matter what, he was his senior brother, so he couldn't watch him drinking like this alone. Although they were not familiar with each other and had nothing to say, they could just drink.
As a man, it is the fastest way to get closer at the wine table. He immediately took the initiative to pick up a glass of wine and drink with him. Li Xingyi also refused,

The meal lasted until about 09:30. Li Xingyi drank two kilograms of liquor by himself. Now he doesn't look drunk. He has given in to Li Xingyi's drinking capacity.
I just drank a pound of white wine, and now my head is dizzy. I am suppressing the feeling of nausea. It seems that my senior brother is a person who can drink fast, but I am not good at it. Drinking fast is very uncomfortable. , you must never drink like this again.

Seeing that the two of them had finished drinking, Lu Ping put away the dishes and chopsticks. Li Xingyi followed him to the kitchen, and Wang Dachui followed him when he saw this.

Li Xingyi looked at Lu Ping and said, "Master, it's getting late today, so I'll leave first. I'll come over to see you and the master when I have time."

Lu Ping smiled and said: "Okay, just stay busy and come back often when you have time. No matter what, this is your home, you know?"

Hearing this, Li Xingyi's eye circles suddenly turned red, and he nodded with a smile.

Wang Dachui also said: "Senior Wife, I'm going home just in time. I'll go with my senior brother."

Lu Ping: "Well, okay, then you two should go back more slowly."

Both of them nodded. Wang Dachui walked to the courtyard and pushed his bicycle, preparing to leave with his senior brother. Naturally, he wanted to ask what on earth caused such trouble with the master. If he could help mediate it, he would do it. alright.

Wang Dachui looked at Li Xingyi and said, "Senior brother, if you don't mind, how about we walk and talk together?"

Li Xingyi: "Okay, let's walk and talk together."

The two opened the courtyard door, and Wang Dachui saw a jeep parked outside the door, with the headlights still on.

I saw a soldier getting out of the car and saluted Li Xingyi: "Captain, shall we go back now?"

Li Xingyi: "I won't go back for now. I'll have a chat with my junior brother before we leave. How about this? You can just drive the car and follow us slowly."

Soldier: "Understood, Commander."

After saying that, the soldier got into the car again, and Wang Dachui looked at his senior brother with a surprised look. When they met today, he felt that his senior brother had some background, but he didn't expect that he was still the current leader.

Seeing Wang Dachui's surprised look, Li Xingyi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Junior brother, let's go. Let's go in the direction of your home. Let's chat while walking."

Wang Dachui nodded and pushed the bicycle forward.

Li Xingyi took the initiative to say: "Brother, you and the master practice kungfu every day and come home so late, don't your parents tell you?"

Wang Dachui: "Brother, I am alone. My parents passed away when I was 12 years old,"

Hearing this, Li Xingyi apologized: "Sorry."

Wang Dachui smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm used to being alone. Senior brother, what about you?"

Li Xingyi: "Haha, you and I are quite close. My situation is similar to yours. My parents also passed away early. They left when I was seven years old."

Hearing this, Wang Dachui also apologized and said: "Brother, it turns out that our life experiences are similar. I heard from my wife last night that you grew up next to them?"

Li Xingyi nodded and said: "Yes, after my parents passed away, I didn't have many relatives at home. I was begging for food on the street when I was still young, and I met the master."

"The master saw that I was pitiful, so he took me home directly and accepted me as his apprentice. Alas, 30 years have passed in the blink of an eye. If the master hadn't taken me in at that time, I would have starved to death by then. ”

"So my master and my wife are kind to me. Unfortunately, I am very busy with work now and can't help myself. I rarely have free time, and I can't always be filial to them. I will trouble you more, junior brother, in the future."

"In the future, senior brother is away. I hope you can take care of the master and his wife in his stead, okay? I'll give you a phone number later. If you have anything to do later, just call me."

After hearing his words, Wang Dachui nodded and said: "Okay, senior brother, don't worry, I will definitely take notice."

Hearing this, Li Xingyi looked at Wang Dachui and nodded gratefully,

Wang Dachui thought for a while and said, "Senior brother, I have something I don't know whether to say or not?"

Li Xingyi said: "You must want to ask the master why he has this attitude towards me, right?"

Wang Dachui scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Yes, senior brother, I am a little curious. I heard what the master and his wife said during the meal just now. Who is that Haishan? Why is he angry with you, senior brother, because of his master?"

Hearing Wang Dachui's question, Li Xingyi sighed and said: "Haishan is my senior brother, and of course he is also your senior brother. I was accepted as a disciple by my master when I was seven years old. When I was ten years old, my uncle passed away. At that time Brother Haishan is 12 years old."

"When my uncle was about to die, he entrusted Senior Brother Haishan to his wife. In addition, Senior Brother Haishan was also his only son. As for Senior Brother Haishan later, I failed to save him because of my lack of ability, and Senior Brother Haishan passed away, so Master blamed me. "

After hearing this, Wang Dachui thought to himself, it seems that he guessed well. This Haishan is related to his uncle, but he didn't expect that he is still his son. This part seems to be a bit ridiculous.

Wang Dachui asked again: "Senior Brother, what did Senior Brother Haishan do to die? Even you couldn't save him?"

Li Xingyi sighed again and said: "This is a long story. Senior Brother Haishan is more talented in practicing Kung Fu than me. It took me ten years of training with the master before I could barely become a master, but Senior Brother Haishan only took eight years to practice Baji." Boxing has already entered the room."

"But it's not a good thing that people are sometimes too talented. Although Senior Brother Haishan is talented, he is also arrogant. Although the master has always disciplined him severely, Senior Brother Haishan is too rebellious and refuses to listen."

"Once he had a falling out with his master and ran away from home in a fit of anger. The master and his wife made inquiries but couldn't find him. I don't know what happened next. I stayed with my master for a while and then joined the army. "

"We have been there for eight years, and then we were transferred back to the local area. On the way back, our superiors told us that there was a group of thugs harming passers-by on that stretch of road, stealing the property of innocent passers-by, and robbing some supplies."

"And a lot of lives have been lost at that time. Our superiors ordered us to complete this mission on our way back. We must catch these people no matter what the cost. If we can't catch them, we will kill them on the spot."

"We naturally have to obey orders. After we catch those people, one of them will be Senior Brother Haishan. I was really shocked at the time. I never thought that after eight years of separation, we would meet again in this way. Way."

"I don't know what happened to Senior Brother Haishan in those eight years, and how could he do such a sinful thing."

"After the team came back, I went to the master's house as soon as possible, but the master's wife was the only one at home at that time, so I contacted the master as soon as possible. At that time, the master went out of town,"

"The master said at that time that he wanted me to help delay him for a while until he comes back. After all, junior brother, you should also understand that no one can do anything about Senior Brother Haishan's behavior."

(End of this chapter)