Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 199 The past events of Wei Shuyi, sister and brother

In Yingcai Alley, Jiang He was frightened.

Once upon a time, he heard that there was a man named Wei Yuan who became a general and his status in the court was even lower than that of one person and higher than ten thousand people.

In those days, Jiang He never left the door, as if he was in a daze, saying that he was really "Jiang He is going downhill, and his life will soon be over."

However, after a long time, he was still safe and sound, so he subconsciously thought that this Weiyuan was not the other Weiyuan.

But now that I see the other person, how can I not be frightened? How can you not be afraid?
Hearing that there was no malice in Wei Yuan's tone, he relaxed a little, but the things he did when he was young, like just watching things happen, were still vivid in his mind.

What if one day, the other party thinks of those past events and becomes resentful?

"You can ignore the past grudges. It is a blessing for the common people to have a lot of adults."

"Xiao Min, I'm here to apologize to you."

After saying that, Jiang He wanted to kneel down, but was stopped by Wei Yuan.

Jiang Hedao shook his head and said, "I feel ashamed to say it. I didn't pass the Tongsheng Examination, because my arithmetic is pretty good. Now I work as an accountant for others in the city, and my life is barely passable."

The latter quickly said: "General Weiwei, please wait for me for a moment."

And Wei Yuan is not the energetic young man he was back then.

Wei Yuan started chatting without saying a word.

"What are the playmates you had good friends with back then doing now?"

Wei Yuan couldn't help but be curious.

"I remember you took the quiz, how was it? Did you become a scholar?"

The girl named Jing Yan has been playing with Wei Ruyi since she was a child. After coming and going, she became very familiar with Wei Yuan.

As time passes, childhood playmates have their own lives and futures.

Wei Yuan shook his head, "I just asked casually."

Wei Yuan took the box and opened it. Memories of the past immediately poured into his mind like spring water.

Jiang He nodded and took the wooden box without saying anything.

At that time, the little girl Jing Yan once confessed her love to Wei Yuan, saying,

When Jiang He and others bullied Wei Yuan several times, Jing Yan would speak up for Wei Yuan.

Later, when Wei Ruyi mentioned it, he realized that in those days, this girl Jing Yan kept giggling for some reason.

Now that I think about it, he and Jing Yan were childhood sweethearts.

"I haven't opened this box from beginning to end. Now that I see you coming, I can forget about it."

There are decorations tied to clothes, a small wooden comb, and the first character Wei Yuan wrote when he taught her to write - 'Jing'.

Once you leave, you will never come back again.

"If you stay here for a few days, you might be able to see her."

"Don't mention the things of the past again."

Wei Yuan and Chen Daniu left here.

Wei Yuan smiled, handed the wooden box to Jiang He again, and said, "These things are very valuable. I have no use keeping them. Please burn them for me."

Growing up, although she was not very good-looking, she had a delicate and clean face, and had the temperament of a Jiangnan woman.

Looking back again, it makes people recall and sigh.

"My playmates in the past, such as Ru Jiying, Gongfu and others, all went to Fucheng. I don't have any ambitions, so I just stayed here."

"Is that girl Jing Yan married?"

I saw him walking into the home quickly.

Wei Yuan and Jiang He chatted for a few more words and then wanted to leave.

"Her mother is ill. During this time, she often goes home to visit her mother."

"If you can't find a wife in the future, I will marry you reluctantly. You must be wise."

Wei Yuan nodded slightly, and suddenly thought of a girl in his mind, and asked:

Jiang He said: "Jing Yan, she married into a wealthy family in the east of the city a few years ago, and gave birth to a son and a daughter last year."

At that time, Wei Yuan only thought it was a child playing nonsense, so he just nodded and smiled as a response.

After about a while of making tea, Jiang Hecai trotted over with a wooden box in his arms and said:

"If you don't mention Jing Yan, I almost forgot. Before she got married, Miss Jing Yan gave me a wooden box. She said that if I met you, I would give this wooden box to you."

The box contained some small gifts that Wei Yuan had given her.

Jiang He nodded and said, "Understood."

