Chapter 31: Those who work for everyone should not be allowed to freeze to death in the snow. It was noisy and quite chaotic. Two tables were set up in the yard. There were quite a lot of people coming, and they didn't show any courtesy, and they searched everywhere. "Uncle, people outside say that Ah Ji has become very rich in the past two years, so why is there only enough food for two tables at home?" "We are all here to help Ji deal with the aftermath. How can we go without enough to eat?" "Why don't you take out the money? I'll have someone fetch a few pounds of wine." "Aji is gone, but we are all from the same clan. Don't worry, we will definitely handle his funeral in a dignified manner." "The money he used to marry a wife is useless now. Please take it out. I plan to have someone build him a good coffin." A few men, quite dissatisfied, pointed at the old man crying in the yard and tried to "persuade" him.
The old man had a head full of white hair and haggard skin, and he was crying weakly. There was a little girl nearby, who looked to be less than ten years old. She was frightened by the scene and burst into tears. "Don't cry, don't cry. Your father is gone. From now on, I will be your father." At this time, a relatively decently dressed man came forward, reached out and stroked the little girl's head, but his eyes were looking at the old man. "Uncle, Aji is gone now. You need someone to take care of you in your old age. I have a younger brother who I plan to adopt. From now on, he will take care of you in your old age." "Xiao Li will be my biological daughter from now on. When she grows up, I may take her to the inner city and let her be a maid in the Liu family. Who knows, she may be favored by a young master of the Liu family and become his concubine. You will have a glorious future, too." He said this with a gentle expression and a calm tone. The neighbors who originally thought that the Zhou family members were too much, shut up one after another when they heard the name of the Liu family in the inner city, and swallowed all the words they had not yet spoken. The other members of the Zhou family all echoed. "Yes, uncle, in the future, A Ping can take care of you until the end of your life." "When he takes over Aji's position and works for the Wai Nan Ya Men, your life will be as glorious as before." "Ah Ping is an honest child, and with An Ge's help, he will definitely be more successful than Ah Ji in the future." "Brother An is from the Liu family. His younger brother was adopted by you. Even if you have the reputation of being a member of the Inner City Liu family, you will be blessed for the rest of your life." The noise was noisy, the old man became more and more depressed, and his eyes were full of despair. The little girl cried even louder, and the man named Zhou An looked a little ugly when he heard it. He touched the girl's head with his hand, gradually increasing his strength until it hurt. It was noon and the sun was scorching. In the sunlight, the shadows of the Zhou clan members covered the old and the young. It was clearly broad daylight, but to the grandfather and grandson, it seemed cold and dark, as if they were in an abyss with nowhere to climb out.
Just then, a sound was heard coming from outside. "Too much!" Lin Lei walked in, his face darkening: "Aji died defending the city last night. He died for us!" He said solemnly in a sonorous voice: "We live in Gaoliu City. The reason we can stand here alive today is because those who defended the city last night risked their lives to fight against the evil spirits and drive away the darkness!" "They died defending the city, and you, the people who were given shelter, are going to empty their houses?" "Not only are you taking advantage of others, you're also thinking about Zhou Ji's job in the government office?" As Lin Lei's angry voice sounded. Everyone's faces darkened. Zhou An gave a look and the Zhou family members around him gathered around him, all with ferocious looks on their faces. It seems that they will start fighting if they disagree on something. "Don't mind your own business." A burly man came forward and said sternly, "It has nothing to do with you!" "Why is it okay? Aji died defending the city. I am a resident of the city. How can it be okay?" Lin Lei had been educated for a few years, so he was quite determined. He gritted his teeth and said, "You guys ate up all his money today. How are Uncle Zhou and Xiaoli going to survive tomorrow?" "The pillar of his family died during the night of defending the city. Did this old man, with a child, really want to let people starve to death in the city?" "You keep saying you are of the same race, but are you still human?" As Lin Lei's voice spread. Zhou An, who was standing behind him, had a gloomy expression on his face. Someone came up to him and whispered, "Brother An, his eldest brother-in-law is the head of the Sixth Street in the west. He is not easy to deal with." Hearing this, Zhou An's expression eased slightly and he walked forward. "This brother must have misunderstood." He bowed and said in a gentle manner, "We are here to take care of Aji's funeral. Now that he is gone, we have to give him a grand funeral and treat his clansmen to a meal. This is what we should do." "The elderly and children are helpless and alone. I am willing to let my brother adopt them and take care of them until the end of their lives. This is a kind gesture." "Since he is adopted, it is only natural for him to inherit Ah Ji's job." "These things are as they should be, both emotionally and logically." "It's unreasonable for you, an outsider, to come to my house and cause trouble." Zhou An said this with a serious look, and said sincerely: "Although you misunderstood us and we are all angry, but considering that you are thinking about my uncle, let's forget about it. I..." His face suddenly froze and he stared at the gate behind Lin Lei. His face gradually turned pale, and his eyes were filled with doubt and surprise.
Everyone looked and saw a young man slowly walking into the courtyard. Although he has a handsome appearance, he is dressed simply and looks like a young man from a poor family. "A Yan, what are you doing here? Go home first..." Suddenly there was a snap! Very crisp and loud! Then the man named Zhou An slapped himself hard in the face. The scene fell into silence, and everyone looked at each other in shock. "you……" Zhou An, with a red palm print on his face, came forward with a flattering smile on his face: "Do you still remember me?" "..." The atmosphere in the field became even quieter. No one spoke. Everyone was stunned. Even Lin Lei felt that the other party had suddenly lost his mind and might have been overwhelmed by evil spirits yesterday. "you……" Lin Yan glanced at him and remained silent. I vaguely remembered that when I visited Mr. Lu before, a lot of people gathered outside, all from various forces in the inner city. And this person is the manager of the Liu family in the inner city... and a servant beside him. "We met in front of Lu Gongyuan, you..." Zhou An looked at Lin Yan, then at Lin Lei, suddenly gritted his teeth, and slapped him in the face again. "I must have run into an evil spirit yesterday, and I lost my mind today and actually bumped into you two gentlemen. Really..." "You're not just offending our brothers." Lin Yan looked indifferent. "Ah, yes, that's right..." Zhou An said without thinking, and quickly took out his money bag and shouted to his fellow tribesmen beside him: "What are you looking at? Why don't you kneel down and kowtow to the old man? How much food have you eaten from him today? Give me the money..." He hurried forward and kowtowed, feeling extremely frightened. Today he followed the old steward to visit Mr. Lu and saw with his own eyes that all the forces from the inner city were turned away. Even the City Guard Mansion is no exception. It was this young man who was received by Mr. Lu. In Mr. Lu's eyes, the importance of this young man seems to be more important than the forces in the inner city. Of course, it is not ruled out that there were some misunderstandings during this period, and the boy’s weight in Mr. Lu’s heart may not be that heavy. But he, an insignificant servant, could not be compared with him. Moreover, he knew in his heart that every family in the inner city was investigating the young man's background and was quite cautious and took him very seriously.
If this young man becomes successful in the future, I will be just an ant and can be crushed to death by others at any time. He kowtowed sincerely to Uncle Zhou. Then he turned his head and looked at Lin Yan, full of uneasiness. "roll!" Lin Yan's tone was flat. (End of this chapter)