But since the Wei family left this alley, they have had no contact with Jing Yan.

Wei Yuan's memory of that girl Jing Yan has long been blurred.

She will be a good wife and mother in the future.

The two lives have long been different.

From this moment on, Wei Yuan was only Uncle Zhongyong, not the 'Wei family son' in Jiang He's impression.

Leaving Yingcai Lane, Wei Yuan returned to the carriage.

Just as he was about to leave, a sedan passed by.

The breeze is gentle.

The two people's car curtains blew slightly, and they looked at each other in silence.

Wei Yuan nodded towards the woman sitting in the sedan.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

In just an instant, both parties had left, with no time to look back.

It's like meeting an old friend, like meeting the spring breeze. It's hard to meet again, and never again.

After Wei Yuan leaves.

There was also a maidservant sitting in the woman's sedan chair. She asked curiously:
"Madam, who were you greeting just now? The person sitting in the carriage seems to be a high official, and there are soldiers protecting him on both sides. He is so majestic."

The woman lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then finally raised her head and said with a smile:

"He is a piece of wood."

wood?

The maid chuckled and said, "Madam, how can you say such things to others? If others find out, they will definitely cause trouble for us."

The woman smiled again, "If he gets off the carriage, I would dare to say this even in front of him."

The maidservant asked in confusion: "How come you are actually acquainted with such a noble lady? Why have I never heard of you before?"

The woman shook her head and said, "Everyone has his own way to go. What is there to say?"

In her mind, it didn't matter whether Wei Yuan got off the carriage or not.

Because the piece of wood in her mouth was the young man full of vigor, not the general who could make the entire country tremble by just stamping his feet.

She hadn't seen him for many years, but with just a quick glance, she could still tell that he was the young man from the past.

But he is no longer that young man.
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Wei Yuan left Guangling County and went to Weijia Village.

For some reason, he subconsciously thought that coming to Guangling this time was more like saying goodbye to the past.

Because Chai Gong had already informed everyone in Weijia Village.

So, at this moment, the people in the whole village stood at the entrance of the village to greet each other, and at the same time they talked about it:

"General Wei would really come to a place like ours?"

"When his parents were ill, General Wei once knocked on doors and asked us to borrow money. He also said that when he became successful and famous, he would repay us a hundredfold. At first, he thought it was a joke, but he didn't expect it to be true. done."

"Speaking of this, I'm ashamed. We are both members of the Wei clan, but we didn't help our family back then, causing our eldest sister to be sold to an official as a maid."

"If General Wei comes later, don't say this, otherwise it will make others angry and we will be in big trouble."

"I really didn't expect that our Weijia Village could have such a big shot. Previously, people from the government came to build a 'Zhongyong Village Archway' for us, saying that it was an uncle who came from our village. I didn't believe it at the time."

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Now Weijia Village has been renamed "Zhongyong Village" by the government.

However, the people nearby still like to call him "Uncle Zhongyong".

It is said that when a person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

The government not only built an archway in Weijia Village, but also spent huge sums of money to repair Wei Yuan's old house. In order to fit in with the surrounding buildings, the government also renovated all the houses in the village.

Roads were even built.

In less than a year, Weijia Village gradually prospered.

All of this is naturally inseparable from Wei Yuan's name.

The local officials also thought that one day, letting Wei Yuan know this would help them improve themselves.

Standing in front of everyone is the village leader of the Wei family. This man is over sixty years old and enjoys high prestige in the village.

He suddenly saw an army approaching not far away, and immediately said loudly:

"General Wei is here, stop talking. If anyone dares to talk nonsense and mention what happened back then, be careful I will pull out your tongue!"

When everyone heard what Li Zheng said, they didn't believe that he would really do such a thing as pulling out his tongue.

But Wei Yuan's arrival was closely related to the rise and fall of the entire village, so they couldn't help but ignore it.

"Lao San, you know how to ride a horse. You can ride the village horse and go to the county government immediately to report. Just say that General Wei is really here."

Li Zheng gave an order.

I saw a strong man quickly running back to the village to ride a horse.

Yangzhou officials had already known this, and if they found Wei Yuan coming here, they would send someone to report it.

After a while.

Hundreds of guards first came to Zhongyong Village to stand in front of the archway, lined up in two rows, majestic.

Many people felt chills on their backs and felt timid when they saw the copper masks on their faces.

Wait for Wei Yuan's carriage to arrive slowly.

The two rows of guards suddenly lowered their heads.

Such a scene shocked the people of Weijia Village.

Without explanation, they knelt down one after another.

Li Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground, said loudly: "Zheng Weiyang from Weijia Village, together with all the men, women, old and children in the village, respectfully welcome Uncle Zhongyong!"

Then, as they had rehearsed in advance, everyone shouted in unison: "Greetings to Uncle Zhongyong!"

If the person returning home today is a scholar, they don't have to do this at all. They just need to pay attention to the worship, and there should be no trouble.

But Wei Yuan is different.

First of all, the people of Weijia Village did not help Wei Yuan's family in that situation.

Secondly, they heard that Wei Yuan was a general who killed without blinking an eye.

They really dare not not kneel down.

Afraid of offending someone in some way, this person's head fell to the ground.

Moreover, a man named Chai Gong came once before and accused them of accepting gifts from Japanese envoys, causing General Wei to pay out of his own pocket to settle the matter.

After hearing this, the whole village was filled with lingering fear.

After hearing everyone's voices, Wei Yuan slowly got out of the carriage, looked at Li Zheng, and said:

"Let them all get up."

According to seniority, Wei Yuan wanted to call Li Zheng uncle, but due to his parents' affairs, he couldn't call him uncle no matter what.

Wei Yuan was not wearing armor today, but was wearing a relatively low-key plain clothes, but his majesty without anger still made Li Zheng and everyone tremble.

Afterwards, Li Zheng stood up first and said to everyone:

"Uncle Zhongyong said, you can get up now, no need to kneel."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone said in unison: "Thank you, Uncle Zhongyong."

Only in this way can we get up.

Wei Yuan looked at Li Zheng and said: "I came here this time just to pay homage to my parents at their former residence. Everything should not be extravagant and wasteful. Let everyone go about their own business without accompanying me."

Li Zheng bowed respectfully and said, "This is all your wish."

Wei Yuan frowned slightly, "Huh?!"

Hearing this, Li Zheng immediately shuddered and quickly asked everyone to disperse, leaving him alone with Wei Yuan.

Today, Wei Yuan came here. In addition to worshiping his ancestors, he also wanted to move his parents' graves to the back hill of Zhonglie Temple.

Since Weiyuan's grandfather and grandmother, people in his lineage will use the back mountain as the location of the Wei family's ancestral tomb.

He has asked Wei You, the old man of the Wei clan in Hedong, to do this. Looking at the overall situation of the Wei clan, Wei You's seniority is far higher than that of Li Zheng in front of him, and he is an elder of the Wei clan in Hedong, so he knows what rituals should be prepared for moving the tomb.

It is up to the elders of the Wei family to do this, and no one else can say anything.

After everyone dispersed, the army temporarily guarded outside the village. Chen Daniu and several close guards followed Wei Yuan on foot to the village.

Wei Yuan also saw the changes in the entire village, and it was not inconsistent to describe it as a small alley in the county.

Li Zheng explained: "Since you were made a count, the government has given us some benefits from time to time, and life has become easier for everyone."

For Wei Yuan, this was all expected.

After walking for about half a stick of incense, Wei Yuan and his party arrived at the old house.

Nowadays, the old house has been renovated by the government and has a completely new look, exuding nobility everywhere.

Considering that Wei Yuan might be nostalgic, some of the original layout of the old house was not changed during the renovation.

It has to be said that the local county government is also thoughtful.

Li Zheng bowed respectfully and said: "Since the county government renovated this house, people in our village have taken turns to clean it from time to time to prevent it from becoming dusty."

Wei Yuan nodded, stood outside the courtyard door, and murmured: "Father, mother, the child is back."

After that, he opened the courtyard door and walked in alone.

Li Zheng originally wanted to follow.

But he saw Chen Daniu and others blocking him outside the courtyard, "No one is allowed to enter without the order of the General of the Guard!"

After all, he was just an ordinary old man. How could he have ever seen soldiers with such overwhelming aura?
He nodded quickly and stood guard outside the courtyard, not daring to make any mistakes.

When Wei Yuan came to the yard, he first saw the stone mill and suddenly thought about how much suffering his second sister Wei Ruyi had to endure with her thin body of about ten years old using this stone mill to grind rice into powder all day long. ?

Although his two sisters both said that Wei Yuan, who was still young at that time, suffered a lot because of his parents' illness, but how could they not?
At least, in the most difficult time, Wei Yuan could still eat enough, but Wei Shuyi and the two sisters could only tighten their belts and save money on food and clothing.

I was afraid that Wei Yuan would be wronged in some way.

Moreover, at that time, Wei Yuan was in need of the four treasures of the study because of his study.

My family can hardly afford to eat, how can I buy these things?

At that time, Wei Ruyi was originally engaged to be married to a family, and she wanted to get married as soon as she was old enough.

When that family learned that the Wei family's parents were ill, they actually canceled the marriage.

Helpless, the second sister Wei Ruyi went to the house of the family with whom she was married to borrow money so that Wei Yuan could read and write.

This is the Zhang family that Wei Ruyi is now married to.

You know, if you borrow money before marriage and stay at your husband's house after marriage, you will be looked down upon. But even so, Wei Ruyi never said anything.

After borrowing the money, Wei Ruyi immediately bought paper, pen and ink.

Wei Yuan vaguely remembered that the sky was a bit gloomy that day, and Wei Ruyi arrived home in the evening.

She threw the paper, pen and ink to Wei Yuan very arrogantly, put her hands on her hips, and said:
"Don't say in the future that I don't love your second sister!"

Wei Yuan looked at the papers, subconsciously stunned, and then slowly said: "Where did you get the money?"

Wei Ruyi snorted and said, "Why do you care so much? Do you use it? I don't need to burn it!"

After that, she made a show of taking the papers and rushed out of the door.

Wei Yuan quickly stopped her, "Yes, if you don't use it, it's free."

Wei Ruyi suddenly said seriously: "Little brother, don't be angry with me in the future, I will cry!"

After that, he left the room where Wei Yuan was.

Thoughts withdrawn.

Now, Wei Yuan still feels guilty when he thinks of that incident.

When he was a child, Wei Ruyi never wanted him to play with him. He also felt that this second sister didn't like him.

On the day of Wei Ruyi's wedding, Wei Yuan learned from his eldest sister that those papers were actually obtained by Wei Ruyi, who had a strong personality, and went to his future husband's house to ask for them.

In fact, in order for Wei Yuan to have a good meal and study hard, Wei Ruyi even bullied Zhang Yi, who was always known for his honesty, when he got married.

Wei Ruyi once said to Zhang Yi, "I am just a younger brother. He is still young and cannot take care of himself. He has to follow me."

Zhang Yi nodded in agreement.

Wei Ruyi added, "We must provide him with education and food, and we must not treat him harshly!"

If it were any other family, I'm afraid they would have disapproved of this marriage long ago. After all, if there was no such thing as Wei Shuyi being a maid, Wei Ruyi wouldn't even be able to come up with a dowry.

But who made Zhang Yi, an honest man, identify Wei Ruyi? It had to be her? So he nodded in agreement again.

At that time, many people said that Wei Ruyi was the 'Fu Di Demon'. Of course, there is no such term now, but the meaning is the same.

He also called Zhang Yi a fool for marrying a bottomless pit.

However, after Ziwei Ruyi married into the Zhang family, he got up early and worked late every day, doing more work than Zhang Yi.

Because Wei Ruyi knew that she owed the Zhang family, so she naturally had to find a way to make up for it.

Now, Wei Yuan bought a house for Zhang Yi and sent Zhang Yi's heirs to the Imperial Academy.

Who from all over the country would say that Zhang Yi is a fool? Wei Yuan was the first to not agree.

Zhang Yi's kindness to Wei Yuan was enough to ensure that his descendants would not decline within three generations.

At this moment, Wei Yuan thought of the honest and honest Zhang Yi and shook his head helplessly:
"Under the circumstances at that time, everyone in the world, including my sister, felt that I was not a burden. He felt that by marrying my sister, he was marrying a treasure."

He vaguely remembered that Zhang Yi had been laughing and joking all day long since he married Wei Ruyi, and he wanted to let everyone know what a 'virtuous' wife he had married.

Based on his childhood memories, Wei Yuan came to the room where his parents lived and suddenly saw an old wooden stick. He looked at the wooden stick and couldn't help but smile.
"When I renovated this house, I didn't throw you away."

This wooden stick has quite a history.

It is said that there was a heavy rain one night. Wei Yuan's father had died of illness at that time, and his mother suddenly had a high fever that would not go away.

The family has no money, and it takes a whole penny to buy fever-reducing medicine and medicine for treating diseases.

Wei Yuan hid it from his family, braved the rain, and went from house to house, knocking on the doors of the villagers, and even knelt down, begging them to give him some money to treat his mother.

Some people only gave him a big piece of cake, and some people didn't even open the door at all.

When he arrived at a house, he just knocked on the door and saw a boy who was much taller than himself pushing him into a puddle and punching and kicking him.
"You're a poor beggar. I've long disliked you. What else does my family owe you? Are you going to give me the money if you say I'll give it to you?"

Wei Yuan cared about his mother and did not dare to fight back. He just kept pleading:

"Please, please!"

"When I become rich, I will repay you a hundred times, please!"

When I became mature, everyone would talk nonsense, so the person's response was extremely cold.

"If I hadn't seen that your surname was Wei, I would have driven your sick family out of the village long ago. How could I have allowed you to stay here? Get out of here quickly, or I'll break your legs if you don't!"

Wei Yuan had no choice but to return home. Fortunately, with Wei Shuyi's careful care, his mother's fever temporarily went away and she survived the night.

At that time, Wei Shuyi saw that he was out of his mind and looked like a drowned rat. He guessed what he had done and just told him to have a good rest. She was with his mother.

The next day, Wei Shuyi, who had not slept all night, took a wooden stick from somewhere, stood in the middle of the village, and kept shouting:

"I know who bullied my brother last night. Our family is in dire straits now, but our family doesn't owe you anything."

"If any of you dare to say anything bad about my brother or lay a finger on him, I, Wei Shu, will fight you to death. If you don't believe me, try it!"

"Don't think that when our family is in trouble, you dare to bully others. As long as I, Wei Shuyi, are still alive, if any of you dare to bully my brother again, I will make you look good!"

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Wei Shuyi has been familiar with the books of sages since she was a child and cherishes her wings. People from all over the country think that she is a gentle, virtuous, knowledgeable and sensible woman.

It was such a woman who, ever since that day, was branded as an uneducated woman, like a shrew.

But since that day, no one in the village dared to trouble Wei Yuan.

Later, the family was really at the end of its rope.

Unfortunately, Wei Yuan contracted a serious illness and was in coma for a day and night and had a high fever that was difficult to get rid of.

Wei Ruyi was so anxious that she had no choice.

Wei Shuyi seemed to have made some decision at that time and said to Wei Ruyi:

"Take good care of your mother and little brother. I'm going to see a friend and see if I can borrow some money."

As a woman, how can I make any friends?
In addition, the Wei family at that time was completely impoverished. Who dared to make friends with their family?
But Wei Ruyi was so confused at that time that she followed Wei Shu's wishes without thinking about it carefully.

Wei Shuyi came to the city, sold himself to a market, and became a maid.

Being bought by Wang Ruofu happened later.

At that time, Wei Shuyi took a sum of money and bought a fish and a lot of food.

Wei Yuan only remembered that after he recovered from his illness, Wei Shuyi said to the two siblings that night,
"My younger brother has recovered from his illness, and my mother's health has also improved. This is a good thing, so I have to celebrate."

She happily killed the fish and made many delicacies with her own hands.

At that time, Wei Yuan only felt that Wei Shuyi had not been this happy for a long time, so he thought about where he would get the money, burying it deep in his heart for the time being, and waiting to ask again in the future.

That night, the three siblings were very happy. At the end of the night, Wei Shuyi said to Wei Yuan:
"Little brother, you have to compete with the eldest sister. The eldest sister will be like this for the rest of her life. You must study hard and make a name for yourself!"

"Let outsiders see that our Wei siblings are no worse than others!"

Wei Yuan subconsciously nodded in agreement.

The next day, Wei Shuyi was picked up by a busboy from the market.

Wei Yuan woke up relatively late.

When he woke up, he only saw a pair of kneepads embroidered by Wei Shuyi who had worked hard all night on the pillow.

Wei Yuan pressed his second sister Wei Ruyi and learned that Wei Shuyi, who had always had a tough personality and was as conceited as Lady Li, had gone to the market.

One day later, Wei Yuan felt that one knee pad was a little heavier than the other, and then he noticed that there was actually a pocket embroidered inside the knee pad.

In his pocket, there was a tael of silver and a letter.

The letter says:
"Little brother, don't blame the eldest sister. The eldest sister has embarrassed the Wei family. After the eldest sister leaves, the little brother will be the backbone of the family. You must take good care of your mother and your second sister."

"Although your second sister usually acts like she hates you, the eldest sister knows that your second sister loves you the most."

"You always say that when you are bullied by others, only your eldest sister will stand up for you, but you never know that every time I stand up for you, your second sister will take advantage of the night to throw bricks and stones into other people's homes and smash them. "Doors and Windows"

"Your second sister is a mean-spirited person. You should love her and protect her, and you should also take good care of yourself. When it's cold, put on more clothes. Don't drink the water directly from the well. You should heat it up before drinking it. Go to bed early and get up early. , don’t snooze, be.”

"I wish my little brother a happy and healthy life, success and fame - don't think about it, be careful and forgive me."

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At that time, Wei Yuan cried after reading this letter.

After that, he traveled through time and after many years of experience, no matter his previous life or this life, he had already integrated into one body.

Now, he is the Wei Yuan who was bullied since childhood, and the Wei Yuan who was well taken care of by his two sisters.

Not others.

Everyone today says that Wei Yuan loved his two sisters very much.

But they never knew how much his two sisters had paid for him.

Wei Yuan would never be able to repay that kindness in his lifetime.

at this time.

Wei Yuan saw the memorial tablets of his parents enshrined in the room.

This spiritual tablet was carved by Wei Yuan himself.

Later, when he followed his second sister to Zhang's house, Zhang Yi's parents refused to let Wei Yuan hold the coffin, so Wei Yuan had no choice but to place the coffin at home.

If it hadn't been renovated by the government, this spiritual tablet would have been wiped and maintained by others. I'm afraid it would have been covered in dust by now.

He looked at the memorial tablet and was in a daze. He didn't know how long it had passed before he heard a plop, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to the memorial tablets of his parents, and murmured:
"Dad, Mom, Yao'er is back."

"Dad, please rest assured that everything is fine with the child and two sisters."

"My child misses you, I miss you"

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As he spoke, the general who had frightened the enemy country burst into tears.

The cry spread outside the hospital and was heard by Chen Daniu and others.

Li Zheng was stunned and said: "General Wei, are you okay?"

Chen Daniu frowned suddenly and said:
"Chai Gong, Jiang Ji, you two, stay thirty steps away and don't allow anyone to come near!"

Afterwards, Chen Daniu stood outside the courtyard gate, holding a saber in his hand, and slowly closed his eyes, as if he had not heard Wei Yuan's cry, unmoved.

Li Zheng was about to say something, but he was blasted thirty steps away by Chai Gong and others.

Chen Daniu did not allow others to hear his eldest brother's cry.

Not anyone.

As for him standing outside the courtyard gate, he just wanted to accompany Wei Yuan in his own way, that's all.

(End of this chapter)